he shall have received some order from, or be act-
ing in the execution of some order issued by, a
Flag Officer, whether he be or be not within the
limits of the Station of such Flag Officer; and in
the event of his being directed to join a Flag
Officer on any Station he shall be deemed to be
under the command of such Flag Officer from the
time when he arrives within the limits of the Sta-
tion, which circumstance is always to be care-
fully noted in the Log-Book; and it shall be
considered that he continues under the Flag Of-
ficer of such Station until he shall have received
some order directly from, or be acting in the exe-
cution of some order issued by, some other Flag
Officer duly authorized, or by the Lord High
Admiral, or our Commissioners for executing the
office of Lord High Admiral.

And We hereby direct, That the Captain, Com-
mander, Lieutenant commanding, Master com-
manding, or any other Officer duly commanding
any Ship, Sloop, or Vessel of War singly taking
any Prize from the Enemy, that is to say, the
Officer actually in Command at the Time, shall
have one Eighth of the Remainder, or if there
is no Flag One Eighth of the entire net Proceeds,
except that if the single capturing Ship be a rated
Ship, having a Commander under the Captain,
the Commander shall take a Portion of the One
Eighth Part as if he were Commander of a Sloop,
according to the Proportion herein-after set forth;
and if more than One Commanding Officer of the
same Rank of Command shall be entitled to share
as joint Captors, the one Eighth shall be equally
divided between them; but when Captains,
Commanders, Lieutenants commanding, and Mas-
ters commanding, respectively, Our Ships and
Vessels of War, and Commanders under Cap-
tains in rated Ships, shall share together, in what-
ever variety of Combination, the One Eighth
shall be so divided into Parts for a graduated
Apportionment as to provide for each Captain
receiving Six Parts; each Commander of a Sloop,
or Commander under a Captain in a rated Ship,
Three Parts; and each Lieutenant commanding
or Master commanding, or other Officer actually
commanding a small Vessel of War, Two Parts;
which We hereby direct shall be the Proportion
in which they shall respectively share; Commo-
dores of the Second Class, and Field Officers of
Marines or of Land Forces serving as Marines,
doing Duty as Field Officers, above the Rank of
Major, to share as Captains, and Field Officers of
Marines or of Land Forces serving as Marines,
and doing Duty in the Rank of Major, to share
as Commanders of Sloops.

And We further direct, That after Provision
shall thus have been made for the Flag Share (if
any), and for the Portion of the Commanding
Officer or Officers and others as above specified,
the Remainder of the net Proceeds shall be distri-
buted in Ten Classes, so that each Officer, Man,
and Boy composing the rest of the Complements
of our Ships, Sloops, [and Vessels of War, and ac-
tually on board at the Time of any such Capture,
and every Person present and assisting, shall re-
ceive Shares or a Share according to his Class, as
set forth in the following Scale :-

First Class: Master of the Fleet, Inspector
of Steam Machinery afloat when embarked
with a Fleet, Medical Inspector or Deputy
Medical Inspector when embarked with a
Fleet, Forty-five Shares each.

Second Class: Senior Lieutenant of a rated
Ship, not bearing a Commander under the
Captain, Secretary to the Admiral of the
Fleet or Admiral commanding in Chief,
Thirty-five Shares each.

***Third Class: Sea Lieutenant, Master, Cap-
tain of Marines, of Marine Artillery, or of

Land Forces doing duty as Marines,
whether having higher Brevet Rank or
not, Secretary to an Admiral or to a Com-
modore of the First Class not commanding
in Chief, Chief Engineer, Twenty-eight
Shares each.

Fourth Class: Lieutenant or Quarter Mas-
ter of Marines, Lieutenant of Marine Ar-
tillery, Lieutenant, Quarter Master, or
Ensign of Land Forces doing duty as Ma-
rines, Secretary to a Commodore of the
Second Class, Chaplain, Surgeon, Paymas-
ter, Naval Instructor, Mate, Assistant Sur-
geon, Second Master, Clerk in charge,
Passed Clerk, Assistant Engineer, Gunner,
Boatswain, Carpenter, Eighteen Shares
each.

Fifth Class: Midshipman, Master's Assis-
tant, Pilot, Clerk (not passed), Master-at-
Arms, Chief Gunner's Mate, Chief Boat-
swain's Mate, Chief Carpenter's Mate,
Chief Captain of the Forecastle, Admiral's
Coxswain, Chief Quarter Master, Seamen's
Schoolmaster, Ship's Steward, Ship's Cook,
Ten Shares each.

Sixth Class: Naval Cadet, Clerk's Assistant,
Captain's Coxswain, Ship's Corporal,
Quarter Master, Gunner's Mate, Boat-
swain's Mate, Captain of the Forecastle,
Captain of the Aftergard, Captain of the
Hold, Captain of the Main Top, Captain
of the Fore Top, Coxswain of the Launch,
Sailmaker, Ropemaker, Caulker, Leading
Stoker, Blacksmith, Serjeant of Marines,
of Marine Artillery, or of Land Forces
doing Duty as Marines, Nine Shares
each.

Seventh Class: Captain of the Mast, Cap-
tain of the Mizen Top, Yeoman of the
Signals, Coxswain of the Barge, Coxswain
of the Pinnace, Coxswain of the Cutter,
Second Captain of the Forecastle, Second
Captain of the Main Top, Second Captain
of the Fore Top, Second Captain of the
Afterguard, Sailmaker's Mate, Caulker's
Mate, Musician, Cooper, Armourer, Cor-
poral of Marines or of Land Forces doing
Duty as Marines, Bombardier of Marine
Artillery, Head Krooman, Six Shares
each.

Eighth Class: Leading Seamen, Shipwright,
Second Captain of the Hold, Able Seamen,
Carpenter's Crew, Sailmaker's Crew, Coo-
per's Crew, Armourer's Crew, Yeoman of
the Store Rooms, Steward's Assistant, Or-
dinary Seamen, Blacksmith's Mate, Pri-
vate and Fifer of Marines or of Land
Forces doing Duty as Marines, Gunner of
Marine Artillery, Painter, Stoker, Coal
Trimmer, Second Head Krooman, Sick
Berth Attendant, Bandsman, Tailor, But-
cher, Three Shares each.

Ninth Class: Cook's Mate, Ship's Steward's
Boy, Admiral's Domestic, Superintendent's
Domestic, Admiral's Steward and Cook,
Captain's Steward and Cook, Ward Room
and Gun Room Steward and Cook, Subor-
dinate Officers' Steward and Cook, Com-
mander's Servant, Secretary's Servant,
Second Class Ordinary Seamen, Assistant
Stoker, Barber, Boy of the First Class,
First and Second Class Krooman, Super-
numeraries, except as hereinafter provided
Persons borne merely as passengers and
not declining to render assistance on
occasion of capture, two shares each.

Tenth Class: Boy below First Class, one
share.