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London, England, 1808-01-22 00:00:00

PARLIAItfENTARr PROCEEDINGS.

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JANUARY 21.
140VSE OF LORDS, THURSDAY,
'll-6., • Senn 01. Parliament was opened this B
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11- The Commissioners were—the
• of CANTER/WAY, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Lord-,
(President of the Council) Lord AYLBesoan,
ogh steward), and Lord DARTMOUTH (Lord •
thiee o'clock the Lovas Commissioners took
• seats; and the Commons, pursuant to message,
„g attended with their SPEAKER, at the Bar, the
, • Cuarccuma informed them that his MAJERTY
, been pleased to direct his Commission to certain
therein named, to open the Session ;ti-which
• .„ dtty should hear read, and afterwards his
mostgracious Speech.
tis omission was then read by the- Clerk at
Tsble; after which the Loan CHANCELLOR rend
speech, a cony of which has already appeared in
SUL
INCO2II2MIS having withdrawn, after the Speech.
ma, their Lordslups retired n • unrobe.
pebe? of GALLOWAY rose to move an ad.-
d thanks to his Majesty, for the speech that had,
read. The tenor of that speech he trusted.
• . mist the perfect concurrence of their Lord-
•l Be repeated, that his habits disqualified. him
' •
„ ding justice to the task he had undertaken ;
ceamg in the indulgence of their Lordships,
odd proceed to offer a few observations .on the
.' As to the first point which occurred ip
Lordship would conteud'that the hostile intentions
de Court of Denmark towards this country were
beyond doubt, by her conduct for the last
Tears. If any doubt could be entertained that
was the tenor of her policy, let Noble Lords
to the prepared state of her arsenals, to the im-
. quantity of naval stores which she had amass.
which was beyond all proportion above her means
her necessities, and which could' only have been
netted for the purpose of being ultimately at the
of the inveterate enemy of the British em-
. That fleet and those stores, thanks to the energy
the Government, were now safe in an English
; and the danger v.hich might have resulted
their being applied to purposes of French am-
or vengeance was consequently removed. And
• respecting that vigorous measure, which blasted
the projects which were forming in the North et
• , it was said a difference of opinion prevailed.
'oble Lords reflect on the consequences which
, 1d have inevitably followed, if Government had
•,letted to obtain possession of the fleet of Den..
? Did they consider that a naval confederacy
• have been formed equal to forty sail of the
eree admitting, what would have been very pre-
.
ons, that Sweden could have mail-ailed her neu-
'v!? But be would pursue this subject. The ex-
.ltvon *nut Copenhagen had been universally
...roved out of that House, and he trusted that few

iihin it mold be found to refuse concurring in the
iblicopinioa. With respect to Portugal, it was
ratifying to reflect on the means employed to with-
-2W the fleet of that. country from the grasp of the
erny. It was gratifying to see one Court of Eu-
ix Prefer emigration to subjection. It was gratify-'
;prefect, that when the trade with Russia was
off great a portion of the American Continent
is thrown open to the commercial enterprise of
is country. His Lordship lamented most sincerely
t defection of Russia from the great cause of
wept He regretted, as much as the warmest
tes of Russian connection could possibly
tie cessation of our political and commercial
- , with that Power ;—but he would en-
' .to reconcile himself to all the consequences
these calamities. He was anxious to extract some
from these events. He was anxious to see this
'• independent of Russia. He wished to see
articles with which she supplied us, hemp, Ras,
r the other materials of our navy, cultivated in
• =airy and other pares of our territories, peen-
ed to their production. To that part of
in which Sweden was mentioned, he was
t their Lordships would completely concur
' kn. All the Coetirrent, except that little
was now prostrate before France. He hoped
"ski king preserve her independence, and ER;
• think no exertions too great to uphold her.
, the firmness, the unshaken fidelity to en-
. • which distinguished his Swedish Majesty,
him to the esteem and every support this
~:ty could afford him. He trusted that British
' • would indemnify him for his losses, and that
of Mdse colonies which we were under the ne-
of taking would be applied to that purpose.
' respect to the United States, he lamented that
went should have occurred to interrupt the har.4
4 10 necessary to both nations. He approved the'.
and dignified atonement which had been made'
that unauthorised act. At the same time he felt '
.lighest satisfaction in learning that it was not his'
:r. l's intention to make any concession of our',
• rights to—he would not say that illiberal,'
mimost prejudiced people. Great Britain'
ke her stand somewhere ; and she could nut
4es stronger or better ground than this. As to,
Prorpect of immediate peace with France--of a.
' such as became the dignity, and-the cournialtd-
sitlatien of this country die confessed that he
entertain but very faint hopes. There was no-
e;c11 the &Position or declarations' of the enemy
rabsisrage Oranguine capectation of an events°.
~, `e, nz to Europe, but en the whole
" '4O
Let Noble Ikeda look to *the Official 'Paper,
I,tr of the Government of France, and they
''' there fund upon what conditions it was dispels-
-47", k,e Peace. A peace upon their principles
se out an armed truer. We, it wits proposed,'
to Proclaim our maritime principle., and the'
nental confed,irary was to -propose theirs ; that
Zwed !to abandon Those principles in one pare
d, and assert .them in another. "Did ire

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