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ing to feveral of his Majefty’s thips, 
it is become highly mecefiary, that 
the firicteft ;attention fhould. be 
paid by all, officers in his Majefty’s 
naval fervice, netonly te their own 
conduct, but te the condué of thofe 
who may be under their orders; the 
more efieGually to infure a proper 
fubordination and difcipline, and to 
prevent, as far as may be, all dif- 
content among’ the feamen, your 
Lordthip is hereby directed to be 
particularly careful io enforce, . fo 
tar as the fame may depend on you, 
and to give orders to the officers 
employed under your command to 
‘enforce ail the regulations for the 
prefervation of difcipline and good 
order in his Majefty’s navy, which 
are at prefent efiabliffied for that 
purpofe : — Aad you are more ef- 
pecially to give the following di- 
yections, viz. 
That the Flag Officers of the 
iquadron under your command do 
frequently mufter the crews of the 
fhips belonging to their refpedtive 
divifions; that the Captains and 
Commanders of the fhips and vef- 
feis of your fquadron never be ab- 
fent themfelves, nor allow any offi- 
cers under their orders to be abfent 
from on board their refpective 
fhips for twenty-four hours at one 
time, without our permiffion, or 
leave obtained from yourfelf for 
that purpofe. 
That all Flag Officers, Captains, 
and other officers, do wear their 
re{pective uniforms, not only 
whilft they are on board the fhips to. 
which they belong, but alfo when 
they are on fhore in, or near any 
fea-port town. 
That the Captains and Comman- 
ders of his Majefty’s fhips and vef- 
fels do caufe the Articles of War to 
be read on board their reipective 
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fhips to the companies thereof, at 
leaft once in every month, agree-, 
ably to their inftructions; that they 
alfe fee that the.arms and ammuuni- 
tion belonging to the marines, be 
confiantly kept in. good order and 
ft for immediate fervice, as well in, 
harbour asat.fea; and that theyarein 
future to be very careful to. rate 
their whips companies; : according 
to the merits of the men, in.arder 
that thofe whoimay not be defery- 
ing’ thereof, may. not-receive the 
pay of able or ordinary feamen, 
That particular attention be paid 
to the reyulations relating to the 
cutting up of frefh beef, that choice 
Pieces be never purpolely fele&ed 
for the officers from that which. is 
cut up for the fhip’s company ; and 
that choice pieces of falt meat be ne- 
ver taken for the othcers out of the 
tub or veflel from which it may be 
ferved to the fhip’s company. 
That officers do not felect cafks 
of ihe beft wine or {pirits for their 
own ufe from thofe intended for 
the fhip’s company, nor exchange 
any wine or fpirits of their own for 
that which has been fent on board 
for the ufe of the fhip. 
That the Captains and. Com- 
manders of his Majetty’s fhips do 
ftritly enjoin the Surgeons be- 
longing to their refpeétive thips 
not to take out of the fhip any part 
of the medicines or neceffaries in- 
tended for the ufe of the fick, but 
firictly to apply them to the purpe- 
fes for which they were fent on. 
board. 
That the Captains and Com- 
manders of his Majefty’s fhips be 
particularly attentive to the con- 
duct of the men under their com- 
mand, and that they be ready on 
the firft appearance of mutiny, to 
ufe (he moft vigorous means to fup- 
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