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London, England, 1834-03-22 00:00:00

But a lieutenant or lieutenants commanding small vessels,
when in company with captains or commanders, shall share
only as commanders doing duty as first lieutenants, or first
lieutenants of first to fifth rates inclusive, namely—they shah
have 55 shares.

The remainder to be shared as in the foregoing scale, wits.
the exception of the clerk in charge, who is to share as purser,
but if a ship or vessel bearing a purser be present he is to shut
only as a clerk.
Thirdly—ln all cases in Which supernumeraries,
whether officers or men, shall be borne by order of the Lore
High Admiral, or our Commissioners for executing the office
of Lord High Admiral, or by other proper authority, they shall
share with the respective ranks in which they may be acting—
Provided always, and we do hereby direct, that no flag-officer
or other person not actually present at the capture or destruc-
tion of any pirate vessel, shall be entitled to share in the dis-
tribution of the prcceeds or bounty in'respect of the crews of
such piratical ships, vessels, and boats—and also that no flag.
officer or other pekson who shall not have been actually or
board of any of our ships, or ships of war, at the actual taking,
sinking, burning, or otherwise destroying any ship or
ships of war, or privateers, belonging to the enemy, shall be
entitled to share in the distribution of any head or bounty_
money granted as a reward f,r the taking, sinking, burning,
or otherwise destroying any such ship or vessel.
Fourthly—The following regulations are. to be established
with respect to the share before-mentioned, to be given to tin
flag.officer or officers under whose command the capturing ship
maybe.

Tnat a captain, commander, or commanding 'officer of a ship
or vessel, shall be deemed to-be under the command of a flag
when he shall have actually received some order from, or be
acting in execution of some order issued by, a flag-officer ; any.
in the event of his being directed to join a flag-officer on and•
station, he shall be deemed to be under the command of suco
flag-dfficer from the time when he arrives within the limits of
the station, and shall be considered to contint,e under the com-
mand of the flag-officer of such station, until he shall have
received some order directly from, or be acting in execution of
some order issued by some other flag-officer duty authorised,
or by the Lord High Admiral, or our Commissioners for exe-
cuting the office of Lord High Admiral for the time being.
That a flag-officer, commander-in-chief, where there is but
one flag-officer upon service, shall have to his own use thi
one-sixteenth part of the proceeds of all prizes captured from
the enemy, and of all other captures and seizures as aforesaid,
made by ships and vessels under his command, and of the re.
wards conferred for the same, save and except as hereinbefore
provided and directed.
That when ships or vessels under the command of severs'
flags which belong to separate stations shall happen to be joint
captors, each flag-officer under whose orders the ships or ves-
sels are, shall receive such proportion of the flag share to which
he shall be entitled according to the number of ships belong-
ing to each respectively.
Captains or commanders, or commanding officers of such
ships or vessels as shall be under orders from the Lord High
Admiral, or our commissioners for executing the office of Lord
High Admiral, being joint captors with other ships or vessel:
under a flag or flags, the flag-officer is only to have his propor_
tion of the flag-share, according to the Lumber of ships be-
longing to his squadron.
That if a flag-officer be sent to command in the ports of the
United Kingdom, he shall have no share in the prizes captured
from the enemy, nor in the other captures or seizures as afore-
said, made by ships or vessels which have sailed, or shall sail,
from that port by order of the Lord High Admiral, or our
commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral,
nor in the rewards conferred for the same.

That when more flag-officers than one shall be serving toge-
ther, the one.sixteenth part of the net Proceeds of prizes cap.
lured from the enemy, and of other captures or seizuresas afore-
said, made by any ships or vessels of the fleet or squadron, and
of the rewards confetred for the same, shall be divided in the
following proportions :—namely—
If there be but two flat-officers, the chief shall have two
third parts of the said one sixteenth, and the other shall have
the remaining third part ; but if the number of flag-officers
be more than two, the chief shall have only one half, and the
other half shall be equally divided amongst the junior ag-
officers.

That commodores of the first class and captains of the fleet
shall be esteemed as flag-oflicers.

And we do hereby further direct, that she captains and
commanders of our ships and vessels of war 'shall, on making
any capture or seizure, transmit, as soon as may be, or cause
to be transmitted, to the Secretary of the Admiralty, a true and
perfect list of all the officers, seamen, marines, and soldiers,
and others, who were actually on board our ships and vessels of
war under their command at the time of the said capture or
seizure, and also of those who were absent on duty at such
time ; which list shall contain the quality of the service of
each person on board, together with the description of the men,
taken from the description books of the capturing ships or
vessels, and their several ratings, and be subscribed by the
captain or commanding officer, and three or more of the chief
officers on board ;

And we do hereby further direct, that when such lists shall
have been duly examined with the muster books of such ships
or vessels, and lists annexed thereto, in order to see that such
lists agree with such muster books, and annexed lists, as to
the names, qualities, or ratings of the officers, seamen, marines,
soldiers, and others, belonging to such ships and vessels, and,
upon request, the Accountant. General of our navy, or ex.
amining officer, shall forthwith grant a certifica e, signed by
such officer, of the truth of any lists so transmitted to the
agents nominated and appointed by the captors or seizers ; and
also, upon application, the said Accountant-General, or ex.
amining officer, shall give, or cause to be given, to the said
agents all such lists from the muster books of any such ships
and vessels, and annexed lists, as the said agents shall find re-
quisite for their direction in making distribution to the parties
entitled to share in the produce of such captures and seizures,
and the rewards conferred for the same, and shall otherwise be
aiding and assisting to the said agents in all such matters as
shall be necessary.

And we do direct that in case any difficulty shall arise in
respect to any of the regulations hereby proposed, and not
herein sufficiently provided foi, the same shall be referred to
our Lord High Admiral, or our commissioners for executing
the office of Lord High Admiral for the time being, and their
directions thereupon shall be final and have the sz.me force
and effect as if specially provided for in this our Royal pro.
clamation.

Provided always, and we do hereby direct, that the distri.
bution hereinbefore made, or directed to be made, shall not be
construed to affect any captures or seizures made before the
day of the date of this our royal proclamation, nor any cap-
tures or seizures which shall be made after that day, and which
shall be condemned or adjudged in any of our Courts of Vice-
Admiralty, before notice of this our proclamation shall have
been received by the Court of Vice-Admiralty in which such
condemnation or adjudication shall pass ; and we do hereby,
lastly, direct, that the proceeds of all such captures and
seizures made before the date of this our royal proclamation,
or which will be made after that day, and shall be condemner
or adjudged in any of our courts of Vice-Admiralty antecedent
to the notice of this our royal proclamation having been
received in such courts, together with all rewards aforesaid,
shall continue to be distribu:ed in the proportions and manner
directed in and by our said former proclamation and order re-
spectively.

Given at our Court at St. James's, the nineteenth day of
March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and
in the fourth year of our reign. GOD save the KING.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, MARCH 20,

Royal Regiment of Artillery—Second Lieutenant A. Irving
to be first Lieutenant, vice T. W. Luard, cathiered, March 10.

WAR-OFFICE, MARCII 21

7th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieut. Guy Lord Dor.
chester to be Captain, by purchase, vice Macqueen, who re-
tires ; Co net R. P. Butler to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice
Lord Dorchester; R. James, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase,
vice Butler, dated March 21.

15th Light Dragoons—Lieut.-Col. L. B. Badcock, from
half-pay Unattached, to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice J. Thomas
Lord Brudenell, placed upon half-pay, receiving the differ-
ence, March 21 ; Sergeant-Major Conolly (Riding-
master) to have the r..nk of Cornet, without pay, Feb. 28.
24th Regiment of Foot—Ensign J. J. Grcig to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Cunynghame, promoted; J. Colborne,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Greig, March 21.
39th Foot—Ensign R. D. Werge to be Lieutenant, by pur-
chase, vice Farmer, who retires; J. T. J. English, Gent., to be
Ensign, by purchase, vice \Verge, Aug. 7.
67th Foot—Ensign R. Champney, from the half-pay of the
38th Regiment of Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice
Peter, deceased, March 21.
72d Foot—Ensign A. S. Fisher to be Lieutenant, by pur.
chase, vice Raymond, promoted ; A. N. Sherson, Gent., to b,
Ensign, by purchase, vice Fisher, March 21.
73d Foot—Captain A. C. Sterling, from half-pay Unattached,