Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. • • CONTAINiNG A List of the Ships in Commission, and their respective Force. A List of Officers and their Rank, as well thos.. belonging to the Navy as the Marine CorJ;J~' AND A DIGEST Of the PrineijJat Lmvs relating to the Na'D./> t7e. (7e. <.7e. llY CHARLES W. GOLDSBOROUG~ --........."'" .;:, .._--- J•• ., (;ITY OE WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER, 1apO;" COpy RIGRT SECURED ACCORDING TO LA· Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. • • CON TEN T S. PAGE ;f..ist of tbe Navy, 5 Digest of tbe Laws, 8 Pay of tbe OJiicers, 12 List of the Calltains in the N'Guy, J;3 -- oftbe l1Iasters Cammillidanls, I'~ -- of tbe Lieutenants, J r. -- of the Commanders {If Galleys, 19 - of the Surgeons, 19 - of the Surgeon's A1ates, 20 - of tbe Sai'in!{Mastel~s, 20 - of the Pursers, 21 -- of tbe lJlfidsbijJmen, 2 I -- of tbe O.fficer~ of the ~ 28 l/IIarl/le Corps,_ S - of tbe Navy Agents. 29 ~ of the Caj){lo'CS. 30 Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. ( 5 ) A CORRECT LI"ST' OF THE NAVY OF THE, UNLTJ!:D STATES. Vessels Names. Guns Commanders. Where Employed. When Built.. CCd ~ r ~... United'States 4-4 Johll Barry VLlr. Hook, ref'g. :n:.J~J..C1798· ::J 1'J. ?J/ ConflitUtion 44- Silas Talbot BoO: on ,. do. .J:Jq"/-;', 1798 .~tJ.:2. ('1 Prelident ,44 T. Truxtun Off Guadaloup'e' ,_.YO', 3,'-"1800. 2,2." .'1" Philadelphia 44 S. Decatur Ditto. 1800 ~·ni~J...I -..2,:}.q,(,7~ Chefaoeake 44 Saml. Ban'on Wefl'-Indies 800 ~98 Conrt;llatioI1 36 Alex. Murray St. Domingo ,il*l-;U 7 Congr~rs 36 Jas. Sever , Ditto. (J'",.(."i:'Jr HI 79'9- /'1 , .2.'(6 New-York 36 EL V. Morns St. Kitts 1800 _ 36 P. Fletcher cap fr I'rencl"" :;.....<l. 7-'" Inl'llrgent­ On the eoan: •• 1799 U719 Effex 32 Eel. PrebbJe Eaft-Indies Boilon 32 G. Little Off' GlIadaloupe 17.99, Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. ( G ) 'A conRECT LIST p.F THoE NAVY OF TaE UNITED STATF.5~ Vessels Ngmes. Guns. Commanders., Where EmjJloJ.ed. When Built., General Greene m. d. C. R. Perry Newport (R I) ref. Bought 1793 24 ,: 1". Robinfon St. Domingo 1799 Adams ·1 John Adams }qr. d;, . Crofs Off Guadaloupe 1799 G. \Valhiugton 8, vV. Bainbndge Algiers Bought 1798 N. CanJe refitting Bnught 1798 Gang'es 26 I .T. Mullowny ConneCticut 26 : Mores Tryon N. London, do. 1799 Maryland 26 . J. Rodgers Baltimore, do. 1799 Merrimack 24 Moft's Brown Off Glladaloupe 179.8 Portfmouth 24 11. M'NeilL France BOllg11t 1798 Patapfco 24 H. Geddes Off Guadaloupe' 1799 Baltirrf-are 22 Wm. Cowper Off ditto.. - Bought 1798 Deta.ware 22 J. A. Spottfwood l-'Iavanna Bought 17'96 - ( 1 OF THE UNlTED ST 11 TE5. {i CORRmeT LIST OF, THE N/l. VY Guns Com1Jlanders.- Where E1IlploJ·ed. When Built. lfesseis Names. Off GtladaJoupe 1800 Trumbull 'I S David Jewett At 13.0llon, refitting. 1799 Warren 18 Tames Ba lTon A t ditto, ditto Bought 17 98 . Herald 18 (;h. c. H uO'ell 'A t Baltimore J,798 Norfolk 18 Thos. Calvert St. Domingo 1792 Richmond, 16 Ii ilh'-Hd Law St. Dominp-o Bought 1.799 Augnlla 16 A. M'Elrcy N. Call1e, refiuing' 1798 :Eagle 14 H. G. Campbell . Off:Guadalollpe HOB Pickering 14 Ben j. B iJlaf , Off Guada10upe H99 Experiment 12 Chas. Stewart }-799 Off Glladaloupe Enterpnze 12 John ShaW 1-798 St.. Domingo Scarnmel 12 J. H. Jones Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. • ( 8 ) ( 9 ) NAVY CONSTRUCTOR~, tretion; and to augment the force of any !hip or \'Cuel now in fervice, by allowing all JoOllla Humphreys, Joliah Fox. additional number of guns and men therell1 beyond the eflahlifhed rate. See Acts 22d -.;;:.-- June, 1798, and25th Feb. 1799. PRIZES of equal or ruperior force to the ". DIGEST OF TllE PRINCIPAL LAWS Rl':" l'efrel makitig,the capture, belong folely to LATIVE TO TIiE NAVY OF iHE UNITEP the captors; if of inferior force, . at:e to be STATES. divided equally between the United States, and the officers and men making the capture. T HE exifiing Laws authol'ire, See Act 23d April, 1800. S. 5. ' G, Sbips of 74 g'uns. ALL the original papers and writings found 9 VeITels to carry not lers than SiJ on board of a captured veuel, are to be tranl~ guns. j mitted unmuttlated to the Judge of the 12 VeITels not lefs than 20, nor excee,l' DiflriCl: to wbich fllch prize is ordered to ing 24· guns. proceed_and complete lifls of the officers 12 VeITeis of 18 guns. and men entitled to a lhare of the capture, .J 10 Gallies. See Arts of I st July 1791 are to be tranrmitted to the Navy Depart­ _27tb AjJril, 4th May, 22d 0' 30tb JWlfl ment, and to the Agent appoimed to pay 17G8 aud 25th Feb. 1799. the prize money. See Act 23d April, 1800. ;n/e aCt of 25th Feb. )779, authorizes Art. 7th. Sec. 1. the erection of two docks, and appropna. tC: s PERSONS diCabled in the naval fervice are 50,000 dollars for that objeCt. , the: entitled to receive for life, or during difabili. 200,000 dollars are appropnated fo~ ty, a !lenlion from the United States, not purchare of timher for Naval purpofe~. exceed'ing one half of his monthl}' wages.­ See Act of,25th Feb. 1799• See Act 23d April, 1800. Sec.8. A BOUNTY of twenty dollars, for each THE Prelident is authorlle. rd'to mere. are perron on board of any Olip of an enemy at the {1 rength'.of the revenue cutters alll,I phee:. i(~ lhecommencem~ntofan engagement, whic~ them on the navy efiabl:filment, at hIs d Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. ( 11 ) ( 10 aild befoft! the re-taking thereof, the fat. filaJl de funk or deflroyed b.y allY (hip or ver· vage to be one moiety 0'£ the true value fel belonging" to the United States, of e,' of fu( h velfd of War. qual or fuperior force, is allowed by tbe 0, 0" the re-capture of an unarmed vaffel, or States. See Act 2:1d AjJril, 1800. Sec. 1· anygoous therein (taken by an enemy of the F01, dif1:ribution of Prize Money-the f.;r­ United States) belonging to the United matioll of Naval Courts Martial, &c. &c. States: ,See Act 23d AjJril, 1800, " For the better If re-captllred by a public velfel, _1_ part government of the Navy." If recaptured by a private veffel ( 12 of the United States 5 t part of the true value th~;eof. SALV4GE ~~ CJ.~ES OF RE-CAPTURE. On the re-capture of a public'. d r fel f h U . d al me ve. ate nlte States, or any goods there ~~ en !~e I N all cafes· re-captured property is to be (.tak by an enemy of Untied States) Tellored to the former owner or owner5, and If JC-Captured by a publIC velfel, .,} part the fol1owiDg allowances are' made in lieu of re-captured by a pnvate velfel2 olle falvage : of the United States, S moiety OIl the re.capture of A merican Goods or of the true value thereof. velfels (other than velfeJs of war or priva' The re-captured veffel 0; goods to be reo the teers) taken by an enemy of the United fifortehd tro I United States, and the anlfllll1t o e a v~ge to b'd - 5tares: ot"the UI!ite . d Sepaltates. out of the treaf\lry If re-captured by a public velfel, ; part Salvage on re-captmed property tak b If re-captured by a private velfell 1. part an enemy of the United States, ~laim:3 bY of the UAited States 5 a- allen, friends, Y of the true value of the velfel or goods­ fhe fame as tIle)' allow in fimilar cafe's? allowing' and excepting all imports and unle[s provided for by tIcaty. (Sec act of public duties to which the fame may be the 3d l/tlal'ch, 1BOO. liable; but if the velfd fo re.taken Owl} appear to ha\e been armed as a velfd 0", -·war, before bejng ta;ken, or afterward=- Courtesy of the Portsmouth Athenaeum, Portsmouth, N.H. ( 12 ) l '. >'Ay OF TIlE OFFICERS OF THE jrAnINE FAY OF OFFICERS. CORPS. THE Commanding Officer of the NavY" "While in aCtual fervice, 100 dollars per montlJ LIt:UTENANT-COLbNEL Comman G and 16 rations per day. dant, 75 dollars per month and 6 rao,ions per M. Pay. day, arid 6 rations per day as commalld,ant• Do1s. ¥..*~ - Captains commanding} lVI. flO),. 4Citiol:S. Captains 40 do!s: 3 "per liay. {hips of 32 guns or loa lit Lielltenants upwards, . 30 3· 2<1 Lieutenants 25 ~, COllll11an~ers of OliPS} • of20, and under 32 ~ .:.:~. 'l:a--.- • I guns, J A LiST OF Tl-lE CAPTAINS r~ TU~ NAVY 1'\1f alfers Commanda!Its, 60' 5· OF THE UNITED STATl,-S, J\lU~ANGEO Lieutenants commanding, 50 4, AGREEABLE 1'0 Lietitenants, 40 3: Commanders of Galleys, 40 3 SaiIJilg Milners, ~, 4G :! Surgeons, . '\ 50 2 Surge'ons' JlvIates. 30 2 Pu rfer, 40 2 Boatfwain, 20 2 Gunner, 20' 2-Z, Sail-1\1aker, 20 2 Carpenter, 20 1 n en Midrhip l , . 19 foJ.