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THIRD
Congress, Session I, Chapter 12.
An Act to provide a Naval Armament.
Whereas the depredations committed by
the Algerine corsairs on the commerce of the
Section 1. Be it
therefore enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
Sec. 2. And be
it further enacted, That there shall be employed on board each of the said
ships of forty‑four guns, one captain, four lieutenants, one lieutenant of
marines, one chaplain, one surgeon, and two surgeon's mates; and on each of the
ships of thirty‑six guns, one captain, three lieutenants, one lieutenant
of marines, one surgeon, and one surgeon's mate, who shall be appointed and
commissioned in like manner as other officers of the United States are.
Sec. 3. And be
it further enacted, That there shall be employed, in each of the said
ships, the following warrant officers, who shall be appointed by the President
of the United States, to wit: One sailing‑master, one purser, one
boatswain, one gunner, one sail‑maker, one carpenter, and eight
midshipmen; and the following petty officers, who shall be appointed by the
captains of the ships, respectively, in which they are to be employed, viz: two
master's mates, one captain's clerk, two boatswain's mates, one cockswain, one
sail‑maker's mate, two gunner's mates, one yeoman of the gun room, nine
quarter‑gunners, (and for the four larger ships two additional quarter‑gunners,)
two carpenter's mates, one armourer, one steward, one cooper, one master‑at‑arms,
and one cook.
Sec. 4. And be
it further enacted, That the crews of each of the said ships of forty‑four
guns, shall consist of one hundred and fifty seamen, one hundred and three
midshipmen and ordinary seamen, one sergeant, one corporal, one drum, one fife,
and fifty marines; and that the crews of each of the said ships of thirty‑six
guns shall consist of one hundred and thirty able seamen and midshipmen, ninety
ordinary seamen, one sergeant, two corporals, one drum, one fife, and forty
marines, over and above the officers herein before mentioned.
Sec. 5. And be
it further enacted, That the President of the United States be, and he is
hereby empowered, to provide, by purchase or otherwise, in lieu of the said six
ships, a naval force not exceeding, in the whole, that by this act directed, so
that no ship thus provided shall carry less than thirty‑two guns; or he
may so provide any proportion thereof,
which, in his discretion, he may think proper.
Sec. 6. And be
it further enacted, That the pay and subsistence of the respective
commissioned and warrant officers be as follows:‑ A captain, seventy‑five
dollars per month, and six rations per day;‑ a lieutenant, forty dollars
per month, and three rations per day;‑ a lieutenant of marines, twenty‑six
dollars per month, and two rations per day;‑ a chaplain, forty dollars
per month, and two rations per day;‑ a surgeon, fifty dollars per month,
and two rations per day; a surgeon's mate, thirty dollars per month, and two
rations per day;‑ a purser, forty dollars per month, and two rations per
day;‑ a boatswain, fourteen dollars per month, and two rations per day;‑
a gunner, fourteen dollars per month, and two rations per day;‑ a
sailmaker, fourteen dollars per month, and two rations per day;‑ a
carpenter, fourteen dollars per month, and two rations per day.
Sec. 7. And be
it further enacted, That the pay to be allowed to the petty officers,
midshipmen, seaman, ordinary seamen, and marines, shall be fixed by the
President of the United States: Provided,
That the whole sum to be given for the whole pay aforesaid, shall not exceed
twenty‑seven thousand dollars per month, and that each of the said person
shall be entitled to one ration per day.
Sec. 8.
And be it further enacted,
That the ration shall consist of, as follows: Sunday, one pound of bread, one
pound and a half of beef, and half a pint of rice:‑ Monday, one pound of
bread, one pound of pork, half a pint of peas or beans, and four ounces of cheese:‑
Tuesday, one pound of bread, one pound and a half of beef, and one pound of
potatoes or turnips, and pudding: Wednesday, one pound of bread, two ounces of
butter, or in lieu thereof, six ounces of molasses, four ounces of cheese, and
a half pint of rice:‑ Thursday, one pound of bread, one pound of pork,
and a half pint of peas or beans:‑ Friday, one pound of bread, one pound
of salt fish, two ounces of butter or one gill of oil, and one pound of
potatoes:‑ Saturday, one pound of bread, one pound of pork, half a pint
of peas or beans, and four ounces of cheese:‑ and there shall also be
allowed one‑half pint of distilled spirits per day, or, in lieu thereof,
one quart of beer per day, to each ration.
Sec. 9. Provided
always, and be it further enacted, That if a peace shall take place between
the United States and the Regency of Algiers, that no farther proceeding be had
under this act.
Approved, March 27, 1794.
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