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HOUSE OP COMMONS.

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ors enalust la the Madman }bake °Mak% which was or-
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*a imported JO Wk. by which afortatios kraal Atte of the
relent Mei tad Use eldatod.
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peat we. ordseed to be referred to-morrow.
Oa the arstaia et Mr. WALPOLE. a new Writ we. ordered
Om the Chy of Liters Add, In the roam of George Aaron, Efq now
Lard Adm.

And, as the motion of Mr. HURST, • new Writ waaorderea
for the Borough of &ming. in the room of John Martin Lloyd.
Ilfg who. tmee Ms eledlion, hod accepted the Mice of Steward of
14 Majelty's Chiltern Madre&
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sler Ally ; and plosion as the Thaw the Nab* of genii
Ally; together with the Treaty eceeloded ea that oecallen.
001/3111402. GENERAL'. MINUTE.
The fituation in which the Company have been
placed by the death of the Nabob Vizier and by the
conliquences of that event, is as fingular, as it is
unprecedented in hiltory. By an extraordinary
concurrence of cirenrnflances, the Compiny were
compelled to be the arbiters of the difporal of a
kingdom, and it was impoifible to for* a decifion on
the claims to the fueceffion between the reputed fans'
of the deceafed Nabob Afaph ad Dowlab, and the
lineal defeendants of his father, Shujah ud Dowlah,
free from great doubt and objellion.
After the nsatureß deliberation on the relative
.rightiof Vizier and Saudet Ali, taking them as the
reprefentatives of the two families, I gave my opinion
Rot without hefitation, in favour of Vizier Ali's
claim to the fueceffiun, as the prefumptive eldelt fon
and heir apparent to the deceafed Nabob, on the
grounds of his acknowledgment of him as his fon, cor-
roborated by a (cries of correfponding alts and decla-
rations, and by the feotence of the Mahomedan law
fupporting the validity of each acknowledgment.—
The acqmcfcence of the Begum, the apparent gene.
ril content of the inhabitants of Lucoow, the danger
of admitting reports, however notorious, in difquali-
fication ()tithe hereditary rights of the Princes of In-
dia ; the irsjuß ice of declaring, on fuels grounds, a
numerous family of the deceafed Prince (potions,
with other confederations, were auxiliary arguments
in fupport of our decifion, nor did I think myfelf
thorifed to propofe a dal of it on the informa-
tion of Zehfeen Ali Khaun, which, whilft it ftrongly
confirmed the popular belief of the fpurious birth of
Vizier Alli, did not, as it then Rood, amount to proof
that he was not the fon of Afaph ud Dowlab, or pn-
fitively the fon of a Fraufb.
I have. neverthelefs, even found it impollible to di-
vert myfelf of the impreffion, excited by the univer-
fal belief and affertion, that Vizier All is of fpurious
origin' and of the apprehenfion fo obeiourly con-
netted with it, that the justice anti reputation of the
Company might Infer an imputation by a decifion in
his favour.
The arrangements wHch I had in view when I
left Calcutta have no reference, however, to an alter-
ation of the fucceffion ; but, under the Rated im-
prelTions, I conceived-it poffilole that the repugnance
of the inhabitants of Oude to the title of Vizier Ali
might be fuch as to force upon me the farther confe-
deration of it.
The Miniflee met me at Cawnpore, and the in-
formation which I received from him, confirmed the
derails in my addreft to the Vice Prefident in Council
of the 4th ult. But, as our conferences embraced
not only the events which had taken place, folifeq tient
to the acceffion of Vizier Ali, but the ennfiderations
which had occurred to me on the fucceffion, I (hall
6rll conneitedly Rate the fubilance of his communi-
cations on this Lift point, of my own enquiries in
confequeoce, and the refult of them.
The Minister informed me, without referee, that
there was but one opinion on this fohjed, viz. that
Vizier Ali, and all his reputed brethren. were, with.
out any exception, fpuriout ; that neither Vizier Al.
-y ot she Inns of the deceafed Nabob, in the
eflimation, had a lhadow of right to the file-
1. and that the tide of Saudet Ali, by the rule•
lice, was indifputable ; that it was no lefs tree
ar sue period of the elevation of Vizier Ali, nss
lion was made to it, but form afterwards man)
e principal people at Lucnow expreffed then
ipm.ent and ail appointment at his elevation ;
.be korner hlinifler, linfrein Khaun, had, b.!!
unrelf and the re fident. declared his opinion, tha
detifi,,,l in favour of Vine? A'i had beers hall)
mconilderate ; that at ;lazy t tea. *cold be dif

poled to declare their real fentiments, in oppolition to
the acknowledgment of Vizier Ali's title by the Eng-
Govetnoteot, and to the inclination of the elder
Begßegun, who was clofely united with him. That
Vizier Ali had. moreover. gained many partifans,
particularly among the foldiery, by his profufe libe-
rality to them, and by the expetlation held out to
them of future benefits of the fame nature ; and that
many others had been attached to him by the influ-
ence and foppott of the Begum ; but that thefe cir-
cumflances had not changed the public fentiments
upon the jußice of Saudet Ali's claim to the Muf-
nud, however it might now be concealed. That
with refpea to the (hare which he had in placing Vi-
zier Ali on the Mufnud, it was diltated by circuits.
Rances of emergency, which precluded • poßibility
of a reference to Calcutta by the prefumptive title of
Vizier Ali, as heir apparent and !Idea fun of the
deceafed fovereign, by the general fentiments of the
people then prefent, including Europeans as well as
natives, and above all by the deeilion of the Begun
in favour of the reputed Inns of Afoph ud Dowlah.
intlead of thole of Shojah trd Dowlah, whom (he
pointedly rejeCted. He did not pretend to alien, that
Saudet Ali had any partizans, and he knew that en-
mity had long fublifted between him and the Be-
gum ; that Saudet Ali, in fat', was extremely un-
popular wish all defcriptions of people, particularly
from his known parfimony. This information, as
far as it regards the univerfal opinion of the fputions
birth of Vizier Ali, and that he had no right to the
Mufnud, was confirmed in nsoß unqualified tends by
a mass, known by the name of Bevrra Mirza, who was
formerly Daroga of the Dora Khaunch, under the
Nabob Shujah ud Dowlah, and of a refpettable fa-
mily and &trader.
The impreffion made by this communication, of the
truth of which it was impo(Lble to doubt, was ill
calculated to fatisfy my conviaion of the juftice of
our decifion in favour of Vizier Ali. It (hewed that
the fentiments of the inhabitants at Lucnow, who
had expreffed their fatisfattion at the elevation of Vi-
zier Ali to the Mufnud, were, upon refleßion, very
different from thofe which they had
.avowed in the
prefure of a moment of furprize and emergency i
and the determination which I formed upon the corn •
municstion of the Minifler, was to profecote inquiry
as far as I could. without exciting fufpicinn ; u well
regarding the birth of Vizier Ali and his reputed
brethren, as with refperlt to the general fentiments of
his right to the Mu(nud, fubfequent to his acceffion.
In the determination 7 availed rnyfelfof every qp-
portunity which occurred during the courfe of a pro-
trafted jouroer, as well as after my arrival at Luc-
now, and the information which I hah been enabled
to procure, maybe reduced to the following fammarys
inn PALINTAGIOT TIZIIIR Lit, AND THAT OT INH
AtPUTID SOH/ Or MOTH OD DOWLAK.
The only pofitive information which I have on
thee points, was colletted from Zehfeen Ali if
and is contained in die three papers referred to in the'
margin—(No. 1, 2 and 3; it is to be obfer*ed that
they have a reference to fume prior and intetttredi-
ate verbal communications. The &ft contains an
account of the children of Rehmut, the mothet
Vizier Ali. The fecond. tome queßions, with et-
placatory anfwers, of Zehfeen Ali Khaun. The
third, a hißory of the other furviving children of the
&neared Nabob.
From thefe and other communications' the fallow-
ing circonstlances are ellablillied—that the mother
'sf-Vizier Ali was a Fraythnee, wife of a Frattal now
living, her name was Rehmut, sad the exercik4 the
employment of a Fraufbnee, the towel' occupation
of a menial fervent in Zehfeen's houfe, where females
'perchafed by the Nabob occafionally remained, until
the increafe of their numbers made their removal into
the Zenana neeetrary. Rehmut dually accompanied
them there. Her monthly wages were row rupees;
The was not confined to the Zenana, but quitted it,
daily, which is the cuttom of all others of therein*
defcriptioo, and went to her hulband's houfe. clot
was never admitted into the Zenana in any other es-
pacity, nor confidered in any other light, during the
courfe of her fervice—the had three children, the Cult
a fon, who died. The Nabob took him from his
mother, paying five hundred rupees for him, and
gave him the name of Mahomed Antler. The ad
was alfo a fon, and is now a Frauth in the depart.
ment of Zehfeen Ali Khaun. The 3d was Vifier Ali.
She had afterwards a daughter, born in her own
houfe, and may fence have had force other children.
After the birth of Mahomed Ameer, Rebmut wast
difcharged for Tome neglat of duty, but again par-
doned, and re-admitted into fervice. During the in-
terval of her difmilEon, which may have been two,
three, or four years, the fecond fon was born. Ma-
homed Ameen and Vizier Ali were both bort_ in the
houfe of Zehfeen Ali Khann.
The mother, Rehmut, was not carried to his houfe
to be delivered by the orders of the Nabob, he was
not even acquainted with her pregnancy, previous
to the birth of Vizier Ali—Zehfeen informed him of
it, and the Nabob faid. • I will take the child, if the
will let me have it for Soo rupees.' Rehmut content-
ed, with a remark, that the came to lie in at his
honk, that the Nabob might be induced to take the
child as his own,' in the expeßation of receiving
the fame (urn, which was paid to her for Mahomed
Ameen. The Nabob accordingly ordered Zehfeen
to pay her Soo rupees, and difmifs her, with direc-
tions never to fend for her more, or allow her to come
to hi: hook again.
Zehfeen's houfe adjoins to the Zenana, but is open
to all the world. When the Nabob's women were
kept there, they lodged in the upper apartments,
which were quite private. Rehmut was never admit-
ted into them, but as a fervent. Vizier Ali was born
on the isth RubbuWance, 1197 Hejera, (about the
middle of December, 5782) in a room below (lairs,
open to public accefs. •
Zehfeen further declares, that the women of the
Zenanah tiled to advife the Nabob to take children'
and bring them up, as he had none of his own. He
allows, that the Nabob ever acknowledged Vizier Ali
as his own fon ; but when he was angry with him.
he ufed to allude to the 'owners of hi. origin, and on
thefe occalions, has (aid, in the pretence of hundreds,
that he was not his (on.

The particulars, thas detailed, are cone :led from
inquiries put to Zehfeen, at different times, and in a
mode which I thought calculated to extra& the truth.
He underwent frequent examinations, both front the
Refident and myfelf. The two Papers, No. t, and].
tranfiated, were (worn to by Zehfeen, in my prefeneei
And that of the Perfian traullator.

The detail in No. 3, which does not ;delude Viaier
Ali. applied to fifteen children of " Nabob, thirteen

an of the NAL....
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of whom were born in the Zenana, of women put•
chafed and brought into it in a (late of pregnancy,
and tWo were born oat of the Zenana, and introduced
into it when infant's ; it is as follows :

(No 3 ) —Particulars communicated to the Refident by Zehfeen
Aly Kbaun, refueling the fns of the late Nabob Vizier ud
Dowlab, now alive, and Mims Visite Ali, and Shed Ali es •
pined, whole hlltory, as far u it can be known, barn already
been detailed to the Governor Genera
1. Veza Ali, aged about fourteen years, was
brought into the Zenana, when about fix months old,
by Rajah Jano Lull ; his father and mother are un-
known. The Nabob paid for him, through Jaoo Loll,
one tboufand rupees. He was ever afterwards treat-
ed as the fon of the Nabob, and was married in the
year 1795, to a daughter of his Excellency's bro-
ther, Mirza Jangle.
2. Hufein Ali Khaun, aged eleven years, was alto
brought into the Zenana, when a mere infant, of
about ten days old, by Rajah Jabo Loll. His mo.'
ther came into the Zenana with him, and is am there.
His father is unknown; he .vas purchafed by the
Nabob, at what price my informer does not remem-
ber, and has been contraaed in marriage fume years
ago, to a daughter of Neer Neyean Ilmun, a rela-
tion of Hufein Reza Khaun, but the marriage care-
mony was never performed.

1. Ammer Ali Khans, about twelve years of age,
was born in the Zenana s his mother was purchafed
by the Nabob, through the Agency of Rajah Jams
Loll, a few months Isolate her delivery, and is Bill
alive. His father is mallows she was contrafted
many years ago (about ), to a daughter of
Mirza Jumma, the fon a Oren Ali Khaun, uncle
of Coffins Ali lleaun, but the marriage has n.t taking
place.
4. Shulaut Ali Khaun, aged ten years, was born
in the Zenana. His mother was purchafed when
pregnant, through the means of Rajah Jaoo Loll.—
l'he father (as Zehfeen was told by the mother) was
a Syector Nijea, but he knows not whether he is now
dead or alive. He was comrade& four years ago,
to a daughter of Ahmed All Khaun, brother of
kflrza Jumma. but the marriage ceremony has not
been performed.
g. Alhoor Ali Khan& aged twelve years, was
born in the Zenana. His mother was alto purchafed,
when pregnant, by Raah Jaoo Loll, and is now
alive. His father is unknown. He was coutraaed
to a daughter of Mine Rajah Ali, brother of the
lam Nabob, but there has been no marriage.
6. Fuazul Ali Khaun, aged eleven years, was
'born in the Zeus'. His father was a Shred from
Mtsears and from him the Nabob purchafed his wife,
chile pregnant of this boy. for a very large funs. His
mother is Bill alive in the Zenana, but it is not known
what has become of the father.
Snider Ali Khaun. aged thirteen years, born in
illse/ Zenana. His mother is alive, and was purchafed
by the Nabob about eight months before her delivery
;if this boy. His hither is unknown.
Hoofoyne Ali Khaon, aged about ten years, was
beta in the Zenana. His mother was purchafed by
the Nabob about five months before his birth, and is
now alive. His father is unknown.
9, Amaunut Ali.Khaun, aged twelve years, born
in the Zenana. His mother was bought by the Na-
bob about fez months before her delivery of this boy,
and-is Rill alive. His father is unknown.
to. Shujab AU Khaunr aged about eight years,
born in the Zenana. His mother was a ease girl in
the fervice of Come of the train of the Prince Mirza
Jewan Butoty, and was purchafed when pregnant,
about four months before her delivery. She as Bill
alive, but the father is unknown.
tr. Amaun Ali !Cheers, aged twelve years, born
in. the Zenana. His macs is alive, and was pur-
chafed by the Nabob about flz months before her de-
livery of this boy. His father is not known.
12. Sanduck Aly Khaun, aged five years, was
born in the Zenana. His mother is Bill alive, and
was paraded by the Nabob about three months be.
fore !he was brought to bed of this fon. His father
is not known.

;3. Cauffim Ali Khaun, aged four years, was born
in the Zenana. His mother was purchafed by the
Nabob, and was placed in the Zenana about three
months and a half before the boy was born. She is
Rill alive, but the father is unknown.
ria. One fon who has not yet received any name,
but is dißinguilbed by the appellation of No Nehaul,
is aged about two years and a half. He was born in
the Zenana ; his mother having been purchafed by
the Nabob about five months prior to his birth: She I
is Rill in the Zenana. but the father is not known.
;3. There is alfo a fecond Hoffein Ali Khaun, aged
five years, who has always been kept in the Zeoana,
to the northward of the Goomtee, formerly under the
charge of Eouzdar Rhaun. This boy was born in
that Zenana, and the mother is (till alive. Zehfeen
fags, that his mother was purchafed by the Nabob
when pregnant, but he knows not the exalt time, as
he had nothing to do with thofe apartments previous
to Jaoo. Loll's departure for Benares. His father is
unknown. This boy was contraded, in January 10,
to a daughter of Sherf Ali Khaun. The marriage
has not taken place.
Zehfeen Ali Khaun Rates, that none of the eunnchs
in the fervice of the late Nabob, himfelf excepted,
can fpeak from perfonal knowledge to the above eir-
cumllances, but that they are known to Jaoo Loll,
and a man named Golaum Hoffein, both of whom
were in the habits of purchafing women fur his Ex-
cellency. Golaum Hoffein was turned out of the
Nabob's fervice for theft, and had his rink cut off,
when the Nabob went to Bhotoar about the month of
May. 5796. Zehfeen alTerts, that the late Nabob
Afoph ud Dowlah was, in reality, father of one fon,
named Bhouhaun Ali Khaun, who died at the age
of two years and (even months; about tight or nine
years ago. This boy's mother is alive ; her name is
Punna Bye and Khulattb Atzirtandee. She was in
the Zenana from the time of the Nabob Shtijah ud
Dowlah, and never was permitted to fee any other
man, except the late Vizier. She is a Dumence, or
Nautch woman. He alfo afferts, that Afoph ud
Dowlah had another fon, who died when only fifteen
days old, when Colonel Harnage commanded at
Goruckpoor. The child's mother is alfo dead. She
was purchafed at Delhi, by a man named Mackin-
rum, in Major Polier's Dcwan, and to her care the
efent Nabob Vizier Ali was intrufted, immediately
alter his birth. The Nabob erected a tomb to her
memory, at Mehai Dewa Bung, five colt from Fy
zabad, on the oppofite fide of the Gogra. Her death

happened eight or nine years ago ; her name was'.
tin Kill's Khaunum.
As it occurs to my recollection that another fan
of the deeeafed Nabob, and apparently older than
Vizier Ali, had been publicly introduced by him as
his Con, I called upon the Refident for' the portico.
lars, whithr
with fome information on the fuls.jed are
detailed in No. 4. I afterwards atcertained the ac-
tual age of this boy to be between fixtecn and Riess•
teen, end younger than Vizier Ali.
This is the pity pongee information I have been'
able to called retpeding the reputed children of A-
loan ud Dowlah.
The following particulars will prove the fentiments
of many of the principal inhabitant' at Lucnow on
his elevation :
Hulitin Reza Khaun obferved to the Retidenr,
Coon after the acceffion of Vizier Ali, that this
portant bufinefs had been hatlily an& inconfideratclv
fettled ; to me he mentioned the prevailing &port.
to the prejudice of Vizier Ali's birth, with'ltilr own
concurrence in the truth of them. He alto infotnitcl
an, as a corroborative circumUance of the genera.
opinion on this fubjed, that the marriage of the fe.
cond lon Reza Ali with the daughter of Mims
jitney was compulfive on the latter, who had at the
time confulted him, •and cap died his determination
rather to put as end to his exigence, than to fubmit
to the difgrace of Inch a connedion ; that his repug-
trance was folcly over-ruled by hie advice; and that
fume the death of the Nabob. Mires jongly had taken
back his daughter with a determination to difolve the
connection.
This account was afterwards confirmed by tl;e
Nabob Isnanuddeed brother of the younger Begun),
widow of the deceafed Nabob, who (poke of the con.
dud of Hufrein Reza on this oceafion in terms of it.
proach. The fad is notorious : in one amongß many
converfations which I had with the latter, after my
arrival at Luenow, the courte of it led to the follow.
ing oblerrations on my part, that I feared we had
expofed ourfelree to Imputation by what had paired;
his reply was, you hate not; bur the Bho Begum
bats; the Made the decifion in a hefty moment, when
her faculties were overpowered.
Zehfeen Ak IXhaun informed me, that the younger
Begum was refuted to fee any of the font of the late
Nabob, and particularly Vizier Ali, when the late
Nabob 'jibed to introduce him to her on the occa.
lion of his late nuptials. The propofition was carried
by Zehfeen himfelf, and the Begelm declined it, with•
a civil anfwer to the Nabob, but with a remark to
Zehfeen, that the would not difgrace the dignity of
her family, by admitting Vizier Ali into her pretence.
The truth of this information was verified by the
teguin's brother, and without his esplonation might
have been imputed to the general ufage of Hindoaan,
which does not permit the wives of Princes to feeother
children of their hufbands by different women. The
Begum hertelf, in a letter to the Minilter, received
before my arrival at Lucnow, had %did an etprefron
that the fucceffion to the Mufnud had taken place
without inquiry or confuleration. I afked her brother,
the Nabob Imarnuddeen, the meaning of it. kee
then made the following communication, in his own
and fitter's name :—That Vizier Ali, and all the
children of the deceated Nabob, were undoubtedly
fpurious, and that the elevation of Vizier Ali, who&
father was a Fred's, was a grafi injiitlice to the tons
of Shojah ud Dowlah; that if the Nabob had actually
had a child of his own, the Begun, his filler, would
not have befitated to take care of it ; but that they
were all bare born, which the elder Berm, as well
as his filler, knew, and had often mentioned. This
was alto fined by Zehfeen, who, with Almas, and
the Nabob Imarnuddeen, confirmed what has been
repeated by many, that the late Nabob had often
himfelf caned Vizier All bate born. Almas was
abfent from Locitow at the elevation of Vizier Ali ;
upon his attire' he expreired bimfelf without referee.,
that he had no sick to the Mufnud, and openly
abufed the confidential fervants of the Degam, for not
prereatiog it. This was reported to the Minifler by
others, and tubfequently admitted by Almasbimfelf.
The behaviour of the Eons of Shitjah ud Dowlah is
a confirmation slum popular belief, and of its ins.
preffion. They formally refuted to attend the Nabob-,
or thew him any Marks of external refped ; a conduct
which would never have been ventured or tolerated,
but under the aigrette' imprellion that his birth was
fpurious.
For the popular opinions on this fuhjed, as aired-
ing the right of the tons of Shujah ud Dowlah, and
the juitice and reputation of the Cr•mpany, in acknow-
ledging Vizier Ali, I refer to the featimen.rs collated
from the following perfons
Meer Abdil Comm, nephew of Water ad Dow-
lah, formerly Miniffer
Mahomed jolaubl Khawn, Vakeel of the Prince
Mirza Hajee, who reticles at Benares, and was corn.
mi(lioned by his mailer to carry a Chelaut to tiger
Ali Khawn, who has refided for tome months at
Lucnow for the recovery of his health :
&frontier Pundit, reprefentative of the Berar Ra-
jah :

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Mahabut Khawn, fon of the late Hafez Rhemot,
refpeCtatle for charaCter and condue.
Their opinions will alto be found to corroborate the
information of the Minitter on this, as well as many
other points.
Before I prrceed to the inferences fugge Red by the
preceding information, I think it proper to make tome
remarks on the charatters, competency, and evidence
of the witneffes to whom I have appealed ; and as
Co much depends upon the evidence of Zehfeen Ali
Khaun, the credibility due to it mull be weighed with
the utmost attention.

It is liable td two oblations : Fiat, that hav7ng
been latterly ill treated by the Nabob, his evidence
may be perfumed to be dilated by refentment.
Secondly, That it has variations, which, if they
cannot be reconciled nr explained, fuhleet his evidence
to a fufpicion of falfehood or inaccuracy.
On the fiat point it is to be obferved, that the ac-
count which Zehfeen originally gave to the Refident
and Minitter, of the birth of Vizier Ali, was previ.
ons to any difagreement between him and the Nabob,
at a period when he xas in favour with him, and
when they were not without fufpicinn that Zchicen
was fecretly in his intereft, from his daily cnmm,u,i•
cations with his father•in-law, Sheet Ali, and that
the account which he then delivered, tended *tangly
to confii at the popular belief, that Vizier AN was not
the fon of the Nabob, although it did not amount to
proof that he was paitively the fon of his reputed
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE IVCCOCK
Cobras, money 60f 61—for movie 6t—Redieed 6t4f
PRICE OF &TOM& YESTERDAY:
lank Ikea 198 10i India Steel all
3 per Cent. An 6ifif Infik 3.• a 4a.,
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4 per Cent.to Excises. DS 3s. sa. prem.
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Long Ann. iz•l6/ Con( for ave. 614 et
DeaLte, Fell• 10.-3 per t. Government Deb.
Excitange—Dudin on London tit.

At a Court of Coinmon Couicil held Yellerday at
Guildhall, it was refolved, that a congratulatory
Addrefs ihould be prefented to the Lima on the
change that has taken place in the Adroiniftratinn.
We have detailed the proceedings in at fulAquent
part of this paper.

It was iefterday reported in the City that the out.
Ward-bound Weft India Fleet that failid from Cork
as the seith of OZtober, under convoy of the Fe so,t art
frigitt and Woos', Hoots, had been fallen in
with by thi squadron that Admiral bucaworru
chafed off the Canaries, and that t 6 fail had bean
captured. It was at firs Rated, that a letter had
been received frbm Madeira, announcing this intelli-
gence t. and afterwards that the TOPAZ. frigate,
which failed in company with the fleet, had returned
to a port in Ireland.—We believe, however, that
the report originated from a letter received by
refpedable houfe in the City, from Glafgow,
Bating, that the Neptune, Captain Wisson, of
Lancaller, had arrived at Tortola. The Neptune
was one of the fleet which failed from Cork in 080-
ber, under convoy of the Wosysaivi. Capt. Wit.
sow writes, that after leaving Cork, feventeen fail,
With the Wor.v e its a t, feparated from the main body.
of the fleet ; and that they loon afterwards fell is
with the French fquadron, which, out of the feventee• •
captured fifteen ; and that the two which efts*
were the Neptune, and a fhip called the Robert, fro*,
Lowder. • I

We fincerely hope that this mercantile calamity
will prove lefs estenfive than we thould be led to
Itapea from the above account.

By our letters from Relegate this day it appears,
that fit or (even velrels were captured yefierday
Morning off the North Foreland, by a French priva-
teer. We have alto frequently had occafiot, within
there few Months. tb Word in our letters from Do.
♦er and the neighbouring ports, fimilar mauves of
depredation committed on oar commerce, on our
very (bores. This is not only a foarce of great Ids
to our Merchants, and of proportionable benefit to
oar enemies, but a difgrace to the nation, which yens
loudly for a remedy. It is hardly pale to frame
in excufe for that negligence which can alone be the
cattle of this mischief. We doubt not, however,
but a remedy will be fpeedily applied. Have we not
a fufficient number of cruizers to prow!! our coating
trade ? We have—but they arc too often wafting
their time in port.
Various repbrts are in circulation refpeding the
plans likely to be adopted by the New Minifiry for
our military defence, and alto refpeding the means
they are to employ for railing the neeeffary finances ;
bat we can affure our Readers that, however happy
Toms people may be at conjedure, not a word has
been !offered to ttanfpire from the Mlnifiers them.
(elves, on tither of theft topics, farther than that both
malt be proportioned to the exigencies of the pre-
fent edits. Tbofe who tilled that a new Adminif-
trat ion can meet inereafed expenditure without increaf-
ing the Minims upon the people, demand what is
not only unreefonabl., but iMpoffible. The quellion
is not, whether taxes be inconvenient, but whether we
have property, or, what is of more importance, rights
and priVilecti, worthy the expense of protection ?
Property can be proteded by no other means but by
a facrifice of property.

Difpatches were received at the Admiralty this
morning from Lord Cowaavvoon and from Malta.
They were brought by the Movc it RON (loop of war,
arrived at Plymouth.
Mr. &mutate, finer his acceffion to the Treafu-
terfhip of the Navy. has become a Grandfather.—
The Lady of THOMAS SHERIDAN, Efq. was fafely
delivered of a fon on Thurfday fall.
On Tuefday morning the Lady of the Earl of
Mora• was fafely delivered of a daughter, at his
Lordfhip's houfe in Queen-flreet, Edinburgh.
Mr. R van, at whole bottle in Marlborough-fireet,
Dublin, the meetings of the Roman Catholic Com-
mittee were held, wrote to Mr. Fox, congratulat
i• t: him on his acceffion to political power, and
hoped that he would not forget his friends the Irifh
Catholics, who had always fupported him. Mr. Fox
anfwered the letter in a genera/manner, thanked the
Gentleman for his congratulations ; faid, that in or
nut of office, he would not forget the Irifh Catholics,
and that Mr. RYAN might make what ufe be (bould
think proper of his letter.
Friday fe'mght, in the Court of Chancery, Dublin,
Lord ItiDtSDALL took an opportunity to allude to
the change of Minillers : and, after thanking the
Barrifters for their attention during his Chancellor.
fhip, faid he fhould not have occafion to proceed in
any caufe, face a few, which he fhould {torten, as
quick as rabic, previous to his departure from Ire-
land.
A few days finee, as Mr. Oliver, one of the Sur-
veyors belonging to the Eatt India Crmpany, was
Pepping lover the tier of {hipping at Deptford, he
fell between two [hips, and was drowned.