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the transfer of the military force of the Company
,
to Government. The Directors had impliedly
conceded the extension of the trade to the out-
ports, hut endeavoured to stipulate that the hn-
ports should be confined to the port of London:"...
Now the question was, whether or' not the ex-
tension of the import trade to the out-pouts .was
of such importance, that it ought to be suffered to
put a
stop to the negociationir. A. question then
arose, whether or not the country, from this Inca,
sure, would derive additional strength,to bear the
blows to which it was eiposed. He Would have
recornmended, that Government shoulkbe asked,
how far, if this were conceded, they would gua-
rantee the dividends and sceurity'fif the Bast In-
dia Company? The Directors had acted 'Other-
wise, and, after several cenfeveriees and other
proceedings, which are briefly tiesciioedi bad
published, m their Resolution of the,lBo.of De-
cember, what he thought might lie4regardett 'as .a
kind of defiance to 'slum Government Oust they
were determined to,pursue ..certain line of con-
duct, whatever determination might he come to
by Government: lie meant no offence, hut he,,
thOught no advinitage could result from this in
the negoCiation, It was the duty of Goveininent
to attend to the representations made 'by t 1 a mit-
reins. In his humble opinion, Lord Bucking.
shire in his letter, of which so much had been "
said, had oely told them—" You seem afraid the
revenues oldie country will he injured by the pro-
posed change, we think there is no'reason to ap-
prehend at loss." This opinion was supported by
ComMisiioners appointed to inquire into the sub-.
jeet, one of whom had told hint (Mr. Hume),
that there was more smuggling carried on upon
the, River Thames, than any where else. This
might he matter or opinion, he only stated the
fact. The conduct of Lord .ng.iamshire in
attending to the deputies from Sheffield, Man-
clieSter., and .other ploces he' thought perfectly=
ntitural rend proper.' When the Charter was last
renewed, in January 1793, it was thought that
the negoeia‘tion'between Mr. Pitt and the
tors bad finally closed. Nothing appeared hostile
to their Wishes ; and from a letter reeeived-froth
Dontias, on the 16th February, every thing"
wag understothl to be settled. The idea that the'
trade was not to be opened, flew like wild-fire all
ovd.the'ettentry. ReSoletions were erinte to, and
deputies sent up from the out-parts and' oilier
places.; and on the 24th of the saute month, an,-
other letter *as received, in which it Wits 'said,
" We have been mistaken ; we Will'tkiit give' yott
the Charter on the terms you wish. Such terthe
,the interests of other .British Mei-eh:lilts forbid us
to grant," The Court of Directors wire' ai.fietik
then as they are now, but they cattle tt, noretolu--
tiOna on the subjeet. The sultiniitted tothe
Court of Proprietors: Had this been thine in the
present case, it might have been bettee; he thonght7
tt would not, have been worse. In' that case the
deciaion of the PropeietOrs,Wai' such as led to the
accommodation which afterwanW took plate
arid had such a' certirse' been puraued in this ne-
goeiation, he should have been better Satilifi..."
ed. Ile could see re:idling in Lord Buckinglient,;
shire's letter so very offensive, 'as. it appeared to'
unite persiins. If it were so very much to beCom-
plained of, what was'that which had been receiv-
ed
freer Mr. Dunthis, March Zl, 1793 The lan-
guage then held tors---" I tare not about your de=
: the proposals I transinit are with
feel warranted in recommending to Perna*
;trent. , You may accede to them if you plettiej if
On do not, 1 cannot recommend to ParliaMent
the renewal or your Charter, and 1 am ready to
meet yoti on this or any other besis." The lan.
gitage ot Lard' Buckinghamshire was, in his opi-
nion, more mild than that of Mr. Deming. The
cOmplaints of the Merchants in India andit home
Were to the recollection of many. It was stated,
that in consequence of the exclusion complain
eel of, many persons had been induced to throw
their capitalS into a foreign channel.'' These be-
eiiine a crying evil, which it was thought need-
stiry to remedy by opening the trade. What was
the state of the Indian commerce in 1793 ?—At-
cording to papers laid before the Muse of Coin-
mons, the total value of the imports made by OA-
viite British Merchants was 181;7101. In 1798,
through the measures which had been adopted,
their anionnt exceeded 800,000/. At this period,
however, a new enemy appeared, that enemy,'
Which after long sucking our blood, new brought-
it vilest us—America. Then it was that those who
now oppoied any change being made, asserted
their right to participate in the t rade to the Bast
IndieS, and celled on the Directors to pottilt theft
to lake it out of the bandit cif the AMericans, file
knew an instance of goods to the amount of
VO,OOl. having been shipped front America to the
East Indies, and the' hills drawn on London paid
Vs, the returns. . principle of our navigation
Wei went to give England asJuneb as possible Of
thecarrying trade. If America derived rth ad.
ventage front importing what ihe did not want
to supply other ceuntriett, England
Suffering her trido this, lost so mar is America
4'ifinid. lie might be told this trigs a fientral flag;
and that the Course of trade was not easily to be
'changed. lie Windt] say, that to change it was
nOt so difficult us they might imagine. If Atte-
ilea had not , been enabled to slimily foreign tie- .
t'o'ns, dnr dVin merchants would have re-shipeed
their imports, and carried an that trade *Nth had
been carried on by America. By suffering Amt. -
a to entiy It, we had lost much 'strength, and
4iVreo. it to her to break our own head. 'Bide-
sive Of. °titer uilvantiges we had thus given her
MOO senora. On looking to the Statement re-
cesitly ;Wide by Mr. Gallatin, it would be 'ken'
that 1,000,9(196f thillars she lied gained to carry
,
the War against Lis, by out' thus giving her the
trade, lie, then noticed and panegyrized
the conduct of Lord Wellesley, in 1798,, in per- •
merchanti iu ball* to export under
,
licenses. He now proceeded to shrew the corn-
parative value tif the 'exports matte` at various
periods.
The avertigeof fdaryeers, 17.956 i, and 1798,—;
9, iva4 as follow . .

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