The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-10-25 00:00:00

Front the LONDON GAZETTE, OCT. 21.

ibe KING.—A PROCLAMATION
For pardoning all Seamen and Marines 'ho may
at anN time nape deserted from- his MajcslA's
Se;
CLOIttiE R
Whereas we are desirous to mark the 50th an.
niversary of out accession to the 'throne, by ex:
tending our pardon to all Seamen and Marines
who may at any
vice prtriulle tb the ro.
elainati,iii : We have thought it, by and with this
of our Privy Council, to publish this our
'lt a! eruelainatum, and do hereby accordingly
graait our must gracious pardon to all such sea-
men as may at any time have deserted from
any Of our ships or vessels of war : and wu
du hereby further grant our most gracious pardon
to all marines who may At any time have deserted
Crum our Service ; and we do hereby declare,' that
all such seameii aod marines, whether mar' :udering
themselves, or nut, or who basal dest.rted,are now
belonging to some of our ships or vessels of war,
or arc at, the head-quarters of our Royal Marine
Forces, or are belonging to recruiting parties of
the said fUrces, shall be released, and discharged
from all prosecutions, imprisonments, and penal.
ties, commenced or incurred by reason of such
desertion ; and that all such -beatiten or mammas
who have not before the issuing of this our Royal,
Proclamation, surrendered themselves, nor en..
tercel on board our ships or vessels, our Joined the
headquarters or reerutiing.partits of tee Royal
Marines, shall, nevertheless, receive our free per..
don, without condition of further service, trete..
lug required to join any of our ships, or :he head.
quarters or recruiting parties above-mentioned ;
but that such pardon sawn nut entitle the said dw
serums, whether scausen or marines, to any arrears
of pay, or to any prize-mouey forfeited by such
dtwertioo : and we du further declare that, such
free pardon soall nut extend to any seamen or. ma.
Mies vi flu shall desert frutu any of our ships or
vessels, or from mafiosi quarters or recruiting
parties, ;after the `2lth day of this instant Oc.

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ilea-at our Cosset
18th day of Octub.srl 1809, 111 the 49th year of
cur reign.
GOD SAVE THE KVitt.
PROCLANIATION •
For pardoxias Descriers from hit 3' Iqjcslis
• 1041111 l'Urces. • •
ar °Mee, Octoker 24, t 09....
IVhereas it has been most humbly submitted le
the Kingvwlietlier,on jorftil occarron of his Ma.
jcsty's entering into the 5 jilt year of. his reign, •it
migithelf be desira:i!:.• to distunkprish so memo/eels
an epiiih by an Act of Grace to-all Deserters; and
aiiijesty having gracioully approved of his
Free Pardon being extctided to all such Deserters
from his land forces as s:iall deliver themselves; up
within two months from the :9th iuitatit : fame
arc publicly lusleclitre his 'lllejcsty's bewvuieat
intention, and to direct that ail Deseret:ls, SWF-
rem lering themselves to the Commauding Oihcrr of
any•ltewetent, or to any of the Suiterintendini
Field Officers of the Recruiting Service, whom,
stations are mentioned in the margin* hereof ;
' tit . the Commandant of the army nepat in the
Isle of Wight; or, where there is sit, military
post, to a Magistrate, shall be pardoned, anti
they are hereby pardoned accorinitgly.
Such Overters, if frum the regular forces, be-
ing able-bodied men and fit for sei Tim, shiill bb
sent ill the regiments from winch they respectively
deserted, or be appointed to such regiments in the
United hiug.lum us his Majesty may be to
command; and, when so placed, shall'not be. list:
ble to be claimed by any other corps to which they
may formerly have belonged : and if from !hit
militia, shall be sent to the regiments to which
they respectively belonged.
Anil a hereas many of the said o:setters may
have enlisted in other corps, and are now serving
therein ; his Alajesty is graciously pleased to ex
tend to such D.serters the benefit of this pardon;
and to direct that they shall continue to Serve its
the corps wherein they now are, upon declaring
themselves to their respective Commanding Ofir'
cers, on or before the period abovententioned ;
and they shall nut be liable, at any future liniej.
to hr claimed by the regiments in which they fur.,
merly served.
the Magistrate, to R hnm any Ornerier. as-
labose, may surrender himself, is autaoriz.ll • .ut
required to certify the day on %stitch Deserter
ierrendered himself ; which certificate is to coil-
thine in force until the arrival of the Deserter at
the nearest military post, provided li.! proceed at
the rate of ten unites a day, unless prevented by:
sickness, to be certified by sisme Medical Practi.
(inner dii the back of the 114gtstr4te% cert4ticate;
or to Ire other wise proved to the s iti.faction of
the Officer romniantlwr; nt such military post.
his Xajesty has hasher been pleased to direct,
that Deserters now actoilly in confinement es 'nth, •
shall hare the Witt-titer tkis his R.,yel Pardon.
•• 13r Inc M:ijesty's enntitientl,
YILLL Lt:VL.3tIN dOWtk.
* Darhine. Carli,le, Leeds, ahnetirster, Notiterham, fps-
whrh. Sare*vbary, Ilifssormition, Hereford, flrdi.nd, Yard-
'lose, tilnecester, Saintaimpien, *yr dls,
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