THE CASE Of the Captains of his Majesty's Fleet humbly offer'd to the Honourable House of Commons.
It being generally believed, that the Captains who have served in his Majesty's Ships, during the late War with France, have been rewarded extra for their Service by double Pay, which on the contrary is of Loss to the said Captains, and a considerable Summ saved to the Nation.
| l. | s. | d. | ||
| A Captain of a 1st Rate having 754 Men allowed him, his former pay was | 21 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| His Allowance of Servants being one to every 20 Men is | 33 | 06 | 00 | per M. |
| which amounts to | 54 | 06 | 00 | per M. |
| The double Pay is | 42 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| His Servants now allowed being 8, is | 07 | 04 | 00 | per M. |
| The Allowance with double Pay | 49 | 04 | 00 | per M. |
| So the Captain of a first Rate has less than formerly | 05 | 02 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved to the Nation by the Servants Provisions and Deductions from the Captains Pay | 36 | 11 | 00 | per M. |
| A Captain of a 2d Rate's former Pay having 640 Men was | 17 | 10 | 00 | per M. |
| His Allowance of Servants being 32 comes to | 27 | 16 | 00 | per M. |
| Which comes to | 45 | 06 | 00 | per M. |
| The double Pay is | 35 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| Servants now allowed being 8, is | 07 | 04 | 00 | per M. |
| The Allowance with Pay doubled is | 42 | 04 | 00 | per M. |
| The Captain of a second Rate has less than formerly | 03 | 02 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved by the Servants Provisions and Deductions from the Captains Pay | 31 | 14 | 00 | per M. |
| A Captain of a third Rate having 476 Men his former Pay was | 14 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| [...] being [...] comes to | 20 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| [Page] A Captain of a 2d Rate's former Pay having 640 Men was | 17 | 10 | 00 | per M. |
| His Allowance of Servants being 32 comes to | 27 | 16 | 00 | per M. |
| Which comes to | 45 | 06 | 00 | per M. |
| The double Pay is | 35 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| Servants now allowed being 8, is | 07 | 04 | 00 | per M. |
| The Allowance with Pay doubled is | 42 | 04 | 00 | per M. |
| The Captain of a second Rate has less than formerly | 03 | 02 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved by the Servants Provisions and Deductions from the Captains Pay | 31 | 14 | 00 | per M. |
| A Captain of a third Rate having 476 Men his former Pay was | 14 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| His Allowance of Servants being 23 comes to | 20 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| which is | 34 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| The double Pay is | 28 | 00 | 00 | per M. |
| Servants now allowed being 6 comes to | 05 | 08 | 00 | per M. |
| The Allowance with double Pay | 33 | 08 | 00 | per M. |
| The Captain of a third Rate has less than formerly | 00 | 12 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved by the Servants Provisions and Deductions from the Captains Pay | 20 | 01 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved to the Nation out of every 1st. Rate | 36 | 11 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved to the Nation out of every 2d. Rate | 31 | 14 | 00 | per M. |
| Saved to the Nation out of every 3d. Rate | 20 | 01 | 00 | per M. |
| In all | 88 | 06 | 00 | per M. |
And so proportionably for the rest of the Navy, which amounts to considerably more than the half Pay desired to be established.
And it appearing by the foregoing Scheme, that what his Majesty was pleased to design as encouragement to the said Officers, has been detrimental, yet they were easy under it, in expectation of the promised Benefit of half Pay whilst out of Employment; and it is hoped this Honourable House will take their Case into their most mature Consideration, and do (as they always have) promote the Honour of his Majesty, the Good of their Country, and Welfare of those who have ventured their Lives to make this Kingdom Happy; which the preserving of Officers to serve upon any Emergency will undoubtedly do, especially if it be considered how fatal the want of them was likely to be in the beginning of the late War, and the encouragement given in Peace to other Captains abroad.