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London, England, 1809-03-22 00:00:00

W.ESI' INDIES.

PARLIeIitENTAR r PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

‘t.4wo6.'. He theft tacos to the pestieular tircuntstalle,e
Melt he imagined the Honourable Bareset-foneek
atilt with, which was the apppintment- of Creitalsei.
Varsh and Captain Stewart, who were Officers
he army. He there joined issue•with the onour,
ibis Baronet, and asserted that it was necessary that
here should be Officers of the army on that Board.
For this he assigned as a reason, that in the year
170, the victualling of certain military eypeditions
lead been committed to the Board, and this had been
_lone so well that the victualling of such expeditions
had been continued in it. This rendered it requisite
that persons connected with the army should be in

that office.
The Commissioners of Revision, the 'HonOurable
Gentleman contended, were decidedly of opinion that
the Victualling Board should be composed, partly of
professional men, partly of civilians, and partly of mi.
litary men. Col. Walsh, he maintained, was particu-
larly a fit person to have been selected, on account
of his knowledge of India Affairs, there being an
account to settle from India of about 150,0001. Every
thing that applied to Col. Walsh, applied equally to
Captain Stewart, of whom, indeed, he (Mr. Ward)
knew nothing. It must, however, be a recommenda-
tion of him to the Honourable Baronet, that he was
of that family of which the Honourable Baronet had.
said, that all the Sons were brave, and all thes,,
Daughters virtuous." If the.. Honourable Baronet
alleged that any of the persons appointed were uat,
he should have shewn the case to be so. The ao-
nourible Baronet not having done so, but contenting
himself with moving a truism, he should move the
previous question.
Mr. H. MARTIN declared, if any thing had
been wanting en the part of the Honourable Baronet,
tne Honourable Gentleman opposite had amply sup-
plied it—for more of words and less of argument he
had never heard. He felt himself as little satisfied
of the necessity of the changes which had taken place
at the Victualling Board, or rather more so, than
before. He had,- indeed, been told there was a
great arrear of accounts ; but it had not been ex-
plained whether this arose froM a defect in the ar-
rangement of the Office, or from any fault in the
Commissioners. If thelormer, he thought some of
those who were retained, from having been longer in
the office, more likely to be infected with the vice of
the former practice, than one of the -Gentlemen at
least who had been removed, and who, besides, was
a younger man. Another Gentleman (Mr. Mudie),
who had also been removed, was remarked as being
the best accountant in the office. It was somewhat
strange that, having a great many accounts in arrear,
they should find it necessary to part with. a Gentle-
man who was an expert accountant ; but it was still
more surprising, that a person experienced in bring-
ing up accounts should be looked for among the in-
fantry force Of the country. The Honourable Gen-
tleman had been at pains to vindicate the characters
of the persons appointed Commissioners of the Navy
Board. Their character was not the question ; but
were they so much more fit to fill-the situations to
which they had been appointed, that other's should
have been removed to make way for them? He beg-
ged it to be observed, that every change of the kind
brought additional pensions sand burdens on the
-country.
Mr. BASTARD 'could not sit still and bear im-
proper motives imputed to his Honourable Friend
(Sir C. Pole). If the Honourable Gentleman had
been at a loss for motives to actuate the conduct of
his Honourable Friend, could he not have supposed
him influenced by a desire to serve his country. His
Honourable Friend had been at the head of a Board
which had greatly served the country ; and would
not the Honourable Gentleman have done well if he
looked there for the motives of his Honourable Friend?
It seemed to be the rule when Boards were grown
vicious, instead of punishing them, to pension them,
he, on the contrary, was for punishing rather than
pensioning a vicious Board.
Mr. WELLESLEY POLE said, that he had
never stated the Victualling Board to be so vicious
that it must 11. removed. All he had said was, that
the system had continued so long that a reform could
not be effected without removing some of the mem-
bers. He then proceeded to enter into a long state-
ment of the 10th Report ; and also of the 11th and
12th Reports of the Commissioners of Naval Revi-
sion. He also read a variety of passages from the
Reports of the Committee of Naval Inquiry, from
which he pointed out a variety of abuses, and re-
gretted that the Hon. Baronet had not taken an op-
portunity, during the ten months he was in office, of
bringing forward any proposition for the prevention
'of them in future. At the time of the changes al-
luded to, there were accounts .unexamined to the
amount 0t11,110,0001. and since December last,there
had been investigated to the amount of 6,700,0001.
Mr. WINDHAM hid neither opinion nor infor-
mation on the subject, but what he had collected
from the present discussion. The arguments on the
other side, however, seemed to resolve into an attack
on his Honourable Friend (Sir C. Pole), rather than
a vindication of themselves. The real question was, -
'how far they had removed a number of Commission-
ers, and how far their places had been filled by others
more fit for the situation? The radical refoi-m of the
Honourable Gentleman opposite, seemed, :eke that of
many others, not a reform in mode, but a change of
persons, a change no doubt very agreeable to those
who had to make it. it was also easily done ; all
that was necessary being to turn out one, and put in
another. The Right Honourable Gentleman pro-
ceeded to notice the removals which had taken place,
and which, so far as he knew, the persons removed
seemed to him totally unnecessary.
Mr. PERCEVAL stated that it was the intention
of the present Administration to effect a radical le-
form in this branch of service. He had, .however, to
remark that the Right Honourable Gentleman (Mr.
Windham) had taken bat a partial view of the Re-
port, in applying generally principles. which even
were not leirticularly applicable. With respect. to the
persons who had been dismissed by the present Board
of Admiralty, he was assured that their removal was
in coesequence of the incapacity and imbecility at-
tendant on an advanced period of. life.
Mr. WHITBREAD commented with peculiar
severity on the species of defence set up bytfter pre-
sent. Board of Admiralty, to justify their rnarlaxl dis
regal 4. of those reforms whick the. conizn4s inners ofd
Naval lequjey reepeemenAfeit,
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them that, because his Hoi.o nable Friend ?Sir C.
Pule) in the short space of ten months during which

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cqa,
eigteldtimprev.ements, thatAere- fore there was no
m upon thent Whc! had Keen lit'o'filce tWO•yikri
tirifarany attention to l'ifhtill at all its-same ref ser-
'lce above all others where there, ebtisted the most..
-pressing reasons for imprcentneut. - Sus:lota answer
may tend to a. party purpose in that House ; but what
construction could or ought tit public to put ircionit?
It was not for him to limit himself to the conduct of
any particular Administration ; but. of this he was
certain, that in the department alluded te, more than
any other, appointments were made upon favour and
personal consideration, and
,lint with a view to the ul-
timate benefit of the country.
Mr. PETER MOORE defended the course pur-
sued by his Honourable Friend (Sir C. Pole). ,It was
consistent with the general tenor of his public exer-
tions—ever anxious, as he had sheaved .himself, in
bringing before that House abates which, if suffered
to continue, must prove detrimental to the 'best in-
terests of the country. It was not as a dead letter
that he wished the laborious investigation of the
Commissioners to lie upon the Table. No ; he de-
sired to carry them into effect, to let the people enjoy
the benefit of such labours, by the operation cf the
different remedies which - were recommended. By
such conduct, PaCettent would obtain, as it would
merit, tha eonAdence of the Constituent Body—see-
ijtg, as it would in such circumstances, the impor-
tant Isisst delegated to that House honourably and
hOnestly exercised. With respect t: the appointment
of one respectable Gentleman, (Colonel Walsh ), he
had only to say, without deciding upon his peculiar
eligibility to that distinct situation, that from the re-
spectability and amiableness of his farmer life, and
his services in India, there were few situations which
he would not fill with credit. As to Mr. Marsh, who
had been dismissed, he would take, upon himself to
say, that that Officer was fully competent to the du-
ties of his official situation ' • and that, in his view,. the
treatment -which Mr. Marsh had received held hint
out to the public as a much injured man. Beside,
the House should recollect, that to this department
the utmost parliamentary vigilance ought to be di- ,
rected, when it was recollected that there was in:the
public Returns of this Board an arrear of £11,600,000
unaccounted for. .
Mr. PERCEVAL explained, that it was only an
unaccounted arrear, and it would be a great mistake
to suppose that therefore such a sum was due to the
Public. ._ ..i
. • .
Mr. MALCOLM supported the observations of
his. Honourable Friend Sir C. Pole.
After some observations front Sir C. POLE, the
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be com-
mitted on Thursday.
IRISH MALT AND SPIRIT DUTY.
Mr. FOSTER, .anxious for a fuller House, and
particularly a fuller attendance of Irish Members,
moved the postponement of the committal of the Irish
Malt Augmentation Duty 8i11... - .
Sir JOHN NEWPORT, from an impression of
the hostility of that measure, not only to the particu-
lar interests of any distinct body of persons in Ireland,
but as vitally affecting its peace and prosperity, mo-
ved as 'an Amendment to Mr.' Poster's Motion—that
it should be postponed to that day six months.
Mr. FOSTER stated, that the brewers of Dublin
agreed with him, and said, that the increase of frau-
dulent distilleries would materially affect the revenue
of Ireland; and there had been satisfactory proof
that illegal distillation had very much increased.
Mr. MARRYATT, though he was inclined to
agree to some of the positions of the Right Honour-
able Gentleman (Mr. Foster) was yet of opinion that
there was no ground for adjourning the question to
Thursday. •
Mr. PARNELL spoke infavour of the Notion of
Sir John Newport.
Mr. W. SMITH opposed the Bill.
Mr. BARHAM proposed that the Bill should be
divided into two Bills, ene relating to the malt duty,
and the other to the spirit duty.
Mr. LESLIE FOSTER supported the original'
motion for postponing the Committee till Thursday,
and controverted the arguments adduced by Sir John
Newport. He represented the inconvenience that
Neuld take place from assenting to the proposition of
the Honourable Gentleman who had just spoken, it
by chance one of those Bills should not receive the
consent of the House, white the other did. -
Mr. BARHAM resumed, and, after a few obser-
vations, agreeing with Sir John Newport, rather ire
dined to the Motion of Mr. Marryatt, to go imme-
diately into the Committee.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
noticed, that the Malt and Sugar Tax being united
in this 8111, was the cause of the combination of the
two different interests against it ; and re-stated the
motives which induced the Chancellor of the Eiche-.
quer for Ireland to wish for a postponemeat. He
thought it a very unusual thing to take a measure
out of the hands of the original Mover of it, as it
would be done by agreeing to the Amendment of Sir
John Newport ; and he supported the motion fot ad-
journment till Thursday. . .
Mr. HIBBERT wished to know from the Speaker
whether the present Bill might be divided into two in
a Committee ? or, if it was postponed for six months,
whether a similar measure could be brought in ?
The SPEAKER said, that the Committee might
make any alteration they pleased in the Bill, and that
the rules of the House were contrary to admitting a
new bill in the same
.session, substantively the same
with one postponed for six mouths.
Colonel HUTCHINSON thought nothing could
be done for this Bill to render it acceptable.
Mr. GRATTAN would, vote for the ulterior post-
ponement, because he thought it adang,vrous experi-
ment, to lay 50 per cent. on the Malt Duty, and risk
the prosperity of the breweries of Ireland by that
means.
Mr. Alderman COMBE spOkeagainst the Bill.
Mr. HUSK ISSON, in favour of it. •
.FOSTER put it to the consideration of the
Hattie, Whether. it .would:rejec t this proposition which
was fotuulei u a,Restijution in the Committee of
Ways *4.lSlifaa4-:44liy: thus diminishing the sup.
plies ow
Ai , proOteilienecessity of looking to
other and lasscerkiin( retnurCes.
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The Immurtsz frigate, of 40 guns, the Honourable
Lord COCHRANE, arrived at Plymouth on Sunday
evening, with dispatches, which were immediately
forwarded to Government ; and on the following
morning his Lordship also, set off for London. lie
has ,since arrived: • • •
The ImPemitiatpur into Gibraltar and Cadiz on
her passage. At the-former place all was well, and
she garrison 'in high spirits. Some disturbances had
occurred at Cadiz breather an alarming nature'; but
how they originated, Wader what influence, or for
what objeCt, we have n6i been able to learn. It ap.
pears, hoWeier,..tiaafthe-16wer orders of the people
had possessed therhserves of the treasure lately brought
,from South America

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STAR OFFICE. •
THREE intoCr:
We-stop the press, to state that the following tb.2
graphic communication from Plymouth has this ma-
asent been received at the Admiralty.:
GOVERNOR of-CADIZ MURDERED !
.The ENGLISH in GREAT MVOUR!

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SPAN. -.

Sortie of the litters. 'from the Newt/Theta' 'oast oi
Spain, whence we have already announced-the ac-
counts received art to the 7th inst. state, that- the
entire Fraieh' force in Gallicia, from the defiles of
Villafranca to Cape Ortega!, and from the borlers of
AstUrias to. the'the confines of Portugal, did not exceed
men 1" and "these 'were so 'Much exhausted by
fatigue, and oppressed by want, that' thep were in no
respect forrnidable to the natives; who, indignant it
The wrongs they endured, have, by secret stratagem
and open violence,. swept off one quaiter• of their
numbers. At betanzos 200 French . 4oldiers--viere
massacred. The braveAituriatis ocenPY-the passes
of their mountains, and- bid.defiance to: thelegions'cf
BfieNAPAiiix, which remain inactive on'the extended
plains of Leon.

SWEDEN.

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According -.to some- actounts, the InsurrectiOn in
SwedEn was not of that kind which was at first appre
trended. Two regiments of Militia (the whole Swe-
dish army we believe goes by that name), not' being
able to obtain their pay, expressed their resentmentria
a mutinous- manner, tsar could subordination be re.
stored by the utmost xzertions of- the is °dicers, till
their arrears were paid. 2! ' • • .

The following lead. gam: statement more highly
coloured, but the smalltstin:-,di the number of men
mentioned in it, negatives.thi rusnour of any. thing
like a serious insurrection.


'I GOTTENBURCH, MARCH 11:

" Vie this moment have received two couriers tioni
Carlstadt bringing the unpleasant news, that 2000
men, infantry, heaided by Major-General ADLESPARNI,
are on their march to Stockholm. I have seen tl:e
publications which these rebels:hoe -issued. They
state, that.they are going to force the -Koo to collet
a Diet, and to. adopt the form, of Government oi
1772, which the late GUSTAVUS 111. altered.
are all easy on that "subject; and although it nil:
create astonishment, and perhaps some disturbance,
(which GOD forbid. I) there is no doubt that the men
will be broughtio their senses, and the instigator, al.
though a Swede born, but a Frenchman in his hear,
will be punished."

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Other letters mention a circumstance which hs47.
pened prtvicusly to the adjustment of the dispute,
and which does great honour .thepetriotism Rf.the
Swedish .soldiery. The Norwegians thonght: this a
fair occasion to profit by the seeming diaension -be-
tween the Government and the military, and threa-
tened to invade Sweden. On this, the discontented
troops canted a proclamation to be publirdied, decla•
ring, that whatever gi ievances they might complain
:of against the Government were concerns purely do.
mestic ; and that these would not prevent their exert•
ing all their energy to repel a foreign and invading fx.

General ADLESPARRE was one of the inal•contents
in 1800, and who opposed the Government at that
period in the Diet, and renounced his privileges as
one of the Nobles. The Kixo, in order to sliew the
placability of his disposition, and his wish to conci-
liate the opposition party in the Swedish Diet, gave
this General 1 command.

RUSSIA. •

Letters from Rotterdam, dated the 17th instant,
state, that in consequence of the rumours circulated
concerning the part the Emperor ALEXANDER WAS
disposed to act in the approaching conflict between
France and Austria,' the Russian Miter at: the
Court -of Holland- had formally declared, that his
Master was, unalterably determined to adhere to the
rreaty of Erfurth. No one will of course be influenced
much by a declaration of this kind; and other letters
"from- Holland, of the Attie date, advise, that the
EMPEROR of IttFag4:l;tad
_zags Etikci Or .
TOMAM PORTE.

FRANCE AND AUSTRIA.

The intelligence which we announced yesterday
anj on Monday, of hostilities having commenced be-
tween France and Austria, receives considerable
credit in the best informed circles. This is so con-
idently stated to us, that we are inclined to think
sane fresh accounts have arrived, though we have not
been able to ascertain the fact.—The report is, that
tile Austrians have had a successful action with the
French, near Trieste, and another in Bavaria.

THE ARMY.
our Correspondent's account of: the capture of
gounique, which is brief (and he was himiei em-
Floyed there), presents us with detailed accounts on
which our Iteaderi may rely, when we lay them be-
fore them, which we hope soon to do.
The conduct and gallantry of Sir ALEXANDER
COCHRANE, and of the Commander in Chief Lieute-
ant-General Bicevrrit, were the theme of admira-
tiou throughout both the Navy and Army ; these
officers exerted themselves much, and had each of them
the most narrow escapes. The dispositions of the
army made by General BECKWITH evinced the highest
military talent. In no part of the world have British
troops acted with more gallantry.
Of the General Officers, Sir CHARLES SHIPLEY and ;
Major-General MArrLAND are particularly talked of
for both their gallantry and abilities. General MALT•
lon is the favourite with the troops in the West In-1
dies. Both Colonel BLACKWELL and Colonel M'Natit
tad acquired high names in the command of Brigades.
!fajor HENDERSON in the command of the. York Ran-
gers got the greatest credit, for judgment and intre-
F;dity in leading on his regiment in many situations
ellinger and difficulty.
The artillery at Martinique were equal if not supe-
f;r to what they have been in any quarter of the
world. Never were the guns better served.
Long before this time, Fort Bourbon must have
surrendered. After the final reduction of Martinique,
i:Tas said to be the intention of General BECKWITH
to sznd Sir GEORGE PREVOST with a force to reduce
Guadalaupc ; and some corps were looked for from
this country, in particular a corps of cavalry.
Report says, that his Excellency Lieutenant-Ge-
reral BECKWITH is to be elevated to the peerage with
the title of Baron ; Sir GEORGE PREVGST to have a red
ribband ; and, the gallant Generals, DANIEL HOUGH-
Ios, J. MAITLAND, and Sir CHARLES SHIPLEY, to
in made Baronets.
Sir GEORGE Paxvorr takes with him, as his Second
in CoMmand, the gallant General HotmwroN, in the
attack on Guadaloupe.