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Mr. FOX vindicated the motion and the objells of Mover. The Honourable Gentleman who had be uft fat down, was completely millaken, in fuppoling at the meaning of his Honourable Friend or of Elton y whom the motion of 1782 was drawn up—was. at Parliament lh-uld make a declaration againfl njuflifiable wan—tor that would be juft fuch trails the French Affembiy publlhed at the commence :r of the Revolution ; hut upon which they did t afterwards aft, ~ that th e y would n ot ma k e war or fake of contoett." No, th e mean i ng o f th e mo . ion before the Houk, and r f that of 1782, was this, hat an extenfion of territory in India was not the pct. icy of this country—that is, that whatever the grounds of war might be, a farther addition to ou r t err i tor y in that quarter would be a mifchief :—But th e Hon. . 11 Gentleman on the other fr2c, feemed to fay, that our fituation was materially altered fince 1782, with re fpea to India. Where, he would alit, was the ma terial circumftance of change ? We were at war with France in 1782—the French were as willing to excite an oppofition to its inlntl:a, and Tipp , o was quite as willing to fecond fuch views as the Mahrattas can be fuppoled at prefent. Yet under all thefe circumflances we concluded the refolution of 1782. He called upon the Houfe to come to fame difcuflion upon this point. It the extenlion of territory were deferable, let the motion be negatived at once, and let fome courfe be determined on. But let not Inch a line of policy be followed as was calculated to keep alive doubt - and fufpicion, and forbid the poflibility of con fidence in our views among the native powers. Every pretence feemed to be fought for to declare war in India, and it appeared irepoffible to calculate when this propenfity to war would ceafe. As loon as we had deflroyed Tippoo, it was then (fated to be very clearable to form a clofe connection with thofe Mah ratta powers, which were previoufly pronounced our fi iends. This connexion we had loon formed with them, and we gave them fomething like what the French ufed to term the " fraternal hug." We em braced the Nlahrattas, jolt as the French embraced ]Holland. We, in feet, feemed in India t o b e lik e Wacbeth, " fo (beeped in blood" that we thought it wa'n to go back : Sed revocare gradum, hie labor, hoc opus eft. After deltroying Tippoo, who formed a barrier between us and our friends the Mahrattas, we then proceeded to deltroy our friends themfelves. But, it is laid, that you waged war againft the Mahrattas, merely from a fear of the French ; And a ftmtlar plea ;may be alledged with equal jultice, againft any Rate In India, until, in the work I:fdeltruCtion, the Eng lillt force may make its way to the wall of China, or farther if they could. War was declared againft the Mahrattas, becanfe they were the only power remain. ing in India. So that in other words, our Govern. ;anent appeared to argue, that we could not be fafe until all India was our own. His opinion, the Hon. Member declared to be decidedly different. The bell way in his view to fecure our intereft and poffeffions, , was to prohibit their extenfinn. As to the allufion made to the charader of Lord Wellefley, he could not admit that the motion was meant to reflect on that Noble Lord, upon whole condua he was not now pre pared to pronounce any opinion. If the adminiflra tion of that Noble Lord was meant to be inquired in to, when he fhould return home would certainly be the proper time to inllitute fuch inquiry. An Honourable Ge..tlem..n thought, that the adop tion of this motion would operate to fetter Lord Corn ; but he believed, on the contrary, that it would erve to fortify the views and intentions of that No ble Lord. It would (hew him that the policy he held was faneioned by the voice of Parliament. He re membered it having been Paid with refpee to his In dia Bill, Out the thjeeion was not fo much to the :maitre as to the man ; but on this occafion he fhould fay, with refpett to the motion and Lord Cornwallis, that this meafure WAS the man. The Hon. Gentle men on the other fide entertained opinions directly the reverie of thofe profclied by the three refpeelable Direeors of the India Company, whom the Houfe had heard declare an unqualified adherence to the refolution of t 782. The Honourable Gentleman had 'advanced fome riatements which (hewed that he con templated fchemes of ambition far more wild and mad than the Governor of India was ever fufpeeed of. For the Honourable Gentleman's ideas would Io to this, that we ihould pails curfelves of all ndia—and if poffeffed of that vaR Empire, he con tended that it would be an intolerable drain upon our military refource. to preferve it, while its prefer vation would nut be fo conducive to our benefit, as India governed upon the principle laid down in the Motion would be. But the main pretence relied upon by the advocates for further conqueßs ("terns to be this, that they are neceffary for our fafety. Now this was precifely the pretence of all conquerors and marauders, in all ages. According to Livy, when ver the Romans made war upon any Rate, it was .nly to fecure their own fafety. Such was the plea dvanced, and exaely the fame was the ground Ire quently urged by Lewis XIV. and others entertaining Emilar views. In the name of common fenfe and inflict, he would At, where fuch sf plea was likely to flop Where was this rcfort for fatety to end, for, wording as it was applied, no man was likely to be at peace, for he could not calculate upon fafety while there was another man alive who had flrength enough to knock him down. Thus no Rate could be at peace, 'until every nation capable of attacking it was de riroyed. Such was the tendency of the argument deducible from the abominable principle laid down to excule our wars in India, refpedling the means of fecuring our fafety. The operation of fuch a plea, tis uck him to have no end but in unbounded domi- neon. The Hjn. Member concluded with exprefling a hope that whether the motion before the Houle Ihould be acceded to or not, fomething declaratory ti of the propofefyfiem with refpeet to - India would be adopted as a guide to our Governors in India, as rule by which our views might be judged of by the natives. If that fyllem fhould be confonant with moderation and jullice, it would be founded on the principle of this motion, and be calculated, be was :onfident, to promote our interens in India. Mr. FRANCIB, in explanation, laid, that fo far rem thinking that the Marquis Cornwallis would be ittered by this refolution, it would have quite the :ontrary tendency. He was convinced that Noble :And would never think himfelf fettered by the laws if his country.—The Houfe then divided, when the lumbers were,—For the previous qualms 105— tgainfi it 46 —Majority 59. The original motion was therefore loft, and be Usk adjourned as half gait one o'clock. LONDON. SATURDAY, APRIL 4. PRIEM OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Confols, for moncy, ;71—for April 571.—f0r Mays7H. Omnium II 2. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. Bank Stock Ihut India Bonds rs. a as. dif. 3 per Cent. Red. shut Imp. 3 per Cent. 57 56f per Cent. Cold. 57#i{ Imp. Ann. sof 5 per Cent. Navy, 89f gall Excheq. Bilk, Is. as. pram per Cent. 1797 glut Omnium, of prem. Short Ann glut Englido Tickets till. t Bs. India Stock (hut, 1791 for opg. Conf. tor ace. 57ff if DUBLIN, APRIL 1.-5 per C. Gov. Deb. 811. Exchange—Dublin on London Yederday the Funds experienced tome depreffion, which was not attributed fa much to the afpea of affairs in the EaII and Well Indies, or any opinions conneaed with objeas now under the cognizance of Parliament, as to the arrival of difpatches from St. Peter iburgh,faid to be of a dilatory nature, if not other wife oppofite to the hopes and •iews of our Govern ment. A I:a NOIR, it is reported, has exprefsly "de clined taking any aaive part in the war in the prefent (late of affairs, feeing no probability of any beneficial refult from it ; at the fame time that he will be always ready to lend his cordial and energetic affiflance in bringing about a reconciliation between the Bellige rent Powers." The letters from St. Peteriburgh, which ga►e rife to the above report, are dated the t ith of March. pal as this Paper was going to prefs, we received Dutch Journals to a late date. Our time only allows us to (late, that Regiflers are to be opened on the 9th of April in every city for enrolling the names of all the voters who than declare for or againa the new Con- Ritution. .4// the Uinta, who may not chu . fi to vote, are to he mid:red as having given their !mirages for the new Plot- Private letters from Lifbon Rate, that the French have obtained permiflion from that Court to march 15,000 men into Portugal ! ! and that the only hope entertained by the Englilh in that country for their ultimate fafety was, that a Britifb force might be fcn; to drive out the French. The above account comes through fuch a refpec.. table channel, that we cannot doubt its authenticity. —lt ferves to Phew the abjea (late of fear to which France has reduced the greater part of the Continen . tal Powers. By letters from Cadiz, of the ad of Mat-clime learn that grain was fomething lower in price, and that the Government Pam was at so per cent. dircount. Our advices from Gibraltar reach down to the t itb of March inclufive. We are happy to date, that the fleet which failed from Portfmouth, under convoy of the Am au CADS frigate, arrived fafe in Gibraltar Bay on the gth, without meeting any interxuptiun from the Spanilh gun boats. The town is extremely healthy, and trade is beginning to flourill. A rein forcement is expefted to arrive at the Spanilll lines, bin as the garrifon is in excellent fpirits, and of tole rable firength, they are under little apprehenflon. It appears, by further accounts received from the Channel Fleet, that in confequence of the manila determinatioh on their pat t, to attack the French fleet in the Bay of Bertheaume, the latter decliped it, and availing themfelves of a very favourable Weflerly breeze, got under weigh, and flculked into Brefl.— It is the opinion of well-informed tlsval Officers, that the (hips at Brea are feeking an opportunity t• form a luneion with the Ferrol fleet, which it feems is ready for fea—if they fucceed in this defign t it is poffible they may vaulter fufficient courage to rifle an aetion. A letter from an Offtcer on board a vellel belong ing to the in-chore Squadron, which was fume days ago fent in to reconnoitre, ftates—that he got near enough to be able to obferve plainly, cabbages and hay. over the Items and quarters of tome of the ene my's (hips. From this, it appears, that a part of them at !call, are watching an opportunity to fail on fome expedition. We have received accounts of fix privateers having failed from Spain on a cruize, between the Smalls and the Long (hips. We hope proper atient:on will be paid to this information ! This morning we received a Meniteur of the 25th. It contains no news of importance : " The Emperor returned to Paris at eight in the evening of the 24th, from Malmaifon ; and immediately paid a vat to his lifters, the Princefs Bcaoutss, and the Princifs Ca. Lor.uNl, whii was rally delivered three days before' of a daughter ; and °tithe morning of the 25th, dais Majelly received the iongratulations of the Council of State, the Members of which were prefented by the Arch Chancellor of the Empire." The following were among the prefentations: II His'Excellency Prince Maissaavo, Amballador of Spain, who had a private audience tovefent his cre. dentiais ; Count de SICKINGEN, and Baron HELM aTADT, Chamberlain to the Elector of Baden." Captain WICKES, of the American fhip Benjamin Francklin, arrived at the We of Wight from Bata via, Rates, that he touched at the Mauritius on his outward•bound voyage ; that he found the Governor and inhabitants much enraged at the cowardly con dud of Li N _ in fuffering the China fleet to efcape; and tb,at it was thought probable he would, on M t re. torn to the IN, experience the fummary punlibment of the enraged populace, fhould he fall into their hands. Capt. Wicks: put into the Cape of Good Hope on his ;mirage home, and lays, that he there found every man obliged to carry arms, an attack from the 136. tifh being daily looked for; and that feveral Englifh fettlers, left there when we evacuated that colony, complained much to him of the unpleafant fituation L in which they find themfelves. YelLerday, about one o'clock, her MAJESTY and the Patacassas left the Q . Lteen's Houfe fnr Windfor. About two o'clock his MAJESTY held a private Levee, which was attended by The Archbtfhop of Canterbury. The Lord Chancellor. The Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The Duke of Moutrofe. Marquilres—Cornwallis and Hertford. . Earls:—Weftmorebnd, Winehelfea, Dartmouth, Camden, Chat• ham, Macclesfield, Aylesford, Budinglarnibire, and Rivers. Vikount Sidmoath. Lords—Napier, Mu'grave, Hawke!bury, and Ellenborougb. General Finch. Sirs—Charles Pole, t Dotterel', and Charles Morgan Mars—Role, Vanfittart, and O'Grady. The Marquis CoaawaLus took leave of his Ma- JISTY, previous to his departure for India. Mr. VAIIHTTAIT was introduced to his MAJESTY by Vircount Su:mourn, on his Late appointment in Ireland, and had the honour to kits his Majesty's hand. The Earl of CHATHAM kiffed hands on his being appointed Governor of Plymouth. Mr. CPGum' alto killed hands on being appointed Attorney`General of Ireland. Lord Minn had the like honour on his being ap pointed Lord High Commiffioner to the General Affembly of the Church of Scotland. After - the levee had doted, his MAJESTI held a Privy Council, which fat till half pail four o'clock. His MAJESTY then gave private audiences to Lord MULGRAVII, Vifcount Swim TH, Mr. VANsITTARr, Earl CAMDEN, the Earl of B.ucsragrwasurss, and the Earl of MACCLESFIELD. Sir Cussiss Foil, the Prelident of the Board of Naval Enquiry, laid before his Mai wry another report of the Comrniffioners.— Sir CHARLES MORGAN had an audience, And laid be fore his MAJESTY the proceedings of feveral Court Martials. A fhort time before fix o'clock, his Majarry fet off in his travelling carriage for Windfor. At a late hour on Thud - day night, Mr. PARSON s, the meginger, are ived xt Lord Mulgrave's office, with dirpatches trom the Caurt of Sweden. There was an error in theeopy of Lord Ms Lvata.s's Letter, publithed in all the Newfpap-- , . In putting ;be queltion "Did you derive any ptont or advantage from the ufe employment of money iffued for car rying on the current fervice of the Navy between the 19th of Antal, 18oz, and 3oth of April, 18°3, tcc." It fhould have been 1782 11 , d 1783. In confequence of the Bill for reducing the Militia, upwards of two •hundred and fit' y tnen of the Fife (hire Militia have volunteered their services, and cf the Shropfhire upwards of three hundred, and it i; expeaed many more will nn Tuefday next, the oily on which they are to turn out, follow their example. A Convoy is ordered to fail from the Downs to the Baltic, on the Bth inllant. Captain HARWELL is appointed t o comman d t h e May uric, of 74 guns, at Skeernefi. Hattlow SCHOOL.—We have already Rated, that the Governors having_ given their votes fir that none of the Candidates, Melfrs. BUTLER, DRURY, and Evatts, had a majorkty, the deciii‘ori devolved on the Artlabiffinp of CANTRREURY. After mature de• liberation, his Grace has appointed the Rev. GEORGE BUTLER, B. D. of Sidney Sulfex College, Cambridge, to the vacant Maflerthip of this national eilabliihment. On Monday the tft init. the Battalion of the Hal tings Rape Suffex Vnlonteers, commanded by Lord Vifcount Sr. ASAPH, were infpefted in Battle Abbey Park, by Colonel BOOTH. They made a very ioldier like appearance, and went through their evolution. with great correanefs, and much to :he fatisfadion of Colonel B. and feveral Officers from different Re giments in the neighbourhood. Lady WEBSTER, with her accußomed goodnefs, not only accommodated the Battalion with her Park, but entertained both offi cers and men in a manner quite charaderillic with the Well known hofpitality of that truly noble man lion, the Abbey ; although her Ladyfhip confines herfAlf altogether to that venerable domain, yet her charities are unbounded ; and the amiablenefs of her difpnfition enraptures every beholder. • At half paR eleven hilt night an alarming Ere broke out at the (tables of Mr. Burrs, hackney-coach and horfe proprietor, next door to the Red Lion public houfe, Lower Grofvenor Mews. It is fuppofed to have originated in the laundry over the Rabies, which have been lately built at a very confiderable expence. The flames fpread rapidly, as water could'not be pro cured in futfiCient quantity to work the engines. At half pall one o'clock this morning, the fire had com municated to the roof of the Red Lion public-houfe ; and it was feared that the whole of Little Grofvenor fireet would be burned down. Three horfes were burned to death in Mr. BUTTS'S Rabies. We were yellerday highly gratified by viewing the Shakfpeare Gallery, which is again opened at an Exhibition, previous to its being difpofcd of, either by public audien or private contra& The pieures have been judicioufly managed; well arranged, and appear•to every potlible advantage ; 'nor do we hefi tate to fay, that the eminent merit difplayed in thefe performances clearly proves that, (under the gracious patronage of his prefent Majelty) the Englifir School of Arts has rifen fuperior to all the modern ones in Europe. If fuperior elegance of embellilhment, improve ment in accommodation, and an ample and well fup ported endeavour to render the Roy u. Circus in every department fuperior to what it hitherto has been, merits the fupport of a liberal public, from our own knowledge, we may venture to affert the ROYAL CIRCUS will Band confpicuoutly forward the enfuing feafon. The whole of the audience part has under gone a total and highly pleating change ; we are warranted to add, the Band, the Company engaged, and New Performances in rehearfal, willin propor tion keep pace with the feenic and other highly bene ficial improvements. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. Courts, APRIL s.—Sailed the Hattnak,Americar, (hip, with rice, for Am4terdam.—Arrived the Ame. r.car. Chip, Difpatch, Berim ves, from Calton, Hit!: teas and nankeens, and Benjamin Fraulcliv, WICKES, from Batavia, laden with coffee, to receive orders. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL s.—Arrived the URAMIR frigate from Plymouth ; FILTER gun brig from a cruize, and a French brig privateer, captured by the Emu. SPERCER cutter.—Wind Weflerly. DEAL, APRIL 5. --Arrived the PRETTY LASS armed (hip, with a convoy from Plymouth ; and PARGus (loop of war, with a convoy from Cork, both of which are failed for the River. Came down the City of Lund( n, Cumberland, and Cattle Eden Eati Indiamen, from the River ; Locurr gun brig ; HPBE and Ertist.tort frigates, from Sheernefs ; and remain in the Downs with a large Reet of (hips of war and outward bound veffels.—Wind S. W. Equally. P. S Sailed the LEOPARD man of war, Rcar Ad miral DOUGLAS ; and ErriALION frigate, on a cruize. YARMOUTH, APRIL s.—Yeftxrday arrived the MAO jcsvic, of 74. guns : on her pafrage to join the Nnrth Sea Peet, the fprung her min matt, loft her rudder, and part of her keel - t in confequence of her difabled (late, the BOADICEA frigate will fail with her for Sheer nefs the firft opportunity. The PRINCESS Atic usr4 cutter, Lieutenant SIIACEY, has a fignal hying for (hips bound up to the Eatt to get ready, as the con voy is expeCted in a day or two. This day the Offi. cers and crew of the BOADICEA frigate were paid their prize-money for the capture of fome Dutch Eaft In. diamen, about two years ago. The AUCKLAND packet, Captain THOMAS BRlDClx,failed this morning. PROM LLOYD's LIST. G 41/ es END. A Hilt. s.—Paid by the Eurydice, Compton, front Surinam ; Two Sifters, Dawfon, from Bourdeaux ; Harnah, Honieford, from Guerrifey ; Shannon, Daniells, froni Limerick ; Young Harp. Feminus ; Vrow Yante. Humes, and Juffrow Jale, /lecher. from Embden.—Sailed the Soiredade, Da Cotta, for Lif. bon ; \Varlkall Hendricks, for Tonningen ; Carron, Hunter, for Memel; Vcftal, Archcr, for Stettin; induftry, Kruzrr ; levant, Dryden ; John, Nickolfon ; and the Autumn. Ficker, tur rffinore. AKRIVID— At Falmouth, the Ann, Bradford, from Virginia. At Liverpool, Nancy, Wilfon, from New York ; Nancy, Hobb ; and Hope, Pearce, from Georgia; and Polly and Surap, front North Carolina. At Locbden, Jeffie, 'made, from Surinam for Liverpool. At Oporto, Charlotte, —, front Dublin. At St. At. at's, Pilgrim, Phillips, from BriftoL At Grenada, Betfey, Bailey, from Briftol. At B irbadoes, Leviathan, Bryce; Carlburg. Dalin ; Elizabeth, Stephenfon ; Jamaica, Clark ; Simon slaylor, Moak ; Albion, Butler ; Alligater, Grainger; Good Intent, May ; Sir Sidney Smith, .—.—; Prince George, Bailey; and the Prince of Wales, Greig, from London. The - AMBUSCADE frigate and the Aau,newca (Lore (hip, with the fleet under convoy, which failed frond P.)rtimouth on the 16th of February, arrived at Gib raltar on the gth of March. The following (hips (part of the ARIA w's convoy) efcaped from the French frigates, and have put back to Malta, viz. Tt.e Sally, Brown ; Con, Baron ; AQive, Pigeon ; Hannah ( Liverett ; and the Trial, Lce.—.The Lady Carleton and the Elea• nor (two other: of the &v.) tic fuppored to have got into Sardi. nia —The Adventure, Navin. Idt h . r rudder at fea, the people are taken out, and Elm vcffet let bre to by the Acheroa UAW) —The Alert, Langley; and the Caltle Anderfon, from Malta r London (two more of the Arrow's convoy) are captured 14 the Fruite , prie-teer, of Cadiz, and carried into Malaga ; the Fruite repot.; cd to have captured another veffel of the fleet, and carried her Suit° Algeziras. The Nal. Matter Man, from HuU for Liam, Ls captured by • Spanitb privateer, and raided Into ()nada. The Eleanor, Ofl•urg, from Padflow, arrived at Venice on the nth o' March, alto` tieing captured by a Spanilh privateer, car tied into Algeciras, and detained there fifteen days. The Mary Anti, Mortimer, from Africa for the Weft Indies, le loft on the COaft of Africa; people laved The thdaa, le Brune, from Napier to Guertfey,upfet, and roue* detcd at lea. The Wanton, Hawker, from Briftol, is captured, and cards& into St. Vincent's. The Commerce, WHITAIas., from Cork for Lon don, is captured, and cdt , i,u The Se- vamanta, Fac4lo, from LADD for L'aer• pr col, is Ic a near licwillhell. SIAN IS H WAR.—Hiliory perhaps may never have to record a period fo favourable en the accumulation of Riches as the prefent—for while our gallant (ca.- men are making their fortunes by the capture of Spa• nell aLons, our Linen - men are no lefs anxious to keep pace Kith them, by adventuring in the enfuing Lot• tery, which certainly preknts an opportunity never met with before ; that of getting upwards of 3,5001. at the very fmall rifk of 11. 55. by applying to Meas. J. JOHNSON and Co. at their old and truly fortunate Licenfed State Lottery Office, No. 3, Pope's Head alley, Cornhill, London, where Tickets and Shares are on fale in a great variety of Numbers, and at the Lowe t Prices. 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