No. 23.
 

[Toface Page 175.
 

A Return to an Order of the Committee of Secrecy, dated the 24th Day of April, 1797.

For " An ACCOUNT, as far as it can be made out, of the Sums of Money paid for EXPENSES ABROAD in each Year since
the Beginning of the WAR, distinguishing the several Services, and distinguishing the Money expended on the Continent of
Europe, including the Imperial Loan, and the Advances made to the Emperor."
 

Bills drawn on the Lords of the Treasury from the Continent of Europe

Ditto drawn on Ditto from other Parts of the World                  ' -

Bills drawn on the Paymaster General from the Continent of Europe

Ditto drawn on Ditto from other Parts of the World

Remittances made by the Paymaster General to the Continent of Europe

Ditto made by Ditto to other Parts of the World

Bills drawn on the Office of Ordnance from the Continent of Europe

Ditto drawn on Ditto from other Parts of the World

Bills drawn on the Navy Office from the Continent of Europe

Ditto drawn on Ditto from other Parts of the World, and Bills issued for Stores

of Foreign Growth        .               .               .               .              -

Specie sent to the Cape of Good Hope by the Commissioners of the Navy
Bills drawn on the Victualling Office from the Continent of Europe
Ditto drawn on Ditto from other Parts of the World

Amount of Provisions and Victualling Stores sent to the Continent of Europe
Amount of Ditto and Ditto sent to other Parts of the World
Bills drawn on the Transport Board from the Continent of Europe
Ditto drawn on Ditto from other Parts of the World
Bills drawn on the Commissioners for sick and wounded Seamen, for the Service

of Prisoners of War, from the Continent of Europe        -           .            .

Ditto drawn on Ditto for Ditto, from other Parts of the World
Ditto drawn on Ditto, for the Service of sick and wounded Seamen, from the

Continent of Europe
Ditto drawn on Ditto for Ditto, from other Parts of the World
Amount of Prussian Subsidy
Amount of Sardinian Subsidy
Amount of Sums paid for Foreign Emigrant Corps
Amount of Foreign Secret Service, deducting ^(^ 25,000. a year paid out of the

Civil List            -                                                                -               -

Purchase of Neutral Cargoes         ....
 

1793-
 

£. s. d.
551,511 16 10
110,409 16 3

67,000 — —

305,645 10 8
 

90,566 5 10

25,060 10

107,193 16 2
 

566,480 6 7
 

3>03z 9 3
51,390 9 7
 

62,141
 

ii,8So 5 6
 

16,962 4 8
 

150,000-----

651,475 15 u

14,481 8 6
 

2,785,232 3 I
 

1794.
 

£■     s.

2,317,289 7 10

861,176 13 1

240,000-----

510,743-----
 

9.999 18 8
72,002 4 10
96,633 8
 

810,391 15 8
 

3,088 8 4
286,128 7 8
 

109,032 10 8
910 6
3,866 2 2
 

80,083 8 I
 

43,313 16 —
1,223,891 10 6

150,000-----

1,267,161 19 10

24'335 >8 —
"5-543 8 5
 

8'335.592 5 5
 

>795-
 

£■     s.

3,354,817 17

1,900,550 14

127,500 —

747,390 7

100,000 —

42.333 6

45,368 —

109,409 15
 

1,418,762 9 9
 

7,235 '8
403,587 14

102,203 "

206,186 19

72,426 16
 

83,634 8 8
 

38.641 19 7

150,000 —
1,503,140 17

148,068 4
478,977 II
 

: 1,040,736 13 --
 

1796.
 

£■     s. d.
187,631 5 7

4.279.457 7 7
 

1,030,319 9 8

32,528-----

16,830-----

147,446 5 9
 

1,419,725 — 8

5,000-----

20,411 I 2

537.039 'S —
 

327,209 7 6

3.574 »6 6
167,698 14 4
 

61,911 19 II
 

56,441 16 7

50,000-----

568,473 7 4

158.194 5 4i
1,580,023 7 9
 

10,649,916 — 8|
 

Total.
 

£.       s. d.
6,411,250 7 II

7,151.594 «' —
434,500-----

2,594,098 8 1
100,000 —^ —

175.427 " 2
159,260 15 9
460,683 5 7
 

4,215,359 12 8

5,000 -;----

33.767 17  2

1,278,146 6 7
 

600,586 16 II
210,672 2 4
243,991 12 8
 

237,510 3
 

155,359 "6 10
1,223,891 10 6

500,000-----

3,990,252 — 3

345,079 16 —I
•2,284544 7 9
 

32,810,977 2 2i
 

From the above Sum of,(;2,284,544. 71. gd. should be deducted the Sum of ^942,608. 7s. 2d. being either Sums paid on Ac
Government, the Produce of Neutral Cargoes already sold, or the Value ot such Cargoes delivered for the Service of Cover
 

ccount of
nment.
 

Whitehall, Treasury Chambers,
the 24th of April, 1797.
 

Loan and Advances to the Emperor f ;f 5,570,000.
 

t This ought to be ;f 6,570,000.    See the Returns, page 185.      £.

In the Year 1794           ...                      550,000

1795         ....         4,600,000

1796             ....      1,420,000

6,570,000
 

CHARLES LONG.
 

J. W.