Star.
London, England, 1804-04-21 00:00:00

VOLUNTIIII DILL.

The amendments made by the Lords in the VoWitmer Dill were
on the motion at Mr. Secretary YORlCE,ocdered to betaken into
contideration next Monday.
morracvms IN INDIA.

Mr. KINNAIRD Paid, that he had to call the at-
tention of the Houfe to a fubjeet of much importance ;
but as the motion he had to make had been decided
in another place, he lhould not trefpafs long on the
attention of Gentlemen. He meant to move by ac-
counts of all communications made to the different
Governments in India, refpeßing his Majefty's mef-
Cage and the aßnal commencement of hoßilities.
He therefore propofed, that an humble addrefs be
prefented to his Majefiy, praying that his Majelly
may be pleated to give direßions that the dates of all
difpatches tranfmitted by land or by tea, to the feveral
prefidencies in India, and communicating his Majef-
ty's =Wage of the Bth of Maich, as well as the dates
of the difpatches tranfmitted in the fame way,between
that period and the rupture with France, be laid be-
fore the Houfe. He obferved, that there appeared,
on the part of his Majefty's Minillers, a considerable
degree of remilfnefs and inattention in fending out to
India information which was fo very neceffary to the
welfare and fafety of our poll lions in that quarter.
The King's meiTage, of the Bth of March, was known
at Calcutta on the z4th of June ; but it was not until
the middle of July that the official intelligence reached
India. On the 13th of July, Admiral Linois arrived
at Pondicherry, and on the 14th, the following day,
he received his orders from. France, in purfnance at
which he cot his cables, and failed for the file of
France. It was not until the 14th of Anglia that
the difpatches, fent by Goveinment, reached Born.
bay. Thus, there appeared to be, on the part of his
Majefly's Minifters, a degree of negligence which
was 'highly culpable. As to 'St. Helena, they had
not thought proper to fend any difpatches whatever
to that fettlemenr, and the only intelligence the Go-
vernor had of the King's meffage, and the rupture
with France, was from a prize taken by an Englifh,
veffel, and fent into that place in the month of Oc.
tober. If any misfortune happened to our trade in,
India, from Admiral Linois's fquadron, it would,
however, be fatisfatlory to know that every precau-
tion had been taken for its lafety.—The motion was
agreed to.
Mr. KINNAIRD then moved another, defcribin
the dates of the difpatches, as received by the feveral
prefidencies,and by the Officers commanding in India
by land and lea.
Lord CASTLEREAGH Paid, he did not mean
to refill the Hon. Gentleman's motion, but, if he did,
his oppofition would be on the ground that it did not
go quite far enough. He had to remark, that the
Hon. Gentleman had not thought proper to do that
which was cuftomary, toagive notice of his prefent
motion ; yet he Ihould not, therefore, °Nell to it.
but Ihould content himfelf with repeatin what he
had before Paid on both the meffages in March and in
May, that infiruelians had been fent by the earlieft
means to all the prefidencies in India, for the regu-
lation and direllion of their conduß.—The motion
was agreed to.