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 last Summer, the Knee, Tim•bers, Stem and Stern are of Oak, brought from Ca. fan 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, thofe at Veronitz and Cafan 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. The Fleet at Petersburgh has only hitherto been manned in any tolerable Regularity; each Sea-Men at Frigate there had a Captain, Lieutenant, Petersburgh. Mafter, Boatswain, Boatswain's-mate, Seamen, and eighty Marines; 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 Russians. On the Don. At Taveroff, are about fifteen Officers and Sea men. At At Taganrok is Commodore Beckham, an Englishman, 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 Russian Pilots and Watermen, and foreign Seamen, which were yearly debauched out of the Fleets; These Veffels are now pirating in the Baltick. A Sea Captain has thirty nine Rubles, a Month i a Lieutenant seventeen; an under Lieutenant go and Master eleven: The Russian Seamen and Pay. 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 Pease 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. Note, The Men dying in the Yards, and their Places not being fupplied, no Yard has at present above two hundréd Men. The Czar's Yard for these three last Years has only built Brigantines and fmall Craft, he being in the Army, and his under Mafter at Petersburgh, but he regularly receives his Proportion of Timber, by Lot, with the reft, nor will he fuffer the other Yards to make use 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 Mafters. Mr. Cofens and Nye have the Inspection of the Dutch Ships on the Don, which are most decayed; under them for this Service Dutch Ships. 182 260 Calkers} 6752 Prentice, Leonard Chapman, An Italian Calker, Three hundred Carpenters, Calkers and Labourers, VOL. II. Total, 100. 7314 A STU At STUPENA, to take Care of the old Dutch Ships: Maft-makers and other Artificers. Mafter Maft-maker, Henry Wright, 100 220 Two Prentices, at 130 Rubles each, 260 Interpreter, 18 Eighty Carpenters, 1423 Mafter Block-maker, Baggs, Two Affiftants, at 195 Rubles each, One hundred Carpenters and Turners, Under Carver, a Pole, Two Affiftants, at 195 Rubles each, 390 Seventy Men, 1533 |