Lunæ, 27 die Novembris;
5° Gulielmi et Mariæ.
Prayers.
Leave of Absence.
ORDERED, That Colonel Deane have Leave to go
into the Country for Ten Days, upon extraordinary
Occasions.
Royal Mines.
Ordered, That Leave be given to bring in a Bill to
prevent Disputes and Controversies concerning Royal
Mines.
House to sit at 9 o'Clock.
Resolved, That this House will begin to sit every
Morning at Nine a Clock, and proceed on publick Business
at Ten a Clock: And that no new Motion be made after
One a Clock.
Victualling the Fleet.
Mr. Papillion presented to the House, from the Commissioners for victualling the Fleet, according to Order,
the several Orders that they did receive for the victualling
the Fleet the last Summer; with a List of several Papers;
and an Account of what Provisions ought to be remaining
in Specie, the 6th Day of June 1693, on board their
Majesties Ships of the Line of Battle, that were victualled
at London and Portsmouth, being the Day they parted
with Sir George Rooke's Squadron; and some general
Observations.
Which List, and Account, and Observations, were read.
Ditto.
The Lord Falkland, from the Commissioners of the
Admiralty, according to Order, presented to the House
the States of the Provision of the Fleet sent to them in
May last from Spithead, and in June last from Torbay,
by the Admirals that commanded the Fleet the last
Summer.
And the same were read.
Ditto.
The House being informed, That the Commissioners
of the Navy attended, according to Order;
They were called in, and asked several Questions
touching the manner of victualling the Fleet: And they
delivered in their Instructions for Victualling of the Fleet;
and a State of the Victualling of the Fleet, at its failing
from Spithead the 30th of May 1693.
And then withdrew.
And the State of the Victualling of the Fleet, at its
failing from Spithead the 30th May 1693, was read.
Miscarriage of the Fleet.
Then the House, according to the Order of the Day,
resumed the further Consideration of the Question, adjourned on Wednesday last; viz. That there was sufficient
Beer on board the main Fleet, when Sir Geo. Rooke separated, to have convoyed Sir Geo. Rooke's Squadron, and
the Merchant-Ships, out of Danger of the French Fleet.
Candles.
Ordered, That Candles be brought in.
And they were brought in accordingly.
An Amendment was proposed to be made in the
Question, by leaving out the Word "French"; and,
instead thereof, inserting "Brest:"
And the same was, upon the Question severally put
thereupon, agreed unto by the House.
Another Amendment was proposed to be made, by
adding to the main Question these Words "and the
"Thoulon Squadron."
And the Question being put, That the Words "and
the Thoulon Squadron" be added to the main Question;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers for the Yeas, |
Sir Robert Davers,
Mr. Herbert: |
165. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Mr. Wharton,
Sir Walt. Young: |
191. |
So it passed in the Negative.
A Motion being made, and the Question being put,
That the Members of this House, who are Victuallers of
the Navy, do withdraw;
It passed in the Negative.
Then the main Question being proposed, That there
was sufficient Beer on board the main Fleet, when Sir
Geo. Rooke separated, to have convoyed Sir Geo. Rook's
Squadron, and the Merchant Ships, out of Danger of
the Brest Fleet;
The previous Question was put, That that Question
be now put:
And it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Then the main Question being put;
The House divided.
The Yeas go forth.
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| Tellers for the Yeas, |
Mr. Clarke,
Mr. Brockman: |
188. |
| Tellers for the Noes, |
Colonel Granvill,
Sir Jo. Knight: |
152. |
So it was resolved in the Affirmative.
Resolved, That this House will, upon Wednesday
Morning next, proceed further in the Enquiry into the
Miscarriages of the Fleet the last Summer.
Ordered, That all such Persons, who were by Order to
attend this House this Day, except the Commissioners of
the Navy, do attend this House again upon Wednesday
Morning next.
Committees.
Ordered, That all Committees be adjourned.
And then the House adjourned till To-morrow
Morning, Nine a Clock.