Star.
London, England, 1806-02-14 00:00:00


TO THE GENT LE El EN. CLER GY, A ND FR EF HOLDERS
OF THE COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX.
11111NTLtaiaN,
BBEING at length reftored to you as your lawful
Reprefentative, I congratulate you oo the fueeefsful termi-
nation of a Contcft which has fo lung diftraCted and consulted
the County of Middlefec.
fn the contemplation of this event, I am unwilling to retrace
the Up, or revive the teeth gs of the path ; to the future I look
with hopc,becaufe I truth that the proceedings which have fo long
deprived the County of its due therein the national reprefentation
will never again be retorted to, or if Emilar attempts thould be
made,; that our Aauerraries will wet with timihir rtEßance, and
a fimllar Walt.
To theft whole fpirited Refolution, prrfonal factillces, and pa•
triotic exertions have contributed to the fucctik of this maid,
the County of Middlefex is molt largely indebted. Through them
the independence of the County has beta preferred, and with it
perhaps the reprefentathe fl Rein of the whole empire.
Gentlemen, I return you my warnult thank• for the fupport
and the 'riendil4 With which you have honoured me. lam well
, aware of the duties which arc now impofed on me. I Dail perform
them with dilisenee and integrity In the general and ettenfira
ohjedts of national legiflation, endeavouring to emit& the true in-
k tereft of my Country, and In the particular truth which is delegated
to me as one of your Re prelentatives, Co purfue the interests, and
to alaiatala the privileges of this Nlstrepolitan County.
I am. Gentlemen.
With great regard, your much obliged
• and obedient humble (errant,
• GEO. 13. MAIN WARING.
algorti•Street, February 13. tto6.
. • ELLESMERE CANAL
SPECIAL GENERAL ASSIiMBLV.
AND- 'Copy of a CLAUSE is the Ellefinere Coal Ae. "
be it further enaded. that if it shall at any
Time appear that for the matt edkdtualiy putting this Acl2
Execution, a Special Gmeral.Alfembly of the kid Company
,of Prvy etan is median cobs Yid. it Rail be lawful foe sny Ave
or more of the (aid Proprietors, who may each of them be Poi.-
fared, or entitled unto, five Shares, or Sabkriptions, of One
I Hundred Pounds or upwards, m the kilt. in the Gild Navigation,
to cattle twenty•nne Days Notll%. at lead. to be given thereof, In
t : fome two Ifewfwaws ufu.dly circulating in the country through
which the Paid Canal and collateral Cuts, or tome of them, are
I.zrottti to pals, or in Nth other manner as the Op Company of .
ors that! at any General Altembly.direet or appoint, fp,.
elf*, in fuch Notice the motet and intention of requeltlng loch
I Special Aftembly, and the Time when, and Place where, the fame
I Isatl be held, which Place than be within ten. Miles pf the fold
l Canal and collateral Cuts or fume of them." •
. • We. t'... underflgned, helve each pailiffed of Ave Shares and
. • upwards. at the Capital Stoat to the &Reinsert Canal Company;
do hereby call a SPECIAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY of the Pro-
' Litorsni.ofzulte laii.ditCl7mpamt:y;ArEpheN htlitiairt thethßeCasttLDO.yAKa
MAO CH next, ar 'rwehre o'Clock: at Nam, - to take Into Con •
' thipration. and decide upon, the molt advireable Mode of railing
a bum of Money to defray the Expellee of completing the Water
Lime and other Work now undertaken, which the intereft of the
Company requires to 1w dwie with moe. Expedition, than the In-
t cothe of the Canal and tither Means of Supply will admit of.
1. KYNASTOI; POWELL,
..._• • %OWL AND HUNT,
it'MN EDWARDS,
OBERT CLARKE,
.1111daaat F 01.5, IE4. . JOHN HILL.
, .

FOR TNE srita.
•
• •' TO trit DON- ♦ND etcp? fem.
• *minis OF Tliß HOUSE OF COMMONS.

• s •
G stsu—l read with heartfelt falisfaftion the
Speech at the opening of Parliament, which fu fully
appreciates the value of the fervices performed by
the Officers and Min (crying in the Brian' Fleet, as
well as the unanimous and unqualified Vote of
'Plunks for their meritorious fere ices, by both HoUfes
of the Imperiati Senate, and have only to regret,
that fome perfnn in either Houle, who might hale
been qualified, from his experience and perfonal
knoiledge, did not (peak on the rubjjet9 of this leiter.
and Rate the real Situation of- the Captains and COIN.
menders of that gallant corps, who, with the affift-
ance of Paoisostme, have been the inftritraeots of
faring this happy ifje.
You will be fot priced, Gentlemen, when I tell you
that ".the'greateft part of thole gallant officers are
either tanning into debt, or (pending their private
• fortunes, to enable them to keep up the refpatability
ddeto their rank, and that you may judge of the
rtoth of my affertion, and fvel the neceflity of giving
fame inereafe to the prefent pay of thole deferving
RH% I will mike what I conceive a fair Statement of
their pay, and their ax.:folutelyneceffary and unavoid-
able expenses, and I call on all the naval Members
in the Houk to point out any error or mil-Statement
hating
In the firlt place, I think I may venture to effete.
that there has never been an incr cafe to their full pay
fince it was heft efialilifhed, and, on a very mode-
elle calculation, we Shall find that the neceffatics of
life have increased at leaf fix fold Since that time.—
There can be little doubt but the Government of the
Country at that time thought the pay which was al.
lotted was neceffary to fupport their rank—if fo, how
Very inadequate now ?
Such of you, Gentlemen, as may have families,
I am perfuaded, will he (truck with the necedity of
the meafure. I Shall, theretot le, venture to lay before
you the following Statement, and crud you have
feelings and patrintilm that will induce you to Strain
every nerve to effeet a fuitable provifion for fo refpcc•
thole a clafs of officers."
I Shall firft Rate the pay of the Captains 'and
Commanders of the frigates and florins. The pay of
tit- Captains of frigates and (loops is the lime, ex.
•pt hi the mom called compenlation, which k accor-
ding to the number of men Inch veffels bear, and
is made at the rate of four fervants to every
}-mcht.d men, Fir each of which there is an allow-
at•ce of t hl. Rs. atif per annum ; the larva frigate
!tars about three hundred men—the entailed one, one
I.tiodred and rutty, In that we may fay, or, an ave-
nge, the Carain ha, enmpenfation for ten fervants
—the fl rips !tom one hundred and twenty five
tAsabout Seventy men ; we will fay the Commander
has cow penfat ion barfser fervants. Then will
Ile pay of •Ca sin of Trigate,oa an arersie,ba
at 8. per day, perfonal par—equal to , 4444 0 o
Cornpeufatloa for tut &mints at tit. It 41. Pa
aosidu 114 3 4

The whole pay of a Captain of a Frigate, per ann. C. 460 3 4
Captain or Commander of a Sloop's pay, at So per
day - ' - 146. o •
compor..tiun fur four fermate, ot i 51.14. 44. tath

per annum

4S 13 4

The wh*le pay eiCaptale or a Stoop, per vas. ktyi 13 4
Ab,,vs is the pay and emoluments of the Captains
of Sloops and Frigates ; the tailor (hips inereare in
propnitt nto their rates. I aim beg leave to Hate
%hat appears to me to be the leaa poffible expetice a
Captain mull hi at, if they live in that decent manner
which every Captain or Commander ought to do, to