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Chap. I, from the I. of George I. to the Tear ijx 4 ,

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1714. Sir William Wishart, in the Commandof the Britijh Squadron -of Men of War,in the Mediterranean ; But I find after-wards, that Sir Charles Wager was ap-pointed Comptroler of His Majesty’sNavy.

The fifteenth of January, a Procla-• mation was published for calling a newParliament, bearing Eejle, the seven-teenth of January, and returnable, theseventeenth of March, when they met ac-cordingly. The first of April, they vo-ted a Supply for the Navy; (g) Andthe ninth of May a farther Supply, (h)The eighteenth of May, Sir JohnNorris, Admiral of the Blue, havingbeen appointed Commander of a Squa-dron of twenty Men of War, designedfor the Baltick, sailed from the Nore,to protect the Trade of His Majesty’sSubjects, in those Seas, having a Fleetof Merchant-Ships under his Convoy.

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Among other Measures, taken, a-bout this Time, by the Government,for the Security of these Kingdoms, SirGeorge Byng, being ordered to take up-

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p neiv Par

hament

vteets.

A Supplygranted for*he Navy.

John

Morris.

Ijls to thebaltick.

George*hng to the

on him the Command of His Majesty’s 1715.Fleet, set out for the Dozvns, the twen- ■ty-second of July, and the Fleet wasordered to be forthwith re-inforced withseveral Men of War. Soon after this, (k)the Rebellion broke out in Scotland;

But that, with the Rebellion which sol-lowed in England, the Landing of thePretender in Scotland, his Short stay Scotland,there, and Retreat from thence, havingno Relation to our Naval Affairs, I shallbe contented with having only just men-tioned them. ( /)

The fifteenth of OBober, Sir George George

Byng struck his Flag on Board the ^

Windsor , and went on Board the Char-lotte Yacht for London, where he ar-rived, on the seventeenth; And, the lastof the same Month,. His Majesty waspleased to direct Letters Patent to passthe Seals, for granting him the Dignityof a Baronet.

Sir John Jennings, Admiral, of theWhite, having been named, about - the ^niimgsMiddle of January, to command a withaSqua-

Squadron, often Men of War, appoin- dron °» the

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land.

(g) It was of ten Thonfand Men, at the Rateof four Pounds per Man, per Mensem , for thir-teen Months, as usual. And five Hundred, eightand thirty Thousand, fix Hundred and feventy-eight Pounds, and one Shilling, to make good, forthe Services of the Navy, the like Sum, which in theYear commencing from Christmas, 1714. was to faepaid by the Treasurer of the Navy to the South-Yc^-Company.

{h) This consisted of five and thirty Thou-sand, five Hundred and seventy-four Pounds,three Shillings and Six-pence, for half Pay to theSea-Officers, for 171:5. One Hundred and ninety-seven Thousand, eight Hundred and ninety-fixPounds, seventeen Shillings and five Pence, farthe Ordinary of the Navy, for that Year, and twoHundred and seven and thirty Thousand, twoHundred and seyenty-seven Pounds, for the extra-ordinary Repairs of the Navy, Rebuilding Ships,Stores, &c.

(/) The Line of Battle was as follows:

The Plymouth to lead with the Starboard , andthe Burlington , with the Larbcard-L acks.

The Admiral’s Division.

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and

Ships.

Commanders.

Men. Guns.

Rippon,

Raymond,

520 do

Norfolk,

Sir T. Hardy, |Capt. Smith, g

1 / 435 f So

Dreadnought,

Canning.

320 Co

Advice,

Gedon.

240 50

Burlington,

Sandys. ...

240 50

Mermaid,

; i ■ 32

Drake-Sloo]).

16

Ships.

Commanders.

Men. Guns.

Plymouth,

Capt. Hughs.

320

do

JJJiJtance,

Ver non.

240

5 °

Severn,

Shales.

240

5 °

Bonaventure,

Norbury.

240

5 °

Chatham,

Harland.

240

5 °

Hampshire,

Hagar.

240

5 °

Centurion,

Smith.

240

5 °

Essex,

Strickland.

Sir J. Norris,

380

70

Cumberland,

Capt. Falkner,

]■ 470

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Burford,

Hopfon,

380

70

The

Vice-Admiral’s Division.

Weymouth,

Capt. Studley,

2 40

50

Moor,

Cawley,

240

5 °

Swallow,

Drake,

240

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The Dutch Squadron, under Rear-Admiral deVeth, arrived, the fifth of June, in the Sound, andSir John Norris , with the Britijh Squadron, ar-rived there, the tenth, the' usual Salutes havingpassed between the Admirals and the Castle ofCronenburg. The Admirals were magnificentlyentertained at the Danish Court, and, after hav-ing communicated to each other their respectiveOrders, the united Fleet sailed, the twelfth, andhaving passed the Grounds of Copenhagen, with afair Wind, came into the Kioger-bucht, where aCouncil of War was held, the fourteenth, onBoard the Cumberland, to concert Measures forproceeding farther up in the Baltick, andfor convoying the Trade into the seve-ral Ports. They sailed together, the seventeenth,with a fair Wind, and being come off os Dant-zick, they sent the Ships bound to that Place, andKoningsburg, under proper Convoys, and proceed-ed for Riga, and having done the like there, theyfailed for Revel.

(k) The sixth of September, the Earl of Marset up the Pretender's Standard, and caused himto be proclaimed at Brae-mar, as he was after-wards, at several other Places. A few Days after,the'Earl published a Manifesto, and the eighth, anAttempt was designed to surprize the Castle ofEdinburg, which being discovered, was happilyprevented : As were, afterwards, the Projects laidfor seizing several Places in England.

{I) I find no Account of any Thing performedby our Shipping, during these Transactions; But

that