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excellent Conflitation. The flay of the Princes of tiers for yielding to any diflionourable facrifices,
the Houle of Bourbon, of certain Bifhops particu-lwith the view of preferving peace. They had cer-
larly named, and a number of Emigrants who con-Mainly manifefled extraordinary forbearance, but he
! tinued to wear the badges of extinguiflied royalty.:trulled it would be found that in no part of their
were made the fubjet of complaint. What the an-'conduit had they difplayed a fpirit unworthy of the
Ewer of Minifters to there compla.nts was, was Id& lofty charafler which England had long held among
ciently explained in the Papers, and he entertained,the Commonwealths of Europe. Delay had, no
a confident expelation that it was of a nature' doubt, to a eonfiderable degree, taken place; but he
to meet with univerfal fupport and approbation. was convinced that any inconvenience which might,
With regard to the complaint about the freedom have taken place from the delay was more :hanl
of dircuffion in different publications, it was hardly counterbalanced by the additional evidence which
neceffary for him to fay that he WAia tleci,!ed frietid was given to this country and to Europe, of that'pa-1
to a Free Preis. He did not mean to deny that this cific fpirit by which the Councils of his Majelly had•
freedom was fometimes carried to an uninflifia ble been governed. Under all there circuteflances of
length, and was applied to very improper porpores. the cafe, his Lordfhip thought that there could be
He would allow that lie had n:er with publications no difficulty in agreeing to the Addrers with which
whore fpirit and tendency he extremeiy difapprove dhe meant to conclude. It fhould be of that fimple
of, as being calculated only to pi OtiliCt initation and aod precife nature which would be the leaft liable to
to ferment that fpirit of inveteracy which it was one create any thing like the application of party fpirit.
great objet of the peace to extinguith Minifters had It (build be fuch an Addreii as might be voted on
(hewn their difpofition to give no countenance to, true Englifh principles, without at All involving a
publications of this kind, by referring the French, pledge of approbation to the whole conduit of Mi-I
:Government to the Tribunals of tie country, in flitter' fence the conclufion of the Treaty. It thouldl
'which alone, according to the genins of our certain]. he fetch an Addicts as naturally originated out of
Lion, adequate redrets coold he obtained. This an- that views of French aggrandifement, encroach.
ifwer was not held in al; refpeasisfeactory by the ment, and ambition, which the papers. in the hatids
French Government, and a (pint. of diftruft and a- of their Lordfhips difclofed.
!timothy continued to be cherithed. He was con- His Lordfhip concluded by moving the Addrers,
vinced that it was uniteceffary to remind their Lordoin which an affurance was given to his Majefty of the
(hips minutely of the various other proofs which the;convidion entertained by their Lordfhips of his fin-
French Government had given of a hoille and dan-:cere and anxious defire to preferve io his fubjeas the
prom fpirit. It words' be occeffary only to refer to:bleffings of peace; their regret that there withes had
a few which were moil prominent and worthy of con-:not been met by a correlponding difpofition on the
federation. At the oeri. d when the Chief Conful part of the French Government; of the feeling of
began to he in extremely de:mucus about the eva.'lively indignation with which they heard of the fpirit
citation of Malta, it wolud not be forgotten by theirlof encroachment and ambition which that GOvern-
Lorcllhips that an official document of a very extra-iment had ever fence the conclufion of the treaty MA.
ordin:.ry nature made i:s appearance in France. He Inifened. of the reliance which his Majefty might have
meant to allude to the Report of Colonel Setaaftiani. on the fupport of their Lordfhips in maintaining the
an agent difpatched by the Chief Conful to make the jug rights of his kingdom, the honour of his Crown,/
'air of the treater part of the Provinces of the 'and the &corky of his people. The motion for the Ati.l
Turkifh Empire. The publication of this Report OA ems read in the ufual form from the Woolfack.
meetrarily excited iufoicion. It difclokd views and The Duke of Comma:Aso rote to fecond the Mo-
unfolded projeds which could not fail to aura& the thin which he did in a very elegant and impreffive
peculiar notice of Minitters. In every page one moll rpeekt, His Royal Highnefs thought, that from the
important lam was to be colleted, that the views papers on the table, the only queftion was. whether
of the Chief Conful relative to Egypt had not been England was to continue a free and independent
fora moment abanimed. It was clearly teen that kingdom, as the had culled for fo many ages, or
the potreffion of that colony was the contlant objet whether lse was to fink into that Rate of degrading
of his ambition. The internal evidence of the report vaffalage to which many of the Continental Powers
proved this in a way which erotid not be mifunder- were now unhappily reduced? This was a queftioe
flood by the moll carders oblerver. If, however. for which their Lordfhips and the country had long
this inference had been at all doubtful. this doubt been prepared by the conflant proofs exhibited of the
mall have been completely removed by fubfequent operation of French ambition. If any evidence had
circumftances. In an interview with our Ambatli- been wanting to ellablith the exillence of this ambi
dor the Chief Conful had not thought it neceffary to Lion. by the papers on the table fuch evidence would
throw the fighteß veil of fecrecy over his defigns.— have been abundantly fupplied. Never, in his opi-
ne publication of the Report was fufficient to roufe nion, was a fpecific cafe of ambition and enc 1 •.ach-
our jealnufy, but the language of the Fiat Magiftrate went, inconfillent with the independence of all other
of France rendered it more peculiarly worthy of ob- States, more fatisfeforily proved. Threatened that
, fervation. In a formal conference with the Ambaf as the country was by a Power, to whore lull of do-1
'fador of an independent power, the Chief Conful minion there was no reftraint, and no end, he trufte4
had not hefitated to declare that Egypt mull boner that it would be animated by one general fentiment
lor later be in the poffeffion of France. He would put of patriotifin. The prefent was a moment, above
lit to the Candour and the feelings of their Lordfhips. all others, when every man was tailed upon to units
whether Minifters were not entitled to demand from hand in and, to put his fhoulder to the difficulties io
the French Government. tome fecurity for its future which the country was placed, and to make light of
1 views relative to Egypt, beyond what the Treaty of all perfonal conlideration, with the view of more er
Amiens provided i In the continued Foram of feaually co-operating in the great caufe: We were
Malta, Minilless conceived that this fecurity could'not now called on to contend for light objets, or in-
/be found, and hence originated the difcuffions which'different and doubtful interefts; our liberty, our re-1
this rubjea had created. and the importance which ligion, were at flake. At this moment we were to;
;the poffeffion of the ifland afterwards 'fumed. Malta,'contend for all that is moll valuable in civil feciety,l
lin the hands of this country. could only be viewed as for all that is molt efteemed by men who have cape-'
a fecdrity. It could afford to France, or any other,rienced the bleffings of liberty. It was hardly necer-
Power, no reafonable ground of jealoufy or alarm.— fary for him to recal to the attention of their Lord
No other place was liable to fo little objeittion. and on (hips More times of civic diffention, which formerly
this ground Minillers relied their claims to its poffer-'defolated this fair land, and rendered the country a
(son. But, independent of there confiderations,there'prey to every foreign invader. Firnsnefe and nnani.
were others which juftified Minifters in retaining thcznity were only wanting to enable us to triumph over,
Ifland. When the L' reatyof Amiens was formed, and every enemy. however formidable. The chandler
when, according to the ftipulations of that Treaty. of the Firfi Conful of France could not be too often'
the Viand was to be reamed to the Order of Saint a fubjed of contemplation. When he (poke of this
1 John of Jerofalem. certain revenues were underftood perfonage, he meant to apply his obfervattons merely
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to be appropriated to their fupport, in a way con-Ito his charafter. Speaking then of hiM merely in
I &lent with the objets which the Treaty propoted this charer, he mutt be permitted to fay, that he
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'to etlablifh. Without this rapport it was abfurd to leonfidered him as the decided enemy of this country.
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(talk of that independence which the Treaty prof) and this was the only coun ry which could Rem the
ledly guaranteed. But their Lorca,' could not have torrent of his infatiable thirft of dominion. Putting
.forgotten, that in Spain the revenuesof the Orderhad:the molt favourable confiretion on his condud, it
.been confircated. The fame thing had taken place in.could not be denied that he was a man whole friend-
Italy and Bavaria. The French Government, Co far:flip was dangerous, and ever, deftrudive. What, he
from oppofing any (Mack to this fequeftrationdiad:defired their Lordfhips to confider, was the prefent
;appeared to have encouraged it, in a way which :hate of France? The French had given up their Nobi-
fhewed a very great degree of difinclination to the;lity and their wealth; they had teen their altars ftrip-
execution of the Treaty. After purfuing this (pecks Iped of their aceuflomed wortbip, and the rites of their
of conduit, it was with a very lead grace. that the ireligion profaned; they had fubmitted to privations I
Fri Conful eante forward to infift on the peremp-lof the moll grievous Eod, and all there facri6ces I
tory execution of the Treaty. As long as the hopeithey had endured for the great objet of procuring
of peace could with the fmallisl degree of reafon belliberty. But bad they obtained this liberty by all l
entertained, Minfters had (hewn the utmoft ethic- there painful exertions? On the contrary, were they 1
tance to report to any meafure which might batten loot now fubjed to the ma galling and the moil ig '
on a renewal of hotlilities. When. however thenominious defpotifm ? What was the fituation of
condad (tithe French Government had become,fuchlHolland. profeffedly under the proteetion of the Firtl,
as could no longer be tolerated. coofillent with na. Carlini ? Was he not bending under the yoke and'
tional honour. dignity, or fafety, it became Parlia . eprived of all her antieot energies ? Did the not ce-
ment and the country to fpeak in terms of fuitable hibit a humiliating contrail from the pidure the exhi-
indignation of there repeated Inds of jack and ag- bited in the better times of hc'i Edo, y ? What was
greffion. If war had become inevitsble, it ought en the view which Switzerland prefented to the eye of
be a war in which the national fpirit thould be excit- humanity T Peace and tranquillity were driven from
ed in a way which would demonftrate to a proud that region which for ages they timed to have taken
and infolent foe, that while the people of this coon- up for their favourite abode. and the mild virtues of
try were ant anxious for an opportunity of taking a free and interefling people were contaminated by
offence, they were fenfibly alive to the kan impute• the pollution of French fraternity. But what had
tation of diftionour, and determined on punifking its. been the conduit of the Firft Conful to this country ?
Cults with the moll esemplary vengeance. It the Was there a fingle part of Europe where French in-
candied of Minikes was in any rerpea to be blamed. fluence had not been exerted to undermine and defray
it poffibly might be on the ground that they had the influence of this country/. Was there any one
not at a much earlier period Chews a determination effort omitted to create a prejudice to our diradvan
no longer to fairer the intuits (fir the injuries of the rage ? He needed only. for the anfwers to there quitCl
French Government to pars uver with impunity.— thins, to refer their Lordfhips to the open and avowfi
Peace was in itfelf fo important a blaring, that great ed exertions of the French Government on the fable&
allowances were to be made in favour ofezertioas to —Whatever obaruaion our commercial profperity
preferve its continuance. He would deny. however could meet with had been offered, bith a of
is she board terms, any imputation alpha Mini: continued hoftility which fulficiestly the