Dunlap's Pennsylvania packet , The general advertiser — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-05-06 00:00:00, page 2

EXTR ACTfrom the Journals of CONGRESS.
RULES for the Regulation of the NARY ofthe
United Colonies.
rr, H E Commanders of all ships and vessels belong-
M ing to the Thirteen United Colonies, are Ibiftly
X required to (hew in themselves a good example of
honour and virtue to their Gliders and men, and to be
ver y vigilant in inlpe&ing the behaviour cf all Inch as
are undea them, and to discountenance and kipprefs all
didolute, immoral and disorderly,orifices, and also such
as are contrary to the nflrs cf difciphne and obedience,
and to corre& thole who are guilty of the lame according
1b the uftge of the sea.
The tqmfnanrers of the (hips or the Thirteen United
Coloni s are to take care, that divine service be perform
ed twice a day onboard, and a sermon preached on Sun
days, unless bad weather U otherextraordinary accident
prevents. #
If any shall be heard to swear, cbrfe or bNfoberhe the
name of God, the Commander is ftri&ly enjoined to pun
ish them for every offence by causing them to wear a
wooden collar, or feme other fhameful badge 6T diftmc
flon, for so long time as he flralljudge proper. If he be
a commifToned officer, he /hail forfeit one ffiiliiog for
rich offence, and a warrant or inferior officer fix-pence.
He who is guilty of drunkemtafy if a teaman; shall be
put in iroxs until he is (fiber, but if an officer he shall
fork it two da)s pay.
No Commander fliall infl & any punishment upon a sea
man beyond twelve UChes upon hit pare back with a cat
cf nine fails ; if the fault shall defence a greater purilh,
merit, he is to apply to the Commander in Chief of the
navy, in order to the try ing of him by a Court Martial,
and in the mean time he may put him under confine ment.
The Commander is never by his own authority to dis
charge a coram;ffion £r warrant'officer, nor to p'unifh or
strike him ; but he may fufyend or coatine them, and
when he tomes in the way of a Commander in Chief,
apply to him for holding a Court-Martial.
The officer who comn^bhs by accident of the Captain,
or Commander's absence (untefs be be abbot tor a time
by leave) shall not order any correction, but confine
ment, and upon the Captains return cn board, he (bail
then give an account of his rea r ons for lo doing.
The Captain is to cause the articles of war to be bung
up in foine public place of the (hip, and read to the (hip's
company once a month.
Whenever the Captain mail inlift a seaman, be shall
take care to enter cn bis book, the time and terms of his
inlifting, in order to hi,being juftiy paid.
The Captain shall before he fails, make return and
leave with the Congress, or such person cr perfens as the
Congress shall appoint for that purpose, a ccmpleat lift
of all his officers and men, with the time and terms of
their entering; arid during bis cruize shall keep a true
account of the defection or death of any of them, and of
the entering cf others, and after his cruize arid before
any of them are paid off, he shall make return of a com
pleat lift of the fame, including those who shall remain
onboard his (him.
The inen (had, at their request, be furnifhed with flops
that are necessary, by the Captain or Purser, who shall
keep an account of the fame; and the Captain, in his
return in the last mentioned article directed to be made,
shall mention the amount delivered tp each man, in order
to its being flopped out of his pay.
As to the term " infer: r officer” the Captain is to take
riotice, that the Gme does not inclu e any commission,
for ah> warrants Hirer, except the second matter, surge
on's mate, cook, armourer, gun-imith, matter at arms,
and fail-maker.
The Captain is to t= ke care when any inferior officers
or voluntier seamen are turned over into the drip under
his command from any other (hip, not to rate them on
the flop's books in a worse quality, or lower degree or
Ration than they served in the (hip they were removed
|fom ; and for his guidance he is to demand from the
Commander of the Tip from which they are turned over,
a lift tinhr ids hand of their names and qualities.
Any officer, seaman or others, intitled to wages or
prize mopey, may have the fame paid to his afiNnee,
provided the alignment be attested by the Captain or
Commander, the Mailer or Purser of tire (hip, or a chief
Magistrate of some county or corporation.
The Captain is th discourage the feam'en of his drip from
felling 'any part of their wages and (hares, and never to
attest the letfeb of attorney of any seaman, until he is
fully fatisfied that the lame is net granted, in considerati
on of money given for the purchase of his wages or (hares.
When any inferior officer or seaman dies, the Captain
is forthwith to make out a ticket for the time cf bis ser
vice, and fend the fame by the firft fafe conveyance to
the Congress, or agents by them for that purpose appoint
ed, in order to the wage's being forthwith paid to the
executors or admihiftratprs of the deceased.
A convenient place shall be set apart for sick or hurt
men, to which they are to be removed with their ham
mocks and bedding, when the Surgeon shall advise the
fame to be necessary, and feme of the crew shall be ap
pointed to attend and serve them, and keep the place clean.
The Cooper dial! nuke buckets with covers and crad
iiles if necessary for their use.
All (hips furnifhed with tithing tackle being in such
places where fidi is to be had, the Captain is to employ
fame cf the company in filling, the fid) to be distributed
daily.to f+ch perlons as are sick or upon recovery, provi
ded the Surgeon recommend it, and the surplus by turns
among the messes cf the officers and seaman gratis, with
out any deduction of their allowance of provisions on that
Account.
It is left to the difetetien of Commanders cf fqnadrons
to Shorten the allowance of prekfibns according to the
exigence of the service, taking care that the men be
pun&- ally paid for the fame; the like power is given to
Captains of tingle flrips, in cases of absolute nectffity.
If there be a want cf pork, the Captain is to order
three pounds of beef to be issued to the men in lieu of
two pounds of pork.
One day in every week shall be issued out a proportion
of fl wr and suet in lieu of beef for the teamen, but this
not to extend beyond four months victualling at one
tim% nor (hall the Purser receive any allowance for flour
or suet kept longer on board than that time, and there
shall be supplied once a year a proportion of canvas tor
pudding bags; after the rate of one ell for every sixteen men.
If any drips of the Thirteen United Colonies shall hap
pen to come into port in want of provisions, the warrant
of a Commander in Chief shall be fufficient to the agent
or other instrument of the victualling to supply the quan
tity wanted, and in urgent cases, where delay may be
hurtful, the warrant of the Captain of the ship shall be
of equal effich
The Captain is frequently to order the proper officer
to infpea into the condition cf the provisions, and if the
bread proves damp, to have it aired upon the quarter
deck or poop, and also examine the flefh calk, and if any
of the pickle be leaked out to have new made and put
in, and the cask made tight and secure.
The Captain or Furfer shall secure the cloaths, bedding,
and other things of such persons as shall die, or be killed,
to be delivered to their executors or rrdminiftrators.
All papers, charter parties, bills of lading, passports,
and other writings whatsoever, found on board any ship
or flrips which shall be taken, shall be carefully preserved,
and the originals sent to the Courts of Justice for mari
time affairs, appointed or to be appointed by the Legif
laturer in the refpe&ive Colonies, for judging concerning
such prize or prizes; and if any person or perfens shall
wilfully or negligently destroy or buffer to be destroyed
ary such paper or papers, he or they fb offending, shall
forfeit their (hare of such prize or prizes, and buffer such
other punishments, as they shall be judged by a Court-
Martial to deserve.
If any person or persons shall embezzle or steal or take
away any cables, anchors, fails, or any of the drip's fur
niture, or any of the powder, arms, ammunition, or
provisions of any ship belonging to the Thirteen United
Colonies, he or they shall fuffer such punishment as a
Court-Martial shall order.
When in fight of the ship or ships of the enemy, and
at such other times as may make it appear necessary to
prepare for an engagement, the Captain shall order all
things in his ship in a proper posture for fight, ruulfhall
in his own perlon, and according to his duty heart on and
encourage the inferior officers and men to fight courage
ously, and not to behave themselves fein:ly or cry tor
quarters, on pain of such punishment as the offence shall
appear * ; deserve for his pegle&.
Any Captain or other officer, mariner or others, who
shall basely desert their duty or ftaticn in the ship, and
run away, when the enemy is in fight, or in time of acti
on shall entice others to do so, shall fuffer death or such
other punishment as a Court-Martial shall inflift.
Any officer, seaman or marine^ who shall begin, ex
cite, cause or join in any mutiny or feditioh in the ship
to which he belongs on any presence whatsoever, shall
fuffer death, or such other punishment as a Court Martial
sh—l direct. Any person in or belonging to the ship, who
fhau outer any words of sedition or mutiny, or endeavour
to make any mutinous assemblies on any pretence what
soever, (hall Suffer such punishment as a Court-Martial
shall infl&.
None shall presume to quarrel with, or ftiike his supe
rior officer, on pain of such punishment as a Court-Mar
tial shall order i© be inflicted.
If any person shall apprehend he has just cause of com
plaint, he shall quietly and decently make the fame known
to his Superior officer, or to the Captain, as the case may
require, who will take care that jultice be done him.
There shall be no quarrelling or fighting between flrip
mates on bo^rd any ship belonging to the Thirteen United
Colonies, nor shall there be tried any reproachful or pro
voking speeches, tending to make quarrels and disturb
ance, on pain of imprisonment, and such other punish
ment as a Court Mar id shall think proper to inflict.
If any person shall sleep upon his watch or negligently
perform his duty, which shall be enjoined him to do, or
torfake his Nation, he shall fuffer such punishment as a
Court-Martial shall judge proper to infli& according to
the nature of his offence.
All murder shall be punished with death.
All robbery and theft shall be punched at the diferetion
of a Court-Martial.
Any Maker at Arms, who shall refufe to receive such
prisoner or prisoners as th ill be committed to his charge,
or having received them shall fuffer him or them to escape
or dismiss them without criers for so doing, (hall miser
in his or their stead, as a Court-Martial shall order and
direct.
The Captain, Officers, and others, shall use their ut
most endeavour 2 to dete&, apprehend, and bring to pu
nishment all offenders, and shall at all times readily effift
the officers appointed for that purpose in the difeharge of
their duty, on pain of being proceeded againtt and pun
ished by a Court-Martial at diferetion.
All other faults, disorders and mildemeanors, which
fhril be committed on board any ship belonging to the
Thirteen United Colonies, and which are not herein
mentioned, (hall be punched according to the laws and
cuttoms in such cates at fea.'
- A Court-Martial shall consist of at least three Cap
tains and three firft Lieutenants, with three Captains and
the three fi it Lieutenants of Marines if there shall be to
many of the Marines then present, and the eldest Captain
shall pretide.
All sea officers of the fame denomination shall take rank
of the officers of Marines.
Every member of a Court-Martial shall take the fol
lowing oath, viz.
"YOU swear that you will well and
truly try and impartially determine the caule of the pri
soner now to be tried according to the rules of the navy
of the United Colonies. So help you God.” Vkhich
oath shall be administered by the President to the other
members, and the Proficient shall himfelt be fwern by
the officer in the said Court next in rank.
All witnesses before they may be admitted to give evi
dence dial! take the following oath :
"YOU (wear the evidence you (hall give in the cause
now in hearing shall be the fruth, the whole truth, and
nothing but the truth. So help you God.”
The sentence of the Court-Martial for any capital of
fence shall not be put in execution, until it be confirmed
by the Commander in Chief of the fleet; and it shall be
the duty of the Prerident of every Court-Martial to trans
mit to the Commander in Chief of the fleet, every sen
tence which shall be given, with a Summary of the evi
dence and proceedings thereon, by the firft opportu
nity.
The Commander in Chief ®f the fleet, for the time be
ing, shall have power to pardon and remit any Sentence
of death that shall be given, in cerTequence of any of the
aforementioned articles.
There shall be allowed to each man Serving on board
the ships in the service es the Thirteen United Colonies,
a daily proportion of previsions according as is exprelled
in the following table, viz.
Sunday, ilb. bread, ilb. beef, jlb. potatoes or turnips.
Monday, ilb. bread, ilb. pork, half pintpeafe and 4 0%.
cheele.
Tuesday, ilb. bread, ilb. beef, ilb. potatoes or turnips,
and pudding.
Wednesday, ilb. bread, 2 ez. butter, 4 0%. cheese, and
half pint of rice.
Thurfaay, ilb. bread, ilb. pork, and half pint peafe.
Friday, rib. bread, ilb. beef, ilb. potatoes or turnips,
and pudding.
Saturday, ilb. bread, ilb. pork, half pint peafe, and 4
oz. cheese.
Had a pint of rum per man every day, and diferetionary
allowance on exua,duty and in time of engagement.
A pint and half of vinegar for fix men per week.
The pay of the officers and men shall be as follows.
Captain or Commander, 32 Dollars per calender month.
Lieutenants, 20
M tier, 20
Mates, 15
Boatswain, 15
Boatswain's firft Mate, 9 and one-third.
Ditto fecund ditto, 8
Gunner, 15
Gunner's Mate, 10 and two-thirds.
Surgeon, 21 and one-third.
Surgeon's Mate, 13 and one-third.
Carpenter, 15
Carpenter's Mate, 10 and two-thirds.
Cooper, j 5
Midihipman, 12
Armourer, 15
Sailmaker,, 12
Yeoman,
Quarter- Maker, 9
Quarter Gunner, z
Cook, 12
Coxswain,
Captain's Clerk, i 5
Steward, > 3 and one-third.
Chaplain, 2 o
Able seamen not to exceed 8
Captain of Marines, 26 and two-thirds.
Lieutenants, 18
Serjeants, 8
Corpoials, 7 and one-third,
Fifer, 7 and one-third,
Drummer, 7 and one-third.
Privates or Marines, 6 and two-thirds.
ORDERS of CONGRESS,
WE whole hands and marks are hereunto set and sub
scribed, being officers, teamen and marines, do, and each
of us do agree to and with of the good ship called
the belonging to the Thirteen United Colonies of
North-America, in manner and form following, that is
to fay,
In the firft place, we do hereby agree for, by and un
der the consideration after mentioned, to and with the
said Commander; forthwith to enter and (hip ourselves,
and in due and seasonable time to repair on board the
said ship called the— and during the time of
months to the utmost of our power and ability respective
ly to difeharge pur several ft: vices or Nations, and in
every thin?; to be conformable and obedient to the se
veral requirings and lawful commands of the said
and his lucceffors in command.
Secondly, We do also oblige and subj & ourselves to
serve on board the said flrip during the laid cruize, and
as (he is a (hip of war, we do severally oblige ourselves
by these articles, to comply with, and be fubje& to the
rules and discipline of the American fleet, as chablifced
by the Congress, and to be governed and commanded
in time of action with an enemy, according to the fame
rides, and fubrnit ourselves to the fame punishments
and penalties as lire there inflicted, in case we or any of
us offer to desert our quarters, or not obey the com
mands of the said or his successors in command, in
giving chace to any ship or ships, vessel or vessels, or
otherwise, and if upon a lerutiny of our said
or bis said officers, we or any of us should be found
guilty of any breach contrary to this agreement, or any
adt of cowardice, we do hereby severally fubrnit and
agree to allow and forfeit our several and refpe6tive
(hires of and in any prize cr prizes we shall then have
taken, to be divided amongst the said trip's company.
Thirdly, We do also severally agree and oblige our
selves, that when any prize or prizes have been taken,
to follow the express directions of the said or
his successors, in boarding the said prize, and be under
the command of any officer whom the said
shall appoint, and be affixing to him to carry the said
prize to whatever port or ports such prize or prizes shall
be aligned by the (aid And we do hereby
severally agree and covenant in that case, to be true
and faithful in difeharge of our duty and truft,and ^ ill
net in any shape embezzle, defraud or plunder a^y
thing on board such prize or prizes, and in case any or
either of us shall be found guilty of any breach
contrary to the true meaning cf this agreement,
we, and such of us being guilty thereof, do hereby
severally fubrnit and agree to allow so much of all and
every of our snares, and part of our (hares of and in the
said prize or prizes then or thence after to he taken,
and of all our respective wages, that then fliall be due
and coming to us in refpeCt of cur services, as shall
make good such plunder or embezzlement we (hall
have been found gniltyof.
Fourthly, And it' is also further agreed to be the true
intent and meaning of all parties hereto, that the officer
or officer cr any of the fhin's company sent on board any
pr z% fh^ll have as good a share and interest of any prize,
that (hall be thereafter taken, during his ortheir abferce,
as if he or they had been on board the said vefl<l, at the
time cf taking thereof, any thing herein contained to the
contrary notwitliftandinr. Provided always, and it is
. hereby agreed to be the true meaning of the said last men
tioned clause, that if the said c fricer or officers, and such
of the (aid (hip's company to whom the conduct and rua
nagexent of any prize lias been eutiuft d, do not (tiili