Star.
London, England, 1806-07-08 00:00:00

CON MITT!{ Of SUPPLY.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER in
the Committee of Sopply, gave a general statement
of the Supplies, and of the %%rays and Means which
had been voted for the prefent )car. .\frer a recapi-
tulation of the fums voted early in the Seffion for the
Army, the Navy, the Ordnance, and Mitcellaneous
fervices, he hated that of die fums which had been
granted as Ways and Means of railing the Supply,
there were force inflamed in which there was a defal.
cation. In!lead of a million from the captured (hips,
he fhould only take credit for 882,0001. and as to the
War Tates, inflead of 19,500,0001. he fhould only
take credit for '8,000,000. Alter haling the amount
of the Wa► Texts for each quarter in the lan year,
and general recapitislati•ut of the Supplies of the
year, and the Ways and Means, he moved his firlt-
Refolution, .‘ That 3.500,c001. fbould be granted
from the furplus of the Conlolidated Fund to the
fupplies of the year."
This Refolution, as well as the fubfequent one,
that 18 millions fhould be granted on account of the
War Tales of the year, weie accordingly agreed to
and the Report was ordered to be received to-
morrow.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
gave notice, that on Wednefday he thould move in
the Committee of Supply, that compsnfatioi, thould
be granted to the Naval, Military, and Land Tax
Cornmiflioners.

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The Houle alfo refolved WI into a Committee of
Supply. to take into confideration his Mvjetly's
fage, tefpetting the grant of an Annuity of wool.
a year to Lord Rodney.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
after Rating generally the impoi tsnce of the fcr vices
rendered by George Bridges, Lord Rodney, In the
&aims in the WWI Indies, hoped the Houle would
concur in the Refolution he had to propole. The
EirenmAenees of she cafe were thefe: The fira Lord
Rodney obtained a penfion froM England of
per ann. for haul& arid the two next who fhould
inherit the title. He alfo obtained a pennon on the
hint Etitiblintment of soool. per ann. for bimfeif
and AN se* heir. After his death, bis next 44. Jived
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for a very ikon time, and confegnentle the Trial Pen-
fion was at an end, and the Engin pennon was
chargeable with moot. per ann. fettled on the widow
of the lan heir. The prefent Lo►d Rodney li td
therefore no more than wool. per ann. which be
waled the Houfe, in their liberality, would not think
fufficient for fuel) important fereices fo recently pet.
formed.

Lord FOLKESTONE confidered that the preterit
Lord had no claim.
Lord CASTLEREAGH thought he had a kraus
claim on the liberality of the Hqufe.
The Retaliation was accordingly adopted; and the
Report was ordered to be received to-morrow.
NABOB OF Amcor's WITS.
Mr. HOBHOUSE wired the fecund reading of
the Nabob of Arcot's Debts Bill.

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Mr. FRANCIS adverted to the importance of this f
fulled. He would rake a view of Come of the molt
material points, however, that he might not tire the
patience of the Houle. The claim amounted to
9.200,0301. on the revenues' of the Carnatic, a km
laid to be due from the Nabob to individuals. Of this I
3,658,0001. had been already paid. Prim the amount
of the claim, one would Ilsppoll that the monied men
of 'Changeralley had gone to India to lend their ma-
' ney to the Native Princes. After thus Rating the
amount, he adverted to the Gtuation of the Eaft India
Company's finances, which certainly were not- in a
flottritbing Rate' and were little prepared to meet fuck
a demand as this. Here he adverted to the late
treaties concluded in India; which, though he was
',.fond of peace, appeared to him to contain dangerous
' eoncelbons under the-circumflanees: They wele cer-
tainly concluded in a very private and prieipitate
manner, and he furpeCted that fiirG Barlow %tali forced
to conclude them from want of money to carry on the
war. He next adverted to the fituations of army of
thole who made very confiderable claims. He men-
tioned Lawrence Sullivan, a Chairman of the Court
of DireCtors, with feveral other perfons holding high
lituatinns nn the Indian ellablifhment. TN, threw
confiderable fufpieion orithelf.claims. Herfisid that
the Nabob muff have forefeen the lofsof the territory,
and therefore gave as many orders upon its revenues, en
as Thole who had any influence in our Indian Govern-
ment might afk for. He contended that this was a
public tranfeßion, and that therefore infiead of lane.
thoing an agreement made between the Di, eflors and
Creditors, Parliament ought t • take the affair into its
own hands The Hon. Gentleman was decidedly of
opinion, that the revenue of India was intuffit_ient to
defray the espences attending itsgovernment ;and this
would, he had no doubt, be in a vet y few daya openly
Rated to the Houle. The deficiency, therefore, 'aug-
mented by the confecoences of this Bill, mull be fup-
plied from the finances of this Coirerry,and of courfe
that Ihould urge the Houle more carefully es, infpeCt,
the affairs of India. With a view to afrid the -
portunity for careful infpeelion upon this fubjeet, be
propofed that the Bill fhould be redid a third time this
day three months. In the interval Gentlemen, and
his Majefty's Minifters particularly, might inquire
into all the eircurnflances of this cafe, and become
better prepared for the difeuffion neat Se@ons. To
this delay no fair creditor could objea, For none fuck
were likely to fuffer from invelligath n, only tending Il
to feparate their claims from the mats of collufire
creditors and fraudulent claimants who stow came
forward.

Mr. SULLIVAN explained the manner in which
the Nabob under confOetation had become indebted
to his kinfman, to whom the lair Speaker thought
proper fo particularly to allude. The Mr. Sullivan
referied to, who was Chairman of the India Conte
pany, being in competition *ith Lord Clive tot
power in India, lent India Stock to Col. Wuhan, in
order to qualify the Colonel to vote at the India •
Houle, and in fupport of his interel. This Maclean
afterwatde ,went to India, and entered into the fer-
vice of the Nabob of Arcot, in which fervice he
died. At his death be remained in debt for the
amonnt of the India Stock, to Mr. Sullivan, through
whole in terpolo ion with the-NatrbiliAt - Prince was
induced, through refpallor the reereofy of a faith•
ful fervent; to girre a bond for. the debt: and that
bond formed the claim which the heirs of Mr. Sulli-
van now advanced. Upon this tranfaftion, therefore,
the Hon. Gentleman contended that there was ncit
the (lighten ground to attach the imputation of fraud.
The CHANCELLOR of the" EXCHEQyER,
although he concurred in almoil al the oblervations
which the Houle had heard from the Hon. Gentle.
man who (poke UR but one, was Rill adverfe to hie
conchifion. Upon the Hon. Gentleman's own admit.
lion there were leveret bona fide claims, and furely to
afcertain Inch, and feparete them from the fraudulent,
was a very defirable objet, of courle a fair ground
for inquiry. As to the concluding propnfition of the
Hon. Gentleman, there hardly ever was an inttance
where fraudulent claims din not derise advantage
from delay, while it mull obvinufly terve to inconve-
nience, if not to difirefs, thole whole claims are jolt.
He therefore felt himfeif under the necelity of op.
poling the Hon. Gentleman's propolition. His will
was, that the'enquiry fhould go on as fpeedily as
poffible. At the fame time, h iwever, that he expreffed
his readinefs to fupport this Bill, he a ou;,1 beg it to
he underllond, that his fupport dude from an expec.
tation that btfore it paired it would undergo confider.
able alteration and amendment. In the Committee
he thould think it occeflary to have tome clean in-
troduced, to provide that no agreement lhould be
deemed valid under this Att which was not fo cool.
dared before ; all,, that one sr more additional
Parliamentary Crismill Tiers (hould be appointed to
affil the other Commilioners at the pi opoled inquiry;
and, alto, that the proceedings of the Cummigion
&Quid be annually reported to Parliament. Thefe
alterations, the Noble Lord was perinaded, would
conduce much to render the meafure acceptable, and
all., to promote the ends of jollier.
Mr. FRANCIS and Mr. SULLIVAN mutually
explained.
Mr. GRANT conlidered the exiling agreement
between the India Company and the Creditors under
difeufGon perfeCtly legal and binding, unlefs luperfe.
ded by a fuperior power. With regard to the na.ure
of the claims alluded to, his opinion was, that although
they amounted to 5,600,0001. they would be, upon
invellipation, reduced to one fourth of that fum.—
The claufes propofed by the Noble Lord he did not
think material.
Sir A. WELLESLEY, in fupportii g the Bill,.
took occafion to allude to the temat ks made upon
the recent conduil of Sir George Barlow. The treaties

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IF concluded by that refpe&able Paul were, be had oo
doubt, perfally ju flifiable under all the circumfiances
of the cafe. He was indeed perfuaded that the wor.
0 thy Baronet aged as well as could be required or ex-
palled in his fituation, and that his treaties were as 1
likely to produce a haling died as any other treaties
in India. But in point of accuracy thait compacts
were not in fait to be denominated treaties, as they
were nothing more than arrangements made under
the meafures of the treaty which he himfelf con.
chided before he left India. and (ince then he had
never heard of any war with Holkar. He rather
thought it would'appear that Sir G. Barlow had att.
ed in confequence of is t-nail:mu from home.
Mr. R. THORNTON took upon Nadel( to fay
that the Court of Dirge:tors highly approved of the
L conclud of Sir G. Barlow. That the treaty corn.
plained of by the Honourable Gentleman who
opened the debate was fuch as ought to bare been
made, that it was a wife meafure, and would prove
conducive to the purpofes of peace and the in tere Rs of
the India Company. That furl were the fentiments
; of India Company would appear, he could fafely
1 prophecy from the refult of the queflion fixed for
dircoffion at th- India Houfe on Wednefday next.
The Honourable Member added that Sir G. Barlow

ailed is Arid conformity tothe principle;u;;;;;liich
Lord Cornwallis was to have proceeded, and alto in
compliance with inftrudions from home. Therefore
be was lure the Worthy Baronet would prove to have
deferved the bed thanks of the India Company, and
alto of his country.
Dr. LAWRENCE commented upon what he had
tpo befitation in terming the !Candelass mode in which
the debts to which the Bill referred were originated.
and particularly upon the claim of Mr. Sullivan.
which, as it appeared from an explanation of this
evening, *rote out of the defue of this Mr. Sullivan
to create an undue influence at the India Houk. It
was an intuit to the underflanding of the people of
England, or of the India Company, to call nn them
to pay finis a claim. What had they to do with it ?"
And yet the Hon. Gentleman who gave the mints.
deo, teemed to feel quite fatisSed of its equity. The
agreement alluded to by the Honourable Diredoe
(Mr. Grant) was nor, his was certain, at all Inch as
that Honourable Dirednr defcribett In fad, it wax
not legally binding tinier* fandioned by Parliament.
.Lord CASTLEREAGH did not think the inter:
faience of Parliament at all neceltary to appoint
Cornmilionera of Inquiry in this cafe. Such inter.
',fence did not take place with refped to the tlAirns
of the American loyalifts, nor in any inftance (miter
to the prefent t and he could fee no teaton hr the
ptcliolition at prefent. The Noble Lord contended,',
againfl the authority of the Learned Doctor, that
the agreement referred to by him was pettedly legal:
It was concluded between parties in every refpeß
colupctent to enter into it ; and under that agreement
ante 'parties night have gone on to the determine.
don of the Whole cafe, without retorting to legifla.
tire (aniline'
Mi. HENRY MARTiN Rated, that the public
had a dire intend in the revenue of the Earl India
Company, to the amount of too,dool. annually.—,
Neither the Board of Controul, nor the Court of Di-
xeddis, therefore, cOuld have any legal authority to
interfere with a meature, which might naturally ailed
the inured. of the public.
Mr. HOBHOUSE, is explanation, declared that
the Commiffioners only defired more powers with a
view to exclude all fraudulent claims which might be
preferred; to enable them to hunt ant iniquity through
all its mazes. and to render ample julliec to the legal
and equitable creditor.
After tome further converfaticn; the gallery was
cleared for a divifion, but the Bill was read a fecond
time by the general ;trent of the Members preterit.
Adjourned.

TUBBDAY, J131.Y L
PRICE OF STOCKS YIirrERDAY.
3 ppr C. R. An. 6aoll India Bonds; is. as. dil.
3pa C CasiC, 164 6244=4. hap. 3pa Cum 611
spa Cent. 600 Exch. Bills zs. Of par
3 psr Cent. 93. 3411 Osmium 61 6 If
Ling Ann. 17 z3.t6tha /5.36 f Conf. foe act. 6311 641 631 64
giliort Ann. 1 7-16

By the Mail of yenerday the follosting private
Utter was received ;
• Usnobt, NNE sr.
" The Portuguefe GoiernMent Rill perfiß in their
unfriendly conduct towards England. A cartel lately
arrived in the Tagus, with 187 French priferners from
the Cape. Thefe ruffians rofe upon the guard on
board the cartel, beat them, plundered the (hip, and
nude their efeape in the /hip's boat-6-The guard fired
upon them, but without effelt. In con(equence of
the guards having thus done their duty. the Pont'.
guefe Minifier wrote to Lord Svamturoao, our
Charge d'Affaires, informing him that an embargo
had been placed on the cartel, and that the would not
be allowed to quit the port, for having dared to fire
upon Frenchmen on neutral ground. Lord STRANG..
NORD communicated the Note to the Commanding
Officer on the Ration, from whom thefe particulars
have been collected.
" This makes the fecond fhip which the Portuguefe
Govenment have thought proper to embargo in the
tootle of a very few days, although bosh of them were
*dually employed upon important fervicc. This
eondoll is not agreeable to the people, nor to its So.
vereign. Mod. d'Azamio, the Prime Minifter, has
long been attached to France, of whofe Grand Legion
he is a member, and it is only by the French intereft
that he continues in office."
The day before the packet failed, it was reported
at Lifbon, that the expedition thich lately proceeded
from the Cape of Good Hope, (mond at the time
to be deßined to the River de la Plata, had really
gone spina the Mauritius, an account of the Curren-
der of which might be loon expected. It is not Rated
through what channel this intelligence reached Lifbon.

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Some letters received ycßcrday from the Leeward
mcntion the arrival of jaaossa Bottavarre,
with the fquadron under his command at Cape Fran-
-ois, in the Nand of St. Domingo.

r. JAMAICA.

. By the mail which arrived on Sanaa, frog Ja.
maica, there has come a letter from an (Meer of
the 18th Regiment. or Royal Ida, which we have
feen. We regret to learn, that this old and renowned
corps hat fuffered fo very much flue their lauding in
the ifland s they have lately been moved to Stoney
Hill, the moll healthy quarter in Jamaica, but flillthe
(Wines and the mortality contintre t if they do not
loon flop, this ,fine corps will be reduced hit f‘tlet on,
and mull return to Europe. The other regiments is
Jamaica are not very unhealthy.
We two months ago informed oar Readers, that it
was intended to fend his Royal Highnefs the Duke
of Susan to Jamaica. If the intention was ever
decreed, it is now certainly revived by his Majelly'r,
Minifters. The refidence in a warm climate has
been pronounced to be abfolutely neceff.try for hi.;
Royal Higlinefs's health, and in the prefent flate of
affairs in Jamaica, no man is fo well qualified to con-
ciliate the affections of all parties u his Royal High.
nets. The duties hitherto done are to be now divided.
Sir Evart Coors is to remain as Commander in Chief
of the Forces t a Chancellor, with a high falary, is
to be appointed and fent out, and his Royal High.
nets is to be appointed Governor, an appointment
which has not fx tome time exilled. The Go-
vernment of Jamaica, nut to the Viceroy of Ireland,
is the bell thing trader the Crown. •

• , ARMY.
Major General,Coeiteuanit, who forreeded Major
General M'Kaszta in the command of the pram'
of Hull, leaves tht;t garrifon for the command at
Newellle. Major General Huoonia Coerced' Ge•
octal Cot ClUsm at Hull. There will be no fuecefor
to General HUGONIN at Northallerton.
Major General Tao NNNNN IaACM to leave the
S. W. dißriti, which Major General Weave. of the
Gii.ird-, will command under the Duke of Comm.
sawn.

The Earl of Mona has appointed Sir Joon M'Na•
its's. Haves, phylician, of Cot Ic-ilreet, to be Infpator
General of the Hofpitals of the Ordnance. The fa-
lAry, *e hear, is 41. per day.

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Among the thanges which moil take place in the
expaled Brevet, wine will be more deeply regretted
than the removal of the Marquis of H from
the command of the Aberdeen dillriEt. Never did
man mote politer' the iffiltioni of all ranks, civil and
military.
The Brevet, it is raid, will remove his Highnefs the
Duke of GLoucitivea from the diariet he now com
mends t a matter which is regretted in Liverpool, as
well as in othkr quarters of the diftrie.