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refolve itfelf into the raid Committee.

On the quellion being put,
General TARLETON embraced the opportnnity
of laying a few words on the prefent Hate of the
country, when beheld in a military point of view.—
He adverted to what had fallen the other evening
from the Right Honourable the Secretary for the
War Department, and animadverted on two parts of
his conduft. When called on to Hate his fetniments
and determination, relative to what had been termed
the Para Bill, that Right Honourable Gentleman
had declared that it occupied no place in the means
which he had in contemplation for increafing the mi-
litary force of the country. For his part, he had al-
ways confidered that Bill as it was, a perfpeftive
meafure, and although he was averfe to its introduc.
don, and had voted againft it, yet now when it be-
gan to operate, and that in a powerful manner—
when he faw it produced two or three hundred men
per week, and during the laft week above two hun-
dred and fifty, and thole of an age and defcription
the belt calculated for fervice, he (hould be very loth
to repeal it, until tome very efficient fubffitute had
been proiided. Thefe fentiments were firengthened
by the confideration, that the declarations made by
Government of their intention to repeal the Al,f had
ended it to operate under a very great difadvantage.
The other part of the Right Honourable Secretary's
conchs& on which he commented, was the hotlility
which he had fo frequently, and fo firongly manifeit-
ed to the Volunteer Syftem. This certainly was not
the precife time at which it was expedient to damp
the high fpirit of thole Corps, and the Officers by
whom they were commanded. The obfervationt of
that Right Honourable Gentleman were not at all
calculated to increafe that ardour and eathutiarm
which in military men was fo indifpenfable. We had'
now arrived at the 7th of March, and we had heard
nothing from the Right Honourable Gentleman hot
what had bcen wrung from him by neceffity. When
he was on the Oppofition Bench, he was always
pregnant with new plans and fyfiems.
The SPEAKER called the Honourable Gentle-
man to order.

General TARLETON obferved, that at leaft the
Right Honourable Gentleman had, in other places,
fuggefted a variety of fchemes, but fince his admit.
film into power, nothing had proceeded from him.
Thefe were not times, however, for mere (peculation
•—the country did not want theoritts, orators, or me-
taphyficians, but practical men, who were able to
ferve her, and who were willing to exhaull their ta-
lents, and fbed their blood in that fervice. One of
two things mutt be done—either another continental
coalition mull he formed to divert the efforts of the
common enemy, or this country mutt be quickly pre-
pared to make a formidable refinance to the danger
by which file was threatened.
Mr. Secretary WINDHAM, in reply to the gene-
ral charge which the Hunou•able Gentleman had
brought againft him, of holtility to the Volunteer
Syftem, obferved that he wa. not at liberty to enter
into any juflification of himfclf on that point. It ap-
peared hardly fair to bring charges againft any one
witofc fituation was fuch as to preclude hint from an-

fwerir,g nr repelling them. Another acr n fat ion a Welt
he Honourable Gentleman preferred againd him
was, that he had been guilty of delay. Delay was a
relative term. What might appear to be delay when
confidered in one point of view, might affume the
femblance of precipitation when beheld in another.
The gallant General teemed defiroth of carrying the
ardour and quicknefs of decifion necelfary in the field
into the Cabinet. But for himfelf, he could not
confider that time mifempluyed. which was devoted
to the ferious confideration of the important fubjeds
alluded tn, cconfideration, salted by the opinion
of all tltofe who were molt competent to judge.of the
etinsparative excellence of different:meafares, fup-
poling that there meafures did not go fo far as was
reported out of doors, namely, to the means by which
the enemy would probably be induced to come out
of his entrenchments before he had prepared for
the combat (a !mei). As to the effect that his
fentiments might have on the country, the Honoura-
ble Gentleman himfelf confeffed, that they were ex-
torted
from him. Hotel then was he culpable He
was in a enunner compelled to declare his opinion of
the General Defence Ad. Did the Honourable
Gentleman will' him to utter a falfe declaration
?
His opinion of its merits, or rather of its demerits,
wallet the' fame as it had ever been, and he was
therefore bonnd Co fay fn.
General TARLETON, in explanaticn, Maid, that
his queflion was principally directed to the degree-
tion of our military fyftem, yet, if they Widbt to make
a material alteration lo a fyfiem more complicated
that which belonged to any other State of Eu.
rope, flack marines would require the utneolLadeli-
beration.
, Mr. WINDHAM obferved, there feented..4 be a
generarvoeiferation on this fubjedt. fusible •ese that
which frequently took place at a Theatre, whim the
fpedators were anxious that the canny. herald be
drawn up, and the entertaiament begin (a laugh).
Such manifeftations of impatience &mild never pro-
voke him to unfold the plans which Government
were cheating, until they had arrived to rnatnrity.
Perhaps tke gallant General might mean his fpeech A
as a Itratagem of war, by which the Righ: Honour-
able Gentleman expiated to be able to peodues Ms
meafures.
Mr. CANNING aficed, whether all that had been
Paid in depreciation of the Additional Force Ad had
not been extorted frog the fpeakers ? Had not a no-
tice been given early in the next feffion, under the
impreffion of which it was obvious that that Bill,
which depended for its (needs on great. conttaot,
and local exertions, could not operate withoin ef-
fed ? It was certainly expedient that the country
fhould know what plans were in agitation bee he
difclaimed all idea of preffing for an explanation,
which it would be imprudent or inconvenient ,to
give.
Mr. WINDHAM deprecated the content *lk of
the term plan, as if a man could have a plan always
ready cut and dried for changing the whole Britith
army. He begged not to be confidered a dealer in
plans.
Mr. CANNING remarked, that in fpeakin; then
of that Right Honourable Gentleman's military
ideas, it would not be erred to charaderize them
In the words of a line of Pope's, in his Eirai ma
Man, as
" A mighty maze, bat we without a pima"
They Ihould rather be termed,
6 A mighty we, and quite whim, a pima"
(.4 load laugh.)
The quellion for the Speaker's leaving the Chair
was then put and carried, and the Houfe wept use
a Commbtee of Supply. . .
The SECRETARY at WAR repeated the olltervatlea *Welt
he made on prefentlng the Army ER /mates, and concluded with
moving the following Refolutions, which were agreed to
That the number of 134,473 effeeire men be granted fir the
fervice of His Majcfty, from the syth of March to the }4th of
May locluftve.
That a fum not exceeding 7p5,46c4. be granted to His Majdty,
for Guards sod Garrifoos for that period.
That a &Maw exceeding 336,0931. be granted to Hi. Welty.
for Forden Gartifoss for the fame period.
The Houfe having bees returned, the Report was ordered to be
received on Mooday.—Adjourned.

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A letter from our Correfpnndent in the Leeward
Mods has juft come to hand, dated Barbadoes, Bth
January:—At that time no French force had arrived
in the Weft Indies, but in all the Mande they' WV
in expectation of fuch a force, and prepared to weer
it. They are eagerly looking out for a fupply of
General Officer, and a Staff, of which they are much
in want.

barbadoes, at the date of our letter, was very
healthy ; neither the Artillery nor the tsth Regiment
had far fame time loft any men, but both art very
weak, and exped recruits from England. Gineral
A ICH tit was about to leave Barbadoes for Surlnkm,
where, however, the rebellion has been completely
put down.

They Rill continue rather unhealthy at Grenada ;
they are better at Dominic, ; but the mortaliti has
been of late very great in St. Vincent's. The gotp, or
Perthfhire Highlanders, at St. Vincent's, with fn the
laR three months, has 101 l one Major, three Captains,
two Lieutenant!, the (t2arter•Maller and Adjutant,
and one hundred and fifty men.
At Antigua the mortality is now at a Rand in the
96th Regiment, but the yellow fever daily carries off
numbers of the loth Regiment.
The infurretlion at Trinidad was headed by a black
who had been a fervant to General Ptcrow. Some-
thing of the fame kind was to have been acted at
Whig° on the fame d-ty.

. -
111A1aati'a Navy, in an(wtr to that Report. The Repoli feu
she with Bating, that,
. . ,
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1 .. 'r In the fith of Janutry, reps, the Pint Lard of the Admi•
I j p ley inftrucited 81r Andrew &tape Hammed. the Comptrolkr of
• ~ • die ilavy, to fend an able and confidential palm to Rip, to pur-
eed*, ait much hemp as be 'could agree for, oo proper terms •' which
Infteedions appear to have been given. In confequence of infor-
m ~lon which Government bad received, that the French Were
N. /lug op large prentitles.of hemp at that place. His Lord(hlp
a..ossus to have entertained hopes, that by this mature his Ma-
J. ity's bores would not may be 'omitted with hemp of a better
ouality, but that the fupply of the enemy would he forettalicd.
" The perfon &lofted by the Comptroller of the Navy tor the
performance of this ferviee, was Mr. Andrew Undegren, of
Partfendith. The authority given to him, by the Comptroller,
dated the 9th of January, '795, is not In conformity with the
Written inftrediens of the Hell I.ord of the Admiralty; but it is
Rated by the Compereller, that be elfo received verbal diredinue
iltad this Eirlt Lord of the Admiralty, sad that the inittudiona
*vets by him to Mr. Lindegren, were the recut of vedette, con
herfatlaws WWI his Lordildp. . . 1
" Mr: LlA4gren was required, by his leitroetions, to littered •
dritheilleledideeme•to Riga, add molltorifed to purchtfe trout three '
to feeff libeefeedeons of the heft hemp, upon the tool reafonable
Mirene*bis power. - ,
" lie whillireded totoOkhis bed asilerrouti to prevent any fup-
ply of kip beis trees to Flew; and, if it world not be pro-
*wed from the W of of the giwik *fat country, or by any
odor Wilms diet might anew to bloom the (pet. he was at liberty
Mire I. mpg oho yoloe Wilds the assay mien have
grad for, whinglams tishowspeepotooodssoiler hitch trenfadtion.
V. in cafe Ilwellteleat with es* mob dill* Swot twenty
/aches and *surds& Ihiga,wbieli be wightbawo relies to believe
were pier to the teenty, he waive prevent thor receiving Nth
fupply by the means above pointed oat, or sal what not then fere-
* In the event of any thing happening to alp Nov we Wpm-
pey to lituftla., he was to ate tech moms by his seerelpeoldepts on
die Continent, as might prevent asp difappoistment in preperieg
die oteentity of hemp from kiga,abovo-neentioned; and Whew:mid
appear to him. upon Is eerie.' there, that fuck a quantity could
not be obtained, be was at liberty to make it up with toe belt
Pmerflie hemp. nut exceeding from five to fix hundred tons
N Pet-he dire ieeeution of thin ferviee he was to be allowed his
trawilMg mpenets, sod a commillion of five per cent. oo all the
puredudes be lbsold make (or Government.
" And, wit wee judged ettfolately tweeffary, that there Ihnuld
be en eitabliflied Regan Maraud to !tendon, appointed to crud-
e*
tbe- bufinets to this erseowy, be was enthortted to engage
lm!fr,. Godfrey 'lberians sod Is., for that porde ; who were
se be pet ii reolorbietewillbeti for tbair weeble.
. * On ttligt it Itillesep, 1793, Mr. Lledogree, and Medea
Godfrey es , owl Ileneestered into ankles of agreement,
witneffed by the Coimptrelleref the Navy. by wide h it was fidpu- I
hoed, that M. •Oeitheylberotoo end lon. se Anoraks t r
Mt Undegren, Should ho Peeolrnof with hub Awe of more, in
Navylme r eft tills, ae theysiggln, from dee to doe, apply tee;
Atat the aecoes4 relating Well matters, trenfidled by tern, as
Agynts fer• Mr. Lin ibeidd be throbbed to Mot and that,
tot theft trouble in the liellegh of freighting fines
4
making Intersaws, heeplog Mounts, and tur oh.
ie• the -, euifite credits, they Mak have a dear allowance of two
and, :: P.:,',i pet erne* a etoroolletw,bo bedshned at the to" Of
every Me eke ad dorm provided by Mr. Lieliceren, sod delivered
Into bat Molly's Gotb Tiede, inch Invokes to cornett the
einem at die pitting cell, mod all the dories and meson of
awry Ms&
* Under this iernmillon Mr. Llndegren elide wadi:rabic pr-
obates balked hemp and math. lie was Ado employed for the
fame Pupae in each year, until the termination of the war."
ili detailing the relish of their inquiries, the Commiffloners, for
tie fake of greater claimers fpeek of the modules of hemp and
Wafts feparately, and firft with regard to purchafes of hemp:
* By virtue of freak &talons in a conuniffices of the 9th
bnner!: 1795. Mr. Lihdegren purthsfed and delivered at his
jefty s yards, etflo tons, it 3eo, 3.qrs. and elbs. of Riga hemp.
• The coil to the public, upon an average of the whole quan-
tity, Was 361. is. ed. per too.
.e The cons miffions charged on the purchafe and delivery of this
hemp, were es follow:
five per cent. by Mr. Lindegren, on the amount 'E. I. d.
of the firit cult and charges et Rip 8,549 3 9
Two att.! a half per cent. by Marc Godfrey
That-meet u...rd Son, on the amount of the firlt
eo4t. and an the charges, eacept Mr. Linde-
gr.. ..'s cetninillinp 5.344 2 6
" Thefeconintiffions were in conformity to the agreements en-
Wed into with Mr. Undegren, and Ideffrea Godfrey Thornten,
Ind Son ; but there was an addition to Mr. Lindcgren's couumf-
lion on the.porehafe, a further charge on abet account, of
Two per cent. made In each invoice by Media Thor-
ley, Morifon,sed Co. of Riga. the houfe through c. i. d.
whom intr. Lindegren made his purehsfos 3.311 If 9
" The amount of there commlffions, being 17,2451 its. 'pent,
ing to us etorldhant, we moaned Thomas Boner, Anthony
Stough, and Geo. Todd, El.:pikes, Rolla merchants, from whom
we obtiinol mach general information us to the mode of con-
&aloe the trade. both in Ruflia and this conotry.
* From th,evideire of there Gentlemen we learned, that it Is the
general pradUce at Riga and Petertburgh for the merchants dip-
ping hemp to charge a coMmilfion of 1 per cent. at the former.
and 3 per cent. at the latter place, (or their troubie in making the
purcliafe and litipping the article, anti that as Agent fent to thole
places mull employ a refidest metekant, or make his pinchers
under very gteat difadvantsges.
* With rrfpeCt to the rate of commillion dually charged by
merchants in thi. country tor procuring hemp from Riga, and
esenagbig the whole of the imfinefs attending the importation. it
was fbacct to us by Mr. ROW end Mr. trough, that the Meal
ceentrdilkon charged In fach'etfes was two per cwt.
* In eonfequence of this information, the Comuldioners caned
upon the Navy Board for art account of the rates of Commiffien
granted en perns employerrby them to purchafe navel Rotes, Ma-
log the Mulct-real...war, when it appeared that they were for Rigs
hemp, tw per cent. to the perfoos at home, and managing the im
*ertation, and two per cent to the merchants purchafthg at Riga.
As the rates of commifton on the purchafc made by Mr. Linde-
pen. exceeded by five and shelf per cent. what would have been
allowed, if the hemp had been procured through eitablithed mer-
chants in the Ridge trade, agreeably to the former pradtice of the
Navy Scud, the Commigineers endeavoured to sfeertain. whether
. any advantage refulted front fending an agent, to eompenfate for
ebbadditional ex puree ; andthuy found that Mr. Lindegren's erft
lid a r•er his appointment, was to employ Mr. John Morten, a
..., • I.rf in the. houfe of Thorky, Morton, and Co. of Riga, who
et, La, it in England, to purcha(e from 1 to ease tons of Riga
hemp, under an agreement, thin he mould be allowed the fame
comaniffioo as tea charged by other merchants of that place. Mr.
Morilon befog authorised to draw upon Win. Godfrey Thorn.
ton and Son, for the amount, accordingly (et out for Rip, and I
arrived there in the beginning of March; Mr. Lindegren f01100.,d
him, but did not arrive until the beginning of May, at .. inch
time Mr. Motifon bad punthafed, or contratit d for the whole, ~r i
greater part of the 4:00 tons of hemp. " It is evident. the:Jure.
(fays the Report), es for as regards this quantity, that :f the or. !
der bed been riwn, In the NO initance, to Man,. Gant-,
Thereto* end Son, and conveyed by them to Mr. Mort. ::, tilt I
hasp 'disk have bent ol•tsinei an advantageoufly, and without
the ellimbitiee of a comer iffion of five per ecnt. to Mr. Liadegren,
wlldelraentiented, upon this purchafc, to 1,5491. 3s. yd."
The evert, after Rating that the appearance of an Fnglifb
Agent In the Riga market, was likely to create an expe...",ation of
an muftial demand, and that from the Ratement of Mr. Ha:li.
day, the price of hemp well *dually enhanced by the appearance
of Mr. Undegren at Rip, next examines the advantages ex. I
1 pedted from employing Mr. Lindeeren. On this (übjtet it pro-
cads thus—
" It is Rated by the Comptroller, that the cireurnitance which
led to the fending of Mr. Lindegren to Rip, was the Intormatem 1
Which Government had received, tbat the Enemy were taking

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but we are of opinion, tot ♦ kids @ alight have beta hat•
ter performed hy a readmit wiurehant.
" Mr. Lindegren, Ender the authority given to him to preeent
any fupply of flip hemp from going to France, purcluifed two
then/land nine hundred and twn tons, ten hundred, one quaver, and
eighteen pounds, which were Paid to have been obtained out of the
hands of agents of the French Oevernment. _

" he toll of this hemp to the public, on an average of the
whole qusntity. was 6cl. 17s. 6d. per ton.
" 'I he invoices, which are all made nut by Mars. Thorley,
Margo, and Co. Rate the hemp to have ben fold by them to Mr.
Lindgren, and each invoke canalise a tharge of t °mullion, at
the rate of two per cent. It rams, therefore, from there dram-
fiances, as well as from the tenor of Mr. Lindegren's correfpoo-
dence with the Navy Board, that this quantity, Inftead of having
obtained out of the hands of Apids of the French Govern-
ment, was purchafed in the market, upon the ground, that it
would othcrwife be bought up teethe (apply of the enemy.
" It was upon this ground alone, that Mr. Lindegren could ex-
taut his purchafts beyond the four thoufand tons rpeetheafiy men-
tioned In his inftrudions; and his conduit in this penticular, kern e
to have excited the jealoufy of the Navy Board, by their direlling
him, on the 12th of July. t 795, net to purchge any more hemp,
orders it bad been previoutly punctured for the enemy, and was
alituallyihipping, or flopped, ou their account.
" Notwithltanding this appearauce of fufpiclon, and the chore
in Mr. Litidegren's inftrudion., by which he was unhinged to
tale his belt endeavours :o prevent any (apply of Riga hemp from
going to Prance, required that he Mould produce proper vouchers
for lath a tranfaelion, yet the Navy Board, on miffing his account,
did out require any particular vouchers for the purchafes Paid to
he made from French agents.
" commit:lions charged on the porebafe of this quantity
of hemp were.
Two and half per cent. by Mr. Lindegren, on the
amount of the ffrft colt and charges at Rip 3433 la 3
One and a half pad cent, by Meffrs Godfrey Thorn-
ton and Soo, on the amount of the Brit colt, and
all the charga,except Mr. 1104k-cm** commif-
-2,658 13 5
Two per COW. on the amount of the purchafe at
Rip, charged In each invoice by Meats. Thorley,
Morrifon and Company, on filch part as was not
procured from Metres. MD and Halliday 1,316 I to
" Thefts rates of comadffion ate conaderably leis than thole
authorlfed by the original agreemeots with Mr. Liedegres and
Mears. G Steel Thornton and Son, and which were allowed on
the eurchafe of the four thoufand tons; hut they are Rill cool •
deribly greater than would have been charged by the Grit Houk,
!n the Raffia trade for the performance of the fame bands."
The Re tort neat notices lame errors In the accounts refpeding
tide rt-chafes, as palled by the Navy Board, but nine of any
magnit.ele, and then proceeds thus
" Ibe Second Statenseut made by the Navy Board of Mr. Lin-
degren's accounts fent the perdu& of hemp, is for that provided
by him under the etimmifilon of the id of Auguft, 1796,amount-
ing to 167,73 tit 17x. ed.
Zr this year hir.Lindegren went to Riga, and by the &idiom
of the Navy Board, under authority from the Brit Lord of the
Admiralty, given cn the ad of Auguft, purchared 2464 tons, 16
hundred. 2 quarterstand IS pounds, the colt of which, upon an
average ot the whole, including the damaged, amounted to 361.
7a. 9d. per ton.
" In the authority given to Mr. Lindegren, no Metoloo is made
of the commiffions that were to be allowed on title tranfadioo;
by the accounts, however, we find the following were charged'
Two and a half per cent. by Mr. Lindegren on the
amount of the Mt Colt and Charges at Rip £.3,149° S
One and a Half per Cent. by Metres. Godfrey
Thornton and Nia,on the amount of the Alit colt,
and all the charge* except Mr. Lindgren's ons-
milfion - 2,431 1 0
Two per Cent. on the amount of the purchafe it
Riga, charged in each invoice, by Melts. Thew-
ley, Morifon, and Co 5.544 is
" The whole of this hemp was purchared by Metres Thorley.
Morita' and t o. for Mr. Lindegren, and the commit:Son charged
by them was overlooked by the Navy Board, as in the former
a-of e, from the Clerk who drew up thelAbftratt and Statement
having inferted the total amount of the invoices, as the prime colt
of the different cargoes, without any diftindion or notice of the
commiffion and by ihia negled., we cannot but confider that the
public futtatned a Ids, equal in amount to the coMmiffion charged
by Maths. 1 borley, Morifon and Co. being 25441.32 a 7d.
" The third Statement, made by the Navy Board, of Mr.
Lindegren 's account for the 'mediate of hemp, is for that 'pro.
aided by him in 1797, amounting to ars; tons, 7 hundred,
quarter., and , pounds, MX third of which was damaged and
bad ; the co* of which, upon an average, amounted to fifty-eight
pounds and two-pence per ton. The different commiffione,
charged and allowed no Mr. Llndeeren's accuuots, are the fame
as in the Galt account, althoogh the Comptroller had previoudy
agreed that Mr. Lindegren Mould be allowed two and a half per
cent. eomrelflion on the purchafe at Riga, and Metres. Oodfret
and Co. one and a halt per cent. for negotiating the benne(' to
London, which two commlifions were to include all elpenee."—
w This account," the Report lays, was Paged by the Commit-
'Mu'• to Much, t 798, and it Is Rated by Mr. Gambier, that it wail
Masolned and compared with the official lament by the Mens•
hire of the Committee thernfelves, fo as to fatisfy them that the
account was cerred. It may, therefore, fern, furprifing, that the
charge of commiffion by Media Thorley, Morifon, and Com-
pany, Mould have been allowed; the amount of which was,
Two Thoufatid Seven Hundred and Seventy nine Pounds, Twelve
Shillings, and Ten Pence."
The Report next lays, 0. It having been Wroth red, upon an ex-
amination of the account of Mr. Lindgren, for the purchafe Of
malt in 1797, that the invoices contained a charge of cornmiffion
by MeffH. Thorley, Morifon and Co. of al. per tent. the Com-
mittee futonitted the propriety of this charge to the Board at large,
who derided that the charge was right, as Mr. Lindegrem being
detained here, by order of the board, tor the purport of puffing his
accounts, was allowed to employ an Agent at Rip for the put,
chafe In (lecithin." The Commiffitmen, on the contrary, contend
in the Report, that if Mr. lindegren was to he allowed a cons-
utiffion, it ought to have been a very (mall one..-and adds,
" Mr. Lindcgren himfelf admits, that merely writing the letter
to aldrpcniorlty, hlorifim end Co. ordering the hemp, was all
the fervice he performed for the hum of aisoL ills 2d. the amount
of his continiffion on this trarifidion."
The Report neat Rates... That the Comptroller, on the 6th of
March, a 799, au therifed Mr. Lindgren to purchafe ammo tons of
hemp, for the performance of which he was to be allowed a eon,-
mifLun of 41 per cent. for himfelf and agents, upon the amount of
the diffiurfements,Under which order he purchafed 2244 tons, up-
on this rate of commifiion 'get per cent; and thus (lays the Re-
port la flop was put to the extravagance In the amount of com-
rniffions.' It alto Rates, " that in the fame year, the Navy Board
purchafed at Portlinouth and Plymouth, loco tan of hemp, all of
a grand quality, twat an average. 451.74.6 d. per ton ; whereas that
pr :sdad by Mr. I.lrilegren, upon an average of the whole quan.
tit coft fie. 6d. notwithilanding one.foorth of it was dating-
[ ed.or of (tuba quality as would not have been received from Coo-
I tradtors."

Here ends the fie* part of the Report, which excinfively re-
lates to the purchafe of hemp, from which it appears. that Mr.
Lindegren received, upon his fevers! pur.:hafes, a rum which
might have been lived to the public. of 58,529 L 3► 2J. being the
amount of the extraordinary oorrimiffions.
Tbe fecond part of the Report, which relates to malls, ftates,
" that Mr. Liodegren purchakd. by authority, a large quantity of
milts from the French agent at Riga; that he put at board the
deeps which brought home there roafts,a large quantity of firtimb,r,
lath atilt lire wood for his own ufe, without paying freight; that
this proceeding was aftcrwar,lsfandtioned by the Nary Board; that
the addi•onal cape/sec of employing him to purchafc the mails was
unnetclbry, all no advantage was gained from it, that Iliight riot

be matted /ion tha riory.eftahliihed tours in the
Ruilla trade." This part o the Repailihrther (testes frversi erroris
and inaccuracies in Mr. landegnetes amounts I charges him with
receiving gratuities from hies agents, Media Thorley, Morrirour
and Co. and with applying the public mono/ to his private advan-
tage; and adds, " Upon a review of there tranf.oflions, we feet
ourfelves called upon to Rate, that by a a want of futlicient know-
ledge (which (hould have been preyloufly obtained) of the eircum-
Rance' aatending the employment of an Agent lent trona this coun-
try for the pureisitar ild Naval Stores, and the negicdt (hewn in the
examination pf Lindcgren's accounts, a very ennflderable and
unneceffary exposes has been incurred."

The following Prefentatinns, in addition tp thole
we mentioned yelterday. took place to Flaa Mai as-
TY, at the Thawing Room:
Lady Lucy Barry, by Lady Gramlle. Her Lady&lp was
(plena:Ey dreffed in yellow and flyer.
Mrs. Grey, the Lady of the Heft Lord of the Admiralty, by
the Duehcfs of Devon&lre. Bhe was in a angularly beautiful
drefs•—black velvet, entbcdred with gold and pink faun.
Sir Hugh and Lady.Dalrrenple Hamilton, by the Earl of Mar-
ton and the Dachas of Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. Willett. on their marriage, by the Earl of Mor-
ton and the Counters of Maniacld.

On Thurfday lag Colonel- Tyrrwhitt was unani-
moony elated one of the Reprecentatives for the
Borough of Plymouth, in the room of Philip
Langmead, Efq. who has accepted of the office of
Steward of the Chiltern Hundreds.
We are authorized to contradict a paragraph,
which appeared in our Paper of February the 28th.
Rating that the Right Honourable. Sir Michael Smith,
Baronet, Mailer of the Rolls in Ireland. was to re-
tire on a penfion. His Hamar is not removeable at
pleafure ; but holds his lituation, as the judges do,
ImanteEm, eta. No arrangement has been entered
into, or even fuggeßed to him, for his retirement ;
nor does the Rate of his health, which is good, feem
to render any fuch arrangement neceffary.
Saturday left, the Court of Chancery in Dublin was
extremely crowded, to hear the Chancellor take
his leave of the Bar, as it was reported he intended, to
do, at three o'clock on that day ; inflead of which
his Lordfhip intimated that the Commiffion had not
arrived, not was expe&ed until fome day in this
week ; and that in confequence, during his day there,
he would not fuffer the public Winer. to Rand, but
would continue to hear attires as ufual.
At a Meeting held in Dublin on SatUrday lag, the
principal Catholics refolved, after mature delibera-
tion, to defer their propofed application to Parlia-
ment upon the ruble& of their claims-4 refolution
highly to their credit.
Yeßerday a Court of Direeors was held at the EaR
India Houfe, when Captain asoaca WILTDIN was
(worn into the command of the Indus, deßined to
Madeira, Madras, and Bengal. Captain Gscrece
Ricaaensne, of the Diver Caine took leave previ-
ous to departing for St. Helena and Bengal. FRA •
cis Hoax El. Efq. was appointed one of the Commif-
fioners for liquidating the Carnatic debts, in the room
of the Hon. KtC H ARO RYDIR.—The Court adjourned,
at fix o'clock, till Wednefday next.
C' Busteass.—Yefterday a Court of Common
Council was held at Guildhall. The Coal and Corn
Committee, in a Report. recommended a Petition to
the Horde of Commons for leave to bring in a Bill
to eMlfolidate the cetera] laws relative to the Coal
Trade, and a Petition for that purpofe being agreed
to, was ordered to be prefented forthwith by the She-
riff., attended by the Remembrancer.—The bye-laws
for regulating the Port of London were read and
agreed to. and deferred to the Port Committee to
tranfmit to the Trinity Houfe for their concurrence.
—.Several Members having left the Court, a Member
moved, that the Court be counted, and there being
only thirty-one Members prefent, the Loan MAYOR
informed the Court' that he would call another on
'Fhurfday, to finifh the bufinefs remaining on the pa.
per, and the Court broke up.
Lori. sar.—Yeßerday the following Gentlemen
waited on the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to con-
tra& for the enfuing Lottery, which is to cr,nfift of
zg,ooo Tickets only, inflead of 3.0,000 at ufual at
this period of the year, and to begin Drawing on the
Lath May. It was taken by Meffrs. RICHARMON,
Gooozuck and Co. and Swift and Co. at 171. 18s.
9d. per Ticket. The biddings were as under :
Itlthardfon and Co. and Swift and Co. 4.17 IS 9
type and Co. 57 17 to
T..irgond and Co. - 17 13 o
Nib and Co. - 37 11 o
Hannay and Pulley = 19 6

Yefterd.y the Third Lottery for the year 18os,
was bid for at the Treafory before Lord Hamar
Parr?. The Prices were as under :

Richt:atrial and Swift . Ct 7 ill 9
Cape 17 :7 to
Tnwgood - t 7 1i o
Difit - - 17 11 rzo
Heilfiry - 16 19 6
To begin Drawing May 12th, to be drawn in ten
days In five weeks. The payment to be as under :.

Mirth to, Dcpolt Li to o
April z,.•-• 3 0 0
26, - 6 o
Ma 9. S 8 9

Lir r 8 9
COVENT GARDEN TNEATRE.—The ORATnItIO lit
night was numernufly and regrettably attended.—
BILANALM, STORAGE, Mrs. Saurian, and Mrs. BLAND,
afforded much gratification ; and Mrs.Docenss v.-as
loudly and rapturoufly encored in Sweet Bird;"
indeed the improvement. of this charming Singer ate
of the moil farcinating kind.
FIRC.—A very alarming fire broke out yeflerday,
foon after one o'clock, in the flop belonging to an
organ-builder, in Tottenham•court Roal. The fire
was firft difcovered in the workfirop, which was liar-
ate in the middle df Southampton-court, and in a few
minutes three honfes in the court were alfo in flames.
The utmoff caniternatinn prevailed in the neighbour-
hood, and from the narrow•nefs of the court, ferious
apprehenfions were entertained for the fafety of the
numerous inhabitants, who with difficulty efcaped,
I leaving their property behind them. The cries of
the women and children, which were truly diftreffing,
were heightened by a mother who retitled in the court
and had left a child, three years old, in her houfe,
dining a momentary abrence ; the houfe.in which it
was, was then on fire in all parts. but the feelings of
the mother induced her to rills her life for its faiva•
non ; fhe braved all danger, entered the horde, and
at length fucceeded in rercuing the child, which was
enveloped in flames. It was dreadfully forrehrd,
but not fo as to deprive it of life. The fire was com-
pletely
got under by three o'clock.

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1 eneduits to boy op loqw-lopplidio it
77VIILIPTH REPORT
which, they had, at that as it I
eta
OF THR COMMISSIONERS OF NAVAL INQUIRY. which,
that they had their Rea
their endeavour, to fit
The Twelfth Report of the CoinedMonne of Naval Inquiry Ells Jute, I: ru a, it became. golossiowpg*lP . dr
whit its APpeadly, itp folio pages: We can, therefore, only "We are roody ft odidtlho hipoilopso of dh
lay before Oar readers a totted Sketch of its fubftance. It te- we 4° 4°l Paidige4llllllll,l6llBl7 Will dillna
lees to purctuifes of temp, malts, and fir timber, on commit. tahen Age;to;broodmmt
0.
thsayowltZsi Iwo ban ill
oufe in Lai*
ii m, by Mr. ANDlttir Limosoarn, for .the lattice of Has Fefpoodent at Riga ;night has performed awn f
Rlojerre's Navy, from a 795 to a 799; transfer of contra/1u , could. have been required from an Agent.
st-d alto contains obfervatioas, by way of Supplement Ito the ~ it kwilukecwsigr :,rtiobjet=nollerem Lehitvissescan
Flit Report of the Ceeomillooers of Naval Inquiry, on the (pot dining the 'hipping Woo, to give hiforeviVann 1
.i.
Memorial of the principal Olken and. Commillioners of Has wilt& might lead with naval Rona on account OW
F 1.• It IT T'll Navy, in anfwer to that Report. The *yeti foss icemen:. 'llliisfcrrhteß not mentioned In the inane