The National Register.
London, England, 1813-11-21 00:00:00

NATIONAL RE TER.

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But the persoual glory. as it was called, of Boomaparte, said the
Maintenance of his osurpitions, formed the pokey on which it waa.
thought fit to call on France to make her. sacrifices of treaseee and of
blood Great Britain ought to•cunduct herself as the provident guar-
dian of the liberty of Europe, and the disinterested spectattess of this
blessiegs she had been, under providence, the instrument of no.
iturivg.
Sir GILBERT HEATHCOTE disapproved of subsidising Foreicn
Princes, since it was proved that the Continent had never made
itch exertions as during-the last two years, when she was withimt
the aid of- this country.— He cautioned the Home and Country
against having too high expectations, and alluded to a proclamation
lately iptied by Louis XVIII. to the French PeOple, deprecated its
politic:ditto at the present moment. If peace were to rest on the
question of the restoration of the Bourbons, it would be impossible
to tbresee the period of its return.
Mr. WitiTllll EAD supported Lord Castlereagh's propositiol3s, in
the conviction, and upon the clear understanding, that all the etiOrts
of the lilies and of Ministers tended to procure a safe and honour-
able peace, consistent, at the sonic time, with the liononr of France.
On those terms he was willing that England should coottilmte to-
winds the common cause, all the men and all the money she could
possibly spare.
Lord Castlereagh's Resolutions were then put and carried. •
Mr. BATHURST brought up his Bill for snspemlino the prasecn
lions against certain clerical persons; it was read a first, and ur
dered to be read a second time to-morrow.—Adituuncii.

T/11111SDAN, NOV. 18.

On the third reading of the Militia Volunteering Bill, Mr.
WIIITIIRFAD ruse to bring forward the motion of which he had
given notice, with regard to an amendment in the preamble of this
Bill. He could not, he said.tralculate upon being able to pursnade
the Noble Lord (castlereaglsl,4 assent to. or the House. to adopt,
the amendment which he had to submit, het vet he thought it
'proper to put on record the grounds upon which he was induced to
give his support to Ministers at this important crisis, namely, from
a strong wish and confident expectation that the exertions which
they had made, and which they were about to make, would tend to
the attainment of the blessings of peace. He was not insensible to
the burdens the Country had to bear, nor to many parts of the ,
onshiea of Mini.aers, which might at .imotheit time call far animad-,
.Version ; as, however. he sincerely wished to support' Ministers
ill their present measures, he would not encumber. them with odes*
(ions of that sort, at a time when all their energies should be direct-
ed to secure au honourable and a lasting peace. lie concluded by
moving,a4 an amendment in the preamble of the Bill, the insertion
of the following words :
" • For the purpose of bringing the war to a speedy and happy
termination, and obtaining the blessings of peace, with reciprocity,
security, and honour to all the belligerent potters.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, in opposing this amendment, he did it
not in opposition to the Hon. Gentleman, but under a persuasian
that he should be guilty 'of a dereliction of his duty, if he consented
to an amendment which went to impute to former Administrations
that they had not also pursued the line of peace. He trusted that'
neither the House nor the errantry would be letl into a persuasion
that peace was entirely in the hands of the Minister,. They knew
the formidable enemy that we' were now contending, with in war ;
and they should also consider the formidable enemy with whom a
negotiation for peace must be conducted. The sort of peace which
was now to be desired, was not only an hononrable peace, but a
peace that would hold out some reasonable prospect of lasting re-
pose to this country. and to Europe. The conntry could not with
for such a peace as would in its effects disarm them, and leave them
at the mercy of their enemy to renew his- attiicks upon tiiem when-
ever be should judge it to be a more convenient season. We should
not disguise either from ourselves, 01. the country, that there might
be dangers in peace as well as dangers in war. He coincided in
the spirit and the language of the manifesto of the Emperor of Aus-
tria, who " thought it•better to incur all the risks and datiger6 of
immediate war, than to live in daily dread of those attacks which
might he prepared against his dominions, tinting n state of things
'to which the name of peace might be given.'' Ho honed that
neither the Hiuse nor the country; would be misled by the Diana
of peace without tie substance.
Mr. W. SMITH "said a few words in favour of the motion;
_and
Mr. WHITBREAD, in explanation, observed, that his only wish wr
to obtain in the words of his amendment, peace oir tprins
elprocity, honour, and security ; he never had contend( d
foi
other conditions. The question was then pia. awl Mr. %Void'
A1)11'01:flea was negatived. Certain verbal amendineuts we'

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