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lessiese of the enesny, against which a coast export-
tieocoult‘wiet. and coneequentlz this mode was not*,
resorted tO.'Partagal was the ouly place to assail in
thir wit, and yet the Noble Lord (Grenville) con-
demned the- exPeditiort to l'ortulal. .tie pledged
himself that no delay took place its sending out
the troops, nor was there the slightest misniatiagt-
mead or defect in any part of the expedition. Ar-
til'ery, and every thing connected with it, were
complete. He was ready to go into detail, and
prove this to the satisfaction of the House, but he
should defer it until the papers were elms the
table. Our expedition, accordingly, was attended
with the most brilliant success...lt prevented Juana
Crum sindiug succours to Dupont, and, twist.-
qtieutly, accelerated his surrender. As to the ob-
jeetioo, that it should•have gone to Spain, it was
refuted by time Sponianls at Corunna, us well us by
those iu the south, who were all of opinion, that it
could nut be any where more advantageously ap-
plied than in Portugal. ‘Vhether the Convention
of Cintra was wise or nit, as a military measure,
he should not then give any opinion, but as to the
answer to the City Address, it did not deserve the
character imputed to it.--That answer did not ex-
press any thing adverse to inquire. The dis-
approbation of His Majesty applied merely to
an expression in the Address of the City,
which uniounted to an assumption of guilt.—
With respect to the Orders in Council, be main-
tained that there was no ground to suppose that
these Orders were known in Americas previous
to the Embargo, neither did Americo repre-
sent thnt atrasare as the result of these steps,
hut jei.titied it es a mere measure of safety., Be-
sides, her late ofkr was not equal, atkl only proved
her partiality for France ; for to Ettglaud she said,
if you rescind the Orders iu Council we shall take
oil the Embargo against England, and retain it
aguiust France ; while to the latter she says, if you
rescind your Decrees, end England refuses to re-
scind her Orders. we will join you. France, in war
;wined her. His Lordship added, that Nliiiisiers
were aii:xious to bye iu peace with America, but
they were at the sauneetiine determined not to pur-
chase her friendship by a sacriliee of Our niterest+
and lin iiiiii r.

The Earl of NTOIR• said, there were several points iu
the Speech, of ithhh he routil not opiate, c, previous
explanation, and to which he conceited the Address went
to plealp the (louse. lie vont(' not therefore agree to the
Alio as, unless it were distine.,i) understood that these
points were to be left completely open to More discussion,
antilfeeteil by the Address. tlf these points he should awn.
thus the case of Sweden. We were pled std to that country,
as user as to Spain, and there MINS no informatics het'ore the
House il) rouble thele Lortlrk.ea to jud.te whether ire had
our suitnennwits anti ILA Ptere,r or not. An army
was sent to that country' and retrirue,r b IblyFtcriuto way.
Sweden nail liISCU lost half of in r Ind lost
rtulamt. slow these thingslotre happened, we roe not in-
linseed. Th. 7 may he imputable to a Allure ors our part to
fates oto cage..:mem, and the siberiu:e of the stipulated
linemen from thus country. How then ir.is it posiilite to up_
prove of the cuodnet of this country tow-aids Sweden. ind
knunii :that that couduct wag, and whether it wen: laud-
iild, ur not ?
The Lail of BUft:INGnAMaHuRE condemned the Con-
venttua of ("intro, awl agreed with to Noble Lind who "poke
early in the debate, respecting the great necessity there was
to have sent • larger foice to Spain. -
Lord Caen I N the necessity of repealing oar Arden
in cooocil, and 11161:1.12' the people of Aiwa MI our /rimed..
lion wiia.cartorMeed that they would gludty bcciatue friendly,
writ. ;Ivernmen( of this country, only to hold out the
trib:iis;;e of conciliation. Ile thanuitt there was ousels to
blame to the Ministry of Lath c.fizatrit..., • but (110111 the than-
laxity of Indota in the new World to sue 4161,t, theist could
not b, a ilonbtrif their peekrevics toilet %I% ranee
otLer people. is• Lordship agreed with his Noble
tlist the clause in the Speech relating to the Con-
tention of (little, a us so wo: den, us actually to he a trap for
obtaining the cosi: urreuce of the I-Liuse, and preventing Int-
, thee dit,toniiiiit.

11w 1.0,111 CIIAIICELLOR ruin, intrely to assure the
Hnit.r, that there wits not Me bast tininhition fur Hie sus-
po isms euttrta.hed by h utile big.% 111 the other side ; sod
Jtio.i.red that there wan not any document shirk cuul4 throw
say light on every part et tlic cuudnet of AJwiaiul.Aiun, tint
%twill not be glintly laid befue the House As fur himself
and his cullesples,they had: no wish to be seemed from
the investigation.
.. • .

Lued Slu I.Lati V L went over the mot "tonna of arga-
niews as tlw Lord Chancellor, and remarks. that as Ihi re
was no iimendimmt ed by those who disapproved of the
•taaasmres of Administration, int. shontil mint have thought it
necessary to take up any of their I airdships' thue, Litt for
the di,ect alloaioo which had been made Li, a Noble Baron
(Greavill►) of want of activity in the expeditious. Lie de-
clared his cumictloo, that he sl ..... id• be able to ratiary the
Noose, when regubirty calwd upon, how ancoonled sack a
charge was.
Lord Af caLa •et merely ramp fur the pawpaw of de-
clariug how fully Lie coincided with his Noble Friend (Grebe.
vale) in every word Lc Lad nuclei).* With regard to our
rirerrecte in America, 6L, mind via" borne down with optorca-
aion at the thonghts of w hat atil,ctions Monsters bud in-
volved the country in to their reAsirmi; bat, however dis-
teeming it may prove, he pkosrd Littu elf to brims the whole
before the H nuae.

The question being called fur, Tat Address waa put and
carried ~r,a. dvs.

Ile FMi or IA vraroot.inve notice, that on
next he slioald move in Adam. of Thouios to Sir Artlott
WelfeOer, the Officer; sad Army is Pos,tuipil ; and that if
all dm pipers arc read) fur dekrecy tinmorrow, respectieg
the cote, spondruce spoor, l.hc ovettams (13:014 Eautth, lie
shoulel move foe theta to he takci into consideettom on
Tiuredey nextortjoitrued at Flevira o'clock.