Distribution of Prize-Money, bounty and booty.

(1) pp. 1-8, London Gazette 10th July 1756, containing Royal Proclamation, dated 7th July 1756, appointing distribution of Prizes taken and the Bounty for taking or destroying ships of war or privateers of the enemy from the time of His Majesty's declaration of war against France. (Three-eighths to the Captain, two-eighths to Commissioned Officers, one-eighth to non-commissioned, and other two-eighths to remainder of the crew.) (2) pp. 9-65, Papers and correspondence regarding distribution of booty, &c., in the expedition to recover Calcutta and subsequent operations against the French and Moors in Bengal 1756-57; pp. 105-12, Copy of Lloyd's Evening Post 8th Aug. 1764 with a letter on p. 130 regarding the booty taken at Budge Budge. (3) pp. 69-71, Claims in regard to the capture of Karikal, reduced 5th April 1760. (4) pp. 73-103, 113-21, 127-9, Correspondence and disputes between the Madras Council and Col. Eyre Coote after the capture of Pondicherry in January 1761 with subsequent papers. (5) pp. 123-5, Capt. Maurice Wemyss to Secretary James, Portsmouth, 11th Sept. 1766. Claim of the Marines for prize money for the battle of Buxar (1764). (6) pp. 133-233, 311-48, Sujah Dowlah's Donation to the Army under Col. Alexander Champion for the Rohilla campaign in 1774. See Parliamentary Collection No. 8. Case of Lieut.-Col. Sweny Toone. (7) pp. 237-309, 351-451, Prize-money for the capture of Negapatam, Pulicat and Trincomalee, and the Dutch Forts and Factories in Bengal 1781. (8) pp. 453-8, Bijyghur prize-money 1799. See Parliamentary Collection No. 8. (9) pp. 461-73, Distribution of prize-money to officers and men of the garrison of St. Helena who were on board the Company's ships when the Dutch ships were captured off the Island in 1795. (10) pp. 475-6, Memorial of George Lord Keith and Col. Archibald Brown for prize-money for the capture of Malacca in 1795. (11) pp. 479-663, Memorial of Lieut.-General George Harris to Viscount Castlereagh regarding charges against him in reference to the prize-money for Seringapatam, with correspondence 1804.

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