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Ate. 7.ll*.prre • 1 `s' what could be the result, ,'hat benefit could be de rived from such a Measure'? Ths%y say, they have ruined the ceasrirg trade of France by it ; bnt Kill that go to destroy her resources for carrying on the War ? NVill this deprive her of resorting to other modes of carrying on a trade with ether na tions ? Certainly not ; when we can completely interdiil her commerce with other nations.that great and desirable objC. , nag be attaine,i; but when we see that a treaty is concluded with America, while the N omimpor ration Aa is still existing, and when we see that treaty carried into execution, without any measure adopted by His Majesty's Ministers to coun teract the enemy in this particular, was it not evident that there was a great want of energy and vigour in the Cabinet of this country ? It had been said, that the eondua ot Fiance respeainK her late Decree was not more severe than in that Decree passed in the year 1798 ; but, he would say, that Decree did not bear any comparison whatever to that lately issued, which went to prevent the importation of any Brie ti.h commodity into any friehdly or neutral port ; and not only that, but declaringethat an English property whatev• r, let it come from where it would, or ler found where it would,' should be cnntiscated. /Loud coughing ) He then said, he should not de tain the House, but merely revert to the arguments used by several Gentlemen at the other side of the House, which he could not pass unnoticed. :Mire eevgiliag.) It had also been stated, thatthe course now kept up with neutrals, was a consider able advent:4;e to the commerciol interests of this country; but he could not possibly see how that interest could be affefted by the mea'nre proposed by his lion. and Learned Friend (Mr. Perceval). L‘ed uud coughing.) From all these ca. cumstances, it seemed impossible to him, that IN Majesty's Ministers can possibly carry such a mea • sore into eifea, wanting so much in rigour and energy. (Mane ou2iittz!.) But he was happy to Lear that His Majesty's Ministers did nct intend to stop here, as It was well known they o:tly meant to use this measure as an experiment, and he was well convinced it would be necessary to have recourse to other measures. The que , tion was then loudly called for ; when Lord HOVs'IC r( lose, and replied, in substance, as follows:—" Sir, It is not any thing which has been said as the other side of this House, which wakes me trespass nn your attention, at this stage . of the debate, but seeing no other person on this side of the Hour: entering Lon the discussion; not withstanding the very lull, able, and satisfactory manner in which it has been already considered by n.y Nohle Friend (Zed Temple), and my Hon. and Learnef Friend (Sir John Nictioll.). I yet find it imposible to content myself with a silent vote upon occasion. The Hon. and Learned Baronet 4Sir T. Tinton) has stated she impropriety of ar guing this question upon general merits, until the produaion of the papers, moved for by the Right Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Perceval) and said, that he should content himself with considering the single question upon the psoduaion of these pa pers; yet he bad noefiuished oc e sentence u p on that point, when the remaistder of his speech was occupied ;a discussing the general merits of . the question. This is all, pet haps, I shall trocilaie myself to say, in f rlmes. to the Learned Barnae•'s speech The at ned Gentleman (Mr. Pei cev.d) could not suppose that any Motion he should make upon the principles he stated, would be :lard upon by Par liament as a matter of coarse, nor could it be sup posed that it was for the purpose of concealment that Ministers refused the produaion those paper:, bat that it was in compliance wit!; that duty whicas was maintained on a great conaitutional principle. 'Thos.: papers could only he called tor, lin the purpose of instituting some Parliamentary proceedings ; it is the duty of the House to see that then proceedings are consistent, and it is the duty of His Majesty's Ministers not to communicate that • lehich might be injurious to the irterests of the country. I know of nu precedent which admits of the produetion of papers, upon the principle laid down by the R:gia Honourable and Learned Gen tleman ; and unless he can chew that there is a case, similar to this, on which I have arned, he has no grounds for his motion. But he has already admit ted that he knows of no precedent for the produftion of those mesa. Can he say that there were not Orders of Council in the course vi last year, which were never before the House, and could not be be fore it. But it is neither mole nor less than an at tempt to supersede the f reunions of the Executive Government; and would it then be for this House to aft without any information upon a suhjeft where the documents consistently could not be laid before them ? I do net mean to contend, that any measure of the Executive Government is not under the con troul of the House; but I do maintain, that in any rneasute peculiarly existing in the Executive Go vernment, and pending the progress of that mea sure, this House will not interfere. Now, what is the state of the case upon its general merits? A Decree is issued from the French Government, the nature cf which it is not necessary for me to go into at any length, having been so ably and fully answered by my Hon. anis Learned Friend. That Decree was a false aft, built upon false principles,. and such as has its existence but in that country, aed we permit her to fall upon her own trap. In the very first measure we have taken in answer to that Decree of the French Government, the Hou. and Learned Gentleman calls upon the House, con trary to all precedent. contrary to all principles hitherto acted upon,: to adopt a measure of t etalia lion. However violent the order of the French Government. for the confiscation of English pro perty, the Hon. and Learned Gentleman, I an. sure, will agree with rue, that retaliation, in the way proposed by him, can give us no additional right against neutral powers, nor is it any reason that we sh(,uld treet as enemies those nnfortunate and un happy countries, who have been obliged to become parties with France, or are forced into that situa tion. Instead of compulsion and hostility, we, therefore, act towards them with forbearance and moderation. It is then said, we have taken sure• short of retaliation, aid so the Hon. and Learn ed Gentleman says, we have taken wrong measures. net I would ask. because l• ranee has proceeded with violence and injuoice, is this country to pursue lie sarne measures by way of retaliation ? This eight, therefore, being so ascertained, I woald ask, so, is the Han. Gentleman prepared to recom :mend to this House, that every person having pro- 44 A. 0% v.i.rri lb yeas, wiene irr 'Mt I perty belonging to Frenat'subjetas , io his bride, et thit . property belonging to Freheh silbjefle, io the Funds, tholl be confisckted ? I should like to know hole this Houeo :could aft upon soch a re commendtaiei. Having then this indttliitable right of retaliation, I do conceive it ought to be used with political expediency.-olito if the Execra tive Government cannot he relied upon, let not the Hon. and Learned Gent'.?nian move fot these papers, but let him at once move au Address to His Majesty, to remove frr-ri his Councils those persons in whrim no senfidence can be placed One of the incnnveniencies attend.ng this discus sion, is the impossibility of going into it urn the whole of the merits, without risking something that might be important in its conqrqtirrces, pend ing commercial negociations with Foreign Powers. The discussion cannot fairly he entered on, without exposing some of our most vulnerable parts, and enabling the enemy to attempt that which he vainly honed to execute. The Noble Lord (Castlei oh,,fts to this measure , because the Decr: of the French is similar to that of I ;00l ; alihnug tlwir powers were not so great than as at pre.eat ; het France and Spain were teen, as now, iii close alli ance. France commanded the whole extent of coast round the Continent, to the Bay of Naples, with the exception only of the Elbe and the Weser, and that small trael, the kingdom of Poittioal. tVith respea to the shippino, we have the same advantages as we had in 179 f. As a marititte power, Fritoee was greater than she is now, the battle of Tor (algae not having then taken place. The for bearance, therefore, of the English Government, is entitled to approbation, and I do not see, that, upon broad and general principles, it could have been otherwise. Nothing could be more san guinary and atrocious, than the Decree of the French Government, in 1795, declaring, that no quarter was to be given to the British soldiers ; hut I never heard any person blame this House, for not issuing a similar I)'cree. The designs of our one. min have bi eo frustrated, and will ceintinue to lie so, unless some violent measure, such as the Learned G .ntleman wishes to recommend to the House, shall be adopted. But what is the objea of the proposed system of retaliation ? It reminds me of a story I have read somewhere, of a poor man, who was in great want of some cocoa netts, which grew on the top of a tree. and he had no means of reaching them. At last, however, he spied a little monkey In the tree, and imme diately thought of an expedient to get at what he wanted ; he threw a quantity of stones and dirt at the monkey, which worked the hole irritable animal into a paoion, and, by way of re taliation, the monkey flew back and threw at the man the !fruit which it was his ohjea to oh lain. Now I cannot see any other object in tbe Learned Gentlentais's proposal, than by way of retaliation for the blockading s)stem of the French Government, which Bonaparte throws at us, and in revenge for which we are told, that we should throw our commerce at him.— In :Isom I take this to be a motion entireiy un precedented; a motion, interfering with some ut the most important duties of the Executive Go vernment; pending a measure which has not as yet had its full effect I and such a motion, as, 1 am sure, the House will net conntenstrice ; and what ever confidence the Honourable and Learned tleman may place in sach a proceeding, I, with much more confidence, rely upon that system of moderation and forbearance which has Peen adopted. I am the list pereon who would ask the House to y eld to any ass ',lions of mine ; but if the Ho nou-ahle and Learned Gentleman's assertions are true, it his miyien is well founded, and the interests of the country are at stake, he should not have moved for this paper, but fur the dismissal of HI: Majesty's present Ministers.—l must again repeat, that we have taken a measure which we hope will be effeElual; it not, it still li s in our power to resort to other measures, but not as the Hon. and Learned Baronet stated, with a view to experiment only. I do, therefore, contend, that it is a complete interruption of the enemy'; com merce. Spain and Italy can send nothing to Franc-, nor can France send any thing to those places. Upon all these grounds, therefore, I trust the House will be satisfied that His Majesty's Ministers have not been negligent of the tree interests and honour of the country." Sir THOMAS TURTON and Lord HOWICK severally explained. Mr. PIeRCEVA 1., in reply, expressed his disin clination further to trespass on the time of the Haase, were it not that he felt himself imperiously called on to aidrnadvert upon the extraordinary statements of the Noble Lord who had just sat down. He was willing, however, to give the Noble Lord credit for the facetious manner in which he bad endeavoured to refute his argument respeaing retaliation, but could not help thinking the style of the arguthent was adopted merely for the purpose of ihtrodoeing the ehe' ant and classic simile of Sinbad the Sailor. The Noble Lotd had then proceeded to demand, whether he would insist that the same violence which France had resorted to in her condtra towards I England, should have been retorted. in the same 1 measure, in our treatment of France ? The ' Noble Lord knew, as well as he did, it was far from his intention to retaliate on France to the 1 full extent of her malignity, as he had already ex pressed his apprehension, lest a perseverance in such a mode of retaliation, might, in the end, be highly prejudicial to the interests of this country, , without obtaining that revenge we sought on our enemies. The Noble Lord Gad, to his great stir prise, said, that his request was unconstitutional, and even urged, that it was improper Members should interfere, or animadvert en the conduct of Ministers, in the present stare of the business, except they were of opinion the country was so far in danger, through the inability or impru dence of Ministers, as to make it necessary for its well-wishers to address the Throne, and in treat that those evil advisers should be removed from His Majesty's Councils; and the Noble Lord had thereupon stated, thar had he conceived it was his (Mr. Perceval's) intention, to foun.4, on this application for the Papers is question, a Peti tion to the Throne, he would willingly have given it up. Now this he conceieved to be a principle not only the most absurd in argument. but si,o the most dangerous in its consequence to . he communit y. What owl not the ilou.e of Commons, in the I )111".1111 •up 1: 4 .* • event. ran ind'wcretion, cr implopury'ef ei'mfuce, hive the liberty to interposu, then counsel or te. pions:ra-ce, with reinter and modaration, aed watn them r t the it danger, be:fore they were ince( verahlv ' o'vervahelmed in the fatal consequences of their error? Are we never to check the destrudtive pro. gress ciT error, but calmly wait till its consumma. tiny ? Or is It by removal alone, we are to corteet the perhaps venial errors of the Ministry ? It had been observed by the Noble Lord, that while a si milar oppressive Decree had passed in France, in 1 . 7913, England, though her power at sea was not then equal to what it is at present, thought it improper to retali rte in the spirit of that order. 'Now this very circumstance of our comparative in feriority then at sea, alluded to by the Noble Lord, explained the reason of England's not retaliating on France. The neutral nations being then more on a footing of equality at sea within, would have remon strated, and perhaps carried the matter to an open rupture. It was observed by the Noble Lord, that France had made anexception in favour of America He wished to know, was dud any reason in the mind of the Noble Lord. that we should not im pede her is her erjoynteatof this exception t In him, was it proper that we should consent to the Ana-it:cues carrying into France the colonial pro duce of the French, provided France permitted them to carry to us the colonial produce of I.:nueland ? The , principle of ailing, in this cane, was un doubtedly false, and the concession dangerous in the extreme. He concluded with stating, that, had the Noble Lwsf, on a former occasion, stated, that such an explanation of the consiuti of Mi nisters would necessarily disclose circumstaeces of such a stature, as might be prejudicial to the We fare of the nation, he would not have trespassed on the primes .of the House by requiring the paper in question. Lord IIO\VICK row, and observed, the Hon. Gentleman had rather unfairly laid on hint the blame of bringing the present discitssion unneces sarily beftire the !louse • he was much mistaken in l i leis necolletnion, if he h ad net before, in a general way, stated his ohjetnionle the motion of the Hon. Gentleman, to be the apprehension that, in our pre sent situation, with regard to neutralnations,snch an explanation might be attended with dangerous coo seqeences to the welfare of Great Britain. The iariginal notion of Mr. Pei ceval was then reed froM the Chair and negativA wi•hout a divis;on. Mr. Habhouse then brought up the Report of the Commi , tee on the Cauada Yarn Bill; the amend ments were read a second time arid agreed to. the the motion of ylr. 11'YN NE, the Bill for the prevention of the seductioa of the military ; and also that for the prohibition of the importation of gu i-powder into Ireland, were several y read a third time, and passtd. The other Orders of the Day *ere then post poned to Friday next, and the House adjourned at twelve o'clock. THE BRITISH PRESS. LON DON, THURSDAY, F111111)•tY 3. Mr. Pisteviti's Motion, for the ProdaCtion of the Order of Council of the 7th of -Lino try, respea• ing Neutral Commerce, was, after a Debate, last night, in the House of Commons, negatived oith out a division. An interesting Debate is expefted this day in the lions* of Lor.is, upon the second reading of the Bill for the Aboikien of the Flsve Trade. 'FesterJay a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when Captain WILLI•I4 P. D'Esr tit RC, Of tae ship Unadd litoggione, took his final leave of the Court, previ,us to departing for S!. Helena and t•faJtas. The Court adjourned at six o'clock, till Tueilay next. A vessel is arrived at Greenock, from Charleston, after a rapid passage• of 21 days. She has i , rought Papers from that city, to the Bth last, but they do nut contain any news of interest or importance. The Jamaica accounts, to the 13th December, mention a report received from America, or East and West Florida having been ceded to the Unit's! Slates, and Cuba to France, in consegmence of the promlsBsl re-establishment of His Sir:lurks' M 4.1 E 1 vr on the flrone of Naples. In co:never:ice of ttie cession of Cuba, a proposition is said to have ►een made from the Governor of the llavannah to the Goternar of Jamaica, to cede Cuba to the En glish. We do not attach the least credit to this Isfatenient. The Aleph 4nt and Vrieran, line of battle ;hips, Ore off the Havannah, blockading the French line tvf battle ship, and the *mil 74, in that harbour. Curacoa is the most populous in pruportsun to its !Milt of all the West India Island,, and to this ir cumstance we are chiefly indebted for the pruposa: of the inhabitants, to place themselves ender the care of the British Government. Its commerce being de stroyed by the pretence of the British cruisers in the Caribbean sed, and its native produce being inade 4u.tte to the support of Its population, the Island, we understand, was reduced to poverty and the ut most eistress. A ship, which was captured by a French priva seer, and retaken by the "Visheite, and arrived at Padstow, fell in with the list outward-bound convoy, three days after sailing tram Cork. They bad then got two hundred miles to 11. e Southward. No farther atcounts have been received f rom the Theatre of War upon the Continent, since General Remetimosart's letter. With all the inclination which the mini naturally feels.to discover in tha letter some evidence to corroborate the tiumerous repotts of viaories gained by the Russians over the trench, on the 27th, 'lath. and 29th of December, we candidly acknnwledge. that this inclination remain ungratised. We hope, how ever, that the public hopes and fears upon this important subjed will soon be set at rest, by the arrival of full and positive intelligence. Go vernment are in hourly expeaation of dispatches front Lord Hurcutesoir, containing accounts, not only of the aftion of the Stith as Pultissk, but of subsequent ioperations. , . 1 A . /AIL THE CO(IRT. Ycs,erelay. at twelve o'clock, flit MAJESTY C;l7 to town from Wildsor, and held a privat at the Qurr.ti's Palace. follotving had the hon Our of being iire ler i ze to I lis M %./ESTY FIT! Nchnis, by Lord Crenell! upon his receiving gr.iiit of a PCIISIOII 3101 Fs•ate, ant 11;s Majesty'. u accept the title of Duke of Monde, in Sicily Vi.c.runt Tiafalear, spi of thd LA, by Lam t„.,„ 41 , upon his retell/Jae H s M .jesty's permission to Kam a , t , t,tle o f v,,, ou nt Tr:a lear, and to a cept CIO lhskr Joolliim The Noble Voreo.i• t so, the ri' band and s.I •, I.olanio of the Order, se worn by his lam 11.1ele, Lord Ne'ann. Mr. Merry, by Viscount Hovii,k, u;.on his fettsr., his V.mba‘sy in A merles. The Earl of ent.e rio to took lezvl of Pis • 1 previous to his departure f r thy Cape of God to take upon huts the goveri,rtent of Chat place. The Rev. Dr. I InthlOßt, the Drah . of laid before His MA tnTY his SeTnti.:is, are fore the Clergy of Lis dicce,c. His bl rosary held a Privy Coin cil, when ), according 'to annual ccstorn, ptic.c.l ti r t he iLt:t;+ for the year ensuing, and they mere finally settleil. EIS MAJriTY gave private audiences to L0T 61 .4 GRIIIVILLt, H. Perry. mid Howie:a ; and r.Zei Da Nita ousts and MOIRA ; the last-mentioned blernan laid before His MAJLiI it his 'mewled LA regulations for the Ordnance. At half pat four o'cloct !lit MAJ CST Y tit Of his return to Windsor, escorted by .s 011 ty 'of Luse. .ANCILAT CONCERT. Last night these grand and dwelt edibire4 err certs commenced, with ail their Usual There was every thing to admire, end tothing r regret, hut the absence of Their /4 1[37 . 1 ki an 4 Ire Patecisses, who, when in town, honour these tor:- certs with their augnst presence. • The Concert crimmjnccd with the Coronitidh ♦nthem. The beautiful &let of Qua! aoetante cervo ehe roue," rentfi Marcell°, w. 4% given by Mrs. A+Hs and VAUSH•N s with great sweetness and evcution., and was rapturcuily applauded.:—Ms. HAaei G>; in his layout ite song, " C ins, if you flare, our trumpets scunA ;" was g'and and impressive, and highly applauded, as was fit s. Astia in— " liarcyreil ye limpid spins and fonds.". The second aft commenced with t::e charmin; Made igal— " Since first I saw your face, I re,oli'd • " 'so honour and renown you 3" which was given in very fine style by Mrs. Asia, Messrs. 111•Rill50N, KIOVVETT an 4 f.A 1. t. ! my Dandcar ! hark were ca:!'d below; by Mrs. VAUGHAN, M . H itaistsort, W;17) KN YVETT and BARTI.tai AH, from •' Lee.," was uncommonly tine, and tke applaule it received could only be eqiiall-d by tha4 bestowed on is BART LLAI AN in his suldiuse Sung from Lianust z ta Thee, emelt night an 4 don St:o6g is fe.pe, assig arid pray. lit, Concert concluded with the Grand Chend‘ from 7hr Aie,sioh. Near four hundred rwrrrns of rant and fas%iod were present; amongst whom Wert their itoy4 Ilig;inesses the Prince old Witt FS and Duke amoral asp; and the Earls of D•arisOotii, t 14,. anions, and I OltreaCUL, Direaors, who presided for the night. - sir Joss Joss and Lady NEWPORT g.uve I grand din . - ner, yesterday, at their house in York -street, SAO Ja ems's, it; Lord and Lady Possums?, Lorcti• Eliseo FLIT Y, ACTH( sPa, FOLKVI ONE, Mr: Ga ATTAR, and Mr. CAREW. The Earl Freese:Luau, we are very sorry 411 , state, continues indisposed, at his house in Groivt= . nor-square. lite Losdship's complaint is of a bsr bous mature. Yesterchty morning or?s married, at St. Cesrgi l e . Church, Hallos cf-SplAre, Sir Daniel Healing, riatr. ci the county of Cumberland, to Muss klennin daughter and sole h , iress of the late Sir Micha l Le Fleming, Bart. of Ryclall Hail, in IVestmorlah for wt ich Ci unity he was the worthy Reptesentetiee• in Parliament to the end of his hie ; and grand,: daughter of Thomas Howard, late Earl of Guff e lf and Berkshire. Ihe bride was 'given away by the Earl of Suffolk ; her bri. e maids were, LAI • Catherine Howard, daughter of his Lcodship, ri Miss Hungerford. The bridegroom'! mac, Richer • North, Esq. There were also Fresear, the Crmntesi of Surfo;k and Lady Diana IlemSng. So natters the ceremony, the itaw-married couple left teiM for a short time. Twat's( luOCSANO POCROS Pales. First-drawn Picket, yesterday, No. 12,283, entitle to Thirty Thousand Pr.unds, was said at s. HAZARD, BURRE. and Co.'s Office, Royal hi change, in one. Half and e;ght Sixteenths. 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