The gazette., 1799-02-25
Foreign Articles.
LONDoN.-H0UsE or PEERS, Nov. 20

| ne Edrl OF GdrnISy IOlc " move tIG du
drefs and, in fpeech Of comfortable length,
prefented the various topics held out by his
MaeGy from TIE throne as grounds for their
I.ordthips appreciation.
Re had no helitation in flying, that the vid.
ory of the Nile was the mott unparalleled a
chievement in the annals of the empire and it
was as fruitful IF advantages TO the country as
It was pregnant with glory-t had changed the
! political atr0fphere Of the world. The great
and ieafonable example which this country had
fhewn, had taught the nations Of Europe their
duty, and had convinced them that Their beR
fecurity depended on Their own magnanimou,
exertions. Accordingly il was apparent that
there were already fynptoms Of returning Wig
our in the cabinets OF everal Of the greatsit
powers of Europe, and he had no doubt sur the
ultimate effect of the vi6tcry would be, to in1pire
every government with 4 jua lenle OF what they
owed TO themfeves and to fociety. The glo,
rous efforts of our marine had not been con.
fined TO this fplended ccaqneA, bat had lecursd
our own coalt from inlult, and has utterly
defeated the deiign Of NOT formidable at
tack upon the filter Kingdom. in every way OF
vigilant perseverance,. at undauntcd bravery, Of
coniummate f.lf, cur Admirals, officers and
feamen, had ret 70 glorious an example to tie
univerfe, and had rendered fu7h eminent ltrvicc
to their country, that it went beyond the power
Of human pane gyric to do iuQice 70 their merits.
The Noble Lord, feeling himfsf indlpofed,
Conclnded by moving the adIreG to his Ma
lefty in the ufoal form Of repetition to the
fpeech.
The addrefs being read by the Lord Chaccl-
lor,
Tha Earl of Be,kely roGc to fecond it, which
he did in a maiden fPeech, delivered il % low
tone Of voice, that only few fntences Of it
could be di0iudly heard below the bar.
\ The Marquis Of Lanidowne next role. He
began with admitting thar the glo ious viAorY
obtained BY Admiral Ne fon, ana our other
naval fucceGes, were matters deferving Of public
eyultation an exul aticn n which every Bri.
tiIh fubjea NUT cordially join. Every wife man
knew, however, that the greatef victories fat
'e-ed obje9s and however falcinating at The
frt view, would pas away & give room to new
events, without turning to any fold advantage,
nnlefs they were made The ground of obtaining
that mot defirable Of all requirements which he
had again and again recommended in that
H0ule-a lafe and honorable peace.
lie Jaw no real0n why we might not make a
f-Parate peace. Who could blame Us The
continental powers with whom We had already
comboed, had TT Us the example; they had
dcferted Us one hy one, and made a faparatc
peace for themlc.ves He, therefore, conceived
thar peace might be obtained, it due moderation
were oblerved by this couliry. Tie did not
mean, b. degrading ourie.vcs By a degree Of
humiliation unworthy Of our dignity an1 impor-
tance rot by fuch ne2cciat.oa as the lat,
wkch be declared to have been yery i'll imagi-
ned, and i'll aIviledly condutted, but by taking
tuch leps as Ihould indicate i fair and lincere
intention in this country To agree TO terms Of
Peaae upon moderate aud hOnourable principles
His L7rd.hip thought. in the mean time We
ihould forbcar any further purlnits Of conquens
and requirements. Experience had thawn
how vain the views Of conqu-its we're. We had
taken CorGca, and could not keep i, we had
taken st. Domingo, and we could not keep it.
To what end, then, purlue the idea Of conqueas
farther The obvious policy Of this country was
TO abltain from ofenfve, and conhne oU'ielves
to deteniive war. The expence would be ma
terially lels, and every end that this country
could with for would be anfvered. He>was a
ware that Mlnilters mutt, even in that cafe, re-
fort to new meaiures, and thcle mutt be ltrong
ones, 10 which he bad no doubt bnt the good
fenle Of the nation would readily lubmit. Fer
his own part he thought il his duty As All hon
eft man, and that Of every fubje9, in the prelsnt
| circumstances, to give bis iuppcrt to fuch mea-
tures, however Rrong, that MiniReis, might
think il neceGary to bring forward relerving to
himfelf the right to deliver his opinion accord
ing to the impreflion the meAGures might fug-
geA.
He fad, he had delivered ,hetc fentimeats as
his own. He knew not thofe of oppolition,
which had dh:ppeared. Some f'id it was dead
and buried. If was dead and buried, it was
a favourable opportunity for mini0ers to fsize,
and do he country the mott efential piece
Of fervice. He lamen.ed the ah1elce Of oppo-