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forty-eight of the third, and sixty-nine of the fourth rate ; forty-two fifth rates, andforty-eight sixths. Among the latter will be found several ships catrying 36 or 30guns each; but which, it will be observable, w r cre all of them prizes. In the in-ferior classes, were five fire-ships, ten bomb-ketches, thirty-five sloops of war, twostore-ships, seven hospital-ships, eleven yachts, as many hoys, five smacks, six-teen hulks, and five zebecks; forming, in the whole, a marine of three hundredand thirteen sail *. The first rate consisting of the Royal-Anne, Royal-George,
Royal-
Comptroller—Mr. Haddock.
Four clerks for bills and accounts, and attending pays ; one at tool, one at 501. and two at 40l.Another for examining accounts of sick and wounded, keeping a checque on the Paymaster in hispayments, preparing estimates for wages, and checquing the purfers for men sick on shore, at 2001.
Surveyor — Sir Jacob Acworth.
Mr. Allen.
His Assistant 3001.
Four clerks; one at tool, two at 50 1. oneat40l.
Clerk of the Acts—Mr. Osborn.
His Assistant 3001.
Seven clerks; one at 100 1. two at 60l. and four at 501.
Comptroller of the Treafurer’s accounts—Mr. Corbf.tt,
Four clerks ; one at look two at 50l. one at 40l.
Four at the Ticket Office ; two at 2001. oneat50l. oneatiol.
Comptroller of the Victualling—Mr. Gashry.
Two clerks; one at look one at 401.
Comptroller of die Store-keeper’s accounts—Mr. Crowle.
Five clerks; one at look three at 501. one at 401.
Commissioners at large - Mr. Falkingham.
Gedd.
Oswald.
Six clerks; one at 1001. three at 301.
Commissioners at Chatham — Mr. Brown.
Portsmouth — Hughes.
Plymouth - Vaneurgh.
Deptford and Woolwich Compton.
Port Mahon - Trefusis.
Two clerks each ; one at 501. one at 401. Commissioner Brown has one extra.
* The subjoined minute of the ships taken from the enemy, contrasted with those captured bythem, cannot fail to be extremely interesting. The inequality is too striking to need any comment,however flattering it might prove to a Briton;
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