The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-08 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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bad at that time abont 30,000 men in readiness to perform its part of
the contract. But of thlt supply lie desired information. From the
Papers on the table, he saw that Guadaloupe had not been surrender-
' ed to Sweden, although according to treaty it was to have been on
tfte Ist of August la-t, and therefore he wished to know whether the
non-surrentler of this colony was the consequence of Sweden's having
been deficient in the performance oilier part of that Treaty.
Earl BATHURST stated Government had no reason w!latever to
conclude Chit the number of Swedish troops had not at all tittles heen
complete. With regard to Guadaloupe, the Swedish GoveroMent
had not made any application for its surrendet.—Adj. till Monday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.

MONDAY, MAY 1..
On the motion for receiviug the Ametaled Report of the Cam-
bridge Canal bill, Mr. BRAND moved that ihe Report should be re-
ceived that day six months.
Mr. Western and Mr. Harvey opposed the Amendment.
After a few words from Messrs. Yorke, Brand, S. Lefevre, and
General Manners,
The SPEAKER suggested that the Bill should be allowed to pass
that stage, and qufficient time be allowed before the third reading.
Mr. BR AND withdrew his amendment; and the report was then
received, and the Bill ordered to be read a third time, but no day
named.
The Cordage Bill was read a third time, and passed.
The Gas Light Company Bill was read a second time, and ordered
to be committed.
Mr. VANSITTART presented copies of the treaties signed on the
t of March, betweenr his Majesty the King of Great Britain and
the Emperor of Austria, the linawsror of all the Russian, and the
Kiel:of Prussia, respectively ; also a copy of the convention signed
between England and France for the suspension of hostilities on
the 25d of April, and moved that these papers do lie on the tame.
Mr. WHITBREAD wished to ask the Right lion. Gentleman if
he meant to lay before the House the Papers respecting the late ue-
gociations at Chatillon ?
Mr. VaNsrrratta- declined giving Mr. W. a decisive answer.
Mr. W. WYNNE rose to move for some Papers respecting the si
tuation.of Norway, to the production of which he understood there
would be no objection. The Hon. Gentleman then moved, that
there should be laid before the llonse—t, An account of all sums
of money paid to the Government of Sweden, in consequence of the
Treaty entered into between that econtry and this;--An account
of the number of troops employed by zhe Government of Sweden in
the late campaign, in conformity with its engagements with this
country, as far as the same can be ascertained from official down-
menti ;--The date of the surrender of the Island of Guadaloupe by
this country, and of the occupation thereof by the kingdom of
Sweden --And Copies of all Orders issued trom the Admiralty, for
the Blockade of the Coast of Norway."—Mr. Wynne also wished to
be informed whether any negociation was now pending relative to
the destiny of Norway.
Mr. HioRNER wished to be informed whether orders were given
for detaining Danish prisoners, which, he thought, inconsistent with
the relations of amity between this country and Denmark.
Mr. Vasisprsr.T said, he saw no objection to the 'gnaw-big of
those papers. Negociations, he said, were pending, which would
include the consider...lion of Norway ; and in lancet to the Danish
prisoners of war; he said there was a Commissioner from Denmark
arrived to arrange their restoration.
Mr. Wnerencan rose, for the purpose of making a few observa-
tions on the situation of Norway. He believed that the House and
the Country knew hut little about the state of the people of Nor-
way, and he should be glad to know why the treaty had not been
ratified ? Did the Right Hon. Gentleman ask it' there was any line
to he drawn between the Norwegian and the Danish prisoners e He
thought • that the conduct towards Norway was tuiprectalented, par•
similarly at a time when we were looking around us and beholding
the grand magnanimity displayed by our brave Allies. The Nor-
wegians were blockaded to a state of starvation, and could be con-
'tittered no better than beast and cattle from the treatment they
received. His Hon. Friend (Mr. Wynne) had moved for papers,
and when those paper were produced, the House would be able to
judge whether the treaty with Sweden was detaching Norway from
tile Crown of Dentom k. The Norwegians, said he, are patient, la-
boricus, brave, and enterprising. There was not one of them who
did not detest. the Swedes. and who, rather than submit to the Swe-
dish yoke, would perish by that very system of starvation which had
ser•';44ly commenced.
Mr. VANSITTAIiT, in reply to Mr. Whitbread, stated, that the al-.