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T S D AY, APRIL 24, 1800.

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• VICTUALLING 0 FFICE,-.Spril %a, -tBo6'. , •
IrHE COMMISSIONERSfor VICTUALLING
t HIS M AjEST Ps NA VY do hereby. give. Notice, That
onFriday the %d of. May they veil/ be rea,bilo receive Tenders, in
Writing (sealed up), and treat fir One Hundred and. Fifty to
Two Mundred Chaldrons of 101TT's TAN FIELD MOO R.
COALS, full pa.t,td be delivered immediately, in-an entire Cargo,
free of all charge and
.risque, to His Majesty,: alongside His
Majesty's Vißuailing Premises at Deptiord ; and for Two Hun-
dred Tons of MUSCOVA DP SUGAR, to be answerable to
Samples to be produced with the Tenders ,to_be delivered in the
origyral Packages, and in the proportion of not less than Twenty-
five, nor ~tore than Thiyy, Tons. per • week, from that day,' into
His Majesty's 111attalling Stores -at the same place. The whole
•to be paid far 'by Bills,- payable, with fists-rest, ninety, days after
dare. - • • •
. The Conditions rf the C'ontraas 'may be siert at the'Stiretary's
Office.
No regard will be had is arty Tender in which the Price skill
not be inset-fella .zOrds at length, or tenet s6all' no:lde delivered
to the lard before One .'Clock on the' said Friday the; zd of May
next, nsr unless the Person wh, Makes the Tender, or some Per.
.61:on his lich:rlf,_ attazd), to cwswer,,qt•hen ceilled-y-or.
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PICTiTeILL,ING-OFFICE,
April t 4, 18_6. •
THE COM,III,S,S7ONERSAr VICTUALLING'
7L 1115 /I NAVY do hire& giv4.Notice, That
on. Monday the Imhof Maytr,ex( they will I,re ready to receive Ten,
dens, in writing (sealed up), and treat fOrFour Hindrea' Tons
of ,LIV ERP 001.,-: or &arse Grained CI-LISHIRE SALT.
or Salt of (qua! goadmess ; ,a rd for Six Hundred Tons .of Cll.Er
SHIRE BAY`SALT, of the largest Grain, or Salt of egiFt.
goodness.; of which the Persons who make the Tendeis are to .pror,.
duce Samples he delivered. into His . Majesty's riasiaiiing
Stores at Deptford, ine half by the 31st ol ;Ply next, and the
remainder by the 30th of September following, free of .all charge
.and risk to Ills. Majesty, except that the L'onttafiar avid he at*.
lowed 2c. lid. ter Ton for Pot terage of the Salt from the Wharf
to the Storer : and to be paid for by Bills, payable,' with' Interest,
\ninety days after dine. • • -
The Condition.sof the Contraa .may be seen at the Sect ettry's
.-Ogee ; or by applying to t,',e Codeaors of the -Salt Duties. at
Liverpool, and at Middlewich, in Cheshire,,respeßively.
-- No regard Will be had to any ,Tender in which the Price shall
not be inserted,in words a; length, or that shall not be:-delivered to
the Boardbefore One o'CL.k on the said Manday,.the tvl, .0j
May next, nor unless the Person .who makes the Tender, or some,
I Person on his behalf, altenth,-to anwer, wken called for„

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• VICTUALLINC-OFFICE, • - • 'i.
• -7, 18°5.. ••• 1
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THE COMMISS NE'FiSf or WI
171C1 LLING
: t
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riM y.Esi'Y'v NAVY hereby Nuke,
ofi Wednesday the 36(7' instant (in.arld of • 11/4nesday tbe 99_6 i
.instant, as pre.4„,lously atuerthed) will be reaely,.to receive
linden in writirg, sealta 31:.; t, eat for tbelaiowingCual.
Cities of "IRON I-100 PS, viz.
. • vAT-c HOOPS - 100
BUTT HO 0 - 200 Tons. • ,
. PLATE •11091 S 100 , •

490
os for any quantity of eitherdenotnination nolless than Fifiy Toes.
"Lo be d.liverel in ten .weeks, byyteekly. proportions,,ixo His Ma-
jesty'SVidualling Stores at lillord ; and to be paid jor,by.
payable, With 'lnterest; ninety days after date.
The Condition's of the Contra t, and Samples of the Hoops, may
be-seen at case Secret-113's <Ore.
No regard be Lad to any. Tender in which the Price shall
net beinset lei in Words at length, m that' shall not be delivered to
the Boird'bepre One e.lf'l-ock' on Ma said Irednesiety the job&
instant, nor sinless the Person 'twins makes the ,Tena'et, or some
Person on his &half, attends, to answer when called for. ..

LUNATIC ASYLUM, near EXETER.
AT a MEETING of the COMMITTEE of GO-
V ERN ORS; held in the Board-Roonn, this kph of
April, [BO6, it was unanimously resolved to publish the tol-
lowirsg Address to the Public : •
.The Committee has the satisfaction of informing the Pub-
lic, that the new and extensive Strudure for the augmeota:
;ion of this Establishment is entirely finished, with every
accommodation for those unfortunate 0 bjeds to whose use it
is destined ; and ,that it is also completely furnished. In the
progresS of the building, several advantageous improvements
were suggested and adopted, by which means, notwithstand.
ing every
,posSible _attention to economy, the cost has consi-
derably exceeded the original estimates. In consequence of
'this, atter dischatging all the bills, a mere trifle for carrying
'lon the purposes of the Charity remains in the hands of the
.TreaSurer. The heavy expence of building and furnishing,
it can never he requisite again to incur; but the Committee
• are at present reduced to the necessity of representing the,
'condition of their Funds to the Public, not at all doubting,
that its wonted benevolence will enable the Governors still
to pursue the important objects of the institution. It •is
• hoped that no farther argument need be used than to state,
ititat,t tit:66g the short period of the existence of this Charity,
Upwards of seventy Patients have been perfectly relieved by
it, from the most dreadful of alt afflidions to which our com-
mon nature is subjed, and have been restored to the Public,
useful Members of Society, and in safety andeonifort to their
Friends and Families. There are now. in the Asylum thirty-
three other Patients, most of whom are far advanced in their
recovery, and there is complete accommodation for seventeen
more. The cumrdittce wiii.onty. add, that they have every
reason to believe, and they state it with the highest satisfac-
tion, that in this Institution the number of Patients cured,
`ln proportion to the number admitted, has much surpassed
that of any similar Establishment.-
SAMUEL FREDERICK. MILFORD, Chairman;
Benetaelions,are received in Exeter, In Patrick-Kin.
Caiu, Esq. the Treasurer;. and by Messrs. Robarts, Curtis,
rand Co. Bankers, in London.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN'f:

11. OUSE DF PEE.Fig.
WHIJNESDAY, APRIL ,
Their Lordships proceeded to the coaidriitiOn of
His lqajesty's Mes Sage relative td the Rapture with

Prussia:
Lord GRENVILLE olfserVed, that after the Ales-•
.sage which, bad beeh read, 'and the Papers,whieh had
been laid on the Table; it would
.be superfluous in
hith.tb occupy Much of their Lordships' time in.
-proposing to move an Address to His Majesty. Only
one sentiment could prevail on this 'shbje6t ih that
House; and indeed every honest man .could have
but one sentiment on,tbe condu& *Well this Coun-
try-was-bound to. pursue Imder the circumstances al-
luded toln the -I.Vessate; • Whether the present or

the past relations of this Country with rtussia'w_ore
consiOered, whether the question wils regarded .17,
question of lionOur,.-ormerely of interest, His Ma-
jesty was..oalled upon to asvrt the dignity of hit
Crown, and to -maintain theiights of his Subjeds.
He would not look back to.what" had happened pre-

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vious to the oanclusion of- the late Poace bsttVeeen
France and A(istria, Though stirh a retiospeCt \would

afford ample.. room fbr Comment Oil this coo-
dua of :Prussia. He would ask Whethersthore xi-as
not then reason to suppose that that Power Was -t:on
tra.eaed,to -us by alliance,. and instead -of becoming
"the instrument of the Enethy, was -ready to; make
a common 'cause with this Country ? - After- that

Peace, however, the first transaction that. came to
the knowledge of His Majesty was the occupation
Of 'Tangy& by Prussia, under the pretence of atlorci-
ing prote6tion tó: the-English, TrOop§',' and
_preserV-
ing the -Neutrality of the Country: This ocCupa-!
tion of Hanover by force, in Violation, or the
of His Majesty, had- it even been aluatz-t. by the
pretended motive, was nevertheless a most unjusti-E.
liable outrage. 'His Majesty might then have calW
op his British Subjeas to support him iu measures. of ,
'retaliation, and might have safely left it to tlrn.‘to
declare Whether it
,\N-as fortheir interest that 14;mciVer
Should .be so occupied; but :11Q such .app&al
• triad; because HiS Majesty was desirous of seeing
What could be done by TemOnstrAnce and negotia-
tion. 'While things were in this state, the Veli, the
j`.
transparent veil; by whicir the unjust proceedin,cz
the" Prussian Government were attempted to be con- -

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cealed, was co'npletely thrown aside, and perma-
nent Vossession was talcen of ' Hanover. ' Ttie
Papers on the. Table wo,ild -41.iew, that this.: tvas.
carried into effeet after %the- Cabitiet :.-Of Betlin

had pretended, only' to take-. charge of Handver •
until a general .Peace. If it were ti;be allowed that
this occupation were Pi proceedini which, under the
.ekisting circumstances, ought to be suffered, the case
was very different with respe& to the final possession • .
of the Country; for it ought never to be fergotten;•
I that Hanover was originally attacked without the
formality of a Declaration of War, under the false
Pretence that it was a Member of the British Em-
pire. This Country was therefore bound in honour,
if it were not also strongly bound by interest; to pro;•
'tea that Eleaorate. • But, besides taking possession
of Hanover,-the Cabinet of Berlin, in obedience to
the requisition Of:France, had next proceeded to ex-
clude British Ships, not' onl!i' from the lawful Do-
'minions of Prussia, but frOrn every Port direaly or
indirealy under the controul of that Power. 'No
reason' had been assigned for this.eOndua, except
.the necessity. bf 'submitting to the will of the Eve-
my. His. Majesty has' expressed" his regret that this
conduft bf Prussia should involve, in: the. extended.
'calamitieS of War, many innocent_ persons; bdt it
must be obvibusto all- the world, that it was abso-
lutely incumbent on His .Majesty to resort to the
measures w•hich he has adopted. He would leave
it to their Lordships to judge whether any distinc-
tion could be, made between that hostihty whidi a
Power like Prussia eitercisediof its own-raccord,-and
that which if' pretended to be obliged by circum-
stances :to. assume: If any Power meant to enjoy'
the rights of an iudependent State; that Power must
'perforth the- dntieS hick belongto that character.
No Government could lie permitted to do that with
impunity under the direaion of another which, if
done by itself, would be -an. ad of hostility. ' jir :t
could be the wish of any one to say things which
might tend to prbduce farther irritation between
. this Country 'and 'Prussia, their Lordships were Well
awtnq how much. might be Stated in that way with
t reference to'the recent great 'calamities whiCh had
befallen Europe.. It Was ithpossible, however, to
suffer Prussia to proceed the system .oil which
.she pretended to aa. The reasoning of that. Power
was to this effea We have no hostility against
England—but being ',compelled to cede song
Provinces to France,l, we Must find an indemnity
somewhere This was a most monstrous pro-
position, and he:Wished their• Lordships to consider
what might--6e the consequences if such &principle
were to be countenanced by this Country. There
'might be cases in which a fatal becessityanight corn-,
pel Princes to 'cede' -141:ovinees hit in yielding to
that necessity, they:. Over ought to neglect- to pre-
serve.their lihnour. 'lt was no' disgrace to a Coun-
try to fail in an appeal to arm's insupportuf its-own
rights.; butifit was dishonourable to sacrifice thbse
rightS'from a fear:Of-appealing -to arms; how much
more:dishonourable was it to avoid- that_issde, not
by'Sacrifiees- of 'its .13*D,'• but 'by' an &hi}nst -aggres-
sion agalitSt'anOther,COuntry-..- Under all' these cir-
cutrikances he Vas eOnfideut.that Parliuthent'Would
approve the theasttes -Whith had' been adopted7by
His Majesty's-GnvernMent. It was necessary to
shel.y, that thete Ivas viii tilace.in the -world:front
which British Ships and British,comineree could• be
insultingly excluded wILli impunity i It was:also. a
duly.:whiell this *Country owed to tiyili-zed Europe
to a-eSist that .unjust principTe,,of indemnifications
being Made' at the e'pence of a weaker-neighbour.
'He had onlyotie observation more to make, Their
Lordships could dot biit concur, with
,him in ad-

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HOUSE OF COMMONS.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23.
RUPTURE wiTit PRUSSIA.

the ea-Icaey with, which his-Majesty 441 re=
fcaineci from making any coquinui;ication 'on this
subjeft so .long it was a question relating to
lialiov.er only 5., anci he, was, convinced they would
join in ..a-->sux.'lig. his _Majesty, that an injury or insuli-
Oirt: d hi:if \s'L`ualwaysld felt and con-
t.i.zlcred as an injuiy and insult offered to every in-
dividual h the Country. His *Lordship" condludecl
by moving an Address conformable to the

sag.'. • .
-Lord HA IVA77ES BURY expressed his entire
and uncivalifred approbation both of the Address
and the Measures adopted on this occasion by his
Majesty's Ministers. If Prussia persisted in her un;
.just coolluat he was convinced that the evil effels
of that injustice 11;01114 revert in a tenfold degree on
herself. H. also hoped that every proper measure
would be taken which might tend to strengthen the
good understanding at present prevailincr. between
this •Country._and two great Continental Powers.,
namely, 'Russia and Sweden.
' Laid 411 uLGRAn- also expressed his approba7
•tion OfAhe measures 'adopted with respea to Prussia,
which, .he said, augured well of the fUture condu&
Of Government.

The- AddreSs was 'then agreed to nem. dis, and
ordered to be presented by the Lords with the white
staves. .
~ ,

-On the motion of Lord HOLLAND, the, Bill for
regulating the „Intercourse between the United
States and the British Colonies was ordered to be
read a second-time to-morrow se'nnight.
Adjourned:

. On the Motion of Mr. Secretary Fox, the House
• -.:•ifient into the consideration of his Majesty's Mes-.
sage. The Message having been read,
•• Mr,-FOX rose, and spoke in substance as 'fol-
. lowa Sir; I ain most firmly convinced that in
the Motion Which I am about to have the .honour
. of submitting to the House, I shall meet with their
unanimous conearrence. The first thinglo which
. I wish to direCt their attention is, to the moderation
and: paternal solicitude for the interests of his Sub-
- je6ts in thji Conntry, evinced by his Majesty, in
his having abstained from
,calling on them for their
assistance, when his Electoral Dominions were in-
vaded, until the effea of friendly Negotiation had
been tried. By the extreme Unwillingness which
hia Majesty -expresaede-to involVe this. Country in
the affairs of Hanover, be has, I am convinced, se-
, sured the ready zeal even of those who do not con-
' .sider that the interests of Hanover and the interests
of Great ,Britain, are conneeted, a consideration
which, for'My own part, l''Can never admit. I hope
that every Member of -the House, and that all who
are inthe,bibit,of attendißg to political affairs, will
feel theTropriety and necessity of adopting the
'nest viorous ineaMmtB 'in order to secure' to
Croce ned B;:aits, and 40. Independent States;
_the
• respeEtthat is due to them.. ;Sir,
,with regard to
cqntluel of Prts ia, vehich has been the '-sUbjea uf
his Majesty's graciOus-Message, I hrust con'-:
suss that I am unwilliog to attributethat caledua to
.the Moearch,of that Country,, whose eharafter for
Wisdom :and, virtue i so strong:y estklishedeand
that I wOuld rather .astrihe it to the pernicious i;i ill
ence of the couesels under -which. he aaed.
.• In
Kpeekieg. .of bah, therefore, I must be always.
considered- .ia neeali:ig- his Cabinet. His Majes—
ty ordered but ihw Papers explanatory • of the
conduaralePrussia_to be laidl'on the Table of the
HpuSe eohly.suffictent indeed to give:`the House a
_ just ideleof the nature a the case biY. Which be .has
been compelled to take the steps which he has &ie.
Had it. been His:Majesty's obje& to aggravate the
'circumstances :-of that case, and to petit in the
strongest cuiouis the.injuriotis Condi:l6i of the Cabi-
net ' of Berlin, would have caused'it' Variety of.
other Papers to have.been submitted to the House
fbr that purpose. It will be necessary, for Me, :Sir,
to trace for some time back the policy which has.
4a.•!-Inated the Prussian tiourt, and which policy has
' terminated in aim outrage the most unprovoked that
ever occurred is Civil Society. ,I feel justified in -
repeating, that the condui.'t of Prussia is unprece-
flented in the worst practices of the N:orst Cabi-
, nets--iii the worst Governments of Europe. either
. 'in this or ally farmer time. Sir, the line' of conduct
which Prussia has. thought fit to adopt, originated-,
in a Convention entered into between France and
Prussia, at Vienna, On the (sth of DeceMber; The
Cabinet of Berlin entered jut° this negotiation on
• • certain grounds. lt held in its hands considerable •
powers of influence—powers not only belonging to
itself, but arising frorii other Countries. In suCli a.
negotiatiqn the negotiators might be considered as.
Generals, who ha..l afacility of retreat, who,
oother,placed in a situation which en- ,
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thern- suceessfidly to treat kith the Enemy.
The advantages in this negotiation which the. King
of Prussia possessed were- considerable : 'his -own
Army, the extent of his power, the reputation of
: his charader. Added to these considerationS he
. had. under his command the Russian Troops, whieh.
when the Enipe.rer of -Buisia quitted Germahy,, he
ordered,toe he at his disposal. He had like Wise A
liberal offer Of subsidies from Great Britaiu: With
- -these _means of successful negotiation in his hands,
with the power ol turning that negotiation in favour
of -Europe, what' did the Kine of Prussia do ? His
first Step *as tii• detach himself from Russia. Ile
agreed to,Makeceasiona of. his Provinces to France ;-
. cud he then asked freM that Power an equivalent
. for those Cessions. A difficulty, h6wever, afterwards
arose on this stibjea ; and, Sir, I honestly believe,
that.it arose front the just scruples of the King of
Prussia, and from the way in which he viewed
the steps that he had taken after, they' were- taken••
The way in Which that Monarch chose to al-t when
these scruples embarrassed him, is, indeed, deeply
to be lamented, both for the sake of his own cha-
xac(!ter, and for the sake of the seenrity Of ‘thirope.
It would then have been honourable 'had-he said to ►
France, " • catiuot take possv,sion of -1-1-7
without the consent of Great Britain ; I cannot take
possession of
,Hanover without baying the-power.
in my handS of restoring it at a general Peace,. ac-
cording tO the areangementa that may be made iii
• that.eveut.!' Rut: what the King! of Prussia chose 1
to say to Frante was, not withoht any Other const-
, deratiOn, " I cannot take pOssesaion of IlitiiiaVer
Without the catisent of Great Britain ; hut I cannot
give up to you Baretith and Anspach until the eon-
- ^' ria""`" ',WA,' be 'obtained fm iny ee,

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cupatinn 14.znov:r." ;tilt r;f Prm,ia
imagine that Fran;( 'ne-Oclue: thu consent"
from qreat Britain') N.(); tut the faet wa's, that
having-agreed' to give ,up the Pidirtte,; of .Bareuth'.
and Anspach to France, he did not' feel himself se-
cure in (Wing go', untkl, he was asSure-d of his equi-,
-•yalent. France 'soon- settled that -question. ,She
seized-those ProVioees; ind in my.:Upinien, under
the circumstances of the case; she vas justified in
that seizure." Then," says the-.;King of. PrusSia;
" was compelled to take the steps--which I :after,.
wards. did."—What were those .steps ? Did he man-
fully fight for Bareuth and Anspaeh ? No. Did he
„honourably give them up ? No. 'What he did was,
to take possession-ot a Country:belonging to a third
PoWer, to which he was bound; -by every tie thin.
ought to attach one Nation to: another. Sir, I Wish
to dwell particularly on this part of theease, -andio
call the attention of the House Most strongly,to it ;
because I am persuaded; 'that amick all the Calami-
tous occurrences, amidst all the abandonment of
principle which French force and French influegte
, have produced in EurOpii,-this stands: -distinguished
and alone. Spain was compelled to give France a
sum of Money. Holland was 'also laid under con-
,tribution. , But. Spain and Holland, and all the
other Nations which have so unfortunately been :in-
duced by terror at various times tOace‘ede to the de-
mands' of France; were contented With the hudiilia-,
Lion of making concessions to that Power,, which,
however to be lamented, they were,iniiticd: to make,
and did not debase themselves by the commisioof of
robberies and spoliations. This at of Prussia was
a mixture of imprudenceand fully. - It is impassible
to observe, without indignation; that Prussia was
in the first instance compelled
.by terror to abandon
Countries 'which on the Continent are called the
Cradle of the House of Brandenbargh ; Countries
with which it was her duty and her interest -to re,,,
, main -in the closest union ; and that •the Court of
Berlin, by way of lessening the hUmiliation which it
experienced, should forcibly seize on the territory of
other Princes. So far, Sir; from lessening the humi-
liation of Prussia, such condua in nty• estimation
increased it a hundred fold. In other words it was a
mode of proceeding which united in it all that is con,'
temptible in servility With all that is odious in rapaCity.
Sntlicient time, Sir, was taken' by the. Cabinet, of
Berlin to consider. of the course which they were

to pursue, and to resist the base temptation that
offered' itself to them. Among the Papers on the
Table is a Note froM Baron Hardenberg, written in
January, in which be distin&ly states, that the.oc-
'cnpation of Hanover by Prussian IVlops .was only
to continue until the conclusion of .a Peace. Such
was also the • tendency of the first Proclamation is-
sued by the Prussians in Hanover. To this Note
his Majesty was pleased to answer—that he placed
-the uttnoq reliance on the friendship and good faith
of the King of Prussia, bnt.that he wished fc:x- a
More explicit deChirati'on :of the views which lie

eutprtaiiied with rt...-.ipeato 1-Uil6ver. A more est,
detiaratiou has indee4a)e.ol made !—lt is the

LA .Treat' made I? •• Pri l•ia" With France in which
y ss ,
Prussia consents—cojzsents-7as if -she Admitted that
it waS a French objeet and not a Prussian one—to take
perniarvint possession of Hanover !—,Sir, the House
Will easily se & through all the pretences for arrange-
'pents 6,tid to be s:ouvenierit. and neceFsarr for the
Ports of:the North., and hick pr;;_: a I)eclaration
from. Prussia, tbild-a-ed by§lUittip!)- up th'ose Ports.'
An. intitnation v. as subs•ciueiitlyma7.le by sia that.
.Puitish rrianutture might pass through part ()tithe.
. .

Prussian I.l9rni n oils% Sjon tift is c 1Am:el:Of

. communication '-kva's cut otfx and then came the. mon-
"-sfrods ineaSUre w.bieh Prussia l'eSblved Ivan of taking
Hallos-eras a 'present. from Famee, of which country
!it was asserted that' by right of conquest Trance
'had the diSPosaL Is there an 'thsfauCe on* record

of a conquered Province • having been asiitned.over,
as a boob abef-bre the termination "of are War
which tlie, Conquest. was niade .still More
confidently May I say it; -is there an instance on, re-
-cord-of such a transaetioa‘'having taken place when
the Prinee''of the territory 'assigned' was in amity
with the Prince to whom the assignment was, made ?
Sir, to extremity are we driven by this, Con-,
dud of the Court of Berlin ? It Would be- idle in me
. to attempt to conceal that the hostility of Prussia is a
great augMentation of our calamities, Any increase in
the number of our Enemies must bean addition to our
calamities, and this instance is a peculiarly severe ad 7
ditiOn. It as an aggravatiOn, Sir, of those calamities,.
that what we can directly do.to show our just re,
sentment of the perfidious condua -of Prussia, must
in some degree zffe6t- the interest of neutral Na-
tions—must in some degreeatfea .the interests of
Nations, in amity with us—must in some degree al;
lea our Own interests,. But, Sir, there are pOints
:when' it becomes the duty of a Country t: sacrifice
infcriorinterests to the manifestation of principle, This
•is one of those points. If we' alibw the condua of,
Prussia,' to • pass unnoticed, we must calculiite on
the. complete degradation of the charaaer of
_ the Country. far fr-Oni--- wishing- 'to insi-
nuate any of the suspicions of the honor of other
Continental Courts ';.'buf, Sir; hot' would the ques-
•tiOn between them • and us then, stand,' compared'
with the way in Which it stands at. present ? Now,
when those. Courts are' compelled to: concede their
possessions,:. one after the other; to the increasing ,
poer, of -France, however 'We may lament their
-situation, we can feel against them no displeasure.
We most •say to them, " Save yourselves as well. as
you' car' !" I. if ve permitted the condo& of
Prussia, to pass unregarded,- is' it -not probable that
these Courts would no longer • be content to make
cessions of their own. territory to France, but would
fall upon yours If so, Sir, thenshOUld we be ex-
poSed to the greati,* of all evil (which God avert !)
a War (with the wiNet'kon, of one
,1"-reat PO‘ver)
with nil Europe. • (.)41 the other hand', Sir, if the
presek'case can be kept disc na and unimitlted--,
if tui example can be- guide of Prtissia---rwhidh in a
great degree will depend on the exertion of other
Countries—hut if a signal example can be made of
Prussia, it tnay, perhaps; do tno"re.towards restoring
a balance of power, and a just sysiern of general
policy in Europe, than any Alliances drat have been
fOrmed, or that may be ::priijeeled- against France.
trust,. and I am convinCed, that the' House will
see the propriety .of :feting- .upon this principle,
narnely, to shear- a Spirit of forbearance, -,*here,
on the opeosite iST,Sh6virn. it:_spirit of justice
and ho' our, but no--dongier to.- forbear when
justice arid honour ara.'"ifo- 'longer rernemb.ered:
Let the Court of Berlin take the consequence. Sir,
it that the Icing of Prussia niity be so

lacki as to.imlgine that he has pined
_great deal
Obtaining po•isession of 1-lituover. French ma-
soning may, perhaps, assist in creating or:confirm-
ing this delusion. What hastbe obtained ? .Every
thinc- that can be wrung from Hanover is first grasp-
ed try the French, and they then permit the' King
of Prussia to gain a nominal possession,of an useless
Country. In another point of view, Sir, Prussia has
indeed lost: 1 cannot but look on her as more com-
pletely conquered by France than ever Austria has
been. Austria was compelled .by adVerse circum-
stances to Make a Peace on.conditions highly unfa-
Vourable to her; but, Sir,,in ceding territory Aus-
tria at least took care only to cede her own. The last
instance ofcomplete vassalage is to be the cOntenipti-
ble institment•of the injustice of a master. And;
Sir, can there be a stronger proof that the dominion
which Prussia pretends to. assume over Hanover is
only nominal , than the MSS ion'of the French General
Barbou to that Country with the, evident purpose of
superintending the operations of the Prussian Mini-
' sters,.and guiding theta into the cogrse most agree-
able to „France. Every body, Sir, has heard cif
the various insults which , Prussia ha's reOivect from-
France since' this her complete subjugation. France
has indeed treated'her,with as little ceretnOny ;is she
deServes. Her towns have been occupied by French
Troops. Her remonstrances have been unheeded.
How all this will end, Whether good or evil will be
the result, I cannot pretend to say. But at least
this Country will avoid the greateA possible evil by
refusing to Sanaion a principle so opposite, to the
welfare of 'society. It • will, ,avold the 'evil of .ap•;,
pearing to be indifferent to the:feelings of our graci-
ous. Sovereign, and to be insensible to the preset-
vation 'of his rights. It • also 'avoid the evil,
-still of greater n. tgnittidV, of giving its co:isent and
approbation to . this odious mode which has been
• adopted, of transferring subjects from one, Prince
to another. Gracious GOd appeal to thpse
'Who have, felt the danger witil.:Which regular-
vernments have been threatened by thesla4
Mons of visionary entlinFiasts ;-7-eart; there he .atty
thing found in the wildest scheme"ethemost daring-
speculater, so calculated. to,Aalte the stability of re-
gular GovernMents; as•this power that has been
-assumed, whether in a Republic or in a Alonarchri
is of no consequence, of transferring subjeas,
without any 'regard whatever to the charaEter of
those by whom they are to be governed; unmindful
whether they are possessed oftheir attachment 'or
their detestation I—Exchange field for held—ex-
change stock upon yonr'field—echange cattle' for
cattle—but never exchange your people. • Some at-
tention and respe& should surely be paid to the at-
tachment of a Government ttilts subjects, and some
to the attachments of Subjects to their Govern-
ment. This mutual attachment Ms. ever, Sir, been
considered by all reasoners on the social compaa,
as the fundamental corner-stone of society. Truly
has it been so considered: How far the labric has
been shaketay. this. rude violence that has been _of-
fered •to it I leave to the judgment of "Gentleinen
who, have devoted their, minds to the investigation of
the subject. Feeling, Sir, as Ido on it, I 'must avow,
that that part of his Majesty's Speech gave me pecu-
li•at,'pleasure, in which 'his Majesty expresses 'his
detettnination never to consent to the transfer of his
faithful and affeCtionate Hanoverian, SubjeEts. 17n-
douhtedly circumstances may arise which may ren-
der it necessary to make an exception to this .nrin-
.Oiple of policy, and to allow an invasion of this rule
of right.' But,, Sir, this ought surely to be the last
resource, after every other mode of extrication from
difficulty and datio-er• has been resorted .to without
• •
success.

Mr. Fox then read the proposed. •Iddress of.
Thanks to His- Majesty, which was an' echo of the
..
Speech. •
Lord CASTLEREAGH rose merely for the pur-
pose
of expressing. his entire concugence in the pro-
posed Address.. He was enabled to do this the more
strongly, front the mode of argument which, Ow Right
Hen. Gentleman had.. adopted. had, certainly._
shcwn, on clear grounds, that the Cotantry;had been
placed in a situation in which-these waS no alternative
hut the course .pursued. .By say.ing this, he .did not
mean to withhold his.approbation of the condua of
Oovernment in this affair. They had • evioOd a
laudable Itim; of
,Spirit and conciliation. • The No-'
ble Lord repeated it number of Mr. Fox's arguments
to prove the unwarrantable eondua of Prussia; and
Concluded by, giving his most hearty. support to the
motion,. . . . • •

. The question, was then put on the Address, and
carried neinifle contiiillicente4 and on the Motion of
Mr. Fox, such Members,as were Privy. counsellors
were ordered to preseut the Address to his Majesty.-