The Sun. — London, England, 1814-06-30 00:00:00

~1 ~ ~ ~l .i ••, ~c~o;i~, 41 ?r ioce ' ,stak e?, pie Ldr.' retob er the till )rt.vecil Ire 3s itl It i t eNl )l. ‘ '" froi" go cc Lt l. ,otc' Lib I ' 4: oce'; Iv . " a desirable title ; but one of• tern of the sta.- I tT l"lc `" could not • meet - With his. approbation. Ae yartieidatly called their attention to the 13th ue same particlpation t. , ft 'cle, by which the French were restore4 , l . to in the Newfoundhoidl?sh le,r.ies Ivhich they had in 1792. The share in these ti lshe rks, and• the possessions of the French on ; ti le coast of that island, were obtained by them :;gh the Treaty of 1783, which was: wade'dt • 1 - " 4 'e when France was in a condition to dictate I ° ... i tls on this subject. The importance of this Ar - t ie ' e in a 'maritime point of view, arm as caleti s,t"l to inc rease- the. n ava l an d .00inno::•cial i•e . b e of France was very gre a t; so great its tr) 1) - :}ei:ietxutrie•etionsel ' hurtful to this coantry, fur he wt> 4l ° ,s c ountr ; ) y i - y , o tiv d h g y i t:i c t . e t s lp tip:i n la c t x iO te n t s: t o o f ~t . .i c i eo r . „ l s r t e ., .i i t i .% ;, , i tight) I f , fis hing, which now gave employment to 14),,(-I',lt:sh vessels and 12,000 seamen On the i 4 , 1,7!. he could not. feel hini , elf justified in g-iv p.'" ''' s assent to the Address. -He' hoped that the V 4lls i'h' - wh ich rem a i ne d open to discussion at the nt e 's Would be satisFactorily disposed of. • ur , 1 4 04 th e D OSE had not intended to say one word I filosl e t . p s .. ' , l i hject - under discussiou, but he f el t of t h e t•-•gued (Ton to notice part of the speech t 'dit ' 4 l 4l) "- Baronet. A communication had cer- Mihi,,;-)een ue ' de to the Bo ird of Trath- on the li ''``•t• of t i a r • , 11. d fishery, but he never e4 rtl th the Tsiewio• of an :7 1 Y of - : t i t was said in it, that taking in a great - "ead v -le o to partake of that in which they ta 411 t) Nttak en , woohl rail the gritish fisheries. , t eat ' O 4. w its done by the Treaty was to give back erre' t i llie e. that which she had before. It con p,, t a , e a oew right. As to the extent of coast i ll teis bti) l'uouce it . was no more than was abso 'l :"."' s'• '' • ' •ilicr fish' and less could not I)i•q' tv t' be `s4l.Y for c " I '. :able her •at all to t veo given in order to tn . the fishery. 4 1e ~, 'Y the Aare which she had in tte l • \ vb. ( t i e r heard any thing more visionary than t(/ 4' I " notiOurable Baronet had said about this 14 f` ttlI t 1 1 eolploying 1500 vessels and 12,000 sea- I t i ' t ': 1 , t lolt (pi. rt':r He as ( - joke prepared to kil y t ,;l l l l,e ,,Tion. 4 .l3:irCip e t on this subject . on tiny I . t4 lit e 1 •' Ile wonld appoint, but at present the 41 ' cl " htt) by surprise • He only wished I ) ''se ht . t impression that t an .) t o tf.o aw a y with the , _ 14 44 e l' 4 d bv the 1•31 h Article of the Treaty c. b • N I , i ll aY new .rie,hi. NII 40 1 - 11 v ‘• - • and Mr. ROSE mutually mai,„- IN EIV rot, T ~ . A i , eu. "to u -•)-13ertFoucE declined enterg . at leng Iteit,gle detail of the•arrant-eMents in made by the My 114 4 ' lie ht,ped he %%-;,, not )(is 'rat 1 one of those who nble Lord. It I, l tq i 1, . , •( the Services tt; the N feeteds,ucliel that much of the great and nnex .lll::l,:'!cell(tect;;;.7);:gse ( 11 [1 .h e i a ci r l , 11 1: I e l ai t .: kb:ellu. placet 1 ": 1 k i l e s . due to in o i nation vt ‘ •as, by Ci l 'gw r l'i(!'" blessed . s u e ft to ',dont to its counsellors and valour ,1 1 iti e 1,.,• With respect to the grounds on - Ui• ' I utis ~ • hail carried on that war te ti ,„, , ration 4sli ce ' '• now happily concludad,• he .felt it but tly - to t b . L 1). that a. memory of his lamented Friend to )I, a( ' 4. th e princip;es of that great Statesman -.Nt(l‘l' chall,j,e,t. "The' war lild been coin. ; 11 . 4 ' e it , 1 (2. 1 ' . th e s er o t ect i oil of the country against it Q:l ,(4sid e'l'ects of those ,principles which %,„ ') c , - ` t eil t t )." re% -Wition in France. Every one ad -1.; T e re l '. l. „' "t the comineu.cement of the war, r 4L i itt on 1 ; t ousiderahle danger from these fe- I C I- vt r i - •• . ci;tlet. As to the restore tl)-oi, I , tie ip"" I V •1 of France to their t) .,• ) ‘', 1,,, ...oy,t, ..- -out y `,..' 11 . a s - ‘Yirts happy at it on their ac- P l ell i ta ‘ i l i ' e li• as o;.r own. lie hoped that the ,: ) Y tl if , ()", 'V i: , ),Se wi,itary character was rais tilt: 4 i,t, i e veut s of .the war to a pitch so high, 14,,'' t')l ; ,. ' l ' the security of its - neighbours, would iiiii, .- til,‘ just vt , oF its own interests, and l' l ' le l i l i 'q 'r- if t ° the et,iti vat too of the arts of peace. 'Pl lia r)-- `leitti e ,„„, the, eulogised the Duke of ~!'• l,tot. 11,. t - . ! 3 u . sse d to t h e stipulat.on 'l'' t , • r eat v : I F" 'a- Slave T r ad e , and go 'a , - ''vr ti - l espets;u-; the "le t ; t, le •arse argument* „hick he had used , l ' 4, '' .ti. e' : ss. uos ou the subject, proposed that it v " i . ' I(iti ced - the a ddress. He th erefore ....„,, th e . in-. Ir„ 1; h, I4 sert io n of a paragraph to this effect : c ;f : ti ' ,-•.'l:ti I l i' e noose having. already expressed to li g • e fit s . t gine_ss its sentiments on the subject ti t it .,„ , ' odditional Ai ticleS of the Treaty, would 1 1, 1'. t (-: "h i t: ' Y t hlog thriller on the subject until after 11 ' ,, t i n .tl 4 w here it was to be discussed ; and ii i i ii "Oe s 1- H'en time they relied on his Royal L-11,4,•.1ityit,'Ising• every effort in the cause of l ert.„ l ' l C k ~ ii,, t, : s - , ) ,i. sti"lP.llpAGn had no objection to the in ntiments ex ‘4ll (-(1 41 i;'•- p . 3 logt ; , ,ph, as the s , e . , as th er 4 % wha. Perfectly aecorled with his ow , . th q "for e r` 'lad-been said by the Ilouse ;he had tl ieb igli, fi.,)o 'liflieulty iii agreeiag to it, al -11;1 -1 4 th e ? l v Yhat had alrea - dy taken place, he t.,,,, s l t (lt,sti',l,"tter was sufficiptly safe. 'Tr p, it ''' for the'insertion of the paragraph 411, 43. liArttvlil eileriecf.- lit% ~..,‘,e, d . t i t th :ai:l, that Although lie generally 441 ( 1 ; tilt , 4l , w il ':reacy, he could tint express tif e Wi t i''' II ' l 'ot glancing at what han been II•ht i `'"vess, (Votirahl, Mover and Seconder 0. ti ori c° had he,: prais e of the system of poLe;y kive ? tile. "hie ::;Sted. rtking into considera l'`4l(h ups he Wag. oft colonies which had been N I , e ,e'l to o i iib rat4i• inclined to think that:we "' h a y 1) e td, kind had given no more than t of t i ~ beets re: o ,.,:t i , , ':" t 1 • The lea''. b e y ..thiferies, , toty txpec e( . iiii,„l' l4ll te tt ~,, -•',. Pcn rids no inure than had' ir),,''' tu g i ve c f . !'" lotruer. oecasioas. He was ill' 4 \ti'lilliee '''''"oe i r et ' l a i j t ;" ( "ft Minister for not press - t,.! l ' rre va ii, . e ' - '..r e , ii • 7 , because the prejudice 1,., q(lit,„ a t th e IW e : • - as it,itisiand tHl(l),ltle,:.atv,,,le ii - gri. 6 Peopi t . , rt, t . i ellt time !igllost us, 'll);e• 0 • . " '''''e one • ted to our disad la . 'Treaty t i, e c "osidered the `l(q/1,, • S•rtiAt----ti,--y-r,-"e extreme. tr'f.l ve j) , i ivultrt.py could 1 1)1, i ' (4.e C O Odllet of G not but highly s htb ''''''''d ;: b e e. ti „ . -oYernment and of the e qii .osepvinei , . I '` t heY had concluded the war itoihiet.,., le on wine] ) it had all along been 4441..htet, ,:iludlorbi(Y)usiwiliclis, alnue' it hit been t ‘' sk i i v , e t i i i t e .l ;-I,,,ftP.di-r1- and '' N p v -- r e r - ‘ l % .e i c s i t ; e l o i tn. 'trlo(ii:rli:teen e ll e n d t e o r st a o l lorc,la pars h ''t I 1 le "Y • but 1 ' e 4 , rt toot the oojects of the %var had never 1 1 , t a sset , ', ~:t"v the Hon. Gentleman ti l . ''Aried, , • L, t o cre ,,, vas to him incooreirlbi fl had ':l,:''t l . q*t t o mh ii _ t _.., .. , •. , e. e i4 . llll ; 4 :l;: iTistl i t : t 4 ic ir ‘i.. ' a e : l r. s i ' st 'ic , :}at'' Irt:itplin:\_iiiiiili;,ictr;iise;:l;:ellecasti.sl'ilectli:eaisio(itiluilleili:::::(:i.etisritt'siTlacetees(msfielat!gca'°vi nails:, athoeinr actil%yvitoff-ttlitlie "4'44 nature. 71 1 Mr. Ciii*ttWii. felt tho§t ailxfons to etpleeS opinion which he entertained of the Treaty 3 And to mast first confess, that he felt as warmly as the _Hon. Gentleman who spoke last on the sub. , ject of the .'Slave Trade. It was a satisfaction to . his -mind. that. the Noble Lord . had adopted the aulendment ; .yet he was enabled to pronounce that the Tr. atv could only admit of one denomina tion. which was that of the most glorious Treaty which this country had ever entered into. He should not nave desired such an amendment as had been proposed, if it had gone to impute blame to the Noble• Lord wim had distinpaiished himself as the negocii , tor. But he must he permitted to differ from those who think that there wonld have been any hazard in pushing the question about tile. Slave Trade, or that France would have gone to war on that account the true policy, in his mind. would have been for us to have said to .France, " No Abolition, no Colonies 1" If France alone had been to receive cessions of colonies, and all other nations had been standing by as spectators, then he would be ready to admit that there might have been something in the argument. lint as other Princes were- to have cessions of the same kiitd, it would not have been difficult for us to lay (fowl), not to Prance only, but to the rest of Eu rope, this position---" The Colonies that we have conquered we will cede, but only with this sti pulation, that you shall abolish the Slave* Trade." He would not say that the proposition would have been successful ; but it would have taken away the strong insult, and put it out of the power of France . to Cake up the question as a point of ho nour. He wished to be understood as imputing no blame to Ministers, though he differed from them in opinion. But he took blame to himself that when he, and so many other 'Members - were engaged in embodying an Address to the Throne, on the subject of the Slave Trade, they did not make it more pointed. Could he have foreseen what would have been the result of that measure, lie would gladly have moved an Amendment ; for if our Negotiator had known that Parliament had itopm,ed this topit" as a duty upon lihn, and . was ready to second him in the consequences of his performing it, a different effect might have been produced. However, as the stipulation now stood, he saw no cause for that despondency which had been exhibited. We ought to look to the good effect which this regulation 'might pro duce on the mind of France ; and, in this view, it would neither be wise nor prudent to remain dissatisfied. He would rather heap coals of tire on the he head of the Negotiator than condemn him for what he had done, or seem to suspect the lio nour of the French. • Let thew-Pot.haveto say to us, if, at the end of five years they refuse to abo lish ; the traffic, "Why you told us we were in • sincere, and therefore yoo are not disappointed at our conduct." if any good result respecting this subject- could be apptehen / ded.from the Meeting of the Congress, it could only be by an understand ing amongst all' the' Powers,_ that, at the expira tion of the time fixed for the abolition, it should become binding upon them all, and that each should guar:Ai - 14e to the other the full execution of the engagement. The Right Hon.Gentletuan then des canted on the mode by which the trade might be carried, by means of the river Senegal, and ex pressed some concern lest the tide of happiness and civilization of Africa should he turned back .upoti its soil. However, as the matter now up pearea, it must take its course, We. ought not to cab on . France with . an appearance of distress, as if a fraud hail been committed by her ; but we should appeal as if we had full confidence of her inte grity and honour-. He could see nothing else in - the hotly of the Treaty to which he was not ready to give his fullest assent.and most cordial approbation: But respecting the fisheries of New foundland, he thought this subject might be well. worthy of the attention of the Noble Lord, when we should be called upon, as must shortly be the case, to negotiate with the United States of Ame- rica. Ile Right lion. Gentleman then digressed to deirlore the treaty with America in 1783, which he described as being the seal of our humility, and the triumph of our enemy ; and urged that it might not be taken as a precedent in any new regu lations respecting the fisheries. Adverting to the situation in which France found herself by the . Treaty, he applauded the policy. which had libe rally restored her to her tOrmer rank, which had brought her, according to the Right Honour able Gentleman's words, into her natural orbit, where she would continue, like a superior Planet, to give light to the world, and - not move like a Cornet, spreading around dismay and desolation, • He was of opinion that this Country would meet the Congress with a great accession of strength because it had a vast accession of character, by_ appearing disembarrassed of its conquests. Re specting Italy, he hoped that this was not to be divided into petty States, and that the fate of the old King o f N a pl es not fi na ll y d ec id e d ; for he had been one of the most faithful of our Allies, and therefore, lie trusted the arrangement respect idg his. - kingdoni was still open to negotiation.-- He cordially coincided with that part of the Ad dress which alludes to our having reaped the re ward of our exertions ; and, indeed, it Would be presumption to say that these exertions had been merely human, unaccompanied by the manifest interference of an over-ruling Providence. Allud ing to the negociations at Chatillon, he said he should not be disposed to find fault with Mini sters, if it should appear, on the production of the Papers, that peace with Buon a p arte w as nearer than h a d been apprehended ; for it must ever be recollected, that Ministers had often been call- ed on to make peace with NM, and had for years been obliged t o d e f en d t h e M se l ves f or not so do- ins;. The Right Hon.. Gentleman then went at great lem. ; th into a review of the principles which actuated the Ministers from the conmiencement Of the war, and at the time when he was amongst them. He denied that it was ever their intention to enter upon a 'crusad e f o r th e re-establishment of the Bourbons, but exulted at the restoration - of that ancient family to their rights. He conclud ed a brilliant speech by an eloquent triumph at the downfal of Jacobinisrn, which had so long been the scourge of Europe ; and adsTrting to the .visit of the Allied Sovereigns to England, ex pressed his hope, that as we had been the Sa 'joins of the rust of Europe, those countries would now take our morals and industry as Un equalled models for imitation. • By computing our eflo-tt ticiptdatiOti -at; ril 3 % - t •- • • r , g l3 roust have been convinced that there is some pe i cam- in this ‘cm - intry, Which it would be tveli if they could transfuse into their own ; and be aidently hoped that this laudable and beneficial species of reform Would ttitimately prevail over. Eur Ope; without a single - exCePlion, 111 r. 1 - lamtr.ToNr thought, it. the Noble Lord did , not prove that every thing ,bad been done that could be done to get Naples restored to Ferdi;- nand, this Treaty would in that respect 'leave on his name an imperiShaide stain. - Mr. PoNsoNßy wouid not disturb the unanimity of the House. He considered the partition of Poland to have been the cause of. all the disturb:- ances in Europe. This he believed to have led to the French Revolution. The conduct of France had, in no in - stance, been worse than that of die partitioning Powers. As the object of the Allies was to restore the ancient order of things, he hoped justice:would be done to Poland. He wish-. e - d the principles against which they had made war to be abandoned, not only by France, but by all the'world. With the Treaty between Eng land and France (excepting the Article on tire , subject of the Slave Trade) he was perfectly-satis fied. He thought the Noble Lord had done right in signing it. Mr. 'WHITBREAD had hoped to concur in the Address, and -the Manner in which the debate would be managed, bat could not, from the lan guage held by the mover and seconder, who had travelled out of their way to attack the principles avowed by their opponents, and the opinions they hid expressed, at various periods of the war. He (Mr. W.) admitted that he had, over and over again, predicted what had turned out to be ut terly false; but his political adversaries, he would maintain, had done the same. He had opposed 'the Noble Lord's Administration up to a certain period : he had then plaCed confidence in Ina', but had said the time would come when it would be seen if it was deserved. The period to which be looked forward had arrived, and it was proved by tne Treaty (the article respecting the Slave Trade excepted), that the Noble Lord had deserv ed the confidence reposed in.him. He praised his conduct in the warmest terms for this, that he had fairly tried if it was possible to make peace with Buonaparte. Throughout -the negotiations, he had undauntedly pursued that course which it was his duty to take, and by his prudence and firmness all the great Powers of the Continent had been kept too-ether. He rejoiced that the Bourbons had been recalled by the voice of the nation.. He re joiced that Paris bad been spared, and that the Allies, when successful, had set a noble-example to future warriors. He wished to see Poland re stored ; disapproved of the arrangement made with respect to the King of Sardinia's territories, and the Genoese States, as also of the separation of Naples from the dominions of the King 'of Sicily. lie considered Guadaloupe to have been given up to France,_and consequeotlyto the Slave Trade, to purchase the co-operation of that Power against the independence of Norway, which be wished to-God might be established, as Norway was wanted by Russia, to indemnify Sweden for the loss of Finland. On a general view of the wars ,against B - uonaphrte, he asserted the coali tions formed by the influence of England against 'tint had tended to his aggrandisement ; but he, by the madness of his ambition, had unmade him self. It this ni!.2,bt he said " No" to the Ad dress, lie begged. the Noble Lord to understand, that he was tar from thinking he had forfeited his claim to confidence. On the article respecting the Slave Trade, he could not approve of his con duct. If he could redeem niaisglf at the ap proaching' Congress, it would redound greatly to his glory. Lard CASTLEREAGH declared, nothing would ever efface from his mind the candour and gene rosity with which he had been treated by his po litical opponents, both while he was present, and when he was absent. He was of opinion the cause of the Slave Trade stood better now than. it could have done if the Crown had been fettered with a mandatory injunction to require its, immediate abolition as a sine qua non. It would be tlse height of folly and presumption to attribute the reskit of the war to the mauagement of any man, or any.set of men. The cause had prospered, because it was that of troth and justice. It • was the - force of these which liar! urged the other nations of Europe to unite against the counnon foe. It was sufficient praise for Ministers that they had not, turned aside this great moral principle in its progress, or pre vented its ultimate success. agreed with his , Right Hon. Friend, that the triumph of the cause would have been incomplete without the restora tion of the Bourbons, as the general, feeling throughout Europe had_ been so strong . against Buonaparte, that no peace with him would have been thought safe. While, however, he was de facto at the head Of the French Nation,fhe had thought it his deity not to refuse - to treat with him. To have done this, would have been to prepare the way for the dissolution of the grand Alliance: To'have car ried on the war for the personal interest /of particular family against Buonaparite, 'Would have been to quit - the eminence on which they had stood that he might ascend it. He would then have been able to hold the language of Peace, and it would then have been believed :the Allies. were its only enemies. Their not having given him this advantage, had greatly accelerated his downfal.• - Though sent out to treat with Bno naparte, he (Lord C.) went under a declaration, that if the French nation acted for themselves, and, acknowledged him no longer their head, he should not be incapable of negociating with another',• though he had, in the first instance, treated with him.' The Noble Lord then - adverted to the cir- cumstances under which the negotiations bad been carried on, and described in few words the principal events of the campaign. The Bour bons, restored, the same guarantees were not thought necessary which had been required of Btionaparte. The French► Zing and his Ministers entered into the general views of the Allies, and from the disposition manifested on their part, he thought the, presence of France at the Congress would be of great advantage. England, in the course of the war, had made great conquests. She had in her hands near 50 possessions of a colonial description. With such. means, her language - to the Continent had been, " If they could and would fight for their own liberties, En. glum! *livid !light with them, art,l - b& 6ahtenf, close of the struggle; to give ttp.her.conttnest t and return to Ilet- for Mer level in the sdale of tions; but-if they could not or woiilti:ttOt dit thi.: ; fingland must then do justice to. herself; Use the resdurces she had gained by conquest to pro:: vide-for her own, scenrity:' The object tees had. in view were to rqdtwe the limits of .what was Called the Frejich Empire, to raise up a bar- rier against • future eneroach.nent on t;!e part of France, and abOve all, to restore the in dependence of our ancient and interesting, Ally, Holland, and ib give her an adequate: barrie: aga; future danger. It was the cordiality and cott.. fidence , prevailing amongst. the Members of the Coalition that had saved Europe. Never h id Such union existed amongst so. many Powers. Their operations in the last campaign, lint b the field and in the Cabinet, had been carried ,on with as much regularity and concord as the MCA- , 'sures of Government in the administration of our own affairs. They wished to reSpeict all rights ; and to do justice to. all parties : it did not become the Hon. Gentleman opposite, therefore, to'ens.-;' deavour to ibflame the feelings of the people in those countries which might change their politi-= cal relations, by making them believe that they had been sacrificed when the necessity',of esta.. Wishing a just balance should require a new set tlement of boundaries. On all points, the •con- duct of Government hits been guided by 1)11116 , pies of liberality consistent with its profession, Far from wishing to nqrrovift he commercial prOs perky of France, it had thrown open the %%iciest field possible to her enterprize. - It had af , forded her the fairest and- fullest opportunity of deploying her active indnstiy. •It bad betrayed no wish to check or monopolise her trade, be cause it felt convinced that it was not the interest of Great Britain to let France remain a military and a conquering Powqr„ by pre venting her from becoming a manufa'etto ing na tion. He should now pass to the cessions made. by that country. They had not been demanded of her as a matte': of necessity or of right. They had been obtained as a matter of friendly arrange, ment. . As to, Tobago, it had been fairly stated to the French Government that the island •had been originally settled by British emigrants, and that it -did not contain a single proprietor who was not a British subject. It was not, Unnatural dint England should wish to become once More the protectress of her own people, and are French Go vernment immediately consented, without the least objection, to the cession of the island. The questiou respecting the possessions in the East In dies had been met with the greatest fairness by the French Government. It was . ..agreed that. as the Empire was placed in our hailds,- there should be no revival on the part of Fiance of claims to Sovereignty, no fresh clash for dominion, fiat that whilst we_Should retain all the political amid ruling power, we should grant herevery kind of commercial yo:untarily proposed to restore all heiunfortified factories, and to open all our portsin India, to her trade, - on the footing of the most •favoured nation, acrd only asked her in return, to considei' her existence in that'coun, try as commercial, and not political,. and to ab stain from fresh struggles for empires pt no -im portance in a'Comi»ereial point of view ; we had found the r..unitius most dangerons in time of war to our trade. By its position it had become a nest of cruisers, which had done us incalculable injury, not only by the captures made in the Eastern Seas, but by the extent and ex p ense ' o f convoy Nthich they rendered necessary.. Ori those grounds we claiined':that• island from France.—'!'o her it was only useful as a station to annoy us in the hour of hostility, and we had be. conic. sincere friends. It was ceded witi.oit difficulty, whilst she kept the Isle of Bourbon, the only .one. that possessed any commercial valne.• - If the -Mauritius sunk into -the sea to-morrow, he should not — lam - int it, as all its advantages were of a negative kind; but. when h was considered what time and what ex-- pence it had cost ns to reduce it, and that in the hands of.an enemy it might be made iMpregnaUle, the propriety of requesting its cession would no longer appear doubtful. - St. Lucie, lie - would not deny it, was a valuable island, but had not originally been demanded of the. French Govern ment. all that we wanted was a , goo d port i n the West ladies,. as the want of it had often been se verely felt. The only four ports,of that descrip tion were French Islands, Martinique, Guadaloupe, and the Saints. The latter was a mere rock, unfit for any commercial purpose, but as the FrLcir Government imagined, although we t hong t wrongly,- t hat it was the . key to - Guadaloupe, it objected to its cession. , He then repeated that our only object was to have a good port in the West Indies, and that - we stuue!d". accept that of the ,four, which would prove the least inconvenient to France. St. Lucie , was then proposed and ceded, without an intention on our part, to cut down the commerce of France, s:it . only to pay a fair attention to our own sc- citrity. As to the Newiou n dl an d Fishery, th e Noble Lord thought that it would have been an invidious conduct towards France •to shave 'taken from her that share in the fishery established as her ,right by tivo preceding - Treaties.. With et-• spect to what hv,a,,(,l couldbeen swirl c:tz the cot„duet o;' Other POWers, not interfere with the Government of Spain, otherwise than by rein e sentations. But he trusted that Government Ovoid(' behave • - •,•ith liberrdi.lY, • and pot disgrace the late Revolution by making it a sceiie of blood. Par liament would feel that It ‘vould. be 'imp! opei ite should enter into particulars respectin g other. Powers, whose fate must be definitively settled at • the approaching Congress.. He would only say that no Treaty had been concluded with the son in possession of the Government of NaPt.." , ., but merely a cessation of hostilities. The Noble Lord flattered himself that a deep impression 11;i1 been made' on the Continent, that the conduct of England, throughout these Ii nmentous. tions, had been founded on the great and inst principles of general security on which she pro- . fessed to act. All iniptitations of interested ino. tives had died away. It was acknowledged, that having been driven h i lt° the war by the iron hand . of necessity, she had stopped her victorious course as soon as that necessity had ceased ; that in pos session of almost every Colony in the universe, and without a single flap- r_ n 1111ZIOCA hay ex ',arra t bcing pitr(ic6" liv i c for but „ v atic ilY~~t~~ ioritY 0