East India Affairs Substance of a Speech Delivered At the East India House
East India Affairs Substance of a Speech Delivered At the East India House
Thomas Henchman
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It is therefore impofllble to draw a fair companion between the two. But, Sir, the Directors might, if the object had not been to dif- parage the Indian owners, have ftatccl, that when Lord Wellefley lately talked of fending three or four regular (hips to China for want of cargoes, that arch offender, Mr. Fairlie, offered to furnifa the Governor General with goods to the value of 18 or 2O laes, in order to preverr it: and it is very probable thefe fhips are now on their voyage home, fupp'ied wi...th cargoes by one of thole very men who are ab tiled as extortioners; and inftead of aiding, to be taking every opportunity to injure and diftrcfs the Company. Next, Sir, with regard i " * to the companion between Indian and European (hips, as to dcarnefs ; foreign Europe (hips are fait! to be the chcapcft, and teak (hips the dearcft; C 4 this ( 40 ) this I totally deny, upon the information I have had. Perhaps many people will agree with me, when they are acquainted that teak fhips will go eight or ten voyages to India and back, without any repair at all ; whilft an oak fhip is never able to go above three voyages without a thorough repair, at an expence of many thoufand pounds.
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