Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-06-06

,lsh.s One ot,servasioa more rcma'aed. '''
b;n, a. make. which related 70 rae interest,"
If Prussia herself. This appeared "a M MA
. - he the. kind, ct reasoning ey when sne
rpdeavored 10 reconcile hefse. ~ w
strange line Of policy she had mo- props.
70 ,nuTsue. !. have no hostility aga'ns'
You. France insists upon my ced,ng ner .
mar, Of my dominions must lnds mni'S
nv self some where, you are my weaker
neiphbor. and I will wrestmy ladoamn''y
from you.' What could there Dc more
monstross, more unjust, more contrary -
,he principles of the law OF nations tnah
such a proposi,ien He would allow !na'
cases a,ay occur, in which country miSh'
be o5lirsd TO cede part of her territories !; ;
bu, though her interests were anec,ea' ss
herhonor might be preserved 4 mere ~as
no disgrace ia being the vic'imof suo.i ne
eessity. 1t was no, dishonorable 10 Dc O.
blieed to bend to circumstances alter an at''
neal 70 arms: the dishonor was not IN con-
tending against such an event, 10 yleldins
without an fort or struggle. The grouHuS
upon which he would move the address TO
his maiesty, which he held In MS T'aaa'
were these: first, the necessity OF evncln8
thai a conoe EXON did and ought to exist De-
tween England and Germany, aad mat VIC
felt deeply for her interests. he was also
anxious to convince Prussia, that there"ss
no, a poweriu Europe who cotid exclude
British ships from her ports win imPo"'-
"; and above all, he wished to- marx oar
abhorrencc al that abomina5.e principle
of one power iudemuiiyins ITSELF a. the eS,
uynsc. eff It's weaker neig1bor. re woald
acknowledge also be had another powerful
motive for proposing it, q motlVe IN Wo'ch
he anticipated the perfect concurrence not
Oily of every noble lord who Fsard b'm'
but of every man iu the country. de was
anxious 10 convince his majesty that they
felt an insult offered to him as an insult Oh
fcrcd TO themselves, and that there was DO.
part Of his dominions in the possesslon OF
viii, h they were not willing TO defend and
m ain;ain him. In this 10y a and patriotic
sentiment he was persuaded every one who
heard him would agree. He would trespass
no longer upon their lordships' time, out
move that an address be presented 10 his
maes,y upon his most gtaclous message.
His lordssip then read tae address, whch
was an echo Of the message.
The address haviag been again read ny
the lord chancellor,
Lord Haw kesbury expressed his entire
and unqualified appreciation both OF the adj
dress and the measures adopted On this &C
casion by his ma,esty's ministers. II Prus-
STA persisted in heruojast conduct, ne was
convinced that the evil effects OF that lnlust.
ice would revert in a,eofold degree on Der.
self. He also hoped ha, ever, proper rnea-
sure would be taken which might 'end 10
strengthen the good understandings at pre-,
sent prevailing between this country and
two great continental powers, namsly, Aus.
STA and Sweden.
Lord Mulgrave also expressed bis ap-
probation of the measures adopted with
respect to Prussia, which, he. said, aegur'
ed well for the future conduct OF govern
ment. y "
The address was then agreed to nsm.dis.
and ordered to be presented ~ the lords
with the white robes.