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First published 1813

An Essay on Naval Discipline

by Thomas Hodgskin

London: C. Squire, 1813; Online Library of Liberty edition100 pages

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Author
Thomas Hodgskin
First published
1813
Format
PDF and EPUB
Pages
100
Publisher
London: C. Squire, 1813; Online Library of Liberty edition
License
Public domain by publication date.

Hodgskin's first publication, a pamphlet of 1813 written from his service as a Royal Navy lieutenant. It condemns impressment and flogging, describes the harm they do to officers, sailors, and the country, and proposes an amended system that would end pressing. It marks the start of his career as a critic of compulsion.

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23 chapters · 54,797 words · free to read here

  1. to THE ENGLISH NATION.
  2. PREFACE.
  3. CHAP. I.: On Pressing.
  4. CHAP. II.: On the Love of Fame.
  5. section first. An Account of some of the Naval Laws and Customs, and of the Coercion used on board Ship to establish Order.
  6. section second.
  7. section third.
  8. section fourth.
  9. section fifth.
  10. section sixth.
  11. CHAP. IV.: The Effect of Naval Laws and Customs on the Minds of the Officers.
  12. CHAP. V.: The Effect of Naval Laws and Customs on the Minds of Seamen; with an Attempt to estimate their Character:
  13. CHAP. VI.: The ill Effects of the Coercion used on board Ship, and of the Naval Laws and Customs on the Community at large; with some general Remarks.
  14. CHAP. VII.: A Definition of Discipline; with the Modes by which the present System destroys it.
  15. CHAP. VIII.: An Amended System—General Observations.
  16. CHAP. IX.: Naval Tribunals.
  17. CHAP. X.: Naval Punishments and Rewards.
  18. CHAP. XI.: The better Education of Officers.
  19. CHAP. XII.: Limited Service.
  20. CHAP. XIII.: Conclusion.
  21. About Liberty Fund
  22. The Online Library of Liberty
  23. Copyright Information

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