War-Office, 23d January, 1781. State of his majefty's British regular land forces, officers included, in North America and the Weft-Indies, as they were at the end of the year 1779. Officers prefent. Non Commiffiond Rank and file Total. Officers in- 591 83 1402 17077 19153 3648 114 32 230 3009 3385 $37 134 26 258 1228 1646 2532 276 66 712 6076 7130 4238 Var Office, January, 23d, 1781. Account of the men loft and difabled in his majefty's British land forces, including two battalions of marines ferving on fhore, by death, captivity, defertion, wounds or fick nefs, in North America and the WeftIndies, from Nov. 1ft, 1774, to the date of the last return. 1774 North America, under Generals Gage and Haldimand, Weft-Indies 1775 N. America, under Gens. Haldimand, Gage, and Howe, Weft-Indies 1776 N. America, Weft-Indies 3777 N. America, Weft- Indies 1778 N. America, under Sir William Howe under Sir William Howe under Sir William Howe 88888 Total prison crs* Deferted and Discharged § 115 249 48 148 619 68 36 80 38 1202 1274 282 490 29 49 1311 641 628 1281 *The War Office have not the means of afcertaining the number of men loft by captivity, having no account of what the whole number of prifoners taken in any one year may War Office, January 23d, 1781. mbarkation returns of all the British corps and recruits, which have been fent from Great Britain or Ireland, to any part of North America or the West-Indies, in 1778, 1779, 1780. Commiff. Officers. Non commiff. Of Staff Officers. ficers, dr.& fifes. Total frength, Officers included. Total, Officers included, embarked each year. I I I 2 48 50 22 957 1117 I I I 2 50 50 22 863 1024 O о 6874 21 710 831 650 758 00 1665 16651 1 19 19 19 19 665 787 432 18374 20882 20882, may be, or of the prifoners that may have been exchanged in the course of it. They only know what the number of prifoners are at the time that the return is made. The monthly returns not affigning the reasons for which foldiers are discharged, the War Office cannot, agreeable to the directions of the order of the Houfe of Commons, diftinguish thofe men who are loft or difabled by wounds or fickness; the whole number discharged are therefore stated, in which thofe difmiffed for misbehaviour, claimed as apprentices, claimed by other corps, draughted from one regiment to another, or discharged for a variety of causes, befides that of inability to serve longer, are included. The prifoners of the army under thefe heads, are fuch as were taken by the enemy previous to the Convention of Saratoga. The men comprehended in the Convention have never been allowed to be prifoners of war; their cafualties by death and defertion, and the numbers difcharged, are regularly given. The effectives detained in America, contrary to the Convention, are as follow: War Office, January 23d, 1781. Account of all the men raised in Great Britain and Ireland, for his majefty's land forces on the British establishment, militia and fencible men in North Britain not included, from 29th Sept. 1774, to 29th Sept. 1780. PRICES OF STOCK, FOR THE YEAR 1781. N. B. The higheft and loweft Prices which each Stock bore during the courfe of any Month, is put down oppofite to that Month. SUPPLIES granted by Parliament, for the Year 1781. NAVY. DECEMBER 5, 1780. 90,000 men, including 20,317 marines Buildings, rebuildings, and repairs of ships Ordinary of the navy JUNE 19, 1781. For the debt of the navy Voted. Paid. Remains to be paid. 5. d. £ FEBRUARY 19, 1781. For compenfation to proprietors of lands near Chatham Ditto Ditto of lands near Sheerness and Gravefend of lands at and near Tilbury Fort MAY 22, 1781. per. Charge of ordnance fervices performed, and to be formed, in the year 1781, exclufive of ordnance land NOVEMBER 28, 1780. 39,666 men, including 4,213 invalids, guards, and garri 20,671 12 6 ¥3,452 17 148 18 |