with great state. He likewife had an audience of the late Queen and Queen Dowager. The Baron Thulemeyer, as Envoy-Extraordinary of his Pruffian Majefty, and Baron Alvenfleben, as his fucceffor in the faid quality, had feparately conferences, on the 16th of January, with the Prefident of the StatesGeneral, the former to inform him of his departure, and to claim his audience of leave, and the other to prefent him with his letters of credit-In the Memorial prefented by the former on this occafion, the following fentiment was particularly friking: His Majefty, convinced that the fupport of the Stadtholderian dignity is the ftrongest bulwark of the constitution of the Republic, is pleased to fhew on every occafion the intereft which animates him in favour of the auguft House of Orange, an interest cemented by thofe fentiments which attach that Monarch to a beloved fifter." Their High Might ineffes have fufpended Mr. Paulus from the poft of Fifcal of the Admiralty of the Macfe; and have ordered M. Vander Pott to proceed against him, on account of a letter written by him to M. Cafterus, Ex-Burgomafter of Woerden. Gen. Ryffel, late in the fervice of their High Mightineffes, but, for his disobedience to orders during the late troubles, discharged, has obtained the command of a regiment of foreign infantry, raising at Bethune, from his Moft Chriftian Majesty. Col. Mather, who during the differences between his Imperial Majefty and the StatesGeneral raifed a corps of volunteers for the Republic, but who afterwards entered himfelf into the fervice of the States of Holland, has likewife, fince the revolution, received a commiflion from the King of France, with the rank of Colonel, and the Order of the Crofs of St. Louis, with a penfion of 6000 Livres. The city of Franeken has been degraded, the gates taken away, and its annual allow ance of 2000 florins for the tupport of its fortifications fequeftered, on account of the part it took in the late rebellion. It was formerly celebrated for cultivating the libezal arts; but of late it degenerated into an afylum for rebels, and fuch as revolted from their lawful Sovereign. The pretended Patriots, and thefe who had abandoned the Republic, and had taken up their refidence in Flanders, have addretied themselves, to the number of 4000, to the States of Holland and Weft Frielland for liberty to return; but have received no enouragement. The emigrants from Holland, who retired. to Orleans, have petitioned the French government for the wafte land between the cathedral and the ftatue of La Pucelle, to build and establish manufactures; which the King bas granted them. Every thing at prefent feems calm in their country; but the fire is only concealed under the afhes, and it is feared the leaft fpark will light it again as violently as ever. EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. On Tuesday, the 19th inftam, pursuant to advertisement, a General Court of Proprietors was held at the East India Houfe, to take into confideration the proceedings relative to the fending out of four of his Majety's regiments to India. The Court fat foon after eleven o'clock'; and the bufinefs immediately commenced, by a recital from the Chairman of the different correfpondences that had taken place between the Directors and the Board of Controul relative to the fending out regiments to India; of the perfeverance of the Board, with his Majefty's Ministers; and alfo the refiftance which the Court had unanimoufly made to a meafure, which they confidered to be wholly unconflitutional and directly contrary to the charter, particularly as the King's Officers were in certain cafes to fu perfede and be fet over thofe of tho Com-~~ pany in India. A prodigious variety of papers, letters of correfpondents, petitions and memorials to the Crown, propofitions, opinions of counsel, &c. were read, which took up above three hours; the laft of which was a letter from Lord Sydney, of which the following is a copy. To the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the India Company. "Gentlemen, Whitehall, Feb. 10, 1788.. "I have his Majesty's command to acquaint you, that three of the regiments deftined for India are in readiness for embarkation at Chatham, Dover, Deal, and Portf mouth; and to defire that you will inform ine, whether any and what thips of the Company are ready for their reception, and at what ports it will be moft convenient for these troops to embark. SYDNEY." “ I am, Gentlemen, &c. Such perfittance alarmed the Directors, who refolved immediately on calling a General Court to lay thefe proceedings before them; which was accordingly done, and next day the Chairman took the chair at twelve o'clock. Alderman Pickett began, by stating the evil confequences which in his opinion would arife to the Company, from their agreeing to fend the regiments as proposed; and concluded with moving, "That this Court do approve the conduct of the Court of Directors, in withdrawing their confent from the four regiments, propofed for fervice in India, on the 17th of October laft, when this country was in im minent danger of hoftility with France. That the change in public affairs fully judifies them in declining to fend the troops at the Debate at the Eaft-India-Houle, on sending out Troops. The expence of the Company; more especially at 86 new Officers would thereby be sent to India, whilft 600 Officers in the Company's fervice, inured to the climate, are out of employ; and upwards of 1800 Officers will be fuperfeded in their respective ranks. "This Court are further of opinion, that the Directors are legally authorized to refift the increase of their Military Eftablishment, and the fending the four regiments to India, without their confent, at the charge of the Eaft-India Company; more especially in time of peace, after the eftablishment has been fettled, with the approbation of the Commitioners for the affairs of India, in obedience to the Act of Parliament of the 24 h of his prefent Majefty, Chap. xxv. Sect. 41 and 42. And this Court do recommend it to the Court of Directors, to continue to maintain and support their opinions refpecting the feid four regiments." Mr. Adair, in a short fpeech, feconded the mor on :-he was followed by Mr. Luthington, who feemed to think, that, had a proper relief been granted to the Company's Officers in the first instance, it might poffibly have been the means of preventing the calling of the Proprietors together on the present occafion. Alderman Le Mefurier contended, that the Company could not raise a sufficient number of men by their prefent mode of reeruiting. Mr. Jackfon wifhed to make an amend ment to the prefent motion, which he thought might be more acceptable to the Proprietors than what had been offered. Mr. Thornton faid, Parliament had reTieved the Company; and that it was reasonable to imagine they would expect the Company to defray a part of the expence in main taining their poffefions, by fending out the four regiments. Mr. Bentley was afraid the refolution of fending the troops was adopted in an evil hour, and that he despaired of its being done away; but hoped the Proprietors would let their fervants fee that they had done every thing in their power to ferve thofe who had gained the country, had protected the country, and were ready to facrifice their lives in the fervice of the Company. Mr. Warfon was for fending the regiments; as Minifters, from their information, were the beft judges of the exigency of affairs. How lately had it been feen, that France marched a large force into Holland, before any body knew they were on foot. Admitting the prefent motion to be carried, they must ultimately refort to the only place, where the point could be decided-Parlia ment. What would be the confequence? On which fide would be the majority? The queftion anfwered itfelf; and they muft fubmit at laft. But he was inclined to rely on GENT. MAG. February, 1788. 109 Minifters, not only because their informa tion was moft full, and their judgement, of confequence, most perfect; but because, when they did not deferve your confidence, they did not deferve their places, and difmifion from office ought inftantly to follow a merited degradation from truft. On these grounds, he was decidedly for fending out the men. Mr. Jackfon was of the fame opinion, and moved the following amendment to the original motion : "That this Court return thanks to the Court of Directors, for their conftant attention to their rights and to their interefts: but that, relying on the opinions of the Right Hon. the Commiffioners for the affairs of India, and on the opinion of a majority of their own Secret Committee, that an additional European force is neceffary for the fafety of their poffeffions in India; and apprehenfive of the evils which may arise from the withholding fuch additional force; 'confiding alfo in the repeated affurances of his Majefty's Minifters, of their attention to the complaint of their Officers, and fenfible of the enormous expence daily incurred by the detention of their fhips; do recommend to the Court of Directors, to accept the four regi `ments of troops offered by Government, and on the terms proposed; trusting in his Majesty's gracious difpofition, that, upon the expected arrival of the difpatches from the Commander in Chief, he will be pleafed to grant fuch relief to their Officers ferving in India, as to the royal wisdom thall seem meet." This having been regularly feconded, Mr. Johnston rofe, and ftated, that it ap pears, by the last returns, the King's troops in India were 2,600 deficient, and the Company's about 2,400, and yet only 900 had been fent out to recruit thofe of his Majesty. It would have been prudent, he thought, to have compleated those already there in the firft inftance, and then to have come forward and fay, the establishment was not fufficient. He afferted, that the measure was intended for feveral months before it was brought for ward, from which he thought it was not the neceffity of the then moment. Several other Proprietors and Directors joined in the debate; when the Court, after fisting till near fix o'clock, called for the queftion, when the amendment propofed by Mr. Jackfon was negatived without a divi fion; and the original question, as propofed by Alderman Pickert, after fome altercation as to the day, was agreed to be decided by ballot on Wednesday the 27th inftant. On that day the ballot commenced, and at eight at night closed, when the numbers on each fide were 371. The question was then (con formably to the directions of charter) decided by lot, and terminated in the affirmative. AMERICA AMERICA. WHILE the British court are endeavouring in fome measure to difcourage the American trade, the French are pursuing the quite contrary policy, as appears by the following Edict, extracted from the Records of the Council of State at Paris, dated Dec. 29, 1787. The King, defirous of encouraging the commerce of his fubjects with the United States of America, and of facilitating between the two nations connections reciprocally ufeful; having heard the report of the Sieur Lambert, Counsellor of State and of the Royal Council of Finance and Commerce, Comptroller General of Finance; his Majesty, being in his Council, has ordained and does ordain as follows: Article I. Whale-oils and fpermaceti, the produce of the fisheries of the citizens and inhabitants of the United States of America, which shall be brought into France directly in French veffels, or in those of the United States, fhall continue to be fubjected to a duty only of seven livres ten fols the barrel of five hundred and twenty pounds weight; and whale-fins fhail be fubject to a duty of only fix livres thirteen fols four deniers the quintal, with the ten fols per livre on each of the faid duties; which ten fols per livre thali ceafe on the lift day of December 1790; his Majefty referving to himself to grant further favours to the produce of the whole fifheries carried on by the fithermen of the United States of America, which shall be brought into France in French veffels, or in thofe of the United States, if, on the information which his Majesty fhall caufe to be taken thereon, he shall judge it expedient for the intereft of the two nations. Art. II. The other fifh-oils, and dry or falted fish, the produce in like manner of the fisheries of the citizens and inhabitants of the United States, and brought alio directly into France, in their or in French velfels, fhall not pay any other nor greater duties than those to which the oils and fith of the fame kind, the produce of the fisheries of the Haufeatic towns, or of other the most fayoured nations, are or thall be fubject in the fame cafe. Art. III. The manufacture of candies and tapers of ipermaceti thall be permitted in France, as that of other candles and tapers. Art. IV. Corn, wheat, rye, rice, peafe, beans, lentils, flax feed, and other feeds, flour, trees and thrubs, pot-afh and pearl-ath, fkins and fur of beaver, raw hides, furs and peltry, and timber brought from the United States directly into France, in French veffels, or in thole of the United States, fhall not be fubject but to a du y of one-eighth per cent. on their value. Art. V. Veffels built in the United States, and fold in France, or purchafed by Frenchpen, fhall be exempt from all duties, on proof that they were built in the United States. Art. VII. The exportation of arms of all forts, and of gun-powder, for the United States of America, thall be always permitted in French vedels, or in thofe of the United States, paying for the arms a duty of oneeighth per cent, on their value; and gunpowder in that cafe fhall be exempt from all duty, on giving a cautionary bond. Art. VIII. Papers of all forts, even paper, hangings and coloured papers, pafteboard and books, shall be exempt from all duties, on their embarkation for the United States of America, in French veffels, or in thofe of the United States, and thall be entitled in that cafe to a reftitution of the fabrication duties on paper and paste board. Art. IX. The admiraky duties on the vellels of the United States entering into, or going out of the ports of France, thall not be levied but conformably with the edict of the month of Jone laft, in the cafes therein provided for, and with the letters patent of the 10th of January, 1770, for the objects for which no provifion that have been made by, the fa'd edict: his Majesty referving to himself moreover to make known his intentious as to the manner in which the faid duties fhall be levied (whether in proportion to the tonnage of the vetiels or otherwife), as alfo to himplify the faid duties of the admiralty, and to regulate them as far as thall be poffible on the principle of reciprocity, as foon as the orders fhall be compleated which were given by his Majelly, according to the twenty-fixth article of the laid ediét of the month of June last. Art. X. The entrepôt (or storing) of all the productions and merchandize of the United States, shall be permuted for fix months in all the paris of France open to the commerce of her colonies; and the faid entrepô. fhall be fubject only to a duty of oneeighth per cent. Art. XI. To favour the exportation of arms, hardware, jewellery, bonnetery *, af wool and of cotton, coarse woollens, fmall draperies and teffs of cotton of all forts, and other merchandizes of French fabric, which fhall be fent to the United States of America, in French vesels, or in those of the United States, his Majelly referves to himself to grant encouragements, which fhall be immediately regulated in his council, according to the nature of each of the said merchandizes. *This term includes bonnets, flockings, focks, under-waistcoats, drawers, gloves, and mittens, as fold by the bonnetiers. Art Lord Lieutenant's Speech to the Parliament at Dublin. Ait. XII. As to other merchandizes not mentioned in this act, brought directly into France from the United States in their or in French veffeis, or carried from France to the faid United States in French veffels, or in thofe of the United States, and with refpect to all commercial conventions whatfoever; his Majefly wills and ordains that the citi zens of the United States enjoy in France the fame rights, privileges, and exemptions, with the fubjects of his Majefty, faving the execution of what is provided in the ninth article hereof. Art. XIII. His Majeßy grants to the citizens and inhabitants of the United States all the advantages which are enjoyed, or which may be hereafter enjoyed, by the most favoured nations in his colonies of America; and, moreover, his Majelly allures to the faid citizens and inhabitants of the United States' all the privileges and advantages which his own fubjects of France enjoy, or fhall enjoy, in Afia, and in the fcales [or paffages] leading thereto; provided always that their veffels fhall have been fitted out and difpatched in fome port of the United States.* His Majesty commands and orders M. le Duc de Penthievre, Admiral of France, the intendants, and commiffaries de parti in the provinces, the commiffary de parti for the obfervation of the ordinances in the admiralties, the officers of the admiralties, mafters of the ports, judges des traites, and all others to whom it thall belong, to be aiding in the execution of the prefent regulation, which' fhall be registered in the offices of the faid, admiralties, read, publifhed, and poited, whereever thall be neceffary. Done in the King's Council of State, his Majefty prefeat, held at Versailles the 29th of December, 1737. (S gned) LE COMTE DE LA LUZERNE. IRELAND. Dublin Cafie, Jun. 17.. This day the Parliament having met, his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant went in ftate to the Houfe of Peers, and being feated on the Throne with the ufual felemnity, Scroope Bernard, Efq. Gentleman Uther of the Black Red, was fent with a meffage from his Excellency to the Houfe of Commous, fignify ing his pleafure that they thould immediafely attend his Excellency in the Houfe of Peers; and the Commons being come thither accordingly, his Excellency was pleafed to open the feflion with the following fpeech from the throne:" My Lords and Gentlemen, HIS Majefty having been pleafed again to call me to the Government of Ireland, I have received his Royal Commands to meet you in Parliament. At the fame time that I feel myself highly flattered by this repeated mark of his Majefty's confidence, I must lament with you the heavy lofs which his fervice has fuftained 171 by the death of the Duke of Rutland, whose public and private virtues had fo defervedly conciliated the efieem and affections of this kingdom. His Majefty is perfuaded that you will fhare the fatisfaction which he feels in the prefent fituation of foreign affairs; and particularly in the restoration of the conftitu tion and tranquillity of the United Provinces, favoured by the feafonable and vigorous exertions which were made by his Majefy, and by the brilliant fuccefs of the Pruffian troops under the conduct of his Serene Highnefs the Duke of Brunfwick. The meatures which his Majesty has adopted on this occafion have been productive of advantages, which, while they have added to the luftre of his Crown, have materially pro moted the effcntial interest of hisdominions. Gentlemen of the House of Commons, I have ordered the national accounts and the neceffary eftimates to be prepared and laid before you; and, with the fullest confidence in your zeal and loyalty, I obey his Majesty's commands in recommending to you to provide for the public fervice. My Lords and Gentlemen, My former experience of the affationare attachment which his Majesty's fubjects of Ireland have borne to his perfon and government, and the very particular intereft which I must feel in your welfare, will never fail to animate my endeavours in purfait of every object which may promote his Majefty's pr ternal withes for the happiness of this kingdom. With this view, I muft more eípecially direct your attention to the fupport of that great ftaple of your commerce, the linen manufacture, to the protection and regulation of the, Proteftant Charter fchools, to the fecurity of the Church of Ireland, and to thofe principles which your wifdom and humanity have already pointed out for the advancement of education and of useful. knowledge." I have feen, with particular fatisfaction, your rifing profperity, and the rapid increafe. of your commerce and manufactures; and I thall be anxious to co-operate with you in improving the advantages which the. credit of the country muft derive from the. bleffings of peace: But, while you are fenfible of the value of thefe bleffings, I am perfuaded that you feel the warmest concern for the honour of his Majefty's crown, and the general interefts of the empire, and that there is no part of his dominions from which his Majefty would have received a warmer or more zealous fupport, if he had judged it neceffary to call forth into action the ipint and refources of his people. The Addrefs of the Houfe of Commons to the King, a moft animated and elegant compofition, was as follows: The humble Addrefs of the Knights, Citizens and Burgeffes, in Parliament af fembled. Moft Gracious Sovereign, WE, Your Majefty's most dutiful and loyal fubjects, the Commons of Ireland, in Parliament affembled, beg leave to lay before your Majesty our unfeigned expreffions of duty, loyalty, and attachment to your royal person, family, and govern ment. The We cannot fufficiently deplore the heavy Tofs which your Majelly's fervice has fuftained by the premature and much-lamented death of our late Chief Governor. wife and fleady courfe of his public administration had established the tranquillity and exalted the credit of the nation, whilft the amiable tenor of his private virtues had conciliated the love and esteem of every rank and defcription of the people. As long as the nobler qualities of the mind, the benevolent affections of the heart, affability in deportment, and complacency of manners, hall continue to warm the feelings and engage the attachment of a generous and grateful nation, the memory of the Duke of Rutland will be preferved and cherished in the bosoms of Irifhmen. Amid thefe effufions of our heartfelt regret, we acknowledge your Majefty's peculiar attention and regard to our fituation in the re-appointing to be Chief Governor of this kingdom a Nobleman who, during his former refidence in Ireland, had exerted the moft unremitting attention to í:a affairs and interefts, and merited the amplest testimony of gratitude for the wifdom and integrity of his government. We fully participate in the fatisfaction which refults to your Majefty from the prefent situation of foreign affairs. We are fenfible of the beneficial confequences which have arisen from the restoration of the conftitution and tranquillity of the United States, favoured by the brilliant faccess of the Pruffian troops under the conduct of his Serene Highness the Duke of Brunfwick; and we acknowledge the wisdom of the fea fonable and vigorous exertions which were made by your Majefty during the courfe of thofe events, and which have proved fo materially conducive to the luftre of your crown, and to the effential interests of your dominions. Zealous for the honour of your Majefty's government, we shall chearfully provide the Tupplies that may be neceffary for the public fervice. We entertain the highest fenfe of gratitude for the affurances which we have received from the throne of your Majefty's paternal wishes for the happiness of this kingdom. We shall cultivate with earnestness those objects which have been recommended to our care, by directing our attention to the further extenfion of our linen manufac ture, the protection and regulation of the Proteftant Charter Schools, the fecurity of the Eftablished Church, and to thofe prin ciples which wisdom and humanity point out for the promotion of education and useful knowledge. In reviewing the progrefs which our commerce, manufactures, and credit, have made under your Majefty's aufpicious protection and influence, we are ftimulated to cherish, with increafed affiduity, the bleffings of peace. We repeat, however, with chearfulness, our declaration to ftand and fall with Great Britain. If the honour of your Majefty's crown, or the interefts of your dominions, had obliged your Majefty to refort to the fpirit and refources of your people, there is no part of your empire from which your Majefty would have received a warmer and more zealous fupport than from your loyal fubjects of Ireland.. E. Cooke, Cler. Parl. Dom. Com. The following is his Majeky's anfwer to the above addrefs. "His Majefly has received with great fatisfaction the Addrefs of the House of Commons of Ireland; their expreffions of loyalty and attachment to his royal perfon and government, and their affurances of zealously contributing to the support of the honour of his crown, and the general interefts of his dominions, excite such emotions in his Majefty's breaft as cannot fail to enfure an earnest attention to their prof perity and happiness, for the advancement of which it will always be his Majefty's defire to fecure to his faithful and loyal subjects the blessings of peace, and to encourage their commerce and manufactures. “His Majesty is highly pleased with the affectionate attention which has been paid by the Houfe of Commons to the memory of their late Chief Governor, whose public and private virtues his Majefty does not doubt will long remain imprinted on the minds of his people of Ireland: However fenfibly his Majefy may feel the lofs of le faithful a fervant, he cannot but meet with much confolation in the fatisfaction which his people of Ireland receive in the re-appointment of the Marquis of Buckingham to the government of that kingdom, whose diligence and zeal his Majefty is perfuaded will be conftantly exerted for the promotion of fuch measures as will beft tend to their interefts and prosperity." Dublin, Jan. 31. This Day Robert Keon, Efq. was brought up to the Court of King's Bench, to receive sentence for the murder of George Nugent Reynolds Efq. The circumftances of this murder were the following: Thofe two gentlemen went out to fight duel, and when Mr. Reynolds, previous to coming to action, was in the act of faluting Mr. Keon with his hat in his hand, withing him a good morning, the latter fired his pistol, and thot him through the head. Upon this, Mr. Plunkett, Mf. Reynolds |