The Sun.
London, England, 1806-04-01 00:00:00

AM-ERICA:

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Lord HOLLAND that before hi; Nchlt_
Friend- (Lord Atickhind); WhO,haU gi',7,euricatiCe fcr •
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that day of ,a Motion respe4ino-Our Colonial Inter-
course with America, Koceetred 'to make that .NTo-
tionrhe,..should.prece4e it. \Nita, the. I.))i*.L.
which was, to render more clear and satisiatloiy a
Paper which had been lafd before the House last
Session upon this sUbjed,,'and which 'he had reason
to. believe was either aot fully uuder.sto'od by the
House, or at least not considered in a favourable ,
light. His objeel, he coneeived, might be ans‘vereci
by moving, and he should accordingly- move, that
the proper Officer do lay befbre the-House an Ac-
count-of the number of Sbips.that.had cleared out
from the. Po_ its •of, the British EMpire from.the year79o to theyear 1804, distinguishing the -number
in each year. ,
• And : that:. an, ACcount he also laid before. the
E.Touse of the number ofShips built in British Porta
during the, same period, distinguishing likewise the'
number in each 7.:ear. .

Both these. AA; 'l`..twei-ag agreed to,
Lord AUCKLAND rose, purscain to notice, ,to
move for a Eill ofJra-il, unity in favour of ibex who
advised or : permitted the opening of our Ports in the
West -Addles to American Ships, laden with provi-j.
,sion, lumber, &c. It so happened; that since 'the
year 1800 no. such Bill had been 'introduced, but
most probably was overlooked'in the.changes 'of Ad=
ministration which had taken place sincethqt perio 1,
for none Of the Administrations that since had.comel
into place had thought/ of including :it atii,:ng the
expiringlaws. The -Noblo Lord then entered into'
a survey of the Orions iMpOrtant advantages which
our, Colonies derived from. America in time of war,
especiallY in the article of provisions ; and, in ;his
opinion,,it-W;s wise and politic to relax, , in favour
*of the 'Americans, the severity of the Navigation
cud Plantation _Mits. Indeed it was almostimpossi-
ble for our West India Colonies, not only to thrive,
but"even 'to exist, without-such .occasional supplies ;
nor should-we look with:a jealous eye at. any. benefit -
which the American Trade or Shipping. 'might reap
from such an intercourse ;. he at leaSt should never
feel any such grudge or jealousy, for certain he v.:l
that any property America 'should -"acquire through
that means must redound to the advantage ,of Great •
Britain, who must grow with' the growth and
strengthen with the strength of the Unite&States.
The Noble Lord confirmed his opinion by a compa-
rative view of the amount of the exportation through
-America' of the produce of English Manufaaures
during ten years, the, last five of which .the amount
of these exports had, nearly doubled: He concluded
with rsoving for leave to bring in a Bill to indem-.
nify those Persons Who had advised or aHowecl the
admission -of American Vessels-into our. West India
Ports during' the'present war..
The Duke of 111ONTROSE could not view this
intercourse in 'so advantageous, a light; he could not
think the Americans had any right to such advan-
tages, especially in time of peace, which must prove
prejudical to the shipping of Great Britain ; besides
it was In ish ing•America with the facilities of smug-.
gling from our India Possessions, and of injuring our
trade in other branches.

Lord HOLLAND entered into a variety of argu-
mentsto prove the necessity of such an intercourse.
,In his: opinion the Bill should have not only a retrn-
spedive but a prospe&ive operation. The' language
held by the Noble Duke was 'N.:.ry ungracious re-