€44 
NAVY. 
(hipmen, fecretaries’ clerks, captains’ clerks, and fchool- 
mafter. 
Bills drawn by any lieutenant of the flfip, officer of 
royal marines, mafter, chaplain, fecretary, affiitant-fur ■ 
geon, clerk, mate, midlhipman, or lchoolmalter, mull be 
certified by the purfer, and approved by the captain. 
The purfer (ball be held refponfible that the faid bill is 
not for a greater fum than the officer had a right to draw 
for, after any debt for flops or dead men’s clothes is 
abated from the amount of his wages, for the period for 
which the bill is drawn ’; and the captain fliall be held 
refponfible, that the officer fo drawing has been borne for 
wages during the fpecified period, and is entitled by thefe 
regulations to draw, and that the purfer has already ap¬ 
proved the faid bills. 
The rates of pay of furgeons and affiftant-furgeons are 
regulated by bis majelfy’s order in council of the 23d 
January, 1805, viz. 
Surgeons of fliips in aflive fervice. per Day. 
Of this time not more than "| Under 6 years’ fervice, 10s. 
three years, as Hofpilal Mate, I After 6 " -— n 
or Afliftant-Surgeon, fliall be j 10 -—- 14. 
allowed, J 20 --- 18 
Surgeons of rece.iving-fhips, floops, co’nvalefcent'j 
fhips, prifon-fliips, and all others (except hofpital > 10 
Ships) in harbour-duty - •> J 
Surgeons of hofpital-fhips, unlefs by length ofj 
fervice entitled to a fuperior rate of payment % 
Afliftant-Surgeons - • 6s. 6d. 
By command of their lordlhips. 
Admiralty-office, T TTr „ 
' Dec. io,! 816. , J. W.Croker. 
IV- Rates of Half-pay (per Day, payable quarterly) 
at prefent eftablifhed for the Navy and Marines. 
_ .£. s. d. 
Admiral of the Fleet 
Admirals - 
Vice Admirals- - 
Rear ditto - 
To each of the firft 100 Captains as they Hand? 
on the general lift; of officers in feniority i 
To each of the next 150 - 
To the reft - 
To each of the firft 130 Commanders on the lift 
To the remainder ... 
To each of the firft 300 Lieutenants on the lift 
To each of the next 700 
To the remainder - - 
Colonels of Royal Marines 
Lieutenant-Colonels - 
Majors - 
Captains - - - 
Firft Lieutenants of 7 years’ Handing 
The reft ... 
Second Lieutenants 
To the firft 100 Mailers on the lift (being qua- 7 
lifted for firft or fecond rates) - 5 
To the next 200 (being qualified for third or 7 
fourth rates) ... 5 
The remainder, having ferved 5 years in the J 
Navy, 2 of which as aitingor fecond Mafter, i 
3 
2 
12 
5 
o 14. 
12 
10 
10 
8 
7 
6 
5 
14, 
11 
9 
7 
4 
4 
3 
6 3 
or as Mailer’s Mate or Midlhipman 
Phylicians after 10 years’ iervice 
-three years - 
.-- under that time 
Surgeons, after 6 years’ fervice 
•-under that time 
Affilbint Surgeons, after 3 years’fervice 
-two years ... 
Difpenfers - - - 
Chaplains, after 8 years’ fervice at fea, or 10 
in harbour - 
For lefs fervice, not under three years, a proportion of 
the above. 
’} 
*5 
10 
6 
5 
3 
2 
5 
For each year’s longer fervice than 10 years! 
6d. per day additional till it reach J 0 10 0 
To the firft 100 Purlers on the lift - o« 5 o 
The next 200 - _ _ 040 
The remainder - - _ 030 
Per Ann. 
of I 50 
100 
90 
80 
70 
60 
50 
40 
30 
90 
8a 
70 
50 
40 
36 
V. Widows’ Pensions. 
Widow of a Flag-Officer 
--- Superannuated Rear-Admiral 
-- Poll-Captain three years’ Handing 
-* Poll-Captain under three years 
—-Commander 
-- Superannuated Commander 
- Lieutenant 
- Mafter or Surgeon 
-Purler - - - - - 
-Gunner, Boatfwain, Carpenter, Se-J 
cond Mafter of a Yacht, or Mailer of a Naval i 25 
Veflel warranted by the Navy Board - J 
Widows of Officers of the Royal Marines. Per Ann- 
Widow of a General Officer » - £120 
-Colonel 
-- Lieutenant-Colonel 
-Major - =, 
-- Captain - - 
-Firft Lieutenant and Surgeon 
---Second Lieut, and Afliftant Surgeon 
Present Ratings of Ships. 
Ships of the Firft Rate include all of Three Decks. 
■-Second Rate, include thofe of 80 Guns and 
upwards. 
— -- Third Rate, thofe of 70 and lefs than 80 Guns. 
— ——~ — Fourth Rate,thofe of 50 and lefs than 70 Guns. 
— ■ — ■ -Fifth Rate, thofe of 36 and lefs than 50 Guns. 
- -Sixth Rate, thofe of 24 and lefs than 36 Guns-. 
The following, we believe, will be found to be the 
regulations for holding the fliips on the peace-eftablilh- 
ment: None of the guard-lhips (flag-lhips excepted) to 
be held by any captain under the firft 100 on the poll- 
lift ; none of the frigates by any captain under five years” 
poll; none of the floops or brigs by any commander un¬ 
der three years of that rank ; no lieutenants to be firft of 
a line-of-battle fhip, flag-lhip excepted, under ten years” 
Handing ; no lieutenant to be firft of a frigate under eight 
years’ Handing ; no lieutenant to be firft of a Hoop or brig 
under four years’ Handing. Affiftant-furgeons are now 
appointed to all floops of war Mailers and midfhipmen, 
who have palled their examination for the rank of lieute¬ 
nant, and whole fliips are, or may be, paid off, are (if they 
wifn to continue in the fervice) to be lent on-board their 
refipeilive flag-lhips, and borne on their books under the 
denomination of “ fupeniumerary admiralty mates and 
midfliipmen.” Young gentlemen educated in the Naval 
College are likewife to be thus attached to the fervice. 
The royal navy of Great Britain, in peace and in war, 
is conduced, under the direction of the lords of the ad¬ 
miralty, by feven commiffioners, and the following prin¬ 
cipal officers, who compole the board for managing the 
bufinefs of the navy-office; viz. Comptroller of the navy, 
who attends and comptrols the payment of all wages, is 
to know the rates of itores, &c. there is alfo a deputy- 
comptroller. Surveyor of the navy, who is to know the 
Hate of all Itores, to fupply what is wanting, to eftimate 
repairs, charge boatfwains, &c. with the llores they re¬ 
ceive, See. there have been generally two joint-furveyors. 
Clerk of the a fits, whofe bufinefs is to record all orders, 
contrails, bills, warrants, See. Comptroller of the trea- 
furer’s accounts. Comptroller of the victualling accounts. 
Comptroller of the ltore-keeper’s accounts: in time of 
war, or great naval exertion, there are other additional 
extra-commiffioners. There are alfo commiffioners for 
Deptford and Woolwich, and alfo others for the out- 
ports, refiding at Chatham, Sheernefs, Portfmouth, and 
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