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London, England, 1808-03-10 00:00:00

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Nabob hat: beset b, iotttity• ire faithful, to his atai. ear'
agettetna, alid anilous.* • fulfil all the stipulatiOns
into which he had entered its thus with the coins
pany, From Lord Wellesley'snd cliepatchds
to Colonel Scott,, his Lordship espied, . that it wall
evident Lord Wellesley had treated the Nabob with
most opprobrious contempt. Lard WellesleY, *fief
this,. in order to compel the Nabob to cernelle with
his urgent demateds, (though that Mtetarch had been
pufictual iii payiitg his subsidies to the Company) ha-
rassed him with a claim for an arrear due tb the Corns
patty, front the time the British forces had formerly
.defended hi! territofyi This Win was due at the time
the treaty was made, and in it was a clause Securing
its paymeht therefOre Lord Folkestone contettded,
that it Lord Wellesley Meant to insist on payinetit of
that arrear, he ought to have specifically intitrlated -
such a demand to the Nabob. Distressed beyond all.
hearing by these Measures, the Naboli, at tengthe
consented to code one half of his territory to the Com.
pany, and to disband his troops. In the subsequent
arrangements, the Nabob *as still anxious to possess
the active management of his own affairs, and the
governMent of hit people; but these points, although
they were stipulated in the treaty,. Lord Wellesley
withheld from the Nabob, and ap.pOinted a person to
reside at Lucknow to superintend *ll the transac-
tions and conduct of its Sovereign. After dwellitig
upon these points, and cominrating on the harshness
of Lord Wellesley, Lord Folkestone. concluded by
iiioritiethe first of a sttifig of resolutions, censuring
lisid condemning the conduct of the Marquis Wel-.
lesr.ii in g_ard to the Nabob of Oudei.
Ir. W. KEE/4E supported the motion, and la-
mented that this inqni* had been so long procrasti-
nated: ~ ,
Sir JOHN ANSTRUTHtR also complained of
the delay, at it seaSlnjurioas to the feeling ~of the
Noble Marquis, He was astonished that such 'Ebel!
Ibus Matter had been V, long on the table of that
House without reprobauniu No man could have any
well founded cehnplalnt sigahtst the Noble Marquis on
the score ofinjunicei and the native Chiefs of India,
only, had to complain of the nature and principles of
the'British Government, which protected the lower
order front, tinnily and oppression: The Honourable
Gentlithan was himself well acquainted with the wise
and equitable policy pursued by the Noble Lord, and
with ttspeet to the conduct adopted towards lthe Na-
bob of Oude-eesurele that measure was sanctioned
by the Court of Directors. It 'was well knoten to
the Direiiiii% that the Civil and Military GoVerritnent
of Otide Washi such a state as to require an immedi-
ate reformation. The whole State was in confusion,
and the Nabob without authority over his tubjects.---;
In that situation it betathe absolutely necessary for
the Governor Genet-al to interfere. Satre y; if he act%
ed by the instelictions of. the Secret Committee, he
could not how he impeached for obeying their orders.
This coulehe . dearly /tweed , from their. own die:
patches-for when the Noble Lord sent hoMe his re,
signatioti, they -wrote hint an answer, which strtingly
Indicated a confidence id hit meritorious achninistrae!
tion. They begged of hiiit to continue in India .anoe
ther season, and tomplete the whim'y reform he had
Introduced into the Governitieist of Oude. The Hon.
Gentleman then entered into the history of the Noble
Marquis's Indian policy, and concluded with moving
the erevions question, and submitting another motion
to the folloWing effect, viz. e That it appears to this
House that the conduct purssied by the Marquis of
Wellesley in India *as highly inetitorious and bene-
ficial to the British interest, and the inhabitants in
general"
Colonel ALLEN said, he must oppose the kesoltt-
tions of the Noble Lord (Folkestone), because they.
were subversive of our poksessions in India. the
Honourable Member theft entered into a detail of the
transactions which were now .brought as charge!:
against the Noble Marquis, and ecnichided with star-
ing, that the Nabob wal lit A state of dependency on
the British Government. This opinion, he contended,
Was confirmed by the Board of Controul and by Lord
'l'eigtonouth,
Mr GRANT diffeetei litre the tibnoarable Gen-
tleman who spoke last; _ e . certainly conceived the
conduct of the Noble Marquis to have been founded
in injustice, and of course must he contrary to . sound
edits-. All the ingenuity, and all the talents brought
Reward in support of the measures pursued by the
Noble Marquis in India, could not induce him to
think that there was any ground whatever for violat-
ing treaties, at forinaliy and solemnly concluded as
lily that lutee ever been ratified. The House tiittst
be aware of the dangers and calamities which such a
gross departure from professions :ntd acts had in kea-
lity caused. The Hnnourable Gentleman enume-
rated the sei'eral treaties entered into with the Nabob
of Oude, in order to sheW that on his. part they had
been observed With the utmost rigidness. From
consideration of every thing Which had Occurred, ate
was decidedly of opinion, that redress in some shape
or other ought to be made to the Nabob of Oude.--,..
This was also the feeling and opinion of Lord Come,
wallis, who lutd likewise disapproved of the principle
'on Which we had acted. Some per seemed in-
clined to defend the conduct of the. Noble Marquis,
alledgitig that the change which had taken place was
favourable to Otide; but surely it could not be main:
tanned, blast acts of injustice and violence should be
perpetrated Under the pretext of advancing the inte-
rest of those so injured.
Mr. WALI.ACE Inaintained that the Nabob of
Onde was dependent on us, and that our first con-
nection with Oude Was a connection of comptest. He
was sure that he could not be tontradicted When he
said that the Nabob had been a prisoner in our camp.
These Were facts which most Materially 'changed the
complexion of the charges, and proved at least that
the outcry of having violated treaties with ntt inde-
pendent Prince was wholly unfounded: The Hon.
Gentleman opposed at some length the arguments
Urged in support of the resolutions, which lie Consider.
ed to be a most ungrateful return for the great and
substantial services performed by the Noble Marquis.
Mr. LUSHINGTON said, he was sorry eo see the
House neelined to pass over the question before them,
which he considered of the greatest iniportance as it
regarded the humanity, honour, and justice Of the
national character. He then deprecated the conduct
of Lord Wellesley, and complained‘Z the first Eno-
nor* of salt, which he said, had prosluced * sum
amounting to-eft120,900.. The -NOW VlaAtilt: had
formed a plan for getting possession of the territories
Of the Nabob of Oude in the first inaance, and it ap,

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oat he had tampered with the Hahots by a
_hing and weaning another. He consider
t the statutes of the fibrin had heel! vialgted 1
use conduct of the Noble Martini!' He eked trot;
Fund other writers; to prove dun injustice had been
done to the Nabob of Oude, and concluded his speech-,
bt dbseriing that the Noble Marquis had acted with
cruelty and perfidy ; that he hid insulted the British.
statue, and abused the dignity of the House of Com-
moils, in eonsequence of the House was called
upon to express its censure.
Mr. IIANKES considered the peetettt titteettott
subjett on Which the House was incapable of forming
a. solid judgment. The case of Sir Thomas Rumbold.
iri 1789, arid that of Mr. Hastings, had proved that
the House was incompetent to judge
.precisely upon
charges similar to the present.. He should abstain,
himself from forming any opinion upon the subject.
If there was any defect in the judicial powers of the.
House, It was not disgraceful to acknowledge it, ra-i
the than form a hasty, and perhaps animproper kid*•
riletit, upon the present oecasien.
" Mr. WILLIAM SMITH rose, and obiefiea,ihat.
notwithstanding the malty speeches that had been de-
livered that evening on.the important subject before
the House, yet the debate Was not likely to close for
many hours, an 1 as many of the- Members preserit
must be considerablyfatigued, and as business of con-
siderable importance was us be discussed that day, he
would then propose in adjournment. •
'the CHANCELLOR .of., the EXCHEQUPt
observed, that le must therefore be adjOarried.for ten
or fourteen days, as subjetts •thit were very likely to
,create some discUssiOn, stood for. evtwy: day of' the
present, and the next week.
After some conversation, Mr. SHARP. agreed to
postpone the motion of which be had given notice for
Tuesday next : and the House deferred the further
discussion of the Oude charges till Tuesday. •
Adjourned at half past once ••

ON THE PROPHECIES•

TO THE ENTOR OF THI STAR:

Sitt-=The judicious quotations or Scripture, in.:
contaminated by profane applications, and unso-
phisticated by an enthusiastic imagination, which I
have frequently observed in your Paper, induce me
to think that you feel a sincere regard for the great
"truths of Religion. Under this conviction, I beg
leave to offer to your. Readers a series of Papers on
an important subject--the rULFILMENT of the Pao,
PIIECIES.

• -When the politicii hemisphere is unclouded, when
.... .
the bark of life glides smoothly over an unrafilek
sea, the Mind is lulled in security, heedless.. of. the:
great events, which are silently brooding. fiver •the',
World. But *hen the storms arise, -Act•the thunder '
is ready to burst; when' the jUdgmeriis of Heaven
threaten to overturn the order of Nature, and,involve
nations in a whirhirind of desolation; thenihe mind
is agitated, and endeavours to.trace.the, cruses. and
the progress or those tremendous revolittlims, - IA it
i 1
Under the impreSSiOn. of this feeling that,' since the
'fearful events Which have lately astonished. and af-
'fleeted the. world, men' of a contemplative dispo-.
sition have turned their thoughts to the Prophecies,
:which they believed to be on the eve of completion;
`Some df then hate built their systems on grounds,
-which I conceive to be erroneous, if net presiitop,,
'tuous. They have not only applied sortie Prophecies
to the events pauing before their eyes, but hate Ten,-
titled to Aetermine the exact periods of the future ae-
torriplishltient of others, and the very way in which
they must be fulfilled. But, as men naturally affix,
the greatest importance to the transactions, circurnr.
,stances, and tittles, In Which they live, it has fre--
,quently happened that succeeding interpreters hate
proved the error of former applications, and hive
proposed others, which the lapse of years has shewn
'to be equally destitute of forindation.
Influenced by the desire of avoiding those clan-
gers, I shall restrict my investigatiens' to the Prophe-
cies, which I conceive to have been actually accbin-
.plished, and occasionally draw such deductions as
may be undeniably proved to bear on present. occur-
rences.' It will be found that I shall frequently dif-
fer from Mede, Vitririga, Daubuz, Fleiating, Lloyd,
Newton (Sir Isaac, and Bishop), Blayney, Michaelis,
i Louth, Lowman, Hurd, Wintle, Woodhouse; Valpy,
Ir.ett, Faber, Zoueb, arid all those who have treated.
tihe same subject. Where so many have laboured, it
mar readily be supposed that, on different points;
tone of them have elicited the truth ; hot. I. ti..§b it.
I:6'be understood, once for all, that, for thelitke of
levity, I shall seldom mention the authors 'With`
.Whom I concur in judgment, or from whom I die-
.tent, .nor occupy your cOlumns unnecessarily with a
detail of the various and contradictory systerns that
have been produced by my predecessors.
My inferences will be made, and my reasonings
drawn from the words of -Scripture, from historical
evidence, and from Chronological and Astronomical
eilculations. I wish not to advance a single step,
uttenlightened by the sacred torch „of Truth. Let
.it be premised, that if this unerring luminary should
grilde me to discoveries, which may militate against
the principles of some individuals, or the interests of
sdtne establishments, I am not to be accused of an
intention to wound their feelings, or to ridicule their
prejudices. If my system is defective, it will be
pthductive of injury to itself alone. If it is founded
on a solid basis, it will not be shaken by the cavfls of
detraction. It is my sole Object, to " vindicate the
ways of GOD to man," to spew that the ALIMOHTY,
hat 'yen*r kft hiatrl without witneti, and to confirm
my FelloW-Christians In the-. conviction that Heaves
anal Earth shall lour away, • but Aii ever& mall eifpars
alrily, BIB.LICV3I.