The Sun.
London, England, 1801-11-14 00:00:00

man who had just sat down had -iered sentiments
of which he begged leave to express his entire ap-
probation, which approbation he should express by
his vote this was once his intention to
have gone. through -the -several particulars of this
sitbjeet,- had not that task been performed already
with such. ability •' by his Noble_ Friehd' tLord
HAwx!struay)- as that he really should think
.self asking for more indulgence of the House than
he could apply for with confidence, if he
,were to
attempt, in worse language? to convey the same
sentiments as his Noble Yriehrl had .delivered.—
He should be as, concise. as he
.Convention possibly cotild,
As to the onventioo pow before the House,
as far as 'his nnderstanding went, the essential
rights "of the Country were so be supported by
it ; and it was at the same time perfedly adequate
to every.. fair demand of every Neutral country.—
The surrenders we had made also, he thought,
were made with perfe& propriepr. The Right' of
Search had been preserved to us-a 'right to which
all the rest, which were the objea of this COnven
tion, were siibordinate, with reference to the true
,interests of this couptry, and without which none
of them could be supported, had been secured ;
a Right which, by guarding against the abuses of its
exercise, we had insured the continuance of its exist-
ence.. With resped:to -Privateers, he by.-ro means
joined in the censure' which seemed to be cast on
them a popular clamour seemed to have, ve.been raised'
against -them very. undeservedly, for there were
points in which the utility of that species of warfare
was manifested, and Which he recited but for which
we are •sorry we have no room, He approved, how-
ever, of the modification. with resped to thprn in the
present Cortventiop, and. assigned. reasons for those.
regulations being made applicable to•thecase of Ships
sailing under Convoy, which we, for the reason al-
ready assigned, are also obliged to past over. Upon
the Right -of Search, he again took occasion to ob.
serve, that it was one to which all the rest were
iubotdinate, for it was one withourwhich all the
rest were alrpolt useless ; it was therefore one of
the pillars of out' Maritime Strength, This was
preserved in all its essential vigour by this Con-
vention. Upon the subordinate poihts he would
not enter, they might be subject, in 'some degree:to
critical observation ,buf the general charader of them.
. was perrealy intelligible. Under these circum-
stances he gaVe.'his entire approbation *to the whole'
of the Convention, as a measure brought-about by
the
,valour of the Arms,, and the wisdom- of. the
Councils,, 'and which secured the most important,
while it invaded none of the Rights of this Country.
Mr. TIERNEY said there were certain points
which Ministers had pledged themselves to in this
case, and, which . they-had accomplished,' which he
stated, but which ht: could not hear. He said that
Ministers had aded honourably in: this case, and
had .beets' faithltd- to their *pledge. He had also
,pledged himself, 'and he should be faithful to that
pledge=-which was, that the moment he, in his
conscience,_ approved of their conduet, he*should
-not, only -cease to oppose *them; but should give
*them• his unequivocal support ; he thought that
period was now arrived—He did see a ray of hope ;
he did see what he believed to be an Administra-
tion acing on a-system by which alone this Country
could be Nay. ed—We had made Peace with our Enemy
abroad—He must give Ministers full credit for
their intending to follow the true interest of their
fellow. subjects at home ; he should therefore now
not only not offer to. their measures any opposition,
but as Eir as his sentiments-and humble abilities could
go, hiS cordial support. , • •
• The qpestion was then put and carried.
At a quarter before ten the, 'House adjourned till
To-morrow.