The National Register.
London, England, 1814-07-03 00:00:00

.TCTLY 3.

far he th.night the Noble Lord had deserved it and he wax now ready
to declare that in every respect, except as related to Vie article on the
Skive Trade, the Noble Lord had proved himself fully worthy of that
cindidence. Looking at Ow treaty as a whole, with the exception of
the objectionable article alluded to, it had his appr,bation.
Lord CA sTT.F.nrAGIi said, he hoped the hi“use would believe no-
thint► could ever efface from kir mind, the cal dour and kindness which

had been shewn to him, both when ithsent and p-a sent. H • was happy
iind that there was only one point it the treaty which had met
with the disapprobation of the House; and with respect to that, he Hat-
te:ed himself it wont" hereafter he found that he had pursued the
Amuse
most likely to hriog it to the mast favourable .Refer•
ring to the late Negociations at Chatilloo, Lis I ardslup said, he was
conscious that if a peace had then been made with Burmapatte, it would
oat have been crowmial with the mit;ds GI the punioe.of this e''untrY ;
but he saw the necessity of liollltl rsa,l :hough
niWit in °Maintop
it have been ill roceiveia on his irturning horn', he 'lazed on those priu
ci;iles which Ituermt ~9d his c: ”Acit%ct. dictated. 1k had concur.
ren with the ;able- geheraliv, mot Hari preserved the: negociation with
Bunoap r'e after he had g, ilLtri the advantage iii five differe: t vetiona,
%%Inch wal cortaiolv a matin,in of the greatest 'manly ; ;aid Ih(I, it wia
that Cie Alii.sd Powora stiaula•ed with cacti other that in ail ,";t lit` tloey
11 mild t•i• f togethor ; and so well had O.• y it
and conPet'e I their mit 'sure-, that in case the war shoi.ld ut rcs-cesaity
he otoinuod, 'hey had the certainty of Ir:ing abie
field it f:rce amount :it- to 6:Ht 00a men the coaiincll enemy.
It was the precipitate but silo. nianne2 ia which the Allies advanced
Part,' that en.•bleil them to ewer it, not it a sate of waif re, but of
conaratalatiim, tool %velcome from the people of the metro-
pahs. It toe Allies had not deceived Buonaparte by 111,1,16%; sev.era'l
corps of both the itrifileti Of Billelit'r and Schwarteeithe7 his rear ti:
cover their comiterticirch toward) Paris, by which th y gained fivc
marchea of him, but had left him at librity to hung ut, hia t'hule farce
to the neighbourhood of that capital, the ta:i.iug (.t Paris mina have
been a matter of bloody cot-flict, and there is no saying, whether that
magtafi..eot ci:y miidit not have billet n sacrifice in consequence.
late alliance soaiiiost France was the Srst tone that Euror had sitter
together in cahinet, and had acted with entire cordiality in the pursuit
of one common object. After such a war it was impoasib!le that thitY,
C .ul'l it I once revert to their former state. No pink iple bad more
stnin2ly aconite(' his mind than to give facilities to the commerce of
trance, and io male her rather a commercial than exclusively a mili-
tary inttion. Tobagu had been originally a British settlement, it hail
uu that ;scene'', been retained. With respect to the East Indica, it had
I,eun thought m ire for the advantage of both nation,, that the conflict
of empire should nut revive, hut ill:A cominercial taci:ities should be af-
forded to France, mad hence no objection had been made to put the
French factories upon the store footing with those of the more favoured
nations. The Mauritius had been elaimvd, because it had been usefol
to.Fi ance as a means of annaying Britain in time of war, anti the island
of Bourbon had been left to her, because it was useful in a commer-
cial point of view. With regard to Spain, lie hoped that her cause
wound nut tie disgraced by any cruel or sanguinary acts.--Many en
conies it would b...s inconsistent with his public duty to answer at present ;
this only lie could say, that no engagement had been entered into with
the Head of the Neapolitan Government. On the Continent a deep
Impression had been made with repect to the liberal conduct of Great
Britain, and a conviction was felt, that we had been driven into the
way from necessity alone. As conquering we had gained the blessings
of all, and even of that country which we had compacted..
Mr. W. SMITH rose to (hawk the Noble Lord fur the luminous expo-
sition he had given of his principle', and thought that, like our great
hero IVellington, he had risen in proportion to the difficulties he had
to encounter. The confidence the Ilouse had reposed in him had been
amply justified ; and their confideuee was increased, and hopes had
risen, that even that part of the treaty which lie' disapproved would be
brought to a glorious conclusion. Had former negociations been ma.
n aged with the same spirit, thousands of lives and millions of debts
would have been spared.--(Hear, hear !)
l'he Address was then put, and carried unanimous'iy.