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of themtelves and their Offsetts Tre , a refented a me morial to the Lords of the ury, which had been referred to the King's Proftor, and on the cite as Rated to him, he had certified to the Lords of the Treafury, that the Memorialifts were entitled to the relief they prayed. The letter of the Proftor was on the table, and might be perufed by any Member. The turn required was 45,3321. 175.6 d. }le had the fatisfadion of Informing the Committee that when this fum was paid, every claim upon the Noble Commanders, in confequence of their obedience to the orders they had received, would be liquidated. The left Refolution he had to fub mit to the Committee, was for griming a fum of 4 10,0001. the deficiency in the eftimated duty of 200,0001. for goodi exported and imported, and .r tonnage of (hips and veffels for tilos. It was tieceffary to obferve, that upon the Signing of the preliminaries of piece, doubts had been entertain-1 ed, whether the Convoy Duty was any longer chargeable, and upon reference to the firß legal authorities, it was determined not to be chargeable. ..In confequence of that determination there had been a very confiderable deficiency, which it was neceffiry to make good. The objeft of the Refo lotion he had to propofe, was to fupply the defi ciency in the funs of 1,200,0001. which had been , produced by the event he had alluded to. At the time time he took the opportunity of obferving, l that he had in contemplation the renewal of the .Convoy Duty nndertertain regulations and modi fications. He should fubmit his plan within a very Short period,' and he was happy in- affuring the Committee that he ()mold bring it forward - with the approbation of the Bridal Merchants, who in a Manner highly creditable to themfelves,bad given it their fandion and concurrence. He concluded • by moving his firs "Refolution. Mr. Jot: a s exprefted his approbation of parts of the Speech of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, •tvhich appeared to him, he laid, to look towards Peace; but he confidered the fubjed of Exche qtier Bills as one that would require the attention .of Parliament. They were iffued now almoft as readily as bank notes. He Should like to know what the account was of the profit and 101 l on there bills ; there pita be a good deal of it, they being fometimes at a premium and fometimes at a dill count. The rum granted to the Duke of Rich . • -mond was done in the Spirit of accommodation, about which be would fay nothing.'As to the fum • pi...poled to be voted to the Noble Earl (St. Vin cent), and the Noble Lord (Grey), be had no ob • jedion ; but he apprehended there were others who had equal claims to the favour of Parliament. He thought there were tome accounts wanting, according. to the notice of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, that taught to have been on the table. The CMANCILLOR of the Excasoyst Paid, that all the accounts to which his notice referred were upon the table t and juftified his former obfervation on this • fubjed. As to the fubjeft of the advance • of the Bank what he Paid was, whether that was to be renew ed or not ; all all events, there Should be a Provifion now, in the fame manner as had . been made for the lall four years: but in the event of the return of Peace, he hoped the continuance of this vote would not be necefary. With regard to the cafe of the Earl of St. Vincent and my Lord Grey, the Honourable Gentleman teemed to con fider it as an as of favour to them. The Commit. tee would not underftand him as fo Rating it, nor was he Rating it as an ad of liberality on the part of Parliament—k was a claim on behalf of thofe gallant and Meritotious Officers on the Juftice of their Country, to fare them from expences for hav ing tided in obedience to the commands of Go vernment. It was, therefore, nct an ad of gene roiity, but of juflice. He concluded with expect fins a hope that the Hon. Gentleman would do him the jullice to acknowledge he was accurate in the ftatement he made on the papers on the table. Mr. Jonas atknowledged the Minifter was right in that refped, and begged to be underflood, as carting no reflation whatever on either of the two noble Officers who were to be indemnified by the Committee; no man living, had a higher regard than hintrelf, for the noble Earl at the head of the Admiralty. It was proper, there Officers Should have a return of the ezpcnce of there captures: The CHANCILLOR of the Excneopaa Paid, that there again the Hon. Gentleman miftook the mat ter. This was not a vote propofed to defray the expenees of Earl St. Vincent and my Lord Grey, but to indemnify them for loffes they would have fullained by the ads they. did in the Service of their country, and in obedience to the Order in Council of the Executiee Government, and as fuel), a claim of juflice. Dr. Lewaincs gave an account of the ailing the Order in Council for the capture of all veffeis bound to the enemy's ports, the. but obferved, that the revocation of that Order took place in January 1794; and he contended, that the Order of revo cation was known to there noble perfons before the detention ceafed, and no condemnation took place at the fait of there gallant Officers. Rellitution had been ordered in a great many cafes, of which he gave an account; and obferved, that in cafes where there Commanders had not received any prize -money, indemnification was an aft of jufiee. But if they Should not be called on to reftore any thing which they might have received, and were Iseverthelefs to be indemnified, that was not to be • a mere ad of juflice.—He did not fay that thing was done by there noble perfons that did let proceed from neceffity ; yet he thought the , mmittee might do well to paufe before they ~,ted the whole of this fum at once, as a matter coerce, He inclined to think that Tome inquiry to the eircumftances of this cafe ought to precede t: s vote.--lf, upon inquiry, it Should appear, that t" .ry thing done in this cafe was neceffary, it .out() be proper to come to this vote ; but he did • think it a mere matter of courfe. Mr. N. VANSITTART raid, the Learned Gentle ' in might, perhaps, be Satisfied to bear that the whole of 114--Receipts of my Lord St. Vincent, 4nd my Lord Grey, had been paid up by them, as I . peared by the Report of the King's Proftor, and :..at they owed no Wence to any perfon whom ever--The Refolution was then put and carried, The fum of 28651. Iris voted to defrny the Ex. peaces, &e. of the Comm4oners for the Redoe ion of the National Debt. t On propofing the Vote to pay off the third of the Annuity of the Duke of Richmond, in lieu of the Duty on Coals, &c. granted by King Charles the Second, • Mr. Ronson obferved that this was a very fa vonrable compliance on the part of the Lords of the Treafury, with the requeft of the Duke of Richmond, granting him a large fum of money, when it was wanted for the Public Service, where. as he ought to have been made to Ray for his money, whatever it might be eventually right that he fhould have. The CHANCILLOIL of the Excn :twit Paid, that as to the compliance of the Lords of the Treafury, the fah was, that they Vied under the compul lion of an Ala of Parliament in this cafe. Mr.' Sims Paid, he obtervtd the Hon. Gen tleniln had proved on this, as almoft on every other fubjea, his total and confummate ignorance on what he was (peaking. He took the Vote now propofed, as if it were granting a turn of money by virtue of an aa of grace, and favour to the Duke of Richmond, becaufe the Duke wanted the money. This was a total mifreprefentation of the fad. It was not in the way of favour or of grace to the Duke of Richmond, nor was it be caufe the Duke wanted the money; but it was a meafitre propofed in purfuance of an ACt of Par-1 liament, which empowered the Duke to call on Government for that funs, and- which fum, was only 39,0001. in lien of 2i ,0001. which he had given up to the Public.—He might have received a t,oool. but, he contented to take 19,0001. The Treafury had made the contra& with him, the AR of Parliament had empowered him to make fuch contra& and, on fix months notice to be given by the Duke, the Lords of the Treafury were bound to enter into that contra& : he had given that no tice, and therefore no option was left in the Lords of the Treafury. This contrad took plaie in Au gull t 799, betvieen the Lords of the Treafury and his Grace : in thoo the contrad was confirmed by Government : in tilo t a redemption took place, and the Lords of the Treafury had no difcretion to exercife upon the (tibial ; they were bound by the Aet ; and if the Hon. Gentleman had taken the trouble to look at the A& and to read it with at tention, he would have found this to be the cafe. It was owing to the confummate ignorance of that Hon. Gentleman that fuch an obfervation was made by him.—(Here there were font murmur:. ) Mr. proceeded.—He conceived he was re gular in faying thefe things, becaufe •it appeared to him to be abfolutely necettary ; for the obferva tion of the Hon. Gentlemen meant, (if it meant any thing), to make an imptelllon, firft upon the Committee, and then upon the Public, as tilt had been an improvident bargain entered into by the Lords of theTreafury with the Duke of Richmond; whereas it was no fuch thing. It was prudent on the part of Government, and moderate on the part dins Grace, and fuch as the Lords of the Trot fury were b ound to comply with, by the Aft of Parliament to which he already alluded. He thought it neceffkry to fay this, to prevent any falte imprelfion being made, in confequence of the obfervittons made before the Committee. He laid this, with full confidence, becaufe he had full knowledge of the fubjed ; he being one of the Truf tees for the Duke, under the authority of that Aa, and he could not help calling the attention of the Committee to the fubjed, and refuting the inju rious affertions of the Hon. Gentleman. Mr. Rossou thought himfelf unhandfomely treated, and begged the Right Hon. Gentleman to recall his words. He called for the proteltion of the Houle.— Mr. Ace:mum R (the Chairthan of the Commit tee) Paid, that if he had thought the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Steele) had been cliforderly, he fbould have interfered, but he had confidered that to impute to a Member ignorance of a particular fubjed in debate, was not irregular. Mr. Rosson raid, he thought it was an honour to be abufed by a Placeman, and a double honour to be abufed by one who held two places. He infifted the Hon. Gentleman's words were unpar liamentary, and that he onght to recall them. Mr. Sr sacs faid, he fhourd notretrae any thing he raid of the Hon. Member who (poke laa, and as to the honour he talked of, that of being cen lured by him, it was an honour likely to be often conferred on him. The refolution was then put and carried. The following refolutions were then voted:— For extra trouble to the ()Seers of Exchequer in making out Exchequer Bills - 4. S oo 0 0 To the lank of England for difcount for prompt payment on Loans, Lottery of 1801, &C. - - - 438,5 1 4 8 7 To the Bank alto, an allowance for receiving money on LOW &C. • • - 23,362 3 4 For incidental means, Re. attending the • Lottery for slot it 0 0 for paying off and difebarrfar Exchequer Bills, made out by dram of rental Adis of Parliament, lke. for dot 3,aa0,c00 0 0 For indannillcadoo, &c. to Earl St. Vincent and Lord Grey, late Commanders in the Weitlndies, on account of proceedings againft then; in Courts of Aainiralty on account of Captures, dtc. - • 45,332 t 7 6 Mr. Rome faid, that there were not fufficient papers before the Houfe to juftify him in voting fo large a fum, particularly as there was above good. for law charges. Befides, if this was paid, perhaps other Officers, upon the fame fervice, would alfo bring forward claims. He laid this cafe was fimilar to the cafe of Lord Rodney, who had not been indemnified. The CHANCELLOR of the Excatkpaa faid, that if the flaternents made by his Learned Friend had been as accurate as they generally were, he thould have thought it his duty to propofe to poftpone the difcuaion. The Hon. Gentleman, who (poke laft, had affirmed, that there were not fufficient papers before the Houfe; but he (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) held in his hand the Memo. rial from the Noble Lords in queftion, and alfo the letter of his Majefty's ProElor. Rating, that he had laid the Memorial before his Majefty's Ad vocate-General, and the refult was, that the claim appeared to be well founded. It appeared to him, that the propolition he had made to the Com mittee, was not only founded in juice, but • was fanaioncl by the former proceedings of the Houk. The Hon. Gentleman had compared this cafe to that of Lord Rodney, on the taking of St. Euflatia, but they were totally diflimilar, for Lord Rodney (and he lamented the inconvenience that Noble Lord had futtained) aeled upon his own judgment, and his own refponfibility ; whereas, Lords St. Vincent and Grey aeted, not upon their own rcfponfibility, but in cnnfequence of pnfitive orders from Government. As to any other claims being made by other Officers, that could not be the cafe, becaufe they aged under the orders of Lords St. Vincent and Grey, whom it was now propofed to indemnify. Dr. LAWRENCE raid, it was impoffible that any other claims could be made, becaufe the prefent indemnity would comprife the whole. As to the comparifon of this cafe with that of Lord Rodney, there would have been no foundation for fuch comparifon, even if Lords St. Vincent and Grey had not aged upon politive orders. Mr. JONES objeaed to the great amount of the Law Charges, and alluded to an obrervation of Lord Kenyon upon the great amount of Fees in the Admiralty Court. Dr. LAWRENCE laid, there was a miftake upon that fubjea ; betides, the Noble Lord's obferva tions were not upon the Proaors. The CH ANCELLOR of the Excrircurra laid, that it would be fingular if they were to refufe to pay the law expences of there Noble Lords, when they propofed to indemnify them. Dr. LAWRENCE Paid, that a great part of the law expences had been incurred in conlequence of the difficulty of procuring the necetrary documents, for it had been necetrary to fend over agents to the Wea Indies to procure them; Mr. Jones and Mr. Robfon Paid a few words.— The Refolution was then agreed to. The CHANCELLOR of the Excasopra moved, That the fum of 410,0001. be granted to make up the deficiency of the furn of racro,oool. ariftng from the ceafing of the Convoy Duty.—Agreed to. The SECRETARY at WAR then role to move the ettimates for the Militia: he Paid the numbers re mained the fame, and he now propofed to vote the Militia for two months; he fhould therefore move, That a furn not exceeding 238,0001. be granted for the Militia Service, from the 25th of March to the 24th of May. Mr. Rosso,. Paid, after the Preliminaries had been figned in 1783, the Militia were dilbanded. Wt were at prefent in a fingular hate, for nobody knew whether we were at peace or at war. The refolution was then agreed to. The SECRETARY at Watt moved, That a fum not exceeding 135,6921. be granted for the Militia Ser vice in Ireland, for the fame period. Mr. JoNEs wiffied to know if there were any foreign corps now in our fervice ? The SECRETARY at WAR raid there were—they amounted to about 13,000 men. Mr. Joss' Paid be should fubmit a motion to the Houle upon the fubjea. The refolution was agreed to, and the Houfe being refumed, the report was ordered to be received to-morrow. LONDON. THURSDAY. MARCH 25. PRICE OP STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK 3 per C. Cott money, 60—for am. 69U. s per Cent. tot/. FRICK OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. 3 per C. C. 644 f Exeheq. Bills as. prem.' par. S per Cent. Ann. 'oaf Englith Tickets aoL cos. Imp. 3 per Cent. 681 Conf. for Ace. 69+ This day we received Paris Journals to the 21(1 inclufive. Their contents are given in the preceding columns. Judging by the price of Tier: Confolitil, which have fallen to 55 f. io c. it would appear that the panic which has feveral times de. preffed our own funds, from an apprehenfion that Peace is Rill diflant, has reached the Parifians. On the Rite of the negociations, however, there jour nals are filent. . . His MAJESTY yeflerday held a Levee at St. James's-Palace, which was attended by the Im perial, Neapolitan, Sardinian, Portuguefe, Haao verian, and Ruffian Envoys ; the Cabinet Mini fters, and a number of Noblemen and Gentlemen, among *hom were— Dukes—Portland and Roxburgh. Maquiffea-4alifbgry, De Circeilo, and Townthend. Earls--Euiton .Fife, Caithoeft, runbrolic, Matmefbury, Chohnonddcy, Eifel M Ayksford, Weitmorehmd, Gal loway, Camden, Wil t on , hatham, Macclesfield. Effingham, Che „ terfield, Rofslyn, Courtown, Aboyne d and Selkirk. Lords—Hood, Redefdale, Dedwin, Bagat, Filiddiatown, Longuevide, De Dunftanville, G. Spencer, Braybroke, Mont gomery, Cole, Finch, Roufe, Co,,m Petit, Carrington, J. Finch, Bouldon, • Newark, Penrylin, Cochrane Bradford, (Morn, Dynamo:, Adair, C.Somerfet,Pdham, ac rd Hawke bury. Archbilluip of Bifhops of Gloucefter andChicheitet.:.. Sir,4--P. Parker, H. Parker, A. Hoblies, G. Cornwall, R. Pepluc, H. Munro, M. W. Ridley, A. Hume, H. Inglis L B. Burris, S. Cottrel, J. Dawkins, W. Scott, and Sir I ey Smith. Generals.—Miky and Hayes. Colonels—R=l4, Broderic, Lovettld, Fitzgerald, Gra ham, Winyanl, Janes, Strutt, De Grey, and Manningham. Captairis—.Capel, Campbell, and Lewis. of the Navy. Meftn. Bagot, D. North, Rofe, Stanwia, Fordyce, W. Dick. enfon, Tudway, Andrews, Freemantle, and Egerton. The prefentations to his MAJESTY Were— The Prince BARIOTIUSIT Chamberlain to the Emperor of Rua, by the Ruffian Ambakador ; Colonel RAMSEY, on his arriving from the Continent ; Colonel ORADAM, by General Edmonftone ; Earl WILTON, on coming to the title; Colonel DICKIN km, by Sir H. Nlonro ; Earl of CALVIN/SS ' by the Earl of Fife; Lord ORMoND andOSSOILY, by the Earl of Wertmorciand; Lord MONTGOMERY, by Earl Galloway; Captain Lewis, of his Majcity's thip Minotaur; Baron de Limns., om his arriving from Holland, by the Duke of Portland • Choc.lier de SOUZA, by the Porturefe Ambalrador ; Sir H. loot's, one of the Direttors of the Ealt India Com pany, by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; Mr. Maar, of Boston , by the American Minifter. When the Levee broke up, the KiNG, after giving audiences to the Minitte rs ,, returne d to t h e Queen's Hdufe,' and .in the evening the ROYAL FAMILY went to the Cuncers of Ancient muric. NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. \TAILS THIS DAY-WIND S. W. ARRIVED o Dt: l )litt, o Waterford, o Hanthurgh, o French, o Dutch. DUE 0 This morning arrived a Mail from Lifhor, brought to - mouth by the WALSINcuma Packet in 14 days. PLYMOUTH, MARCH 23. Came in from a cruize the BLANC r E, of 36 guns, Captain HAMMOND, and the IMMORTALITE, of 36, Captain HOTH AM.—Sailed on a cruize the PETE SELL, of I 8 guns, Captain LAMBORN. PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 24. Arrived the PALLes frigate, and Ocean tranf. port, from the Streights ; and the Peggies, BA RON, from Sierra Leone : they failed from Gibral- tar on the 23d ult. with the Duke of York, Don caller, and Polly, tranfports, and parted on the pafrage in a gale ; they have the Prince of Wales's Fenciblcs on board.—Sailed the WOLVERINE, of Efl guns, Lieut. WHITE, and the CENSOR gun. veffel, on a cruize after fmugglers; alfo the Sally. JACKSON, for Memel; Jane, —, for Sunderland ; and Hope, PENN, for Jerfey. SHEERNESS, MARCH 64. Arrived his Majefty's gun•brigs ARCHER and CONSTANT from a cruize.—The CRACK ER gun•brig and la SEINE frigate have come into harbour, the atter very leaky, and it is expeaed mull go into Dock.—Sailed the AUTUMN floop with drafts of men for Torbay.—Wind S. W. Light breeze. FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DEAL, MARCH 24.—Sailid for the River, the Lord Tharlow, DALE, from the Eaft ladies.— Wind W. S. W. GRAVESEND,_ MARCH 24.-Palred by, the G eor • giana packet, LIGHT; and Experiment, PALMER, from Bengal ; Allican, GAMMON, from Lifbon ; Mikan, INURCHALL, from the South Seas; Ze phyr, —, from Guernfey ; Sally, Rost risme, from Rochelle; Vrow Johanna, SCHOON, from Dieppe ; and Juffrow Catharina, SCHOON, from Rotterdam.—Sailed the Agnes, RUSSELL, for Leg horn ; Europa, —, for Dantzic • Standard, STORR, for Hamburgh • Twe Gebroders, HAY- N - S, for Rouen ; Vrow Maria, GERDES, for Bruf fels ; Union, FaxzEß ; and Argo, —, for Bar celona.. ARRIVED. In the Downs—:The Daley, Hunt, from Waterford. At Dover—Caßle, Anderfon, from &Thomas's ; and Ifa hello, Green, front Chatiettown. At Liveriool—.Truro, Davis, from Baltimore; and Mohawk, Southall, from St. Andrew's. At St. Kitts—William Manning, Dickftm, from London. At Chmieftown—Sifters. --, front London. At Virginia-Fabius, Farrell, from LiverpooL In the Downs—Ruby, Pollock, from Tobago ; and Albion, Bunker. from We Souris &M. At —, from 131lboa. At Demu-ara--Amelia, —, from BriftoL At Barbadocs—Bridik Queen, Ball, from Briftol. At Dublin—Brutus, Bunker, from New York. At Janalea—Tbetis, Cameron; WWoughby, Lovett; Si. mon Tayier, Watt; and Aguilar, WaStington, from London. At Martinique--WilliaWM, Rowfon, from London. BURNTISLAND, MARCH xi. About the latter end of Dec. laft, the beacon on the weft rock at the entrance of this harbour, was broken down, and has not fince been fet up. This ciieuMllance is highly injurious and dangerous to Rranger vetrels and boats. On the ad inftant the flitting boat Razor, of Preftonpans, was overtaken by a ftorm in the evening. On making for the harbour, the (truck on the rock, and was (lathed to pieces. Providentially another boat was palling, which the cries of the perithing crew reached, and the fcamen on board made towards the rock, and laved the whole.—They were five in number, be tides the matter, JOHN KELLY. Thofe induarious men were in a few minutes deprived of their means of fubfilling themfelves, wives, and children, by lofs of their boat, fix emus of herrings, and damage to their nets, without any means of redrefs what ever. On Thurfday lall a race was run three miles and a half over the country and back again, between the Hon. BERKLEY CRAVEN'S black horfe Kettle, and Mr. MADDOCKS'S bay horfe Hotfpur, for fifty guineas a fide, which was won by the former in a canter: Kettle performed the diftance in twenty two minutes, beating Hour nearly a mile ; they farted in Coombe•fields, near Lutterworth, and went round a poll in a field adjoining Newnham Paddock : the black honk is fuppofed to have gone the difiance over the country quicker than ever it was done before, as he went at the rate of nearly twenty miles an hour. A few days ago Mr. CALVERT'S fox-hounds un kennelled a fox in the neighbourhood of Hadham, when after a built of two hours they were clofe at his brufh. Poor Reynard finding his ftrength nearly exhaulted, took filcher in a dell or pit, on Kiln Farm, where he earthed, when the hounds rufhing on with great impetoofity, three couple of the headmoft dogs were precipitated into a well forty feet deep, two couple of which were killed on the fpot, and the others much broiled. The reft of the pack would have fliarcd the fame Lt.:, had it not been for the exertions of the huminixf s alliftant, who Jived them at the rifle of his life. Falhion has of late introduced much talk, no. 'city, and improvement, in our flyle of d..ncing. The proper places for refpeaable Ladies and Gen tlemen of any age, who have never learnt that ac omplithment, to acquire it mod privately, eX - rld n i y cing A cademie s , m fa i e t o n N a bol. 19 y , ar , e s a h t err th i e rd P . r a i r v e a e t t e Golden.fquara, and No. to, Great Aylie-ftreet, Goodman's fields. Mr. Ast.rs has the concluding 'of both. The company who attend his Wert iminller and City AlTemblies, are fcled and re fpeaable.—The Mac excellent. t I .