The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1809-09-28 00:00:00

chants, and offered to make an arrangement fur regular
convoys; but tbei ;warned, for the sake of an early market,
to run as single ships; and, for the saute reason, when under
tumor, broke from their convoy. That, in the tumults of
August, September, October, .ud November, lain, when
the Bengal Merchants state that their trade was left wholly
without defence, and many of His Majesty's ships lying
hike in Madras Roods, there were is mail of ships, stationed
at tlifferent parts of die Bay, for the protection of the trade,
besides other ships coutinitally intersecting the Bay, more,
cm aeruant of repairs and uecesaary services, could not be
afforded.
"'!'bat Ike Bengal Government, hi their letter a the Court
of Directors, eapeess their entire conviction, that every at-
tention has been paid by Sir Edward Felice to the protec-
tion of the Ilay of &mot sziimit the enemy's cruisers, con-
sistent with a due atteution to the csigeocies of the public
steriee.
" That the Memorial against the marina of Sir Edward
Pero, try the Bengal merchants, was forwarded to those
Butu:nly, fur signature. ; and there unanimously rejected.
'at the Bombay Merchants solicited mid invariably re-
ceived regular convoy the their trade, and the uuly hist:owe
of capture which occurred, was, when ships had deserted
convoy.
" that had the Bengal Merchants accepted a similar scheme
of protection, their property would have been equally secure;
c schcnie which, however, they hail finally adopted."
'Elie Cti Anis' Au then reprewented, that the Wan-
Imy Consoltations of that period had not been re-
ceived, lint lie hail seen Resolutions of the Mer-
cianitr of Bombay, with au Address to Sir Edward
Pullew, dated the itnli May. !NUS, with shout HO
siotatures, illustnititsg, in the rtrungert tilitilllti,
the anxious sittent' of Sir Edward Pellew to the
security of the trade, and the complete soccer. of
the measurer adopted by him ; also that Sir Ed-
ward first suggested the system of regular
coma)) a, the iminethate effect of which war Ai
IletTV3Se of 50 per cent. on !iremiunis of Itisllfilllee.
--'fite Chairman concluded with producing a
letter, addressed to him by Mr. Edwhril Parry, the
late Chairmen', stating " that he, us well as other
ierr, whim the ritlj,ct war introduced in the
General Court, inns with !ill
Opinion, that blame must be imputable somewhere,
and hail expressed himself to that effect ; butt his
information of various official downtowns hnviug
been received riner lie left the Chair, had changed
hit opinion, and de luau regret that wily one
side of the question hail liven heard in the General
Court ; lie, Ilion-fore, requests, that the Chairman
will take a ermvetiictit opportunity of reporting his
sentiments to tl.e Proprietors, and at the same
time correct a report of his speech in the news-
papers, at the General Court before-mentioned ;
wherein heir stated to 'wee asserted, to addition
to some oisservatioi.s WI the general subject,
that the naval Commander-in-Chief was recal-•
1..1. If he used any words that could warrant
or countenance such a statement, in the Re-
port, it war matter of additional regret to him ;
feeling, as he doer, how much it is due to public
men, that their characters Phoultl not be subject to
unfounded imputist loos; but :mall red I y he could mewl
no more than that Sir Edward Pellet* was, iii the
inuAl rotation of commaticl, on the way home ; C.r
information had been received that he rev, •
called; and he had siure learned that •.1.• ft, t war
directly otherwise. That be lied himself, Wine
time before, applied for leave to return, we accomit
of Isis health ; mid that, otter none delay, this per-
mission was given him, on the ground of Ills own
request."
Mr. I lERIOTT returned his acknowledgments for
au explanation, which afforded lain very great antis-
faction,
The Court then, on the question, adjourned,
nue die.