The Sun.
London, England, 1801-04-28 00:00:00

G RE NADA.

Mr. LUSHINGTON said, that in consequence
Of the time bting elapsed, according to the Order of
the House, for the receiving of Private Petitions,
the Proprietors of Land, in the Island of Grenada,
who, from their di-stance, had been unavoidably
previa:Li from making their application sooner to
Parliament, had now instructed him to offer to the
House a Petition, praying for leave to present their
Petition for aid, the same as if such Order had not
been made, Mr. Lusill N ON then proceeded to
state the case, as contained in the Petition of these
Grenada Proprietors ; that in Mara 1799, an Inc
surreCtion and Rebellion had broken out in. the
Island, in concert with the Common Enemy ; that
the effeas had been ruinous.beyond all example. He
reminded the House, that in t 779, Grenada had
been captured by the French,, under Count
D'EsTA z NO, but when yielded back to Great Bri-
tain, at the Peace, the French Inhabitants, who
were numerous, had been 'suffered to retain their
property. In z 7 79, the Island bad been captured
by a concert between these French Inhabitants and
the Enemy. After the Peace, the Proprietors had
been called upon to expend a considerable sum of
money in ereeting.and repairing Fortifications, and
that they had expressed their willingness so to do,
provided a -.'licient Garrison was kept up in them;
as the French Inhabitants of the Island were not to be
trusted.: .That though application to thi;; fre4.l was
made to tile governor, a considerable time clapied

without their having assurance to thir. eft ; that
although a letter was received from the late Lard
SY DN EV, when Secretary of State, assuring Item
of the determination of His Majesty's GOvernnierit
to provide a sufficient Garrison of from Soo to too°
Men, in consequence of which the Assembly. of
Grenada chcarfully voted the sum of 200,001.
for the Fortification of the Island ; but that %%hen
the Insurretlion brolte out, there were only about
So Men in Garrison, the remainder of the Rtgu.r,
lar Force having been previously wanted, owing to
existing circumstances elsewhere, The Prayer of
the Petitioners stated, that the Proprietors had ma-
terially suffered by the Insurreftion—that this cala-
mity was greatlyi owing to the want of a !roper
Garrison at the ;time, but that there was no iiii)uta-
don that this was owing to any fault Of .Gwern-
ment, Under these circumstances, he trusted, the
Right Hon. Gentleman who was entrusted with his
Majesty's Pleasure, would not withhold his coieur-
rence to the bringing up of the Petition. The
Petition having been brought up, and read :t the
Table,
Mr. LUSH NGTON next moved, " That leave be
given to present u Petition for the Purposes above-
mentioned."

The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER
said, he was empowered to give His Majesty's Re-
commendation solely for the purpose of affording
the parties concerned, an opportunity of laying
their case before Parliament ; farther than this he
could not pledge himself, as he declare i, that he
had not as yet formed an opinion upon the sttbjeEt.
The Petition being brought up,
Mr. LUSH ING lON next gave notice, that he
should move to-morrow, " That the House resolve
itself into a Committee, for the purpose of inquiring
into the Allegations stated in the Petition of the
Proprietors of Estates, in the Island of Grenada."