The National Register.
London, England, 1808-02-07 00:00:00

THURSDAY, FEB. 4.

Loan Arcar-dwn said, he thought it right to submit to the
douse for its information, the view which he meant to take of)
the Orders in Council, conformably to his notice for taking that
subject into co:r-ideration on Friday so'unight. his Lordship
accordingly stated, that it was his intention to comider every
thing which that question involved, namely, the law of nations;
the exceptions ia the orders to that law ; and, nevi, the effect
of the measure, in all its bearings, both as it affected this and
every other country with which r, e !lad relati )))) sof any. kind.
LORD Gags vir.tx observed, that he had read and heard w ith
regret, that the President of the ',Joked States of America had
refused to ratify the Treaty concluded between the Commis-
sioners appointed by both countries, for the purpose of carryin,,
that beneficial object into execution, Though he thus expressedP
his sorrow and disappointment under existing. circumstances, he
was wholly unacquainted in any official manner whether the
tact was so; yet, if it proved true, and that it arose from a re-
fusal on our part not to abandon those principles of maritime
law mid right which established our recognized supremacy, he
should feel the utmost satisfaction, Leaving all other point
for the discussion which was to take place on this subject, he
Lhould mow. at present, that there be laid before the House a
Copy of any Message received from the President of the United
Smiles of America, respecting his non-ratification of the Treats'
en tared into 'tett% ech the Commissioners for the United States of
America. and the Commissioners appointed by this country, if
any :itch had been received.
Tire motion however was over-ruled, on the ground that it
wliaid be irregular to produce such information before the
I.l.outy itself,
1,0 no LesK Itt wished to know whether the United States
were made acquainted with our Orders in Council at the time
tke had ordered their embargo,
faun MAW K r r replied, that they were not.
Loup Geer gave notice, that he should move, on some future
day, for all such docomeats as related to the attack on Constan-
tinople, in order to exhibit to this country, and to the world,
the gross misrepresentation x% Writ hail gone abroad respecting
that subject.
Lord liolland's notion wa.4 ordered to stand for Monday ;
land Lord Auckland's motion for 11..ia ts lay se'uni-1 t.—Ad-
journed,

rn I'F'S, 5,

!Ante ifutchirtion and (ila7.tooltury took the oaths and their

s~~ah,

04 the motion ut n .1 re ti UV n, much of Sir James
Intiet:s Petition ;t' related tll the Itoxborough titles, N%as refer
to the Committee of Pri, ifettc,.
11r, from the Ralik of Voglati, presented nn account
of the di-po‘al of th:' ;mulctr oi. the Siuh in, Final lag year.
The Rill for repealing. Queen Anne's !downy Act Suspent•ion
Act, went through a Committee.

in the vow of Francis Gould, r. Langley, the decree of the
Chancery wa: :thinned, with '2OOl. east%, no appearance
basing been made on the part of the appellant.—Adjourned.

BOUM; OI•' COMMONS.

MONDAY, 1:8. 1.

VOTr OF TD ANIL% TO TO ARMY AND NAVY.

Tfir. SPEAKER informed the Nonce, that he had received a
letter from Admiral Lord Gambier, in ansner to on he had
written to him, communicating the Thanks of that noose to
binbelf and the °facers of d Seatnea under his Lordship's com-
mand, at the Siege of Copeatmgru.