and others, who may be directed to attend; and report weekly to the commanding officer the attendance which they may give, and the proficiency they may make.

ARTICLE 380.

He shall also make, and present to his commanding officer, simi lar reports, made up to the last day of March, June, September, and December, for transmission to the Secretary of the Navy.

CHAPTER XIX.

MIDSHIPMEN.

ARTICLE 381.

Midshipmen are to be respectful and obedient to their superiors, and prompt in the execution of their duties.

ARTICLE 382.

They shall keep themselves provided with uniforms, a sextant or quadrant, Bowditch's, or some other approved, treatise upon navigation, and blank journals.

ARTICLE 383.

They are daily to ascertain the position of the ship, by observations, when practicable, and send the same to their commander. They are to keep journals in such form as may be prescribed, which they will present to the commander for inspection, on the first and fifteenth of every month; and they will, at all times, embrace every opportunity of acquiring such information, theoretically and practically, as may be applicable to their profession as seamen and officers.

ARTICLE 384.

Whenever it shall be required of them by their commanding officer, they shall attend regularly to the means of instruction which may be provided for them.

ARTICLE 385.

They are not to have permission to absent themselves from the ship, except upon duty, unless their journals are kept up, and they have copies of the watch and station bills, and of the quarter bills for their division, made out for use, and shall have given proper attention to such means of instruction as shall be provided for them.

CHAPTER XX.

BOATSWAIN, GUNNER, CARPENTER AND SAIL

MAKER.

ARTICLE 386.

They must, with the yeomen, carefully examine all articles belonging to, and all stores received for, their respective departments, and see that they are of good quality, that they agree in quantity with the invoice, or bill sent with them, and that they are in good order, and must make immediate report to the commanding or executive officer, or officer of the watch, of any defect or deficiency which they may discover.

ARTICLE 387.

They shall make no charge for conversion or expenditure of stores, without a written order from the commander, or such other officer as he may appoint to issue them, and they shall produce such order to the commander, or officer appointed by him to audit their weekly accounts, as vouchers for the expenditures therein charged.

ARTICLE 388.

They shall lend no stores, except by written order of the commander, which order, together with the receipt of the person to whom the stores were lent, must be produced as vouchers for the expenditure.

ARTICLE 389.

They shall conform strictly to the length, dimension, or quantity,. of articles which may be prescribed by general regulations, in all

their expenditures, unless expressly ordered to vary from them, which order they must preserve as a voucher.

ARTICLE 390.

They shall, as far as may be possible, expend the oldest stores first, particularly if they are of a perishable nature.

ARTICLE 391.

They shall request a survey upon all stores which may be injured, or become unfit for service, and expend such as the surveying officer may condemn, preserving a copy of the survey as a voucher; but if the survey shall direct them to be converted to some other use, they shall charge themselves with them accordingly, and expend them in the same manner as any other stores.

ARTICLE 392.

They shall not receive credit for any loss or waste of stores, unless they shall produce regular vouchers or certificates, to show that it was not occasioned by their neglect or misconduct.

ARTICLE 393.

They shall be particularly watchful and make immediate report to the commander, or executive officer, of any neglect or misconduct which they may discover in the yeoman, or person having charge of the stores.

ARTICLE 394.

They shall examine the different parts of the ship, which are more immediately under their particular charge, or belonging to their department, and report their condition to the executive officer, and officer of the watch, at 8 o'clock in the evening, and in each morning watch, and make such further examinations and reports as may, at any time, be directed by their superior officers.

ARTICLE 395.

When a ship is about to be dismantled, they are to be careful that all the articles belonging to their respective departments are properly secured, and tallied with their name and quality, whether "serviceable," "requiring repairs," or "unserviceable;" and that

all precautions are taken to prevent their being in any manner injured. They will only receive credit according to the receipt given for them by the navy storekeeper, or other person into whose charge they may be delivered, or according to the report of the surveying officers duly appointed; and they will attend to the survey which may be made, to ascertain the quantity of stores so returned by them, and will be called upon to account for any deficiency that may be found to exist.

CHAPTER XXI.

MASTER-AT-ARMS.

ARTICLE 396.

He is to exercise the men at small arms, when directed by his commanding officer.

ARTICLE 397.

He is to see the regulations respecting lights and fires duly executed, and that no improprieties are committed by the men below.

ARTICLE 398.

He, or the ship's corporal, is to examine all lighters, crafts, and boats, that come to the vessel, and see that no improper articles are brought on board, or taken from the ship, and that none of the crew leave her without proper authority.

ARTICLE 399.

He shall report daily, in writing, to the commander of the vessel, the name and offence of every person confined, by whose order, and the number of days he has been confined.

CHAPTER XXII.

COOK.

ARTICLE 400.

He is to be responsible for the safe keeping and proper distribution of the fresh water, meat, and vegetables, which may be delivered

into his charge. He is to receive no meat unless it is properly tallied.

ARTICLE 401.

He is to have the rations of the ship's company properly cooked, and delivered to the cooks of the messes, at such times as may be directed by the commanding officer.

ARTICLE 402.

He is to see that the boilers and cooking utensils are kept perfectly clean, and shall preserve order and silence about the galley, and report offenders.

CHAPTER XXIII.

SHIP'S CORPORAL.

ARTICLE 403.

The ship's corporal is to be subordinate to, and assist the masterat-arms, and is to perform his duties when there is no master-atarms present.

CHAPTER XXIV.

YEOMAN.

ARTICLE 404.

The yeoman shall have charge of all stores in the boatswain's, carpenter's, and sailmaker's departments, and of all stores in the gunner's department, ammunition excepted.

ARTICLE 405.

He shall see that the regulations respecting lights are strictly observed in the store-rooms, and passages leading to them, and that every precaution is taken to guard against fire, or other accidents, and must never suffer any wines, spirituous liquors, or private stores