36] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1817. 



within the meaning of the order 

 of 1800, refused to pay the war 

 salary till they had consulted with 

 the Admiralty. The navy-olfice 

 by their question clearly thought 

 that there was no title made out 

 to an increase of emoluments on 

 account of the expedition to Al- 

 giers. Tlie iilmojt duration of 

 the wat , according to tlie admiral's 

 statement, was two days, whicli^ 

 com))uting the rate of increase, 

 cntiikd the hon. secretary to 

 51. 3s. f)d. It might liave happened 

 that Lord Kxmouth would have 

 found the Dcy ready to comply 

 with the demands of tlie British 

 government without coming to 

 e.vtremitics; and what would have 

 been the situation of the secretary 

 then ? There would have been no 

 war, nor any additional allowance. 



His lordship concluded with 

 moving, " That the i.'^sue of the 

 war salaries to the secretaries of 

 the Admiralty, and certain otlicr 

 persons connected witli the na\y 

 and dock-yards, in consideration 

 of the e.v])edition to Algiers, which 

 terminated in hostilities with that 

 government, is uncalled for by 

 the order in council of January 

 15th, 1800, and tliercfore an im- 

 proj^er aj)plieation of tlic public 

 money." 



Mr. Cioktr said, that he was 

 quite above denying the part he 

 had taken in this matter. He had 

 made the demand, because he 

 thought it a matter of right, and 

 due to the oHice. This riglit it 

 was his duty first to establish, and 

 then he might come forward and 

 gi\e up what the necessities of the 

 times miglit seeni to require. The 

 q^le^tion rested upon the construc- 

 tion of the order of council. That 

 Older stated, that during Mar the 



fees of the secretaries of the Ad- 

 miialty were very considerable, 

 and in lieu of them it gave an in- 

 crease of salary. He never de- 

 manded this increase as a favour, 

 but as a pure riglit. 



•Sir Josc/ih Yorke obser^'ed, that 

 the (picstion to Ijc decided was ex- 

 tremely simple. The salary of 

 the first secretary was ii.\ed at 

 30001. per annum duiing peace, 

 wilh an ailditional UK3<jl. in time 

 of war : that of the second secic- 

 tary was 1.5001. in jjeace, and 

 VOOOl. in war. Theconunissioneis 

 of llie navy did not send to the 

 Admiralty to know whether tliis 

 country was at war or not, but to 

 ascertain at wliat time the war 

 salary siiould commence Tlie 

 answer of the Admiralty was, that 

 it should l)c paid from the ^9th of 

 June to tlie v4lh of September, 

 tlie day on which the treaty was 

 signed. He had no hesitation in 

 signing the jiaper for the iiKrea>c 

 of salary, and should do tlie same 

 thing if the paper were put again 

 before him. 



Admiral Markham said, that his 

 opinion remained as at first, whicii 

 was, that the secretary was not 

 entitled to the war salaiy. If 

 this was to be called a state of 

 war, what was an armair.cnt ? Jn 

 the case of Nootka Sound, had 

 tlic order of ccmncil existed at that 

 period, was it to be supposed that 

 the secretaiy of that time would 

 be entitled to demand an a<lditional 

 salary ? Tiie expedition reqiiiied 

 no additional trouble : there was 

 nothing to be completed but the 

 aimamcnt. 



The essential point of argument 



on this occasion was the question 



whether this was a case of declared 



war, or only, till the time of the 



coniuiencenjent 



