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' L O N D O N, February 20.
THE IMPEACHMENT .
« WESTMINSTER HALL.
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THE Peers being afi'crnblcd, and JVarren
Hajiings being summoned into Court—
3VIr. Burke rose, on the fourth day ot his
speech, on the opening to the charges to be
exhibited to-morrow.
The firft and greater part of it was consumed
in painting in very strong language, the abuses
committed by BobatSeing—but which did not
f?em immediately relevant to Mr. Hastings :
in describing the abuses of government in the
provinces the extortion, and the receipts of
money, which he termed u jo many robberies
cj the Eajt-lndia company ” He declared, that
fpeh was the system of iniquity that was eftab
lillied by Mr. Hastings, and his creatures—
3at ]e studied the definition of govern*
ment both pra&ically and theoretically :
That he had reduced depravity into law, and
peculation into ,rulss of arithmetic. ,r
; After having dwelt on these topics for some
time, in a tone of voice not very forcible,
which were likewise twice interspersed with
readings of letters, &'c,.—be reached the corr
oding parts & his at
Mr. Ttirke rose into that animation, which
carries with it such power over his audience.
*/ Charge (cried he) Warren Hastings,
rt in the name of the Commons of England,
“ here afiembled, with crimes and mij
** demeanors! —l charge him with fraud,
c * abufC) treachery arid robbery! —l charge
4< cruelties unheard of, and devajla
*•* t y ns a j l!lo ft without a name !—I charge
hiin with having fcarcely’ left in India—
*r what will prove jatisja'Bion for his guilt !”
** Ahd now (added lie, in language Which
€i f hearing, we almost tremble to con
** addrels* mvfelf to this Afiembly,
“ With the most perfeft reliance on the justice
* l of this high court. Amongst you I fee a
V venerable and religious band, whose pro
tc vince and Whose duty it is—to i r enerate that
* c government eftabliftied in piety and mercy.
Cf To them, what must have been the priu
“ ciples of Mr. Hastings ?
Amongst you, I fee Judges of Eng
c{ land, the deliverers of law founded on .
** equal justice. To them, what must have
“ been the usurpations, the tyranny, the ex
tc tortions of Warren Hastings ?
Amongst you . efery an illuftriotis and
t( virtuous train of ncbles—whofe forefathers
C( have fought and died for the constitution !
e * men who do even less honor to their chil
-4C dren, than those children do to them-
Who are here assembled to guard that con
“ ftitytion which they have received. From
M them, what must the vjolater of all forms
*• and constitutions deserve 1
“ With one voice they wUJ encourage
“ this impeachment , which I here solemnly
* c maintain. , . .
“ I impeach therefore, Warren Hastings,
« in the name of our holy religion , which he
haft difgraeed.— I impeach him iu the name
of the Englijh Conjlitution , which he lias
«* violated and broken.—l impeach him, iu
the name of Indian millions , whom he has
“ facrificcd to injustice. I impeach him, in
** the uame, and by the best rights of human
« nature, which he has stabbed tu the heart.
<* And I conjure this high and faued Court,
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“ not these pleadings be heard iu
“ vain!
Such was the animated peroration of Mr.
Buke—to which e*en Mr.Haftings listened
with that veneration which mutual talents de
mand, and which ihould be paid, be the fi
xations of each party what they may.
Mr. Burke rose at thirty-five minutes part
eleven, and continued fpeakmg till half part
one.
Br a letter received last night from Rome,
dated the ift instant, we are informed, that
Prince Charles Stewart died there the 31st of
January, at halfpaft nine o’clock : his brother,
the Cardinal of Turk, ordered his body to be
convey ed to Prafeati, and is to go bimfelf to
morrow to afiift at high mass, and perform*
the last duties at his funeral. The particulars
\ will are not yet known, as he had writ
ten it in Florence, and deposited it in the ar
chives of that city ; they had dispatched a cou
rier for it, who was not returned at the writ
ing of this letter.
The Prince has left only one dkdgbter, who
-assumes the title of Dittchtjs of Albany : the is
about twenty-five years old, much lefpeaed
• or . er g°°d nature, piety, arid politenefe.
It is thought her father, and . her uricle the
Cardinal, will leave her axT immenfc fortune.
Extra# of a letter from Amsterdam , Dec. fl.
At a moment, when uniformity and har
mony, iu consequence appeared to be nearly
leftored, and every one seemed endeavouring
to forget the late unhappy contentions, and
defimus to contribute to heal the wounds ofa
bleeding country, the public tranquility has
. keen difturhed in.the most attrocious manner
by one hot headed man, Mr. Lodovick Hovy’
one of the most active persons in the late re
bellion, as a member of the committee for *
the dcience of the town, and included in those
erased from the magistracy, and baniftied the
: Court » though fuffered peaceably to jema?n
here, persisted to keep up all tokens of open
opposition to the constitution, and refufed to
adopt the signal of union, recommended by
the states of the Province, and the Magistrates
of tho city—the wearing of Orange cockades;
this was become universal, and he was the
only perion who refufed to adopt this sign of
a desire to contribute to the general tranquili
ty ; he, accordingly to the aftonifnment of
every body, appeared oh ’Change last Thurs
day, without either cockade or ribband, and
naturally met with some little iiifult. On
which, following the drift: ofpafiion, he re
vived to brave the whole Exchange, arid came
the next day with a sword by his fide, attended
by his clerks, livery servants, and some boat
men, and took his (laud as usual; this created
1 np#di ill will, and thedower part of the peo
ple were greatly incensed at it; but he was so
well farrounded, that he was secured from all
personal insult > his attendants, however, did
not fail to have defiance, and a poor Jew,
whom they fufpeded of an intention to affront
their matter, was laid hold of and daftied to
pieces the pavement; after which they
conveyed Mr. Hovy off in triumph.
“ This created a great consternation, and
the remaining spirits of the seditious cabal re
vived, A kind of convention was entered
into not to attend the Exchange, which many
of them accordingly deferred yesterday ; but
they will, no doubt, be soon tired of their
retreat, especially as the regency has stepped l
forward with tivnuefc 4 and, in the firft ia*
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flarvce have confined Mr. Hovy to his house.
and jubliihed an ordinance, drrefting every
body to wear orange cockades, under penalty
of bemg confidercd as disturbers of the pub
lic tranquility,* and punilhed accordingly.
Thus, we hope, all will be in good order
again; but it is a lamentable reflexion, that
the great clemency and humanity shewn by
the regency to the numbers of persons abso
lutely in danger of being pursued and punilh
ed for high tieafon, and fuffering them to re
main- unmolested, instead of producing mode-’
ration and reformation, seems to have hard
ened tbefe mii'ereants, who watch every oc
calion of fliewing their malignity; and, in
dead of improving the advantages given, con- *
sider them as proof, of the weaknef* or timi
dity of the Magistrates, though now efla
hlirtied with all the strength of the old ant
only sure constitution of the country, bf
which alone it’can retain any political and
commercial consideration. The firmiiefs of
the regency in puniflnng this dirtuibcr of the
public repose, has product the tlefired efTeft.
The few partisans of the offender, chiefly the
French houses eftablilhed -here, who had
thought proper to absent themselves from the
'Change, and by t threats and tailing peoples
appfehenfionn, fj dctarye<f' moy othAb hum
attending, are since / returned to their places,
except two or three of the mofl obitinare; and
effectual measures are taken to prevent the like
disorder in future.”
The Empress of Rutfia has just concluded a
loan in Holland for about 600,0001. The
find originally required was much larger,
which, together with the verj advantageous
terms offered, had induced ’he Dutch lately
to fell valt funis out of our funds, in order to
become fbbfcribers to this loan, in which nine
out of ten of the parties offeiing have been
disappointed, and in consequence have revert
ed With their money to a reinveflment in the
English Stocks at the market in Amfierdam,
which, when the last mail came away, had
raised the confols to 77 3-4, fully one quartet
above the price in the London Exchange, at
the time this news arrived Jaft Saturday.
On the morning of the 29th ult. Lord George
Gordon was brought lup to receive the judg
ment of the Court, upon two convictions, on'
information for libels on the Queen of France,
and Moniieur Barthelemy, and on theadmi
niftration of the criminal juftict of this coun
try ; the particulars of which we have here
tofore explained to the world.
His Lordship did not think it prudent to
. trufi the mitigation of his punifbment to the
exercise of his own eloquence ; his own exer
tions having proved so ineffectual upon the
trials. He wifely therefore committed bis
case to the care of Mr. Wood, and Mr. Dal
las ; arid if iugcnuitv could have blinded pe
i netration, the punifbment of the noble con-
vent mufthave been small.
Mr Attorney General with bis usual can
dour, did not piefs a punilhment beyond what
it rtiould appear to the court the nature (hould
require; and, in the detail of bis conduct
throughout profeention, he fatisfied all who
heard him, that he had treated h’is lordfiiip
With tenderness and moderation; barely dif
chargihg the painful duty which the nature
of his office demanded him to perform* The
Court with great perspicuity, pointed out the
i 1 nature oi Ihe offaiccsfhr which his lordship
was to recyve juu^meut; exacted the