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occafion to every fhip’s company 
who, within one hour after the 
communication tothem of the above 
mentioned refolutions, fhall return 
to their duty in every, particular, 
and fhall ceafe to hold further inter- - 
courfe with any men who continue 
ina ftate of difobedience and mu- 
tiny. 
Given under our hands at Portf- 
mouth, the 20th of April, 
1797. 
(Signed) SPENCER, 
ARDEN, 
W. Youne. 
To the Right Hon. Lord Bridport. 
ANSWER OF THE SEAMEN. 
To the Right Honourable the Lords Com- 
miffioners of the Admiralty. 
WE the feamen and marines in 
and belonging to his Majefty’s fleet 
now lying at Spithead, having re- 
ceived with the utmoft fatisfaction, 
and with hearts full of gratitude, 
the bountiful augmentation of pay 
and provifions which your Lord- 
fhips have been pleafed to fignify 
fhall take place in future in his Ma- 
jefty’s royal navy, by your order, 
which has been read to us this 
morning, by the command of Ad- 
miral Lord Bridport; 
~ Your Lordthips having thus ge- 
neroufly taken the prayer of our 
feveral petitions into your ferious 
eonfideration, you have given fatis- 
faction to every loyal and well-dif- 
ofed feaman and marine belong- 
ing to his Majefty’s fleets: and, 
from the affurance which your. 
Lordfhips have given us refpeting 
fuch other grievances as we thought 
right to lay before you, we are tho- 
roughly convinced, fhould any real 
grievance or other caufe of com- 
plaint arife in future, and the lame 
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be laid before your Lordfhips in.4 
regular manner, we are perfectly fa- 
tified that your Lordthips will pay 
every attention to a number of 
brave men who ever have, and 
ever will be, true and faithful to 
their King and country. 
But we beg leave to remind your 
Lordfhips, that it is a firm refolu- 
tion that, until the flour in port be 
removed, the vegetables, and pen-. 
fions augmented, the grievances of 
private fhips redrefled, an act paff- 
ed, and his Majefty’s gracious par- 
don for the fleet now lying at Spit-. 
head be granted, that the fleet will 
not lift an anchor; and this is the 
totaland final anfwer. 
Ajril 22d, 1797. 
A Proclamation for fpardoning fuch Sea- 
men and Marines of the Squadron of his 
Majyefty’s Fleet frationed at Spithead, 
as oe been guilty of an A& of Mn- 
tiny or Difobedience of Orders, or any 
Breach or Neglect of Duty; and who 
Shall, upon Notification of fuch Procla~ 
mation on board their refpective Ships, 
return tothe regular and ordinary Dif- 
charge of their Duty. 
GerorceR. 
UPON report of the Lords 
Commiffioners of the Admiralty of 
ihe proceedings of the feamen and 
Marines of the {quadron of our 
fleet ftationed at Spithead, and of 
the. meafures taken by the faid 
Lords Commiffioners in confe- 
quence thereof; and, in order to 
manifeft our defire to give due ¢n- 
‘couragement to all thofe who fhall 
return to the regular and ordinary 
difcharge of their duty, according 
to the rules and practice of the na- 
vy; we have thought fit, by the ad- 
vice of our privy council, to iffue 
this our royal proclamation, and da 
. hereby 
