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Las diagrammas suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 s STATION REGULATIONS AUD PORT ORDERS FOR THE I SQUADRON TN THE C^ K JF XC^ • 1863 Ik • VICTORIA, V. I : PRINTED AT THE BRITISH COLONIST OFFICE. 1863. K^4 m f By REAR-AuMiRAii John Kingcome, Commander-in- Cliief of Her 3fajc.sfi/\s Ship and Fcisels employed and to be. emjtloyed on the Pa He Station. The foUowiiifj^ Orders arc henceforth to be substituted for tliOf?e previously in force on the Station, and are to be strictly complied wltli by all Officers under my connuand. (liven under my hand on board the riutlej, at Esquimalt, this day of To the Commodore, and the Respective Captains, Commanders, and Officers Commanding Her Majesty's Ships and Vessels, and other Officers on tlic Pacific Station. By Command of the Commander-in-Chief. u6S "V Secretary. '• SUTLEJ." AT Sea, Lat. 51 (leg. 57 niin. S., Lonp. iu dcfx. IS min. W., Februar/j \) 1 863. ."^TANDiw Ordkh No. I. I. John Kixntome, am (le? r* ordors of tlic piopor Autlioi ilics. Military or ('ivii. and for the credit of flio Service, whose uniform li(» wcajs, to bo courteous, forbearing uiid gci:Jemanly in his dcportmont. ;{. 1j. A'terpntlnn with Military or V«\ife Authnrititu forLlddtru Xo ofTicor or nthor poison i- to dispntf tho order? of a Sentinel, 01- to approacli him when or Miliinry or Pcdice aniliorilio- ; but, if he has complaint to make ae heid inviolate, nor does Her Majesty's Go- vcrnmt'nl t'laiin a ri^lit to interfere on behalf of persons, not beiiij,' British -nliieci-;. except on the score of humanity and where life is in imminent iIhiil" r. In cases wlie:(' a l>riti-h N'avnl Forci^ may be present, but where none of an\ oiher nation is available, it i.s the duty of British Authoi-ities. except in extreme cases, to confine themselves to the protci'tion of Biilish persons and jiroporty. 1 R»certlon of Keiuxees Persons tlying from justice on a (Criminal cliarL^e, or who arc Cv capinsr from the sentence of a Court of Law, should not be received ; but a British Man-of-Wur has always, and everywhere, been considered a safe place of !'efugally captured on the high seas, or elsewhere out of I'ritish Jurisdiction for any breach of the statutes, the principle of international law in such case \iG\w^ " Phira territorumjus direnti i)i)jiii)ir h(ni parvhir.''^ Any measures for the pui-posc of checking abn-'cs oi- ofl"ences committed by Foreign Vessels, must be founded on treaty stipulations with the countries to which they may belong." '•We cannot advise that Iler Majesty's Naval Officers should capture 'essels 'not entitled to any flag,' or in places where there exists no lawful authority for violating this statute, inasmuch as the Chinese Emigrant traflic, (whatever may be its evils), is not in vio- lation of the Law of Nations." t " Such course of proceedings might involve very serious inter- national difficulties." 7. Complaints having been made that persons belonging to Her shi peiMnis.'^iion of the roininanilcr-in-riiiof same Ti ease 'I 9. MexicaiiCiti Mexican Tit i/.ens conNictod of bcinn' concerned in the i-arrvinir on teas connected withsiave of tho Slave Ti'a(l(\ have been declared l*irat(S bv the ( Jovernnient of that Ke|»nblie. an\(M'y altermne Fridny i-- to be appro)iriated to that duty, the nature of which will b' dii-ecicd hv Sitrnal from rhe Flau' oi' Senior OfHeer's Shi]i Thi? order is to l»e dnlv obsorvecl bv Shin- of r\\o -(|uadroii on detached service. A.- a ucneral rule sails are to l)e hiosed for Kxercise twice a week, viz., on Monday and Thursday. Durinu' wet weather they are lo be loosed as eircnmstanoes mav re(|iiire. 11. abse< ther( Couf the Return oi Cxerct8« A Quarterly Retuiai of Exercise is to be forwanled for my infor. uiation, accordinu' to the Form No. '_*. in the A"p|»endix. in which the time taken is to be noted. ■I 12. sorubbiuR .y^i ^^ jj-oneral ride in the S(uindron. Hammocks are not to be HaniniccKS and i cjotb«». scrubbed oftftner Mian once a ibrtniii-ht. The men are not to be allowed to wash their clothes over nio-ht, tlio most tios. The lioard for iM'inipsioii •fviiiir on roniiiHMii i\v to tllf liiiiH'fl :i- .ki'ii. Il ill thr ''riiliiv i-. ii'i'i'ii'il lIl'OIl 111! !i wook, •(' i() lit- V ill for. i<'li tlio to be to be When at sea. clothes and hammocks are not to bo scrubbed on the same day. 13. The Ships' Companies are to bo exorcised in tl»e arrangements in *"•"■• Bin. case of Fire, at least once a month. 14. Every precaution is to be taken to pievent Desertion. When mrfn are uwertioa. absent without leave from their Ships, duplicate descriptions, noting thereon any marks or scars on tinur persons, are to be taken to the CouBul's Office and Chief of Police, and a copy- is also to be left with the Senior Officer when the Ship leaves the Port. 15. i With reference to the Convention sanctioned by the French and pipiomatio •' Salutes under British Governme,its, on the subject of Salutes to Diplomatic and French con- Consular officers on this Station, according to the scale under- mentioned, viz. ; Convention pour les Saluts. Crups* LaTerre , 21 Les Presidents 21 Vice Presidents 17 Ministers D'Etat 15 Lieutenants Cenernux Gouvorneurs 15 Envoyes Extraordinaives Ministres Plenipotentiares 15 Consuls Generau.x Charges "."».ffaires 13 Contre Amirau.x 13 Commodores 13 Consuls Generaux 11 Commissaires des Gouvernements Anglais, Americain et ) Franeais aupres du Roi des Ties de Sandwich f U Consuls 9 Vice Consuls et Agents Consulaires 7 The Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty direct that the Foreign Commissioners at tiic Sandwich Islands be saluted with 13 guns, and that a British Charge d'Affaires should receive a similar salute, with ,0. view to avoiding any appearance of inferiority. e 16. DMMinf Ship. The Flajrs 4 anil 8, aiul Pendants 1 and 2 are not to be used in dressing Ships, nor for any other pur)3ose whatever, except for signalizinii:. 17. Boat8 to land and embark Officers and Men (juftrter BoaiR Regular hours are to be appointed for tlio departure of proper Boats between the Ship and the shore, for landing and embarkiuj? officers or others procoedins^ on, or returninsx from, leave of absence. The Ship's Boats are intended amonoist other purposes for the accom- modation and comfort- of the officers and men, and Commandinsr Officers are enjoined to avoid, as much as possible, compellin": them to employ private boats. 18. Instances havinir occurred in which Quarter Boats have been lost, the ,o:reatcst oarc is to be taken in fittino; ihe Davits so as to admit of their beinir readily topped np, and tlie practice of carryino^ two boats at the same Davits is not to be admitted under circumstances in which the Ship may be exposed to a heavy sea. Every }irer'aution is to be taken to prevent a recurrence of such loss, and in any case that may happen a special report is to be made to me, stating' whether the Davits wore topped up and if more than one Boat was carried at the Davits at the time. 19. Boats, Ennjgns Boats away from their ships are ahvays to have their Ensigns and andPindants. Pendants tlyinj? and. in hot weather, their Awnings spread. AwniuKi. 20. The Awnings are to be kept spread in hot weather whenever it can be done without inconvenience. 21. Prenervauon of Great attention is to be paid to the preservation of the Boats, and BoatB when not required, they are to be hoisted in or up to avoid injury from worms. iM Aniiftiifini iit'rii ' i 22. be used in except for of proper embarking of absence. r tlio acconi- /ommandinir oelline: them 'e been lost. to admit of ff two boats rnstanoes in ?nce of such to be made f more than Ensigns and id. never it can ^ Boats, and void injury 4 On Ships of the squadron meeting my Flag Phip, the Commanding Officers are to cause the Signal Books to be «ompared, that any tem- porary insertions in the Geographical or other Tables, may be made. Their Order-Books. Circulars, Charts, etc.. arc also to be compared. 23. The discharge by Purchase of Royal Marines serving abroad is. for the present, suspended. 24. Marines, when serving afloat, are to be dealt with precisely as seamen with respect to the award of Good Conduct Badges. 25. OfBceift' Stewards, Cooks, or Servants are not to be entered or rated as such under the age of 1 8, 26. A Quafterly Return is to be made to me of the NTamesand Ratings of all persons serving in the squadron whose engagements or periods of service will expire within six months, 27. When Acting Assistant Engineers are reeommended for confirma. tion, the Commanding Officers of the Ships to which they belong are to state whether the conduct and qualifications of the candidates are so satisfactory as to render them desirable acquisitions to Her Ma- jesty's Service. 28. Tn all cases of discharging Disposable Supernumeraries, they are to be taken fronj the top of the List, unless permission be obtained to the contrary. 29. No officer is to be removed from one Ship to another, without my permission, except a Medical Officer to fill a vacancy in a Ship where only one is allowed to be borne. Signal Booki to be oompartd Order and Circular Boolcs to be oomparad Marines' Dig- charge by Pur- chase. Marines' Good Conduct Badfres Officers' Stewards, Ser- rants, fto. Men, whose period of Ser- vice will ex- pire within six months. Conflrmation oi Apsistnnt Rngiueers, Disposable Supernume. raries. Remoral of Of- ficers. M ;t i'\ i IP 30. courti Mtrtiai, Warrant Officers cannot be sentenced by Court Martial to be reduced from one class to another, but mav be dismissed from the rank of Gunner. Boatswain or Carpenter. AppMoations for Examina* tionotCaadi- datM, UariatioD oi CompasM* 81op aud Bread Sooms Pauafres lor Seamen lu Mercban*. Sbipi. Hammoeka to bt tarnished to InTBlidi lent home in Paoketi 31. Commandinsr Officers are to ascertain, prior to making application for the examination of Candidates for promotion, that thev are pro- vided with the necessary rertificate.=<, Logs, &v. Ships are to ho swung for the deviation of their compasses, as opportunities occur, at tiie undermentioned places, a report of which is to be forwar