Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-07-13
LONDON, May 80.
Parliamentary Intelligexre.

lord bennington moved for an account q
the shipping and effects belonging to an,
cfhis Majesty's subjects seized and Dc.
tanned by the French, from the signing Of
the treaty of Amiens to the 9th March,
with the remonstrance respecting the sam.
made by our court, and the answers Of
the French government thereto-2dly,
an account of the representation made on
the part of the British Court to the gov.
eminent Of France, with respect to III.
arrest Of capt. D'Auyergne, and the an.
swers thereto--and sdly, he moved for
copy Of the eontre prjeR returned from
France since the departure of Lord Whit.
worth.
Lord Pelham, acceded to the propriety
Of the Noble Lords motions, and SAID
there could be no objection to layingbe
fore the house the documents required
thereby-the Others he resisted, as impro.
per, observing particularly on the cmt,e
p,ojelv, that it did not come IN that off.
cal form warranting It's disclosure, and
cautioning the house against entertaining
any opinion that it wonld be admissabl:
on the part Of the British government or
lead to any negotiation.
Lord Bennington felt the fairness of the
objections, and withdrew the other two
motions.
Earl Fitzwillian then proposed serie,
Of motions for other documents necessary
to the preparation of the house for discus
sion ON Monday. The papers demanded
we're similar to those moved for by MI.
Grey, on Thursday.
70 the production Of many of these pa.
pers, Lord Pelham accedea.
On tile question being put ON the FIRST
Of Lord F.tzwillianl's motions, the Noble
Lord expressed his confidence that this
country had nothing to fear from the me.
naces of French invasion, unless it was to
be effected IL a sRpefnG.ural way, which
seemed to be so seriously apprehended BY
a Noble Earl on former night.
Earl Stanhope Ito whom this alluslon
applied) repeated what he had advanced
on former day, relative to the scheme
communicated to the french government
for destroying our shipping.
The Lord Chancellor left the woolsack
and observed that he knew not Of what
stuff that man could be made, who, after
reading the papers on the table, could
doubt that this country had a just cause
Of war against France.
Earl FitzwiIIlam agreed to withdraw
his motion, and the house adjourned TO
Monday.
In the House Of Commons, same even
ing, an interesting conversation tookpact
upon the transaction that had taker place
since Lord Whitworth's departure from
Paris. In answer 70 a question, whether
since the departure Of Lord Wlitworth
from Paris any fresh communication bal
been received9 Lord Hawkesbury rePll.
ed, thar, 6 after lis Lordship bad left pa-
rls it was communicated to him, while oil
his Journey, in an unofficial way, in way
that gave no positive evidence that !:
came from the Frepch government, thai
an arrangements might be made, by which
this country should keep Malta tor thc
number of years required, provided that
the French government should at the
same time, occupy Otranto, and laEeh-
tum.
With regard to the mediation Of Rus
sia, it WAS perfectly trne that IN the iast
moments Of the negotiation, message
did arrived from Pcrersburgh with iDstrnc-
tons to state that the Emperor OF Rus
STA was not then disposed to interfere III
the differences between Great Britain ard
France, yet to express his wishes tor the
continuance of peace But 1t dld not
appear that the Emperor OF Russia fiao
sent any Instructions to bring the cues
ton Of mediation to any distinct point
whatever and under these circumstances