Star. — London, England, 1801-11-14 00:00:00

A points in difpute between us and tha Noithern Powers, he confidered to be five :-1. The colt nial and coaflii:e, trade: 2. The right to fearei Ihias uncle* era , ye! : 1. The right of blockade . Erce Chip, re:kin..free goads: and 5. The ar ticks to he ci.niaierLl centrah ind of war. Froit our claims with regard to all of theft., it had be& declared impolible to recede canfiftently with the hanotra with the intereft, with the very eminence of the courtry. In every one particular, however, car claims had been receded from. It had beci. already clearly proved by an Hon. Centlenian (Mr. Gray,) that the cradling trade was complete ly abandoned, and that neutrals might carry on the trade of the enemy without molefiation. As he hated the fyftem of privatcering, he was glad to fee it met with every difcouragement. He therefre approved of giving up the right of pri vateers to featth Thips under convoy. But the method pointed out for chips of war exercifing the right; made him look upon this article of the treaty likewife with great didatisfaaion. If the papers were not f iund regular, it was laid the captain might proceed to fearch ; hut how eafy would it he for a neutral to carry a fet of falfe papers, with which no fpecifie fault could be found ? His Lord fhip was very far from agreeing with the Hon. Gentleman who feconded the Addrefs, that we had gained any thing by the new definition of blockade. A port was to be confidered in a Rate of blockade when it was impoffible for a neutral fhip to enter it without danger. Would the Hon. Gentleman lay theme would be any danger to a neutral to enter Breit when our blockading (qua dron was blown off by flormy weather? It was indeed too much that that port fhould not be con fidered in a nate of blockade, to blockade which a large fleet was es prefsly afligned. The Noble Lord laid his fatisfaetion at finding a renunci ation of the principle, that free bottoms make free goods, was greatly abated by finding in the treaty another claufe which would render this aC knowledgment of very little value. Neutrals were to be allowed to buy the goods of the enemy un molefted, and to carry them wherever they chofe. Now he withed to know how fraud was to be pre vented in this fpecics of traffic ? When a cargo of French wines or French colonial produce was met with at lea, how could it be certainly known whether the property was or was not tranf (cited from the inhabitants of France ? In this way the trade of the enemy would fiourifh as much as if it were to be allowed to be openly carried on in neutral bottoms. With regard to contraband, the Treaty conceded a point of the greaten impor tance, viz. That contraband of war doe's not in clude n.tval Rores. On former occafions we had agreed with particular nations that naval flares fhould not be confidered as contraband, but to there nations the boon was never of great value, and we granted it only for a limited term of years. This Treaty was in future to be confidered as the grand code of maritime law, and we had thus given up the point for ever. But the merits of the flam ers of a treaty did not abfolutely depend upon v hat it gained or conceded. Perhaps Minillers could affign reafons which compelled them to de feet the principles which their predeceffors had de clared they never would abandon. This was the firft at of thch• Adtninillration, and perhaps they might be able to fhcw that it augured an Admini - thration, long, firm, vigorous, dignified, and fuc cetsfil. They might be juflified by necciEty, but weeeflity alone could jullify them. They had [truck that flag which an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Sheri dan) had elcapently declared ought never to dif a ar till the nation itkli was overwhelmed. LLord HAWKESIVRY, in a very comprehenfive fpcceh, 'entered firituicir into a review of every one of the five points which the difpute with the North ern Powers embraced. He could not agree with the Hon. Gentleman who preceded him, that the !ionic was called upon to vote an Addrefs upon the mere affertion of Miniflers. The ftatement, that the Powers of Denmark and Sweden were prepared to accede to the Treaty between this coentry and Rullia, formed a part of the fpccch f, Gm the Throne. The Honfc, in fait, was called to vote an Addrefs on a Contention with Ruflia, to which the CI )nrts of Copenhagen and Stockholm were in that Treaty exprefsly invited to accede.— Thus much far the authority on which the pries c cf the Houle retied. It had been afferted by one Hon. Gentleman, (Mr. Crcy) that the Convention was merely a judicious compromifc of the thipate, while a Noble Lord, (Lord Temple) will equal confidence advanced, that every point at iliac latween the country and the Northern 7S s, as compktely abandoned. From both tl.Ze poiti , ns he mun moil unequivorally diffent. All the reavietions entered into la: the l'icaty, were n n ..niy Tuft in theit.; principles, but wife and vpesliei in th..ir policy. But then it had been ...;teti 'ay I :onourable Gentleman, (Mr. Grey) write h Country gained by the adjuftment ? tn;• liqn, «hiclt had been put with an air et • :iune lie writl,l hi:efly real..., that this tai.arery d rot eitgage in the cone I`. -.vith a view v :is not ft , - the perpcf.. cl Lew ae an a hat fie)) p::ferve thole aisticnt and a. riCas c f whit they already flood pot . - f Vt'e rook up arms to rcflit a confederacy, • had for its a wowed ok'eart the fubverfirm o f o reared vizhts. The only queflion, therefore, v lath ror.:!:neel fee the difeullion of the Houle . amply this: had we obtained the renunciation hij a iota prctcnfinns, or had we not ? It a. • a fait iiil;veriWy kaawn and admitted, that ' • :it I.ritain owed hcc pri,iperh!,. her relay, : • , h se v, y ex:lenee, ro her maritime alien (' • ; 1,47, 1,4: M:ght •go ere:lid:teddy further, • !. • a !:.rover there was left dear and , ._.:.:a! C-•••rnmeni• Europe, • a, • ' to the a• r rare. The Nom, I 1 . •• • ~• , •:1 ar the f; . , , .'• .' •to at LL. of this C. , lln:ry . • • t.•_ 1i; t! trly of our . • • •.. : •:, . LL ,,IL I'L otc,c!r;fLip :• 1%; ;Lc eircatial rob:). of • • . : happened that 'l'e in t . r , naaigatian e a t ft, : a ;a-eft:rel.:2 ta the lat. .• : • Lririfh (:tipping, from : •: 1 *:. time. of pea, -, and . ~, ;,~_ :l. t as far as ptaelicableathough certainly not fo com oletzly, in war alfo. The prattice of France, and, ndeed, the pi ineiple on which the Armed Neutrality vas founded, went &really to the reverie. Great Britain had nothing that the could gain from her ivaic, but much to lofe. France, in times of war, Crete her whole commerce into neutrals: we, on :be contrary, cxercifed a wholefome and falu tat y check on the neutral trade of the enemy.— With refped to the fyftem of moderation which bad been obfervcd by his Majefly's Miniflers in adjulling the difpute with the Northern Powers, he thought they were entitled to much praife on that plea. It was a principle of found policy not to gall an adverfary by wanton aggreffion ; not to pulh matters to extremes, for the purpofe of mak ing an ostentatious difplay of fuperiority. The points for which we contended might be divided into four dirett, and two collateral queftions.— All thefe four had been completely abandoned by the hobble Powers. The definition of a port in a !late of blockade was now fo fettled as not to leave the fmalleft doubt upon the fubjet. It was not merely the attual Ration of a fquadron, but its allotment for that purpofe, which conftituted a blockade. Thus, though adverfe gales might blow our fquadrons from their Ration for a time, flill the exiftence of the blockade remained ac knowledged. This was a point of no fmall mag nitude. With refped to the exceptions in favour of Ruffia, they could have no prejudicial cilia un the interefts of this country. Not more than from 15 to 20 Ruffian (hips, on an average, palled the Sound in the courfe of a year. The right of fearch was admitted to all purpofes of prac tical benefit,. but its exercife only fubjetled to i fuch limitations as prevented nes of infult and vexation. The dotrinc, that free bottoms con nit uted free goods, was likewifc renounced, and the right to fupply an enemy with contraband articles of war entirely furrendered. Thus the Armed Neutrality had abandoned every one of their four leading points. With refpeet to the Loafing and Colonial Trade, the regulations now agreed upon were fuch as only permitted the carrying on of trade already eftablifhed with Neutral Powers, but prohibited the commencement of new branches of I commerce. 'Thus the Houf; would perceive, that there was not a fingle point of confequence to the profperity and national ftrength of this country which was not completely attained. And they would further perceive, that the only regulation propofed by the hoftile Powers, which we had been induced to adopt and incorporate with our own Code, was precifely that one of all others which moll effetually tended to baffle all at tempts at collufion. No (hip was to be accounted neutral unlefs the Captain and half the crew ap pertained to a Neutral Power. Thus we bad effec tually accomplifhed every objet for which we had entered into the conteft. It never could anfwer the end of juftice, nor yet of found policy, wan tonly to trample on a difcomfited foe. There was a degree of magnanimity due to the charatler of a great Empire, which this country, he was proud to fay, had on the prefent octagon moll eminently difplayed. Dr. LAWRENCE began with remarking his fur prife that the Noble Lord, in Rating the nature of the Convention entered into by the Northern Powers in tBOO, had Paid, that its Ripulations were of a general nature, and without any Treaty by mere acceffion, became common to other na tions, fo that Praia, with whom we had no Treaty, might inftantly have obtained all the be nefits contended for. It was curious that this cafe fhould have been mentioned, becaufe among all the Powers with'whom we had entered into difcuf fion or hoftility refpeting the queftion, Pruflia was the only one againft whom we had taken no hof. tile meafures. 'fhe Learned Gentleman then pro ceeded to confider the different points of the Con vention before the Houfe. The at ticle contended for by the Treaty of Armed Neutrality, viz. That free bottoms made free goods, was given up by the Northern Powers, referving the Treaties now in exiftence—and certainly a very important thing for this country that filch an article fhould never become the recognized law of Europe. With te rra to the enumeration of contraband commodi ties, it appeared to him that the flipulation was too much like the admiffion of a general principle, inflead of Rating rather an exception. It appeared to him different from the former Treaty with Ruf fia. in as much as by the condition that no other articles, enemies property excepted, fhould be lia ble to fi.:zure, it keened to imply that Ruffian commodities on board of (hips belonging to any other Power, fhould be free. The article in goof tion, likewife, did not leave us in fo gOod a litua• tion as it found us, particularly with regard to the right of pre-emption which we now enjoy. The war of opinion too, that the attempt of definition as to what conflituted blockade, was not fitted to remove the doubts which fubfiffed on that folic& As to the right of convoy, it Was one which this country had never esercifed againft other nations, and there was no inflance of a convoy being con i demned, though convoys had b ee n b rou gh t n.— He made tome allufions to the cafe of the Swedifh convoy, in which cafe he contended that there had been no intention on the part of the Swedes to fupply the enemy. He contended that, in the cafe of (catching a convoy now, the burden of proving that the cargo and deflination of the 'cite's ender convoy was illegal, was thrown upon this country. His opinion upon the whole was, that the points in difpute were very' imperfealy fettled, and that the principles of future difcord were anew intro. duccd. Ilc then proceeded to jun ify an opinion of his on a former otcaflosi, alluded to in the debate, and contended that the difpute with Denmark and Sweden had been blended with a difpute with Ruf fia, totally of a different nature, viz. about the llland of Malta, with which Bonaparte had now (educed the Emp:ror of Rtiffia to abandon the in terels of the King of Sardinia. Lord GLEN arty's, in a few words, took notice of tome points in the fpeech of his Learned Friend, in which Ise Teemed to have miftaken the fad. 11, LAWIUNCE explained. Mr. SI URGL :S i in a !bort fpccrli, contended that the Convention had fecund h e clcntial intcreas of thi. country. , Mr. NEWIOLT (aid a few words on the fame code. Mr. ERSKINE raid that he rofe to express his ap probation of the Convention. He had not been in the Houle when the Intik& was formerly difc uired, though he was not altogether a ['ranger to it. But a (bort time ago we had feen this country.ftrug gling.in a ruinous and an ur,neceffary war; welad teen the Powers of the North, three great nations, arrayed in hoftility again[' us—confederated to in troduce alterations in the maritime cod.: of Europe repugnant to the effential interefts of this country. Now, however, we fee Preliminaries of Peace fign ed with France, and the Powers of the North ac ialing to a Convention by which they pledged themfelves to the fupport of thofe effential princi ples of Maritime Law which were heldro be moft favourable to the Britifh profperity and greatnefs. The point of free bottoms making free goods was given up. NVe retained the right of fearch, which indeed Is the pledge and feaurity of the principle that the privilege of free bottoms (hall not be in troduced. The queftion with the Northern Powers was a delicate one, becaufe it involved their inte refts very nearly ; the commodities deemed contra band were their produce, and the rigid application of the rules again[' commerce in contraband did in fad interf:re with the principal fource of their in duflry. In his opinion, however, the Convention was what it had been called —a a jtelicious corn prornife," that fort of compromi fe on which, as Mr. Burke had well obferved,all human benefits are founded :—the Powers of the North were pledged to relit the principle of free bottoms making tree goods ; enemies property was not to be proteded ; and the definition of contraband tended as much as potlible to prevent future difputes on this fubjed. I am pleated to find, Paid Mr. Erfkine, that the ar rangement which has taken place, while it fecures the intercft and the honour of this country, has not tarnilbed the honour of other nations. It is fit that every nation (hould be jealous of its honour. I know how neceffary it , is for thofe who (peak from that fide of the Houle to be careful of their expreffions when they talk Of what is due to the honour of other nations. I with to give no room for mifreprefentation. I know that the country an which PROVIDENCE has ca[' my lot, is the fphere of mv - duties, and therefore mu[' be the chief object dray affedions. We cannot embrace all alike. —Our attachment mull proceed from the near to the more diftant obje&s. take the circles made by the pebble in the water, our affeetions' mull ex pand in the fame fyttem. Here is the fpherc of our duties ; here the deareft, the inim- lite abjed of our regard and devotion. It is ( own coun try that firft demands our love, our cares, our wifhes, our hopes. But if we can rave the honour of other nations, while we fecure our own, I agree with the Noble Lord (Hawkefliury) that it is true magnanimity, as well as true policy. In difputes between individuals, as between nations, the fore way to procure a cordial reconciliation, is to pre ferve entire the honour and tender feelings of both. Upon that principle I have ailed when called upon in private life to aft in fettling the differences of individuals. It is the fureft way to put an end to all heart-burnings : to prevent the recurrence of frefh contefts. I approve heartily, therefore, of the Convention. I approve of it as the preli minary to thofc Preliminaries of Peace, in the conclufion of which I fo much rejoice. I hope that peace will be laftirg,—lt is neccflary to re deem the country from the evil confequences of an impolitic and ruinous war. I unit that the fpirit of peace has been adive in the negotiation of the Treaty, and that it will continue to improve its bleffings. To fecure the full advantages of that peace, to counterad the fatal confequences of the war, every facrifice fhould be made ; and it is the duty of all to lend an hone[' aid to refeue the (late from the effeCts of thofe difaftrous measures which have fo long been purfued. To attain that great obje&, I trua that Minillers will rept& a liberal confidence in the Engin nation, animated by Englifh principles: and that they will rely with fecurity upon the vigorous operation of Englith laws, Let Miniflers give us the Conflitution in its native force and beauty. Let the people be taught to cherifh it, and then whatever dangers may affail us, whatever mortal force may be ar rayed againd us, we (hall be able to meet them with full confidence, and repel them with united fpirit. For theta reafuns he gave his fincere thanks to Minifters for having concluded this Convention. Sir Was. SCOTT entered into a brief invefaga tion of the leading Articles of the Treaty ; and proved, that it was in every ref pet commenfurate to our deareft interells, and adequate to the ob• jells for which we had entered into the contca. Mr. Thetis v.—l rife to etprefs my approba tion of the Convention under confideration, and my concurrence in the motion. The prefcnt all nitters, when they came into office, pledged them (elves to oft: their hone[' endeavours to obtain peace, and to ufe their power with jußice and mo deration. They have fulfilled their pledge, and I feel myfelf bound to difcharge mine, whic h was to give them an hone[' fupport, if in my con fcience I thought they deferved it. lam fenfible of the difficulties under which the country labours, but I fee no caufe for dcfpair. I think I fee a ray of hope, and I trua I fli.dl not be dicappointed. I troll that Miniflers are determined to ad upon the only fyacm by which the nation, after its ftruggles and facrifices, can be rained to its for- , mer fplendour and greatnefs. With thefe fenti menu I (hall not only give them no oppofition, but contribute every exertion of my humble ta lents to aid them in the work. Sir Wm. Score role to declare his concurrence in the (entiments of the loft fpeaker. He had in tended to enter into the particulars of the Treaty on the TaLle; but the veryable fpeech of his Noble Friend rendered it unneccffary. He wifbed to re fill a prejudice which feemed to be gaining ground —he meant that manifefted by Gentlemen in con fequence of the exclufion of privateers from the right of fearching neutral Chips; for he could af fure the Houk the privateers had as little abufed that right here tofore, as any other defcription of Britifh (hipping. The quellimi being called for, was carried with out a air ifion, and the Addrefs ordered to he pre pa:ed.—Adjourned. • LONDON. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, PRICE. OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CI.OOII, Oulnium 22--Coufols 68—Ditto, for account GRI,, La night we received Path Journals to the tot, init. inclufive. They contain an account of th: Fete in honour of the I'eace, which paired off with great eclat, and as appears without any accident, though the crowds affcmbled in the (duets and public places were immenfe. On this °cc:lrina the Confuls ifllnd a Proclamation, addrefred the French People ;- the moft inking feature of which is, an advice to thofe who may be tented or di ifatisfied with the prcfcnt order of th:ngs, to go into voluntary exile to the Wett-lod:es, where a wide field is open for their indlifiry, and where they will no doubt forget their miif,:turitt and their fufferings.—Vide zfi page. The French funds have fallen a little. Ti TIM Confifidis are now at 57;.. Their Royal Highnegis the Dukes of Yos t , CI,ARENce, and KIN T 1 attended yeaerday in ele Houfe of Peers. The Duke of YORK, afizr Ray. ing to hear the Sibilance of the debate, left towe for his feat at Oatlands. Several of the Foreign Minitiers attended ye. terday at Lord HAWK s sauRY'S Office, in D own . ing-flreet; and Difpatches were forwarded by hi s e y' sMe Ire nger sto the different Foreign Com, and alfo to the Republic of Frpace, This day Mr. HUNTER, Jun. a King's Met. fenger, arrived at the Secretary of Stat e - % OCticc with Difpatches from Marquis Coaaw ALW. Mt. Htmrsa was feven hours on his palrige frem Calais to Dover. At the time he left P.tris Mar. quis CORNWALLIS was Rill in that capital. THOMAS JACKSON, Efq. Wafter F.7:traordieary to the Court of Paris, and THOMAS Wtes, Secretary of Legation, failed from Dover I.: Calais on Thurfday afternoon in the Miner:a be.. boat, Captain HAMMOND. _ TH F.l r. F. COVENT-43111DIA.—Lan night Mrs. BILLINGTON returned the part of Clara, in the very pleafant Opera the Duivia, and drew a moll brilliant and crouded audience.—Sire introduced a new Bravura Song of aflonifhing execution, in which the was accompanied by her brother's violin in a very mallerly Rile. The call of the Opera, with tie exception of the charnaer of Clcia, it nearly the lame as lait year, PEDESTRIAN MATCH AGAINST TI of a letter from Pocklingtun, dated Nov. ra.— Tuefday night, at ao minutes pall *o'clock, Nit, Barclay finifhed his famous walk of yo mites in 20 hours and fifty minutes, being one hour and ten.minutes within the time allowed him. I law him frequently in the courfe of the day, and was recent when he came in. He was fo frefh, that the halt mile he came in at a run : every holy Teemed in his favour, and the idea of his bottom was fuch, that the black legs could get ua bets fuch as they wifhed. Accompanied by one of my friends, I immediately went to fee him after hi,: walk, when he told us he felt perfealy well. This morning we went to fee him again. We found that about one o'clock in the morning, he had been attacked with a confiderable pain in his ftomach, which Mr. Bell, the medical Gentleman from Edinburgh, who came up to be • pretent, told us he believed was Occafioned by fame abominable bad wine he had drank at a little pot honfe on the road fide, but that he was much better, ar.d wou!d, he doubted not, be perfealy well to morrow morn ing.—P. S. I Nave the fatisfaCtion to learn that Mr. Barclay finds - himfelf quite well again." NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE. • MAILS THIS DAY.—WIND S. S. W. ♦RRIVIT• 11111. 1 Dublin, • Waterford, x • Donnaghadoe, • Guernfey and jerky, La Juillee and la Cattle, French frigates, with a Venetian 6 4 gun-Stip, and a corvette, are captured a Alexandria by the Turks. I.l4yptienne and I Regenerie French frigates, with a Ve netian corvette, are captured at Alexandria, by the Sect LIJK/CT command of Lord Kai nt. _ _ _ Thu HENRY DUNDAS and the PRIISTON Eaft-indiam - n, faikd from St. Autoßine 'a Bay, 00 the tech AuSUR, all wen. Ha ;mien, Nov 13.,—Lvft eight the PRINCE or OP.ANCC Packet, Capt. EItIDOL, failed for Cuxhaven, with the Mails f.w the Continent of the soth inftant ; and the KiNG GLOILW: Packet arrived from Yarmouth to be in turn for the Mail et this day ; the Emu or Latetsv to Is hourly expeeted from Yarmouth. PORTSMOUTH, Nov. t3.--Sailed the Mains Tort Myer; with the LONDON Sand Atribte, for the Cape of Good Hope. YAIMOOTR, Nov. 13.—Tbls morning failed the PRINCE Of WA LIS packet, Capt. TISOINAS H , to take her ftation in the Wi.za ; in confeinence of which the Ksuc asosor packet, Capt. DITANe, will fall from the Weser to Cuxhaven. —.Lord Ca swear and family left Yarmouth this day Ice Wimp—The Kuno Chottos, Capt. Ftews, takes the Mails from Harwich to Cashaven on Sunday.—The EARL of Li/. Callit It ; Capt. 1 . 110lIFION ; will' fail for. Harwich the kit favourable opportunity. PLTSIOUTII ; NUT. 11.--Came in from a cruise, his' Maid. ty's Sips Bassists, of 74 guns, Captain DOUR T ; USA Pitt; 3s, Captain GAGE: iM ;Tr, *6, Captain HOTNAIi ; Nynex, 36, Captain DOUGLAS; and the Cu tinams,l6, Car taro CRAW VOID t alfu the AmeticAt) fehnotter litorom,Captain Cu mmaa so x, front Charieftown, laden with fugar, coffee, and cotton ' bound to Amiterdam; pat in la &MTG. Sailed the Jofeph cartel, with ptifoners for Morlait. DIAL, Nov. ti.—Arrived the Tweilrothers, Dutch Pilot' boat, from the 'rezei, to take the Drotingen, Sword* Eaft indiaman, to Amftcrdam.—Wind N. W-Foggy Gaavest no, Nov. t3.--Paft by the Magdal,:na, Armee sox, from Norway; De Vrow Helena, Derails, from Dort and ionic Wade , . —, from the Core; WYATT. for Tobago. At Bombay, ha May laft, iw the sad year of his age, Ar thur Forbes Mitchell, Efq. of Theinftene, Aberdeeoilure; mid of the Hon. Company's Civil Serviee oo that Ettablilliment. ,C,Nrosi rrirted far the Preprktors. by JOHN DANIEL Carnaby-fttvt) at the STAR PRINTUIO.OIIIICS, No. I harry -(tract ; and pohlift.ed by LEVEL KENT, Hof Caa terbory-ploot, Lambed , rat No s, Carey-ftrert, and at :I e Sr a a-Orre a, Temnio-bar ; to withal Moe all COMIRIIRI. Latinos for the EDITOR it roilaciod to be addrefiA I SUN ,- _.--- ITbio reel in the