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ed a fufficient quantity of vegetables 
of fuch»kind as may be the moft 
‘plentiful in the ports to which we 
go; which we grievoufly complain 
and lay. under the want of. 
Thirdly, That your Lordfhips 
will be pleafed ferioufly to look 
into the ftafe of the fick .on board 
his: Majefty’s fhips, that they. may 
be» better attended to, and, that: 
they may have the ufe of fuch ne- 
ceffaries as are allowed for them in 
time of: ficknefs; and: that thefe 
neceflaries be not on any account 
embezzled. 
Fourthly, That your Lordfhips 
will be! fo kind as to look into this 
affair, which is nowife unreafon- 
able; and that we may be. looked 
upon asa number of men ftanding. 
in defence of our country ; and that 
we may in fomewife have grant and 
opportunity to tafte the fweets of 
liberty on-fhore, when in any har- 
bour; and when we have completed 
thetiuty of our fhip, after,our re- 
turn from: fea: and that no'man 
may encroach upon his liberty, there 
fhall be a boundary limited, and 
thofe trefpafiing any further, with- 
out a written order from the com- 
manding officer, fhall be punifhed 
according to the rules of the navy ; 
which is a natural requeft, and con- 
genial to the heart of man, and cer- 
tainly to us, that you make the 
boaft of being the guardians of the 
land. . 
. Fifthly, That if any) man is 
wounded in action, his pay be con- 
tinued until he is cured and dif- 
charged; and if any fhip has any 
real grievances to complain of, we 
hope your Lordfhips will readily 
redrefs them, as far as in your pow- 
er, to prevent any difturbances. 
» It is alfo unanimoutly agreed by 
ws Vou. XXXIX. 
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the fleet, that, from this day, no 
grievances fhall be received, in 
order to convince the nation at 
large, that we know when to ceafe 
to afk, as well as to begin, and that 
we afk nothing but what is mode- 
rate, and may be granted without 
detriment to the nation, or injury 
to the fervice. 
Given on board the Queen 
Charlotte, by the Delegates 
of the Fleet, the 18th day of 
April, 1797. 
[The Sionatures to this Petition are 
exaily the fame as thofe affixed to the 
preceding one. | 
Anfwer of the Commiffioners for execut- 
ing the Office of Lord High Admiral 
of Great Britain and Ireland, ©. ta 
the above Petitions. 
HAVING taken into confidera- 
tion the Petitions tranfmitted by 
your Lordfhip, from the crews of 
his Majefty’s fhips under your com- 
mand ; and having the ftrongeft de- 
fire to attend to all the complaints 
of the feamen of his Majefty’s na- 
vy, and to grant them every juft 
and reafonable redrefs ; and having 
confidered the difference of the 
price of the neceflaries of life at 
this and at that period when the 
pay of feamen was eftablifhed, we 
do hereby require and direct your 
Lordthip to take the {fpeedieft me- 
thod of communicating to the fleet, 
That we have refolved to recom- 
mend it to his Majefty, to propofe 
to Parliament to increafe the wages 
of feamen in his Majefty’s navy in 
the following proportions, viz. 
To add Four Shillings per month to the 
wages of Petty Officers and Able Seamen : 
Three Shillings per month to the wages 
of Ordinary Seamen; and 
