The Sun.
London, England, 1814-06-30 00:00:00

MILITIA- AND VOLUNTEERS.

Lord CASTLEREAGH gave notice, that on Mon-
day next be should move that the ThankS of-the
House should be given to the Militia and Volun-
teers of the United Kingdom, for their exemplary
and unusual services during the late war.
Mr. BAHING, referring, to the Treaty, .asked
what arrangement was to be made respecting the
Dutch Colonies. He alluded pArticularly to Cey-
lon-and the Cape of Good Hope.
Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that there could
be no difficulty with respect to Ceylon, as that
Island was an integral part of his BritannicAta-
jesty's dominions. As to the other Colonies,
they were still an. object of negociationL 'How-
ever -liberally the British Government 'night be
disposed to act with respect to these-Colonies ;
the yuestiott• regarding them mainly depended on
the Treaty with France being settled before these
minor arrangements were discussed. In the mean
time, it was very impr9bable that any difficulty

t bring
should occur to preveot an arrangemen
ries.
made, which would be satisfactory to both P3l.
PRINCESS OF WALES. for
Mr. WtHitt ItEAD apologised to the no"'c
interrupting ►the other ptiblie bitshiess ; l'"ttio„
wished to ask, whether tile deed of sel)'ll`,oo'
mentioned by the Noble Lord in a late ue
had been signed by the l'inceSs of t, pill
ut
whether it, had-been drawn 'up by the aurhollt.
his Majesty ?
Lord CASTLEItEAGHw reminded. the Hon.
ber, that he had not, in the debate 'neut.. .4r,
alluded to a deed of separation, but w
rangement for a separate income to ate You-
of Wales.
Mr. WHITBREAD said he might be mist
but be thought that the words of the Noble -L-4°,
had been " a. deed 'of separation." mei bell
Lord CASTLEREAGH. assured the Hon.
that he was very much mistaken,
TREATY OF PEACE.
T of
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved the Order ot -
;Gtr taking into consideration the eaty eetv"`
his Majesty and the King of France. „s td
Lord LAsCELLEs rose to move an 11"(,)r;,
lets
the Prince Regent on this subject. • flefit 0:59
duty, as a representative of the people, t°,"Psiiir
the satisfaction which the country felt at t''efroni
stance of the Treaty. After quoting a passgg
the Message of his Majesty to the House e.
Nty•
trions, on the 12th Feb. 1793, in which 'ite
oeSty expressed his reliance on the effortl;chil'
House of Commons and the people, to 03,060
to oppose an eff.ettil bartier to those (lest'
principles' which forced him into the vv?`v;, o'6
Noble Lord proceeded to argue, that t.f.°lLiolif
conuneneement of the war till its teria'7,,ete
the principles on which it was carried o''
British Government and never Varied•—":e'
,r,
ing to avoid every thing which ini,!,ht pro.° ;or
position on such an occasion, he could Or' IP
sistently with justice so those who had l'oreseeit
danger to which this country was exposed
beginning of the war ; he was biiltod t`i OOP
that their predictions. had been verified ; 311'1)-tell
perseverance in those principles %vine!) 11,1'ioglit'
laid down at its commencement, had IP or!)
the war to a successintiss-Ue.—(Hear. hear, bviieitt
'1 he privations to which the people of EllT'iole,
had submitted with a perseverance Load to':teroi
hitherto unequalled, had raised the charo
the nation to the highest pitch, and set
ample which roused the other countries "ejl tv
rube. Too much praise coeld not be
those Powers, for their conduct during ,116'
of those eift,rts which they made, and w114'",,,it0
mately succeeded. The result of these Cxe
now gave a fair- opportunity to settle 3t
grass the interests of the different States °• rite
.rope. After expressing his approbati" t't o°4
arrangements respecting Tobago, Ma1"',.,40$
Antwerp, the Noble•Lorl noticed the re't('-,cia),'
of the legitimate dynasty of France., Ti`e,,,
Lion of this Family had, never been
qua non in negociations for peace with .1 lool'e
but that it had Jaken place, must 136 of the
O
upon as a most fortunate event, and or 'to'ta
• best securities for the restoration of t 1121.,, sot;
of things Which was capable of affordiv'''bot
and permanent peace to Ettrope.-o.lear'n cute
On the subject of the Slave 'Trade no fil,006:";
he more anxious for its abolition tlo°,
and none more disposed to make grea'
and use great 'exertions for this purP°s-',7:leic
withstanding what had been Said by '`)l:`
hers of that House, 'he hinnielf telt, 0.11(.0;0 fe-3
sure that tkeeountry in general ‘,VOUId
grateful to the Noble Lord who i,ad
cll/erifeel t
the Treaty, for what he• had done to osh .e-
-abolition.—(Hear, hear l)—He wotild
' know What would have been said by rile hic'"t`
and the Country if the Treaty had been fleitl)''i
off on this sole point. He was sure
the House nor 'the country would `sbi;
have been satisfied. The main object
rain a peace, and consistently-With the ,lti've V`
1i
of thf-a object the Treaty could' not 1}4,0
broken off on that subject. The i!';°,u,'llll`;;
cmichided by' moving an Address t() th'nowle:e'r;
Regent, expressive of the sincerest ac-
went for the Treaty which his iloy3l,,fore.
hid been -graciously. pleased to lay 1/ frif)li
House; the principles on Which it
being so honourable to all, mid ta°ll„(led,d,
prospect of permanence to a peace • e°llc o
n‘ t
ter ail the olijects of the wir be
had e"
It also expressed the grateful sense `',-00,4*'' •
Con:woos entertained of the sioal
paused to the nation by Divine Provl ito a 61t,'
Mr. i;ooca seconded the motioo• toia
Ott y
speech, •he compared the present fery
country with that in which it be"
eotj t°
since. Ile expressed his aco‘v knb def',e,ty, `),lo'
Noble Lord who had negociated ovt•fc`i.ol,
whose great talents and moderatbo,
to cup
all the Obstacles with which he ,hl'6 hee°,o%
Taking a view of the origin of ti'et,,,ht t°t,. tio/
served. that the French evol utioa `)*
,714
those high in authority, that the t
people were not to be trifled with—Th • ,-,e sari,
•,„ tat
them to beware of those, who, 01‘" • lOWA' •
rlo•Ar
words Liberty and Patriotism. ra ,ough, (e,
bad only_ venom in their hearts, "D teoo
gain to themselves from the destrt!c( tit
est;iblishments, and the overturniag,.?
L,,e
unctions which were' necessary t° distioctl7
civil society,—establislments 'alit(he
which it -was the deoty, lvelt "s nciety
,t'' PAO
every individual. composing that
.so the llt"lr,~'~lfii
serve. He could not be sikot ou.„seis "I lei
Which had uniformly guided c.
the pi 'c
Nation <hiring the long .war, kioe "f,
Air. Pat Was thajt he sto"3.s cool°
act ne•
war was due.•—;',ilear, beer ,ao ,
but remark, that this e•reat Sta`Ls'
•/05
,;s.Pr who had so ably followed ur 1 " their le s*
ice
got two of the ablest men to e?,.,",ison and
into effect. He alluded to Lord l7:1 ,the
Wellington. He left the 'l`o":',,,uoiose to
``l)°,.‘'
calm. sittpulations'of the TreatY he zr,ir
more able. All the objects' t
p 5
,we
tainetl, and the peace wets Rot,
s " • nod e'er
to the British nation as any that
Itoce
made.
andS irSjecOciii:d Seconder o[ cA7111(1111:sljs.nfci.,:::1:1111'15:1:.11:1)::::
Hpoll sub, V,wco coulee.
on „Jell
unanimity which was de•t'irabie vcotyi.4l ""
sion. lie admitted that ale

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" a desirable title ; but one of• tern of the sta.-
ItTl"lc`" could not • meet-With his. approbation.
Ae yartieidatly called their attention to the 13th
ue same particlpation
t.,ft'cle, by which the French were restore4,l. to
in the Newfoundhoidl?sh-
le,r.ies Ivhich they had in 1792. The share in these
tilsherks, and• the possessions of the French on
;tile coast of that island, were obtained by them
:;gh the Treaty of 1783, which was: wade'dt
• 1- "4'e when France was in a condition to dictate
I°...itls on this subject. The importance of this Ar-
- tie'e in a 'maritime point of view, arm as caleti-
s,t"l to increase- the. naval and .00inno::•cial i•e-
.
be of France was very great; so great its tr)
1)-
:}ei:ietxutrie•etionsel ' hurtful to this coantry, fur he wt>4l°
,s countr;)yi-y,otivdhgyit:ict.etslptip:inlactxiOtents:toof
~t..icieor.„lsrte.,.iiti.%;,,i
tight)
If ,fishing, which now gave employment to
14),,(-I',lt:sh vessels and 12,000 seamen On the
i 4,1,7!. he could not. feel hini,elf justified in g-iv-
p.'" '''s assent to the Address. -He' hoped that the
V4lls
i'h' -
which remained open to discussion at the
nt
e's Would be satisFactorily disposed of.
• ur , 14
04 the DOSE had not intended to say one word
Ifiloslet.ps..',lihject - under discussiou, but he felt
of the
t•-•gued (Ton to notice part of the speech
t'dit'4l4l)"- Baronet. A communication had cer-
Mihi,,;-)een ue'de to the Bo ird of Trath- on the
li ''``•t• of ti a r • , 11. d fishery, but he never
e4rtl th the Tsiewio• of an
:71Y of-:t it was said in it, that taking in a great
-"eadv -leo to partake of that in which they ta
411 t) Nttak en, woohl rail the gritish fisheries.
, teat
'O4. wits done by the Treaty was to give back
erre'tilliee. that which she had before. It con-
p,, ta,
ea oew right. As to the extent of coast
illteis bti) l'uouce it. was no more than was abso-
'l :"."' s'• ''
• ' •ilicr fish' and less could not
I)i•q'tvt' be `s4l.Y for c"I '. :able her •at all to
t veo given in order to tn .
the
fishery.
41e ~, 'Y the Aare which she had in
ttel •
\vb.( tier heard any thing more visionary than
t(/ 4'
I" notiOurable Baronet had said about this
14f`ttlIt 11 eolploying 1500 vessels and 12,000 sea-
Iti't ':1, tlolt (pi. rt':r He as (-joke prepared to
kilyt,;llll,e,,Tion.4.l3:irCipet on this subject. on tiny
I.t4lite 1 •' Ile wonld appoint, but at present
the
41' cl" htt) by surprise • He only wished
I)''se ht. t
impression that
tan .) to tf.o away with the , _
1444 e l'4d bv the 1•31 h Article of the Treaty c. b
• NI, illaY new .rie,hi.
NII 401-11 v ‘• - • and Mr. ROSE mutually
mai,„- IN EIV rot, T ~ .
Ai ,eu.
"to u -•)-13ertFoucE declined enterg. at leng
Iteit,gle detail
of the•arrant-eMentsin made by the My
1144 ' lie ht,ped he %%-;,, not )(is 'rat 1 one of those who
nble Lord. It
I,ltqi
1,.,•( the Services tt; the N
feeteds,ucliel that much of the great and nnex-
.lll::l,:'!cell(tect;;;.7);:gse (11[1.heiacirl,111:Ielait.: kb:ellu. placet 1":1kiles . due to
ino
i nation vt‘•as, by
Cil 'gwr l'i(!'" blessed . s
ueftto ',dont to its counsellors and valour
,11iti e 1,.,• With respect to the grounds on
-Ui• 'I utis ~ • hail carried on that war
teti ,„, , ration
4slice''• now happily concludad,• he .felt it but
tly - to tb .
L 1). that a. memory of his lamented Friend to
)I,a(' 4. the princip;es of that great Statesman
-.Nt(l‘l' chall,j,e,t. "The' war lild been coin.
;11.4'e it
,1(2.1'. the serotectioil of the country against
itQ:l
,(4sid e'l'ects of those ,principles which
%,„')c,-`teil tt)." re% -Wition in France. Every one ad-
-1.; Terel'.l.„' "t the comineu.cement of the war,
r4Liitton 1;
tousiderahle danger from these fe-
ICI- vtri- •• . ci;tlet. As to the restore-
tl)-oi, I, tie ip"" I V •1 of France to their
t).,•) ‘', 1,,, ...oy,t, ..- -out y
`,..'11. as - ‘Yirts happy at it on their ac-
Plell ita‘ili'eli• as o;.r own. lie hoped that the
,:)Y tlif, ()", 'V i:,),Se wi,itary character was rais-
tilt: 4i,t, i eveuts of .the war to a pitch so high,
14,,'' t')l;,. 'l' the security of its -neighbours, would iiiii, .- til,‘ just vt, oF its own interests, and
l'l'le li li'q'r-if t° the et,iti vat too of the arts of peace.
'Plliar)-- `leittie,„„, the, eulogised the Duke of
~!'• l,tot. 11,. t-.!3
u. ssed to the stipulat.on
'l''t, • reatv : IF" 'a- Slave Trade, and go-
'a , -''vr ti - lespets;u-; the
"le t;t, le •arse argument* „hick he had used,
l'4, '' .ti.e':ss.uos ou the subject, proposed that it
v"i . ' I(iticed - the address. He therefore
....„,, the . in-.
Ir„1;h, I4sert ion of a paragraph to this effect :
c;f:ti',-•.'l:ti Ili'e noose having. already expressed to
lig • e fits. tgine_ss its sentiments on the subject
ti t it.,„, ' odditional Ai ticleS of the Treaty, would
11,1'.t(-:"hit:'Y thlog thriller on the subject until after
11',,t in
.tl4 where it was to be discussed ; and
iiiiii"Oes 1-
H'en time they relied on his Royal
L-11,4,•.1ityit,'Ising• every effort in the cause of
lert.„l'l Ck ~
ii,,t,:s-,) ,i. sti"lP.llpAGn had no objection to the in-
ntiments ex-
‘4ll (-(1 41 i;'•- p.3logt;,,ph, as the s, e . ,
as
ther 4% wha. Perfectly aecorled with his ow , . thq "fore
r` 'lad-been said by the Ilouse ;he had
tliebigli, fi.,)o 'liflieulty iii agreeiag to it, al-
-11;1-14 the?l vYhat had alrea-dy taken place, he
t.,,,,s lt (lt,sti',l,"tter was sufficiptly safe.
'Tr p,it''' for the'insertion of the paragraph
411,43. liArttvlil eileriecf.-
lit% ~..,‘,e,d. tit th:ai:l, that Although lie generally
441(1 ;tilt,4l, wil ':reacy, he could tint express
tife Witi''' II ' l'ot glancing at what han been
II•ht i `'"vess, (Votirahl, Mover and Seconder 0.
tioric° had he,: praise of the system of poLe;y
kive ?tile. "hie ::;Sted. rtking into considera-
l'`4l(h ups
he Wag. oft
colonies which had been
NI , e,e'l too iiib rat4i• inclined to think that:we
"' hay 1) etd, kind had given no more than
t of ti ~ beets re:o,.,:ti , , ':" t 1 • The lea''.
bey
..thiferies, ,toty txpec e( .
iiii,„l'l4lltett ~,, -•',. Pcn rids no inure than had'
ir),,''' tu give
cf.!'" lotruer. oecasioas. He was ill'
4\ti'lilliee'''''"oeiret'laij t;" ("ft Minister for not press-
- t,.!l' rrevaii, . e' - '..re,ii
•7, because the prejudice
1,., q(lit,„ at the IWe: • - as
it,itisiand
tHl(l),ltle,:.atv,,,le ii -
gri. 6 Peopit., rt, t . i ellt time !igllost us,
'll);e• 0 • . " '''''e one • ted to our disad-
la .
'Treaty
ti, e c"osidered the
`l(q/1,, • S•rtiAt----ti,--y-r,-"e extreme.
tr'f.lve
j), i ivultrt.py could
11)1, i ' (4.e COOdllet of G not but highly
shtb ''''''''d ;: bee.ti „ . -oYernment and of the
eqii
.osepvinei , .I'` theY had concluded the war
itoihiet.,., le on wine]) it had all along been
4441..htet, ,:iludlorbi(Y)usiwiliclis, alnue' it hit been
t‘'skii v,
et
iii te.l ;-I,,,ftP.di-r1- and '' Npv --re
r-‘l%.eics it;eloi tn. 'trlo(ii:rli:teen
ellen dteor staol
lorc,la
pars
h''t I 1 le"Y • but 1 '
e 4 , rt toot the oojects of the %var had never
11, t asset , ',
~:t"v the Hon. Gentleman
til. ''Aried, , •L, to cre,,, vas to him incooreirlbi fl had
':l,:''tl . q*t to mhii_t
_..,
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i4.llll;4:l;:iTistlit:t4icir‘i..'ae:lr.si'st'ic, :}at'' Irt:itplin:\_iiiiiili;,ictr;iise;:l;:ellecasti.sl'ilectli:eaisio(itiluilleili:::::(:i.etisritt'siTlacetees(msfielat!gca'°vi nails:,
athoeinr
actil%yvitoff-ttlitlie-
"4'44 nature.

711 Mr. Ciii*ttWii. felt tho§t ailxfons to etpleeS
opinion which he entertained of the Treaty 3 And
to mast first confess, that he felt as warmly as
the
_Hon. Gentleman who spoke last on the sub.,
ject of the .'Slave Trade. It was a satisfaction to.
his -mind. that. the Noble Lord . had adopted the
aulendment ;
.yet he was enabled to pronounce
that the Tr. atv could only admit of one denomina-
tion. which was that of the most glorious Treaty
which this country had ever entered into. He
should not nave desired such an amendment as
had been proposed, if it had gone to impute blame
to the Noble• Lord wim had distinpaiished himself
as the negocii,tor. But he must he permitted to
differ from those who think that there wonld have
been any hazard in pushing the question about
tile. Slave Trade, or that France would have gone
to war on that account the true policy, in his
mind. would have been for us to have said to
.France, " No Abolition, no Colonies 1" If France
alone had been to receive cessions of colonies, and
all other nations had been standing by as spectators,
then he would be ready to admit that there might
have been something in the argument. lint as other
Princes were- to have cessions of the same kiitd,
it would not have been difficult for us to lay
(fowl), not to Prance only, but to the rest of Eu-
rope, this position---" The Colonies that we have
conquered we will cede, but only with this sti-
pulation, that you shall abolish the Slave* Trade."
He would not say that the proposition would have
been successful ; but it would have taken away
the strong insult, and put it out of the power of
France. to Cake up the question as a point of ho-
nour. He wished to be understood as imputing
no blame to Ministers, though he differed from
them in opinion. But he took blame to himself
that when he, and so many other 'Members- were
engaged in embodying an Address to the Throne,
on the subject of the Slave Trade, they did not
make it more pointed. Could he have foreseen
what would have been the result of that measure,
lie would gladly have moved an Amendment ; for
if our Negotiator had known that Parliament
had itopm,ed this topit" as a duty upon lihn, and
. was ready to second him in the consequences
of his performing it, a different effect might have
been produced. However, as the stipulation now
stood, he saw no cause for that despondency
which had been exhibited. We ought to look to
the good effect which this regulation 'might pro-
duce on the mind of France ; and, in this view,
it would neither be wise nor prudent to remain
dissatisfied. He would rather heap coals of tire on
the he head of the Negotiator than condemn him
for what he had done, or seem to suspect the lio-
nour of the French. • Let thew-Pot.haveto say to
us, if, at the end of five years they refuse to abo-
lish ;the traffic, "Why you told us we were in-
• sincere, and therefore yoo are not disappointed at
our conduct." if any good result respecting this
subject-could be apptehen/ded.from the Meeting of
the Congress, it could only be by an understand-
ing amongst all' the' Powers,_ that, at the expira-
tion of the time fixed for the abolition, it should
become binding upon them all, and that each should
guar:Ai-14e to the other the full execution of the
engagement. The Right Hon.Gentletuan then des-
canted on the mode by which the trade might be
carried, by means of the river Senegal, and ex-
pressed some concern lest the tide of happiness
and civilization of Africa should he turned back
.upoti its soil. However, as the matter now up-
pearea, it must take its course, We. ought not to
cab on. France with. an appearance of distress, as if
a fraud hail been committed by her ; but we should
appeal as if we had full confidence of her inte-
grity and honour-. He could see nothing else in
-the hotly of the Treaty to which he was not
ready to give his fullest assent.and most cordial
approbation: But respecting the fisheries of New-
foundland, he thought this subject might be well.
worthy of the attention of the Noble Lord, when
we should be called upon, as must shortly be the
case, to negotiate with the United States of Ame-

rica. Ile Right lion. Gentleman then digressed
to deirlore the treaty with America in 1783, which
he described as being the seal of our humility, and
the triumph of our enemy ; and urged that it might
not be taken as a precedent in any new regu-
lations respecting the fisheries. Adverting to
the situation in which France found herself by the.
Treaty, he applauded the policy. which had libe-
rally restored her to her tOrmer rank, which had
brought her, according to the Right Honour-
able Gentleman's words, into her natural orbit,
where she would continue, like a superior Planet,
to give light to the world, and - not move like a
Cornet, spreading around dismay and desolation, •
He was of opinion that this Country would meet
the Congress with a great accession of strength
because it had a vast accession of character, by_
appearing disembarrassed of its conquests. Re-
specting Italy, he hoped that this was not to be
divided into petty States, and that the fate of the
old King of Naples not finally decided ; for he
had been one of the most faithful of our Allies,
and therefore, lie trusted the arrangement respect-
idg his.-kingdoni was still open to negotiation.--
He cordially coincided with that part of the Ad-
dress which alludes to our having reaped the re-
ward of our exertions ; and, indeed, it Would be

presumption to say that these exertions had been
merely human, unaccompanied by the manifest
interference of an over-ruling Providence. Allud-
ing to the negociations at Chatillon, he said he
should not be disposed to find fault with Mini-
sters, if it should appear, on the production of
the Papers, that peace with Buonaparte was nearer
than had been apprehended ; for it must ever
be recollected, that Ministers had often been call-

ed on to make peace with NM, and had for years
been obliged to defend theMselves for not so do-

ins;. The Right Hon.. Gentleman then went at
great lem.;th into a review of the principles which
actuated the Ministers from the conmiencement Of

the war, and at the time when he was amongst
them. He denied that it was ever their intention

to enter upon a 'crusade for the re-establishment

of the Bourbons, but exulted at the restoration -of
that ancient family to their rights. He conclud-
ed a brilliant speech by an eloquent triumph at
the downfal of Jacobinisrn, which had so long
been the scourge of Europe ; and adsTrting to the
.visit of the Allied Sovereigns to England, ex-
pressed his hope, that as we had been the Sa-
'joins of the rust of Europe, those countries
would now take our morals and industry as Un-
equalled models for imitation. • By computing our

eflo-tt ticiptdatiOti -at; ril3 %-t •-
• • r , g l3
roust have been convinced that there is some pe-
i cam- in this ‘cm-intry, Which it would be
tveli if they could transfuse into their own ; and
be aidently hoped that this laudable and beneficial
species of reform Would ttitimately prevail over.
Eur Ope; without a single-exCePlion,
111 r. 1-lamtr.ToNr thought, it. the Noble Lord did
,not prove that every thing
,bad been done that
could be done to get Naples restored to Ferdi;-
nand, this Treaty would in that respect 'leave on
his name an imperiShaide stain. -
Mr. PoNsoNßy wouid not disturb the unanimity
of the House. He considered the partition of
Poland to have been the cause of. all the disturb:-
ances in Europe. This he believed to have led to
the French Revolution. The conduct of France
had, in no in-stance, been worse than that of die
partitioning Powers. As the object of the Allies
was to restore the ancient order of things, he
hoped justice:would be done to Poland. He wish-.
e-d the principles against which they had made
war to be abandoned, not only by France, but by
all the'world. With the Treaty between Eng-
land and France (excepting the Article on tire,
subject of the Slave Trade) he was perfectly-satis-
fied. He thought the Noble Lord had done right
in signing it.
Mr. 'WHITBREAD had hoped to concur in the
Address, and -the Manner in which the debate
would be managed, bat could not, from the lan-
guage held by the mover and seconder, who had
travelled out of their way to attack the principles
avowed by their opponents, and the opinions
they hid expressed, at various periods of the war.
He (Mr. W.) admitted that he had, over and over
again, predicted what had turned out to be ut-
terly false; but his political adversaries, he would
maintain, had done the same. He had opposed
'the Noble Lord's Administration up to a certain
period : he had then plaCed confidence in Ina',
but had said the time would come when it would
be seen if it was deserved. The period to which
be looked forward had arrived, and it was proved
by tne Treaty (the article respecting the Slave
Trade excepted), that the Noble Lord had deserv-
ed the confidence reposed in.him. He praised his
conduct in the warmest terms for this, that he had
fairly tried if it was possible to make peace with
Buonaparte. Throughout-the negotiations, he had
undauntedly pursued that course which it was his
duty to take, and by his prudence and firmness all
the great Powers of the Continent had been kept
too-ether. He rejoiced that the Bourbons had
been recalled by the voice of the nation.. He re-
joiced that Paris bad been spared, and that the
Allies, when successful, had set a noble-example
to future warriors. He wished to see Poland re-
stored ; disapproved of the arrangement made
with respect to the King of Sardinia's territories,
and the Genoese States, as also of the separation
of Naples from the dominions of the King 'of
Sicily. lie considered Guadaloupe to have been
given up to France,_and consequeotlyto the Slave
Trade, to purchase the co-operation of that Power
against the independence of Norway, which be
wished to-God might be established, as Norway
was wanted by Russia, to indemnify Sweden for
the loss of Finland. On a general view of the
wars ,against B-uonaphrte, he asserted the coali-
tions formed by the influence of England against
'tint had tended to his aggrandisement ; but he,
by the madness of his ambition, had unmade him
self. It this ni!.2,bt he said " No" to the Ad

dress, lie begged. the Noble Lord to understand,
that he was tar from thinking he had forfeited his
claim to confidence. On the article respecting the
Slave Trade, he could not approve of his con-
duct. If he could redeem niaisglf at the ap-
proaching' Congress, it would redound greatly to
his glory.
Lard CASTLEREAGH declared, nothing would
ever efface from his mind the candour and gene-
rosity with which he had been treated by his po-
litical opponents, both while he was present, and
when he was absent. He was of opinion the cause
of the Slave Trade stood better now than. it could
have done if the Crown had been fettered with a
mandatory injunction to require its, immediate
abolition as a sine qua non. It would be tlse height
of folly and presumption to attribute the reskit of
the war to the mauagement of any man, or any.set
of men. The cause had prospered, because it was
that of troth and justice. It • was the- force of
these which liar! urged the other nations of Europe
to unite against the counnon foe. It was sufficient

praise for Ministers that they had not, turned aside
this great moral principle in its progress, or pre-
vented its ultimate success. agreed with his
, Right Hon. Friend, that the triumph of the cause
would have been incomplete without the restora-
tion of the Bourbons, as the general, feeling
throughout Europe had_ been so strong. against
Buonaparte, that no peace with him would have
been thought safe. While, however, he was de facto
at the head Of the French Nation,fhe had thought
it his deity not to refuse-to treat with him. To have
done this, would have been to prepare the way for
the dissolution of the grand Alliance: To'have car-
ried on the war for the personal interest /of
particular family against Buonaparite, 'Would have
been to quit - the eminence on which they had
stood that he might ascend it. He would then
have been able to hold the language of Peace,
and it would then have been believed :the Allies.
were its only enemies. Their not having given
him this advantage, had greatly accelerated his
downfal.• -Though sent out to treat with Bno-
naparte, he (Lord C.) went under a declaration,
that if the French nation acted for themselves, and,
acknowledged him no longer their head, he should
not be incapable of negociating with another',•
though he had, in the first instance, treated with
him.' The Noble Lord then-adverted to the cir-

cumstances under which the negotiations bad
been carried on, and described in few words the
principal events of the campaign. The Bour-
bons, restored, the same guarantees were not
thought necessary which had been required of
Btionaparte. The French► Zing and his Ministers
entered into the general views of the Allies, and
from the disposition manifested on their part, he
thought the, presence of France at the Congress
would be of great advantage. England, in the
course of the war, had made great conquests. She
had in her hands near 50 possessions of a colonial
description. With such. means, her language- to
the Continent had been, " If they could and

would fight for their own liberties, En.

glum!

*livid !light with them, art,l -b& 6ahtenf,
close of the struggle; to give ttp.her.conttnestt
and return to Ilet- for Mer level in the sdale of
tions; but-if they could not or woiilti:ttOt dit thi.:;
fingland must then do justice to. herself; Use
the resdurces she had gained by conquest to pro::
vide-for her own, scenrity:' The object
tees had. in view were to rqdtwe the limits of .what
was Called the Frejich Empire, to raise up a bar-
rier against • future eneroach.nent on t;!e part
of France, and abOve all, to restore the in-
dependence of our ancient and interesting, Ally,
Holland, and ib give her an adequate: barrie: aga;
future danger. It was the cordiality and cott..
fidence , prevailing amongst. the Members of
the Coalition that had saved Europe. Never h
id
Such union existed amongst so. many Powers.
Their operations in the last campaign, lint b
the field and in the Cabinet, had been carried ,on
with as much regularity and concord as the MCA-,
'sures of Government in the administration of our
own affairs. They wished to reSpeict all rights;
and to do justice to. all parties : it did not become
the Hon. Gentleman opposite, therefore, to'ens.-;'
deavour to ibflame the feelings of the people in
those countries which might change their politi-=
cal relations, by making them believe that they
had been sacrificed when the necessity',of esta..
Wishing a just balance should require a new set-
tlement of boundaries. On all points, the •con-
duct of Government hits been guided by 1)11116,
pies of liberality consistent with its profession,
Far from wishing to nqrrovift he commercial prOs-
perky of France, it had thrown open the %%iciest
field possible to her enterprize. - It had af,
forded her the fairest and- fullest opportunity of
deploying her active indnstiy. •It bad betrayed
no wish to check or monopolise her trade, be-
cause it felt convinced that it was not the
interest of Great Britain to let France remain
a military and a conquering Powqr„ by pre
venting her from becoming a manufa'etto ing na-
tion. He should now pass to the cessions made.
by that country. They had not been demanded
of her as a matte': of necessity or of right. They
had been obtained as a matter of friendly arrange,
ment. . As to, Tobago, it had been fairly stated
to the French Government that the island •had
been originally settled by British emigrants, and
that it -did not contain a single proprietor who was
not a British subject. It was not, Unnatural dint
England should wish to become once More the
protectress of her own people, and are French Go-
vernment immediately consented, without the least
objection, to the cession of the island. The
questiou respecting the possessions in the East In-
dies had been met with the greatest fairness by the
French Government. It was...agreed that. as the
Empire was placed in our hailds,- there should
be no revival on the part of Fiance of claims
to Sovereignty, no fresh clash for dominion, fiat
that whilst we_Should retain all the political amid
ruling power, we should grant herevery kind of
commercial yo:untarily proposed
to restore all heiunfortified factories, and to open
all our portsin India, to her trade,- on the footing
of the most •favoured nation, acrd only asked her
in return, to considei' her existence in that'coun,
try as commercial, and not political,. and to ab-
stain from fresh struggles for empires pt no -im-
portance in a'Comi»ereial point of view ; we had
found the r..unitius most dangerons in time of
war to our trade. By its position it had become
a nest of cruisers, which had done us incalculable
injury, not only by the captures made in the
Eastern Seas, but by the extent and expense' of
convoy Nthich they rendered necessary.. Ori those
grounds we claiined':that• island from France.—'!'o
her it was only useful as a station to annoy
us in the hour of hostility, and we had be.
conic. sincere friends. It was ceded witi.oit
difficulty, whilst she kept the Isle of Bourbon,
the only .one. that possessed any commercial
valne.• -If the -Mauritius sunk into -the sea
to-morrow, he should not—lam-int it, as all
its advantages were of a negative kind; but.
when h was considered what time and what ex--
pence it had cost ns to reduce it, and that in the
hands of.an enemy it might be made iMpregnaUle,
the propriety of requesting its cession would no-
longer appear doubtful. -St. Lucie, lie- would
not deny it, was a valuable island, but had not
originally been demanded of the. French Govern-
ment. all that we wanted was a, good port in the
West ladies,. as the want of it had often been se-
verely felt. The only four ports,of that descrip-
tion were French Islands, Martinique, Guadaloupe,
and the Saints. The latter was a mere rock, unfit
for any commercial purpose, but as the FrLcir
Government imagined, although we t hong t
wrongly,- t hat it was the . key to- Guadaloupe,
it objected to its cession. , He then repeated
that our only object was to have a good
port in the West Indies, and that- we stuue!d".
accept that of the ,four, which would prove the
least inconvenient to France. St. Lucie, was
then proposed and ceded, without an intention

on our part, to cut down the commerce of France,
s:it. only to pay a fair attention to our own sc-

citrity. As to the Newioundland Fishery, the
Noble Lord thought that it would have been an
invidious conduct towards France •to shave 'taken
from her that share in the fishery established as
her ,right by tivo preceding- Treaties.. With et-•
spect to what hv,a,,(,l
couldbeen
swirl c:tz the cot„duet o;'
Other POWers, not interfere with the
Government of Spain, otherwise than by rein e-
sentations. But he trusted that Government Ovoid('
behave •-•,•ith liberrdi.lY, • and pot disgrace the late
Revolution by making it a sceiie of blood. Par-
liament would feel that It ‘vould. be 'imp! opei ite
should enter into particulars respecting other.
Powers, whose fate must be definitively settled at
• the approaching Congress.. He would only say
that no Treaty had been concluded with the
son in possession of the Government of NaPt..",.,
but merely a cessation of hostilities. The Noble
Lord flattered himself that a deep impression 11;i1
been made' on the Continent, that the conduct of
England, throughout these Ii nmentous.
tions, had been founded on the great and inst
principles of general security on which she pro-.
fessed to act. All iniptitations of interested ino.
tives had died away. It was acknowledged, that
having been driven hilt° the war by the iron hand.
of necessity, she had stopped her victorious course
as soon as that necessity had ceased ; that in pos-
session of almost every Colony in the universe,
and without a single flap- r_ n 1111ZIOCA hay ex ',arra