The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1806-02-28 00:00:00

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•LiiiisuUtio JAM. I.
Mai= ot A LATVIA flow W•611114•1'011, TO
TAS ADITON Of " INA •LIIII•PODal• •1:11111..
Tlsta."

" Yesterday, in consequence of a notice in Mr.
Smith's Ofrial Iniel'ilwrver, the Galleries of the
House of Congress were numerously attended, to
see t 1 different tribes of Indians pay a visit to their
fathers. As the House of Representatives was
called to order, the savages entered, dressed in their
war habiliments. There were near 40, who com-
pletely filled the innide gallery. Though I was grati-
fied with a sight of these tribes ; yet I was sorry to
observe a number of beautiful young female citizens
obliged to give up their seats tt. make room for
them. The ladies were compelled to quit the floor
of the house, or to view the sight from the upper
galleries, among 'racks, Infidels, and Negroes, or
to suspend their curiosity. As this is not one of the
virtues of the fair sex, they Mounted among the
dingy groupe. •
" The fantastic dresses of the Indians, exceed, in
description, the limits of my letter. The bead
wariors were plaistered on their faces with a brick-
dust colour; the next in rank, as r conjeclured,were
halt coloured, and others retained their natural
swarthiness.

_
In the evening they gave a dance at the The-
atre. and took in retigrn dallara ea anklet 'parks,
which, stiinulated by the exertions of the evening.
killed a thief. Preparations are nuking for Isis
interment in the Indian manner." ,

EAST INDIA AFFAIRS.

PAPERS
I'ESSENTED TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, PER..
SU 4NT TO THEIR ORDERS or THE 425TH •1115
28Til JUNE, 1805, t►LATINO TO EAST lADIA
AFFAIRS.

(Concluded from our Paper of yesterday.)
62. It maw be necessary to remark, that I do not expert that
the fdi amount of this revenue will be realised, until the ho-
Ostia, u completely established, and the ptinciple of it proper!r
understood, though 1 have no doubt that a huge, resetioe might
be dented from this article, withoot 'premien to the inhabit.
ants; awl that. the present estimated amount, hardy emceed-
tag an 4111,1.../1: tax of two awes per head, on the population of
these dominions. even admitting that the mouopoly sae
and the meolatlftere coeld provide threnuelves with
this snide of self, et the originsl mat and charges, cannot
poodbly errata any dimatisfaSion among the inhabitants at
large.
39. It should likewiee 'be recollected, that the additional
source of revenue derivable from this measure, enabled me to
atkdish the Defied Cities, which had operated as a restrairtt
mesa trade, and hid been a constant smarm of complaint and
diessiisfartion to all persons engaged in commercial pursuits,
or whose concerns might lead then to movers. the country.
40. I anus cone tole the past of my letter, without tug.
retest% to your Lordship the expetency et extruding the mu-
reepoly .(salt to the promisees of Bemires. From the beat in-
formation I have limns able to obtain, the effects of the duties
whchshave tinhorn/ bees levied on foreign sa't imported ono
the Senates 'moaner, ham been nearly prohibitory to the trade
in that article, will tat the tame time iiicreaeing in any eon.
'hireable degree the import of Bengal mit • and al the menu-
hasten of tilt ire the province was also prohibited, the only
mode by which the inhabitants could have been furnished,
must have been by supplies chieleetinely introduced from
liiighaileund and Bundeileuud.
41. tf the mortmedy should be extended to &MIMS, all fo-
reign salt, purchased either upon the herders of that pi ovine',
or the ceded CJUIIIr tee, and sold on account of Deverninetit,
may be allowed to be tramported hum, and to either of dire
countries, or to the Nebo,. V.arevh reserved dominions, free of
all further duty. This will natorally ham the 'free of keeping
the price of salt irathose countries vespeftively, nearly sumo •
level, and Bum the extent el the demand, all risk of combine.
lien nn the sales, will be effectually avoided.
4s. In • fernier letter I communicated to your Lordship my
npiaion of the advaiitagos to he derived from a provision of
several of the preidults and manufaelures of the ecied pro-
vinces for the Honourable Company's wainscots.
From the report of the Repo ter-Geueial. of external
meriameme (No. 16) up& the cloth,. manufactured at Bemilly
by ray order' it appears that a proit of above lOU per rout, may
be expected fmnt their sale in London. I have sc.:ordure!, di-
rected the ColOWleccitl resident at &redly (No 17.) to provide
for the curtest year an investment of piece-goods upon the
samples. to the amount of four lacks of rupees, audio prepare,
with as little delay as possible. an assortment rif the cloths al-
ready provided, far the perfume of being forwarded to the Ile.
nourable the Court oh Llireffora
44. The assortment to be huwarilud to the Court of Direc-
tors rs net of • quality equal *that which will he Cumin., f for
the loamitMelit, it will, however, eirible them to ascertain
the advantage" which mar he expected from an arigineirtation
of their aneesteneuts in piece-goods (tom the proviuce of Re.
kilcund.
41. The statement contained in 4r report on the trade of
the coded districts of MOO and Aarereghur (No. lb), exhibits
a pront of eight leeks of rupees, derivable from the 1111..4.1011
Of piece geode, sugar, and einem, loon these chat. sets I line*
authorised the Commercial resident at Reaves to superintend
the purchases of the were-goods mid sugar reenortnierok-1 be
the ft...,,orter-Gerieral of external commerce for the cirr•ist

year, and I have granted him an ureic,' on 'tic culleetor of the
ili•trict to the amount o six Licks of rupees. As the meuu-
facture of the aJ.lut canal quantity of opium r,eurontemled
might monthly interfere with the. sal.-- of the limited quatit.ts
proviled fir the lower proinocet. 1 have not tliought it
msalle to authorise any provision of this stride, ritliout )our
Latiship's pryinus sanetion. . . _

ad to me mairnatino. to the commercial resident at Etaarah
, No 19). I have p.rtieularly d,reeted him to ascertain bur (ai
it may be prieticahle t . furors). the investment for China front
the rotten, the growth of the DoEb.
47. T..u..t yew LordMip'sitolgreent in regard to the fir-
Hier extension of the inireetwerre of cotton, ad esperhemetal,
to the China market. I hem the hohoorae subjoin Nu In;,
cope el'a letter from the COMllttetlAl resident at newel+, staves
the pertilases he ha. already mole ..f that wirer, the profit
likely es seetue trete it to Cover,inient, and a campmate.*
view a the rates at which it has been furnished (or the
China market, from Bombay, with those at which it cool be
provided from this quarter.
N. As a subject which sonliraces points en highly ir,tirresi.
in y. am eel, to the Welfare of these oe islymeqn.reJ .10,111111.10,
but to the 'metal interests of the Fluneura'ile ConiPans in
India. wuold appear to Istria veer Lerahhie's (met and
consideration. I ham been induced to sulonit the above regn •
honed statement ; that by bit/aging forward the subset t to ye*:
Lordship's untie, the lieVettlitt rneastres may be taken, to ass
gestate hew far the comparative estimate may be outtaider,d t•
be wrimet, mid how far it may be ads i noon the grim,*
at the emanielci.J itetidisers statement, to extend the. orders
alivedy given (or the prevision of cotton.
H. a, thh statement it appear*, that two humted thints.in 1
moue& of coitus furna.lied from the Compau,'e pers.mion. nos
the Dash, arid estporteal to China, wilt bring Into the Co o-
panes treasury at Castes, fitly sit lacks of moires. tiehling •
net woht to the Company of twenty-eight lacks a( rupee*.
50. Fiore the aceoespanving letter Gem the commercial Km
Ilidtot at Etatthat I M.. el), soar Lodonip ws:*..serre the ar-
rangement which has berm form it tor provision of the saltprre
emend Ise the curie., year, and .t apnea.% 4%1 the .ample t.ir.
&mho' My the commercial !rodent is soverior in sewn to
tie saltpeue generally pieviiked bugs Pato., by ~wily en lief
Cent.

31. TT* follooing is an alntsact of the Liver 'tient directed
to be yist.dell to) the coont.mercial Re.Set.t fcr tlao cur.eat
year