The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-05-22 00:00:00

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FRENCH INDEMNITY.

An account dell sump received by Great Boitoiu
since the 20th November. 1815. portions of the
Indemnity le be ptid by France, by the Treaty of
that date. sprrlf►iuq the mode Ist which such Plllll%
have bees, spp.lard, and what part of theta has been
paid Mt° the Exchequer.
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Under the Convention eopelnded in con.
fwentity to the 4th Article of the principal
Treaty, France .0 to pay Great lkitain
115,1100,000 frames, at the periods hereafter
verified, viz.— Frs. els. Fre. Clr.
le the Year 1816
1814 57,6410,000 0
18111
1119
11110
125,100,009 0
le pnrananee of this Convention, Yhtt
following SIMS have been setnally paid,
viz— Frs. Ch.
1815 Dec. is

1816 344. 1
8
April 11
Aug. 1
.------ 15,000,000 0
Nov. 28
1817 April 7
—l4

-- 21
-- 28
Nay 5
12
l5
...--26 k 524,000 0

hose 2
(let. 20

Nov. 10
.--i. 30
41,500,000 0

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27
1818 March 20
-- 18,333,333 32
An agreement wan subsequently made
with France, for postponing the payment
of one-half, the quadremetre becoming
due front lot April to 31st July, 1817, to
the 20th Ottoher, 1817 ; and for postpon-
ing the whole of the quadremetre becoming
due from the let Angola to the 30113 No-
vember, 1817, M the 1014 and 3011, Novem-
ber, 1817 ; and Interest was charged to
France for such postponement, amounting
to 133,106 fru. 52 cts.; and which was paid
as follows, vis.—
Fr. Cl,.
1817 Oct. 27
Nev. 13
Dec. 28 ..
-----...... 133,106 52

Making the total received from
France to the Ist May, 1818, *30,960,439 84
This Sum ban been applied as follows :
Retained by the British Comminioner, on
account of the expenses of his establish-
ment ....... 555,068 66
Paid into the Military Chest in France to-
wards the expenses of the Army of Occu-
pation, over and above the sums receiv-
ed from France on account of that army 14,534,277 29
Paid to his Grace the Duke of Wellington,
in Paris, towards the sum of 25,000,000
francs, granted by Parliament as Prize
Money to the troops under his Grace's
colonised
9,000,000 0

Remitted to England, and which produced
the awn of 1,406,9161. lls. Ild. sterling 31,686,433 34

Total applied _ 941976,772 29

Reasainiart in the Indentsit, Chest is Paris, •
la Mandan!, beeioniwg due between the
Ist May and Ist August 5,989,662 55

Total amount received from France 60,068,439 84

The Sam of 1,406,616/. Ils. 11d. sterling,
the proceeds of the 81,886,833 C. 34 c. re-
mitted from Frailty, as above stated, was
applied as follows = Z. s. d.
Towards completing the Grant of the Sum
of 45,000,000 franca, as Prize Money to
the Army under the eosaniand of his
Grime the Doke of Wellingtoo
To the Paymaster-General of the Forces,
in remittent of sums advanced and paid
out of the Extraordinaries of the Army
is &wised, for the woe of the troops
serving is France in 1818 and 1817 104,579 0 0
To the Paymaster-General of the Forces, in
repayment of Snots advanced and paid
in &stand, out of the Sums granted for
the Ordinary Service of the Army, on
*meant of the Troops serving in France
to 1816 and 1817 .. 595,074 1 6

£ 1,406.916 11 11

Whitehall Treasury Mashers, C. ARBUTHNOT.
May 14, 1818.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAT 20.

Arrived the Valiant, Ferryman, from JamaiCa, for ten-
don, sailed 30th March, in company with the Ida, and
Unison, and parted from them in the Gulf.
PLYMOUTH, MAT 19.
Panted up Channel for London, the Sisters, —, from
Jamaica; and Sachem, Lovett, lb days (rum New York, for
Antwerp.
FALMOUTH, MAY IP.

Arrived the Lady Arabella packet, with a snail from Lis-
bon, is 12 slays.
Sailed the Marchioness of Salisbu►y packet, with a mail
for the &utile.
DEAL, MAY 20.
Arrived the Edward, Johnson, from Neircostk, and sail-
ed for Bombay.
Sailed the Cadmus, on a cruise.
Remain in the Downs, the Northumberland and Severn.

GRAVESEND, MAY 20.

Arrived the Stockton, Harrison, from Calcutta ; Lady H.
Ellis, Hutchinson, from M. Lucia; Union, Cox, from
Brandi ; Knauer, from Bollard; Britannia,
Gibbs, from St. &Isadore; F.lbe, Bid, from Amsterdam;
&Wins, Maria, —, from Denmark; Prince of Saxe
Cobaru, Ladd, Rotterdam; Yrow Maryraretta Se-
cond*, from Antwerp; Bombay, Hamilton, fans Cl:ins;
and Charles Grant, Scott, from ditto.
Sailed the Severs, Williams, fur Dundalk; and Mato Ver.
wauting, fur Ainstentain.
LEITH, NAT Is.

The Randlies lift our Ruads yesterday morning with a
west wind, hut it 90011 afterwards got round to the rood-
ward, and she has been 'obliged to drop anchor, sod is now
riding off Prestos Paws.
JERSEY, MAY 16.
The ship Rewelife, McGirr, fur St. Petersburgh, io turn-
ing out of the Roads this miming, struck on ■ ruck, and
was obliged to put Leek in euimequenee of making a great
Deal of water. _ _

We learn from good authority, that a great spew.
lator rad monolKblize► of oil was compelled to sus-
vend hi• payments on Tuesday, and his losilure has
been followed by that of two other homes of minor