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MESSAGE

FROM

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,

TRANSMITTING

A COPY OF THE RULES, REGULATIONS,

AND

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE NAVAL SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES;

PREPARED

BY THE BOARD OF NAVY COMMISSIONERS.

APRIL 20, 1818.

Read, and ordered to lie upon the Table.

WASHINGTON:

PRINTED BY E. DE KRAFFT.

1818

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To the House of Representatives of the United States:

I transmit to the House of Representatives a copy of the rules, regulations, and instructions, for the naval service of the United States; prepared by the Board of Navy Commissioners, in obedience to an act of Congress, passed 7th of February, 1815, entitled "An act to alter and amend the several acts for establishing a Navy Department, by adding thereto a Board of Commissioners."

JAMES MONROE.

Washington, April 20, 1818.

CONTENTS.

Page.

Regulations for the government of the United States' navy yards

5

The master of the yard

9

The master shipwright

10

The navy store keeper

ib.

The purser of the yard

12

Superintendant of rope walk, gunner, and others

ib.

Navy agents

ib.

Regulations and instructions relatively to the United States' naval service

14

Commanders of fleets or squadrons

16

Rank and command

21

Salutes

22

Military honors and ceremonies

24

Regulations and instructions for commanders of squadrons, or division of ships, of the United States' navy

ib.

Of appointments

26

Of stores and provisions

28

Of fitting and refitting a ship

31

Regulations for the promotion of discipline, cleanliness, &c.

32

Cabin furniture

44

Of the lieutenant

45

Of the master

49

Regulations relative to naval surgeons, and their assistants

56

Surgeon's mates

61

The surgeon of the fleet, or hospital surgeon

62

Hospital ship

63

Pursers

64

Full and half pay and rations

78

Marines serving on board the ships of the United States

ib.

General instructions for warrant officers

76

The gunner

80

Surveys

83

Convoys

85

Masters at arms and ship's corporal

86

Midshipmen

87

Chaplain

ib.

Cook

ib.

Boatswain

88

Sailmaker

89

Carpenter

ib.

Regulations relative to recruiting

91

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RULES, REGULATIONS, &c.

REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY YARDS.

1. To every navy yard there shall belong a receiving ship to accommodate the officers and crews of vessels wanting repairs, where they shall be removed, when necessary, after the ships, intended for repair, have been hauled into dock or wharf, and their provisions, stores, ballast, and water casks, removed.

A receiving ship to each navy yard.

2. When the crew of a ship shall be removed, the ship is to be delivered over to the commandant of the yard, who will commence her repairs as reported necessary by officers appointed for that purpose, or as instructed by the Board of Navy Commissioners.

Commandants to take charge of repairing ships, and to repair them.

3. If, in the course of her repairs, it should be necessary to call for the aid of her officers and crew, the commandant of the yard will signify the same to the commanding officer of the ship, who will, on his requisition, from time to time, furnish the necessary number of officers and men for the service required; who are to be victualled from the stores of the ship, and are to be returned on board the receiving ship after working hours.

Officers and crew of the ship to assist, upon requisition, and to be victualled from the ship.

4. The commandant of the yard will, in all cases act in strict conformity to the instructions of the Board of Navy Commissioners, or to the report of the officers of survey; and no additional repairs or alterations, of any moment, are to be made, without instructions from the Navy Department to that effect.

Commandant to obey the instructions of the Navy Board.

5. When a ship shall be delivered to the commandant of a yard for repairs, and her crew removed, she will be under the sole direction of the commandant, who will report to the Board of Commissioners the time he received her, and will be held accountable for any unnecessary delay in her equipment. He will also report the time he delivered her to her commander.

Commandant to have the sole direction of the repairing ship.

6. While a ship is undergoing repairs, and under the control of the commandant of the yard, the authority of

Captain's authority to

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cease; but he is to point out defects.

the captain over her shall cease. Yet, it will be his duty to point out, to the commandant of the yard, defects which may have escaped his notice.

Crew while on board of receiving ship to be under the command of their own officers.

7. While the crew remains on board the receiving ship, they shall be under the charge and command of the officers of the ship to which they belong; but when detailed for duty, on requisition, either in that yard or in the ship repairing, they shall be under the sole direction of the commandant, and subject to the regulations of the

yard.

Captain to have a place in the yard for the performance of particular duties.

8. Should the commanding officer of the ship have duties to perform, which are not embraced in the report of the officers who surveyed the ship, before going into dock, he will make a requisition on the commandant of the yard for a suitable place to execute them in; and if the duties of the yard will admit of his so doing, he will allot a convenient place, where the commander of the ship may, with his own crew, and in his own manner, perform the service required; provided he does not interfere with the regulations of the yard.

Matters not embraced in the report of survey may be performed in the yard by the crew of the ship.

Commandant not bound to have such repairs done, unless instructed.

9. If sails, rigging, boats, or other matters, require alteration or repairs, not included in the report of survey, the commandant of the yard may permit such alterations or repairs to be made in the yard, by the crew of the ship to which they belong, under the direction and superintendence of the commanding officer of the ship; but he shall not be bound to cause such repairs or alter-ations to be done, unless particularly instructed to that effect by the Board of Navy Commissioners, or by the commanding officer of the station, he being a senior officer; and in the latter case, a survey must be immediately held, and the report forwarded to the Board of Commissioners, that their sanction may obtained.

Commandant accountable only to the Navy Department. To cause returns to be made.

10. The commandant of the yard, although bound to obey the written orders of the senior officer of the station, as regards certain duties in the yard; is accountable only to the Navy Department, with which he will keep up a constant correspondence. He will cause to be reported weekly, the duties performed and performing in the yard; monthly, a return of expenditures; and, quarterly, a general return of receipts and expenditures, and stores remaining on hand, designating those fit for service, and those unfit, or requiring a survey; all of which reports are to be conformable to the forms A, B, C.

Commandant to inspect all returns and sign them-accountable for mistakes.

11. The commandant of the yard will inspect all returns made to the Navy Commissioners by surveying officers belonging to the yard; all of which he will sign, and will be held accountable for all mistakes.

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12. The commandant of the yard will attend all weekly musters, and be particularly careful that none but able bodied and effective men are employed. He will use every exertion to obtain them on the most reasonable terms, and will see that not more men are employed than shall be necessary for the performance of the work on hand.

To attend all weekly matters: to employ none but able bodied men.

13. The commandant of the yard will draw up such rules and regulations as may be calculated to secure discipline and forward the public interest; and shall transmit a copy of such rules and regulations to the Board of Navy Commissioners for their approbation.

To draw up

rules and regulations.

14. The guard of marines detached for the protection of the yard, shall, while doing duty in the yard, be subject to the orders of the commandant, and receive from him their instructions as to the duties they are to perform therein; and all persons, enlisted into the service of the United States, and doing duty under the orders of the commandant of the yard, shall, for every offence, be subject to the act for the better government of the navy of the United States, and punished in the same manner as if the offence had been committed at sea.

Marines subject to his or-ders while employed an the yard.

All persons

doing duty under him subject to navy laws.

15. The commandant of a yard is to be as independent in his yard as a captain on board his ship. Nothing is to be done therein without his knowledge and approbation, except by virtue of the written order or orders of a superior officer, having command of the station to which the yard belongs.

Commandant

to be independent as captain of a ship.

16. The commandant of a yard will, on the requisition of commanders of ships, approved by the senior officer afloat, furnish from the public stores all supplies, comporting with the established rules of the service; and no orders are to be given to an agent, for the purchase of articles required for particular ships, unless such orders are accompanied by a certificate from the commandant of the yard, setting forth that they cannot be supplied from the public stores.

Commandant to furnish supplies on requisition.

When an agent may be

required to purchase:

17. All requisitions for supplies for ships must be made on the commandant of the yard, who, if necessary, shall make a requisition on the agent. But all such requisitions must bear the signatures of the senior officer afloat.

All requisitions to be made on the commandant.

18. Commandants of yards will always keep on hand a number of muster papers, pay papers, and other established forms, together with the several rules am regulations for the different branches of the service; and on the requisitions of commanders of ships, properly countersigned, will furnish them with the necessary number of each.

Commandant to keep on hand forms, &c. and to furnish commanders.

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Commandant to transmit muster roll monthly.

19. Commanders of yards will, monthly, transmit to the Board of Navy Commissioners a complete muster roll, containing the names of all persons employed in the yards respectively, with their circumstances, &c. agreeably to forms D, and E.

When a ship is received for repairs, an account must be kept against her, &c.

20. On receiving a ship at the yard for repairs, the commandant will open an account against said ship, charging her for the work done and supplies furnished, according to the then existing rates and current prices, as to which he will make inquiries of the agent, and on stating the account of the ship, he will forward a copy of it to the Board of Navy Commissioners, signed by himself and the principal pfficer of the yard, and countersigned by the commander of the ship, for which the work was done and supplies furnished.

Men in ordinary to be victualled from the yard.

21. Men, in ordinary, shall be victualled from the yard to which they belong; and if, from any unavoidable circumstance, they should be victualled on board any United States' ship of war, where duty may have made their presence necessary, the commandant shall direct the purser of the yard to pay in kind to the purser of the ship, the quantity of provisions issued from the said ship, to the men of the yard, and the same rule must be observed in regard to the men belonging to ships and victualled in the yard.

Sheer hulk to be kept clean.

Commanders to keep them and deliver them up in good order.

22. On the delivery of a sheer hulk, or receiving ship, to a commander of a ship at the yard for the accommodation of his officers and crew, the commandant will take especial care that she is clean and in good order, and will require the commander of the ship to give particular directions, that no damages be done to such sheer hulk or receiving ship, nor to any of the store rooms or cabins; and it shall be the duty of the commander of such ship to see that the said receiving ship be kept as clean as circumstances will admit, and pumped out when necessary, during the continuance of his crew on board of her; and on quitting her, that she be delivered up clean, and as far as may depend on him, in good order, to the proper officer of the yard, or the commander of such ship as may be directed, subsequently, to take possession of her.

When a ship is laid up, an account of her stores to be taken.

23. When a ship is to be laid up in ordinary, the commandant of the yard will take a particular account of the articles delivered into store, and having first been properly tallied, he will deposite them where they will be secure from the weather. They must be tallied and landed under charge of the officers of the ship-the officers of the yard not being accountable for them until delivered at the store. Sails and rigging, when wet,

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shall not be received, nor shall powder be received any where but at the magazine. The commandant will endeavor to keep the stores of the different ships separate and ready for delivery; and upon receipt of them he will give to each of the officers of different departments, receipts specifying the different articles received: duplicates of which must be sent to the Hoard of Navy Commissioners before they can be paid off.

Stores of different ships to be kept separate.

24. When a ship, intended for ordinary, is cleared of her provisions, stores, sails, and rigging, and the yards and spars, are properly disposed of, all of which must be done by her officers and crew, the commandant of the yard shall, when the crew are removed or paid off, take charge of and secure her, at proper moorings, placing on board the necessary number of men to attend to her preservation, and, if particularly instructed to that effect by the Board of Navy Commissioners, and not otherwise, he will cause awnings to be spread, or sheds to be erected, over her. He will see that all ships in ordinary are wet at proper times, and pumped out as often as occasion may require.

Commandant to take charge of a ship laid up: his duty in such case.

25. When a ship, intended for repairing, shall haul into the yard, the commandant shall point out the place she is to occupy, and he shall direct the master of the yard to attend to the placing of her anchors where he may think proper. On her removal from the yard, he shall in like manner direct the master of the yard to lift them, calling on the ship's commanding officers for such assistance as may be necessary. He will have hoys, lighters, boats, and purchases, for these purposes, in sufficient number, and of a proper kind, to answer the exigencies of the service; as also water tanks and other conveniences, when necessary, to water them; all of which he is particularly enjoined to keep in good order.

Commandants to attend to the mooring and unmooring of a ship when hauled into the yard.

To have lighters, water tanks, &c.

26. The head of one department shall have no control over the other departments in the yard. Each is accountable to the commandant of the yard, for the duties performed within his department.

Heads of departments not to control each other.

27. No slaves or negroes are to be employed in the navy yards of the United States, without the express orders of the Secretary of the Navy or of the Board of Navy Commissioners.

No slaves or negroes to be employed.

THE MASTER OF THE YARD.

1. The master of the yard shall have charge of the sheer hulk, vessels, and boats belonging to the yard, and see that, they are always in a condition for immedi-

Shall have charge of the sheer hulk,

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Shall inspect his stores and keep a record.

ate service. He shall inspect all stores received for the use pf his department, and report for survey all such as may appear unserviceable. He shall keep daily records of all labor done and materials used in his department, specifying for what vessel or service he received his stores from the store keeper, and account for them in the manner hereafter specified.

Shall attend to the mooring and unmooring of all vessels. Discharge and store articles.

3. He shall attend the mooring and unmooring of all vessels; see that the tackle and purchases of the yard are in good order; discharge and store all articles received by the store keeper for the use of the yard; storing all timber and spars, agreeably to the wishes of the master shipwright.

THE MASTER SHIPWRIGHT.

To attend to the selection and conversion of timber; inspect stores.

Keep a record of labor, &c. Examine candidates for work.

1. The master shipwright shall attend to the selection and conversion of all timber; inspect the stores received into the yard for the use of his department; and report for survey such as may be unfit for service. He shall keep daily records of the labor performed and of the materials used under his directions, on the vessels in the yard, and examine and certify as to the fitness of candidates for work, before they are employed in his department.

Shall be present at all surveys; held responsible for his stores. Shall have the control of the artificers of his department

2. He shall be present at all surveys and conversions of stores belonging to his department. He will be held responsible for the preservation and storage of all masts, spars, timber, &c.; and he shall have the immediate control of all the artificers of his department.

THE NAVY STORE KEEPER.

His general duty.

1. Shall take charge of all stores, provisions, and munitions of war, delivered at the yard for service; and all storehouses and timber sheds, shall be under his charge.

Shall deliver stores on requisition, take receipts, and give credit for surplus stores.

3. Articles of stores used in the yard, shall be delivered by him to the heads of the different department on a requisition approved by the commandant of the yard, for which he shall take their receipts and hold them accountable. He shall give them credit for all surplus stores they may have required for a particular service, and returned.

How to deliver stores to vessels.

3. He shall deliver stores to vessels conformably to the rules of the service, on requisitions countersigned, as before directed, and approved by the commandant of the yard; and the commander of the vessels for which

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the stores are required shall be bound to exhibit his account of stores on hand, whenever doubts arise whether the quantity demanded does not exceed the quantum allowed to vessels of her rate.

Commanders bound to exhibit accounts.

4. He shall notify the commandant of the yard, whenever there may be a deficiency of stores on hand.

To notify deficiencies.

5. He shall have the immediate control over the watchmen and laborers employed in his department.

To have the control of watchmen, &c.

6. He shall not receive into store, unless by written order from the Secretary of the Navy, or the Board of Navy Commissioners, or the commandant of the yard, articles purchased for the service, until he, the master, and the master of the department to which the stores belong, shall have examined them, and certified that they were furnished agreeably to contract; and on that certificate which he shall preserve, the order to receive them shall be given by the commandant. When stores are rejected for want of such certificate, he shall immediately inform the commandant thereof; and if it be necessary to receive them, he and the other examining officers shall fix their value.

When to receive articles in store.

To inform the commandant when stores are rejected.

7. His requisitions for stores shall be made on the agent, approved by the commandant, of the yard.

Requisitions how to be made.

8. All issues of stores, provisions, or munitions, shall be approved by the commandant of the yard, before the delivery of the articles.

Issues to be approved by the commandant

9. It shall be his duty to examine and receipt all accounts rendered for purchases, on being satisfied of their accuracy, which receipt, written on the account, with the commandant's approval, shall be the agent's authority for paying it.

To examine and receipt accounts.

10. He shall issue all stores, conformably to the rules and regulations of the service, and have the charge of their transportation from one district, yard, or dock, to another.

Shall have charge of the transportation of stores.

11. All articles whatsoever, whether for building or repairs, are to be regularly entered by the store keeper on their receipt into the yard; keeping those for gradual increase of the navy, or building, as distinct as possible from those for repairs; after which they are not to be applied to any other use than that for which they were intended or procured, except under circumstances of the most urgent necessity; and even then they are not to be so applied without the sanction of the Secretary of the Navy, or that of the Board of Navy Commissioners.

All articles received to be regularly entered, and not to be used for any purpose but that for which they were procured.

12. Every store keeper shall transmit to the Board of Navy Commissioners, quarterly, to wit: on the 1st day of January, 1st day of April, 1st day of July, and

Quarterly returns to be made.

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1st day of October, of each and every year, a return of all the stores received and issued, agreeably to such forms, and under such regulations, as shall be prescribed for that purpose.

A general survey once a year of all stores.

13. There shall be, once every year, to wit: on the 1st day of December, in each and every year, a general survey, by officers to be appointed for that purpose by the Board of Navy Commissioners, of all stores in the possession or charge of navy store keepers, and such surveys shall show the precise quantity of each and every article on hand, and its state and condition. The officers charged with such surveys, are to transmit them, signed, to the Navy Commissioners.

THE PURSER OF THE YARD.

His duty.

1. Shall have charge of the victualling and paying of the officers and men belonging to the yard, and of the paying of all mechanics and laborers employed in the yard and on board of vessels in repair; and shall make to the office of the Fourth Auditor, a monthly return of moneys expended.

To issue provisions and slops.

2. He shall have the charge of issuing provisions and slops, agreeably to the established rules of the service.

SUPERINTENDENT OF ROPE WALK, GUNNER, AND OTHERS.

The superintendent of the rope walk, the master of ordnance or gunner, the boatswain, carpenter, cooper, blacksmith, boatbuilder, blockmaker, mastmaker, painter, and plumber, and all others not named or embraced in the foregoing rules and regulations, shall be governed by the general rules and regulations for navy yards, and instructions for the service, and by the particular instructions, orders, and regulations which may be issued and established by the commandant of the yard.

NAVY AGENTS.

His duties.

1. The navy agent, being the person appointed to purchase supplies for the service of the navy, pay bills, and sell off surplus or useless stores, is required to observe and abide by the following regulations, stipulations, and instructions, as well as such instructions of other officers detailed in this volume as have a bearing upon the duties assigned to him; and he is not to expect that any irregularity or omission, in the filling up of the several forms referred to herein, for the keeping of his accounts, will pass unnoticed.

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2. All supplies for ships in port and not under the control of the commandant of the navy yard, are to be furnished by the agent, on the requisition of their captains or commanders, countersigned by the commanding officer afloat; provided such supplies cannot be furnished from the navy stores.

Supplies how furnished.

3. All supplies for ships repairing at the navy yard, or in ordinary, are to be furnished by the agent, on the requisition of the commandant of the yard.

Supplies for ships repairing.

4. Stores, provisions, and supplies of every description purchased by an agent for the naval service of the United States, are to be obtained at the lowest rates, and of the best quality; and upon the presentment of his accounts at the Treasury Department, he must produce such account, attested by the signature of the commanding officer of the station, in proof of its accuracy. He must also produce, at the same time, the different requisitions which were made upon him for supplies, signed and countersigned as directed in the 2d article, in proof of his authority for purchases; and, lastly, he must exhibit the receipts of the respective officers to whom the supplies were delivered. Without each and every of these documents, his account shall not be settled, nor shall he receive a credit for any account not vouched as above required.

Stores to be purchased on the lowest terms.

Accounts and vouchers to be produced.

5. All articles sent on board public ships by an agent, are to be delivered to the commanding officer, or such person as he may authorize to receive them: otherwise their delivery shall be at the risk of the agent.

How articles are to be delivered.

6. Provisions and stores purchased by an agent are to be surveyed when received on board; and if it appears, by the report of the surveying officers, that they are unfit for the service, they are to be returned to the agent, and, on settlement, the captain is to refuse to admit them in the account against the ship, and to transmit to the Secretary of the Navy a duplicate, and to the Board of Navy Commissioners a triplicate, of the report of survey, accompanied by such remarks as the case may make necessary.

Supplies to be surveyed, and if found unfit to be returned

7. Every cask and package of provisions and sup plies, (bread excepted,) wet or dry, must be numbered and have the contents thereof distinctly marked on it, as to quantity and kind, as well as the time when, place where, and by whom purchased or furnished. The cask are to be marked on the head, and the packages on some proper and conspicuous part of them.

Casks and packages to be marked, and how.

8. Every navy agent must forward his accounts with the necessary vouchers, for settlement, to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, quarterly, to wit: on

Forward their accounts quarterly.

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the first days of January, April, July, and October; in which must be distinctly stated the moneys expended and articles furnished for each ship, for the navy or dock yard, and for other purposes. He will also be required to exhibit an account of the articles purchased and remaining in his possession, of those delivered over for sale; a statement of the sales of old or unserviceable articles, and a particular account of the moneys unexpended and remaining in his hands.

How moneys are to be paid and purchases made.

9. No moneys are to be paid over by an agent, nor purchases or sales made, nor any expenses incurred, except with the knowledge and sanction of the commanding officer of the station, or under particular instructions from the Secretary of the Navy or of the Navy Commissioners.

Penalty for pot transmitting his accounts.

10. Every agent who shall, for two successive quarters, neglect to send in his accounts for settlement, as required in the 8th article, unless specially exempted by the Secretary of the Navy, shall, from thenceforward, not be allowed any of the emoluments appertaining to the office ho holds; and if he neglects, for three successive quarters, to send them in, his powers as agent shall totally cease, and his commission be null and void.

Not to be concerned in any supplies.

11. Agents shall not be concerned, directly or indirectly, in any supplies which it may be their duty to furnish the navy; and if it shall be found that they have participated in the profits of any such supplies, they shall be dismissed from their office, and will be prosecuted to the amount of their bonds.

Not to advance money to officers of a ship destined for foreign service with-

12. Navy agents shall not advance money to pursers, or other officers of a ship, when destined on service, unless by and with the previous sanction of the Secretary of the Navy, by whom the amount shall be limited.

out special orders. Quarterly Statement of purchases.

13. Navy agents shall transmit, quarterly, to the Board of Navy Commissioners, viz: on the 1st January, 1st April, 1st July, and 1st October, of each year, a statement of all purchases turned into store, accompanied by the store keeper's receipts for the same.

REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS RELATIVELY TO THE UNITED STATES' NAVAL SERVICE.

Officers in general.

To repair to their stations without delay.

1. Every officer is to repair to the fleet, squadron, ship, or station, to which he shall be appointed, without delay, after receiving orders.

To be constant in their duty.

2. Every officer, from the time of his joining the squadron, ship, or station, to which he shall be appoint-

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ed, to the time of his removal, is to be constant in his attention to his duty; never absenting himself except on public service, without the consent of his commander; nor shall he remain out of the ship during the night, nor after the setting of the watch, without having obtained express permission to that effect; neither shall he absent himself from the ship for more than twenty-four hours at a time, without permission of the senior officer present.

Not to absent themselves.

3. Every officer is directed to wear his uniform at all times while on public service; and it will be the duty of commanders and others to prevent any changes whatever from being made in that which now is, or hereafter may be, established for the navy.

To wear their uniforms on service. No changes permitted.

4. Every officer is to conduct himself with perfect respect to his superiors, and to show every respect and attention to those under his orders, having a due regard to their situation; and invariably to demean himself, in every situation, so as to be an example of morality, regularity, and good order, to all persons attached to the naval service. He will observe attentively the conduct of all under his command, encouraging and commending the meritorious, and censuring, punishing, or reporting to his superiors the misconduct of those who may deserve it.

To conduct themselves with respect towards each other.

5. If an inferior shall be oppressed by his superior, or observe any misconduct in him, he is not to fail in his respect towards him; but he is to represent such oppression or misconduct to the captain of the ship, or to the commander of the fleet or squadron in which he serves, or to the Secretary of the Navy, in writing.

Inferiors to report misconduct of superiors, and how.

6. Every officer is strictly enjoined to avoid all unnecessary expenditure of money or stores belonging to the public, and, as far as may depend on him, to prevent the same in others.

To prevent needless expense.

7. Every officer is strictly enjoined to report to his commander, or the Secretary of the Navy, as circumstances may require, any neglect, collusion, or fraud, discovered by him, in contractors, agents, or other persons employed in the supplying of ships with provisions or stores, or in executing any work in the naval department, either on shipboard or on shore, whether or not such provisions or stores are under his own charge, or such work under his own inspection, or that of any other officer. But in making such representations, he will be held accountable for all vexatious and groundless charges exhibited by him in manner aforesaid.

To report the misconduct of contractors,

agents, &c.

8. Every officer is strictly forbidden to have any concern or interest in the purchasing of, or contracting

To have no interest in the supplies.

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for, supplies of provisions or stores of any kind for the navy, or in any works for or appertaining to it: neither shall he receive any emolument or gratuity of any kind, either directly or indirectly, on account of such purchases, contracts, or works, from any person or persons whatever.

Commanders to sign all books, &c. before leaving their command.

9. Every commander of a fleet, squadron, or single ship, before he leave his command, is to sign all books, accounts and certificates, which may be necessary to enable officers to pass their respective accounts, or to receive their pay; provided he be satisfied that such books, accounts, and certificates are correct; as he will be held accountable to the Secretary of the Navy for all errors and improprieties appearing in papers bearing his signature.

Officers to obey the orders of their superiors, even though contrary to their general institutions, or any particular order, but to report.

10. If any officer shall receive an order from his superior, contrary to the general instructions of the Secretary of the Navy, or to any particular order he may have received from the said Secretary of the Navy, or any other superior, he shall represent, in writing, such contrariety to the superior from whom he shall have received said order; and if, after such representation, the superior shall still insist upon the execution of his order, the officer is to obey him, and to report the circumstances to the commander of the ship, to the commander of the fleet or squadron, or to the Secretary of the Navy, as may be proper.

Officers pay liable for any loss, &c.

11. The pay of every officer shall be held answerable for any loss, embezzlement, or damage, occurring through neglect of the public stores, and for all unnecessary expense.

COMMANDERS OF FLEETS OR SQUADRONS.

To make themselves acquainted with the qualities of their crews, &c. and of their captains and other officers.

Report defects in ships or supplies.

1. Every officer appointed to the command of a fleet or squadron shall obtain, as soon as possible, the most correct information of the state, qualities, and number of the ships and crews under his command; the order and discipline observed in them; the quantity and quality of provisions and stores on hand, and their fitness for the service intended. He shall acquaint himself also with the skill, capacity, and information of the commanders and other officers, that he may be enabled to select, for particular services, those best qualified, by their peculiar abilities and sound knowledge, to perform them. He shall use every exertion to equip expeditiously the fleet or squadron, and report to the Board of Navy Commissioners any defects ho may discover in the ships

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or their supplies, which may unfit them for the service intended.

2. He shall not exercise any authority in a dock or navy yard, nor order any supplies of stores beyond the established quantity, nor any repairs to be undertaken in any ship; but he shall represent whatever he may think necessary to the commandant of the dock yard, or, should the case require it, to the Secretary of the Navy, or the Navy Commissioners.

Shall exercise no authority in docks or yards.

3. He shall keep the fleet or squadron in the most perfect condition for service that circumstances will admit of, and make their repairs, as far as may be in his power, by the artificers and others belonging to the ships under his command.

Shall keep the fleet in perfect condition for service.

4. He shall take every favorable opportunity to exercise the ships tinder his command, in performing all such evolutions as may be necessary in the presence of an enemy; and on all occasions he is to be careful that a proper example of alertness and attention is shown to the fleet or squadron by the ship which carries his flag.

Shall exercise his fleet in evolutions.

5. He shall be attentive in battle to the conduct of every ship or officer under his command, in order that he may be enabled to correct their errors and prevent any bad effects from misconduct, and to make a true statement, to the end that they may be rewarded or punished as their conduct may really deserve.

To be attentive in battle to every ship. Report the conduct of officers.

6. He shall direct the crews of the respective ships under his command to be frequently mustered, and cause inquiries to be made into the qualities of the men, and their fitness for the stations in which they may be rated.

Crews to be often mustered.

7. He shall inspect into the state of every ship under his command, and the order, discipline, and attention to cleanliness, and the modes adopted for the preservation of health, and the degree of attention paid to the regulations and instructions of the navy.

Inspect the state of every ship.

8. He shall not order any commander to take on board passengers, or to have supernumeraries, unless there should be strong reasons for so doing; and in such case he shall state his reasons in his order for that purpose.

Passengers and supernumeraries not to be ordered on board.

9. He shall inform the Secretary of the Navy of all his proceedings relatively to the service upon which he may be employed.

Shall report proceedings.

10. He shall correspond regularly with the Secretary of the Navy, as well as with the Board of Navy Commissioners, informing them of all orders given by him relating to the duties respectively connected with his command; and it shall be his duty to point out such naval improvements as his observations may enable him

pond with the Secretary of the Navy and Navy Commissioners. Suggest improvements,

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to suggest, and such defects and neglects as may come under his notice.

Upon suspension of officers having charge of stores, survey to be held and inventory taken of such stores, Ice.

11. When it shall become absolutely necessary to suspend from employment an officer, having charge of stores, he may appoint another to act in his stead, until the pleasure of the Secretary of the Navy be known. He shall report, by the first opportunity, an account of the circumstances which may have caused the suspension, and order a survey to be held, and an inventory of the stores to be taken; one copy of which he shall forward to the Navy Department, and another he shall deliver to the officer taking charge of the stores, who will open accounts of the receipts, returns, conversions, and issues, from the period of closing the survey.

May suspend captains and others.

Must report without delay.

12. He may, in like manner, and for good reasons, suspend from their stations the captains or other officers under his command, and, on a foreign station, appoint others to act in their places until the pleasure of the Secretary of the Navy be known; but in these cases he shall immediately transmit an account thereof to the Secretary of the Navy, specifying his reasons for so doing, and furnish the captain or other officer with a duplicate of the same.

Not to alter appointments.

13. He shall not, without good and sufficient reasons, to be immediately communicated to the Secretary of the Navy, alter the appointments assigned to officers at the period of fitting out.

To preserve instructions and other papers.

To transmit a narrative at the end of every cruise.

14. He shall preserve the instructions and orders received by him, and all other papers and correspondence relating to the service upon which he may be ordered in the most intelligible form; and at the end of every cruise he shall send to the Secretary of the Navy a narrative of his proceedings, accompanied by a fair copy of such official correspondence as may have any connexion with the facts therein stated.

Conform to established rules.

15. He shall conform to the standing rules of the navy, in such directions as he shall give to established agents, and incur no expense that the public service does not render absolutely necessary.

Shall have no interest in the procurement of stores.

16. He shall have no private interest in the procurement of stores or provisions for the public service, nor in arty way interfere with the purchase or procurement of them, where there are proper officers for that purpose, except when an absolute necessity arises for making use of his credit or authority to obtain them.

Not to alter the arrangements or emoluments of agents.

17. He shall not make any alterations in the arrangements or emoluments of established agents, nor alter the pay or allowance of artificers or others employed in any department, nor order any additional

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number to be employed, except when the urgency of some particular service shall require it, nor direct any additional works or repairs, alterations or improvements, to be undertaken in the docks, hospitals, or other places on shore. But he may suggest to the Secretary of the Navy, or to the Board of Navy Commissioners, the necessity for such works, repairs, &c. or direct the proper officer to make the requisite report and estimate of expense; and in such case he shall certify as to the correctness of said estimate and report.

Shall not direct any additional works in the docks, &c.

But may suggest the necessity of additional works

18. He shall obey all orders received from the Secretary of the Navy, and the Board of Commissioners of the Navy, and exact a strict attention to them from all persons under his command.

Obey all orders.

19. In the purchase of provisions or stores at places where no regular agent is established, he may appoint one for the purpose of obtaining the necessary supply, and he may himself contract for the whole quantity required, or direct each captain to purchase what the ship under his command may require: but in either case, the amount of the bills drawn will be charged to his account, until satisfactory vouchers are received to show that the articles were of & suitable quality, and purchased at the lowest rates,

His powers where there is no regular agent.

20. He shall, as far as may be practicable, wherever no regular agent may be established, have the public works which it may be necessary to have done, on contract, executed at the lowest rates and on the most reasonable terms, giving public notice that tenders may be received from those disposed to contract: copies of which contracts shall be sent by him to the Secretary of the Navy, and the Board of Navy Commissioners.

Work to be done on the best terms.

Advertise for proposals to contract.

21. Should the duties of the dock or yard require more men than those usually employed in them, the commander of the fleet or squadron shall, on the requisition of the commandant of the yard, whenever the duties of the fleet or squadron will admit of it, order as many officers and. men as may be required, from the ships for that service; but he will take especial care that no more are sent than may be absolutely necessary and useful.

To order officers and men from the fleet into a yard on requisition.

22. Each of the petty officers thus sent from the ships, shall receive eighteen cents, and the men twelve cents per diem, in addition to their pay and rations.

Extra allowance to officers and men sent from ship to dock.

23. No boats or vessels shall be hired for the use of the fleet or squadron, without the consent of the commander, and he will be careful that such consent is not given except when the service required cannot be performed by the boats of the ship under his command.

No boats to be hired without the consent of the commander.

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Foreign agent—how to be paid.

24. Foreign agents are to be paid by bills drawn on the Secretary of the Navy, at the regular rate of exchange, unless otherwise instructed by the Secretary of the Navy, or bills may be disposed of and the proceeds applied towards reimbursing them: but in either case the certificates of three respectable merchants, and the approval of the commander of the fleet or squadron, must be forwarded with the letter of advice. These bills shall, in all cases, be drawn by the pursers of the respective ships for the amount of the provisions of stores received, and approved by the commander of the fleet or squadron, or by the captain of the ship when acting separately.

Hospitals to be frequently examined and sick attended to.

25. The commander of the fleet or squadron shall direct frequent examinations to be made into the hospital establishments and sick quarters under his command, and cause every attention to be paid to the comfort of the sick. He shall cause the examining officers to make him a written report of their state and condition.

When commander of a fleet is killed in battle his flag to continue flying.

26. Should the commander of a fleet or squadron be killed or disabled in battle, his flag shall continue flying while the enemy remain in sight, and the officer next in command shall be informed thereof, and take command of the fleet.

Successor in command to have the same pay, fee.

27. On the death of the commander of a fleet or squadron, the officer who succeeds him shall enjoy all the pay and emoluments of commander, in the same manner as his predecessor, until the pleasure of the Secretary of the Navy be known; but he is not to assume any badge of distinction or hoist any flag which his rank docs not entitle him to.

Commander of a fleet not to resign his command or quit his station unless compelled by sickness.

28. The commander of a fleet or squadron shall not resign his command or quit his station, unless the bad state of his health shall render a change of climate or situation absolutely necessary; and in such case, he shall not weaken the fleet or squadron, by taking from it a ship or vessel, the service of which may be necessary.

His duty on resigning.

29. When the commander of a fleet or squadron shall resign his command, he shall deliver to his successor the originals of all secret instructions, orders, and signals, and authenticated copies of all other unexecuted instructions and orders, together with such information as may be in his possession relative to the service to be performed.

In the absence of the commander.

30. In the absence of tho commander of a fleet or squadron, the senior officer shall be governed by the aforegoing instructions, and shall superintend the various duties to be performed: for the due execution of which he will be held responsible.

 

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RANK AND COMMAND.

1. The commission officers of the navy of the United States are divided into the following ranks and denominations:

Commodores, commanding Squadrons. Captains, commanding frigates and vessels of 20 guns.

Masters commandant, commanding sloops. Lieutenants.

Relative rank.

2. Commodores are to wear their broad pendents at all times on board the ship they command.

Commodores to wear their pendents.

3. Captains, masters commandant, and lieutenants, shall take precedence and command in their respective ranks agreeably to the dates of their commissions; or if their commissions are of the same date, according to their number. No captain or commander shall assume the broad pendent of a commodore, except under the circumstances specified in the 26th article of the regulations relatively to commanders of fleets or squadrons.

Relative rank of officers of the same corps.

Captain not to wear the broad pendent.

4. The order in which officers shall take precedence and command in the ship to which they belong, is as follows:

Captain or commander. Lieutenants, agreeably to date or number of

their commissions. Master. Master's mate. Boatswain. Gunner. Carpenter. Midshipmen.

Rank and

precedence on shipboard.

5. If an officer in command of a fleet, squadron, or single ship, shall meet with a superior officer, he shall wait on him and show him his instructions, except such as he shall have been ordered to keep secret, and report to him the condition of his fleet or ship; and if the public service shall require, such senior officer may take him, his fleet, squadron, or ship, under his command. But a senior, meeting a junior officer, shall not, except under the most absolute necessity, require him to show any secret orders, nor divert him from the execution o1 the orders he may have received, nor take him under his command. But if, in consequence of the public service requiring it, he should find it necessary to do so he shall resign the command to him again, and him to execute the service on which he was employed; as soon as the necessity for keeping him under his or

Duty of a commander on meeting a senior. Shall show his instructions. Report the state of his command. Senior officer may take the junior under his command, Shall not require him to show secret orders. When he shall resign

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Shall explain the cause of taking him under his command.

ders shall cease; and he shall, as early as possible, explain to the Secretary of the Navy, and to the officer from whom the junior received his orders, the cause of his so diverting or detaining him under his command.

In port a gun to be fired at setting the watch at night and on relieving the watch in the morning.

6. In ports where the regulations admit of guns being fired, the commander of a fleet or squadron will, after beating the tattoo and setting the watch at night, fire one gun, and the sentinels of the other ships shall fire their muskets. At the relieving of the watch, in the morning, he will do the same, and the sentinels of the other ships will, in like manner, fire their muskets: after which the reveille will be beaten in every ship.

Single ships to fire muskets only on certain occasions

7. Single ships, commanded by captains or commanders, are, at the setting and relieving of the watch,

to fire muskets only.

When the watch shall be set and when relieved.

8. From the 25th of March to the 21st September, the watch shall be set at 9 o'clock, and from the 21st September to the 25th March, at 8 o'clock, in the evening; and it shall always be relieved at 4 o'clock in summer, and at 5 o'clock in winter, in the morning.

SALUTES.

Commodore on separate service 13 guns.

1. Commodores, when acting on separate service, by order of the Secretary of the Navy, and not otherwise, shall receive the salute of 13 guns.

Commodore not on separate service 9 guns.

2. The salute of a commodore, when not on separate service by order of the Secretary of the Navy, shall be 9 guns.

Same rank same return of salute.

3. Officers of the same rank are to return the salutes of each other, with the same number of guns.

A captain's salute to be returned with 7 guns. A superior officer's salute to be returned according to his rank.

4. The salute of a captain is to be returned with 7 guns. The salute of officers of superior rank to that of captain is to be returned with the number of guns to which their rank entitles them.

More than one ship saluting, the return to be the salute of the officer saluted.

5. When more than one ship salutes the commander of a fleet or squadron, he will not return it until all the ships shall have ceased firing; and he will then fire the salute of an officer of his rank.

Salutes confined to the commander of a fleet.

6. The commander only of a fleet or squadron is to be saluted.

Two squadrons meeting.

7. When two squadrons meet, the officers only who command then are to salute.

Commander in chief to be saluted on hoisting his flag.

8. An officer appointed to command in chief shall be saluted on hoisting his flag, by all the ships under his command, unless an officer senior to him be present; in which case they are to salute him as soon as he shall be separated from such senior officer.

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9. Commanders are not to be saluted by such officers as have not been separated from them six calendar months.

A separation of 6 months necessary to justify a salute.

10. When the President shall visit a ship of the United States Navy, he is to be saluted with 21 guns. The Vice President shall be saluted with 19 guns.

Salute of President 21 guns.

The Vice President 19 guns.

11. The Secretary of the Navy, and the other heads of Departments, governors of states or territories, and foreign ministers, are to he saluted with 17 guns.

The Secretary of the Navy etc. 17 guns.

12. Major generals are to be saluted with 15 guns. Brigadier generals, with 13 guns.

Major generals 15 guns. Brigadier Generals 13 guns.

13. When a public character, high in rank, shall embark on board of any of the United States' ships of war, he may be saluted with 13 guns.

Public character on embarking 13 guns.

14. When a commanding officer anchors in any foreign port, he is to inform himself what salutes have been usually given or received by officers of his rank of other nations, and he is to insist on receiving the same mark of respect. Captains may salute foreign ports with such a number of guns as may have been customary, on receiving an assurance that an equal number shall be returned—but without such assurance, they are never to salute.

In foreign ports salutes.

15. Foreigners of distinction, on visiting the United States' ships of war, are to be saluted with such a number of guns as may suit their rank and quality.

Foreigners of distinction how saluted.

16. The anniversary of the independence of the United States, and of the birth of general George Washington, are to be celebrated by salutes of 17 guns, from every vessel in port, of the rate of a stoop of war and upwards.

Independence, birth of Washington, each 17 guns.

17. Forts or castles in the United States are not to be saluted by the United States' ships of war.

Forts or castles in the United States, no salute.

18. United States' ships of war are not to strike their topsails, nor take in their flags, in any part of the world, to any foreign ship or ships, unless such foreign ship or ships shall have first struck or shall at the same time strike their flags and topsails to ships of the United States; nor are they, within the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, to salute any foreign ships what ever.

Ships not to strike their top sails or take in their flags, Unless, &c.

Within the limits of the United States, no salute to any foreign ship.

19. Captains are not to salute; they are, however to return the salutes of foreign ships with an equal number of guns.

Captains not to salute captains.

20. If a commander of a squadron shall die when on actual service, his colors shall be lowered half mast and continue so until he is buried: minute guns, to the number his rank entitles him to, shall be fired from each of the ships present, beginning at the putting of

On the death of a commander of a squadron.

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the corpse into the sea, or when it is put off, from the ship, for the shore.

On the death of a captain.

21. If a captain shall die, the ship he commanded shall wear her colors half mast, and a salute of nine minute guns shall be fired from the ship, commencing as in the preceding article.

On the death of a lieutenant.

22. If a lieutenant shall die, three volleys of musketry shall be fired at his funeral.

MILITARY HONORS AND CEREMONIES.

Commodore now to be received.

1. A commodore shall be received by a lieutenant's guard, the salute of officers, and two ruffles.

Captain how to be received.

2. A captain shall be received by a sergeant's guard, without the salute of officers or beat of drum.

Relative rank of sea and land officers.

3. The Secretaries of the War and of the Navy Departments having, with the approbation of the President of the United States, established the relative rank between officers of the army and navy, the Navy Commissioners have taken their regulations on the subject as a guide, which are as follow:

Commodores shall rank with brigadier generals.

Captains in the navy shall rank with colonels.

Masters commandant shall rank with majors.

Lieutenants in the navy shall rank with captains in the army.

Rank and precedence determined according to commission.

4. The rank and precedence of sea and land officers, as above stated, will take place according to the seniority of their commissions.

Land officers not to command sea officers: nor sea officers to command land officers.

5. This arrangement shall not give any pretence to land officers to command any part of the naval force of the United States: nor shall it give to sea officers any right to command any part of the army of the United States; nor shall either have a right to demand the compliments due to their respective ranks unless on actual service.

REGULATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMMANDERS OF SQUADRONS, OR DIVISION OF SHIPS, OF THE UNITED STATES' NAVY.

General duty.

1. Officers having command of squadrons of the fleet, will superintend, with great attention, their respective squadrons, will see that the crews are properly disciplined, that all orders and regulations are strictly attended to and obeyed, and the crews exercised; that the provisions, stores, and water, are kept complete and in good order; that the ships and crews are kept, in every respect, fit for service, and that every precaution is taken for the preservation of health on board.

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2. They will be held responsible to the commanding officer to whom they will make reports of the state and condition of their squadrons, and all applications for supplies and repairs, as well as of all other matters relating to them.

To report to their commanding officers.

3. When squadrons shall be divided, the commander of a division shall be equally accountable to the commander of a squadron.

To whom accountable.

4. The commander of one squadron or division may correct, by signal, or otherwise, the mistake or negligence of a ship in another squadron or division, whenever it is probable, that from their relative situations, that ship cannot be seen distinctly by the flag officer commanding the squadron or division to which it belongs; or, whenever, being in the presence of an enemy, the officer commanding that squadron or division, whatever be his situation, docs not himself immediately correct such negligence or mistake.

Commander of one squadron may correct mistakes of another in certain cases.

5. Commander of squadrons or divisions will, after battle, call on their captains for reports, and will afterwards report to their commander, the conduct of those under their command; and if, during battle, they should perceive any ship of any squadron or division, evidently avoiding battle, or not doing her duty, they are to send an officer to suspend the captain of that ship, and to take command of her. If the ship does not belong to the division of the commander who makes these observations, he is to give the earliest information to the commander of the squadron or division, to which such ship may belong.

After battle to call for reports, and report to his commander.

May, in certain case, suspend a captain and appoint successor.

6. A commander of a squadron, having under his command, six ships of a rate not below that of a frigate, and acting under separate orders from the Secretary of the Navy, shall be entitled to an officer of the rank of captain to assist him in regulating the details of his squadron.

Commander of a squadron of six frigates to have a captain.

7. A commodore or commander of a division, having under his command, four ships of a rate not below that of a frigate, shall be entitled to an officer of the rank of master commandant, who shall, while performing this service, receive the pay and emoluments of a captain of a frigate of the second class.

Commander of a squadron of four tri-

gates to have a master commandant.

Pay of the master commandant in this case.

8. All orders and instructions issued by the captains or masters commandant aforesaid, shall be given as orders of the commander of the fleet, squadron, or division, and shall be obeyed by those to whom they are addressed in like manner as those issued by the commander himself in his own name. But they shall never issue an order, or make any change or arrangement what

Orders to be given as of the commander of the fleet.

But not to be issued without his directions.

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ever without directions from the commander, unless some very urgent necessity shall require it.

Returns, &c. to be delivered to such captain or master com-

9. Returns, applications, and reports, relating to the ships of the fleet, squadron, or division, are to be delivered to each of the captains, or masters commandant aforesaid, to be by him laid before the commander.

mandant. All orders applicable to such captain or master commandant.

10. All orders and instructions relative to the duties of the commander of the fleet, squadron, or division, will equally apply to the aforesaid captain or master commandant; whose duty it shall be to attend to, and enforce in, the fleet, squadron, or division, to which he may be attached, every rule and regulation of the navy of the United States.

OF APPOINTMENTS.

No officers to be ordered to ships without authority from the Secretary of the Navy.

No acting appointments while in the

1. No commander of a fleet, squadron, division, or single ship, while in the United States, shall order any commission or warrant officer to any ship under his command without being authorized by the Secretary of the Navy: nor shall he give acting appointments, or make any changes whatever in the arrangement and distribution of the officers of the navy, without the approbation of the Secretary of the Navy.

United States.

When acting appointments may be made.

2. On foreign stations, a commander may, when absolutely necessary, give acting appointments to fill the vacancies which may be occasioned by death or other circumstances; but in such cases, he shall take the earliest opportunity to make the circumstances known to the Secretary of the Navy, and state his reasons for making such acting appointments.

Probation of a master commandant.

8. A master commandant must serve in active employ, as such, one year, before he can be promoted to a captain.

Probation of a lieutenant.

4. A lieutenant must serve in active employ as such, two years and six months, before he can be promoted to a master commandant.

Probation of a midshipman.

Qualifications for promotion.

5. A midshipman before being promoted to the rank of a lieutenant, must be 18 years of age; have served at sea two years; be acquainted with the manner of rigging, and stowing a ship, the management of artillery at sea; arithmetic, geometry, trigonometry, and navigation. He must also know how to make astronomical calculations for nautical purposes, and pass an examination on all those points before a board of navy officers, to be appointed by the Secretary of the Navy for that purpose; by whom the morals and general character of candidates will be inquired into.

 

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6. Candidates for examination and promotion are to send in their applications to the Secretary of the Navy, on the 1st day of October, and on the 1st day of March, every year; and they will be informed of the place or places, where examinations are to be held, either by letter or through the medium of the public prints.

When candidates for examination are to send in their applications.

7. If any person shall produce false certificates of age, term of service or character, such person shall, whenever it may be discovered and whatever may be his rank, be dismissed from the navy of the United States, and be ever after rendered incapable of obtaining an appointment in it.

False certificates of age,

Penalty on producing such.

8. No person shall be appointed master, until he shall have passed an examination on all points of seamanship and nautical astronomy, and rendered to the examiners the most satisfactory proofs of his morality, and of his capacity to perform the duties which may devolve upon him.

Masters, how appointed, &c.

9. Masters of extraordinary merit and for extraordinary services may be promoted to lieutenants.

Masters may be promoted.

10. No warrant as boatswain or gunner of a ship of the United States Navy, shall be given to any person who shall not have acted one year in such capacity, and produced satisfactory certificates of his good conduct and qualifications.

Boatswain and gunner to serve one year before they can be warranted.

11. On foreign stations, an officer commanding a fleet or squadron, may give orders for the examination of candidates for promotion, where they may appear entitled to it by their abilities and services; and in other cases, he shall employ three captains on this service, whose certificates shall, without delay, be transmitted to the Secretary of the Navy, after the candidates who have passed an examination, have been furnished with duplicates thereof.

Candidates may be examined on foreign stations.

How examined.

12. When acting appointments become necessary, they shall be conferred oil those who have passed their examination, if any such there be.

Acting appointments, how conferred.

13. If an inferior officer, whatever may be his rank, succeeds to the command of a ship to consequence of the death or captivity of the captain and others, he may make temporary appointments to supply the places vacant; and until he can bring the ship into port, or deliver her up to a senior officer of the navy of the United States, or receive the instructions of the Secretary of the Navy, he shall receive the pay of captain, and those acting under his appointments, shall receive the pay of the officers, whose ranks they have respectively filled.

An inferior officer succeeding to the command of a ship, may make temporary appointments, &c.

His pay, and that of those so appointed.

14. No captain whose date of commission is less than three |years standing, except under extraordinary

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mand frigates of the first class.

circumstances, or cases of necessity, shall command a frigate of the first class.

Captain before having command of a frigate must have com-

15. No captain, whatever may be the date of his commission, shall command a frigate, unless he shall have previously commanded a sloop of war in active service for six months.

manded a sloop of war six months. No slaves.

All volunteers.

16. Slaves are not to be borne on the books of the vessels of the United States; nor shall any person compose part of the crew of any vessel of the United States, who has not voluntarily entered the service.

OF STORES AND PROVISIONS.

The Captain.

Papers to be signed by the

1. The signature of the captain shall be affixed to all papers having a reference to the expenses of the ship.

captain.

On taking command to demand an inventory.

2. On taking command, he shall demand of his predecessor, or the navy storekeeper, an inventory of all the articles furnished to the different departments of the ship from the navy stores, and if he command the ship until she is paid off, he shall send such inventory with his accounts to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury.

To examine articles received on board-

3. He shall cause a careful examination to be made of all articles received on board, for the use of the ship, and if he fail to do so, will be alone accountable for any evils resulting from defects or deficiencies in them: provided, such defect or deficiencies were passed over at the receipt of the articles, from want of a due examination thereof.

Not to stop any vessel going with articles to another ship.

4. He shall not, at any time, stop any vessel, lighter, or boat, going with provisions, water, or stores, to another ship; nor take such provisions, water, or stores for the ship under his command, except there be a most urgent and absolute necessity for so doing; and of this, he shall, without delay, inform the commanding officer present, and the captain of the ship to which such provisions, stores, or water, were going.

Purser to have

the use of ship's boats.

5. When the duties of the ship will admit of it, he shall permit the purser to use the boats for the purpose of conveying on board, pr visions, stores, and other necessaries for the use of the ship.

Captain to notify the Navy Commissioners of stores required.

6. A captain when serving abroad, and not under a superior officer, will transmit to the Board of Navy Commissioners, timely notice of such stores and provisions, as the ship he commands may require, accompanied by a survey of those on hand; and he is not to purchase any except under absolute necessity.

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7. He shall not permit his stores to be applied to private uses, wasted, or without absolute necessity, converted to other purposes than those for which they were intended; and whenever he shall think it necessary to order any extraordinary expenditure or conversion of stores or provisions, his order for that purpose shall be given in writing, stating the reason or reasons for such extraordinary expenditure or conversion; which order shall be preserved and produced by the officer having charge of the stores so expended or converted, at the settlement of his accounts.

Stores not to be applied to private uses.

Extraordinary expenditure or conversion of stores.

8. If any stores or provisions shall be lost, destroyed, or embezzled, the circumstances shall be noted in the log book of the ship; and if, through neglect or design, they should be totally lost, they shall be charged to the offender, and he be brought to punishment.

Stores lost, embezzled, or destroyed.

9. He is to use the utmost economy in every thing, which relates to the expenses of his ship, and the public service confided to him, using every article for the purpose for which it was originally intended, and making his supplies and means last as long as possible. He is not to use sails for covering boats, nor for awnings, nor to convert canvass into sails not allowed for the service, nor to any other purpose than those for which they were supplied, unless they shall have first been surveyed, and reported unfit for their proper use; nor shall he make any alterations in the ship under his command, without the permission of the Board of Navy Commissioners.

Economy enjoined.

Not to use sails for covering boats, &c.

Make no alterations in the ship.

10. He will examine the weekly returns of expenditures, and with the master sign those made monthly, which, when so signed, are to be delivered to the officers having charge of stores, to be presented by them at the settlement of their accounts.

Examine and sign weekly returns.

11. He may grant to private ships of the United States, and to foreign ships, when absolutely necessary, such supplies of provisions and stores as they stand in need of, giving the officer having charge of them, written orders to that effect, and taking from the master or commander of the vessel so supplied, three receipts and three bills of exchange, drawn in favor of the Secretary of the Navy on his owner, or those concerned in the ship, for the real amount of the articles furnished; which bills, and two of the receipts shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Navy, and the circumstances noted on the accounts and log book of the ship.

Stores, when and how to be granted to private ships.

12. When it becomes necessary to purchase stores, they shall be delivered to the proper officers of the ship, who shall sign receipts for them, and they are to be charged at their cost, by the purser of the ship against

Stores to be delivered and charged to the proper officer.

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such officers in their accounts, and such charge or charges shall be transmitted to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, to stand against their pay until accounted for.

Stores received from navy yards to be charged to the proper officer.

13. Stores received from navy yards or other establishments, having navy storekeepers or other proper officers to attend to the issuing and valuation of them, are in like manner to be charged at their real value, to the respective accounts of the officers having charge of them, and these charges, as in the preceding article, are to be transmitted to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, to stand against their pay, until such stores shall be satisfactorily accounted for.

Papers of an officer, having charge of stores, when dead, how to be disposed of.

His private effects.

14. On the death of an officer having charge of stores, his public papers shall be separated from those of a private nature, the former to be forwarded by a safe conveyance, to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, and the latter together with his private effects, to be put in charge of such officer as the. captain of the ship may appoint for that purpose, to be preserved for the benefit of the legal representatives of the deceased; unless, from particular circumstances, the captain should deem it advisable to dispose of them at public sale; in which case a duplicate of the inventory, with an account of the disposal or sale, shall be transmitted to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury.

An officer having charge of stores, being separated from the ship, how captain must proceed,

15. If an officer, having charge of stores, should, from any accidental circumstance, be separated from his ship, the captain shall proceed to survey and ascertain the state of the stores, as though such officer were actually dead or discharged; and he shall, as in like case, appoint another officer to act in his place, giving the earliest intelligence of his proceedings, to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury.

The established number of boats and stores to be carried to sea.

16. He shall carry to sea with him the established number of boats and stores, and not depart from this rule without the consent of the Secretary of the Navy, or of the Board of the Navy Commissioners.

On cutting, slipping, or parting cable, captain's duty.

17. When a ship cuts, slips, or parts, her cable, the captain shall, as soon as circumstances will admit, endeavor to recover the anchor or cable lost; and should it appear that no exertion for that purpose was made by him, the value of the articles will be charged against his pay. If the ship puts to sea without recovering them, the senior officer present shall endeavor to recover them; but no vessels are to be hired for the purpose, if the boats and crews of the squadron are able to effect it. If neither of them, however, have an opportunity of recovering them, the captain of the ship whose cable was thus

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cut, slipped, or parted, shall, without delay, give an account to the Board of Navy Commissioners, to the commander in chief, or to the commandant of the nearest yard; taking care to state particularly the bearings and distances of the most suitable places to mark the spot where the anchor lies, to the end that means may be immediately adopted for recovering it.

18. While in port, it shall be his duty to prevent embezzlement of stores from the ship under his command, from ships in ordinary, and from the dock and navy yards; as well as all other practices of a fraudulent nature, tending to affect the interests of the United States.

To prevent embezzlement of stores.

19. He shall attend with all the officers of his ship, when the crew is paid off, and examine carefully, to discover if any articles are concealed with a view to embezzlement; and report to the Secretary of the Navy and the Board of Navy Commissioners, the character of each officer serving under him, particularly as to his sobriety, diligence, activity and abilities; leaving a copy of that part of his report relating to the conduct of such of the officers as are to remain with the ship, in the hands of the commandant of the yard.

To attend, with all his officers, when the crew is paid off.

Report the character of officers.

OF FITTING AND REFITTING A SHIP.

The Captain.

1. When a captain is appointed to a ship in dock or ordinary, he shall visit her throughout, in company with the officers of the yard, ascertaining her qualities, trim, and condition; and shall receive from the commandant of the yard, communications as to the orders he may have received from the Board of Navy Commissioners, relative to the repairs or alterations necessary to be made.

His general duty on being appointed to a ship in dock.

2. He will give every aid in forwarding the work of the ship, informing the Board of Navy Commissioners of any neglects he may observe, and make to them a weekly report of the progress of the equipment.

To give his aid and report neglects.

3. A captain, when not under the immediate command of a superior, shall be held responsible for all accidents arising from negligence, during his absence from the ship he commands, where his presence might have prevented such accidents, unless he be absent on public duty, or by permission of the Secretary of the Navy. He shall also be held responsible, for all accidents arising from the absence of the officers and crew of the ship he commands, unless they be absent on public duty, or by permission of the Secretary of the Navy.

Responsible for accidents arising from his absence.

Or from the absence of his officers and crew.

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His duty when the ship goes to refit.

4. When the ship goes into port to refit, he is to order a minute and careful survey of all stores, &c. and call upon the warrant officers to prepare lists of all such as are damaged, or require to be replaced. He is to inform himself of the regulations of the dock yard, and conform thereto. He will give to the officers of the yard previous notice of his intention to receive or return stores; and when the orders he is under require the attendance of the storekeeper and clerks put of their usual working hours, he will give them due notice of the same.

REGULATIONS FOR THE PROMOTION OF DISCIPLINE, CLEANLINESS, &C.

Officers to possess their appropriate cabins.

1. The captain is to allow every officer to possess the cabin alloted to him by the Board of Navy Commissioners, and not to order more cabins to be made, nor to alter those already put up, without their consent, or the consent of his commanding officer.

Sentinels to be posted near the magazine. Lights. Fire.

2. He is to order sentinels to be posted at the entrance into the magazine and store rooms, and at such other places as may be necessary, that no lights be taken below where danger may be apprehended, unless in good lanterns; and he is to be careful in the adoption of every precaution to guard against fire.

Who may sleep on the orlop deck or cable tiers.

Lights used then.

Smoking tobacco.

Sticking candles in the ship.

No reading in bed by candle light.

All fires and lights to be put out at the setting of the watch.

No lighted candle to be carried into the spirit room on any pretext, whilst drawing spirit. Spirits to be drawn by day only.

3. He is not to suffer any, except the most careful of the officers and men, to have births or to sleep in the orlop or cable tiers, in which lights are never to be used without his express permission, and then in good lanterns; nor is he to allow any person to smoke tobacco in any part of the ship except the galley. He is strictly to forbid the sticking of candles against the beams, the sides, or any other part of the ship; to enjoin it upon the officers never to read in bed by the light either of lamps or candles, nor to have any lights in their cabins without some person to attend them; to cause the funnel hole to be well secured by lead or otherwise, and the funnels to be cleaned every morning before the fires are lighted; to cause all fires to be extinguished and lights to be put out at the setting of the watch, by the master at arms, and the ship's corporal, except such as he shall permit to be kept burning; and to give the most positive orders, and most rigidly to enforce them, that no lighted candle be carried into the spirit room, on any pretext whatever, whilst drawing or pumping of spirituous liquors, which duty shall be performed only by day, except on great emergencies occurring in the night.

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4. He is not to suffer any person whatever to suttle on board, nor to sell any kind of beer, wines, or spirituous liquors on board to the ship's company. He is not to allow the men to sell, exchange, or in any manner dispose of the slop clothes or bedding with which they are supplied, and as far as possible to prevent any traffic amongst them, that would induce them to draw from the purser, tobacco, sugar, tea, slop clothes, or any other articles in larger qualities than are usually supplied.

No sutling.

No traffic permitted.

5. He is to be particularly attentive to the comfort and cleanliness of the men, directing them to wash themselves frequently, and to change their linen at least twice every week. He is never to suffer them to sleep in wet clothes or wet beds, if it can possibly be avoided; and to cause them frequently, particularly after bad weather, to shake their clothes and bedding in the air, and to expose them to the sun and wind.

Cleanliness and personal comfort.

Precautions.

6. As cleanliness, dryness, and pure air, essentially conduce to health, he is to exert his utmost endeavors to ensure these to the ships company in the most extensive degree. He is to cause the upper decks to be washed every morning, and the lower decks as often as may be necessary, when the weather will admit of their being properly aired and dried; to be swept every meal and the dirt to be thrown overboard. He is to cause the hammocks to be carried on deck, and the ports to be opened as often as the weather will permit, and no more chests or bags to be kept on the lower gun deck, than may be necessary for the comfort of the men; so that as few interruptions as possible may be opposed to a free circulation of air. He is to cause the wind sails and ventilations to be kept in continual operation, the ship to be pumped out daily; and, when necessary, fires to be kindled in stoves for the purpose of removing the dampness of the lower guns.

Decks to be washed, &c.

Hammocks to be aired.

Ports to be opened.

7. When a ship is first put in commission, and before the crew, provisions, and stores, are received on board of her, she is to be perfectly cleansed, and fires to be kindled for several successive days in the hold and on the birth deck, for the purpose of dissipating moisture: the beams, sides, and cartings, of the birth deck and the hold, are then to be whitewashed, and well dried before use; and this practice of whitewashing is to be continued afterwards, as often as may be necessary and proper.

Management of a ship when first put in commission.

8. The lower decks of a ship are always to be dry rubbed with sand in preference to washing, and scrapers are never to be used when the use of them can be avoided; but should the occasional use of water become necessary, the decks are, after washing, to be well swab-

Lower decks how to be cleansed.

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bed and dried with stoves, before the men are permitted to go below.

Bathing.

9. In summer, or in tropical climates, bathing should be encouraged, three times every week—and with this view, bathing tubs should be placed on the forecastle or in the chains.

Clothing.

10. The clothing issued to the men is to be suitable to the seasons. But the wearing of flannel shirts is to be encouraged and permitted at all seasons, and in all climates.

Men to be barefooted when washing decks.

11. When men are employed in washing the decks, they are to be barefooted and their trousers rolled up.

River water, when and how to be used.

12. In rivers, the men are not to be permitted to drink the water alongside the ship, but casks are to be filled with the water, if fresh, and the mud and other impurities allowed to settle, before it is used.

Casks and water for sea service.

19. Before casks are filled with water for sea service, they are to be properly soaked and cleansed; and the water with which they are filled, must be of the best quality that can be procured, and free from all impurities.

Precautions in anchoring near a marsh in a hot climate.

14. When a ship anchors in the vicinity of marshes in a hot climate, the men should never be turned to duty, before the rising, and never continued thereat after the setting, of the sun, if it can possibly be avoided without any serious injury to the service. In such situations, and on wooding and watering parties, they should never be allowed to leave the ship, when there is a probability of their being on shore all day, without taking with them their rations of food and liquor, and as soon as they return on board, they are to be compelled to put on dry clothes.

No boats to be detained on shore after night.

15. The practice of detaining boats on shore for officers, after night has set in, is strictly prohibited.

In certain cases lemon acid to be supplied.

16. On cruises of unusual duration, and particularly in hot climates, ships are to be supplied with lemon acid, which is to be administered twice a week to the crew, in such quantities as the surgeon may deem proper.

Recruits to be examined.

17. On receiving newly recruited men, the captain will cause an examination into the state of their persons and clothing, and use every measure to guard against the introduction of filth and contagion on board the ship.

Captain, when and how to rate his crew.

18. As soon as possible after the ship's company is received on board, he will, with the assistance of the senior lieutenant, master, and boatswain, (and of the gunner and carpenter for their crews,) proceed to examine and rate them according to their abilities, which he is to do without partiality or favor. He is to rate as

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petty officers, those only who shall be found qualified for such stations, and to take especial care that every person in the ship, without exception, does actually perform the duties of the station in which he is rated. He shall rate none as ordinary seamen, who have not been previously at sea twelve months, and are able to go aloft and perform some of the duties of seamen, nor shall he rate any as able seamen who have not been previously at sea three years, and are capable of performing most of the duties of a seamen.

Petty officers.

Ordinary seamen.

Able seamen.

19. He is without loss of time to make arrangements for quartering the officers and men; distributing them to the guns, musketry, rigging, &c; to divide them into watches; make out his quarter, station, and watch bills, with bills of the names of men stationed at every gun; to muster and exercise them frequently at the great guns, small arms; bending and unbending, loosing, reefing, and furling sails; sending up and down top-gallant-masts and yards, rowing in boats, and every other duty which it may be necessary for seamen to perform both at sea and in port.

To quarter the men and employ them in certain exercises.

20. As occasions may frequently occur on which it may be necessary and of great importance that seamen should be skilful in the use of muskets, the captain is to order a number of sailors to be exercised and trained up to the use of small arms. The following shows the number to be thus trained on board of the respective rates of vessels.

Men to be trained to the use of musketry

 

74 gun ship,

200 sailors

Number of men to be trained.

44

120

36

100

32

90

Sloops,

65

Brigs,

35

Schooners and cutters, each,

30

 

The junior lieutenant, aided by the master at arms and ship's corporal, is to have the charge of this duty, and they are to be particularly instructed to teach them only the most simple motions of loading, firing, and forming lines; endeavoring at the same time as much as possible to render the exercise pleasing to the men, and to do away that prejudice which sailors always feel against the discharge of any portion of what they conceive to be the duty of a soldier. They are also to be taught the use of the cutlass and pike, and to be exercised in the various modes of boarding a ship.

The junior lieutenant charged with this duty.

To be taught the use of the cutlass and pike.

21. To make men perfect in the use of the great guns and small arms, an expense of powder and ball is indispensably necessary; therefore, there will be allow-

Allowance of powder and ball for exercise.

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ed, for exercise, every month, for six months, after |receiving the crew and guns on board, as many round shot, and as many cartridges, for the great guns, as will amount to a full broadside; and as many ball cartridges for the muskets as will furnish each man, training, with twelve, and as many blank cartridges as will furnish them with twenty-four; but, after the first six months, only half the quantity is to be furnished.

Words of command for exercise of great guns.

22. The words of command for the exercise of the great guns, shall be as follows:

Silence.

Cast loose your guns.

Level your guns.

Middle your breechings.

Take out your tompions.

Take off your aprons.

Prick and prime.

Lay on your aprons.

Handle crows and handspikes.

Point your guns at the object.

Level your guns at the object

Blow your match.

Take off your aprons.

Fire.

Stop your vents.

Sponge your guns.

Return sponge.

Load with cartridge.

Wad to cartridge and ram home.

Shot your guns.

Wad to shot and ram home.

Return rammer.

Put on your aprons.

Man your side tackles.

Run out your guns.

Level your guns, &c. as above.

It is to be observed that when training tackles are used instead of crows and handspikes, the words are to suit the case; the same will apply when locks are used instead of matches.

Division of the ship's crew.

By whom to be commanded.

Subdivisions, by whom commanded.

23. The ships company is to be divided (exclusive of marines) into as many divisions as there are lieutenants and masters allowed to the ship, and the divisions are to be as nearly equal in number as circumstances will admit. A lieutenant or master is to command each division, and to have under his orders as many master's mates and midshipmen, as the number on board, when quartered, will admit. He is again to subdivied his division into as many subdivisions as there are mates.

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and midshipmen fit to command them under his orders, and to give to each of them, the command of a subdivision; but he is to attend to, and be responsible for, every thing relating to the conduct of the men who constitute the division under his command; to be present at all their exercises; to examine into the state of their clothes and bedding; to see that they keep themselves as neat and clean as the duty of the ship will admit; to prevent swearing, drunkenness, and every other immoral practice; to use every exertion to procure for them such comforts as the nature of the service and the duty they are employed in will admit; to see that the master's mates and midshipmen give every aid in the performance of their duties; and to report to the captain such of the men as they may find ignorant, idle, dirty and profligate, to the end that they may be instructed, exercised, or punished, as circumstances may require. The marines are also to be divided into equal divisions, and each division is to be commanded by a subaltern, under the direction of the captain of marines, if there be one on board—which subaltern is to attend to, and be responsible for, the conduct of the division under his command, and for the good condition of their arms, which he is very frequently to inspect.

Duties of the commander of divisions and subdivisions,

Marines to be also subdivided.

24. No captain shall carry any woman to sea, without an order from the Secretary of the Navy, or from the commander of the fleet or squadron to which he belongs.

No woman to be carried to sea.

25. Every captain is required to make himself acquainted with every coast and harbor he may visit, and, if practicable, to make charts and drawings of them, provided it can be done without giving offence; all of which he is to forward to the Board of Navy Commissioners, accompanied with a journal containing such remarks, descriptions and informations he may think necessary to give, He is to endeavor to ascertain correctly the latitude and longitude of places little known, the prevalent winds and currents, the soundings, &c. as well as every other information that may be of importance to those who visit the place after him. He will also encourage, and offer every facility to such of his officers as are desirous of entering into similar occupations and pursuits; and if any such journals or charts contain observations or remarks which may contribute to the improvement of geography, by ascertaining the latitude and longitude, fixing or rectifying the position of places, the heights and views of land, charts, plans, or descriptions of any port, anchorage, ground, coasts, islands, or danger little known; remarks relative to the direc-

Captain to make himself acquainted with coasts, harbors, &c.

Various other similar duties.

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tion and effects of currents, tides or winds, the officers or persons appointed to examine them, will make extracts of whatever may appear to merit preservation, and after these extracts have been communicated to the officer or author of the journal from which they have been taken, and that he has certified in writing to the fidelity of his journal, as well as of the charts, plans, and views which he has joined to it, the same shall be signed by the officers and examiners, and transmitted with their opinion thereon, to be preserved in the depot of charts, journals, and plans.

To convoy merchant vessels.

26. Whenever he is to sail from port to port, in time of war, or appearance thereof, he is to give notice to merchant vessels bound his way, and take them under his care, if they are ready; but not to make unnecessary stay, or deviate from his orders on that account.

To transmit account of his proceedings.

27. He is, by all opportunities, to send an account of his proceedings to the Secretary of the Navy; and he is to keep up a punctual correspondence with all public officers in whatsoever concerns them.

To visit no port without orders.

28. He is not to go into any port, but such as may be directed by his orders, unless by absolute necessity, and then not to make any unnecessary stay. If employed in cruising, he is to keep the sea, the time required by his orders, or give reasons for acting to the contrary, to the Secretary of the Navy.

To choose a good birth for anchoring.

29. Upon all occasions of anchoring, he is to take great care in the choice of a good birth, and to examine the quality of the ground for anchoring where he is a stranger, sounding at least three cables length round the ship.

Upon removal to another ship, to show his unexecuted orders to his successor.

30. Upon his own removal into another ship, he is to show the originals of all such orders, as have been sent to him and remain unexecuted, to his successor, and leave with him attested copies of the same.

To leave a muster book with his successor.

31. He is to leave with his successor a complete muster book, and send all other books and accounts to the officers to whom they respectively relate.

In case of shipwreck.

32. In case of shipwreck or other disaster, whereby the ship may perish, the officers and men are to stay with the wreck as long as possible, and save all they can.

On the discharge of men from one ship to another.

33. When any men borne for wages are discharged from one ship to another, the captain of the ship from which they may be so discharged, is immediately to send pay lists of such men to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury; and the purser of the ship from which they are so discharged, is also to supply the purser of the ship to which they are transferred, a pay list, stating the balances respectively due them.

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34. He is responsible for the whole conduct and good government of the ship, and for the due execution of all regulations which concern the several duties of the officers and company of the ship, who are to obey him in all things which he shall direct for the service of the United States.

Responsible for the good government of the ship.

35. He is answerable for the faults of his clerk, nor can he receive his wages without the proper certificates, and must make good all damages sustained by his neglect or irregularity.

Responsible for the faults of his clerk.

36. The quarter deck must never be left without one commission officer at least, and the other necessary officers which the captain may deem proper to attend to the duty of the ship.

Quarter deck never to be without a commission officer, &c.

37. Commanding officers are to discourage seamen from selling their wages, and not to attest letters of attorney, if the same appear to have been granted in consideration of moneys given for the purchase thereof.

38. On ships of the United States being visited by custom house officers, the captain will offer them every facility in the performance of their duties; and if there should be a suspicion of any person having articles on board, subject to the payment of duties, which such person is desirous of smuggling, he is to give them every possible assistance in discovering such articles, if they are really on board. If he should discover any officer in the act of smuggling, or attempting to smuggle, he is immediately to arrest such officer, and report the matter to the Secretary of the Navy, in order that such directions may be given, as conduct, so injurious to the public, and so disgraceful to an officer, shall require.

His duty on being visited by a customs house officer.

39. He is not, under pretence of lightness or neatness, or on any other account, to make any alteration in the manner of fitting the standing rigging, on which the safety of the masts so entirely depends; but he is to keep the shrouds and stays as they are fitted in the dock ant navy yards; and if he should have occasion to fit others he is to do it in the same manner; nor is he to suffer any alteration to be made in the established manner of rigging ships; or any experiment to be made, or expedient to be practiced, by which the shrouds, stays, or other rigging, may be endangered, or exposed to unnecessary chafing or wearing.

Not to alter the rigging.

No experiments to be made.

40. He is to favor the masts as much as possible never hazarding them in carrying too much sail, except in chase, or on other necessary occasions. He is to be attentive in observing that the shrouds and stays are properly set up, especially when new and apt to stretch; but in doing this, he is to be particularly careful in pre-

To favor his masts.

Set up his shrouds and stays.

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venting the masts from being so much stayed as to risk their being crippled or sprung.

Repairs to be done onboard, as far as practicable.

41. He is to direct the carpenters and caulkers to make such repairs in the ship and boats as the stores on board will permit, that on his arrival in port, as little time and as little assistance from the dock yard as possible, may be required to refit her.

In port or roadstead to follow the motions of his superior officer.

42. While in port or roadstead, he is to follow the motions of the senior officer present, by striking or getting up the yards and top-masts, loosing or furling sails, and doing any other duties contemporaneously with the ship which the senior officer commands, unless such senior officer shall dispense with his so doing.

On a foreign ship of war coming into port, to send a lieutenant on board, &c.

To show attention and afford assistance.

43. If a foreign ship shall visit a port of the United States, the senior officer of an United States' vessel of war, (there being no flag officer present,) is to send a lieutenant to the officer commanding her, to inquire his reasons for entering, and to offer him any assistance he may stand in need of; and he, and all other officers of the United States' navy, are to show to the officers of such foreign ship, during their stay in port, such attention and respect as their rank and situation may require; and to afford such assistance to the ship, if wanted, as circumstances will admit, and as a power in amity with the United States may reasonably expect.

Births, cradles, &c. for the sick.

On the appearance of a contagious disease.

44. He is to pay every attention to the comfort of the sick and wounded, causing a comfortable place to be provided for them in any part of the ship, where they will be least incommoded. And he is to direct to be furnished, births, cradles, cots, buckets with covers, and every other convenience they may require. And on the appearance of any contagious disease, he is to cause the persons infected, to be separated from the rest of the ship's company and consult with the surgeon as to the best means of preventing the spreading of such contagious disease.

To keep copies of his official correspondence.

45. He is required to keep copies of all official correspondence.

To see strict justice done to his officers and men.

He alone to inflict punishment.

46. He is to see that on all occasions strict justice is done to the officers and men under his command, that they have their proper allowance of provisions, that no improper charges are made against their wages, and that no cruelties or oppressions are practiced. He, alone, is to order punishment to be inflicted, which is never to be done without sufficient cause, nor with greater severity than the offence shall deserve, nor in any case beyond what is authorised by the "Act for the better government of the Navy of the United States," passed April 23, 1800. All the officers and ship's company are to be

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present at the infliction of every punishment, and the captain himself is to attend to see it properly executed. Not more than one dozen lashes shall he given on any account at one punishment; nor shall men be subjected to long confinement, except for trial by court martial, nor be deprived for more than a week at a time of their grog, nor punished by a reduction of their allowance of provisions, nor exposed for punishment to any uncommon hard work or service, to exposures that may endanger their health, or to any kind of torture, for any offence committed. They are, when necessary, to be brought to the gang way, or, if the offence deserves a severer punishment, they are to be tried by court martial.

Not more than 12 lashes at one punishment.

Other limitations to punishments.

47. The captain of a ship carrying a broad pendent, is on all occasions of duty, to consult his commander, and a respect due to him, requires that he should not inflict any punishment without his knowledge.

ship carrying a broad pendent, on all occasions to consult his com-

48. When the captain is removed from the command of a ship, he is to be governed by the 29th article of the regulations and instructions for the commanders of fleets and squadrons; and when removed from one ship to another, (if it can be done without any inconvenience to the service,) he will he allowed to take with him the following number of men, not however without express orders to that effect, from the Secretary of the Navy, or his commanding officer:

mander. On the removal of a captain from one ship to another, how governed.

 

If removed from a

74

may take

50,

of whom

10

may be petty officers.

do.

44

do.

40,

do.

8

do.

36

do.

32,

do.

6

do.

Sloop

do.

50,

do.

4

do.

Brig

do.

15,

do.

3

do.

Schooner or cutter

do.

10,

do.

2

 

Which men are to he in addition to his clerk, coxswain, steward, servant, or cook, whom he may remove without an order. But the men he may take with him are to be replaced from the ship he shall take command of, with an equal number of the same rate and of the same quality, as those he may take with him.

49. He is to give to his successor a particular account of the qualities of the ship according to the annexed form, together with such further information on any subject relating to her, as his experience and observation may enable him to give, and as he may deem of service to any captain commanding her, This account is to be signed by himself, the first lieutenant, master, boatswain, and carpenter, and a duplicate thereof is to be sent to the office of the Navy Commissioners. This account must be given in the following form:

To give his successor an account of the qualities of the ship.

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Observations on the qualities of the United States'______the ___________-

1. Her best trim for sailing.

2. Her draft of water, forward and aft, when victualled for six months, and stored for foreign service.

3. The quantity of iron and shingle ballast on board.

4. How she sails close hauled.

in a top-gallant gale,

in a top-sail gale,

under reefed top-sails.

under her courses.

3. How she steers, and how she wears and stays, under,

her top-gallant sails,

top-sails,

reef top-sails,

courses.

6. How she lays to in a gale, and under what sail, she behaves best.

7. How she sails and steers with the wind abeam under

her royals.

top-gallant sails.

top-sails.

courses.

8. How she sails with the Wind on the quarter, under all sail.

stay sails.

royals.

top-gallant sails.

top-sails.

courses.

9. How she sails and rolls before the wind, and the effect on her masts, under all sail.

royals,

top-gallant sails,

top-sails.

scudding in a gale.

10. How she rides at anchor in a heavy gate and sea.

11. How she stands under her sails.

12. How she stows her provisions and water, and what quantity of the latter she carries, when victualled for four and six months, and the quantity of ballast that may be dispensed with in the room of six months provisions.

13. The number of tons, of provisions taken on board, when stored for the above time.

14. General remarks as to her sailing under all circumstances with other ships; showing the proportion she gathers to windward or fore-reaches; her proportion leeway in general, and any other circumstances worthy of note.

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50. If an United States' vessel of war should be wrecked, the captain is to use every possible exertion to save the lives of the crew, and to preserve the stores, provision, and furniture of the ship. He is also to endeavor to save the ship's papers, particularly the muster and slop books; and to take special care to preserve or destroy all signals, secret orders, and instructions, to prevent their falling into improper hands. He is to dispose of the crew in a manner most conducive to their comfort and the public interest; and to be very particular in keeping up a regular and perfect discipline among them; carefully preventing the commission of any irregularity which may give offence to the inhabitants of the country they are in.

In case of ship-wreck, to use every exertion to save the lives of his crew—preserve stores. Save ship's papers. Preserve or destroy signals, secret orders, &c.

Preserve

discipline, &c.

51. He is to lose no time in getting the crew to the United States; to effect which, he is authorised to dispose of, on the best terms, the property saved from the wreck, or to draw on the Secretary of the Navy for the necessary moneys.

To get his crew to the United States. For that purpose, may dispose of the property saved or draw on the Secretary of the Navy.

52. Whenever any commander of a public ship or vessel of the United States, shall find himself placed in such circumstances as to compel him to strike his flag to an enemy, he is to take special care to destroy all his secret instructions, signal books, and private signals; and for this purpose they should be always kept fastened to a weight so heave as to sink them immediately on being thrown overboard, and on inquiring into the loss of the ship, he will produce evidence of his having done so.

When reduced to the necessity of striking his flag to an enemy, he is to destroy all secret orders, signals, &c.

53. The ship, and every person on board, being placed under the command of the captain, he will be held responsible for every thing done on board. From him will be expected an example of respect and obedience to his superiors, of unremitted attention to his duty, and a cheerful alertness in the execution of it, in all situations and under all circumstances. He will be expected to observe, himself, and strongly to enforce, in others, the most rigid economy in the expenditure of public stores, and to show, by every means in his power, a steady determination to serve his country with the utmost zeal and fidelity; and although particular duties are hereafter assigned, and various instructions given to every officer in the navy, yet the captain will be expected to see that all these instructions are obeyed, and all these duties performed by the officers to whom they are respectively assigned. From him it will be expected, that all those, whether officers or others, shall be corrected, or their conduct properly represented, who are disobedient or disrespectful to their superiors; neglectful of their duty; wasteful of the public stores: or who, by their con-

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duct or conversation, shall endeavor to render any officer or other person dissatisfied with his situation, or with the service on which he is employed. He is to observe with particular attention the conduct of every officer, and of every other person under his command; that, being acquainted with their respective merits, he may assign them such stations as they may be qualified to fill, and for arduous and dangerous enterprizes, may select those whose ability and courage may afford the best hopes of success. He is to be extremely attentive to every thing done by his clerk, who, being appointed for the sole purpose of assisting him, will be considered as always acting by his orders. He will, therefore, be held responsible for every thing done by the clerk, and be made accountable for every error he may commit in the discharge of his duly.

CABIN FURNITURE

The commander of a squadron.

1. The commander of a squadron shall be allowed, on fitting out, to equip the cabin of a ship of the line, in lieu of every expense for moveable furniture, the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Captain's cabin.

2. There shall be allowed, on fitting out, to equip the cabin of a captain, in lieu of every expense for Moveable furniture, five hundred dollars.

Master commandant.

3. There shall be allowed, on fitting out, to equip the cabin of a master and commander, in lieu of every expense for moveable furniture, four hundred dollars.

Lieutenant commanding brig.

4. There shall be allowed on fitting out, to equip the cabin of a lieutenant, commanding a brig below the rate of a sloop, in lieu of every expense for moveable furniture, two hundred dollars.

Commander of a schooner or cutter.

5. There shall be allowed on fitting out, to equip the cabin of an officer, commanding a schooner or cutter, mounting twelve guns, in lieu of every expense for moveable furniture, one hundred dollars.

Commander of a vessel of less than 12 guns.

G. There shall be allowed, on fitting out, to equip the cabin of an officer, commanding a vessel mounting less than twelve guns, in lieu of every expense for moveable furniture, fifty dollars.

Articles to be purchased by the purser.

7. The articles of furniture for cabins shall be purchased by the purser of the ship agreeably to such instructions as the commander may give him, the amount of which he is to charge to the commander's account.

Furniture, when and how transferred.

8. On the removal of a commander to another ship, he will deliver over to his successor the articles so charged to him, taking his receipt for the same. This is to be certified by the purser, who will also charge the

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new commander with the amount of the articles so transferred; and the commander to whom the articles shall be delivered, shall transmit to the office of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, the receipt so taken as aforesaid, together with the purser's certificate; otherwise, the amount of the articles furnished, will be charged against his pay on the settlement of his accounts with the Treasury Department

9. Should the ship be laid up in ordinary, the receipt of the Commandant of the yard, and the certificate of the purser, will be sufficient vouchers to entitle him to receive his pay.

When the ship is laid up.

10. Articles unfit for service must be surveyed by an order from the Navy Commissioners, or, in the event of a ship being on a foreign station, by an order from the commander of the station, on the application of the commander of the ship, and no new articles are to be furnished until the old shall be condemned, which must be certified by the officers holding the survey, and the certificate forwarded to the Navy Commissioners.

Articles unfit for service, to be surveyed.

11. Articles of cabin furniture broken or lost at sea, shall be replaced by the commander of the ship at his own expense, unless he shall make it appear by the certificate of two commission officers, that such loss or breaking was occasioned by unavoidable casualties, or accidents beyond his control.

How supplied when broken or lost at sea.

12. No articles of silver plate for the use of the cabin, are to be furnished at the expense of the United States.

No silver plate allowed.

OF THE LIEUTENANT.

1. A lieutenant is to be constantly attentive to his duty, and diligently and punctually to execute all orders for the public service, which he may receive from the captain or any senior officer. When he has the watch, he is to be constantly on deck until relieved by the officer who is to succeed him. He is to see that the men are alert and attentive to their duty; that every precaution is taken to prevent accidents from squalls or sudden gusts of wind, and that the ship is as perfectly prepared for battle, as circumstances shall admit. He is to be particularly careful that the ship be properly steered, and that a correct account be kept of her way, by the log being duly hove, and the leeway for each hour marked on the log board.

His general duty.

2. He is to see that the master's mates and midshipmen of the watch are constantly upon deck, and attentive to their duty. And he is to order the men of

His duty in regard to the watch.

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the watch to be frequently mustered, and to report to the captain such as he shall find absent from their duty.

To keep the ship in her station.

3. He is to be extremely attentive to keep the ship in her station, in any squadron he may belong to; and he is to inform the Captain whenever he apprehends that he shall not be able to do so.

To inform the captain of strange sails,

4. He is to inform the captain of all strange sails that are seen; all signals that are made; all changes of sail made by the commander; all shiftings of the wind; and in general of all circumstances which may derange the order in which the fleet is sailing, or prevent the ship from continuing on the course directed to be steered.

His duty on being relieved.

5. He is to be very particular in delivering, to the lieutenant who relieves him on the watch, all orders received by him from the captain or the lieutenant he relieved, remaining unexecuted; and he is to inform him of all signals made by the commander in chief, which still remain to be obeyed. He is to point out to him, more especially in the night, the situation of the commander in chief, and to inform him what sail his ship was carrying, when it could last be ascertained, and whether the ship was coming up with, or dropping astern of, him; and he is to give, in general, whatever other information may be necessary to enable him to keep the ship in her station, if the fleet be formed in the order of sailing, or to keep well up with it if it be not so formed.

To keep men at the mast heads, &c.

6. He is to keep men at the mast heads during the day, and in proper stations during the night to look out. He is frequently to remind them of their duty, if necessary, and to relieve them more or less frequently according to the state of the weather, and the degree of their attention.

His duty on seeing a strange sail at night.

7. On a strange sail being seen in the night, during war, he is to send a midshipman to inform the captain, and is himself to make arrangements for getting the ship ready for action. He is to keep out of gun shot until everything is ready; but in doing this, he is to be careful not to remove to such a distance as to risk losing sight of her.

Not to carry too much sail, unless required particularly, &c.

6. He is never to carry so much sail as to endanger the springing of any mast or yard, unless some particular service should require it: and when he does so, he must take care that all the men in the watch are at their stations, ready to shorten sail the moment any increase of wind or other circumstances, shall make it necessary.

His duty at night.

9. In the night he is to take care that the master at arms and corporals, in their respective watches, are very particular in going the rounds, and that they visit all parts of the ship every half hour, to see that there is

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no disturbance among the men, and that no candles or lamps are burning, except such as are expressly allowed.

10. He is to direct the carpenter to sound the well himself, or direct one of his mates to do it, twice at least in every watch, and to see that the ports are well barred; and the gunner, or one of his mates, to examine once at least in each watch, the state of the lashing of the guns, and to report to him when they have done so.

Carpenter to sound the well. Ports and lashings to be examined.

11. In the morning he is to direct the boatswain to examine the state of the rigging, and the carpenter that of the masts and yards. He is to receive their reports and to inform the captain of any defects they may discover.

His duty in the morning.

12. He is never to change the course of the ship without directions from the captain, unless it be necessary to avoid some danger.

Not to change the ship's course.

18. If the ship belongs to, or is in company with, any fleet or squadron, he is to direct some careful officer to observe the signals made by the commanding officer; but he is never to answer any signal, whether general, or addressed particularly to the ship, to which he belongs, until he is certain that he sees it distinctly, and understands for what purpose it is made; and he is every evening, before dark, to see that lanterns, with candles, and every thing necessary for making signals in the night, are ready and in good order; and that the number of guns which may be directed, not shotted, are ready for being fired, and to be particularly attentive in preventing any other lights being shown in the ship, when signal lights are hoisted; and when at sea, that no lights may be seen from the cabins, or any part of the ship.

When sailing in squadron, his duty in regard to signals.

14. During a fog, he is to he particularly attentive to the guns tired by the commander in chief, that, by observing any alteration that may take place either in the direction or strength of the report, he may take such steps as may be deemed necessary to prevent the ship's being separated from the fleet. He is to be very careful to order the drum to be beat, and the bell to be sounded according to the tack the ship may be on, for the information of ships that may be near.

His duty in a fog.

15. He is to see that every occurrence worthy of notice, during the watch, be properly entered on the log board, and that all signals made in the fleet are correctly minuted in such a manner as the captain shall direct; and at the end of his watch, he is to sign the log board and the report of signals with the initials of his name; and in like manner when the occurrences of the day, and the report of the signals have been entered in the

What to be noted on the log-book during the watch.

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log-book, he is to sign that with his name at the end of each watch he kept.

To ascertain the lat. and long. and report to the captain.

16. He is constantly to ascertain the latitude by observation at noon or by double altitudes, as circumstances may require, and to keep an account of the ship's way, specifying the course steered and the distance run for each twenty-four hours, with the latitude and longitude she is in, and the bearings and distance of some head land from which she sailed, or towards which she may be going; with other particulars, and in any form that the captain shall direct; which account he is to deliver to the captain every day as soon afternoon, as the other duties of the ship will allow.

To make no signal without orders, except, &c.

17. He is not to make any signals by day or night, except such as may be necessary to warn ships of any danger to which they might be exposed, without the directions of the captain.

His duty in time of action.

18. In time of action he is to see that all the men under his command are at their quarters, and that they do their duty with spirit and alacrity. He is to be particularly attentive to prevent them from loading the guns improperly; from firing them before they are well pointed; and from wetting them after they have been fired; and he is to be very careful to prevent their making an improper accumulation of powder in any part of his quarters.

His duty in promoting discipline and good order.

19. He is to be attentive to the conduct of all the ship's company, to prevent all profane swearing and abusive language; all disturbances, noise, and confusion— to enforce a strict obedience to orders, proper respect to all superiors, and an observance of discipline and good order. And he is to report to the captain all those whose misconduct he shall think deserving of reprehension or punishment.

No boats allowed alongside without his orders.

His duty on receiving, and sending away stores, &c.

20. No boat is to be allowed to come along side, or to go from the ship, without direction from the lieutenant of the watch. When vessels or boats come alongside with provisions, stores, water, &c. he is to see that they are cleared without delay, and that the articles are taken into the ship with the utmost care, to prevent their suffering any damages, and when any provisions, stores, empty casks, &c. are to be sent from the ship, he is to be equally attentive in causing them to be put into the vessels or boats appointed to receive them.

On being called by signal to a commodore's ship.

21. When a lieutenant is called by signal on board of a commodore's ship, he is to carry with him an order book, in which he is to enter any orders that may require it, whether given him verbally or in writing.

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52. In the absence of the captain, the senior lieutenant on board the ship, is to be responsible for every thing done on board. He is to see every part of the duty as punctually performed, as if the captain were present. He may put under arrest any officer whose conduct he shall think so reprehensible as to require it, and he may confine such men as he may think deserving of punishment, but neither he, nor any other lieutenant who may become commanding officer, is to release an officer from his arrest, nor to release or punish any man who has been confined—for this is to be done by the Captain only, unless he be absent from the ship with leave from the Secretary of the Navy, or from his commanding officer, in which case it is to be done only by the senior lieutenant commanding the ship in the captain's absence.

What is required of him in the absence of the captain.

His powers.

OF THE MASTER.

1. A master, when attached to a ship, is to be constantly attentive to his duty, and diligently and punctually to execute all orders he may receive from the captain or any of the lieutenants of the ship, for the public service.

His general duty.

2. If the ship be newly commissioned, he is to obtain the most correct information he can of the manner in which her hold was stowed when last in commission, and what were then her qualities, that her stowage may be altered if there be reason to suppose it may be done with advantage. If the ship shall not have been at sea, the master is to consult the master ship wright, on what may be the best manner of stowing her. But if he find the hold already stowed, he is to inform himself how it has been done, and he is attentively to examine her qualities at sea, that he may suggest such alterations in her stowage as he may think likely to improve them.

His duty on joining a ship newly commissioned, &c.

3. He is to be present himself at the stowing of the hold, to see that the ship has the proper quantity of iron and shingle ballast, and he is to stow her in a manner best qualified to preserve her trim, to make room in the hold and to admit of the stowage of the water and provisions without risk of damage to the casks. He is to stow away as much wood in the hold as possible; and if it should appear to him that the quantity of wood and coals will not be sufficient for the time for which the ship is victualled, he is to report it to the captain.

How to stow the hold.

4. He is to be present when stores or provisions are received on board, to see them carefully and expeditiously hoisted in to prevent their being damaged; and if any of them should appear to him to be in any respect defect-

His duty on receiving stores.

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ive, he is to report it to the captain or the commanding officer on board, that they may be surveyed as soon as the service will admit, and then disposed of in conformity to the report of survey.

Old and new provisions, how to be stowed.

5. If any provisions are pointed out to him as being older than the rest, he is to stow them in such away as to admit of their being first hoisted up; and receiving any subsequent supplies, he is, whenever circumstances will admit, to put the new provisions under the old, that they may be the last expended.

To enter in the log-book the manner of stowage, &c.

6. When the storage of the hold shall be completed, he is to enter into the log-book a particular account of the manner in which it was done, specifying the quantity of iron and shingle ballast in each hold, with a draft of the same, and the manner in which they are arranged, with the size and number of the casks in each tier, and showing the manner in which they are disposed of.

His duty in regard to the cables.

7. He is to be particularly careful in observing that the cables are securely clenched—that they are properly spliced and coiled in the tiers—that the rounding is well put on and carried far enough to secure the cable from being chafed when across the cutwater.

To keep the keys of the after hold and spirit room.

His duty in regard to these departments.

8. He is to keep the keys of the after hold and spirit room, which, when wanted, he is to deliver to one of the master's mates only, strictly charging him not to suffer light to be carried into the spirit room—to attend himself, without quitting, on any account, the spirit room or after hold, while open—to see it properly secured when the service for which it was opened shall be executed, and to return the keys to him as soon as he has done so.

In regard to sails.

9. He is to see that the sails are properly fitted with points, robands, earings, &c. ready for being brought to the yards; and that the boatswain has always a sufficient number of spare points, robands, gaskets, mats, plats, knippers, &c. ready for any purpose for which they may be wanted.

On hoisting up provisions &c. from the hold.

10. He is to be attentive in observing the quantity of every species of provisions hoisted up from the hold, that, if the quantify should appear to be more than is necessary for the ship's company, he may inform the captain, he is to attend also to the quantity of wood and coal hoisted up, that he may prevent any improper expenditure of them.

In regard to water.

11. He is to be particularly careful to prevent any waste or improper expense of water, and never to allow of its being started or pumped out in the hold without particular directions from the captain—nor is he to suf-

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fer more to be hoisted up in a day than the quantity allowed.

12. He is every day to report to the captain the quantity of water expended during the last twenty-four hours, and the quantity remaining on board.

To report daily expenditure of water, &c.

13. He is, with the first lieutenant, to visit the store rooms of the warrant officers, to see that they are kept as clean and as well ventilated as circumstances will admit—that no other than the stores of the ship are to be put into them, and that the stores are arranged with such regularity as to admit of any of them being found when wanted.

To visit the storerooms of the warrant officers.

14. He is frequently to visit the cable tiers, to see that they are kept clean and that no injury is done to the cables; and he is to direct the master's mate to be very careful to prevent any accumulation of dirt in the hold, and to take every opportunity of collecting and throwing overboard any filth that may be found there.

To visit the cable tiers frequently.

15. He is frequently to inspect the sail rooms, to see that they are dry and the rooms are in good order. He is to give orders for the repairing of sails immediately on discovering that they require it; and if he should find them, or any of the stores, at any time likely to be damaged by dampness, or by any other cause, he is immediately to represent it to the captain.

To inspect the sail rooms, order repair of sails, &c.

16. He is to be extremely attentive in preventing any unnecessary expense of casks, or any damage being done to them by improper violence in stowing them, or getting them into, or out of, the ship—he is never to allow them to be shaken, without the express order in writing from the captain for that purpose.

To be careful in handling casks.

17. Whenever it shall be necessary to break up or clear the hold and to start the water, he is to see that the bungs are carefully taken out of the casks and the water started upon deck from the bung holes—and that the empty casks are carefully lowered into the vessels appointed to receive them, as the expense attending the repairs of, or any considerable damage done to, the casks, by breaking in the heads or staves, or by throwing them over the gunwales, &c. will be charged against his pay.

On breaking up the hold.

18. When there is a probability of the ships being; anchored, he is to see that the anchors and cables are perfectly clear for running; that the stoppers and ring ropes are in good order, and that every thing is ready for bringing her up properly, especially when she is to anchor in high winds and in strong currents.

On the probability of anchoring—his duly.

19. When the ship is at single anchor, he is to keep the anchor clear and prevent the cables from being chaf-

When at anchor.

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ed; and when she is moored, he is to keep the hawse clear; and should it at any time become foul beyond a cross, he is to represent the same to the captain or commanding officer, that it may be immediately cleared. He is to see that the rounding is in good order, and that the ship is not girt by being moored too tight.

To examine the rigging frequently.

20. He is frequently to examine into the state of the rigging; to see that the standing rigging is always kept well setup; to attend himself when it is set up; to examine frequently the running rigging, and to inform the captain when any part of it appears to be no longer serviceable.

To examine the boatswain's and the carpenter's accounts &c.

21. At the end of every week, he is to examine the boatswain's and the carpenter's accounts of stores expended, and at the end of every month he is, with the first lieutenant, to sign their expense books, which he is to examine with very great attention before he signs them, to prevent the insertion of expenditures which have not been made, or an improper account of those which have.

His duty in regard to compasses, &c.

22. He is to see that the compasses, the hour and other glasses, are properly taken care of; to try them, and compare them with each other frequently; to ascertain and prevent the bad effects of any error which may be in them; to see the log lines and lead lines correctly marked and at hand whenever they may be wanted.

To have charge of charts nautical books, &c

23. The charts, nautical books, and instruments belonging to the ship are to be delivered to, and charged to the account of, the master; and on his removal, he is to deliver them over to his successor, or the storekeeper of a yard, taking his receipt for the same; which receipt, when approved by the captain, is to relieve him from all other responsibility respecting them.

To navigate the ship under command of the captain.

24. He is, under the command of the captain, to have the charge of navigating the ship. He is to represent to the captain every possible danger in or near the ship's course, and the way to avoid it; and if it be immediate, to the lieutenant of the watch. Whenever the ship shall be approaching the land or any shoals, he is to be upon deck and keep a good look out, always sounding to inform himself of the situation of the ship.

To deliver a account daily of the situation of the ship.

25. He is every day, at noon, to deliver to the captain an account of the situation of the ship, the latitude and longitude she is in, the variation of the compass, the bearing and distance of the place sailed from, or of that to which the ship is bound, and every other particular which the captain shall direct.

Master's mates and midshipmen.

26. He is to see that a sufficient number of master's mates and midshipmen attend every day to observe

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the meridian altitude of the sun, or to take double altitudes, if the obtaining of a meridian one be doubtful; and he is to direct such as he think proper to assist him in making any other observations or calculations which he may think necessary.

midshipmen to attend in making observations.

27. When the ship shall be in pilot water, although there may be a pilot on board to take charge of her, the master is to be always attentive to the manner in which she is conducted—he is to see the lead carefully hove, &c. if the pilot should not require it; and is to have every thing prepared for anchoring at the shortest notice: and if he perceive the ship standing towards danger, or if he have reason to think the pilot not properly qualified to conduct her, he is immediately to inform the captain.

His duty when the ship is in pilot water, and the pilot on board.

28. He is to endeavor to ascertain, with every possible degree of accuracy, the latitude and longitude, and the variation of the compass, at every place he visits, and of every remarkable head land which he passes. He is also to ascertain the setting and velocity of the currents, the time of high water at the full and change of the moon, the direction of the tides, with the extent of their rise and fall. He is to observe and describe, as particularly as he can, the appearances of coasts, pointing out remarkable objects by which one part may be distinguished from another. He is to apply to the captain, whenever he may thing the service will admit of it, for boats to survey any coasts or harbors which may be near; and he is to enter all the observations he may make, and all the information he may obtain, in a book, according to a prescribed form, the columns of which he is to fill up with all possible correctness. He is frequently to deliver this book to the captain for examination; and, at the end of every six calendar months, he is to deliver to him a correct copy, containing all the observations made, and information obtained, during the last six months, accompanied by the charts of all surveys taken, and the views which have been drawn of the coasts within that period, which book the captain is to transmit, by the first safe opportunity, to the Secretary of the Navy: and at the end of the voyage, or before he leaves the ship, at any time, he is to deliver to the captain, to be by him transmitted to the Navy Commissioners, a copy of such book, containing the observations, &c. and a set of charts containing the surveys, views, &c. during the whole time he may have been master of the ship

To ascertain the lat. and long. of places.

Setting and velocity of currents.

To survey coasts and harbors.

To enter his observations in a book.

Frequently to deliver this book to the captain to be examined.

At the end of every six months to deliver a copy to the captain.

At the end of the voyage to deliver another copy to the captain, of the whole.

29. He is carefully to examine the charts of every coast on which the ship may be employed; and at the end of the book of observations he is to insert a list of

To examine the charts of coasts, and note them at

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the end of the book of observations.

To point out their errors.

the charts by him examined, specifying by whom and at what time they were published, with such opinion as he may have been enabled to form of their correctness or inaccuracy; distinctly pointing out every error he may discover, and which was either not known or imperfectly known before, carefully describing its bearings and distances from some remarkable point or points, with its size, the depth of the water on it at different times of tide, the soundings near it, and any other circumstances relating to it which may be worthy of notice—all which he is to insert in the ship's log-books, at the time the discoveries and observations shall be made.

To have charge of the ship's logbook.

To compare it daily with the log board. Lieutenants to sign.

30. He is to have the charge of the ship's log-book, which is to be written by the master's mates, under his immediate inspection. He is to compare it every day with the log-board, to see that every circumstance which has occurred is properly entered in it; and he is to send it immediately to the lieutenants, that they may sign their names at the end of their respective watches, while that which happened in them is still fresh in their memories. In the log-book he is to enter, with very minute exactness, each of the following circumstances, viz:

What is to be entered in the log-book.

1. The state of the weather, the directions of the wind, the courses steered, and the distances run, with every occurrence relating to the navigating of the ship, the []ing and velocity of currents, and the results of all astronomical observations made to ascertain the situation of the ship, the variations of the compass, &c.

2. The loss of yards, masts, boats, &c. the splitting of sails, the blowing away of flags or colors, and all other accidents, with the quantity of each article lost and saved.

3. Every circumstance relating to the supply, receipt, loss, survey, and returns of slop clothes, provisions, casks, and water, specifying from whom they were received, and to whom they were supplied or returned, and by whose order, if any order were given, with the number of tasks, and packages, written in words at length.

4. An account of the quantity of every species of stores purchased for the ship, or received from, or supplied to, any other United States' ships, or to merchant ships, or to any foreign ship or arsenal.

5. Every alteration made in the allowance of provisions, specifying by whose order such allowance was made.

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company, with the quantity it is said to have contained, and the difference, if any.

7. The time when any hired vessel is employed and the time she is discharged—the name of the vessel, of the master, and of the person from whom she was hired, her burden in tuns, and the number of men employed in her; by whose order and for what purpose she was hired, and the cause which makes it necessary to hire her rather than employ the boats of the ship or squadron.

8. An account of the number of any men employed on board, who are to be paid for the service they perform—whether hired for that service or lent from other ships, mentioning the day on which they began and on which they ceased working, and the number mustered every day. Every entry of the receipt, expenditure, loss, &c. of stores or provisions, is to be carefully examined by the officer who has the charge of them, who is to signify that the account is correct, by signing his name at the bottom of it. After the log-book has been signed by the lieutenant, no alteration, however trifling, is to be made in it without the approbation of the captain, and the perfect recollection of the lieutenant of the watch that such alteration is proper.

31. At the end of every six calendar months he is to deliver a copy of the log-book for those six months, signed by himself, to the captain, to be transmitted, by the first safe opportunity, to the Secretary of the Navy; and at the end of every twelve months, he is to deliver the original log-book, signed by himself, to the captain, to be kept by him until the ship is paid off, and then to be sent to the Secretary of the Navy. If the master be superceded, he is to sign the original log-book, then in his possession, and to deliver it to his successor, who is to give him a receipt for it.

At the end of every 6 months, to furnish the captain with a copy of the log-book; and at the end of 12 months the original log-book, signed by himself. To sign the log-book when superseded and deliver it to his successor.

32. Whenever he shall be ordered to survey stores or provisions reported to be decayed or unserviceable, he is to examine the state of each article with the most scrupulous attention, never trusting to any representation or opinion of others, but making his report so conscientiously, that when called upon to confirm it upon oath, which may frequently happen, he may be perfectly ready to do so. He is, as far as his judgment may enable him to determine, to point out the cause to which the defective state of such stores or provisions are to be attributed, particularly mentioning every appearance of neglect or inattention in those who had the charge of

His duty when ordered to survey stores.

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them. If he finds any articles no longer fit for the service for which they were intended, he is to mention, in his report, any other service for which he may think them fit.

His duty when surveying stores remaining in a ship.

33. Whenever he shall be ordered to survey the stores remaining in a ship, whether they are to remain in the charge of the same officer or to be transferred to another, he is to examine them with such attention as to be able, when required to make oath of the truth of his report, as well to their quality as to their quantity, never allowing any article to be inserted in the report without being satisfied that it is on board the ship.

To examine all muster hooks, left before signing them.

34. He is to examine with particular attention all muster books, tickets, vouchers for stores, and all other papers and accounts before he signs them, as he will be made responsible not only for such as he shall be found to have signed, knowing them to be false, but also for all mistakes in such books, accounts, &c. by which, through his neglecting to correct them, the public shall suffer any loss.

His duty in regard to ropemaking.

35. He is to inform the captain whenever it is probable that rope of any description may be wanted in the ship, and when the boatswain or ropemakers are ordered to make it, he is to attend frequently to see that they are diligent, that the rope is well made, and that there is no waste of yarns—he is to receive from them every day an account of the rope they have made, which is to be entered in the log-book; and he is to see that the boatswain charges himself properly with the whole of the quantity made.

REGULATIONS RELATIVE TO NAVAL SURGEONS, AND THEIR ASSISTANTS.

To report himself and lake charge of his department.

To examine and receipt for articles received.

1. Every naval surgeon, on being ordered to a vessel of war in the service of the United States, shall, without delay, report himself to the commanding officer, and take in his charge all the medicines, instruments, hospital stores, utensils, and all other articles ordered for the use of the sick, agreeably to the estimate F; for which he shall give duplicate receipts to the medical purveyor by whom they were supplied. He shall personally examine the articles before he passes his receipts, as he will be held strictly accountable for the expenditure thereof.

To keep a regular account.

2. He shall keep, or cause to be kept, a regular account of the receipt and expenditure of the said articles of medicine, according to the form G, and of the hos-

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pital stores as per form H; and at the expiration of every month the amount of the respective columns of hospital shall be carried to the credit side of a book as per Form I. These books be is carefully to preserve, and at the end of every year to deliver them to the medical purveyor of the depot where he may have arrived.

To be delivered to the medical purveyor.

3. He shall, at the expiration of every cruise, report

the quantities of medicine and all other articles received, expended, and remaining on hand, to the medical purveyor of the depot where he may have arrived; which return shall be certified as just and true, and that the articles expended were, to the best of his knowledge and belief, used solely for the sick and invalids on board the ship to which he is attached, as per form G. He shall, if the ship is to be laid up, deposite all the articles remaining in his possession with the medical purveyor, and in case there should be no medical purveyor, to the surgeon of the yard or hospital where the ship is laid up, and give a written account of all losses; if returned in bad order, the cause or causes thereof. The purveyor, on receiving the balances of medicines, hospital stores, instruments and utensils, shall give a receipt for the same; and also a certificate of the condition of the instruments, specifying all losses, or if returned in bad order, in consequence of neglect—which certificates shall be forwarded to the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, with the amount of the losses and repairs required, that the same may be charged to the naval surgeon. All losses which cannot reasonably be accounted for, shall be deducted from the pay of the surgeon and his assistants.

At the end of every cruise to report, &c.

Duty when the ship is to be laid up.

Liable for losses in certain cases.

His duty on being transferred.

4. When a surgeon is ordered to be transferred, he shall apply to the commanding officer of the ship, and request that two or more surgeons, or other commission officers, may be ordered to superintend the survey of all articles in his possession, in the presence of his successor, noting the quantity and quality of each article; which, when signed by the surveying officers, shall be receipted for by the surgeon who succeeds him, a duplicate of which shall be forwarded, without delay, to the medical purveyor, in order that the complement of all articles may be provided, should the vessel be destined on a long cruise. It is, however, distinctly to be understood, that the first supply shall be considered sufficient for one year, unless there shall have been an unusual prevalence of disease among the crew. This circumstance, moreover, shall be certified, and the certificate forwarded to the medical purveyor, as a voucher for deviating from the established rules of the service.

First supply to be considered sufficient for a year.

Exception.

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When and how to obtain supplies on a foreign station.

5. Should a fresh supply of medicines, or other articles in the surgeon's department, be required on a foreign station, in consequence of any extraordinary number of sick, or by any injury sustained in a gale of wind, or in an action, he shall make out a requisition for such articles as he may thing absolutely necessary for the remainder of the cruise, or until he shall arrive in the United States; which requisition, when signed by the commander, shall be forwarded to the navy agent or consul of the port where the vessel may be, who will direct the supply thereof. The surgeon shall examine and approve the account of all articles thus supplied, before they are received on board.

Medicine, &c. to be condemned on survey only.

6. No condemnation of any articles of medicine or hospital stores shall take place, unless a survey shall have been had on the same, by order of the commander, at the request of the surgeon. A lieutenant, one surgeon and mate, shall be appointed for this duty; and their certificate shall be necessary to exonerate the naval surgeon from the responsibility, which these regulations impose on him.

To prescribe for casual eases on the gun deck. Visit the sick twice every day.

May stop the rations of the sick.

Amount of rations stopped to be paid to the hospital and asylum fund

7. He shall prescribe, for casual cases, on the gun deck, every morning at 9 o'clock, due notice having been previously given by his lob-lolly boy, by the ringing of a bell. He shall visit those who are confined to the births twice a day, or oftener, if necessary, and prescribe such medicines and diet as he may think proper. He shall likewise direct the stoppage of the rations of every man on the sick list, and excused from duty, when he shall issue hospital stores in lieu thereof. The amount of the rations stopped shall be accounted for by the purser of the ship at the end of every cruise, and be paid to the naval hospital and asylum fund.

His duty in regard to the sick.

8. He shall cause the patients under his care to be removed to the sick birth, whenever he shall judge it expedient. He is to request the commander to order as many men as may be requisite to attend their companions day and night, as nurses; and whilst engaged in this duty, they shall be subject to the orders of the surgeon, unless when mustered or called to quarters. Should they neglect to perform the duties required, and not use tenderness and humanity in the performance of them, the surgeon shall make a proper representation thereof to the captain. The sick birth shall be supplied with a sufficient number of buckets with covers, for the use of the sick, which shall be emptied frequently, and cleansed, and charcoal and water put in them. The birth shall be whitewashed with lime whenever an opportunity offers, and the decks sprinkled with vinegar.

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9. He shall be extremely attentive to the personal cleanliness of the patients under his care. And see that the beds and bedding are properly attended to; also that the sick are supplied with such medicines, drinks, and nourishments, as their situation may require.

To attend to their personal cleanliness.

10. He shall report, daily, to the commander, the number, names, quality, and state of the sick under his care, their diseases and the probable cause of the increase of the sick, also the result of his treatment, agreeably to form K. He shall likewise deposite in the binnacle an alphabetical list of those who are or ought to be excused from duty in consequence of wounds, disease, or other injuries.

To report daily the number, &c. of the sick.

To deposite in the binnacle every morning a list of such as ought to be excused from duty.

11. The day previous to the discharge of a man from the sick report, who had been subsisted by him, he shall inform the purser in writing, in order that his steward may include him in his mess, in serving out the rations.

To notify the purser of patient's recovery.

12. He shall, at all times, be prepared with every thing necessary for the relief of wounded men; and when the ship is cleared for action, he shall repair to the cock-pit with his assistants and attendants, or to such part of the ship as the surgeon, with the consent of the commander, may consider most proper for their reception, the situation having been previously arranged.

His duty when the ship is cleared for action.

13. A variety of cases may occur, where, for the preservation of the lives of the sick, as well as for the safety of those who are well, it may be considered necessary to remove part of the sick on the gun deck, it is, therefore, deemed proper that he should recommend their removal whenever circumstances may make it necessary.

Relative to the removal of the sick to the gun deck.

14. Every patient, on being sent to the sick birth, shall, if practicable, be washed with soap and warm water; and when there is any suspicion of infection, they shall be furnished with a clean shirt and bedding: the blankets and clothes which they had used should be immersed in boiling water, in which potash has been dissolved—whence they are to be taken, washed, and dried before they are returned to the men's chests or bags. The matresses should be cleansed and frequently exposed to the sun and air.

Patients, how to be treated on being sent to sick birth.

15. He shall keep, or cause to be kept, a journal, according to the form L, of the state of the weather, number, names, age, rank, disease and treatment, when placed on the sick list, discharged therefrom, or death; noting likewise the number of days that the patient was victualled from the medical department; also such remarks on the probable origin of the disease prevailing

To keep a journal.

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How the journal is to be disposed of.

on board, with a topographical account of the vicinity of anchorages, and such other professional observations as may have a tendency to benefit the public service. This journal he shall forward to the Secretary of the Navy, inspected by such of the surgeons of the navy as the Secretary of the Navy may direct, at the end of every cruise, or whenever he shall be transferred to another vessel.

How sick or wounded men are to be sent to hospital.

16. When sick or wounded men shall be sent to any of the naval hospitals of the United States, they shall be accompanied by an officer and an assistant surgeon, to see that they are conveyed with all the care and comfort that circumstances will admit of.

Sick ticket. Inventory of effects.

17. Each man sent to the hospital, shall be furnished with a sick ticket, agreeably to form M, and also an inventory of his effects, agreeably to form N.

When he shall consult with the surgeons of the fleet.

18. Whenever very important or difficult cases occur, he shall, if practicable, consult with the surgeons of the fleet.

Who to instruct in the use of the tourniquet.

19. He shall instruct his assistants and all others stationed with him, in the use of the tourniquet, and such other persons as the commander may appoint. A number of tourniquets shall be distributed to the different quarters, also two or three to each top, that the wounded men may suffer as little as possible from the loss of blood before their removal to the cock-pit.

To inspect the crew, and report contagion, &c.

20. He shall, occasionally, inspect the crew, and take every precaution to prevent the origin or progress of contagion; on the appearance of which, he shall, without delay, report the case to the commander, in order that a timely separation may be made of the sick from the well, and adopt such measures as may have a tendency to arrest the progress of the disease.

To inspect the provisions, cause the cook's coppers to be examined, &c.

21. He shall, frequently, inspect the provisions and liquors which may be served out, and report the same to the commanded when unsound. He shall likewise direct his mates to examine the cook's coppers, to see that he keeps them clean, and likewise report everything respecting diet, dress, want of personal cleanliness, in short, every thing which may come within the sphere of his knowledge, tending to promote the comfort and health of the crew.

Medicines, &c. to be faithfully administered.

22. He shall take care that the medicines, and all other articles with which he is supplied, are faithfully administered for the relief of the sick and wounded, and that no part of them be wasted or embezzled, or applied to any other purpose than that for which they were intended.

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23. To enable the surgeon and his assistants to take proper care of the articles belonging to the medical department, a store room shall be allotted for their reception, which shall be solely under the charge of the surgeon, or, during his absence, of his first assistant.

To have a store room allotted to him.

24. When a ship comes to anchor at any port, he shall make out a requisition for a supply of fresh provisions and vegetables, fruit, including lemons, limes, or oranges, or such other articles as the place may afford, which he may deem proper for the use of the sick and convalescent; which requisition, being approved by the commander, shall be purchased by the purser, and the amount charged to the medical department.

On coming to an anchor at any port, to make out a requisition for fresh provisions, vegetables, &c.

25. Whenever the surgeon shall consider that a supply of fresh provisions, vegetables, or lemons, is necessary for the crew generally, he is to signify the same to the commanding officer.

When fresh provisions, vegetables, &c. are required, to signify it to the commanding officer.

26. The surgeon shall be allowed a faithful attendant to issue, under his direction, all supplies of provisions and hospital stores, and to attend to the preparation of the nourishment for the sick.

A faithful attendant allowed him.

27. The purser shall, from time to time, supply, on the requisition of the surgeon, approved by the captain or commander, such articles of provisions as he may require for the use of the sick or convalescent; which articles shall be, charged to the medical department, or against the rations of the sick which may have been stopped.

Purser to supply him with articles for the sick, &c.

28. At the expiration of every cruise, the surgeon shall report to the Secretery of the Navy the conduct of his mates; whether they have performed their duties with ability, zeal, and industry. Surgical instruments are to be delivered to the surgeon, and charged to his account; and on his removal from the ship, he is to take a receipt from his successor, the medical purveyor, or the surgeon of the hospital, when the ship may be laid up; which receipt, when approved by the captain, shall acquit him from further responsibility respecting them.

To report to the Secretary of the Navy at the end of every cruise. Surgical instruments, how to be disposed of.

SURGEON'S MATES.

1. They shall be subject to the orders of the surgeon. They shall weigh or measure every article of medicine and hospital stores issued. They shall keep a journal of the diseases and treatment of all cases; an abstract of which shall be given to the surgeon, that he may be enabled to report thereon to the Secretary of the Navy at the expiration of every cruize.

Subject to the surgeon's orders.

General duty.

2. They shall be careful to see that the medicines prescribed are administered as directed, and that the

To administer to the sick,

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see the cockpit kept clean, &c.

sick are supplied with proper nourishment. They shall be particularly careful in directing the lob-lolly boy to keep the cock-pit clean, and every article therein belonging to the medical department. They shall, under the direction of the surgeon, personally apply dressings to wounds and ulcers, perform the operation of blood letting, and, in all important cases, they are personally to administer the medicines prescribed, or see them given; and do all other duties appertaining to their profession, which the surgeon may direct.

Orderlies to wash bandages, &c.

3. They must direct the orderlies to wash all bandages and compresses, daily, in hot water with soap or potash, and see that they are returned clean and dry to the cock-pit.

In the absence of the surgeon the senior mate to act as surgeon.

4. In the absence of the surgeon, the mate eldest in commission shall act as surgeon. They shall likewise aid in preparing the necessary reports required by the rules and regulations of the navy.

THE SURGEON OF THE FLEET, OR HOSPITAL SURGEON.

Residence.

Visit patients morning and evening.

1. The surgeon of the fleet is to be on board the hospital ship, if there be one in the squadron; if there be not, he is to be on board such ship, or at such place on shore, as the commander in chief shall direct. He is to visit the patients regularly, morning and evening, and oftener, when the nature and urgency of their complaints may render it necessary.

All persons attending the sick to be under his command.

2. All surgeons, surgeon's assistants, and other persons appointed to attend the sick, shall be under the orders of the surgeon of the fleet; and the arrangement of every thing relating to the part of the ship appropriated for the reception of the sick, shall be under his direction. He is to propose to the captain every thing which he may think likely to be of service to the sick, to increase their comforts, or to accelerate their cure— and as far as circumstances may admit, the captain is to comply with his proposals.

To send back men, sent to the hospital ship, who may be cured, on board their own ships.

3. If any men be sent to the hospital ship with such hurts or diseases as might be cured without danger or inconvenience in the ships they belonged to, he is to refuse to receive them, and to desire the officer who conducts them to take them back to their ship.

To visit frequently the ships of the squadron.

4. He is to visit the ships of the squadron frequently, and inquire into the health of the ship's companies, and the treatment of the sick; and where he finds them sickly he is to visit them as often as circumstances will admit, to discover, if possible, the cause of their sickness, and to advise such measures as may remove it.

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5. He is, whenever he shall see occasion, to inquire into the practice of the surgeon of the ship he visits, and his manner of treating the diseases of the men under his care, and to give him such directions as ho may deem necessary.

To inquire into the practice of the surgeons—give directions.

6. He is, whenever he may think it necessary, to examine the instruments, medicines, and necessaries on board any ship; and if he finds them bad in quality, or deficient in quantity, he is to report the same to the commander in chief, that he may take such measures as circumstances may require.

To examine instruments, medicines, and necessaries for the sick.

7. He is, once every week, at least, if weather and other circumstances will admit, to report to the commander in chief the state of the sick in the hospital ship, and, as far as he shall have been able to obtain information, the general state of the sick in the fleet. He is to specify particularly in his reports, those ships which, from the unhealthiness of their crews, appear to be least fit for active service and most in want of refreshments, and he is to point out whatever he may think necessary for the recovery of the health of the crew of a ship particularly sickly, or for the preservation of the health of the fleet in general. He shall also report quarterly to the Navy Department. These reports to conform to form O.

To report weekly the state of the sick.

To specify what ships are least fit for active service, and most in want of refreshments, &c.

8. He is to consider the 2d article of the regulations relative to naval surgeons and their assistants, as applicable to him, and is to govern himself accordingly, observing the forms G, H, and I.

To consider the 2d article of the regulations relative to naval sur-

9. He shall keep a journal as per form P; a copy of which he shall, once a year, or oftener if required, transmit to the Secretary of the Navy.

geons as applicable to him. Shall keep a journal.

10. On discharging any person from hospital, he shall give him a certificate according to form R, upon the back of form Q, stating when he was received, when discharged, the amount received by him during the time he was in hospital, &c.

On discharging a man from hospital.

HOSPITAL SHIP.

1. The captain of an hospital ship is to be particularly attentive to see that the ship is kept perfectly clean, especially that part which is appropriated to the sick. He is to give strict orders that the buckets used by the sick be frequently emptied and washed, and that the dressings of wounds or sores be thrown overboard as soon as they are taken off.

The captain to see the ship kept clean.

2. He is to attend to all requisitions or proposals of the hospital surgeon, and, as far as circumstances may

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of the hospital surgeon. Sick always to have the best provisions on board.

admit, to do whatever he may recommend for the comfort and convenience of the sick. The best provisions on board must always be appropriated to the use of the sick.

To prevent wine or spirituous liquors being taken on board.

3. He is to be careful in preventing wine or spirituous liquors being carried on board without his express permission.

To keep the station assigned him.

4. He is to keep the station assigned him in the fleet, particularly when he his directed to attend to a ship, the crew of which is sickly and may frequently require the assistance of the hospital surgeon.

Attendants on the sick.

5. In addition to the complement of an hospital ship, there shall be borne, as attendants on the sick, on a list of supernumerary for wages and victuals, a surgeon, two, or, if necessary, three assistant surgeons, six landsmen as nurses, a baker, four washermen, a servant to the hospital surgeon, and a servant to the surgeon's mates.

Hospital surgeon to be furnished always with a suitable boat.

6. The captain of the hospital ship, or the captain of any other ship in which the hospital surgeon shall be embarked, is to furnish him with a proper boat, whenever he shall think it necessary to visit any ship of the fleet, or to carry his returns to the commander in chief.

PURSERS.

The purser being the officer appointed to receive and distribute the victualling stores and slops of the ship, having entered into bonds to the United States, as prescribed by law, is to abide by the following regulations and instructions; and he is not to expect that any irregularity in, or omission of, any part thereof, or of the forms referred to therein for keeping his accounts, will pass unnoticed.

Prompt settlement of his accounts enjoined.

Penalty for neglect.

1. Every purser attached to a vessel of war shall make, to the Secretary of the Navy, a statement of his accounts every three months, and settle his accounts at the Treasury every twelve months; nor shall he permit a longer time to elapse without offering his accounts for settlement, if the vessel to which he belongs be in the United States. And in the event of his failing to do so, his pay and emoluments shall cease from the time of the expiration of the twelve months, commencing at the time of his joining the vessel, or at the date of the last settlement.

Purser of a yard.

2. Every purser of a yard shall settle his accounts at the Treasury every twelve months; nor shall he permit a longer time to elapse without offering his accounts for settlement; and in the event of his so doing,

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his pay and emoluments shall cease from the time of the expiration of the twelve months, commencing at the time of joining the station, or at the date of the last settlement.

5. No purser can be employed, or removed from one ship or station to another, until he shall have settled up his accounts for the ship or station to which he shall have last belonged, unless specially exempted from doing so by the Secretary of the Navy.

Not to be employed when his accounts remain unsettled.

4. Before a purser can receive orders to join a ship or station, or to be removed from one ship or station to another, he must produce a certificate from the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury, or other satisfactory evidence, that he has settled up his accounts for the last ship or station to which he belonged, and that the balance against him does not exceed 1,000 dollars.

To entitle him to an order for service, he must produce a certificate of his having settled his accounts.

5. When a purser joins a ship or station, he shall see that it is provided with the necessary articles belonging to his department; take care that the provisions, victualling stores, and slops are of good quality, and demand a survey on those which may appear damaged or otherwise unfit for the service.

On joining a ship or station.

6. Tobacco will be purchased by the United States, and delivered and charged to the purser at cost and charges; and he will, on the settlement of his accounts, be allowed fifty percent, on the amount of all tobacco issued; which per centage is to be added to the cost and charges on the article when issued to the crew.

Tobacco to be furnished by the public. 50 per cent, allowed for issuing it.

7. On fitting out, there shall be furnished of tobacco a supply equal to the time for which the ship may be victualled, and there will be allowed for each man on board at the rate per annum, of twenty-four pounds of tobacco.

Annual allowance of tobacco.

8. When tobacco shall be received from the navy stores, and there shall be a difficulty in ascertaining precisely the first cost and the charges to which it shall have been subjected, it shall be charged to the men at the current retail price per pound, avoirdupois, which is to be certified by the commanding officer present, and the agent.

Tobacco when received from navy stores.

9. Every purs