To prevent

Powder.

be lodged in the Ground Tier, and laft expended; and when the whole Quantity is laid in, he is to fee the Doors of the Powder-Rooms faft locked, the Skuttles well fhut and covered, and to deliver the Keys to the Captain.

V.

He is to give timely Notice to the Captain, upon all Accidents by Occafions of bringing Powder on board, and not to remove any out of the Ship, or from one Part of her to another, or fill Cartridges, or prepare Fuzees, Fireworks, &c. without the Captain's Directions, that he may give Orders for extinguishing the Fire and Candles, and pofting Centinels at all proper Places, to prevent Accidents; and the Decks are immediately after to be thoroughly swabbed, and cleaned of the loose Powder that may have fallen.

None to go

into the Pow

VI.

He is never to go, or fend any one into the Powderder-Rooms Rooms, but by Leave from the Captain; and to take without Or- care, that no body enters with fuch Things about him, as may strike Fire in falling.

der.

Only three

Rounds of

VII.

It being found by Experience, that Parchment CarParchment tridges filled will not last above three Weeks, especialCartridges ly in a hot Country; he is to keep but three Rounds thereof filled at a Time, Paper being found more durable, as well as less expensive.

filled at a

Time.

VIII. He

VIII.

Allowance of
Stores not to

pended.

He may receive an additional Proportion of Match, Additional Parchment and Paper Cartridges, Oil, &c. if the Ship is ordered to any Station in America, more than the be used, 'till full eftablished Allowance, in order to prevent, as the first is exmuch as poffible, the buying those Species at extravagant Prices in the Country; all which will be packed up in whole or half Powder Barrels. He is to ftow them in the Store-Room, and they are not to be ufed, 'till the Ship's first established Proportion is all expended.

IX.

Stores to be
I condemned by.

When any of the Parchment Cartridges, or other Perishing, perishable Stores, fhall become unfit for Service, he is to apply to the Captain to have them condemned by a Survey. regular Survey; and if the Ship is near any Port in England, he is not to throw them over-board, but

return them into the Stores.

X.

empty Pow

He is not, on any Pretence, to ftave or any ways Not to Stave: convert empty Powder Barrels, but to preferve them, der Barrels. in order to fhift fuch as may be decayed.

XI.

Shot allowed

He is to allow, by the Direction of his Captain, Powder and once a week for the first Two Months, and once a for Exercije. Month afterwards, fix Charges of Powder to each Man in every Exèrcife of the Small Arms, and four Pounds

of

Powder and
Shot allowed

of Mufquet Shot for them all once a Fortnight; and alfo five Charges of Powder and five Shot, once a Month, for the Exercife of the Upper Deck Guns.

XII.

As to the Proportion of Powder to be spent on the in Service, Occafion of Service or Scaling, he is to obferve the and Scaling. Regulation fet down in a Table, Page (174.)

Powder to be reduced by

XIII.

After firing five or fix Rounds on warm Service, he Degrees, in is to reduce the Allowance of Powder proportionably, Time of Ac- until the fame is leffened to one Third of the Weight tion. of the Shot. And he is not to wet a Gun with a Swab,

Rules for placing the

riages.

when it grows warm with frequent Firing, this Practice having been the Occasion of splitting feveral, by checking the Metal with cold Water.

XIV.

When the Guns are received on board, either upon Guns in their first fitting out, or after refitting, he is to take partiproper Car- cular Care, that they be all put into their proper Carriages to which they are number'd, and place N° 1. the foremoft Gun on the Larboard Side on each Deck, and the highest Number the aftermoft Gun on the Starboard Side; by obferving which Rule, all the Guns will fit their Carriages, and ftand a proper Height from the Sill of the Ports.

N. B. The Guns of every Ship have a Number engraved on them over the Trunnion, and have their

proper

proper Carriages marked with the fame Number on the Bracket, under or near to the Trunnion. The Guns and Carriages for the Larboard Side of each Deck are numbered and marked on the Larboard Side, and thofe of the Starboard Side are numbered and marked on the Starboard Side.

XV.

ner than

He is to scale the Guns no oftner than the Ship is Not to feale the Guns oftrefitted, unless upon extraordinary Occafions, and with the Captain's Orders. And when they are load- needful. ed for Service, he is to fee them well Tampioned, and fidded at the Vents with Ocham.

XVI.

prevent Da

in the Hold.

When there is an abfolute Neceffity for ftriking Caution to good Guns into the Hold, and the Captain has figni- mage to Guns fied his Orders fo to do, he is to pay the Guns all over with a Coat of warm Tar and Tallow mixed together, and place a good full Wad, dipped in the fame, a Foot within the Muzzle, and a Tampion well fixed therein; also a Cork, as well as Ocham, put into the Vent, to prevent their receiving Damage.

XVII.

He is to take care, that all the Stores committed to To take care his Charge be kept clean, and secured from Embezle- of the Stores. ment or Damage. No Wafte of Stores, that are not perishable, will be allowed on his Accounts, beyond reasonable Wear, fuch Accidents excepted, as fhall be vouched under the Hand of the Captain.

How to keep his Book of Expences.

Boxes of
Grape Shot

XVIII.

He is to keep his Book of Expences according to the Method prescribed in Page (175.) and to be partiticularly careful, that the Quantity of Stores which fhall be Daily or Monthly expended, be not expreffed in Figures, but in Words at Length.

XIX.

He is to take care, that the Boxes, containing the to be kept dry. Grape Shot and Hand Granadoes, be kept in a dry Place, to prevent their being damaged; and, for his Information, the Numbers and Sorts of Shot used in the Grapes, according to the different Natures of Guns, are fet down in a Table, Page (176.)

The Cannons to be marked.

Not to load the Guns with unfit

XX.

He is to take Notice; that there will be placed on all Cannons for Sea Service, Notches or Sights on the Bafe and second Reinforced or Muzzle Rings, for Horizontical and Vertical Directions, for the better guiding the Aim; and the Notches are to be marked with White Lead.

XXI.

It appearing by Experience, that firing double round Shot, round and double headed Shot, or round and Mixtures. Grape Shot together, is dangerous, and more to the Detriment than Good of the Service, he is to take care to prevent that Practice in Time of Action, and to fee

that