The Sun.
London, England, 1808-02-03 00:00:00

EXI'EDITJON TO CONSTANTINOPLE.

Mr, Secretary C.1.1V.N INC wished tha_t..the Illa-
tion, of which notice had been given, for Papers
relative to the Expedition •to Constantinople, and,
the cause that led to it, should be postponed, in
order to afford an opportunity of ,hearing the senti-
'mews of the late Ministers, during whose Admi-
eistration the transaction had taken a lace,. as to the
extents° which ii would be proper to make the dis-
closure: He had made the communication to one
of the Members of4te late Administration, and ex-
Te6ted their answer -as soon as an' opportunity of
taking their colletlive sense could be found.
llfr, GRENVILLE was anxious on his own part
add that of his Colleagues, that the most ample in-
fOrmation should.be laid before the House on the
subject of the Expedition to the Dardanelles, so as
to enable the House and the Country to form a fair
judgment on every point connected with it. He
saw no necessity for any reserve. He wished to
have the whole extent of the subject fully investi-
gated, the causes that led to the Expedition, the
scledion and amount of the force that was entrusted
with the'execution of the plan, and the nomination
of the Officers to command that force. The Hon.
Gentleman. would therefore pardon him if he de-
precated all previohs communication, particularly
With a. view to any reserve in the communication of
the Papers necessary to give the fullest materials to
dire& the judgment of the House.- This judgment
he was anxious to. obtain for himself and all others
concerned.l e they ln it alone he saw a presped of relief
from that' load of insinuations, sarcasms, and 'epi-
grair'is, which were not easily answered ; and which,
injured the charaders pf the' Ministers
imti advised and the Officers.that,executed,. but ill
stiTiplied to the Country the want of that. sober se-
riees it:ell:dry which alone was calculated to answer
the ends of public justice. ,
CdNNING said, the motive of the intention
to move,for the Papers had come upon him by sur-
prize, lie had thought it proper to communicate
with the Noble Lord opposite (Lord H. Petty), as
to the course it might be prpper to pursue with
respect to the Motion, intending, however, at the
same time, to be principally and ultimately guided by
what his own judgment should suggest td be due to
the public. service. He was sorry the Noble Lord
did not state to him yesteriday, that the offer which
he then privately tnade, and the Noble Lord pri-
vately accepted, was to be publicly rejedetl te-day,
The established courtesy between both sides of the
House, as ,it had suggested a. private offer of the
communication on his part, should also have shewn
the propriety of a private,refusal on the part Of the
Hon. Pentlemee opposite, if they meant to refuse
it. He ;must still on his own account repeat the
request to: have the motion postponed, not having
had thne to procure the voluminous Papers on the
subjed, so as to• know what Ott ought to be pro-.
(laced, and what ought not. The Hon. Gentleman
opposite wished the whole to be produced ; but as
1.•.1.3“..3n; hcld vkwa edi every sati-
jed, and this transadion had.so far gone by tts: to be
now butmatter Of history, he should be disposed
to thiok, there may be many of the Papers that it
would be wholly unnecessary and even injutious.to
make poblic..
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Mr: GRENVILLE not having attended the I
House yesterday, had no information as to what
had imbed on the subject of this Notice, but from
the report of those present. He had heard nothing
of any private commuiticatien, and thinking the
allusion-made this night by the Right Hon. Gentle-
man the first mention of it, be telt himself called
upon from his own sense and feelings, and what he'
bad 'reason to think was the feeling of his late Col-
leagues, to ask for a general disclosure, without any'
move or communication. He did not wish to in.
elude. things remote or irrelevant in wishing for an
unrestrained disclosure, his object was to put the
Hansa in possession of documents; which .would
spew that the Expedition to the Dardanelles rested
on groinvis very different indeed from what was
generally, supposed, If sufficient Papers should be
produced this-would be abundantly proved.
Lord H. PETTY did certainly understand, that
ice obji:a of the Right Hon. Gentleman's catuirm-
nization to him, was to ascertain the sentiments and
wisies 0,1 his Majesty:6 late Ministers, and stated
that (~,,'!inetly in the note he had written last
night to some of his late Colleagues, who were par- ,
Ocularly inteirested, But while he . thought the
Gentleman's communication entitled to
this attention, be entirely coincided in the opinion of
his Hon. Friend, that every thing that could,with
propriety be laid before the House on the subjett of
the Expedition to the Dardanelles, ought to be laid
before the House as speedily as possible.
After some further explanation between Lord H.
. PETTY and Mr. CANNING, Mr. TAYLoI; proposed to
put OF his Motion till Monday. ,