The Sun.
London, England, 1808-03-17 00:00:00

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in war with France, and marttaitiete% a. large artily
for the purposes of that I,v:tie-still no assistance was,
required by him 'from Britain,. nerwas any giveq
bk'Britain to him. ' -But a. case had-recently aris4nl
in which the -King. .of Sweden was tallesieuPOOencst.:
()lily to make peace. with' France, but further to •takee
apart in the war against Britain. This proposition -.
the King of Sweden decidedly'-ejeetcl, andehus he
teas exposed ea-danger, which our-assistance was nee
luired to repel. Under these -etreloloo97se, jP"el
Would be fele tl 1-ii t -we were bound by every political
sad moral consideration to atford the assieeence that:.
tvateecessary.; and as he was sure' these were thaw
feelings that animated every British breast, .lestecettsed
reived it .wotild be, only requi 3 ite - for him to-state. tlets..e
' fatits,end to'inove, hi 4 Resolutions.- 'lt May certainiye
' be 'objetiecl, Abet" this subsidy wee .to enable lhe 1
King: Of Sweden 19.e:de . fend his .nun dominions,
whereas all former-subsidies were to engage -thief:
I'D VeTS 'to whom' they were granted, 'to offensive'
operations beytindehtsieown froutiers... But wbene ,
. by the fidelity of the King of Sweden to the conituotre
. cause, and. his adherence to 'the spirit and principlie.
that had given. rise to the several alliances against`
France, had brought him from Offensive operations '
to the necessity of defeading. his .own ;dominions,
lie hoped it' would be felt -that there-was no less
reason • for giving aid and co-operation. If Gentle-
men would: look back to the period of the St:4Na
Years War, which affonled so tatisfaelnry a re,
trove& in many, other views, they weeld find
that the subsidy, then granted to. Prussia, was to
enable : that Power to defend its own territory
against invasion. It had been thought necess•ity, •
m common cases of subsidy, . to stipulate for the
employment of certain numbers of troops iu cer-
tain situations. But- it was thought idle. at that
time to clog the , King of r Prussia with conditi4iii;
*very object of which would be much better pro-
vided for by the paramount. obligetiou and interest
to use his utmost, exertions for. his own safety.and
deliverance. an the Same 'principle it was .now
thought best to enter into a simple engagementoof„
subsidy with Sweden, to :the .amount :that was
thought most consistent with propriety. ;Belt there
Was this difference in the present proceeding, that
'whereas the whole sum stipulaiedhad been paid to.
Prussia in the outset, it was in the:present caee tof
ite pakk by monthly instalments. This arrangement
Was made in order to afford *security against the
Payment of the money, beyond the 'period when it
coul.l no longer be useful, or necessary for 'the pure
PtAtti for which iv was granted. Having said-• thus
ninth, it remained for him only. to exhort the
House to. agree to a Resolution to enable his eMas '
Jetty to make. good engagementieetered into oli
grounds of such strongand clear 'necessity.. Of the
`hole sum of 1e200,0001. stipulated far the year,
100,0001. had been advanced out Of. the 'Vote ,of
Credit. He moved, that the remaining '1,100,0001.
be advanced, to enable ' his Majesty to snake good
the engagements entered into, by his Majesty with
the King of Sweden.
Mr. IVILITBRE.11), conceiving that the Resolue
lion was to be put-in the shapp-of an Address to his
I'Vtajestv, had prepared an. Amendment, with a view,
to.'rectird certain opinions of hit. He would now
inciVe what he had drawn up'as a' Separate Address;
after the Rehelution should be dimptised at. It was
spot hi's ihciiition to eppesa the RP§Ootion : but in
.tentidering the grounds and ergumocits on. Whicki:thie'
ItUbselyewaerecommended, he-could not help thinite
ing it too much to apply the trids&dfidelity so ex..
Ousively to SWeden. A,eatria 'ad been equally faith-
-, ul, and so, perhops," had :some other Powers also,.
,(
~,Ii allowed, 'under ell the eirctinistances, that this
(onntry was irresistihly called upon to advance this
'money to Sweden.' Fle allowed it was bast to .grant
,the money, without- any stipulation for military et-
ertton. He thought :larthet;- that Sweden ought to.
.be encouraged to make peace, 'and if it should even
be made a benditioteofehat peeetllliat ' she Stibedel
Join in the confederacy:against ne, that was a etinsi-
deratien 'for her, and. not fore use' He.. therefore,
-condemned •exceedingly ' the stiptilatien which elti-
bli'red either of the Coutreeting klarties 'froth cone'
dueling peace without the consent otithe other. It
WaS for ha advantage of Britaie that Swe'lefl shOteld!
teeke peaCe wiiii-France as noon as isossible; and yet
there was in this treaty an express stieulation foreign
10 that object. 'lt Might be said the. stipaletion ,
troulei be of no avail if the opportunity or the; iieces-
PY Of 'flaking peace should arise. &it to make en-
gagenients bti such principles; and Witli''sticlrele WA,
waS to bring all the engagements of Stetes into con-
f!tript. . lii the laSt-war.,engagemeota waste • entered
ihto with the King of Sardinia, contaiping provisions-
.sinsilar to this, for a joint negotiation for peace,' of
,Which peaces the restoration of every foot of the Icing ,
• ~:i.f Sardinia's flominions'sii6uld be an indispensable
.otelit ion. ' Yet it soon became-neCessary to absolve
liatVinia, and to allow that Power to make a sepal:
Peace. Thist principle, of joint peace was found
great ime.....e. . ~
reennent in the negotiation at Amiens.
tY it would '{)l.' . .
helitatioli .. , M :every negotiation,' and'he-had no .„
sti•adeised '',`? iiq', that the King was exceedingly
to ..rnaking it. The poparate article
al. iPtliatect - for . ail auxiliary force toe be furnished
by Britain. Rumours had been abroad of prepare.-
, titenS to send a 'Luke . force in cOmpli:ince with this
pulati
stioe ; and these rumours were now:eupersecl-
by others of an opposite nature. lesiva, not for
bitn to say, ".high of these rumours were, entitled to
ccredit; btu thinking, as he did,' it , was most prudent
o bring about, it possible, a peace between Sweden •
ecued France, he.t doubted the utility of sending out a..
Ilritish Army. , It Any Concerted. military/Qin:ration
.'
were looked to, he wets surprised there.was 'noisome '
FiPulaticiu regulating. .the disposal of the Se4diiiii
elotilla: ' ;He was al 4il '' 1 li - '''
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a 4i:11u1-prise( no rov4Sl
':'made me this pecaiiiim for the, junalop of. Sweden in ,
those measures of carnimei•eial regulation which'forni-
' ed so essential a' part of ihe war system oh Abe present'
PoVertMlent. These regulations
.were of UP oak'
titiless Swcden joined fully in'the execution-of them.:
tie'thouAiir, as the Subsidy was to-be-paid monthly,
it ought to he left to Parliament to vote, trooi time.,
to tune as occasion should Arise. He proceeded to.
state ti substance of the Address he meant to pro-.
Pos.., which beginning with -stating the readiness;
of his liiajeSty's,.l4itliful_COMmons to take such steels
as were best calculated to fulfill all engagements en.;
'lrred into by his Majesty, 'wont au- to wite;partieur!
, - arlf, all the peculiarities of opinion upon the pvo-:
.iih.olvi of the 'l'reaty expressed by the liott.,Gthltk-
--tzau in hiss peech. - '-.
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