Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-08-03

tfe;'ual ajd but in the Frsien, ii,ua,:.on
f his country, Re thcrshfi il as iarse
i'm as could with prorric Y I've TENT or OF
I. This ftoation, in his opinion, at ia
Principally from there havirg bcen 20
'srge fums lately fen, out TO purthic corn.
2uf ak the Court Of Portugal # il viii noe
ronfdsr this fun as an elFettusl aid. Ii
nay not be 70 large as may With thar il
aad been, or as it might hsve expete Cd
rom TINS country in c,her circumstances
ut it iu.e!y cannot be pretended thar
nm which will enable ii 70 MAINTAIN an
army Of ao,oc men flr SIX nonhs, is
aot an aid q. comfortable ITO ortance 70
that power. Having made ,heie lev OBJ
lervations he would COZ Guide with moving
the committee TO rrfoive, " lhar it Is
the opinion Of this. committee, thAt the
iam OF scc,cool. be granted his Maieity
10 enable him 10 adrance the like lin TO
hs good and !ai htui ally the Queen of
Portugal, to enable her .nof faithful Ma
Jelly to take iuch meafures againi: her
enemies, as TIE eNlsency OF affairs may
require"
MIR. Grey rofe to exrrcG bis d;Gtn, from
the propoied re(oIu,ion. In his opinion
the Noble Lc.d who moved il had given
no reaCon why it fhould be agreed to-
There were ievsral points fared by the
Noble Lord which he would not diff nfe.
He admitted that Portugal is the Old ard
faithful ally Of this country: lie admit
ted the validity other claims for afiNance
on this coun,tv. But he mutt oppnie tie
motion for granting her fubCiy, becaule
he was convinced that it could be of 60
ltt. There was another point 90 which
he would not dihent from ny Mob Lord
That f,hidies ought rot TO he juesed OF
on general PRINCIPLES, but from the cir
cumiiances OF the cafe il which H. = are
granted. But jndg:ng OF ;hc principles
Of his majeily's iatr mntters, from their
conduct, and Of the PR c'ries e h. pre-
ent mlniaers, from The fuPp ri VIII Oh they
uniformly gave to the meafnres OF lheir
'redec> Rurs, he mutt coneiude, noiwi,l-
anding the declarations made by the No
Die Lord this night, that the latter agree
With the former, in thinking that there is
omething coed in fubGdles conl'dered by
heintelves, tor when. he recollec,ed the
ub!idles granted on former periods OF the
var, tome OF them on cccaGons when they
nuit be uielels, others wien they ':uf be
~orfe than uieiels, he could not be.itate in
that thofe who granted them,
aw iomething good in the fubGdies them
elves. But the Noble Lord Jays, that
his iubhdy ought to be granted to the
Queen OF Portugal, hecaufe It viii! enabl.:
her either to negotiate wiki cfett,
r to ca ry o, the war with vigour,
according as may be thought in circum-
tances mott expedient. If he means by
with effect, that it vii! cradle
her to pay the fun OF money which France
nay demand as part of the price of peace,
ne would agree with the Noble Lord.
Blu, he could not agree TO the motion
or granting this iubGay, becauft it would
,e giving it TO Buonapar;e, ard voting
the money of this country inio the Golfers
Il france. Minifers, il would leem, are
low become peculiarly alive TO the dam
ger of Portugal.-tIe would ak, Gpce
What time has this anxiety ret pettins The
ate OF that country ditplayed itteii? Are
he preparations OF France assint Pvrto~
gal of new date? Lat fumner, Gen.
Bor;tier, name of no little. note, aud #
10 obf>ure fame, was TENT from Paris On
IN rmbaEjy to he Coun of Madrid, evil
ientlv for the puTpofe Of ccncert;ng mea-
ures aga.nit Portugal. A brother Of he
Chef Co,hui himieif fucceeded Ber,hier,
nd one of the mott eminent French Gere-
ais was afterw rds tent to the Court Of
spain for the fame purpoie; and at the
anne time French army vas collecting
III part OF tee Frontiers, which clearly
,oin,ed out is deitinalion. To all tbs,
lis N.lajeay's Miniatrs remained COM
,lc;eiy. blind. But when they hear that
nc Ero,rh .rnE has rnfered <,...a ~