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House Of Commons.
Thursday , 20 . The following Petitions were presened from places whence thev had come already , viz . Milborn Port , Cirencester , and Leomi ister . The following new ones were presented ; From Tregony , in Cornwall ; the County of Kent ; the County of Stirling ; the Borough of Maidstone ; and the City of Worcester . " " Mr . Serjeant Adair brought up his Bill for the further Relief of the Quakers . The Bill was read a first time , and ordered to be printed . Mr . Pitt brought up the Bill for the Augmentation of the Militia , which was
read a first time . Friday , 2 t . New Writs were ordered for Westbury , in the room of Geo . Ellis , Esq . elected for Seaford ; in the room of Charles Ellis , Esq . he having chosen Seaford ; for the City of Hereford in the room of John Scudamore , Esq . deceased ; for the Borough of Stamford , in the room of Sir George Howard , derceased ; for the County of Flint , in the room of Sir Roger Mosten , deceased ; for the City of Peterborough , in the room of Richard Benyton , Esq . deceased ;
for the Borough of Yarmouth , in the room of Lord Charles Townshend and Stephen Howe , Esq . deceased . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , Mr . Wyndham rose to present the Army estimates . He stated the whole force of the country at 195 , 654 men ; and the expence at 15 , 190 , 000 !; the Army at home , Guards , Regulars and Fencibles , at 60 , 765 men , exceeding last year by 11 , 54 6 ; and the Army abroad at 6 4 , 276 men , being a diminution of 13 , 641 since the same period . Pie then moved his first resolution , " That there be employed
for the Land Service of this year the number of 195 , 000 men . " General Tarleton made a variety of remarks upon Mr . Windham's estima ' - . ' , and asked what brilliant exploits had been atchieved worthy of so large a fo ;\ e , aiid proportionate to so enormous an expence , which , including extraordinaries , ancl the expected levy of 103 , 000 men , would be equal to the whole revenue o £ this country in the las year of peace . Mr . Hussey asked the number of effective men among the 195 , 000 contained in the resolution—a question the Secretary at War confessed himself unprepared to answer . The Resolutions were then voted as follows :
• jf or the pay and maintenance 0160 , 765 men for the land service , for 1797 , ------- > --- ---- L . 10 , 595 , 905 o o For the garrison ; of Gibraltar , Corsica , and the Cape of Good Hope , and for South Wales , for 1797 ------- 1 , 411 , 231 19 5 For the difference between British and Irish pay for six regts . of foot , for 1797 , -------------- 4 , 096 o o For the charge of troops employed in recruiting for the East Indies , for 1797 , -------- _ . ___ 1 3335 18 o
, Oh account of the recruiting service , for 1797 , ----- 3 60 , 000 o o For Generals and Staff Officers , for 1797 , ------- 94 > ' 95 14 o For the embodied Militia , for 1797 , -------- 950 , 441 3 6 For contingencies , fordilto , -- __ - ______ 213 , 000 o o For the Fencible Cavalry , for 1797 , --------- , 397 , 734 4 2 For clothing for the embodied Militia , - - ----- 112 , 811 o o On account forallowap . ee to Fencible Cavalry , for 1797 - - - 95 , 000 o o
Mr . Fox rose and said , he had heard it alleged that the engagement made with the Maroons had not been faithfully adhered to ; and that such was the opinion of Colonel Walpole , an Officer , who , from his situation , was well qualified to judge . This induced Mr . Bryan Edwards , a new Member , to give the House a history of the Maroons , by which it appeared that they were descendants of the Spanish Negroes , who took to the woods when the English took Jamaica . He admitted that they had been promised a residence on the Island ; but not coming in upon the appointed day , it had been thought proper to send them to America . He described them as a turbulent and savage race of men .
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House Of Commons.
Thursday , 20 . The following Petitions were presened from places whence thev had come already , viz . Milborn Port , Cirencester , and Leomi ister . The following new ones were presented ; From Tregony , in Cornwall ; the County of Kent ; the County of Stirling ; the Borough of Maidstone ; and the City of Worcester . " " Mr . Serjeant Adair brought up his Bill for the further Relief of the Quakers . The Bill was read a first time , and ordered to be printed . Mr . Pitt brought up the Bill for the Augmentation of the Militia , which was
read a first time . Friday , 2 t . New Writs were ordered for Westbury , in the room of Geo . Ellis , Esq . elected for Seaford ; in the room of Charles Ellis , Esq . he having chosen Seaford ; for the City of Hereford in the room of John Scudamore , Esq . deceased ; for the Borough of Stamford , in the room of Sir George Howard , derceased ; for the County of Flint , in the room of Sir Roger Mosten , deceased ; for the City of Peterborough , in the room of Richard Benyton , Esq . deceased ;
for the Borough of Yarmouth , in the room of Lord Charles Townshend and Stephen Howe , Esq . deceased . The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply , Mr . Wyndham rose to present the Army estimates . He stated the whole force of the country at 195 , 654 men ; and the expence at 15 , 190 , 000 !; the Army at home , Guards , Regulars and Fencibles , at 60 , 765 men , exceeding last year by 11 , 54 6 ; and the Army abroad at 6 4 , 276 men , being a diminution of 13 , 641 since the same period . Pie then moved his first resolution , " That there be employed
for the Land Service of this year the number of 195 , 000 men . " General Tarleton made a variety of remarks upon Mr . Windham's estima ' - . ' , and asked what brilliant exploits had been atchieved worthy of so large a fo ;\ e , aiid proportionate to so enormous an expence , which , including extraordinaries , ancl the expected levy of 103 , 000 men , would be equal to the whole revenue o £ this country in the las year of peace . Mr . Hussey asked the number of effective men among the 195 , 000 contained in the resolution—a question the Secretary at War confessed himself unprepared to answer . The Resolutions were then voted as follows :
• jf or the pay and maintenance 0160 , 765 men for the land service , for 1797 , ------- > --- ---- L . 10 , 595 , 905 o o For the garrison ; of Gibraltar , Corsica , and the Cape of Good Hope , and for South Wales , for 1797 ------- 1 , 411 , 231 19 5 For the difference between British and Irish pay for six regts . of foot , for 1797 , -------------- 4 , 096 o o For the charge of troops employed in recruiting for the East Indies , for 1797 , -------- _ . ___ 1 3335 18 o
, Oh account of the recruiting service , for 1797 , ----- 3 60 , 000 o o For Generals and Staff Officers , for 1797 , ------- 94 > ' 95 14 o For the embodied Militia , for 1797 , -------- 950 , 441 3 6 For contingencies , fordilto , -- __ - ______ 213 , 000 o o For the Fencible Cavalry , for 1797 , --------- , 397 , 734 4 2 For clothing for the embodied Militia , - - ----- 112 , 811 o o On account forallowap . ee to Fencible Cavalry , for 1797 - - - 95 , 000 o o
Mr . Fox rose and said , he had heard it alleged that the engagement made with the Maroons had not been faithfully adhered to ; and that such was the opinion of Colonel Walpole , an Officer , who , from his situation , was well qualified to judge . This induced Mr . Bryan Edwards , a new Member , to give the House a history of the Maroons , by which it appeared that they were descendants of the Spanish Negroes , who took to the woods when the English took Jamaica . He admitted that they had been promised a residence on the Island ; but not coming in upon the appointed day , it had been thought proper to send them to America . He described them as a turbulent and savage race of men .