‘Aboard a ship in port, the Marines were divided into three “guards”, or watches, on duty for a 24-hour period in uniform. The “centinels” were to challenge anyone coming alongside, to prevent liquor from being smuggled aboard, and to forbid anyone to board or leave the ship between sunset and sunrise unless with the permission of the officer of the watch.They were also to make sure there was no unnecessary noise, and that only authorized candles and fires were lit.’
They are to be employed as Centinels, and upon all other Duty and Service on board the ship which they shall be capable of, and therein to be subject to the Directions of the Officers of the ship; but they are not to be obliged to go aloft, or to be beat or punished for not showing an inclination do so... On the other hand the Marine Officers are not to hinder nor discourage their men from applying themselves to do or learn to the duty of a seaman.
Only when giving the alarm in the case of fire was a sentry allowed to leave his post. Marine NCOs assisted the Master-at-Arms "in his duty of putting out lights and fires" and regularly patrolled the ship "against the dreadful calamity of fire". The Marine lieutenant was to look into the carpenter's, gunner's, and boatswain's stores every evening, "to be satisfied no light has been accidentally left in those places".
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Date: Jan. 6th, 2013 15:26 (UTC)From:They are to be employed as Centinels, and upon all other Duty and Service
on board the ship which they shall be capable of, and therein to be subject to the Directions of the Officers of the ship; but they are not to be obliged to go aloft, or to be beat or punished for not showing an inclination do so... On the other hand the Marine Officers are not to hinder nor discourage their men from applying themselves to do or learn to the duty of a seaman.
Only when giving the alarm in the case of fire was a sentry allowed to leave his post. Marine NCOs assisted the Master-at-Arms "in his duty of putting out lights and fires" and regularly patrolled the ship "against the dreadful calamity of fire". The Marine lieutenant was to look into the carpenter's, gunner's, and boatswain's stores every evening, "to be satisfied no light has been accidentally left in those places".
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