T1 Of Rank and Command. Article I. HE established Number of Flag-Officers of Number of Flag-Officers the Navy shall be, as follows, viz. One Ad-tablished. miral and Commander in Chief of the Fleet; one Admiral of the White, and one Admiral of the Blue; one Vice-Admiral of the Red, one of the White, and one of the Blue; one Rear-Admiral of the Red, one of the White, and one of the Blue. And no Brevet Commiffions fhall be allowed. Rank accor Admirals, Vice and Rear-Admirals, Captains and Officers to Lieutenants, shall Rank in their respective Claffes, ac-ding to their cording to the Seniority of their Commiffions. III. Commiffions War to be When there is a fufficient Number of Flag-Offi- Councils of cers together, all Councils of War fhall be held by held by Flagthem only. The first Captain to the Admiral of the Officers. Fleet fhall, on fuch Occafions, be efteemed as a Rear-Admiral, and take Place at all Councils of War, and also at Courts Martial, next to the Junior RearAdmiral. IV. But if the Number of Flag-Officers be less than if not enough, Captains to be Three, the Commander in Chief fhall call, to Coun-called. None to Rank cils of War, fuch of the Senior Captains as he shall in his Discretion think neceffary, of whom his own Captain is to be one. None are to have the Rank of Captains, who have as Captains, not commanded a Frigate of Twenty Guns, or but fuch as have com manded Fri gates. more. VI. Commanders Veffels to Captains of Commanders of Fire-Ships, Sloops, Yachts, Bombfemale be Veffels, Hofpitals, Store-Ships, and other Veffels, commanded by though they may have commanded Ships of Post bePoft Ships fore, fhall be commanded by Junior Captains in Ships of Poft, while they keep Company together, either in Port, or at Sea; but without Prejudice to their Seniority afterwards. Commanders to fhew their Orders to VII. . When any Flag-Officer, or Captain, shall meet at Sea, or in Foreign Parts, with a Superior or Senior their Supe Officer, he fhall fhew him the Orders he is under; rtor Officer, and if fuch Officer fhall take upon him to give him other Orders for His Majesty's Service, he shall obey them. superior Of ficer not to de No Superior or Senior Officer fhall detain a Junior, tain a Junior give him any Delay, or divert him from pursuing his Inftructions, unless it fhall be abfolutely neceffary without Gaufe. for for His Majefty's Service; and in fuch Cafe, he fhall fend, by the first Opportunity, a Copy of the Orders he has given him, with his Reasons for so doing, to the Secretary of the Admiralty. X. relieving the When the Admiral or Commanding Ship, in any Drum to beat Port or Road, begins to beat the Drum, in order to at fetting and the setting the Night-Watch, all the Ships in Company Watch. are to do the fame, and to ceafe beating, as foon as the faid Commanding Ship has fired the Gun. But when the Watch is to be relieved in the Morning, the Commanding Ship is firft to fire the Gun, and the Drum to beat afterwards. XI. When any Flag-Ships are in Company with the Flag-hips to fire Volleys, Commander in Chief, each is to discharge a Volley of after the Small Arms in her Turn, as foon as the Gun is fired. Watch-Gun. XIL to fire the five Captains are forbid to fire the Watch-Gun in any Captains not Port or Road, either abroad or at home, except in Watch-Gun the Downes, unless there be at least five of his Maje-in Comfty's Ships in Company; but in the Abfence of a fu-pany, except perior Officer, the eldest Captain of Guard-fhips in Downes. his Majesty's Ports; or, if there be but one, the Captain of fuch Guardship, is always to fire the Watch-Gun. in the Guardships to do it. Commanders never to fire XIII. Commanders of Ships, under Twenty Guns, are of Small Ships forbid ever to fire the Watch-Gun; and fo are Comthe Watch-manders of Hofpital-Ships, Store-Ships, and such like, though they may carry more than Twenty Guns. Gun. Rank of the Ship. XIV. In the Abfence of the Captain of any of his Majesty's Ships, the Senior Lieutenant shall have Charge of the Ship, and be answerable for the Duty of the Captain. If there be no Lieutenant, the Master fhall. command, and after him the Second Mafter; but if, by Lofs in Battle, or other Accident, all thefe Officers shall be wanting, the Command fhall devolve in Succeffion, upon the Boatswain, Gunner, Carpenter, Flag-Officers to be received with a Of Marks of Ceremony and Refpect. W Article I.. HEN Flag-Officers go on board any of his Majesty's Ships, they fhall be received with a Guard, and Guard under Arms, the Drum beating a March for the Admiral or Flag-Officer commanding in Chief, three Ruffles for an Admiral, two for a Vice-Admiral, and one for a Rear-Admiral. Beat of Drum. II. The II. to the Admi The First Captain to the Admiral and Commander First Captain in Chief of the Fleet, fhall be received by a Guard, ral of the without a Drum. Fleet, with a III. paffes Flag-Officers passing in Boat, Boats, to be When a Flag-Officer, commanding in Chief, by any Ship, with his Flag at the Head of the the Ship is to be manned with the Watch, and the complimented Drum to beat, as in the firft Article. with the Watch, and Beat of Drum. F Of Colours. Article I. wear no Colours, but LAG-Officers, and Captains, are ftrictly forbid- Officers to den to wear any other Flag or Pendant, than what belongs to their proper Rank, except when his what belong Majefty, or any of the Royal Family, are on board. to their Rank. Officer flain, If any Officer, wearing a Flag or broad Pen- Colours of an dant, fhall happen to be flain in Fight with the not to be taEnemy, the faid Flag or Pendant fhall nevertheless ken in, in Sight of the continue flying, and not be taken in, whilft the Ene- Enemy. my is in Sight; but the Admiral, who commands in Chief, as alfo the Flag-Officer, to whofe Squadron |