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PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE of COMMONS, Tuesday, Aprils.
IRISH AFFAIRS.
MR. Secretary Fox, brought down a message from his Majesty
to the House of Commons, the purport of- which was, “ That
the King was Exceedingly concerned to observe that 'discontents and
jealousies had arisen in the minds of his people of Ireland; to which
he recommended his faithful Commons to apply their most serious at
tention, and assert his Majesty's earned wilhes in restoring confidence
and harmony to that kingdom." This message having been read,
Mr. Secretary Fox said, that he hoped the House would give cre
dit to his Majesty's Miniders on the fubje& of Ireland, and believe
that they had not, during the short interval they had been in office,
in any shape neglected to take into their confukration the very serious
and alarming condition of that country; nor Ihould they fufpe& that
the present message from the throne was broughtdpwn in confequenee
of the very singular motion that was made in the House the day be
fore. His Majesty was moll earnestly desirous of fettling the difeon
tents and jealousies that fulfilled in the minds of his fubjedts of the
kingdom of Ireland; and surely they deserved the name of difeontents
and jealousies, for they had risen to be very dangerous and alarming.
The measure which his Majeftyh Miniflers conceived nect ffary to be
taken in the present inhar.ee, and which he was to propofc to the
House, would.require a gieat deal of mail serious diftuffion. He in
tended to move, " That an address be preferred to his Majesty,
humbly thanking his Majefty' for Kis moll gracious message to that
Houle, to express their great concern on account of the difccntents
and jealousies which had arisen in the minds of his people of Ireland;
and to affifre his Majefly, that they would, without delay, take into
their most serious 'confidcration this important fubjeet; and endeavour
to assist his Majesty's earned and moll gracious wishes to reitore con
fidence and harmony between th': two kingdoms." The right honour
able gentleman said, that though the words " without delay," were
introduced into the matron for the address, it was by no means his
Intention to urge the House to any hasty and premature measure,
'Which might head The differences for a time, without putting a final
flop and conclufiou to the bufmefs. The House would perceive, that
. in the pretentions of tire Irilh, expressed by the Parliament and Peo
ple, that the matter contained no Id's than the constitution of the
kingdom; that it comprehended not only the commercial rights and
privileges of the kingdom, but alio the legiflativ powers and loyalty
of the kingdom. The mod important objects were therefore embra
ced, and both nations weiejnofc materially concerned in the dilcuf
'fion and settlement of the matter. They were topicks upon which
the House Would fee his Majesty could not decide without the affid
ance of his Parliament, nor, indeed, could it be done without the
concurrence and operation of both 1 arliaments. Jo come to the bu
siness, therefore, with propriety, and in a manner which would give
effect to their proceedings, they mud have full and authentick infor
mation; and both Parliaments mull cake time in their deliberations,
and assist each other in the progress and conclusion of the business.
The hasty hep proposed yellerday by a right honourable gentleman,
would have been most unwise and impolichk. It was the duty of
Government to UYL th the "matter for posterity, arcvell as fir the
present day; and in quitting che'eriding j< alpulies, to eftabMh such
a principle of relation and cohftitutfOh, as 'lhould prevent hiture dif
eontents from ariling. He believed'ic would be easy for the King's
Ministers to do as their predeceffars had done, to patch up a tempo
rary reflation of claims, and leave to those who were to come after
them, blithe dangersof an unfcttled constitution, for the mean ad
vantage of clearing themfelvesfrom difficulties, which they had not
the courage to meet with fairrlcls; but they crnfidcred it as their duty
to come, with determined Initids to the main question, and fettle the
true quality and nature of the rel'atioriihip which subsists between the
two countries, to afeertain their diHina constitutions, and to establish
such an union and connexion between them, as Ihould endure for
ages. He hoped, from what puffed yefterduy, from the message of
* ms Majeffy this day, and from the address to the throne in conse
quence thereof, declaring that they were determined to enter seriously,
and without delay, into the difeuffion of this business, it would be
clearly declared and underwood, that his Majesty's Miuiders, and,
what was much more essential, the Parliament, were disposed to Set
tle this business. This being carried over to the people of Ireland by
the new Lord lieutenant, and communicated to that Parliament,
under the nioft sacred affur'ances from the throne, would, as it ought,
Lave its effect upon our lifter kingdom, and incline them to meet this
country with the fore difpofitiou to an amicable settlement of the
differences. When that Lord Lieutenant was fettled in his Admini
deration, the Government of this country would not be denied that
information which was essential to the knowledge and dilcugion of
the fubjed; and he assured the House, that whenever his Maj^hy's
Minillers Ihould be in pofleffion of that information, they would lay
it before Parliament to assist them in their deliberations on the im
portant fubje&. This was the plan which they intended to pursue
in the settlement of this business, and they hoped to.have the affiftarce
of all the ability, zeal, affe&on, and honehy of both kingdoms, in
bringing it to 'a happy, a speed,, and a permanent conclusion. He
then moved for the address of thanks to the King.
Hem. Coleml Fitzpatrick begged leave to fay a few words upon his
leaving this country to take upon himfelf amoil important office,
for which, he said, he felt himfelf very, unqualified. He declared
that he had been prevailed upon to accept of that office, in the firm
perfuafon and confidence that his Majesty's present Ministers were
Sincere in their pr^feflions, and that they were earnestly difpofcd to
„ make such epnechions to Ireland as ihould quiet their jealousies, and
give fatisfaftion to their minds. If he had not had this opinion of
the Kings Ministers, no cirGumdanGe on earth Ihould have induced
him to take a Situation, which at anytime he would not have covet
ed, and which only such opinion and confidence could make him
endure. He thought, and believed, that it was the wife policy of
this country to make thole concellions, as, from the eftabhihment of
a firm and friendly relatition, founded upon clear and known con
stitution, the. moll happy cpnfcquenccs would be derived to both
countries. He was just on the point, he said, of leaving England,
■ pnd he thought it incumbent upon him to fay thus much, that it
might beLnown upon what ground he was going to Ireland; and it
gayc/hipr great pleasure to have it in his power th communicate to
the .House of Commons of that country, that this House expreft the
mod zcoloua&ficc of coming to an amicable settlement of the differ
ences.
The motion for the Address was then put, and passed neurine con
tradic^ntc.,
Mr\.Crave brought up the bill for the better securing the freedom
es tie ele&ion of Members to serve in Parliament, by prohibiting
-efficera-of Cefemis end-Excise from voting thereat§-and U-was read
for the firfl time.'
E AST-INDIA AFFAIRS.
The toed Advocate of Scotland now rose, and called the attention
of the House th the long meditated, and important confederation of
f.W^dia alters; The Learned Lord, in a (pencil of near three hours,
‘ entered into a.detail of the cause, progress, and present Gate of our
calamities in the Fall, and this he didin a clear and masterly flile. It
was a fubjedl, he said, to which the House muff bring themselves to
attend very closely and earned!,, if they had any regard for the pre
servation of our most valuable possessions in the East. He now came
forward, in consequence of his having been Chairman of the Secret
Committee appointed to enquire into the cattles of the disasters in the
Carnatic. He begged leave to fay, that, until! that moment, there
were few men who kqew less of India affairs than himfelf. Unless
that knowledge, which every Member of Parliament ought to make
it his Rudy to possess, cf so important a pare of the British domini
ons, he knew nothing of the affairs in that quarter of the world.
„so wU therefore^ perfe^ly free from the preju dices, and partiali ri es,
which were but too common in regard to the affairs of India, and
of India; fufpe&ed, disregarded, and endangered on all hands.
There are four principal neigbouring powers in India, the Marhatta
States, the dominions of Ileyder Ally, the dominions of the Nizram
of the Decan, and the dominions of the Rajah of Berar. Besides,
there were leveral inferior powers, fudi as the Nabob of Arco, the
Rajah of Tanjore, &c. But the four principal powers had been al
inflamed againfcus ; with two of them we were at open war ; and
the other two were greatly enraged against u. The learned Lord
related, with great precision, rhe cause that had given rife to their
several enmities. The presidency of Bombay entered into a ne
gotiation with Ragoba, a person who had pretentions to be a ruler
of the Marhatta fates, promising to feat him in the Government,
if he would give up to them, when so seated, certain territories
to the Company. With this treaty they entered upon the war;
and, soon after, the prcli Icuty of Bengal formed a treaty of ex
nelly the furte kind with Moodagee Boofla, the Rajah of Berar,
offering to feat him in the government of the Marbattas, if he
would cede certain dillridb. This double dealing was difeovered,
and Moodagee Boofla resented it as insidious and unfaithful. The
Nizius of the Decca's dominions lay to the north of our pofledions,
and they are so obnoxious to them, that we ought to be very careful
of our treatment of him. He ceded to the Company ctr^in dißrich,
which were to be paid for by an annual tribute. That tribute we
failed to pay. The consequence was, that he declared the Lrhilh
to be a nat on winch no pi.nnifcs could bind, and no rules of juilLe,
honour, or faith, could retrain ; and he invited the powers of Hyder
Ally against us; for no Indian was fafe while the English had an inch
of territory in the Ball. The learned Lord descanted With great
ability on our conduct in a^hefe mflanccs, and dated, that the ini
fcrablc issue of all their gain was, that we were under the necessity
of humbling ourselves before those powers whom we had offended,
praying then) to interfere and negotiate for a peace. He also de
scribed our treatment of the Nabob cf Arcot, and the Rajah of Tan
jorc, who, by the lame modes of conduct, had been reduced by us
to a flute of Savery and poverty. He was furry to fay, that this
fydem was not to be attributed altogether to the rapacity, or the ava
rice of the Company's servants abroad, but a great part of it mull be
al'cribed to the ccndu& of the Directors at home; for though the.r
inftruaions to then fer.vants, ere picecsof admirable policy and mora
lity, yet if any man wiihed to learn the iklil the perfection of eyafion—
if they wiihed to know how to explain away, and find excuses fur
errors that had been committed, lie mule look into the aufwer : that
they sent to the different accounts that they received: of orders dif
'obeyed, and powers abused. It was but two evident that they were
always to be huihed into a tacit overlock of all outrages, provided
they were informed that those outrages brought with them a number
of Pagodas. The learned Lord gave a detail of the diminished re
venues cf the presidencies, and the fatal offers which were brought
upon them, and came to speak of the conduct of he Company's fcr
vants abroad. It certainly appeared to the Committee, that the con
dud of Sir Thomas Rumbold and Govcrnour Hastings had been im
proper, and when the House was in the Committee, he Ihould have
to move rcfolutiuns which they conceived to be necessary, but which
the House would have an opportunity of examining at the proper
time, and the gentlemen accused would have an opportunity of an-
Iwering for themselves.. With refredhto the mode that Parliament
ought to adopt, it was not for him perhaps to advise; he certainly
, had his opinion; and he was convinced that we mult in^amly put a
flop to the lull of conquest, and luftore peace and confidence to the
Indians powers. The ambition, and the avarice of the Company's
servants mult be checked; and that the native powers may have con
fidencejn the nation, a par hamentary declaration mult add weight to
the proceedings of the Court of Direfturs; and Parliament must fee
that just and vigorous meafmes arc purfued,to put an end to this infa
mous and fatal ambition of extending conquest, and acquiring milita
ry honours. Men of eminence must be font to that country to fettle
the difturoinces, and to quiet the suspicions; men who have characters
to maintain, and who were superior to the mean motives of lucre or
corruption. Butin the mean time he was only to propose now to
refer the reports to a Committee of rhe whole Floufe, at which time
he would have various resolutions to propose. These resolutions would
be divided into three heads: The frit, for restoring peace to the In
dies; the fecund class, all relative to the Carnatick; and the third,
relative to the conduce or the Company's servants in the several pre
. fidencies. H# concluded with moving, That the Reports of the Se
cret Committee be referred to a Committee of the whole House.
Lord L^rifoam said, he had listened to the learned Lord with the
greatest attention, and was so thoroughly convinced of the necefEty
of the business being quickly gone into, that he begged leave to se
cond the motion.
Sir T. Rumboid rose, nrt, be said, to rake up. much of the time of
the House, as he perfartlly agreed with the learned Lord in mod
part- of the business, and was aflonifhcd at the wonderful abilities he
had ihewn ; he had fpukewith such knowledge of India, tliat it was
Icarce pofhbld th suppose he could have gained that fudd f cf know
ledge during the final: time he had fat as Chairman of the India Com
mittee. That the date of affairs in India was in a deplorable Hate,
was too true, yet he was confident that, during'the course of the
invelligation, his chara&er would itand in such a light, as to render
him honour, iuftead of censure; in short, he could not charge himfelf
I with even an error of judgment,,during the whole time he had the
government of Madras; He perfe&ly agreed with the learned Lord,
that a third and ambition for .an extent of .territory had been a chief
cause of our misfortunes, yet.a conduit of that kind, had never been;
one of his leading points; indeed the finances and tseafury were so
exlitiqßed, at the time of his government, that it would, have been!
difficult to raise liiawy Sufficient to maintain a force adequate to the
tervlte'of War. The learned .Lord had brought up indeed a very
large and prodigious quantity of information, and had covered the
table with voluminous reports, yet he had not laid a Sufficient num
ber of papers before them to clear up the business thoroughly ; Seve
ral papers were wanting, which he Ihould move for in the course of
tire bufineG.
Mr. Secretary Fax said, he did not rife to Speak to the qucflion,
but merely to answer a matter of doubt expressed by the learn
ed Lord, whether or not he Ihould be Supported in the business
-he had undertaken. He,affured him that he was certain of Sup
port, while he c< ntinued to a& in the manlier be .had set out, for
the present Ministers of his Majesty were determined to root out
corruption, and every person who would lend an aflifting hand they
fculg be happy to c.jl their friend. The l%c Mir.if.rj; had inter
there was for coming to this business ,Ith honest and determined
minds. He paid fcveral compliments to the Committee, and parti
cularly to Mr. Orde, fur the ikill, adiduity, and perseverance with
which he and they had employed thcmfelves in acquiring a competent
knowledge of our filiation in India; and such, he hud, were the
talents of Mr. Orde in this business of investigation, that no Mini
llers, who meant to aT honestly, could possibly overlook him, or
neglect to employ his great abilities in the service of his country.
He said, that in order to keep his mind as free from prejudice as
it had been in the outfit, he Lad refilled all the applications that had
been made, to him, with offers of pointing out particular extrajudi
cial information, which might, or which might not, have been au
.thenuck and valuable. All such offers, he thought, he could not
accept of, without departing from that rule which it was his duty to
follow, in the iltuatign in which heftood,. and by which only he
could keep his mind free and pure. Having gone through these pre
liminary obfervatiohs, the learned Lord came to flare the cause and
progress of our calamities. He laid, that when Lord Clive returned
for the fecund time to India, he pursued a line of policy which, with
out entering into the furte of his Lordffip's panegyrics, on the cue
hand, or censurers on the other, he thought exc< edingly proper and
valuable; for at that time he found o the Company in^tled, by the
laws of war, to a very executive territory, which they had gained
by conqucfl ; but indeed of infixing on the puffeffion of that terri
tory, he gave it up by the treaty of Eliadab ; and though b.yfthat
treaty fevefal valuable c'rcars,' which had been gained, were loft to
the Company, yet they were secured in the possession of the exten
sive and fruitful proffifra' of "Beifgal, Bahar, and Oriffa, without
exciting any jealoafy in 'the minds ol the Indian powers, or giving
them any 'diftruft of the British nation. Happy would it have been
for this country, if this plan of policy had been contmued ; but in
flead of this, schemes of mad enterprize, and of weak or wicked ^m
birion, were formed, by wh ch we had been involved with the powers
sered most Shamefully in the direction of India appointments, but
those abuses would be carefully avoided: he was not prepared, nor
disposed, he said, to Speak fully on the Subject at present, bu
would assure gentlemen it was his opinion, that where guilt cou
proved, punishment Ihould follow.
General Smith expressed, a happiness on the profpe& of the present
Ministry being determined to give the business their Support He
mentioned a number of abuses which had been committed abroad,
and pointed out the mal-pradtices of the Court of Directors at home.
The traffick, he Said, of the Company, within the Space of fourteen
yca r s, had produced a revenue to this country of 4,9,000,000!. The
General was exceedingly warm and animated during the whole of his
Speech.
G vernorr ^ebrfone Spoke highly in praise cf General Clavering,
General Memfon, and Govcrnour Hallings; allowed that the tempta
tions to servants of ahe India Company were great, and that many
of them h d abused the trull reposed in them.
Afr. Gregory spoke with refpe& to the Shameful abuse of persons
that had been appointed by the Directors, and the neceflity there was
lor a speedy regulation.
Sir W. James said a few words in behalf of the motion, after
which,
Mr. Paymafler General rose, and firft in his own name, and after
wards in that <f the whole House, paid the Lord Advocate great;
compliments for his vast abilities', and Ready attention to die business
before them, and allowed that the praise bellowed on General Cla
vering was just, and thought the fame was due to Mr. Francis and
Mr. Wheeler, as m^n of great abilities and integrity. He displayed
great ability in Ihewing various abuses which had been committed,
and exprelled much happiness in feeing the House so unanimous on
the business.
The House agreed to the motion.
CHARLES MORGA N,
Bookbinder & Stationer,
At No. 106, BrOAD-S IREET,
BEGS leave to acquaint his Friends and Customers, who
favour him w ith Subscriptions for hit CIRCULATING LIBRA
RY, that the dany inconveniencies he experiences from the loss of
Booles, &c. rendering it essential to require a DepoJit in Money, to
the value oi each Book taken out of the Library, till the fame ffiall
be returned; presumes a proposal of this kind will meet the concur
rence and approbation of the publick. Could Books be procured
with that facility as formerly, contingencies of the above nature
might eafiljbe substituted. Thus situated, he flatters himfelf his
request needs no farther apology, and on his part, the publick may
rest assured, that he will exert his utmost to contribute as much as
pclLble towards their amusement and fatisfa&ion.
A Catalogue to be fecn, with the terms and regulations, at the
Library, No. fo6, Broad-street.
JAMES WARINGTON,
Haling removed f om No. 90, M^ting-freet, to No. 100 Broads
Jirect, oppafae to Messrs. Mills & Hicks,
HAS opened Aflortmeots of Ironmongery and Pewter Ware,
which, with his remaining Stock of Dry Goods, he is deter
mined to dispose of on reasonable terms.
To be Let at an easy rent, and may be Entered on immediately, .
THAT large and commodious LOT of LAND situate in
X Meeting-Greet, No. 114, with two Dwelling Houses, and
Stable-, with Fodder Houses ft fficient for one hundred horses. Any
person inclinable to treat for the above premises, in part or for the
whole, may applyto F. S. PINCKNEY,
No. 64, Broad-street.
To be Hired by the Day, Month, or Trip,
TWO as well found and compleat SCHOONERS as any in
I the harbour, burthen about one hundred and ten barrels each ;
Ilkewife, on the moss reasonable terms will be hired, a GANG of
about twenty-five or thirty good FIELD SLAVES, and one com
plcat SAWYER. For terms, apply at No. 2, St. Michr.el's-Alley.
N. B. On the schooners being insured, with the negro& belonging
to them, they may be chartered for St. Augustine, orfct. John's.
"WILLIAM P7-FORMA N,
No. 22, Church-street, Corner of Elliott-street,
Begs leave to acquaint bis Friends and the Publick, that be bay
for Sale, the following Articles, cn the rats reasonable Terms,
HYSON, Souchong,Green and Pickles by the Case or single Bottle
hohea Teas, Coffee Sago
Single and double refined Sugar Rum and Brandy
Mufeovado ditto Madeira and Port Wine
Raisins and Almonds, Spices Bottled Porter, &c.
LIKEWISE,
Howe's Acid of Orange for making Punch, which is equal to the
fineft frefli Juice in flavour, and will receive no Injury in any hot
Climate from keeping, at five Shillings per Bottle,
Belt Peruvian Bark, in Powder, at fourteen Shillings per Pound.
HE HAS ALSO,
A good Assortment of DRY GOODS,
Which he is felling off at and below Cost,
An elegant Assortment of Silks, Callimancoes and Camblets,
Broad Cloths, Bath 'Coating, Coarse white Cloth, Strouds, &
Scotch Ofnaburgs at od. per yard, Brown Holland from ißd. to
Ready made Jean and Callico Coats, with a Variety of Articles t<
tedious to mention. ||
I TJfMIL'rON STEVENSON, having returned to this
place; and intending to remain some time in it, begs leave to
acquaint the publick, that during his flay, he will follow his business
of Fainting in Miniature, and ' executing designs in hair. Such
■ Ladies and Gentlemen as may wish to employ him, will be pleased
'to enquire at Mrs. Stone's, No. 13, Tradd-ftreet.
TO BE RAFFLED FO R,
A pair of compleat Canteens,
Fit for a General or Field Officer. Enquire of Mr. Robertson, Printer.
TO BE LE T,
A CONVENIENT STORE on the Bay, with the Cellars
under the fame. The said Storp is compleatly' fitted with
Shelves and Glass Cases for the Reception of Dry Goods; likewise
'a Counting Room adjoining the Store. For further particulars apply
to Blair & Wallace the Corner of Broad-Street and the Bay, near
the Exchange, or the Printers hereof. July 20tb, 1782.
MISSING from the Commodore's house on the South-Bay
TWO GOATS, one a final! grey Goat, big with Kid, cu
behind both ears; the other blown, and lame in one of her hind legs.
Whoever may have found them, and will return them to the above 1
house, Ihall receive TWO GUINEAS reward.
QTOLEN out of an Officers trunk on James-Bland, a Pinch-
O beck IVutib, much worn, the makers name Cowan, Edin
burgh, the outer case carved, had a steel chain, brass key, a silver
set seal with red Gone, a/head, a gold ring wish a white Gone, and ai
head in the inside of which is the motto “ Ex Dorio, John Hay, of]
Morton, Esq; to James Imrie, 1773," and a pair of very large Shos'
Buckles, only plated, with three row of ftudds, If offered to any
watch maker or jew< le: for sale, or any other person, they are de
fined to flop them, andu haudfomc reward will be given, by apply
ing to the Printers,, 1