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'kAI 7 A L lsi E Il i S. . • t • ;._ -................... , . rig "Iqurnt, Jet . ? 4. Arrived the American B Res Pet% Capt.3*.lAncyr, laden with sugar and coffee, bound to Amsterdam, detained by the Pero Priva . - teer of OtletnseY 3 also the Poppenburgh Ship .31/- Peril, Capt. 111,tieriv Bove, laden with wine and brandy, from Bourdeaux, bound to Embden deta. by Vie' Lord Nelson , i ned- Privat of this po r t, cora l:11411W b eer y Capt . Cu owTE. Arrived also the Prus -54 B arque 1r i theintina , Capt. LUDSKE, from Dant zie f or this Port ; a n d t h e Lady fl'arren Armed 4, with a Fleet of light Vielmillers under convoy, fi t.' the Channel Fleet. They left the Fleet on - • IllesdaYraOrning all weil_Etieiny' as usual. S ailed the Good Intent, Cork, Capt.TuFFNELLS fo r fi., oi n Guerasey. • i The following Copy of a Letter was received thi s 'AI . .1 Y ora t aptain IiOPPEN, of the Neptune CA..1.) . i-bilOwner he re, an eminentt M erchant, sent from "tiadoes the 2(ith May last, and will be interesting !this period c.' 13a4adors, May 25, 180 5. , i' S ik -I vvrote y o u in my last that we wete going to S ea 4 !Yogi]) w !', 'Jr the ne,:t morning —but a feW hours after_ hiilt[l,_s there was a general embargo laid on all Vessels, and 7 k "NI ever since the itith instant.. We were expeaing the .04 Fleet here hourly, but we have now an account that itßooFrench Fleet is still at Martinico, well up the harbour, torgedt,4l4 tine of battle, as they have had an stecount tha t ttsts's Fleet wtis here. They have not done any '"itchier ~ , Yet to any of our Islands. `" clidish lihourly oct.. , eet out here -if they come before the Home.l, ilt,'llinti fleet sails we :!;all . he kept out. Captain K Esotr et , , , , : c t te .atirri yea, tilt ref ore canna sand you necessarythe ,1 e , ei v e crifinorn, this Letter. In my next I hope you , " Sir, Your most obedient Servant, /the ab . wsi. HOPPEN.,, N it o‘ e'letter it will he See n , t h e E nemy, on or, snit,l at Martinique, had., only on hearing It . 4 , °11 of Nstsox's arrival in the West Indies, i 4 iatothe inner harbour, and moored themselves Itttatt4l:3l for fear of an attack ; and when the above 1 ti k 17 : le a .waY, and another letter dated St. Lu iti th e t ' L 14, received here this . day, corroborat tliN.; ab°'''► statement, they, had not attempted, J 1 tielvo. 14- 1 11 1 4 .. - 44 ) 1 had elapsed since their arrival!. 1.1 441-ZuPtii against the British Islands. Lord tioattl:lBat arrive with his unineumbered Fleet lqi er 4 4 th Or sth of June, according to the last the tl t ;: k of tAte ory, in the Atlantic Ocean, on i l) t - e n, V ' I4 Y3 wh ere he was to cruizo two days I*, and then proceed for the West In ; littit e,ers 1 ti froth the Tartar, of 3 2 date d guns, . c 4 ' 41 1 ' ''''eived here, is learnt, that the report of tit,„ glvrecked was false, as she was hove downs,' at that Island. : - .•' - k h .,„ Itlkii:lt°,4, JULY -------5.-Passed by St. Helen's tlt r,;, i 3811 4 ) La Desiree, Capt. WHITBY, with kill.; Sail hwileward-bound West Indiamen. 1 11, t 1 the Tii l' • kilp p, fra ( (it, from Sunderland; Sincerity, 21iltutli .:11.Weqnioutli. • l'l I:l4 te 3 41JeSty's Ship Tribune fur a Cruize lllp ; ar id ' , 1,. 1 "arl , 3•\' AC Y • for Cork. L, " ktlep o , e . j T. A , T 4 8+ and will and Namur dropped down to St. Ile sail in a day or two. fl 4„ , ,4,siltlit „t ..........-- Net, f r , ' u .r.•Y 5, 1805.--Arrived the Lyn.r ' 1t, )6,7 ' IA 811 le ] ds, with impresied inc, , n and vo-. ' f ()r tb r , ) - -.4;1,4 Jt.'ef. • , lt , the b. . , itt,4l , luta li•igate for the Downs after hav 4ai / P a nt Bon - tit n it EI4 aty and two months advance ; l't, • ' Arined Ship, with a small Convoy slli aa ingc li It'ene,''di this'? pto. plltieCll(Zealantl, Wincitekea, Ceres, Magna. 16t4t4021ter :‘,„.1.`),1111?illt, Valorous, Moselle, Hermes, Ntr, rratett,,`o.(illipel,Fiearles., Earnest, Forw,ard, ,t 441. ~ e L;Utt.hrigs, and Lynx .11. '') . 1 14. 1 6 .------ . .1,14414 .--Sailed yesterday evening. the 1t',40 It oulo 4 (31War, for Portsmouth. Oils% 44 ! and Calais Squadrons, also the 14,4114bpkieis:Ihthiothe. East indiamen and outward-. 1 ,,... Y th e - 1 sailed yesterday for Portsmouth, NI , air ) it thurong westerly winds, put back, and l ark, e Ihwns, 'Milt the rest of the Ships as 11 41 , . . . ~,, t,,j uL .......„ , Ito tit , v 6,.....w, tilt, .Yemerda ' heard a very heavyfiring off Itt, ant 1 1 , Y "'ening, which Continued until 'ilk ti ‘4lv nothin„ -• 601 the result. We suppose 14iltIvii-'4'4l)4llet:,f ()I,,l'entizers becalmed in -shore. k t ' '11.) i t's have passed for the Downs, k f . 1( k1 til e Vt, lif, c r, Ott 'lndia Fleet eve hour. ..hlr, t. aa-hri fill ''kiNr; • h 'MIS launched yesterday from .(l t . 1 , and s tni , „. . . t, k.,tiga,„,,„ •i. aid ; and another is set up, 'qr., ~ , t t( ) b , . 11, , 1,414, , c fintshoi i n 1 nionth's time - 1 41(, ' "ins t • 1 • ';1,1, 910\t/Ers 1 2 . 6 e nnle awn from Town, and P k liti kii l . ll.7o Ilan trought every- thing very f0r ,,,, i (;!, e this town ~ - '4. ti t , 41ii t a .,, ni ~ i ',1..% ith the view of the far n' )lai.,, Ple tti -• . . . ~ 1, av , •of Ships passing up and `'.4,l):.t.l4(rt,a,,in:Y,desi,rable Summer's residence, A It 4 a ‘ . ~0 liottitic t . V 4(11)u,‘ a ions and Squadrons in Aki "genes q . k4:l Itiu. l . l • ) nrinke it perfealy secure. ' lt d to , I, 4, Ly , -----. , ' 1 k r . ':: i1,,,,1 ti".:,,;,, SnAtigglitig Lugger, pre . ~‘,,ti f,.. , '' wl,i,, ii ' Lfortintercv, but supposed to ` 44 lt, 1.4 h ) lath rei . 7 1 , ..ty, , , 4 ,, tiin, gned on the :Western I ltAr ) ' ; ' 14 1 1 . - t ". ' Plst " , is Nent in Here by HIS ttl 4491140 .•l ' 1 . ' ' 4 t tl i p } )\\ itl36 ankers of spirits II '''' 1'4.4,11)art 9f lair care. 4 . .. :~~P ~i.F~ ~. , •.. u Tut COMAIrITEE appointed to draw up ART!CLES of INIPEAcmr&-r againgt FIENny Lord Viscount MELVILLE, have, pursuant to the Order of the House, prepared several- Artieles accordingly : which Articles are as follow viz. ARTICLES exhibited by the Knights, Citizens, and Burgesses,. in Parliament assembled, in the Name of themselves and of all the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, against Henry Lord Viscount Melville, in Maintenance of their Im peachment against him for High Crimes and Misde MearIOUPS. Whereas the office of Treaaurer of His Majesty's Navy is an office of high trust and confidence, in the faithful and uncorrupt execution 'whereof the Sub jeets of this Kingdom are most deeply interested : and whereas the antient constitution of the said of fice of Treasurer of . the NaVy, and of other offices concerned in the receipt, disbursement,' and con troul of the Public Money, having been found to be highly inexpedient, in consequence of the increased expenditure of the Country, did become the subject} Of frequent, long, and serious deliberation in Parlia ment : And whereas . by, an A& of Parliament made and passed in the 20th year of the Reign.of His pre sent 'Majesty, and by several subsequent Aels of Par lianient, for appointing and enabling Commissioners to examine, take, and state, the Public Aceounts of this Kingdom, and for other purposes therein men tioned, ,certain Commissioners were constituted and appointed for examining, taking, and stating the ac eounts therein particularly mentioned ; and also for examining and stating in what manner, and at what times, the receipts, issues, and expenditures, of the Public Monies were accounted for ; and for consider ing of and repotting" by what means and methods the Public "Accounts might in fature be passed, and the Accomptants compelled to pay the balances, or monks due from them, in a, more expeditious, more effeetual, .and less expensive manner : and whereas the said Comibissioners 'did .inquire into and report upon the Public, Accounta by the said A& referred to their examination, and did discover and point out various abuseS in many of the Public Offices en trusted with the receipt and expenditure of Public Money, and in particular in the office of the Trea surer of His Majesty's Navy; and did propose 'and recommend sundry good and wholesome pro- Visions and regulations for the reformation of the same, and particularly for preventing the Public Money issued for Navy Services from com ing into the possession and custody of the Trea surer of His Majesty's Navy, or the Officers or persons employed under him ; for , depriving him and them of all opportunity of using and misapply ing the Public Money to private purposes, and there by exposing the same to the risk of loss : for mak ing the Bank of England'the sole place of deposit for the same ; for removing, from thenceforward, all temptations and induceibents to application's, for more Public Money than was necessary for the Pub lic Service ; for preventing all unnecessary delay in passing the Public Accounts of the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, : and in restoring to the Public the balances remaining in his 'vas& : and whereas the House of Com Mons having taken the Reports of the said Com Missioners into consideration, upon the. 19th day of June, 1782; ! did (anion- othar things) resolve, that some RegulatiOns ought to beadopted, for the purpose of lessening and keeping down the balances which appeared to have usually been in the hands of the Treasurer of the Navy ; and did for therdeclare their opinion, that from thenceforward the Paymaster-General of. His Majesty's Land Forces, and the `Treasurer of the Navy for the time being, sheuld"not apply any Sum or sums of money imprested to them or 'either of them, to any pur pose, of advantage or interest to, themselves, either direetly or indirettly. 1 And 'whereas for the More effectually carrying In to execution the said Resolutions of the House of Conimona,.His Majesty, by warrant under his Itoyal Sign Manual, bearing date the tad day of June, 1782, was most graciously 'pleased to augment the . income of the Right Hon. Isaac Barre, as Treasurer of His' Majesty's Navy, and to add thereto the sum of 21501. that the said income might in fUture amount to '4OOOl. 'which His Majesty was then graciously pleased to grant to the said Isaac Barre, dear of all; 'cleduelions, in full satisfaCtion of all wages and fees, and other profits and emoluments theretofore enjoyed by fermer Treasurers of His Ma jesty's Navy : 'and Whereas by letters patent; bear ing date the teth day of August, 178,2, Hii Majesty was graCidusly pleased to give and grant unto the Right Hon. Henry Dandas; now Lord ,Viscount Mel ville, the Office of Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy Royal and Ships, and Receiver-General of all sums ofmoney appointed,. or from time to time to be ap pointed and payable for the support, maintenance, and reparation of His Majesty's Navy Royal and Ships, for eruptions and provisions appertaining to and necessary for the said Navy and Ships, and for wages; salaries of Officers, Servants, and other per sons whatever, belonging td the said Navy or Shipa' or any other matter or thing whatsoever, in any manner touching of concerning the Navy Royal or Ships;:and 'for: the exercise and occupa tion Of the said office, and fOr and in satisfaetion of all wagei and fees of three-pence of lawful money for every pound to be 'received and paid by the said Henry Dundas, by virtue of his said offiee,.His Ma jesty waS ferther graciously pleased to give and grant unto him,• by the said lettera patent, an annuity or yearly v:tyment 01'. , 20001. And Whereas the said Henry Lord Viscount Mel ville represented, or caused to be re presented, or it w;ei repre sen ted, to His Majesty, that the said annuity or yearly payment of 20601. after dedueling all charges, taxes, and expences thereon, would not pro duce to hint , the said Henry Lord Viscount Melville more than. the sum o f 18 , 501. in each year, 'or there abouts; whereupon His Majesty, by Warrant under his Royal Sigh Manual, bearing dateahe, 23d day of OCtober, 1782, lads otathititily pleased to declare - that the income of the . Treasurer Of the Navy should be itiginented With an additional allowance of 2324.1. 6s. .6d. in' ,order to make, together with the said sum of 18.501. the'said income to amount in future to the sum of 40001.: and His Majesty did thereby dire & , authorize, and empower the said, Henry Lord Viscount Melville to - take and apply,out of such monies as were in or should come to his hands, or to the hands of his Cashier, arisen cir to arise by the sale of old Naval Stores, the said sum of 232 41. 05. tid, which, together with the before-mete Coned sum of wiatdd makes the said stun of doe ~i ► : V;hich His ,:tqajesty . was greieusly. plea3ed toi At \IIW rQ as l'e Provisi s con tai! - cd in '' tyrant him, cleat of all deduaions, fttll satisfaaion lastmentione a - od Af P,tti amp! Wer Were tnk•lj • . - of all wagei and fees, acidm other pros and emolu. .ed to take place on the Ist day of .luLy, I ;6..5 ; rents theretofore -enjoyed by former Treasurers . Of :execution iit'aist Ad, wit.hrespea to t H. Pry, the Navy; the same to commence and be camputed Lontvi sc , onti . tig acciam tor lef:i.i tf frOm the day of the date of th said letters patent, Witlithe Governor and tkliipany and to continue during his Continuance hi the land,. as thereby w:is postli him an - said Office : and His M.ijesty did further direff; til the 13th day of Jan.. 1766, •Whensaid Henry L0i..1 authorise, and empower the said =icnry Lord Vis- Viseount•Melville (Toned an account with the.Gover connt Melville, in case the said- additiaal allowance • nor. , arid Compan . yof the Bank of lilgi entitled; of two thousand three hundred and twenty 7 fOur "Alight Hon. Henry Dondas, Ad ha Pariiamenit pounds six shillings and six-pence, together with :iNew Acedunt ;", and which said account was coo.. the said several allowances before statckl;'should not timed , by hini until he quitted the said Office o n th e . produce in each year the net -stun . of fonr thousand 3I st 1114 . ; 1800, and was the only account rlcepf by pounds, to charge the 'deficiency in the annual • ,the Said:Henry J Viscount Melville, as Treasktrer amount of monies disbursed bv hint for fees of divers •of His Majesty's Navy ; „ with the Governor and Gum matures : and whereas the suit! Henry Lord viscoun t of the Bank of England; under and in pur!..lnapc:4: Melville held arid enjoyed the said. Office of . Trea. of the said AO Of Parliament for regulating the, said 7, surer of His . Majesty'•Navy,under the said letters., Office patent, from the said i oth day of August, 1782, until - And whereas on the loth day of Januar7; 1786; • . the loth day of April, 14 ' while the said Henry Lord Viscbutit held. And Whereas by letters patent, :bearing date the . and etijOyed the said Office of TreaSuret of as Ma r sth of January, 1784, His Majesty. was graciously jesty' s N av y, he did const i tute an d appol:,,t Alexaude; pleased again to give and grant. unto the said Henry Trotter .his . Paymaster ; and the said Ifency Lord Lord Viscount Melville the said Office of Treasurer Visconfit Melville did, on the said rot h day of of His 'Majesty's Navy, in the same terms as hi the unary, 1786, duty authorise, and empower the said said former letters pateot of the loth day of-Augnst, Alexander trotter to draw on the Governor and 1782 ; and Upon a similar representation made or. Company' of the Bank of England; for and upon t:n: caused to be made by the said Henry Lord Viscount account of him the said Henry Lord Viscount . \:;et- Melville„ . or otherwise made to His Majesty a s that vale as Treasurer of His Majesty' s N av y, nil af hereinbefore stated, His Majesty was graciously every slim and sums of IllOtiq that th2it pleased, by 11qTrant under his Royal sign,n,imat, should thereafter be wanted for the public sot bearing date the 16th day of January, 178'4', twang- und er th e care o f payment of the said 4 ferny Lotd meat the income of the said Office of Treasurer of the Viscount Melville, the &lid Alexander Trotter bein . N a vy with an additional 'allowance of . 23241. (is. (id. particularly careful to specify in ea::11 arid eVety in order to make the annual income of" the said dr;4l the service for which the .money shollit: Le Office amount to the said • sum Of four thdusand dmwn. pounds, and which said income His . Majesty was, And whereas it was the duty of the said Henry thereby graciously pleased to grant to the' said Henry r,60 Viscount Melville, during all the time Le held. Lord Viscount Melville, clear of all deductions, in , and etijoyed the said,Ottice of Tre:l,,urer ofjuis frill atisfaelion: of all wages and fees, and other pro- lusty's Navy, to abstaiu 'from applying - and fits and ernoluments theretofore 'enjoyed by former to prevent 'all persOns acting under bins from apply:. treasurers of the Navy, and to secure and provide iug any part of the money i%sued from His .Majeay's for the due payment thereof in like manner as in the Exchequer for Navy Services„ to any purpose of ad said former warrant of the 23d day of 04ober,- I:antoge or interest to himself or tie mercer e;ther ditedly or indirealy, or to :ips , other purpos..:;s than 1782, is provided : And whereas the said Henry'Lord Viscount Mel- . for NavyServiees ar d 0 . a -- 'f t , eetniti_ or ville, under and by virtue' of the , said last-mehtiOn» emolument therefrom : And from acid att,.tr the ed letters patent, held and enjoyed the said Offiee ing of the gaidA,_l of ' P pas z :- arliament of the' Qsl_li year of Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy from the; 'said of His Majesty's reign, for better regulating- the Of.. sth day of January, ,1784, until. the 31st day of flee of the Treasurer of His INl;ij e t N3s' y it wis May, 1800 : the duty of the said. Lord Viscount ,Melville' to ob-• And whereas, on the 17th day of February, 1785, serve and pursue the provisiOns and dile:lions of tilt the House of Commons ordered that leave should be said Al of Parliament ; yet the said Henry Lord given to bring in a Bill for better regulating the cOnnt Melville, not satisfied with 'the ample FeVtlitle Office of the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, and . so provided for him as aforesaid, 'nor regardin' the that (together with other Members of . the. said duty of his high and imPort‘nt• Office, or the ex.press: House of Commons) Mr. Henry Dundas, now Lord provkions of -the said Act of Parliament, did, Viscount Melville, should prepare. and bring in the he held a nd enjoyed the said °dice., act and cow:lna same ; • and, inpursuanee of the said Order, the said himself fraudtslently, corruptly, and illegally, in the - Henot Lord Viscount Melville, on the .29th day of several inStances herein 'set forth. • Apt'il, 1785, did present to the House of Commons a Bill for better 'regulating the Office of the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy : and said Bill having passed the House. of Commons, was, in pursuance of an. Order of that House, carried by the said Henry Lord Viscount Melville to the Hoifse of Lords ; to which Bill he (in the name of the House . Of Commons) desired the concurrence of their Lordships : And whereas the said Bill, in the 25th year of his Majesty's , reign, passed into a law, intituled, "An Alit for better regulating the Office of the Treasurei of His Majesty's Navy;" the. Ist, 3d, 4th, and 56, se6ions whereof are as follow: rat Se lion.—" Whereas it appears by the Reports made by the Commissioners appointed to examine, nuke, and state the Public Accounts of the Kingdom, that lt.egulations are necessity for better condueling the bitsiiiess in the depart. ment or the Treasorer of His Maj:Nty's Navy be it Acre. fore enaeled by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Loots Spiritual and Temporal, and COMMOni, 111 this present Pat-it:own' as sembled, and by the authority of the ‘.tine, that from and after the tsr day or July, ts'3,;,t;;e Tie.i:wrer of Ills. Majcs, .ty's Navy far the tin t e being, to ah Meoiorials to be by hi m presented to the Treasury tor own,:,- , avy'Serviccs, shail pray that such stun as he requires tiny be issued to the C.; vernor and Compauy of, the Hank of England on 1)4.a - comfit, and shall transmit with each Meroolial a copy of t h e hater or letters from the Commissioners of the Navy, an d Sick and Hurt Boards, directing hint to ali t ,fy for iuch sum or sums ;in which letter :or letters- the 5.-id Commis sioners shall, and they are hereby required and tFre4rted to ; specify for what particular se rvi ce or services file said mo ne y is wanted, and shall also state the balances then in the hands. of the Treasurer ot'the Navy, under eacti head of service re spettively: ; and the Commissioners of His Maiesty's TrV4- sury for the time being, by their letter from thin: to sitne, shall dire& the Auditor of the EXchequer to issue to the Covert= sad Company of the Bank of England, on account of the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, ruining. Such Treasu rer lot fhi time being, the soul for which such .letter shall be drawn upon the unsatisfied order of the Eitehequer, in tavourolthe said Treasurer,- tat which the receipt of the Cashier or Cashiers of the said Governor and Company Shall be a sufficient discharge ; and all sums tOr wlti‘li pet ters et toe Commissioners of Jiis hiajesty' s Treasury shall be drawn, shall be 66401 to the Governer and Company of the Bank of England in like manner as they have been here. tot,rc issued to the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy; and all such monies to be issued to the Governer and Cottii).ll , Y Of the Bank of England shall be plaCed on an account or ac counts to.be raised in the books of the Governora t e' Com-, pan' of the said Ilank ' a t' E ng l an d, and to hie entituled, o. be. Account of-thee Tirasurer of His Nlajesty fvavY," inserting the name of such Tre.witer for the OM being, (or, the Pay Branch, Cashkir's Branch, and tha ViCtuallin g ; Branchand on re ce ip t of all such monies at the Excite. quer, the Treasurer of the Navy shall itrurtesiiarclY certify to the Commissioners of the Navy an i iccon t it of the whole re, ceipt under the respedlive heads of s ervice, shall !Iso certiryto the Commissioners of the V,ualling and Sick and Hurt Boards, the particular sums teceivcd AA applica ble to those services respeetively." 3d Section.—" And be it, further inieteet, That from and after theist day of July, 178;, no money for the service of t he Navy shall be issued from His Majesty's Exchequer to the Treasurer of the Navy, or shall be placed, or directed to he placed,. in his hands or possession; but.the same shall tie issued and directed to be paid to the Governor and Company of the Bank of. England, and to be placed to the accounts above mentioned, according to the services for which it is craved anti issued." FIRST AitIICLE. That the said Henry Lord •Viso nt vtibilsi he held and enjoyed thesaid Office of Tleasnrer of His Atije4ty's Navy, and ptvvious to the stild t otit chlY JanuarY, 1786, did take . and receive, and out of the money imprested to him of His N't tje s ty' s -Navy, from . Auer, the sum ,of 10,0001. or sums of 'money, ;nil di. i convert iand'apply the ; • ; Other corrupt aril poses than those of t i‘; Kingdom, to v,:hic.h • applicable and : co , such conver3ion :!,, •y. lon 0C . sunii of tncney; iater the I:. of ' q Parliament I.'ir the better re.ll', Treastirer of His Majesty's ,‘; ; . ; t Henry •Lortt Viscount • ; ;.., never would rc..yeal the appit . ,;. ;f 1.0,000 j, and, in particular, ht. (Aid , 81 , 1;7 !, 1 claratiou in the Huse, of Commo? t.; • ;, of „lune, 1805 ; and their and 0,, fc It hialSolf• bound, by motifes ot ;. • „,; well as plivatehonottr, and pt:rsol! , , „ conceal the same . ; 'alt which comili Henry .Lord vi.k.,,out Melville was cwt , I:i,, duty of . .his said a breach, of tit,- hiaxlt ; reposed in him, and a violation a the 40, , s ,t; :1 Statute,, of this Realm. SECOND .ARTICLE. That the said Henry Lora Visronnt dic. regarding theduties of hi said Oth; t, and in hreach and violation it the said. A.& of Parliament, for I,:et ter regulating the'sarne, did, after the p.l, ,, :ing ‘ln \cliiist the said fleircy 1,04 c4)ntinut-A to hold and (~:1• )f,.• fiat , connive at and permit. and ; ; n , .tor -r, 'under and by virlltf. :;1411 - 0. • , to 1611 by tlv• said i km ) I. ./.;;,I i 3:3 aforc.,aid, rlr iiit L:11;t: th,..( , ;;;;Trnor and Comp-i, • of Eny),a;•' '; : purposes than i; „ appl y ocrvlcei, •;;; ;;; ; fun of du; bOt tilt! si d (4 - oVerllc)r tan! Comp:iny 'of the 'Bank - c>f Oil account of the saitl,Homy count Alt. i+, fly s as Treasurer of I lis Majest4 ' '' Q lka v , i 7, An.i the said treury Lord 'Viscount Mel7ille rti t connive at and permit and suffer the said Alex.:l!itt,.l - to , I:Chig7eatth;artsaltidl' eirtiestt;',llTonti.lll(ll',.-allyirna:3wi(i4, received, and taken, froni him by the Governor, and Comp:my of the Bank of England as aforesaid, ia the hands of Messrs. 'Thomas Coutts and Corni)any, the private bankers of the said Alexander Trotter, in his own name, and subject to his sole controul and disposition : allwhich conduit of the said Henry Lord Viscount Melville was contrary to the duty of his said Office, a breach of the high trust reposed in him, and a violation of the Laws wind StatigeS of 111 Realm. 4111 Seetion.- 11 And be it enadled, That the,Treasurerof His Majesty's Navy for the:time being, by himself, or the Person or Persons in his Office duly authorized by the said Treasurer, from and after thc ist day of 'illy, 178 s, Sildn draw upon the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land for all Navy Services whatever, and shall specify in each and every Draft the head of service for which the same shall be drawn ; and no. Draft of the said Treasurer, or the Permit* or Persons author zed as aforesaid, shallb.: deemed a sufficient voucher to the said Governor and Company of the Bank of England unless the same specifics the head of ser vice tier which it is drawn, and has been aetually paid by the said Governor and Company of the Bank of England." yth SeCtion.—" Provided always, That the Monies to be issued unto.the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng land; on - account 'of the Treasurer of His Majesty's Navy, shall not be paid out of the Bank unless tin Navy Services. and in pursuance of drafts to be drawn en the Governor and Company of flue B:ink of Ellgland, and signed by the Trea surer of 1-tie Majesty's Navy for the time being, or the Per son or Pent:ins authorized as alue,:saiit ; in which drafts shall be specifizd the heads,ref service to which the sums iberein mentioned ,ive to be applied; and which draits so drown shall be sufficient ;mammy to the Bank to pay such Money to the l'el;:ous mentioned Its swell drafts or to ,tho bearer tit' them," THIRD AuTreLe. That after the passing - of the said Acct of Parlia ment for betreT regulating the °Alice of the Treasu • rer of flis _Majesty's Navy, and after the said tuth day of Jantuiry, and whilst the said trhimy Lord Viscount Melville held' and enjoyed the said °aloe, Tare sUITIS a money were from thne to flint: iS3lKtti and paiCl to the Governer and Company of the Bank of Eoghind, and placed on an ;.IccoAtit raised in t;t,... I.r ~ ,ks of the said Glivernof and , piny with the 1 Henry Lord Viscount Melvide, Intitaled, " R ht lion. Henry Dundas, AC 't of Parliament New Account the Said /1.1? x..