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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

SUSSEX ELECTION COMMITTEE,
11•LI.OTTED CUR THIS DAT.
R. H. &edible, Esq. Robert Thermion, Esq.
Lord Veneto Polling-too Philip (;ell, Eaq.
Jobe Henry Lollar, Esq. Julio Stanifoi:ll, Esq.
Lord Viscount Egerington Johu Hudson, Esq.
D. Stuart, Esq. Richard I.oug, Ea+
Henry Rinke', Esq. Charles Lemon, Eeq.
The ROD. Wm. Howard
wow:errs.
The Right Hon G. Tinny James Graham, Eq.
CHRIST CHURCH ELECTION COMSIITTEE,
11•LLOTTIIN THIS DAT.
James Dawkins, Esq. Lord U.S. Monsen
The Hoe. Robt. CHUMS C. Jeukiesos, Esq.
Henry 1 Lofoten, Esq. hoses Dupre, Esq.
T. Grienston Estcourt, Egg. TIMMS t% Mane, Esq.
Jobe Fame, itsq. John Baker, Esq
George Pocock, Esq. Cecil Forrester, Esq.
Julio Terrain Turner, Esq.
AOSIINAFIP.
The Hem. J. Aberevemby. Richard Foster, Esq.
Mr. BIDDVI.PII gave notice, that to-neureew lie would
move a Resolution respecting the contieutiuts 1J the Coma-
saline of Inane. He at the same time land, that it
our poreiroisety is regteinse of Re Item6evi•ef at r
emitter who had occepied AU office of profit, he meant that .
of Clarissa of the Ctenemittee of Ways a Wan lies
object won to substitute soother same fur that of the Hug.
John Ward.
Sir T DONIS.% TUOTON gave notice, that immediately
after the Reefs, he should, span the first open day, make
his motion as to the Ceramic. He shaven he might Sc
Tuesday, the ends of sod be gave this some as he
wished Gentlemen previously to sake themselves enders of
the subject, by a pernalof Me papers.
Mr. PON SON Bli suggested Monday, the el of May, which,
after a few aberration from the Hoe. Banat, was
agreed to.
Lord Hamel Rev automat notice of a esetiots, to-moo.
row, for postponing the Liwasial Pieties.
1 he Lame A DieCATL of lscoruAs D gave notice of his
intention, at MHOS (store period, to move for lease to bring
is a Bill for the better Repletion of the Public Records in
&edam& Is the mesa time, he moved tor " the produc-
tive of Copies of the Proceedings of the Cowinsisisiteers of
the Public Records, as far as respected Seothied."-Or-
deren.
Mr. Husain*, presorted ernes papers relative to
liVinoth ad Forests, which were laid on the table, and
ordered to he printed.
The Indictment Bell, sad the Orders in Council Indemnity
Bill, were severally committed, arid the Reports ordered to
be recessed tomurrow.
Mr WV H ITURIGAD postponed the motion, of which he bad
given seine for Friday, to Monday next. At the Manor
time he expressed a Wish to know whether the Right Ho-
earahle Gatineau opposite would comae to protium the
unilateral Articles, which had been allude,. to in a former
debate, for, if sot, be would entente them in his mutton opus
the day he had named.
The Cle• Se C EILLOR of Hie Excosor 111 said • few words,
perfectly Mandible to the Gailey.
The committal of the Petitions against the Orders is
Council was postponed to Friday wen.
DANISH SHIPS.
Lord FOLIIIITOWC Tete, in pursuance of his no-
tice, to submit his motion upon the tokject the,
ramionitioft of these Ail*, at The period when peace
should be attained. (In doing so we regret that the
Noble Lord did not deliver his ieutiments in a man-
ner more audible to the gallery, so as to eivalde ns
to do his Observations mere justice). We understood
him to say, that he was one of those who had not
entirely disapproved of the expedition to Copenha-
gen. In the opinion which he had at first formed,
he confessed that he had been less shaken by the
arguments which had been used against it by those
upon his side of the House, than by the orguntehti
of those off the other side, who endeavoured to
support the frivolous defence that had been set up
at different times by His Majesty's Ministers.—
Approve of it, however, as he did, merely us a pro-
ceeding called for by the urgency of the case, he
could not help thinkiim, that as soon as the state

of affairs upon the Co:itinent pas changed, and
the difficulties of our Situation removed, it would
be an act of injustice in this country to con-
tinue any longer in possession of a fleet captured
under such eircnnutances. As an argument in
favour of what he MU now about to propose, he
should remark that when that Expedition first ar-
rived at Copenhagen, His Majesty's Ministers were
willing to enter into a negociatiun with the Danish
Goverunient, and made proposals, which v. ere re-
jected Ly that Court. It was not to be wondered
at, indeed, that such propositions were so rejected.
He thou;ht it was impossible for any Government
whatever to have accepted of them. Upon that
rejection, however, measures were taken to enforce,
by arms, what had been so proposed ; and the coos
sequence was, what the House sod the world were
well acquainted with. He conceived, that it would
be a matter of great injustice to make that. resist-
ance, which was to have been expected from the
national character of Denmark, a cause of re-
fusel to comply, even yet, with what was originally
proposed by us to that country. The retaining the
fleet upon any other pretences than those at first sug-
gested, after the safety of the country was effected,
would create a suspicion as to the purity of the
original motives which actuated our Governthent,
and that they were merely as a pretext to the woad
for our taking possession of that fleet, and after-
wards retaining it. As no crime was iinimtable to
the Court of Denmark, but its inability (if such
could be deemed a crime) to resist the power and
ambition of France, it would surely be most un-
reasonable to pot the Danes in a worse situation
than they would have been had the peopositu
which had been made to them beets acceded to.—
After what had been already, upon numerous oc-
casions, stated upon this subject. it seemed neei-
less for him
.now to enlarge upon it ; and, there-
fore, he should merely content himself with
moving a Resolution, the purport of which was—
That an humph Address be priamated to His Majesty, es.
seeing him that his faithful Comma= are lesions to sap-
port him he all those nissoares be may think prudent to
adopt fur the sameity a( the euestry; and, ever whiskies, as
His Majesty himself* to art with *gine and honour to-
wards other poem, they am desirous to ward °Wan), saspi-
ening which may prove **ices to the character of the no-
tion, in coossmuence of the late stark upon Ileums& mil
capture of hes Stet; tithe are, therefore, convinced of the
propriety of shewiag Is tie sock( that the astiesi is winks

to reatoft that fleet to hi original corset", isactsgtely upc
the conclusion of a peace with oar euenlits; this tl.y &s al
tbeiniwe oaccessary as we bad foinierly wade insuilar rupees-
flues to the Iheuiah Court, lurh we could hardly expect the
Kiag of Desseark to agree to, frog' the peculiarity of his situa-
tion; they therefore hope that is Majesty will be induced
to accede to this suggestion of lus faithful Commons, sad ant
prove forgetful of those terms which were origioally offered
to that scutral power, bet b. ready to fulfil theta to the
utniust exteu•' whenever the state of Europe ellercd a lit
opportunity fsir ttoing so. This would, in the opiates of
his faithful Comntous, be the best mode of evincing, ant,
although his euemies are attnated by views of alubitiou, llu
Majesty will never be induced wastonly to attack other
odium, but that his repose and security alone rendered it
necessary in the present instauce, sad that he is now dein-
roes of healing tluae wouuds which be had thus into:us-

tent, given. -
Upon this motion being read from the Chair,
Mr. illtriND rose, arid urged further arguments
in support of it. Nobody could doubt, that as it
atlectvd the character of the country, it was a
question of the utmost importance. He differed
fromehose who defended the Expedition to Copen-
hagen, as to the Law of Nations allowing a belli-
gerent power to adopt such a conduct towards
au unollending nation, upon the grounds of de-
fence, without producing sufficient to justify the
necessity of the measure. This, in his opinion,
had not yet been done; although Europe and the
world were entitled to be posse~►ed of that justifi-
cation, Mini►ters having • pledged themselves, to
five it, by the words of ills Majewty's Declaration.
Not to recapitulate former arguments, he should
assume that we had a right, by national and public
Lye, to extract, from a week and defenceless power,
those means she possessed which were likely to be
seized by an enemy, and to be employed against
is. Such would have been the ewe, hail Franco
actualV beets iiiTiossessiolef Holstein. • We might
then, upon every principle of fairness and justice,
have been exculpated for taking possession of every
iiieutss of offence in the power of Denmark. lie
should eontend, however, that if the violence and
inordinate anabitiou of Bonaparte were to settle
into beneticeut feelings and moral practice.; if the
former relations of Europe were to be re-esta-
blished by another peace of Westphalia, so
as to settle again the various original bounda-
ries of former powers, we sLould undoubtedly
be bound in tumour to re-establish Denmark,
and to restore her captured fleet. Necessity
•had required the possession--justice the rest.-
ration of the Danish vessels to their original
owners. lf, therefore, it were possible to retain
that fleet in such a situation as it was when
first taken, it would be becoming that known cha-
racter for justice which bad made this country
great in the world, to shrew that all unfair and im-
proper motives, which might be dictated by a sense
of policy, were overcome by our sense of duty.—
The complete restoration of this fleet would un-
doubtedly be the only true criterion by which the
world at•large would be enabled to decide and
judge of the real distracter of the action which we
bid committed. He•, therefore thought that it
world be better to adopt this measure in this early
stage, rather than upon. any future occasion. This
was as it were at integral part of the action, and
would supply what had not appeared in His Ma-
jesty's Declaration, by *hewing that we had not
taken such steps from solely interested motives.
Mr. SAM ULL THORNTON thought that we, as a
Belligerent Power, weri_pot,tionasd to restore that

-whielghseirelVtletertireet- esoity of taking by
force of arms. Denmark placed herself in the
mine situation, immediately upon the commence-
ment of hostilities, as she would have been at any
future period of war. He contended, that there
was neither policy nor justice in the measure now
proposed, as It was as yet petfectirunknowo what
might be the intention of His Majesty's Ministers
upon the subject ; nor did he know that they had
hitherto shown any disposition to make such a
Resolution necessary. The motion of the Noble
Lord, therefore, appeared to him to be of such a
nature, that it could not be agreed to.
Strintgers were about to be ordered to withdraw ;
when
Sir Timis. Tuaros rose, and spoke a/consider- .4•-•
able length against the motion. He bad no doubt
that the Noble Lord had been pronr}ted by pa-
taotion in bringing it forward, but it evideutly
conveyed an improper declaratioo to the Powers of
Europe, that we were biodiug ourselves to the re-
storation of the Danish flea, whatever might be
the future circumstances that might arise in oar
relative situations. If it had been merely owing to
the weakness of Denmark that their fleet bad
been captured, it would no doubt be our bounden
duty to restore it; but was this the cast ? No. He
had always reckoned it a measure entirely owing to
that covered hostility, which was ultimately main-
fated by Denmark. She bad entertained hosti-
lity towards us from the earliest part of the
Revolution of France to the present moment.
(Here the Hon. Baronet stated numerous facts,
from which he inferred this hostile disposition on
the part of Denmark.) He disapproved of many
of the papers now on the tab:e baring 'been at all
produced. Many of them contained correspond-
enc.* and intercourse of a confidential nature, the
production of which would tend to destroy our fu-
ture 01.-ektenatic intercourse with the powers of
Europe. by &enrolg that we did not hesitate at (Ins. •
closing that which was never meant to meet the
pablit eye. He hod never heard it contended by
Ministers, nor any upon their side of the House,
that there was any new o.cliocl of moral obligation,
by which their conduct was to be regulated. k
The principles of right and wrong remained the
same in regord to their tendert upon this occasion.
if it were odic ...oat, it ought surely to be repro- •
bated. Llesausatit was evidently prepared to go to
war with us, iithoogh, perhaps, it might -have
been at the distance of two or three months ; and
bad we no* every re v,on to know that a merintae
confedaacy hat into entesedito ft riner:s4 and
WIG likely to be •,ai Wei it :at therefore
more rodent and oolitic, so. well as just. to •
take possession of the iG rotten hulk (es they had
been denominated by some) time be biped t • join
that Norther.o t.‘onfederare? Three Orwell hulk*
were Dot to be computed by pounds, shillings, awl
pence. Their trite value was to be questioned be
the reflection, that b) -0036t.4it.g It. a we had
hrokru one link in the chain of the Ntordurn Con-
fedcracy. Without 111Poleing oursetves to the res-
toration of these ships, he was ostafiol that the
Government of the couota would, s neo the Pro-
per occasion occurred, take the matter into coo.
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sideretioa, awl, oh in a manner suite ,hij Al .
jostice anti honour sot' the coitetry. suite
*valet afterwards .ay, that the esoserearion of thefts
' velisels we' not a limpet for.negooiretions if we hodl
previously tiekienoviedged it to be our fluty; notice.
any change of cis to feature them. Dee-
mark was the vassal of Franee as much as Russia
was so ; .and our conduct now towards all of them
might to Ise the same. The Noble Lord had odd,.
that the arguments of those on the lUinisterial side
of the !louse had been such as to make him form a
niore unfavourable opinion of the Expedition than
the arguments of those who had spoken avowedly
against t. , For his part he knew of uo arguments
that had beep used by Ministers that could pds-
sibly have such'a tendeney,wod he was surprised to,
find that the Noble Lord (tad adduced none of three
arguments to show what particular statements 'of
defence he had'alluded to, in order triad such erro.
peons opinions might be obyiuted. lie should
have wished to have seen a poster atteudance of
Members noon the diacusioiou of meth a suhieLt :.
but he had no doubt that most of them must have
conceived that this was like the thouriand and one
stories, which being crew told, nothiug further of
novelty could. be produced upon the subject.
These observatioes he thought it itecessary to mak-,
as lie had not formerly spoken upon the former de-
bate ea to the. Copeuliagen Espeditiou.
Mr. Davits Gums( 'spoke in favour of the.
motion, as we Senderatoode but his seatimeute
could not be Collected.
1:.. 11"tuteutrOaett spoke in substance as fol-
lows :--" \Violin, Sir. I (linnet but approve of the
general eonchict. of Illie Mejesty's Ministers in re-
lation to Denmark, 171111 at the senile tiine imp ellell
to with-hold my renewed froiu the position laid
down by the Iludotienhie Baronet,. that there are
evrtain general principles which might be occa-
sionally suspended in their operation. and espe-
cially in his application of it to the conduct of this
country towards Denusark. Illy_ opinion is, Sir,
that the principle on whitivproeeeded the expedi-
tion to Copenliagea, is seuctioned by the law of
teatimes, mid the first law of self-preservation; it is
sanctioned also by the authority of the most eusi-
neat political writers, who insist, that if a country'
become so :reek us to be liable to be made 'an in-
strinnent in the limed of a stroitger Power,
.yo
tt
have a right to interfere, so far as to deprive the
latter of the aid and udvar.tage which such a,
power, being your enemy, may derive from the
coinpahnry aeriatance of suckan inferior !tote.—
Upon this grivarld, therefore, -1 carload& that Die
Majesty's ;Ministers were fnlla justified, autracted
properly-iii :endeavouring to get time fleet of Deis-
mark into their hands, and, in the tint instauce, Icy-
gentle measures; and lied the Court of Deninarle ,
acceded to our proporeals, without our being coo- .
pelled to the necessity of resorting to after mea-
sures of rigour, no blame could have been impute:Sl
to His ;Majesty's Ministers, nor would we have hoar
a3y cause to regret those severer proceedings which
burl afterwards taken place. With respect to the
conduct of the cormet Administration towards Por-
tugal, the only ditlerenee between that and .the
procreedivg of the present towartle-Detintaric was,
thut,lii the former ease, reverer meant, res of necessity
were supersede i, winch, iii the latter instanee' were
ol.tiged to be pursued, by t he contrary turn ofuffairs..
Mialtiters were bound, tinder all the varying cinattu-
stanciowtneb might arise, to discharge their duty for .
the public evelfarte:and if they acted torch, benefit of
the country, and from the purest motives, it would
be hard and cruel to inteute to them such copse-
i
- iinences as might happen ; and acting as they did,
udder 'die trying. eirennisteuees which this country
e wee placed 141 with remelt to Denmark, I do not
think that tiler emit' have acted otherwise thou
• they did. Sc, tar front it, that I think it No ill up- •
rearfroin * earefhl examitiation of the situation
which the predominating power of France had
klploteesl this country- in, with reseeet to 'Denmark,
that Administration acted with the utmost circum-
'opectioti, end measured titeiesteps with coin:newt-
able enutiou. NI hat necessity required was not
s, e turned farther then that sierremity imporcd. It
I must at the same time be acknowledged, that it
was roue of the worst features of this attir, that
the eharaeter of the country may in some' degtse
be injured. On this account, (beg leave to put
'it to -the consideration of the iMouse, Whether it
'troth'. not be honourable to pledge odrewloac by
'the tenor of this addret4 to re tore the fleet of Deo-
iinank who a peace should arrive, and to shew to
that remote, acrd t° Eumpe„the hounds which this
country • orescribed to itself, and that it could not
do any thing le-vend what the necessity jof the. Note
re..-ptired I Cpon this giound it to I Wade rind Mi-
ties: ers woald - maw it to he geocralle understood,
the. they 'mail rererve it within their peter to
restore thy fleet of Denmark, whenever Denmark
should he in such a case as to render such' a am-
ain" w4fi. But IdO apt wish such a sacrifice to be
made at the et penoe of the Army or Navy. trust-
Ire; to 1 ito, that hi such an event-the crlptry
worthl Make up ill! the differeMe to this' nu:rotors-
ots.booly. I wish this country to tttenr that we.
ea , enter into the feelings of Denneirk'sed Ongive
. her irritation, and that its oat, ?rotas/hugs against
her we are not eatniictled to the eonduct
_we pursue
from the mere scant of intereat. 'Upon those
grueititts the minims meets with my etnecurrenee.".
Sir T. Tuarex explained... .
Mr. II twat WI &OW at-..-1I I nnprrhend, Sir,
that 'llis Majesty's Ministers 'end no 'Mire re-
woe-ding Dennis& than What strict neceseity dic-
tated. Thin a Yeti hostile spirit sitbsiSted in the
Government of that country, was, .f think, sidri-
otieutly evident. That tiovernouent had refused to
tree:oc, our proteetioh, at ti,le some time it was so
• eireuenstanced, that it - wee impossible it could be
suffered to remain iiiiitivil ; and, to the present
state or Europe, whstevet' was not striely neutral,
must.he eonsidetel sa•Pronee. Still 1 commend
the great ?nen whiert lied IMen aliewn ,to-
wards Deitent4irrain the that instance, fur it was not
till the rejection of all our 'overtures, that we were
induced tit take possession of her fleet in a hostile
war, by r/41tit of war. Ilad.this event not happened,
. Aire eoth. Tie no reasonable doubt that Denmark
would Wpm 'been at w;er with us king before now ;
tsar Cab I help tbitokine, that we acted as properly,
'skirl; poigesenon of that fleet, tinder the relative
eiresenstesames of the two countries, as if we had
.teures tiled 1110..tually at war with her. I therefore
redeem Live my rote null consent to the present
I anode.. , es am allitionul objection to which I thus

sider, ticet- if we We're to retry up an Address to
-tht• throw! of the fulturt of l; at aow moved for,
it would tie tiironinx as uriddin,mt obotritetion its
the wayirif a nekricintinit for j'etael.:"'
Mr. Hs Nut. at 1.4.4c,1140 not think it 'leers-.
vary' to cull up-o," pis 3.tie4yl 'Ministers to use
such a chechlratiou as they *mild be..pledged to hy.
the present Address f, as he was Ut' opinion, thut
long before such a peace Could' be brought about,
the Areisent.Ministers would out of place.
Mr. BABINGTOX deelored, that a hoover iip-
pestrauces of hostility there might be in Denmark
towards this country, previous to thedeelaration of
war, they did not Sevin to him to he sufficient to au-
thorise the steps which had beets takeA by this
country. Although Denmark was wrong, still this
was no justification of thiscomitry's having acted.
right. The Retolation which had been now peif-
posed met his approbation, as a proper measure of
honour and 'generosity on the part of this country.
Whilst he wished to peace that.liberul discretion to
His Majesty, to act with justice and liberality
to other nations, he wished at the same tune this
Declaration to pass, in order to nutritive Europe of
the sentiments of l'arlimmeot aunt Gover 1111 l eat, us
well as to satisfy the politic mind, that the idea ea-
tertained of sur tiovertiluent had been erroneous.
Ile thought.that Prusmark ought to i itve coniplisd
with our pro by putting her fleet into our
hands, and ti:tty refusing to do so,. site bad for-
feited all subsequent right to our friendship. lie
had thrown out these ideas, with a wish that the
Noble Lord would alter his inotiou, su as to sect
them.

Mr. Simeon expressed his hope that the former
debate, relative. to the Copenhagen expedition,
would have put an cud to any future question on
the subject. Ile wes sorry-to havetsccastou to dif-
fer from the two Honourable Gentlemen nu the
other aide, but he was nut surprised that they had
been attracted with what correspouded with the
feelings of lainour and gettenisity, at the dune thee
he 'mud think tbat they had not properly consi-
dered the qiiestiou iss all its bearings. lie must
noire that; neither en the groans( of justice or po-
tier, would it be groper to accede to the present
:notion. Every star posiible had been teken-fo
convinee the • t)ities that itlf-prewervatimi, rather
thass.o dispesitiott to injure dams dam! rionpelltal
us to' do what ached done. We had also taken .
fruits.. Dednuak -every excuse fur resistance, ow..
lug 'to, the formidable force we had sent, and
our whole peon...m.lMo were meant• to convince
that country that we were actuated not with
▪ .hostile- view to i hat country, bat in justice
to ourselves. We were strictly authorised to do
that by.forer„ .whiela could not Ise otherwise gained
by neociation. , If the pout colluding with France,
we laid a tight to wrest from her tie-anemia of doing
so;-Mid if nbil colliding, bee comirandire mod:item
witkld dosbtless hare Irowit her iOfo.the arms of
France.- tut the dispositiou of beitthark wax hos-
tile she knew whet was dour at the peace of Til•
wt, wml.wuo reedy to re.mpevate With the contract-
ing Pesters. At eveuts, she Willi under the
Auettee and poweinf ertuiie to become aumnetuv
to 11116 Af a lifOrlf of die botitile disposition of
Denmark, he remarked: that whilst many Danish
prisout es had teen oeut hack, she had refused to
send hack a single English prisoner. Were we
then, flegrae.te brilv,..to yield' up the right whole
we had to keep the, tiers Ou the groom! of re.
hey, also, lie.objeeted to this mceauae. •For *hut
wee its ellect '441 to declare to all the world,
that the objectsof, keeping the Dattiels fleet was
;with a view of moderns; it at souse fidget, period.
Bat who were all the world.? France. -IM, thee.
we were to commit ourselves by such-a &Chasmic.,
with a view of satisfying an enemy, wise, with Ina
artful eineunery., suierepreseuted all our motives,
mid would, doubtletta, poursout a torrent of abuse
us, even for such a.- proceeding? • It would
shoo have the impolitic tottalersey,, of isoldieg. out to
all the world, that Denmark was actiatiu her owe
defence. Aud, was it nothing to bind the Crows.
by twelve deelaratiou ? And to fetter the.eonduet
which the future eirtasamtiuires of the war mieht
render expedient for na to adopt respecting Deo-
murk I Such aotieciaration would also Peadtare
this mischiesons ; it would appear to Lot"Pe
like a recantation. whilst it would strip the Crown
of Its brightest oruarueut, in dispensing mercy and
favour. atifettervd. Sack un address would only
serve ao hamper the Crown in any future nesse-I-
I ations for peace; he therefore thought it would
be much better to submit it entirely to the disco.-
'MN of the Crown, to agree or not to Ruch a restora-
tion of the Danish fleet, us au act of generosity,
and with a view of facilitating peace. Such au
address, he coueeived, would be in the highest de-
gree impolitic, at a time when we did not know
what tern the war might take, or how long it might
last- 1.1 addition to all this, he must object to the
terms of the inotiou, ruakitsg, reparation fia the
in-
jury dune to Deuraurk. Indeed bow could he ogres
to a nueion its wonted, white he considered. that
I Govinxiessent had acted ocaurdies4 to right?
- •Mr. BILAGIit; Ltsamitter mulled at some length
in fawner of the motion. lle was surprised that the
Denial* fleet should have beets pail upon a similes.
loot/was if it had been taken upon the high tan-,
&ream bells. Was there nothing now to be
eousidered• but at. strict piestiou of right ? \Vie
•there no respect to be paid to the magneninsity
which xtrighit to conduct the proceedings of this
Pastry? • If it became the honour and dignity el*
thin country to state, that it did not waist the nut
of Denmark-seam accession to its naval strength
we should likewise be unwilling to place these eluips
in such a state, as to leotard its being put out of
our power to restore them when prate arrived.—
Because the (lit ision of power in Europe was now,
betwixt Great Britain and France, shell it there-
fake be said, that the fetliugs and consciences of
I men are not to exist toy longer? Were the laws
of nations, of policy, of justice. and morality,
henceforth to be abrogated ? and billion. Bona-
' paste has onpressed, ought not we the rather to
convince other nations that they Irmo look up to us
as the power wherein the centrory eriociplts conti-
nued to exist? But what woidd not F.ttroae guy,
if we acre to fit out and make use of the Ihnsish
fleet ? Would they not say, You tyke possession
of this fleet Isecause you sant to use it ? It was
not wooled to fetter the future expreita of the pre-
rogative of the Crown, at the sante time the pen-
poNcil Declaration would serve to spew, that the
rigfit by which the Danish fleet cause into our

'hands war *very different front what happened up-
.in other ammonia. Denmark hail been certaiuly
placed in a peiufut dile) a Maurine!) that if it
did not become
.the justice, vet it became the ho-
'non: and unigininiusity of tins country, us well as
to consult the feelings of ether nations, and pant
cailarly of Denmark, upon the occasion which had
occurred. With regard to the plisnaiers returned
to Denmark, he knew not whether those seat
back consisted of such as were detained here
previous to • declaration of war; if so, they
were encumbrances similar to that of our men
who were M4'61111,1 by Bonaparte, previous to a
tie, !oration of war, and whom our Government
%mild 'not agree to etchange, by recognising
them as prisoners of war. The detention of such
Danish prisoners was an eveut quite new in tl)e
history of this country. He considered it a
matter of high importance that the idea should
he kept up of the humour and magnanimity of the
country ii, the eyes of Europe, of Denissitrk itself,
and of America. • It Iseemne this country, and its
Sovereign, throtiqh the organ of Parliament, to de-
clare, that, notwithstanding the liostikty of tlte
Dimes, which wus provoked by an act Ohm'', how-
-ever necessary to our protection, tie power would
have submitted to whilst any change ,of succeeding
by resistance remained; yet that no employment
of thiit fleet by • this country should preclude the
ingaginent to regain that fleet a lieu circuunstsuscea
should reiptire it : and the Spirit of this Address
would he also, that, if we could not erentunMy re-
stuee this fleet, we should stilt hoid•ourselier bound
to re,rtone the value of it. Ile maw iaoticiug,iu the
nature of this resolntion which tended to hitter any
iteri..iation; at
_the same time he was of opinioii,
that the injuiy Awe-to Diearisark shouW Ito nolar-•
trier than the umwswity the muie require 1.
Mr. Stunn% explained.

hir. Src\'f:'sS o.osen•ed, that the reason for do.
taiiiin• theta, ships was not because Prismatic went
unwillingly to war, but because she war iy S situa-
tion iu which it was hardly possible for her not to go
to war.Tiietantispower she poiteessed to resist Frame,
also obliged her to reskt our Amami, inherit toe
she would havelicen overwhelmed with the iuui
nation of France. We were net Milled oa to lock
heck to thecausetof the war, hut to our rights, Lunt
these rights gave used:Usti to the Beet of Dew.'
Jim*. All her eleiais were sit AU end, except what:
might' be estaldished. by a. subsequent treaty. tif:
'peace. At the same tinse, he by IMl'iartrus tumid
'to vtate that Peutioark would sot hart strong
Bairns - to the consideration of this country. i4.a •
treaty of pram ; so had Hollaid„ bad- so had
Spina, at the former treaty (notwithstanding
which, we had kepi Ceylon ' from the former,
and Trinidad from -rho latter) ; aad yet, would
it not Istiwe been impolitic previodsly to have tied
un'the hands of Government on such occasions •
with respect to these 'powers ?. Ile would sk,
would it be politic, prudent, or creditable, to
make promiseslsoforc-limidi without being table to
foresee what future; ix. • alight jute,-
rupt the fuldlnsitat of them ? He did nut conaeive
that the adoption of this licaolutiob would make
an impression so as to conciliate Enropet on the
contrary, our enemy; who was so adroit -et mite.
, representation, would state that Goverintruit istre
so insidiously loading their I)eclaratioitiritgli Satre,
codtingenues, and "imsking such reirmatimis. astir.
rendes it in fact nugatory when site insinient of
itegettlatlonfor watt. arrived. nor it tint
possible. that lltammk tolobt at AV.theiliAl gaia sv
mach, froth the. tetritories of Sweden, as, voispled
with the itstonition .thid 00,4 v tpitOt .roftlirtiber.
tub formidable a imikhboisi to the King and stste
to *lsola we owe so iniddstt,eAml would •it rut lie •
said; that by sue ls a cleclaratiou re were .istscuipt-
tag to qualify tbe odium' watt justly int-
prted to us ? an Address as the one now pro- .
posed. would be liable to great wiseonstruettou.
rpon these aeroursti, and from every siew lie could
take of the subject, he was of opinion Abet it
should he left eutuely to the discretion of Govern-
ment to act as eireamstani:es,may occur at the
conclusion of the war. •
Sir JAMLI Ii it. 4 in a low tone of Yob*, shortly •
;pre his opinion iu &ram of the Add: cm. .
The question was haw called Mr, when the House
diridesl
•

Alpinist the isoties, 105-,sus it, 44-11ujoritYs
At plat :sine the.litte :adjourned.

THE BRITISII PRESS.

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY. MARcii

A very interesting and important llebate took
place. list night, in the Honse of 1.4. rd, upon
Lord HoLt.san's elution upon the finless in
Couai il. in relation to America. It was stilted 17
Miaiste:s. in the coarse of the discussion, that
although Mr. Home was only iliArtteted to treat
upon the affair of the Chesapenke, he brought out
dispatches to Mr. ERSIKI!(E, embracing other ob-
jects. and which it was expected could produce a
.pterly accommodation. From the general tone
of their speeches. Mitrirters did mit ailpear to
apprehend • war with America.

llis MAJEsott boa not been 0411 of the Palace
!time tionitlal.aon set-oust of the bleak sincla. He
comer to town this cloy.

On Monday the Duke of Cumntematin poi.' a
vi it to Their hta,ivAT 166 owl the Pat NC
Yeemerday, ILA norm. fit(au,suar, with the Duke
of CAlusernV. left NV ituhtur. foe Loudon.

The f)uehrto of YORK ha* beet inneii indisposed
with a heti cold. Her ROR.AL Hit:mat:4 in so
lone!' reeoverrti, as to be able to attend the Open*
hen tlijitt, fin the firat,tisoe this *citoon.

Oil IQotdlay the Duke of limas woe a dims* to
e unmet-oat !Arty of (;euertil orri,urr.'
leteniuy his ftor ti.Htunab4s gave a dinner to
a tiorncroo4

The liritijews4; Suriii• take their
%mud daily dile ou hurerliat iu Window- --Park.
l'rilicetd Assi.t.rA [kw wit roinnied that whole-
:me e‘ercise since leer witlispesitioh with the

174131 GAZErre.,

B.INIMVPTCI,EIVIABC:ED.

John Harvey, now or late of Bprinitliel, 33;ex, bricllaya
fri../111 March 29 to May t 7, at tin, at Caildimal, Lusaltut
. •

- - ---•
B %Nk(tt711:4.11«1 SrPERKDEI).
haw Bernal, '(i•ointituuly called lame Bettud tbr ',winge)
late of Great Prearot-street, GundotasSl-fleida,
merchant.
Ju4u Seccumbe, of 11,106'61V, Dram. Jobn Lewante
of Truro, Corovall, NAliatr Hore, el timuotaami, c„ ,
wail, Catharine flute, of the muse p6tr, tVid,,a, Corks
Burley, of flurrahridge, and Richard Searle, Le of the
place, but now of fammeetoa, Curawail, *4/411141ti-isiaiairre.
torero.

DANK1111:1"18.
James Bull, of 'Kingston, in the isle of %Vit. coiro-dralor,
to SUlTetitier, April ii, at two, Site's Vk".1:11, and Nhy
'144 ut at the Re& itt Newport, in the
ight. Attoeary, Mr. Gilbert, of Newport.
7 hostas Bolton, of Langton Little, Yu*, drek.r aid
thapulan, to annvntler, Aptil 6,7, gild May go, at etores,
at the Towel's-Roll Torero, in Richmond, Yore. Atturnepi.
Mr. William Sootily, is Ricbwu.ul, lurk and Mr. Fair-
lent, • _

lirotaLata 11';Ihmtin, v< I.irerpoul, laismister, linen sod
wuulleu-draperoo surrroder. May 2,3, nod to, at tope, at
the Star aid tiortir 'nova', in Para/um-street, Literpool.
Attoraila, Mr. Tliutuas 111araatudc, Stan; !I!dred's-twin.
Poultry Limilim ; and Mr. James XhitifttoW,
LiveTl.4;ol.

Tit:miss Hosiiwtou, lug itC Walhod, Heft, calico-
priuter, (bat tom a. prisouur iu t 1 e. kiliOdkiteh), to 1919141-
4kr, Apr:l 16, at use, ::.3) at tote, ltud Mu) Jo, ut our,
Guildhall, Liarlou. Ationievs, Milan. Sultans awl Co`.
Ler, (taut
• John Tyson, uF Lireepoid, Litarasteertulkor-chauillcr, to
atirtrookr, itt„ sod Ilcy is; at (titre', at the
Globe Trreru, Jnitinntruct,..l.averpool. Attorne), 1111r.11,a-
-alas Avismo, Hanover-aqui, Liverpool.
• Job* Hatton, of Lyme), Claustsr, butcher, to surrcti.l.v.
Aped 5,9, and May In, it two, at the Bridgew .114 r
w Miwrikutw, Lossualer. Atiornetri. Mr. litslop," i n,44
motet, 3iauchisivrt NMI 4.111111. J. asd X. Willis, ltionfor.i.
court, Loudon.

William Mimi,idle, late of ManeLester' dimwits ee-larokis,
to au:render, April 5, 'II, lit tleirrtl, and May so, at Ur, at
Guildhall, Loudon: ifiturneyk, Messrs. L)eunetts rut
•Ilircuies, finned; Aews Yard, Cat aisti-creel, Loadoti.
HielhirdWilkillvill,.l4le of MMitharter, intarawc-hruirer,
iiiirrt'n4l,l, April 5,1., at rkceu, and May to, at tro,
LinulOn. Attorneys, Messrs. Dininetts awd
Crraires, Kinal Antis Yard, Culdiunnotreet, Landoll:*
Thomas Cbattanf, late of •High Hutliora; to
-.serreatler, April I, 1.2' aryl llolitil
May In, at ten, aedual„
Gortot, Att./wary, Mr . huge. Aspiarlik Marbly-eourt„
Chancery-law,. Gopoun. •
%fillip= Lawson, of St. CAlterikiesrstrtia, Middloses..
hiscait-baker, to inn-ender, April ti, Itt, 119. it, la tcw
at Guildhall, Luadais. Attorney, Kr. Nry, Miuctag-lanr,
LuAtiust.. lot •
• .Naminel Beier. Nu of the Bewails of ontijork, ,
'atercr, to surrender, April's, at teat, 9, at,ekt4O, May
ten, tl Grainier), Loudon. AtturWyt, Barrow,
Es' at Gm...feud ; awl Mr. Ellis, Hattott.Gurden. -
Mind% (*rockets, late. of Chiliad, Wales aid ekapiosti, to-
sarrrinkr, April f!5, :Ai, and May to, sleight, at the And
tYstoril. Attorneys, Mr,riabersint,,Mystsini -air/
Jlead;. Rime and Hanniags, Cdr.sfeirlitutigitaire,
Joseph Hill, of *Fonatai - "•••

illksailietsit;)ti•sistreader, rei it Svelte, 'and Na,
10, at tinvattAilldliall, Lapdog. Attaraey, Mr. Hester.
lAA:t►:pa,Nea-s. ptam
of St. MartiaWmixs. Middlesex, ap.
holsteirr, to surrender, April 2, I apri May IN at tva, at
I:oadis, Atli/Ear", Mr. iliaros, Carton-street
Mar-Fair.

•
lYtllisu Portinton, of :slaochestrr, mosey-scrivener, to
i, at 1.6.4kr, ato.l Ma 10, at teuf ai
tinihautit, Loutioo....titurtey, air. l'isstip !tuft!, loutr Too,.
phi; 4...t0u1i. •
trinmeigeoes, to-ntorfuv )