Star.
London, England, 1815-04-14 00:00:00

OVERTURN FROM 133NAPARTE.

The Duhe of NORFOLK asked, whether any formal nverturt
fr.r.n Pkl:l)..'eon P•zararte, since his return to the Gun:rumen!
of funec.h.al been reze.ved by his atileaty's Minkerst
The Larl ut I.llr2it POOl. replied, that an overture ha 1 heee
received by hi% Ninit•ity's atir •nintent from the quarter atiu....ed
tu, and that it ha i :.:en transmitted to Vienna.

;the Duke ot Ni11tl`01.1( Ingu:rect, whether the Noble Earl
1.a•1 a:•r ohjecth.,:t to 1:y a c,py of this overture before the
t

I.cod I.IVERINJOI. sail, that it won!! impos.ible, under
presto' circt.nwances, to 4.1i.c1u.e tit? terms of this overture.
The Mae of NORFOLK expressed a wish to know. whether
:t was in the cootemplation of the Noble Secretary to COMllltiiii-
e.PC this r to the [louse f
lord stud, that it was the inteneicrs of hi,
hittlisztrs fully to inrorm the House iu due time orally
communication whi:ll might take place bc:ween Vie present Go-
vernut, nt of Frince and the Government of tbi, eottntry.
Marvis.DOUGLAA asked, whether Mitysters bid made any
and what communication to the present Rohs of France, in con.
bequence of this overture ?
l.ord LIVERPOOL observed, that he had already stated, that
the overture from France kid been tran.mitted to Vienna ;
adding, that no counntunicition had been made by our Govern.
mesa m ifocaparre.
'Ube Mar.juts of BUCKINGHAM, adverting to the Papers
latd on the table respecting Genoa, to consequence of the Address
voted beture the r CV•3, gave notice of his intention to call the
attention of ifs: 'louse to the subject of these Papers on
an:light, and, if possible, to remade their Lordships In accede
to a Ke.olation grounded upon them.—The Lords were ordered
to be summoned on tins occasiun.
AMERICAN TREATY.

Marquis WELLESLEY rose, pursuant to notice,
to call the attention of the House to the circum-
sttnces connected with the late war, and with the
conclusion of the Peace with America. The Noble
Lord began by observing, that however the war be-
tween this country and America was to be deplored,
it was a ctnisulation to us to reflect, that the aggres-
sion was with flirt county—that whatever might be
the issue of the contest, our cause was just ; but in the
prosecution of that contest, it was .to be considered,
teat if victorious, the sympathy peculiarly due from
us to the vanquished mutt operate to embitter our
glory; while, if defeat should be our let, there were
many circumstances connected with our relative si-
tuation, wiiich mu:t serve to aggravate our disgrace.
Such a contest, then, ought not surely to be pro-
longed can the contrary, it was the imperative duty
of Ministers to avail themselves of any opportunity
that offered to bring such a contest to an arricable
ter ; for, by prolonging the war, we were
withdraa ing America from commerce and p;.iaceltil
pursuits, and provoking that country to become a
military and naval Power. Taus we were depriving
ourselves of present advantage, and preparing future
miscaiet ; fur America become military and mari-
time would be too likely to m;x in the concerns of
the world, in a ma.orer by no means conducive to
our interest. Thu:, by the prolongation of this war,
a viper might be found to issue out of cur own bosom.
But Ministers might have averted the evils which the
continuance of the American war so glaringly threat-
ened, by availing themselves of the opportunities
which offered for an amicable settlement of the dis-
pute. This too they would have done, had they been
actoated by any notii n of enlarged policy, or any
regard for common prudence. Why the proffered
mediation of the Emperor of Russia was rejected,
he had never heard explained. That illustrious
aovereign, Who from what had recently transp.r.-d,
did not appear to' be a favourite of Ministers, was
in his (Lord Wellesley's) opinion, peculiarly intitled
to our confidence on that Or on any other occasion.
Fur, howeVcr QUM* ailght thitr,C of the Emperor of