Excerpt from The Parliamentary Register, or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons, Containing an Account of the Most Interesting Speeches and Motions, Accurate Copies of the Most Remarkable Letters and Papers, Vol. 1 of 17: Of the Most Material Evidence, Petitions, &C., Laid Before, and Offered To, the House, During the First Session of the Fourteenth Parliament of Great BritainMr. Buller, one of the lords of the Admiralty, moved that seamen, including 4284 marines, be employed in the sea service for 177 5 at the rate of 41. Per man, per month, for thirteen months: It was asked what number of seamen were now employed in America, to which Mr. Buller answered, but that the ordinary number employed on that station was 1900. It was said, in reply, that keeping so many seaa in Ame rica was leaving the coast at home almost defenceless.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.