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London, England, 1802-05-14 00:00:00

was the intention of Government to adopt the ne.
celTary me:dares for having a large Channel Fleet
ready for anital fervicc at forty-eight hours notice.
With relpea to Leurity having been obtained for
not going is war again, he coal.' atfure the Houk
that no man willed mine than hiniti:lf that Inch
might he cafe. It' it was not In this Country would
It tve to c immence a new war under every eircitm•
fiance of difadvantaqe. If at the end of three
campaigns we recovered v.hat we had given up by
the Treaty, he humid think' we had made a moil
glorious war. Such ss is the rittots;on in .which
the country flood, and he flattei Itimfellthat the
'tulle would concur v. ith him in the propriety of
contidering how we rtsi,.tlit lse f relict the danger
that threatched us. Hr feared the fpirit of the
Country would be brokoi, unlefs its Counfels
wet,: diraled by abler men. He had deemed it
neceiLtry to delire the Ijoule to carry a declara-
tion to the foot of the "florrn-, containnig a Refo.
that the I loofa was ready to attend to ever,'
praaicable. economy calculated to enable this
Country to lAA every future attempt on the part
of the crony ; but that in order to do ft), it would
be fleet:Tay to have a reale of defence fufficient to
meet :he danger. The Noble Lord next adverted
to the quelion of the Right of the Paha Flag. in
the Navigation of the Eailern Seas, and the claims
of Fran,:e and Holland to carry on a free and in-
dependent trade. He obferved that although this
Conutry might be dilpofed to treat fuch claims as
ridiculous, Holland and France might not do fn.
It it Ciosuld be neceffary to maintain a war in In.
diet Inc the fovereignty of the territory, ice (imolai
confider filch war as jolt and neceffary; but the
opts Ilion was, whether France and Holland would
entertain the fame opinion ? pet hapc the very (hip
that carried not the orders to give up the fatories
to the French, might Icing back an account of ac-
ttial He depr..cated the confequcnces
of a War in India, particularly at a time when the
I ..It India Dire lore had Dated that the Company
was :90 poor to ;Miro& their own fervants in the
if their 'militias. Ihs Lordfhip again
adverted to ti.. impolicv of fuffering the Treaties
to •eipite, recapitulated his arguments, and ex-
piefle.... his intention of introducing into the Ad-
drefs a hope that no time might be loft in fettling
by amicable adjultment thole points which had
not been arranged by the Definitive Treaty. He
concluded by moving,
"That at: bumble Addrefs ihould berefented to his Majefty,
*Turing his Majefty that this Houle would take into Its moil
'thous confide-ration the Treaty of Peace, which his Majelty
had been gracioully pleated to is immunicate That the Houle
acknowledged with all due humility his Majefty's prerogative
to make peace or war; and that it riould be its heft duty to
maintain inviolate the public faith, as pledged by the Treaty of
Peace, and to abaft his Majeßy in performing the engagements
which his Majefty had engaged Intact( to adhere to : That
the Houle could not conceal its awful apprchenfices at con-
&tering the fituat ion which had been the refult of the Treaty of
Peace : That it could not forbear offering his Mayfly their
Thanks for fuels provifinns as had been adopted to avert the
danger: That it was impoffille for the Houfc to fee without
alarm, the eircumflanecs that had attended the coucinfion of
the precnt pea:c, by which facrifices had been made on the
part of this country, without any correfpendlng concemon on
the part of France : l'hat numerous fulaieds of clothing ince-lefts
had been left unfettled: That in the moment of Peace we had
ken indubitable and convincing proofs of the ambitious projeCts
of our Rival : That thefe confederations had imputed on the
Britifh Government the neceffity of meafures of precaution:
That the Houle relied on his Majetky's wifdom to be Watchful
of the power of France, and humbly thought it neceffary to af-
(are his htajo fty of its ready and firm fupport in his exertions
in refilling every (rah encroachment on the commercial rights
Of the Brit ins Empire: That it was defirous of a fyltan of eco-
nomy conliftent with a naval and military eitabliffunent, ade-
quate to the st.inc:cr of the country : That It was actuated by a
(incur, w'fla 1..1- Pe ire, and imprcifed with that lentintent,
earncftly witiw.l iris Majenv, by amicable adjuftment, to ar.
mare thore points whi:h bad been left unfettkel by the Detain-
nee Treaty,
The Dut e of Ns-num:it raid, the motion which
the Noble Lord had jolt made went to threw the
Itrongeil cenfure on his Majefty's prefinit Mini tiers
that could be conceived; and fo far was he from
voting any thing like cenfure againft them, he
gave them his thanks for the bleffings they had
conferred on the Country by the reftoration of
Peace, which if it was not as good a Peace as could
he wifhed for, it was in his opinion as good,
under all the circumfiances, as could have been
expcaed or obtained. If that fpeech which formed
tile Noble Lord's Motion was carried to the foot
of the throne, it would have the effeft of calling
upon the Country to go to war again; it would
be the fame as telling Erance that we meant to
dircufs every point over again with a drawn (word.
He did not fee that difference between the Preli-
minary and Definitive Treaties which the Noble
Lord had (laud. In regard to Malta, there were
none, for it was placed under the protation of a
third and a neutral power, which was bound by
every tie of gratitude for her prefervation to this
country, and would not be very likely to filter the
intereft of France to predominate in the Eland.—
He could not fee any great importance that could
he attached to the Ifle of Elba, and he hoped this
errantry would not go to war again for (mall dd.-
pines in the Mediterranean. The Noble Duke then
cnnci'ided with moving an Amendment to the Ad-
ctrefs, to leave nut all of it that cenfured the Treaty
of Peace, and prefent another Addrefs,
hi: Majefty,
Titan that Boat would take the Definitive Treaty of
Pace bun eonfideration That the Houa acknowledged his
Prifaj-fly's prerogative relative to peace and war: That they
fro: it to he their bounden duty to maintain as far as lay in
4r power, the public faith of heir country; and that they
v, nub! uto!i readily aflift his Majefty in making fuels arrange.
mists a. aweld b. neceffary for enabling him to carry his en-
shin s.sie.t."
• Lo: it PEVA AM raid, it would be neceffary for the
I Lane to come to (once decision on this fubjee, in
older to have it known whether the country was
it peace or at ? The Nobie Lord who opened*
the debate had confidered t:ii: Peace as nothing
mole than a truce. The Noble Lord during the
• of his fpeech, had avowed himfelf an comp;
to any Peace it all—[Lord Grenville here role
and denied he had tiled any Inch expreflion ; his
addrefs contained a contras y sentiment.]—l.ord
rctioned : he contended the Noble Lord
had argued in a manner which went to thew that
Peace mutt be diladvantageous. The Noble
Lord had alio argued, that whatever see gave up
to Hits, other country was a firrender to Fiance ;
which was not the fad. With refprEt to Malta, it
flioula be rcLoilelted that it was to be open w al.