Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-17

readers with recapitulation OF all the ru,
!mors and coniectures, which preceded this
Important appointment, bur shall content
ourselves with stating those circumstances
on the correctness OF which our readers
may rely.
When Nr. Addington found it i'm.
possible to resist, with any hopes Of success
/! the most extraordinary combination of po-
litical talents and parliamentary influence
which were forned against hum, he ac-
oaainted his majesty with his d>terminati-
on to retire. The intelligence was receiv-
ed viii, the deepest regrct by his SOVEREIGN
1t was decided that Mr.. Pitt should b..
sent for, aad that gentleman accompanied
by the lord chancellor, was on Monday
morning admitted toa conference with his
majesiv. Mr.. Pit took she opportunity Of
REPRESENTING to the king, that the circum.
stances and Situation Of public affairs impeti-
ously required strong, comprehensive and
united administration and he IS reported
to have declared, that for this important
purpose he was him self ready and DESTROYS
70 obliterate al recoilectinn Of former diff
| ferences; ard thathe was persuaded Of the
existence Of similar disposition in the
part OF al those other persons of rank, IN
auence and talent, ssllo shared with him the
c6eddence oithe pubic. Ills represents
itona on It's sabject, proved unfortunately
! inefoec.aai The permission to communi.
cafe wit,s Mfr. fox on The subject was Pc
rena3t0rilv and finally refused.
Emmediat1iv after Mr.. Pitt had left the
King, it is said, he waited on 1 ord Gren-
vile, who in the most decided manner, ex.
pressed his determination rot to accept of
any official STATEN in Cabinet from which
Mr.. Fox was prescribed. In the evening
meeting took place at Lord Grenvlle's
house, at which the Marquis OF Bucking-
ham, Lords Fitzwiaian, Carlisle, Spencer,
n1r. T. GrenyiGe, Mr. Windham, &c. &c.
were present, RIr. Fox was also there,
andin The same generous and dIsinterested
manner requested that no consideration Of
circumstances personal to himsetShouidin.
duce otaerssto withhold their talents from
the pub!ic service at moment OF such DIT.
hculty and danger. TWAS the unanimous
feeling of all present, that they could not
render any service to the country, on the
priaciDle on which it was intended to form
it, add therefore resolved to decline any
share whatever in the new Administration.
Their sentiments were communicated by
letter to Mr.. Pitt, who requested another
interview Of the King, for the purpose of
making another exertion in favour of Mr..
Fox S Introduction into the Cabinet. The
! impression upon the Royal mind was, how.
ever too deep to be erased, and Mr.. Pitt
| withdrew from the conference on Wedacs.
| day, disappointed il that object although
! having himself accepted the Offices Of Chan.
| ccllor of the Exchequer and First Lord Of
! the Treasury. On Thursday morning, as
! we have already stated, he was, according
| to Court etiquette, invested with the ilsi8.
| MA and powers Of these high situations.
| Since Mr.. hddington:5 Administrator
could not iast it was the fervent wish o. al
| descriptions Of men, that q new mlnlstT
should be formed on grand and truly p&-
triotic scale, comprising the most dIstin'
| guished characters in the country. Nothing
ike an arrangement of that nature can now
be expected by the public; and the nation'
instead of having Ministry calculated to
reconcile al. political differences, to 'ntus'
! confidence, and to hold out to Europe al
unparalleled instance of union, ct ability
and exertion IN the various branches OF tn7
! executive, are now to have an Administered.
! on mach worse than that which was forced
to retire and make way for Mr.. Addngtoa
and his friends. It is to be composed Oh
| Mr.. Fit and Lord Melville, ef their un'
behring's, and Of several Of the late Cabinet