The National Register. — London, England, 1808-02-21 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER. Lonn Envrcikr s‘tid, the restitution of the Danish vessels was n matter of strict justice, upon the plea of the necessity urged for their seizure. In the sequel of the debate, Lords Ilawkesbury and Mulgrave opposed the 'notion, and Lord tirenville supported it: Lord Sidm:►uth having spoken in reply, it was neg.:liked ; on a divi sion, by a majority of 105 to 51, proxies included.—Mjourned. FEB. 91. Top SrC4hru then put the question on the first and second motions, which were carried. On the third motion being put, it was withdrawn. The fourth motion was for copies of the letters of Lord Vincent and Lord Roslyn after the audience of leave with the l'rince Regent of Portugal. Oil this the House divided, when the motion was lost by 142 to 82. On our re-admission, Lord Petty moved an A ddreFs to his Majesty, for a Copy of such communications has had taken place between Government and the United States, relative to a Treaty . with these States.—Ordered. 1)1.. Lawrence moved an Address to his Majesty, for a Unity of a Dispatch from his Minister in America, containing a Mes sage purporting to be a Message Irmo the President to the two Houses of Congress in America, dated Feb. 19, ital.—Ordered. Adjourned. TUESDA Y, rein 16. Priirruir. pre , ented an .Account of the number of Ei, ceases granted to Neutral Ships. for carrying oil the Foreign Trade since the commencement of hostilities with France, until the end of November last.—Ordered to be printed. 31n Rost.: brought tip the Report of the Committee of Supply, granting an issue of ten millions five hundred thousand pounds by loans on Exchequer Bills, towards the service of the year. l'he resolution was agreed to and a Bill was ordered accord iugly. On the third reading of the Malt, PeasioAs and offices Mule.; Bill, Sir J. Newport moved, that the pensioas payable to iha widows of military officers he paid free of all deductions, as the pension~ to widow , : of naval officers. The amendment was agreed to. The Bill was read a third time and passed. Mn. WiIITBUERO rose, to move for certain papers, inti mately comtected with the discussion of w hit b be had given nice for Monday week, and observed that Ministers, after their meinorable transactions of last summer, liatl given various extracts from dispatches of some importance upon the various enterprizes they had set on foot. It, however, consisted with his knowledge that they were in possession of ioforination of a nature peculiarly important and deeply interesting, he meant upon the intended mediation of Austria bet is een this country anti France. Ile also intended to move for a copy ola eons ersatioa that took place between the Emperor of Russia and Lord Ilutchinsoo, on the subject of that Sovereign mediating for Great Britain. The Secretary of Stale had roundly asserted, that no such conversation ought to he ;given; he bad also said that, were it produced, it would afford an instance of a viola thin of faith such as never had been heard of before. The Iti;.:ht lion. Secretary set himself up as the champion of all the So vereigns in Europe. The French Nlinisler-, by the influence and authority of their Master, waited upom Monarchs in their w hile our Ministers were is tilting in the anti-chambers, and saw the French Ministers pass. They naturally did not relish this indignity ; and at Petershurgh they wished to be put on the same foisting. After alluding to Budberg's note to Lord G. L. Gower. laying blame on this country for not according a military assistance, he concluded by moving for a variety of do cuments, the first of which was an Address to his Majesty for copies or extracts of any dispatches received by the Secretary of State from the British Envoy at Vienna, in regard to the mediation of Austria between Great Britain and France. Loan G. 1.. Goren,: stated, that he had* received the Note alluded to from General Budherg; the contents, he understood, were kiloton to his Imperial Majesty, and he knew that his Ma jesty's Ministers at home were in possession of ample means to state, in reply to that Note. MR. C4NNINO said, that from what had been stated by the Noble Lord, he trusted the lion. Gentleman would be convinced of the imprapriety of such motions, and he hoped that the con versations of foreign Sovereigns with uunceredited agents would no longer be attempted to) be called for. The Hon. Gentleman was under a mistake in supposing Lord Hutchinson to have been an accredited agent. llis Lordship was Mt sueh person ; he had visited Petersburgh merely from motives of curiosity. It would now appear, that COMMlthications from foreign Sovereigns were not to be made to Ministers, fit or worthy to be intrusted with theta, but they were to be made to travellers. It was now stated, that a communication in a private letter was a thing proper to be laid before the House. lie should be much sur prised to see the private letter he had received from the Noble Lord entered on the Journals, and classed among the archives and records of the House. Some of the papers moved for could not be presented for a very simple reason. M. Alopeus stated to the late Ministers several places where it was important a diversion by British troops might be made, in order to distract the enemys attention. All these suggestions were neglected, 1' II IDA V', 1.'1:11. 19. After henring• the nrgatmentc of Counsel in the appeal ease of Wilkie v. Johnson rind Other , , front the (*mill of Se, , ,ions. Scotland., the Lord Chancellor atlirmed the judgmont with rats. The Lxeliegiter Bills Regulation Bill was read a third time and passed. The American Interrotme Bill was brought up from the Com mons, read a first 'time, and ordered tea be printed. After some con , erAation respecting the Bill, between Lord Auckland and Larl Bathurst, the second reading wa4 tired for Tuesda) next. HOUSE OF COMMONS. stosnt v, Fen. 15. The Secretory at War reported that the Poole Election Com- Thiace hail deiermin•cl J. Jelf:•ry, Esq. to he duly elected, but that the other candidate was not. A new writ was therefore ordered for a burgess. A Letter aas read from J. Fuller, Esq. elected for Susses, declining to - defend his sf•at against a Petition front (Antal Serllson. Mr. Sergison's Petition was therefore ordered to he tr,k(ll into further cOnsideration ma Thursday, the '24th of March p xt. 03 the motion of Mr. Dent, leave of absence was granted for one month to Sir li. Popham, on account of the state of his health. Mr. laishington, on this, deferred until the re-attendance of ; Cie lion. Baronet, his motion relating to the Etrusco. Mr. Whiihreall gave notice of a motion for this day fortnight. respecting the conduct of Ministers, on the subject of the Aus trian Mediation between (.reset Britain and France. The Brazil Trade Import Bill was passel]. lit a Committee of Ways - and Ricans, 11,900,0001 were voted to discharge Exchequer Bills of last year outstanding. TUE HARI/AN r:i.Lcs. Mn. TV. Tivr.o n rose to bring forward a motion for an In quiry into this Expedition, which was an attack on a nation at peace with Creat Britain. tic also meant to investigate, as far s i ms sible, how the Expedition had failed. The whole lathe • affair seemed wrapped in mystery, but he trusted some com munications would be made. shewing rthy we went to war a ith Turkey, and what were the motives that led to that war, and what was its ultimate object ? The Hon. Uentlemau then moved an Address to his Alajesty, for a Copy of the. Treaty of Alliance concluded het weeu Turkey and Great Britain, on the sth of January, litJ ; for a Copy of Lord Elgin's Dispatches, con nected with the Turkish Treaty with Russia; and a Copy of a Treats combated by Sir Sidney Smith and Mr. Spencer Smith : also for the DiTatches of Mr. A rhat imot, and the orders given by Lord Collit e .wood to Admirals Sir T. Louis, Sir T. Duck worth, and Sir S. Smith. Ma. C.c.:NINO said, he was happy to state, there could he hut little difficulty in complying with the Motion of the Honourable Gentle:nail. With respect to the orders given by Lord Colling s% (sod he did not think any piddle ground had been stated for their production. With regard to his own feelingi on the sub jt I, he would advise the House not to persist in the inquiry.' tin. T. GarN VILLE observed, that as the late Administra tion were out of Office before the result of the Expedition to the Dardanelles was known in England, it was utterly impos sible fur him to specify what were the Papers that might be esseatial to the elucidation of th e transaction. Ma. IV. TAE/ma replied at considerable length, and after a few words from Mr. Johnstone aud Mr. Wilberforce, the Reso lutions were put and carried. THE !NV. J. A nEncHom r,moved for the instructions given by his Majesty's Ministers to Lord St. Vincent in the year 1506; to Earl Roslyn and General shortie (Intim: their stay in Lisbon; a l s o copies of the official dispatches received front Lords St. 'Vincent and ltoslyn respecting their conference w ith the Prince Regent. Are. 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