The Sun.
London, England, 1810-03-14 00:00:00


William Herbert the younger, of .Llanditoes, Montgomery.
shire, drafter, twin April 3 to 14, at ien, at the Star Inn,
Manchester.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERS tr.DED.
James Brace, of Butt-tatie,-Kent; dealer.
10- .p.r. Pattison, of Princes-streetiCavenclish-sqltare,
dlesex,, coat-maker.`
• BANKRUPTS.
lames Waidson, of Herttrirdshire, tailor; to stir-.
r•-,render March 17, 27, and April 14, at twelve, at Guild-
hall, London, Attorney, Mr. lt.ailtou,,
lames Whitehead and Charles
.‘VIlitAlletad, of Hanley, Starforctshire, earthenware-inanufacturers,April 4 and 24, at
eleven, at the Swan Inn, Huiley,- Attornies,Messrs.
Foster, 'and ' Bishop Hai icy ; or-.Messrs. Willis, fair-
%home, and Clarke, Warritind-couti, London.
Ardhur Drakeford, of Cote,hill, Warwickshire' butcher,
April 6, at three, 7, and 24, at eleven, at. the Swan lim,y
• ' Coleshill. Attornies, Messrs; Kinderley, Long, and Ince;
hn, London; or,Mr. Edward fielding Palmer,
Coleshill.
.„ c.., of Bath, confectioner, Match 25, 27, and April
24, at el, yen, at the Lamb Inn, Bath. Attornies, Mr.
-.•r t,r, Chancery-lane, London; or Mr. T. M,
Crutwell, Bath.
lam of East•Stonehouse, Devonshire, stone-
waSuniAlini 31 4, and 24, at eleven, at the FountainTavern,
'Plyinoutt-Dock., Attorney, Mr.-BoathOwer, Devonshire.
street, Queen-square, •London..
James Pay or lsuruham, Essex; cloaths salesman, March
/7, 24, and April 24, at twelve,.at (.; Luldhall, London. At-
torney, Mr, Coote,
William Butcher. of Bliginlielnistone. Sussex, plumber,
. painter, and ,,lazier, March .17,, 27, and April z4, at ten,
at •Guildlitilh, London. '-:Attornies, Messrs. Goode, How.
land` street, 1.'112(0y-square.
William ILisk, or Harnirstead, Middlesex, haberdasher,
March 17,2,7, and April 24, at ten, at Guildhall. Attor.
' tiCy, Mr. CuppaV, lerinyn-street,.St, lames's,
James Richardson and John Sanderson, fate of Tunbridge,
Kew, farIllerS, March 17, 27, and April 24, at ten, at
Attoritics, Messrs. Stone, I unbridge-Wells;
• or Me:srS,A•criirle anti Palmer, Doughty-street, London.
Theophilus Clive and Samuel, Richardson, of Tokenhouse-
yard, Luntt.),I, ruarchams, MariM 17, 24, and April
24, at eleven, at Guildhall. ..Attornics, Messrs. Pal-.
tiler, Tomlinson, and Thomson, ,.Coptliall-toiart, I hrog.
•mortoo-street, -
William Shaw, bf Long acre, , Middlesex, cheesernonger,
AlarCit 21,,April ,•atict 24; at, test, Guildhall. Attorney, •
• .Mr. Patten,-Cross-street, Hatton-Garden.
kice Price and William Cross, ,ut.Bristolf merchant, March
i6; April i t, ant, zib. at ten, at Guildhall; London. At.
• toincy, Mr. 'Oakley, Martin's-lane, Cannon;street.
John Maxted, of Little Earl street, Middlesex, Victualler,
March 17, at ten, 34, "and .April 24, at twelve, at Guild-
hall. Attorney, Mr. "Whitton, Great George-street, Bed.
ford-row.
James Baker, of Tokenhouse-yard, Lothbury, London, mer.
• chant, March 17, 31, and • A pril 24, at ten, Guildhall.
A t torney,.M r. Tllson, Chat hant=place, Biackfriars.
Gideon Hewitt; • late Southirmiton-street, Hanover.:
square, Middlesex, tailor,', March 17, ai ten,31„_and April
23, at tWelve, • at Guildhall. . Attorney, Mr. Newcomb,
Vine-street, 'Piccadilly. •.!
John liallard,of Birmingham, coal and corn-dealers, March
17, 31, and April 24, at ten, at Guildhall,London. Actor-
ney, Mr. Itutson,'Wellclbse.square.

Icier Upsdelt, late of Castle-street, St. Martin's-in-the-
Fields, Middlesex, builder.
George Hawkes, of Longfleet, Great Canford, Dorsetshire,
tanner.
Wm. Glover and John Glover, of the Poultry, London,
haberdashers.
John Rock, Westmoreland.build gi, Ald:Isgate-strect,
London, tailor.
George Mallinson and Josiah Sheard, of Huddersfield, York-
shire, dyers.
Wm. BJyth, of Sheffield, Yorkshire, mercer and draper.
Samuel Wright the elder, of Grange-road, Beiniondsey,
Surrey, bricklayer.

THE INQUIRY.

MINUTES OF EVIDENCE,

Taken before the Committee of the whole House, appointed
to consider of the Policy and. Conduct of the late Expedi-
tion to the Scheldt. , • •

TUESDAY, MARCH G.

WILLIAM HUSKISSON, Esq. examined.
In June last, when the Expedition to the Scheldt
was decided upon, what was the, siate of foreion
, exchanges, particularly of the exchange with Ham-
burgh?-1:cannot answer that question with frac-
tional accuracy ; 'but I believe the foreign, exchange,
particularly the 'exchange. upon Haniburg,h, was
against this country from IS to eU per cent.
Exclusive of.the loss sustained. upon bills to .be_
drawn front abroad, was it practicable at. that period'
to obtain considerable sums for such bills, even on
the' terms described in - the formet'
answer certainly think, and the course of the'
inquiries which, were. then made led ine to believe,
that it Would not nave been practicable to have raised
any very large credits on the Coritment.
Did you use your endeavours -at that time to
make remittances to Austria to a limited amount,
and what 'difficulties did you experience in those
transactions ?—rcertainly received direetions to en-
deavour to procure the remittance to Austria of a
sum of 156,0001. • per -month, on account of
pecuniary aid to be ativanced to that power,.
provided the means of- making such Tenni- •
tance could be obtained.- From the inquires I tad
prcviousty made, and the infatuation I •po,sessed,
coupled with the then course of exchange, I con-
ceived that such an 'Operation would be extremely
difficult, if not impracticable; however, being .very
desirous not to give any opinion mereiy upon my
ovirn view of the subject,. .1 tett it my, duty.to con-
sult with personS whom I conceived to be well',
versed in those subjects, and to possess the greatest
means, of 'executing the intentions of Government,
it it. should be found praeticable to execute them.
.The result of these inquiries.' was not to shew that
it was altogether impracticable, but that the opera-
tion Weould be attended, witl ery great hazard and
loss; ,that in the fist place, t. 'would tend to lower
the'e.xchange still' further; that in the next piace,
from the want-of-any,. direct intercourse with the
Continent., either of trade or even of communica-
tion by letter, it, was 'impossible fur any house of
business in England to undertake ro execute the
operatton with any degree of 'certainty as to its suc-
cess; and .even it the credits were raised on the
Continent, by the means of the remittances being ,
11)9'de front this country, Slid those credits could
only ba created.in places ettier immediately in. the
occupation of 'the eneoiy, or so entirely under his
.controul 'is to give him the same power Over such
credits as would arise from the occupation itSelf,
with, a view to the interruption of any.system- of
operations for transmitting this aid to Austria; the
.difficulty therefore was, first, to make the remit-
tance to any secure place on the Continent; and,
secondly, it the remittance Was.even made, to 'ren.

1 der it available for the use of the Court of Vienna.
The operation however was attempted,- and I tie,
lieve under the mask and guise of a commercial ar-
rangement ; more or less of success attended the at-
tempt. . The House by which it was u!idertakeri did
not feel itelt competent to engage to make such a
remittance; but could only undertake to use its best
endeavours for that purpose. .
When the Expedition sailed to the, Scheldt, what
was the total amount of foreign_ coin applicable to
military service abroad, at the disposal of Govern
ment point of fact there was none, strictly
speaking, at our disposal. at that 'moment. The
Treasury, foreieeing the probability of—Considerable
deMands being awe of foreign coin for the purpose
of supplying the military chests of our different
armies on foreign stations, had taken measures, so
far back as the month of October 1808, to secure
at the then' price all the-foreign silver coin, and all
( be silver bullion in the possession of the Bank, ex-
' cept ski) as might be wanted for the purposes of the
manufactures 9f this country; and it is only this ,
amount that I conceive could siri&ly be called
,the disposal' of Government. The whole had
,been withdrawn from the Bank prior to the month
.of June.1809 : but .the, Bank having made some
small , purahases of ,zforeign coin between the
interval,of October and june, and having also some
foreign gold coin in its possession, which 'was con-
ceived.tO.be peculiarly applicable to this service, the
Treasury purchased the' sum that was conceived:in-
dispensably neeessary,_ in Order to enable the. Expe-
dilion to prOceed at all. .,The sum purchased, and
believe'it included all the dollars that could' then be
'obtained from' the Bank, was in. dollar's 6q,dool.
"ip 'Dutch ducatS .65,0001. ; making altogether ,
'125,0001.

-What increase to
.this amount was theTteaSury
enabled to gain between the mouth of July, When
the Expeditiow sailed, and the middle of the month

of OttOber ?—About the end of the mondi of An-

gust, upon a representation from the Cdminissary-.
'General, that some further supply became very tar=
gent, all the dollars that. Were then, to be procured in
the bullion market here were purchased by the
Bank on account of Government, amounting to
43,0001. sterling ; the demands made. were cer-
tainly for a larger sum, but there *ere no dollars in,
the market, and none in the possession of the Bank
that could be spared. I cannot answer the'question
farther, whether any additional supply' was sent be-
tween that period and the middle of .0etober, hav-
ing no means of ascertaining that fact from my own,
knowledge.
Had the utmost exertions of Government, aided
by the Bank, been employed ,for a length of time
past to augment the stock of bullion and foreign
coin applicable to foreign service ?—I-certainly con-
ceived that every exertion, had been made- for this:

purpoie ; it was certainly pbvious to me, that from
the state of the exchange, as well as froM the sitna-