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I I I I inch Mihisterial proceediags in that L TIMM as be ' had never witnened at any time before; and ois appeared to hire to he the most extraordinary of all. Several petitions were presented agginst the Bill by several Merchants. Ship Owners, &Es of the city of London, *be th ought their interests es. &initially concerned in . Was not the Noble Eatl aware of the respeet a ei ty of those Petitioners, and k if he was, why did he se them the means of an - J , quiry before a Cam:nett op stairs? There was no more required of him former occasions, such as the Wine Excise Bill, t abate° Duty, and se veral other Bills, the Petitioners were patiently heard at the Bar of that House ; and now the Noble Earl refused to indulge them or the House in any delay, though it would be a slim one ; for if the Bill was referred to a Committee above stairs, he would un dertake to finish the examination of evidence in the course of three days. Earl TEMPLE replied, that this case differed from the others alluded to, AS it made no alteration; bat allowed that to be done by law, which, for many years, had been done without, and against law.— , However, since be spoke before, he learned that the public bonne.' would not, with convenience, admit of this discussion on Thursday next, and he should therefore not objed to its being deferred to Friday. ViscountCastlereagh's Motion was then agreed to. 1 . SLAVE TRADE. Mr. FOX gave notice of his intention on Tues. day next, to move a Resolution of that House, pledging itself, as it was now too late for that pur pose this Session, that it would early in the next, proceed upon a Bill for the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Geoaral TARLETON wished to be informed of the teeth' of the Resolution Mr. FO) said, he was not prepared to state the precise words, but that his °hied would be, to pledge the House to proceed upon the Abolition early in the next Session, and proceed to vote the abo- lition generally, but without specifying auy particu lar time when it should take place. CHARGE.: AGAINST MARQUIS WELLEsLEY. Earl TEMPLE observed, that when an Hon. Gentlesslaa (Mr. Paul) first brought a charge Noble Marquis, he stated, that in about he expeded to move for its being taken hies ilderation. The Oude charge, however, Xill e llPs had been printed and circulated for some time, and co motion yet made upon it. When the Hoese ormankred. that it involved not only the public ern -Inft, buttbe private charader of that Nobleman, 0 that k seen-^•i o .im ant only of depravity, but also of the dived crime of murder I they must be sensi ble, that no time should be lost in the investi gation of it. He would des Mt. Paul the jus tice to suppose, that he believed the truth of his accusation, and that be would not have presumed to lay such a charge upon the table of the House, if he did not think he would be able to sustain it ; but he must also feel for the Noble Marquis and his friends. and therefore press the se semity of a speedy decision. Another Gentleman also, with whom he had no correspondence (Mr. H. Wellesley), a Member of that House. was impli. Sated is the imputed guilt of murder. without hav ing at present any means of vindicating himself. It was as these grounds he moved. " that the charge against the Marquis Weikel'? impeding the transactions in Oude, should be talon into consider ation on to-morrow fortnight." He added, that though be felt the necessity of sot delaying the de cision, he was not desirous of taking it out of the hands of Mr. Paul, who, if he was prepared to make say motion aria the sebjeft, en that day, would be at liberty to being it forward. Mr. PAUL referred to the Journals of that Mouse. of the 4th of Aped, to shew. that Mr. Burke, en that day, laid open the table certain charges against Warren Hastings, Esq• that be pre ferred, at one time, three ; and at another, five more P e c s : Burke i is e = month yea t n and t befi ba re t no g t iv w en ithi n ta nt n ,c d ; motion tpr an impeachment against Mr. HAS, dogs, all these charges were riot printed five weeks before he brought that motion forward. He had yesterday, before this subjett w a s mentio ne d by t h e Noble Earl, given notice of his intention to move for paper:. on Thursday. to enable him to substan pate his charge, in reseed to Oude. The Noble Red might ad as he thonght proper, but nothing *NM induce him to incline to the right or the lA. or to go one point taster or slower than he thought necessary, to the attainment of his object. Earl TEMPLE said. if the Hon. Member should • be ready on to-morrow fortnight, it was net his Irish to take the business out o f his heeds. Mr. PAUL replied, that he could be prepared for the Oude charge to-morrow i but that of mur der was a general one ; the papers necessary for the specific prof of which• were not yet upon the table. I Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON sa id, t h at 4 having read both the charge and the papers, he did i sot consoler the evidence to have warranted the 4 atmie of murder, though it sufficiently warranted **Wm . charge i neither did he think it was to be lafertod that it was an attack on the private eha factor of the Noble Marquis, as it only related to Ms conduct in his official situation ; and if such general charges were construed to involve the private character of the accused. it would be im =le fur a Member of that House to charge any deliagewit even en the score of cruelty or op- Sir J. NEWPORT then read a passage of the 'large. in substance, that the Marquis having d r i ven le Zedi,nclars of Oude to resistance to his melt. yes. caused thi ir mansions to be surrounded by is sinned force, un which occasion several of their &grants were slain, and thereby ending his vio- Ince by the guilt of murder. It this was net a pacific charge of molder, he said, he did not know that was to be deemed so. Lord A RC H ISAI.D I lAMILTON still thought iso attack upon his private charaner, to state what ccarrences happened in the prosecution of his de- Sir ARTHUR WELLESLLY stated the fads ,alluded to, w be as follows. 'lle Zemindais al luded to held possessions in the territories of the , falsob of Oude, in which they maintained forces 'oder the command tf a particular chief. These Olemiudaries had been ceded by ttedty to the India ompasay, and by the laws of the country the re- Vpsunas were not allowed to be collsbed by the Ze. mindars. In the roust instance, however, they refused obedience to the laws, and assembled troop, in their forts, which, to compel them to submis sion, were obliged to be besieged, and taken by the Bombay army. If these oiteratioils %Teri attended with the effusion of blood. he did not think that warranted a charge of unirdcr agaicat the Noble Marquis, who only aded in support of the laws of the country. Mr. GOLDING thought the Nohk Marquis no more guilty of murder in what was stated, than the Viceroy of Ireland was chargeable for the blood shed in the Rebellion. Mr. FOX submitted, that the whole of the de trite was irregular, as the charge was not at present under discussion. Mr. PAUL. said, he was informed that the parrs he moved for had been this day sent to the Board of Contronl by the Court of Direaors, and would be presented oa Thursday ; but even so, it would be impossible for him to be prepared to support the specific charge to-morrow fortnight. Dr. LAWRENCE thought, that when the pa pers should be on the table, no time ought to be lost in coming to a decision on them, but before that, he did not think it decent to name any precise day for taking them into consideration He be lieved it would torn out, that some blame would attach to the late G lvernrnent for the suppression of some of these papers. Viscount CAS I'LEREAGH thought it ext , emely wrong to cast an imputation so illiberally ( Hire be was eqlrd re order from rite Chair). tie then apolo gised, but said, he had a right to complain of the Learned Gent. in calling that a suppression by toe late government, which was no more than a fair exetcise of the discretion invested in them by. law, and he believed it would be found that many of these papers were nut applicable to the charge Dr. LAWRENCE contended, Liat he had a right to apply to the traosaCtion, h;s own title of suppression. as he thought it a better one Viscount CASTLEREAGH wished that, if he though• he had grounds for princeling to charge the late Government. he wool I none a day for it. Mr. JOHNSTOrE did not think there conk have been any motive of discretion sir polity, withholding these papers, as they related to pul , lie transaCtions, which were notorious throngh the whole peninsula of India ; 'and was proceeding to make some turther eieservations, when the coaver• sation was put an end to by Lord Henry Petty, who renewed the observation of Mr. Fox, that the Debate was taking a disorderly turn. The motion at East Temple was then pat and agreed to. 14 ELATING TO Tail[ PROPERTY TAX Lord H. PETTY. in ordep to remove a mis conception which had gone abroad, though he be lieved it did not exist in the House, relative to the notice which he gave yesterday of a measure for the relief of large families from the pressure of the Pro.. perry 'fax, thought it necessary to state. that the measure in crmtemplation would not interfere with the Property Tax. which, together with the ex emptions ander ir, would stand on the present foot ing. The proposed relief would be afforded on a loving entirely distil" and not liable to the ob jedioos which had been stared against any farther exemptions to be afforded under the Property Mr. LONG wished to know, whetoer the pro posed rebel was to be at rded in the Assessed Taxes? Lord H. PETTY was not prepared to state pre cisely ; but the relief would be at least partly on Ire Assessed Taxes ; and vroold be in proportion of all children above two. CORN TRADE WITli IRELAND. Sir J. NEWPORT rose to make the motion of which he bad given notice, and he theught it of such importance, he said, that merely to state the measure would be sufficient to .in.nre the concur rence of the Heuse. lie had great satisfaecon in saving he was authorised by His Majesty's Minis , - ters to state, that it was their intention and wish the fullest reciprocity should take place in the in terchange of all such articles of the growth of either island, as might be found to be mutually advan tageous ; and that nothing could possibly be more so, than articles of the first necessity, particularly grain of all kinds. This would always have been a desirable thing ; and now the two countries were become 021i:ed. it was to be wished and hoped their interests, of every kind, should hencefor ward become inseparably connefted, and the people know hut one common tie of amity and friendship. Thu article et necessity, gram, might he made mutually setviceahle to both countries, by the introtfue);th of proper regulations for the reciprocal interchange of it. At present, the spe culation of individuals was such as to render that necessary article very dear indeed to the con sumer; and to do away or countered speculation as much as possible, was very desirable for the public interest and welfare. It would therefore be the object of his present motion, to place the Ports of either Nation on the same footing, as to the mutual interchange of grain from one country to the other, as the ports of each kingdom are with resped to themselves respedively. It was much to be wished that ail tiostind;oe should be done away, and that a fine should be drawn. which should make their interests the same, so that each might derive a benefit from the peosperisy of dm other, and be equally ardent in their exertions to defend each other against every attethpt of the common enemy. He would not, therefore, tres pass further on the ti ie of the Kluge, than to move " That leave be given to bring in a Bill to permit the free interchange of grain between the ports of this Kingdom and those of Ireland ; and that the said motion he referred to the consideration of a Committee of the whole House on Thursday." Mr. FOSTER said, this measure was agitated in 17113, and afterward, in 1797, and very strong prejudices were found to exist against it in the minds of many persons. and particularly farmer, in this country. It remained, therefore, for the Right Hon. Gentleman to consider. whether it was likely those prejudices were now done away, or had sub. sided, so as to render it available ? If they were. he should certainly not objed to the Hill. The motion was then ordered to be seferred to a Committee of the whole House os Thursday. CHELSEA HUSPITAL. Vi.count CASTLEREAGH said. that as it had been settled by the Rsght Honourable Gentleman, • antl agreed to by the 'louse, that this hill shun'' Pass through the Committee, for the purp3se tilliag up the blanks, and to debate on the merits in a future stagAt there were some papers he should isvp.for. Ciich he thought necessary. preparatory th.t discussion, iis•he nnderstiesd nn olikaion wptils; be made to their .prodtietion. Chelsea Hos oiti I liitd been bonded ..y Ku,g Charoi I a;.,1 I) ) itoyal Charter foe rued luau a Corporation, whi had the power vested in them, by that (hatter, t o rogulate the funds, and to do every other necessary aa for the benefit of the same. The present Hill of the Bight Hon. Gesule.min went to supersede the poser? s vested in that Corporation. as establoh ed by the Charter, and as there did n•it appear to he any consent of the Crown to do this, but the supercession seemed to be a merely parliamentary measure, he thought it necessary to have the Papers he was abort to move for, that the House might be better prepated to judge of the transafti:in in all its hearings. He would therefore move, for a Copy of the Charter granted to Chelsea Hospital, and of the existing regulations relative to thatesrab lishment.—Ordered. Also, for a list of the in end nut Pensioners, under the different classes, with the respelive rates of expence• ; the gross annual E.), penditure. specifying the revenue for the last year; and the sources from which it arose.—Ordered. Mr. FoNTiat gave notice, that he would, on Thursday, move for certain papers, respeding the Corn Tra !e of Ireland. the Irish Malt and Spirit Duty Bill was brought up, read a first, and ordered to be read a second time on Thursday. MUTINY RILL. On the question that the report On the Mutiny Bill be brought itp, Mr. S FORGES BOURNE said, he did not rise to oppose the bringing up of the report, nor to create any discussion in the present stage of the business, butte) giv- notice that he would, on the third reading, move an amendment, that men should not be dis charged during the war. As he w•a. now up, he would Lit the Right lion. Gentleman (Mr. Woid ham) a sing!- crestion. It was now three months since the /tight Hoar. Gentleman had been ordered by the house to bring in a Bill for suspending the Ballo-, and also a Bill for the better Detence of the Ire .1 i; in the state to which the Ses•ion Was now a :ya Led, be begged to know his reason for sot hay ing .1. , c so, or when it was his it-lett:ton to do it ? Mr. M cretary WINDHANI said, it was his in ' ten:ion to bring in those Bills on Thursday. Sir J. PUL t'LNEY gave notice that he would, on rite third reading o: the Bill, move to confine the ' Linited service to the Second dattalions °illy. The report WAS then brought up, the amend ments agreed to, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time On Friday Earl FEMPLE said, that as this business h id been agreed on, since he fixed the second reading of • knetican Intercomse Bill for Friday, he won a moo.. ro have that order discharged, and fix the same for Nl , ndAy, which was acccrd ngly done. The Chelsea Hospital Bill went through a Com mittee; the report was received, and ordered to t.: further considered on Thursday, and the Bill to be printed. The West Indies Commissioners Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on "l'horschty. The report so the4,51)0,0001. Exchequer Bills Bill, WAS brought up, and agreed to. The usher Orders of the Day were then disposed of, a:.d the House adjourned to Thursday. PROV LAST AIGH7'S GAZETTE. - - ,Ist , e 4 21 1806. Coo! of. bluer (ono the Earl of Si. Vl , lcent.lk $ Admiral and Coehmassdet w Chef of MUestv's Fleet easpl.led us she Choonc4, Souwisugs, It. to W.l4a..sAgyr.N., Esti dated so hoard Ihr liateressa, off (I.l.aht, the 27141 of lam hd..nth. Si.—! inclose copies of Tatters from Captain L - ird Cochrane. which were addrssed to. Vice-Ad miral Tborabrough. and by him transmitted to me. I am, S:z. Sr. ViNccnr. • His Moja:tr.. Snap eattas et. nfmtin's- Road, Isle IL., Ma; to, :eao. Stn—The French trade Ih.ving beea kept lir port of late, in a great measure by their knowledge of the mid situation of ills Maj.-sty's cruisers, con stantly anonunced at the sig..al posts, it .ippesred to me to he some object, as there was nothing better in view, to endeavour to stop this pratitice. Accnrdingiy the two posts at La Pointe de la Roche were demolished; next that of ; than two in L'Ance de Repos, one of which I.o.titenant Haswell and Mr. Hiai r, the gunner, took in a. neat style, from upwards of one hasidr•-d mill ia. The marines and boats' crews be.l.lsed exceed ingly well: all the flags have been brought off s and the houses built by Government burnt down to the ground. Yesterday toe, the zeal of Lieutenant Norton, of the Frisk cutter, and Lieutenant Gregory, of the Contest gun-brig, induced taern to volunteer to Bank the battery en Point d'Rquillors, while we should attack it by land in the rear, but it was car ried at once; and one of tifiy men, who were sta tioned to the three thirty-six pounders, was made prisoner, the rest escaped. The battery is laid in ruins, guns spiked, caniages burnt, barrack and magazine blown up s and all tbe shells thrown into ' the sea. The signal post of I:Espial:ln, tog:ther with the house, shared the fate of the gun car riages ; the convoy got into a river beyond our reach. Lieutenant. Mapoleton, Mr. Suthnland, the minter, and Mr. Hillier, were with me, who, as , they Jo on all occasions, so they did at this time whatever was in their power for His Majesty's ser vice. The petty officers, seamen, and marines, failed not to justify the opinion that there was before reason to form ; yet it would he inexcusable were not the names of the Quarter-Masters, Barden and Casey, particularly • mentioned, as men highly deserving any favour that can be shewn in the line to which they aspire. I have &c. (Signed) Cacrut•Na. Seamen sh htte Irou.nifel.anWillis-n garden, Q Anat. Ma•w , ; W,uhrn Coburn, watnan. Nt.t ate slightly saurian .—Ronfrt Bou!den, alas Ma'.••te.C , lin 14th May, or the hi tot of an Sus—This morning when close to L'Lle teem:now:lg the French svairon, it gave me . • great j'y to filsl nor Lee ^rpooent. the 13 1 aLk gate, and her companions the Three Brigs, getting under sail; we formed high cspedation, th e t h e Ions; wished for epportunity was at last arrived. Tire Pail is itsm rined under topsails by the vi e d to a wait them ; at h tlf-past eleven a sin art pai nt bl ink tiring coor.ntoce.l on both sides, which was severely telt by the oweewy. The main-top.sai! yard of one of the brigs was ent V.rough, and the frigate lost her alter-sail,. Tl.e h.ttein-s L'lloe d'Ai r opened on the Pallas, and a cansvarade erineftned, interrupted on our part oniy by the hieces,; :y were under t.. make v rri..us tacks to avoid the .shoals, till one o'clock, vv:ss n " 1 " 1 . "" * °"'to gala the wind of the enemy, and gat between hill and the batteries proved sucsessf i; ; an effectual dis tance was now ehoser —a tee Innadsidis were poured in —the enemy's roe sl scicenede—l ordered our's to cease, and direaed Mr. Sutherland, th e master, to run the frigate r n board, with intention effectually to prevent her reties', Isy boarding. . The enemy's side thrust our guns hack fiat 0 the ports, the whole were then discharged, the effeft and crash was dreadful ; their decks were deserted, three pistol shots were the urreqinal return. With confidence I say, that the frigate was l e s s , to France, had not the unequal collision tore away our fore-topmast, jib-boom, fore and main topisad yards, spritsail pied, bumpkin, czithekd, chain-plates, fore rigging, fdr.s.sel, and bower anchor, with which last I iatsmdect to hook on, but all proved insuli c i ent . She was yet l ,, st to Franco, had not the rrerich Ad miral, seeing his frigate:: fire-yard flit r, her gipg ruined, and [OP danger she was in. seat two oilers to her assigt net. The Pallas trif.g a wreck, we came not wi t h w h at little sail cruld be set, and His Nlal,:sty`a slnop the Kingsfi.her afterwards took us in tow. The officers and sbip's company behaved as usual ; to the names of Lieweruents Hassven and Mappleton, whom I have mentioned on other casions, I have to add that of lieutenant who has just joined. I have the honour to be, &c. COCHItA..k. Therann 4 on, tw'rintl• Woutrah-e..—Mr. Anctrwa, very bad.' ; Cofer, and f l ute other :courant, 4.ghtly. (Jr,rell) COCtiItANF. Copy of a Letter fions Pietnn Nfat'oen e;ehi, Cortintand,r of the Envy Prisotte , , to SS intatu Marsden, F.q. dot,: Gib- Ap,i! Iv, lowa,. beg leave to inform you, &at be;ng on a cruise of Cape de Gatt, on the 1 Ith Febru4r) hest, I fell in with and captured His Catholic Maje,ty's Gun Boat No. 4, called the Peculo, commanded by Don Anton.. Garcea fs:avarrA, mounti. g one eighteen-potinder and four brass four-pound.rs; the Commander and Mater, with three itA46Ol, were killed during the anion. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, . WEDNESDAY. JeN 4. Yesterday letters were received at the nest India House, advising the safe atriral, in (11 . .. J. of the following %Lips, under convoy of His MaJ..srv's ships and Sir Edward I hzier, viz. — Exeter, CAP!. ll4witon; Cembedand, Ferrer; AA dhows, Kakiaattick ; linni!ray Card!, flarenenu; We+fore Clarke; Windham. Stewart; Earl Howe, talweray ; R./al George, Gribble; Hope, Pendergess4 ; at.d Okeatt, %%Liam son ; on the 1411, of December. Ceotts, Hat, on the ISck of Dee. ; and the NVerier, Wdawn, on the 234 ditto. The Derselsktre, Baowx; Ganges, H•aaixei row ; And Hcarngs, L•aalas ; were daily expected. The 'herrn. Raring, and Alsr---irk Caq:r. te• mtined at St. fi,lena on the Sat of April last. An extract of a Letter from Canton, dared January 3, 1306, says, rr The Commander of an American vessel, which arrived here, five (bye since, states, that seven French ships of war were lying at Manilla, iii expedition of being joioed br Admiral HaRTSINK, and three Dutch ships of the line ; and it stns genei ally believed to be their in. termini to attack tire China fleet, on their wry home. Although this is communicated Lr an Anr.rical, it is generally believed here, as 1. is know', to be a man of-undoubted veracity.'" The .Id. la arrived at New-York on the May, from Csyenne, in 24 days pasi.pge, u:iere she had been embargoed from the 25th of until the B.h of April, in vinsequeuce of mar French frigates, and three brigs, having *m it(' there from Cad.z. We have received American Papers to the 4.h ult. earracts from which are given is out last page. They a luounce a which h4B aGrateat the Re. country an oppo: t tut: ir to spew their hatred cf England, and has ins;vic.l them with hopes of being able to inflame the p.i:.l.e mind. It appears, that the British man of ic,a, Leander, having attempted to visit an Ameii;en brig, the latter deciiaed to submit to this jest az, r. cise of our maritime rights, on which the Lea ....re fired at the American, to bring her to. For the pro priety of the conduft of the Laand.r, e may rr'er to the affidavits of the two American Master-. by whom the story is related. One of them states, that although above twenty shots wrl fired 'at him, he did not come to ; and the )44. ter of the vessel on board of which the aceid , • took place, admits that two shots had been or. • oudy tire!. at h:m, and that it was not until firs writ., atter, that the fatal shot was discharged, sci as he says, he was in the at of rounding to. la: , unfortunate occurrence, standing thus juit;fiee the v prod rious The 1 ani Corm a~ciet ce,b,c in chi was 5 trillir town and trava actu: of zn4ol of th Legi turbo izan oi . F re tc:ain *eat the 1 is th case • these fain Terre of d( pose: *ich • comi . fpr • And :Lag the e 1 rive heti in ti be i ba t Lori witli Cow of 1' Ti L. tic, Tb Righ Sive Friel Iti tAi lb th E pen, Cher Ch DAN an. Dow • T to G Jan. 7,87 CEA tn. 4 Coo T tivki M d p Our the 1 and the i II of b loaf. IA Yesid 6alll wit th e 5, term ea), OClllel sPt!I A qv I