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preparation. The Committee would thus perceive that the Allies took
the field with as force of OKIP indljon ere rat thousand mew, besides the
Ruaaian army op the fro ntiersrif this' s.t pire.--(Hear, linilf !)—ifhia
Committee would also perceive that the columniation was most :threw
Mims' in a financial point of view to this titulary. Suppose the Bri-
tish force to be 40,000 mep: the consmatatian for the remainder
would be about 1,500?0001. which was to be distributed mama the
minir powers on the same scale as the subsidy of five milhosis to the
great powersl that is at the rate of about ttl. 2s. each mall. He reek.
owed Hanover (in answer to a question across the table) a ong the
minor states that were to furnish 150,000 men. Vas 1$
saving to this cowry, in pans& et .finauce, however uncongenial t• her
feelings of military to contempt' lot pi. or 301 a man, the main.
tainiog of infentry and cavalry, which usually crest the nation between
701. mid 801. a man. The Noble Lord nest observed how small the
present suosidy was, compared to a foram subsidy. at the rate of 4111,
a man to Sweslen,and the subsidy to Prussia in 1794, at the rate 4301.
a man. Another material different: between this and termer subsidies
was, that on fprerer occasions the subsidy was usually paid fur an earlier
period of three or lour months, as a provision for the equipment and
;muting in motion of the troops; now the allied troops were actually
equippet and in motion. A Right Hon. Genileinee on the other aide
of the House, had on a former sight, censored the commencement of
the subsidy so early as April; but it must be recollected how great tile
distance from Russia to the Rhine, and that it was not to be expected
that the Russian troops were so connoted as to be capable of being
moved at once. He would assure the Committee that hie fuiped.l s.
jesty had no sooner been informed of the landing of Buonapi.rte thine
he sent orders for the !parch of his troops, which orders were obey
e 0 vita) all possible diligence; and he ' had the satisfaction to
state to the Committee that these armies' veer:. now, closely
approaching the field of action.—:-4 Herr, hear l)--He should
dontlede this part of the subject with observing that the Allies,
for their own interests in the common cause, would be amend to
apply those subsidies ie the most careful and efficient manlier It was
, impossible for human reason to pronounce whet might be the issue, but
he saw nothing bat eneouragensent in this vast Array of phyncat and
moral force in support of the common cause. Bet what was the mgte
of the Allies and of the enemy in relation to that in which they stood
last year to each other ? France, it was true, bad got back her psi.
sonars, and her garrison troops, in 'the interval of peace; but the
Allies had far exceeded this acquisition of the enemy, by the change
of their military position. France had delivered up at least fifty-six
strong places, all garrisoned by troops, ne doubt rot actively engaged,
but which required in general double th it number from the Allies to
masque them. He would isistauce Dantaic. Dresden, the fortresses in
Italy, on the Rhine. The troops that were detached to nrasq.ie. would
now be prepared to march as part of the main armies into the heart
of 'France, a proportion infinitely augmented. BO a still greater advan-
tage, was the solid and combined system of operations whist. would
be carried on upon a basis. strictly in their possession. There were
threts'or fonr.of the strongest places in Europe to which they might
retire withoot loss, if seriously checked in France, viz. Luxembourg,
Marne., &c, with the benefit of a repaired barrier on the Belgian
frontier, which the infatuation of a Prince bad suffered to be de-
stroyed. The Allies had the great fortresses of ftergen-op-Zoom, Ant-
werp, Breda, and Meestricht, and a system of internal defence apd
regulation for the general peace and independence of Europe. The
'fate of battles depended,upon the God ‘.farmies, and it would be pre.
semption to predict what his will might be ; but with such resources,
with half France and all the rest of Europe arrayed &Isnot the etienry,
was there not the fairest prospect of speedy and complete success. The
Noble Lord concluded with Alloying that a sum not exceeding
.5,000,0001. be granted for the performance of his Majesty's sugar.
melds to Austria, Russia and Prussia.
Mr. WHITSRIAD asked whether Denmark and Sweden had s 4
coded to the great European alljapce.
Lord CA srLiazActi said both powers signed the declaration of thlt
13th March, apd had since made th ;pat unqualified declarationi or
Zeal for the common cause. He had no more of the politics of
Sweden thanitehad of thoge of any other Court, but it was iinotheg
question whether al. 'present shecould he subsidised at such a rate*,
from her local situation, would enable her to move her armies into tbg
South of Europe.
Mr. Baneas, in voting for the address of yesterday, did not pledg4
himself ih support of the propOsed subsidy. He vas hostile in-prin.
ciple to Subsidies. More than 2gt millions had been expended in st
il
sidies for the last three years, and the charge of 46 mliOns for su iw
dies since the, year lipS, was considerably underrated: 'lt was fair
that England Should wry her •wit share, but 'nue)t hot td go beyond
it, though were )ter means equally gre:.t as the, had Bern at forkeee
periods, it might be Waltrantable to do to: Tice revenue had been in.
creasedlor the last titer yearly, of not !!'n_-proportion to the yerpli.
tore; the increase Anvils bon nine ndiont, and slip •

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