Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil Volume II Part 26

Maranha, 24th March, 1825. Received from the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. the sum of five hundred milreis, on account of a distribution, &c. &c. 500 000. W. JANNARY.

24th March, 1825. Received from the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c.

&c. the sum of five hundred milreis, on account of distribution, &c.

&c. 500 000. DAVID CARTER, Second Lieut.

Received, April 9th, 1825, of the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c.

the sum of one thousand four hundred and eighty milreis, being prize-money due to Capt.-Lieut. G. Manson. For CAPT.-LT. MANSON, 1,480 000. W. JANNARY.

Received of the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. the sum of one thousand milreis, on account of a distribution of eighty contos of reis, being part of certain monies received from the Junta of Fazenda of Maranha. 1,000 000. GEO. MANSON. April 9, 1825.

Received of the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. the sum of four hundred and eighty milreis, on account of prize-money due to me. 480 000. GEO. MANSON. Maranha, April 9, 1825.

Authoriso Se Jose Perea de sua Excellencia Marques do Maranha recober e quantier de quinhentos milreis. March 9th, 1825. (Name illegible.)

500 000.

Maranham, March 3, 1825.

Received of Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. the sum of two thousand six hundred and five milreis, being the amount of my account for provisions supplied to the Brazilian Squadron.

2,605 000. LEONARD COMING.

Received, the 12th of April, 1885, of His Excellency Lord Cochrane, &c. &c. one hundred and ninety-five milreis, being additional pay for extra duty on sh.o.r.e for five months.

Rs. 195 000. G. MARCH.

Received, April 12th, 1825, of His Excellency Lord Cochrane, &c. &c.

four hundred and eighty milreis, being additional pay for extra duty as Secretary to His Lords.h.i.+p for the period of five months.

480 000. W. JACKSON.

Received, April 21, 1825, of the Right. Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c.

thirty-nine milreis, being a month's additional pay for extra services at Maranham.

39 000. FRANCIS DRUMMOND.

Received, April 21, 1825, of the Right Hon. Lord Cochrane, &c. &c.

sixty-nine milreis, being additional pay for sixty days' extra service at Maranham.

69 000. JOSEPH FITZCOSTEN.

Received, April 3rd, of His Excellency the Marquis of Maranha, &c.

&c. twenty-three dollars for my services as prize master of the vessels _Dido_ and _Joaninho_.

23 000. C. ROSE, Second Lieut.

Received, May 14th, 1825, of Mr. W. Jackson, two hundred and eighty-five milreis, part of prize money due to me.

285 000. JA'S SHEPHERD.

_Piranga_, Spithead, July 5, 1835.

Received of Mr. W. Jackson, Secretary to His Excellency the Marquis of Maranham, &c. &c. the sum of two hundred and thirty-five pounds sterling, in order to pay the same as prize-money to those persons, late of the _Pedro Primiero_, but now belonging to this frigate, to whom the sum is due. .235 or 1,175 000.

There is, however, _one omission_. The payment of the crews is not adduced, because the pay books were sent with duplicate receipts to Rio de Janeiro by the _Piranga_. But as no reasonable man will imagine that I publicly paid the officers and _neglected payment to the crews_, the omission is of the least possible consequence. But lest the payment of the crews may be disputed, I subjoin the following extracts from the log before quoted, from the commencement of the payment, to its termination.

DATES AND PARTICULARS.

1825.

March 16th. Received from the Junta of Maranham, 30 contos (6,000) in bills, and 3 contos (600) in money.

" 17th. Writing new book of distribution.

" 18th. Captain Crosbie brought 30 contas (6,000). Went with him to Hesketh's, where I found that he had received 10 contos (2,000) for himself.

" 19th. Lord Cochrane paid Jowett 5,000 dollars as prize-money and double pay.

" 20th. 5,000 dollars paid to Jowett's officers and men as double pay. Paid March his further share of prize-money, 500 dollars. Took at Admiral's desire 500 dollars for my distribution of the 100 contos in part received--from which it appears that I am to have half per cent, for distribution.

March 22nd. Received two months' pay to the 1st of February.

Went on board the _Piranga_, and made Wallace a gratuity from the Admiral of 500 dollars.