firipes were inflided upon the bare back of 

 the delinquent — thus dividing the fentence 

 of a hundred and fifty laflies, into fifteen fe- 

 parate punlfhments, according to the number 

 of fhlps, whofe boats attended. In this way 

 ^ the difgrace, refulting from the crime, was 

 made public, and the punifhment not only 

 rendered more fevere, but fo conduced as to 

 be an example to the whole fleet. 



