Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-07

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widow of Captain Blake, sol Eliza. (.
beth, widow of commissioner Lane,
sools Four daughters of:-thc gallant
captain Courtenay, III. los. each
daughter of admiral sir Andrew Mitch
ell, 25l. !; two dauss of adcira!
Epworth, Isl. each daughter of ad.
miral Keppel, 25L |; Elizabeth daugh.
ter of captain Mann, who was killed
in action, ISL. four children of ad.
miral Moriarty, ISL. eaci-Thus Il
daughters of admirsls or captaius, sew
eral of whose fathers fell in the ser
vice of the country, received from tn !.
gratitude of the nation a saml-s- a,
dame Mary Saxtoa, the widow of /,
commissionef.-fhis Pension List is
not formed on comparative rank O
merit, or length of.setvices, or any "a.
tional principle, but appears to be de
pendant on parliamentary Influence a
lone; for lieutenant Ellison, who Iost
his arm, is allowed GIL IS. and captain
Johnson, who lost his arm, has onlv
45l. las. 6d.-Lieutenant Arden, who
lost his arm has Oil. SIS. lieutenant
Campbell, who lost his leg, has 4oi. ~
and poor lieut.. Chamber,.s who lo.s
both his. legs, has only sol. while Sir
A. 5. Hammond retires on ,5ool.
per annum.--The brave sir Samuel
Hood, who lost his arm e5Ool.; while
the secretary to the admiralty retiree
in iullhealsh, with pension of Is oOl'
10 speak less in detail, 80 Flag Off
GERS, % captains, so Lieutenants 1ao
Masters, 56 Surgeons, SO Pursers. OF
Boats vans, 81 Gnnners, 2o2 Carpen-
.ters, 81 Cooks, costthe country 4,o2sl.
less than the nett proceeds of the Sine
cures OF lord Arden, 20, 358l-Cam-
den, 20, 1851; Buckingham, ao.69aI.
-Altsthe superanuated ADM yals, cap
tains and Iieutenants, have but i,ol5l.
more than earl Camden's Sinecure.
ALI that is paid to all tn. wounded
oihcers Of the British navy and 10 the
wives and children of those dead mr.
killed IN action does not amount bv
2f4l. TO as much as lord Arden,s S,pe.
cure alone. 2o,35Si.-What IS. paid 70
kl.e mu,ilated officers themselves
! ,4osl. 15s. is but hall As mueh.-Is
this justice? Is this tie treatmeot
which officers of the navy deserve ut
the hands ofthose WIS call the mselves
his maiesty's, governments: does the
country know Of this injustice win
this too be defended If 1 express
myself with warmth, TRUST in the in
diligence OF the House: Iscannot s,n
Ness my feelings. Should thirtv one
coWmissioners, commissioner wives
&Saerks. have 7.899l. more among
them, than all the wounied officers
OF. the navy Of England (
Ind upon examination, that the
.Weiiesiey's receive from the pub
lie 34,129l. a sum equal 10 426 pair Of
'ieutenants' legs, calculated at the rate
OF allowance for l;eus. Chambers's ler.
Calculating by. the pension for Capt,
Johnson's arm, viz. 45l. lord A, denis
sinecure is equal to the value of 1922
captains arms. The marquis of Buck
lngham's sinecure alone in the metz
will maintain the whole ordinary e.,
of the victualiirg depart-
ments at Chatham, Dover, Gibraltar.
Sheerness, the Downs, Heligoiand.
Cork, Malta, Mediterranean, Cap. OF
GPod Hope, Rio de Janeiro, s. leave
4,4e6l. in the Treasury. Two of
these comfortable sinecures womb
victual the officers and men serving i,
all the ships in Ordinary in G. Bril-
tam, viz. in III sail of the line, los
frIgates, 27 sloops, SO hulks. Three
OF them would maintain the dock ward
at Portsmouth and Plv.
mouth; and by the addition Of a few
more, would amount TO as much as the
whole Ordinary Establishment of the
royal dock yards at Chatham, Wool
wich.. Deptford and Shecrness and
the slpecures and Offices executed
wholly by deputy, would more than
maintain the Ordinary establishments
pf all the royal dock yards, in the
kingdom. To return to this Pension
List: observe that pensions given
oy the wings to ommissioners, clerks
md others, whom they forced out to
make room for their friends, amoun-
ed IN 1 S months, to abont I 1901. more
han the present administration have
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