The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-06-25 00:00:00

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Sir JAM E 5 MONliiiiifEßY rose to bring for.
ward the motion of which be bad previously given
aotice respecting the lied River Settlement in British
America. It was generally known, that active die.
Wee bed taken piece between the colonists of that
settlement gad the agents of the Hudson's Bay Com.
pay. He felt blastoff bound as mach by public
essaelderstious as by his private relation to the Nobles
Lord immediately tolerated, to all the "Hendon of
Parliament to the transactions which bed taken plats
ie t►at 'ratter of the globe. It had unfortunately
been among the devices of the Company to *admit
owl destroy every attempt at colonizstino in English
America. It bad, however, occurred to Lord Sel-
kirk, at an early period of his life, that a plan of
emigration to that quarter might be usefully and be.
neficially formed. To this project he was known to
have devoted his most sealous efforts and his hest
days. A Company had been constituted abroad a am-
tory egoi seder the administration of I.otd Nib's's,
bet its proceedings ►ad left am ample opportunity to
the natives of Ireland, as well as to the Highlanders
of
&attend, to turn their view. in that direction.—
Under the Royal Charter then granted, *great specs
of territory, with mare than ordinary powers of ju-
risdiction, was vested in the Company He could
enure the House, that before Lord SAkirk attempt-
ed to emote the design which he bed committed of
establishing • colony in British Americo, he had bona
encouraged by • correspondence oith the Board of
Trade, and supported by the opioi na of high legal
authorities. He might menaces amongst these lan tor,
the names of Sir &oset Itomilly, the present Mr.
lassie, Holroyd, Mr. Scarlett, and Mr. Bell. Its
this year 1813, he ►ad reeeiverl a direct assistant*
from the Board of Ordnance for the purpose of ie.
•bling him to defend the settlement. It ►ad been with
the greatest pain that Lord Selkirk discovered. in the
year 1815, a design farmed on the part of the Had.
son's Bay Company, to invade and destroy the latent
settlement which he was endea►ouriog to establish.—
Application bad been made to the Indian tribes for
this purpose. An attack was mad*, and the settle.
merit was laid waste. In the following year • still
more serious invasion took place, and numerous
tribes assembled on the batiks of the Red River.
--Thu colonists received timely notice, and about
misty of them, headed by a Gentleman named
Semple, sallied out and encountered them. They
were surrounded, defeated, and many of theta slain.
He did not scruple to charge the clerks and agents of
the Hudson's Bay Company with the foul murder of
these persons. Ile was confident that sock would be the
Inference under any judicial cognizance of the trans.
action. It would be impossible for him to lay a sof.
ficient ground for the production of those papers
which it was the object of his motion to bring before
the Howe, withast characterising as he lied dons
this strange and hostile proceeding. The mere fact
of Mr. Semple's death world have called for enquiry
under any system of civilized government. When
he made these reetarkt, he could "Isere the House that
he was not proceeding except on good eviuence. In
the year 1812, the tame in which the colony was
established, a letter was written, of which he hr
copy in his possession, by hie. Maczillivray, rani
alto Company'• agents, announcing the delight wI
thieenfeltetinLoherivligenalkidirrY7 74 In: ;La nwC: Os Zlig
the Inverness J.uraol, and far the evident purpose
of deterring the inhabitants of the lit;bl.nris of Seat.
land front emigrating to the other aide of the
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