The Sun.
London, England, 1809-06-07 00:00:00

TUESDAY; iUNE 6.

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• Colonel Bot-Latt prewnted a Petition from several
Freeholders of EsA..x against the 'Judges' Aecom-
rntidation Bill, praying to be heard by Couns:tl.--,
Ordered to lie on the table:

Sir F. KNATctittut.t. pretiented '3 Petition from
the Debtors confined in Mdidstone gaol, praying- for
reliel.—:-Ordered to he on the table.

The insolvent Debtors 13111 w read a third titre,
and passed:

Lard VALENTIA give notice, that on Thursday he
wanki move for tho produetion of certain Treaties
that had been concluded bet seen the British Go-
vernment and the Native Powers in India.

The Pension Duty 13i11., went through A:
Mittoe ; the report, of which was received, and the
Bii!'was ordered to be read a third time 10-mol'row.

The Stage Codch Outside Passengers Begdlation
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be Com-
mitted to-morrow.

The Irish Militia Bill was rea! A third time; and
passed. _ . •

Mr. GREENtilf.t. gave
,notice, that early in the
next Session he would rileve' for leave to bring in a
Bill tar the more etfetual Examination of Witnesses
in the Courts of Equity, in England and Ireland.
Mr. HOSKISSON tirottgltt in a Bill for granting
to his Majesty a certain Sum out of the Consolidated
Fund, fur the increase di the Judges Salaries ; read
a first time, and ordered td be read a second time on
T _
'Thursday.. . •
Mr. HVSKISSON brought it, Bill to Tower the
Duties on Coffee ; read a first tithe, and Ordered to
be read a second time to-morrow.

The Spirit Intercourse SusperLiion Bill was read a
thud time. •

Mr. NOLAN Wag heard at the Bar, at tonsiderablo
lengi 1), against' he Bill.

On the motion that the Bill do
.pass,. a short cffs•
cushion arose, in which Sir 3. Newport, Mr. Foster,
Mr. Grattan, Mr. Hutchinson, and the Chancellor
of the Exchequer participated.' A division ensued :
For the passing of the Bill 74
Against is
Majority •
The Bill was then . passed, and ordered to the
Lords.

A message from the Lords announced their Lord-
ship's assent to the Irish Treasury Bills Bill, the Irish
Paper Bill, the Militia Bill, Ecc. • -
Mr. 'Ca ERVEN' postponedhis molion relative to the
appropriation of the House in 'Downing-street, pos-
sessed by thelate Judge Advorme, to the 'President
of the Board of Controul, till Friday next.
Mr. BAH trAt4 postponed his motion for Papers of
or. Interrnatiott relative. to the Sugar Trade, to
Friday.

- PRIVATE TRADE TO INDIA.
- Mr, PRENDEUGAST TOSO to mike his; promiied
motion on this stlbje& He described the, evils
which the coenmerets of Great Britain sustained from

the prohibition of private trade to Imlia at, the very
time that the superflux of trade from India Was such,
as to enable, neutral countries, particularly, America,
to avail themselves of it with the greatest advantage.
end,led into a detail of the history of the regu-
lations under which private merchants had been al-
lerwed to freight vessels under the East India Com-
pany, and'of the hardships which they.had.• expe-
rienced. In one particular instance, Ilse- freight
having:been fixed in i Bob at thirteen fourteen
pounds per.ton, be statedlbet m 7 the-Court. of
Direators catue toe Resqlution, by which ,(with
retrospeaive ,view) the freight was lixtsdut thirty
and forty pound! per roe After dwe4iing at con-
siderable length on a variety of circumitances cou.
needed with these statements, the HOW2Gentleman
moved for the predunioo of a coprOf tln Memo-
rial of 'the Court of Direaor3 to the 4.rreiistfry Board,
dated May 3, 1797 fur the copy 'of a Letter from
Sir It. ret4e" to the Court' of DirettorL,l dated Nov.
1797 .for thegajcuita Cazettes ifie Q7th
of i'e-
braary and bth etobet',',. 1798 the. Cbm mercial
Paragraphs of a Letter 'from Ebrof'ittelleilekto,the.
Court of Dtrtaors resi}e6ting'Charter
Otiober 1798 and 'tot number of 'other docu;
ment 5.

Mr:C3 rt ANT remarked' on . the statements tip the
last.. speaker, and defended the eondui.t of the coUrt,
of Direaors. He would not enter into the questiass
of the Government of nnr Indian. Empire, which'
would come better to be discussed, when. the Corn?:
pany's Charter 'was: to be renewed. At present he
thought the motion premature, and tending only
,to
procure an advantatw to the. private trader, and -in-
jure thanst India Clithspany, whets the whole of their
relations could not be taken properly irsto cOnsidera.
Lion. Ile contended,' that the Lis,astlti4i3 (Smpany
could carry on the trade of India at a che,lper rate,
and better, than any. private' merchants; aril, after,
answering in detail many. of, the argiament's of the
Hon. Mover, he concluded by stating, that aithOugh
he did not consider the papers necessary he would
not Oprole their procluclion.
Mr. CAE &VEY could not sympath;se yids' the Ho.,
nourable Mover in any feeling from tho exercise 91
the strong hand of power by, the .Petart of, Direr-
tors at home, while the stronger exercise of autho.
rity in the dethroning and carrying away of native
princes.. was carried. on by the Government in Its.,

dia, and had been carried on by Margoi Weilebley
without tneeting the reprobation of the House. ,
-Mr. DUND43 objected to the introdnaion pf the
topic of Lord Wellesley's Government, when the

question before the Fiense simply relate:l to East
India Commerce. ,A.,sxwy of the plper4 were al.
ready before the House he felt rather inciined to

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oppose 04 parts el to monon aueeting them, but
had no objection to soy other' species of information.
He coincided in a great measure, Mill Mr. Grant,
that the cluestion was now premature, as it COnid not
he discussed this session, rind the rootter WWI niready
before a Gornmittee above stairs, which would make
reporr theteof)on.

Mr. WALus complained of the injustice nntl in-
decency nt the Inottoil, tirld the menial-ill on v,,liich
it %vat; rounded, He considered it ay Injuriq; the

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ouri of liireBorS, rind.:the„Comperty'
had no opportanity of resisting the charges agatt:
than.
Mr PaXialettGAST replied; kid asseried
Irtinour„ die li,adeni reticent, direBly or holire,
with.the Wile of indie.
Mr. GRANT explained ; and after a f'sir I-ern/irk,
&lei, Grant; and Mr. P. Moore, the motione
were withdrawn; for the purpose of, iseertairiing
. which ntitierti had been laid befOre,theficinse 41r*ndy,..
that their being reprinted tiight,,,tie; trci4 id of the
time a motion was made for the proltitlioil Of those
not now in the Possession of the House.ti ,
Mr. TIGHE gave
,notice for to.tb,.e.row
lion reapeaing some ennimunicetiontOn the state of
affairs in the North a:
Europe.' The precise nature
Of which we could not ascertain..
WEST INL)t BLACK
Mr. STEPHEN rose to tall the attention of the
House to a subjea, 'which In whatever light it was
VieWACt, was of great national imporfante, , He
laded to the Proclathation issned. by General Beck-,
With to the' inhabitants of Mart rilique, in. 'which ai
distinEtien was drawn between Europeans and the'
Negroes, and it was ordered, that the latter, if taken
with arms in their hands, should be tried by militae
tribunal: • Thig the Hon. aentlettan considered
as equivalent io immediate execution, arid arraigned
in strong terms the injustice of Such proceeding. It
was not only unjust as affeding slaves) who perhaps
had no Choice but to fight against the invaders by
the orders of their masters, but it was, a disparage-
ment to the national cheredter, and most injurious'
to oitr interests,if ever it slu be adedon lien pre-
cedent, and become the foundation Of a system of rt:'
taliation, by. which means all our West India regis,
merits would•not be entitled to the common rights of
war. He then cited many examples of the bravery
of the black troops, and entered into a computation
of the number at' Europeans who fell sacrifices to a
tropical climate, deducing therefrom the benefit to
be derived from employing black troops, and commit.
tingmo a& by which they would be thus injured and
exposed to' slaughter. This was precisely the prin.
civic oe which Buonaparte need; and it became the
British Nation tiD avoid every appearance of .cenfore
mity with his despotic and unjust measures, • by
which he declared men defending their country re-
bels, and treated them as such, merely because
they opposed his ambitious designs. From the high
and well established chritaaer of the British 'officers
concerhed in this transaelion, he could have no'ote.:
jet t in ,view against them ; but considerieg it as
of Vital consequince, be could not help wishing, it'
his Majesty's Ministers had not previously taken
some steps toward off the danger, to procuie some
expression of the sense of the House upon the sub.
jest. He concluded by moving, as the Proclainatictit
was,already on the Table, for an Recount of tho
number of all the Britkh land forces employe, in'.
the redutition of Martinique,'' distinguishing the Eta»
tapering from the Blacks.
Lord CASTLERRAGII stated, that the Proclamation
had attracted the attention of Government, but that on
the first impre4sion, without knowing theirounds on
which it proceeded, they had not been able to come'
to a decisive opinion on the subject They had there-
fore called for an explanation, and till that was re-
ceiVed, Suspended their judgment,. though he had
hesioeine in evil% that they did not approve of
the principle on which it went. They did 'tot think
there were nny just or fair grounds fordraWing a dill-
tinetion between the Coloniii, the' ikibn of Wont.,
and the Slave.' He however thought there'might•
be imCitive of huManity, for issuing the Proclama-
tion, holding out a threat to stop the easioo of
blood, which would only be acted on in the spirit
dl British humaoity. Neither could he concur with
thetflonourable Mover in considering a military tri-
bunal citiivdtecit to execution ; might be in the
French code; but with British soldiers it was rege-
titled on - principles at justice. In the presaet in.
stance it might be necessary, in the case of slaves,
for the-pertiose'of ascertaining whether they were
in arms of their own free will, or by order of their
mask r. In the' latter case, they were forfeited to
the captors,, in the farmer they ought to be restored
to their masters, who weie net bottle to -Britain.—
He bad no objealen t 6 the prodiatAion of the papers,
if the Hon. Gentleman thought it necessary toprese
his motion, but if it was only brought' forward for
the pOrposeal obtaining the sense of Parliament said .
of Government:an the subjeta, he trusted the Hun,
Gentleman would tieliatisfied with the expiatation
&en.
Mr. DILLON thought it premature to question the
Proclamation, as the grounds which celled fur it
weisi44,o yet unknown: it Might be caused by a con-
sideration of ate horrible excesses Corionitted in St,
'Domingo, and a desire to prevent' the recurrence 'of
similat eXce'sses in .IVlartinfilne. Other re:isons to
justify it, might be asSighed; but he considered due'
above alone As stifficient.

Mr. I.3AttnAm bore testimony to the
.merit of the
black corps in hisMaisty's service; bot:AVere a rebel-
lion 'to'break out tti Jamaiiti, 'or in any' other of4otit
coliarsiesiestiy 3s at first tiiglit it rnigtt'ai4lear tot-pelf
ruch:m insurredion, should the'rebets.be joined by
st few' reginientS of those solditis, (Ylr'efrovis' to Stip-
pfess them "-would in all probability prove as tittif,ti.
titity as ttrose of Buonaparte'to Subdue the ltatives taf
gt. Dotningo. He, however, .had no Objetlion to
thernot ion.
Mr. fit rcuttlsoN thought nothing cou:d be more
revoltint ti, an 'enlightened Mind, thttn a 'menace
thrown out to t hose who, lays; to, their former
tars, its opposing our forces, bin their nuty.—
Mi iSt rs ought not to countenance spch a rm.:Attire
at a period when the French Ruler was so unatii-
rnously censured for 'similar conduct,
Mr. §.isPitaN, in reply, reCvpittilated leis fortn-r
argument's, made a few observations ton what had
fettlen from du! several Speakers, initl asserted the
right of West India regiments to the privileges and
immunities of*Britisti Soldiers. Hot as the Sesslon
tytt3 so far adVlitlerti, he would not press the itio.
tion at ptesent. He would, thetefore, in order to,
give Ministers time to consider of its mats.,, and h
make a StltiStatiOry eXtbmition, WittiklNW
motion Was withdrawn.