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London, England, 1801-11-14 00:00:00

points in difpute between us and tha Noithern
Powers, he confidered to be five :-1. The colt
nial and coaflii:e, trade: 2. The right to fearei
Ihias uncle* era, ye! : 1. The right of blockade .
Erce Chip, re:kin..free goads: and 5. The ar
ticks to he ci.niaierLl centrah ind of war. Froit
our claims with regard to all of theft., it had be&
declared impolible to recede canfiftently with the
hanotra with the intereft, with the very eminence
of the courtry. In every one particular, however,
car claims had been receded from. It had beci.
already clearly proved by an Hon. Centlenian
(Mr. Gray,) that the cradling trade was complete
ly abandoned, and that neutrals might carry on
the trade of the enemy without molefiation. As
he hated the fyftem of privatcering, he was glad
to fee it met with every difcouragement. He
therefre approved of giving up the right of pri-
vateers to featth Thips under convoy. But the
method pointed out for chips of war exercifing the
right; made him look upon this article of the treaty
likewife with great didatisfaaion. If the papers
were not f iund regular, it was laid the captain
might proceed to fearch ; hut how eafy would it
he for a neutral to carry a fet of falfe papers, with
which no fpecifie fault could be found ? His Lord-
fhip was very far from agreeing with the Hon.
Gentleman who feconded the Addrefs, that we
had gained any thing by the new definition of
blockade. A port was to be confidered in a Rate
of blockade when it was impoffible for a neutral
fhip to enter it without danger. Would the Hon.
Gentleman lay theme would be any danger to a
neutral to enter Breit when our blockading (qua-
dron was blown off by flormy weather? It was
indeed too much that that port fhould not be con-
fidered in a nate of blockade, to blockade which
a large fleet was es prefsly afligned. The Noble
Lord laid his fatisfaetion at finding a renunci-
ation of the principle, that free bottoms make
free goods, was greatly abated by finding in the
treaty another claufe which would render this aC-
knowledgment of very little value. Neutrals were
to be allowed to buy the goods of the enemy un-
molefted, and to carry them wherever they chofe.
Now he withed to know how fraud was to be pre-
vented in this fpecics of traffic ? When a cargo of
French wines or French colonial produce was
met with at lea, how could it be certainly known
whether the property was or was not tranf-
(cited from the inhabitants of France ? In this
way the trade of the enemy would fiourifh as much
as if it were to be allowed to be openly carried on
in neutral bottoms. With regard to contraband,
the Treaty conceded a point of the greaten impor-
tance, viz. That contraband of war doe's not in-
clude n.tval Rores. On former occafions we had
agreed with particular nations that naval flares
fhould not be confidered as contraband, but to
there nations the boon was never of great value,
and we granted it only for a limited term of years.
This Treaty was in future to be confidered as the
grand code of maritime law, and we had thus given
up the point for ever. But the merits of the flam-
ers of a treaty did not abfolutely depend upon
v hat it gained or conceded. Perhaps Minillers
could affign reafons which compelled them to de-
feet the principles which their predeceffors had de-
clared they never would abandon. This was the
firft at of thch• Adtninillration, and perhaps they
might be able to fhcw that it augured an Admini-
- thration, long, firm, vigorous, dignified, and fuc-
cetsfil. They might be juflified by necciEty, but
weeeflity alone could jullify them. They had [truck
that flag which an Hon. Gentleman (Mr. Sheri-
dan) had elcapently declared ought never to dif-
a ar till the nation itkli was overwhelmed.
LLord HAWKESIVRY, in a very comprehenfive
fpcceh, 'entered firituicir into a review of every one
of the five points which the difpute with the North-
ern Powers embraced. He could not agree with
the Hon. Gentleman who preceded him, that the
!ionic was called upon to vote an Addrefs upon
the mere affertion of Miniflers. The ftatement,
that the Powers of Denmark and Sweden were
prepared to accede to the Treaty between this
coentry and Rullia, formed a part of the fpccch
f, Gm the Throne. The Honfc, in fait, was called
to vote an Addrefs on a Contention with Ruflia,
to which the CI )nrts of Copenhagen and Stockholm
were in that Treaty exprefsly invited to accede.—
Thus much far the authority on which the pries
c cf the Houle retied. It had been afferted
by one Hon. Gentleman, (Mr. Crcy) that the
Convention was merely a judicious compromifc of
the thipate, while a Noble Lord, (Lord Temple)
will equal confidence advanced, that every point
at iliac latween the country and the Northern
7S s, as compktely abandoned. From both
tl.Ze poiti, ns he mun moil unequivorally diffent.
All the reavietions entered into la: the l'icaty,
were n n ..niy Tuft in theit.; principles, but wife and
vpesliei in th..ir policy. But then it had been
...;teti 'ay I :onourable Gentleman, (Mr. Grey)
write h Country gained by the adjuftment ?
tn;• liqn, «hiclt had been put with an air
et • :iune lie writl,l hi:efly real..., that this
tai.arery d rot eitgage in the cone I`. -.vith a view
v :is not ft,- the perpcf.. cl Lew
ae-
an a hat fie)) p::ferve thole aisticnt and
a. riCas c f whit they already flood pot.-
f Vt'e rook up arms to rcflit a confederacy,
• had for its a wowed ok'eart the fubverfirm of
o reared vizhts. The only queflion, therefore,
v lath ror.:!:neel fee the difeullion of the Houle
. amply this: had we obtained the renunciation
hij a iota prctcnfinns, or had we not ? It
a. • a fait iiil;veriWy kaawn and admitted, that
' • :it I.ritain owed hcc pri,iperh!,. her relay,
: • , h se v, y ex:lenee, ro her maritime alien-
(' • ; 1,47, 1,4: M:ght •go ere:lid:teddy further,
• !. • a !:.rover there was left dear and
, ._.:.:a! C-•••rnmeni• Europe,
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