Star.
London, England, 1805-04-04 00:00:00

ANSWER OF THE COMMISSIONERS.

" Office of Naval Enquiry, Great George-itreet, April 2, 2!OS.
" My Lord—We have received your Lordlhip's
letter of the 28th of lall mouth, by which you sots.
mate that we appear not to have accurately under-
Rood the grounds on which you declined anfwering
our queßions, and fubmit to us Come obfervations, in
order to place there grounds in their kill view ; and
alfo exprefs a with, before you conclude, to cone&
an inaccuracy in one part of your evidence, and a
readinefs to verify, by your oath, the fads Rated in
that letter. If it be the ()hie& of this communication
that we fhould again require your Lordihip's atten-
dance, for the purpofe of being examined touching
thefe matters, and that we lhould make a fupplemen-
tal report upon the refult of that examination, and
Rich other examinations as we might thereupon judge
necell'ary, there can be 110 difinclination on our part
(as far as we are concerned in the proceeding) to
meeting your Lordlhip's willies. But it appears to
us, that the inquiry which is the fubje& of the Tenth
Report has strained that period when it would not
become us to adopt filch a meafure, merely upon the
fuggeflihn of any of the parties to whofc conduit that
Report relates.
" We were occupied feveral months in invelligat-
ing the mode of condofting the bufmefs of the office
orTreafurer of the Navy. Thole who were examin-
ed by us had the fullea opportunity of Rating and
explaining all things which related to the manage.
ment of that department, or to the (hare which they
refpeeively had in it, and of correaing, at any time,
during the progrefs of the enquiry, any millake
which might inadvertently have been made. Our
opinions and obfervations upon the irregularities and
abufes which we difcovered, were formed and drawn
up with the utmoß care and deliberation ; and they
are now fubmitted to the three branches of the Le-
giflature, as the Ae by which we are appointed re-
quires. If it could be made to appear, upon a re•
prefentation to them, that any thing has been omit-
ted on our part, that any mifundernanding or error
had occurred, and that a farther enquiry is advifahle
upon thefe or any other grounds, it would be for
them to direr loch further inquiry, and to decide by
whom, and in what manner it fhould be profecuted ;
but in the prefent circumfiances it appears to us that
we canuot with propriety refume it.
" We have the honour to be, &c. &c.
" CH. M. POLE,
" EWAN LAW,
41 JOHN FORD,
" HENRY NICHOLAS,
" WM. MACKWORTH PRAM "

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
then moved that thefe papers do lie upon the fable
for the ufe of the Members of this Houfe.—Ordered;
and that they be printed.—Ordered.

qta HOME POPHAM.
Mr. W. DICKENSON moved, that there be laid
before the Houle a
Copy of the Letter from Sir Home Popham to the Secretary of
the Admiralty on the asth February, t Bos, with its inclofure.
Alto a Copy of the Letter the Navy Board to the Admiralty,
dated April aft, igos, in anfwer to Sir Home Popham 's Letter to
the Secretary of the Admiralty on the tsth February,

Alfo a Copy of a Letter from Sir Hone Popham to the Navy
Board, dated March a 6, 1805, with the atifw:r ofthe Navy Board
hereto.

Alfo a Copy of a Letter from Sir Home Popham to the Navy
Board, dated February 28, 1805.
Which, after a few words from Mr. Kt trtt A IND and Mr. GRET
on the one fide, and the Cult trew.ort of the Elmo moat! in an-
fwer,'
were all ordered to be laid before the Houle.

After which Mr. KINNAIRD g Ave notice of his
motion on the cafe of Sir Home Popham, on the 7th
of May next.

DEFENCE ACT.

Mr. GILES moved, that there be laid before the
Houfe a return of the number'ofeffeEtive men raifed
under the Aet of the lati Seffion of Parliament, for
Additional Force, Stc. from the ift of February
to the period of the lail return; Rating the number
of effalive men raifed per week ; diltinguiffiing the
number of thofe raifed by the Parini Officers, from
thofe by Officers in his Maje ay's Regular Service; and
alfo the number Orptrfonsenlifled in the like period
in his bluiefty'e Regular Service.—Ordered.
Adjourned.