The Sun. — London, England, 1802-05-15 00:00:00

- - '''l , , i.1 V • - . . . ~ . ,/, , . . . . ~ .. , _ Ikz • s ..- . .• • i-. ~., ...i." , --.."," . ____......•„....: ;4 .,,,......,.......„ . „,,,,,,_,,.....„ , :,„ ..„.....„.., ..,„-,,,,,,;.,,,:,,- ~,,,, ~, ,\ . ~ . ~.. ..... ....................................... - - ,` ";. • .,I\l-I . `"/ , • • -' • ' • . ri 1 • ; "'"-/ , UMBER 3312•] SATURDAY, MAY Is, 1802. PRICE SIXPENCE. PON - A I_ AMPHITHEATRE, Under the Pat U nd _ AS 11r.Y's, WESTMINSTER-BRIDGE. ronage of Their Royal Highnesses the Prince or Wales and Duke of York. ON. MONDAY, May c 7, and every Evening, SallOe pr esente d , never performe d , a New Grand 'll a nd with nvw Scenery, Machinery, Dresses, IMPERIAL PdIRLIAMENT. jet of 'the War was general Security. This ob» jed we had atilined, in one or other of the three vieWS, in which his night Hon. Friend (Mr. Pitt.) had stated originally we were to pursue it. The first view in which we might expefl to obtain Se. curity, was the abolition of the principles them selves, which endangered it. The second was, though the principles remained, that the enemy should not be in a condition toll& against u§. The third was, if we were placed in suji a situation as to be beyond the reach of theencruy's designs, even though his principles and intentions remained the same.— Our present sccußty arises partly from all .these causes. We now no longer hear of their-intentions to plant their colours on our Strand: And even if their desires remained the same, they could not now hope to efnei their designs: The intentions of France with regard to other Nations, which . were before concealed under the cloak of amity, were now laid open to the world ; and the people of this, : , Country were c onv i nce d, o f the hapfnness of therr' own .slinatit>n amt. tie misery of the rfeilo. - 114171111A0 the„ditlefent modes in whit:4 scent i t y - riq to 11 - e proctio; his Hon. 'Friend had al I . ..ayssts, ,, o'-; tha,t.the - extinakin of the noxious principles tvi be.st:and coMpletest means of security ; but iv' never said that this was the only means ofseenrif, had direted hiS endeavours to the best Mean - 35" curity ; and when he , found that unittrain-f , ; _ _ HOUSE OF COMMONS, FRIDAY, MAY 14. Tssr.Muttiny Bill passed through a Committee, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. The Lottery Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. The Franking Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on Monday. The Irish Sugar Drawback Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. The Committee on the Irish Linen Manufalure Bill was put off till Monday. Tile Order of Day was then moved for resuming THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. MULOC, THE SLAVE. After ; Muloc, Mr. LAURENT. Ducts a new Local Divertisement, eon -6-4`111; 01S ong . s, Ducts, Chorusses and Acton ,, called, THE PROCLAMATION; Or WAR SUBDUED. With N:nv Scenery, Dresses, and Decorations. I° co nc l ude with Al an legorical Procession and Grand LLUMINTION. In the course of the Evening, a grand Variety of HORSEMANSHIP. The whole to conclude with THE SEVEN CHAMPIONS ; 'it Or, HARLEQUIN ST. GEORGE. .The Public are respectfully informed, that a New v‘irical B )ectacle is in preparation, an d w ill be pr o d uce d i_tsuntilde. #f ,, NEW GRAND BALLET OF ACTION. ROYAL CIRCUS. The p„,lic is respealnlly informed, that "N MONDAY, MAY._i7, for the first time, with entire New Music, Scenery, Machinery, Dreses, p a Laec called ora:ions, a New Grand B a ll et of Action, in- Two 'ls, , . HE FATAL PREDICTION.; ° OR MIDNIGHT ASSASSIN. t as swal (King ot ' 'Mercia), Mr. Betterton ;Et the (A's.. r„„ s .'", Mr. Heinle ; Se'red (his elder Brother), Mr. Bur ; Birtha ;attached to Edward), Miss Adams ; Sirgurtha lieh' ne k ° ll 4 ; and Elburga (Niece to King Oswal), Mrs. B HORSEMANSHIP, Y a Grand Troop of capital Horsemen, and the justly Aft er Which, celebrated Master SAUNDERS. for the zsth Time, will be presented, THE ENCHANTED HARP ; OR, HARLEQUIN FOR IRELAND. NEW PHANTASMAGORIA. NE THEAI 3 RE, SADLER's W ELLS. U nder the Patronage °et His Royal Highness the Dv K. E of CLARENCE., MONDAV . Next, May x 7, and. every Pi e ,„ - Evenin g , will be preseated the favourite Musical - 5 (by C. Di AD: ), 'ult. called • SPEED THE ?LOUGH. The new Comic Dance of MILLERS Inittecourse ,f the favour the ite Evening -an Eillinent" Artist trout- , the, Continent will exhibit . -a Sr THE PHANTASMAGORIA, a sub ; J'e of superiority calculate . d to throw new lights on Jott ot such universal cur iosity. The Entertaininehts to conclude with. HARLEQUIN GREENLANDER. . HE ANNIVERSARY of the BIRTHDAY OF tliE R IGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM PITT, th,. WILL RE COMMFNPORATED - FR IDAY the 28th of MAY, at the London Tavern. , EARL SPENCER in the Chair. 14 . STEWARDS. t a at i qUlS of Worcester J. Down, Es(l. 1 - I ' l of Euston W. Egerton, Esq. , v : • Tsiwc p!..., Lt Gen. t o "coUtit SlorpethEllis, sy . . turdC. Levison Gower R. Ellison, Bsq. rrd Louyaine I. Fane, Esq. Sir I. Wrottesly, Bart. N. B. rench, Esq. sW. Lowther, Bart. Francis Gregor, Esq. sirH. Mildmay, Bart.' Robert Milligan, Esq. e * ,,,• Vaughan, Bart. W. Manning, Esq. Ei i ,'' L• W. Stuart, Bart. 'l'. Raikes,. Esq. r ‘ , 1 ,• Peeie, Bart. Hans Sloane, Esq. W iv,.. Bootle, Esq, G. H. Sumner, Esq. Iv: K. Cartwright Esq. Samuel Thornton, Esq. ,A 1,,, Di,: kensun ~ Esq. J. Tunno, Esq. il , - ;" e ts .! One s Guinea each, to be had of ,Mr. Hatchard, ° '9O, Piccadilly ; and at the Bar of the London Tavern. 0...... ; __ Dinner on Table at Five o'clock. °the G ENTLEMEN, CLERGY, and FREEHOLD. G g "of the CO UNTY.of,CAMBRIDGE. - • -Contest in which I have been gbi c, "gaffed having tertninatedin a manner no less honour triy You than flattering to myself, permit me to offer you ver t ,7",9st grateful an d h ear tf e l t ac kn ow l e dgments f or t h e D e; , istinguish e d honour you have conferred upon me.-- m ll'ressed with the importance of the situation in `To n jou have placed me, it is with humility that_l enter Mey er "- trust. But. I will venture to assure you, that you Pe Ne seut to the British Senate a heart possessing more lade Prid e t ti o e , or more determined Fidelity, than what I have the. h n , ' lll 4 you as a pledge of my services. Yo ur , that the utmost influence is already exerting to engage will Nes at th e G enera l E led i on ; but I rest assured y ga ou will tlo t withd raw your confidence from me, and that you lio n „ l lot for a moment listen to persuasions injurious to y our kicri ur, and destructive to the Independence of the County /aki r , now declare that no threats shall deter me from again Ine t , t g the sense of the County at the dissolution of Parlia- I am, Gentlemen, With the greatest reaped and gratitude, Your much obliged Servant, HENRY PE's TON tattbridge, May 10, 18° • GENERAL POST OFFICE, k may 6, 1802. R VIOUS. Measure: h av i ng b een t a i gn to fizei. is,4llit ate the Means of extendin,g. the Number of POST ai,,„ mi . from the CONTINtNT ci EUROPE, Eli irow Postmaster ,General hereby gives notice; that an grid 14) 1.1. ° 4 1 ,, V D 4 Y, rbez.v.b instant, the MALLS' for FR,INCE, IP ec i" 4 "°, and IIAMBURGH, will be made up three times ve 4 Z, Inste a d of twice, and be dispatched from .hence at Ten ' i i2l e t)' 4l 'k Evenings of MONDAYS, IovE.D.NESDAYS, and l ' e Are that all Letters must be brought to ibis, Off o Clock o n those nights. Command of His illajesty's P.stmaster-General. FRANCIS FREELING, Secretary'. .1...., ° p 6 T on Thursd a y last, between' the Hours of 4 4 1 - 4 13tzt and Six in the Evening, between Welclose-square NET°rfolk-street Strand,' a RED . XIOROCCO 110C con'taining various 'Papers, of no use tO any 1 1 bt (N am, I. ...wner_ Whoever will bring it to Mr: the Lanib, in Leadenball Market, shall receivf -IttealleWard. No greater Renard wilt be otterod, 4 .. ..• .• .. k i‘„.To N 9 B i.EAIEN and GENTL4EAIEN. - d ••ll,lol.pge.ayerson, . by. T rade a Carpen ter,, , tea cab w „ e h,lic,rstit f,ll eitery part: of the Building !3_l:a.'n.cen.' ,no7;:c9f:-gto,s Designs, olferii himself- to any.N N. i 'nittit s - ``witleinan to resale on and corxtud ; the Improve . - It'lt i, . 1-'(1 Repakis',uf ill finildirigs . whatever on- his Estates. iri,*4,_l.o vve,l,l acquainted with valuing,. selling, and Weil- , f or t h" -.1),A1.i511 Timb 't 1 - been*‘ in business several years,. h itia z nisekt; aim (I . 1 1..., layin),.. , qt . , sh o v e t : l tin Tunb.r. The Advertiser flatters pnl his, ~ ti , u ie be engaged by- any Nobleman or Gentle- — gin s-ra will tnida g,reat saving in. the expence;. 4 -te4d tiff4i repairs and improvements done in the country n- ,,,t i A L tesnrtrnk,ro the ustrd‘lpfxlee •i -1 ,. wit 0 I lle add, .1- * b illo Wy 4t te ,ls,e4to it.. B. 4,10. 9, Li;tle Argyie...ktlc.c,, rt - tel -to. 1' After the Address yesterday moved by Mr. WINDHAM, and the Amendment proposed by Lord HA WK ESB UR Y, wet: read from the Chair, Sir WILLIAM YOUNG rose. He began with a defence of the mode which he and his Hon. Friends had adopted in the course of the present discussion. He said, that it was not from any &Mous motives, or from any design. of seizing, by iiirprtse; Public irisa — d, "that they had adopted the analytical itiode of inquiry. But when theim portance of the ,subjea was considered, and the magnitude of the: interests it involved, it could not surely be esteemed - faftiotii to de site an analysis of its parti. It Was by this analytical mode alone that the Treaty could be completely • understood, and the minds of the Hon. Members properly pre pared for taking a general view of it, and deciding on its merits upon the whole. But without seek ,ing for other arguments to justify this manner of proceeding, its propriety might be deduced, from its visible consequences io last night's ,Debate. Much rubbish, much obieurity had previously been cleared away, the several parts, had been separately examined, and the House were enableCNo Wee 'rile whole subject at once under their Atelleration. He then paid some compliments rts , the :motives which atuated his Honourable Friends in 'their • political condufi in general. Such, he said, was his opinion of their wisdom a n d i nt e gr ity, that he wished to be implicated along with them in every. . rt ,ansadion, whatever opinio n t h e world might form .of -them. Their conduct : on the present oceagori was such as ,might not be approved of by those that ,apposed them ; but the country at large must do them the justice to own, that they were actuated solely by views of public utility. He then ad verted to the 'Address proposed. He stated, - that ' when such measures as a great Standing Army in times of peace was found necessary at 'presOlt to be adopted, it was of the last consequence that the opinion should correspond with that of the House.. It was proper that the people should be made acquainted with the state of • affairs which rendered such unusual and formidable measures es sential to the security of the country. • This. WAS done v'-ry plainly and forcibly In the Ali tress. He could nor, however, think the Address went far enough ; but if it had the effeet of rous ing the slumbering spirit of the Country, it was a great point gained. He said he pre ferred the Address to the Amendment, because, i n the latter, our claims were not inforced with s ufficient spirit or vigour. Another cause of his dissent from the Amendment, was, that it af firmed the Definitive Treaty to be founded on the basis of th e P re li m i nary T reaty. Wi th this position he could by no means agree, and he should ' now proceed to enumerate the points in which they ,appeared to him to differ. The first article he advert ed to, was 'the stipulations relative to Malta.. He contended that since the Preliminary Treaty,France had acquired such an ascendancy in Italy,4S. to have Malta completely in her power ; and the Italian Republic, instead of an independent State, was be come a part of the French dominions.;:; After this it is childish to say Malta is French'; 'we all:know it to be so. With regard to the in ernal reg,,ula, • Lions of that Island, we had, in ther,Prelimiipzies guaranteed the Sovereignty of it to the i 3Order of Malta ; but by the Definitive Treaty, we.had de stroyed the very fundamental Institutions of that Order. We. had introduced into it a new Langue, to be composed of native. Maltese ; but where were inhabitants of Malta to he found fit, to become mem. hers 61 a Noble Order ? From a residence of some time in Malta, he could state, that its inhabit ants were as mean and ignorant as could be imagined. He could stare, from personal knowledge, that there were not above five Merchants in thewhoie Island; the rest were composed of gold liners and other labourers, who mostly spoke the Arab language, with sora.: Mixture of all languages. Were these people fit to mix with an order of ancient Nobility? By such a stipulation, the government, though no. initially restored to the Order, was; in fatigiven Up to the democracy of Malta. The Nobles will of course refuse to associate with this new Langue, which, by calling in foreign aid, will assuredly place. the Island in the hands of our enemies.' He then ad. vetted to the cession of Louisiana, which he repre sented as a compensation made to France for ad vancing the new King of Etruria to his Throne. All these evils, and others also, he concluded, arose from the non-renewal of the Treaty of Utrecht, in which it- was expressly stipulated, that France should acquire no new possessions on the Continent of America. He then took a view of -the advan tages which France possessed in the7West In St. Domingo, about loo,ooo.Negrues 114/Act) refuge in the mountains, which !afibrded Fiance a plausible pretext frit- maintaining. an army-of at least twenty-five thousand men 'in the plains. On the breaking out - of 'a war then, was no thing to be feared from' such a formidable French force in that quarter ? With. tegard to what. &Noble Lord bad - last night advanced concern in g the sour ces libm Which our Seamen were drawn, - help'thinking our `sect _lndia trade was the chief, as 'those bred upon it were 'more experienced, and also inured to every change of climate. It Was evident thatYrance looked to this source for the revival of her Navy, She would now have a body of men in readiness in her West India islands, a station for them on -the Continent, and therefore every convenience, of which she would not fail to avail herself, of over-running Mexico. He said, it was vain to hope we, should be able to maintain tranquillity with France. Let us observe what has been the spirit of all great Military Republics on record, we should find the desire of conquest and dominion equally pervade the whole. What Rome was, France will be. He did not think that France intended immediately to break with us ; but he was convinced it was her intention to take from Great Britain her means of resistance, by blows aimed at her only vulnerable part, her Commerce. As, however, the Present Treaty had been concluded and ratified, it was his earnest wish to see it maintained ; but maintained upon the principles laid down in the Address. Lord C ASTL EREAG H said,:-it was wit, h,grsa; reludance he rose to trouble the , House with. --his observations on a subject which . had. already been so ably discussed ; but he hoped .he w.ould eX cused when he stated the grounds; on , which_ he had formed his opinion. The particulars .of the Treaty had already undergone a suffi ciently minute discussion ; he would, therefore,. principally confine himself to the question of Security, after a few observations on the two topics to which the discussion had branched out, viz. 'those alterations which had taken place in the situation of the Contrading Powers, between the_ Preliminary and Definitive Treaties; and the sues.. Lion, whether the Defiaitive:Treary was or was not founded on the Preliminaryi- -.,,With regard to the 'alterations in the situation, of; Xurope, which took place-subsequent to :.the .Signature of the Prelimi:. 'llaries, he had no hesitation in saying, that they were very important indeed, and such as might have fully justified our breaking off the Treaty, or demanding compensations suffiCient to counterbalance the acces sions'oftwwer.and territory acquired by France.— But tcerudge -whether it ~was expedient to do so, it was necessary to Consider how far our Security was affected by those accessions ; and upon these grounds, he did not think His Majesty's Mi nisters would have been warranted in taking such measures. .The difference between the dired and indirect disposal of the reaourees of the Italian Re public, was. certainly considerable i but still not such, as to warrant a War on that ,account. The cession of Louisiana was of much importance, . both in a Colonial and Commercial view ; but still not of SO much, as to justify the breaking off the Nego tiation on that account. With regard to the Treaty of titecht, it could have -no reference what ever to Louisiana, as that Country was, at the very' time, a French Province. Shan we 'then, it may be said, reason thus of every encroachment of Franc e , and contend, that each individual point was not sufficient to warrant our breaking off the Treaty of PeaCe ? All that he should say . on this sob jeet was, that we had given oar own Coun try, arid all Europe, a proof of our pacific dis. position. He said, that if France did not ael. with different dispositions in Peace, from what she had manifested between the Preliminary and-De finitive Treaties, the Peace could be of no long dura. tion. But while His Maje s ty' s Mi n i sters aded ith the spirit of Peace, the House and, the Country would . not ,144 support them, in.maintaining a degree of firmness required-by' the honour of the Nation. The . Noble, I f :Ord then adverted to;the Articles in which is wai .s aid the Definitive Tteaty fell-short of the Preliminaries.' The first point . he Should allude to was Malta,• ' and he, tpaintaified that the arrange ment which had beta _ctopied,;for that Island was the best caletalated „i'ci,,f,ol,l4sy,-, lB p the spirit 'of the PreliMinaries in rerufe4ng,'i l jqependerif of all the Contrading Powers.„,Aptpe - blained our restoring it to the Order ; but it. ;was in War alone it ‘4 , is valuable ; in Peace we were better off 'without it. - With respea to the guarantee of Malta, Russia had refused it. In such a case, the only resource left for His Majesty, was to makesuch an 'arrange; ment as would keep it out of theliancis of France. He said, he could not agree with those who thought the intrododlion of the Maltese into the 'Order any degradation to it. They had shewed both spirit• and valour in the defence of their Country • Some - Gentlemen had .contended, that thbugh the Order was restored, it must remain for 'ever dependent on account of its want of Revenues necessary fOr its support. But it was to be recollected, thacif some t art of its Revenues had been lost by the sup pression of the French Tongues 1. anaddition had' on the other hand been made to them by the introtinc'.. tion of a Russian and a Bavarian Langue,._ both of which .w. re endewed with very considerable grants. The Noble Lord then went On to prove from details that the, Revenues of the Order were in all 300,0001. and that they were as good now as before the war. He then adverted to what had been advanced concerning Portugal and Guiana. Strange misrepresentations had, been respeCt. ing the, Arawari, but if we consulted the evidence of faas, we should find that the Arawari did n6t li e in the mouth of the RiV e r o f the ArtizOtfs, but on the Ocean, and : therefore could' give no command of the latter riVq, t; , 14e - .IYrip.l the Amazons by zo, iegrees south, of the. ui .. itT',, the Arawari de ,,gree.,so_minutes,..oortih Tile mouth -of _the Amazons was fully mfrs; to :the south of" the boundary fixed by the Treaty. The Noble Lord then .concluded, that .none. these; points-which he hi t t tionsidered, could any Wise affe4:96r security. ,'Afiother : 4ue4tion ,bget),o4ited, upon, w 'le cher any . ...Ohled.Ofjhe'W4i been at *tied, he said, *that Ate 4'41; the" Otiaved . turfed his efforts to attain that which was w:' power. - This was a full answer to those wlif. -; , f his H0n.14 - sriend of inconsistency. Thepres6 of security which we enjoy, ,had arisen 1n measure out of the transaajons of the Wm( sidering the relative situation of Gre4t - Brr France,' independent of all other Powers in a state of greater. separate nazional than at any period of our history.. 41, gard to the state of the Confident, it was j, • be lamented ; it was, to use a phrase 0. - adopted, extremely unsatisfa&ory. But vt . gard to this Country, her acquisitaons gave no preponderance. "I do not, however, derr • i said he, " that her great acquisitions of tet.:to. joined to the industry of her inhabitants, tine • some remote poiod—a - period too distant to culate upOti, :and still more to aet upCn 7 —so our security, that if this. supposition had. taken at, present, I should have looked twice before I had - - made Peace; But at present the case is very (fir. ferent indeed." The Noble Lord then proceee , l. to enumerate the bad effeCts resulting from the de_ spending language of the Hon, Gentlemen ivho spoke on the other side. He said, They had talked of our security in such a timid and suspicious man. ner, as greatly. to Lower the tone of this Country. `His Hon. Friend had, however, last night - discussed these points sq ably, that little remained for him to . say. As to the security to be derived from influ. ence on the Continent, he should say nothing ; but he thought the best way to .recover that influ ence would be to allow France to recover her colo nial possessions and West Indian trade. As long as we excluded her from these, and confined her to the Continent, we could not expect that she would ever allow us to acquire a foot ing there. But if she once regained her Co.. lonial possessions and trade, she would be willing to allow us advantages on the Contineot, in order to secure these Colonies which must ever be in our power. It was with astoniShinent that he had heard the maritime resources of France men. tioned as an object of apprehension to us, when we compared them with the numense maritime resources which We had called forth during the War, and the immense increase they had received even during the. period of hostilities. if we compared the /com merce of this Country and France, and how they had been affeded by the 'War, these apprehensions must vanish at once. Before the War,, France had boasted an equality with England. Her imports then amounted to 17,000,000, and her exports to te,000,000, During the course of the War, the im. ports of France diminished to 61,000, and her exports •to t t,OOO while the Imports of Great Britain had increased to 43,00cn000, and her Exports to . 30;090,0004 , Would any one then say, that there cotrld, soon, be any competition between the Com. meree of these two Powers, even supposing that al ter'the Peace they started with equal advantages ? Sothe people 'were alarmed - at the idea of France c6Mrtieneing asys.tem of hostilities against our Com. !tierce; bilti.to:hitn this gave but small apprehen. - • lion. Haw could it be tile interest of a poor cpun- try, witl-Clv small capital, to exclude the Comrxierce of a.rith country, and go .to other markets where she must-buy :dearer ?, it,*ven if this could be carried into exOceCiOn within her cli.vn terrirorie. Would Franee; notwithstanding her great influence over the other Coritinental Powers, ever be able to persuade them to go to the Frerch market and buy dear, when they may be supplied with cheaper commodi ties at th6British market' ? Even if this improbable _ _ supposition cou!d be carried into eff:ct, it can be proved, that it. will nowise diminish our Commerce. As a pronf of this, we may take that year in the time of War,- when France Indic every effort - to carry this syster into execution. In that year, the year - I Soo, the generdi Exports of this Cou' try to the Continent, amounted to 7,5.00,0001. Five of these v . %•ent to ,Cotintries then and now' entirely out of the influence of France. The remaining two went to those, that then might be supposed to In under her • influence, comprehending • Spin,, .rortu. gal, Italy, Holland, See. - Of-thesewe in,ty espon_ ably suppose, that Portugal, and a great part of Italy, wiltnow resort to our markets, and no lon. ger remainunder the ti tn_tier,,c r iL,l,cc. this then as granted, of the 7,500,0001. by fair cum- imitation, 7,300,0001. stands unaffected , in. fluence of France. Ii she were even:ro prohibit the intrOdVetioll Of th,rCr#l4kirling 2.30,0 D!. ISUUId Ole