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the colonial !r gate, the Detttme,Lad been employed by Covent.,
ment to take certain Surveys of the coast near 4'brt Jackson ;
ti at on his subsequently 'salving in this country, an affray (in,
vihhh be had no participation) occurred between some of his
(inn, and the crew of a man of war on the impress service ; that
o complaint had been subsequently lodge d against him at the
'1 hames Police Office; that in consequence of that complaint,
he hail been brought before the Office: and treated in a mo.t dis-
gusting manner, having in the first instance been confined tor
' four hours; with four other persons. in a place, the stenoh of
Which was ,o offensive, as alnuet to occasion fainting, and having
afterwards beep sent by Mr. Heriot, the Magistrate, to Clerken.
well prison, where he was turned among all the felons, and ob-
liged to share the hed qF a mint who was actually in irons, The
Petitioner had propertV In the East Indies, about which he was
naturally analottsl but his prosecutors, instea,i. of bringing on
bi's trial at theissizei at Maidstone, immediately after the coin-
Mission of his allege. °Once, Contrived to have it postponed
Until the assizes in Mardb vitt, tligreby Occashiniog the Peti-
tioner considerable inconvenience. 'The Hon. Blironet proceeded
td state, that tlie'Petitiohei was a man 'Who in'a long course of
life hail ccnducted himself in the most exempla;" manner. ' IG
Was aisephew of 'Captain Inglis, R. N. and had commenced his
own nautical career is a midshipman in the liing's service; he
afterwards served for many years, and with great credit, In the
Katt IndiiCompany's service, in which he was promoted to be
thief 'Officer of the CMnwallis. Besides this 'being a skilful na-
vigator, be had received the thanks of Lord Minto, a re•
ward of 1500 rupees, for savibg the lives bf many persons, the
crew of the Tiavets, Captain Collins. He mentioned these Cit.
ClariginCell to shew that Captain Inglis was a gentleman of great
merit, and that no part of his conduct deserved the treatment
which he had experienced. A number of most respectable per.
sons were ready to give evidence of these facts. What ground'
there Was foe prosecuting any one who resisted the execution of
a press-warrant, more especially when ;t was known that thew
upon whom it was attempttd to be ez&uted were in possession
of protections' be confessed himself to be at a lOss to conceived
but the great hardship of the case was the protraction.[ Captain::
Inglis's trial; those of his crew whose testimony would othee.
wise have been, exculLatot y of him, being in.the mean while int.
pressed and sent abroad. Under all those circumstance, the cage
appeared to him (,fir F. Bdrdett). to be one sif such eitraordinaly
hardship, that be could not believe it to be the with or intention
of any individuals Nigh in office, to countenance khose by:whom
Captain Inglis had been so unjustly treated. All he desired, the: e-
fore,on the present oeca.ion,was to obtain leave to lay the Petition
on the table ; mid he trusted that some Member or other con-
nected with the Admiralty, would supersede. the necessity of his
hereafter moving that it be taken into ednisideration by the House:
• Leave was then givetko bring the 'Petition up ; but, on it,
being broughrep, tt proved to be of such length, that Sir Frans
cis Burdett proposed it should be readahorb
-The SPEAKER °Netted to this proposition as in that case,
if the Petition werelaid on the Table, it might, for aught the
House hpew, contain improper matter. He remonatrated against
the prattice of pretenting Petitions of such. length ; and obser •
veil; that if it were allowed, the House would soon have whole
voliimes bid before them in the way of petition. ' • •
1 Sir FRANCIS BURDETt intimated, that be understood the
Petitioner had compressed his statement into the shortest pos-
sible compass that was ceitisistent with the details necessary to
the understansling of his case.
The SPEAKER said; it was extremely painful to him to
seem to throw any impediment in the' hay of petitioning tent
House ; but he suggested to the Honourable Baronet • the pro-
' miety of tal4ng the Petition back to the Petitioner, and seeing
whether hethuld not contrive to compress the matter of it Iwo
a smaller compass.