?ARCH 6. • The neglect of' Government in this respect was unaccountable. He coot Wed by moving for the production of a copy of all letters that passed between Sir R. Strachan and Lord Gardner, and for a list of the ships composing the squadron of Sir R. Strachan, before Rochefort, iss December, January, and Febru ary last. it. It. PoLs: stated, that the situation of Sir It. Stmcban's squadron, the day after the enetny escaped, was not ascertained ' at home until the 18th of January ; but the lion. Gentlemen had giveuiater accounts, w here he had got them he did not know. (In that day, however, Sir Richard's ships had been supplied with ten weeks' bread, IS or II weeks' provisions, and the Mediator transport; as she had been called, was a large man of war, fitted up as a provision ship. She sailed on the oth of Armory, having been prevented by contrary *lnds, aad on the !bib she delivered to the squadron a large supply of provisions ark. 40 lire bullocks. It was true, Sir It. Strachan spoke the Verret squadron, but he took 110 provisions from it. He them said that before he had beard of the lion. Gentleman's motion, it war his intention to submit to the Home se‘eral Resolutions, and lay on the table all the information now required, which would enable the House to judge of the exertions of the Noble lord at the head of the Admiralty. Als. CAI.t:R./Yr said, that when the Papers now sought for were laid before the House, be Kiedged himself that he would make out a moat flagrant case of neglect against the Admiralty. The Motion %vas then agreed to. ORDERS 1% COO% CI 1.. • Loan H. PSTTY rose, and moved, " That an Address he presented WAN; Majesty, that be would be graciously pleased to cause to helaii before that House the substance of any com munication received from his Allier iu Europe, relative to the Orders of the 1 kis of November. The Chancellor of the Exrhequer opposed the motion, Sir A. Piggott supported it, mid after a few words from Mr. 'an- Mug, Dr. Lat%reuce, Mr. Robinson, Mr Lambe, Mr. Rose, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. A. Raring, and Lord H. Petty, the gallery was cleared, when the House divided—Fur the Motion i 1 ; Against it 150.-514iority 59. LIVERPOOL ELECTION. GEstruAr. Giccoitive stated, that he held in his hand a petition from his constituents in Liverpool, signed by more than 3090 of the most respectable merchants and others, against the Orders in Council. The Orders in Council were severely felt already in Liverpool, by a total loss of the American trade. Last year, no less than 123,000 tuns of shipping cleared out fur America the dock-dues alone amounted to 31,000/. together with 150,000!. annual disbursements, lie concluded by moving for leave to lay the petition on the table. Tu Sii: .1 it ER Said, i t was contrary to the forms of the House, to receive a petitioil against a revenue bill. MR. reprobated the mode adopted by Ministers, to Aut out the complaints of the people of England from that Nouse, T;a CiItANCELLOIR Of TUE, EXCHEQL'EIt Said, they were bound to respect the forms of the Huto,e hich prevented the prayer of the petition from being receive d. In the further progress of the debate, Mr. Sheridan, Mr. Whitbread, and Lord H. Petty, spoke in favour of receiving the petition; and (7enera) Tarleton, Mr. liuskis,on, and 11r. Rose, against it, when a division took piece---Ayes SO; Noes 123.Atourned. FRIOAIb, MARCH 4. The Suint gaviour's Poor Bill was, un the motion of Mr. 11. Thornton, read a third time and passed. The Cotton Wool Export Prohibition Bill was reported, and ordered to he read a third time on Monday. The Sugar Drawback. Duties Continuation Bill, and the Sugar Bounty Bill, was severally read a second time, and com mitted fur 31onday. Mr. liuskis,qm brought up a Bill empowering the Commis sioners, in whom a sum of 000,000 f. had been invested in the tioventmeut of America for the payment of British claimants, to withdraw the bal Ince of that sum from the Bank, and invest it in the purchase of Exchequer Bills. Read a first, and ►.r tiered to be read a %rental time on Monda Mr. Horner deferred till Monday pis motion relating to licenses granted for carrying on the foreign I rade. WINDII,4m, preparatory to the discussion on the Mutiny Bill, moved for the Copies of the Orders and lte;!uhitiotis re specting the Army, agreed to by his XliOesty, pursuant to an Act of the last Parliument.—Ordere4. S A • CO be iii; ai't Or hi ma- y of atcti late I'm'a t;t• t be`e tote w , lie atoll i THE NATIONAL REGISTER. LIVERPOOL PETITION. 151 MR. TIERNEY presented a Petition, signed by three respect able Cattlemen of Liverpool, the Delegates of the others in that town, against the Orders in Council. The petition stated, that their first petition had been rejected by the lionse on account of a point of form ; and the present petition prayed the House that the petitioners might be heard by Counsel at the bar, when they would prove by evidence how injurious these Orders in CAnincil had been, and were likely to prove to their interests. MR. Pence,. z. objected to the Petition being received, as it was one and the same with that rejected last night. Mn. TIERNEY said it was not a Petition against the Orders in Council Bill, but against the Orders themselves, and the Pe thinners sorely had a right to be heard. The Gentlemen who spoke against the Petition were Mr. S. Bourne, Mr. Perceval, and the Solicitor-General ; those NI leo supported it were Mr. Tierney, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. Alderman Comhe, Dr. Lnwresice, and Mr. Eden. The House divided—For receiving the Petition 55—Against It 111.--Majority 56. LAW OF PARLIAMENT. Ma. W. ADAM submitted to the House the folio:ming Reso lution:— " That it appeared that one of his Majesty's Principal Secre taries of State did read, in the course of the debate, garbled or mutilated extracts from letters to and from Foreign Ministers, without leave of his Majesty, w hich he afterwards refused to lay before the I louse, and that such conduct is highly subversive of the common usage of Parliament." Mn. CANNING said he should have no difficulty in convincing. the House that the custom of reading extracts of letters in debate was of long standing. Mr. Pitt had been frequently in the habit of doing it. Lord llowick had done the like. The Hou,e remember, that even the Learned Gentleman himself had been guilty of the same practice. Mr. Canning concluded by saying, that when any Member was critninated, it was agreeable to the forms of the House, and therefore he must v‘ it hdraw. The question was loudly called for, when the Speaker in. terposed, and said the Right lion. Gentleman was perfectly correct in withdrawing during the discussion. Mn. WINDIAAM contended that the Right lion. Secretary had not vindicated himself; on the contrary, such a practice could not be tolerated. Mn. PERI:EVA!. said, during the time he had had the honour of a seat in that House, he- never heard of a charge of less foun dation. The House knew it was the constant custom to read ex. tracts. The SPRAMCR pot the question, and the gallery was cleared. The previous question was carried by a majority of 101, this A es being 168, the Noes 67. The further consideration of the Orders in Council Bill was deferred till Monday, to which day the !louse adjourned. WEST INDUS. BARBADOES, JtN. 4.—The greater part of the expected London trade which sailed on the 15th November for the \Vest Indies, has arrived here. On Wednesday the Meleager with twenty-nine sail arrived, and in the course 'uf that day one or two others of the convoy also came in; and on the billow ing day the Satellite, with nine or ten more, likewise arrived. This fleet has throughout the whole passage experience-SI very boisterous weather, and were frequently separated, and 'there -till remain about twenty sail unaccounted for. The ship Marlborough, one of the above fleet, is ashore at Rotted Hock, off the S. E. cud of the Island, and is supposed w ill b.; rite crew, passengers, and cargo, all safe.—The has since proceeded with the Jamaica trade; and the Satellites has now signals Hying for a convoy for Grenada, tize. J.% s.—There is strong presumption that the enemy his Virown SOUR' farther reinforcements into Martinique, altitour.:ll upon the whole of no great magnitude. Ills Niajesty's ship Camilla, it w 111 be remembered, arrived here on the WI ult. and reported having seen off Martinique, awl observed to bring op in fort Royal Hay, on the 18th, two French fripites which she fell in with in beating up from Tobago. Thee vessels ('apt. Bowen was so near as to distinguish to he frigates nf large class, with yellow sides; and kept sight of them until ten that night, when they came to 441 . Fort Ro)al. We base been thus particular in recapitulating the above account, to shew that t h e w %es-els can have in, reference to those which, by accounts received here yesterday from St. Viucent, were welt-standing i. to Fort Royal on the 'Llth, the day that the Catittl, arrive A twall vessel from St. Kiteii bound to St. V iuceikt, awl arrive .a .40.4 ~,, ~... • • • S. 'S 1 4g