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netilATatlAll, that violence and agresiot. on depart
of the French Government, had been used again* the
vessels end stihjeets of nib Nfajtv ; and it any case
was a legitimate cause for war, this surelT was one :
but no alluviiir whatever had Appcered in the (rapers
sehmir.ed to the House ot. this sttbjea. In the case
Nnotke Sound, wheu it was r:pi ciente,' that ass
et .t similar nature had occurred, the whole House,
witiaeut tiny exception, acquiesced in • the principle,
tine it nAS a SAllakiellt ground for war. Having
thus Jetted the principles br tvhiCh it hat infliteneed,
AA would come to the point respeding the papers I
sehich he threqht it necesury to move far; and first
Ise woitld more, et .111 at there be laid before the
t Representation of all the Remonstrances of
his St tjtecy's Ministers, against the Aggieesi• ns and
Violence on the Pan of the French Govern.
etent, and the ,Answers thereto." Tare next point to
v hish he owned his Attention von of great import-
ance; which related to certain permits traving at.
tcaipted to estahli.h themselves under the disguiw
and cher:titer lif commercial Agent* intn the ports of
Greet Britain and Ireland, for purposes hostile to
the interests of this country. This he was ready to
a.lieit as legitimate ginun.is for war. But in the
er le of the papers produced respelling the nevi.
tiation with France, no allusion whatever is made to
this business. He should therefme move, " That
there be laid before the House, a Copy of the Repre-
sentetions made by his Majesty's Ministers to the
Government of Fraece, respeeiog those Cnmmer-
nisi Agents, end the Auswen thereto." He then
stetted another case, which required attention. It
uppeared in the Appen.lis, that a person in Dublin
had been ordered, on the part of the French Co.
virennient. to make soun.ings of the harbour ; this
cerosiely was a cause of complaiet, if not a ground
f. war. He thought the date in this case very ma-
terial, eni which heal been omitted. He should
therefore move for the date of the infiirmation re-
sp. ling the proceedings of a man named Citizen
euve et et ITublin. Anotherpaper (said the Hon.
Member) of later date, has been introduced into the
documents respecting the discussion, which was this
that reearded the admission of French trnnrs into
Hullend. This of itself he did not conslder a suf.
Reizn: ground for liesility. He should, however,
move fur a copy of the representations made by his
Maj. sty't Ministers to the I ten:h Gyve' emetic on
that gmtind, and the answer they received. He
nest said it was hi. intention to move for a copy of
the communication of the 22d February, presented
by the First Consul to the Legislative Buoy. He
then adverted to the subject of Switzerland, which
he said was of the first importance. Ile therefore
should move for a copy of any remonstrance made
to Mr. Otto since the 10th October, 1802, respect-
ing the 4flaire of Switzerienci. Another subject he
wished to obtain infer nation on, though it was not
bis intention in any degree to anticipate the discus-
sions of Monday next ; yet it was a well-knewn fact
that orders had been issued to retain the Cape of
Good Hope, and that it has since been evacuated.
He therefore moved for a t:opy of the Orders sent
to the Commander in Chief at the Cape of Good
Hope, respecting the evacuation of that fortress.
There was another point which attracted his auten-
tmn, it was a principle whirl. Ministers seemed to
have in view, which was the direct accession of pow.
er on the part of France. He thought it particu-
larly necessary for the House to know, whether
there was any decrease or diminution •of that
glee:: since the signing of the Treaty of Amiens.
• was onepoint to which he particularly alltade,i,
and on which he desired information ; he meant
Louisiana, which it was said had been ceded to the
French. Great and important would the etfeds of
such a Session he to the commercial interests of this
country. He therefore moved, " That any infor-
mation received by his Majesty's Government, re-
Laing to the communications between France and
the United State, of America, recisedine the settle-
ment of Louisiana, should be laid before the louse."
',these he thought were the principal papers necessary
for him to move for in addition to such as were in.
tended to be moved for by an Hon. Gent. (General
Gasenigne). But he could not help adverting to the
armements which were said in the message tmm the
king to be preparing in the ports of Frence and Hol-
land. Ilethoughtthe I louse should beialormed of the
truth (a try of Hoar ! Neer I) of the statement, and
I true, of the nature and extent of such arm!.
ments, and the °Nods they could possibly have in
view. Hut not one title of all this appeared in the
papers submitted to the consideration of the House,
excepting, that the French Government had given
an ativ,lute denial to the statemenit, and asserted that
at the very time of making the communication, there
were in the posts ef Holland but two frigetee, and
in the port of I)enlirk three corvettes. A Right
lis inouratak Gentlemen had, however, ato mpted
to draw a line of distinction which he could not
subscrihe to ; and in behalf of the Noble Lord at
the head of the Admiralty he would say, that he
could not be supposed to subset ibe to it. When the
House was informed in an official manner that filly.
sail of the line could be got toady in a stated time,
it eras not to be understoed that so many hulks
!betting in the waver were to be ready. On behalf
of the Noble lewd, and as his friead, Le would dis-
claim the die ;IsZt:toal Alluded to If that \ohle Lord
bad nee secured the advaneage in ate Eastern or
Weseeris pert ot the globe, end on the hive stations,
of a decided utperinriee over any you er whatever,
he deserved the most esemplary putt:sit:nem ;
he e, nut fai: a moment 11114;411,.. CIA the 'noble
lAA J we: not iu possessiira of those advantages. It.•
was, however, necessary tOr the !louse to know
die extent end objeet of the armaments alluded
to in the K; rd's Nteseage. Right 1 lotto:ar-
able gentleman would object to the motion
he erase about to make. on the principle of not dis-
closing the sonrce• ef secret iatornitation. Ile snti-
cipa'rd the objedion of the Hon Gemlenien, but
be 114,1 eosisolted did Jtrurieds of the House from a
reel remote period, and found no precedent of such.
an ohjoduan. The lion. Nlesnlwr here enumerated
severe] instances of ce..ipliance wito the principles
of the motion I.4kwu ahout to make, !tuns the year
I 7.;ti to a late Jute, and concluded by moving for
.eccintat of the Communicetions made to hie Ma-
jesty's Ministers, respelling the Aralaateues in the
Port of Preece, hum the Ist of Match, Iter2, to the
Ist of March, tete:.
Upon the putting of the first motion,

l.ntd 'HAW KESKRY said, that perhaps lie
could not correctly follow the Hou. Gentleman
through all the arguments and oa all the motions
which were the subjects of the speech. Hr w. as
hoi ever of ("pinion that the House shuuld aruid
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