Nautical Standard (Newspaper) - August 10, 1850, London, Middlesex ENGLAND'S BEST BULWARKS ARE HER WOODEN i t Vol. AUGUST 10, 1850, 6d. Editorial Select Committee Appointed to enquire into Official Salaries 497 Sir Charles Napier Arid the Daily 498 The Mercantile Marine 498 The Battle of the The Assistant Imperial Parliament Hbr Majesty's Smps in Admiralty - Service 501 Portsmouth - Devon port - Woolwich West and North South East Coast of of Good Hope Hope Prize and Bounty Money Royal 503 r Steam Navigation Editorial and the Duchies * 504 i Peninsular and Oriental and North American 5$* Boyal India Mail 50*; Yachting Intelligence f News op the Editorial difficulties of Original Address to the Boyal Geographical Society of London 509 and 510 of 5?ictotg. August 10, 1780. French frigate 38 12-pounders. captured off after an action of 1 hour and 5 by of 42 18-pounders, P. 10.1797. French corvette 20, captured in the Bay by 38-guh frigate after a defence of 30 and loss of 2 men killed and 8 1 3 10, 1801. French lugger mounting 4 6 in Quiberon boarded and carried by Midshipman Francis in the cutter of the 32, although exposed to the cross fire of two - 10, 1805. 44-gun ptf Cape captured mounting 42 an action from 8h. 45fft., 15m. vofit 27 44 12 30 ' i - 11, 1718. Spanish fleet of 10 and two of 50 and 10 under Admiral attacked neat by 19 British two of 50 under Sir George A division of the pursued by a squadron Capt. consisting of one of 74, one of 70, one of 60, one of 46, two of 36, and one of 26 were one of 50, one of 46, and one of 44 11, 1808. French 19-gun brig when in company with a corvette of 18, and a brig of 16 captured in the by 18, Capt. C F. 6 5 12,1782. The 28-gunship Capt. Andrew off the Island of engaged the French 40-gun frigate upwards of two 15 29 12.1798. French 20-gun ship mounting 10 Captured by 18-gun sloop Capt. W. in lat. 46� 12' NM 18� 23' after a defence of one hour and 50 only 6 men 13,1704. French fleet of 50 carrying 3548 and 24,155 the Comte de brought to action off by Admiral Sir George with 41 English and 12 Dutch and 6 carrying 3700 guns and 23,200 The battle lasted from noon British 687 1632 Dutch 400 killed and Thei French are stated to have lost more than 1600 The capitulated to the British fleet four 10 and 17 smaller under Sir with an army of 16,000 under the Earl of which a landing on 7th 12 were nine of which reached The paid to 13, 1780. French 64-gun ship Comte captured off by 64, Capt. J. and 44, Capt. J. after a gallant defence of one hour and SO and loss of 21 35 d. 3 22 1 man 13,1810. Isle de la mounting 19 pieces of stormed and carried by five boats of the 38, imder who witli o men were and 18 - 14, E. off Cape with 12 and two of 50 defeated a French squadron W and Admiral 70; ahd 6�e British 154 558 14, 1761. 74, off by 74, Capt. Robert after an action from 6h. 25ra. until 7h. 4m., with loss of 200 110 6 25 14, 1813. American brig 19 captured on coast of by 18, Capt. J. F. after an action from 6h. a.m. 6h. 45: when the Argus was boarded and having lost 6 men her commander H. and 20 15,1758. The squadron under having effected a landing of the troops under in Marais two leagues to westward of on the 8th 4 entered that arid by the 15th the demolition of the place was 166 pieces of and 18 vessels were and two ships conveyed to British 20 30 16, 1652. Sir George off with f - - 38 chiefly fell in with a Dutch fleet of superior force under De The English Admiral with 9 having cut through the enemy's and obtained the weather the contest was maintained with great until night separated the The Select seem themselves to have felt the perhaps we might saiy mending that such powerful be reduced hi their very discreetly suggest considering by these given to men of and of the greatest the are of that the is lowest with the requirements of i is tact 5 though some - The are whos will 4 First Lord j Admiralty and he is one of the gentlemen Oil w behalf it is suggested that the of present emolument it with the requirement the public Had it been skid that his salary Was the - 16, 1778. 50, Capt. John sustained a gallant action with French 74-'gun ship Rear-Admiral which is reported to have had 70 killed and 1 14 consistent with the of the we could have understood the but we are pared concede so much as to suppose that either a First of the Ad ROYAL are necessarily only adequately paid by a salary of per Whosoever commands the commands the the trade of the commands the Treasures op the and consequently the World Sir W. AUGUST 10, 1850, year The Select Committee recommend that the salaries of the Junior Lords of the the small flies who have not enough to work themselves out of the well meshes of the economical L 1 be mulcted and want of metal recommended to THE SELECT COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO ENQUIRE INTO OFFICIAL the salary of to be and to be deprived of except in the case First the -i m * Naval and Secretary This Committee have published a which will be deemed by no a roost unsatisfactory and by all will be considered as little calculated to j little doubt generally that all these are very amply paid for which the dedicate to the public and there i the all duce any good This will be evident to all who reflect that it is a mere meted which the large by their weight used Lo them confer upon the II will manage to break through j 0 without whilst it is calculated to catch the little and make them meals for the economical first subject taken up by the Select Committee is the salaries of offices held pleasure of the which are filled by | bers of either House of and are voted in the annual these large it would be merit as that legs than would lie found ah % First Lord of t having the good to possess the high talents of the present First same hopeless to think of within ihe meshes f of a we find the First Lord of we cannot salary of the First Lord of a year