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-matter so maturely. nor did he seem t ) hint to un-
derstand it with that accuracy, which was ustal
with him on subjects in general He could nut,
for his ow.) part, but feel much alarm on this sm,.
ject. An Act passed in 1731/, to regulate the trade
with America, and by that it was declared, that
voile but British ships should take awaytthe prnduee
of the British Colonies, though such produce was
allowed to go to the American States in British
bottoms. The Island of Jamaica had rernonstran4
against tkis by the Report alluded to by the Noble
Lord, and these eompl,tints were referred to a
Committee of the Privy Council.. Witnesses nserc
examined on both sides, and the rrsult was a Report
from the Privy Council, that thew was no occasion
for those complaints, and the ordet was enferc,A,
and the Island-of Jamaica, from 1784 to 1799. had
been regularly and constantly supplied with pro
visions and lumber. in as great plenty, and at es 141.
prices, as ever they had beer. before. The.Riglii
Hon. Geutleolan then went into a long, statement;
of the Sh;pliiil oshich had sprung np id the Writ.
India Hands Prom that time, =0 he 4, Snut.:l it had

been reduced itnee 170; Lilo' he admitted Oki,
redoilhas or fallro:r off we, not raving or impua.
table to .rirdiVest'india trade; brisAn our.commer-
c;al treaty with America. In (ate of war, There
ware not a sentient nymber of lirltish ships td
car: y the produce tea and from America, and thtt s•
fore the Goveraors had been obliged to gernt leave
to neutral shipi; but this they did .on. th4ir trAir
responsibility ; and he thought they would he very
Cautious how they gravrted that—much more irr,
indeed, than if all teipnnsibility were taken floe)
then?, and they were allowed ttract without it. As.
matters were at present bituated, not only Brith'h
ships, but colonial vessels ahn, have-been driven-orrt.
of the trade, and the whole was nowln the bands
of the Americans, which was a great i,:jmy to the
ship owr.ers and others in this count) y. lie
therefore, to have the matter iovesti,:ated Wore 1
Committee above stvits; And if their krport v
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favourable to the 8111, it might be brought i ..-i
that Report, which wctild not occasion' a e-1
more than a very few days. It had been rt.. • •
him, and that horn the authority of most respyt -',
persons, on whose veracity and judgment ne c,.t.'.
rely, that it the Government of tliiscratotty will g•..:
two convoys a year,every sprtng and tall,to Attie, ir
which convoy, would only t eqtofea frigattortwo,ack
three or tour sloops of war,"fhe trade {night still Ira
carried on lh tritith ships. as well as in Aturrscass
bottoms ; and that it would not make, a &detract
of two per cent: in the expellees ; .fur there were
hundreds of British ships, more indeed 'than he
dared venture to name. 1174 acre now lying in the
River, rotting for want of err.ploymynt ; -and which
the owners would be very,ghid to hire nut for this
purpose, on 4441 reasoaabie terms. He rasurel.
the :Committee, that be felt as much ansiety .fis
the :West India Islands, and Was pe..llapS as dee
interested in their welfare. as any man in "
House, and should be extremely sorry that any:
severity should be used tawards them, *high
might operate so as to prevent them srom ols:tip
ing due slopjles of either food or limiter ; hut Ise
had t:Onsidired the stlblea v&,y "attentively, tie lifii,
exerted hinoserf-in a very ,particular mannel its e;
tain information relativa ao it irons every quartet
that was likeir to afford. stay, and-the rewire%
that be wits :stirred in 'his own mind, the .Isle*ie
Might be as well and as cooiously st:pollee*
British ships, as they coed by el:4<e of Awirricc, jail'
therefore great care sl:etil-: he taken hew we f.,afe
any -alteration, much noire how we,rt.--oe.ti-;esa
K.,,eigation Alt, which this Bill, if p.41341...110 a Os
would elicit. The next abjeafon he ii:!eto it din.
Elie effe,st it would have °lithe Britisis COnt,itte4l
etslonies, which, he contended, would •be vary. It-
riouily and extensively injured Writ. The nest it-
wrest ilia would suffer in.cuirstqufince of 'it wo,
the British manufactures. partitulatlr linens ati
cottons, which would he superseded and sappUltuai
by German linens and East India goods. —Aleut-
which had some time since been received from 41.
miral Cochtane, had informed, that the 41.,,,ag we's
inundated with East India goods, and German L-
imns, which were sold cheaper than the British ar
ticks of those kinds, and were a sellout injuryto
the country. It might, perhaps, be said. that Idn-
tish ships would also contribute their part to innn-
datethe islands with East India goods; Lut that was
not in their power 1 for if they attempted, it, such
goods would be taken by our ships 41 vrar a.,
cruisers, stationed among the kliffereut islands; or if
they escaped those, they would be seizable at 'the
different Custom Houses, as contraband. He was
well assured, that all the East India goods, car-
ried into the islands. were by American ships:
and that the islands were become a gtaati
mart for those goods. The nest interest Oa
would be affetted, and that very materially tops
was the Irish provision trade; for it was very well
known, that the Americans furnished beef and, pork
Much cheaper than the Irish can do ; and 'heftier*
that article ought Cr) be restrained. instead of boil,
as it would be by this Bill, very erattakivrairlf en*
larged. If the restriaions be left to our (evert""
on their respons'bility, -.they will 'sweet offer t:-.1
Americans to come in further than necessity, SW"
lute and imperious necessity may requite ; Lit a
you take off that responsibility, there will be EP'
thing to prevent them doing it to any eetent.--
This, he said, was certainly the-worst elioattmt-
Meat for altoptinti; any vrhaxweinn of cur 14avIg'atin11
Laws, that could be celetted. He Led Lead a
urged. that systems adopted 150 years azo.vestqfh
to be departed from, and that they slni.ll4lb.: ~*
tered as the cirritnistances of the tithe!, art a,
situations of different countries, varied. Ile aid
Dot say that .systems formed 1.50 years. ago
ought to be always obstinately and pertinacioaq!
ash; red to ;--liut they should not be , n'ti•
serially tooken in upon, or alteted, but st.rl
most mature - and setioui considrration.—aTlirl
were the considerations which induced bias to stiih
the Platter to be referred to a Committee whore
stairs; and lie ask: I tie Noble Lord, whether, afi'•
the case he had made ours ha would pass such
Bill as this, without. giving the parties leave to .
heard ? He hoped, therefore, he would agree Lc
Committee, which would only occasion a 4104
four or five days and he would pledge biro w:lf to at
tend, and eipedite the business as much as possib:a
I, ird TENIPLE said, he saw no necessity for s;:
other Comm,ttee, than that they were in w in. 111
necessity of the :measure stress already ascertained, 1.: