Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-04-07


lament, underwent thorough dilcufion. In
the Brtiih Kings mefage, bis maieRy, alludng
TO the correspondence, fays, He entertairs
the fullelt confidence that the anfwers will ap
pear to have been conformable to that line of
conduit which was required from his maietty
on this occaiion, by his regard to all the mott
important intereits of his dominions And
his majelty, having no object more at heart
than that OF contributing, as foon as the ftua
ton of affairs ihal render it practicable, to the
eitabliihment OF the general tranquility of Eu.
rope, on a iure and fold foundation, and of
providing efeefually for the fecnrity and per-
ma1ent PROPERTY of his faithful people, places
hrm reliance on the continued fupport of his
Parliament, and on the zeal and perseverance
OF his fubje6ts in fuoh mealures as may beG
tend to confirm the fgnal advantages which
have been obtained to the common caufe in the
courfe of the laft campaign, and to conduit the
great CONTEXT in which his majeay is engaged
to fate and honorable i1ue."-In both Houles
aniwers were moved to this Address, refpcnd
ing the above fentiments, and anuring hi,
majsfy of the continued fupport of his Parla
ment and people, in the meafures he had pur
iued, and was purfuing I'm the Houf= OF
Peers, Lord Granville went over the intire
hiitory of the French Revolution, and expoled
the conduit OF the French Republic, towards
all nations fince I7o2-during which time, he
fad I" this lover of peace had been at war with
every nation in Europe, but TWO, Denmark and
Sweden-againf even whom ihe had commit
ted fuch acts of hoflity, and lhe was now 70
ftuated With them, that the minifers of both
courts had actually Withdrawn from Paris."-
Her aggreAions, he alto commended, were not
confined to Europe, but extended to America,
to Africa, and to Aia.-After detailing on
theie heads, his Lordhip examined the preten.
fions o. the Republic to an utter adherence Of
foreign conqueRs-and again brought in the
occurrences OF the preient war, in which he
faid it was not neeefIary to comment.-He
then gave fprited fketch of the political
career of Buonaparts, and Centralized his real
conduit in various negotiations with his pre-.
tended claim to the character of the pacifcator
of Europe land demonfirated that no rel
ance was to be placed in him that he was
governed foley by ambition, without the leaf
regard to Juice or humanity. His Lordfhip
defended the Emperor of Germany againf any
ho!tIle interference with the affairs of France
until France had become the aggreGor.-He
declared the 70 much talked cf treaty Of Favia,
to have been grofs and impudent forgery |;
and that the treaty of Pilnitz was a mere vii.
iicnary fcheme, never carried into execution.
With refped to Great-Britain, his Lordihp
ltated, that the miniilry, 70 far from encourage
ing the coalition, were actually ordered to
labour to prevent it.-lnnead,. therefore, OF
being party in aggreilion, Great Britain
remained tranquil in 1891, and refufed appli-
cations from the continental powers. To
prove this, fingular coincidence, occurred
The fame M Talleyrand, who is now mniRer
of Foreign Affairs in France, was the very
perion TENT to negotiate with Great Britain, in
i79,, for which purpofe he was Joined in the
commifion with M Chauvelin. letters
of credence of thefe tvo MiniRers probably
drawn up by M. Talleyrand himfelf, contains
this pofiitive acknowledgment of LOUIS XVI,
then under the intire controul of the Jacobin
faction -" fbaak ysu that yen have not joined
yomy/sfUs5 TO The coalition Of the p,qpfrs agaisR
Franee." Here then, faid his Lordfhip, IS the
afer,ion of Talleyrand, Miniaer to the Kiae
Of France, with Talleyrand, Miniaer to the
French Republic. After an abundant difplay
of hiaorical facts and jua deductions from
them-His Lordlhip concluded, by aaerting,
that Great Britain had no fecurity bur in
lteady rel!ltance againh France until it.
lbould be found by experience that the Ruling
Powers of that Republic aaed on the principles
Of the other powers in Europe.
The Duke of Bedford anfwered Lord Cren.
vile His grace conceived that fair Opening
for an honorable Peace now prefented i,lelf
and that MiniRers ought to embrace it. He
cenfured that litilenefs of mind which prompt.
ed Mnilters to attack the character of Bona
parte and proved thar as little reliance was
to be placed on the fineerity of the allies, as on
the Conful of France.-Bis Grace then moved
an amendment, recommending to his Maieliy
to enter into negotiations for peace with the
French Republic. The debate was carried to
comfortable length when the quenion was
taken on the original addrefs -
For it, OF
Againll it E