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n, .1 aetermiaed to give it np to France? does not deny that it is an objea of the greateft importance to this Country; but he fays the Expedition would have been unneceffary if we had agreed to the Convention of El Arifch. Sir, this fubjed hds been &feuded more than once—[liere Mr. Jones ialed out, Hear aim! Hear him!]—Sir, I beg leave to allure that Hon. Gentleman, that I will never in terrupt any of his Speeches with Ilear him ! /7.-ar him! nor, if I can avoid it, will I undergo the mortification of hearing any of his declamations upon this fishier% Sir, the quellion which his Ma jelly's late Minifters had to confider at the period to which the Hon. Gentleman alludes, was, whe ther it would be wife in us to have permitted fo many of the chofen and veteran troops of France to have been landed in Italy, at a moment when the fate of the Campaign, of Europe, of every minor State, and efpecially of Portugal, was at flake? If any rational man at that moment had been anted, whether the fecurity of Portugal was molt likely to be maintained by keeping there veteran Forces in Egypt or by fuffering them to land in Italy ? it is impoffible to entertain a doubt with relped to his anions-. The Battle of Marengo was decided againft the Caufe of Europe and the World ; but let it be recolleded, that that battle was nearly gained, and that Caufe which was fo nearly ba lanced without the French army from Egypt, would have been rendered defperate had they ar rived : therefore, I fay, that the meafure which he - wi(hes to conned with the (late of Portugal for the purpofe of crimitiating us, is, as far as it is con neded with it, a proof orthe good policy by which our condua was governed. We never did ceafc in any one period of this arduous conteft to give to our allies that of llonce and encouragement, which afforded them the belt chance of Paving thernfelves and of affording fecurity to Europe.— We pollponed the confideration of Egypt, though an objea of great importance to es, as long as there was any chance of fliccefs in the General Cattle ; but when the Auftrians were defeated, though we lamented their reveries, we-did not ne Eleft our own interefts, and the expedition to gypt took place. Of thofe who have fought and fallen, of thofe who have fought and conquered i in that expedition, I will fay nothing, becaufe all language is inadequate to- their merits. But the Ho'n. Gentleman thinks this propofal comes too late, and is too fmall for the purpofe of affording effedual relief to Portugal. If that is really his opitficiii, he might cenfure Minifters for not bring ing it forward fooner, but he ought, if he was eon fiffent with himTetf, to endeavour to accelerate that which he thinks too tardy, and to increafe that which he thinks too fmall, inftead of oppofing it altogether. The Hon. Gentleman thinks this fum ,is advanced to Portugal to induce her, againft her udgment, to continue the conteft—This language has (seen ufed upon *other oecafions ; but I think the explanation given by my Noble Friend,com letely precludes the obfervation in the prefent in !lance.. We do not define Portugal to brave clan ser : but we fay, if for their own fakes they think It more wife, more manly, more dignified, and more Cafe to meet the danger rather than to agree to unknown conceffion, indignity, and infult, then . Great Britain will be true to her engagements; and though we -abfolve them from their promife to us, we will not make that abfolution a mak for our avarice or our pufilanimity, as long as they have spirit and courage enough (which no fub- Ady could give them) not to compromife with an oppreffing and perfidious enemy." • Mr. GREY, in reply, faid—At a moment when dangers furrounded the country on every Ade, when even the Noble Lord who had brought forward the motion himfelf admitted the ex iftence of there dangers, he could not as an Eng lifhtrian and fill more as a Reprefentative of Engliflnen, fail to take a retrofpedive view of the meafures of the late Adminiftration. Nor did the Right Honourable Gentleman who hail fpoken lay, if any judgment could be formed from his tone, Item indifpo(ed to enter on this retrofpe&ive examination. He had even chofen to accufe thofe on the other fide of the Houfe, of withholding charges agairtft their public condud. So far, con tinued Mr. Grey, am I from wifhing to draw a veil over the meafures of his Majefty's late Mini iters, that I indulge a hope that a day of retribu tion will yet arrive, a time will come when they !hall have to anfwer for their mikondua to their injured and offended country. I am ready to enu merate on my part many inftances where I have arraigned their conduft. The renewal of fuch charges mull depend in a great meafure on the chance of fuccefs, and the difpolition of the Houfe to give their fuppoit to fuels motions for inquiry. I refer the. Right Honourable Gentleman to the Journals of Parliament for the charges I have already made, and perhaps I may fubmit future charges to the Houfe. It is in the mean time fomewhat furprifing that, at the time the Right Honourable Gentleman rebukes us for introducing this topic into a collateral debate, and expreffes his refolution not to enter upon it cow, he in fart occupies the greater part of his fpeech with a de tailed anfwer to Tome remarks only incidentally introduced. He has endeavoured to vindicate the condo& of Minifters with regard to the violation of the treaty of El Arifch, and in doing Co he has done little mote than repeat what he has often for aberly urged. Nothing is fo important, Sir, in parliamentary difeuffion ' as an accurate recollec tion of dates. Let us look, then, a little, to the dates on the prefent occafion. The Right Honour. able Gentleman tells us, that Minitlers were ex tremely anxious to keep the veteran army of Egypt from being joined to the French forces in Europe ; and to prove the importance of this ob 3ea. he -has direfted our attention to the chance, which decided the battle of Marengo.—When, Sir, I fhould like to know, were the orders Cent out to Lord Keith, which left Min no alternative telhoftiog the evacuation of Egypt, and which pe remptorily refuted an acceptance of any conven tion for that purpofe ? Thefe orders, Sir, were rent ont on the 28th of Deeembei 5799. What was the language, and what was the conchs& of Minifters on that occalion ? Bonaparte was then but newly inftalled in his office, and loon after his propofals for peace were reeeived, and ao loner , • • . . . were they received than they Were contempthoutly rejefted. Did Minilters tell us Dien that the French were in poffellion of a great army, and that the chance of victory during the next campaign de pended as it wire on the call of the die ? Did they not, Sir, on the contrary, tell us they were Imnlcrupts refour-es and in power—that their armies were annihilated, and that fo con fi dent were they of fuccefs, that he who dared to doubt this, was liable to be loaded with the foul charge jacohinitra Bu what was in particular then account of the army of F, t, who „are now de fcribed as the heft troops olYrsizice, the return of whom would'have decided at once what was for nterly doubtful; who had reached the utmost de gree of perfeetion and difcipline of which foldiers are capable ? They were deferibed as men de ftitute of every comfort and every refource ; worn down by the difcafes of an unhealthy cli mate, and difguiled at an expedition fo fatal in its effedts, fighing for their native land.— They were, Sir, in a word, reprefented to be in that fituation as that we had only occafion to hold out our hands to receive their fubmiftion, and thefe very men, after two years ferrite, are fpoken of as the belt of all the French troops, whole arrival would have done much to decide the fate of Eu rope. So much, Sir, for the continency of his Majelly's late Minifters ! But the Right Honour able Gentleman accufes me of being a doubting and a hefitating politician. I confefs my preten 4ons to the charafter of a politician are very mo &crate, but I think if the Right Hon. Gentleman had given himfelf the trouble to attend to my for mer argument he would have found nothing in the prefent cafe to fuggeft his obfervations. I Armed Sir, that the belt means of defending Portugal wa , not by any fubfidies, but by a well difeiplined Britifh army, and I Rated that by the employment of a Britith force in Egypt we were deprived of the only means of giving effeftual fupport to our Ally. This is the argument I employed, and it well confidered it will be found to have more . weight than the Right Hon. Gentleman was wil ling to affign to it. As to the importance of Egypt to this country I (hall at prefent fay nothing, as i. is not neceffary to the fupport or elucidation o. my argument. The Right Hon. Gentleman has -taken great credit to himfelf for defending th country. I deny that h_ has prefervcd any thirq to us by the prefent war, but I will atTert he ha left every thiag in danger. He has confumed ou, refources, diminithed our comforts, impaired out enjoyment?, and after nine years of conteft left u expofed to all the dangers which threatened us at its commencement. I heft dangers are increafed, and they have increafed as the power of France has been augmented.—Mr. GREY went on to the confideratton of feveral other topics, after which he concluded by again exprelling his decided diffent from the motion. Mr. PITT in explanation denied that Minifters , had ever maintained that in thelaft campaign there was no doubt of fuccefs, hitt contended that they merely aliened that calculating the chances of fue -1 cefs, great hopes might be entertained. In reply to what had been faid of the charafter of the French ark) , in Egypt, he maintained that thefe repre fentations had not their origin from Government, but from individuals composing that army. Mr. Jowls profeffed his unwillingnefs after the very able difcuffion of an Hon. Member, ( Mr. Grey to enter on the confideration of the treaty of EI- Arifch. A Right Hon. Gentleman had chofen to call what he had formerly raid on this fubjed de clamation, but he had the confolation to know that it had found its way through Europe as truth. If he judged this the proper time to go in to the difcriffion, lie would, unlefs the Right Hon. Gentleman chofe to walk out of the Houfe, once more give him the mortification to hear fuch decla mation, and rip up the whole of this horrid bufinels. Leaving this, however, for the prefent, he (hould content himfelf with re fi ning fo unfeafonable a Motion. If the money were voted, be believed it would jun tome in time to pay the French army. —He concluded by begging the Chancellor of the Exchequer by every tie of humanity—by the - Gholl of the General who has fallen—by the Manes of the noble Army of Martyrs in Egypt, not to per fill in the Motion. The Motion was then put, and agreed to with out a divifion. The Houfe was retuned, and the Report ordered for to-morroVro•-kAdjourned. LONDON. TUESDAY, MAY rO. PKIOE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCC: Coach 604 6t—Redneed stri--4 per Cent. 7111+ S per Una. 961 f—Prew Ann. 94i.-.otnniunt 9 9} pram The Hamburgh Mail, due on Sunday lall, ar rived this morning. The contents, though they do not admit of any kind of analjfis, will be found of fome•importance. We fubjoin them. Constawrimort.s, Aram 12.—At the landing of the Englith in Egypt, Commodore Sir &DNS? SM►TN was the firit who landed amid a (bower of balls. The Captain Pacha has landed troops at Damietta, and taken poffelEon of that town. • The army with which the Grand Vizier is ad vancing, is Paid to amount to 40,000 men, but many of them are raw nndifciplined troops. Several tranfports have arrived at Rhodes and Cyprus with wounded and fick Engliih foldiers. FROMTIITS OF RUSSIA, MAT 2.—The account of the battle near Copenhagen, oa the ad of April, canted a great fenfation at St. Peterlburgh. The War-Governor Count Von Dll Panama, immedi ately refolved to repair to Revel, to haflen the failing of the fleet Rationed there, of la (hips of the line and three frigates, and to take proper nseafures for the defence of the harbour and the coati. It is well known that client:rause* hue fine altered. STATE PAPIDUk ♦IMi-ADMIRAL CRONSTRDT TO ADMIRAL PARKER. Cartfcrona, April 2.5., aot. Having by order of my King anfwercd the queflion you propofed to me on the 18th inflant, in the open and artlefs manner becoming a Swede, who' (peaks in a juR cattle ; I likewife hope and expe& that your Excellency will not he fitate to give an ex plicit anfwer to the queftion which I alfo have the honour herewith to propofe, on the part of my King. The fleet of his Britannic Majefly, under your command, having quitted the neighbourhood of Carlfcrona, after the receipt of my letter above mentioned, and according to a report from his Majefty's Governor-General in Scandinavia, foon afterwards pallid Salfterbo Ref, probably with an intention of returning through Drogden, your Excellency will permit me to requeft an anfwer to the following queftions Whether the King , by this flcp, is to cape& a more moderate line of condua towards the unarmed merchant-[hips of his own fubjeas, and thofe of his allies ? a. Whe ther the communication between different parts of his realms, as well as between the Baltic and the NVeftern coaft of Sweden, are to be confidered as blockaded dr not ?'—The King, my mater, is o f opinion, that - the arrival of fome Ups from Pome. rania for Carlfcrona; without being flopped by the (hips from the Englifh fleet, cruifing in thefe leas, furnifit an opportunity for afking thefe queflions. He has, therefore, commanded me, to requeft of your Excellency a poGtive anfwer to thole points, by which my further condo& will be regulated. (Signed) aC. 0. CRONSTEDT, " Adjutant-General to the King, acting for the Fleets, and appointed Commander in Chief at Carlfcrona." ANSWER FROM ADMIRAL PARKER. I have bad the honour of receiving the letter which y ou, Admiral,, have written to me, in the King's name, on the 26th intl. The anfwer I have to return, is, that, having receives, through Ruffian Envoy at Copenhagen, a letter from Zount VON DLR PsHLIN, his Imperial Majefty's 'vlinifter, which fo clearly evinces the favourable fentiments of his Imperial Majefty towards Great Britain, on his own part as well as with refpeet to his allies, I do not hefitate a moment to comply with the Emperor's wills for an armillice, tint?, the prefent differences between Great Britain and -he Northern Powers (hall be fettled ; and, in or der to Blew my readinefs to contribute thereto, I have given orders, immediately, no longer to oh ftrut the navigation of Ruffian, Swedifh, and Danifh fubjeets, in the Cattegat, and the Baltic. I requeft the Admiral to affitre his King, that, with refpeEt to Sweden, it gives me the greater fa tisfafition that hoftilities have not yet commenced between us; and, under the.prefent (avowable circtunftances, confidering myfelf itfured, that the former harmony and friendfhip, fo ufeful to the mutual welfare of both Powers, will fpeedily be reftored, I have the honour to be, with particular efteern, your Excellency's moll obedient (errant, (Signed) 4 , H. PARKER, Admiral, and Commander in Chief of his Britannic Majefty's Fleet in the Baltic, &c. &c." LETTER SROM HIS 'BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S :MUS TER, SIR JAMES CRAWFORD, TO HIS SERENE HIGHAESSTMS PRINCECHARLESOTHESSE•CASSEL. Hamburgh, May 7, ISM. Monfeigneun•—in order to prevent any error, it appears to me to be of fervice, to lay before your Serene Highnefs, is writing, the points on which you intended to agree with me this morn ing in the prefcnce of the Pruffian Minifier, who affured us of the approbation of his Court. Your Serene Highnefs declares, ifi, The Neutrality of the Elbe to be completely reflored, from this day, fo that every ireffel,be it under whatever flag, may freely depart and enter ; that even in the unfor tunate cafe of a renewal of hoililities between England and Denmark, a free return (hall be fe cured to all fuch (hips as, at that time, might be in the Elbe, or fuch as, by confidence in this con vention, might arrive in it ; and that they (hall not be &Net to an embargo, or any molettation whatever, in any cafe.—idly, That all Englifli merchandize or property, that (hall arrive in the Elbe from this day, flail be free from feque fire tion, and from any examination whatever.—idly, That, if the Court of Copenhagen (hould be in clined to relinquilh this Convention, it (hall be obliged to give notice of fuch :ntention fix weeks before hand, and that this Convention is to be in force until the expiration of fix weeks. g. In return I oblige myfelf to grant the neeeffary palTports to Demi& (hips failing from the Elbe, for Greenland and Norway, that they may pur fue their voyage, and return, without being mo hefted in any manner, by 13ritifh (hips of War or privateers..—l have the honoui to be, with refpe'l, Monfeigneur, your Serene Highnefs's humble and moll obedient fervent. (Signed) JAI. clawroas. To his Serene Highnefs,Monfelgocur the Pnanet of Mee-Carel" 11111111 RR RILTURIMI IT 111 FIRM MORRISS IRIS FIRLD-NARSHM.-011111RAL, PRINCR CRIARLdII OF HMI, T 9 Tilt ARCM LETTER.. . Head-quarters war Humburgh, May ?. Sir—The points you wientinn In mei in the letter which I have had the pleafure of receiving from you, are precifely thole agreed on, ia the pretence of the Prof Gan Mini der. viz: (Hire his Serene Highnefs repeats the articles, as above Rated, from if. The Neutrality," to " (hips of war or pri vateers," and concludes:) With perk& cßeem, I (hall never ceafe to be, Sir, your moR obedient dce.fervant. (Signed) CHARLES, Prince of He&. COPENHAGEN, APRIL zl.--His IMPERIAL MA.• jevry of all the Rajas, after having received the anfwer of the Court of London, has fignifi ed by letters to the Kino of PRUSSIA, that, be ing perfeetly fatisfied with the moderate and equi table conditions of England, he invites his PRus- SIAN MAJESTY to evacuate the EleCtorate of Ha. nover, the Mouth of the Elbe and of the Wefer; that he will confider fuch meafures as a proof of his friendfhip ; and that, being willing to pacify the North, and to reftore peace to Europe, he re. quells his PRUSSIAN MAJESTY not only not to throw obliacles in the way of his grand defign, but to forward its completion to the WI of his abi lities. The KING of PRUSSIA has in confequenco written to our Court in order to prevail on it to evacuate the city and territory of Hamburgh, and our troops have aFtually received orders to that effect. MAY 9.—Four chips of the line, of the fleet of Rear-Admiral Torry, have arrived in our Roads. The fleet of Admiral NELSON, which failed on the 6th from Kioge-bay, probably to perform Tome naval manoeuvres, is (till off the ifland of Moen...— It will thence fail• for Roflock and the Mecklen burgh coafls, to take in provifions. A courier has arrived from St. Peterlburgh with difpatches for the Ruffian Minifter here, M. LISACIWITSCH. His Ruffian Imperial Majefty has explicitly declared, that he does not mean to recede from the Northern Coalition, and has given his entire approbation to the Military Convention concluded by Denmark. The Emperor ALEX. ANDE R on this occafion, has written a very flatter ing letter, with his own band, to our beloved Hereditary Prince, to teftify his admiration of the valour difplayed by the Danifh f.iilors on the 2d of April. In this letter the Hereditary Prince is ililed le jam hero:, the young hero. Since the arrival of Lieutenant Colonel Srew eßr from England, a report has been circulated, that a negociator, on the part of the Englifu Go vernment, had arrived with him. The PRINCESS of WALES on Sunday completed the 33d year of her age ; on which occafion her Royal Highnefs received the compliments of the Nobility. This being the Birth Day other Maissrv, who completed the 57th year of her age, the ROYAL FAMILY received the compliments of the No. bility, at Kew Palace, on the occafion. Their Royal Highneffes the Panics of WALKS and Duke of YoaK will review the volunteer corps on the KING'S Birth Day. A draft of three hundred men and fix officers from the fecond and third regiments of Guards are ordered to proceed from London on Thurf. day morning for Portfmouth, to embark for Egypt. Bowaratrz's Invincible Standard was yeller. day brought to Lord HOBART'S Office. in White. hall (his Lordfhip being Secretary of State for India Affairs) : they were brought They Mr. Baia>. win, the Britith Conful at Egypt. They are very much worn ; the Confular Infignia of the Repub lic are emblazoned on them. Thanks to the conoysaoas in the BATTLE of ALEXANDRIA were yofterday voted in both Houfes of Parliament, with an enthuliarm of gratitude, veneration, and generous fympathy, worthy of the gallant men in whole favour they Were excited, and worthy of the country whole tribute they are. Over the monument the colours taken on the 2 Ift are to be. placed. We have heard that it is intended to create Lady ABERCROMBY a Peerefs, with roiainder to the iffue of Sir RALPH t. whatever Wide may be chofen as moft proper to convey to the family of that gallant Cominander the expreffion of national applanfe and regret, certainly 'every man in the kingdom Mull agree that the merit of Sir ft.txris Assacaomar derives from the public a teftimony of gratitude, at leaft, as large and liberal as that of any officer who has fignalifed himfelf in the courfe of the relent war. The gallant 42d is the regiment thus compli. I , 4 , mentarily alluded to by Sir Aac Kr WSARCASM, in Late a la Afoi k • Wha was it did the bnfinefs at ?mire? Oh; " the Ilighlanderz bore the brunt that day! Had is you but feen them, with their Ardrew-ferraras, " how they cut them, and !lathed them about ! • they did the bufinefs, and gained immortal ho • nour on the (pot !" The moll important article of intelligence receiv ed by the Lifbon mail yefterday is, the removing die embargo from Portuguefe vefrels in Spanith =; a circumflance of a favourable nature, and lig that the hoftility of Spain is not very timed. American papers, received yefterday, contain a outrage from the PiresiDriir to the Congrefs,‘ plainin; of great depredations on the commerce the Muted States, by•Britifficruiters. A nur of inflames are adduced. From the complex of the official papers; which are publifhed on Cubic& there complaints teem to be era more ous nature thin thofe we have hitherto had. new Pa [MIXT will no be Co difpofed to do away prejudices againft Great Brithin, as his predecet fors have been. At a Common Council. holden on Vircdnef4a , laft, at Orford, CNA' Lis A SUIT, Efq. was ur aimoully doled Recorder of that city, in roan of Faas rot Bl7ltrou. Efq. who reigned office on isectioittlof-thelofs of his lista.. _ 11.4111 4 r COM. rce of 4 imbcr lesion t : t 1 this f e feri- The on T lecel r t f4ay una. ) 1 the 4 . tithe