Star.
London, England, 1806-03-01 00:00:00

TO THE SENATE OF THE UNTTED STATF.3.

According to the defile of the Senate, espreffed •in their Reta-
liation of the toth %Kant, 1 now c•mmunicate to them a Report
of the Secretary of State, with in documents, fining certain new
principles attempted to be introduced on the fuhjc..2 of Neutral
Rights. lolutinus to the rights and %tenth of the United Sutra.
Tide, with my mirage to both Holden of the I 7th init. and the
documents accompanying it, fulfil the dares or the Senate, as far
as can be thine by any Information in my poll:M..li, which is au•
thentic, end nix publicly known. TY. JCF/CILS3N.
January 27, 1806.
THE SECRk TART 0? STAYS, TO WHOM THE PRESIDENT
HAS BEEN PLEASED TO REFS' THE RESOLUTION of

THI SENATE, DATED ON THR 20TH INSTANT, HAS
THI HONOUR TO MARY THR WALLOWING
REPORT.
The 1120 f important of the principles, interpolated
in the law of nations, is that which appears to tie
maintained by the Britills Government and its Prize
Courts, that a trade opened to neutrals by ,a nation
at war, on account of the war, is unlawful.
The principle has been relaxed, from time to time
by orders, allowing, as favours to neutrals, particu-
lar branches of trade, difalfowed by the general
principle ; which orders have alto, in Tome instances,
extended the modifications of the principle beyond
its avowed import.
In like manner, the tall of there orders, bearing
date the 24th of Jnne, 1803, has incorporated with
the relaxation a collateral principle, which is itfeli
an interpolation, namely, that a veliel, on a return
voyage, is liable to capture, by the circumflances of
her having, on the outward voyage, conveyed contra-
band articles to an enemy's port. How far a like pe-
nalty attached by the fame order for the like cii corn-
fiances of a previ.us communication with a block.
aded port, would likewife be an interpolation, may
depend upon the conarnetion under which that part
of tlie order has been, or is to be carried into execu-
tion.
The general principle, firfl above flared, as lately
applied to re-expt.rtation of articles imported into
neutral count, ies from holtile
icolonies, wire verfir,
by confidering the re-exportation, in many cafes, AS
a continuation of the original voyage, forms another
interpolation, deeply alreeting the trade of neutrals.
For a fuller view of this and come other interpolations,
reference may be had to the documentscommunicated
with the Metrage to Congrels of die t 7th intl.
The Britith principle, which makes a notification
to foreign Governments of an intended binnacle equi-
valent to the notice required by the law of nations,
before the penalty can be incurred ; and that which
tubjeas to capture vefrels arriving at a port, in the
interval between a removal and return of-the block-
ading force, are other important deviations from the
code of public law.
Another tinjutiifiable meafure is the mnd, of fearch
praCifed by Britifh (hips ; which, inflead of remain.
lug at a proper dillance from the vefrel to be fearch-
ed, and fending their own boat, with a few men for
the purpofe, compel the velrel to fend her papers mil
`her own boat, and fometitnes with great danger from
the condition of the boat, and the Itnte of the weer-1
ther.
To there instances, without adverting to others of
an inferior or refs definite character, in the practice
of Great Britain, mutt be added the affumed right to
irnprefs perfons from American veirels, failing under
the American flag on the kith teas. Au explanaticts

' or this pradice will be found in the extrall from the
inftrudions of Mr. Mourn, communicated with the
Meltige'of the Prefident above referred to.
Among the interpolations introduced by the French
Government, is a'derree, dated 6:1) June, 1 troy (18
Prairial, 13th year) importing that every privateer.
of which two.thirds of the crew Ihotild not be natives
of England, or fubjefts of a power the enemy of
France, atoll be contiderecl is pirates.
Another is evidenced by the refult of an applica-
tion made by the Deputy Carlini of the United States
at Cadiz, through the French Conful, to Admiral
Villeneuve, for the ►iberation of fame feamen of the
United States, who were on board thr French fleet
under his command. The anfwer of the Admiral,
dated 29th Angutl laR (1 r Frudidor, i 3th year),
Rates, that " A decilion of his Imperial and Royal
Majefty provides, that every foreigner fiund
board the vefrels of war or of commerce, of the ene-
my, is to be treated as a prifoner of war, and can have
no right to the pi-me/lino of the dipluntatic and com-
mercial agents of his nation."
Other tinjußified innovations no the law of nations
' are exemplified, in the decree of General Ferrand,
Wely paned at the city of St. Domingo, a tranflation
of which is annexed.
The irregular mode of fearch shove deft-tilled, is
alto praelifed by the cruizars of France and Spain.
The cruizers of the two latter powers have baraf-
fed the commerce of the United States in various
other forms; bin as it isnot known, or believed, that
their condna has been prefcribed or fanelione I by the
public authority of their repeAtive nation*, Ctey atat
not conlidered as falling within the pervitw of the
refolution of the Senate.
All which is rcfpealully flibmitted.
Di:penman of State, Jan. ss, 1806. JAMAS MADISON.

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NEW YORK, JANUARY 30.

Charles Pinckney, Efq. late Minifter Plenipoten-
tiary from the United States to the Court of Madrid,
came paffenger in the (hip Henricus IV. from Lion,
arrived at Chartenon.
The reports by the arrival of the Henricus IV.
from Liibon, are that the Court of Spain is more
favourably difirofed towards the United States ; that
they have agreed to make compenfalion for fpnlia.
tions committed by their own fubjefts ; but would
not content to pay for More made by French citizens
in Spanifh ports.
The Marquis de Cafa Yrujo addreffed a Note,
dated the 9th ult. to the Secretary of State, on the
fubjeft of the exilliog differences between this coon-
. try and Spain, containing animadverfions on Each
parts of the Prefident's Meffage as had a reference to
slide differences. This Note the Marquis expected
would be publifhed ; but, to ufe his own words,
" after waiting for more than forty days, in expeCta-
tints of thisa& of jultice, he fcand he waited in vain ;"
and therefore, on the 2tf. inil. he addreffed a card
to the different Foreign Mil-afters accredited to our
Government, with a copy of tee Note, authorifing
them to give publicity to both. From the tenor of
the Note, it does not teem probable that the differ-
ences between the two Powers will be eatily adjufted.
A writer in the Webington Feekray of the 22 LI ult.
fpeaking of General Armltrong, fay% Although
we are not informed whether the Minifter has been
recalled, yet we can venture to inform the public,
that Government have direCted that Gentleman to
ttnfay much of what he has beets too liberal in laying
to the French Government."
Can it be!—The myflerious nature of thePererti,
of our national Councils begins now to he developed,
and to the allonifisment of the peaceable inhabitants
of this country, it teems that the mayirsint barrel:4'mm
of war, was the object of there fecret affemblie.,. and
thole precious debates that were too facred for the
vulgar ear. Yes, Reader, war by tea and land. A
' defcent on the Illand of Cuba, was contemplated and
difctifTed, and—but fuch is the wayward nature of
Come men—tippled and rejeCted. What a pity!—
Weight's proteCting and indemnification bill, and
this fame Cuba expedition, carried in:o effect, would
have thunderflruck the world, and fecured the inde-
pendence and power of America to alt ages.
Captain Harvey has brought a file of the Political
and Commercial Gazette of Hayti, to the 'Bth De-
cember. In one of them is a Decree of the Emperor,
of the 24th November, prohibiting the importation
of fah in foreign veffels, under penalty of confifcation.
Three Italian veffels, two (hips and a brig, which
had failed from Italy for Carthagena, on the Spanifh
Main, having, in the expettatina of making a great
voyage, entered the port of Aux Cayes, the crews
were immediately arrefted, by order of Deffalines,
and thrown into pritOn ; they were afterwards tried,
condemned, and all of them executed, on the ground
that Bonaparte, being the' King of Italy, was their
Sovereign, and they mull confequently fuller as his
fubjeets.—(Charlefion Carrier).
A letter from Aux Cayes, dated Dec. 27, rays,
" The Negroes in this neighbourhood are in a late
of revolt, and have poffePion of a fort about ten
miles dittanee. The troops are beating to arms. The
ground of complaint is, that the Government exadt
too great a proportion of the ps oduce."
Arrived at Savannah the t tth init. the fchoorer
Joseph, Capt. Conn, from Cape Francois, via Ne
Providence, four days from the latter. Capt. Coon
was taken by five Engli(h men of war, was carried
into New Providence ; after a detention of fifteen
days, was permitted to depart on paying 7co dollars
cats of court.

Captain Lewis, arrived at Baltimore from Trini•
dad, informs that the attempt of an inhirreetion
among the Blacks was nearly quelled ; three of the
principal Negroes engaged in it had be-n appre-
hended and hung. Martial Law was to have been
taken off a few days after. Accounts hut reached
Trinidad that there had been an initirration among
the Blacks at Tobago.

It is pretty generally knnr•n in• the city that the
Leander, which cleared out eight or tel thy fince
tor Jacquemel. was not in reality b )and tor Hayti.
Having taken on board a la; ge quantity of naval
(totes, artillery, and ammunition, a confiderable
number of artilan•, and leveral mi,iiary charsflers, it
was conceived by many that the was dellined for tome
other quarter. From a corral fource we learn .that
the is bound for a port i❑ the Gulf of Mexico: pro-
bably New Orleans. 'l'he 1) nn in that quartet, as
well as elfewbere, ore Very mfolerll.. 1

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS:

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HOUSE. OP LORDS, FA [DAY, FEBRUARY a.
The P.srt of Lauderdale too't the oath, and his feat as a Baas
1 Year. He wasintroduced by Lord Holland and hold Walflngham.
Lord Aufun was rwurn in cm his creation as a Baroo of the
United Kingdom.
'the harl of Donoughmore took the oaths and his feat as one of
the Irith Reprefentative Peers.
The Royal A ffent was given by Cominiltion to the Five Millions'
fisch•qn.r Bills Bill, Lady Nelfon's Annuity Bill, anal sir Richard
1,1 &radian's Annuity BUI. •
INIPIACMUSIST INDIMNITT BILL.
In coat:vette,* of the order of the Houfe, the
Judges attended• to give their opinions on the two
id quellioas fulimitted to them on the law of cvi.
Bence, which were to ,the following deft, viz.' .
a. Whether a witnei: can be required to anfwer a tiseßlon
wilisitarif fax tend to criminaie him, or es render him liable to
usy pot*q tre forfeiture. but' which might eilitjhat, or tend to
alkablilk•istioll debt spina taint f•-. 4. Whether the circumflances
of the wittier, being an agent for the Public, or concert:el da the
management of the p .bite money, and that his anfwer to the
queftion might tend to eftaldllh a debt due by hint to the Public,
varied thecafe f •
The third queftion, as we Rated yellerday, was
,-attfwered by the Judges unanimotilly in the affirma-
live. With regard to*the second queßion, they were
alto unatiimoufly of opinion, that the circumflances
it involved did not vary the cafe from the brit. The' •
anfwers which were therefore now giver, by the Judges
&lad", applied to the firs qtielli ,n only. Kith of
-the Learned Judges delivered his opinion very much
itt detail, and referred to authorities in lapport of it ; -
but we confider it fufficient to Rate briefly what the
opinions were, as it would he itnpoffible, within the
limits of a Newipaper, to Five an acenrate report of
;al4 the grounds on which they were founded.
• Mr. Baron SU ITON, as Junior Judge, &ft rote to
lgive his opinion on the firft qazilitin relative to the
ability of witneffes to give evidence which might
.fubjeft them to a civil procefs for debt. He bad.
no hefitation in delaring it as his vpinion, that a
witnefs was bound to difelofe every circuit:dance rt..
Wive to the matter in iffue, and that he ought Stet
to be permitted to give a partial flatement, on the
I.llappored ground that his anfwer would be the sc.
knowledgment of a debt. Witneffes certainly were
not bound to anfwer quellions that tended to fib-
jed them to a criminal prnfecution ; but perfoof
had frequently been compelled to anfwer queßions,
'although fuch anfwers went to acknowledge a debts
He could not help colliding, that after the contrary
opinions given by Lord Kenyon and other Judges,
Come doubts had dwelt upon his mind concerning,
this fubjed. However, from the fullea confiderase
tinn, he maintained the opinion which he now gave.'
In civil aftions witneffer were bound to Rate every
thing they knew, except in the instances he already
mentioned, and the rule held Hill more forcibly irti
.criminal proceedings. The ends of public jullice.
might fometimes be defeated if witnefs refuted to
anfwer queftions tending to render them liable to be
toed for the recovery of property. Suppofe the cafe
of a man tried for forgery ; this man, feeling confei- - '
nus of his innocence, might with to examine the per-
fins whole name he was charged with forging. Should
that perfon be Coffered to decline giving evidence on '
the ground that it might acknowledge a debt I The- .
Learned Judge concluded with giving his opinion•ith
the affirmative.
Mr. Baron GRAHAM, after Rating the difficol-
ties in which the quell ion was involved, declared that
in his opinion, the general sole of law was, that a
witnefs was bourd to anfwer every queftion touching
the iffue to be tried, with the exception only of loch
quellion.ias would expo:e him to a criminal mote.
onion, or to a penalty of forfeiture. In the Courts
of Equity, it was the daily praftice to force parties
to anfwer the matters alledged againa them, what-
ever pecuniary lots loch antwers might Wake them
to. The jullice and the realms of this rule applied
equally to the Courts of Law, although it was not '
the custom there to examine the parties, as it was its
Chancery, where their cußoms were delivei from
the Civil, irflead of the Common Law. Although.
in the Courts of Law. a party could not be made a
witnefs, yet thole per font, who were brought forward
as witneffes were equally hound to declare the whole
truth, as the parties would be in a Court of Equity.
If it were nta fo, the molt monirous oldrufliona
would be thrown in the way of Office ; thole per-
inns who were the belt qualified to give important
evidence, might generally shelter themfelves under
that plea. It was, however. every day teen, that
pawnbrokers were brought in evidence upon the
prnfecution of thieves, and (table keepers on the trials
1 of lance Healers ; and in neither of thefe cafes would
it be permitted, for the pawnbroker or the Rable
Iceeper, to refute giving testimony on the ground of
their sayers obliging them to rebore thole things
which they had fo improperly received. If this were
the law,whatever inconveniencies might refult from
it. witneffes would perpetually claim this privilege,
either from fear or through favour. 'l'he point had
not as yet been fettled by any folemn decition, after
A full argument ; but from all the lights that he could
derive, and from the monaroos incr•nvenience that
wnu!d relult from the contrary fuppolition,he declared
his opinion as to the hill quellion, that a witnefs is
hound to anfwer all fetch quettions as do not centric
him either to criminal prnfecution, penalty, or for-
(chore ; and as to the fecund queftion, that the fame
rule applies to the witneffes on a trial, or a (bit. where
his Majett y is either Plaintiff or Prosecutor.
Mr. Juftice CHA MB itE was of the fame opinion.
In the Courts of Equity, not only a petfon might
I be compelled to anfwer quellions which would be-
verely effeet tl.eir pecuniary interefta, but Bills 1 f
DirenTery were filed, for the camels purpoie of ob-
taining an sincerer upon oath, which anfwer might be
1 ?cad as evidence in the Courts of Law. The robe
I had been laid down by Lord Mansfield, which had ,
been genetally conficicred as the true one, that in all
cafes where a witnefs could he forced to anfwer by a
Corot of Equity, in order that his anfwer might be
1 re-ad as evidence in a Court of Law, in all fuch cafes,
a en'Vt of Law should compel him to anfwer at the
itrial. The only cafes where a party coed reluce to
anfwer in A Court of Equity, were. when fueh in.
Ewer would expofe him to either criminal prolecutioo
tor to penalty or forfeiture. Thi. was what he coa-
ceived the role silo at common law, and that is
ought to be the tree, for be
itralth,o:untin:l nncgot:heceirele:cennaubi could he
inoptiejtvlifininreadgigtnoedcownchyeaalmathine.
troth, or to refute to do juftice between A and B.
'on 'the ground that if he did do fo, C. might ban
an haitaa pip* bias i.rebitb wovlet be
.9i. fay is
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other word., ° the Public mutt not call upon me to
rive tice, or do juftice between A. and B. be•
cattle fuch evidence might prevent me from aging
unjuftly by C. or D. to whom I Would with to ag
unjultly, And 11,4 n whom I Would with to withheld
a jug debt." As to the authorities upon the point,
there were on one file a great variety of opinions,
expreffed at I` ill Prigs:, and on
.she other, the rule fo
1.1;s1 down by Lord Mansfield, and which he now
confidered to be the law with refplg to evidence.—
There had been alfo a cafe in the Court of Exche-
quer, where an attachment was ordered againft a
%%tuners, for refuting to anfwer on thefe grounds.--
When he conficlered the pragice of the Crows of
Equity, and the manner in which this pragice had
been adopted in the Courts of Law, and alfo when
ha conadered the great oblirugion which would be
thrown in the way of jutlice, it the contrary pragice
Would prevail, he Would give his decided opinion,
that a witnefs WAS bound to anfwer queflions, which
did not expofe him to criminal profecution, penalty.
or forfeiture, even although his pecuniary intereßs
might Rifler by fuch anfwer.
Mr. Juftice LE BLANC agreed molt decidedly
with the opinions which had been delivered by the,
Judge, wbo preceded him. He eonfidered that it
would be fithveifive of Office, and a thing not to be
endured, ii A gents, Brokers, or perfons who managed
infuraoces, were to decline being etatnined. on the
ground of their being themfelves made liable to a
. civil aBion. Although he profeffed the highell
te-
(peg for the authority of thofe Judges who held the
rule to be the other way, yet it mutt be recolleited,
that the point had never been ferioufly argued before,
or probably thole great and learned Judges might
have altered their opinions. He had always held that
witneffes could he compelled to anfwer queflinns,
even although their anfwers might ezpofe them to
civil agions. are the more he contidered the pratlice
of the Courts, and the reafon on which it was fouo•
dal, the more be was confirmed in that opinion.—
He thertfote agreed with his Learned Brethren in
the anfwers they had given to the queftions that had
been fubmitted to their opinion.
Mr. Jullice GROSE differed in opinion from the
Learned Judges who had preceded him. He con-
ceived, that, by the mild laws of this country, no
man was bound to criminate Madill, or to give evi-
dence 8001 his own pecuniary interell, and perhaps
to his utter ruin. It was allowed, that neither io
Courts of Equity, or at Law, was a man bound to
mafwer what might ezpofe him to a penalty or for-
feiture. He could not fee the reafon why a mai
Amid be yielded frotn anfwering queftions whi4s
might ezpofe him to the penalty of five pounds for
killing a hare, and yet Osould be obliged to atifwer
quentons which might ezpofe him to ten thoofatid,
unds in damages; or to lie in jail all his life, if he
could be unable to pay, thofe damages. This dif-
ference, it appeared, was more grounded upon prae•
tiee than upon any principle. The priaice, however,
of the Courts of Equity differed moll materially
from that of the Courts of Law. In the Courts of
Agility, although the 'parties were liable to be coot-
relied to aofwer upon oath, yet they had time for
else deliberation and legal advice, and betides the
wearers could not afterwards be mifreprefented. It
was very different, however, in a Court of Law,
when a quelliim rapidly pat by an ingenious lawyer,
mad anfweted without confideration, might expofe the
*knell to ruin. If this anfwer could be given againft
him as evidence in another trial, it would be siren
in without the witnefs having any opportunity to ex-
plain hi, anfwer. fhere were many other differences
imtween the rules of evidence in the Courts of Equity,
SOO etude of Common Law. In the former, an infant
amid not be compelled to anfwer, in the latter he
could. He did nut confider that the principle lajd
down by Lord Mansfield was entitled to more weight,
than the opinions of fo many great and eminent
Judger, who. had determined the other way. His
opinion was, therefore, contrary to the opinions ex•
preffed by his brother Judges.
Mr. lattice LAWRENCE Paid, that he had al-
ways until this queflion was agitated, eontidered that
the role of law was, that a'witnefs was excufed from
anfwering filch quellions as involved his pecuniary
entered, and fo thinking, he had concurred with other
Judges in refuting a new trial moved for on that very
ground. The fag was, that till the prefent quelion
was darted, there had been ne folemn argument up
on the fuhjeg, and he had never turned his mind
particularly to it ; but upon the precut (=anon,
having felt it his duty to confider the fubjea with
the utnsoft attention he could give to it, he had
changed his opinion as to the rule of law, and was
now inclined to confider that it was different from
what he had formerly fur poled. Whichever way
the general rule lay, that role had many exceptions,
and, although lie could fee many intonveniencies re-
kitlng from the affirmative, as will at from the ne-
tive of the queftion, which had been put to the
Judges, 'yet he thought the mifchiefs refolting front
the negative .4' it confiderably predominated. He
therefore now cc nfidered, that the general rule of law
%vas that a witnefs was bound to anfwer queflions,
although he might become liable to a civil aflion in
confequence of his anfwers.
Mr. jrillice ;WOKE coincided with Mr. Juflice
Croce in his that a witnefs was not bOund
to ftrer queltions which might materially sift& his
r-, ~,, ;toy interell. He did not apprehend fuch' evil
•1•• quienees from this rule, 'as thole who held an
ryiiiion contrary to his. Profecutors and Plaintiffs
feldom came into Court fo badly provided with tef-
tim .ny, as to sely'entirely on what they were to pick
op by crofe-exarrination from an unwilling witnefi.
Neither did he think that they would decline anfwer-
ing bn a pteterice et thei• pecuniary interell being en•
dangered, if,upon examination, it appeared that their
interell was vet y minute He thought a much greater
danger would reit& horn 'flossing a hefty anfwer,
unexplained, and perhaps incorregly taken down, to
'be )tad a, conducive evidence at a DO. There
was a cafe determined againft this dog•ine. but he
thought it was an extreme hard cafe. It was that
of Lritd who, by an anfwer he gave, to
yet inference caufe, where he was called as a wit-
eof.,3 fuhjeged himfelf •to an • agion, in which
to.ocol. damages were given again(' him. No Court
of Equity could have compelled him to Rate every
irregularity he might have committed, when Cone-
'mashie. in Chief of a Neer, and yet a hafiy anfwer
tt', tarts Prior w ft.; giveens evidence againfl him. ' tie
••••Infidetee that evils of this kind were wotfe chart

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would follow from the rule being the-other way. As
to the Courts of Equity, whatever analogies might be
drawn, he did not confider that Judges of.the com-
mon law were bound to go into the Court of Chan-
cery to find out what rules of evidence were received
there. In the whole of his praelice at the Bar, and
of his experience on the Bench, he confidered that
witnefles might objcB to being examined on matters,
that would expofe them to civil anions. He thought,
that no third perfon had a right to extort from a wit-'
nets what debts be owed, what flanders he might
have fpoken, or witat trefraffes he might have com-
mitted, which would expofe him to actions. If that
were the rule, it would change the whole praBice of
re law, as difhonell praBitioner s would bring aBions
agairill one perfon, merely to extort evidence agatinfl
another. He, therefore, was of opinion, that a wit-
ier+, was not bound to anfwer queltions would prejn•
dice his pecuniary intesefis, and etpofe him to civil
anions.
After Mr. Janice ROOKE bad finifhed, the fur-
ther hearing of the Judges was pollponed till to-
morrow.--Adjourned.

=so.-
HOUSE OP COMMONS.
Lord KENSINGTON and Mr. PARNEL toplt ilk Oaths sad
•
;het:Seats.
Iter•t, commission,
Mr. GyARME, Deputy Whir of the BIM* Roo, framened
the Hoare to the Hook of Peers.
The SPEAKER, on his return, announced that the Royal Ar-
lon had beep given by Coepn4fion to the Five Millions Ezebmplisr
Bi'ls Bill, sod to Lady Notion and Sir Richard Stricken's An-
nuity Bills,-
'Lord W. RUSSELL obtained leave to bring In s BM to enable
tbe„Suney ken Railway Company to complete the (aid Raftway.
MALTSTIRS 01 lIISTOL.
Mr. BAILLIE pvefented a Petition in behalf of the Maltfters of
Drawl, praying for certain alterations and modifications in the
Dulles lately inipofed upon thew -.:.Ordered toile en electable.
GRAINL•ND PISHIRY•
On the motion 9f LAO TEMPLE, the Bill for enabling the
Greenland and Davies Straits Whalers to.eipmpiev: iheir crews
from the Shetland sod other Northern !fads, vial tiad a ruit
dons, and ordered to be end a koond time me Tutiday. •
koatiON YbOotte-
The SECRETARY M WAR brought up the foreign Troops
Enliftment end Indemnity Bill, which Was read a AM tithe, and
ordered to be read a (Fond time on Monday. • "
AGILICULTUtt.
Mr. LOYBDEN prektmed a Petition from the Hasid of 4ri-
culture, praying for public aid in the preiceution of their objeds.
Mr. VANSI ITART announced that this Petition caste with
his Mapefty's recommendation —Ordered to lie op the tahie. '
• •FILICAN COMPANY.
General CLEPHANE prefented a Petition from the African
Company, prsrog for tßoctoL being a tom equal to that which was
lath voted, for tbv fupport of its 11.1tAblillunem in Africa.Ordere4
toile OD the table. •
INDIA •PPAIRS.
Alderman PRINSF.P rote to 'suite a motion, which
would have for its ohjeet to afcertain the amount of
the capital borrowed in India, for the purpofe of car-
rying on the commerce of the Company s 'be alfo
wiffied to akertiiin whether the amount of Bores ex-
ported had been included in the annual account of
the territOtial revenue. He concluded by moving,
firft, for an account of the annual amount of the florid
exported to China, from the tft of March, 11193, to
the tft of March, 5804. His fecond motion Was prs•
cifely fimilar, and related to India.
Mr. FRANCIS feconded the motion, and declared
be (bould be in all times ready to fecund and fuppotrA
all motions which fbould have for their (Nee,
bring before the eyes of Parliament and the country.
the real Itatement of the financial and commercial
fituation of the Eat India Companj. In fo doing,
his firfi objeft was to Lave the Compapy themfelve•
from abfolute ruin and deftration ; his next object
was, to late this country from the evils it would ex-
perience in confequence of the ruin of the Eall India
Company.
Mr. HILEY ADDINGTON expreffied hlmfelf
obliged to. the Hon. Alderman for having given
previous notice of his prefent motion. 1-le hoped
&lib, that the Houfe would confider how recently he
and his colleagues had becu appointed to the fitwation
which they held, and that they could not be expelled
at once to decide with regard to the propriety of pro.
dicing particular Papers that might be called for.—
He felt no particular objee ion to the motion now be-
fore the House; he only trolled that a very early
compliance with it would not be expected, as the
Clerks of the Office were at prefent bufy in preparing
for the India Budget.
Sir T. METCALFE Paid, that whatever might be
the profeffionp of an Honourable Member who had
lately fat down, he could not confider him as a great
friend to the Eaft India Company.. He contended
that no blame ought to to thrown on the Court of
Direeors, on account of the capture of the difpatches
by the French. This he Bated to have been owing to
an unforefeen accident, which no vigilance could
have prevented. The cord which attached the (and-
bags ufed for the purpofe of finking, to the packages,
bad been levered by • chain Ibot, and one of the
packages was picked up by the enemy. The journals
of every Blip were uniformly laid before the Dreams,
and no inttance of mikondue or negligence were
overlooked.
Mr. FRANCIS contended, that the explanation.
now given of the loft of the difpatches was by no means
fatisfaeory, and that neglelt was chargeable Come-
where, in that the packages were not loaded with
Riot, for the purpofe of linking immediately. Hi'
alto ealle4 upon the Honourable Member, with great
warmth, to make good his charge, that he was no
friend to the Eall India Company, and was proceed-
ing to enter into farther difcuffiuns, when he was
Called to order by
The SPEAKER, who obferved, that the Houfe
allowed a Member to reply to any perfonal charge
that might be brought againft him, hut could not
permit hiM to go over the fame grounds that he had
already occupied.
Sir T. METCALFE explained.
The Papeii moved for were then ordered.
CORN
Lord TEMPLE Rated, that it bad been neglected to infest In
this Bill • chink for permitting the reportage* of Corn to our gar.
rifons abroad. He gays 111.01 Ce tLet fore, that on Monday he
would move for leave to bring In a Bill rii grant this pi mutat*. •

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