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well a reassure, without due consiJeration. They
euuLl certainly notiv now, if they had altered their
• opiniat upon the question, that it was lawful for
them alaie 'to 'violate the law °lllations, and that
the dour was shut againscall infratlion of that law
Irons the moment when they retired from office.
It was now a time for indernoity for the Order of
1807, becauie.upon thet principle they .shoild make
reparatiOn for all the ny,astAr6 that had been taken
. under that Oeder, restore all the Ships captured, and
repair all the losses susteired thereby. The Noble
Lord had said that tte c3!Jer of 1807 was only a
slight departing from the rule of 17e6. But if ever
so trifling, it was still a departure, and an alteration
• of the law: it Was not to be supposed that the late
Ministers had adopted their measas in the darke—
Their'S wits the departure from the law of patio ere
the late Orders were only in conformity with that
leW, upon the principles of retaliation, and upon
these grounds, he should support the motion of his
Right Hon. Friend, for referring the Orders to the
Comenittee of Ways and Means.
211 r, IFIND-114111 Could not .bring himself to
think that tlie arg
ot umentunt ad Impanel!), the conti-
tal:allusion te, and comparison with, the measures
of the late Admieistration, 'as a ktstification of these
pursued by, the present,
.was a mode of argument
consistent either with the inipOttance of the subject
under consideration or the gravity of the person by
whom it was urged. Still more was he surprise.l at
the extent to,which the Learned eieteleman seemed
disposed to carry the new doctrines which he had
broached that night. Much stress had been laid
by both sides of the House on the due observance
of the Law of Nations. It would, however, new
appear that, though the laws of natious might he
extremely veltetble, yet it wereephstini to be bound
by them, when it was fouCeouveuient ;eel useful
to infringe them. lint if that were tiro case, of what
value could they he cOnsidered nf? Who could
force nations to reepeti thernewhen they should ap-
pear contrary to the interests of nations ? The sate
might be said of morel law. By whet ties or re-
straints would the society of men be then regulated
and bound ? Must not 'shell dot:trine 'drive at the
ebrogatiou of all law ? What ,sVould laws be more
than those in:Aitttted ateliighgate4-laws ahicit Only
enjoined a conditional elk:reenter?. As absurd and
ridiculous was the- idea set •up of retaliation. It.
would lead to the most strange and fedicroe3 cifet.tio
it carried to the eetreme which wervirtehmated, and
which eeerned to be intended. What ! if a teeee
etatt chanced 'to thrust out your eye, would you, in
this spirit of retaliation, thtust oat the eyes eif the
blind meet ? Such, however; were the absurdities
in which such doctrines were eutangled; such tith in-
sane CoeSeplencer. to WhiCh We roost be .!riven, if.
any utility, hiewever slight, were to jestity the in.
tringetuent of the law of natioes; IF Buoitaparte
enforces, fur example, Oil* of iris mad decrees at
Hatuhurgh, are we therefore jestifiled in 'eXtentling
the satuu severity to 'the I'est of the world ? Is las
coralat in' that particular to be a rule for .athere to
entthoriee them in edopting similar measures to exe
unlimited extent ? It surely was th)t.'though to
cpnsider how such measures of ret.tlia:ion might
operate on the two Powers more immediately cone
cerned. It should also be considered how they
might area a th'.l party ; ancrtibovt aU, how they
might America. But hopes Seem somewhere
to be entertained that those measure's twee. prodece
the most distressing effects on thteCautineut. We
may, it seems, he able to starve the Continent, and
sett be tie evicted ourselves. What ! starve the
ContiDeni, end not tee offe6ted ourselves ! Is this,
thee, the manlier in which these evigore 3S measures
;re to erreduate the salvation of the country ? • But
it likewise insisted that Rase!) procadings belting
$o the vrerogative oi the Crown, and that therefore.
Parliament Slould have no coetroul ever them. •if
that were true, why make them a subject of
enentary discussion ? Why not continua
,t 6 entittctt,
theme without TlOstion or inquiry ?. It is nitrifies-
tionahly the prerogative of the Crown to Make War
or Peace. prerogative
rased will dispute it ; yet has it not
been the praCtice of Parliament,. and is it not is the_
stature of things, to inquire into the principles and
Justice of those wars, or the policy of' the treaties.
by which they have been terminated ? Upon old
principles it Was impossible to reason. upon these new
doctrinete His chief object in rising; was to express'
• kis enthe disapprobation of such charities, and to
entreat Ministees to re-consider and • revise these
meastires. They must own that they were ex
' ceedingly complicated; and he could' not but think
that a re-coulideration and revision of them was the
more necessary; when it appeared that not only we
did dot mice-sand our owe measures, but that we
were still unacquainted with th 6 nature and extent
of the French Decree upon which rthe'y were
founded, -and which they were intended to ante-
teraet

The AI4STEII,.of the ROLLS rose to explain,
and declared that he was not eotiscioui of 'merit%
a syllable that could justify the Right Hon. Gentle-
man irnputiq the
trail to laid down-:,--no,sucli lod en-
turgid tub
•
Sir 4. PIGGOTT said, more pairs had _been
Wien to spew that tlui Order in Count;il, isstied Ut
the late Mmioistration, was wrong, thaii to prove
the OrderS since issued by the present Nit iSters
'were right. . was anoch deceived,. or his Ma-
jesty's Government would, in a month; perhaps ilya
week, regret .thecousquences to which these mca-
owes would give rise. He must therefore Unite in
the wish and advice of Right lion. Friend;that
fir fore it was tool:ye; -Mini;ters 'would consent to
reconsider and revise them, and seriously examine
bow far, under the Lircumstinces' that were likely
to arise, :they should adopt or, rejeti them,. itt all
events they should` of he pressed pow. The House
should pause and r'AleEi .how ruinous their effeas
might preve to our trade; more especially how they
might,alk& our 'intercourse with America, almost
thu only Power with whom we tioW had to rernain
at amity. if they, or any ISleutrals, could'carry tip
noy trade at all, the whole of that trade ruin m Iv! car.
Tied oli-through, this Conutry, 4nd under such rty,l.
lotions 28 we may ,chuse to impusi,t uppit it. Why
then hazard.cutting up our trade altozsther ? .As to
the Order in Council of January tvo7, it nevei 'Was
intended to jostifyit'on the principle of rcraliation.
It never 'w conceived in that- 3pir,r, or inx.ended to
ke enforced on' 03;4 principle, It woji,--tr,&efore,

Our Plymouth Letter fully confirms the assertion,.
which we have ly made, in opposition to
several of our cotemporaries, viz. that Sir RICHARD
SI'IIACILAN had sailed u pursuit of the Rochefort
Squadron. It appeal-4 that the gallant Admiral hav-
ing been blown off his station, was not apprized of
their sailing for some days. The moment, however,
he obtained intelligence of their escape, he sailed in
quoit of them. tie was secu by the Growler on-,
the 2Stil Uil. i. lot. 46. N. long. 5. W. .
The following; is an Extract of :a Letter from an
• aiicer IN.:,longi;v,' to Sir IttcuAtio
Squadron, in lat. 46. long.. 5. to a person at i'ly.
Loc.:lth, clonA the gad., ult.

" The Rochefort Squadron sailed on the enh
January. Sir Rtcuran did not hear of it till the
24th, they 'have therefore eight. days start of us,
with a fair wiud. Tut Ces.v ca7ciad •away her
main-yard, _hut took. ti:at of the .12im.:gc:1;•
are soven 53.11. Sir IttcliAati told the Captain of
the Don al that nothing but; the distance hr: would
have to go induced Idm to talc.o her yard. From
that it is suppsed their destination is the West
-

• A Debate of considerable length took place last
night in the ,House of 'Commons, (Tun the 4ubject
of the Orders in Criuncil respeilling the Trade of
Neutrals. We beg p.trtcnlarly to refer our Iteaders
to the very ze. '.e Speeo lrtls of the Cit A NCF.I.Loa ,of
the EXcurawen and the MALTze Oldie rtoLL3, 4s
they contain a mast unanswerable vindication of the
conduct of the British Govertiment. Lord H. re'rri,,
who' Originally opposed the. Motion, of th© Chancel.
ler of 'the Excheqtpr, did not think
.it'expedient
to take the sense of the House upon thequestion by
a division. In dpealciu of the probable erect of
the Orders Of Council upon. America, the CLIAVEL-
We of the L.N.cti clan en Observed, thilt. apprehensions
had been expressed that 'they would induce America
to go to war with us. He hoped and trusted not
ioope would regret suelk an 'event more than him-
self. Fie was far from entertainiwi.the idea
we might redeem our own losses by the -sufferingi
of America. Loss to America Would be eventually
loss to Great Britain ; and as he hoped that PeAce
would be preserved, he believed that it ~ißight ba
preserved.'

Mar. MAJESTY will hold a D.rawing-room on
• Thursday.
• Yesterday ntornißg the Dukes of :i'anx and CA:I-
ItlttuGß arrired,at 'Windsor, and trailLieled business
witla his MAJASTir ; after whic,it his NIAJtiTY.- the
Duke of }.roux, Princesses AI/Gen./I', SOPHIA, and.
ASILLIA, accompanied by lAdy 4:n0tt0tc..4,1 BUCK-
LEY, Generds MANNINGIIASI, CAlertivitlcalT, and
F,FPZuov, an Col. 1.011,y roth in the Great Pali:,
and returttod tweVve o'clock,

tior,AAJLiTv anti l'iittees I.4.lz,:als•rwtook an
airing to. Frovuor.
On'Nyeditedday iiis MAJ ES2Y'2i barriCrsimined iu
Wjudlior Pak. • .

. .
The Nadtici Gfizette ~..fmtains the official
_details
of the actions' at f3uenos ; thrq. are of 4reat
length, L'IN taus asicrtg, ttlitt the 14,;ngliTh artny lost
4000 men itt the first attack. lt is also stated that
Get.. \VIM:I.:LOCKE Wade Mill a-pref.ent of a sword,
as atr acknou ledgment- thr 'the humanity sheNti by
the Spanigh r C tu al a t e,to- the English priscuter3
and the wounded. In return, Geo. LlNinits.
sewed some valuable minerals, and other curio4itiei,
to Gen. WITITIMOCKR.

A great change, it is said, is about to be ape-
rated under the lauence of BUEDNArAttIE, in the
Government of Spain, It, is said that the Prince of
AsTUlktAs is to be. cl,xlared Sovereign, both of Pot*.
tngal and Spain, and that his father is to abdicate the
throne of the latter King,doin. in return for rhit,r7
acquisition i,I" Portugal, Spain ii to rale Porto RiCtt.
and c;;;,a, to jitior:,xpAprk.l, and to grant to Franc '_a e .
frite tr;nlo With heF South American porvicssion4, i
Otlwr .4cconnti state:, ,thati on the. 27th ,of Dereni7- t
ber tilt.: QtWeli of it 4: u(1IA A A had arri,,ed in Madrid, t.
on her W9)' to Portgal„.where she was to be ill, i
vested witn the :iktprorne antholity as Qiteell and i
Gli4trdiati of her infant son, the King. . .' I.