The Sun.
London, England, 1812-10-28 00:00:00

FROM TUESDAY'S LONDON GAZETTE.

ry his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Re.
, 'gent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, in the name and on behalf of bis
Majesty.

A PROCLANIATION,

VOR GRANTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES DIM..

ING THE PRESENZf UOSTI,LITIES.

GEORGE, P. R.

Whereas by our Order in_COuncil, dated the
13th day of October` instant; we have 'ordered that
general reprisals. be. granted against the ships,
goods,
.and citizens of the United States of Attle-
rica (save and except any vessels to which his Ma-
jesty's license has been granted, or which, have
been directed to be released f•ront the embargo,
and have not terminated the original voyage in
which they were detained and .released),
,so that
as well the fleets and ships of his Majesty, as also
-all other ships and vessels that shall tic com-
missioned by letters of marque or general repri-
sals, or otherwise, by the CominiSsioners for exe—
cuting.the office .of Lord ifigh'Admiralsif Great
Britain, shall and•may lawfult'selie-idl ships, ves-
sels and goOds belongingVi itie.diwerninent of
the United States of -Aineriebi..tir,to-any persons
being:citizens of the United"S;cat'Of America, or
inhabiting within
,any of *the YerOtories thereof,
and bring the same to' judgment in any of the
Courts of Ad minthy within his Majesty's dominions
duly authorised aud'xeqUired to take cognizance'
thereof, we -being desirous to. give due encour-
ageMent to his Majesty's faithful_ subjects whO
4hall lawfully seize the same, and having declared
in Council, by our Order of the 13th of October
ices ant, ourintentions concerning the distribution
of trill manner of captures seizures, prizes, and re-
prisals_of all,ships and goods during the present
hostilities, do now make known to all his Majesty's
loving subjects,. and all others. whom it may con.
tern, by this our' Proclamation, by and with the
aft vie,: and consent-of his Majesty's Privy Council,
that our will and pleasure is, inn name and
,on
behalf-of his Majesty, that•tlge'Aet produce of all
prizes taken (save as hereinbeVre excepted); the
right whereals inherent in:hiS'Ajajepty and in.his
Clown, be given to time takerS (save'also the pro-
duce of such prizes as are or- shall. be taken by
ships or vessels belonging to or hired by, or in the
service of the Commissioners of Custonis or Excise,
the disposition of which we reserve to our farther
pleasure, and also (save and except asbereinafter
rue itioned ; but subject to the payment.of all such
or like customs and duties as the same are now or
wont& have been- liable to if the same were or
might have been imported as merchandise ; and
that Cie sante may he so given in the proportion
anti • mann:T.lirreinafter set forth, that is to say,

That all prizes taken by ships and,. vessels hav-
ing commissions and letter ;y and
,re-
prisals (sase and except suchi prizes_ ag are or
shall be taken by the ships•Or W els belonging to
o: hired by, or in the service of the Connnis-
*loners aforesaid) may be sold and disposed of by

the merchants,, owners, fitters, and others, to
I whom such letters of marque and reprisals are
granted, for their .owtt .use and 'benefit, aftsr final
adjudication, and not before.
And we do hereby finder and direct,. that the
net produce of all prizes which are or shall be
taken by any of his Majesty's ships or vessels of
war (save and except when they shalt be acting
on any' conjunct expedition with his Majesty's
land-forces, in which case we reserve to onitelYeS
the division and distribution in all prizes and
booty taken, and also save and except as here::-
inafter mentioned) shall be for the entire, bene-
fit and encouragement of the flag-offieet's,• cap-
tains, Commanders, and other commissioned offi-
cers in his Majesty's pay, and of the seamen,
marines, and soldiers,. on board his Mjesty's said
ships and vessels at the time of the capture ; and
that such prizes may '_he lawfully sold and dis-
posed of by them and 'their agents, after the
- atne shall have been finally adjudged lawful prize
•to his Majesty, and not otherwise.
The distribution shall be made as follows ; the
whole of the net produce being first divided into
eight equal parts. •
The captain or captains of his Majesty's said
ships or vessels of war, or offictr commanding
such ship or vessel,who shall he actually on board
at the taking of any prize; shall have two eighth
parts ; but in case any such prize shall be taken
by any of his Majesty's said ships or, vessels of
war under the con Aland of a flag or ilagS, the flag-
officer or officers Ifelig actually on board; or di-
recting arid ' assisting in the capture, .shall; have
one third of such two eight parts to be paid to'
such flag or flag .ollicers, in such proportions and
subject sueb regulations as are herein after
mentioned-,

The sea.:lientenants, captains of marines, and
Icnd-forceS; and master on- board, shall have oaeL
„eighth part,. to be equally divided amongst theirs ;
but every physician appointed or hereafter to be
appointed to a. fleet or-squadron of his Majesty's
ships of war shall; in the distribution of -prizes
which may hereafter betaken by the ships in which
he shall serve, 'or-in which such ship's
.company
shall be entitled to share, be classed with the be-
fore-mentioned officers with respect to one-eighth
part, and be allowed to share equally with them;
provided such physician be actually on, iloard at
the time of taking such prizes.
The lieutenants and quarter-masters of.
rineS.,- and lieutenants; ensigns, and quarter-maa"
ters of land forces, secretaries of admirals, 'or -of
commodores with captains under them, -second
Masters Qf line of battle ships, surgeons, Chap-
lains, purSers, gunners, boatswains, carpenters,
master's-mates, and pilots on board, shall have-
one eighth part, to be equally divided amongst
them..

The other four eighth parts *of the prize to be
divided into shares, and distributed to the: persons
composing the remaining part of the crew, in the
following proportions, viz. to the first class of
petty "Officers, namely, the midshipmen, surgeon's.
assistants, secretaries' clerks, captains' clerks,
schoolmasters, Masters-at-arms, captains' cock-
swains, gunners' mates, yeoman of the powder-
room, boatswains'-mates, yeoman of the sheets,
carpenters'-mates, quarter-masters, quarter mas-
ters'-mates, ships'-corporals, captains of the fare-
eastle, master sail-makers, master caulkers, master
rope-makers, armourers, serjeants of marines and
of land forces, four and a half shares each.

(To be continued.)

MAILS:

•
Ao Iff Yen-1 New-York, I Dublin, ,2 Waterford. Du E.... 1 Ca-
diz,. I Lisbon, 2 Guernsey, gJersey, 2 Gottenburgh, 1 Wa-
terford,

THE SUN.

Sf/LEM QUIS MOLE FALSUM AuDEAT?

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1812.

We this morning received Halifax Papers to the
'ith of October, from which Otte following arc ex-

tracts :

HALIFAX, OCT. 7.—On Friday last a' Court
Martial was held on board his Majesty's ship
Africa, for the trial of Capt. DACRES, and the sur-
viving officers and crew of his Majesty's late ship
La Guerrierc, for the surrender of that ship to the ,
United States frigate Constitution, on the 19th of
Augnst ; Vice-Admiral SAWYER, President; Cap-
tains Sir J. P. BEREsFaan, Vice-President;_ B.
liaoLE, J. BASTARD, and C. GILL, Members..
----
After mature consideration the Court came to the
following Opinion
"'T'hat Lhe surrender of th.e.(4te rriere was Oo-
-
per, in order to preserve the lives of her 'remain-
ing crew, and that her being in that lamentable
situation was from, the accident of her masts going,
-which N.Vas occasioned more by their dfective state
than from the fire of the enemy, though so greatly
superior in gems', and men. The Court do there-
fore unanimously and honourably acquit the said
Captain DACRES, the Officers, and crew of ;his'Ma-
jrsty's late ship La Guerriere, and they are hereby
honourably acquitted accordingly.
" The Court, at the same time feel themselVes
called upon to express the high sense they enter-
tain of the Conduct of the ship's company in ge-•
ncral When prisoners, but more particularly, of:
those who withstood the attempts made to sbak'e
their loyalty,' by offering them high bribes to
enter into the land and sea service of the enemy,-
and they will represent their merits to the Coin-
mander-in-Chief:'

His Majesty's ship Barbadoes, of 28 guns, Capt .
HUSKISSON, sailed fiom Bermuda on the 15th ult.
with 'three vessels under her, convoy, for St.

John's, Newfoundland. AbOut ten o'clock on

Stinda7 night, the 27th tilt. the wind biowink
hard, with a heavti:sea and baiNi: weather, the Shiii
struck on the Ncirtl-Viestdiar Of I.3able Island,
and nOtWithstan'dink eYary eidtion was lest. TA-0
of the convoy, the schooner Em, zeiii4 with a cargo
of sugar, and the sloop Swift, with ruin, went to
pieces. The Captain, Officers, and crew of the
frigate, with the exception of one man, and also
those of the merchant vessels were fortunately
saved ; as was also the cargo of the Swift, and
paiit of the provisions, &c; &c. of his i)lnjesty's
ship,
lips-rox, OCT. had been always said that
our army would be in Qt.iebec before January, Our
-Administration are better than their words
The.advanced guard under their favourite Gene
ral, Governor HULL, arrived there in September.
-Sure no man can accuse our Government of " de
:litanqutr a la parole."