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TUESDA Y, June 4, 17 8 2 .
But, without further ceremony or apology, the motives
and obje&s of his motion Rood upon a much firmer basis
thanhis feeble abilities were able to point out or illustrate.
The Sovereign, parliament, and the nation at large, were
entitled to be fatisfied, as well upon the general principles
of the failure of the war, as the disastrous accidents which
had happened. The capture of two British armies, of con
siderable Strength and number, wasa circumstance, he be
4ieved, unknown to have taken place during the course of
any onewarin themodern annals of mankind; but hemeant
to confine himfelf at present merely to the disaster at Yoik-
Town.
HOUSE of LORD S,
Thursday, February 7.
Duke of CHANDOIS's Motion.
AS soon as private business was over, the order of theday
was read for the Lords to be summoned, on the motion
of a noble Duke : The Duke of Chandois then rose, and
prefaced his motives for calling upon the attention of the
House on so critical andimportant an occasion, in terms of
equal candor and modesty. Hedid not, he said, come down
with an intention of retarding the wheels of government,
which never wanted to be pushed forward with greater ce
lerity ; and at the fame time to be more Readily conduced.
He did not mean to embarrass Ministers, collectively or in
dividually : He had no ill-will toany one of them in hispri
vate capacity, nor in his public capacity ; was no further
interested in his or their removal, than as he imagined the
public were interested in the fame.
The motion which it was his intention to submit to their
Lordships that fey, was a proportion, he Was free and open
enough to declare,Would ncceffarily embrace a great variety
of objeds, and include in it an inquiry into the conduct of
many persons of rank, Ration and authority in the Rate ;
neither would numerous objeds, immediately combined
with the condud of the persons alluded to, be excluded a
share in this great obje&of national importance.
The motion, in the firlt instance, as Raced upon paper,
would goto an immediate inquiry into the loss and calamity
of the surrender of Lord Cornwalls and the British army at
York-Town and Gloucester. This, he need not urge to their
Lordships, might far extend the researches of Parliament,
much farther than the immediate tranfadion to which it
had an ostensible reference. He wished not to conceal any
thing upon the fubjed from Minivers. It was a proportion,
as he conceived, totally abstracted from the general run of
political questions debated in that House; it was not the
child of any party or description of men, consequently it
came nakedly before their Lordships, to cohfider whether it
deserved encouragement and public support, or immediate
reprobation.
Parliamentary Debater, touching an Inquiry into the cause of the
Surrender of Earl Cornwallis and his .Army at Fork-Town,
Virginia, and the further Prosecution of the American War,
offensively ; brought by the Cateret and Du^e of Cumberland
Packets, which arrived the 27th and 28th of ^pril las, at
New-fork, from England. They are taken from the New-
Cork Papers, and published in order, as they have come to
hand, agreeable to their refpeldive Dates.
L ondo n.
But he did not lay the Rrefs ofhis motionupon the bafisof
speculative reasoning or general rumours, or personal cor
fiderations, or those fubjeds which were foapt to mixthem
felves in the difeuflion of all politicalqueftions. He appeal
ed to their Lordships on the broad ground of justice, of that
national justice which every man in this county had a right
to demand, and which it was their Lordships peculiar busi
ness to jdminifter, as statesmen, members of parliament,
and poluffing in themfelvcs a judicial, as well as legislative
power.
He would mention a circumstance or two, if he wanted
to urge any further, which would probably ensure fucctfs to
the proposition he was about to move; the firft was, that of
the noble Vifeount in the green ribband, who asserted with
out reserve, that the calamity at York-Town was a Signal
and fatal one, and if the authors of tharcalamiry could be
difeovered, and their criminality fairly brought home to
them, " that man, be his rank, preter lions or Services ever
so high or conspicuous, would defetve to be brought to im
mediate and condign punishment."
Anothernoble Lord had Still gone farther, a noble Earl in
high office (Lord Hillsborough) for he affirmed in that
House, not very long Since, that an inquiry ought to be in
stituted into the causes of the loss of the army under Lord
Cornwallis, and that it would most certainly be instituted.
His Grace then moved, " that a committee of the whole
House be appointed on Monday next, to inquire into the
causes of the calamitous loss of the army commanded by
Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis, and made prifonps
Earl Gower seemed to agree in a great meafute with the
noble Duke who spoke last, but could not coincide lo far
with his opinion, as to think it at all necefliny,thatthe mo
tion, even as proposed to be amended by the noble Duke
should be adopted ; because, tho' fucha narrative amounted
to nothing positive, it would be extremely improper, that
that, or the other house of Parliament, should, by a solemn
a&, recognize, inany form, the United States of America.
He wished therefore, as both Sides of the House seemed ra
ther favorably dilpofed towards the inquiiy, that the motion
might be framed in such a manner as to putan end to acon
troverty upon the mere point of form.
Lord Snelburnc said, he would go as far as any man to
conciliate the noble Vifeount and the noble Duke ; but he
mult confefs, how much footer he approved of v hat had fal
len fiom the noble Earl who spoke fail, he could could in t
fee the matter in the fame point of view; if he had, he
would be one of the firft men in that house who would 'rife
to oppose such a recognition, and shout so improper an idea
out of the house. His principles on the fubje& were well
known ; he had repeated them from year to year in their
Lordships hearing, that he never would confers, ui der any
poflibic given ciicumftances, to acknowledge the indepen
dency of America. He knew those ideas, both within 4nd
without doois, were in some measure unpopular, but he pre
ferred the performance of his duty, and the difeharge of his
conscience co every other consideration. He was knownto
differ from his most intimate friends and rcfpcdablc 'con
n,&ions on the fubjc& But for his phrt, as he wished to
give his opinion without reserve, he could n<t for bis foul
difeover how such a motion, asit would Hard if amended
by his noble friend who fat near him, had the most distant
tendency to recognize or citablish the presumed indepen
dent claim of America, under the description of the United
States.
Lord Stormont rose, and said, that whatever opinion mid:c
be entertainer! ofthe morion offered by the noble Dukc,°or
caking ituponthe idea ofthe amendment suggested by ano
ther noble Duke (Grafton) he was clearly of opinion, that
the amendment would not remove the difficulty ; and i'ntft
he perkily agreed with a noble Earl (Gow^) who rose
early, that it would Le extremely improper to adopt de
language of those, Riling themfelvcs the United . Si,les of
America, in a British Houle of Parliament. He admired
the candor ofthe noble mover of the question upon many
accounts, and upon none more than his apparent rcadircig
to Submit the modification ofhis motion tocithci fideofthe
House./
The noble Duke reminded him when he firft rofeof aa
expre flion which had fallen fiom him in the comfe of a so - #
suer debate—-" That whoever was the cause of the calamity
whifh had happened ¥ York-Town, if clearly pointed orc
The Duke of Grafton Said, as there appeared feme difpb
fition in those who represented government in that House
not to oppose the inquiry, he wished that the motion miuhr
be amended, and if it did not go to defeat the 0$ & of the
noble Dake's proposition, he made no doubt but the noble
mover would agice to amend ir, so as to remove rhe obhe
tionable parr. He agreedwith the noble Duke, thmßatifo
fa&, copied from the at ticlesof capitulation at York-Town,
would not amount to a recognition of the right of the inde
paa lency of America ; butßill he thought it better to meet
the noble Vifeount half way, than Stand out for what ap
peared to him little more than a mere matter off^m. He
was not prepared to move any thing regularly, but, under
favour of the noble Duke, he would just beg leave to Suh
geft the introduction of two words, “ Riling themfelvcs"
the United States of America, &c.
by the United States of America, and troops of France, at
York-Town and Gloucester, in the province of Virginia."
Lord Stormont said, whatever part he might hereafter
take, in refpe& of the objects of the inquiry, he nevertheless
must, in regard of his Sovereign, his country, and the un
doubted rights of Grcat-Britain, rife to oppose any motion
which amounted to a recognition of the independency of
America. He thought it fie therefore, thus early in the day,
to apprize the noble Duke, who was entitled to every de
gree of deference and candor, it was in their Lordships
power to bellow, be the question modelled as it might, he
would assure the noble Duke and their Lordships, that if his
Grace's motion was prefled in its present form, he would,
as fully declarative of his dissent, take the fcnfe of the house
Upon it.
The Duke of Chandois replied, that he believed the noble
Vifeount in the green ribband, had mistaken the fcnfe of his
motion. It was notan assertion of any right of indepen
dency, or any other right, that he knew of for the whole of
the motion, but the mere form, was no more than a corre&
tranfeript from one of the articles Signed between Lord
Cornwallis, as commander in chief of the British forces,and
General Washington, commander of the United States of
America.
(Nc. 906.)