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tice, as ferocious and sanguinary, 
they ought, by the same rule, to 
be represented, at present, in more 
favourable colours. It was, by 
treating each other with equity, 
that nations at variance drew near- 
er to reconciliation, and not by in- 
duiging in reciprocal defamation, 
whih only tended to eternize 
enm sy. ; 
In answer to some strictures, 
on the conduct of the admiralty, 
that were thrown out in the se- 
quel of this debate, it was observ- 
ed, by: admiral. Gardner, that, 
in the course of the last ycar, 
applications were made for one 
hundred and eight convoys, which 
had been accordingly granted. 
This service had employed — one 
hundred and forty ships, exclusive. 
ly of sixteen constantly cruizing 
on the coast to protect its trade. 
Mr. Lambton took this oppor- 
tunity to notice the efforts of the 
French, to put their navy on a 
formidable footing. Models of the 
various parts and timbers, proper 
for the construction of ships of the 
line, were sent to the several pro~ 
vinces, where wood for such pur, 
poses was procurable. Here the la~ 
bouring people were directed in what 
manner to cut down and prepare 
the trees scleéted for ship-building, 
which wete conveyed, in the rough, 
to the dock.yards, there to be 
completed by the ship-wrights, and 
put together with all possible dis- 
patch, By this expeditious me- 
thod of proceeding, they would 
be able, according to their cal. 
culation, to add sixty new ships 
to their fleet in a very short time. 
Such a process, in their construc. 
tion, would not certainly admit of 
much solidity and duration; but 
these were not wanted: the quan, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
tity, not the quality of the ships, 
for immediate. service, was the 
only object in request. Such being 
the plans and intention of the ene- 
iny, government could not be too 
anxious in preparing to meet the 
numerous marine that might so 
shortly be created, through these. 
extraordinary exertions. In con- 
sequence of these various discus. 
sions, one hundred thousand sea- 
men were’ uvanimously voted for 
the service of the present years 
On the 21st of January, Mr... 
Windham presented to the - house 
the estimates of the army. | These 
amounted, including the regulars, 
the militia, and the new levies, 
to one hundred and fifty. thousand 
men; a force that was deemed 
amply sufficient for the preserva~ 
tion of internal tranquillity, and 
the protection of the kingdom 
against all enterprises from abroad. 
The expence of maintaining it 
was computed at six millions six 
hundred and fifty-two thousand 
unds. He moved, that the ar- 
my establishment, for the present 
year, should consist of the number 
stated, , 
General Tarleton severely repres 
hended the methods used for the 
ordering and recruiting of the ar. 
my. Veteran officers thereby were 
loaded with heavy expences, to 
which, if inadequate, they were li- 
able to have raw young men set 
over them. He cited some pre. 
cedents of promotions of this na~ 
ture, equally offensive to officers 
of long standing, and detrimental 
to the segvice. Hence, he said, 
the .recruiting business had fallen 
into the hands of crimps and 
school-boys. ‘The avarice of the 
former and the inaptitude of 
the latter, was accordingly vi. 
sible 
