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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
Members of the House as were of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council , humbly requesting that he may be graciously pleased to direct that the tame may be communicated tosucli States and Princes as were in amity with diis country . . . .. Lord Bel ' grftve enlarged on the vig ilance ofthe Committee in themvestiga-. tion of this subjeft , and therefore felt a peculiar degree of p leasure in seconding the Address . Agreed to , nein . con .
IMPRESSED SEAMEN . Friday , S . Mr . Martin called theatrention ofthe Houseto a circumstance j _ f very serious importance . He had that day read in a newspaper , that was favourable to his Majesty ' s ministers , an article which stated , that in a tender ly ing off the Tower for the reception of pressed men , nine of them had lately perished in consequence of suffocation , and that they had been carried on
shore to be owned . . He hoped for the honour of those officers employed by Government that this account was false . Mr . Baker wished that the Hon . Gentleman would not give too implicit a credit to any paragraph in a newspaper . It w : is possible for such an accident to happen , whether the persons suffocated had been impressed or not . Mr . "Wallace said , that as soon as ever the paragraph alluded to had been the Committee sent for the regulating officerand asked him
seen , , concerning the report that had gone abroad " ; when it was found that there was not the smallest foundation for such a report . The Committee then , considering the dangerous consequences of such a paragraph , at a time like the present , did immediately take proper steps to bring the publisher of the newspaper in which it appeared to justice .
MR . O CONNOR . ^ Monday , n . Mr . St . John , in a speech of some length , brought forward his proposed motion relating to the apprehension of Mr . Roger and Mr .-Arthur O'Connor . He prefaced it with commenting on what he conceived the unmerited severity which had been exercised towards those unfortunate but innocent gentlemen . After making a variety of pointed remarks on this subject , and reading some extracts from the Habeas Corpus aft , and particularl y from the 12 th and 16 th clauses of that act , he moved that there be laid
before the House copies ofthe warrants issued for the apprehension of Roger O'Connor . He should follow that up with another motion , the same with respect to Arthur O'Connor , Esq-, and a third for copies of extracts of letters from Lord Camden to the Secretary of State , containing depositions upon oath ofthe charges brought against those gentlemen . Upon the first motion being read , the Attorney and Solicitor General stated their objedHons , at some length , to it . Mr . Sheridan was confident that If the subject was examined into by the House , the injustice that had been exercised to those unfortunate gentlemen would clearly appear .
Mr . Windham was against shewing too much delicacy when treason is in question ; and , where that is suspeited , it may warrant a greater stretch of authority than the common administration of justice . Sever . - ' ! O'her members spoke for and against the motion ; and Mr . St . John closed the debate with a few remarks ; " when the House divided upon the question , —Ayes , 15—Noes , 10 . 5 .. —Majority , S 9 . Tuesday 12 . Mr . Secretary Dundas delivered a Message from his Majesty
, , ( for which see the House of Lords . ) ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES . Wednesday , 13 . The House in a Committee , Mr . Dundas moved that the sum of one million be granted , to enable his Majesty to take such measures VOL . XI . - H
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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
Members of the House as were of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council , humbly requesting that he may be graciously pleased to direct that the tame may be communicated tosucli States and Princes as were in amity with diis country . . . .. Lord Bel ' grftve enlarged on the vig ilance ofthe Committee in themvestiga-. tion of this subjeft , and therefore felt a peculiar degree of p leasure in seconding the Address . Agreed to , nein . con .
IMPRESSED SEAMEN . Friday , S . Mr . Martin called theatrention ofthe Houseto a circumstance j _ f very serious importance . He had that day read in a newspaper , that was favourable to his Majesty ' s ministers , an article which stated , that in a tender ly ing off the Tower for the reception of pressed men , nine of them had lately perished in consequence of suffocation , and that they had been carried on
shore to be owned . . He hoped for the honour of those officers employed by Government that this account was false . Mr . Baker wished that the Hon . Gentleman would not give too implicit a credit to any paragraph in a newspaper . It w : is possible for such an accident to happen , whether the persons suffocated had been impressed or not . Mr . "Wallace said , that as soon as ever the paragraph alluded to had been the Committee sent for the regulating officerand asked him
seen , , concerning the report that had gone abroad " ; when it was found that there was not the smallest foundation for such a report . The Committee then , considering the dangerous consequences of such a paragraph , at a time like the present , did immediately take proper steps to bring the publisher of the newspaper in which it appeared to justice .
MR . O CONNOR . ^ Monday , n . Mr . St . John , in a speech of some length , brought forward his proposed motion relating to the apprehension of Mr . Roger and Mr .-Arthur O'Connor . He prefaced it with commenting on what he conceived the unmerited severity which had been exercised towards those unfortunate but innocent gentlemen . After making a variety of pointed remarks on this subject , and reading some extracts from the Habeas Corpus aft , and particularl y from the 12 th and 16 th clauses of that act , he moved that there be laid
before the House copies ofthe warrants issued for the apprehension of Roger O'Connor . He should follow that up with another motion , the same with respect to Arthur O'Connor , Esq-, and a third for copies of extracts of letters from Lord Camden to the Secretary of State , containing depositions upon oath ofthe charges brought against those gentlemen . Upon the first motion being read , the Attorney and Solicitor General stated their objedHons , at some length , to it . Mr . Sheridan was confident that If the subject was examined into by the House , the injustice that had been exercised to those unfortunate gentlemen would clearly appear .
Mr . Windham was against shewing too much delicacy when treason is in question ; and , where that is suspeited , it may warrant a greater stretch of authority than the common administration of justice . Sever . - ' ! O'her members spoke for and against the motion ; and Mr . St . John closed the debate with a few remarks ; " when the House divided upon the question , —Ayes , 15—Noes , 10 . 5 .. —Majority , S 9 . Tuesday 12 . Mr . Secretary Dundas delivered a Message from his Majesty
, , ( for which see the House of Lords . ) ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES . Wednesday , 13 . The House in a Committee , Mr . Dundas moved that the sum of one million be granted , to enable his Majesty to take such measures VOL . XI . - H