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time, he dispatched a messenger to the Emperor of
Russia, to state that he was ready to wait
peace ; but the answer Was. that the time was goke
be, aad that the very circumstance of his having
offered terms and withdrawn them, was a suffis
cunt reason for not renewing the negociation.—
As to the abolition of the Slave Trade, it was a mere
veil to cover his ambitious purposes. The Honour-
able Gentleman had dwelt much upon it, hilt it was
not quite so great a favour, as Bonaparte had always
been the most declared enemy to the abolition, nor
was he now to be confided in. He trusted that the
'House would not rely on the truth or sincerity of that
run who had violated the most solemn treaties and
engagements. The Hon. Gentleman hadreferred to the
declaration of the allied powers at Vienna, he was per-
fectly prepared to approve of that declaration, and of
tie, conduct of those who had signed it on the part
of this country. as A declaration levied against Bo-
naparte who menaced the tranquillity of Europe. It
was necessary that Napoleon should be held up as an
object of terror ; alai the Honourable Gentleman
would allow him to say, that sentiments had been
pro ;minced in that House much more likely to draw
down assassination and destruction on sovereigns in
alliance with this country, than the measures recom-
mended to be adopted towards Bonaparte by that
Pa per —(Hear, /sear.) We had a full, sufficient, and
moral justification of commencing war against Na-
poleon, if we considered it was wise and right to pur-
sue it. The Government would act in concert with
the Allies, and his Majesty's Ministers were entitled
to claims that their responsibility should not be broken
in upon by the truisms of the Hon. Gentleman.
. Mr. PONSONBy would trouble the House with a
very few mit ds. It was certainly always extremely
painful for him to differ with his Hon. Friend, but
on the present occasion he found it impossible to con-
cur with him. His • Hon. Friend had said, that the
Address was innocent in itself, but dangerous from the
speech of the Noble Lord; but that speech had been
extremely overstated. The Noble Lord had been
represented as recommending immediate War. Am
I right (said Mr. P.) in considering the Noble Lord
as not having given any opinion on that point ?
Lerd CAbTLEREAGH had declared no opinion
on that suhj.ct.
Mr. PONSQNBY then said, that he could not
agree with his Honourable Friend. that he was likely
to be duped by the Noble Lord ; he desired to know
what there was in the Address that implied war,
without Ministei first doing all to secure peace with
honour to the Clown, good faith to the Allies, and
the suctirity of Europe? If it would justify Ministers
in pitait;ing into war, without regard to circumstances
upon e hick peace might be maintained, then hr
thou4lit that the Address, and the conduct of the
House in adopting it, were absolute frauds on the
Nation. His Honountble Friend must not think him
quite so great a fool as not to understand the words
of that Address, and the import he had given to them.
Tile question w.is then loudly called for, and the
House divided. Tor the Amendment, 37—Against
it, taq—M.ijority in favour of the original motion,
183. Adjourned at Twelve o'Clock.
L1Z.,7 OF MINORITY.
Abercronibl.o,Hon J. Fergusson, Sir Roo. North, D.
• Brand, Hon. T. Gnrdun, Robert • Osborne, 'Ardis.
Bennet, Hon. H. 0. Horner, F. Pign!t, Sir A.
• Buren, Hod. P. Lk • Hestkeote, Sir 0. Pierse,
H.
Burdett', Sir F. • Honshu's, Lord A. Ridley, Sir M. W.
Butterworth, J. Kemp, Rom*, sir S.
• Barnard, Lord •Losubton, F. 0. Bowden, J.
Braltke, C. • Union; Sir W. Smith, J.
Campbell, Hon. J. Moore, Peter Tierney, Rt. Hon. G.
Calvert, Ctisq. • Martin, H. 'Whitbread, S.
• Coke, .I'. W. Manin, J. Wilkins, W.
reutrannon, Lord Molyneur, H. Walpole, Hon. G.
Dundas, Hon. L. Tei.t.sas—•l.d. Abhorpe and W. Smith.
Those market! dins 11. are County Members.

STATE PAPER,
REELATIYE TO THE PERSON AND VA3gicy or NAPOLEON

BOSAPARTE.
(PREStNTID TO PARLIAIIIN F TLSTLIIDAT:)

VISCOUNT CASTLEREAGH TO EARL. BATHURST.
Paris, April 13, 1814.
My LORD-.—l arrived here oil the 10th, in the
evening.
The great and auspicious events which had inter-
vened bvtween my last dispatches from Dion, 1 had
the satisfaction to find had been regularly transmit-
ted home by Viscount Cathcart and Sir Charles
Stewart.

The hurry of a first arrival must excuse me to your
Lordship, for adding a little to the mass of impor-
tant and interesting matter, which you will find de-
tailed in the vat ions Journals, with respect to the pro.
gress of the happy change which has been effected.
I shall therefore, on the pre:ent occasion, confine
myself to an ex;4lanation of what has passed with
Tespect to the future destination and settlements of
Napoleon and his gamily.
Your Lordship has beer. already informed, by Lord
Cathcart, of the act of Abdication which was passed
by Bonaparte on the 4th instant, and of the assurance
given him by the Emperor of Russia and the Provi-
sional Government, of a pecuniary provision of six
millions of franci, with a safe asylum in the isl.tnd
of Elba. The Act in question was deposited in the
bands of Monsieur de Caulaincourt and the Marshals
Ney and Macdutiald, to 'be given tip upon the due
execution of tng..gements on t!e part of the Allies,
with respect to the proposed- arrangement. These
persons wtre also authorized to agree io an Armis-
tice, and to settle such a line of demarcation as might
be satisfactory to the Allies, and, in the mean time,
prevent an unnecessary effusion of blood.
• On 'my arrival I found this arrangement en the
point of execution. A Convention had been discuised,
and wr ul4l Wave, in fac., been signed in the course of
the day, by the Russian Minister, h.scl not the ap-
proach of die Allied Ministers been announced. The
motives for accelerating tl.e immediate ennclusion of
this Act were the inconvenience, if riot the danger, of
Nap leon's remaining at Fontainbleau, surrounded by
troops, who Still; in a considerable degree, remained
faithful to Milli, the apprehension of intrigues ih the
arity and in the Cap cal,' and the importance attached,
by 'a considerahle portion of theffficers, to some ar.
Fangettient lavdurable to their Chief, in satisfaction of
their personal honour, befbre they left him. •
• 0,1 chi night of my arrival, the Plur ministers ha.)
ennieroice with .the PrioCe de Benevent on the sub.
jett of thiproposed'CosientiOn,Th Which I stated fly
dhjections, desiring, at 'the' same time, to' be tuaer:
ittiodies not urging them then, at the hazard 61 the