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to defift from executing a particular 
fervice, which, by our order, they 
were directed to perform. We, 
thinking it right to warn all our 
feamen and marines on board the 
faid fips, of the heinous nature of 
the offences by them committed, 
and of the dangerous confequences 
thereof to the fpirit and difcipline 
of the Britifh navy, and to the wel- 
fare of their country, as well as to 
their own fafety, do hereby earneft- 
ly require and enjoin all our faid 
feamen and marines immediately, 
on the notification of this our roy- 
al declaration, to return to the re- 
gular difcharge of their duty, as has 
already been done by the crews of 
our other fquadrons and fleets, 
ftationed at Portfmouth and Ply- 
mouth, and elfewhere. 
And whereas we are well affured 
that a great part of the feamen and 
marines on board the faid fhips at 
the Nore, abhor and deteft the cri- 
minal proceedings which are {till 
perfifted in on board the faid fhips, 
and are defirous to return to their 
duty ; 
Now we, being defirous to ex- 
tend our gracious intentions of par- 
don to allfuch feamen and marines 
fo ferving on board our faid fhips 
at the Nore, who may havereturr ed 
or fhall return, upon the notifica- 
tion of this our royal declaration, 
to the regular and ordinary difcharge 
of their duty, have authorized, and 
do hereby authorize and empower 
our faid Lords Commiffioners of our 
Admiraity, or any three of them, to 
fignify to all fuch feamen and ma- 
rineés who may have been guilty of 
any of the treafonable acts aforefaid, 
or of any mutiny, or ‘difobedience 
of orders, or negleét of duty, and 
who have returned, cr who fhall, 
upon notification hereof on board 
athe refpective fhips, return to the 
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regular and ordinary difcharge of 
their duty, our royal intentions to 
grant to all fuch feamen and marines 
our moft gracious pardon, and to 
promife in our name to all fuch fea- 
men and marines who have fo re- 
turned, or fhall fo return to the re- 
gularand ordinary difcharge of their — 
duty, our moft gracious pardon ac- 
cordingly., And we do hereby de- 
clare, that all fuch feamen and ma- 
rines who fhall have fo returned, 
or fhall fo return to their duty, and 
to whom the faid Lords Commif~ 
fioners of our Admiralty, or any 
three of them, fhall fo promife our 
pardon, fhall receive the fame ac- 
cordingly, and {hall be difcharged 
and releafed from all profecutions, 
imprifonments, and penalties in- 
curred by reafon of any of the aéts 
aforefaid, or by reafon of any act 
of mutiny or difobedience of orders, 
or any breach or neglect of duty, 
previoufly committed by them, or 
any of them; hereby declaring at 
the fame time, that all fuch feamen 
and marines who fhall not take the 
enefit of this our gracious pardon, 
fhall, from henceforth, be confi- 
dered as liable, according to the 
nature of their offences, to fuch pu- 
nifhment as the articles of war and 
the law have provided for the 
fame. 
Given at our Court at Saint 
James’s, the Twenty-fe- 
venth Day of May, 1797, 
in the Thirty-feventh Year _ 
of our Reign. ; 
By his Majefty’s Command, 
PoRTLAND. 
Order of the Lords of the Admiralty, 
to the Commanders of his Majefy’s 
Fleet. 
WHEREAS from the difpofition 
lately {hewn by the feamen belong- 
ing 
