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QUARTERLT GENE:IAL COURT.
Yertera ay, a Court of Proprietors of East India
Stotf.., vas held at the East India I louse. The mi-
nutes of the last Cowl were severally read and
agreed to. The only resolutions of any public im-
portanm were, a resolution, declaring a dividend
from Midsummer last to Chris•mas, to be 51 per
cent. and a resolution of the Ct•n:t of Director..
submitted by the Chairman, unanimously acqrsnong
the cr•mmander and alicsrs of the Ganser, born all
imputation of iseqled ur snitcondad, in respect to
the los: of that ship, when a ballot was fixed lot the
20th January. to deterr: • gres•ion.
YKOSELYTIBM IN vg-,.
Mr. T Tw /4 o addressed tM Chair, from an
anxious wish to *Ono that line M conduit, which.in
his opinion, appeared prescribed, bolo by the duty
he owed to Itinhelf as an individual, acid to the
Company, for whose prosperity and advancement
he was studiously and naturally interested. It was
in the recollediun of the Court, that he had, at a
previous meettr.g, alluded to the dangerous conse-
quences of a system. which, whilst it shocked the
religious prejudices of the natives of India, tended
in a great degree to ponnote hostility against nut
interests, and to endang-r the security of the Bri-
tish power in that country. Whoever refirded on
the strength of those prciudicss, however absoi d—
sshoever cilculrated upon the unlimited extent of
t!.eir i 41.1 -cc among the various casts of Lucia,
mast be convinced that an unnecessary interference
with their ref „,cos habits, and an impolitic violation
of those reli4bitts observances that existed with such
exemplary a'c amongst that people, were in the
highest degr c dangerous to our own safety, and
incapable tat producing the becciits for which tech
exertions on'y should he mace. Indeed when the
unfortunate results of such an interference were
coosidried, an interference warring with all the
strong passions of Indian ►uperstition. hostile to
every prejudice of early habit and matured life, at
variance with ctose obvert/46(es et religion which
nu people upon earth inure stropgly and wineasingly
respected, r. was impossible not to perceive nod
inch a conduf on the part of those entrusted with
the proteCtion of Briosh 'met cats, must be not only•
fatal in its cot:striae:ice*, but attend-d e. ith such
calamitous effeds, as estiy sincere friend to hu-
manity roust (deplore. It was tinder ibis Gnu and
unaltered impression that be felt it his duty to take
every 1,1,14M:141 step to secure the °Vied for
whitli he cotiteititesi, berme be mitered upon a pub-
lic that would naturally introduce to the
c,zniA.flce of this cousiuy, and intimately to the
vi .w of the native poe.,,rs of India, arguments and
r‘h..civations calculated to excite id the former roll.
grow contrive: sy , and amongst the other, grounds
t,•r apptelleasion and distrust, the bad effaces of
which it was iinnoitible to aiit.cjeate. Upon such
.a view ill the CA:e, he was extremely desirous to on
a question to the Chairman aild to his Honourable
Colleagues within the bar, for the puriiose of ascer-
taining from them, waether such measures were
ileCO, as would prevent the recto rence of the evil
to which he alluued, and would preserve. by a pro-
per reaped tee the religions habits of 'Le natives of
India, that happy tranquillity which had heretolote
existed, to the tumour of the charade, and to the
prosperity of the totrre its of the EAR India Company ?
There was ano►her c Jouster ation to which perhaps he
ought not to attach any importance. But he trusted
he Was l 04) much alive to the sensibility of charac-
ter. and to the consequences of the accusation, not
to take the proper method of insuring its refutation.
It had been insinuated, that such endeavours as he
WAS determined to use to do teat the system of send-
ing Mts ionaries to India, could only proceed from
an enemy to the religion of this kingdom. With
•hsdein be slisclaimed ►uch an unjust insinuation; be-
cause be knew there was no Dien who mate MD..
cettly rrop:Ced the precepts and commands of dot
sacred divenaatino, or who wit more willing to
support its coltish:lir:tent and security. at the uteri►
Ike even of his We, It bad also been maenad,

•,• We will give, 1....m0rr0w. some in oboes-
vations upon the advantages which PliglAnd I likely to derive
from the transit, of the mat of the Portuguese Government to
the Bruits.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LONDON,
THURSDAY, Dtcsust■ tt.

Rear-Admiral Monitsy's squadron, from Monte
Video. consisting of _ _

The Puly phonies

A 6 ita
vaphM

r" i *ear-Admiral Wfurrity,
• ''"'t•Cmptatn P. Lityeood,
64 Capt. Bajdtvn,
23 Copt. Mason.
And Fling Fish)

is arrived at Cork with the transports from Monte
Video. It is said that not less 'has 1,500,000 dol-
lars are on board the ships of war, on account of the
matchants. and about twenty vessels he..iics are in
the fleet laden with hides and tallow.

We understand that it is in contemplation cf Go-
vernment to declare Guernsey a free port.

Viscount STIANGIVO RD, in his letter published in
Tke Brbes►linay Goutte, given in this paper• yes-
terday, states, that he went into Lisboa on the 27th
last, is His, bliaisery's ship Cesifiance, bearing a
Hag of Trace; and Sr Stowev SMITH, at the
close of hie secoad letter, published also in 7be
Gander, beast honourable untimely to the zeul and
address displayed by Capt,ust Yso, the Commander

of that vessel, hi opening the eont7er,icathrae *Mt
the Lattice Iseult. TUs close resommands.
tin has not been overbooked. 1 hi, g4llane Miser,
as we stated in a former number, has been pematateg
to the rank of Post Captain, and yestordey the
Lords of the Admiralty again took his services
into coalartuldn. whet►ttts, ftedaridkindeadded
to a further reward of SOK and signed a mom.
mendation to the Lords of the Treasury so mum
him with that sane, is a bark of their regard for
his eminent services.—Captain Yao left town. yea.
tet day. to resume his duty.

It has been stated, in same of the parer, that
Sir Stomas, SIIITH had planned ea attack upon
Fort Bugip, in the Tagus ; and that he also medi.
cited art attempt upon the Bastian squadron in that $

river. We are, however, very much inclined to
doubt these accounts. The River Tagus is so
strongly defended on both sides, and by the Fort
Bugio, in the middle, as to render any attack by
ships alone estrearely hazardous, if not it:Treiber/.
ble ; for, although it were possible to pass all the
f.,rts with • leading wind and land tide, it would
be impossible toget oat again, without being dread-
fully mauled, as itis always necessary for large ships
to moue down with the 8 sod tide, and consequently
against a very strong current. If, therefore, the
Bench have poured into Lisbon in great force, there
is little chance of getting out the Russian ship% al.
though it is possible they may be destroyed: how.
ever, the wretched condition in which thew ships
are, renders the object scarcely worth the hazard of
►uch an attempt. They are built of ar, and soma
of them ate considered half rotten.

Admiral OrwaT has .truck his Nag, and the
ships composing his squadron have received orders
to leave St. Helen's, except the Glory and the
rek.

Yesterday. arrived a Mad from the Leeward
Islands. brought to Falmouth by the Wsadiser Cos*
packet. The dispatches received through this
channel are dated the Sd of November, and con-
tain an account of a Court Martial upon Captain
CAMPICI.L.

The Prixems Amelia packet, with Mails from Pal.
mouth, and the Theis fire-ship, with dispatches from
Plymouth, had arrived at Barham&

gnme further particulars of the (-nominee:nest
of the Revolution In Spain are given in our last
Page•

An interesting discussion war 'spelled yesterday
at the East-India House, upon the policy of sending
Missionaries to India, and converting the natives to
the Cluittian Religicn. The qnestion, u appears
in our report, stands our for s future day.

Yesterday • Court of Diners?, was held at the
East India Hesse. when the Lord Keiil was taken
up end stationed fee St. Helena sad Bengal. The
Court adjourned at six o'clock till Wednesday nett.
Yesterday morning. Lord Mummies and Me.
Chemists had a conference with the Doke of rote-
L AND. at his house. in Piccadilly, previous to that
attending His 81 Al sir y at the Qu saes Palace.
An Luglish ship. pierced for 18 guns, no name
on her stem, and copper bottomed, was on share on
the ltith inst. on the Main, ne.ir Calvadiws.
The Dereseere brig of war arrived at Geared& on
the 28th November, with the trade under convoy.
bound to Great Britain, &c. The Wiedser Cu&
packer, arrived at Falmouth. sailed from Fortran
on the Bth alt. and left lying there the fleet fat
Great Britain. . .
The Jens Merle, Jar. from Oporto, for Cork, is
put into Lisbon.
The Merges, awl Sfery, STIL ACK as. from New-
foundland. for Demerara. has been taken, retaken,
and carried into Dominica.
The Meets, Geovss. from New. York, foe Bris-
tol, has been retakes, and carried into Cork.
The DaLe V Irk, Davis, from Liverpool, is cat
1 off on the coast of Africa.
TOO SWOOPOON, ---•••-, from New-York, for Ant-
werp,i e ila
tislosci4to,i
andFlushing;ff., crew sa,
-, fTed. .
e,
ler Liverpool, is lost on Lochwielly.
`The Georges ---s, from Bridport, to Londe:al
was taken, on the ads alt. of Dungeness, by a

French privateer.
We have received American Papers to the CI
ult. They contain no news of importance. N
proceedings bad occurred in Congress relative to t
dispute with this country, subsequent to those wbic
we have already communicated. The mob at Bal •
snore executed, on the 4th tdt. their announced
sign of burning in effigy Colonel Buss, Midi
tice Measliest, and Messrs. BLLIZSIIIIMISSIT

Marra IN.
Tat BOOM% Pans, of Ttltsday last, costaieed
paragraph, stating. that the Pape bad seal t Bull
Irish Ti.ular B.shop., mil that advice of this •
Mat COMILIIII;CittutI to the Duke of PfiIITLAND
D:. MOYL au, Titular Bishop of Cork. We enpie
the paragraph from Parsee tridlikr's Print. an
h.ve since learned that it is a Cork awl a Bell stay.
On Tuesday Last, Jose ZOSSION, Esq one
the Representatives in Parliament for Metter. P
e most elegant and splendid dinner, at his 1
Outton Park, to the ()keels of the Royal Chest
Volunteers, in consequence of being eletlel to
Majority in that most respettable regiment.
When the Perim' Rioter of Portugal took Ica
of Lord St AAAAA Oil°. he presented bis Lord..
e
with a very valuable rim*. 'lle centre stop!
worth 800 guineas, and it is set round aids l'T
ants. His Royal Highness also gave the N
Lord nine pipes of the choicest port wine.