Naval Regulations

Primary topics of correspondence are: recruitment of pilots, contramaestros, sailors for arsenal; explanations of vacancies and discussions of qualifications, salaries, illnesses and regulations concerning personnel. Cargos and documents transported to California. Expenses for provisioning ships. Viceroy orders naval equipment stored in Veracruz to be released for use in San Blas. Many details of shipments, itineraries, etc. of Goleta Sonora, paquebot El Principe, fragata Santiago and navio de guerra San Luxan (?). F. 52 Carlos III orders Hijosa to return to Spain to resume marital life after separation of 14 years from wife. (J. M. Johnson, September 1988)

Index chronologically for year; correspondence numbered from #336 to #458. Very detailed summaries with references by numbers to prior exchanges and official Ordenes, decretos, reglamentos. Some responses to individual entries in margins. Assignments, provisions; construction and repair of ships; schedules of departures/arrivals, destinations of ships; shipments and types of cargo. Some biographical information on visitador general of Peru and maritime personnel. Extensive and la Princesa (Nuestra Senora del Rosario); paquebots el Principe, San Carlos, and la Concepcion; Goleta Sonora. (J. M. Johnson, August 1988)

Bodega y Quadra, comandante de San Blas petitions virrey to name teniente Quimper as his assistant. Virrey accedes to request, but refuses to grant abono de gratificaciones to Quimper. (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Bodega y Quadra, comandante Naval de San Blas petitions virrey to increase number of pilotos de segunda clase by four in order that others may be promoted. Virrey accedes to request. Included is correspondence with Spain concerning these promotions. (J. H. Ochs, August 1988)

Hijosa, comisario de San Blas applies to virrey to determine if surgeons of departamento are subject to civil authority (comisario), or to military authority (comandante). Virrey determines that these medicos are under military authority when at sea, and under civilian authority when on land. Also included are documents concerning altercation between teniente Melendez and Ferron, surgeon at San Blas. Also, Hijosa requests that virrey reprimand Pava and Maldonado for their refusal to attend medical consult at San Blas.