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S;1- 701111 T NEWPORT ohserVed, that as he
had upun- former occasions urged his reasons against
the proposed measure, he had not now risen either
to repeat his argometos, or further to oppose the
Bill. It was sufficient that the sense of the House
was in opposition to l►is. He ruse to suggest a mat.
ter which, it appeared to I't hi►t-, would tend more
to conciliate the minds of the people of Ireland than
any thing that could be adopted. lie wished some.
thing to be introduced in the Bill with a view to
making provision for the wives and children of such
of the Militia as should volunteer into the Line. By
the law as it at present stood, the Wives and Fa-
milies of Militiamen had a provision allotted to
them.' but there was nothing of the kind in the
Bill before the House, so that the Families of
those who volunteered into the Line would be in
a worse condition than they were before.; He
could assure the House, that after the embarkations
of the Force last war, the wives and children of
the Troops were left destitute, and obliged to beg
their way home from door to door. Great part of
the misery and wretchedness of the poorer' People
of Ireland resulted from the Want of such a provi.
sion. It was manifestly a great and crying griev.
once, and undoubtedly had operated, and would
continue to operate; as a considerable drawback
on thiat zeal and energy which prompted men to
enlist for general service, He had reason to be-
lieve, that in subsequent to one embark.
ation which took place at Portsmouth last war, from
Woo to toot) women, with their childrep, came
back to Cork and Dublin without the means' of sup.
port. it was certainly the interest of the Public,
and the duty of Parliament, to make some provision
on this subjed.

The CHANCELLOR rf the EXCHEQUER
said, that what the Hon. Baronet had stated had
not escaped his observation. The inconvenience
alluded to arose chiefly from the, circumstance of
Ireland having no regular system of Poor Laws ;
but it was an inconvenience tar which, for many
reasons, independently of those applicable to an
increased public expenditure, it was not possible to
provide an adequate retnedy„ the question as to
Ireland could not be considered without embracing
many other parts of internal regulation besides the
military. h was a goestion of too much extent
and magnitude to be confined to one particular ob.
jea. lie could assure the Hon. Baronet it was un.
der the consideration of His Majesty's Government.
With regard to die Wives of the Soldiers returning
home from Portsmouth in a destitute state, he had
only to observe, that he was sure there was a sepa.
rate bounty given to gall the Wives of the Troops, to
enable them to retufn home.

Sir JOHN NEWPORT said, it was true they
received a bounty of a guinea and a halt; but it was
insufficient, and they were lauded in the greatest
misery.

Colonel BAGWELL was glad to find this subject
had not escaped the attention of the Right Han.
Gentleman. He believed that last war, when
Irish Regiments were ordered on different set.
vices, there was an allowance made to the men's
Wives. The manner in which the Wives of
`diets in Ireland were left was a subject of the great.
eat possible concern. The streets of Ireland were
covered with beggars of this description, By the
former AO, last %!,,ar, the Wive& of 541iers wero al.
lOwed 45. a week; ar present they were only allowed
Its. this was evidently not sufficient; at least they
were entitled to the same allowanCe they had last
War tic trusted, that with the view sug-
gested, there would be an Imperial contribution,
as the men were employed in the services of the
Enapitc at large, and were not confined „to ire.
land.

The House resolved itself into the said Commit.
tee, and the Bi!i, with the Amendments, was
agreed to.—The Sr AK lt having resumed the
Chair, the Report was ordered to be received to.
morrow.—Adjourned.

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WEDNFSDAY, APRIL 3, 11305.

WI yesterday stated our doubts as to the truth
of the report of the Capture of Dominica, and we
are now happy to have it in our power to state,
that although the French have. eireeted 'a landing in
that Island, and taken possession of Roreau, yet
there is very strong reason to hope that General
PaivosT would be able to hold out until he re..
ceives reinforcements. The Rochefort Squadron,
consisting of five Sail of the Line, three Frigates,
and two Brigs, arrived at Fort Royal, Martinique,-
after a passage of forty days. The Fleet was corn.
mantled by Admiral Misuses*, and the Land
Forces by 'General LAGRANC,I.
On the xoth of February the Three.deeker and
two Seventy-fours, Frigates, ike anchored in tit•
Bay of jßoseau, in Dominica, and fired uporythea
Forts and Town, but made no itriptessioufuntil the
latter onfotturately caught fire: As the Force at
this place was not considered adequate to a contest
With the very superior Forces of the F,ntoty,f.and
In order to S3VC the l'own from destruninft,
General Neves:l. thought it iltudc nt to fall back-
to Prince Rupert') Bay, which is a much more
tenable place than Roseau.
The following is the Dispatch sent by General
Ea a sal'