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repeating, that he had no confidence in the plun dereri of Copenhagen, or the originators of the biliish cry of " No Popery !" Mr. LEYCESTER said, the Honourable Gentleman was quite consistent in the coinmencement and con clusion of his speech, both of which were decidedly a; l ainst she principle of teposing confidence in the Ministers. As for himself, he had no hesitation in saying that he approved of their conduct ; and in saying so, he was sure that be spoke the sense of the people at large. If there was any injustice in our condua towards America, he should certainly disapprove - of it; but he did not think - that there was any. He hated oppression as much as the Hon. Gentleman, but thought it equally inconsistent with English feeling to bear with insult. If they, went to that extrene of conciliation recommended by the IT.nourah!e Gentleman, ruin must be the conse (pence. He wished for peace, but he disliked the swaggering of America, though he hoped there was good sense enough at bottom in both - countries to prevent the extremity of war. As to the motion before them, he would ask " cui k ono ;" he did not rare rho were in Administration, but insist, d thlt the maritime rights of the country ought not be thrown away. . Mr. \VHITBREAD hoped, that, as no other Member was disposed to speak, he would be allow. ed the usual privilege of reply. The Honourable Gentleman 'who had just sat down very anxiously looked about for a "cal burg)." - The " cui bow)" which he would give him were papers for his infor mation ; for with all the intellect - and assiduity he had brought try this 'question, he appeared rather to have mistaken it, and the points on which it turn ed. The Honourable Gentleman had watched the Minister and all his colleagues, and pronounced a panegyric upon their conduct ; but he wished him to recoiled, whether his inspection was of that comprehensive and earticular nature to justify his decision. The Right Honourable Gentleman on the opposite side had anisouriced.himself as Minister of the country, notwithstanding the suspicions enter tained; He cared not for such a declaration, as far as it respeded the individual, but for the country it boded no good. He wished to know whether the Honourable Gentleman confined his faith exclusively to the existing. Administration ? The Right Ho nourable Gentleman' bad thought proper to refuse the Papers, but if he w ere speaking in an assembly in ka hich Marquis Wellesley was present, he did not doubt that he would accede to the - motion, Why, because it was evident that no injury could rewlt to the country, and because on the face of the Papers themselves, it appeared. that great blame attached to the Marquis Wellesley, for his - condo& towards tl.e American Government. He was sure, if even a similar motion was made in an assembly where the Marquis Wellesley was present, he would agree to it. But why was' it refused.now,? Because angry discussions might ensue: If; indeed, he (Mr. Whithre d) had spoken unlike himself, the Mem ber for Yotk bad spoken perftsdly like himself,— He had given a sketch 'of a debating society,- and of the anger natural to it, and made that his ground for refusing American Papers to the Parliament of Eng land. The'relation (Mr. Stephee) of this Vonour ahle Gentleman had given a sample of what rright be done without them : he was like himself (Mr. Whitbread), a - warm matt, and was somewhat dis appointed that night ; for expecting to fotow him point by point its the argument on the Orders in Council, that argument was unfortunatly omitted, and he had not the opportunity, as on a former oc casion, of replying, though its ill health, for the space of four hours, The Honourable Gentleman had undatjaken to show a great dea!—that Great Britain was in the right—that America was in the wrong—that the Orders in Council were politic— that our trade had flourished under them—yet the moment be lad finished this speech, what would he have done ? He would have put the Papers in his pocket, he would have taken away the cui Lono of the Member for Lincolnshire. But his Honour able Friend conceived, that it was the business of a Sec!etary of State to equivocate ;if so, - the sort of cot,ifience which he was for reposing in the present Meister was perfectly intelligible ; but the Hon. and Learned Gentleman (Mr. Stephen) being ,l author of those very Orders in Council, for he would deny by all that was good and great, that Mr. Fox was the author of them ; _as well might the calamities .of Europe be attributed to that great man, Whose councils, lad they been followed, he believed in his areal Would have prevented them. No, the Hon. and L arned Gentleman, and the Ministers, had the honour of iota oducing that system under which the Gsz,ete teemed with bankruptcies, and tire Conti next was shut up against us ; he aserefore might be, questionable authority ; it might be his business to suppmt the Orders in Council. Why would he toot gi , e the papers, to precut angry discussions ? No, he was- willing to go into them. Why not present them to the House ?—Hh; Hon. Friend (Mr. Wilber'fotce) said, because lie had confidence in !he Adaninistratton. When he first went into Parliament, he remembered that. confidence -in Mi nisters was all'the fashion ; but then the pretence was, that the withholding of informatiaah was ne cessary to the interests of the cdentry. But was that the ca-e at the present period, ? Was not the intelligence for which he moved already before the world ? and yet they were called upon to refuse _them only because the Minister was not Willing to give them. Would the Hon. Gentleman be bold enough to say that he had read the papers, and, noltvithstaeding affirm that there was a possibility of averting the war ? That the negotiation was at an' end, Alai confirmed by the tnessage e of the President to Congress, for unquestionably such a message would ant have been sent had it not been so consi dered. The Right Hon. Getetieman had read'from a newspaper, a letter - of Mons. Doroc, as conclusive ratethe subject of the imputed partiality of the Ame rican Government to France. Was this fair ? He would defy the Bight Hon. Gentleman to prove from the whole of the correspondence between the --Biitish and American Governments, that the lattet manifested tee least partiality to France The Right Hon. Gentleman and he were at issue on that point. How was it to be decided By the production of the correspondence, and by that alone. He (Mr. W.) had been accused of partiality to America, and of going against the cause of his country. And this because he opposed and cen eared the preposterous and fatal measures of the NIA I Ls. ARNIy 111-1 Guernsey, ► Jersey, i Dublin, Waterford. DuE-1 Cadiz, ► Brazils, i Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS. TUTS PAY Ar TwxLvzo'cLocK. Consols. - -611 i j Red. Ann. - 6214 THE SUN. &( LE.' QUIS LSUM AUnEAT? L 0 N ,D 0 Ni FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, ISI2-. A Debate of considerable length took place last night, in the House of Commons,. tip - on Mr. WIIIT BREAn's motion' for the Correspondence between the Briti,h and American Ministers, from the ist of January, 19 to, to the present time. In support-of his motion, Mr. WIifTBREAD repeated the same ar guments which-Ile has so often urged "b!fiire.----He justifird the condua' of the Ametivn Government, in every pm-tient:lr, and, of 'course: censured the Admini,tration of this country. He d: nied that the American Government had manifested any parti,ility towards France ; and, in a word, threw the whole blame of the present differences upon Great Britain. The number of Gentlemen, however, who agreed p opinion with Mr. WnrrnaEAD, appeared last night, upon a division, to be twenty-three ; and we really believe, that he would not 'find a moch greater number, out of doors, who would concur with him upon this subject. Flom ihe time when the Atne- jean Ministers were called upon ro pay' beaucoup d'argent for permi .- ssion merely to obtain an audience in Paris, to the present hour, the .Americans have been treated, by all the French Governments, whe ther called Directors, Consuls, or Emperor, with the most undisguised injustice, and the most studied insult ; and yet America has borne these insults and outrages, with the most lamb-like meekness. So far from threatening war, she scarcely even ven tured to murmur out her complaints, in the gentlest tone. How the. American Government has acted to wards - Great Bri:ain is equally notorious : and yet Mr. WrlrrnaEAD thinks that it has manifested the ut most impartiality to both the Belligerents ! We hate not room, nor indeed if .we had, would it be necessary to enter into any arguMents or to detail fails upon such a subject. We should here close our observi tions,,if we were not desirous of calling the atten tion of our Readers to an expression in the Chan cellor - _of the Exchequer's Speech, which we are sure will be read with the greatest plea sure throughout the country. He said in an swer to some allusions made on the other side of the House to a probable change of Ministry, ":that what golden dr,atirs these Gentleman had . in their imagination he could not conceive, but as far as helas' acqtrainted with them, he did- not think their consolatory prospe6ls 'would open upon them quite so pleasant as they expeacd." It was this morning very strongly reported in the City, that Sweden had declared war against France, consequence :of the seizure of Stralsund by the latter. We have made every possible inviry upon the subject, but we have not been able to trace the rumour to any authentic source. WIND3oR, FEB. 13. The KING remains much n the same state. Yesterday the Duke of Yortx eft The Duke of" CAMBUIDGE remains here. Yesterd# Matquis WELLESLEY had an au:lience of the PaiNcE ItEotNT, at CArlton•Horise. His Royal Flightless the Duke of CLARENC a and Miss FITZ• CLARENCE arrived in town yesterday, trorn Bushy. This day the PRINCE REGENT will hold'a .Priyy Council, at Carlton-house. The REcoaDER will attend to wake his report of the capital convicts under sentence of death in Newgate. It is staled, that the Earl of AYLESFORD has re-' signed his place of Steward of the H•fusehold. Captain —, of the 89th, and Lieut. 11--, of the 6th regiment, were yesterday prevented from fighting a duel, by being arrested by the Bow-s.treet ortiects, at the Salopian coffee-house. They were bound over, in Use usual way, to keep the peace. PRIZE QunsTint4.-=-The following was proposed a night of two since; is a (,las.,ic,d Society :---",What is the best Illustration, at present, of the Latin Adage sun Small Mitters have their peenhar linpo;tance ?"--,-After a . , variety of Answers, the Pt iz'ts Medal was voted to a Wei mins ter Scholar, for his following reply The Little Lottery of only 8,000 Tickets, with 20,p001. PI iz6s, and other important Capitals, which will be all Drawn on TUESDAY NEXT." HIGH TREASON.—Yesterday John Smith and "G. Armstrong were put upon their trials. The, India merit's charged the prisoners with similar overt acts to those committed by the pfisoners who have been already tried ; in addition to 'which, the former was .charged with assisting the enemy in the construc tion of certain warlike wachines—Verdias, A Lady waa- yesterday charged at Queen-squire Office, with having defrauded jewellers, and other tradesmen," of goods to the amount of goo). Yesterday the launch of another fine 74-gun ship named the Chatham, took place from the king's yard, Woolwich. She is the vessel that wasbuird ing at Flushint„ and was brought from the arsenal at t e capture of Walcheren. She went off ,tile stocks in fine style, without the occurrence of any accident. LONDON : Printcd by THOMAS WOOD, of No. 35 Maiden-lane, Covent-garden; and Published ,ny VIII LIAM ARMIGER SCRIPPS, Suutil At the SUN Onicz,, ico, 112, StF.aild, hre Aiverlisemionts, ()tilers for tie Pu,190 . , 141;ers for the Edilor, c (port prIW night Hon. Gentleman and his colleagues, The light Hon. Gentleman called himself the country ; and then openly dcctared that thoSe whoopposed his measures, opposed - the country !—So it had been with all bad Administrations. So it had been in the time of Charles 11. 5o it had been in the time of the commencement of the fatal American -war.— The present Administration, which were originally tornied upon a wretched ptinctple, was afterwards broken, then put together again, and endured, and now; as the House had that night been told, se lected. He had,no ditticultv in saying that Ame rica h,td been most unjustly treated by both the Belligerent Powers, By which the worse he could not determine. But this he knew t ha: France_ had been the first to recede from her oppression.— On the Ames lean B li, infotmatton respetting which had so recently Len received in this country, an Hon. Gentleman - had accused . of laying too great - a -stress. All that he had paid was that it af forded a slight opening for the possibility of concili ation. Great events sometimes occurred from little causes, and it was not impossible that France might take,umbrage at the measure, and that conciliation .-on the part of Great Britain might improve the im pression which that umbrage was calculated to make in America. BA with respect.' to the present disi_to- Sition and feelings of the American country, he had no hesitation in expressing his decided Opinion that they were beside to this country and -that,' consi dered without the references.to which he had just alluded, the late measure still more strongly titan any other manifested their inclination to . war. The origin of the present system had been attributed to those with wlPtm he had been in the habit of ge- nerally according in political opinion. But,.he clis-' claimed on the part:' of Mr. Fox . --he disclaimed on the part of Lord Ho , .vick and the Administration connected with him, any share in the formationr of the existing system. Their blockade Wati not a pa per one, it was a blockade which the law of nations justified, and for which they did nr:t issue orders until they had ascertained the possession of naval means by which it, aright be enforced. He'-con fessed be had been much surprised to hear an Hon. Gentlenian behind, of great learning • and research and experience, (Mr. EL Thornton) who, when the Orders of Council were first poi:irrigated, op posed them ; now, that they were unisersally al lowed to ineffectual, say that possibly some goad might have been derived from them, and that good should, in the estimation of the country, balance the ev , l which they hal occasion% d. Toe es it ti as un mixed. It way impossible to conceive a more pre posterous demand than that Made by Great Britain' to America, that . the .latter should . obtain from France a . restoration of the state in wtectr exis•ed before the Berlin and Milan Decrees. TO ask this was to ask an impossi bility. The Americans might as well have been - required to transfer their immense Con tinent to another part of the globe. And this would be still more evident, when it was consi dered how much the fatal policy pursued by Great Britain in Europe had aggrandized the power of France since the coactiman of those decrees. The Papers foe which he had moved were divisible into two series; the correspondence between Marqu6 NVellesley and Mr. Pinckney, and the correspon dence between Mr. Monroe and Mr. Foster the negocialion with Mr. Pinckney allowed to. be at an end ? If So, what objection could there be to the production of the first seties? Even the pro du6tion of that would wear something of ap pearance of conciliation towards America, as it wouli imply the wish of the House to consider the conduct of the Foreign Minister to tie Atnetican Ambassador. Should, the result, be an opinion expressed by the House that Lord Wellesley had miscoodu&ed himself on the occasion, woold not that declaration be conciliatory towards America ? It the reverse should be the judg ment of the House, was it not 'fitting that the Marquis . Wellesley should be so exculpated ? In any case, the production of that particular cor respondence could be productive of no evil, and might occasion much benefit ; and he should, there fore, haye no objection, if it were permitted him to do so by the usage of the House, to divide his.ino tion, and to move ►wo addresses, the first for the Correspondence between Lord Weilesley and I\l‘. Pinkney ; and the second (or the Correspondence between Mr. Monroe and Mr. Foster ; always guarding lAirnself by this remark—that he wished for no paver that had not already been published by the American Government. In tl►e. then state of the House, he would not press lonoer on theirat tention. He anticipated that l►is motion would be unsuccessful. This he should very much d:plure. But he had the pc;:uli, , r consolation of having done his duty ; and of having, on the eve of what he feared was an inevitable war with America, advised such measures to be adopted by the British 113 use of Commons as would at least evince a conciliatory disposition on their past. Mr.' WILBERFORCE explained. The House them divided— For the motion - Against it Majority - .. - '23 136 13 - . [Mr. LOCKHART'S motion respetiing the claims of - American Merchants foikiwed. 71;46.repillt. is given in a preceding part of our Paper.": • GOVERNMENT LIFE ANN,U fullOWing is a short scale of the rates upon which Govern ment are now granting Life Annuities, They are payable half-yearly at the Bank of E'ngland, the . same as the Dividends, and may be received by power of • attorney but the public are recom mended toob,erve, that they can 'only be purchased while-the The per Cents, are above 60, -and un der 81. _ _ --- - - - Scale *lien 31. per Cent. Stocks are 6z, and under t 3. A single Receives for Average rate fo life Of tool. Stock. ' tool. money. 35 - - -‘4 1 3 - - - ,C 7 810 :.- .• .. - 419 - - - 7 1 9 2 - - 5 5 - . s s o 5 0 - 5 1 4 - • - 9 2 , 5 5 5 b 5 - to o o Gv - - 6ig - It 7 IS . . 7"Z: 13 7 70---9 9 - - 2 5 75 . -1l 17 £9 2 Ail the intermedi lee ages will receive :u propor• !ion. Particulars may be had gratis, at the Govern. merit Life Annuity Office, Bank-sheet; or by writ ing, if the postage be paid.—Annuities are granted on joint lives also. NAVAL NE Vvr S . PLYMOUTH, FEB. .62.—Arrived the'smack Rant bkr, belonging to and from London, GODFREY master,: bound to Dublin, driven in here by contrary winds and - stormy' weather. We understand the Rambler was attacked' yesterday off the Edystone Li - grit-house by a French privateer, which she beat off after a smart contest,. without sustaining any The former was armed with eight guns, and manned with only eight men, by whom the crew of the enemy were repulsed in three agempts to board the snack. Arrived the sloop Lively, belongtr, to Chiches ter, WHITE rn ister, from Watertorni with a cargo of provisions for this Port ; sailed on Thursday last. •The brig Lively, belonging to Waterford, with a .cargo for this port, sailed the day before the Lively that atrived here this day. Arrived the Earl Spencer hired armed cutter,' from cork, having under convoy a transport with troops on board, bound to Portsmouth. Arrived_a Spanish brig in Hamoaze, with a cargo, but we have not been able to learn her name, or any'particolars respecting her. Arrived the Fawn sloop of war from Portsmouth.; and the Argo, belonging to London, HENDERSON master, from Cork, with a cnrgo of provisions for this port. Sailod the Bristol man of war for Porfsmouth. The sloop Thomas and - John, belonging to :Lis port,' HOWE, master, sptung a leak some diys sinca on her passage from Watetf od, with a cargo of pro_ visions for Plymouth, and for tl:e preservation of the crew, she was run aground on the Coast of France, where they were made prisoners; it is said the sloop became a wreck soon after. - Arrived the Harmony, Hanitisorr, from Sunder land. The follolving Gentlemen were on 'Monday ! st called to the Bar, by the Honourable Society o( if,- an's Inn :--EDWARD COLLINS, jun. Esq. W. HAL LETT, jun. Esq. W. S. RouNn, E , ,q. and the Hon. R. B. BERNARD.' Mr. BAKee, one of the fia"!ton-Garden MagistrateF, has been appointed to the,Police Office Marlborough street,- vice BeopY, deceased ; Mr. BERNIE has been appointel ; an Mr. CHAMBERS, it is said, will fill - the vacancy at Ration Garden. It is generally acknowledged that Madame Ds STA EL'S Work "On Literature," &c. lately pub lisbed in England, with some interesting particulars of the Author's life, exhibits a specimen of grekiter talents than have ever yet been displayed by arty le- Male writer. Had Madame De STA g.t. not affix,,di her name to Work, it would have been impos"e sibte to attribute it to a female SMITHFIELD MARKET, F. r 4. This . clay's Market hed a scanty supply 0' clic. ferent kinds of Cattle. Pork is -cheapr ; Utef and Mutron are . dearer ; Veal supports last price, and the trade, for the most - part, was but. indif ferent.,—The sales in the H.iy-market were some what dull. Hay and Clover fetched last prices: - Straw has fallen- in price.—The under-mentioned prices aid numbers are a correct statement • To sink-the Offal per stile of S?b. Beef, 4s. Bd. to 6s. ed. Mutton, 4s. Bd. to bs. od. Veal, ss. cd to Bs. od. Pork, 4s. Sd. to 6s. 4(1. Beasts, 693. Sheol), 4900. Calves, 9z. Pigs, 2,.. SMITHFIELD HAYMARKET. Hay, 41. ss. od. to 51. tos. od. Straw, zl.'os. od. to 21. to. Clover, st. Os. 0(1. to 61. Iss. od. BIRTHS. On Wednesday last, at the Countess of Kinnoull's, in Gloucester-place, the Right Hon. Lady Sarah Maria Mur— ray, of a Daughter. Lately, in Cork, the Lady of john MorroEh, Esq. of a Son and Heir. • M4RRIRD. • . . . Yesterday, at St. Ann's Church, Mr. john Watson, of Carlisle -street, Surgeon, to Arm, second daughter of, Wil liam Simons, Esq. of Soho•square. Lately, at Northfield, William Richardson, Esq. of Cal cutta, to Mary-Anne, eldest daughter of the late P. F. Muntz, Esq. of Selly-wick, Worcestershire. C. R. Richardson,. Esq. .of Calciotto, to Martha -Anne', eldest daughter of the late CharleS Gardener Humphreys, Esq. of Bark-House, Montgomery. • Lately, in Dublin, Arthur Henry, Esq. of Lodge Park. County of Kildare, to Eliza, daughter of George Gunn, Esq. of Mount Kennedy, County of Wicklow. DIED. At his lodgings on the South Parade, Bath, Vice.Admirat I.unlsdaine. On Monday evening last, the loth inst. in Bedtbrd-row, after a Jew hours illness,..most sincerely - lamented by 311 her family and friends, lane, the wife of Mr. Charles Wyatt. On Tuesday night, at his house in Cavendish-square, john I.en. , ' ston, Esq. of Safsikit- House, in tile Coma) . ot Ox ford. On ‘Vednesday last, ^at - Buckingham, in the 613th year of her are, Mrs. Box, widow of Philip Box, Esq.,Receivcr- General for the County of Buckingham, and whose loss sire did not survive ten months. The same morning, Mary-Ann, wife of Mt. Thor As Tapp, Cheapsid,:. On the izth inst. Harriet, the fourth daughter of Mr, Tho. mas W4l worth. _ • Last week, at l'orcito%ter Castrc, Mr. Joseph Weston,. formerly Cashier of His Niajestv:s Stationary-Othte. • On Saturday the tst inst. at Chelsea, Mrs. Frances in the 76th year of her a c ,e. • / The same day, at his house at FreshfQtd, the Rev. Dr. Baker. On the 29th ult. at Ills chambers in the Ternp:e, the Temple, in the 30th par - Of his age, lo m Esq. o f I..ino)ln'v-irn, and only son oldie Rev. Grischtle, Chan cellor of Carlisle. PRICE, 0 IEST SI'OC4S RnAY. Rink Stock, 231 i . India Stock, N Airy s per c ent 93 A k Inuia Bond.s, 16s. !7s. pr. lost) 5 per Cent. New Ann. 4,per Cent. 78i-1 Ext.:beg. litils, tos. 9s. Izs i . 3 ;:.ef Cent.. ts en 62.1 , ,- 63 pr. prr Cent. Cons. 62 a ?- 2 Uranium, • ilink L. Anil. 1G i- I.6ths J Cons. for 27th Feb. 61 i i., ttt;;ii WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO- MOR. koW.- R : ,frer 4. Evening, 45 min, after 4 t r ot civarej t .be