The Pennsylvania evening post — Philadelphia, Pa., 1776-03-09 00:00:00, page 5

from the LONDON GAZETTE of December 23.
By the KI N G,
A PROCL AMATION,
Appointing the distribution of prizes taken during the con
tinuance of the rebellion now subsisting in divers parts of
* the Continent of North-America. - \
GEORGE R.
WHER EA'S by an a& made in this present sessions of
Parliament, intitled “ An ad to prohibit all trade
" and intercourse withthe Colonies of New-Hampshire, Mas
“ fachufetts-Bay, Rhode-Ifland, Connecticut, New-York,
" New-Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Three Lower Coun
" ties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North-C,aro
'' lina, South-Carolina, and Georgia, during the .continQ
" ance of the present rebellion, within the said colonies re
" fpedively, for repealing an ad made in the fourteenth
“ year of his present Majesty, to difeontinue the landing and
" discharging, lading or Whipping of goods,, wares, and mer
“ chandize, at the town and within the harbour of Bolton
." in the province of Massachusetts-Bay ; and also two ads
" made in the lass feftion of Parliament, for reftraihing the
“ trade and commerce of the Colonies in the said, ads re
" fpediively mentioned; and tbenable any perfoh or persons,
" appointed and authorised b) kiAMajety/to grant pardons,
" to issue proclamations, in the cases and for the purppfes
" therein mentioned," it is, amongst other things, shaded,
That all Blips and yeffels of or belonging to the inhabitants
.cf the laid Colbies, together with tneir cargoes, apparel and
furniture, except as in the lain act are excepted, and all other
flips- and veflels wnatfoever together with their cargoes,
apparel, and furniture, which shall be fund trading in'any
port or place of the said Colonies, or going, to trade; or
coming hem trading, in ary-fuch port or place, except as
are therein -also excepted,dhal'l become forfeited to his .Ma
"jefty/ a^if-tlfe fame were the Blips and effects of open ene
mies, and (bad be so adjudged, deemed, and taken, ih all
'rc^s-pf admiralty, and in all other courts whatsoever.
And for the encouragement of the officers and seamen of
h;s Majegy's fldpsof war, dtis thereby also further ena&ed,
that me flag officers, Captain's, Commanders, and other
cbmpifjohed officers in' hie Majesty's pay, and also the sea
men, ihadues, and soldiers on board, -(hall have the fold in
terfft and property cf and in ailand every such Blip; veflel,
goods, and. me rchar,dize, vlhich they (hall seize . and take
(being fort adjudged lawful prize in any of his Majesty's
courts of admiralty) to Le.divided in inch proportions, 'and
cfteffich.nranmcr, as his hlajefty shall think fit to order and
direct by pre clamaticn or proclamations hereafter to be iflbed
for thole purposes; ne, taking the premises into corifidera
ticn, do, pursuant to the said aft of Parliament (w^ the ad
vice of our Privy Council) by this our proclamation, order,
dired, and appoint, that the neat produce of all prizes taken,
in purfuar.ee cf the said aft, by our ships of war, be~di
vided tyo Jgm equal parts, and be difiributed in manner
following, that is to fay, to the Captain or Captains of any
of our Blips of war, who shall be a&u^ly on bo^d at the
taking of any prize, three'eight parts; but in case any f^h
prize (hall be taken by any of cur ffiip ordhips of war, under'
ll ? e . command of a flag or flags, the hag officer or officers be
ing dually cn board, cr directing andhffiffihg in the capture/
foil have one ofotTie said three eighth part's, the failone
eighth part to be paid to such flag or flag Officers, in such fro
pcrtiQns, and fubje& to such regulations, as are hereim-ffier
lor that purpose mentioned. To the Captain.: of Nines',
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and land forces, sea lieutenants and master, on board any
such ships, one eighth part, to be equally divided amongst
them. To the Lieutenants and Quarter Masters of marines,
and Lieutenants, Enfgns, and Quarter Maflers of land
forces, boatswain, gunner, purser, carpenter, master's ma, •,
chirurgeon, pilot, find chaplain on board, any such ship,
one eighth part, to be equally divided amongst them. To
the midihipman, Secretary to the ft^g officer, Captain's
clerk, [ maser, failmaker, carpenter's mates, boatswain's
mates, gunner's mates, mailer at arms, corporals, yeomen
of the iheets, cockfwain, quarter masters, quarter matter's
mates, chirurgeons's mates, yeomen of the powder room,
and Serjeants of marines or land forces, on board any such
Blips, one eighth part, to be equally divided amongst them.
To the.trumpeters, , quarter gunners, carpenter's crew, stew
ard, cook, armourer, Reward's mate, cook's mate, gun
smith, cooper, fwoboer, ordinary trumpeter, barber, able
seamen, ordinary seamen,. and marines, or other soldiers,
and all other persons doing duty or assisting on board any
such Blips, two eighth parts, to be equally divided amongst
them. 4.
j And in case any sea captain, inferior commißion or warrant
sea officer, belonging to any ship of war, for whom any shares
of prizes' are hereby allowed, & be absent at the time of the
capture 'of any prize; the (bare of such sea captain, inferior
coinmiffion or warrant sea officer; shall be caitinto the shares
hereby allowed to the- trumpeters, quarter gunners, carpenter's
crew, Reward, cook-) 'armourer, Reward's mate, cook's mate,
gunfinith, cooper, fwkbberf ordinary trumpeter, barber, able
seamen, ordinary fedriteh, find marine or other soldiers, and
other persons doing duty- or : affifting on board any such
Blips, to ' be equally dividfd-amongh them. - Provided, that if
any officer or officers oh boardany of our ships of war, at the
time of taking any such prizes, shall have more commissions
or offices than one, hd or they shall be entitled only to the
share or shares *of the said prizes, which according to tlie
above mentioned diftributiody. shall belong to his or their re
fpe&ye superior commissions or offices. .
And ive do hereby ftriftly ,enjoin all and every commander
or commanders of any Blips pi war, taking any prize, as toon
as may be, to transmit, or cause to be transmitted, to the Com
missioners of our navy, a true lift.of the names of all the offi
cers, seamen, marines, soldiers or others, who were actually
on board our Blips of war, under his or their command, at
the taking such prize ; which lid shall contain the quality of
service of each person on board, and be fubferibed by the
captain .or commanding officer, and three or mme of the chief
ojhcers on boar#, fond we do hereby require and direct the
Commihioners of qui; navy, or any three or more of them,
to examine, or cause to be examined, such lifts by the muller
books 90uch fnipsof war, and lifts annexed thereto, to fee
that such lids do agree with the said mutter book, and annex
ed lilts, ris.zu tire names, qualities, or ratings of the officers,
seamen, marines, soldiers, and others belonging to such ships
of war ; and, upon requed,. fefl'tiwith to grant a certificate
.of :h<;trulli ut aijyjlid tia.nim;ttcd to them, to the agents no
minated and appointed by the captors, pursuant to the said
aft ? to take care and difpote of inch prize ; and also, upon
application -to them, to give, or cause-to be given, unto the
'<z;," s 'th^ dial!, at any time or times be appointed as afore
ihid b/the captors, all- such Bids sh m the muster books of
3ny # fuchjhip§ of war, and annexed lift as the said agent shall
ford rdquifite fortheir diretfiGq in paying the produce of such
p/zes; and to be. otherwise aiding, and ahiiturg :to the said
agents, as fh^l be thought decertify./ .:..