* Teachers receive, in addition, two rations per day, at 20 cents each. COLONEL COMMANDANT NOTE.-One ration per day, only, is allowed to all officers when attached to vessels for seal service, since the passage of the law of 3d March, 1835, regulating the pay of the Navy. Pursers have, as formerly, two rations per dav *Three of these Captains are in the staff, as Paymaster, Quartermaster, and Adjutant and Inspector, and receive pay as Majors. †Commissions not to exceed $2,000 per annum. 30 Boston Lexington Vincennes Warren Natchez 35 Falmouth 40 Cyane 36 Baltimore 20 Charleston, S. C. 20 Boston 20 New-York 20 New-York 18 Balt. 1813, rebuilt 18 Baltimore Ontario Peacock 18 New-York 16 New-York 45 Decatur Prebble Yorktown Marion Dale On the stocks 1797 In ordinary 1836 In commission West Indies. 1820 In commission East Indies. 1827 In commission Pacific Ocean. 1837 In commission Mediterranean. 1820 In commission West Indies. 16 Portsmouth, N.H. 1839 Prepar'g for sea Portsmouth, N. H. 16 Norfolk 16 Boston 1839 Prepar'g for sea Norfolk. 1839 In commission Coast of Brazil. 1839 Prepar'g for sea Norfolk. Commission Officers of the Navy of the United States are divided into the following rank and denominations: Commodores, commanding squadrons. Captains, commanding trigates and vessels of 20 guns. Masters Commandant, commanding sloops-Lieuten. ants. Commodores are to wear their broad pendants at all times on board the ship they command. The order of precedence and command in a ship is as follows: 1. Captain or Commander. 2. Lieutenants, agreeably to the date or number of their commissions. 3. Masters. 4. Master's Mate. 5. Boatswain. 6. Gunnner. 7. Carpenter. S. Midshipmen. SALUTES.-When the President shall visit a ship of the United States Navy, he is to be saluted with 21 guns. Vice President, 19 guns. Heads of Departments, Governors of states and territories, and Foreign Ministers, 17 guns. Major Generals, 15 guns. Brigadier Generals, 13 guns. The Fourth of July, and the anniversary of Washington's birth day are to be celebrated by salutes of 17 guns. United States' shups of war are not to strike their topsails, nor take in their flags, in any part of the world, to any foreign ship or ships, unless such foreign ship or ships shall have first struck, or shall at the same time strike their flags and topsails to the ships of the United States; nor are they within the limits and jurisdiction of the United States, to salute any foreign ships whatever. Commanders rank with Brigadier Generals. Masters Commandant rank with Majors. Lieutenant in the navy rank with Captains in the army. |