قراءة كتاب An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803
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An Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps, from its Original Institution down to the Present Era, 1803
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Privileges of the Marine Soldier and the progressive indulgencies granted to him stated and discussed—Useful instructions for recovering wages and prize-money due to the heirs of deceased Marines—Forms of procedure, the prescribed fees attending every claim, and some hints as to the execution of wills and letters of attorney, with sundry other particulars, of general benefit to the relatives of Seamen as well as Marines.
ERRATA.
Page 52, for duies read duties.—60, for sytem read system.—74, for a force of 11,556 were read was.—82, for strived to subvert read striven.—95, for The afterwards destined against L'Orient read They; and same page, for exquinox read equinox.—121, for compleat read complete.—125, for Selfs read Self.—129, for Maines read Marines.—190, for dare not, read durst not.—210, for resolved upon dislodging read He resolved, &c.—222, for But their leader read its leader.—230, for after formed into one Battalion read each Company to consist of, &c.—233, for top detail of Light Infantry and Grenadiers read downwards 2d, 3d, and 4th Companies.—250, for friendly passion read fiendly.—326, instead of revived under the republic who read which; and for their faithless purposes read such.—357, for He with Mr. Beaufort read He and Mr. Beaufort.—373, for the following was the order of battle read and by the order of battle given out, the Marines were attached, &c.—378, for tenable in the field read terrible, &c. &c. &c.
A
HISTORICAL REVIEW
OF THE
ROYAL MARINE CORPS,
&c. &c.
FROM ITS ORIGINAL FORMATION TO 1803.
CHAP. I.
At a period when the commerce of this Country bore no proportion to its present state, the supplies of Seamen, under a system of impress, were extremely precarious, and often inadequate to the public emergencies. Experience had also shewn, that raw landsmen were most improper substitutes for this want, as the sudden change of life rendered them subject to immediate disease, and sea-sickness, at a time when their active services were required.
These united causes originally suggested the expediency of forming an establishment of Marines, who were raised and embodied with the sole view of being a nursery to man our fleets. They were always quartered in the vicinity of our principal sea-ports, where they were regularly trained to the different methods of ship fighting, and to these various manœuvres of a vessel, in which numbers were necessary. Being thus locally placed, their value was early felt by their exertions in equipping the squadrons fitted out, when but little confidence could be placed in the sailor, perhaps just impressed into the service.
The general principles and regulations that were instituted for the conduct of the Marine regiments, from their formation, to the close of the reign of King William III. evidently shew that they were entirely devoted to naval purposes. As each individual became properly qualified to act on board of ship as a foremast-man, which was uniformly encouraged, he was discharged from his regiment, entered upon the books as such, and levy-money was granted to the officers of his corps, in order to supply the vacancy of him who was thus transferred.
The first authentic instance of any regiment of this description appears in the Army List of 1684, and from the return of the general review on Putney Heath, upon the first day of October in that year. Neither the exact æra of its establishment, or that of the other maritime forces, is clearly ascertained; and it would be absurd to speculate upon dates which can yield no material result.
The return which I have mentioned runs thus, and is annexed at large: "The Lord High Admiral of England, his Royal Highness the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot, commanded by the Honourable Sir Charles Littleton, called also the Admiral Regiment.
Sir Charles Littleton, Colonel.
Oliver Niclas, Lieutenant Colonel.
Richard Bagett, Major.
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