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~... ~- .STATE PAPERS. ?AMISS PII.IIIIMIItO 24 . 241 WOMB or 6oslmoipo, LevrrsQ rs.sw . lieorx, The first of **is 2 ivy of a letter. from the\ Chancellor of .the Exchequer, tti the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank. It iin( no impor tance, except as being the envelope td certain propo s ils, founded on the enquiries and Report of the Com mittee of Public Expenditure, and which are now made to the Bank, may be classed under three heads: Ist. Unclaimed Dividends. 2cl. Charges of Manage ment of the public debt. 3d. Balances arising from deposits of public money in the hands of the Bank.— The statements upon each of these three subjects are too much extended to admit of insertion, we- shall therefore proceed to the proposals resulting from them, which are contained in the following LETTER FROM THE ('I L OF THE EXCHEQUER To THE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF THE YANK. GENTLEMEN, Downing-street, Jan. 11. In the several conferences and communications which I have lately had the honour of holding with you, respecting the expectation formed by me, on the part of the public, of an advance by the Bank for the public service,-the particular grounds of that expec tation have been discussed under three heads; namely, Ist. Unclaimed Dividends. 'idly. The charge for the management of the pub lic debt. 3dly. Balances arising - from- deposits of public money in the hands of the Bank. Having most maturely considered every thing that has passed between us, in those discussions, I now feel myself enabled and called urn to make to' you the following proposals, under each of the above heads ; and I request that you will submit them to the Court of Directors, for their consideration and concurrence. I st. That out of the unclaimed dividends a sum of 500,0001. shall be advanced for the service of the pre bent year, under similar provisions to those contained in the Act of 1791, cap. 33, and in addition to the sum of 376,7391. already advanced upon that ac count ; but so as to secure that the amount of such• dividends remaining in the Bank should never be less than 100,0001. idly. That the sums to be allowed to the Bank for the management of the public debt, shall, from and after the sth of April next, be regulated by the fol lowing 'scale : When the total amount of debt unredeemed shall exceed 400 millions, and not exceed 550 millions, the tank shall receive an allowance for management at the rate of 3401. permillion per annem upon the whole of such debt. .And when the total amount of such debt shall ex ceed 5.50 millions, the Bank shall receive the allow ance of 3401. per million for such 550 millions ; and for any excess of debt which may now-exist, or may hereafter be created,. beyond 550 millions, the rate of allowance for manageme nt shall be 3001. per million for the whole of Sue ex cess. I have only further to propose. on this part of the subject, that the 40001. paid to the Bank by the Ex chequer, under the denomination of" house money,',' should be discontinued ; but it is not my intention, if the above proposals are acceded to, to suggest any alteration in the established rate of allowance for re ceiving contsiisutions to the loan or to the lottery. - • The consideration of what may be the proper rate of management, in the event of the debt unredeemed being reduced below 400 millions, may be• reserved for subsequent atrangeinent when such an event may take place. 3dly. With respect to the public balances; although I have not been so fortunate in the several conferences which we have had upon the subject, as wholly to convince you, that the advantages derived to the Bank from the deposit of those balances, must be in propor. tion to their average amount ; I am not the less firmly convinced in my own judgment of the truth and ac. curacy of this position ; and having, I think, succeed. ed in fully satisfying you, that a plan, the outlines of Which I have had the honour of stating to you, might easily be devised, and, with the sanction of Parliament, carried into effect, by which these balances might, to a very great extent, be rendered productive or profit to the public ; you must be sensible, that, however desirous I may be of avoi i i i !i o n c l to trouble you with any - further discussion of the in whiih, accordinf rom to . my judgment, advantage is deriied to the Bank the public balances, or of the precise extent to which those advantages are carried, it would be altogether inconsistent with my duty to the public, in the view which'l have now shortly stated, to avoid pressing upon the consideration of the Bank, the expediency of Insuring to the public, in some shape or other, that ,aormaltle degree of profit which they are entitled to xpect, and which, -as I have already observed, it is fithin the competency of Parliament to secure to Them, from the use of those balances. As, however, my plan for this purpose to which the Bank might iot be a party, though free from objection in its pan= could not be carried into execution •witkoot a lepartiffe from the course of business which hat so tong . subsisted between the _.auk and the .Exchequer, should on that account prefer.an arrangement prO aising even something less of advantage to the pub ic, which would leave this course of business in itsic- Aistometi channel ; and, as I cannot doubt but that he Bank will concur with me in preferring to avoid my deviation from a long established system, it ap pears probable, that, from this and other considera -ions, it may be more satisfactory to them, as it will :ertainly be to me, that the one or the other of the following - pmppsitions (unquestienably not formed upon any too sanguine a view of the comparative pro fit which in another mode Might be obtained for the. public) should be acceded to by the Bank,' viz. That the Bank shall, on or before the sth of April next, advance to the Public, for the service of the -ear, a loan of 3,000,0001. without inserest, but the .wincip!ll to be secured by Exchequer-bills, payable t.velve months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace : or, that the Bank 'O4, on or be fire -the sth of -April in the present and each suc ceeding year during the continuance of the war, r i nd Within twelve. tiwitiths after the termination thereof by definitil l p treaty 61 peace., pay *to tto c e p e t ix ai t . of the ExChequer, there to be • as. s he • • of Parliament, t he ion" of 150 4 .001)1. iterfing. • 4n proposirrg - elternative. in the mode of af fording to the public that degree of all;t4;h4iit, upon the most moderate principle, and with a reference to • . . • .. 'the advantage that-. might. otherwise be attained, appe,ars reasonable tnexrct an account of the dep sit of publicineney,in e hands of the Blink, I . (te it a duty at :the 'same tune to urge, - in the stronkes manner, • the superior convenience and advantage which would accrue to the public service from the adoption-by the Bank of the ploposed Loan, instead of an equivalent annual payment into the Exchequer. In stating this comparative view..of the two proposals, and my decided opinion in favour of the advance by way of loan, I cannot doubt, from the general dis position of the Bank, that it-will be a most powerful motive with the Court to give a preference to that proposal, unless, from some reason of which I 'am not aware, it should appear to them absolutel y neces- sary for the interests of the Bank to confine them selves to en annual payment. In order to prevent the' possibility of any future misunderstanding of the principles and grounds on which the present arrangement, as .far as-relates to the deposits of Public Balances, is brought forward, I think it necessary to observe, that the proposal to confine the duration of the advance by way of loan, or of, the annual payment into the Exchequer, to the period of the present war, and twelve months after the termination of it, is by no means to be understood I as an admission on my part, that, at the expiration i of such period, the public will no longer be entitled 1 to look to any - advantage from the continuance Of . such deposits ; but simply as a provision, by which I the Government and the Bank may be respectively lenabled, under the change in the state of affairs which* will then have taken place, probably affecting the amount of public balances in the hands of the latter,. to consider of a new ar rangement. And I have fur, the* to add, that , as the pro po sal lI have now made is founded on a view I have taken of the present annual average amount .of those balances, assuming that amount to be not less thin ten millions sterling, I wish it to be understood that the present arrangement, it carried into effect. should not be construed to pre i elude' his Majesty's Government ( with the sanction of Parliament if necessary) from using in such man- I ner as they might think proper for the public inte rest, and consistent with any existing engagement with the Bank, any excess of balance over and above the said ten millions, if it should appear that atch excess were likely to be permanent and of sufficient magnitude to call for some application of it, by which, without interfering with the arrangement now pro posed to the Bank, it might be rendered produc't'ive of advantage to the public ; but without calling upon the Bank for any direct assistance beyond the amount now proposed—an assistance which, wliatever differ; ence of opinion may exist as to the circumstances - by_ the operation of which they are enabled to grant it', will, I cannot doubt, upon a fair consideration of the whole case, appear to be entirely consistent with those , principles of ecOity, and mutual liberality, whichc ought to prevail, in tile. aeljusttnent of so important tot arrangement, growing .oet of the extensive transa c.• tions existing between the public and the Bank. .- , I have the honour to be, Gentlemen, . . your obedient humble servant, • SP. emcee It. . To the Governor. and Deputy-Governor of the Baitk. ' Copy of a Paper, intituled, " Resolutions of the Court of rllrce& tors," January 14, 1506. • • • Resolved, That the proposal , of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take 500,0001.41 - om the Unclaimed Dividends, in-addition to the-former sum of 376,7391, • be acceded to by this Court. • Resolved, That in respect to the rate of manage ment, the following scale be proposed : On 600 millions at 3401. per million. On 513 ditto 3001. ditto. On 400 ditto 4501. ditto. On 300 ditto 5001. ditto. Resolved, That in respect to the 4.0001. for ma nagement, allowed by the first charter, it is not eit • pedient to make any alteration in that allowance, he= ing part of the 100,0001. per annum continued from the foundition of the Bank. Resolved, That the Court of Directors do accede , to the proposal of the Chancellor c!' the Exchequer; to lend, for the use of Government, 3,000,0001. on Exchequer Bills, without interest, duriik the war : provided it is stipulated to be -returned within six. months after the ratification of a treaty of peace, and under the complete understanding that all transac tions between the Public and the Bank shall be conti nued in the accustomed manner, .even 'though the amount of public balances should excee4 the sum of ten millions. Copy of a better from the Chancellor of the FAchequer to the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bank. • Downing-street, 15th January, i 808. GErrtamys—The liberal disposition which has; been manifested by the Court of Directors, to concur' in the principal arrangements which 1 have thought it my duty to suggest for their consideration, has 311.'N forded me, great satisfaction.. . • -.7 While I feel convinced that my proposal has' not lost. sight of The public interest, the manner in whielv it has - been received by the Bank confirms me in thin ing that it has not proceeded without a du! . :Csnisitit.l— also of the fair and reasonableinterests ..lind ef r i pectation of that respectable corporation, ..tindettlitc ' impression, I am strongly inclined to give way , to tAe, suggestions . of the Batik in the minor parts of the ar rangement, arid will therefore accede to the scale of allowances therein proposed for the management of the Public Debt, so far as it applies to present cir- . cumstarices i or to such, as can be expected ..to occult in :aify .htii-t period. . - - in this view,' therefore, I *all not object to the al teration by . which it is padposed that the allOwance to he paid 'by the pul?ik for management, shall be at the I rate of 3401. per million 'Upon any amount of debt' between 400 gad. .600 millions inclusive, instead of limiting* that rate of allowance to any amount be tween 40Q and 550 millions, 'as I had intended'; and according to this arrangeinent, the reduced rate of 3001. per million will be allowed upon any excess of debt now existing, or which may hereafter be created above six hundred millions, instead of commencing 'from the amount 0f'550 millions. But With respect to the proposal for increasing' he taste of allnWance . for management to 5001. per • mil lion, in Case ffi t e.untedeemed debt , should be . reduced tq thrte hunditlAillious, I am persuaded that upon reiconsicteationtlfe court of Dirpctors .Nvill agree with `me 'in the difficulty & or,catberinipossibility, of roy,proe posing io Parliament, at this moment, tp graliVav higher rate of allowance upon a debt of . three hut; • dred millions, than was granted by law in 1791 upon - • • a - decreasing debt of 220 millions ; and 1 trust that they will consent to withdraw this part of their Reso lution. In stating this, Iby no means intend to un dervalue the reasons which may be urged to skew* that circumstances may perhaps have occurred to ren der some increase not unreasonable ; but the event which would bring these circumstances most properly under consideration is, I am afraid, removed to such a distance,_ that the Court of Direct ors will, 1 ho p e, find no difficulty in agreeing with me to wave the dis cussion of this point for the present. . With respect to that part of their resolutions, by which the Court of Directors agree to advance Three millions on Exchequer Bills, without inte- 1 " rest, during the war, provided it is stipulated to be " returned within six months after the ratification of a definitive treaty of peace, and under the corn , plete understanding that all transactions between the public and the Bank shall be continued in the " accu stomed manner, even though the amount of , i• public balances should exceed the sum of ten mil:. lions ;" the proposal to limit the repayment to six months, instead of twelve, after the ratification of a aefinitive treaty of peace, is an alteration ha the ar rangement from which I do,not feel myself disposed to dissent, as this abridgment of the term has proba. bly appeared of importance to the Court of Directors. I With respect to the understanding under which the Court is willing to lend the sum tit three milliousi -I have only to observe • that, subject to this advance r it never was my intention to attempt, during its conti- J nuance, • any alteration in the course of bit;iiness tween the Bank and the Exchequer, or to propose-to withdraw from the Bank any account now by law di rected to he kept there. This explanation will, I trust, be entirely satisfactory to the Court of Direc tors ; and I have only to add, that . subject.to the mw; dification now proposed respecting the management, I shall be ready to submit to Parliarileat, to sanction an agreement, founded in every respect upon those resolutions. -1 have the lion:Amt.° be, . • Gentlemen, your obedient htimble (Signed) SP. eertesvar.. To the Governor and Deputy Governor of the Bath . , - • Copy of a I.etter from the Chancelior.vif th 4 .Eicheitner ,to the 1. overnor and Deputy-Governor of the 'Bank. • • • Downing-street, Jan. 19; •1808 Gierr . LrstEN—Referring to th e several cominunica 'tions which I have had the honour of holding with you, and to the correspondbnce which lias passed , be. tWeen us, on the subject of an arrangement to be for. med between the Public and the. Bank, .and especial', to the proposals . which I transmitted to you on the lithiiiit. to; the•kesolution of the Court of Directors of the 14th inst. suggesting certainalterations in those Proposalk; and to my letter of the-Upth inst. consen ting in panto those; alteratiots ;1 think it proper, in order to remove every possibility of misunderstandin , between us, briefly' to recapitulate the terms of thi Itialigenient whieh.l haviteß:wised my readiness submit to Parliament, in cane* should meet with the • final concurrence 'and- assent Of the Bank. ' Under the following heads, viz. isi, Unclaimed Diviclrne.s-2d, Allowance for Charges of M: caging the !oldie Debt-3d, Public Balances kept at the Bank. • I have.proposecl o *l - st, That the Bank shall now ad vance, out of-the &claimed Dividends in their hands, thesuin of 300,00(A. for the use of the Public, in ad p sclitiOn to the sum already advanced out of that fun( I.pursnant to the Aet.3l, - GO. 111, cap: 33, and under similar conditions.; provided always, that the amoni of such dividends remaining.** .Bank shill not ' reduced below 100,0001. • -.. ...2dly, That for the management of the public del the Bank shall henceforward be allonied as follows . 3401. per million per annutuamon.the whole of the Unredeemed Debt, whenever it May amount to 400 millions, and exceeding 6GO millions. • '• • • • .3001 per million per annum upon the whole amount of any • szss of debt unred:emed above 600 millions ; the said • . millions continuing in such ease to be managedat the afore said rate OE3IOI. per million per annum. • 4.501. per !Millen per minim upon the whole Unredeemed Debt, • whenever it may exceed 300 titlllionl, • end'nel amount 400 millions. And that with respect to the rate of allowen4 which it may be proper to fix for the management any debt less than 3(10 millions, it has been deerne, advisable to defer the consideration of that stibje, until the actual diminution of the debt . may.-be such as to require some determination upon it. 3dly, That the Bank shall, on or before the 'April next, advance for the public service in the lire. sent year, .3,000,0001. by way of loan without inte. rest,' tin!' principal to be secured by Exchequer bills,' - be depbuted in the' hands of the Bank, payable at expiration of six months after the ratification of a ^fnitive treaty of peace. And it is understood, that daring the continuant [ of 'this ad vance by the Bank,.no alteration is to be pro. , posed in the general course of business between ," •lietia: and, the Exchequer, nor 'any regulation intro. ) rtluced by which the accounts now by law direetai tote kept at the Bank, shall - be withdrawn tier • thence.—l have the honoutf to be, Gentlemen, yoi redient humble' servant,- . ( Signed) . . . . SP. PERCEVAL. o the Governor and bePulyGoVernor of the Bank. . • No. V.--Copy of a Paper, intiteled" Reiolutkm of the Court ti.•of Directors, on Mr. Perceval's Letter of the 19th January , ItloB, and recommendation thereof to the General Court." • .. At a Court of Directors at the Bank, on Thursda' the 21st of January 1808, the following letters froi the Chancellor of the Exchequer being read, viz. " Downing-street, Jan. ill' 1808. w GmyrurstzN—The liberal dispositiod," Atc..-- -. • . " Downing-street, Jan. 19, 1808. 4 nr NTLENIF N—Referring to the several," &c....—.- The Governor acquainted the Court, that the Com mittee of Treasury having considered the said letters, recommend, that the terms proposed in the letter of 'the 19th inst. be complied with. ,The Court agreed thereto. . . Resolved, That the Chancellor o 1 the tichequer'i lettee . 19th inst. be laid before the General Court : and that the Gover nor be authorized to inform the-Proprietors; that this Court ' opinion, that the proposals contained in the said letter be ded to. No. Vl.—Copy of a paper, intjtuled" Resolution of the General • Court, on Mr. Perceval's Letter of the 19th January 1808." At a General Court of the Governor and Compal of the Bank of England, held at their public office Threadneedle-street, on Thursday the 21st Jan- - ------- 1800;_ttifollowing letter froleibe choicgligr . Exchequer being read, " Dowdajf4tret, 111k111104. Gurrecmci4--Referting," •-•- :Mbe 0/vernOrftqther 4cquainted ;he C. - curt; that, Court of Direpors; having taken the saidlettik* consideration, are of opinion to recommend to alterat Th( of mai being for sul take p 3dl; hav4 which convb from 1 tion t convii cuiac: ed in 1 which easily Carrie a very to the desire furth( my jt the pi those incon whict • upon ensur reasoi erpec with' t bent any not h ciple, dera long, she misit tic, v custc the I any pear Lions cert: folio upoi • tit ss Pub: T next eat rin t,vel tan tare tee( witl :t .14 Par 4 for the ; . - . . : • • ~ . - • , WS 104 . . : . Court to comply with the proposals contau• ed i t i „ - iNk a Is t I said letter. The question was then put, that the proposals &W ' tained in the above letter he complied with on th e .. AVO W of the Bank, and carried in the affirmative, - di rbati _ • PORTUGAL. . iet d I , —._ LISBON., JANUARY 16. ' by on The scarcity here is chiefly confined to b rea d . , ::- • l 'arlial are supplied with beef from Spain, but all t h e ' ... ' ' sin in the country will not last until the end t i t h e ' '' -.. i . ai sent month. General Junot, in order to tr 0 , 14 . Gow the public mind, has assured the peopl e t h u . $ , ~ t shall have fresh supplies front France , but ' u ;, tional man knows, that from the badness' f t h e • it . ori c- and the disrance, the thing is irarrantiCtli e . y: '"-k se few of the English are in close confinement; . ibe Stid 1 Stevens, an opulent merchant, is among then , , ebei iciP° ' the rest have been liberated on their parol e , ; - 0 / t b remains at the same price as when the Prince R ' . a .c• gni departed ; and as long us there is a pound io b e „ ''' al - . no alteration will take place, by order of th e b e' ... • General. The lower order - of the Porttigge se art I - 1 from being under complete subjection to th e p etto s . on the contrary, they speak their Wishes f eee i Y$ . • ... 440 . even openly threaten the French. if the militan. 3.,„ t primand them, they display the most deft ..„ ,•.. "I . spirit, and ,are profuse of invectives , and r•, . :Oa t Had not the Portuguese been persuaded that a., The. IN - English force would soon land to co-operat e ~ •di exi -• 'them in the expulsion of the euemy,. they would ~ .., alloy o before this have made the attempt theniselv.a.-_see .- a week passed that it was nut represented an ,• ac ccen I force was at hand to assist them: The.: .. -done which took place about. the . middle.of last .., 'fice cA }- would have assumed a gulch more serieits,aspe et „ ~- Wit t, for the•active interference of the Portupese ppli e4 n the head of which is Colonel Notion. That . .• ie I has become the most abject slave t . t . General . a ° 1 There are in the whole about 15;000 troop. : at ' '••In tl and they arc not more than sufficient to coransul The in - tut litilcnt spirit of the people. At St. Uhe's tribt' Oprrio, are Spanish troops only. ..go >+ Covernment Paper is only at 20 per cent. s''... . .. „... he but at one period it was as high as 70 per cent. It' ' N Y-- now ascertained, that the Russian ships of war in . Tagus Were bound to England to refit, whey du. .. a th mage they received on their passage compelled ~, lo r di l to take shelter in that River, where they soon _. .' - ' e- . 1 the rupture between Russia and England. nt l , • • . )r. iv undergoing slight repairs, and are in great aset .. B °sl he provisions and necessaries. The following DenteW •• • 19! n-s been issued by General Junot t— . . $ TRANSLATION. me All goods, jewels, and silver, as well as moveables and Ni"l 31 ' property of any nature whats oever, belonging to any '. •• • - ..011 in subject of Great Britain found in any territory of the P• . : 6 n g dominions, shall be confis c ated. All goods of British . .... . . 'he of any kind whatsoever, shall be also ionfiskated. • • It is expressly ordain ed,: that any person of whatsoever - . -4t to who shall have in his possession any sum or goods he c k :he subjects of Great Britain, shall appear and declare the meek • ' -: course of three days, at the Secretary's Office, M. Ler, • ryoa pointed Commissary ad interim ' whose residence is at No.lo, • ' Nos. posite the Fountain of the Loretto; and in the interior pus est L. Portugal, these declarations are to be made before_tke* .. _,.• . y ad- of the plate. Any person who shall not make a tree sad .. • , declaration, shall forfeit ten times the sum of the obect' - so ' ' tie tuts dared, and' shall receive beside corporal punistunentatta .. .- ad- should deserve such. Any goods or property whirl any tnd been any ways sonclialed, by either Portognese or Freak Ln diet . t chants, or those of any other nation, shall be decimal* the - , 7 -., m a n ner under the like penalties. - floe Adminfurator- Gene ti 0 E __. the Finaftcos, and the Regency C o uncil, are charged with . ' Fly-% be execution of this Decree. - (Signed) JUNO" said I Dated in the Palace of the Head Quarters, Swell ebt Lisbon, sth December. .. . r '-T- —s ses of s : med T 111•; l'rV EN IN (; 5i1'A11....: • a not * • j ou ex- , LONDON. . 600 'ore- Bisazors is received, and shall have a place the first or oh (to-morrow, if possible). The Strictures he ha, valid Ir, - t t to send on the FOL - ILMIE.:4T or Tor PROPHECIES, will from us every attention. - t. bpi nce -------r tof MONDAY, FEBRUARY A. . ~• pis ned PitiO.,erk. STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'Cl,Ott4 ' d ip lest Consols, Ai money, 631i —for February, 631—Raluced 4 • , uch PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. rate. Bank Stock 226 India Stock, 1 oyh 3 per Ct. Red. 64f India Bons,_2s. dis. a par &v ., 3 per ct.,Cons. Ann. 63H 1 — - 11 per Ct. 82}; - s . nr Cent. Navy 96H let I;_rnpx_ngieniirsibislisiA,iii.esetiistat:rs2l2:ll,.lpl;l. 5 l i ai 5, to Lona Anil. 14 9a#6 • Cons. for ‘2sth acc. 0311 , t de4 Abotit. three o'clock yesterday aftemOon, Cap ' 4 11 , . : PAAKII:K9I42Id BERKELEY arrived at the Adminhi ea knee - . : pro. with . sh , . s, announcing the capture of the Dr. the nish Islands St. Thomas; St. John, and Santa Cruis. IP i t t r e o ci . - in the evening, the intelligence was ;ommenicatel to the Lad Mayor in the following Bulletinsodich 11 • • N PURI ' were posted without delay on the tiont of the Manu a Four: P House, for the information of the public : , . . . L. " ADMIRALTY OFFICE, FEBRUARY 7, lam' i. "My Loan—l havb the honour to acquiiM your Lsohkfl. .1 =. that Captain Pe PAIN SO Nis thismotnent arrived at the Adr??5 1)( ; I . VIA Alspatches from Sjr ALERANDPE COCHRAVE,.#I4. . , 7'... • Croix, the 27th of December l as s, dota l /I ;6 g inform a tion O f tir Idly sOrrioder of the Danish Island St. Thomas, St. John's, aid Do from Dependencies, on the 22d of 13ecember ; and St. Croix, 05 ° 4 . • 03th of the same month, by Capitulation. S. " I am, my Lord, your Lordship's men obedient . , s. . and very blunt* S er vant, (Signed) " mpLog.tvr. COM• • se To the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor.' . !tters, ' IeDOWNING-STRF.E7, FEB. 7, 164 ter of . "Mr LORD.-4 have the honour to acquaint your lords greed *that Captain BERKILET has this morning arrived With d' from General Bovor ER, dated St : Croix, the 27th of I]eren l6 3 6 l o rof the which contain the intelligence, that the islands of sti l ' s Gayer- is a . St. John had surrendered by capitulation t o his Majesty's gokss: ' tee aece- the 22d of December ; and the Island of St. Croix, oo thr without resistance. I have the honour to be, • 3encral " Your Lordship's most obedient and bumble Servant, 0 8 ." .(A true Copy) (Signed) " CASTL EAGH.. apany 4. 'To the Right Hon. the L or d Mayor." , lice in • ... were , The dispatches announcing this ipteingeace wary, of the taken into consideration at a Cab i net Council bel dit °1- the afternoon at the Duke of PoaTkats•D's, C Oll as. of the Duke of PORTL4ND, Earls WitsThloP l ' l° ' tat the dit 'EST LOTiS lie ° CAMDEN, C ILIiTI!AM I an ATM. E • so d ; i i nt o BURY, ELDON, and MULGRArre Mr ; cA;NIO S9 ' to this . Mr. Pflit•IVAL. Viscount C.4.S4ERSAGH l'7o/ ll'atr `,. I