Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-22
British Parliament.
HOUSE OF LORDS ARcH 1s.
TREATY WITH AMERICA.

BILE the treaty OF Feace Wltn the -. 9ta'oo
OF America and gave notice OF his lnten-
ton to move the consideration OF 1t on
Wednesday. ],
Earl Grey wished to know whether 1T
was the intention Of Ministers to lay De-
fore the House any information as to the
previous negotiations I?
The Earl Of Liverpool answered IN the
negative.
Earl Grey observed, that it had been
the practice to communicate information
respecting negotiations which had terml-
mated. to the House, and thatit would be
impossible to come to the proper cons1de.
ration Of the treaty without knowing
what had been the previous demands,
and in what manner those demands had
been persisted in br retracted. !.
The Earl of Liverpool denied that 1t
bad been the practice to communicate
information respecting negotiations that
fhad terminated happily. On the contra
ry, he believed there was no precedent
whatever OF that nature. With respect
to those negotiations THAT had broken OF,
it undoubtedly had been the practice to
communicate information to parliament.
In the present instance, however, there
was no necessity for any such communl-
cation, and therefore none was interded
to be made; nor was it intended at all to
recur to the negotiation, but to ground an
address to the Prince Regent, on the
terms of the treaty being satisfactory and
advantageous to the country.
Earl Grey again urged the imposslbillty
of properly considering the treaty with.
oat information of the previous negecia-
ton, particularly if it should turn out, as
he believed was the case, that we had re-
iectcd moderate overtures in the hour OF
elation and success. to which we had al
forwards acceded when the time came of
reverse and defeat. He did not know
at the mcment, whether any precedent
of such a communication existed, but he
thought the information he sought for Of
SO much Importance to the proper dis
cussion of the question, that lie should
take an opportunity of moving for its pro-
duction.
: HOUSE OF COSfMGHJs-Nfarch 16.
Treaty Of Peace sclth .4me'vce
Lord Castlerea h. from the FRINGE Re-
gent, presented the Treaty of Peace with
the U. States of America, sigred at
Client, Dec "a, 1914; the ratification,
exchanged at Washington, February II,
1915.
Lord Castlereagh said, he should move,
that On "Wednesday neSt the report be
taken into consideration b the house.
Mr.. Horner wished to know whetierit
was the intention Of tire Noble Lord to
lay before the house tie papers repeet-
ing the negotiation which had led to the
treaty.
Lord Castlereagh said, that it vas not
at all matter CT course that the whole |
detail of a negotiation which had led to !
a treaty of peace should be laid before
the house. 1t WAS only on GROUND be- |
ing shewn for calling for them, that the |
house would think it necessary to be Put
in possession of them. Now the present
treaty was one of so auspicious nature,
as it restored peace ard amity, on terms
honorable to both, to two nations NLo lad
unfortunately been'at war, that the house |
would not think any, information OF tie
manner in which, the regoeiatlon had been
carried or necessary, before 1t gave Its
sanction to it.
Mr.. Horner said, that it was to be re-
membered tire present was not CON-
mon case. A statement. according tCI
the noble Lords friends, Partial and
garbled statement, (hear! hear y lad
been put forth By tie American govern
ment. It was fer TIE nellie Lord to
Judge whether he would wish TIE louise
to Judge on this statement, Or to put them
in possession of a complete account OF the |
negotiations. If such complete state
ment was not laid before them, t..is house
would necessarily take the publication |
of the American government as TIE wi.ole |
(hear!)
Lord Castlereaeh said that his Majes-
ty's Ministers were not to be guided in .
their conduct by the course3,taken hy g.
mother government. Heer 2 :
The treaty was ordered to lie on the
table. IS
Lord Castlereagh then presented the
Treaty of Peace with Denmark, conclud-
ed at Kiel, Jan. IA, 1914 and
A Treaty of Peace and Amity with his
Catholic Majesty, concluded at Madrid,
July S, 1914.
Lord Castlereagh hoped the Hon. Mem