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At Olonitz, two Ships of Fir are building of forty Guns, and may be ready this Summer.

At Ladinople, two by Mr. Brown of fifty Guns were to be ready the laft Summer, the Knee, Timbers, Stem and Stern are of Oak, brought from Cafan by Land.

One Ship of eighty Guns was to be set up laft Year.

All the other Ships at Petersburgh and Archangel are of Fir, those of Veronitz and Casan are of Oak. In 1710, Orders were given for fitting up twentythree Sail of Ships on the Don, being those built, or building by the English, which are like to be the main Force of the Czar's Fleet, the reft being Show and Number.

Petersburgb.

The Fleet at Petersburgh has only hitherto been manned in any tolerable Regularity; each Sea-Men at Frigate there had a Captain, Lieutenant, Master, Boatfwain, Boatfwain's-Mate, Seamen, and eighty Mariners; but, on any Expedition, they were always re-inforced by the Soldiers of the Garrison.

On the thirty-fix Sail of Dutch Ships on the Don are thirty-five Dutch Officers and Seamen, and about two hundred Ruffians.

On the Don.

At Taveroff, are about fifteen Officers and Sea

men.

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At Tagnarok is Commodore Beckham, an Englifhman, with about three foreign Officers and Seamen, and fixteen Ruffians on board each Ship: When the Veffels fail for Salt, they are manned by the Soldiers of the Garrison.

At Archangel was a Commodore, a Hollander; the Frigates there were better manned by Ruffian Pilots and Watermen, and foreign Seamen, which were yearly debauched out of the Fleets; These Veffels are now pirating in the Baltic,

Pay.

A Sea Captain has thirty-nine Rubles, a Month; a Lieutenant feventeen; an under Lieutenant and Master eleven: The Ruffian Seamen and Marines are paid on the fame Footing with the Land Forces, viz. each Man a Ton of Corn, the eighth Part of a Ton of Peafe or Oatmeal, and ten Pounds of Bacon, a Month, and eleven Rubles a Year in Money. The Foreigners have fomething extraordinary for their Encouragement,

On the Don are three Yards on the following Establishment.

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Second Prentice, Wm. Snelgrove, }

fent to Petersburgh,

A Dutch Smith for the Ship-work,
Five hundred Carpenters and La-

bourers, one with another,

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Five hundred Carpenters, &c. in the first Lift, 12,592

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Note, The Men dying in the Yards, and their Places not being supplied, no Yard has at prefent above two hundred Men. The Czar's Yard for these three laft Years has only built Brigantines and fmall Craft, he being in the Army, and his under Master at Petersburgh, but he regularly receives his Proportion of Timber, by Lot, with the reft, nor will he suffer the other Yards to make ufe of his Stuff, but on Obligation to repay him the next Receipts. He allows no Foreigners to work in his Yard, but has the Draughts of his Ships from the British Masters.

Mr. Cofens and Nye have the Infpection of the Dutch Ships on the Dan, which are most decayed; under them for this Service Dutch Ships.

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At STUPENA, to take Care of the old Dutch Ships:

A Dutch Builder,

YEARLY SALARY.

Pounds Ster. Rubles

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of the other Yards.

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Interpreter,

Eighty Carpenters,

Master Block-maker, Baggs,

Two Affiftants, at 195 Rubles each,

One hundred Carpenters and Turners,
Master Carver, Mansfeldt,

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Under Carver, a Pole,

195

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