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II. As soon as you enter the Ship which is as-A Caution signed you, it be your first duty to see that the lage and printed paper now delivered, entitled A CAUTION, Plunder to be nailed, pasted, or fastened, to the Main-Mast; the Mast. and that you suffer no person to remove or take it down, until the Ship is completely unladen; and that you, or your colleague, read it aloud every morning, while the lumpers are at breakfast, or when they come first on board, that those who cannot read it themselves may not pretend ignorance; and that you also paste up, and read in the same manner, the caution against Sweepings and Scrapings, that nogainst stealPerson may be allowed to appropriate, to their ings and own use, any article whatsoever, whether sugar, coffee, or any thing else, which may drop into the hold from the casks and packages.

against Pil

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ing Sweep

Scrapings.

Danger in

fromwhence

to be watch

III. Your next object must be to inspect the ship Points of narrowly, and to turn your attention to all the Points the Ship, of danger whereby plundered articles may be con- Plundermay veyed into boats, such as the Quarter-Gallery, the beconveyed, Stern or Cabin-Windows, the Head-Rails of the Ship, ed. the Cabin-Scuttle, the Forecastle, the Port-Holes, the Fore-Scuttle, and every open Place; and, when boats are along-side, an additional degree of vigilance must be exercised, to see that no part of the cargo is clandestinely taken away. Before the discharge commences, the hatches ought to remain battened down, as well as every other place leading to the hold, or between decks, where the Cargo is deposited.

VI. When the Lumpers come on board to begin Lumpers to to discharge, your attention must be particularly di-beexamined rected to their dress, to see that they have no frocks Coopers, nor wide trowsers, jamies, or under-waistcoats with come on pouches; and that no bags or empty stockings are go ashore.

Boats co

brought on board either by Lumpers, Coopers, or any other Persons, as, in such cases, it is always for the express purpose of thieving. This precaution to be used every morning; and every person coming on board to assist in the delivery of the Cargo, (and all other persons where a suspicion of any bad intention is excited,) must be regularly searched as often as they go on shore, not forgetting to examine the Crowns of their Hats, as they are often used for the Purpose of concealing Sugar, Coffee, Ginger, Pimento, and other small articles.

V. Be careful in examining every Boat that comes ming on be on board, to see that no Bladders with Nozles, small carefully ex-Pumps, called Jiggers, or tin Tubes, used in plunderImplements ing Rum, is brought on board: and, if such articles of plunder. should be discovered concealed in the Hold, Forecastle,

amined for

The Duty of
Constables

Stecrage, Cabin, or any part of the Ship, it will be your duty to seize them, and report the case to your Surveyor, at his next vifit, that he may convey them to the Marine Police Office. The same rule will apply to Jamies with Pouches, Wallets, Bags, empty Stockings, and Beer-Canns, brought by Watermen with Porter, which, heretofore, have often been returned full of Sugar.

VI. While the Discharge of the Ship is going on,, explained it will be the duty of you and your Colleague, (whoDischarge of ever can write best,) to attend upon deck, and insert the Ship is an account of all the Casks and Packages which are

going on

put into the Lighter, (to be taken from the Mates' Book, as your attention will or ought to be generally too much engaged looking after the Lumpers and others, to attend accurately to every Package yourself.) And as soon as such Lighter is laden, to cast up the

whole Number, as taken down in your Check-book,

and

and insert the same in the printed, weekly, daily, and
Tide or Way Bill, which last goes along with each
Lighter to the Quays. You will receive a sufficient
number of these bills, and it will be the duty of the
Constable, who is on deck, to note down in his Check-On Deck,
Book the Name of the Lighter, the number of the casks and
and other packages on board, and when she departed
from the Ship, and to what Quay she is sent. And,
while this duty is executing on deck, the other Con-,
stable must be constantly in the hold, attending to the in the Hold.
unstowing of the cargo, and keeping a watchful eye
on the Lumpers and Coopers, that they do not wilfully
break casks and packages for the purpose of spilling
Sugar, Coffee, Pimento, Ginger, and other Articles,
with a view to plunder; and, upon its appearing to
you that they are carrying such evil intentions into
execution, (which has been too often the case here-
tofore,) you will apprise the Master-Lumper, (who
is a sworn Officer as well as yourself,) and also the
Captain or commanding Officer if on board, that a
check may be given to it; and it will also be your
duty to give the same information to your Surveying
Officer on his next vifit.

On no account are you to allow your attention to
be taken off your duty, or your vigilance to be sus-
pended for one moment by performing any labour on
board the Ship, as a Lumper or otherwise, on pain of
immediate dismission and the forfeiture of all wages
due at the time; and it appearing to have been a
practice for Lumpers and others to conceal bags of
Sugar and other Articles under the Ballast, when
working in the hold with a view to remove it after the
discharge is finished, you will be particularly watchful
to prevent this, and to examine the Ballast as soon as

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you can have access to it in the evening after the work for the day is finished, and particularly before you quit the Ship, after she is completely discharged, that the plunder so found may be restored to the cargo. Delinquents VII. If, in the course of your discharge, you part of the discover any person stealing, or having in his posCargo to be seized and session, any Sugar, Rum, Coffee, Pimento, Ginger,

stealing any

detained.

Cocoa, Cotton, or any other Article coinprising the Ship's Cargo, or Materials or Stores, you will instantly, by virtue of the Authority you possess, seize and apprehend such Offender, and detain him and the Articles stolen in safe Custody until your Surveyor comes on board, or until you can send notice to the Marine Police Office, that all such Offender or Of

fenders may be dealt with as the Law directs. Lanterns to VIII. It will be your indispensable Duty, soon belightede after Sun-set every Night, to see that two Lanterns

during Night.

of Consta

plained.

are lighted and hung up in the Main-Shrouds, at the Gangway, and there to remain, properly lighted, until

Day-break. You and your Colleague, or Partner, Night-Duty are to watch constantly, and without intermission, and bles ex- to relieve one another every Four or Six Hours, as may be settled between you, and you are, on no Account to accept of the offers of Revenue Officers to watch in your Stead, as when such offer is made, there are strong reasons to suspect it is with no good Design. In this manner have Watchmen, on former occasions, been deceived, and much Plunder carried on. Besides, it will be your duty to keep in mind, that the Police-Surveyor of your Division will visit you at some uncertain hour in the course of the night, and if you or your Partner, as the case may be, are not on your Post awake and on the Look-out, you are to understand, that, by such misconduct and gross

:

neglect

quences of

neglect of duty, you will forfeit not only all the Wages The Consewhich may be due at the time, but you will be stig-Neglect of Duty, immatized as unworthy of the trust reposed in you, and mediate you will be stript of your Deputation as a River-Dismission. Officer, and instantly brought on shore and discharged

with Disgrace.

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IX. On no account are you to permit Boats to Boats not to be permitted hang upon the Bows, Quarters, or along side of the to hang upon Ship in which you are stationed, without complaining the Ship. to the Captain or Chief Officer on board; and, if he will not remove them, you will note the same down, for the information of the Police-Surveyor and the Magistrates; and, in all such cases, you and your Colleague may justly suspect that Boats so detained, are kept for some evil design, and therefore it will be your indispensable Duty to watch them narrowly, and to seize and apprehend all Persons carrying away any part of the Cargo in a Clandestine Manner.

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X. In executing this and every other Duty, you Civility to will conduct yourself with all possible civility to all the Captain,

Mate, and

commended

persons, and particularly to the Captain, Mate, and Officers, re-
Revenue-Officers, and allow neither to have the on all ocса-
least cause of complaint against you on this or any
other account.

sions.

XI. As soon as a Lighter is laden, either you or The Duty your Colleague must attend it to the Quay, carrying having with you the printed Way-Bill already mentioned, Charge of Lighters, and, on your arrival at the Quay, you will call out explained. for the Police-Guard, and deliver the Lighter into his Charge, with the printed Bill of the Cargo, and take his Receipt on your Check-Book for the same ; and, when so done, you will return immediately to your Ship, and report to your Surveying-Officer, on his next Visit, what you have done. And as it has heretofore