Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-04-21
LONDON, Feb. IS.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
AMERICA.
(Continued from our last. }


dents address, d argued, both from III,
text OF the speech and The comment uoo,
ii, wi view o prove that instead of a
my partia!ity towards France, the tenn
proposed were rather more favorable I,
England. The tenor OF the instruction
from the American government to thei
lmin sters at Paris and a. London, the no
IDLE Lord likewise referred to as containing
lstill stronger proofs of the impar,iality o
America. or rather, OF her inclination &C
lside sooner with England than will
France. From all these documents, it ap
peared and It was put in still stronge,
light in letter from Mr. Canning to Nj
Pinkncy, which however, does not appear
among the papers on the table, that A.
merica held OUT nearly the same farms
touched in neatly the s,me language to
both governments. To France she OBJ
served, that if the French goveromen,
did not repeal their decree., while En-.
lgland revoked her orders in connciI, A
lmerica must be forced into con;cst with
France in the other passages of cores.
pondence, the word twar" was expressly
made use of Indeed not only did porlec,
impartiality respecting the two govern.
msnts appear to guide the proceedings
lof America but fair and full consiGera.
ion Of them would induce every unpreiu
diced mind to think, Instead of much eng
Offered to France and little to England,
the reverse was the case, and that much
had been offered to England and little to
France.
By listening to the offer in August
last, England might have secured two
Interchangeable repeal of the Embar-
go, and the next to Certainty, of hav-
ing America as an ally in the war a.
gainst France while France, in tn.
l6vst instance, had the offer but Of
one advantage these were consider
atoms which he could not too strongly
recommend to the serious attention
loftheir lordships. Let the cff-r of A.
merica in August last, be candidlv
considered. Let the advantages of
embracing it, aud the evils that musr
result from rejecting it, be matureIy
weighed. This was the great object
he had in view and to which he must
again implore the serious attention of
their lordships. In order to attain
that object, he should now move an
humble address to his Majety, the
drift of which was to pray his Majesty
would be graciously pleased, while
the door for negotiation was still op.
en-, to adopt such measures az might
tend to restore our wonted relations
with America, and re-establish the
former footing of our commercial in
tercourse with that country. The adj
dress moved by the noble lord, was
very long, and refers to most OF the
transactions which have taken place
between this country and America, for
the last two years.
| Lord Bathurst answered the noble
mover, and went into detail of all
his arguments he contended that the
Orders in Council arose of necessity
from the French DEGREES, and said,
that so far from their being the cause
OF the American embargo, that in fact
the orders In council were not known
in America until the 26th December
and before that day the embargo had
taken place. He next adverted TO the
accounts laid on the table, and insist
ed that they proved we had suffered
mo djminuion in our revenue in con.
sequence of the non-importation act
(which was thing totally distinct from
the embargo with respect to the want
of aaxseed, the noble lord had stated,
was an irremediable mischief for the
linen manufacture Of Ireland. 1t was
true that at the present moment il
might occasion inconvenience, but that
would only be of a temporary pressure,
for large quantities were raised in our
own settlements in North America ;
but at present it was frozen up in the
river St. Laurence, and could not ar
rive until June, which certainly would
be too late for the present sowing sea-
son. 1t was, however, an evil not
likely to recur, because, in addition
to this supply large tracts in ireland
were now sown with seed designed
Purposely for future sowlngs. 1t would
also appear, by reference to the papers