that it was impoffible Captain Manning fhould have intended the fmalleft fraud on the revenue, which would have only required one fhilling more, faid, that fuch a Bill was nevertheless not to

be granted without confiderable attention from the Houfe.

The Petition was then brought up, and ordered to lie on the Table; and the Houfe adjourned.

From the London Gazette, Jan. 17. 1797.

Parliament Street, Jan. 16.1797. Difpatches, of which the following are an extract and copy, have been this day received by the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, one of his Majefty's principal Secretaries of State, from Major-Gen. Chas. Graham, commanding his Majefty's troops in the Leeward Ilands in the abfence of Lieut.-Gen. Sir Ralph Abercromby, K. B.

Extract of a letter from Major-Gen. Chas. Graham to the Right Hon. Hen. Dundas, dated Head-Quarters, Martinico, Oct. 16. 1796.

UR affairs in Grenada wear the moft Favourable afpect, I may fay, indeed, tranquillity is completely reftored, as they enjoy it in the most comprehensive sense:

The communication throughout the ifland is perfectly open; there are some few fragglers, no doubt, in the woods, but they never moleft even fingle paffengers, and their number is fo inconfiderable, and their flate fo wretched, that they rather deferve our contempt than merit our refentment. Fedon has not yet been taken, and opinions are various with refpect to his death or escape; the former, however, I think moft probable, as it is reported a canoe, that had been overfet, was found by a vessel some diftance from the coast, with a compass nailed to the bottom, which was known to be one that he had had in his poffeffion; it is therefore likely he may have been loft in endeavouring to make his efcape..

I embrace with fatisfaction the opportunity this affords me of having the honour to inform you, that a negociation has been opened, for a general exchange

of prifoners, with the commiffioners of the French Republic at Guadaloupe; the Commiffary fert here to treat on that bufinefs has in confequence returned with 200, an equal number of our's are to be fent by the cartel; when the business is finally fettled, I fhall have the pleasure of acquainting you with the particulars. Head-Quarters, Martinico,Nov.13.1796. SIR, `

It affords me great fatisfaction to have an opportunity of informing you of the entire reduction of the Brigands and Charibs in St Vincent's, which was communicated to me by Major-General Hunter fhortly after I had the honour of addreffing you on the 16th ult. a copy of whole letter I herewith tranfmit, together with the return of killed and woundI have the honour to be, &c. Chas. Graham, Maj.-Gen,

ed.

SIR,

St Vincent's Oct. 18. 1796.

When I had the honour of writing to your Excellency on the 22d of Auguft, I inclosed a copy of the terms offered to the Charibs by Governor Seton and myfelf, in confequence of Sir Ralph Abercromby's orders and inftructions to me upon that fubject. At the fame time I acquainted you with the plan I had adopted in order to reduce the remaining Brigands, and to compel the Charibs to furrender.

I have now the fatisfaction to inform you of the total reduction of the Brigands and Charibs on this ifland.

Marin Padre, (a Negroe of St Lucia,) who has commanded the Brigands and Charibs fince the capture of the Vigie, and who had great influence and autho

rity over both, furrendered on the ad in flant.

The number of Brigands who have furrendered or been taken fince the 4th of July amounts to 725, the number of Charibs to 4633, including women and children.

I have much pleasure in making known to you, for his Majefty's information, the zeal, activity, and humanity which have actuated every description of officers and foldiers employed under my command during the whole of the Charib war; and I am happy to fay, that notwithftanding the feafen of the year and the fatigue the troops have undergone, they are in general very healthy.

Inclofed you will receive a return of the killed and wounded of his Majefty's troops fince the commencement of the Charib War.

I have the honour to be, &c.

P. Hunter, Maj. Gen. Return of the Killed and Wounded of his Majefty's forces in the Island of St. Vincent, between the acth of July and 15th of October, 1796.

26th Light Dragoons-1 ferjeant, i rank and file, killed; 1 rank and file wounded.

Royal Artillery-I gunner wounded. 3d Foot, (or Buffs,) 4 rank and file killed; 2 ferjeants, 19 rank and file woun

ded. 40th Foot-4 rank and file killed; I lieutenant, 2 rank and file, wounded. 42d Foot-1 rank and file killed; 3 rank

and file wounded.

63d Foot-3 rank and file killed; 1 ferjeant, 6 rank and file, wounded. ad Weft India Regiment.-1 ferjeant, 4 rank and file killed; r lieutenant-colonel, I enfign, 3 rank and file wounded. Lewenftein's Chaffeurs-4 rank and file killed; 2 lieutenants, 1 ferjeant, & rank and file wounded. Lieutenant-Colonel Haffey's St. Vincent's Rangers.- ferjeant, 8 rank and file killed; I lieutenant, 6 ferjeants, 16 rank and file wounded.

Major Trench's St. Vincent's Rangers2 rank and file killed; 2 ferjeants, & rank and file wounded. Total.3 ferjeants, 31 rank and file killed; I lieutenant-colonel, 4 lieutenants, I enfign, 12 ferjeants, I gunner, 66 rank and file wounded.

Officers wounded.-Lieutenant-Colonel Graham and Enfign Towes, of the ad Weft India Regiment.

Lieutenant Millar, of the 40th Regis

ment.

Lieutenants Beaufire and Roquier, of Lewenftein's Chaffeurs.

Lieutenant M'Kenzie, of LieutenantColonel Haffey's St Vincent's Rangers. (Signed) W. J. Currey. Aide de camp.

Whiteball, January 16, 1797.

A Letter, of which the following is an extract, has been received from Governor Seton by his Grace the Duke of Portland, his Majefty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, dated St. Vincent's, Oct. 12, 1796.

I have the fatisfaction to inform your Grace, that tranquillity is on the eve of being reftored to this colony, owing in a very great measure to the unremitted exertions of Major-General Hunter, and to his humane conduct towards the enemy of every defcription. All the Charib Chiefs have furrendered, their people are coming in daily, and we have at this moment about Three Thousand Five Hundred in our poffeffion. Nearly all the Brigands, with their Leaders, have alfo furrendered.

By a fubfequent letter, from the Governor to his Grace, dated St. Vincent's, the 16th of November laft, it appears, that the remainder of the Charibs and Brigands had furrendered themselves, and that the ifland was in a state of perfect tranquillity.

Admiralty-Office, Jan. 17, 1797. Copy of a letter from Rear-Admiral Har. vey, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's hips and vessels in the Leeward Ilands, to Evan Nepean, Efq; dated on board the Prince of Wales, Fort Royal Bay, Martinique, Nov. 10, 1796. SIR,

I am to acquaint you, for the information of their Lordships, that his Ma jesty's floop Fury, on the 18th ult. captured, between the islands of St Thomas and St Croix, a French national schooner, called L'Eliza, carrying 10 guns, and 56 men, from Cape Francois to St Thomas, which Capt Evans fent into Tortola.

I am, Sir, &c. Henry Harvey. From the London Gazette Jan. 21.

Admiralty Office, Jan. 21, 1797. Copy of a letter from Sir Edward Pellew, Bart. Captain of his Majefty's frigate Indefatigable, to Evan Nepean, Efq; dated Jan. 17, 1797.

I have the honour to make known to you, for the information of the Lords Commif

Commiffioners of the Admiralty, that on Friday left the 13th inftant, at half paft noon, in lat. 47 deg. 30 min. N. Ufhant bearing N. E. 50 leagues, we difcovered a large fhip in the N. W. quarter, steering under eafy fail for France; the wind was then at weft, blowing hard, with thick, hazy weather. I inftantly made the fignal to the Amazon for a general chase, and followed it, by the fignal that the chafe was an enemy. At four P. M. the Indefatigable had gained fufficiently upon the chafe for me to diftinguish very clearly that he had two tier of guns, with her lower deck ports shut, and that fhe had no poop.

At fifteen minutes before fix we brought the enemy to close action, which continued to be well fupported on both fides near an hour, when we unavoidably fhot a-head; at this moment the Amazon appeared a-stern, and gallantly fupplied our place; but the eagerness of Captain Reynolds to fecond his friend, had brought him up under a prefs of fail, and, after a well-fupported and clofe fire før a little time, he also unavoidably shot a-head. The enemy, who had nearly effected running me on board, appeared to be much larger than the Indefatigable, and, from her very heavy fire of mufquetry, I believe was full of men; this fire was continued until the end of the action with great vivacity, although the frequently defended both fides of the hip at the fame time.

As foon as we had replaced fome neceffary rigging and the Amazon had reduced her fail, we commenced a fecond attack, placing ourselves, after fome raking broadfides, upon each quarter; and this attack, often within piftol shot, was by both ships unremitted for above five hours: we then theered off to fecure our mafts. It would be needless to relate to their Lordships every effort that we made in an attack, which commenced at a quarter before fix P. M. and did not ceafe, excepting at intervals, until half paft four A. M. I believe ten hours of more fevere fatigue was scarcely ever experienced; the fea was high, the people on the main deck up to their middles in water, fome guns broke their breachings four times over, fome drew the ring-bolts from the fides, and many of them were repeatedly drawn immediately after loading; all our mafis were much wounded, the main top-maft completely unrigged, and faved only by uncommon alacrity.

At about twenty minutes past four, the moon opening rather brighter than before,

fhewed to Lieut. Geo. Bell, who was watchfully looking out on the forecastle, a glimpse of the land; he had fcarcely reached me to report it, when we saw the breakers. We were thẹn close under the enemy's starboard bow, and the Amazon as near her on the larboard; not an inftant could be loft, and every life depended upon the prompt execution of my orders; and here it is with heartfelt. pleafure I acknowledge the full value of my officers and fhip's company, who, with incredible alacrity, hauled the tacks on board, and made fail to the fouthward. The land could not be ascertained, but we took it to be Ufhant, and in the Bay of Breft, crippled as we were, I had no particular fears, but before day we again faw breakers upon the lee bow; the fhip was inftantly wore to the northward, and being then fatisfied that the land we had before feen was not Ushant, the lingering approach of day-light was moft anxiously looked for by all, and foon after it opened, feeing the land very clofe a-head, we again wore to the fouthward, in twenty fathoms water, and a few minutes after difcovered the enemy, who, had fo bravely defended herself, lying on her broadfide, and a tremendous furf beating over her. The miserable fate of her brave but unhappy crew, was perhaps the more fincerely lamented by us, from the apprehenfion of fuffering a fimilar misfortune. We paffed her within a mile, in a very bad condition, having at that time four feet water in our hold, a great fea, and the wind dead on the shore; but we had ascertained beyond a doubt, our fituation to be that of Hodierne Bay, and that our fate depended upon the poffible chance of weathering the Penmark Rocks. Exhaufted as we were with fatigue, every exertion was made, and every inch of canvas fet, that could be carried, and at eleven A. M. we made the breakers, and, by the bleffing of God, weathered the Penmark Rocks about half a mile.

The Amazon had hauled her wind to the northward, when we ftood to the fouthward; her condition I think was better than our's, and I knew that her activity and exertions were fully equal to any thing that could be effected under fimilar circumftances; the judgment with which he was managed during fo long an action, and the gallantry of her attacks, could not but merit the highest commendation, and to the heart of a friend it was peculiarly gratifying. I have full as much reason to speak highly

of

of my own officers and men, to whom I owe infinite obligations. The Lieutenants Thomson, Norway, and Bell, Lieutenants O'Connor and Wilfon of the marines, and Mr Thomson the mafter, have abundant claims upon my gratitude, as well as every inferior officer in the fhip. The fufferings of the Amazon are unknown to me; and I am fingularly happy to say that my own are inconfiderable. The firft Lieutenant, Mr Thomson, a brave and worthy officer, is the only one of that description wounded, with eighteen men; twelve of which number have wounds of no ferious confequence, confifting chiefly of violent contufions from splinters. 1 am, &c.

(Signed) Edward Pellew. Admiralty-Office, Jan. 20, 1797. Extract of a letter from Vice-Admiral Kingsmill, Commander in Chief of his Majefty's forces and veffels at Cork, to Mr Neapean, dated on board the Polyphemus, Jan. 3, 1797.

Please to inform my Lords CommifGioners of the Admiralty, that his Majef ty's fhip Druid is arrived at Kinfale, detached from the Unicorn and Doris, with a large French ship, armed en flute, captured by them, named La Vide de l'Orient, having on board four hundred of the enemy's Huffars, completely equipped, befides fome mortars, cannon, mufquets, powder, clothing, &c. being one of the fhips on the expedition against this country; and that the Unicorn and Doris were left following up the intelligence they had received, for the further annoyance of the enemy.

Admiralty-Office, Jan. 20, 1797. Copy of a Letter from Capt. Barlov, Commander of his Majefty's fhip Phabe, to Evan Nepean, Efq; Secretary of the Admiralty, dated Carfand Bay, Jan.

13, 1797. SIR,

I have to acquaint you, for their Lordfhips information, that on the 10th inft. Cape Clear, bearing N. N. W. diftant about 20 leagues, his Majefty's fhip under my command fell in with the French corvette L'Atalante of 16 guns manned with 112 men, commanded by Lieut. Dordelin, which after a chace of eight hours towards the N. E. quarter, he came up with and captured. The Atelante is a very fine brig, coppered, having eighty feet keel, and is only three years old. Should their Lordships think proper

to order her to be infpected, the will, I think, be deemed fit for his Majefty's fervice. As foon as I fhall have landed the prifoners, and received the Phoebe's men from the corvette, I purpose proceeding to fea in further execution of their Lordships order of the 3d inftant. I am, Sir, your very humble fervant, Rob. Barlow.

Admiralty-Office, Jan. 20, 1797.

Copy of a letter from Admiral Sir Richard King, Bart. Commander in Chief of his Majefty's Ships and Veffels at Plymouth, to Evan Nepean, Efq; dated Jan. 17, 1797.

Lieut. Gardiner, of his Majefty's fhip Hind, arrived here this morning in the La Favorite national privateer of 8 guns, four-pounders, and 60 men, captured by the Hind, in company with the fleet commanded by Lord Bridport, from whom he parted the 13th inft. in the latitude of 48 deg. North longitude, 8 deg. 30 min. Weft.

Lord Bridport looked into Bantry Bay on the 8th inftant ; no French ships were there then.

His Majefty's Sloop Spitfire arrived this morning with the national brig L'Allerger, of 200 tons, laden with ammunition and entrenching tools, being one of the veffels on the expedition to Ireland, which the captured the 12th inft. about 30 leagues to the weftward of Ufhant, the Spitfire having been driven to that fituation by ftrong gales of northerly wind.

Admiralty-Office, Fan. 21, 1797. Extract of a Letter from Admiral Lord Bridport to Mr Nepean, dated at fea, the 16th of Jan. 1797.

Capt. Countess of the Daedalus, informs me, that on the 8th inft, off Ushant, in company with the Majeftic and Incendiary, he captured Le Suffrein, a French tranfport, which had been taken by the Jafon, and recaptured by Le Torhad two mortars, a quantity of small tue frigate, and was going to Breft. She arms, powder, fhells, and fome intrenching tools on board, which he funk to prevent her falling into the hands of the enemy.

Extract of a letter from Capt. Sir Thomas Williams, of his Majefty's fhip Unicorn, to Mr Nepean, dated Cawfand Bay, Jan. 18, 1797.

In the evening of the 10th inft. the wind changed to the N. W. when I fhap

ed