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direéted to be paid at the Bank, 
which fhall fall due in the months 
of November and December, fhall 
be difcharged and fatisfied by mo- 
ney to be fent down for the pur- 
pofe; and that from the firft day of 
January, 1797, provifion fhall be 
made, on notice that bills have been 
accepted to the amount of 100,000l. 
that money or Excheguer bills to 
that amount fhall be iffued to the 
Bank three days before the whole 
fum becomes due. The Governor 
was defired to inform the Chancel- 
lor of the Exchequer with the 
above refolution, and at the fame 
time mention to him, that the court 
intended to adhere ftrictly to thefe 
terms, and hoped he would give 
directions that no alteration fhould 
take place refpecting them, 
(No. 25.) 
Interview with the Chancellor of the Ex- 
chequer, 1ft of February, 1797. 
THE Governor and Deputy Go- 
wernor yefterday waited upon the 
Chancellor of the Exchequer, to 
reprefent to him how uneaty the 
court were at their large advances 
for government, and efpecially on 
the Treafury bills paid, which now 
amounted to 1,554,6351. and would 
in a few days be augmented to 
1,819,818i; and required that fome 
effective’ meafure fhould be imme- 
diately taken for the payment of 
the whole of this fum, as had been 
fo ferioufly promifed them fhould 
be done, at the opening of this 
year. 
Mr. Pitt acknowledged his inten- 
tions and wifh to have doné it; 
but faid, that he had been.prevent- 
ed by the very preffing calls for 
various other fervices. He> faid, 
however, he would confider over 
APPENDIX, TO 
his, payments and refources, and 
would endeavour to form fome 
plan for the repayment of the 
Treafury bills againft the next day, 
when the Governor and Deputy 
Governor were to wait upon him 
again about bufinefs of the national 
ftock. Accordingly, this day Mr, 
Pitt ref{umed the fubjeét, and faid, 
that he was endeavouring to fell 
Exchequer bills; out of which he 
hoped to be able to pay about 
300,000l. at prefent ; whichthe Go- 
vernor wifhed him to do, that the 
Bank might be provided for the 
bills now falling due. Mr. Pitt 
faid, as to future payment, he be- 
lieved he could propofe to pay 
every week about 150,000l. or in 
that proportion, until the whole 
fum, now due, was paid off. Mr. 
Pitt, however, hinted in converfa- 
tion, that another large fum of bills 
had appeared from St. Domingo. 
The Governor begged he would 
give an idea to what amount they 
were. He faid, about 700,000I; 
on which the Governor  ex- 
prefled great apprehenfion about 
fuch an addition to the prefent ad- 
vance; and begged of Mr. Pitt to 
put off the acceptance of thefe frefh 
bills, or at leaft to protract the ac- 
ceptance of them, to a term of two 
months beyond their tenor ; which, 
he faid, he would confider about, 
and take his refolution. 
The Governor then defiréd Mr. 
Pitt to write a letter officially to 
him, and he would lay it before the 
court, and take their refolutions 
upon it. Mr. Pitt then hinted that 
he fhould want fome money to 
fend to Ireland; that he had been 
applied to fora large fum, but that 
200,0001. in {pecie would be necef- 
fary. The Governor and Deputy 
Governor told him, that any far- 
ther drain of cafh from the Bank 
would, 
