The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-15 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.


THE CILINCELLOR OF TRH EICIIEQUFR observed, that if
such was the account wanted by the. Hon. Baronet, it would he
► difficult matter to make it out m but if he wanted only a state-
ment of time Droits of the Admiralty during that period, he
thought the account might be produced. The Droits of the
Admiralty, however, be could tell the lion. Baronet, Were burg
since, by the authority of Parliament, made his Majesty's pm
Tate property.
Stu 4.it•RDETT had no possible objection to the line
chalked out by the Hight Hon. Gentleman,
Sin C. Puce; supported the origieal motion.
Tus .1 Druc.crs CfaxErt.n. vindicated the l)roits pertaining
to the Crown, as authorised by ancient practice. It had been
the ease in the war with Spain, where ships were tahen before
a declaration of war. These vessels were condemned to the
Crown, the captors hating no real interest je the condemnation,
moiety of two-thirds of the proceeds was, however, graated
by the Crown as a reward for the capture.
Mu. Lcsurtioros said he was in possession of a fact which
he felt compelled, by a setve of duty, to state to the House. It
nearly concerned an Honourable Baronet, one cf its Members.
Who quitted the service of the navy in 11S7, and went to Ostend,
where he got a vessel and proceeded to India. Lt th.t country
he exchanged his ship for a vessel called the Ltrusco, and re•
turned w ith a cargo to Europe. He went to Ireland, awl cams
to Dungeness, w here he run a cargo on shore, or in other words
smuggled ( loud cries of hear from the Opposition). His
was taken oil' Dungeness by the Brilliant frigate, and she was
condemned in the Court of Admiralty, The Captain of the
Brilliant received no reward fur the capture: but ma September
MO, 25,0001. was het owed, not on the captors, hut on au
cer of the Navy w hc had violated the laws of his country.
SIR 11. Porn 4.tr having been thus personally charged, vin-
dicated his conduct, in having gone to India. It was a period
of profound peace, and he would refer to the Journals for the
sanction and applause his conduct received, when in India, from
Lord Cornwallis and Elie Court of Directors. lie was anxious
at that time to acquire a knowledge of his profession, and his
public sers ice, in India must have been of a very extraordinary
kind indeed ( a laugh ), to excite this attack. lie had nevem-
been a -muggier, or been at all concerned w ith sintsgOers.
MR. PEacar 41. moved his Amendment, which was for :.a
Account of the Nett Proceeds paid into the Court of Admiralty,
as Droits, since the Ist of January I tI ; and of the balance
still remaining.
Some conversation ensued, when the House mil% Wed —the
Amendment was carried by S 2 to 57.
Oil our re-tonission Abercromhy put ()This motion.
pecting the in-tructions given to Lord St. irceet, relaiise to
Portugal, till Monday.
The Report of the Committee of last night "i% as brou.zhi up
and agreed to, It respected the Bank Luau, and Bills were
ordered.—Adjourued.

FRIDAY, FEB. 1?.-
On the motion of Mr. Caleraft, the day appointed for hailutv
ing for a Committee to try the Wexford Petition, was deferseil
from the ,Vitts of March to the 7th of April.
:1/ R. ii, Jt,gfur► moved for au Account of all Sums issued by
the Parnaiter-Ceiseral of the Forcri to persons without ac,
count, The lion. Gentlemen stated, that he last Se,:•ion ob-
tained a similar Account, and he now wwantet anotherofor a far-
ther period, viz. from Itios, to the Ist of January, 1807.
31 n. Ca S LI. oit 1' 'cc sr z. had no objection to the au,.
lion, though he could not help expressing a strong wi4l, that ti:e
lion. Gentleman uould suggest the matter to the tinauce Cwa -
mittce.

The Motion was agreed to.
On the Motion of Mr. Eden there was ordered to be
b..fore the House an Account of all Neutral ships that had en-
tered or been brought into British Ports, under the Order ~f
Council, of the I lth of November, describing the place,- to
which th:.v belong, and stating, when they obtained permisai,o
proceed on their Voyages.
Sir C. Pole moved for an Account of the Droits of the Ad-
miralty, arising from ves-els, prizes, eargoe, awl part- of cat.,
pie: ; and ..iecoully, for a similar account of sittli
condemned as prize in any of the Courts of Admiralty an;owi,
or by the High Court of Idmiralty in Englatul, since .lantiar‘,
ISOI. lie alfo moved for an ;:cenunt of all .Itips and v, s el-,
cargoes, or pun o: cargoes, pre:voted in the me of hi. `la.
.testy, showing, the nett proluce of such se,p.,ls, a VAI !!‘e gre.it
amount of their cargoes, captured previous to toe dctlitratiou
or war, at carding to Vic late:t retttru:.---Ortlered.