. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . arties looked upon publicfunds and offices as the natural perquisites of thegoverning classes. All statesmen regarded such sine-cures as of the nature of self-presented testimonialsof which unhappily the number for distribution had atendency to decrease. This being the Mandarins viewof the custom. Captain Isaac Coffins objection tocarrying three children as lieutenants of his shipappeared in high quarters to be a monstrous pieceof insolent insubordinat
. The first American Civil War, first period 1775-1778, with chapters on the continental or revolutionary army and on the forces of the crown . arties looked upon publicfunds and offices as the natural perquisites of thegoverning classes. All statesmen regarded such sine-cures as of the nature of self-presented testimonialsof which unhappily the number for distribution had atendency to decrease. This being the Mandarins viewof the custom. Captain Isaac Coffins objection tocarrying three children as lieutenants of his shipappeared in high quarters to be a monstrous pieceof insolent insubordination and of revolutionaryremoval of landmarks. The Mandarins resentmentpursued Captain Isaac Coffin to his ultimate removalfrom the Kings and Supposing, then, a man arrived at the coveted rank^ize Qf post-captain. How did he stand ? His pay wasnot large, his pension small, his expenses heavy. Incommand of a seventy-four with a crew of 600 mena captains pay was £1^0 a year ; and the scale ofpay appears to range from ^^iio to ;^450 accordingto the rating of his ship, while his expenses showed asteady increase from year to MR (il,()R(;l RoDNKV. Mezzotint by Dupont, after Gainshoroui^h, 178S. VIII FORCES OF THE CROWN 301 The gentlemen in the army, writes a captain in com-mission to a member of parliament in 1783, have an allow^ancefor contingent money. We of the navy have only contingentexpenses. There is hardly a nation in the world unacquaintedwith the generosity of the British nation. Hence whateverport we arrive at the expectations from us are greater than wecan answer with the utmost stretch of our ability, and a mannerof living which would have the appearance of extravagance inother men, and is really extravagance in us, seems to be nomore than what persons employed in public and honourableservice owe to the public. Among other profitless occupations the navy foundcarrying potentates from harbour to harbour costlywork ; the British ships having for some yea
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