The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-25 00:00:00

Ing the 6mhargo hiith the American GovernMent
hackiaid op,biolivajegry!s.Miiliiiiksili.d.neewiAll en-
¶toechangelehe commercial ,relationsf between
this Country and America. That AEI. of the Ame-
rican.GovernWfit Might 'proce.ed'frOm the spleen pf
the moment, Msd be-:sotin repealed.. At.. all exent:.,;,
he Legidature Were ex pi.essly enabled. by the provi-
sbes:oft be Bill, to abet or repeal it.ln the: course of
the Stmsioti, if theyth9tight proper." ‘,
///r4 11 N considered.thaf great don raSIQLI
might arise in pra6liee- from- .tlitSlneonstent pro-
ceeding: ,Supposelhe embargo were tiiken off, and:
:•an American Captain were to bring a eai-() here on
.the faith `of a-Bill renewing and-confirntiog the for-
mer American Treaty, he might lole his cargo after-
wards by the -effed of the subSequeat Bill. This'
would appeaCtO him an ad of positive swindling on
the part of this Cot-Miry.
Mr. If HnTREA.I) considered that there were
several provisions in the Orders',of Council which
never could be executed, and that'. the bare attempt
to execute them would infallibly produce an Aine-
ricair war. It was generally supposed that the
embargo was not levelled at this Country only, but
was occasioned by Abu unreasonable demands of
France. . •

Mr. ROSE said, that,their Non-importation Ad
was levelled almost exclusively at the produ&ions of
this Country. •
• The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER-
. saw no reasOn' for believing, and did not believe, that ,
either the present circumstances of affairs, or the
measures then under consideration, would induce the.
Americans to go to war with this Country. Such
a war must be as contrary to their interests, as it,
would be to the wishes of his .Majesty's Govern- .
merit ; but in case they should determine on war,
this Bill for continuing the Treaty, subject to some
exceptions, could be immediately repealed. He
must again repeat, that the only reason' for proPes-•
ing this Bill at present' was, that the former Ad
would expire in. the course of the next week ; and
it • Was therefore necessary (if it was not wished that
it should immediately expire) that some Ad. to con-
tinue it for a time torbe should be passed by
Monday : • •
After some 'conversation, the first Clause was
agreed to. •
Upon the second Clause, which was•introduced to
prevent.the E-tporiiiion of Jestlit's Barl,
Mr. ITHITBREAD rose and said, that upon.
this ClauSe he \vas determined to take the sense of
the'Committee. He- believed the Right Hon Gen-
Ildman .(the Chancellor of the Exchetpler) had been
mneh deeeivt•U lien he stated the other night; that
Bark•was scarce in Paris, that the price was 7os. a
pound. • It was possible that- a particular species of
• bark,' the red bark, might bri'at"that price; buctliat_
species of bark which was generaily use.d, Was cer-
tainly at nottrng like that price; The red h .irk was
also dear and scarce in: this Country. •He objeded
to this preposed'measure of preventing the expoqa-
tion of bark, because, itt the first place, lit conceived
it a measure futile and absolutely nugatory, which
could have no possible 'effect on the contest in which
we are engagetL His information %vas, that there
was at present 'a sufficient' supply 'in France, not
only of bark, but even of sugar, fa answer the con-
sumption for two years. It was not, therefore, like-
ly toat those measnres could produce any irnm'ediate
sensible pressure. He .theretlife considered, that
the measure, as proposed foi the purpose of tbreing
the enemy to a just and honourable Peace, was
'futile, childish, and nugltory. 1-le`objected; how-
ever; to it mores strongly on adcount'of its detestable
principle, which was revolting to every feehng of
humanity--(loud cries of hear; hear !) Who .Was.
this measure ot retaliation direCted-against,' and who
were to sutler by this privation ?.'lt was the sick,
the' helpless, and the infitin. It was. against the
hospitals of France that our retaliiiaiott Wfras to be
reeled. 'the Right Hon. Get-106613h seenied to he
deterthined to Wage war,' neither Upon t.le principles
of 'eiVilized warfare 'at the present day, nor even i
upon` any principles Of war which IL-i! ory could skew,
except in tones of the tuo•At remote autiouti.
should' have considered 'that
.this Country i; also
lifueh'iridebted to foreign commerce. sl.ould
•hirvisfrecollea,ted that this Very drag does ciof grOw in
• ouiletritories, •bUt in our enernyLico;onit.si
not our eneinies have then ;ne power of ittallatiog
direttly upon us? and SAyj
yolirselveS shall no longer receli*,thf4t uwdiCine
which you wise to cleptave us,4? -was OW.
boo. Gentleman su 40. p
CIICt) as not to know that this wawa' -drug tor wniCh
maid substitutes could be fotind ? Many insuitic,..s
titkiand in history4to site w.the tUily of. retortifi-
••
'tb those'Mal viiittices ; ' rier• weird
• ,n.-
*lbws whine fee.ingS' re dead to
,Wll4t.ltkimility
prescribed even uf khoae men nk,bt even, Iron
the: cold 'eafculltions of policy, 1 tiirtilit' It g -ros ty •
•
even with an enemy r. as toe ntopLAueetuat way of
carrying ones it,,,,) !O 'Oa ip s
' i
--war!, When it wus betoie stated dint. thrlo wzi4 a
great scat city of bark in, France; and Govecument
then gave a licence ibr th'e r)fportatiuu of it but
the French Gevernment wOulcl not gi\ e.a. licenctLto,
sutler it to 'be Imported, Ile hoped tlallilit Hon:
Gentleinan upon cop:;ideration, is up that
det'e46lslc mode, of warfare that hefhab adopted.-
17pliti the same principle th;it it cowl, lit. +tittue, Itlitt
it WaS san objet' to this country to iirevent the cure.
pt diseases in Fringe, it uu,,ht also. be.,eared that a
MUkipliriation of di'seae was an obje6i, ' th;:ti we
would be justified in conveying pcskil,eitce and all
manlier of disorders to 'hat country . however,'
feeling \vas notlO Rllo wed to duel mine this tines-.
Lion, he was sure that sound policy w oUld reject the
MeasurenO Protted,bjth'e Right klon:Gentleman.
It must be recolleoed.„ that at ene, period lit the late
war, the Government ,Of this tiolairy,.ac;ed upon
the principle of sytTO,ng, France.: I'llest,,,,,meastires,
however, mere •Chfulaletely ineffectua!, amid by the,
diSpensations of Proytdence, inji kw years,atter-
wards this country was itself 14duced to toe gie‘hest
want of provisions. .4 had lieu no other yesource
but the Continent ; and it WWI be ICCOUCCItid now,
that all the ports of the Continent \tile shut ilgainet•
us; and that,, the Manlier .iti,,nerica was treatcd
by the present .Niiitis'ers, iai country could nu
longer he looked in 101 . 'y, Attlihugli at pie-
Sent thcie. W.is no sk.:,lty.; vevyt ret,y,tiionins
suuatioo, aod
our sufferings ..youoi,q ' nueo tti.
Tile other timions
you y 9 ;:,.:t yot!•deprived our
ales; Of every neeess:.cy could 'lit ithold