The Sun.
London, England, 1805-07-05 00:00:00

IMPEACHMENT. OF LORD MELVILLE.

Mr. fill/TBREAD brtinght up the Report of the
committee appointed to hype& the Lords' Journals
iii respeEt to. their Proceedings on the Charges ad-
duced against Lord Viscount which was
ordered to lie on the Table.

He next brought up the Report of the Committee
• appointed to draw up the articles of Impeachment
voted by the House against Lord Visconnt
which being shortly read, /fro ,
.he statedi
that when he moved a Reiolution itt the House, lhat
the Noble Lord should be impeached, he was prepared
with the Attieles Which he pro Posed. He then
considered the Balances lost, in the case of Mr. Jel-,
licoe to be of serious importance ;, but as that 4-,
iiion did not seem to 'meet with the general concur-
rence of the Ilonse, the Committee had .thought
proper to limit it. The Charges, which .lie first in-
.tended to (.011fine to three heath,' now consisted. Of
Eight Articles, in which there was only one which
'VW,, abßOlritelli: new, and not included in their former
Resolution, M the time Mr. Trotter was appoint-
loci of the Navy, 'k appeared that Vis-
,count MelVdie Was in possession Of a Balance of
10,0001. Which had not since been matisfaCtorily ac-
counted for. There was another Charge, arising out
Of the adrnission of Viscount Melville on the floor
of that House, when lira Was making his defence,
that, be had been possessed of 10,0001. Navy Money,
the application of which, he declared that he never
would disclose to any human being, The Commit-
-oe, therefore, agreed to Make that the ground of a
specific" Article. Besides these, there were the
sums 0(22,0001. advanced to .Viscount
without mterest ; also,; for which it'ap-
ivared .that interest, had been paid ; ano from
t 0,0001. to 2 0,0001, which went to what was called
'between them the mixed account, and whi(iii;
was altogetir. inexplieable. 'He thought it
tlutt. this explanation shouhL in the event, be
rvelr tg,the Muse and moved, in the first plaCe,
That the Boort do he on the Table, and be print,
eel for the use bi the Hou',,e';" which being .agr(x-td
to, he movo, in ordtir to give. Gentlemen time to
e,linitie the Articles of
.Chtfrge after their hung
$ pFinted, " Inn. the Report betaken into considera-
tion on l'londay next."-Ordered,
The Irish Revenue Regulation Bill was reported,
and ordered to, be read a third time to-morrow:
On the third reading of the Bill to indemnify all
Persons for the gyidence they may give on the Im-
vac:Ancient of Lord Melville,
.41r, ITHIA.10;41) said, that as Mr. TTotter
must necessarily
be a very Material Evidence in this
case, on account of tl.e many transktions which
Were only knOwn betweim him and Lord Melville,
he had a clause to move, tor making exoneration
more comprehensive than was first Intended. Se-
Neral great and emir cot Lawyers, he said, held the
f.,,inion that; .notwitktanding any Chit Process
Ji.
atinst him, Mr. Trotter conia riot refuse, but may
be compelled to answer any questions that may
be demanded of 'Mtn on 4 (2611041 ProSeCutio4.—
DUr; 45' there were other L ,
oners. of considerable'
adthority, 'who in a contrary opinion, tie
4wiared to obviate atiy clilSic ltlty goat may ocetir,-;-

ported by an Hon. Gentleman opposite to him (Mr.
R. DUNDAs, son of Lord 'Melville), who had ialewia
a Moderation and temper, throughout the whoki: of
these proceedings, which entitled,him to his re:sp,c6t,
and to every consideration from thb House. The.
Clause he had to propose was asTollows : That
any evidence 'which Mr. Trotter Might have given
before the Committee of the House of Commons,
or may:- hereafter. 'give in the- topeachment against
Lord Viscount Melville, should 'not he brought
against him in any Civil Suit instituted by the Attor-
ney General by order of this House." '
Sir TI .11;/....FORD. did not thinly that the Clause
proposed was StlffiCiellt for its- objeel It could not
relieve Mr. Trotter froni all embarrassment in the
delivery of his telairriony ; for though it Nvould pre-
vent its being brouglit evidencv;against him in a
Civil Process, it might _make a very -untivourable
impression on the minds of some of those who might
have afterwards to decide upon his conatiat as
—There was a great diversity of opinions between
Lawyers 'on this subject, and he begged leave to read
One, of a Gentleman of considerable eminence, Mr.
DALLAS, which held, that in Criminal and Civil
Cases, in the situation pia Witness, in neither' case
could he be compelled to give evidence which might
criminate himself. That opinion also referred to
Mr. PEEK'S Book for authority, and Cases to sup-
port that doctrine.. He .admitted, thatihe was one
of those, who did not.think tliis a subjeCt of any
Prosecution—luit, as the Resolutions of the House
remained yet unrescinded, and as the obje& of 'every
man must be, that the ends of substantial justice
'should be obtained, the Witnesses ought to be relieved
from any sort of embarrassment, that they might
have no hesitation in freely answering such questions
as may be put .to them on- their cross-examination
by his Lordship's Counsel. Hitherto the Civil Process
against Mr. Trotter had only been suspended, and
might, by their Vote, be renewed again ; but, in
order to put hilt in a situation, of protection against
all consequences of his evidence, he thought it right
that the Civil Suit 'should be given up altogether.
Mr. WHITBREAD replied, 'that if the Hon.
Gentleman would propose a Clause to the effe& he,
mentioned, it would be for the House to decide
whether they would adopt it or not.
Mr. ROSE 'observed, that though by Mr. WfirT..
BREAI)'S Clanse; Trotter's evidence on the Impeach-
ment could not be produced against him, yet it may
afford subje& of inquiry to the ATTORNEY-GENERAL,
Which would lead to the produaion of other evidence
that might equally affi:Ct
Mr. S. BOURNE' argu' ed, that, notwithstanding
• this 'indemnity against any Civil Process, yet .it could
not prote& him against. an indiament for Perjury
if he should contradiCt any part of his former evi-
dence.. - •

Mr. S:tijeczne BEST did not consider this afford-
ing a favour toMr. Trotter,. whom he did not think
entitled th any, but as meant to render him a more
competent and better Evidence than he otherwiSe
might be. The Clause provided, that any evidence
.he may give.shOuld not afterwards be brought against
him ; but as it was never meant to place hitn in a
situation of coriiplete •conifort, it was guil:icient to
protea him against the etreas sof his . own evidence,
and he deserved nothing more, nor any peculiar in-
didgence whatever. .• •
Mr. S. BOURNE. explained, that Trotter's
deuce might possibly atibrd.Matter of inquiry to the
Attorney-General, whi'cli would ,afterwards operate
against hinL . . , •
Mr, ROBERT DUNDAS „said, he had no Ob,
jeaion to the. Measure now proposed---but did not
think it sufficiently extensive, as, for th 2 iicls of
justice,Trotter should be relieved from all-embarrass-
ment, and totally exempted froth all' fame Cense-
(paenees. i •
Wittallar,Ao explained his -main objea to
be; that Trotter shod be enabled to give an. un-
biassed evidence. ,

Mr. ALEXANDER declared, that he had no
wish whatever to get rid, by a side-wind, of any
Resolutions or Votes .of the House, however he.
might have disapproved of them ; but he submitted,
whether it Would suit be better to postpone the fur-
ther consideration of the Bill till the House should
have decidcd.ott the Articles of Impeachment ?
The 'CHANCELLOR qf the EXCHEQUER
thought, that, for the justice of the case, the House
should have the benefit of Trotter's unbiassed evi-
dence, which would not be obtained by' the pro-
posed Clause ; for it was' not enough that Ws evi,
dence could not be produced in a Civil Suit against
him, as that very same evidence may make a ground
for further examination and inquiry by the Officers
of the Crown. The evident and simple proposition
therefore was, whether, 'after the Impeachment had
been voted, the Civil process should not cease ? Ile
was aware that, since the vote of suspension, the
Attorney-Gneral could not take any further pro-
ceedins without fresh instrations from the House;
but to put the matter out of doubt, he thOught the
Civil process should.be put amend to.
Mr. WHITDREAP said, that if such was the sense
of the House, he should consent to withdraw his
Motion.

Mr. C. W. lANitorE spoke in favour of a total ex-
emption:

Sir W. BURROUGH,S Was of, the same opinion.
He recommended, that the Record of the Civil Pro-
cess should ha IA ithdrawn ; and for that purpose,
that the farther consideration of the Bill be deferred
till to-morrow.

Sir NV. Euroap saiil, that in case of the Motion
being withdrawn, he should to-morrow move, that
the Civil Process against Mr. Trotter be Withdrawn.
After a feW observations fromi Mr.IVI /AIM FORCE,
the Motion was withtlraWn, and the further consi-
deration of the Bill postponed till ;to-morrow,
HusktisoN moved, that a Message be tent
to 'the Lords, to acquaint them that their request to
communicate the reasons and evidence (-)n which a
sum of money was voted; in corupcnSation to the
Duke of Atholl, was contrary to the practice of Par-
lithnent, and dint the HOOSe deems that a suffitient
Answer to their Message;- which was agreed to, and
Mr. Ai.EXANDER Ordeki4 to ramp --up this Answer.
PA4LIC REVENUES.

Mr. JOHNSTONE pwsente4 his Estimate, without
,
any comment, of the F , Finances of the Cot:nu:Ty for
the preAent year, consisting of a long string of Reso-
lutions; the prat of whidt Resohied, di .it
the Public Debt of this Country, on the st at< Fe-
bruary, 1805; was 567,558,0001, out of which the
turn of 5,629,0001. bal been reffeernecl by the Com-
A ,i,,,;nigtotilio• the Sinking Fund."'

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THE SUN.

SOLtg QUIS DICIkg BALSUM AUD4At ?

L 0 N 1) 0 N,
FRIDAY, JULY 5, 1805.

WE are extremely happy in being enabled toin-
form our Readers, ,that a Telegraphic account jias
been received at the Admiralty, stating, that La
Desince Frigate, with the homeward-bound Jamaica
Fleet under her .Convoy, passed Portsmouth this
morning. '

The Siyan Cutter, which arrived at Yarmouth on
Wednesday night, from the Texel, brings informa-
tion that the Dutch Fleet there have shewn an in-
Clination to put to sea, having come down as low
AS the fifth buoy of the Texel; but they were pre-
vented from proceeding further ,by the wind falling
short; ' -

WITEN we copied the Article from the French
Papers *hid' mentioned the Capture of Trinidad,
we stated that it was -not entitled to the slightest
credit. Indeed,' upon a comparison of dates, it '
is absolutely imposSible that the Combined Fleets
could have gone to Trinidad before their. arrival at,
.Martinico. We have no doubt but the recovery of
`. Trinidad is' an objea which th,6 Cow.t of Madrid has
very much, at heart, and if, upon the arrival of the Com-
bined Fleet atMartinico, they had found the Rochefort
,Squadrcinthere, it is probable that the Spanish Squa.
dron might have been detached ,to make an attempt
upon Trinidad, while the Combined French Fleet pro-
ceeded to attack Jamaica, But their expeelations
beingidisappointed, the French Admiral, of course,
. . .
Would not detach the Spanish Squadron uppn any
separate Fxpeclition, as that would leave him with a
force very little superior to the Fleet under Admiral
DACIIRS. We have already stated our opinion upon
the operations which will'probably be, attempted by
the Combined Fleet, Oa we think it unnecessary to
occtipy the time of our Readers with further conjec-
tures upon a subje& on which all doubt will, we
trust, in a few days, be removed.

WE have reason to believe that the reports which
have been circulated of the resignation of Mr. Fos-
TER are unfounded. There certainly did exist some
differences, ,but they are nearly, if not entirely, ad-
justed. If that Gentleman had resigned, Mr. Coßtor
would, in all probability, have been his successor.

Yesterday morning the Swedi4i and Russian Am-
bassadors transa&ed business at Lord Muigrave's
Office.
At one o'clock a Cabinet Council was held at his-
Lordship's Office, which was attended by the LORD
CHANCELLOR, Earls. CAMDEN and WESMORLAND,
Viscount CASTLEREAGH, and Mr. PITT.
WO understand the meeting to be held for the pur-
pose of making the arrangements for the prorogation
of Parliament, and the result was, that it was-found
the public business unfinished would render it im-
possible to dose the Session of Parliament before
Thursday or Friday next.
It was likewise reported, that the Council took
into consideration the propriety of closing the Ses-
sion of Parliament by Commission. At two o'clock
the Council adjourned to the Queen's House, for the
purpose.of meeting His MAJgSTY, and, it was'un-
derstood, to advise His MAJRSTY upon this subje&.
Parliament will, we understand, be prorogued by
Commission, ,on Thursday or Friday next at the
latest,„ ,

The Loire Frigate is likely to be6ine the terror
and the scourge of the Enemy. She arrived in Cork
harbour, on Thursday laqt, with the raillant Priva-
teer, of Bourtleaux, of :30 guns, and 940 men, which
she captured an Tuesday se'rmight of Cape Clear,
after a eliace of ti.velve hours. The success of the
gallant MAITLAN fl, on this occasion, seems to have
been owing to the most judicious management,—
After inirsuing the Enemy for four hours, heperceived
that he gained nothing' upon her upon which he
ordered his guns to be run in, the shot to be re-
moved off the gun deck, and sent all his people be-
low. In this situation, as the seamen term it, he
overhauled the chace in eight hours. The lifelam-
pv mkt Brigiant Frigates hove in sight just as the
Loire was within vun-sllot of the Privateer.

,
. VAVAL Argil/S..
-L.-#-0-
PI.
of "PUTUI JULY •-•-Arrived La Loire Frigltr.
,
40 guns, Capt. P. S. I\ fAITLAN'n, from a entile,
On the 25th ult. about 100 leagetes W., fronl Cal''
Clear, she fell in with. and captured. thelrench
Shit, Privateer La Vaillant,inountiag 30 - eigh
ivith
tew
pounders, with 967 men, which is arrividlete
La Loire. She had been feu days out of Beerdea4l
when captured, and on the 15th of June had 014
the Lord Charles Spencer Packet,front Ha the;'
to Falmouth, the Captain of which, with the goetas i
part of the Crew, were re-taken in La PO°
The Mail was thrown overboard, and sunk, 00'164
-to the Enemy's getting possession of the Packet.
La rniilant is a most complete Vessel, well fitted
for aellion or chace, and sails remarkably first; 04
what the French call a privateer Natioaal Conetter.
and hoists a pendant.
' . Fleet MI Brest, dated the 9t
Letters from the
inst. state their being all well—Eneruy as usual.
A
The Glory, 98, Aear-Admiral STIRLING'
Ad
-
joined the Channel Fleet from Spithead.
rniral CORNWALLIS was hourly expeded out 9
liarilenr, Oa, Captain MARTIN, sailed the 9711tull'
from off Rochefort, to relieve the Roya/ Sorertil
Admiral fIICE.ERTON,
110, Rear-
for England the moment the' Bedicur joins the Fer,
rol Squadron under 'Rear Admiral Sir ft. CALP"°'
The Nybole Fleet, in censequence of the arrival ofr
which is to
Tr:Lb:pogo/de, 44; 'off Brest, with the account of,thb,
trilled from the Mereury,,
Enemy being at Martinique (which news slie'°
VERSE, 110ITIOWard-b011Itd), are on the alert ;try.
the' Lady Warren, 30, Captain Nfl;:sr.Lss, errivicl
last Saturday, 'with ten Viauallers from Mb:
Admiral Lord GARLINEtt ordered every ShlP t°
completed with ProvisionS, aze, for five rflontl4l6o,'
'Sailed the. Favourite Sloop of W ar,witllo? :.
je,' lion. Captain Dee:
for the West Indies. '
........,-
~,
lAR MOUTH,. JULY --east 4. 00
the Swan Cutter, .from the. Tey:el, with P. tor,
night arrive
Dis d 116!
for the Admiralty, which were.' iininerligtell ',,,
warded to London. She bring's
the Dutch Fleet there have shewn incliostioa
5 th 3
put to sea, they having come down Si '',44,00
rapatea .--
, fifth buoy of the Texel, but wft.V. P
'rt.
proceeding further by the wind falling sho 10.4
Sailed the Inger Helena, Tiaalisorl, I°l.
way. . .
.
.............. If ;elle, al
SHEERNESS-, JULY 4.—Arrived, tile 0 .
*rib Se'
J. S. CARDRN, , from a Cruize , in, the . aivet•
and l
imps Tender, Lieut. Cos,. &in the Poet,
information, ter;
with impressed Men and Voltulteeri for tile

and wiled again.
Sailed the Ekphant for the Dowiti• 11/
Ships as per last, with the addition of the I"' e
Coax,_ Jinx .—on Saturday Illorah! Est:lls
Majesty's Frigate La Loire brought into Cove
IPrge French Corvette Privateer, which she toA
014
a long dine, off cape Clear, on thc l'rec

........... malLei
POETSMOIrif, JULY 4.-,--The. Co;Ila 'iji
Capt. TAYLOR, has made the signal to sail %Oh
the Bermudas,
Convoy for Portugal. •
Arrived the' ~,turora Fripte, Capt. Logo(0.1 tWillj
the Islands,
The Espiegie Sloop, capt,Nan;itgi ilosto
signal for Convoy to Cork., '
~....--. mg tbi
DEAL, JULY 4 .*--Sailed through the • DOO . ..
whither she carried the Govelar:"
to
Hercules, Et zsgor, for . Oporto; e-
live Frg°
Leith; end Utile . Sloop of War, fOT Mu'gene;. )0,1
Ara 4 Fri
Arrivegda.tfers°,r7wi°tiffi 6 wch• .
nevooulraoc:lnG%til:b'iriosllsloe 11
main in the Downs with the rest Of' Ills .1'40.4f;i,.
Ships as per last; and 1,072(10711,112401.13Y r fOr L'l
tar. , • the
eili°
Came down from the Wire and sailed,
and J'
tio:e.tiZil'eneibiarraare'f'.Bi°proeltozltlti...o.tuilb.e iEsaUltsi-dj:rdsicasii iffitll the °llt'(sl'r4ll,ll.
pottialot
bound and 'Transports under Convoy tg 1 fidet
A 250"
The Cal Sis and Boulogne Squadrons ar- -,
iso
Wednesday evening 1-fts IVIAJE.II, Zelre„is,;(lo
EtIZABItTit, . NiArtlre anti ~.A.m.sLIA, wa
'Terrace, at Wiudsor Tt Sas
Yesterday morning.' PRINCgSSZS 06leigi b'A
001
PIIiA, and AgELt A, 'accompanied 11, ja Vtrio
and Colonel esanow, took an airins . 0
Great Park, tin hoieback. , „,,t ia a hill,toa
Hatt '.IVAJsTY and PEINCSSS NIA" lo a plia.,
and fnur, 'and. PRICE,SS 147.A.tzAlorni;01 t parY•
and pair, took. an airing in Wittcl4Dr a too' ti"°4
The Bishop of Exuma is:goiug on 0
';
Cornwall. . A that
. ' . 1e I C declare-- ~,,,,, re:
His IsifxszsTY, it is sao, o'- the J-- '.Ol
sight is much better than it Wag Igheitl/0 or ,eta
sultation. took. place. it- so, thy-`! ',gave' Deco .
the disorder to be a cat bait 101°' I/
r rid°
taken. - veriOr'l, he
pOSO I ft (P
The charaaer which Mrs, Sly t__ veoo so la
Edinburgh on Saturday last, orc,,T.'o'oloo:4lutp,
Worhhoe4e, \vas Mrs. Haller. litotiiel'it 00 ot
the Bo)ces was raised to 105. Od• ""`„icat el,' opt
We are glad'to find thatt.his br,riti tc, 00'
our greaVAaress bovicsite4.;ol.-4.1
of avol'.: '

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