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F criminal ? Was there in it any thing unparliamen tary ? Sir, I did take the fenfe of fevaral Gentlemen, and at a moment when the fettle of the public was fo leading, I thought mylelf called upon fo to do ; but however peculiar my fituation as Minifter, I do not feel myfelf difarmed from forming an opinion whe ther the fink of the Houle be for or againft a dircitf lion, previous to its being brought forward. Nothing is more common than Gentlemen forbearing from bringing on dircuffion if they find that the fenfe of the Houle is againft it; and in what I confers myfelf to have done, I do no tfeel that there is any thing inconfifteni with my official duty, with my duty to Parliament, or to the public." Mr. FOX —" I find no fault with the Hon. Gen tleman's taking the fenfe of the Houle ; it is prudent and very fit that he fhould do fo; but I complain of -.he Hon. Gentleman's not afting on the lenfe of the llnufe till now." The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQyER— " I did not, becaufe the Houle did not exprefs its rtnfe of the expediency of crating the name of Lord Melville, by the Refolntions of the Bth, and becaufe the Refolution was withdrawn that did exprefs it." The SECRE .'ARY at WAR obferved, that the fenfe of the Houle on the loth was, that the name of Lord Melville fhould not be erafed. The ha was, thus &ally cerium)* to the ftatement of the Hon. Gentleman, who had hiturelf marked the truth of this inference, by telling the Houle, on the loth, that 71e did not want, and could not with, to fee Lord Melville in fuch company as that of the Duke of Norfolk, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Grattan. The pledge of the Minifter, on the Loth,_ that Lord Melville could not return to office, was accepted by the other fide. The coPrfeft things are laid againft Lord Melville," continued the Secretary at War. " The Houle is told that Lord Melville mutt be torn to pieces by compunctious feelings, and the flings and arrows of a reproving confcience. Ido not know, Sir, why. Lord Melville !horrid be agitated by compunainus . feelini , - Has any man proved him morally guilty,- that he i 'has corruptly participated in the gains of any man charged with having made ufe of the public money ? If there be on the oppofite fide any man who thinks he can prove there, or either of there ac -vitiations, let him come forward, and I am piepared so meet hi:n with finch a refutation as (hall for ever put the accufation at raft. But the Honourable Gentleman has charged Lord Melville with corrupt pat ticipation." • (From this Mr. Whitbread difented acrofs the table). " Sir, I fo underftand the Hon. Gentleman. I grant, Sir, that connivance at the condo& of Mr. Trotter has been found againft Lord Melville by this Houle ; yet moral guilt the Houle neither has found nor could find... . . " Now, Sir, on this topic of compunelious feelings, and connivance, obferve how well it becomes the Honourable Gentleman oppofite to me, (Mr. Fox) to talk as he does. Let us look into his faults. In the year 1765, Lord Holland retired from office, and till t 732, a period of feventeen years, derived 15,0001. per aiinato.from the interea of public money in his hands, as Paymafter of the Army, and that not one farthing of this money had ever fince been paid (a buz of order). The Honourable Gentle man may call to order. There are truths. He who talks of his fpeculations—things which plainer men would call gambling—does he (land up in his place" —(Order I carder I) " If there remarks, Sir, avail to no other end, they will at leall anfwer one of the pur. poles I have in view, they will tend to , thew that the 'Houle has not at all times been as reverely jutt as the Honourable dentleman willies us to be towards Lord Melville:" . • Mr. FOX —" In the Era place, Sir, I. cannot conceive bow the defence of Lord Melville is to be fortified, or in any Way made out by the introduaion uf the foppofed cafe of my father, fine, if ufing the Money of the public before the palling of a law againft it was criminal, it mull be much more fince the fang of Inch a law—a circumtlance not a little aggra vated by this of Lord Melville being the father of the law he has himfelf violated. But, Sir, the reafon on which the cafe of Lord Holland (lands, is as clear as light. When the tranfaaions fpoken of took place, there was no law againit making ufe of public ba lances ; and although fome of the lawyers of the day were of opinion that the praftice was unlawful, yet a majority of lawyers held the praaice to be juftifia ble. The principle of the ufage was repeatedly can - Tailed during the adminiftration of Lord North, an adminiftration from which I had no right to expea favour, and by the Reports of the Commillions of the time of the father of the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Pitt) over againit me, the praftice was de clared to be univerfal. If it was criminal, notwith- Banding, it ought to have been profecuted. But, Sir, I mutt be of opinion, that the praaice was uni. venal in this country in thofe days. Nay, the in creafe of falary was given in confederation of loch praetices,which was a legiffative recognition of them. " The Hon Gentleman reminds me of the confer red errors of my youth. Certainly, Sir, I have to charge myfelf with gaming in my earlier life, and poflibly I continued it longer than I ought. But what has that to do with the cafe of Lord Melville, unlers he too was a gambler ? ( Hear I Near!) I ki; iI ;; Paid that Lord Melville won. " As to connivance, I know of no connivance with which the Honourable Gentleman can accufe me, unlefs he will fay that I have been guilty of perfonal connivance, becaufe my father left me a large for tune derived from intcreft of the public money.— (4 laugh.) No, Sir, if the Hon. Gentleman meant te wound and irritate my feelings, and thinks he has fo, I can attune him he is miflaken. Ido In j t c\ blame the Hon. Gentleman, only that I think filch fee.t;ngi 4S fate Wile UM:len:tan ha; rtanifefted, vi,ul:l be better expretTed out of the Houle than in. 1 well believe that the Hon. Gentleman fpoke front feelings that undoubtedly entitle him, and all the int. mediate and near relations of the unfortunate Noble man in queftion, to compaffion ; but yet the Hon. Gentleman alts indifcreetly, to aggravate the guilt of hi; own relation by referring to the guilt of mine." Mr. WHITBREAD laid, that he never had charged Lord Melville with the participation of the plunder of the public, but only with having connived • at Mr. Trotter making intenell of the public money. Mr. Whitbread next obferved, that he would not pref . : his motion, though he knew the public would have been more completely fatisfied with a vote of the Houle, than with the courfe the Minifter purfued. die now withdrew his motion. Mr. FOX aped, ;f Lord Melville mu held any, place or office, during pleafore, under the Crown ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIIER-- II knew." • Mr. FOX remarted, that light would be thrown' on this matter by the motions of a Noble Lord (Henry Petty) then abfent, from a caufe which he had no doubt the Honourable Gentleman (Mr. Pitt) over againft him lamented as much as he did.—(lt was underßood that Mr. Fox here alluded to the in ners of the Marquis of Lanfdowne). Mr. GREY moved for pollponing the notice of the Noble Lord. which was poßponed accordingly to the middle of next week. The motion relates to any places which Lord Melville may happen at pre. fent to enjoy under the Crown in Scotland. CURATES. The ATTORNEY GENERAL moved the Order of the Day for the Stipendliry Curates Bill. On the motion that It be read a fecond time now, Mr. WESTERN role to oppok it, and to Ilibmit, that it ought to be printed and circulated before reading it a fecond time. He was decidedly hoftile to the principle of the Bill. It was fubver five of the Conftitution of the Church. Full time Could be given to the sountry the members of the church, the patro , s of church livings, to know what was intended to be made law by the Bill. He ftrongly objeeted to the claufe conferring the glebe of the par fonage houfc on the Curate; and intimated, that one-fifth of the property of the Church, under four hundred pounds a year, would j be placed by the BiU at the difpofal of the !Whops, for the ufe of the Curates. For there and other rearons, he moved, " That tho Bill be read a fecond time this day fortnight." Mr. CREEVEY reconded the motion. The ATTORNEY GENERAL defended the prinelpk of the Bill. The principle was the fame with that of feveral laws as the itatute -book. A fimilar Bill had naffed the Houle of Commons twice lately; from which the prefent differed only in :afar as it was framed to obviate the objedions of the Upper Hoofe of Par liament. The grants to the Curates were in confideration of re lidence ; and both by the Common Law and Canon Law the in cumbein was obliged to do the duty of the Church, or forfeit by non.refidence. There was nothing in the Bill fubverfive of the principles in the Constitution of the Church of England, whore property and rights no man living would be more ready to uphold and airert than Mink& Now as there were feveral claufes in the Bill unfilled up, if Gentlemen would content to its going into a Committee, to fill up the churn, be mould propofe that the Re port 'Mould be received on Wedncfday fennight. a period of delay which he hoped Gentlemen would allow to be quite fufficicnt. Sir JOHN WROT I'ESLEY did not objed to the principle of the Bill ; his objedion was to the Curates having the glebes. He law no objeftion to their having the houfe and garden. Sir WILLIAM scorr followed on the fame fide with the ATTORNEY GENERAL.defending the mature on like grounds. Lord PORCHESTER did not like the principle on which the emolument of the Curates was apportioned, the compenfation not being regulated by the reward the fulfilment of the duties deceiv ed, but by a rule wholly unconnetitul, which was in the nature of a maximum. He thought tome provillons, in addition to the 36th Geo.lll. would be more eligible than ,the prefent Bill, if it were thought that Aa had not fufficiently provided for the neieffities of the inferior clergy . The ATTORNEY GENERAL, Lord PORCHESTER, and Mr. WESTERN feverally explained; and t after a few words from Mr. FELLOWS, the Bill was read a recond time, and or ' dered to be committed to- morrow. IRISH AFFAIRS. ;~. Mr. FITZGERALD moved the Order of the Day fr.r the fe cond reading of the frith Partition Bill,which was read accordlog ly, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. Mr PONSON BY gave notice of a motion to-morrow, to amend the frith County Road Bill. Mr. LEE moved the Order of the Day for the feeond reading of the Bill for fupplying the Irith County towns with water. Mr. ALEXANDER thought that full time mould be given foe' . the tonaderation of this Bill, as a large extent of property would be deeply affedted by it. Mr. LEE laid, the objedt of the BM was to amend two Adts already paired, for fupplying the multi of Ireland with water, and that the Commilfioners under thole Itatutes no longer poffeffed the powers with which they had been invdted, in confequence of the Union The irefent Bill cot:miffed every potable precaution to prevent the infringement of private rights. The matter was first to be fubmitted to the Grand Jury, then to the Judge, and afterwards (if required) to the verdid of a fecond Jury. He hoped there means of review would remove the objeCtions of the Honourable Gentleman. . After (me explanation from Mr. ALIXAMDER, the queftion ' was put and carded, sod it was agreed the Bill fhoold be commit ted ttn Monday next. Mr. FITZGERALD moved, that there be laid before the Hook accounts of the falarics payable to the CommiMoners of the Tree fury in Ireland, and the warrants and authorities for the fame, which was agreed to. Mr. FITZGERALD then °Menet!, that It was determined by the Act bf Union, that. a fixed portion of the ten itorial revenues Mould be afigned to Ireland ; he therefore wiihed to know what had been the produce. Mr. HUSKISSON fad, if the Hon. Gentleman meant the Re venue from the Territory of India, be could inform him nothing had been reeeiied. 45n the motion of Mr. FITZGER ALD it was agreed, that there be laid before the Hoofe an Account of all the Territorial Reve nues fence the period of the Union, fo far as the fame can be afcer taMed. Mr ALEXANDER brought up the Report of the kith Loan Bill, with the amendments, which was ordered to be enigrofed..... Alla the Report of the Coin and Token Bills. COMMITTIM OF SUPPLY. The Reports from the Committee of Supply *ere then read, and on the turns required under the head of Army Forage being Rated, Mr. FRANKLIN rote to make foam obfervatlons on the dif. tin .ions in the diltribution of Corn to Officers, ferving in what were called the wooden and canvas encampments. He highly commended the former, where the foldiery had every opportunity of improving in the difciplioe they formerly only obtained in the latter ; but he regretted that when the officers brigaded the troops twice a week, and were required to exereife them as a colleetive army until the canvas encampments commenced they were not allowed corn far a Engle bode applied to that duty. He hed fame regulation would be adopted to provide sgatnft this difad vantage, and that military mcn, who were too high fpirited to complain, would not have their reafonable expedations dap pointed. General NORTON coincided with the fentiments of the Him. Gentleman. and hoped the Secretary at War would pay due atten tion to the fubjet. The SECRETARY at WAR thought it right to draw the line foinewitere. Field Officers were allowed to receive corn for [even bodes during the canvas encampment ; perhaps fome dedutition might he properly made at that period. and the fum l'o faved might be beneficially applied, fo as to remove the Honourable Gentleman's olio:lion& The remaining Reports were then read and agreed to WAYS •ND ISSANS. On the motion of Mr. HUSKISSON, the Hanle went into a Committee of Ways and Means, when he propefed that a fum net as 1045 SI. b. granted to his Majefty for the arrears of debts of tbe Civil Lift. Mr. JOHNSTONE (aid, he had apeeted that the exp e di e nts adopted would have been fufacient to Num prevented any defalca tion. Mr. HUSKISSON rePied, that there bad been actraordinart menet; which had not been predict'', anticipated. On the Houfe being recanted, Mr. ALEXANDER moved, " That the Report be received to-morrow." The SECRETARY at WAR roared, " That a c omm i ttee be appointed to prepare an Ehimate q f the Sum required for the Pay and Clothing of the Militia, and fur the Allowances to be made to certain Subaltern Olken; and farther, for the Adjutants sod Scrjeant-Majors, purfuant to tha Batiste wand ets bee. DV He alto moved, " Tbat the Clinc means might be adopted for afeatain ing the Amount of the Payandplothing of the Militia of Ireland," AU which motions were agtmd to. The reading cethe Bill for regulating the OBlee of Paymafter- Geveral, Was poltponed'until to-morrow. Ms. ALEXANDER brought up the Report on the Bill for re. --- pealing fo lunch of the Ad olja.oett. 111, :ta rdates to the clamp. titans on the Duty on Slate. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ7ER brought up vari ous fmall accounts relative to the charges of - Ratianary, of printing the Journals of the Houk, and for fame other purpoka. 'riga "cm ordcralw lie upon the tAlliter449§ll.2die [VEST INDIES. TNT tOLLOWINO ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS Or THE RECENT PROCEEDING* IN THE WEST INDIES WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUR PRIVATE SOURCES : The following account is received from the Mate of the Vsexamizs On Wednefday, February 20, 1805, a French fquadron arrived at Fort Royal, Martinique, from Rochefort in 42 days, with their prize in company, the Prince Aufturias, No. 29, trinfprirt, which the fquadron captured in fight of Martinique. This fquadrou was fuppofed to have on board to.ooo troops, under the command of Ge neral La Gitawne. On Thurfday, the 2111, the ene my failed to pat their orders into execution, which were to burn, fink, and deftroy. They arrived off ROfeau, Dominica, on Friday, the 22d ; they went into Rofeau Bay 'with Engin colours flying, and which were kept flying until the troops were put into the boats for difembarkation, when the colours were changed, the boats left the (hips for the fhore, and the line of battle (hips commenced a heavy cannonade on the town ; about Imo troops effeeted a landing at Point Machell, and were oppofed by 200 men, in cluding a company of the Town Militia, who were obliged to retire. The enemy h av i ng cif:fled a land ing at Morne Daniel, advanced againft this handful of brave men, who, according to the enemy's return, killed 373 men, and wounded a b out 6 00 . Th e l o f: on our tide was to killed and about 5o wounded; the remaining few, of courfe, furrendered at difcre don, when the town burlt into a dreadful conflagra. Lion, occafioned by the wadding of our guns from Morne Bruce, which dettroyed two-thirds of the town. The inhabitants were laid under a contribution of about 70001. Several merchants had their (tore-houfes plundered by French foldiere ; but every exertion was made by the French officers to prevent fuch depreda tions. General Pa MIST, the Governor, retired to the principal fortrefs, Prince Rupert's. On the 26th, the enemy's troops re.embarked, and quitted Rofeau Bay on the 27th, and arrived at Point Petre, Guadeloupe, on the tit of March, with the following veffels, their prizes, captured at Dominica: the Atice, Wizsow ; Alexander, DICKSON ; Apollo, Custstracs ; Staple. ton, NICHOLSON, of Liverpool ; Marquis of Lanf down, ATKINSON ; Hawkefbury, Kew ; Progrefs, FaosT ; Mars, MITCHELL, of London; Richmond, WATSON, of Whitehaven ; with feveral fmall craft. I , The Aurora, PHILLIPS, of London, was burnt by the enemy at Rofeau. After the enemy had wa. tered, they weighed from Point-a-Petre on the 3d, and arrived off Ba(feterre Roads, St. Kitt's, on the sth. On the fleet anchoring, a Committee was im mediately appointed, and fent on board the Admiral's fhip, to treat for the ranfom of the town and thipping. The French Commander demanded 240,000 dollars, and threatened to reduce the town to antes if this turn was not immediately furnifhed ; 600 troops were landed from the fquadroti, who took polfeffion of the town and forts; the fum of t 6,0001. was railed in the town in calla, and a bill of exchange of to,oool. ; which turns were fent on board the French Admiral's fltip as a ranfom for the town. On the evening of the sth the troops embarked, and carried with them two (hips, and burnt ToUr, namely, the Caroline, of London, with 300 hogfheads of fugar on board, carried away, and the Thomas, Guineaman, laden with coffee and cotton, alto carried away; the Mat thew, You Nat Lady Nelfon, and the Thetis, SMITH, of London, burnt; and the Afipee, of St. Kitt's burnt. Barimancs, March it We have been from the loth ult. expetting an invafion from the French fquadron, which arrived at Martinique. Nothing doing here but foldiering, and every perfon prepared for them whenever they may pink to year us; I truft, from the fpirited manner our Militia has come forward, together with the re mainder of the inhabitants, that we fhould be able to give them a dretEng. On Thurfday laft, we had the fecond alarm, and the iflind thrown under martial law; I never flw men attire willing to come forward in the defence of their country than they were; our mutter is very great indeed." '4 Matto' 22. —The French have made heavy de ftrudion in form: of the Leeward Iflands, and intend vifiting tu. next; as they think of coming, I hope they will be loon about it; being already prepared we will give them what they defervei No burin& whatever doing." Bith, Barbadoes, March sa. g l I eafily pielure to myftlf the number of long faces you will fee in the City and at Lloyd's, on the arrival of this veffel, (the Venerable), on finding the French (hips that flipped the vigilance of our fleet froM off Rochefort, have arrived in thefe fees. Af ter a paffage of forty days, they reached Martinique, where they only remained two days to land their lick. They then failed for Dominica, and attacked the town, which was unfortunately fet on fire by our own wadding, and burnt down. The French loft be tween 300 and 400 men killed, and near tOOO wound ed; they then fummoned the town to pay to ' 0001. in three hours, 7,5001. of which they received. They took every (hip at anchor, and made the belt of their way to Guadaloupe, where, after landing their woun ded, and getting fome refrefhments, they failed for Montferrat, Nevis, and St. Kitt's ; at each ifland they levied large fums of money, and took every !hip and veffel that could fwim, and are again re turned to Martinique. Their next object, we under (land, is Antigua ' for the fame purpofes no doubt. " I forgot to fay, that at St. Kitt's they burnt down the fine town, called Baffeterre. We hear they are much blamed by the Governor of Martinique, for not having made their firft attack on Barbadoes, g for there,' fays he, they would have made their fortune,' both in (hipping and produce, or rather money. Indeed, had they come lag week, they would have found full 100 chips at anchor in oar bay. I find we are Rill to expel them hire: they will fuller feverely, if they make the attempt. We have been under arms twice (ince their arrival, and twice have I marched at the head of 700 men to meet them. There will be very few left to tell their Rory, if they come here ; for we have upwards of 4000 regular troops, and as many militia. Of aril -101, and artillery men well appointed, we have tut ficient to repel the attack of 30,000 French. Our forts are put in a proper Rate of defence. It is our determination to fcuttle cvery.lhip, and every thing afloat, rather than they (hall fall into the hands of the enemy, whofc whole fyltem kerne to be detaftA. 'tion and pillaze at every illand they have been at. ( without a wills either to take or keep polfellion of one : this is certainly the kind of warfare that will diltrefs us melt, as it will effeaually prevent the iflands they have already vilited, or intend to from fending any of their produce home." From the New York papers which me have reedy. ed to the 4th ult. inclulive, we have alfo made the following interelling extracts : " Bairererre, March r. t‘ The fcene we have been fo long ufed to has at length varied, and the theatre of war is fuddenly tranfported from the great Continent of Europe to where our fancied fecurity would never have placed it—the Well India Iflands. On Tuefday evening the floop Endeavour (a dragger), Captain PALUIT, ar rived exprefs from Dominica, with notice from his Excellency General Pervosv, ofthe invafion of that ifland by a French force, that the town of Rofeau was captured, and that his Excellency had effedled his retreat to the garrifon, at Prince Rupert's, which he was refolved to defend to the laft extremity. The next morning the mail boat (by which the first mail for January was received at the poll office) corrobo rated the above intelligence; the having had a nar row efcape from falling into the hands of the enemy, as the Captain had nearly got into !Wean, when he diccovertd the French flag flying at the fort. This morning a Gentleman arrrived frem that ifland who was in the engagement, and obliged as with the fol. lowing particulars, on the veracity of which our readers may rely : " On Friday Lift, about five o'clock in the morn ing, an alarm WIS fired from Fort Young, on the ap pearance of feveral heavy (hips, which, at that time, were fuppofed to be Brian; men of war, with force merchantmen under convoy. About t wo hours after day light. a flint having been fired from the Fort. they Wiled the French Imperial Colours, and proved to be five fail of French line of battle chips (one of which was called th e fdagnanime, of zo guns), three frigatec, two brigs, and a fchooner under the corn- Imand of Admiral Mt ssassst. 44 They immediately began to dirembark, and a number of boats, filled with troops, preffing forward to effect a landing at Point Michelle, the militia gre nadier company were ordered to march thither, to join a party of militi j a and regulars already itationed there, for the purpofe of oppofing them ; but, on attempting to form a joneion, found they were too late,the enemy having already effeeed a landing to the amount of about z goo men, under cover of an armed fchooner, which foon received the farther affillance of the Magnanime and a brig, all of which fired fuc ceffive broadfides at the point, but without doing much damage. " The enemy advanced, and about to o'clock were oppofed by about zoo of the militia and regu lars with great firmnefs, until about half paR three in the afternoon, when the firing ceded a little ; a fmall party of regulars, with the affifiance of one fix-pounder, fucceeded in forcing this body to re embark. But about the time this divifion landed at Point Michelle, a divifion of about equal force fuc ceeded in effeling a landing at the lower end of the town, near Mount Daniel, under cover of a frigate and a brig. The enemy at this point were warmly received by a party of about too militia, who re pulled them revere' times ; but continual reinforce meats coming from the (hips, they were overpowered, and forced to retreat into the adjacent cane pieces, when the French were in complete poffeffinn of the town, which had been bombarded during the whole tranraeion by two (hips and a brig. General Pita vorr, having obferved from the Government Houle, the ineffeetual refinance that could be made by his fmall party again ft fuch numbers as were continually pouring in from the fhips, effected his retreat to Prince Rupert's, whither he was followed by all the military that furvived the action. " Previous to his Excellency's departure for the Garrifon, he left the town to the care of Gio. Mrr caLre' Efq. Prefident of the ifland, who loon after fent a flag on board the Magnanime, to propofe to M. Ls Gamoce, the Military Commander, a capi tulation for the town; but lie refukd to accede to any other terms than an unconditional furrender, by lay in; down their arms. On the return of the flag with this anfwer, the Militia were marched to Morne Bruce, and forming a line, by order of Col. BEACH, their arms were piled, fide belts delivered, and being I marched to Rofeau, were confined as prifoners of war in the Court-honfe, until ten o'clock in the enfuing morning, when they were releafed, and defired to change their dreffes. During the engagement, unfors tunately, the wadding from the guns at Fort Young let fire to feveral of the houfes under it, which fpread Co rapidly, that, alEfted by the confufion ever atten dant on the bombardment of a place, every exertion the inhabitants could make ufe of was found ineffec tual to prevent the molt valuable part of the town of Rofeau being reduced to allies, to the utter ruin of its inhabitants " After the town was taken, a fcene of riot and plunder cnnfequcntly enfued, and two or three of the inhabitants were wantonly (hot by the French fol. diers ; which condufl induced thofe that could do fo to make their efcape into the country. As loon, however, as order was in foam meafure re&ored, fen tine's were placed at different parts of the town, for the protection of its remaining inhabitants. The day following they demanded a contribution of 60001. (telling, threatening, if not paid by the next day, to enforce it by a general plunder. The Prefident and Council accordingly met, to take the demand into confideration ' and corn i tromifed with the French Commander for the fom of 5,5001. Reeling, which was paid them the morning following, after which tranquillity teemed to he Again reilored. - The fame evening they began to (pike up the cannon, and throw all the ammuniti-in into the lea preparatory to their evacuation of Ratan the next morning ; about ten o'clock of which day all the out polls and troops were called in, affembled on the beach, and re-em barked ; and at twelve o'clock General Ls Ga twos left the Government Mule with his fuite, defired the French Flag to be (buck, and re-embarked elf,. In jtalice to this General ( ilthough an enemy) we add, that the Lady of General Pa tvour was treated with every tettim , ny of refpett ; and that, oa hearing the brutal conduk obferved by his &Idlers in their rapacity, he Wiled fuch orders, that two ..et ti three welt thot in the eit of plattdering." • :z;