Star.
London, England, 1803-05-24 00:00:00

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difpotition of the French Government to be clentially
and inconceivably hoftile. But the views nianifeded
by the French Government with refperft to Egypt
were particularly worthy of attention. The poffetfion
lof that country had been avowed to be the obiee of
peculiar avidity; it did not require much political
Ifagacity ta point out the connection betwiat the pof•
feffion of Egypt and the infecurity of our Eaftern
dominions. His Royal Highnefs took occaflon here
particularly to refer to the converfation of the ITR
of February, betwixt Bonaparte and our Ambaffador,
in which the Firft Conful with fo little defire of con.
ecalment, difclofes his certain profpee of the ultimate
poffeflion of Egypt. After shortly alluding to the
atrocious and malignant accufation brought by the
French Government, that eminent public chars ters
this country were for encouraging affaLfination,
which he reprobated in terms of very Prong
nation, his Royal Highnefs adverted to the skims
fet up by France, for curtailing the liberty, of the
peels, for difmiffing emigrants from the enjostneatt di
that hofpitality which had been their refuge, whoa
driven from their native land, and to the other prop
pofitinns intended to introduce changes into our do.
meftic fyftem. He was confident that he (pole the ;
fentiments of every one of their Lordthips whets*
Paid that fuch attempts to dilate to the Government
of this free and independent country were fuch as
'ought to be refitted with the outwit contempt. The
Fir ft Conful was, indeed, lb much in the habit of dic.
eating to dependent powers, and he had fo complete.
ly ettabliftted a fyficin of abfolute fway in France,
that fuch requifitions, however firmly and indignant-
ly they might be refifted,did not excite much Amino,
ment. Whole countries had, from the time that the
Treaty of Peace was concluded, been annexed to •
France, and every new aft of the Government was
a new ground of jealoufy and alarm. This fyftem of
encroachment and ambition, the had in fo many ea- .
slous ways fo unequivocally difplayed, that forbear.
lfiance became inevitable, and war on the part of this .
country bad become the only means of preferving in-
violate the free Conftitution which had beets trannnit.
ted to us from our fathers as the price of their la.
boors, their fufferings, and their blood. As this great
inheritance had been received unfullied and unpollu.
ted, fo be trolled that it would behanded dow entire,
and unchanged to our children, who might in their
turn perpetuate its defcent to diftant times. Aber,
witneffing all the encroachments of French arabidain
was this country at Taft to fall a facrifice to the am-
bition
which knew no bounds? He would not for a •i
moment detain their Lordthi ps with fuchan unworthy
idea. He trotted, that the period would never coma 4*
when our Nobility would be overturned, when ease
Con flittaion would be deftroyed, the faneuary of do.
meftic virtue invaded, the altar of religion defiled..... 7.
Then indeed would be the confornmation amass&
infamy, and obi glory of England would be abl=eivW-
in darknefs never to be difpelled. Such a &ilk
never approach if the people were true to thernfehemer. v .
and determined, as he was confident they would be.:.
in refitting any foreign invader. If they were anhi.
ted by a general fentiment of loyalty, if they at.,
covered a proper degree of affeCtionate ;machines*
to their Sotereign and their Country. we would coq.. '
' tinue abet we had long been, the free!! and haposiellA
nation in Europe. It had been Cud in an MEd&
paper of the French Government, that England angle
'handed could not contend againtt France. This wits
Its fentiment, the fallacy of which the whole bdtory
of this country eontradiaed, and be trolled, that *rhea •
driven to hoffilities by unprovoked infults and ag. 3
Frefficuis, we (hoild never want an• arm to check •
injuilice. and to pnnilb lawlefs ambition. His R0ya1...,
.IHighnefs concluded his fpeech by again urging the .
necellity of unanimity, and exprelfing himfeif in dee .1.
Bided terms in favour of the Addrefs, which in dile •
opinion was molt unequivocally juffified bythe mete
• on tie table.—[The fpeech of his Royal Highoefe •
was received with great approbation in pones of
the Houfe.] .•
Earl ST AMMO?! gave the Noble Lord who /oohed
the Addrefs great credit for the fairnefs and cher tans- •
.s
dour in which he had introduced it. There was woe .
nanny of the propofitions which he had laid dews .
which he was at all difpofed to controvert. Os a few •
of the pofitions, however, be flweld beg leave to. ork,
tome obferrations. He trolled that their 34/oriioiips
would unanimonfly be difpofed to follow the wife •
and patriotic line of conduit which his /haul Higb.
nefs, who had juft fat down, had frielogneenly reerom.
mended. AU party feelings, and party dietitians,
would, be was convinced. be baaifbed at a period fe
perilous as the prefene was, whether the tatsre of
the contelt or the enemy with whom it was to be filf, '
tained, were to be confidered. When the great queP
tion was, in what manner the country was to be toss.
effeEtually Caved he conceived that moderation sod •
mildnefs of temper ought to be the presiosalsont
principles of opinion. So muds convinced was he
of the propriety of this, that in the obfervations
which he had now to offer, he fbonld not confider
himfelf at all as debating in Parliament, but rather as
miring fentence in a judicial proceeding. He &crutch
therefore, endeavour to keep his mind as free from
the influence of paffion or prejudice as if he were
deciding on an impeachment is Weittninfter
In doing this he Mould attempt to Rate what the real
differences betwixt the two countries were, and in his
defcription of thefe differences he should take as
as pnffible from his own recolleiffioe, and as mach as
poffible from the'papers oo the table. In the toad
page of the correfpnadesee a propofitioa was broal/he
forward by Mini en that Malta fliould remain in t,*
hands of this country for tea years. and it wee herds
ly neceffary for him to remind their Lordeirpe that,
agreeably to the Terms of the Treaty of Peace. fe
was to be given rip by this country is three mouths
after the ratification bad taken plate. He would sot
take on hirnfelf to fay, that no eirctimbnces iciest
have taken place which rendered the soaexecetiost
of the Ilipubtion highly proper and highly expo.
diem. Whether fo& eircemliames did socsr was
the great fagot" foe esamiaaties et the resat se.