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boldness, notwithstanding Prince George of Denmark, consort to the Queen, was,at that time, lord-high-admiral, to address her Majesty, in terms scarcely civil,

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£.366,032. 17*. 2 d. We also observe, that, whereas the provision intended by parliament for thesaid three years, amounted as aforesaid, to the sum of £.6,193,094. 15*. it appears by the account ofthe treasury, that there has been issued to the use of the navy, exclusive of the ordnance, to the8th of November, 1701, the sum of £.5,051,788. 15*. id. ; so that there has been issued, for theuse of die navy, £.1,142,361. 2*. id. short of the portion allotted to that service by parliament. Butwe must beg leave to observe, that the navy accounts make the sum received by the treasury of thenavy, between Michaelmas 1701 and Michaelmas 1704, to amount to £.3,420,700. 11*. 1 d. \ whichdifference, we conceive, arises by the navy-accounts commencing sooner than the treasury-accounts ;and by the voluntary charge of the treasury of the navy.

“ We also beg leave to acquaint your Majesty, that, by the accounts delivered in, and signed bythe commissioners of the navy, it appears, that the debt of the navy, at Michaelmas 1 704, amountedto the sum of £2,266,864. 17 *. 10 J. ; and, that the debt of the navy, at Michaelmas 1702, amountedto the sum of £.1,016,767. 3*. 9 d. ; so that the debt of the navy, in two years time, has increasedthe sum of £.1,250,097. 14*. 10 d .—But we take notice, that, by the treasury-books, it appears, thatthe funds given by the parliament, for the service of the war, have proved deficient, and fallen shortof answering the service intended by parliament, and several extraordinary expences of the war, thesum of £.1,194,249. 16*. bd. We farther humbly observe to your majesty, that, by the treasury-books,it appears, provision was made by parliament, that a number of men, not exceeding 40,000, including5,000 marines, should be employed for the service of the year 1704, for whose wages there was ap-pointed the sum of£.731,507. 1*. 2 d. : that the charges ofwages for that year, by the navy accounts,amounts to the sum of £.651,963. ; which sum amounts only to the wages of 33,43-4 seamen ; sothat 1,506 were wanting to make up the number of 35,000 men, who, with the 5,000 marines,ought to have been employed at sea, to make up the 40,000 men.

“ We beg leave farther to observe to your Majesty, that there were, the last year, ten flags insea pay, viz. three admirals three vice-admirals, and four rear-admirals ; and that three of thesewere not on their posts: that Mr. Churchill, admiral of the blue, has not been at sea in any year ofthis war; and Mr. Graydon, vice-admiral of the red, has been a-lhore all this last year; and thatSir James Wishart, though a rear-admiral, has been, the last year, captain to the admiral of thefleet. There were two vice-admirals of the red, and two rear-admirals of the blue, but no vice-admiral of the white; which seems to us to have been irregular, and to have been done in favour ofMr. Graydon, to continue him in the service, although this house had voted, that his behaviour, inletting the four French ships escape, was a prejudice to your Majesty’s service, and a great dishonourto the nation ; and that his proceedings in Jamaica had been a great discouragement to the inhabi-tants of that island, and prejudicial to your Majesty’s service ; and, hereupon, we did, on the 9 th ofMarch last, make an humble address to your Majesty, that the said Graydon might not be em-ployed any more in your service : but we have been acquainted, since the report made us from ourcommittee, that the said Mr. Graydon is discharged ; and we humbly beseech your Majesty that hemay no more be employed in your Majesty’s service. We humbly offer it as our opinion, that theYol. HI. I permitting