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have been prevented from so doing 
by violence : and other of our ships, 
in the actual discharge of their duty, 
have been fired upon, and attempts 
have been made to prevent some of 
our ships from proceeding, according 
to the orders of their Commanders. 
And, whereas, such continued per- 
severance in rebellious and treason- 
able attempts against our crownand 
dignity, after repeated admonitions 
and offers of our gracious pardon, 
render it necessary for us to cali on 
all our loving subjects to be aiding 
and assisting in repressing the same ; 
we bave thought fit, by the advice of 
eur privy cou cil, to issue this our 
Royal Proclamation ; ard we do 
hereby strict! y, enjoin and command 
all our admirals, generals, comman- 
ders, and officer s,of our forces by sea 
and land, and ali magistrates what- 
soever, and al] others our loving sub- 
jects, that they, in their severai sta- 
tions, do aeeaten utmost endeavours, 
according to Jaw, to nae ali such 
mutinous and treasonable proceed- 
ings, and to use a'llaw!ul means to 
pring the persons concerned therein, 
their aiders and abettors, to justice : 
And we do hereby strictly enjoin and 
command allourlovingsu bjectswhat- 
soever, not to give any aid, comfort, 
assistance or encouragement,whatso- 
ever, fo any person or persons con- 
cerned in any such mutinous or trea- 
‘sonable proceedings, as they-will ans- 
wer the sameat their peril ; and also, 
to the utmost of their power and ac- 
cording to law, to prevent all other 
persons from giving any such aid, as~ 
sistance, comfort or encoliragement. 
Proclamation Ly Order of the Duke 
* of York, announcing the inereased 
Pay; 'and other Advantages con- 
Served on the Army. hi, 
WHEREAS, over and above the 
provision made, for clothing, for 
¥ es: - . ‘ = ore 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1797. 
Chelsea-hospital for lodgings, and 
for medical assistance; and, likewise, 
over and above the ‘allowance of 
beer, and other articles, provided 
in barracks and quarters, and of 
bread provided at a reduced rate in 
camp, the private soldier of infantry 
of the line, serving at home, herce 
tofore received the pay of sixpence 
per day, which,, together with the. 
sum of-twopence farthing per day, 
granted to him by his majesty’ S war- 
rant for éstablishing and consolida- 
ting certain other allowances lately 
given him, amounts to the suro of 
eightpence farthing ; his majesty, 
having been graciously pleased to 
take the same into consideration, is 
pleased to direct, that, under the fol- 
lowing regulations, there shall, from 
the 25th of this present month of 
May, be paid to each private soldier 
of infantry, in addition to the said’ 
sum of eightpence farthing, the far- 
ther sum of threepence three-far- 
things, making, in the whole, the 
sum of one shilling daily. Out of 
this advance of pay, the soldier is to 
pay the extra price of bread and 
meat, now paid by the public, which 
at present amounts, upon an average, 
to the daily sum of one penny three 
farthings ; ; so that the nett increase 
in future to each soldier, will be two- 
pence per diem. 
With respect to the disbursement 
of this shilling per day, his Majesty 
has been ple ased to order that a sum, 
not exceeding four shillings perweek, 
shall be applied towards the expence 
of the soldier's’ mess, (including ve= 
getables, &c.) unless he himself shall 
choose to appropriate a farther part 
of his pay to that ‘purpose : 
That a sum, “not exceeding one 
shilling and sixpence a week, shall 
be retained for necessar: es, to be ac- 
counted for, as usual, monthly : That 
the remaii-der of his pay, amountitiy 
