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TRADE TO INDIA. SCHOLEY, MAYOR, ACOMMON COUNCIL, holden in the Cham ber of the GUILDHALL of the City of LONDON, on Monday, the 85th of January, 1813. Resolved, That this Court, fully sensible cf the important duties it has to fulfil, and deeply impressed with the necessity of supporting the interests and prosperity of the City and Port of London, views with the most serious concern the communica tion made on the 4th inst. by the President of the Board of Com. snissioners for the Affairs of India, to the Chainekan and Deputy Clazirman of the East India. Company, which, in consequence of the late correspondence and negociatipn for the renewal of the Company's Charter, states, that "the Ministers of. his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, consistently with their semis of public duty, can submit no arrangement to Parliament that does not include an extension of the Import Trade." l'hat this proposed extension of the Import Trade to the Out ports, is not only contrary to the wise system end long recognii ed principles of policy, with respect to our Asiatic possessions, which have uniformly been pursued by former Administrations, and more especially by his Majesty's Ministers in 1793, when the East India Company's Charter was renewed; but, that it is, tinder every circumstance of political, commercial, and financial considemtico, likely to be attended with results the most fatal to the true interests of the country at large. That it appears to this Coat, that from the origin of the East india Company, and throughout the whole of its progress to its present state, it has been supported, strengthened, and invigor ated, by a grand vital principle of indissoluble connection be tween its Government and Trade ; and that to break asunder this connection, would imminently endanger, if not totally de stroy, the Government, the territorial Wealth, and the Trade of India. That this Court feels itself called upon to express its .perfect conviction that, were the Indian Trade extended to the Out ports, it would only contribute to excite a wild and fretless epirit of speculation, affording neither proper channels and mar kets for the diffusion and sale of Brkish manufactures, Our en increase of commodities in return, profitable to the merchaat, and beneficial to the community; whilst the many and obvious facilities held out to smuggling, would, by the introduction of prohibited goods, depredate our native productions, and impair the best sources of our national industry and opulence. That the proposed extension would, if carried into effect, in evitably produce the most ruinous consequences to the commer cial and local interests of the City and Port of London, by dimi nishing the means and drying up the springs of industry, which have hitherto afforded an occupation aid support to a vast pro- portion of the national population. That it would most materially injure, if not altogether ruin, the various and very considerable establishments so lung formed, and so decidedly sanctioned by the uniform decisions of the Le gislature, consisting of Docks, Manufactories, Warehouses, Storehouses, and other useful Buildings, constructed at an im manse expence, both in the City of London and on the Banks Of the Thames, which, during the continued pressure of war and the most tryids periods of public distress and embarrassment, have supplied with employment many thousands of workmen, artificers, artisans, and labourers, and afforded to their numer ous families the certain means of subsistence. That, considering the measure as connected with the public Revenue, to which the City of London so very largely con tributes, and thereby upholds the honour and credit of the Coun try, this Court cannot view the proposed extension without alarming apprehensions of encreued expence and difficulties in the collection of the Import Duties, which being at present limited to one point, and collected in an easy, expeditions, and certain way, almost without expence, would bithen split, di vided, and sub-divided, se as to become embarrassed, slow, and precarious in the receipts, and attended with an enormous dis bursement in the mode of collecting. That it appears from the most perfect knowledge of the • internal state of India, as well as from the experience of the +private Trade, which has been and continues to be_ allowed, , that it is impracticable, in any material degree, to augment ~. the import of profitable commodities from, or the export of British manufactures to, India. That this Court feels it an indispensible duty to oppose the ex ;vision of the import Trade, from the firm conviction, that, however dettimental such extension would prove to the City and Port of London, It could not but prove still mare so to the mer cantile and manufacturing branches connected with tt.e Out ports, and terminate in the certain disappointment of their pre pent hopes and expectations. That it is therefore the opinion of this Court, that humble Petitions be presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying , that they may be pleased to take i nto t h e i r most ser i ous cons i- Nleration the connection, is all its branches, actually existing ' between the East India Company's Trade and thi• City and Port of London, and adopt such measures as to their wisdom shall Teem meet, to prevent, on the renewal of the Comp..ny's Char ter, the extension of the said Trade to the Out ports of the 'United Kingdom. Retolved—That a Committee, consisting of all the Alder , men present, together with one Commoner out of each Ward, be appointed to prepare the Draft of a Petition, to be presented to both Houses of Parliament, agreeably to the foregoing Reso lutions. WOODTHURPE. TRADE I'o INDIA. This day was published, price Is. ETTERS from the Right Honourable HENRY 14ii AUNbAS to the CHAIRMAN of the COURT of IN _ LECTORS of the EAST-INDIA COMPANY, upon an PEN TRADE *INDIA. Printed for 1. Richardson, under the Royal Exchange. RENEWAL OF THE CHARTER. This day were published, p ANNALS of the Honourable EAST-INDIA COMPANY, from their Establishment by the Charter If Queen Elizabeth, 1600, to the Union of the London and English East-India Companies, 1707-8. By JOHN BRUCE, Esq. M.P. F.R.S. IlEeeper of his Majesty's State Papers, and Historlovapbor to the Honourable East-India Compiny. In S vols. 4to. £4 1011.,% or, on royal paper, £6 Os. 4. REPORT on the NEGOCINI lON between the Honour sble EAST-INDIA COMPANY and the PUBLIC, respecting :he Renewal of the Company's Exclusive Privileges of Trade for 10 Years iron) March 1794. By J. Bauer, Esq. M.P. F.R.S. Historiographer to the Honourable East-hidia Company. Printed rf authority of the Honourable Court of Directors. 4to. price .6s. boards. S. EAST-INDIA STATUTES. A Collection of Statutes •elating to the East-India Company; with an Appendix, contain. ng Acts, and Parts of Acts, relating to Shipping, Duties, Regu alone for Export and Import, &c. &c. which in general do not olely relate to the last-India Company ; together with-a copious nth.: of the whole. Ito. £4. 4s. calf, lettered. 4. PAPERS.respecting the NEGOCIATION for a Rommel E the East-India Company's exclusive Privileges. /Ivo. price s. 6d.—Ditto, Ditto, Part 11. CORRESPONDENCE and PROCEEDINGS in the NE OCIATION for a RENEWAL of the EAS T -INDIA COM NY's CHARTER. Bvo. Price Is. 6d. ;43 . . HINTS and OBSERVATIONS respecting the NEGOCIA PON fora RENEWAL of the EAST.INDIA COMPANY's lIECLUSIVE PRIVILEGES, submitted 4th March, 1812, to consideration of the Right Hon Lord Melville, by the Depu ttion of the Court of Director., with his Lordship's Remarks ou bent, east March, ei 7. he rib I H REPORT from the SELECT COMMITTEE f the HOUSE of COMNION-, on the Arairs of the East-India lompany ; as ordered by the house of Commons to be printed, sib iBl2. • , 8. 1 be PKELIIt UNARY DEBATtS at the LAST-INDIA IJSE, t on 'kuestlej the sth January , 1813, oe the Negocia . oath his Majesty 's Ministers relative to a RENEWAL of be CHARTER; with aziMtpendix, cnritalning all the Lett. f * tad Documents referred to upon the Subject. Ey an In partial Parry, and Co. Booksellers to thp 1-street, .AMP OILTby tiCeimpe- • Company, 403, Strand, tbr only of VANHEKMAN's Purified cheap Paint for ..11 work ex „wed Paint without smell for the recent Discoveries and Improve and impositions on i he public). Oil, A. 6d. per gallon. ss. 6d. ditto. other Oils at the most reasonable w►e will De punctual!) , Illseadal to JO' BAST-INDIA CHARTZR. • COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a court of Common Council was held, by adjournment, for the purpose of taking into con sideration certain resolutions, which were submitted to the last Court, in f a v our o f East-India Charter, and to preserve, particularly the export and import trade from India, to the port of London. Mr. Etym a. said, this was a most solemn question to be decided on political and commercial calcula tions merely, and which had nothing whatever to do with the passions. It would have been a disgrace to the City of London, if at a meeting in one of their own Halls, an old Citizen and Member of that Court had been refused a hearing; neither did he (Mr. F.) think the cause of the Company was so weak, as not to be able to stand against the battering ram of his worthy friend's arguments. Little more could be said on this subject, important as it was, than had al ready bean said, or written on it. But if, there was not a balance of both argument and evidence in fa vour of the Company's claim, with all his heart let them be given up at once. He hoped it would be conceded to him, that the origin of these monopolies, arising, as they did, out of the feudal system, being a combination for the protection of private and indi vidual exertion, was prudent and wise. In this way originated the Goldsmith's, and almost all their City Companies. But odious as this mor.opoly appeared to their opponents, they seemed to want a part of it. The India monopoly, too, was one totally different from any other that had ever been touched' on by Adam Smith, or any other political writer. The policy and judicial establishments of the Company had been the subject of praise to a Gentleman whom he had heard for three hours with great patience, hol ding forth against the Company. But the enemies of the Company would have been ten times more nu merous, if they could have proved that their wealth flowed in by torrents. The Company certainly pos sessed great claims on the country, having in Egypt, Java, and the Mauritius, successfully combined against the enemy. It was not, therefore, British generosity to make the debt of the Company a sub. ject of accusation against it, when' it was incurred by extraordinary exertions against the enemy of the Mo ther Country. There was, in his opinion, great danger to be apprehended from the various contra band efforts which would be made, if the trade were cpened, much to the detriment of the Revenue—but paticularly destructive to the China trade, without which the Company could not pay the dividends ofi its Proprietors. There were many facilities for this sort of traffic in the River Tharms—but, by opening the trade, they would be infinitely increased. Ano ther danger was, that Ministers should get hold of 1 the Company's army, as they attempted in 1808. If they did so, the increase of power in the Crown would be immense : and it would be of the most se rious consequence to the balance of the Constitution. He hoped, therefore, that the Court would see the propriety of adopting these Resolutions, and he was sure that they would study the advantage of their Constituents best by doing so. Mr. Alderman Bitten said, that his opinion still remaited unaltered on this important question. It was true, that opening the trade gave the idea of li beral, enlarged, and generous principles ; it was, therefore, plausible. But where would that lead them ? They must remember why they sat there; and that they were the guardians of the trade of this great Metropolis. They were all interested in the event of this question, and if they allowed the amend ment to be can ied, they would be turning their backs on their constituents. On the faith of the Company's exclusive trade, immense docks and warehouses had been built, at the expence of millions—these, with many thousands employed in them, would be ren dered useless. If this question was carried, the proud river which washes this Metropolis, would flow as peaceably, and unincumbered by commerce, at' Wapping as at Westminster.. The Company was not a new or speculative one ; it had lasted long, and had governed the commerce of a great empire with great advantage to the mother country. The whole patronage and power of the Company would fall into the hands of the Administration, which would give them a strength they never had before; and that was one of the principal reasons which determined him to support the Resolutions. Mr. Alderman ATKINS was unwilling to give a decided opinion till the whole question was before him ; but he certainly was anxious to support the rights of his fellow citizens, which would undoubtedly be materially affected by this change, if it should take place. He particularly wished the Manufacturers of the country to be guarded against the delusion that the opening of the trade would be greatly beneficial to them, for the exports had already increased to as much as the Indian markets would bear. Mr. S. DixoN wished the motion referred to a Committee, for them to draw up a set of Resolutions. For his own part, he could not give his consent either to the Resolutions or the Amendment which had been moved. The Charter of the Company was but for a period, and, like all human things, might stand in need of alteration and repair, to suit the times in which we live. He had for a long time looked at the increase of persons in the employment of the Com pany with considerable apprehension ; and he could wish that the Government and the Company would come to some proper and amicable understanding on this subject. For his own part he must remain neuter on this question, as he could neither go the length of the Resolutions nor the Amendment. Mr. Gatuurits supported the Company, as con nected with the rights of the Citizens of London.— Mr. Dundas (the late Lord Melville) was of this opi nion ; and he was one whose knowledge of East India affairs was as much above that of the present Minis ters as St. Paul's is above a hog stye.-' Mr. JACKS supported the Company, but wished some alteration to be made in the Resolutions. Mr. TA tir: had no objection 4o the Resolutions being referred to a Committee. Mr. WA iTiIMAN, in reply, said, that the principal consideration for them was, whether they had now received sufficient kermation to enable them to come to a decided opinion on this subject, and to go the length of the Resolutions? Whether the Government wished to get the Indian army into its hinds, or not, was not the question before them. At the same time, Lord Buckinghamshire stated positively, that the Government of India, as connected with the Consti tution at home, was to be taken care pf. As to the Resolutions themselves, he had never nen any thing to exceed them. It had been said, that " Great wits to madame oesrly are allied,. And those seemed to have been wriums in opt of the worthy Gentleman's maddest moods. Parliament would laugh at their going up with such a produc tion, expressing their firm conviction of things,on which the Directors themselves differed. He con cluded by moving his Amendment. Sir W. Cuarss supported the Resolutions. Mr. VANDSRCOIt wished them Dot to proceed in way which seemed like dragooning the Minister into a deviation from what he considered to be his duty. He therefore thought with Mr. Waithmen—that they should wait till the Minister's propositions were laid before Parliament. Mr. DORNFORD, in reply to Mr. Vandercom, beg ged to remind that Gentleman that Mr. Fox's famous India Bill, of 1784, was carried by a majority of more than 100 Members, in the House of Commons of that day; but that, upon that Court petitioning the House of Lords (upon the motion of an Honour able Relation of his, for which he received the thanks of the Directors of the India Company) the same Bill was thrown out, and the Coalition Ministry over thrown. Mr. Quit( spoke in reply, and several Resolutions were carried by a large majority.—See dtdvertirement. A Certificate was presented from the Governors of the London Workhouse, for raising a further supply of money for its support; when it was referred to the Committee of City Lands, to examine their accounts, and report. Mr. W. Cuusitss, of the Ward of Cheap, was ap pointed a Governor of St: Bartholomew's Hospital, in the room of E. Kemble, Esq. deceased. 41MERICS INDIAN WAR. FRANKFORT, (KEN.) NOV. 7,1814. Copy of a Letter from Major-General Hopkins to his Excellent/ Governor Shelby, of Kentucky, dated " Fort Harrison, October 6, 1812. 44 My dear Sir—The expedition of the mounted riflemen has terminated. The Wabash was recrossed yesterday, and the whole corps are on their way to Busseron, where the Adjutant-General will attend, in order to have them properly mustered and dis charged, and where their horses may get forage du ring the delay necessary for this object. '• Yes, fir, this army has returned without hardly obtaining a sight of an enemy. A simple narrative of facts, as they occurred, will best explain the rea sons that have led to this state of things. 16 The army having finished crossing the Wabash on the 14th instant, marched about three miles and encamped. I here requested she attendance of the General and Field Officers and Captains, to whom 1 imparted the objects of the expedition, and the ad vantages that might result from the fulfilment of them. The nearest Kiekapoo villages were from 80 to 100 miles distant, and Peoria not more than 160. By breaking up these, or as many as our resources would permit, we would be rendering a service to all the territories. That, from their numbers, this tribe was more favourable than any other near us ; and from their situation and hostility had it more in their power to do us mischief ; of course, to chastise and destroy these would be rendering real benefit to our country. " It was observed by some Officers, that they would meet the next morning, consult together, and report to me their opinion • desiring, at the same time, to be furnished with the person on whom I bad relied for intelligence of the country. " This Council was held, and all the intelligence furnished that had been requested, and I had a Re port highly favourable to the enterprise. This, to me, was more gratifying, as I had found, as early as our encampment at Vincennes, discontents and mur murings that portended no wish to proceed further. At Busseron I found an evident increase of discon tent, although no army was ever better or more am ply supplied with rations and forage than at this place. At Fort Harrison, where we encamped on the 10th, and where we were well supplied with fo rage, &c. I found on the 12th and 13th many break ing off and returning, without applying to me for a discharge, and as far as I know, without any notifi cation to their officers. Indeed I have every reason to suppose the officers of every grade gave no coun tenance to such a procedure. " Thinking myself now secure in the confidence of my brother officers and the army, we proceeded on our march early on the 15th, and continued it four days, our course near north in the prairie, until we came to an Indian house where some corn, &c. bad been cultivated. 44 The last day of our march to this place, I had been made acquainted with a return of that spirit of discontent that had, as I hoped, subsided; and when 1 had ordered a halt, near sun -set, for the first time that day, on a fine piece of grass in the prairie to aid our horses, I was addressed in the most rude and dic tatorial manner, requiring me immediately to resume sty march, or HIS battalion "would break from the army and return!! This was a Major Singleton!! I mention him in justice to the other officers of that grade.— But, from every information, I began to fear the ar my waited but for a pretext to return! This was af forded the next day by our guide:, who had thought they had discerned an Indian village on the side of a grove about ten miles from where we encamped on the fourth night of our march, and turned us about six or eight miles out of our way. 64 An almost universal discontent seemed to pre vail, and we took our course lb such a direction as we hoped would best atone for the error in the mor ning. About or after sun-set we cdm, to a thin grove affording water : here we took up our camp ; and about this time arose one of the sot st violent gusts of wind I ever remember to have seen, not proceeding from clouds. The Indians had set fire to the prairie, which drove on us so furiously that we were compelled to fire around oar camp to pro. tect ourselves. This seems to have decided the army to return. " I was informed of it so many ways, that early in the next !morning (October 20) I requested the attendance of the General and Field Officers, and stated to them my apprehensions, the expectations of our country, the disgrace attending the measure, and the approbation of our own ,consciences. Against this, I stated the weary situation of our horses, and the want of provisions, which to me seem e d eu l y pa,, tial (sir days having only pissed since e very part c{ the army, as was believed, was furnished with te z days in bacon, beef, or bread-stuff) the reasons give: fOr returning, I tequested the Commandants of - e4 O l. regiment to convene the whole orthe of f icers belop.g. ing to it, and to take fully the sense of the army 0 „ this measure; report to the Commandants of bri. ;asks, who were requested to report to me in writ. ing; adding, that if 500 volunteers would turn out I would put myself at their head, and proceed quest of the towns; and the balance of the arm, might retreat under the conduct of their Office rs rafel to Fort liarrisos. " In lets than an hour the report was made Arms! unanimously to return. I then requested that I nue' dictate the coarse.' to be pitrsued that day only, whici I pledged myself should not But them. pore th an 6 , miles out of the way, my object being to cover reconnoitritig parties. I wished to send out I.r r discovery of the Indian towns. About this time troops being paraded, I put myself in front, took m \ course, and directed them to follow me ; the columns moving off quite a contrary way, I sent Captain Tay for and Major Lee to apply to the officers leadiN the columns, to turn them. They were told it Ira: not in their power—the army had taken their eourse, and would pursue it. Discovering great confusion and disorder in the march, I threw myself in the rear, feiring aft attack on those who were there from cesslty, and continued :a that position the whole day. The exhausted state of the horses, nor the hun. ger of the men, retarded this day's march; so swiftly was it prosecuted, that it was lour.; before the rear 41.. rind at the encampment. The Generals Ray, Ram. sey, and Allen lent all their aid and authority in re. storing our march to order, and so far succeeded to bring on the "thole with much less loss than I had learned; indeed I have no reason to think we we either followed or menaced by an enemy. " I think we marched at least 80 or 90 miles the heart of the enemy's country : had he possessed a design to fight us, opportunities in abundance pre• sented. So formidable was our appearance in prairie, and in the country (as I am told) never trod before by hostile feet, must impress the bordering tribes with a sense of their danger. If it operates beneficially in this way, our labour will nut be alto• gether in •ain. di I hope the expence attending this expedition will be found less than usual on such occasions. I hay consulted economy in every instance; subject only real necessity has beea the expenditure; the forage has been the heaviest article. To the Officers commanding brigades, many , the Field Officers, Captains, &sc. my thanks are due many of the old Kentucky veterans, whose heads at, frosted by Time, are entitled to ever' confidence and praise their country can bestow. 1 o the Adjutant. Quarter-Master-General, and the members of my clam family, I feel indebted for ready, able, and manly support, in every instance. " Let me here include our friend George Walker, our Judge Advocate General, who lived with me, took more than a common share of tatigt and toil, and who did all'in his power to further the service in the corps of spies and guides, under the directir of Major Dubois, and the two companies of bentucl and Gwatkin, who encamped near me, and were ut der my immediate orders. I experienced an alert ness and attention highly honourable to them : these corps were ready to have one on to execute any set.. vice ; the whole amounted to about 120, and deserve honourable mentien. 66 Mr. Barron and Mcssrs. Lacelly and Le Plat, interpreters and guides, deserve well of me; I am Certain we Were not 20 miles from the Indian yillage, when we were forced to retire, and I have many re sons to prove we were in the right way. 4 0 I have myself (superaddtd to the mortification felt at thus returning) been in a l?ad state of heals from first to last ; and am now so weak as not to 7 able to keep myself on my horse. 66 A violent Diarrhea has pursued me ten day. past, and reduced me extremely low ; I had resolved to continue with the line of march a little, if unable to ride. There are yet many things of which I wish to write ; they relate substantially to prospective ope rations. Soon again shall I have the honour to ad dress your Excellency, in the mean time be assured the perfect consideration and high regard of your obe dient friend and servant, " &WUXI. BOYKIN& " Governor Shelby." tad Documents referred to upon • *server. Price 2s. 'radon . Printed for BlaCt, Pa fast-India Compaly . Leadenhall-i - - ---...-- M — ii:Ti P PATENT 0 r!, ' I ..a.bkrial SAM; Oil and Colour Souse in Londoo for the sale o . . ..A.... P 011.6, Lis Imptnetrable . . , ''. ,tam. to the weather, his improv *tailor of Houses, and all his rec senti, (all others are spurious, at .. . ~, i Purified Patent Lamp C - Good Chamber ditto, . Genuine Spermaceti and all oth it !km—Orders addreilai as abon ..,._ . .. ,_.. _ _ ........, GENERAL ORDERS. " Head-Quarters, Frankliaton, Nov. 19, 1 Me. 44 The Commanding General returns his thanks to Brigadier-General 1 upper, and the corps wht" late advanced to the Miami Rapids, for the perse verance, zeal, activity, and bravery with which they conducted themselves on that enterprise. A casual circumstance only, and one which neither the General or his men could control, prevented them from sure prizing and cutting to pieces a detachment of the enemy, equal in numbers to their own. The mot. sures.pf Gesseral Tupper appear to have beetakhly judicious, both in his advance to the enemy, and • resisting their attacks. The General is sorry tit any circumstance in an affair which reflects Isom-1 on almost the whole of the troops engaged in should deserve his censure; such, however, is merited, by the small detachment( which in the face of a posi. tive order from their Commander, left their ranks ' gather corn and pursue a drove of hogs. But fi this disorderly conduct, General Tupper would bin brought back in safety his whole command. The Commanding General however, so much mor to praise than blame, in the conduct of General Tu• pet's detachment, that he derives no small satisfa .. . tion in exhibiting it as a worthy example of milttai spirit and enterprise to the rest of his army. NATIIL. F. An.pas, Deputy-Adj—Gen." Six American sloops, captured by the GnAmeus, Captain BARRIE, one taken by the ROW. .us. Car Ohl KNIGII r, with many otters, taken by our era , zet and sent into Gibranar, were given up by we Vi:e. Admiralty Court there on the 19th ult. An.r r for their detention, under the circumst inces On! case, oad been stilt from this country to Gibraltar, but it did not arrive until subsequent to the abovt date, when (the ships not having been able to put , E 0 4ea, frown want of men) they became prises L. ships lying AL Gibraltar . The ships were all richlyr ladoa. cf tr z re: rag. 044 bri. tit. DM, I it% my 2n: o , gt:' I%L , mr Inns . ay. wa Lrse, sins: ear, n.:. hole iftl y r AI. am. l as had ofery es is :sir,' pre. the trod 'ing rates alto. lave ly to rage y of duo; lSit and tant. my anly liter, me, toil, vice tinn Lcky un. hese ter- erne lant, :am age. rea. cm talth )he Jays Ived able wish °Pe' ad. d of obe. s. le, inks h:ch rsc- they sus erAl sur. the tell- ;hly tin ;hat tour tad, IA for ire the tore a - A ir! PP lf`. et s, to it tar, Dire cite If 1