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mutes ile not fi ad that Inv each re.prtnentetions hate been
ever triad* to the Lords Cenimissionete of lbs Ma;est..'; fres-
su ry. nor any seen r •peesereatimie to the Clialteei to, of the Is
chequer ; except wins*. stated ill 01, evidence annex. d of Mi.
Reikeit, and is admitted in the evidence of afr. Pitt : 64..11
whence it appears, that some time in the year 1797, Mr. Rail cs,
at that time Governor of the Bank, had micas nn to held an
o'ficial ante course with Mr. Pitt uy the authority of the Batik ;
and that when the official buss tees Val over, in consequence ot
information which lie had received (rem Mr. lialcit and Mr.
Newland, he to'd Mr. Pitt, in coasersetion, of II 1 haeme
heard at the Bank that morning, that the Treasurer of the
Nevi now kept testi at Messrs corms and Company'', and
that Navy Bills were peel by drafts on Messrs. Coutti tee Com-
pany, instead of drafts upon the Bank; and that Mr. Pitt
thanked him for the information ; that the above was tile tour
port of the communicatiou to Mr Pitt, though the length of
tine that had intervened prevented his being sure as to the
terms of it.
Mr. Pitt a links the general import of the communication,
with some difference Duly as to the term, of it ; which he do s
nut undertake to recoil...et with eccurace, but Metes it iu sub-
stance fa have conveyed to him an I.npressiom, that SUM";
were drawn from the Bank ant car.imi to a Irritate banking
house, tea larger amount than was supposed nec.ssaty ; that
he took art rally opportunity of gating to Lord Melville, the
Inforinatiort given by Mr. Itaikas ; an.l though he cannot 4t its
precisely what further tossed between himself and Lard Mel
ville 1111,n the subject, it impresool hint with a belief, that
thought sums ware drawn front tee Bank, ',id !Aged at a pri-
vate banking Weise, no Suet* were so tratateneJ, but such as
were neceseety to carry on the detail' of the service in laymen'
to individuals; and that it was difficult to carry On the sarnits
payments in detail in any other way; that he del not house(
particulaily advert to the provisions of the Act, nor did it ueciat
to him, that drawing from the Bank such sum% as wore lie.
cereal fur carrying on the details of service, wre an illegal
practice; that relying on the opinion of Loot !Melville, ha
made no investigation intaglio neemeity of the taractute, and
was so far satisfied with the general stateria-nt gore to him,
that he did nut think it necessary to communicate the eirtunt•
stance to any other of His Majcsty's senorita, to make any
further enquiry, or to hike any further steps up in that stihjict ;
that he, Mr. Pitt, had no knowledge or sintter.atioa Cl any
irregularity in the Management of the public realty advareed
for naval services, except trout such cnnemunication af Mr.
Raikes, till he was acqutiotet, after he was out Or 4fi.,..,:, ivy
Lord tlarrowby ; th it he, Lord Harrowbe, thou glit the prat
ilee which prevatleil in tete respect had br..n ine:War, serf
was taking sops to Pot • stay to it. Thlt he, Mr. Piet,
had no knowledge or newer te su.pect any prgete teeth
was made of the naval W•hltF, of tligt the 1,0.1 o ..• Or the
Office was so coedit:toil as t. admit of it, till the • ...ter-
satiou with Lord Harrowby ; nor had lie any km-tat:dee
that private . profit had in fait been mate, not oat any
uaval money, except the 49,01 at. had been dint-rtal to
purposes not amid, previous to th . enquiry that toot place
before thoCummiamerers of Naval I. eine ; ant I o.d llar•
amby, iii his evidence before ,tl, uls/ , •at, it ~ea ~ a Homo_
diately appear to him,_.fa. the • • - , . ain his seal Iter,
when h., was appoioted Tre. ..• .. .: '• .y til June, 18 )0,
that nit nraet4., of drawing{ n •. n :,•,elane iuto tits
hands ot a pricate beaker, if carried ... '..nn ele for tee ',tar-
pon of official eonvettiraces, tad for : • mu.- on;y, win meccas-
tarty illegal, or iattended to .., ... :.... lc I Ike the Act.
• Upon the last smetetterf the e, , • -y •eferral In us, as to the
proem:dints hid for en.• recov.ey the de it due to tne Crown
bythe tato Arlan, echoes.; it . ~.re, is Ins Tenth Report,
p. 159, and the evirienee to ate Anperidot or ties Report there-
in referred to! that the proper'? .4 1.1.• late Mr. Ream Jell'-
cog returned by the inqui,itissa taken upon the extent is-
sued in August 1759, had all beers no el, ant tae pr trees car-
ried to ateeitet, twig ant•eceden to the Wait of Privy Seal,
dated ealst M.., idea; ene.,,t the pritent of Mr Con, a term
at Sheifiefd, a oar-noose sod west f at iiirepert, awl a manila ge
at Portsmouth Conorneti ; all which re:nista stall utoold.
It atop cars also, that the sum of. 4,0001. was due to Mr.
Adam Jeilleue front lea son Mr. !Came I denier- ; will, in his
cv drtiee before +he Commit...tie:tem of Naval Inquiry, states
that von to hate beets ad: aacal to hiaa by his father upon h's
entering into brattiest, but that it aypearad as a deer du* front
him on hi, father's books.
As to the parent, it does not seam that any opportnnite has
occurred, teems!' en league:. have bean us 1, to meet, it
available, t i any orbits., purpose; to. fatal at Shetfiele t.ai
been 4.llC.cit poS.llSiOli of '.y the mortgagee.
As to the warehouse aa.l wharf, Wlliel WA valued in the
inquatteen at 1,0001. it has been I tit to Mll.SartiuelJelocee at
the rent sat leo.. a yea, , on the 2314 So oeinaer, 17111, 17,01.
and on the V let of Mae I.IUO, !Wel. f - ten years, ant a
quager's tent off the said when' and Ware .owe was purl %.y
Mr. 8.1.1111 ti Jel'it...ot• Us Mr. Trotter, rei aceorot of tae 'flea-
ionor of the Navy; scut as to toe 4.0091. it apipelN 'het
Sartowl Jellicoe, oat helve ahle to dikharea the dad, sti
agreement w..s ent..rcd lee., either between hint aril Mr.
White, or ft.:arse him and \le erott•r, thit be thaillil pay
it by inetzlincrits of 2001. a years and that, on the same 4 4 ..f
September, t7e! . 1011 and on the sane 2la of May, 15,11,
1,7501 was paid ' , Mr. Trotter, We the instaliesats that be-
cane doe to the tat et If March. I;;00.
As to the meomeen at Portsmouth Cemmoe, lett at lel a
year, tie reeteeeineeett to hat" heels I,taited Iront it, nor any
procenhog+ hail relatve to it, •hilt••••qtleat to tine secant and in-
tprisiteei :—since the said 41 it of et or 1850, no vent to: the
iell.trf aid wur4ltutoe, now any further rustaltnents ore the
43001. have been paid, out any measures adopted tor the re-
covery theteoi%
Mr. Pitt, who in May 1500 was, Chance for of the Exch.-
quer, but who went out of °Cm early in the !ear ensui..g, ha
hi examination beige ui. states, that he understood orecteut
direttiont had originally been given to the Soliettur of the .I. ref,-
suir• to• take ali rucasarret necessary for that purpos; aoil Mr.
White, Scheitne to the Teaser,. who wns emeloyed on the
...canon, hi the year 1796. by Mr. Trotter, oat behalf of the
Treasurer ..f the Navy, admits that the instrnetions he recsieed
were li.e iiiw.ructions usually wets un similar OCCIIIOfPI, and
that umler those Glavin.' tirstroetiorie, without valuing fu tut,
Our (fide's ha thought it hi. 4.4 y to proceed, whilst them were
ran; igstelectlects Guru whirls herpes could be entertait ed of
[ recovering any fo.ther sums in di•eltaege of the trean.e due
from Mr. 'elite-Ditto lila pate ; lie also states, that ti.0u.,..h he
had received such general instructious as befmegneettomei, yet
he thought hirneelt charged only with con tu tuna Cie tau Ira.
eezdings, and that be andmucrai Mr. Trotter 04 1.1.:en up .11
"mused to examine into the state of the prepetty ed Mc.
dallicoe that was recoverable, and had employed per-
sons for that purpose; rid Mr Trottel. aTiears to have
coltemSed such tart of the cicada and property Of Mr. Adana jrt-
tiro. as be had an opportuitity
.of renairrisig, tilt Lord Mel-
yhie had prnenrod the writ of Privy Seal ; who being thereby
indemnified from the charge that Mood against him on account
of Mr. eiglicoe'sdeticieney, Mr. Trotter no hover comearted
himself und-r the tieceioty of acting so the sticiit‘e 111 which
he had before acted without any par trcoler authority in ea:resi-
due ; and Mr. Whit., not having hear) of tot writ of Privy
S ;al till seer the examination that touk place beture the Cent-
mOsionera of Naval Enquity, and having ecceleed no docetens
either from MI. Totter or any other itersnit since the year
1792 or 1793, has not from that period taken any steps wait-
ever relative to thesubject i but adds, the rents due may he now
recovered ; and Mr. Trotter was ion able to recollect any debts
dale to the late Mr. Adam Jellicue that lie 1:011slakftel as re •
i covemble.

Your Cnmmitte•, duly considering the reference under
which their 11,..fefl ire derived, have era felt Menisci via et li•
betty to come to a•oy specific resolutions on the• merits of the
several van-anions which have teen the subjeas of their eta-
quiry ; they have deemed it even niure consistent with their
duty, to abstain from otoervations, which might szem to convey
a judgment upon any of these points in question.
They have endeavoured to give the !louse a'correct sum-
mary of Cie material parts of the evidence, confining their re-
maths strictly within the limits of explanation; leaving the
CJIIC:11110:111 to by deduced therefrom alh.gether tot the wiwilm
of thullause :—but have thought it right to annex, in the ap-
pendix, the is to-le et the evidence taken before them; eons,-
tiering this CU UrSC of proceeding, under all the eircumstadees,
as likely to prove more satisfactory to the House, than if they
bad omitted those parts, which, upon a minute review, t►ey
might have thought nut Onmediatz.y relevant to the abject of
enquiry ; tresti..if, that if in u,sy instance the examination
should appear to have exceeded th i strict line of iiivestiotfon
prescribed to then:, it wilt he attntidted to the desire they have
felt to execute, in this fullr..t mender, the duty Unmated to
tsar bl the 114 ave.