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pints,alluded to in. the Speech were those.on which
erlianient were called upon to decide before zany
inforthation was submitted to them that could en-
lighten their judgment and guide :their decision.
Of these points, the seizere,of the Danish Fleet and
.the bomberdmeat of Copenhagen were far the most
prominent. On the justice anti of that mea-
sure it was ditticuit for him to•pronoence, because he
was ignorant of the grounds upon which it was to be
justified. He had first to complain, that the assertions
made in the Declaration made hi the name of his Ma-
jesty, and thew contained in the 'Speech of this day,
were wholly at variance. 'Even that Declaration .was'
net laid before. the House. The Deciaretion supposed,
the existence of Secret Articles entered into at
sit, •by virtue of which. a 'general Confederacy was.
to be formed against this cotintrye
.These Articles.
are the aa4 of hostility that are set up as a justifiea-
. tion of our conquest towards Denmark : where' are
these Secret Articles.? The Enemy, denies their
existence, and celle• on us to prove it. What, does
the,Speech say ) we see nothing in it of these Se-
cret Article's atideireangements---it speaks only of
information of ihe design of the Enemy to raise a
confederacy against we Wile Denmark a party to
the 'Secret Articles we complain of ? Why not at-
tack Bessie on, the same grounds ? But the House
has only the assertions 'of Ministers that • such werel
the sentiments of Denmark, such the forward state
of preparation of her fleet.: It is not enough to.
prove 'that France Meditated such hostile inten-
tions egaitist us; it should likewise be proved, that
she had the means 'of. executing her designs.--
It is said Denmark had not the means of resisting
France; and France once in possession of Holstein,
must soon heir; possession of Zealand; and therefore,
of Copeehagen, and of the Denish Fleet.. But is not
Zeelatel art -Wand ? Is that Island not secured by:
two bratichtee'of the sea ? 'One of six miles' broad,:
the other of sixteen miles. The channel that divides
England from France is only • five miles broader.
God forbid it could.. therefore be said, that because
the French were in possession of Calais, they would
soon have poss'ission of Eogland. In heart and con-
science we cannot•justity the meatureon the grounds
laid before us. It wove to be wished ehat'a better
case were made out ; and if it can, let it be sub-
mittedto Perliament for its opinion and acquiescence.
The Noble Lord then proceeded to touch upon other
topics of the Speech; he disapproved of the rejec
tion of the mediation of, Russia, on the grounds
upon which it.was rejeaed. He never would ad-
mit the doarinte, that in order to be a proper Me-
diator, the
.mediating Power must' be perfeetly im-
partial.. The language of the. Speech on the sub-
eeet of Peace 'was also inconsistent. In one place
the Speech said hie-Majesty was ready to negotiate on
• safe and honodrable terms, and immediately alter, that
Peace 'could only be negotiated upon a foot ingof perfea
equality. Never could we wish that England should
proceed to negotiate but on the footiog of equality.:
but this parted ecpeality might be too nicely weigh-
ed...-and in the present state of Europe, the door
•Itheould not be shut against Peace :upon, huuourable
terms: The Noble Lord next adverted, to our dispute
with America, and the' Orders in Council restricting
the Trade of Neutrals He contended that the latter
would involve us in a war wile America : that
rratwe had aesered. America she would never put
her Decrees in force against American ships ; and
by that declaration we are placed in the light iii
which Franco Would have stood it the late Orders
in Council had not been issued. France has not Alto'
Means of putting in force her own Decrees ; it is
England that has now lent her the aid of the British
Navy to give them till eifeet, and thereby to annoy
Mid distress British commerce. As to Portugal,what
' have we done ? we are excluded from the two most
'important Ports in -Europe : and the only chenge is,
the Brazils are now governed by the Prince Regent
of Portugal instead of being governed by his Viceroy.
Does that advantage compensate the great losses
which we otherwise sustain, by the fate that has
fallen upon Portuttal, and which we had taken no
means; to prereet.. His Lordship concluded by.
blaming Ministers for not having done something tq
promote unanimity in
,Ireland, and expressed Wale
self in terms of dissatisfaction at the whole of their
eoncluet. .
Lard ibiffKESBURY made a very able reply.
Bespeeting the information receieed by Gevernment
of the arrangementi• entered into at Tilsit, Govern-
ment• could not entertain the slightest doubt. Sure-
,`ly it could not be expetted that Ministers should ex-
plain the, pretlise quarter 'and channel from. which
they received theta. There • would then balm end
to till such information; for who, would commuei-
cate it, if their lives were to be exposed by divuleing
it ; and if Mforniation of that sort were ever
. able, antely.itewas at mt inotoete like the present,
when we were excluded .from the Continent, and
when Franco exercised seek an unmeasured *demi.
eion over all the Poweri of Eurp: But even if
• Ministers entertained any doubt of the at:carafes. of
that information, allehat doubt mese long sin, , have
vatiisteel, and the information be cot:tinned tee a va
rietyo: cerroboratingeiroumsteeCee The in e.ienation
• received throtigh the channel.iie alteded Le' was corro-
borated by a' 'oriety Of °thee channels wholly- inicon-
neeted with each °thee.. ,NRS roborated by the
testimony of the Government of Portugal, to whom it
• 'was proposed to make common causewith.the Con-
tinent agalust En eland, and to unite their fleet with
that of Spain, of Vrartee, and of Denmark, tolinable
the Confederacy to make a geeeral attack,ution these
•Islands. It -'was corroborated by. the testimony of
slifrerent persons in Ireland, where, strange to say,
ail the designs and projeas of the Enerny.were most
• speedily known., amm.l where at. was: promised thin
the Combined Fleets of Spain, Portugal, anti Den-
mark., wouldemakeee. descent bOth On Ireland anti
Allis Country,' but theqthief one on. Irelaod. Nate
• what is more; not only were' these means• pointed
out to the disatfeeted 'ine Ireland, but they were
moreover Made aequititsted withe the period of time
When the design wale to be carried •'into execution.
,As to the intentions of Denmark towards this Coun-
try, as little doubt couidbeentertained. It ;snow will
known that Den mark ,upon a comparison oft he
inctsn-
venienccs that-would reeult from a rupture with this
Country, and with France, was of opinion that
disadvantages of el .war with leence would tar mere
balaneelheWeif a ever with Eogiand ; and as to the
glitta of torWartiegeparatioreof her fleet, Certain cir-
entitiketkerteappeared tdeourtislavailettieers which
Pr vett to ti‘elte thet • :thee 1.4 Avv!ititomkti:spitm to
pkt tlO Yki; NttAli, aB,-10 .the Augiou did
uot also iittae; diets areal u:Klant

reasons. Is it wished that we should have prate&
ed to,Cronstadt and seixel the Russian Fleet, awhile
we telt the -Danish fleet of 16 Sail of the-Line be-,
hind ust? The Russian Fleet besides was not. So, rea-
dy for sea, nor `so tvell calculated ate any- respea as,
the'Danish Fleet to cill,ry-tddesigotof the Enemy,
into execution. Miweover; there were many circum-
stances in the Treaty: of Tilsit which; indisposed the
people of: Russi a - against-111at -Treaty, and- even at
the time the seizUre of theDariish beet was 1, at
St. reterslitygli, the Emperor of Russia seemed snore
disposed than before to renew his relations with this
Cony ry.e.: As, to all that was urged- against - t be,oe-
ders in Council, and against- the treatment of 'Atite
rica, those.were questions he should not now enter
into. While ll.!gotia tibia with ; America, was- pond-
ing, it was 'doubtless: better-to abstain- frormany diso:
cession that would, only tenet more to inflam&ihe.
mind of the. two Countries. He lamentefi the 'un-
colied-for mention ; of the State: of Iteland.--»The
concessions: al.tudecl to;- by the Noble Baron; could.
not BOW b thoughtiel:. Indeed even it these c0.,-
cessions were made,..still-mor© would. be called' for,
and there would be no end to such, demands“ He.
had made it his besinew tb;lrace the -evil; ins reland
to its remotest souree i:,and he was convinced, that
I no such concessions would• be of force to cure it.

Lord BUCKINGHA.43I4IItE Spokellit6Sely AO the
fintro:effea.aslLordSidatbuth; abd Nvnii followed by,
Lord LomattnA.Ls, 'to whora•Lord: MULGAAVE- re-
plied.

'The Amendment was then negatived without a
division.

. Lord GRIINVILLE propoied another Amendment,
declaratory of the propriety of not giving anyopiti ion
relative to the reje&ion, of the ;Russian mediation,
till the necessary Papers w,ere ,:betore the House..
This Amendment Wei . also: negatived- without a
'division. , _

The Address was•then agreed to, and ordered to
be presented. •
Adjourned at Three o'Clock (this Morning,)
Wednesday: • '

ROUSE OF. COMMONS.
TfIVESDAN• JAN, 21.
Ten minutes before three the' SPEAKER took kis
seat at the table of the Home. Soon after the
Usher of the Bieck Rod made his appearance, tied
requested the* attendance of the House in the,Humse ,
of• Peers.--The SPEAKER and a number of Members
accordingly attended.'
On their return the SPEAKER itlfOrtiLli the.
House, that in pursuance of the -provisions of an
Act of the 24th of his present Majesty, he lad or-
dered Writs to be issued for the Eleolien •of Mem..
• hers. for the following places:
Beaumaris, in the' room of Lord •Nalyamotron,
deceased.
Lincoln, in the room of Col. MoNsorr, deemed.
Tavistock, in the room of Lord ViSCO,IIt, Ho-
WICK, now Earl GIMY. , . . .
The County of ..vlunaghan, in Ireland, in, the,
room of R. DAwsoti, Esq. deceased ; and the Cou-
nty of Duunegal, iu the room of the Hon. V. BROOKE,
deceased. , • • •
The Right Hon. G. PONSONEY,. Gen. CLEPHANE,
Mr.. M. MATTHEW, and several other new M;c111-
hers, took their oaths and their Beats; . , ,
Tke Clandestine Outlawry .Bill, pro forma., was
read a bust time, and ordered to be read .a secuad
tirtw

New Writs were ordered as follow::
For the Borough ot • Michael, in the room of G.
1.1-MlLL,s,.Esq..who had acceptedthe Chiltern, Hun-
dreds •' and of fly: Am. E
. W. BRODRK IC, who had
accepted the Oti,;l of one of the Lords Commis-
sioners of the ' •
For thu Borough of Stamford, In the room of
General LELAND, deceased.
For the Borough of Clithero, in the room of the
Hon. J. CusT, now Lord BROW NLOW. •
HIS MAIESTY'S SPEECH.-
The SPEAKER acqualuted the 'House, that that
House had been in the House of Peers, where the
Lord Chancellor, one of the Lords authorized by
his Majesty's ConimOsion, had read a Most Gracietts
Speech from his Majesty, of which, to priOnt
takes, he had Obtained a Oppy, which, with the
permission of the Heuse, he would read to them.
(The Speaker here read bis Majesty's Speech,)
Lord HA NILDON. rose, and, in a Maidedspeeeli,
which refleaed the highest credit ,on his talents,
moved the Address. His Lordship began by observ-
ing, that he would not iwati the time of the House
by enttling, too much into detail On a subject Which
they uuderstoo4 a great deal better than he 'could
pociibly 'pretend to do. But" they all' knew the situa-
tion of Europe, and the situation of Great Britain
they all, knew the, nature of the struggle in which
this Country was engaged ; they all knew the in-
veteracy of, the merciless and exasperated foe, who
was bent on their destrnaion ; they ail knew the
value'of the *as for which Great Britain had to
contend; they all knew that she stood alone in the
contest, that on. no human power could she place
any reliance, that she bad to depend only on her
own resources, on tier own spirit, and on her own
d,:tertuinatiOn.° These ware fanS, they 'were self-
evident, they were subjects of public notoriety, and
he therefore trusted that the House would acquit
him.of presumption in speaking of them. We were
not only opposed as man to man, or as nation to nat
lion, against one of the most gigantic Powers that
ever existed in the world, but to a Power which, in
addition, to its own strength, hod succeeded in ab-
sorbing into itself almost every other European
State.,' The situation of the COUGliri WO3, there-
' fore, meat critical it required the most vigorous
exertion, it demanded the knoit liberal Sacrifices.—
Faint-heartedness wouldbe our destriataion.' There
was no mid-way for, as between success and ruin.
Under these circumstances, the contemplation of the
resources and spirit of the Country was a subled of
consolation and pride and howeVer the protraction`
of the War, will, the inevitable burdens, and the
partial obstruction to commerce which that protrac-,
tion occasioned, were to be lamented, we bad only
to look around us, CO be! thankthl for the contrast

which we presented. to neighbouring nation ; 'to Ife
thanlt(ui for the.liberty, for the happiiies, iqr the
pre-eminence which, we enjoyed ;tohet h to t
in4teaci of our Means ha‘ing been impaired ny
they h , the contrary, jucreitiet , itis
them, acct had uou eqrichitiel by 147p4yery crchih-
ktance!i which were projetted for their'de:trutlinn,
Great Britain at the pre,,ent 111014,t1T4 exhibited tiw

astonishing speatcle of a coentre, which, at the end
of -fifteen years war with a most power`.., await°.
'.niste had gained eve:ty thug? 'arid beFnethleg.
Every Where we had infliaed: blows on our ejletny,
stn adieu.': had we' reCeiveA a blow from hiafel Our
'eetnnOrce had flourished ; crerevesleis lit inehiesed
-oar tinsSeesiona tied tnultiplied; Our Navy,
.always
formidebte, had swept every boitile fleet from the
lege of the ocean. Wares the-curse-of-every-other.
ea lien, lied sb Ifritain .keen a cemparative ble.sing.
Indeed, such was the extraordinary state of Europe,
that he apprchended,very much to.aWer wea-the-
only mode by which • the advantage's which we, had..
acquired. could be maintained.. Peace, under the
-pregetit circumstances, • while; ie :maul& be as . ex-
pensive to us its, War, would .be : ten times as dad-.
gerous. Successfully,' hoWever, as .We had,resieted..,
'the machinations and thef violence!) of oteetieee.still-:
the House was; moveless boiind, to take 'care that.
those. Ministers, whose duty if was to direblethe.,
resources and the energiesiof the Country, werefuls.
filling that duty ; that they, were competent to. the
discharge of the funalons with which. theywere. in.
vested o and. that they deserved a . confirmation of,
the -confidence ofthe country.. /This would .belsesto
ascertained: by retrosped of their; s, and:those,
ads were :sir., fully :describedi.itiebia Majbstses. most
- gracious Speech, that it' appeeredeto 'hint need.:
less•ttrrecapitulate them. 'ltr the, regret which his;
Majesty, expressed, at having cotnpelled
adopt hostile naeafttres.. 'against Denmark, the
House would sindoubtedlyjOin s but it woeld be a
regret mini:iced! With reproach : it would even be
regret overpowered by feelings of gratitude to' his.
Majesty for his paternal care Iti!rescuing:the country
front- the most formidablerdangertawhich it had ever
been; exposed; for after the Treaty of Tilsit, leiter
the subsequent ;entitled Of Austria and of Denmark,.
it was impessible that any man could doubt of a
combination of Powers having been formed against
us. Perhapii 'among the various causes which.
had, .Ini& the Continental: -States at the foot oh
France, none had contributed more largely to pro-
duce that edisastrous etteit, than the facility with
which those States admitted everr violation of. the
law of stations of which the enemy wieliedeo:avail.
hitmelf. • We alone had avoithel becoming the vie-:
tiros of the credulity, the irresolution, and the delay.e
that had overwhelmed all other countries. God: for.;
bid that we should ever degenerate into an imitation'
of them I He trusted that at such a, crisis), encome
passed as we were by external: perils, we should!
never be cursed with the grentest of all evils, a timid
and feeble Government. .High as the spirit, end ex-
tensive as the resources of the Country were, its
danger would indeed be imminent were the admi-
nistration .of its affairs placed in the hands of men
who,' with their...eyes open to the designs of the
enemy, would be content to reply .to his • ac's 'by
arguments, or hesitate to a& themselves from the.
apprehension of his arguments. Too long, in-
deed, had that enemy hen permitted to pro-
ceed in .his career of violence to Neutral Powers
for the aggrandizement, of his, own. That the
Expedition to Copenhagen was most . important
and most critical, every one must have 'felt when
its termination was in suspense; every OtIBITIUst stow
feel' that it was most wise; be criterion was its sive
Bess. With, respeel 'to the cs 11e. by which it was
abcompanied; every effort had been "node' to avert;
and, subsequently, to mitigate them. He challenged
the annals of Europe to produce an instance ore
warlike e terprieer in which so much entreaty had
been resorted tolsetere success, and so muchfors
bearanee manifested after it. What his Majesty's
Ministers had plat-teed with decision, they carried in-
to effeet with a force which could leave the Daneano
hope of triutnphing in a contest s and he' confessed
he ;could no more consider the 'Danish Govertnent
us jettified in sacrificing the lives of so many gal-
lant men in n hopeless resistance, than he could
admire the heroism of- the Prince, who, himself
escaping froni the .dangerio brwhich he was epvi-
toned, coolly devoted his capital to destruction, and
its inhabitants to. slaughter... The condo& of the
Illisslan.Government •Was another proof, that on our-
selveS we must depend for our security, and even for
out existence. This last lesion that we had received
Was surely the. last lesson we could require to prove
to tic, that however ready. we might be to co-operate
with the nations of Europe in the cause of Europe,
in our- own cause,. to ourselves alone, • We must
look. „Accustomed as we had lately been to wit-
ness extraordiadry events, heecould not avoid ex-
pressing the astonishment which he felt to see'
the Emperor of ltussii,, the champion of the Con-.
Orient, secured by his situation from the fate which
had overtaken other couetries, voluntarily put the
last hand to the degradetiore of" the Powers of. Eu-
rope; to see him, descend from the proud emi-
nence on which he hail been placed; for the purpose
of violating his engagements, and of crouching under
the throne of thatthurper whom he hod so recently
insulted and defied. That such should . have been
the condal pursued byAlexander, must be deeply
lamented. Unsatisfadory indeed, was. Vie con-
solation that the time would soon come,' when
ho would have., infinitely more reason to repent
that condud, than. we had now to lament it.--
The contrast which the firmness and magnanimity
of the King of .Sweden displayed, commanded
equally our'adtbiretion and our support; ttedhe was
sure that the Rouse would gladly enable Isis Majesty
not only, to fulfil his engagements with that gallant
Prince; but also to shkw the world that it was not by
'the quantumot immediate interest that we mowed
our. national faith and friendship, Of many :impor-
lent subjedts of consideration suggested by his Ma-
, Jesty's Speech none were more jtuportant than the
principles adovted, end the steps taken by our Go-
vernment, to trustrete the Enemy's designs against
our commerce. So
_important and so coMplicated
were these subjects, that lie felt he should presume
: too far,. if he troubled the. House with an opinion
' upon them of such little weight as his own. AS far
however as op the principle:of the measures adopted
by his Mejesty's Ministers 'hemight perhaps he al-
lowed to avow his, sentiments. It was the' broad-
- prieciple of retaliation and self-defence. Thetceuot:i,dourid
d
of France bad antlihilated slivery thingiiih
like neutrality., -Thereexisied but two Powers---the
Enemy's and Our. osete-Lfortunately these Powers'
were too unequal- to, alarm ttsfor the coneecineneei ;:
even should Ameriea he added to the number ofseur,
' foes, men rant- which could. in vice wise be etttii-
bored to misconduct or precipitetion..on, the part'
GOVtOrlitllqUit, a,itcluttletit.
foerey had issued Edicts levelled at eur

cantrierc. F 1 the object athise measures ben
unstained, had -t hey even partially crippled oar
means, the consideration that a. temporary distress
to ourselves was utter min to nur opponents, must
have induced ue to persevere in- the contest with
:itancitillity and firmness) inn. the very reverse was
the fact. So far froin our means having diminished,

,anlitihgobutthantheintl.
extent,ierent
the branches
aggregthat of the. most
.prosperous tieriod .4 our hOory;
' of
at eozufr- i u
so much so, indeed, that his Majesty, in 1 is most gra.
clods Speedi, expressed his confidence, that no trra.
Commerceea ..
.terild inc(eaie,:t4lthelahtd..elitt of hi! lie
, : \t'dtild be
,necessary. He trusted, that we mightlook- forwLid
vvith as much hpoe,,ancl 9fisfattion as we could look. : •
'back with cotAht• and- 'gratitude: There was one
subject, from the contemplation oiwhich, in every .
Point 9(view,.unalloyekpleaore must be derived;
:it was the.rescue limn theipower of France of one of: '
the oldest and'inOst:taithtlilof, our,AllicS, transferred,
from a country weak and 'indefensible, to one securl;
and nowerful ; an ;occurrence which afforded a field.
for brilliant anticipations on our part, itiro.Whichllo
Would not enter,, as he felt that they were of an. •
extent and importance beyond.his power of clescrip-,
fion, hOlding °tit. commercial and political advau7
. takes in the: highest degree eriebtiragingto us. HI:
was afrairl.tkatt he too long on the at-
tention of this ., use ;. he won't! therefore only add.
that yndei:;4e 4d.prosslP4 .of: the, feelings .which het,
experienso:giol)M4d move, that an humble Ad,
dress he presented to his Majesty, &c.
' ('Brie 'Address was,.. as usual, an echo of the
Speech.) . . . : ' ~ .
' Hr. C. ELLLIS. seconded *the . Afotion,—.Seldonl
had so many important events been crowded tu.gethec
in such a short space of time, as' that Which litidttn-
tervened since the close of the last Se,ision. . `flies&
had been stated so comprehensibly- ht. the Speech.
from the` Throne, that it was unneet444ary for him
to enter into any enumeration
,of their-'.' The, ti t-,
hnee with which 'his -Majesty'. -: Ministers- watch-,-
,ed the projetis of the '-nemy, • and `the eni'rgf
with which they defeated thane designs; had oem,
• amply inanifeved. With reveal° the de 4;, enter 7
tained by Vrance, bf compelling D..-tiin.lrk to pin,
' the cohlederacy against Great Britain, his: rill'sti.
liadedlared, that he had previous hititnation; MI"
subs,T,:nt, greats : corroborated. ,V. 3 to the witare
'of •tla intitYotion, it perhaps could- not be laid tin
the table of the House, nor per-hap:Oug.ht to ha s°'
If Ministers were in possesOon in Jill? of the in-
formation alone, which has Znee been publicly dis.
closed, they would haVe‘ failecrin -their duty hild
they net. aced as they had.. ,}1.3 hopA tlit no .
greater differ nee of .OpiniOn would east' oil this
subject in the Howse, tl.ati what 'eitiSt'ed ill
the. Coentry at late.' If, howev:F, Ws Ml" .
jeSty's!MiniSterS should be attacked upon It, Mel
would be We:f able to .!efentl them, ives'. Of uts ha
Was-Convinced, aiia,he ,: lc willing to thtlia it, that
liad-the Pctitleirien'opposite rental:J.:Ll in 1,0 \eta-, the'le
• would Ii tie done tin such tiiiii..2,.. A himilai- :itleti)lit 1
had been m.a,leby France On Portufpl, hot t ,ie t ratil:-. .V
ness•of the Cdutit 'ofT:kbon, and its detertnittatiocs ,:tl'
neltbei to lend its ::i 1 I,) 1:1,2, Ct)nlederacy asainit • ;-4::'
ft
Britlini nor to aliao,liio :i:! it;-,11,p.,..r500s NO pro ~1-4.1,
perty to the iiiissessio:i. o': ti:e` l'vencli, enticickl ~1
it to the ccmlitlebce id tii3 Stij,;-iiy's Govern., .41
meth, aid luslifiett:thai',OcoNinnient iii purs%iing V;,iit:
ctifferent line of Conclu4l:i.tsin. that :I,4if pick' in the t. .ish, .;;;?;,
of Denruark2 Advert-n-4(0 ttlelltVisida•DeAaration, •..
dd
ItecOnteect that' a Itharaeler ter- Very foreigh froth th3t.
of RUssia tittif:ed the eoinposi I ion, 11(kt • 014, in, 11/0
EOlt of arguirrentsaddnced, but in the )ec6ll.iritic,..; of
the style, which, if not'Prench, was the nto,t
.happ,l
imitation of French thai he had ever seen. i-Ltd tile
Russian Manifesto appeared. witheat,# o i tie,' oo 64t?
Could have hesitated to ascribe it to. the same poll
as that by which the . defence pr it in the
~.3./orriteur . .
had been proddced. The relative Nil'll:it 4)11 4 : i
this country and 'America , Might; atr,rd aiPPI3 . '
room for remark,, but the subje.a. wa s
.0. I such a44' ,
cote nature that he would ahstain.from eultrginguPol
it.. The nianartiMity of hi, Nl.jc:sty, in otli:ri:;.L;r‘!,-
theirPterua s
exception
trueii lot hn faupitnioilicileci:AitrYjoiinjiielif'nr:lici:c'lll:l'tlSl:l.l,\l:riy;i:;licilitil)l:aretieLte:tißi-irti.r.iii!):';‘,:P‘o",;4:l,3tilei°llr::
of Council would, 'he hopee, be lelk by them..; a 3
exeeption of. the propriety, of which he somewhat
doubted, disposed as lie Was to bc'stowon those Or",. . '
tiers his general and decide 4 approbation. 'The pea' ...•
jest of excluding us • from the Continent will nor':
trying--..the trial would 'require Ott our partkrelitCll4 '
'stancy, great exertions, and great S:'crillees, Of tr4l'
Jesuit there could be no apprelierisiou: They ,had ea'
joyed the satistattien of hearing : front the. -Tll;'''ti` '
of the stability of the resources,and the iloorii.ittng
state of the commerce of the Country.' In the our
rat character of our Government atiJ of cm pei,l*,
in the . wisdom and
:energj
.of the one, in till'
bravery and Unanimity
of the other, we li(l:'s''''. .. '
complete assuratie,es' of .Stlct)t;l3 in the conte4. in •
which we were engned., If he'dwelt llikt (03 r;I!d
necessity. of War, than on uhil Ithyrc, pop6lar W.-
pie of the pcy:sibilitv of Peace, it wai not lwf'.,:ii:PF?
estimated too tight& the blessituis of Peace, hot P 57
cause he dreaded tbe.ctfeio:ts Of ridgy and preim'i'l
Peace. We- bad ample means of carrying on W.l"
In our .Navy we bad itat only the Most etlielent,de'
fence, but a greater power 'of active hostility th.ml
perhaps we were yet Ourselves aware of. gy:ees..t
lug our Naval force in every possible direalot),.l*l
might -she* th<:! Enemy that a predeminalli'l\m!' '
gives a power scnrcvly inferior to that.of a.conioeriog
Army ; we might controul the haughty mind a tle'l
'Ruler of .pranc,.!,, and inspire him with thet.resr„;ic.,
for •this -country which alone would insure per"'
nenLtortrciatitioitititT7t),ll)..\:dii•no.t -ris': t-o'
.op.:pose.
the
jo,
viirsia
dreis,. but 10. C7;pl-C'',:i his regret that when A-ii,.
-offered her goo;.1 odiec.;' as a:mediator, his Mltje444,
Ministers bad not thui %gilt tit' to accept then!. '' -
could not be. suspr6ted,of any; disposition at this in°b:
rent :
.ent to encourage a division of opinion on t.b!. ',.„..
. ',tea of peace or war, after recent occurrences 1" cl'd
siderable potlic'..,ty%; ill which he had taken a:ilccrio
parr: 1 To tbe"ophilon, v-hich he, theo expreseL,
L.,
pull 'adhered.. 'He 'conceived It 'rntich- hetter ILirtie
press any -clamour ilt.the 4tthje6t until it 6.1"",uAL1.
'ti.3Certained what S ....-.. ps . had li,,en taken bY-W5 f‘t
-rsty!s Ministers for the restotinion of Pettc.c.,
.1.„,
the same time, wl-wn he heard- ticurishi.n (-!cs- l-
tions of the st2te of the Country and of the, ~i t `c',ooo
amerce, lie could not avoid reniatkipwa that. Of 4,
Persem9.oi.`i'inade :bete assert i'oftilifeLde4_ Intir;.
the subjeCl, they would have abstained frapa'l46a,.