Star.
London, England, 1805-07-06 00:00:00

FROM LLOYD'S LIST.

Amami—At Liverpool, the Riling States, Dickenfoa, from
Savannah, and Cleopatra, Arundel, from New Orleans; Iriam,
Keyfon, and Sir Samuel Hood, Patton, front Barbsdoes • Fame,
Lewis, from Baltimore; Packet, Trott, from Bolton, anditke jut-
Rana, Wigmore, from Stettin.—At Antwerp, Commerce, Ray,
from Philaielphia —At Iloilo°, Golden Age, Nye, from Liver-
, pool.—At Dcmaran, Vanguard, Kelly, and Conftanee,
from Aftica.—tit Surinam, John, Naomi*, and the Raba, Pick-
ering, from the coaß of Africa —At Clyde, Wallington, Fore-
man. from New Orkans ; Independence, Walker, from amid-
rows, and the Irvin, —, from Jamaica—At Dublin, Char,
Cormaelt, from London —At Burbadocs, Albion, R.onlayne, from
London, and the Narciffus,Cornette, from the c.alt of Africa--
At New York, Hardware, Matlock, from Liverpool.
The Liherty, Ws6LIAMa, from Newfoundland, for
ponle, is totally loft at Newfoundland.
The Sally, Soa tss s, from Liverpool for Charleftoo•
was totally loft on the ice, near Newfoundland, on
the 23d of April.
The Venus, Bulimia:, from Angola for Buenos
Ayres, is captured by the Lucy of London, and car.
vied into Surinam.

Letters from the fleet off Brea, dated the ift inft-
(late their being all well—enemy as uflial.
The Glory, Rear-Admiral SilentNo, had joined
the Channel fleet from Spithead. The Hon. Admi-
ral CoaawaLus was hourly expeeled out. The Bag-
rns UR, Captain. Marris, failed the 27th ult. from of
Rochefort, to relieve the ROYAL SOVECEIGN, Rear
Admiral BICKERTON, which is to fail for England the
moment the BARFLEUR joins the Ferrol fquadron,
under Rear Admiral Sir R. CALDER. The whole
fleet, in confequencei of the arrival of the INDEFATI-
GABLE off Brea, with che account of the enemy he•
ing at Itlartinique, (which news Ilse obtained i'rom
Maacuity) are on the alert; and the Larry WARREN,
Captain Nl.Kannsa, arriving La Saturday with ten
viEtuallers, Admiral Lord GARDNER ordered every
fhip to be completed with. provifiors, &c. for five
months.

On Saturday the 29th ult. died, at his book in the
Ifland of Jerfey, the Hon. Aaron's% WOLFI, fon of
the late Lord KUM/ARDEN, and late Lieutenant• Colo•
nel of the both regiment of font.
On Saturday laft the following perfons, Rate
foners, were liberated on bail before Euwatto TRE-
VOR, Efq. from Kilmainbarn Gad, in the county of
Dublin :

William Burke, John Locke, John Boyne. and Nicholas Lyons.
—The fame Magiftrate is, by ord. r of Government, difchatglu,ll
from the Prevot Prifon feveral perfons coufincd under Secretary
and General's Warrants. In the alicoes of Arida& Major
avl4o la in k agland.

REPORT.

VIZ CORIMITTNE 11,10114ITZD TO DRAW DP ARTICLED 01 ARI•
PEACUMENT AOMEIST UZIMIT LORD VP.COONT MRLVILLR,
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As TOLLoW ; vii.

FICLES exhibited by the Knights, Citizens, and Burger-
la, in Parliament affembled, in the Name of themfelycs and
of all the Commons of the Unified Kingdom of Great Bri-
tain and Ireland, arsinft Ha P 4 a r Lord Vircount MiLvt Lac,
hi Maintenance of their Impeachment apinit him, for
High Crimes and Mildenteanurs.

Whereas the office et Treafurer of his Majefty's
Navy is an office of high troll and confidence; in the
faithful and uncorrupt execution whereof, the fob-
jeds of this kingdom are moll deeply interefted : and
whereas the ancient conftitution of the faid office of
Treafurer of the Navy, and of other offices concerned
in the receipt, dilburfement, and controul of the pub-
lic money, having been found to be highly inexpe-
dient in confequence of the increafed expenditure of
the country, did become the fubjed of frequenellong,
and ferious deliberation in Parliament : and whereas
by an At of Parliament made and patted in the zoth
year ot the reign of his prefent Majefty, and by feve-
sal fublequent Ads of Parliament, for appointing
and enabling Commiffioners to examine, take, and
/lace, the public accounts of this kingdom, and for
other purpofes therein mentioned, certain Commit:
flows were conflituted and appointed for examining,
taking, and Rating the accounts therein particularly
mentioned, and alto for examining and Rating in
what manner, and at what times, the receipts, Ulises,
and expenditures, of the public monies were account-
ed for ; and for confidering of and reporting by
what means and methods the public accounts might
in future be patted, and the accomptants compelled
to pay the balances or monies due from them in a
more expeditious, more effedual, and lets expenfive
manner : and whereas the faid Commiffioners did en-
quire into and report upon the public accounts by
the faid Ads referred to their examination, and did
difcover and point out various abufes in many of the
Public Offices entrufted with the receipt and expen-
diture of public money, and in particular in the office
of the Treafurer of his Majefty's Navy; and did pro-
pote and recommend fundry good and wholefome
provifions and regulations for the reformation of the
fame, and particularly for preventing the public
money iffued for Navy Services from coming into
the poffeffion and cuftody of the Treafurer of his
Majefty's Navy, or the officers or perfons employed
under him ; for depriving him and them of all op-
portunity of ufing and mifapplying the public money
to private purpofes, and thereby expofing the fame
to the rifle of lots: for making the Bank of England
the tole place of depofit for the fame; for removing,
from thenceforward, all temptations and induce-
ments to applications for more public money than
was needier), for the public fervice ; for preventing
all unneceltary delay in palling the public accounts of
the Treafurer of his Majetly's Navy, and in reftoring
to the public the balances remaining in his hands :
and whereas the Haute of Commons having taken
the Reports of the Laid Commitlioners into confedera-
tion, upon the 19th day of June, :782, did (among
other things) refolve, that tome regulations ought to
be adopted, for the purpofe of leftening and keeping
down the balances which appeared to have ufually
been in the hands of the Treafurer of the Navy ; and
did further declare their opinion, that from thence-
forward the Paymailer-General of his Majefty's
Land Forces, and the Treafurer of the Navy for the
time being, thould not apply any fum or fums of
money imprefled to them or either of them, to any
purpofe or advantage or intereft to themfelves, either
directly or indirelly.
And whereas for the more effetually carrying into
execution the (aid Refolutions of the Houfe of Com-
mons, his Maiefty, by warrant under his Royal fign
manual, bearing date the azd day of June, 1782,
was moll gracioufly pleated to augment the income
of the Right Hononourable Ifaac Barre, as Treafu-
rer of his Majetly's Navy, and to add thereto the
turn of 2,1301. that the (aid income might in future
amount to 4.0001. which his Majefty was then gra-
clout'', pleated to Frant to the faid Ifaac Barre, clear
of all dedußions, in full fatisfadion of all wages and
fees and other profits and emoluments theretofore
enjoyed by former Treafurers of his Majelhy's Navy ;
and whereas by letters patent, bearing date the 19th
day of Auguß, 1781, his Ilajelly was graciously
pleated to give and grant unto the Right Honourable
Henry Dundas, now Lord Vifcount Melville, the
Office of Treafurer of his Majefty's Navy, Royal and
Ships, and Receiver-General of all films of money
appointed, or from time to time may be appointed,
and payable for the fupport, maintenance, and repa-
ration of his Majefty's Navy Royal and Ships, for
emptions and provifions appertaining to and necef-
fary for the faid navy and (hips, and for wages, fala-
ries of officers, fervants, and other perfons whatever,
belonging to the faid navy or (hips, or any other mat-
ter or thing whatfoever, in any manner touching or
concerning the Navy Royal or Ships ; and for the
exercife and occupation of the faid office, and for and
. fatisfadion of all wages and fees of three pence of
lawful money for every.. pound to be rixeived and
paid by the laid Henry Dundas, by virtne of his faid
office, his Majefly was further graciously pleated to
give and grant unto him, by the laid letters patent,
an annuity or yearly payment of 2,0001.
And whereas the Lid Henry Lord Vifcount
ripe repretented, or canted to be reprefenced, or it
was reprelented to his Majefty, that the faid annuity
or yearly payment of zoool. after deducing all
charges, taxes, and expenses thereon, would not pro-
duce to him the (aid Henry Lord Vifcount Melville
snore than the fum of tBeol. in each year, or there-
ahouts ; whereupon his Majefty, by warrant under
his Royal fign manual. bearing date the z3d day of
Qanher, 1-Bz, was gracioutly pleated to declare that
the Inc re of the Treafurer of the Navy fhould be
augmented with an additional allowance of 23241.
(").. r)d. in order to make, together with the Laid fum
of itigol, the laid income to amount in future to the
fum of 40001: and his ?staidly did thereby dime,
authorize, and empower the laid Henry Lord Vif-
count Melville to take and apply, out of fuch monies
a, were in or (hould come to his hands, or to the hands
Of hisc.tfhier, •arifen or to arife by the tale of old naval
floret, the faid film of 23241. 6,. 6d. which, together
with the before-mentioned tum of 18sol. would make
the laid fum of 40001. which his Majefty was grad-
nay pleated to grant him, clear of all dedudions, in
fAtisfaition of all wages and fees, and other pro-
!, s and claohnneata theretofore enjoyed by former

Treafurers of the Navy; the fame to commente and
be computed from the day of the date of the faid
letters patent, and to tontinne during his continuance
in the faid office : and his Malay did further dire a,
authorize. and empower the raid Henry Lord Vif-
count Melville, in cafe the faid additional allowance
of 23241. 6s. 6d. together with the faid feveral allow.
ances before (fated, Ihould not produce in each year
the net fum of 40001. tooltarge the deficiency in the
annual amount of monies dilburfed by him for fees of
divers natures: and whereas the laid Henry Lord
Vifcount Melville held and enjoyed the faid office of
Treaftrei of his Majeßy's Navy, under the faid letters
patent, from the 19th day of Auguft, 1782, until the
loth day of April, 1783 :
And whereas by letters patent. bearing date the
sth day of January 1784, his Majefty was gracioufly
pleated again to give and grant unto the laid Henry
Lord Vifcount Melville the faid office of Treafurer
of his Majeßy's Navy, in the fame terms as in the
faid former letters patent of the 19th day of Auguli
8782 ; and upon a fimilar reprefentation made or
caufed to be made by the faid Henry Lord Vifcount
Melville or otherwife made to hisMajeftyas that hero.
inbefore Rated, his Malay was gracioufly pleafcd, by
valtrant under his Royal fign manual, bearing date
the 16th day of January, :784, to augmentthe income
of the faid office of Treafurer of the Navy with an
additional allowance of 2,3241. 6s. 6d. in order to
make the annual income of the laid office amount to
the laid turn of four thoufand pounds, and which
faid income his Malay was thereby gracioufly pleat
ed to grant to the raid Henry Lord Vifcount Melville
clear of all dednftions, in full fatisfatlion of all wa-
ges and fees, and other profits and emolumentsthere-
tofore enjoyed by former Treafurers of the Navy,
and to fecure and provide for the due payment
thereof in like manner as in the raid former warrant
of the z3d day of Otßober 1782, is provided :
And whereas the faid Henry Lord Vifcount Mel-
ville, under and by virtue of the faid fall mentioned
letters patent, held and enyed the faid office of
Treafurer of his Majefty's Navy, from the faid sth
day of January 1784, until the 3 tll day of May riloo:
And whereas on the 17th day of February 1785,
the Honfe of Commons ordered that leave fhould be
given to bring in a Bill for better regulating the
office of the Treafurer of his Majay's Navy, and
that (together with other Members of the faid Houfe
of Commons,) Mr. Henry Dundas, now Lord Vif-
count Melville,fhould prepare and bring in the fame,
and, in purfuance of the faid order, the (aid Henry
Lord Vifcount Melville, on the soth day of April,
1785, did prefent to the Houfe of Commons a Bill
for bitter regulating the office of the Treafurer of
his Majeßy's Navy ; and faid Bill having pared the
Houfe of Commons, was, in purfuance of an order
of that Houle, carried by the faid Henry Lord VW-
count Melville to the Houk of Lords ; to which
Bill he (in the name of the Route of Commons) de-
fired the concurrence of their Lordlhips :
And whereas the laid Bill, in the asth year of his
Majay's reign, paid into a law, intituled 44 An
AIR for better regulating the office of the Treafurer
of his Majeßy's Navy ; the 01, 3d, 4th, and sth
fations whereof are as follow :

;ft Section—. Whenee it appears by the Reports made by the
Commidonera appointed to examine, take, and Bate the Public
Accotnts of the Kingdom, that regulations are necegary for bet-
ter concluding the bonnet's in the department of the Treafarer of
his Majefty's Navy; be it therefore minted by the King's Mon
Excellent Majefty, by and with the advice and cook= of the
Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this pro:fent
Parliament 'gambled, and by the authority of the fame, That
from and after the zit day of July, 1785, the Treafarer of his
Majeny's Navy for the time being, in all memorials to be by him
prefented to the Treafary for money for Navy Services, mall pray
that fuch turn as be requires may be inked to the Governor and
Company of the Bank of England cm his account, and than tranf-
mit with each memorial a copy of a letter or letters from the
Conantiffiemers of the Navy, Vidualling, and Sick and Hart
Boards, direding him to apply for Poch fum or fume ; in which
letter or letters the Paid Coromigioners than, and they are hereby
required and drafted to fpecify for what particular fenice or fees
vices the Paid amesey is wanted, and lb all alto (tate the balances
then in the hands of the Treafurer of the Navy under each head
of fervice refpcdtively; and the Coaimillionen of his Majefty's
Treafury for the time being, by their letter front time to time,
Mall dna the Auditor of the Exchequer to Igoe to the Governor
and Company of the Bank of England, cm account of the Tree-
Curer of his Majefty's Navy, naming [soh Traducer for the time
being, the fun; fur which Nth letter than be drawn upon the uu-
fatisfied order at the Exchequer, In favour of the laid Treafuret,
for which the receipt of the Calid‘r or Cinders of the (aid Go
vetoer and than be a Whim
Company
; and an turns
for which letters of the Conuoillissen of Ms y's Treafury
man be drawn, than be Mal is the Governor and Company of
the Bank of England in like meow an they have bees heretofore
hued to the Treaftwer of his Mikity'. Navy; and all loch mo-
nies to be inked to the Govenow sad Company of the Bank of
England tall be placed oo an MOM or mount" to be raged in
the books of the Governor and Oemposey of the Add Bank of Eng-
land, and to be minded. " The Ames= of the Treafurer of his
Majefty's Navy," infesting the awns elf nada Trainer the the
time being, for the Pay Busch, Cahn Basch, sod the Vic-
tualling Branch; and on receipt of all Iladi =ides at the Exche-
quer, the Tritium of the Navy than lams tardy certify to the
Conunideners oldie Navy, an account of the whole receipt under
the refpodive heads of kniee, aid than alt. eerdfy to the Coen.
:Winona" of the Villimarag and Sidt and Hart Boards, the par.
titular Isms received and agglladis to thole fervicarefpedively."
3d liedise And be it der waded, That front and after
the to day of july, As, as aesey for the kryke of the Navy,
mall be Weed from his P6f444ely'S Exchequer to the Treafurer of
the Navy, or Omit be or abetted to he placed, in his bands
rpeMl. en; but the lholl he lend and drafted to be paid
to the Governor sad Onsigany Odic Bank of England. and to be
cvto the masts absweinaitiosed, according to the krvices
slikb it is craved NA MeV

4th Paßion—" And be k enadted, That the Treafurer of his Ma-
jefty's Navy for the time being, by blade'. or the pedant or per-
lens in his edam duly notherifed by the Paid Treafurcr' from and
after the te day at July, 1713, Sall draw upag the Governor and
Company of the Beak of llnoail for all Navy-Services whatever,
and bap (reify in each and every draft the head of fervice for
which the fame ball be drawn t and no draft of the laid Treafu-
rer, or the perfon or pertains authorited as aforefaid. Diap be deem-
ed a Beam voucher to the hid Governor end Company of the
Bank of England, melds the fame ll:taffies the bead of fervice far
which it is drawn, and has been adtaaly by the laid Gover-
ner and Compaq of the Bank of
sth Provided always, That the monies to be Med
unto the Governor and Company of Bank of England, at se-
count of the Treafirer of ha Majelty's Navy, than sot be paid out
of the Bank =leis for Navy Services. and in porfuance of drafts
to be drawn on the Governor and Company of the Bank of Eng-
land, and fired by the Tot:starer of his MajeGy's Navy for the
time being, or the pafon or pedals autherifed as aforefaid s in
which drafts Ball be (pedaled the heads of fa vice to which the
ftwas therein inendoned are te be applied; and which drafts fo drawn
Emil be talkie= authority to the Bank to pay filch mean to the
rakes mentioned in fuels drafts or to the bearer of them."
And whereas the provifions contained in the raid
left mentioned Ad of Parliament, west thereby di
retied to take place on the ill day of July, 1783 ;
but the execution of the raid Aa, with refped to the
(aid Henry Lord Vifcount Melville, opening an ac-
count or accounts with the Governor and Company
of the Bank of England, as thereby directed, was
poftponed by him until the 13th day of January,
;786, when the (aid Hairy Load Viccount Melville'

opened an xecount *ids the Cooernoe and Compagy.
of the sank of England, entitled, " Right Honour.-
able Henry Dundas, Aa of Parliament New Ac-
count in and which (aid account was continued by
him until he quitted the raid office on the 319 of
May, iBOO, and was the only account kept by the
Paid Henry Lord Vilcount Melville, as Ttealbrer of
his Majelly's Navy, with the Governor and Compa-
ny of the Bank of England, under and in purfuance
of the Paid Aft of Parliament for regulating the (aid
office.

And whereas on the roth day of January, 1786,
while the Paid Henry Lord Vifcount Melville held
and enjoyed the laid office of Treafurer of his Ma-
jefty's Navy, he did conftitute and appoint Alexander
Trotter his Paymafter ; and the Paid Henry Lord
Vifcount Melville did, on the Paid loth day of Janu-
ary, 1786, duly autlerife_and empower the raid Alex-
ander Trotter to draw on the Governor and Compa-
ny of the Bank of England, for and upon the ac-1
count of him the Paid Henry Lord Vifcount Mel-
ville as Treafurer of his Majefty's Navy, all and
every Turn and funs of money that then were or
mould thereafter be wanted for the public fervices,
under the care and payment of the laid Henry Lord
Vifcount Melville, the laid Alexander Trotter being
particularly careful to fpecify in each and every draft
the fervice fur which the money fhould be drawn.
And whereas it was the duty of the Paid Henry
Lord Vircour-t Melville, during all the time he held
and enjoyed the Paid office of Treafurer of his Ma-
jelly's Navy, to abftain from applying himfelf, and
Ito prevent all perfons acting under him from apply-
ing any part of the mosey Wired from his Majefty's
Exchequer for Navy Services, to any purpofes of ad-
vantage or intereft to himfelf nr themfelves, either
directly or indirealy, or to any other purpofes than
for Navy Services, and from deriving any profit or
emolument therefrom : And from and after the pal
ling of the Paid Aft of Parliament of the 25th year
of his Majefty's reign, for better regulating the Of-
fice of the Treafurer of his Majefty's Navy, it was
the duty of the Paid Lord Vifcount Melville to ob
terve and purfue the provifions and directions of the
Paid At of Parliament ; yet the Paid Henry Lord
Vifcount Melville, not fatisfied with the ampla reve-
nue fo provided for him as aforefaid, nor regirding
the duty of his high and important office, or the ex-
peels provifions of the laid Aft of Parliament, did,
whilft he held and enjoyed the Paid Office, aft and
condo& himfelf fraudulently, corruptly, and illegally,
in the feveral inftances herein let forth.