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London, England, 1806-04-01 00:00:00

ADMIRAL DUCK WwiTII'S ANNUITY

The House resolved itself into a Committee of
the whole Houle, on the motion of Lord Henry
Petty, to consider of his Majesty's Message, re-
commending the House to settle an annuity on Sir
3 T. Duckworth, for his late gallant services in the
West Indies ; in which it,was resolved, " t!lat the
annual sum of 1o0':1. should be granted to him ell-
ring his life." Tie Report was ordered to be re-
ceived to-tnorrow.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL rose to aidre‘s

the House on a ruhjeff in which, I.e said,hunt:.nity
concurred with policy, in, the advancing the primer- I
Ales of morality, and thereby brnefuirg the best in-
terests of the country. At pies, nt, it was laufol
for any persons in this country, to supply the cola-
ides of such powers as are not at war with us, with
Negro slaves, brought horn Aitica, in British ships,
and with British capital, by which means, those
slaves were afterwards, by an easy method, trans-
ferred (torn those friendly colonies to the colonies of
our enemies. He ins. Arced, the islands of Saint
Thomas and St. Croix, which were Danish, and front
which the consequences would easily be perceived,
that they could, by that means, supply the Spanish
Islands of Cuba and Martinique, Guadaloupe and
&. Domingo, if ever restored to the French, and
even while it remained in the hands of its present
black rulers. Those,were all our rivals in the West
Indies, and every cargo of Negroes sent by British
capital to these rival island., added to the naval
strength of our enemies. The Americans also, by
the possession of their new colony of Louisiana,
had the power of raising cotton, and several other
articles, raised in our West India Islands. Those
colonies which have been taken by His Majesty's
arms, if they surrendered at discretion, Elia Ma-
jesty became the immediate legislator, and might
regulate them by his proclamation, but if they sur-
rendered by compaa, then that compaa must be
attended to. An order of Council had heen made,
and a proclamation issued, bearing date the 13th
August, 1505, for these purposes ; but it would be
necessary to pass an as of Parliament, in order to
provide for all the circumstances, as it was the in-.
tention of Government, unequivocally, to prevent, in
forme, the supply of Negroes to neutral islands, by
British subjeas. He did intend to have moved for
leave to bring in a bill for those purposes to-day.
He would, howevzr. at present, .nly move for a
Copy of the Proclamation, and make the other hlo-
. von to-morrow. He therefore moved,
T'.aa an InnYnoia Addrett be presenteJ to Ili. Majesty, re-
questing that ti. wt.!. grariou.ly plea.ed to gil e threctiona,
th t there be la ti Wine th.., 11ntse.• Copy M the Pr,clanla•
tie,,, dated A•gu.t 15° 1605, la prAihitiug the imputtatunt
of Negro Si .se. into the Colonies which hate surrendered to
His Maj nity•sarnit during the present war
General TAHLETON said, he did not rise to
of jest to the Winn, bat lie hoped, when the Bill
which the Learned Gentleman had mentioned, was
hi might ins sufr,eient time would be given for the
merchants ceoterned in the trade, to consider their
interests, and to take such measures as might be
d.ee.eil necessary.
Sir NV. YOUNG said, the island of Tobago had
not capitulated, nor been taken, but was given up by
the unanimoui voice and consent of the people,
and he thdight it ought to he exempted.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL, in answer to
General Tarleton, laid, it was not his...intention to
hurry the Bill unnecessarily forward. He meant it
should be read once before the recess—then printed;
and duet ig that interval there would be sufficient
rim oar the House, and thJ public, to consider the
Bis and to mele themselves fully acquainted with
all its provisions.
The alotinn vas then agreed to.
Lord H. PETTY said, that as there was likely
to he a r oweriation of considerable length on the
stabled of. further considering the resolittions of the
suurni-re,i et Ways and Means, he hoped the Hon.
Gentleuten who had given notice of a Motion for
lisdia Papers, which stood for this day, would have
no objeaien to postpone it till to-morrow.
Mr. HUDDLES lONE said, he was perfeflly
ready to Pi-oceed with his Motion, and the Papers
be 'sad to move foe were so light, that he thought
t svould not take up inurh time ; he had, however,
.0 4thjeS:on to accommodate the Noble Lord, and
•-•ould, accorcii, ply, make its motion to-morrow.
M . H. 1 HORN iON sail. he bad also a similar
motion in that e.f. his Hon. Friend who spoke last,
for a Copy of a Letter from Sir G. Barlow to
Lord Lake, which, as more pressing brisines was
coming forward, he would also postpone till to mor-
row.

Mr. Vansittatt brought up the Loan 841, which
was read a first, and ordered to ►e toad a second
time to• morrow.

Mr. Hawthorne brought up the Report of the
Commiitr,- on the British Fishery Bill ; and, after-
wards the Report of the 1-ish Treasury Bids Bill,
which were severally agreed to, arid both Bills or-
dered to be read a third time to-morrow.
A eleviage from the Lords informed tie Howe,
that their Lo!d•htps had agreed to the St. Sepul-
chre's Workhouse 11.11, without any amendment.
Mr. Hutton, from the Navy Pay Office, presented
at the Bar an account of the number of Exche-
quer Bills in the !lands of the Treasuter of the
Navv, with their amount, part of the Grants of
1804.—Ordered to he on the table.

NIT. PAUL gave notice, that he %suid, to-
morrow, move An Amen ;meat of an Order. made
on one of his former Motions. which would be for
some Additional Pipers relative to India.