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we could not have carried on eta commerce.
1 Atter a abort conversation
l between the -Cttette
A. variety of circumstances now existed, which cUt.t.ott of the Eiceteeuea and Mr. Vitti'rsttgAb,
bad never before opposed our commerce, 4:1L1 the laver refrained from making his Motion at tat
whict4 if they had not been met by a departure time, but gave notice of it for Moi'day. • •
from ancient forms, would have been seriously in. i VOTE-OF SEAMEZi.
jerious to it. With regard to the legality of the I The House resolved itself into a Committee of
Licences, most of them had boen issued under the Supply, Mr. WiiAKTON in "the Chair.
eanaiou of an Aft of Parliament, passed at the corn- On the Motion
,ef Mr. It. WARD, tic following
mencecuent of the present War. He objected, ; Resolutions were agreedeo, viz. •
therefore, to the phrase " not otherwise legal," in 'That the number of 130,000 men should be etri-
tbe Hon. Gentleman's motion ; for it implied, that J played for the Sea Service of the present year,. in-
every case must be referred to his Majesty's Law eluding 14,000 Royal Marines.
Officers .to ascertain its legality ; an occupation ' That a sumri not exceeding 3,10,5001. be granted
''which' ; must at least engage them for five or six to his Mejesty for the Wages of •the above men for
years.. To 'giving the whole number of Licences thirteen months, at the rate of il. yea. per 'Man
granted, without this distinaion, he had no objec. per month.
lion. ' With regard to the tees, he was happy that . That a atom not exceeding 3,911,0001. be granted
the subject had been brought before the House, as • ;to his Majesty for Vidtualling the
,above men for
considerable ioisapprehension had gone abroad. both ' thirteen [neighs, et the rate of th i es. per man
as to the amount and as to the application of those i per month. . .• 1
fees. It had been reported, that above one hunted 1 ' That a sum not exceeding 5,070,0001. be granted
thousand pounds ,had been annually collated in this I 'to his Majesty for the Wear and Tear of the Navy,
manner. It certainly was unpleasant to collect t for thirteen [Details, at the rate of 31. per twin per
money in any way by which our Commerce was in month,
the least degree oppressed, or by Which individuals That a sum not exceeding 5e1,501. be granted
might sustain any inconvenience ; but in the pre- to his Majesty for defraying this Charges of Ord-
sent instance, the sum levied was not larove; the ; ;lance for Sea Service for thirteen months, at the
fait was, that the fee for Licensing a whole cargo rate of es. per man per month,
MiS something less than 141., including 11. lOs. for 1 . In answer tea question:from Mr. TIERNf;Y, whe-
the Stamp. Of this sum 91. 35. 6d. went for the ther any diminution was made in the Naval Esti-
Sign Manual. The Chief Clerk has 21. the Under mates, in consideration of the stores brought from
Clerk 11. is, and the 'other Officers smaller sums. tkpecmbai;en, it was stated by Mr. Wnitri that there
1 A considerable proportion of the money thus raised, was no diminution. in the lisiituetes ;by Mr. Hes-
therefore, went to the payment of the.ecretary of , effiSee, that the eppliceiioti
.of !file Money voted
State,; and other Public Servants'' thuedimreshieg 'would be a matter of subsequent consideration ; and
the. public expenditere. Indeed the 4..ccfd fees in all by the cIiANMLOR of the'EXCAMWEIti that it was
Ot ee.s. were the least to be cemplaitied of The certainly intended to reward teceCtitstera out of the,
things tall did the most mischief were tie (lea- Stores, Of the value of them. .
.teities, ited he would ceadily go any. length :u pre- The House having been resumed, the Report W2S
vent tkie tendering or receiving such Grain:o6,-, I ordered to be received on Monday.
No sevetity of punishment that could be proposed, ?Ir. Husxlisost brought up the Report -of the
would, in his opinion, be too great tor. Allis Factice, Committee on. the Reversionary Grants Bill. Ttis,
even %%lens it to be :made sitnple felony. 'He ad- Report was agreed to, after a few words froni"Mr.
vised some other alterations in the wording of the C. DUNDAS, 'who declared that his opinieneeras as
motion.
i:lr. HOPAR thanked the Tight Hon. Gentle- the senae of the House, he. would abstain treke t..•
man for the candour with which he had treated. peating his objections. The Bill was ordered:to be
him ; but defended the motion as it stoed. He en- reed a third time on Monday,' to; which (tay the
tered into. a ;long eeelanation, to shew that the House.adjourned.
At to which the Right Hoo. Gentleman had al-
luded, did not extend to the Licences now under
.consideration,.

MAILS.
Alm vID —A Dublin. Duc —3 Cottenburch,
a Dublin, 2 Ylaucctura.

The CHANC; LLOR of the EXclike2L7f.4
stated, the licenses were granted and saughi'to pre-
vent the detention of Vessels by his Majesty"scrniz-
ers, the present state of the world,' with respect to
trade, being such-, that every ship engaged, in foreign
commerce would be liable to interruption without
such licences. A variety of different modes of li-
cences would`be brought forward I,)y the amend-
ment proposed by his Right Hun. Friend, which
would .otherwise not be produced. Adverting to the
licences granted in pursuance of the Orders of Coun-
cil, to which liceneesi hohad alluded the other nieht,
he thought it right now to say, that in his opinion,
the AO of the 43d of Geo. 111, had legalized the
granting of such licenees, and, therefore, •he doubt-
ed whether a Bill of Indeinnity woOld be necessary
for having granted them.
After some further conversation, Mc, notrifatt
adopted the suggestions of the Gentlemen on the
other side, and the Account was Ordered, compre.
hendiog all licences for commercial objedts.•
• Oa the Motion of Mr. hotter t, an Account vas
also ordered to be laid before the Home, of the
whole yearly amount of the Fees and Gra,tuities
paid to the Officers of the PriVy Council, by
,persois,
for peimission to4rade to certain. places, she v, lag
their distribution, application, proportion, rate, See,
from the eotutnencetitont of hostilities to the present
time.

T E SU N.

SOGIAC ItUti FAL.UI4 AUViItAT ?

LONI4O,IV,
BATVSDAY, JANUARY 30, ylOll.

We flattered ourselves that the answer whi,ch4b
gave some days ago to the charges brought agaiOat
the board of Atimiraity,respe6ing the vianaliing
of Sir RICHARD STRActiAres'Squactrou, would have
put that subjes to rest, hut it is this rooming re-
newed in a Morning caper in a new and Ingenious
form, After mentioning that five Sail of the. Line
were seen off Cork, on the 213,4,
we allude proceeds the
the par rail,_ to

" 'We sboultleuppose this to have been t.tller
(' Sic „tam; DubtwoaTti's Ur Sir it. StrfActio's
te Squadron; • though we are at a loss to conceAr,
" why they thunld have been so long M arriving_ off,
" Cork from* their respective stations. The lat,.er
DANISH EXPEDI'IIow. ",Oiled in pursuit of the Enemy on the 17th, and
. .' -
111 r. U. ' PONSONBY rose; among other put. " anct the foriner on the evening. of the ,111th ; tint' •
poses, to give notiee,of . bis intention of postponing ". though the .winds bet wet) those days and the 23d
from Monday to Wednesday, his Motion for certain .f 4 have nut bectl quite favourable, , they were not so
Paprfei relative to. the Expoo,ti,ti ag,insi.c„p.vona., At :advetS. as.t kprevent our Squadrons. from inakine•
to
gen. . ,Havitig•submitted to his Majesty's Miaisters, . t'
'
Copies of the Resolutions winch it was his intention' ". much nin=e way than they seem to have rand. e:-
' to propose, he thought. it would save,
ate, 'were he much unite;-- ,i. Surely it cannot be owing to tbe.aceolints we:
the ,e-
-' cessary mixture of eiternere inA k
~ have heard of their bcing in want epropi:ibra or
new to move for such'Papers as his Majesty's Mini- ,;*.•
• .
sters were disposed to grant. These Papers Might “. - • touter ' !
be on the table at the Houtte in, sufficient time to . .N 9, certainlyt it could not; the want of pro
assist h tno approaLhittg.discessioti. '!'rte.first Aloe vivons .and water might (if the fact bad been so) •
flan was for ",'Ctipiei of all- Prue4tinitielis that had have prevented our Stinadron,from pursuing, but it
been issued .by the Commanders of his'Majesty's • -'' • • ' '' '
Naval and Military Foreeii seilile Were -Cope/lila- would by .no memo have• impeded them .in their
get) ;as also Copies- tsr f.;;;,iraets of the Oin.,:,:neuica- voyage from -.Rochefort to cork. We recommend
tietur that they had held with the Danish COverul ,totu • i. wr, • t ppositiott Writers to drop the subject of ' the.
Meet' toaching the serietider of the D:ibisti Eeet by • '
Capitulatioul.: The seeoud Motion oils tor ~ co- provisictijnil Sir 4. STR4C.RAN'S Squadron altoge-
pie,; of the Articles eitheCapitulation concluded bet . titer. The charge which they.mnde, has been coat-
tv..cen the Commanders of his Majesty's Naval 04 tuletely refuted, and they will etg no credit by main
'Mi;itary Forces, or either of them, and the Qffic..ers 't % - .
.entinn„nning his Danigt, Majesty's lenre.„' ni. the f .adverting to-it,; even though, they confine themselves
island of Zealand," Here, he was sorry to-say, was within the moderkt limits of doubts and iesinuntiens,
an end of his Catalogue of Motions ter that day.— ' The renaainingp.'vrt of the paragraph-deserves cl),
All the other information for which he sou6.lit 1)0 ••
, true or
beend'enicd hint by his Majesty's Mintsters. (A. most serious reprehension, whether it be
cry of No !no I) pe begged. pardon of the House, false ;—,if*true,'because it could only. tend to vc n o ey
there was "another Paper, for the prodn4ion of information to the Enemy ola vulnerable point ;: if
winch they had consented. It was 4` the Suhstanco • • • - , • .. • .
of such InforMatien ashact bc,en:reeeived from. his false, as we know it is, because it •'couttiins a gross
Majesty's Naval OffiCers, as well as from the 0.61-. i and unfounded charge upon His , Majest'Y's.Govern
._ .
cers ot his Majesty's Dock.yards, with reaped to the Ment. It is as follows :-.7 . ••
state'ut the Danish Shipping at the time of theit•Eur- .
Cork:may
.
render, and subsequent to their arrival in British ‘.‘ The Fleet A, hich has appeared before
Ports."' . . , •,, • .i" be that which recently sailed from Roebefort.-.
' The Motions forthese'different Papers were then • ,i• Should that be the case, there is reason' fur serious k
severally pit and agreed to. In .sets voeS to a Ties- ,
a/arin, 'as outv'tg4nt Adttitittlty 'have afforded so
floe trom Mt'. PoNSOIOIY, MT. Secretary CANtiING • "
Ilia, tile. on Monday he wautti lay before the House '," inanyfacifitiesfor their SUCCESS. Ire are assured '
i et)PY "t tht 'lPPVcat.tee matte 6 the Part'et the . " that there is atsresent but a 'mere Block•thip and
nfitisil uowinrow, for the mediation at. the ELll,i; " ii.. !
.',,•; - , . . ,
van,. of Pktet3ia, in the. ditrerenceS betweenklreat -
Britain mid I..)enruark, with Hier Answer to that ap-.a-, rigat,o in tue harbour of Cork, ana tine Peutter:el
" in the worst slate. Such neglea;Combined with
plieation ' .• ' , • 'H' ' . " the conciliatory language of Mr. PERCEVAL to.
Mr. WilIT/IRE4D, alluding to What had passed " ' • - -e
of . Ireland, is well calculated
on a late evening, when a Noble Lord had declared ' wards the people
that his (Mr. W.'s) information w ith respett' to the : " to sef:Ure that Country to England."
loss oid capture' cif transports, their sent of sailiog : .
Such language requires ile comment; but if there
instrutitiow, &e. I,as- false, would, if the Gentl- be any persons who teel serious dem, we can assure
me n oppusite had no (o)jettionimove for an AccoUnt .
she wing the tnlll)ei alld COntilv.6l Traitsports 'col« them it is witho4t the slightest foundation, and ever)
pioye(i in ti=e 1:),n);:di EN.pediv?l'l That had uses tags writer of me ptira,fraph in question, and
: we-
•J-•
eitiv,:r tAptur.!,l ear lust, vin• copies of-their Sailing 1' - be rejoiced tO hear, that he
lustruaioo, of the places appointed foi thor ,1•11.- "..if;1115 daunt,,. • '
. -.
dezvous, src. &c. - . , most egregiously imposed upon in the account which