The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-12-17 00:00:00

IMPERIAI, PARLIAMENT.

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ROUSE OF LoftDA,. Dec. 16.
r In the Appeals, " The Fast India Company is. Astrolots and
Others,- the Attorney-General was heard for the Respondents,
aad sir, trthur Piggott partly In reply.—Further bearing to.
mom ow.
'fbe Royal Assent was given by Commiwion to the Sugar,
Brewinv Bill, 111111 the Starch Hill.
The Co!nonissienen4 were, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of
Barrow hs and Lord WolNinghans.
The 3a..taica and St. 1/tontogo Intercourse Bill was read a
Second tin:e ao:1 committed fer to-norrow.
Adjourned till to-morrow (this day).

before asked Three Millions
sand Pounds, and now asked
sum. It appeared al if they
of those official details whic)

know, when they could thus,
Army, in the course of a few days, so very differ.
eutly. •
Lord PALMKRSTOX and the CHANCEL-
LOR -of the'.EXCHEQUER stated, that it was
thought advisstfile to ask 'the additional sum ,11.1 this
period, to answer the *nay Extraordinap les.
Mr. ABFRCICOMBY made a few remarks of
the same tendmicz with those of Mr. Whitbread.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in
vindication of Lard Palmerston, said, drat the bills
for the extrtordluary services of the army were
drawn upon the Treasury, and not upon the War
Office. •
Mr. WHITBREAD said, the Noble Lord had
not succeeded in fixing upon him (Mr. W.) any
charge of negligence of his duty as a Member of
Parliament, though he was guilty of great negli-
gence himself, in not consulting with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, before he came doe u to the House
for the grant voted to him on a former night. An
expence of six millions in three months, or of '24
millions a year for the use of the army was enor-
mous; was satisfied that Ministers have not done
their duty on this occasion; and was anxious to
know what security they were willing to give the
House, that they would not again call upon them for
money for those extraordinary services, some day
before the recess ?
- The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
observed, that notice was given yesterday of their In-
tention to ask the House for this additional grant.
Mr. CREEVEY apprehended that this demand
was made at present, not from any pressing necessity, ,
but rather for the convenience of the Gentleman op.
posite, who wished to have the recess long in order
to enjoy the holidays in the country. As no satis-
factory
explanation was given to him on this subject,'
he said he would divide the House.
The Gallery was then cleared, and on a division,
the numbers were 33 for the Grant, and 4 against
it.—There were besides four Tellers, making in all
41 Members then in the House. •
Various minor sums were then voted for a variety
of purposes, on the motion of Mr. WHARTON.—
The Report of the Committee to-morrow.
The Insolvent Debtors' 13111 was read, and ordered
to be committed to-morrow.
Copie3 of the Letters sent by the Marquises of
Buckingham and Camden to the Ministry, were
brought up and ordered to be printed.
Adjourned at half past six.

your Excellency that I continued sityl
llowrewo, but expected to meat with
he Duchowschtschina road. I rosier.
/Rh the corps of the Viceroy of Italy,
.4e, en his retreat from Dorogobusch•te•
chowachtschina, attacked it, and, by the pid of Pro.'
vidence, divided it into two parts.,
" cine part withdrew itself upon Duchowschtschinar
and the other turned upon Dore**!sex* in the at.'
most disorder, and distributed itself in differing
places, but to-day they united themselves by defiant
roads with that part which had gone upon Duchew.
schtschina.
" 't'o-day I again attacked the enemy, notwitb.
standing the continual rainy weather, and, as law
as I tOnnd him, completely defeated him.
Ip these two actions the enemy lost a gent nbm-
ber.of killed, among whom were several Generals,
to appears from the insignia and decorations brought
to me. The prisoners amount to 3000, among
prbich are Chiefs of regiments, Staff, and upper
°Seers.

" The Cossacks have taken but few prisoners
having cut the greater part to pieces.
" Sixty-two pieces of cannon have been taken,
and probably more, for I have not yet had time to
enumerate them accurately. Standards have also
been taken, which, on account of haste, have ■ot
yet been brought to me. With respect to the killed
and wounded on our side, I have no account ; but,
thanks be to God, they are not very many.

" The regiments are following with me the re.
mains of the enemy's defeated corps, which have re.
tired in the utmost disorder; upon Duchowschts4
;.china. It is to be hOped that It will, with the assist.
ante of GOD, he entirely annihilated, and that
King Eugene, who, according to the reports of the
prisoners, was yesterday with his defeated columns,
will not escape being taken prisoner.
" On my right side, sear the town of Duchowschts-
china, Major-General Ilowinskye (12), with his
brigade, has also defeated the enemy ; be has taken
the Chief of the General Staff of all the Armies,
General Sancon, and above 500 privates.
" I have sent five regiments, under the command
of Major-General Grekows, in pursuit of the ene-
my along the Smolensk road, and am myself hasten.
ing with the rest of the regiments, completely to
annihilate the remainder of this corps of the enemy.
.46 I shall conclude my subject by observing, that
every thing proceeds excellently, and it is only am. 1
cessary to pursue the enemy."

LIST INDIA HOUSE.

Yesterday a Court of Proprietors was he'd at the
India Rouse, for the purpose of receivi:ig the Rc.
port of the Court of Directors respecting the dill,
dend to be paid on the Stock, for the six months
ending the sth of January, 1813, and other pee.
rat business.
The CRAIIIMAN stated, that the Court had come
to a Resolution that the dividend should be 54 pe,
bat.

RENEWAL OF THE CONIPANY's CHARTFR.
The CHAIRMAN observed it might perkps beer,
pected that the Directors would hare beeil [Aim t„
have laid before the Court some informalioii
important subject. He could only declare, bov.
ever, that at present the Direttors were unable tr,
make specific communication to the Proprietors: he
trusted, however, that no very great delay wood
take place before they would be able to h v before
them a report of all that had occurred on the. so,
ject since the last meeting, a Court would then be
called, and the Directors would be most happy to
submit their proceeding, to the consideration of
Proprietors, and to receive their instructions upon
them. it was quite unnecessary for him to remind
them that the subject was one of the utmost import.
ance, and one which would demand their most se.
rious consideration.

perfectlyreads by
thenrthy
satisfied
byMthre. J
communicationlush: himself
Chairman ; consistent with propriety he could n°
, have said more at present. From what he hl at sth ted,
to itappeared
however, that something in the nature
of propositions would shortly be submitted to the
consideration of the Proprietors, and whateter might
•be the result of the important negociatioa now pet&
ing between the Company and Goverment, it would
be a gratifying reflection for the Proprietors, that
I their conduct bed on all occasions, in which the
trade of India wu the subject, been such es would
prove them to have acted invariably as became ititisla
Merchants, and that they had, on no occasion, heel,
governed by partial or interested motives. They had,
on all occasion, asserted that, which he trusted all,
were still disposed to maintain, namely, that the
trade of India could not be made an open and general
trade, but at the risk of shelsing our Indian Empire
to its very foundation. Such had been the opinion'
of those eminent Statesmen, Mr. Pitt, Mr. Fos,
and Lord Melville, who had all agreed, that what.
ever political alterations might be adopted as
related to India, its trade should al ways be left under
a well-regulated monopoly ; and those who were at
all acquainted with the Indian Empire, and its pre.
sent situation, must see, that to alter the Commer.
vial system in that quarter, would be to risk the total
ruin of our trade there; and even the present M.
ministration had, at the commencement or the nego.
elation for the renewal of the Charter, admitted that
the trade of the Company must not be clioturhed.
Tower& the latter end of last Session, however, they
had altered their opinion, and declared their inten-
tion of allowing a general export to India. This
would, no doubt, include a general import also, and
thus the whole trade would be laid open. With this
threat of rein banging over their heads, it behoved
tbo Proprietors, as friends to themselves and .Ihaie
eeentry, to come forward with firmness in support
of their rights. The public opinion was daily turn,
lag In favour of a wellsregulated Monopoly of the
tfede to India, and he trusted Ministers would nut
persevere in pressing this obnoxious measure; if,
however, they should, and thereby obliged the Pro.
Motors to apply to Parlliameot, he had no doubt
they would Gad Gentlemen there able and willing to
support the commercial sights, tte well as tile liberty
of the subject.
Mr. Alderman ATKINS thought the Proprietors
Would not be satisfied at having no communication
made to them from the Court of Directors, especially
after themeation which had been made of the Com-
pany's affairs in the Speech from the Throne. he
trusted, however, some commuuicatleo would he
given previous to the meeting of Parliament after the
recess.
Mr. S. Amex, ewressed his goarstimee in the
Court of Directors doing every thing proper ee the
subject.
' The CHAIRWAN Sinned the Ifon. Alderman the
earliest moment would be seised for calling a Court,
and communicating to them what had been done.
i After some farther observations foam Mr. Alder.
man ATKINS and Mr. JACKSON, the subject was drop-
' ped, and the Court adjourned sine die.

: . .
PeAtersensgibt;irgi 17),Iiiiiiiintithaleds recentlyobefetnhepultitisssiheand at
E St
is:
' baggy to China, in 1805. It is said that the sole
object of this Embassy was to re-establish core
rmerchtlyelatlons between the two Empires. Count
GOLOFEIN, on his arrival with his suite, VI as received
1 with much respect, and invited by the Mandarin,
Governor of the frontier province, and brother-
in-law
of the Chinese Monarch, to a banquet;
but on his entrance into the Hall where the en-
tertainment was prepared, he and his suite were
required, according to custom, to prostrate them-
selves with their faces on the ground before the
throne. The Count peremptoaily refused, declaring,
at the same time, that he would not object to comply
with this ceremony before theperson of the Emperor.
After two hours spent in altercation, the Count de.
parted without having partaken of the banquet.—
Neat day, the Mandarin proposed, as a conciliatory
measure, that the Count should send one of the Gen-
tlemen of the 'Embassy- to Pekin, with a letter, in
which he should excuse himself for having failed in the
ceremonial, by stating that he had sent to demand nen
[ nstructions from his Sovereign : this, the friendly
andarin obsersed, would occasion delay, 114
*ford him time to make his peace. The letter was
!ten transmitted to the Emperor, with the was
forms. The Count was not, however, permitted to
proceed on his journey. In February, 1806, al
official answer was received from Pekin, parPettil
Wit ccas the Russian Embassy was composed °,
madmen, nothing. ore was left than to break with
them, and to give them safe conduct to Russia."-
1 At the same time it Was signified to the Count, that
the subsistence of his'suite was limited to eleven (IW.
The Count having no other alteroative, took his de-
-1 greatlyPartarati.o
7 ehagriced at this early tormialtn
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