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London, England, 1801-02-03 00:00:00

Noble Duke who moved the Address ; -ale Noble
Earl delivered himself with MUch,grace,,and,was
more than once cheared by those of their Lord-
' ships who heard him.
Ea?! 11177 W LL lAM spoke at sonie length,
and rather in disapprobation of the Address, as
originally proposed by the Noble Duke.—He
observed in vindication of his motives, that no
Peer in that House could be more zeahith in up-
,
holding the honour of the Crown or the real in-
terests of the Country than himself, but in so MD-
mentous and important a crisis as the present,
it was incumbent on their Lordships seriously to
consider before they committed themselves by
any decided steps ;—it was of the greatest im.
poriance in such a crisis, to conciliate the minds
of the People, in which idea he fully agreed with
the Noble Duke ; and, also, that His Majesty's
measures should lac supported against the ancient
and.inveterate Enemy of the Country, or against
any other -Power that unequivocally Manifested
themselves to be such ; but it was the duty or
the House to pause, and to inquire. He adverted
to the' situation which 'he described the Com-
try .to be in, •not pis irwas•at the commencement
of the War, engaged singly with France, sup.
ported by almost ' all the Powers of Europe, but
se)lich wete.since converted either into Neutrals,
of direft Enemies. The Country'avas attacked
by some Cif its quondam Allies, and even held
Etta ttv-Europe as the aggressor ; these were clear-
ly fit- obje&S of inquiry, and it behoved. the.
Rouse to institute it. Such a lioe of proceeding
Was most suitable to the honour Of ills MA.JES.
rii; and the interests of the Country. No Peer
could wish with more sincerity, to •see the ex-.
orbitant power of France reduced than ',himself,
and to see her placed in such a situation', by • the
restoration' of the Ancient Monarchy, as not to
endanger the liberties of Europe. The late
events, and, the calamitous situation of the Cum.
try, were such, as should militate against that
principle of unbounded confidence, which so long
prevailed with reSpe& to Minister's. The Powers
withiwhom they were now in contention, if con-
verted into Enemie,, would be those of their own
Seeking. His wish naturally was to avoid that
and that it could be done, former instances could
shelv.- We were more than once in similar cir-
cumstances, and Hostilities were avoided : Con.
federacies against our Naval Rights died away
of themselves.' They should be cautious; lest
they should consolidate into one hOdy and into-:
rest, Powers whose interests were ,various ,anti
even clashed, and use some tliacrimi.titatiern .-bc.-
twien the Cases of the different Powers in
question, which, .he insisted, were perfealy
distinel; Those of the Courts of‘'Stockholra
and Copenhagen werelaerfealy distill& from that
of St. Petersburgh ; to. 6rinde why), he enter.
fed into some details. We understood the :Noble
Earl to censure the cantina of the last-mentioned
Court. He contended for the propriety of it-
quiry into the causes of these misunderstandings,
and intimated that he should propose an Amend:
ment to the Address to sash an effeet,- and seemed
to argue for the policy of admitting vigorous and
decided measures in the event of satisfaftiOn and
reparation being refused upon proper •rtpresenta.
nuns being Made, and pacific dispositions Mani-
fested. The Noble Earl concluded with moving
an Amendment to. the .eiTet, he stated in the
course of 'llis Speech, to be inserted is the regu-
lar place in the Address, and of course the coy.
responding omissions to he made.

EarIafSUFFOLK, aftei slightly noticing
what had passed upon the Address, adverted to
the circumstance of the Army Returns, which,
upon a motion of his in the late Parliantent,.had
been ordered to be laid before the House, not
having been .presented-He was proceeding to
call upon the Noble Secretary of State for an
explanation; When
. LortGRENTILLE rose, and after reitiinding
the Noble Earl of the Question regularly before
the House, advered to the irregularity of calling
upon individual Peers to answer direllty sitch
questions. He would
.infotm him that the order
of the last Parliament, in consequence of its ek-
tirdion, fell try the gt ; :but the House had
it in their power to resume it ; added to this, he
was not the Officer *host! duty it Was to sttpdt.
intend these returns:--=He Was not infordied of
the difficulties Which Might attend making than
out. At present the RoYal Command, or An
humble Addres: of the Maw, could 'alone cause
their produllibit:
The E4r76.ISTPFOIK observed, that he con-
ceived the Noble Lord the Most proper person to
apply to on such occasions. He then proceeded
to a detailed account of the principal EiptAi-
tidos in the present Wart and the necessity there
existed for the Retails alluded to, to cleat up
what peared to want explanation in the Expedi-
don to Holland respeeting which he produced,
and read extratts from seveml private accounts.
In the course of his observations he ecjinplimented
the professional tharaller of the Pail of Mo tR A,
who lie asserted was never intended to be employ-
ed as held forth; and the objects in appointing
hint ter the Command were very ditrerertt from
Military ottes.-He proceeded to a vatiety oroii_
servations respelling the ccindull of' certain Offi-
cers while in aftual service, and was going to
state some particulars, telat,ilre to the late Lord
G. GeithtAiNE while on the Continent,' when _ _

Me Earl of CI.ARZ' spoke to order, and said,
he 'could see no conflation between the condutt
of Lord GEORGE GtRMAINC, and Expeditions to
the Coasts of France, with the question before
the House, which the Noble Earl wandered from
to cast relleftions on the charaetert of certain