The Sun. — London, England, 1806-12-30 00:00:00

INDIA zaEs.—Loßp WELLESLEY. f The following Statement appeared in the Morning Post of the 26th inst. and from its interesting contents, equally ho ;:outable to Lord WELLESLEY .2nri also ,to Mr., P TT'S Ad ministration, we - are induced to insert it in our Paper, as a Document highly deserving the attention of every person who vishes to have correct notion ‘ of the importance and real value ofOtli Paissessions in India.] TO THE EDITOR. SIR, . THE perusal. of the different' extraas from Sir Art- R 4§ig y'i Speech, rglative to the Finances of India, has induced. me..to. examine ; with great atter.tion, ey.-3 Indian Accounts : laid- before Parlia ment, and to cOmpare them with the private intel-, ligence. received. - ffom India by the last dispatches, -041 d lairtobotatecf by the general repor ts - Wla la *pre vail at 'the India House, respe6ting. the present trlourisl - iing state Of the. Company's affairs in that part of the world. In the remarks which have occurred to me on an ,examination of these d,ocurnents, the debt, charges, &C. are brought up tO 1806, w.h ( ich is nearly a year after Lord,WELLAstay!s departure from India; be,- cause a portion of the expenses of 1806 are probably 'poune&ed with the preceding measures of his Lad government, 'and include several extra and tmporary charges incurred in consequence of the lvar. The foundation of all the subsequent reduc tions which -have taken , place was laid by Lord - Wai.LEsmly, in: contemplation of the return of peace, in his different orders of March, April, and May 1805, for a revision . : of all extra charges, and e,tablishinerits ; which orders have been laid on tho,' 'Table of the House- of commons. In fact, the jam redu&ions et - Te6ted in India, consist chiefly of extra charges; which arose from the war, and have necessarily ceased on the' return of peace. The great mass of these reduEtions, therefore, may justly ; - ,s said to have originated in Lord WELLF.sLEY'sar ;-angements and previous orders. With these pre, liminaryremarks, I "observe,' First. That the-revenues of India, in r 798, Were - - • - £8,?39,831 ICevCnue in 1566 ncie4e Revenge i ,600,000 £7 , 54 1 , 1 ? secondly. The debt in India •in J793,'.was ,C ti,032.645 Debt in IS66,Ava's - z7,7zt,39 I ncreasp of ciebt c 1,6,6890'49 Of this sum, upwards of ten millions sterling has been occasioned by loans, 'raised in India, to.make the defr.:ieney, of Supplies from Europe to In dia, for the payment of commercial and other charges ticlonging to the Company,'and to the - Government in England : or, 218 it is called, the home concern. Lit these ten millions sterling, about four millions ~~erling has been expended on account of His Ma jestys Government, in foreign Expeditions ordered from home, and in maintaining the foreign European Settlements conquered f*?l- His Majesty in India - during tho war; and the remainder 'has been laid wit on account of the Company's commerce, and of other charges connected with the Company in 'England. . _ • "rnirdly. The Company's assets, or floating .• . property in India, were, in i7gS ; - 7 • 29,922,903 Assets in 1806 were , 17,252,399 41..re4; of assets Fourthly. The revenues iti tBO6 are esti 'lima at • , - - k7, 2 i 2 9,49 6 15,00,0.• Uhe charges in iRc6.7, in, hiding interest of Airith ,ut any other reciudion than ex- bra waF US • art r paying all charges &c. 14,R00,c00 soo,ooo 14,700 . . _ .. ~ Net driieiency ditt o di ktC), iii 1795, _ - . - .rt annual impfoveuient, without including re . tlktetion, in many braticiws 4,:f Inc:Government,' . x . linic;imust be the necessary consequence of a iirite. , of verininent peac:t - . - ‘. 994 100 From the preceding fa6is I deduce the following t_sults. . First. That while the Indian • debt has increased in the amount of ten millions sterling, on account of Lome expeuces, it has only increased during the sarne•period. six millions on' accou:at of expences road. See . ondiy. That for this increase of six niilliins of debt, on account of expence abroad, a permanent annual increase-of revenue has been acquired in In-. dia to the amount of seven trillions and a half. Thirdly.. That while the :debt, on account of ex 'lances abroad, has increased six millions sterling, the Company's floating property, or assets abroad,. has increased, during the, same period of time, up warls of seven millions sterling. Fourthly: That. 'during the last eight years not Only have 'the' growing resources of India kept pace iwith the demands Upon them, andnot only has In . - pnid her own e%pences, but Judia has acamlly eontril)uted (exclusive of the increase of•coMmerce, auties; upwards- of ten millions sterling in' aid of the mother country ; of -that sum four millions sterling have been ekpetided on 'account of his Ma jesty's Government, which clearly proves the false liood and absurdity of the assertion,. that - - :England has been taxed on account of India. „ In addition to these statements, it appears, -that during the last eight year-i, notwithstanding the con- tint preltsure of war, and other extraordinary causes "pf expence, the' Company's credit in India has: im proved at leasutwelve per cent. in the value of all .the public securities of the IGoverni-nent:': 170: 1806. Discount. • Discount. The six percents. having beep in per cent. 71 to S percent. 1 4 er cents. "- to 131 per cent. frctn-1 per cent. to par. "4 "i7weive per cents. - to I per cent. • paid off. Ten pa cents. None. • i'rennum 4 to 5 per cent. In consequence of the high degree .of security which the British EMPire in India has acquired dur-: inl4 the last eight years; and the general confidence 'reposed in the stability of the British power in that 'quarter of the world; individuals think their capital equally Safe in India as in England. 'During the same period, the commerce of India has been so much ~improved, that Lord CORNWAL- Lis, in.adVetting to one branch of it, expresses 'his , ~pinion in , ; toe fallowing words, in a letter to the Court of - DiteElors, dated August 9, 1805, and printed by Order of :the House of Commons But,upon the fullest information could obtain t 7)l' the present ; state. of the trade - betwixt the ports of India and Cantnn, it is evident that it will only ,reqUire that permission shoUld be given to your Se leU Committee there, to extend the'receipt of Mo 'ey tor, on Bengal, to an 'amount equivalent to 4 ' Private bills at is per cent. were with difficulty ne6otia hie l't 79S at discount of z per cent m m per ens. • • a the treasure di?.ta:nc,d at Madras ; and such is the astonishing increase of the exports from India - , espe 7 cially in the articles of cotton and opium, from this place (Calcutta),.,tvithia these few years, that there cannot be a doubt of the amplest supplies being tendered hr their_accptance, the experience of last year having, proved, that the offers of money ex ceeded the demands of your Treasury there to the. andofflegrlorty lacks of rupees, or 500,000;. ; as the exports of the present yeqr are ilicreased even beyond those of the last,' tbere can be as little doubt of an equal abundant resource behig open this' 'reason to the'aCceptance of your super-cargoes 'at Canton." t • It may further be observed, that of the gener3l Increase of the revenues of India during the; last eight years, amounting, as I have . before stated, t o seven millions and' a 'ltalf sterling., the annual : in-, crease of the "old r evenues o f-B enga l alone, under' -Lord WEiLLESLEY'S management, has amounted to -nearly I,soo,oool.—.4ifteen hundred thousand pounds steflincr b , which annual incr e as e ha s no t been'occa sioned by new taxes or imposts, but by improycd regulations and Management, and by increased care, 'and vigilance in the business of every department of the Government. I therefore assert (and it is an opinion founded on much accurate obserVatioq);t hat. the existing system of Government in India has proved, and must con tinue to prove, as long as it is administered with the purity which has distitpruislii it for several years, past, a fruitful sour c e ol ' happiness, wealth, 4nd in dustry, to that flourishing Country. -I -am, Sir, Your obedient hunibie Servant, . AN OLD PROPRIETOR OF EAST INDIA STOCK. London, Dec. 17, 1806. • t The amount of bullion exported to Bombay only, from China, in . 1805, is at least ti;cylool.. . . MAILS. GOttetiburgh, Dublip, 2 Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY A TWELVE O'CLOCK• Consols - - 602, 1 Red. Ann. - 58 THE SUN. SOLES( QUIS DICERS TALSUM AUDEAT ? LONDON, TLTESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1806. WE have received the Hamburgk Correspowiontert of the 17th inst. Several private letters, haVe also been received, which concur in stating, that consi= derable apprehensions are entertained that the French , mean permanently to occupy Hamburgh, and tliat it is also'their• intention to take possession of Holstein. It is not however probable that BONAPARTE will en gage in a war with Denniark until he has finished his campaign in Poland, because it is' evident that he considers it absolutely necessary to bring the. whole of his effective, force ,to bear against the Russians. The only division which he has left behind is that of General MORTIER, which is composed, principally . of Italians and Datch ; and if the siege of Stralsund be really determined upon, it will fully occupy the attention of,thewilole of that division. Deijmar • is, however, , arming, with the intention, we hope, of resolutely defending her territories from unpro •voked invasion. The ,correspondence which has been for some time a&ively carried on between BO NAPARTE/and the Cabinet of Vienna appears now to be drawing to a close; the Wier must very soon come toa decision. The PrOclamation of General DOMBROU 7 , SHY, for re-establishing th e Ki n gd om o f Poland, .has. :,iven ,considerable uneasiness to Austria, and Count SrAntoN'-delivered a•Note to the French Arnbassa- , dor, at Vienna, upon the subje& The answer Which was given to this Note is not known ; but it is not probable ,that BONAPARTE will relinquish an object which be has so much at heart at the desire • of Austria : be may, indeed, under the presen t . circumstances, temporize fora time ; but if he should be successful . against Russia, there will be no impe diment to the accomplishment of his design, and Austria must expea to feel the effects of his resent ment. The roport in the foreign Papers, of Russia hav ing declared War against the Porte, is liable to con siderable doubt. The Treaty between those Powers was only : signed early in Oaober ; and though the Battle of Auerstadt might have had considerable effect tipOn the wavering'Councils of the Porte, We can hardly believe. that it would have the effe& of in ducing Turkey to engage in a War with Russia at a moment when she is not able to reduce her own re bellious subjeas to submission. . The following are the days appointed for the Drawing of the_ensuing Lottery :' ist Day, Tuesday, 13th fanuary. 2.d 'Thursday, 224.1 3d Monday, 26:h' 4th Tuesday, 27th sth Wednesday, , 4th February, 6th Friday, 6th 7th Monday, 9th Sth Wednesday, lith §:II Friday, 13th loth ' .Saturday, 14th. A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the Fo reign Office. Nearly all the Members of His MX TEsTy's Cabinet w:•:e present. They deliberated from two till half past fpuro'clock. The conference at. the Board of Trade which we mentioned in Saturday's VaPer , was to take place on Monday, lasted from twelve till t‘%o o'clock. Lords ,HOLLAND and AUCKLAND, Lord FL PETTY, Mr., TIERNEY and Mr. N. VANS-ITTART were present. _ _ _ "Nine Sail of the Line and three Frigates were ready for sea at Breit on the 9th instant. • 1 , 1 7 :_l rA L INT E h. S. PORTSMOI/Tli f PEG. 29.—Arilved the Revenge,. If ' l / 4 guns, Sir Jou D.r Goa E, lioin off Rochefort ; the Sky/ark Sloop, Capt. STURT, from the Downs; and llardll Gun-brig from a cruize. .! • The whole 9f the Squadron under the command of Rsar-A4rpirai NIUR.IAY 'have again been obliged to put back through contrary Winds. This is the fourth or fifth attempt the gallant Admiral has made • to beat down channel without success, DAETMOUTiI, DEC. 24.—Arrived the French Car tel Jean Marie, from Morlaix, with Capt. BRENTON ' , ,jate of His Majesty's Ship 4inerva, \god Ewe other Passengers. COWES, DEC. 28.--Arrived the Ship Neptune, Capr. JouN MEsuititut, from Norfolk, in America, bound to Guernsey, with tobacco, having experi enced exceedingly bad' weather, in which she lost ;111 ber boats, and had several men wpsfiectiover , board, . DEAL, QEc. 29.—This morning the Bold Gun brig, Lieut. CillvEas, arrived in the Downi r afte,r being on shore near Hythe, and remains in the Downs with His Majeity's Ship; as per last. DISTRIBUTION OF PaiZE-MONEY. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's sloop of War Pluto, fol. the Capture of the Prussian Shy iirentt• schaft, on the tith of illy; igos, the net proc&ds ur Hotl and Cargo, on the 29th inst. at No. 28, Iligh-street, Portsmouth ; or on board on her arrival at Spithead ; and every Monday and ThursdayjOr .three months. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Sloop of War Pluto, tor the Capture of the Prus s ia n B a r que In dustria, oh the 17th Sept. 18.-4, the" net proceeds or tpe Hut and StoreS, on boarA,on her arrival at Spithead; or on the 9th inst. at No. aB, High-street, Portsmouth ; and evcry.Mon day and Thursday for ,three years:: To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's Ship Cer berus, for the Capture of the French Privateer Le Innheut, on the 17th of April, 1805, the net proceeds of the Hull, Stores, and 1 - lead-money, on board on her arrival in Port ; or on the 29th inst. at No. zB, High-street, Portsmouth ; and every Monday and Thursday for three years. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's. Gun brig Desperate, fi' the ke-capture of the - John and Jane, on the 9th of February, 1806; and the Capture of the Frederick and L'Aventure, on the 25th of Odvber, 1305, a:l(lsth of June tBc6, the Salvage of to e first, and proceeds of the'Hull and Stores of the two last, every Timmlay and Friday for three months, at No. 18, Clement's-Inn. To the Officers and Company of His Majesty's - Gun-brig Marti for they Capture of the Spanish Polaere Brig San Sebastian, on the isth of June, t 806, the proceeds of the Hull and Stores of the same, on buard at - I'lyinouth . ; and even• Tuesday and,Friday for three months, - at NO: 18; Clement's. Inn. • THE .L/ITE DUKE of BRUNSWICK. TEE charaEter of this virtuous and excellent Prince will be dear to posterity, when the foul calumnies‘of the Tyrant of -France shall have recoiled upon his own detested memory. It is a pleasing task to . re ' trace the many noble features that. distingnished-the charm ier of the late Duke of pau Ni.VICK, and con stituted him one of the best of men as - well as the most. brilliant Generals of his age. amiable MAamoNTEL, in the Memoirs. of his own Life, gives, the following trait of him, which it is impossible to read wihouta pccnliar degree of Interest: Speaking of his Belisarius, which he . comiosed in mornents of the Most exalted enthusiasm, he , says, ‘‘ If this work is of a graver charader than my other writings, it is because, while composing it, I thncied I was'utter inghly last words, novissima verta, as the Antients used to say. I first tried what effect the reading of it would have on the mind of Di b ROT and second , - ly, on that of the Hereditary Duke de BRUNSWICK, now the reigning Duke.' DIDEROT was highly pleas ed with the moral part; he thought the political teo concise, and advised me, to. extend it. " The Prince of BRUNSWICK, who was on his tra vels through France, after having waged war against us with the 'loyalty of chivalry and the valour of a hero, enjoyed that esteem at Paris which his virtues merited: ,a more flattering homage than the custom wy respect paid to men of his birth and rank. He was desirous of being present at a sitting of the French Academy, ah honour that till then had been reserved for crowned heads. In that sitting I read an ample extract from Belisarius, and had the plea sure of seeing the face of the young hero beam with animation at the images presented to him, while his eyes were suffused with tears." To-day the Lon]) MAYOR ordered the price Of Bread to continue as last week. An Expedition sailed from the Island of Jamaica, at the commencement of November; against the Dutch Settlement of Curacoa. We are extremely sorry to learn, that a Messen ger arrived last night at the Duke of RICHMOND'S house, in Privy Gardens, with the intelligence that his Grace was at the point of death, at Goodwood, Sussex. His Grace was • attended b his nephew, general LLNsox. • TUE TnEatnE.-.--In conformity to the.good old custom of representing George Barnwell at this time of the year, when the holiday folks may pro fit by its aweful warning , that affecting drama was pertbrmed • last night atCovent-garden: Theatre.— Nr. C. KEMBLE has fully established 'his credit by his excellent representation of the unfortunate' vic7 tim of leMaleartifice. Miss SMITH tuadeher first ap pearance in the part of Millwood, which she supported with great skill and emotion, but with lather too much of that kind of gesture which belongs to the higher and heroic drama. The Play was followed by a new Pantomime, entitled Harlequin and Matki Goose; or; 'The Golden Egg. We have not room enough to indulge our Readers with an account of the plot, nor can it be required, as Mother Goose has long been a distinguished Lady in the regions 'a romance. The Pantomime'altogether, for richness and variety of scenery, clownish drollery, feats of agility, and 'necromantic changes, is one of the very best that has been seen for many years. It was loudly ap plauded throughout by an overflowing Audience. Mr. MoAToN's new Comedy was 'read on Satur--. chy 1,14 pi the Green Room, 'at Covent Garden Theatre.' Mr. KE:vABLE has an interesting part in it, and 'the rest of the charaEters will have all the coalic strength of the -Theatre. The' Epilogue is to.eome from the Author's cold frieo Mr. INLLEs P. • • . • . 1 - ANDitEWS. • ~,~--~- H. 4.318 01c:A D. iO. This city has lost all its glity. The cnrriaga which, during - the winter season, were rolling, in. the streets till two or three o'clock in the morn ing--the crowded houses at the theatres, balls, routs, masquerades, where elegance and fashion shone in their utmost brilliancy—even cheerful and seleot 'private circles—all have vanished. The place resembles a desert. Whole bundles of protested .hills of exchange arrive here every day. Upon c.‘ til whole, a despondency p r e va il s a mong a ll classes of persons, and the labouring poor are, for the most part, destitute,of, the means of procuring daily . sistence for themselves and-families. • The French Commandant, General LAVAL, by his humane behaviour, has pined the regard and esteem of the inhabitants ; and so did; in a great Measure, his predecessor, Colonel BEAUZiNCOURT. The fol lowing anecdotes deserve iv:nom-able. mention, even of an enemy. A few days-before Colonel BEAT:- ZANcounT's departure, a Syndic of Hamburgh paid him a visit. Iu the course of their conversation, the Colonel laid hold 6f a parcel of letters, and shew , ing . them to his visitor, said, « Look here, •Sir, what patriots your countrymen are. These letters are'de nunciat ions against your most respe&able fellow-citi zens ; bpt I scorn informers,. whether 'they be ano nymous or avowed ; and this is the use I make of their treachery." So saying, the Colonel threw all theletters into the wood tire that was blazing_in . the stove of his amrtmer4. The following are the names- of the Gentldmen belonging to the English faaory who are to be sent to France:—Mr. W. Aux. Burt Row Es, Treasurer ; Mr. JAMES COLEMAN, Secretary; Messrs. M ATTH E W BOYNTON, J A M ES S TEPHEN , JAMES ItENNY, JOHN COCK, JOHN THORNTON, THOMAS LODGE,_ THO MAS BLACKER, GEORGE SMITH, and QEORGE WHITAKER. Mr. JANins STURTEVANT has fortu nately escaped ; for being on a journey, and hear. idg that the French had taken possession of LubeCk, he irinnediately came to Hamburgh, secured his ef feels and warehouses, and provided for his safety in Denmark. The Police in Altona will not suffer any British fugitives to remain there any longer. This is said to be done at the request of the French. "Vhe , unfortunate members of \ the • British faefory a re t o lose the whple of their property. and effects, and only i change of linen and clothes will be allowed to , go with them ,to France. Their families will. thus become dependent on the generosity of . their friends, either in England or here. is, -however, to the credit and honour of Mrs. Tnoim - rox and Bmeg.p?, and ,some other. Ladies, that they are determined to follow their husbands. .Till other British subjeas; still af Haniburgh,,have re , • • mained unlnolested. • • , _The commandant of Hamburgh, Gen. LAVAL received orders, on the Bth inst. from Marshal MoR 7 ilia, 'to seddoff the Members of the British fdaoty on the following day, to Verdun, under a strong guard, as prisoners of war. On perusing the list. of their names, he suddenly stopped at that of BuitllowEs, and ringin g for an orderly serjeant,'desir e d . h e wou ld fetch tliatGentleman. On Mr. BuititowEs'S pearance-he /hug addressed him :----" .Sii; I recol lea the generous and. hospitable treatment which a special friend . and relative of mine has said his family e:cperienced from you guying his exile here, thebOrrors of the French Revolution.--. Benefits so noble, I acknowledge as conferred up on Myself. wish I had it in my power to convince you of my gratitude." 'Mr. BUR HOWES thanking him, asked whether his departure s and that of his companions in misfortune - , might not be put off for 'a day or two ? LAVAL replied, that instead . of a day or two, he might fi . x days, by which time be had reason to believe lie should be no longer in_ power at Hamburgh ; and that on Suni day, the 14th instant, •he and his friends, on their tvord of honottr, might proceed to Verdun without any military escort, EDINBURGH, DEC. 27. E storm on Thursday .continued till the everl t ing. Considerable damage was done to the roofs 6i houses, chimneys, ! sz - c. Part of the gable of a new house in Howe-street was clown dawn, as was also a small out-house, or shed, in . the Pleasance. Tht, family at Gogar had a most providential escape; while sitting at breakthst, a heavy stack of chimneys Was blown down, which passe•:l through the different stories, carrying every thing bcfbre it. The floor was torn down within a very short distance of the breakfast table, and a chair on which one of the family was sitting a few seconds before was crushed to pieces. We are. happy to mention that none of the family were 'tuft. GLASGOTV, DEC. 25. SINCE about six o'clock this morning It has blown a tremendous storm from the solth-west, accompa nied with heavy rain. A •riumber of chimney tops and . came - have been blown down, by which several people have been hurt. In the High-street, above, Duke-street, a stack of chimnies fed down upon a low house, drove in the roof, forced out the front wall, and dangerously hurt an old wom a n an d a Child, who were immediately carried to the Infir mary. GEEEIVO CK, DE C. 26: . . • YESTERDAY morning it blew a .tremendous gale from the W. S. W. and continued with little bate- Merit during 'the whole of the day. There was not a single Vessel in the Roads . which did not drive. The Independence, W A LE:En, was put on, shore at the Hill of Ardmore, and has lost her fore and main topinasts. The Diana,' RoxßuliGn, was driven up as far as brumfork, and has lost her tbremast. It is feared that much damage will be sustained along the Coast: The - tide also, rose to an extraordinary height, the water being upwards of a foot deep in some of, the houses on the Breast. The melancholy event which recently took place at Bangor Ferry will most probably accelerate the plan suggested in Parliament last Session, of opening a new road, by which all ferries in that quarter 'will he avoided, and, consequently„travellers be secured against such fatal accidents ; a matter of consider able importance iii point of interest, as well as hu. manity, I ti