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tion was. the landin. of a Swedish army in the helrt of their coun-
try. What pot tion of t ;e1 many, he would ask, was to be riven to
Dentnail It wam not ilanovur.—Was it Hamburg!' could
never believe that c• place, which was the centre of the insurrection
encout aged by as, which we had promised to protect, would be thus
betraveei and sold by our Government. Study he could not believe
in arty thing so ba c, or so wicked, as an act of treachery like this.
The A id re•S he had now to ropose would be in the form of an
amendment, to the following etii.et, to 1 a‘e out the words of the
motion and st 1,-Ititte these in their stead—'6•That an humble Ad-
dress be presented to his Royal HiOniess the Prince Regent.
thanking him for having communicated the Treaty to the House, to
assure his Royal Highness that the House would take the same into
its serious consideration; that it. was Stith deep regret the House
was obliged to express its highest condemnation of the principles
and pclicy of that Treaty. 'that it could not, without painful sen-
tratiuna, see the power assumed by Russia and Sweden to dispose of
the country or Norway, by fakir; it from its present Sovereign ; and
also to otter a district in Germany as an in 'emnity for the same.
Ti:at in this mea•nrt.• there was a departure from the wise and ho;
non abl • course hitherto pursued by England in endeavouring to up-
hold the independence of other States. That the'llouse saw no ad-
vain a:s likely to arise from this Treaty; and that the engagements
co .s.ained in it possessed no present strength or future security ;
won eh as it confirmed the hostility of Denmark, and would alarm
and di-euera;:x from making, any am ts those nations of Germany,
w: o most now behold as oppressias those men who had professed to
be their deliver ors. that the House must express its disapproba-
tion of the eession of Gnadalonpe, as a measure calculated to raise
additional obstacles to aoy future treats- of peace. Ent at the -owe
the House felt it•elf bound to make these representa-
t en;, it did cot mean to withimld the supplies that were ceel.:ll's
carryingter part of, the Treaty into effect. That while the 11011,e
plat cd the Ligl,es: v;:li:e on the liewnir of the Crow), and the pti;ilie
faith of the nation, it entreated his Royal Highness to use shell
medes as might .be l•e•t calculated to suspend the execution of a
Treaty so irjurions to the character of the G.. vcrnmeut and the
cemt s." • .

Lc r • CASUITIFACTI str ugly objected to the disclosures required
by Gentleman ; for waning, was so injurio,,s to the interests
of vie country, or less.mcd the confident:v.of foreign states. As to the
objec ius that the e:+t v vas s' long whhheld, aca remittances made
to; den whilst l'adiament was sitting, liello.pea he could satisfac-
torily esplatn, whist was w to make every apology to the
Ifouse ; but. from fataliii:.s which may always orcur—such as delay in
the he was tillable to perfarni that duty before the loth of
May. But it the perati:ot Of Su eden on the Continent could he
considered of any use, it would. not be wise to obstruct it front any
of means, or from the consider:llion of at,si.t4nce from Ili*N country.
To effect so desin ab!e Hu ob:ect, Get,. Hope w; s empowered to advance
a part of Subsidy, amid for that purpose Mr. Thornton made a payment
of 200,00111. Sw: den was to he acquitted of all delay in folfillitur her
cots,weirients. She had sent her force, to the stipulated poin• . with an
trit'y admiral The•Swt.dish troops were at the points of
citihark;nion long before they were expected ; whilst, by the activity
of the Transport 11,ara. the requisite. transparts were dispatched from
this country to Gotteuburgh, three we, ks before the time appointed ;
yet they were ;1: entv,d, by the contrary winds, front pr,,coediug
Ibr five weeks flow •that port to Carlscromi. WI en llnonaparte
ttlettlninn:d upon his Northern war, he invited Sweden to
assist him wito forty thousand traeps; am' ofliqd to scenic to her
the reco%ety of Firtland, and to assist her in the acquisition of
other objects. In that crisis of the liar of the North, she rejected
the tempting offer, and generously preferred making com-
mon canse, and incurring common risk, with Russia. But to
enable her to carry into execution her engagements with Russia,
she requirtAl Norway its a military security ; for as long as Den-
tnimk.remained the ally of France, and subject to the contronl of
Boon•iparte, S,vetteit could not detach any eonsider;.ide part of ht r
forc-e to co-operate for the defence of Russia. It was also to he i-e-
-cohec:cd, that %Oro Finland was attacked, three years •agn,- Den-
Wart. had lovat'eti Swedel from Norway ; theretivre this cession
%a., r, quired on' no other motive than that of wenvitv,ior S-Neden
could mister take no t.P.'eet ive enterprize against the common enemy,
Ii to T, as a hostile Power 'cane! upon her frontier Whatever
In;l h .su hecu turateily Ole rharactur of Donwirk, she ha:: been of
late o;.e (PI t' dependants of Fr. nee and there-
to+ e an oostne :,stack, on lie part, against Sweden, was to he ap-
prehended, sl.onid the latter take an • active part- in favour of
et• the nortive vt. the stinttlatea cession,. ',cone
cool I tillnite Ike great a,ty..titage of securing the co-operation'of a
tarot. It ryas been placed wm the most respectable footing;

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