ST Arte) PA. PLE Res: 
provifions: That they be augment- 
€d to fixteen ounces tothe pound of 
bread and meat; cheefe, butter, and 
liquor in proportion, of abetterqua+ 
lity, anda fuiicient quantity of veges 
tables; and that no flour be ferved 
with frefh beef. And we further 
beg leave to inform your Lord- 
fhips, that it is unanimoufly agreed, 
that until the grievances before 
ftated-are redvefled, and an act of 
indemnity pafled, we are deter- 
mined not to liftan anchor: And 
the grievances of particular fhips 
mufit be redreffed. 
Given under cur hands, the De- 
legates of the Flect, on board 
the Queen Charlotte, at Spit- 
head, April19, 1797. 
By the Commiffioners for executing the 
Office of Lord High Admiral of 
Great Britain and Ireland, ce. 
HAVING taken into confidera- 
tion a paper containing feveral re- 
prefentations from the feamen of 
his Majefty’s fhips at Spithead, re- 
fpeéting an advance of their wages, 
and being defirous of granting them 
every requeft that can with any 
degree of reafon be complied with, 
we havé refolved to recommend it 
to his Majefty, that an addition of 
five fhillings and fixpence per month 
be made to the wages of petty of- 
ficers and feamen belonging to his 
Majefty’s navy, which will make 
the wages of able feamen one fhil- 
ling per day, clear of alldeduétions; 
an addition of four fhillings and fix- 
pence per month to the wages of 
every ordinary feaman; and an ad- 
dilion of three fhillings and fixpence 
to the wages of the landmen; and 
that none of the allowance made to 
_ the marines when on fhore {hall be 
ftopped, on their being embarked 
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on board:any cf his Majefty’s fiins* 
We have alfo réfolved, that ali fea~ 
men, marines, and others, ferving 
in his Majefty’s fhips, fhall nave the: 
full allowance of provifions, with+ 
out) any dedu&on for leakage or 
wafte 3 and th: | until proper. fteps 
can be taken ic carrying this into 
effect, fhort-allowance money fhall. 
be paid to the men, in lieu of the 
deduétion heretofore made; and 
that all men wounded in aétion fhall 
receive their full pay until their 
wounds ‘fhall be healed, or until, 
being declared incurable, thev thall 
receive a penfion from the Cheft at 
Chatham, or fhall be admitied inte 
the Royal Hofpital at Greenwich. 
And your Lordfhip is hereby re-. 
quired and directed to communi- 
cate this our determination to'the 
Captain of each of his Majefty’s 
fhips under your orders, directing 
him to make it known to the fhip’s 
company under his command, and 
to inform them, that fhould they be 
infenfible to the very liberal offers 
now made to them, and perfift in 
their prefent difobedience, they 
muft no longer expeét to enjoy 
thofe benefits to which by their for- 
mer good conduct they were en- 
titled: that in fuch cafe, all the men 
now on board the fleet at Spithead. 
fhall be incapable of receiving any 
{mart-money or penfion from the 
Cheft of Chatham, or of being ad- 
mitted at any time into the Royal 
Hofpital at Greenwich; and that 
they muft be anfwerable for the 
dreadful confequences which will 
neceflarily attend their continuing 
to tranfgrefs the rules of the fer- 
vice, in open violation of the laws 
of their country. On the other 
hand, he is to inform them, that we 
promife the moft perfect forgive- 
nefs of all that has pafled on this 
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