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London, England, 1803-02-15 00:00:00

NORTHERN.

LORD ELLENSOROUGH AND JUSTICE ROOKE.
YORK and City,—Saturday, March 5.
LANCASTER.—Saturday, March 19. ,

NORFOLK.
LORD ALVANLEY AND JUSTICE GROSS.
AY/AS/11/KY.—Saturday, March;.
IhbroßD.—Thursaay, March 10.
HUN r mcnoN.—Saturday, March rz.
C aR lOC L.—Wednesday, March 16.
THETTORD.—Saturday, March 19.
BURY Sr. F;DMUNDS.—Thursday, March 24.
HOME.
BARON HOTHASI AND JUSTICE HEATH.
HERTTORD.—Mont, March 7.
CH ri
ELmsyoß.-0W nesday, March 9.
MAIDSTONE.—Monday, March 14.
Ktl.,:rlSTON.—Monday, March 21.
VIORSIIAM.—Monday, March 28.

General ANDRIOSSI gave his second grand Din.
ner, on Saturday, at his house in Portland place.
It was one of the most sumptuous and moat costly
of this season. The dinner and desert were serve}l
up in a most superb set' of Porcelain, richly gilt
and ornamented. It was made for the service of
the Ambassador at the New Porcelain ManufaAory,
in France, and arrived at his Excellency's house on
Friday last. It is, perhaps, the richest and most
costly that evetappeared, the manufaaurer's charge
amounting to,. 27001. An article, which particu.
larly engaged the attention of the visitors, was a
most beautiful punch bowl, twenty inches in dia.
meter ; opposite to each other, stood two figures in
the attitude of supporting it, with elegant devices
on the sides; It was elegantly gilt and ornament-
ed, and used for the first time on this occasion.

Dr. Bunn, the late Bishop of Hereford, left to
Dr. FORD, residuary Legatee, more that 20,0001.
Mr. STRANG 20001. and Mr. GRIFFITHS, 10001.
his two head servants, toool. each ; small legacies
to his other servants ; to his two relations re-
siding at Hamburgh, 5.0001. each ; to the Rev. Mr.
SZT/RE, Head Master of Hereford School, 9001.
and to his Chaplain, the Rev. Mr. WALLOND,
9001.

On Saturday last, the infant daughter of Mr.
MooaE, eldest Son to the Archbishop of CANTER.
BURY, expired at. his Lordship's Palace, in the
arms of its mother, in the Chapel, shortly after the
ceremony of baptism.
On Sunday evening was se'nnight Mr. SHEARc,
an Irish Gentleman, with his wife, arrived at the
Bull Inn, Burford, from Cheltenham. About ten
o'clock the Lady retired to her bed-room, when
Mr. SHEARS immediately locked the door, and shot
himself with a large pistol, lodging the contents,
a quantity of grape shot, in the brain. He lan-
guished till the following afternoon, and then ex-
pired in great agony. Mr. SHEARS had considerable
property in Ireland, but owing to some irregularity
in his remittances from thence, was reduced to
some temporary, pecuniary embarrassments, which
produced a desponding state of mind, and drove
him to the fatal ad.

Colonel BLAQUIERN, who died on Monday se'n:,
night, at Dublin, was, it is said, apparently well on
the Saturday veceding. He was lately much cha_
griped at being rendered superannuated in some re-
cent regulations in the Revenue Department, *where
he held an employment, though his salary was al_
lowed him during his life". The Colonel, if not
seventy years of age, was not far from, it, yet
seemed to enjoy good health, looked well,. and was
alert. He, waited upon a certain exalted.Charader,
in• consequence. of being removed, who, with his
usual politeness and condescension, heard the Colo-
nel's objeftions against that circumstance.—Among
other assertionsi he stated that he could
,prove he
was yet fit for service, for he would walk or leap
with any Gentleman in office, who was within
,thirty years of his age. The Colonel, however,
retired, satisfied with the answer lie received from
the distinguished Chargter he waited on, being told
his. removal was conneCtedwith those arrangements
which took place on the Union. This Veteran was
a man of great personal courage, and when some
time ago he was attacked in his house in the coun.
try, by a banditti of robbers, he bravely defended
himself, fought the whole, beat, them off, and conk
some. afterwards, who were executed. In this
conflict, he received eleven cuts in the head.

yesterday a pitched Battle was fought on Wimble.
clan Coalman, for twenty guineas a-side. The Corn.
batants were Smith, the Boot.closer, who "was beat
a short time ago by young O'Donncl, and Curry, a
Pugilist of some note,' but who has not entered the
lists for the last seven years. The opponents
set-to it one o'clock, and continued the contest
for twenty.two rounds. The first and second
rounds were in favour of Smith, who was indisputably
the strongest man. The third round was well con-
tended on both sides ; but Curry hitting Smith a vio-
lent bloc► on his temples, knocked him down, him-
self falling with the force of his own blow. Firms
that to the tenth round was nearly even betting.
The eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rounds seemed
in favotir of Curry, when he sprained his right
hand, which entirely gave the turn of the battle
against him ; and although he fought on with great
spirit and resolution, it was evident, from the little
use he could make of his crippled hand, that he
must eventually give in. At the conclusion of the
twentpstcond round, Smith was declared victor.
A parcel containing bad shillings, to the nominal
amount of 171. 17s. was found on the beach at Ar-
brdath, about ten days agd. A number of similar
ones were passed the same day in different shops in
Arbroath, by a woman in a red cloak, who is sup.
posed to have escaped citifter to Duatlee or Mon.
crotch

tri REP:MT.

COURT OF kING's BENCH, FEE t 4.

SiTTINGS SIFORE LOUrt Et.i.annokClOCti IN Art:T..

1111N3TER-HAI.L.
COAL TRADE.
PARISIIi QUI TANI, rU. BItt3WN.

MR. GARRow opened the case on the part of the
Plaintiff, which, he said, was an iiftion fur the
penalty of tool., under the authority Of the Statute
which was made for the proteClion of those who
should purchase coals of the Merchants by Pool
measure, against the frauds of those who sold that
article. He observed that the chicle of Coals; at
all times, and especially at the present inclement
season, was fitly deemed a necessary of life, and
of all the trades in ,this great Metropolis, in which
there were any frauds, that of the Coal Trade was,
generally speaking, he believed, the worst, and as
such had become the subjeft of very general, and
as Just complaint. It was thus that we were to
account for what we might often see—Dealers in
Coals, in the large and wholesale way, lolling upon
their sofas and lounging in their chariots, and that
too often at the expence of the Public, and parti-
cularly the small retailer of the article in st,hich
they dealt, on whom they committed many very
scandalous frauds in delivering coals short of mea-
sure. Such practices were much too
.common, and
they were as scandalous. This evil was growing
upon us much too fast, and therefore there were
many aelions like the present brought forward to
try, if possible, to beat down these frauds. The
Plaintiff in this a6tion was a little Retailer of Coals,
and he dealt in that article with the Defendant, who
was a large Wholesale Dealer. The Plaintiff bought
of the Defendant what is commonly called a Room of
Coals, and which was to have been five chaldron
Pool Measure, which included what was called the
Ingrain, and that made it five chaldron and a quar-
ter, or 189 bushels, which the Defendant under-
took to deliver to the Plaintiff; instead of which,
upon re.measuring the Coals, it appeared that they
were eleven bushels short of the proper quantity
the Defendant having taken the ingrain to himself;
And delivered them only as if sold according to wharf
measure, thereby depriving the Plaintiff of the fair
profits of his trade as a retailer, by which he
committed a fraud on him, and accordingly became
subject to the penalty under the -Aft of Parliament.
The Plaintiff was an industrious, but poor man,
seeking a livelihood partly by selling coals, and he
hoped to be able to have the profit which arose
from the difference between the Pool and other Mea-
sure; he had his Coals of the Defendant, who, as
he said already, was a great wholesale dealer. The
Plaintiff accordingly went on with this business,
but found that instead of having any surplus, he
was unable to pay the coal-merchant, so that he
suspected be must be served short of measure; at last
he resolved on having the Coals re-measured,. alter
they were delivered to him, for which purpose he
sent for a sworn meter, and had the Coals re-measured
by him, when it appeared, that instead of 189 bushels,
they were only 178, being eleven bushels short, upon
which he brought the present aetion for tool. the
penalty under the Statute, and for which the Public,
when the trial was over, would appear to be obliged
to him, for beginning to call their attention to these
meet frequent and most infamous frauds upon the
greater part of all the consumers of coals,— a prac-
tice that was intolerable, and must not be endured.
. It was then clearly proved that the contraCt was
made between the parties, as stated by Mr. GAR-
ROW. That the Defendant undertook to deliver.to
the Plaintiff five chaldrans of coals, Pool measure,
which is five chaldron and a quarter wharf measure,
and that upon re-measurement by a sworn coal
meter, the quantity was short by eleven bushels.
It was attempted on the part of the Defendant,
. to chew by the evidence of some of his servants,
that they delivered at the house of the Plaintiff all
the coals that were in the room of the ship, and
that it amounted to sixty-eight sacks, nut quite
filled (nor could they be, lot in fair _ measure
they could be only sixty-three full sacks), and
therefore it was contended, that if the coals were
short of measure, it was not the fault of the De-
fendant, but of. the coal-dealer of whom he bought
the cargo of the ship, one room of which. be sold to
the Plaintiff; but this defence slid not succeed.

Mr. GARROW in reply contended, that this De.
fence was as infamous as the fraud which occasioned
the Ation, ,The Defendant, lie did not hesitate to
say, had pillaged the Plaintiff; and had nearly ruined
him, as many other wholesale coal dealers had ruined
little retailers who dealt with them, That as to
the morality of the matter, it was between Gov
and the Defendant's conscience ; but he hoped that
after he had repoied upon.his pillow tonight, if he
could repose upon. it, . the Defendant would to.
morrow send to the Plaintiff .a bank.note of an
amount equal to what he had defrauded the Plaintiff
of in the course of the transtraions which had passed
between them. As to' this verdict he regarded it as
a case too clear to say thing upon it.
Lord ELLEN 130ROPG); observed to 'the Jury,
that this action was brought against the Defendant,
Mr. Brown, (or a penally..of. tool. upon the
statute of the 3d of Geo. 11, c. a 6: s. to, and the
clause of the AO. on which this action was founded,
prOided, that if any person
.sold Coals by Pool
Measure (and the Coals in this case were proved to
have been sold by Pool Measure), he
.should justly
deliver, without fraud, the -full quantity of Coals
so sold by Pool Measure; and that if they be .de.
livered short of that measure, such person so selling
and so delivering, shall forfeit a penalty of tool.
So, his Lordship said, that the question in this case
would be, 11 Whether the Defendant did justly de.
liver to the Buyer, the 011 quan,tity so sold
That quantity sold was five chaldron Pool Measure,
which made five chaldron and a quarter of other
measure, and the question in this case would turn
on the credit which the Jury, would give to the
testimony of the Witnesses. It was sworn by the
Witnesses for the Defendant, that they delivered at
the Plaintiff's house 68 sacks, which, by the way,
implied that they were not filled, since, if full, 63
would have been sufficient ; but the question did not
turn on the number of Sacks, but the quantity of
Coals which were delivered to the Plaintiff. The
Sworn Meter had measured them, and by his evi-
dence it appeared, that the quantity was short by
t hostels. It was contended, that whet-, the Plain.

•
riff deteitiiitied on having the Coals re-rreaSure':7l
he shoUld have sent notice to die Defetitlant, !n
der that he might send some body on hiS *half to
see them measured : perhaps, it might have hero as
well if he had done so, and there would have beerit
force in the objection, if the Plaintiff had measure(!
these Coals by himself and a friend of his own with-
mit the, knowledge of any body eke: but here rite
Plaintiff had caused the Sworn Officer to measure
these Coals, in which he had done all which the Law
required of him, and by that measurement, it a)Teai.:
ed, that the Coals delivered to the Plaintiff; see It
bushels short of the real quantity which the I."Airt-:
tiff' purchased, and which the Defendant, by
contrad, undertook to deliver.--Here his Lordship
recited the remainder of the Evidence, and then
proceeded to observe, that the question was a very
simple one in this Case---,, Whetheio.
the
man wh
bought these Coals, had what he purchased ? If he
had not; but the Coals were delivered to hint short
of what he bought, (whether fraudulently or other...
wise), the Plaintiff had a right to corriplain, for nut
having what he contraEted for, and what the De-
fendant undertook to deliver to him; and his Lord.
ship said, there was no hardship in this, for if these
Coals were delivered short of the proper quantity
the Defendant, who employed Men to deliver his
Coals, should take care that they were trust-worthy.
It was the same thing to the Buyer,- whether he
was cheated by the aClual fraud of the person of
whom he bought the article, or by any of' his
Agents."
Mr. EItsKINE said, that if this was the case, and
this the opinion of his Lordship upon the point of
Law, a verdk must pass against his Client, the
Defendant, for he could not prove that the quantity
delivered was aftually 189 bushels. He only under.:
stood that the Plaintiff had all the Coals in the'
room, as the Defendant bought them of the Owner
on board the vessel, and having done so, he 'lima
submit that he did ndt come under the penalties of
this Aft of Pailiament. The ground on which the
Defendant went was, that he sold and delivered tith
quantity of Coals as they had been delivered td
him, and this, he submitted, satisfied the provision
of the At of Parliament.

Mr. GARROW said, that this CoUrse would not
be of Ultimate benefit to the Dele,ndant, if the mat..
ter was to.be reserved 'on the Law as it arose out or.
the Ad of Parliament in this Case ; it was, hovi:.
ever, very Well put by Mr. ERSKINE.
Lord ELL Ell BOROUGH observed, that the An of
Parliament required the Coals, so purchased, should
be delivered without fraud, in the full quantity ac.
cording to the Pool Measure, it would be for the
Jury to say, whether they were of opinion these
Coals were delivered justly • and without fraud, fur
they must be both, cr the penalty of the Aet of
Parliament would attach. Here his Lord Ship went
again over a material pair of the Evidence to bring
the matter still more clearly before the jury, and
Observed, again, that the first question W,as; " wht.
ther the Delendanedelivered this quantity of Conk
to the Plaintiff or 'not •?
If they thought he did
not, then, to obviate any doubt that might remain,
whether the penalty attached or not, if the Defendant
aatially delivered the full measure as it was deli-
vered to him ; the Jury would say whether the
measure was fr:ludtiletaly short or not ; for, if
fraudulently short, there would be an end of every
thing like a doubt upon the whole Case."
The Jury found that the Coals were delivered not
according to Pool measure, but fraudulently, aria
therefore a verdict} was entered up fur the Plaintiff.
—Damages tool.
Lord ELL ENfil OROUGII-." Gentlemen, 1 did not
make any observations of at') infl...imaratory sort,
which the Case presents, because it might give a
different complexion to the fans of it trunt that
which the Witnesses might have Conveyed ; but
now the, Cause is over, 1 will say I am very glad
you have found the verdict you have dcine, and irt
the terms you have done, for I do hoile it may he
the means of affordirig some relief to the starving
poor of this metropolis, "whose hardships are much.
aggravated by frauds of this nature."

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FLn.

BARING V. CHRISTIE.

This case, which has been several times before the
•
Court, and on whielFmany other atitons depend; is
an Anion on a Policy of .Insurance, On the Mount
Vernon, froni London to Philaielphia,, which was
captured in the year 1796. No authentic doctt.
ments having been sent, to this country tespeding
the capture or condemnation, the 'Plaintiffs,
Sir F. .Baring and ,others, applied to the Court
of Exchequer for a. conunission to examine Wit.
nesses abroad ; and it appeared that Mr. King,
who was a material
,witness, came to England, in
the meanwhile, and was, examined by the Plain-
tiff at . the London CoiFce.house, Luagate.hill.
When the cause came on to be tried at Guildhalls
the Sittings after last. Term, -the. Defendants oh..
jetted to this evidence being read, because they
had, no opportunity of cross-examinittg the deponent.
They proposed that the testimony of this =person,
who was examined viva vore, in one of the former
trials (Baring anti Clagget), should be taken from
the judge's notes ; but as, the Plaintiffs did not ae.
retie to the proposal, a special verdid 'was entered
for. them, subjed to the opinion of the Court. The
Court was of opinion, that the deposition of King
being taken in London,, pending a commission for
examining WitlieStiCS ,abiOAdi must be quasshed, as
irregular ; that it, was expedient there should be a
new trial, and that the evidence of King should be
extra4led from-the Judge's notes at the trial of the
cause betweto Baring and Clagget.

A Seaman has been apprehended at Cork, on sm.
picion of being one of the Crew of the ibrmiopre,
concerned in the murder of Cap!. P/GoT, and tak-
ing the ship into a Spanish port in the We,t
The body of Finlay, wrfo was executed on Wed-
nesday morning, was cut down after it had hung the
usual time, and carried to Ne,vgate Priso;i. At one
o'clock a hearse atter,ded to convey it away,; but
upon being iropeCted by the Sheriffs, it was found to
be still warm, though it had been cut down three
hour 3 before. The Sheriffs thought it their duty
to keep it for some time longer, bn account of this
extraordinaty circumstance, and ordered that it
should be called for at four.„ o'clock, which was
accordingly don:.

r:

ESSEQUEBO, DWERARY,

.lEs Excellency the Governor, anti the Honourable
Ale.iiiiers of the Court of Policy of the Colony of Esse-
qnbo and Demerary.

" GENTLEMEN,

IMPRESSED- with the liveliest sense of grati-
-2 lotthe distingUished, and Most honourable tes-
.:. ,ny of approbation, which you have been pleased
confer on me, by aßerlYe vasSed diving your
I.ot Sesion. would eXpress myself in words
',.omewhatsuitable to the.occasion, and calculated,
.to convey some idea of the keenness of
feelings which the communication of it
(,:ouelled in terms so forcible and highly flattering),
iiot fail so powerfully to excite.
" Consewui, however, of my, utter inability to
tuna language,in any :wirer descriptive tlu I
intreai you, Qentlemen, to pardon the sire_
; :icity, while you render me justice for the since-
y with which I now beg leave to offer yoti this
ir!!mble tribute of my must grateful'ackilowledg-

' The reward arising from such a ptiblic testi-
of appr*ition, as that which you have judged
.curr to bestow, far exceediany metit to which I
iir,-.surue.to lay claim,; but if (While under Di.
ProVidence the wise measures arid liberal prin.
adopted--by Ills Majesty's Governmdrit, in
Iht! Administration of thii Coltiny; to the blessings
which it has therefrom derived), any security to
the tranquillity, happineis, and prosperity of it, is
all Owed to be ascribed to the general good order
and discipline of the' Tioops, I beg it may be im.
puled to the undeviating zeal and assistance which
I have on all occasions experienced, from the un-
wearied exertiOns of the Officers I have had the ho.
nour to command.
" For myself, I can only with truth assert, that
the general welfare has ever been the firSt objesl of
my most anxious solicitude.
" The Officers of the Garrison, assembled this
day, equally sensible with myself, of the honoUr.
a de testimony conferred by your unanimous vote of
approbation, have enjoined me to unite with mine,
their sincerest expression's of heartfelt acknowledg.
-ments, and with one voice, offer up the most ear.
nest intreaties, that the Almighty Disposer of all
things, may continue to this Colony and its Inha.
bitants, the uninterrupted enjoyment of the many
blessings it has so singularly hitherto enjoyed.
" And of
.you individually, Gentlemen, it is
also their request to add, to those which I beg per.
mission to offer, the acceptance of their unfeigned
assurances of the highest personal resped and re.
Bard : all our feelings are equally alive to the re.
membrance of your long and "liberal attentions.
" Duly penetrated with a just sense of the ad.
ditional instance of your particular consideration
towards me, by the very handsome present you
have ordered on the part of the Colony to be pre.
pared for me, combined with the wishes you so
kindly express for my future welfare and, prosperity,
permit me, Gentlemen, to assure yOu, no leas of the
sincerity and anxiety with which I shall unceasingly
feel interested for yours.
" Having the Honour to subscribe myself most
respatfully,

"GENTLEMEN,
'1 Your much obliged, anal
t 4 Most faithful humble Servant, -
(Signed) 44 T. His Lot)."
.Dome u, ,Plug. 131 1802.

,
V. xtraft from the Records of the'Court of Policy. of the Cab-
' tiie,i of Esitquebo and Demo-ay, and their Devendencie4, at
their Session, held by His Excellency the (Governer, and
the Honourable Members, at the Court-house in Stabrock,

ise-nic-ia-r-y; WI; Yucscay the z7th 'Lily, 18oz.

'Tie' Members for the Colony in this Court
having expressed a wish to make a proposition re-
sloe ~inl; Colot,el HtsLor, Comminidant of His
jetty 8 Trobps in this Colony, to whom they were
desirous, previous to his departure from hence, to
testily their sense of the services he, had rendered
these Colonies, they were requited'by His EXt:eL
lence the Governor, to bring, forward their propo.
sition, which they did accordingly by suggesting
to the Court's consideration,

4, That these'Settlements being, in consequence
of the late Treaty Of Peace,,on'the eve of reverting
under the Dominion of their ancient Mother:
Country, they,' the said Colony Members, in the
train olidea arising from this event, had been na_
rurally lea to a retrospect of the situation of this
Colopy during the rime it has been placed under the
protdtion anis Britannic Majesty's Forces.
" That the advantages derived from the protect
lion so held out to this Colony, have been equally
diffused among' all classes of the. Inhabitants, of
whatsoever rank or condition in life ; that the
'Planters, who form a principal description of the
community, have felt the auspicious result thereof
in tie enhanced value of their properties ; while the
naive Trader, and the industrious Artificer, in their
respective spheres, have seen • their exertions
crowned with success, and 'all haVe participated in
the general prosperity,
'4 That although these blessingi must, under Di..
vine Providence, in the first place, be ascribed to
the wise measures, and liberal principles adopted by
His' Britannic Majesty's 'Government, in the ad.
ministration 'of these ColOnies, yet it is self.evident
-Oat internal tranquillity ito which the security of
all. properties is owing, has materially contributed
to suds A prosperous state of things ; that among
other.catties of the internal tranquillity invariably
enjoyed by this Colony, the uniform good disci..
pline of the Forties, strikingly presents itself-to the
mind, while it -can .as little „he controverted, ,that
the unremitting exertions of Colonel HISLOP, so
well supported by the Officers under his command,
have held--forth an example of order and steadiness,
the impression of which will not easily he effaced.
That. the.. said Colony .Members, conscious of
eXpressing the unanimous opinion of the inhabi.
tants, are anxious these sentiments should' appear
in record, and he conveyed, in a propermanner, to
Colonel 1-lisLoy, and the other Officers of the Gar.

"..That with this view, they did propose to the
fort to (fired a sabre and belt, with pistols and

horse•furniture etfiliplete'; of the Value of five hun.
dred guineas; to be made, in order to present there-
with Colonel:H-6w*, as a -testirtiony of the Public
Esteem he hasjustly merited, by his care and vigi-
lance for the peace 'and tranquillity of this Colony,
manifested by the excellent discipline he has uni-
formly preser ved-amotig•the Troops •under his corn.
Manch

That it should. further be requested of Colonel
Hrsnop, to communicate to the Officers forming
the Garrison of this Colony, - the high sense this
Court .entertains •of their -zeal, in seconding the
laudable exertions of their Commanding Officer, and
cooperating for -the good of the service ; and to as.
sure them that the Inhabitants of the Colony, as
they will always hold their meritorious conduCt in
grateful remembrance, so will they feel a lively in-
terest in their welfare and happiness.
" The foregoing Proposition of the Colony.
Counsellors having been deliberated upon, was una-
nimously adopted by the Court, and it sxas accord-
ingly resolved,, that, in order- to acquaint Colonel
i-itst,oP with this Resolution, two of the Menu
bers, accompanied with one of the Secretaries, do
wait upon him, ansi in handing -to him a Copy of
the present Vote, do express the fervent wishes of
the Court, that, while in private life, he may ex—
perience all the happiness this world affords, so -he
may Attain, the noble aim of his public aftions, in
having his name transmitted to posterity, by an
uninterrupted seri:s of services to his King and
Country.
" Resolved lastly, That Messrs. Ltl I KEN and
VANDER VEL DEN, he requested to direCt a Sabre
and j3elt, with Pistols and Horse furniture cam.
plete, of -the description above.mentioned, -to be
made for Account of the Colony, and to hand the
present Resolve to Col. Otst.oe.
" A true Extract from the above-mentioned Re.
cords.

(Signed) " PH. TINM,
41 Secretary ad interim."
N. B. The Court of Police of the Colonies of
Essequebo and Demerary, consists entirely of natu.
ral.burn.Subjeds of Holland.

On Tuesday the 23d of November, the following Addresses
were presented to His Excellency Governor Br nylon, and
to Colonel Hi s Lor, Commandant of Ills Majesty's Forces
in these Colonies, by LacaLith Cumtmc, jowl Oaa,
and JOSEPH BRETZ, EStirti. on the part of the Planters,
Merchants, and other inhabitants, of the Colonies of Es.
sequebo and Demerary. •

To His Excellency ANTHONY BrAujort, Esq.
Governor in and over the Colonies of Essequebo
and Detnerary, &c.
" SIR,

tc We, the Planters, Merchants, and other Inha-
bitants of these Colonies, being informed that the ter-
miriation of the present Government, toy the arrival
of a Governor from the 13atavian Republic, is likely
soon to take place, beg leave to approach Your Ex.
cellincy, to express the lively sense we entertain of
the unwearied attention to the interests of these
Colonies, of the laborious investigation, and just
and equitable dispensation of the Laws, and of the
sentiments of personal probity and honour, which
Dave ever distinguished your Excellency during your
Administration.

" Placed at the `head of this Government, during
a period of unrivalled danger and disorder, when
opinions and principles were openly disseminated
and inculcated in the West Indies, the tendency of,
which was to excite all the
.malignant passions of
the human heart ; not only against thoie Whose
duty it was to control them, but against all who
governed, and to break down all the barriers which
had been raised to ensure public order, and to pro_
tee" the general safety ; having also ,to contend
with the firmly rooted prejudices.,
,which various
forms of government,: and different laws, naturally
gave to those persons from other countries, who.,
have become a considerable portion of the popula:
tion of these Colonies; the strongest proofs which
can 'be given of the success of Your Excellency's
unwearied and ardudus labours must be. adduced from
the general satisfaCtion of the inhabitants, as to the
administration of justice (notwithstanding these ob-
stacles) from the time they were taken poasession
of by the British Forces, till now that they are
about to be restored to theßatavian Republic.
" Much of this prosperity may be attributed to
the, spirirof commercial adventure of the Merchants
of Great Britain ; but its unprecedented increase is
the strongest demonstration of their well-placed
confidence in a wise, just, and equitable' Admini-
stration,

" May we be permitted to hope that the Go.
vernment, which has derived so much advantage
in ite commercial relations during its temporary
possession, and the Government receiving such
immense advantages 'from the improvement of ate
Colony at its restitution, will be fully sensible
of, and liberally reward, your Excellency's honour.
able and disinterested exertions in public life.—
And that on your return to a private station, your
Excellency, carrying with you the warmest and
molt earnest good wishes of every individual in
your former Government, may be crowned with all
tht blessings which this life affords.
" We have the Honour to be,
" With the highest sentiments of respeei
and 'consideration."

whiciillis Excellency %vas pleased to return the following
• ' • Xaswer : • •

4' CEitTL ►t-Mt T'l;

" 1 Am unable to convey, in a manner adequate,
the feelings with which I am impressed on the pre.
sent occasion. They ate, nevertheless, those of the
warmest gratittide to the Planters, Merchants, and
other Inhabitants, have honoured, me' with this
Address, m'fngled with emotions powerfully, though
naturally, arising in my mind from a relittlion on
the one hand*, upon the period of past danger and dis.
order, so justly described, and on the other, upon
the stare of continued prosperity, notwithstanding,
that has attended a Colony, to which I stood in so
close a relation', and which shall ever be dear, to
me.

• " In beholding at the same time so generous,
flattering, and honourable a:testimony Us that now
offered in regard to my public conduEt and personal