Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-05-05
Fran tbs SUN, eftbe Iotb IF March, re-
ssfved at The e5Gee ef The Bahi-
more Federal Gazette.
IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF PEERS.
Wedne(day, March 9.

read,
Lord Hobart role, TO move an addreis
70 his majefy On the occaiion. ne 90
ierved, thar he could not entertain the
ltnallett doubt with refpeet to the motion
which be hould lhorsly have the honor TO
iuonit TO the houfe. He ielt hlmieif Jul
tilted in anticipating the mott perfect una
nimity in the pretent intance. a CON-
nunicstion is made from the ioyefeign,
thar the mott extenhye military pra2ara,
tions were making on the coats OF France
and Holland, and alto, that important
d1fculions were pending between his ma
lefty and the French government, the re-
iulr OF which was very uncertain. In
iach ii,uaticn, he could hardly believe
hsnfelf juaifed lie iuppoiins that differ
snse OF spinisn could pfeyail as 20 the line
Of condutt proper. or nccenary TO be a.
dop,ed. In partial confederation OF che
s~ssj>s:f. by no means wilhed 10 diiguie
fFom their lordihips indeed It was
point ofwhich they mutt IN general be
well aware, namely, that there exlited
reafons.for thinking that he fate OF GER
tain OF the French poGeiiicns abroad was
iuch as might warrant or call tor me pre-
psratious that were making by France,
independent Of any hottie dehgns which
politely mighr be harbored by her govern
ment; bur they mutt alto at The fame time
fee, and feel for the lituation of their own
country; and that, while diicuhions Of the
utmoa Importance ale depending, they
could not te juRi6ed in not taking thoie
precautions which The fecurity and honor
OF TIE country required. With reipett TO
aoy detailed expedition of thoie ditcriii-
onss be could hardly think, that at the
preient time any thing Of the kind could
with any ihadow of proPriety be expected
from him. He conceived II ipiheienE TO
fay in the pTe!ent inifance, that he law no
necellity for the difeufion not terminating
iatisfatsorsIy !; at the fame time II mutt be
perfectly obvious to the houle, thar II was
The duty OF miniaers to be prepared Tor the
alternative. 1t was certainly the earneit
with OF mini1ers rot tole The tranquility
which fubiiiied between the two countries
intercepted: bu, they at the fame time
hoped tina. nothing would be wanting on
the pant of he country TO enable them to
maintain thar tranquility in way coniiit-
entity with The honor, the fecurity and the
true interels of the Britlth nation, the fpi-
rt, the energy, & the reiources OF which,
he doubted rot, would be fucceisfu,ly ex-
erted on fach an location as the preienr.
Under theie impreflions he would no long
er detain their lordihips, but move Md
drefs TO his msjefy on the location OF his
mol gracious mefiage. The noble iecre-
tary Q. tate then moved the addreis, which
was couched in the ufual form, echoing
his msjefy meflage, and fraught with al
furnaces of the cordial fupport OF the
houfc.
On the meHagc being read from
the Wooliack, and the qusaion oeing
puf.
Earl Spencer rofe, chiefly, if NOT en-
firelv, for the purpofe Of fgnifyins his
full appreciation Of the prcpoiition jnf
nov made BY the noble fecretary Of fate.
He anticipated, with the noble lold, the
moo perfect unanimity On The cccation,
and felt with him cordially IS 10 the right
line ana iyfem of conduct which was pro-
per to he purified on fuch critis as the !
prefent. He aNo frIf thar in the relative
Gtuation Of Great Britain and France,
there exifed circumstances thar, nader
whatever degree Of uncertainty, called for
he meanres at lergFh reiolyed upon by
his rrai-hy sm;niGers. The preiept criGs, |
in which this country was involved, he.
held 70 be of that importance and magni- |
tude, as to render him confident thar there
was not man in that houie, or fcarcely
an individual in the country who would
rot join in Offering 10 fpill the laf drop of
their blood. or TO fpsnd their LAT Milling
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