Star.
London, England, 1806-04-01 00:00:00

After fume obiarvatiwns from Lord GIISITILLZ, and frequent
expausations between Lords liawcasavar and R.OSILYII, the
woad " effedttre" was fubnituted foe "efficient," and the =-
does wear Urccd to.
INTIRCOOILSI 6ETWLIN •ElltIC• •ND THE WEST
INDIES.
Lord HOLLAND, previmillr to Lord Auckland's
motion on the fubjeft, wished to move for fome far-
ther documents, in order to place, in a clearer point
'of view than the papers on the table admitted of,
the number of (hips, and their tonnage, belonging'to
Britifh ports. He accordingly moved for accounts
of the number of fhips which had cleared nut of,
and air° thk number built in the different ports; of
the Brides Empire, with their tonnage, which after
a few words from Lord Sheffield and Lord Holland
in explanation, were ordered. • •
Lord AUCKLAND then'rofe to make his pro.
mired Motion, which he prefaced by entering into
feveral details. Br the Navigation'Afis of Charles
11. and William HE. all trade to the Britifh Colonies
in foreign bottoms was, he raid, prohibited. It was
evident that the veffels of the United States of Anti-
rica were foreign bottoms, and therefore came under
the prohibitory clacks of thefe Ads. From the pear!
of 1783 to 5788 they were precifely itethis fituation.
litifte litter year a legifiative meaficre was refitted
IFi.dpon the rohjerl, which continued till the year
2793, from which period till the year tfkot, the Go-
minors of the Britith Colonies in the Welt Indies
.exercifecE the power of granting, as neceffity
quired, penniffion to import provirions and lumber
from 'America, arid every year a Bill was pat Ted to
indemnify thole concerned irl advifing or exercifing
this meafore, for their ailing contrary to law. It
i!mistimed, however, that in fBat owing to the con-
ifulion atiling from the change of Adminiltration, a
Bill of this defcriptien was omitted to be brought I
'forward, and the fubjea had efcaped attention until
tlre prefent time, when, on turning to its conlidera:
lion, he found this to be the Rate of the cafe. Vise-
tame, therefore, necelTary to indemnify four Admi
eifirations, including that neiw in office, for having
thus afted contrary to law fince the year 'Sol, as
well as the Governors of the Weft India Itlands ;
this was the objelt of the Bill, which it was his in
tendon to introduce, and which, he had no doubt,
would be fupported by all thole Noble Lords who
Ihadformed a part of the four Adminiffrations to
Thad
he had alluded. With refpeff to the fubjelt
fear, it was certainly of the greaten importance that
oar Weil India Colonies fhould bc regularly fuppli.d
with prctvifions. From the nature of their cultiva-
tion they could only grow a very {mall part of the
provitions neceffiry for their fubliitence. He was not
difpofed to quarrel with the United States of Ame-
rica for fupplytisg the Well India Minds with thofe
articles, on the contrary he was difpofed to think it
an advantageous intercourfe. If the iflands were left
to depend upon this country for a fupply of prori-
lions, it mutt neceffiarily, in time of war, be precari
nus, whilll in the event of fcarcity, !hips tailing from
this country would, of cpurfe, go' to thofe iflands
where they expelled to get the Itigheß prices, and
probably pats dude which were molt in want. A
regular fupply of prov,iftons t t our Weft India
iflands could only be colored to them from America,
and, his opinion WAS, that the enaftment of our laws
ought not to he foll.swed up with any view of pre-
venting the Americans hourdesisting any advantage
from the intercoure. The neutral bottoms of the
American. %vete of ufe to us in time of war—the ad.
vantage was mutual. The United States of Ame-
rica had gi own with our growth, and Itrengtheried
with our firength, and It id contributed much to the
inci cafe of our commerce; a commerce which had
ariftn to an unexampled pitch of profperity, and
which Was greatly fuperiel now to what it ever had
been, even in time of peace. Thus it appeared 1: om
official document., that the value of the exports front
this country of Britith manitfaelures, which on the
average of the five years, ending in 5793, amounted
to 15,400,cc01. amounted, on the average of the
five years ending its i8o5: to 25,600,0001. He
thought-it would be advice...bit to introduce rime re•
golatloM in order that the intercourfe between our
Weil India colonies and Atherlea Might be placed
upon a more certain fooling : this might be effelted
by authorizing the Governnrs to iffue proclamations
from time to time, allowirt the importation from
America, eaoh proclamation to be in force for fix
months, which would enfore a more regular fupply,
there being .5 certainty that no interruption would
take place during that period. His ,Mjetiy's late