The National Register.
London, England, 1812-04-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL BEG'STE'R.

LORD GRENVIL,LE.

APPIT,

In the House of Commons, on Tuesday last, Mr.
Fueeen, during the debate respecting Colonel M,MAHoN,
stated, that he ,g wondered to hear the family ef the
GItENVILLE'S talking upon matters of this kind ; th-v
formerly possessed pensions and places to the amount r:f
60001, per annum, which had now amounted to 30,0001.
It would be more patriotic in them to give up this excess
to the public, than to be suc king, like leeches, thy- blood
of the country. We are extremely indebted to ~ honest
JACK FULLER" for this disclosure respecting the patrieti,;
Lord GRENVILLE, who h.is Vie modesty iu t only to take
the trouble of accepting from his country the 'aforesaid
trifle of money, but aims at the direction of our public
councils, and fancies that lie alone is the Atlas qualified
to sustain iur little world. Whatever may be our send.
ments with regard to the policy of the present war, we
belive we may state, without the dread of offending any
party, that an appeal to arms ought on all occasions to
be avoided, unless the honour and safety of the country
is actually at stake by pursuing pacific measures, and
that a nation like Great Britain, whose chief resourses
depends upon its commerce, ought to have submitted to
many sacrifices rather than endanger these by engaging
in hostilities. These. in fact, are the sentiments of Lord
Gitnevuxx at this present moment, if his Lordship's re-
peated declarations are to be held sincere. What then are
we to think of this Nobleman's piinciples, when we call
to our recollection the undeniable truth that it was he
who actually plunged this nation into war at the be-
ginning of the French Revolution, by advising his MA•
JESTY to include the•subjects of France in the Alien Bill.
In proof of this, we refer to the correspondence of his
Lordship with Mr. CIIAUVELIN in the years 1792 and
1793. Those papers will decide on the justice of his
Lordship's pretensions, for as to the modesty of them,
that is entirely out of the question. Mr. CHAUVELIN, who
was resident in this country prior to the year 1804, was
appointed by the French Government to supercede the
Ambassador appointed by Louis to the Court of St.
James's. At first, the Jacobin Club proposed to send a
member of their Society to London, but it was stated by
Monsieur TALLEYRAND, now Prince of Benevento, and
then a member of the National Convention, that as the
Court of England held itself high, and was one of the
first Courts in Europe, it would carry the appearance of
deliberate insult to send a person of that description, and
that a gentleman should be selected for the mission, to
whom no well founded objection could be made. In
consequence of this prudent advice, Mr. CIIAUVELIN was
appointed Minister Plenipotentiary, but bring little versed
in public affairs, he was accompanied by TALLFYItAND.
The first instruction Mr. C. received from his Govern.
ment, was to inquire of Lord GRENVILLE if die subjects
of France were included in the Alien Bill ; if they were,
,he was to say, that the Treaty of Commerce, which sub-
sisted between the two countries, was at an end. If the
French were not included, he was to desire Lord GRES.-
VILLE to fix a day for his, Mr. C's, being presented at
Court, as the Minister of the French Republic. Mr'
TiIAUVELIN'S application was returned by Lord Gltf..•
VILLE, with this laconic note, that it was " inadmissible,
his character in this country being null"—CllAuvrin N
communicated this to his own government, and, in
meanwhile, being evidently desirous to maintain pea,ce
with this country, he proposed, in a letter to
lir.
the
PITT, to lay aside his diplomatic character, awl

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