The Sun.
London, England, 1806-07-08 00:00:00

NABOB-OF ARCOT's DEBTS.

Mr. HOEHOUSE moved the second reading of the
Nabob of Arcot's Debts Bill.

Mr. FRANC IS adverted to the importance of
this subje&. He would take a view of some of the
most material points, however, that he might not
tire the patience of the House. The Claim amount-
ed to 9,200,0001: on the revenues of the Carnatic,
a sum said to be' due froin the Nabob to individuals.
Of this 3,658jam1. had been already paid. From
the amount of the Claim one would suppose that.
the monied-men of 'Change-alley had gone to India
to lend their money to the Native Princes. After
thus stating the Amount, he adverted to the 'situation
of the East India Company's Finances, which cer-
tainly were not in a flourishing state, and were lit-
tle prepared to meet such a demand as this. Here
he adverted to the late Treaties concluded in India,
which, though he was fond of peace, appeared to
him to contain dangerous concessions under the cir-
cumstances. They were certainly concluded in a
very private and precipitate manner, and be sus-.
petted that Sir GI Barlow was forced to conclude
them from want of money to carry on the War.—,
He next adverted to the situations of many of those
who made very considerable claims. He mentioned
Lawrence Sullivan, a Chairman of the Court of Di-
retors, with several other persons holding high si.
tuations on the Indian Establishment. This threw
considerable suspicion on their Claims. He Said
that the Nabob must have foreseen the loss of the
territory, and therefore gaire as many orders upon
its revenues as those who had any influence in out
Indian Government might ask for. He contended
that this was a; public transaction, and that there-
fore instead of sandioring an agreement made bes
tween the Pirt4tors and Creditors, Parliament ought
to take the affitir into its own hands. The Hun.
Gentleman was decidedly of opinion that the re-
venue of India was insufficient to defray the exe
pences attending its Government—sand this would,
he had no doubt, be in a very few days openly
stated to the House. The deficiency therefore,
augmented,by the consequences of this Bill, must
be supplied from the Finances of this Country,
and, of course, that should urge the House more'
carefully' to inspect the Affairs of India. With a
view to afford the opportunity for careful inspec-
tion upon this subjed, he proposed that the Bill
should be read a third time this day three months.
In the interval Gentlemen, and his Majesty's Mi-
nisters particularly, might inquire into all the cir-
cumstances of this case, and become better pre-
pared for. the discussion next.sessions. To this de-,
lay no fair Creditor could object, for none such
were likely to suffer from investigation only tend-
ing to separate their Claims from the mass of col-
lusive Creditors'and fraudulent' Claimants who now.
came forward.

Mr. &ILL' IVAN explained the manner in which
the Nabob under consideration had become indebted
to his kinsman, to whom the last Speaker thought
proper so partitularly to allude, The Mr. Sullivan
referred to, who was Chairman of the Indil Con?.
pany, being in competition with Lard Clive for
power in India, lent India stock to Coi. Maclean,
in order to qualify the Colonel to vote at the India
House, and in support of his interest. This Mae,
lean afterwards went to India, and entered into the
service of the Nabob of Arcot, in which service he
died. At his death he remained in debt, for the
amount of the India Stock, to Mr. Sullivan, through
whose interposition with the Nabob, that Prince
was induced, through respeet for the memory of a
faithful servant, to give a bond for the debt, and
that bond formed the claim which the heirS of Mr.
Sullivan now advanced. Upon this transa6.tion,
therefore, the Hon. Gentleman contended that there
was. not the slightest ground to attach the imputa-
tion of fraud.

Lord H. PETTY, although he concurred in al.
most all the observations which the House had heard
froth the Hon. Gentleman who spoke last but one,
was still adverse to his conclusion. Upon the Hon.
Gentleman's own admission there were several bona,
fide claims, and surely to ascertain such, and sepa-
rate them from the fraudulent, was a very desirable
ob)eEt, of course a fair ground for enquiry. As to
the concluding proposition of the Hon. Gentleman,
there hardly ever was an instance where fraudulent
claims did not derive advantage from delay, while it
must obviously serve to inconvenience, if not dis-
tress, those whose claims are just. ' He therefore
• felt himself under the necessity of opposing the.
Hon. Gentleman's proposition. His wish was, that-
the inquiry should go on as speedily as possible:.
At the same time, however, that he expressed his
readiness to support this Bill, he would beg it to be
understood, that his support arose from an expecta-
tion that before it passed it would undergo consi-
derable alteration and amendment. In the Com-
mittee he should think it necessary to have some
Clauses introduced, to, provide that no agreement
should be deemed valid under thls Aat which was
not so considered before ; also, that one or more ad-
ditional Parliamentary Commissioners should be ap-
pointed to assist the other Commissioners in the pro•
posed inquiry ; and also, that the proceedings of the
Commission should be annually reported to Parlia-
ment. These alterations the Noble Lord, was per-
suaded would conduce much to render the measure
acceptable, and also to promote the ends of justice.

IMr.' rr,AiltiS 'Mid Mr. StJLTAVA.7I mutual y- ex-
plained: - -

.Mr. GRANT considered the ;existing agreetnent
between the India Company and the Creditors under
discussion perfectly legal and hinding, unless super-
seded by, a superior power. . With regard to the na-
ture of the claims alluded to, his opinion was, that
although they amounted to 5;600,0001. they would
be, upon investigation, reduced to one fourth of that
sum. The Clauses proposed by the Noble Lord he
did not think material.
Sir A. WELLESLEY, in: supporting the till,
took upon
occasion,:to allude, to the remarks made.
the recent condua of Sir G. Barlow. The Treaties
concluded by that respeaable person were, he had
no, doubt, perfealy justifiable under all the circum,
stances of thecase.-7He was indeed persuaded that
the worthy Baronet acted as well as could be re-
quired or elye6ted in his situation, and that his
Treaties were as likely to produce a lasting effea as
.any other Treaties in India. But in point. of ac-
curacy those COmpaas were. not in fact to be deno-
minated Treaties, as they were nothing more than
arrangements made under the measures of the
Treaty which he himself concluded before he-left
India, and since then he had never heard of any .
war with Holkar. He rather thought it would ap,
pear that Sir G. Barlow had acted in consequence,of
instru&ions from home.
Mr. R. THORNTON took upon himself to say, 1
that the Court of Directors highly approved of the.
conduct of Sir G. Barlow : that the, Treaty com-
plained of by the Hon. Gentleman who opened the
debate was such as ought to have been made; that'
it was a wise Measure, and would prove conduciVe
to the purposes of Peace and the interests of the
India Company. That such were the sentiments of
the . India Company would appear, he could safely
krophecy, from the result of the question fixed for '
discussion at the India House on Wednesday next.
The Hon. Member added; that Sir G. Barlow aaed •
in stria conformity to the principles lupon which
Lord Cornwallis was to have proceeded, and also in
compliance with instructions from home : therefore
be was sure the worthy Baronet Would prove to have
deserved the best shanks of the India Company, and
also of his Country.
Dr. LAWRENCE commented upon what he
Ilad no hesitation in terming the scandalous mode
in which the debts to which the Bill referred were
Originated ; and particularly upon the claiin of Mr.
Sulliv~ n, which, as it appeared from an explanation
of this evening, arose out of the desire of this Mr.
Sullivan to create an undue influence at the India
House. It was an insult to the understanding of the
people Of Englatid, Or of the India COMpany, to call
'on thern to pay such a claim. What had they to do
with it ? And yet the Hon. Gentleman who gave
,the explanation seemed to feel quite satisfied of its
equity. The agreement alluded to by the Hon.
Direaor.(Mr. Grant) was not, lie was certain, at all
such as that Hon. Director described. In fa&, it
Was not legally binding unless sanctioned by Par-
liament. ,
Lord CASTLEREJTGH did not think. the in-
terference of Parliament at all necessary to appoint
Cornmissioners of Inquiry in thiscase. Such inter-
ference did not take place with respect in the claims
of the American Loyalists, nor in any instance simi-
lar to the. present, and he could see no reason for
the proposition at present. The Noble 'Lord con-
tended against the authority of the Learned Doc,
tor; that the agreement referred to by him was
perfe&ly legal. It was concluded between parties
in every respe& competent to enter into it.; and un-:
der that agreement those parties might have gone on
to the determination of the whole case without re-.
sorting to legislative sanaion.
Mr. HENRY MARTIN stated; that the Public
had a dire& interest, in the Revenue of the East-
India Company to the amount of 500,0001. an-
nually. Neither the Board of Controul, nor the "
Court of Dirdaors, therefore, could have any legal
authority to interfere with a measure which might
naturally affect the interests of the PUblic;
Mr. HOBHOUSE, in explanation, declared, that
the Commissioners only desired more powers with
a view to exclude all fraudulent claims which might
be preferred, to enable them to hunt out iniquity
through all its mazes, and to render ample justice to
the legal and equitable creditor.

After sortie- further conversation, the Gallery
*vas cleared for a division, but the Bill was read a
.. second time by the general assent of the Members
present.
Mr. tioilliousE obtained leave to bring in a Bill
to regulate the Duties on Malt.
The Linen DrawbaCk Bill was ordered to be read
a third time to-morrow.
The other Orders of the Day were then post-
poned, and the House adjourned at Half past
Twelve o'clock:

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THE SUN.

SOLEM QUIS DICERS FA,LSUM AUDILAT

LONDON,

TUESDAY, JULY a, 1806.

'WE are happy to announce the arrival of the
whole of the homeward-bound Leeward Island
Fleet, under the convoy of the Amelia, linicorn,
and Princess Charlotte Frigates, and the Pheasant
and Cy,one Sloops of War. The whole Fleet passed
Portsmbrith yesterday, with the exception, of the
Ships bound to Bristol and Liverpool.

We have received American, Papers to the 6th,
ult. and we are happy to find that the clamour which
was excited, for Eleecion purposes, in consequence
of the death of PEARCE, the American Seaman, has,
in a great degree, subsided. That unfortUnate
event, it' is: now known, proceeded entirely from
accident. The accounts respe&ing Gen. MIRANDA
are extremely contradi&ory, It is now said. that he
\vas forced to quit the cO4st of cumana by a.

.Spa.tri,ll Man•of War.,-klirig;.iind -a Schci6ner, and
that -the whole objea of hiS Expedition had. been
defpited. But IVe"-- are 'Stictngly inclined to be=
iieve that this repirt, of hiS having been driven from
Ctimana; is' the result of n iris-conception of, his
plan. He is a •N;ary, As well' as ari enterprising Of-
ficer, and it is -Very. probable that he landed at Cu-,
mama merely' with a view to deceive the Spaniards,
and to'draw the chidf part of their fbrce to that
place,; and that having, in d great Measure, effeaeci
his purpose, be re-embarked and. [;Ushed fort'vard
for the•Caraccas. It catinat be supposed that he
intended to march to 'the latter •frorn Cumana;
•
as the distance is near 200, miles, through 'a very
difficult way, and in which he would,be exposed to
considerable opposition. We, therefore, confidently
.
expea to find that
.his landing at Curnana was a
tnerefe!nt, and that by this titne:he has fully ac=
complished the object of his enterprise.

A report was yesterday circulated, that a May of
Peace had actually been, codcluded beteen Great,
Britain and France; and eVen the Terms of the
Treaty: were published. We . can assure our
Readers that there is no foUndatiOn for the report;
and that nothing more is known at present than
that a Negotiation is pending between the two
Countries. Mr. BAsrtaco, the Messenger, sailed
on Sunday from Deal for France with Dispatches.—
There was another report veil current to-day in the
City, stating that the Negotiations With France had
met with an unexpeaed impediment, and were ,ac-
tually broken off. This report produced some de-.
presSion of the Funds. We must again assure our •
Readers that there is no ground for either of these
reports derived from the authority of Ministers, as
they have wisely observed an impenetrable silence
upon the important subject in question.

Sunday evening Windsor Terrace was not so nu-
merously attended as usual on a Simday, owing to
the dampness or the weather. --2 Earl DARTMOUTH ar-
rived in the afteinoon, and walked'on the Terrace
with THEIR MAJESTIES. His Lordship left Wind-
sor y esterday morning.
• Yesterday morning , His MAJESTY, Princesses
AMELIA, SOPHIA; and AUGUSTA, attended by Lady
ELY, Geneials' GARTH and FITZROY, Colonels TAY-
LOR and DESBOROUGH, rode oat in Windsor Great
'Park, and returned to the Castle about twelve o'clock,
owing to the rain coming on: Their MAJESTIES
had a Concert in the evening.

Mr. Fox was something better yesterday, but we
are sorry. to fipd that his complaint is of a very seri-
ous nature.

Count WORON ZOFF, the Russian 'Ambassador 'at
our Court, has resigned. We have not heard the
name of his successor. Count WonoNzoFF has
requested leave to continue to reside, in this country
as a private Gentleman,. being very partial to its,
manners.

Letters received from the Leeward Islands mett'
tion„lhe arrival of JEROME.BONAPARTE,-With
Squadron under his command, at Cape Francois, 'in
the Island of St. Domingo.
A Letter 'from Gibraltar, by the Lisbon Mail,
dated the 27th 'of Mak, says—:-
" 'Our latest accounts from Cadiz state, that they
&pea a French Army of 60,600 men in Spain this
summer, and the French Agents are now employed in
Barbary procuring cattle for their subsistence, and
horses to draw their cannon 'and mount their cavalry.
The Emperor of Morocco has ganted them cattle and
mules, but has refused them horses. Either Portugal
or Gilw'altar is undoubtedly their object: The Spa-,
niards and French have now twelve Sail of the Line
at Cadiz ready for sea, and they are pressing night
and day to man them. They have also eight Sail of
the Line at Carthagena, but they are in want of
seamen.

"The Fervent Gun-brig was attacked on the 24th
in coming from Tangiers, by some of the Enemy's
Gun-boats, and was much crippled in her masts and.
rigging : one man was killed, and the Lieutenant
and another wounded—the Enemy had six killed
and twelve wounded. We have now nine -Gun-
boats lying here, without a single man being ap-
pointed to man, them ; so that we had•much better
be without them 1- -as they are a great expence,
and are now lying. uselegs • lathe New Mole..

" The Prilice came in from the Fleec off Cadiz tb
refit three days ago."
The commissioners .of Naval In uiry have Made
theit Thirteenth Report. is upon the subjc& of
Contras for Vidualling Sick Prisoners of War,. be-
t ween the Oommissioners for Sick and Hurt, add
Dr. THOMAS ME M:, It 'appears-that the amount of
the.expenditure.in that departirient was in the year
1800, 514,301. 16s. Id. and in 1801, 529;790.
.85,4 d.

• .
.LOTTERi7. Understand, that ill. the new
liottteries it is intended. that every'pet'son shall have
liberty to sect. :Ticket's, Shares,. and Chances with-
opt: the necesiity, of taking., out. a Licence ; but
that.- no- person will be • allowed to MAKE Shares
or Chances without a Licence 'for that purpose,
which is to,cOst 501. 'A CHANCE 'means that the
buyer shall be Intitled to any Prize above the lowest
Prize in the Lottery, which lowest Prize is to be
the property of the, seller ; of course,, a' Chance
can be sold for much less than a Ticket, and
yet
.obtain the whole of any Capital Prize. The
original Ticlet will be deposited at the Stamp-
Office, and the chance stamped, so that no fraud
can ,be'praitised upon the buyer, as only one chance
can be issued for each Ticket.

The new Comedy announcedg the Hay Market
Theatre,. under the title ,of Pive Miles otr, or the
Finger Post,. is not, as reported,' the produaion
.of
Mr. CoLmAt4, but comes from Mr. T. lltnnth, a
very whimsical and diverting writer. There are to
be some songs in ft; the music of which is' supplied
by REEVE, and which has a good report.

Miss SMITH, after reaping a good 'theatrical har-
vest at 13irmingliarff, is gone 'to -perform at Glas-
gow and k.;dinburgh upon very advantageous terms,