men-of-war off the coast in that
neighbourhood, to the captains and commanders of any men-of-war or
Revenue cruisers, and also to the Inspecting Commander of the
Preventive Water-guard on either side of him. And in order to keep the
men up to their duties the Preventive stations were to be inspected
often, and at certain times by day and night. The Inspecting
Commanders were to perform their journeys on horseback and to proceed
as much as possible by the sea-coast, so as to become well acquainted
with the places where the smugglers resort.

The officers and boatmen were ordered to reside as near their duty as
possible and not to lodge in the houses of notorious smugglers.
Officers and men were also to be private owners of no boats nor of
shares in public-houses or fishing-craft. The Inspecting Commanders
were to report the nature of the coast, the time, the manner, and the
method in respect of the smuggling generally carried on in the
district. If there were any shoals or rocks, not generally laid down
or known, discovered when sounding to possess a different depth of
water, or if anything should occur which might be useful for
navigating the coasts of the kingdom, then cross bearings were to be
taken and noted. These men were also to render every assistance in
case of wrecks and to prevent goods being smuggled therefrom into the
country. If any of these Preventive boatmen were wounded in fighting
with a smuggler they were to be paid full wages for twenty-eight days
or longer, and a reasonable surgeon's bill would be also paid.

And to prevent any possible excuse for discontinuing a chase, the boat
was never to leave the beach without the two-gallon keg of fresh
water. And to prevent any obvious possibility, this boat was never to
be left by day or night without one of the boat's crew to guard it.
The latter was always to have ready some sort of floating buoy,
"loaded at one end and a piece of bunting at the other," for marking
the place where goods might be thrown overboard in a chase. The
Inspecting Commanders were also to be on their guard against false
information, which was often given to divert their attention from the
real place where the smuggling was occurring.

"As night is the time when smugglers generally run their cargoes, it
is expected that the boat, or her crew, or the greater part of them
will be out, either afloat or on land, as often as circumstances will
permit, which must be, at least, five nigh