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attEtiofl. He `CIS like Wife of opinion, that from
the great competition there would foon be no re-
cruits to be bad.
Mr. Du NDAS reminded this Honourable Mem-
ber, that the furn to be given as bounty-money,
was limited by Act of Parliament.
Colonel GASCOIGNE faid. that as many regi-
tnents were now abroad, little benefit could be de-
rived by adding two companies to each of them.
Mr. PITT replied, it was only meant to aug-
ment thole 'battalions which were now in Great
Britain, fo that the number of men to be raifed
would not exceed to,ooo.
The other Refolutions were then moved, and
agreed to:-
1,615,8781. for guards and garrifons.
1,743,7731. for maintenance of troops abroad
17,232 L land forces for Ireland.
355,0001. for recruiting.. in Great Britain.
319,4791. for ditto in Ireland.
86,5231. for Generals and Staff Officers of Great Britain.
48,5971. for ditto In Ireland.
973,4331. for Militia in Great Britain,
1,338,00ds for ditto in Ireland.
sopool. for fercibles in Great Britain.
344551. for contingencies in Ireland.
9.5,8761. for fupernumerary Officers.
it,6181. for Officers, Clerks, &c. in Great Britain.
6,4161. for ditto for Ireland.
253,000 L 'for encreafed rates of fubfiftence to innkeepers ih
Great Britain.
115,3841. allowance for beer.
138,970. for reduced officers in Great Britain.
248,3821. for the in and out-penfioners of Chelfra.
35,9131. for ditto of hofpital at Kilmainham, near Dublin.
455,tx.01. for volunteer cavalry in Great Britain.
4254391. for ditto in band.
233,993 E for barracks in Great Britain.
339,001. for ditto in Ireland.
33,394 for foreign corps in Britifb fervice.
656,c001. for the augmentation of to,oew in Great Britain.
21,33:1. for contingencies in Ireland.
Mr. SFRJEANT then moved—

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1P33,750i. for the ordnance for the current year ; 30,9371.
for extraordinarica not provided for in 179 f; and 58m6L for
ditto not prov ided for in doo.—vAgreed to.
The Houfe being refumed, the Report was or-
dered to be brought up tomorrow.
Mr. RYDER brought up a Bill to repeal the
Brown Bread Ad.—Read a firft time,and ordered
to be read a second time to.morrow.—Adjourned.

STATE PAPERS.

NORTHERN CONFEDERACY.

.OPESIHACEN, FEB. 7.—On the ,sth of jann-
-v Lord GRENVILLE prefented to the Daniflt
asd Swedi(h Ambaffadors, the ram% ing Note e-
fp:fting the embargo laid on the Danifh and
Swedilh veffels : _ _

The underfigned, principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs, has been commanded by his
Majefly to make the following communication
to Count VON WEDEL JARLSBERG, and Baron
VON ENRENSWAI.D, Danith and Swedith Envoys
at this Court. _ _

His Majefty has heard with the fincereft con-
cern, that at the moment when the Court of Pe-
terfburgh had adopted the moll hollile meafures
againft the iserfons and property of his Majefly's
fubjeCts, the two Courts of Copenhagen and Stock-'
holm had concluded a Convention with that Power
for the maintainance of a naval armed Confe-
deracy in the North of Europe. If the circum-
(lances under which the Convention alluded to
was negotiated and concluded, could Have left
any doubt in his Majelly's mind refpeeting the
objects to which it is directed, that doubt would,
by the Declarations of the Court of Petertbuigh,
and to farther by the recent and official Decla-
rations of the Court of Copenhagen, have been
completely removed. It is fufficiently known
with what hoftile intentions an attempt was made
in the year 1780, to introduce a new code of pub-
lic law againft Great Britain, and to fupport
by force a fyilem of innovation prejudicial to
the deareft rights of the Britifh Empire. But
his Majelly has hitherto had the fatisfitetion to
fee that thole arbitrary and injurious mea-
lures have been completely given up. At the
beginning of the prefent war, the Court of Pc-
eerfb'irgh, which had taken a molt aelive part
in the eftablifbment of the former alliance, entered
into articles with his Majelly which are not merely
incompatible with the Convention of 1780, but
which are dire fly in the face of it, engagements
which are Rill in force, and the reciprocal execu-
tion of which his Majefty is entitled to demand up-
on every principle of good faith, during the con-
tinuance of the war. The conduit of his Majefty
towards the other Powers of the Baltic, and all
the decifions of his Courts of Jullice in regard to
prizes, have been uniformly, and notorioufly, i
founded upon thofe principle4which previnufly to
the year 1780, had guided all other European
Courts of Admiralty. Nor had the intention to I
renew the former Confederacy been communica-
ted to his Majefty on the part of any of the can-
traeling Powers, till be received information of
the actual figning of the Convention, and had
been apprifed by the declaration of one of the
parties, that the objeCt of it was to confirm the
ltipulations entered into in the year 1780, and
7781, in their original ihape. No farther doubts
therefore can remain, that the objeet of their con-
federacy, and tire Naval prcrarations which the ,
contracting parties purfue with vigour, is nothing
leis than to place themfelves in a fituation to I
maintain by force, pretert'ions whi(ll arc lo
chvioufly incontinent with rile principles of
uftice, that thole Powers which when Neutral
brought them forward, were the firft to oppole I
them when they became Belligerent, and the
eftablifhment of which, if it flould be effected,
would be one of the pr:ncipai means of overthrow-
int.; the ftrcngth and fecurity of the Britilh Em-
pire. On the knowledge of tilde circurnflances,
his Majefty, the King, fhould aft contrary to the
interat of his People, the digri•.^ of his Crown,
and the honour of his Fiag, -(which by the difci-
',line, courage, and (kill of his navy, has rifen to
fo extraordinary a pitch of greatnefs) were he to
delay the adoption of the molt effeCtual meafirres
to repel the attack he has already experienced,and to oppofe the hutlile effe.h of the confederacy
armed againtl him. His Majefty has therefore
authorized the underfigned officially to communi-
cate to Count Wants 11.111.11iLIC and Baron Von