on6: ANNUAL TREGISTER,? 1797. 
from Greenwich Hofpital, ot the ’ 
Cheft at Chatham, and all other» © 
benefits and advantages whatfoever 
to which they might otherwife be 
entitled, in confequence of: their 
having ferved as feamen or marines 
on board his Majefty’s ~hips; and: 
that all perfons voluntarily remain- 
ing on board any of the faid flips, 
after having had knowledge of this 
declaration, will, on conviétion 
thereof, be adjudged guilty of pi- 
racy and felony, and will fuffer 
death. , 
And whereas the penalties of the 
faid a& do not extend to fuch com- 
munication or intercourfe with the 
faid ‘crews as may be carried on by 
our order or authority, or by the 
order and authority of fuch perfon 
or perfons:as‘may be authorized by 
us to grant permiflion,) and’ give 
dire&tions. ini that behalf, we do 
hereby notify, that we have au- 
thorized} Charles Buckner, Efq. 
Vice-Admiral of the White, and 
Commanderin Chief of his Majefty’s 
fhips and veffels in the river Med- 
way, and at the Buoy of the Nore, 
to hold. communication: or inter- 
courfe with the faid crews, and to 
grant permiflion, and give dire€lions 
in that behalf. And'we do further 
notify and declare, that we are au- 
thorized by his Majefty, in purfu- 
ance of thefaid act, to accept’ the 
fubmiffion of the crew of any of the 
faid fhips, or of any perfon or per- 
fons on board of any fuch ‘thips, 
and to declare any fuch perfon or 
perfons to have returned to” their 
duty, and thereupon to declare the 
perfon or perfons whofe fubmifiion 
fhali be fo accepted, or who fhall be 
fo declared to have returned ‘to 
their duty, to be exempted and re- 
heved from all or any of the penal- 
tics and forfeitures in the faid a&t. 
Givenunder our Hands and the 
Seal of the Office of Admiral- 
ty, this 7th day. of .June;: 
VOT. 2: df , 
SPENCER, Pu. STEPHENS,’ 
ARDENys) ye oJ. GAMBIER, »/ 
Cua. S.Pysus, W. Younc: | 
H. Seymour, nee to 
By command of their Lordfhips, 
Evan NEPEAN. 
Copy of the Rules and Orders obferved by 
the Sailors during the Mutiny. 
RULES AND ORDERS. 
1.’ Every fhip fhail diligently keep 
a quarter watch; and every, man 
found below in his watch fhall be 
feverely punifhed. 
2. Iivery. fhip fhall give. three 
cheers, morning and evening. 
3. No, woman fhall be permitted 
to go on fhore from any ihip; ,but 
as many may come in as pleate. 
4. Any perfon attempting) to 
bring liquor into the fhip, or any 
perfon found drunk, fhall be fevere- 
ly punifhed. 
5. The greateft attention to be 
paid to. the officers. orders; any 
perfon failing in the refpecé due to 
them, or negle¢ting their duty, {hall 
be feverely punifhed. 
6. Every feaman, and. marine 
fhall take anoath of fidelity, not 
only to themfelves but to the fleet 
in general, 
7. No fhip fhall lift their anchors 
to proceed from this port, until the 
defires of the fleet be fatisfied. 
8. That there be no liberty given 
from fhip to-fhip till all are fettled. 
No private) letters to be fenton 
fhore. clon bers 
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Irn1sH PARLIAMENT. 
Meflage delivered the 16th of January 
from 
