The recorder. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1802-1803, 1803-05-11
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,
HOUSE OF PEERS,
We6Melaay, Marcb O.

LORD Hobart rofe, to move an ii
dreis to his majefty on the occa
hon he obieryed, thar he could nor
entertain the finallef doubt wirh renea
TO the motion which he lhonld fh6rrlr
have the honor to fubmie to the bonra
he telt himielf fulfilled in anriciDatiny
the mott perfect unanimity in the nre
lent initance. A COMMUNICATIVE !.
made from the (overeign, char the noA.
iextenilve military preparations were
making on the COATS of France and H,l
Iiand, and alto that important di(cuc
hons were pending between his ma;cc
icy and the French government, the re-
Iiult Of which wa. very uncertain n
tuch tituation, he could hardly believe
Ih n Jultifed in iuppoGng THAI a diff
terence ofopinion could prevail as 70
the line OF conduct proper or neceaarv 70
be adopted. In partial confederation
| OF the iubje6t, he by no means wi(hed
70 dliguie from their iordihips, indeed
Ilt was point Of which they mutt in &C
neral be well aware, namely, that there
exitted reafons for thinking thar rbc
itate OF certain of the French poGcnions
abroad was fuch as might warranr or
Call tor the Preparations that were max
ing 6y France, independent of any boc-
tile deilgns which politely might be har.
ooFed by her government bur thew
mutt aiEo at the fame time fee, and feel.
tor the iituation of their own conntrv
and chat, while difculiious of the utrof
importance are depending, they could
not bejuitiFied in not taking eholc Dre-
c2urionS, which the fecurlty and honor
.of the country, required. With ref
tett 70 any detailed expedition of rbofe
oicudions, nc could hardly think, chat
at the Pretenr time any ching of the kind
could with any fhadow of proDrictv n.
expected from him. He conceived i
iHa1clen! TO lay in the prclene inaance,
that he taw no necedity for the difcualon
not terminating satisfactorily at the
lame time It mutt be perfectly obvious
TO the houie, that it was the duty Of
tIIfliiterS to De prepared for rhe alrerna-
tive. IL was certainly the earncR with
OF 'LiihiiterS TO lee the tranquility which
iuhiiited between the Two countries in
teTTuPied bur they at the fame time
noPed that nothing would be wanrino
On che Par5 of the country to enable them
70 70 MAINTAIN that tranquility in way con-
nItenEiy with the honor, the fccurity, and
the true interests ofthe BritiCb oaricn. rbe
iPirit, the energy, and the refources of
|hica' he doubted nor, would be fucces-
'uiiy e&erted On flIch an location as the
P'elent, u nder theie impreGions he would
no longer detain rheir lordfhips, but move
an adddrefs co his majefy on the occa.
non OF ms mott gracious menage. The
Hooie iecfetary OF fate then moved the
aaafeis, which was couched in the ufual
form echoing his malefy's meaage,
and traught with afilrances of the cordi-
dlai iuppoFr Of the houfc.
On The med2ge being read from the
" ooliack, and the queltion being put,
Earl Spencer role, chiefly, ifnot en-
[Irely, for the PurPole of Ggaifyias his
full appreciation OF che proposition juf
now made by the noble lccrerary of ltate.
lie anticipated, with the noble lord, the
mott Perfect unanimity on the location,
and telt with him cordially as to the right
line and ly!tem of conduit which was
IPfoPer to be Purlucd on fuch crids as
the Prefent. He alto fclr, that in the
relative fituation Of Great Britain and
France, therc exiited circumstances
thar, under whatever degree Of uncer-
taInty, called for the meafures at lepelh
IrcioIved upon by his maiefy's mini
ters. The preient crihs in which this
country was involved, he he Ii TO be ofthar
importance and magnitude, as TO rem
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