Saar P ED BA Poke Ro S; 
confequence have. already been ex- 
tended to the whole fleet, and efta- 
blithed by the higheft authority. 
Their Lordfhips therefore. direct 
me to acquaint you, that it is to me 
and to the officers under whom you 
ferve, that fhip’s companies are to 
look up, to whom their petitions 
are always to be prefented, and 
through whom their Lordfhips de- 
terminations are to be expected, 
It is their Lordfhips direction that 
I fhould alfo inform you that, not: 
withftanding all that you have done, 
his Majefty’s moft gracious pardon, 
and their Lordthips. order to all 
officers to bury in oblivion all that 
has paffed, are now offered to you; 
which, fhould you refufe, you will 
have to anfwer for all the melan- 
choly confequences which muft at- 
tend your perfifting in the prefent 
ftate of difobedience and mutiny. 
When the feamen and marines at 
the Nore and at Sheernefs refleé& 
that the reft of the fleets have re- 
turned to their duty, and have pro- 
ceeded to fea in fearch of the ene- 
mies of their country, their Lord- 
fhips have no doubt that they will 
no longer fhew themfelves ungrate- 
ful for all that has fo liberally been 
granted to them, but will ftrive who 
thall be firft to fhew his loyalty to 
his King, and his love to his coun- 
try, by returning to that ftate of 
obedience and difcipline, without 
which they cannot expect any 
tonger to <njoy the confidence and 
good opinion of their country. 
(Signed) Cuarres Buckner, 
Vice-Admiral of the White, 
and Commander of his 
Majefty’s Ships and Vef- 
fels in the River Medway, 
and at the Buoy of the 
Nore, 
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To the Seamen and Marines of his Ma- 
jehys Ships at the Nore, and at Sheer= 
nefs. 
Sheernefs, May 24, 1797. 
PURSUANT to directions from 
the Lords Commiffioners of the 
Admiralty, which I received this af- 
ternocn, I am again to call the ate 
tention of the feamen and marines 
on board his Majefty’s fhips and 
veffels at the Nore and Sheernefs, 
to the gracious offer already made 
to. them, and to declare that I am 
inftructed and authorifed by their 
Lordfhips to, repeat the offer of a 
pardon, which will include all of- 
fences coramitted by the feamen 
and marines during the diforders 
that have and do prevail, on condi- 
tion of their returning to their du- 
ty. And when the feamen. and 
marines above mentioned fhall re- 
flect that they have pledged them- 
felves to be perfely fatisfied with 
and abide by the determination of 
their friends at Porifmouth, who, 
fenfible of the indulgence granted 
to them, have returned with alacri- 
ty to their duty, and are now in 
purfuit of the enemies of their King 
and country, it is hoped that the 
feamen and marines at this port 
will no longer thew themfelves un- 
grateful for all that has been fo li- 
berally granted, and which have fo 
completely fatisfied the companies 
of his Majefty’s thips compofing 
the Channel fleet; but, on the con_ 
trary, that they will be forward in 
following fo laudable an example, , 
and cheerfully exprefs their readi- 
nefs to accept his Majefty’s moft 
gracious pardon, now offered to 
them a fecond time, and to return 
to their duty like Britith feamen: 
And have alfo their Lordfhips com- 
mands further to inform you, that 
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