The Sun.
London, England, 1819-06-16 00:00:00

PAIIGA.

Lord CASTLAREAGH, in consequence of the
wishes at :Sir C. 7,/ottek and other Gentlemen,
presented several Papers illustrative of the Cession
of ['area. On moving the' they should lie on the
table, his Lordship evaded hine,elf of the oppor-
tunity of statieg, that loug before the taking of
Parga an arrengemeete had been entered into be-
tween the Turks and this Country, by which
Parga. was to be ceded to the Pasha. His 'Lord-
ship did not wish to le ovoke any debate on the
present occasion. Wuile he deprecated all de-
bate, he hoped it wonld be clearly understood that
he' was ready to afford Gentlemen whatever infor-
mation was its the possession of Government.
F; um the moment that this.arraegement had been
finally agreed to, measures were adepted for car-
rying the terms of the Treaty into effect; and
(his Lordship further observed) he had the sat's-
faction of assuring the House that the terms were
b;ghly advantageous to the Perguinotes—highly
advantageous, considering :he peculiar cireem-
st alters of their case. The British troops were of
course withdrawn, and those of the Pasha put in
possession of Parga. ‘Ve had previously offered
protection to all thoee who chose to withdraw from
their native territories, besides obtaining a com-
pensation for what 'property they could not take
with them. In this arrengemeat they had in-
chided territorial property, olive trees, P
of the compensation to the amount of 150,000/.
had already been received: These obst rvalions
his Lordship thought necessary for the purpose of
removing any erroneoes impression which the
Seeech of the Honourable and Learned Gentle- ,
man (Sir Janes Mackietosh) might have made on
the minds of those whet heard him. • His Lord-
ship then entered into a detail and explanation of
the various Treaties, proving that the British Go-
vernment had never promised to assume and pre-
serve the hoitereigety of Parga. The people of
the latter plaCe, not chasing to live tender the
Turkish Government, especially that of the Pasha,'
bad been removed to an island, a dependency of
the lonian Islands. The latter island did not
grow provisions, on an avera,4e, above three
months a year. His Lordship could assure the
House, that no authority had ever been given to
any British Officer to preserve the Sovereignty of
Parga. General Campbell had never given any
authority, and he was certain that oo officer un-
der him ever had, that the British Government
had ever in contemplation the retention of
Parga with its Sovereignty. These were the
general outlines of the case regarding the cession
of Parga. The people appeared .perfectly con-
tented with their destiny; they had withdrawn
from their native place without Murmuring or
complaint, rather than continue ;eider a Govern-
ment that they disliked. The whole had been
managed by General Sir Thomas Maitland, who
deserved every praise on the occasion.
Sir C. Moses: condemned Government for de-
ceiving the Parguinotes, who had always believed
themeelves tinder the protection of the former.
The lion. Menebeteendeavoured to prove, that the
Cession was contrary to the faith of Treaties ;
and that as by the Treaties .Parga' was de-
scribed as a dependency of the lonian Islands, it
consequently came tinder the, protection of the
British Government. It was impossible to go into
the question that night., as there was no motion be-
fore them which afforded such a -scope. But lie
believed lie could at any time prove that the Par-
guinotes 1)5(1 a claim upon our justice for protec-
tion against the Turks. The Noble Lord had for-
feited the affections of the,Greeks by giving op the
mouth of Albania, whence provisions of every
kind were produced. The British Army, on the
commencement of a- new war, would not he able
to maintain itself for want of provisions of every
kind. He lamented the receipt of the calamitous
Hews concerning the cession of Parga.
Mr. Fazeteeeter regretted the cession of Parga
as a violation of faith with the natives of that un-
happy cows ry.'
Mr. GouLaune vindicated the conduct- of Go-
vernment and that of the Gallant Officer under
whose direction the cession had beets carried into
e ffe c t

_ Sir C. MONCK said, that the papers now before
the House ought to liay.e been produced sooner.
Mr. GOULBUKS observed, that the. soil of the
island of St. Marini (whither we understood- the
Parguinotes were removed) was similar to'that of
Parga, and fully equal to that which they had
left.

Sir C..lllnpcic maintained :hat it was very rocky
and very barren, and •he believed wiiholit
From a population of 5 or 6000, the people of
Parzza, had been reduced to 3000 only.
Lord. CASTLEREAGH thought that Gentlemen

would see the iinFropriety of continuing a desul-
tory conversation without any specific motion.
Mr. HUME, who had commanded at the island
of St. Ahura, assured the House that it was nearly
one-mass of stone ; and as to water, they I:ad
landed there for the purpose-of obtaluitig a sup-
ply, but had not succee►led..
Lord ComrTori lamented the Cession of Parga,
as the last remains of the independence of Greece..
His Lordship noticed that the Clive trees amount
ed in number to 80,000, in value to 200,0001.
He understood that the amount.of the whole was,,
500,0001. There was therefore a great difference
between that and
.the stint of 150,0001, said by
the Noble Lord to have been received.- He was
astonished how the Chancellor of the Exchequer
could come down to the House and ask for an
enormous sum in build new .chitrehes, while the
Gover►tttient abandoned tire' frequenters of the
Christian Churches of Greece,

Lord CASTLEREAGH • had every reason for be-
lieviog that the sum of 150,0001. would not be
much short of the average stipulated by the•C'om
nissioners.
Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH waived the considera-
tion of the policy of the measure, or the treat-
ment of the wretched sufferers ; he also waived
any complaint against Sir Thomas Maitland,
whom he bad known for many. years as a man of
honour, and of the most unimpeachable jute-.
grity. Indeed, he knew that no British Officer
would, to so interesting a people as the Par,,,.
guinotes, act in any other manner than became
his dignified station and character.—(Rear.)—
The Honourable and Learned Gentleman -then
proceeded in. an able and eloquent manner to coin-.
pare .the several Treaties between the 'European
and Tut kish Authorities with the people of Para,
and to point out that by **the law ot nations
no precedent could be found: for the course which'
bad been taken. respecting the Parguinotes, for a
variety of reasons—first, because history furnishes
no example of the cession of a'territory whicli, in
consequence of that cession, beca'me deserted by
all its inhabitants. There was.a material
ence too between cessions between Christian and
civilized States, and a cession between a Christian
and an- Ottoman' Power—in, the one, exist ing con-
fidence in institutions may and was likely to be
upheld, but, in the other the ruin of one most.
follow the establishment of the other. He ridi-
culed the idea, and was shocked to bear froth a
-British Minister, that compensation had been by.
Commissioners arranged for the olives and
perty of the Parguinotes ; was there to be none
for the homes and sacred attachment- which the
people had for their country and• liberties, for
which they had spilled such a quantity
.of their
blood hear!)—llad that place no charms
in which they had for ages 'successfully asserted
and maintained their religion and independence'.
against barbarism and ignorance ?—and was the
endearing heart of hoMe to be bartered ac-
cording to the number Of olive trees ?—was
this the way to tear up, as it were, by the
roots a small and independent people from, the;
soil in which they bad so long flourished ? The
Hon, and Learned Gentleman coMmented uptln
the respective parts of the Treaties, and asserted
that the: express provision of the one in 1800,
was, that Mahome,anirsm should he excluded from
the towns. NoW mileSs it could be proved'that
the exclusion of Christianity meant •exclusion of
Mahometanism, 'the Treaty. of I SOO., on which the
whole right was founded, could not be sustained.
So much for the hotioar of the traiiitietiiiit
consigned over to barbarians the last land most
interesting of the- descendants of the ancient
Greeks !--70-lear

Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST defended Government
for the generous attentions bestowed on the people
of Parga, who bad never been promised a conti-
nuance of our protection. The very best terms
had been made for them which could be obtained;
and the lion. Member considered they had no
other claims on is than what characterized our
compassion and indulgence.
Lord JOHN RU6SELL supported the opinions of
Sir James Mackintosh : by stipulation, we 'had
not surrendered to the enemy one man only, but.
a whole people—this violaiion of faith would ex.
cite great distrust on the tuttire protection of the
British Government.

Mr. MaiweLL, who had been at Parga, spoke
with much sympathy on the subject. The insig-
nificant Pasha to whom we had ceded Parga, was
as much detested by the Chi,ts of the Ottoman
Government as by the Parguinotes. By the ces-
sion of that memorable place, we have given up
the only sparks.uf 'the independence of Greece—
we have tip the Parguinotes to one of the
greatest tyrants that ever existed.
Mr. BENNgT complained at the treatment these
exiles received.
.He had good information on the
subject. But he, begged to asq.me the House that
lie would be found ever ready to raise his voice
against any oppression towards those unfortunate
people.
After a few words from Mr. WYNN, the papers
were laid on the table.