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would not lend his sanction. The subject was one to
which he had earnestly and diligently applied his
mind, and if it had been introduced in due time, there
was no light or assistance that he was not willing to
contribute towards, unmixed and unimpaired with
any party feelings or detached views. In the consi-
deration of so extended and vital a question as the re-
gulation of the Commerce and Government of India,
Parliament had been called upon to discharge one of
its most important duties. And they were required to
enter on that duty without any time for competent
deliberation, without any real discussion—with only a
delusive and hypocritical shew of investigation. If
his Majesty's Ministers should persevere in their ob-
ject, and that no 'other Peer should rise to resist them
or arrest their progress, he should move for postpone-
ment to the next Session.

The Earl of BUCKINGHAMSHIRE had no de-
sire to enter into discussion then, but if the Resolu-
tions were to come under discussion in the present
Session, the earliest day would undoubtedly be most
desirable. He could not avoid taking notice of some
expressions made use of by the Noble Baron (Gren-
ville) who chose to brand the conduct of his Majesty's
Government as hypocritical and base. He would
tell that Noble Lord, that those who had been in the
habit of attending in the Committee were incapable
of such conduct. But if the Noble Lord was really
desirous of information, why had he not attended his
duty in that Committee, and communicated those
lights of investigation, which certainly no one was
better qualified to impart than he ? But what right
had the Noble Lord to impute to him, or those with
whom he acted, so unworthy and disgraceful a prin-
ciple as insidiousness or hypocrisy ? Whatever the
Noble Lord thinks of himself, they stood as clear
from any such foul,imputation as himself. But when
that Noble Lord cried out against haste, had he for-
got the measure which he himself had introduced in
1793, without any Committee, without any Resolu-
tions ? Surely, he would not contend Ord deliberation
was less necessary than at present. After 20 years
experience, the House was hatter qualified than be-
fore for the execution of what they were proceeding
in, and could not discover any sufficient :eason for
postponement. 1-1 e professed a treat rc.pect for that
Noble Lord, but he had still a higher respect for the
House,aad it should have the good fortune to ob-
tain the sanction cf their tipptoliation, h 2 should not
much repine at any different sentiments ultich the
Noble Lnrd might entertain.
The Earl of LAUDERDALE explained.
Lord GRENVILLE complained that an answer
had been refused by Ministers to a question put to
them by his Noble Friend, and hoped the House was
not brought to that pass that they would approve or
tolerate such refusal.

On the motion of Lord LAUDERDALE, it was
then ordered that the Papers on the table be returned
forthwith.

WAR WITH AMERICA.

Lord GREY rose to call the attention of their
Lordships to a particular circumstance in the con.
duct of the war in which they were engaged with
America. This was an instance of gross neglect on
the part of his Majesty's Ministers, who have ne-
glected to provide what the event had shelved to be
very necessary, namely, an adequate maritime force
on the lakes of North America, in order to secure
Upper Canada against the attempts of the enemy.
Their Lordships would recollect that when on a ter-
mer occasion he had mentioned the subject, it had
been asserted in a very confident tone, that every ne-
cessary measure of precaution had been taken, and
that no disaster was likely to ensue. Now it was
well known that the enemy had established such a
maritime force on the lakes, as threatened dangerous
consequences, and information which, though not
official, yet bore every character of authenticity, had
recently reached this country : .thus serious mister-
!noes had already occurred, which it was extremely
Probable would be followed by others. The object,
iliereiote, of his rising at present was, to ascertain
whether there was a sufficient force upon the lakes at
;he time S;r James Yeo left this country ? It was his
opinion, that if such a force ;had been established at
the time he had suggested the necessity for it, the re-
verst.s that we now had to deplore would have been
obviated, and he conceived that the culpable neglect
which had led to them was a very bad return for the
zeal and loyalty evinced by the inhabitants of the as-
sailed province, who had enrolled the whole of their
male population within the age of seventy, for the
purpose of repelling the enemy, to whose incursions
they were now exposed, notwithstanding all their
efforts. The Noble Lord then concluded by stating
his wish, that an account of the means of defence of
Upper Canada against the enemy, at the period when
Sir James Yeo left this country in order to provide a
tv.val force on the lakes, might be laid before the
HouSe.

Lord BATHURST had never confidently as-
serted, according to the imputation of the Noble
Lord, that there was no danger to be apprehended
irom any attack which the Americans might make
on our setilements in Upper Canada, nor did he con-
ceive that any intelligence recently received, would
justify the gloomy view he had taken of the situ ition
of our affairs in that quarter. Sir James Yeo had
been sent from this country immediately on Sir
George Prevost's having made representations to the
Government of the necessity that existed for the esta-
blishment of the maritime superiority in question, and
so far from any time having been lost, the vessels
bearing means for the accomplishment of his views,
arrived on the banks in April, and were some time
before they could go up St. Lawrence.
Lord GREY said that the assertion now made,
that every thing had been done which was necessary
to insure the safety of the province, was as extrava-
gant as an assumption that there was no danger ; and
when the Noble Lord had added, that Sir George
Prevost had made representations with respect to the
necessity of increasing our naval force, had be not