The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-07-25
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bic cosdut on the part of nindcts Of which, if gn,
ty, he was ready to admit The right hon. gentleman
would have abundant redon for making ther, the rL
ect OF criminal charge agarG them he Gould not
allow that they fell property to be diy.rfed under
me preient motion. The motion of the hon gente+
mai was Tor committee e. ,he Roufe of two fold
nature Firit, embraced the confederation Of the
ats already in force for the defence OF the country.
and iii the iecond place, il called the Houfe L, -
dept lueh other means as it might Judge proPet, wira
View render the iyiem Of defence complete How
Is poble to 60 INTO confederation Of the later OBJ
iett without calling before the iiouie al the military
ecd naval officers in tie iervoewithcut ea.ireor III
the plans oi operation, and for all the dcuons whci,
bad taken place relative the modes Of defence to be
adopted, 10 As enable them 20 form, reafonat!s
ludgment on the flbe6 He did FAY that the7
might not have reaioii 90 into the committee b,t
he was convinced that at prelent iuch committee
would be extremely inconvenient, ard lhouid not be
gene into unleiS on trorg grounds. New what wet4
the grounds! There nothing in DIR Gtuation 70
meanchoy--noth,ng III the want Of defence Of the
country which could warrant ftch lep. The necef.
hty OIL the meaiure NUT therefore originate il !or.e
great neglect Ct nlinuters--fome dfcontent in the
country-ionletEng in the neaureS of government 10
ncongruous, as TO require invefhpation. Had any
misfortune, however occurred Had any advantage
been gained by the enemy in coniequencc OF ctr want
OF defence !--Certainy not--lhat part o the fub.
llOulQ uillnNlS.Itid
content exit in any part Of the country If TO- he
ihoud be glad to hear tated. I+c knsv that fcne
dicontent did exi in thar HOMIE hu: he was confident
1t operated farther He was aware that before he
nleaiures for the defence Of the country which govern
ment had adopted reior:cd to, At the hrf alarm
OF An invaon, while the means of defence were nor
explained, icrne daatisiact;on had ah;fcited cE in
the d!tant counties. AT this moment, however, no,
thing OF the kind eXited The force in every part Of
The country greater than any former period In
ireland greater than when Hcche arrived there
with $4,000 men. IN this country il was greater than
when the Bririih Channel was IN the poasGon of 4
French eet The volunteers Of The counties Of Devon,
Cornwall, and Somelet, were more efecual force for
the defence oil thee counties at this moment than the
whole force which they contained would have been IN
the year 1879 He was furrriled that the hon. GEN
tleman had brought forward his motion in the way
he had done. He had long admired that hon. Gentle
man character, though NOT his political principles &
he thought the way in which he had brought forward
the Preient motion was incoriltent with the manly
and independent pir which had 70 characterized the
hon. gentleman. The right hon. gentleman who
poke lat had acted with candor He had OPEN
y conteed his obea and had candidly declared that
lis old trends, the preient administration, had LOFT that
confidence which he entertained for them and
undiguedy rniehed the obi e @~ii lie had IL, view
which to dplacc the preient adnniitration-The
voluntary force of the country the right hon lecreta
ry commended, was iuch as had aftonfhed all Europe,
liS ptaIallty 100, winch Eal been 10 much
recommended, might he relorted to when found me-
ceaary, under the compulsory claufe in the Defence
Ball, which he could not agree with the right hons
gentleman in thinking had been done away.-The
ipecies Of force he did think could be of uch fer
vice in this country as has been repreented but he
was happy TO fee the right hon. gentleman did not a.
gree with the hon. mover in denying the Kings pre-
rogatve. The fecretary then through tie DE-
terent Defence Bills and Imported the efficiency of
eacl--On the tubect OF the navy he naintaned that
the number of ihps building prefcnt was equal il
not greater than had been any period for the la
forty years.
Mr. c. vanlittart oppoicd the motion, which he
thought, If encouraged would ubject that tioue to
all The cabals practed in the French government II
any acts required amending motion for that purpoe
might be made.
Sir William Pulteney faid he could point ont much
greater faults in other administrations than in the pre-
ient-There were others in which very gros and cul.
Pable errors had been committed.
Captain Markham defended Sir Edward Pellew
from the charge of having turned MIR. Pitts obierva-
lions into ridculc. His gallant friend, he ad after
being nne weeks at fea into port ent for to
the admiralty upon bulinefs and to attend in the
Houic Of Conrnous, as had been inhnuated.
The Attorney General, in ipeech of much ncatrefs
and force ad with great energy TO the icpnrate ar
gumenrs OF MI. Pitt and MIR. Fox.--After paying
repeated compliments to Mr.. Pitt, the right hon gen
tlenar concluded by requefng the HOTTIE not to giv.
their fandon to the Prslent queion, without tie ma
tureh confederation of what would be the renlr iloud
that queftion be carrisd-However bad the admiiiif
tration might be- he afraid that which in all Tro-
liability, would replace it, would be Till worie COM
pounded it mum be of fuch heterogeneous materials
Mr.. Windham had heard nothing from the other
fde of the Houfe that either inlruGve or enter
taining. The learned gentleman, however, had de-
teiiiiisd brrgt. the duneis that ieemed to over
ipread the Hoe, and had channtsd the funeral obe-
quies of the Miniltry in nnsiodious TRAINS
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