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try received this tommtmleation with Strittiee t be:
cause they left that the American Gottenartums ha&
applied for Wit explicit information on this head to.
the French Government, and, till lately; when the
Dectee'in question was peviducesl. had not received
any satisfactory assurances. Tbe Honourable and
Learned Gentleman had professed not to be ac-
quainted with French Diplomacy, ci which, there
eould not be a donbt, the Decree in question was
the offspring, now first seen after it had been passed,
as its date bore, fifteen months, :ind after the pro-
mulgation of the Declaration by this country.—
The Decree in question, however, was not an un-
ctmditienal repeal of the French Decrees, but was
pointedly confined to America. Now, if the Ho-
nourable and Learned Gentleman asked
.him, if
such a Decree, 'so extraordinary and unique in its
kind, satisfied him that we ought to repeal our Orders
in Council, he had no hesitation in saying, that, in his
opinion, such a Decree in no degree satisfied his Ma-
jesty's Declaration, which was frareed,not to apply
to one nation as to whom for a hostile and sinister

purposn;•tht Trench Government might repeal their
Decrees,' but only in the event of a eneral and un-
conditional repeal of those Decrees. The Decree now
alluded to only went to a partial and conditional re-
peal of the Berlin and. Milan Decrees, and now made
its appearance under circumstances the most disgrace-
ful to the Government whence it proceeded ; and it
any one act could convince America of fraud having
been practised by France, both against this country
and against America, he (Lord Castlereagh) should
conceive this curious and pretended document would'
have that effect, which was now brought forward
with the expectation of seducing this country into a
repeal of her Orders in Council., As to the instru-
ment itself, however, it did not satisfy the terms, of the
Declaration issued by the Government of this coun-
try. if what he (Lord. Castlereagh) had stated on
this subject, however, was not satisfactory, the De-
claration gave to any person entertaining a contrary
opinion, their remedy at law.
Mr. BROUGHAM begged to be understood as
only repeating what he had originally meant to ex.
press, that if there was not a clerical error in the date
of the docuntent in question, It must be considered
as one of those acts which are most unworthy of a •
Great Nation. As to the condition, however; on
Which the Declaration bore that the Orders in Coun-
cil were to be repealed, he once more implored that
'it might be reconsidered; and submitted, that though
not in the woesis,, yet in the spirit or' their Declara-
tion,lhe Goverment of this country were now sear-
tented in revealing the Orders in Council as toAme-
rica. The Freno Decrees being repealed as to the
Americans, this was, as to them, the same as if there
was a repeal of those Decrees generally..
Mr. ROSE said a few words.
Mr, STEPHEN disapproved of the premature
manner in which the matter had been brought for-
ward. The paper alluded to seemed to him to be
singtitirly disgraceful to the GoVernment by whom it
Was issued ; but he was surprised that his Honoura-
ble and Learned Friend should, in the present statt
of affairs, have been so anxious to draw from his
Majesty's present Ministers, their Opinions on the
Object of the effect had by that paper on the Decla-
ration by this country. Did he do so, from-an im-
pression that those measures which he (Mr. Broogo
ham) so strenuously supported; would not be so much
in favour as he could wish with that Government
wiliest was yet unborn ?
Mr. BARING regretted, that the Noble Lord
(Castlereagh) should have etpressed any decided
opinion on so Important a point as the policy of con-
tinuing the Orders in Council, so far as America
was concerned, pending the evidence now in the
course of proceeding at the bar of that House, and
before there had been time for neighing the import-
.ance of that evidence in all its bearings.
Lord CASTLEREAGH said, he had given no
opinion as to the policy of contiuuing the Orders in
Council, as far as'regarded America-. He hail only
answered some questions pot to him on matters of fact.
Mr. BARING explained. When the motion was
put and agreed to.
Mr. BROUGHAM also roovcal for an Actbunt
of the Expence of Swords and Bayonets for the Navy
apd Army, fur the ten years ending Bth Jan. 1812,
distinguishing each year.—Ordered.
SUPPLY.
Lord CASTLEREAGH felt that there might
seem to be an impropriety in calling on the House
to vote away public money in the absonce of the
Chancellor of the Exchequer; but as to a grant, the
principle of which h:td been already assented to by
the House, (he meant the grant to the children of
Mr. Percival, which had been unanimously aplto-
ved of by the House,) he the ught there could be no
difficulty. He should move, therefore, that the
Mouse do go into. a Committee-0i Supply, for the
purpose of voting that' special grant
The House accordingly went into a Committee of
Supply.
•Ds, ISCELLANI ES.
Lord CASTLEREAGH moved that the House
at 10 risipg, should adjourn until Monday.
Mr. BROUGHAM called the attention of the
House to 'the inconvenience that Would result to the
country, but more particularly to the witnesses, by
an, unnecessary delay. He wished that the House
should sit to-morrow, that the examinations on the
subject of the Orders in Council might be continued,
Mr. STEPHEN replied that the Hon. Member
had no right to expect that the convenience of Mem-
bers should be sacrificed ; he having occupied one
whole day in the examination of witnessesfainn Spital-
fields, whose attendance could have been procured at
any time.
After a few words from Mr. Ross and Lord CAS-
TLEREAGH the latter withdrew his motion, and .the
question of the Adjourantent of the House was. postoi
poned.
A Committee to arrange and digest the Blginfray Reports Ire
appointed, on the Motion of Mr. 1). Ginnie.'
After some unimportant conversation, an Aireoint wire order'
ed to be laid bt for:. the Houanof tbe number of Crate. of Fart MO
ware-sent to Liverpocil front the Potterivi of Staffardehire, for
the years 180 S and ISIS.
Mr. Baltic; enquired if it were the intention of the ether side
of. the House to call any of the ship owners of 'Sunderland or.
Shields; ivbo bad petitioned for the continuance of the Orders fn
Council, and bebig answered In the tiegs.tive, he gave noire that '
be should move for the atteadance of several.
Mr. MaIIILYAIT .ild that the ship-owners of Undies who had
petitismed the House woldd be examined.
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