fubftance of the information given 
in the remonttrance of the Spanith 
ambaflador had been ftated in his 
_ majefty’s meflage ; he defired only 
to have the date of the receipt of 
that information. ‘This could in no 
Ways prove injurious to the interefts 
of the country, and he thought it 
would neither be candid to the houfe; 
; hor honourable to the minifter, to re- 
fufe it. In conclufion, Lord Kinnoul 
moved for « An humble addrefs to 
his Majefty, that he would be gra- 
cioufly pleafed to order to be laid 
before the houfe, the date of the 
_ teceipt of the remonttrance prefent- 
ed by the Spanith ambaflador to his 
_ Majefty’s minifters, by order of his 
court.” 
_ Lord Walfingham then rofe, and 
- faid, that the motion of the noble 
~ lord could not be agreed to, unlefs 
the houfe departed from a rule 
which they had invariably and wife- 
~ ly obferved; that of never. fuffering 
papers to be produced relative to a 
_ hegociation with a foreign power, 
pending fuch a negociation. 
__ The motionwas fupported by lord 
 Portchefter, lord Carlifle, and lord 
_ Stormont :—<and the queftion being 
: "pitt, the houfe divided, and there 
appeared, contents 34, non-con- 
- tents 53. ? 
__ Onthe roth of May a vote of cre- 
_ dit for one million paffed the houfe 
of commons without oppofition. 
___Inour 30th volume we have given 
 & particular account of the eompen- 
 fation voted for the American loy- 
_ alitts, of the principles upon which 
it was difttibuted, and of the cafe of 
_ Mr. Harford. 
_ Our readers will alfo firid at the 
end of the hiltorieal part of this vo- 
fume, a ftatement laid ‘before the 
_fhoufe of commons of the claims 
. “made, and of toffes allowed by the 
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commiffioners for examining the 
claims of the American loyalifts. On 
the rith of May, the chancellor of 
the exchequer, after ftating the a- 
mount of the claims given in by the 
American loyalifts, the amount al- 
lowed by the commiffioners, and the 
fums already paid, moved, that the 
fum of 224,000/, be granted for far- 
ther payments; and the fum of 
32,000/. to make good the loffes 
fuftained by certain perfons, inhabi- 
tants of the United States of Ame- 
rica. Some of thefe; he faid, had ~ 
fuftained very heavy loffes by a con- 
du& which entitled them to the mu- 
nificence of this country; and it 
was found on enquiry, that the rea- 
fon why they had not applied in per- 
fon for compenfation, was, that their 
loffes had deprived them of the 
means of leaving America. At the 
farnetime he gave notice, that on 
the enfuing Tuefday he fhould pro- 
pofe a compenfation, in the way of 
perpetual annuity, to the Penn fa- 
‘mily, whofe loffes were eftimated by 
the commiflioners at 500,cc0/, and, - 
alfo, for fome other claims not yet 
provided for. 
He then moved a mode of com- 
penfation for fuch perfons as fuftain- 
ed loffes by fupplying the army 
or the navy with ftores, provifions, 
&c.; for fuch as fuffered by the cef= 
fion of Florida; and for fuchas fuf- 
fered by loffes of income arifing 
from offices. 
On the 14th, the chancellor of 
the exchequer called the attention of 
the committee to the loffesfuftained 
by the family of Penn. Their cafe; 
he faid, was different from that 
of any other of the American loyal- 
ifts, and could not be governed by 
any of the rules already laid down 
by the houfe. He ftated their al- 
lowed lofs to be 500,0e0/. and pro- 
[G 2} pofed 
