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

THE NATIONAL. REGISTER.

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France and England, the dynasty of Spain was reqbired by Fiance,
' 1 and England would hot agree to it. After the bone of Vittoria, France
c-osented to let the qUestilmi be es question of discussion, and lowered
her tones. England would not accede to the proposition, and the event
had proved that she was justified, but that she never shewed a disin-
clination to peace ; on the contrary, that was the great and most desira-
ble ohjoct of ;the present eigagements. At the same time that he
spoke of the blessings of pence, sod the prospect of I', he deprecated
any idle discussion upon the subject, as only cal. Waited sto chill the
exertions of the Allies, .and to strengthen the hopes of the (mew'. The
aggregate amount of the pecuniary assistance to he afforded by this
country. his Lordship estimated at eleven millions four hu 'fired thou-
sand pounds. ineludieg our previous engagemenis to the l'eninsula
and Sicily. The folloaine was the distiibution :
To Russia and Prussia d.:).000.0()0
Austria - - - . I,oor Mt) •
•Sweden - . . 1,0.0.0;)0
Spain , ." - - LOOl,OOO
Portugal . - . - em(10 01K)
Sicily . - - . • 4tu0,000
Total .
.. - di ),400,(,(0 .
Lord Castlereagh concluded with moving Revolulions consonant to
the tenor of his speech. . .
Mr. t;ANNiNG, in a speech of great length and spirit, concurred in
the motion, and is
,all the principles which had fallen from the •
Noble Lord. He spoke with great approbation of the conduct of
the ( onfederated Pow ersi, and rejoiced in the prospect which now
presented itself of an honourable peace. It was impofe ible now to
look back at those periods which many had siippo,ed the most f::•
vonrable for making peace, without returning thanks to Almighty
Providence, that at those times we had the coorao, to resist the
temptation that was thrown in our way. (hear beer.) W',tm oo,ice
should now he concluded. it would he a peace, presu uti.,;.! itseif to
us tinder very different features from that which might ).,sorely
have been conteirplated. It would he a peace, not write): no the
terms, or bedring the character of multi( etitni : it wool.l be a pe,:ce
worthy of this country—the Onions fruit of o'ir lo.ir. csertions—
the chili of victory : not bearing upon it th, s•anop tit I..f:riority,
nut the character of our national honour : rot as a Tans in to troy
off danger, but as the elryct of J rcat nationnl exertion to drive
back danger. Wt' must, however, still c.noit niplate agi cat struggle
on the part of our e..emy; and it could not he slim., ed, • that he
would consent to relinquish any thing he now po-sesstd. witkont
using the most vehement exertions to defend the t . The great
chanees which bad lately taken place in the c;n titian of affairs,
might reasonably lie e!.pect.ll to at It f thy terms of a place, but not
the principle upon ts hich this •cometr, was disposed to make pence.
that principle must , till be to secure our own nations,' honour and
interests, withoor see h to destroy sinter the mitional humour of
.nir enemy, or those interes:s winch as a nation she wits entitled to
claim and bound to del-sal. In the next place, he should consider the
fate ef the crerit emit int:Moil system, by able:' our enemy had looped to
destroy the et; mmerce of this country. Tile effee ts ofthat system when
first adopted, wery apprehended as much more tremendous than the
country found them to he upon the trial Titatireat system hail, how-
ever, now receive•ta blow from which it was impossible that it could
ever recover. It had toren funnel that there was something incom-
pressible in the nature and principle of our commerce that it was
able to resist the utmost pressure of tyranny, and had now risen
with tenfolu vigour from that pressure. This grand experiment, of
the continental system, had been tried to the utmost, and failed.
It never cou'd again be revived The next grand experiment was,
the great confederation in which litionaparte had moulded almost
all the states of Europe, so as to make them act as satellites to
France, and take whatever direction or impulse she was pleased' to
eive. This experiment had also completely failed. It was possi-
ble, to be sure (considering the vicissitudes of war), that he might
again burst forth from behind his iron frontier, and carry desols-
lion in his train through some of those countries from which IT had
been 'ately driven ; but was it possible that he ever could again
unite those countries to his empire; or snake them the instmments
of his lounge projects? Was it possible, even if he should _conquer
those countries, that any confidence could subsist in future be-
tween him and leis vassal states ? If lie were again to appear as a
.eonqweror, he might go forth like the mighty idol, of which so
I much had been said last year, (in the debates on the Podium ques-
tion), crushing his victims andel. his chariot-wheels, but he would
never be able again to yoke them to [Oscar. Was it possible that
the same confidence should ag4in esiist between him. and Austria,
and the other great powers? Was jt.no object of rejoicing, that
durng Our pressure of bong war, i this l ,
the military character of. this
country had grown up to the hvigkt 4't whicb i; uo*- wns? This