That lieutenants commanding small vessels, when not in company with any captain or commander, shall share as captains. That the clerk in charge in small vessels shall share as a purser, unless a ship or vessel bearing a purser be present, when he is to share only as clerk. That in all cases in which supernumeraries, whether officers or men, shall be borne by order of the Lord 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, that no flag officer, or other person, not actually present at the capture or destruction of any pirate vessel, shall be entitled to share in any distribution of the proceeds or bounty, in respect of the crews of such piratical ships, vessels, or boats, and also that no flag officer, or other person, who shall not have been actually on board of any of our ships or vessels of war, or 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 for the taking, sinking, burning, or otherwise destroying any such ship or vessel. And we do hereby further direct that the following regulations shall be observed, with respect to the share before mentioned, to be given to the flag officer or officers under whose command the capturing ship may be. That 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, and in the event of his being directed to join a flag officer on any station, he shall be deemed to be under the command of such flag officer from the time when he arrives within the limits of the station, which circumstance is to be always carefully noted in the logbook, and shall be considered to continue under the command 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 duly authorized, or by the Lord High Admiral, or our Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral for the time being. That when ships or vessels under the command of several flags, which belong to separate stations, shall happen to be joint captors, each flag officer under whose orders the ships or vessels are, shall receive a proportion of the flag share, according to the number of capturing ships or vessels belonging to each flag 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 vessels under a flag or flags, the flag officer is only to have his proportion of the flag share according to the number of ships belonging 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 aforesaid, 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 together, the one-sixteenth part of the net proceeds of prizes captured from the enemy, and of the other captures or seizures as aforesaid, made by any ships or vessels of the fleet or squadron, and of the rewards conferred for the same, shall be divided in the following proportions, namely If there be but two flag 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 flag officers. That commodores of the first class, and captains of the fleet, shall be esteemed as flag officers. And we further direct that the 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 that when such lists shall have been duly examined with the muster-books of such ships and 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 examining officer, shall forthwith grant a certificate, signed by such officer, of the truth of any lists so transmitted to the agents, nominated or appointed by the captor or seizors; and also, upon application, the said Accountant-General or examining 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 requisite 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 be otherwise aiding and assisting to the said agents in all such matters as shall be necessary. And we further direct, that in case any difficulty shall arise in respect to any of the regulations hereby proposed, and not herein provided for, or not sufficiently provided for, 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 considered as final, and have the same force and effect as if specially provided for in our royal Proclamation. Provided always, that the distribution 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 captures 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 Royal proclamation shall have been received by the Court of Vice-Admiralty, in which such condemnation or adjudication shall pass; and we hereby further direct that the proceeds of all such captures and seizures, made before the date of this our royal Proclamation, or which shall be made after that day, and which shall be condemned 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, N. M. Č. 2 L No. XI. 13. Proclamation respecting Prize Money, of 3d February 1836. No. XI. 13. Proclamation respecting Prize Money, of 3d February 1836. shall continue to be distributed in the proportions and manner directed, in and by our said royal GOD save the KING. 14. Proclamation re specting Prize Money, of 30th November 1836. Whereas it has been represented unto us by our Commissioners for executing the office of Lord High Admiral, that considerable doubts have arisen on the interpretation of those clauses of our royal Proclamations, dated the Nineteenth of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, and Third February One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, which direct that the said Proclamations shal take effect from the periods at which notice thereof shall have been received in the several Courts of Vice-Admiralty; and that in many instances the distribution of bounty for captured slaves is actually delayed in consequence of such doubts; and it has been humbly submitted to us by our said Commissioners that, in order to obviate the same, it is expedient to assign a precise and uniform date at which each of the said Proclamations of One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four and One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six are respectively to take effect: We do therefore, with and by the advice of our Privy Council, think fit to issue this our royal Proclamation, hereby directing that distribution be made by the scale authorized in our said royal Proclamation, dated the Nineteenth of March One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four, with regard to the proceeds of all captures made within its scope, which shall have been or shall be condemned in the High Court of Admiralty, in any ViceAdmiralty Court, or any Court of Mixed Commissious, from and after the First day of August One thousand eight hundred and thirty-four inclusive; and hereby further directing that distribution be made according to the scale authorized by our Proclamation, dated the Third of February One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, in regard to the proceeds of all captures made within its scope, which shall have been or shall be condemned in any such courts aforesaid, from and after the First day of July One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six inclusive; save and except that in cases of distributions already made, the proceedings therein are not to be subject to revision, as being in any way vitiated by this our royal Proclamation. Given at our court at Brighton, this Thirtieth day of November, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six, and in the Seventh year of our reign. CONTENTS. I. Rules and Regulations respecting Appointments, Promotion, and Retirement in the Ordnance Corps PAGE . 263 II. Return of the Number of Officers of the Royal Artillery of each Rank and Denomination, of the Age of the Officers of each Rank upon an Average, and of the Number of Years' Service of the Officers of each Rank upon an Average III. Return of the Number of Officers of the Corps of Royal Engineers of each Rank and Denomination, of the Age of the Officers of each Rank upon an Average, and of the Number of Years' Service of the Officers of each Rank upon an Average 275 . 275 IV. Return of the dates of the First Commissions of all the Field Officers (not being General Officers), and of the Twenty Senior Captains and Forty Senior First Lieutenants serving on the Full-pay of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers on 1st February 1837, with the date of their Promotion to the Rank in which they were respectively ⚫ serving on that Day . 276 V. Return of the Regimental Officers of the Ordnance Corps employed on Colonial and Foreign Duty, as well as on Home Service, for December 1836 . 279 VI. Return of the Amount per Annum of the Expense of the last Three Brevet Promotions on 22d July 1830, 10th January 1837, and 28th June 1838, in the Ordnance, also showing the Minor Promotions involved in or consequent upon those Brevet Promotions, and the Amount of increased Charge caused by the same VII. Return of the Number of Years' Service as Commissioned Officers, distinguishing Fullpay and Half-pay of each Colonel of Royal Artillery promoted to be a Major-General on each of the Three last Brevets 279 281 VIII. Return of the Number of Years' Service as Commissioned Officers, distinguishing Fullpay and Half-pay of each Colonel of Royal Engineers promoted to be a Major-General on each of the Three last Brevets IX. List of Officers of the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers receiving Pensions for Inventions or Good Services, specifying the Amount of Pension granted to each 281 282 I. RULES AND REGULATIONS RESPECTING APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, AND RETIREMENT IN THE ORDNANCE CORPS. ROYAL ARTILLERY. Appointment of Officers and Subsequent Promotion. Deputy Adjutant-general's Office, Woolwich, 8th June 1838. 8th June 1838. CADETS are appointed second lieutenants in the royal artillery from the Royal Military Appointment of Academy,* according to merit and progress in study, after which, they rise by seniority to Officers, and subthe regimental rank of colonel, and they did so in like manner to the rank of colonel-com- sequent Promotion. mandant till the end of 1814, at which time a regulation was made that officers of artillery were to succeed to battalions by their seniority in army rank; this, however, only took effect in one instance, though it continued in force till 21st February 1824, when it was amended by authority being granted to the Master-General, as per copy (A), on a battalion falling vacant, to select for royal approval a successor out of the first 20 officers on the list according to regimental seniority; but, nevertheless, since that period, the senior has always been recommended. † On the 29th July 1825, His Majesty was pleased to approve that officers on attaining the rank of major-general should be removed to an unattached list, but to be eligible for battalions, as per copy (B). Retirement. 1. A retired full-pay list for worn out and meritorious officers is limited, by warrant, as per copies (C) and (D), to the following numbers, viz. : 8 Lieutenant-colonels. 12 Captains. 8 Subalterns. 2. Officers reported unfit for service by medical boards are placed on permanent half-pay, according to the regulations of the army. 3. From 29th August 1836, three captains of not less than 24 years' total service, and one subaltern of not less than 20 years' total service, are permitted as an indulgence to retire on half-pay annually, as per copy (E); but up to the present period, one captain only has availed himself of this regulation. Mode of Execution. The cases of officers under the several foregoing heads are brought to the consideration of the Master-General, and those selected for full-pay retirement, are worn-out and meritorious officers, whose cases are specially recommended to Her Majesty. In some instances, however, officers of strong claims have been removed from the half-pay to the full-pay retirement. The vacancies thus occasioned in the regiment are filled up by the officers next in succession, according to seniority of regimental commission, as already stated. A. DICKSON, Deputy Adjutant-general. In addition to the foregoing regulations under which retirement and promotion are granted to the officers of the royal artillery, his late Majesty authorized officers being promoted to fill the vacancies of any that might be appointed to civil situations under the regulations contained in the accompanying Treasury Minute (G). (A.) (B.) (C, D.) (E.) (G.) Office of Ordnance, 21st February 1824. (A.) SIR, You will have observed that in conformity with the regulation contained in the letter from the 21st February 1824. secretary to the late Master-General to you, dated the 21st December 1814, Major-general Sir Benjamin Bloomfield has been appointed colonel-commandant of a battalion of artillery, upon the vacancy occasioned by the death of General Sir Anthony Farrington. I have, however, considered it my duty to draw His Majesty's attention to the various incongruities which will attend the future promotion of officers of the artillery and engineers to the command of battalions, upon the principle laid down in that letter, in consequence of the limitation of the number of general officers of the two corps allowed to receive the general officers' pay, fixed by His Majesty's warrant of 8th August 1814, and in consequence of the discontinuance of the option held out to general officers belonging to those corps, in that same letter, to retire upon an allowance of £700 per annum. * They are admitted to the academy under the enclosed regulations, F. |