The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-02-28 00:00:00

-,~ ..,.,~~ - I. ' . • • % Uy Fkito ~r. 17 .1 Til 1? U. 11117311 IJIRItICA. , —.... .:•'ASA lit T 1 THE. CHI ro:t OF THE STATESMAN, . .. 111--- It imust be interesting, RIM MY hi 16 . 4111 ilv c . j unirphnit to examine the following allsest., i i of imports into tho United !kaki of Anil. f ro m pl.sees within the limits.of.ths East. i Company's Charter. It is made out frets' ofFeill worts of Oallatin s .laid tiefoiti'toii: s , for one year, ending 30th September,l ." " w ent in dollars was only affixed to the 'A ' 844 1 ,., of go , ,tls paying duty .ad valorem.. I Thii , .;:ts of tho others . are carefully taken front , wal e reports; and the tale 'titan is' an average.' according to a . New Y u rlc •pric e . cureetst , 271 h September, 1806. ~ticks. la Anericau Vmorls. In Fnreip tau& lbs. Dell.ars. Its. bails. roodi..lr. . niv !ui) a. . - • 8,015•80 , 1 - - 183,132 • MINUTLY OP EVIDgNCE ) . j - .... • TAkF* zEroits 'n om u tmtrrEE OF THE WHO .E lIODSE. APPOINTED To CONSIDER OF TPIE POLICY AND ‘OlOl DUCT OF THE LATE , ENPEUITION TO THE SCHELDT. • .—__... • i Jovis 22 0 die Febr iae l l, III& • , . tfaim ~_ _A „ twit -General the Ri ghts Ilea. tbe lad it C 44111418 aed M. Examined by the Connell.* .At what tim e was it first ptst to t ' ' 4 . take the command o f t h e army ow.. or • do not stiollect the exact time; I Win e is Mi , June. By whom was that propositiost first made to your Lordatillt By the Secretary of State for the War Departsamat. Will . your Lordship mate what plan war given to your Lordship at that time, or was suggested relative to the opera lions intruded to be euttinted td your Lordship's command , i There was no particular 11 1 / 1 11 sealed to we. It is stated iu your LnhlShip's narrative that at dhaalla had taken place in the original plan, in convequeire al the said- Lary operations; will your .Lordship state what was the ori ginal pion ? The origami plan alluded to will be ahown to the Houle by reading the opinion of Sir David Chnidas and the other General o:licers, which wss takenapowthat plan; shat was, the idea of landing at Ostend, and proceeding from Mace to Antwerp. Before your Lordship sailed, will year Lordship have the goodness In state what w as t h e plan - - depted ? I conceive described Cw Y s t o t i t athit aiw riti o d p ?hi s libel a tows Wh.eu tentillOP` —No Fiestriimu„L_Lair:tlll% diTlll7, tilidlTaitt ti ? . 4. 02'141145t santiala cad ems lir - n It! /carry that satmare aPPreheadt itjJ Gesund-g111:i . . tea stated, " Yee. Ma fecollecttem tiut key in the W*l Goma' d;" stet a made to' wed his Ma mie, to under- F ed, .► understood even that thr pro t wastlecideri 'Di oa Y ; 4°4 I Deter %Vas your Lordihip coisso ted by his hiajesty's Ministers upon the propriety of Such a project as.,be elle there referred to I had conversations certainly with the Secretary of StateMpan it, Out I, knew that °pinkies were asked of Sir David Maidw and the fieneral pacers upon it; I never con sidered it a derided upon, Ibuposa t l. ski its proposition made; it had 0. - -• - 072,076. 5,835,311,1 37,171 40',514 9.170,611 %/342,61:9 1.313,423 40V.`Z-1 10,729.149 1,760,Ri9 . 3, 10 6410 31/3.860 • 60.911. • 4,101 89,11311 14151. 7 - 4,756,110 t 80.,1191 1,265,521 '217,176 - tik).333 012,011. 41.012 113,027 694,393 114,19.0 . 64,415 11,594 14 1 6,194 • 8:1,02.3 • ' ogi. 19,135,913 • • A vxriely el fai*lff fieS3cit7s. {4 t . a t ilira TO;sl l Mt b & 'Whin ialittei of t he'valtilioleiratle rallied 'oh 0" to places net within the jurisdiction States--a trade of larce adtoUnt`- ~ and particularly interfering • colipasoy. I 'have known of cargues directTle Antwerp, ny to other ports. I should i:iinate of this direct trade in not within the limits•of the United States, to t at more thaii half the amount of the fore. imports. And thus the whole East-Itoga of the Americans would' amount, in the year ; the 30th September, 1806, to about thirty I , of dollars, or 6,790,0001. its:cling. The :tined amottat by Gallatiu's report being twenty millions of dollars, or .4 ) 500,0001. ; of the foregoing sum question that must immediately occur upon tin; statement, is, why should we be de; o f this trade, to veliich foreigners are ad-' , awl from the greatest part of which we o pretence w batcrer for excluding them, al we have, in our rentarkable fully, ex oarrelces ? Nobody out of that Assenibly, intelligence and honour ought more para. to abound, can be fuund willing to defeoslJ mer of the Eist-ludia Company, excepting '.paid beitrintii 41 the strong resolution respcfting Mono.' by the General 3lectlioz of Subscribers lit Coffeehouse.' They well know, that, Coata , ,, vith the opening of the East liittialige E . renting the establishment of the Marine In s Company is of little importance. Where id bails fur India now, with scarcely any of mfaetures, tioenty senate/in less than three e loaded with them—and nut at such bur. ,at day._ =comma,. Ned to ho IFJ P em er y, i t _ ..epeditioo I hav slated that thi s piper o elo prepared as my report of my proceed ings in the Scheldt, and that it was delivered to hig Mo.lei!Y as such on th e 14th of 'February; that js ail I can state upon the subject of this paper, which is before the Home- Wi _as there any other narrative, paper 'sensorial, or me moranda* of aqy sort, deli vere d .to liis i Majesty upon this subject by NW Lordship? flume already stated that this paper was prepared on the 15th of October; I am very ready to stay, If if is wished, the ream's 1 did oot deliver it thus; the room I did not deliver it was, that I did net think that it was right fur me to state, in foot, what would emairititte my defence in case of an impiry, whether civil or military ; that was the 'taloa . I dip at deliver it; I did de liver it m my report of my , procesdia l m, on the 14th of Fe ' bra:try; that MA the explauation 1 ma give on the subject of the. aper that is before the Bois= • W. any other paper. *armlike; memorial, or memorae dip or any sort, Iletiveted to bis blajaity upon this subject • Lordship? Thi s piper,,witich_is• abw before the is say.official Report of my proteediogsa when I am. Witli Salle= to any other perm', or-to lay other rioes . *4 touniog ender that dmcription, I - •de not feel yto enter at all lito 'nay eassablefitio of ChM . sort, and Imu beg to decline glviog . se, mower to Metiers floe put to air. I I Was thenarrative low before the Home submitted to. of his Mn jived Ministers, bitter or previously to its' king delivered to ti et blajesty in Rio. lous/ vy ;it was submitted to the. Cab the day R was dell-. "mod to the King. • • • • Before or after its delivery ? Was stel Foninutukation midi your Lordship ofrl-0. 1114 Majesty s /stets of youi.bundloo tb deliver lieettivserr fee to the K preilosisly to its be delivered. itVat soielivered atter ' teete kidak 1411 Med to several of his Majesty% Walkers, taint I meant to deliver day. • Did. your Loradilp acquaint sevens hf hi' . Naloty's , Atife 'tome; Isar Menlo* todisliver 14 preview./ le is wog *livered? I chalk I stated , it.iseitlY is eoovorls • j ingest hi &lint Ifta tbe,ltton hauls recel4 4 l • MO wig - I , • Itzpro-' sec _ apprized _ their situattoo? 1 did not exactly know, not dot apprehend it was very material to the purpose of the Expedition, in that part of the town they were, unless they were under protection of the guns of the citadeL Did your Lordship know, before yOu left England, whether the anseaal was completely commanded by the guts of the d iode ? f I , clieve I have said, I had so distinct knowledge before I left England where the armada were. bid your Lordship afterwards andante/A that they were completely commanded by the guns of the, eitadat ? I had oiftetent accounts; some intelligence stood. ON many of the s tips building were in that situation; others, esatthe_y were la the lower part of the town; I do not think that I had any very correct intelligetioe upon that subject. Will your Lordship have the goodness to state, whether, at nay time, aisy plan was concerted for the attack ou hut , warp? tit) plat) in detail was ever concerted far she attack on Antwerp: it must have depended entirely oslcirasmaisoces After se had larded v_the Continent. Previously to year Wilred4p's rlit%, were you acquainted Mad 4h efii t tuttato Atituet'Pr the Strength of its ford& alitilMSl '1 Itadoaglieneral knowledge of it. What arm that kitowledgE? From having seen se •veral.pliaps in mil it ary books of the town and citadel of Aut. were; Phad jrci particular plan put Into Ayr bands of its ex isting staff at that moment. Previously toyour.Lordship's sailing, were you acquainted wish the state of Lino? 1 had no other koowledgedatinctly of the state of Lillo but what the inforosatioo and intelligence already before the House will state; I bad no particular In fon/tattoo upoo the subject. Previansly to your j.ordship' s sailing, were you acquainted with the stole or'Lk4kenshoeik ? I was not. • Was It not afterwards your Lordship's °pillion, that the DU terior objects of the Expedition coold not have twee amen- - plisbed without being w pommies of Lino and Lief hese shoeik ? Certainly it was. Your Lordship having stated in raw dispatch of the 211th of August, that Antwerp was found to be is apatite,' defeat very different from what had fterii rosiresesestl.hefeee the millet of the Expedition, will yOtr. Lordshin Moto la visas _ _ • r, we could afford to go on wtilar tyrn.• Americans, and should make •as short i—andit is •• fact, within my own knOW-..1 'hat in the last year, a vessel of aboqt.99ll_ led fiom the United Stales to IlenZi4lniir 1 to the United States with a 4611 Maffei 'ban tight months from the depaktttrefrons a. And it is clear that, .cakulating'tis• at twelve toostba, the sitiv.ownerawo9llll remweemsaurk by kilibusisisp.. !mid by this spendthrifts It peshaps may not be geneinily knout* r (hat the Americans were by Treaty o tra:le to our Settlinnents, bet that kV*, ieruttly decided in out Courts o f Lao, the subject may trade in defiance n,iwly if he tell quit his satire soil, the Citizen of I foreign country. Yet , Wilson r. Marryat (see Park on hsstsier, qtge 309, of tke last edition), arguiii, Ile& in the King's Bench, and once into tali _______. ~... . Anhaerp bad beta repelted.aaa wtlye laworad steiraide teams, that gam wow maratettua tlibrampssets,srad that wee tee had be let ism the ditch. ' ' - • hutiniet i I •' Will rust Lordship haw the goodness to state yds* 4 Olt Illaistia which Aatterp had been reported to year Lordship sailed? I believe OW is stated, so the betelligoace which is before the Home. I . 'Wadi* lutormatlira as so hs state but that information... Will you( berdebkil have the goodoen to state what was the substrates dr tiractiports alluded to by your Lordship is tut dispatch, of the state of Antwerp perviumily to your -. ing? 1 andentood from'ottany quarters it Was re 15 z the weeks was in a very and mate; that there wens 4 Emmet* as the rastpqrst; sod thA particulasiy . , 'lower cud 01-the tools , theterthest removed from the I " 1 the weviu were is a very bad state; that was tow . 1 11 ,' I I Mr irasdship instructed by Government to •-* ups ilis yet that informatim t • I reticent that s Deawra apse Iliat inftwasation is all probability Is webs pag the lqirion Ido not perfectly siodentand a bat is grams by boy ing inhumed tu rely upon it :of course I endeavour- MI to obtain nil the info: tattoos I could wheel .1 arrived.. Did your Lordship uwierdaral that that wps lofonnaties spun which you might rely ii osloptingee operations that' were to accomplish the allesierisbjens erase Eape ditioa ? 1 lese millrace was pieced by ids Majesty's Go vernment as that information. From that inftweiatiss.was rat Lordship iodated is Al* that -Antwerp maid tales Without operations '- II had ► s fullest Win Tour Lordship haie the goodiakietate *this Majesty s Ministers were pre, a authe Mule, and to which of thew your Lorstrit ip mark the coostatieathip - really , tannot recollect ; I believe most of the traders 'were there. did not state it theta in any ()Seal wr, there*, it -1 reared very Immaterial whether' statedit or twit. Dues your Lards : recollect that tbeciaseludlogparagraah. 11 the instruction er the Sign Mao*ai runt this; "dirk, your .Lordsbili's c i ssuance on this servitor vett anr to.sard oreawierso be lege to'no,throogitorie of phi s Secre t:tries of Pate, coostant.accosap of all that Iowa; /magi are to f dlew all such orders and directloaa as welkin., • you either, under oar Sign WNW, or Waal& 0011.01 , air Principal Seengariet •of Stater cembly and, st v allfd always in strict ftrinity thereto. Can:yoer Le*hlp state rue, swam. far having deviated frogs lbo coarstuoder the staudfiostrurtsuor (as' 1119ot pose.thele to Sc) of delivering your oatr a ti v e o r %Foch firmed' through eae of the Prlocipil Secretaries*/ State / Dehoctitr, . the spot, I 11'61,01 it more proper, in the sitsatitio in mitt kstood, to wake the report opelf to hie Majeity it' woo hive.bees opep to me, under th at iustructi o o, t o have midi* . through the Secretary of State, but I . felt It more proper' to do it as t did, ate l that it should go to the Secretary of Stale alterwardi Did your Lailliblp make any writtest cowasoolcatiira by way Sr aarrative besitherwlse, of wissithoS pept4 soder your Lordship's coanrentsl is Expedition iw Scheidt to Me Majetty's kehthity of - • 'Mina dk' v dispatches. o. • ' . '-` ' ''' - - .-..„ter_ - " ',`,"." ‘:1 7 ,ar .x...... ,g7r.,,t.rr l 'P'r"•'"'r'r•'''-•••L'T ~ ,7;;T="` •*'""e - t -•,.' • . . , .. . . P . s % . .• ‘4 \ • • • •, , , • • =••• • •• . • • % " ~ • • , OM -: • • . . ... • ,41•116.-. 411. al Ns; v s ••'• . • ' P ‘...'''' ' '''. '.. ..' 7 . .t . ....'r, % • i' M E STA l ' . I - ~, • ..• .. • .. „ - -a- .. the Miele Witt r. sea, waywrialler rime defbee the leekiir . lie, sad I Mew that jot be dame int al .ray dei v evoif it to the Bing. I hese Male it at z - 4 40.6bste in addi " that. dab deli :why -It iaria(4 t 'to , delay delivering this repoft . was; that ' was At Rs . that saga asetione'of its ifeoetiedlup seadld have bees i - _eered. IP ti-akr. /kids* Straeluia ; I. bad indeed uaderstoad unit he bed keeiretrlled apila'fir duatetbine of that son :I ' hsaftrillat alth a view to it b e h a d as k ed (or par:lre*nr re. . _ [ SZ a : woulddetais b j eci se rl:i ll uitti f i e ett e ke " 9a r d a“ u nt ai rr . it . !*! l f fo u " ; I his penswedia2s; aid I was i g i adelchis that theyshouianoth estate up preciatr audio' time, that I should eat state iapletisative drsichefore . - tenses* was gives in_hy hie. 1, 7, _ltem whom did yaw lordship Understand. that Sir Riehaili 'ameba had hoes aired Gila fur d ishitatiat of kis proceed ' 1 , !did =lkons' it fir any igtoid.aittbority, for prelim- ' ~ • th . . 11dne. wean have W.p pl ' ff I bad . • I allude 'h... ' '.1..: wink was very L .' I 'caw that alt • . Ow !Diligent under Stri e rg f ar a tr i amino had been called epee ' • Alir matte reports of their preceediaitst /suppose 4 ,iital - . • . inittakab, isr . prabsibly a report would /aye appeared, tr It . • • was tailed for Ida; but I understiod ft from nonoaro • . and I thought it priimele. . Was it lamely fawn ettilftieransour, • and OM kW. Way. el , . " cialjenoui you halidiCropOrt tI do net tbiik it was fruit ' - -. env wlicial person, • ~ be any oue who'll.) boa an Aide person !'. I think not: • ~. Or dew wilkalsy ollklid person ? No, I thlok..nto. Did your Lardship believe at the time you deliveted %that . har rhttee to the King. that Sir Richard Sernilia had deli- . latvend Ii minitlve of any so r t ?• I di d not . ; I supposed cauh. • . ely rt. • - . * Rid Itwar b r _ in tie t place __.se tipe. Jid yourLirdship bow that duos ware coder your toe -4,011 Ufficrrs who 11 . 4 bce.o at Abehifier IA die onuses of 3C r• vice ? Yes ' I did. Did your Lordship consult wits those Omeers individually ' . *or collectively ou the subject of the Esph.lit ioo? 1 hint COO.. versatioti.with than or consulted With them on the subject 4 the Expedition s there were, I believe, Quo or two Ofil#ri who had been there. Will your Lordship km Ike sondhers tdsistine •who-thE Officerswere ? Sir William Erskine had bra °semi I - • him at Deal, and had soak coltdarsatiettedh biro on the ject et the eaperprise ; aid I believe 44..Grosvent r d been there—be had been, I Istaif, en the Tete de Flan s and - I.ratber think he ism% aidllP'erPl • _-. ••* '' Did your Lordship ask qe rakeive stay opinion nem the General °lnters cadet yOst.restpd of .the.probtability or improbability of thew eeetat of eat a lse? It is, very didicuk to answer that ;i ; ilk •to ask wit - ether l'ealled op= any getietal • login ale's( report of h : ..uiuees. l L .H zA i jal" tereat l °s c lkolgfcei probabi lity . . I t i . t uitl Y t: ° b r ad r.o lt oin a lP i r itas e 7:d:er - tit4 oV time to time, amtNekti to Welliver* ' • Lordship recollecturpartleadir cullvertagehatith sl7.l7;tpe, at Deal or Itatossato, oa the meted .4.11 p, probability of sweets or Wars ? I Weill liwiligoild I • e of etwirersatiop with Sir John Hope at De al, . tot the ee weratiads to be putsuatis hilt Ido bet (hick.. tied Si, J Hope stated to measly distinct opinion Doe nay dr this .ISee as to the probebleatebuto or fallete Of the set • - Did your Lordshirdellver to his I lej e r l ro :7stbelitit : tire, memorial, paper, or twasebraidatto, so . poditiots to the Scheldt, *sides the otter which ip.pow• • she table of the Hone of Gielisetter• I lottisitiniuW' Well en the 11th . o f.ll l efftslblitaffiXirt 4 7 r .. . =0 my. PrScseso. Is 40 g'llstifti Sad. !. the • necenity of • ,in . Illy dela, i 64,• . ' . dintlehti to atoweroly • -,,sitioa , -014,... AuShwautander-io-eisief thit Exr .4 so , the i., • . t ra Yrr terdshipldetive!, ltie *it ' any , ether i Ar re, or iiiihil. _ _ ,JummL .t, tilve ma _either. ill,rlF . litittkiistob t I barmai weid that ideiirerediny. .as umumma~ortheEepediplon o lto dm i oaths i . ' • tiptia wimigrebed deem yeltiow deldp reEme,to anseerthe amsadmi*jast plesposed - t I tease more ,rhtthil questionirs • I harestated an I did is my sellfterY raPacii wbictilZ i delivered ley official report to the• liege 's e 1114 of• • . . briery ; on. the-cements at that repiut 'I arm rogilymo give y • nformaqua. - • „ . .. . I l endereedd year Lordship Radian that year militer, ca- , ' ' " parity cad* on the- Vstb or lopiabisfer, . w lieu year Lard- ship Fended at Deal ? No , not my military ; thut . . . . 'sloth I, setter ft to my avilitarr ! opacity as C et of' thp Forces ceasing, was With rennet* tat quietism as • . to. obi. defence of Welchem'''. 'I du bet apprehend that tit military capacity ceased,' bdt I conceive that I cow 4 equally amenable to any Court of loquiry ue, gay our' Mori kal. - ‘ - `.J .:: • . • Dom your Lordship refute to an swer tie question jest pro- _ • paaal t oo tae erouud of kille belay 1 Privy Coubecllor i j eereseltieneratiy. I deeliof anowdriug tip qgestion. ,Did apt . the captere or destruction of the enemy's lett Sot, one getbe suatorialb objects .of-0e Expedition to the fiebeldt ? It Certainly did. It was so dmcritted iu the is- etrattioas. • * - i.' : - 'Did your Lordship . know, prior to your sailing fruni P.ig teed, tail the Freed?' lieet , coild put itself under the protee. • . . , mstiosisof tile lertltsis at. AntWerp ? I bld -- ' precis* .. . . ' that -- rt nett year torthitip a4-,c1;?11/7/177-111g 4 was {he project submitted t o yew ' h °Skill uttuation; fur tkieelekekollt die at V' I base ad reineaibipag it esy sow , ' ifirti the eig i 4 d ro _ Atha' Ilesiehip-lied . have been , . tbehletiek ot Aelereep4he s year Lot:4lo4p a a o k . • est 1 wale sever ono jive 4 11,14110 . _ma 4e sebject_milypeily. elinu Was." ' SE: Ye treira 61 ie or hese 1 est . pqrt lo orrt " P I aner GiaftWepati the e 4, t itst , bow . , *toe; it was* mammal appal trio _ s ` • et Sir llayill Deo* Oil the Oa ?T required. • .. • yoiir boseAlies perrative, yes hove staied," / T an permit we ore to the to oar feat% c which toes ;Awe le ' uroject ft 4 a tack of Aetwerit,*and Of reeds Kee is Scheldt. In coesequetke of the ohm of the Ge Stall °titers, to whom thliqueithie was, referred; the Committee witetbeq beie relerence• vies 54.4 1 the General Officers, your . P received Jolty'', commands, throuch t • etas" of State 1 I take the exictitioa of that settlect , 3 ertaittly qui *oder/tont pawn .11..1.1..... N... 7 - . .. . it had heati-the-arigiaal proposal, ~ _ _ Rieirti g ;MA bat any ster to canontuticate td Sic 1 rn ou de o cro go state wait was the plaii - oro — peQZ; —. you .' To- .. r - --..- - 1 ..., two seamy o proposition made: .DR 'your L ' ip 64,415 11,494 Was the opinion of your LordiMp asked awns that -_. ..o , - _, llllBl /4 I yam inteate to deliver in awl) a oar- to be adopted ? I conceive that the plea Inteided to Ibe Adopted is described very m uch in the imieweti • it'd ? Not tonnally asked • • n u --- ply - c "" c • sdrrgnlPlY sot; I bud no emniounicatedis with Sir sti o Gee °gl ow Maimed Sunda* freak throttle 'I left the Scheldt. • . , • • ' cc !' Does • L rah' ' • . . I tainly, I had many communications upon the sub' • ject with his . your o . .p•i. know w. . that project AV- ' Maeda deliver of y that oarradve,did your Lordship lace ' * • ' --""--- Alojesty's blinisten as to the ' - details. The plea seems to be awed ?i• do not met that.' v. amovese that r e / 11 V mead le . Dilate it to Sjr Richland &main ?..st. I'd Cit • 1 ' 4 ° 1 9 51 ° d 'bed • the ' • 'Nen in instroctioos. 4 1 1101 doo s _ I I dva. k ali ., • . y sit, tin stimild I haVe felt myself (II kited Oien an- •• - • • ..--.......1 • We, not our Lords ' completely acquainted with , lii ali t ma n, di la, ibt iota re tin a bt y e e r 004 ko knit elsetriustiledisk,•l Jo iit ere * ~, t. .. . _,_ . Y . hip made 4efijoiiii i ; t aut. x vig:744 , 41 , jact . lolgetions of his at 's '1%.."'!! • • . ,Fill• 1.6 -: of Oct. correctly mikeked . ? it t i . ground• lasuld:lia omottudatted .' • hit liat Ca ble • ce c . as, otheial report to .froas`tAlfeeear -,- Wi n • . • i iih dinct . from tainy conceived I was. • mealitsre . emu tip at th Ouse, nod Menton It • beast . 1 , . Oa: -* verelairbrikmiNegittJal-1411fitihtga. dme's . I.didnot think it r o ore 'Sir . .... . b the Committee to undiritand that arsenalstittlur Lordship* was • i i t ti d en i m: i d a course P. l 7Pf i r to doliv s etll at **amt., it, was wouldhsave It in . toot way:" ' • • • •. . . . *diction of the sent to attack the IT w h e t e i t i me tt rLl2 Indira- • ou latto o re lour Lordship- sailed upon- the Expetlitiwi, bad hug apprized of what was their *tondo° 7 er f 'Zit' tun:: sinkerer DeS deliVeriug i t s, b l ut e diotillt *and large rv e: lethe at i rro l ge "d ri e atk lm awe° gav 4r fa.rei.the wg)le g with the East- i t ihnactit there e ll) p riaed were of the situmioo of the dticks,nor do I know the date at which it was in fact drall up; • •— it ie oft any docks at Antwerp; there are agreat . that time sighing but verbal or critical p ayed under you - in the gaped'. ...__. the report finished of several very many ships building, but I always mood they were u .'7 and have heard building upon slips and not in -docks. •Is this tbe,ooly narrative or memorW; or ' per of an 'I had ' 4 °I T that *ere within 1111 l*ach; • yde- no communication wit the whole of thesis seethe: Is the Committee to witriptioa, lieli ha. lu.a•"--- 1 to attack understand that your Lordship was sent ty---- --- -----... - mo id t o ir s ajelity. by your thny never acre in the state flace the . • t i at same time . . I think it was a e arsenals and slips at Antwerp without being. *Lordship cm the subject of Sh e Exoed " I _have stated ' Did yourLirdshio know i ot t5.i....*--,_—_-_,.._ - ti Americans ; to') apprized whet iris their situation ? Idu mint ' Olrne.i. 4..,... that this ostoor 11l .:a ....a...a...a . .-•. • . • o deerwe &leg aily mower to the gem. • Lordship recolkvtarpartleoler r Jo e Hope, esetverealiveratith 1 417)-4tilif $ ope, at Deol of Ramsgate, mike voted ow before ibe Hotwe submitted to, nay probability of awes or falter* t I tbinkl fiegisood t islets, either •ollitally or otimiesaise, of coavenatiop with Sir Jolla Hope at *Mel, ea the ge t delivered to t et Majesty ?. Sot pre.' gperatiaas to be patsaaths Mit Ido bet fbisk...tbed Me J tied to the. Cab the day ft was deli - Hop stated to me. arty dirtied ("bide boe way er tios . 10ce • - .- ,as to the probobleateeme or foliate Of tbe re: . elivery ? .After„, i - Did pier lowdshirdelieer to his Id _oily otbeaste woo ride yoor Lordship 4 orsy - of .tive, asemorird, paper, De etemaividana, retatiVe \ se -,,' • , lof youi.fattiolootb deliver suds* oar , ' pedalos: to the Scheldt, Manisa the eta: *MeV le .post:pare, • rioestv to its befog delivered'? It was the table of the House of COolisimar I bittitainbartio- - toe t.Etbitalt Ustilid tovveral of his ,liretedi as the Idtb et .IM c f(*talblitiellvtrt ihy 014611 ' as I meant to deliver lit* day. • , Report of . my proceromp la the tkitelitt; !tad. swpass be •• ' ReAlldiat revert! bf 111: Majesty's •Mi.l Nora the • pecenity of ' • , is" . itty de tab of I . f year Maatioa todisliver II preelumfg Medial% to aatwer•alv ' vodka: a i.•'• - . 'think 1 awed it.aseMy in COOVUUS• 410_Cotatasulder-io.dsiot tipt Ifix ties totbe• Mill 'it m . elflo the.Klag ; barbel received 04ptaiir lowdship:dailver- 'we Na y Myr ether ..__. '••P,• : ; 'M t, I. tit it; . 44 ., : datrative, or emus • - • r.• ~ ,„ ~,:, • t' , -,, - .. the Otabliet; - • •' pC tho _,• • 9 unsmoOst .:1 vats' give tie ..ritbar • • " - have the goodatitleelite Isidoit of iis trort bepikairenty : I have stated that itk l t e. o2l Y - rieti. .. Ire pre rat ot-the Mule, owl to whine .as Commander of tbe.Erpe44Sloa,lo. die wag oat ths I 'or . • . • s mask the comatialmitioa ! - A stillyl l 4ctiart. ' . , . -.-, • • . .. -, Blue innst of A.. 11.41.1 a... ......... • 1...... sr _ _ . - _ _ -- -- -- • , _ _,.....,-, ~......... ..• pw teetantsottowimmealm at. AnsWerp? I bid nn very precise -. • ..1 "" '" '"'• '''"ls ' '''''") """ u"'"` 1 "'"‘ that •Antwerp could be taker Without the ispe --- rations of; sillisola menet' areal of State okra ivitlire ? I alld- 'information eamoistaksted to ism opoo that *abject:lt wat '' • -- • ter Chambers, It. was so decided by Cm ' deo /If that information bad beet true to Its fullest es tot tetta,l Ought air 4bpatches wee salbeleol. : - : r a mie a o mi t v s ei ct en , . • . • .... . unanimously. and if many other favourable combinotlnas hid also takes ,_ "It t n,7_eenellee s tivW"t vetiked bY ear ef. his Saki. . In the 'event that' mfr Lordship ,shoold:ilad, &year .. place at the same lime, it is, possible/hat it might have be. ..7 9 w . 414 48 4•440f1 0r lorimil _ Of 00t as bOnb ked h o l c a t fiCt in ;‘11011 44 10t a t a nl je L y N .s ap i rele iab: ° fir m !. i tr erih fiCo, 44d llllll ,l go pa ha me t lisel Lomall f in prote ivi c b t oe ina w und fiad er ; l ir ci i taite md a :: ' ;. .fners are I. is own to trade there; they May taken with ," it sier. RI will du it, to most parts within the tansies What favourable combimitlons dies _your Lordship allude t i l ys t af les ~„,..itlev_veetve• fur air Wawa efl.MlY.Pruottlings tad •tho town of Antwerp to a stale - :of defence, had yd s' . :0 al pany's Charter, without asking • ottr 7, t ).... 1 ... 7 , 111e10 6016 , 0 anaa leala nseas rly t: haae obiewe assio str ea il . s i e dge gret . ii.v arheew t s. as of pe ir siDoes Witel yeer r i ll wo japyo ter ei az receles trelf s l ue lo,he dirrisionce .9o.lrea wasorau r e t io !e_ A4 El- . .ssms Lo were edstsl .tor p4l bailetw ehb e &ls ,bs4lords ut ra ry b 'y sisiop tursed set opre : al y ssa d idas erri ssannikei l se utt r iv o n theoess as .af t cuiaprcweu h anias 4 . . )at Britons, those low-minded, - gt , pet in y less wret c h es,. withowlsAWlllatte- v . .. dram presented Isy t City of Imadamte.kia o. t he Hon wat, fi xed apoo helot E'en *hit cautery it most have .OM , - him, to the 111;t4 1" 14/fre g . sith on t ships, witlibtsi. intleantile irpfrft chilrie-"I the mil '. by h ilat '''. — a u t o "" li f i .1 10011 4 1110 ! in '• - --"' , . yr /lob 1 ,it s a , . „..,,,,,,„„ ca. „J.... 4. ~.. = ..• «rte.'s. .... aad lee - imeilitsessia and yis to. moment, su not to your - •,, .1. at: •• . ' .. , 7.. . . • ' • I 4 • le.l lion, thy* motif ' clothe themselves in ship, anent wdsat time ? / madly do 'not Monett at w' '-,' • . .'.• ': .: •'' .••• - ; •-• •• - 40',0110 !VIM 011001` Lordship's batting the error h itt ~ charactottr of other notions, before they' i his Irs - Wt. rise id. s I saw Maur probably at the time they were first deli- i . i k airt . .- ,„ ....A NT .. ..„,„'„.. 1 , :.. ea •his 4 4474_ - t -i- n - li , willitookats tower Stalky to I_4lo Me deiJ isgaiditytior th 0 i %hi an rth y of athwitissaCe even to " Had u i rdo s t o ' my c „„,,, pn - i cat i nn w idh th e o rne r a i Ass, a L •-• .0- 4 r, 1 1 *.K4 ' w i t i l b e d. ti; ow : 61 4 94 ;. I'. ' , 6 0• 4 ^ e i l ita d ri t t ai c,1 4 1 t f 11 4 7: . tralr e ar4d i ta i r; • ~,, , 0,, . 1 eol,oies. And yet, Sir s 1 obierwed ill OXeers whobedislvowtheir opinions on the _abject. of thane Wtot: be Its :.. tOtb.± l - .7 '''" .1 .' ' ' L. 17,4 • I ' . ite/de tiOo4oolflpo r tto Its to maw • • t 1111111li .'• 4 • .. • Ai ..• . .....,.• '• • . Antwerp die 1 m o o r •,.. rs a few day s sioec, that thirty theistasid °Pull's° ? 1 rn a tusso° l ei tavitthe goodness to stato with which an hat s k iiiiik t • o utt *4 , • '-' • , . - .... ~, . , n e .-- pi a lai c issiewris vela. " • , Will your 14 /„1 A. _ „tuf• - pitiful crealstres were entrusted by as*. Will your , 11 4i , t $ 1 , i n ai r e o f vo le e anni e , a n on sp.... 101114100 ' •,... 'lt MINI POoo4_____,___lo4l4 tit " 4.„.,. . 1/.• '• - Abe tbat _.- '• -. • , tto spend their lir. In warfare With the %I: lia . : • w ol ve ug em e r alt i t n were i I "' i t. •- , ,-.' •Ls - tikkLsw, , . tA .' . ''''' ,' • rev LostionP 0 0 11010144 a al l oPerintotefet'lv . t the potters *eve int hied that _,I ear ....Jr.,. , u t . *sallied from Ibis cavalry / • Ni. detailest alas of upe- • ' intl . the- Climates of India, to protect this ; I f .. .- • . . . •. - mow* f re a k w ag no Mar - ,I . timalw teal ', SO -, + . • ..,'...- -• • - . ..., • ..• •--.- -.' IC., . ~. • o r i M imor Mir .... con, Who bye. kern theught worthy to el. 4 1,6 w ith ;SA. o • . . , ambirifttnece. • . . ettekte.sr ' . . v!TlPetluti ' • .' ,i , flo ,• . ; ilL t .• • • Imakkid. ms yo u . itArtabittieacOplittObs4 dal . . eir fellow.citiZens. from " all to the East ___r_l_rlAwdellij or mA imfr . - 0 , wo rma tio n eel ketk e th e Mks did year i.ordthip --, - veer - . Vas., - y ii iii, d u i , il i i • 1 006 4 nie: c •ist n y •i n di, of she . ~ this, alluded ta in these italthitywo were not maim ass t • •• t - - /), / was 'O. I" , '•' tokiliklbeserosses; - " ..lauteptimultad 'ID 1014 t . .• i t Cape of Gbod !lips; " and who have d op i = r ; L t i nent ,„f ent ly , . • the . , hardly comolted asa limier* : I • r • n obtne sk j aw ed _ •. s ,. . 0 41 ........... t0s to .011. Lam. ho rro wed. of us five Hetes the amount of H a d your , A ,„,,,,„,,„,,,,„„,„„,,__,_, ki., :z ...k, p i ney Dan. Vie tmin h' c o s esseed. . ° r e l i c_ , ai l ed ! :' I . :. ••' ...: . ell ' 'kg, . Nib . a . t del . ` in ,• - 4".. iir. 7. ,-.. •,-, , ....t .... Z i LvanA 4 ,o ,thf..e . bl'in 4 4- fr --T Hwtt e7 anal t . 5t of the United States ;an d aro dal aPou the aor.ISFINOPI •^ - • w ° l °...l n . , 11 :n 6 . 4 " . witi P f r ar t ' L on k h i peolv i ted i n i on e llit tse , j , erstu t ts se , - . ( , I didieesud . ai4 Eictilianinno\ , . 0. s • • versatioo with h in g f or thCloall sun, of two millions . from the malt of these nonlogical slid yotthlor&hlis lb. , e of r,ri. , :ke Waal yipthetetaltet 'war. ' aitly tit's -4 ' l- 7 , 8 . ~...«. .- • - , ' Mate efithe rent yeorlrerses lo enable them still longer to carry .an understand that Sir Itr t l ies tht i s asiodefeed.w.ith in, hot Ido um tisink..l was --7- ''' ' •na tie -- *Sa lta he avtlear MA; ' l t l i k e l p ;lumed dei tt ne etnizt woe , tatipt. t th • k Dot) sal °moony i I woe „ t e e d . Da au, ' tt.Alll. . 114 I . n le • 41,A0 .. Ind lettde, and to evolade as Cross a profittsbk : w ith respect to the d the eiecutionoftlairponsita T i. I 0 4 re " 'reason to IMP' * VIZ dhoi ltzuni t, . __...,_, ,__ :,.__:.. • wero• the aelghtonst • • • • of Allitterps ,so liter Lunt- • - •he might have given, ', • cre iitiv, . i'l eig Yoof impeavinP Inv ?we! oli o sto tlerresp... • sulds that dopressented tribc tha • , • , , . in' P we n,....,.' ha Lt il e ne ''" "us expression in COloael ll tbb ine„_,,re *oe'roilie ( *ties's' 1 1404 10; • ialandia......„, ...____: hat mte.eishile fortresses and of. Net Out to yakotti- " ir regoing aesoentr s , extrieted froot Leaf.' . , I......•..7'''''''. hshas O6l - !St lee ay ihageh e ldi ; ih unn h for Wbas arreasible s • iiiitb respect, to. dm meow tour, maw is I 1 i iiitgLiteveling tratisug the L stase-of , • •'' ' • MI il /Imports, nut . quite one foirth is no 'r e ,„l,7l4l, •t i ce ib e r t eases, was a despartue enterprise ? iv olde l stl° ll , 14' poison Us' and w di me re grw re n t rai d i rc trZl ee , ,' " n o f r is ' n ' S rossio s l ott t ' s it i *l d ir .l niv nl ait i ,V .°6lt :'" 44 . ~ . ' . "1414164041dun q '.' ' • " - . , ..%, • . • WS ipped tram the then British has; Ido msteemeisetthaf ongweadom iiii l donee retellec, t partku. tile-probability of an inundation, I flordou salon at t twome a. tlust gort t hat Ido oot thigh I was called uposi sonbarily - to . p r i or a s . •yoor puralsbip's' &Mk (aim gari n d, ki n d -:• • .• .the emaining three fourths were ship. WAY co uted avow . cordon. font this would ai a ad.aay tumbles opittios epee thesubjtvit it is alluded. to is Tone Lemdlsf, in Intelligenee trit to" It is mid the report t thiuk. .Cr* • • , n uth places within the Company's limits, heorsosass' cow be doubted s sold flat is the sws dkr i m itr e :l t . . itits , s . • 44 . • . and the 10010§4if a the 46aeaty hi Antweirit 0 4 -,n e i g hb„„4„ . . •:,;., . , "Aria , of Aunre orsol‘e a very large pro- one P Ilel wall , e 'IPA uv i nuabcds ausett V bokelv more ream i - Apo* Met Soli.. . •' - • hich owever l they have no contreul-- _ . ..mlsaft_ a reloth! B'oo_, et er -* wit, ti e g o t , to lo t • molt / aPaliatarlet, az seawalls oiklitlandufWol', kettle." vott,lB; L 81,011401 -.' IS loriat stal • . y have what I tritst they will soon lose) l'''`v."` s o w s. did !Met . i i i iTa n me w au d e a n , i„ you , „waovet, . upon tomishemsy 'report upoo that 7flohiwiii., 4 ! Y'• • . • • , •••, . . . !„—:, • .. .s sited which i n r a w a f tvissa required further di,.. sahject, which II timonly way inwlstckl . eso poialbry tstiii.'e :,ftwyoinr , l i ondship fad it* . fete t - Alciou )(sweet and the wicked iitelination, .•I de • ' ' - .11 abduct conce ive (hos Other de saved or the Wk. gat I Faaliall2dir.',..,etle th e Clialtlan; ' 1400 11001 F -0001• to &ewer Oat di; i t w o out, cts front those countries ) the Pub- ell. '" .., h e , t were armed by tbs expedition to ' Yoe* " 111 "mul T P,_ 11511111 ° 1 ogJaaralta Fetid del. 14 ,1= 1 ,4 1 7 'I could, thicertnitt *bib** . • t 144' • i wry:mem A Olio rY - • . , Ain epos t hat`um St a 01 11 11. lialti^r4Pl i all nut. the lir *sh frepire: ' . isowioelit NOW* . ~- , 114 ~,„,,,,A,n ed i d dis naoendoad;dat tbs . pesieselon of Flush - Yoar Lordshlp has tutted that your &aims for ant deliver; Wtantsatlie satin * .I,y e a e s, a i t i n hi v - - 4 „, e t sso. , - am, Sir; as a s T e i nsor „ to ti ,, t di ot d ae nbistts of the Expedition/ lag 'dor otirtittlen to dm Ku% eariler,tilmi Cie faistieslath•nt -48 d .00 • wireivatiatki Eiclae; ; • " Your moat obedient servant,' . • . Ma . J paoraory were, that yea Mom to temironyose deleam,lllls ,wit s taut ' _Ms Lmtr . t i ordshi • ' a the • • yea concerted the time illisit airy milbary or other ise n tokag e ll .Vr e ir di tt ogoe s t t r a lt r . tilse.•LlMllllPlelvtubo46oll. ~;.;e• l'elh •, 2 lilf,. AFR I END TO COMItEROC - yesetyad o l to your Lordship'. Sall bad sons with lir II iltractian twe I wits yaorLordship Waft par reason t a r 1 tv fogy lifersiattoa ow this nib • 11(re' 4 Val'ils Lewes whom the nemitspapars se, aro' '- .-sedaui.damin , amizbilptir.Amitoriii.-4art. 1.4111 3 'l„.tirpre(**l•llo,..,eri feei g 5 4 614 " 11143 1"5 /14- IL-1.15171.61"144*.ie 4 :(2l, lll.Bl"l"mia i ori : katioa lY°6 : the: il. tent° 4t. . : . - ' ,llleil * s ' ! ler.— "*. ''''.%."'' L':-.- • . * ifully kited a ;by or toabsok t MS - bon • the esterprise. vomen jirit e r i .. ' 'P 'l° welt ' . Ingle waY a- roams te ,St abuser • 41, Yeit . 1+0145141" n . 4 . 1110‘e& ' =' ' m .i n ap i r ifrip riee, tine was as tbet thee welt, vosisisseelmao .14611. ar le. j 2* l o'ilt e rns ootipposd vim , pre. . dto fife the great AnnoplitenZisf Intitillbi :._ -- r - "w t h e iam e of ; - Sow. time to my la *mike shoo ihk •os 'lsom lb - -wwwws teethed 1 llama' set mainly to the.ithat Ot . . I t who ewe hooting after Are firriglWs i s o. J je* • SUM Vas .st NM tow. fated sot bows at Abu ow I. bit azasolnad bite.' Atemeis,i '. :, . -.. • , - air misstte** orsolsags li ., . Pld * **any difet ia to ties Oak 4.Aativivii . 1 - t. appoiatast. i ..,...1,,..gr, I,roa. ' la , *. i 1 • allillif• ' IMg *gibe ...., . .. . • • • • • •••-.. .o.' Pi'Lliro, . 4,:si , _ ... ~..•.. . ' . - . , , . . . . , •, . . . . • ' • . ''"/)1 i • s ••• ~ .'. ..1:,, r ' , ~• .- , . . -. k ..•... • • • • . .. .. ' :44 -1411-11 ..yr: . . , • ' . .. • . ' - • .. • . I~ .~~{ I