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The only hope, therefore, of keeping the American
privateers within their ports, was to withhold from
them the expectation of a prey. The Admiralty,
therefore, established regular convoys, and the Gen-
tlemen interested in the Weea India trade having
been invited to meet and make such arrangements as
would suit their interest, and at the same time would
not be incompatible with the public service, it was
settled that tour convoys should sail annually from
Spitheadeand font- from Cork, for the West Indies,
and that they should be placed within a fortnight of
one another, so that the vessels who were accidentally
tot) late for the one, might yet contrive to catch the
other. It it were asked why the number of convoys
sees ma greeter, the answer would be, that the Ad-
, npi alty (as he had before observed), not wishing to
expose. our commerce to any risk from the Ameri-
cans, th uglit it wise to allow fewer convoys, but to
make them all sate. Each convoy therefore equalled
in force the whole American navy ; the consequence
of which was, that not a single merchantship had been
taken which sailed under convoy, and that no convoy
had been at all disturbed, except by weather. For
this purpose, however, it became necessary to appoint
for each convoy a line o( battle ship, a frigate, and
several sloops. Making allowance for several spare
ships necessary to supply accidental deficiencies, the
single service, therefere, of convoys to the West In-
dies required About 10 line of battle ships, 10 frigates,
and from 20 to 30 sloops of war. The return of the]
coevoys liont the West Indies was equally simple and
clear. They sailed at certain periods fixed by the
trade. The Admiralty bad wished those periods to
be unalterably fixed, but the trade requesting that
this a:ight not be the cite, our Admiral on the West
had orders to appoint a certain day far
mg of the coevoy, but to accelerate or retard
lure at the pleasure-of the trade. It was ur•.-
ly :IS*l-,3d been stated by his Honourable
that one of these convoys had been detained.
-s lied yet been received at the Admiralty, tol
for ties circumstance; but he had no doubt
!n they did arrive the delay would bi satis•
ey?lained. As to the permission to Vessels
According to Act of. Parliament to run, the I
ionce svoul4 be that as soon as the Americans'
aw..re of the force of those Vessels, they would
()viers of larger force to intercept them. The'
of our Merchant vessels could hardly carry
,an twenty guns and fifty men. Now, many
American privateers, it was well known, car-
Or 26 guns and 150 men. Titus inferior, the'
leer single vessels would be almost certain. It
be beacr that they should not be armed at all,
would then be 'better able to run away. If
ticular portion of the seas were to be exempted
le operation of the Convoy Act, the only con-
e would be, that the Americans would flock
—it *would be their preserve. Such a step,
had been takers in circumstances in which it
to to take it. Immediately en the receipt of
aiveneion between Great Britain and , France,
were issued to suspend the operation of the
iy Act, in the whole of Mediterranean. It
Also be suspended in the Baltic, were it not that
ai‘, with a view to insurance, wished it not to
but ire diet wish, it wculd be suspended in the
, as long as there were no American privateers
sea. 'lt was undeniably the interest of the
any to grentliceiices for running ships, instead
moi:iting convoys, for in the latter case thevin-
i a respon,kility, from which in time former they
c-xeolr ; but their of ject invariably was to
such rimeasures on the subject as were best cal-
..' to secure the commerce of the country.
er sun.e further conversation between Mr. CAN-
Mr. Alderman ATKINS, Mr CROKER, Mr.
Mr. MARAYATT, and General GASCUIGNE, the
eat through the Committee, and the Report was
!d to be taken into further consideration on
ay next.

DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
BROGDEN brought up the Report on the
:e Regent's Message ,resardivg a provisionlor
)uke of Wellington.
r. WARD enquired what steps had been taken
.send the 5e96,000 voted for the family of Lord
on on I.indeti.prriperty ? i to the present ques-
learf:d that if the estate to be purchase.). was
Arcady provided with a mansion fit for the re-
coil of the Duke of Wellington, more thaii the
now voted, A:400,000, would be necessary for
:rec.ion of an edifice suited to such a purpose.—
were not mistaken,, even in the time of Queen
, I3lenhei.i, h td cost nearly X500,(I00.
'he CHANCELLOR. of the EX2HEQUER
the question replied, that no pains had been
cd, although hitherto ineffectually, v.) purchase a
led estate for the family of Lord Nelson. H.vcd
that the Duchess of Marlborough, in her
itcrnent, had declared' ouly that the family had
under the necessity of expending £lOO,OOO be-
that sum voted by Parliament.
Lr. WARD observed that, according to his re-
ction, the precise sum which Sarah Duchess of
thorough stated to nave been expended upon,
n was £l7OlOOO.
\fter a single remark from Mr. Rose, the Resolu-
,ls were agreed to nem. con. and a Bill was ordered
be brought in accordingly.
04 the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the
XCHF.QUER the Reports •on the provisions for
-ds; Lyuedock, Hill, and Berestord, were referred
reconsiderdion on Monday, as it seemed to be
genera! sense of the House that the amount to
gt anted was not an adequate reward for the ser-
:es of those gallant Officers.
COPPER TOKENS.
Mr. GRENFDLL wished 'to a4c,the Right Hon.
Chanceif r of the Exchequer, if he had yet been
ie to provide any remedy for the evil arising from
, issuing by private, individuals of copper tokens ?
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
iff, a measure was a progress for doing away the
41 complained of the Hon.. Gentleman.
Mr. GRENFLL, suggested .the propriety of
revolting private individuals from issuing swill
okeas.
Mr. GRENFELL then moved • for an account of,
diderent Loans contracted for by Government"
.oat Ist January 1793 to 31st December 1813, with
the terms of each loan, and speCifyipg the names of
lie personi with whom each contract was entered
ato , ar.d an account of the average price of the ca.
eta SLOCI purchased by the Commissioners 101 the

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