Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-05-30
Foreign Intelligence.
BRITISH HOUSE OF COMMONS
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BRITISH HOUSE ur CosisioiN'o,
.apR1L S.
Mr.. Poasonby wished to know, what
would be the amount OF the whole ex-
|psnse Of guarding the person OF bona
|parte at st. Helena :
Lord Castlereagh was not at present
prepared to state the amount OF e1-
|lpence. The public would not be liable
Ito the whole expence, but only to the ex-
cess beyond what the Island cost the
Fast India Company. Itwas not mere
Nv the interest Of this country that the
establishment for the custody OF Bona
lnarte should be such as to preclude all
possibility Of his escape butt was que
Ito the ether powers that they should have
nothing to reproach US with, on this sub
lject. aoh,o
THAT we should pay more than our proper
ton of this expence.
Lord Castlereagh said, he had stated
some time ago that there were none OF
| the Allied Powers but were ready to
take charge Of Bonaparte, without putting
| this country to expense; that it was not
consistent with good faith to the indivi-
dual in question, to deliver him over to
any other power; and indeed, that good
policy required he should not be kept in
any par, of the Continent.
mr.. rierney said, whatever might be
thought with regard to the Allies, though
Inc saw no reason why they should not
relieve us from a portion of this expense.
Istill he wanted to know why France
was not to pay her share ? He would ask,
LIE the keeping Bonaparte out OF Europe
was not as good a security for the re-
pose of Europe, as keeping up an army
lin France
Mr.. ponsonby thought the custody of
Bonaparte out of Europe was an affair
common to all the European Powers, and
the interest being common, the expense
ought also TO be common. We might
have said to any Of the great Powers,
You are none OF you masters OF such
nosition as st. tielena, and therefore il
IS for the common interest that he should
be entrusted TO US but then as this is Tor
the common interest, the charge should
not fail entirely on us.--llad tins been
urged by those to whom the interests OF
this country were entrusted at the late
negotiations, he could not believe that
the Allies would have objected to it..
At all events, there could be 10 reason
why France should not have been made
to pay a farther sum of money for what
was SO necessary to her safety. This
wis one Of the strongest proofs ever gwen
of the truth of this vulgar sayins--who-
ever negotiated for England, John Bull
was always made to pay.
Mr.. Hammersley asked If any propo-
sition had been made to the Allies,
that thev should bear their share of ex-
pence /?
Lord Castlereagh conceived no foreign,
power could with propriety, have been
asked to contribute any sum to be ey-
pended at the discretion of any otherI
power. 1t would have been requisite
that in this case every transaction should
have been made the subject OF common
deliberation. which would have been con-
trary to the dignity of this country.
Mr. Ponsonby could not see how III
was beneaththe dignity of this country
to insist that joint benefit should be
made subject Of joint expence.
Mr.. Peel did not see any departure
from the principle followed in the case of
prisoners Of war. the expences of whom
we're betrayed by each separate party
who took them.
MIR. Ponsonby contended, that the case
was entirely different from that of pri-
soners OF war and as to the character
Of Che country, he did not see how it could
be raised by paying the whole expence.
while every other power was benefited
in the same degree with US.
Mr.. C. w. Wynn did not see how
our dignity could be at all affected by
being relieved Of part Of this eSpence.
Mr.. Ponsonby asked when the amount
of the expence of guarding the person
of Bonaparte would be ready ?
Mr.. Goulbourn said, he should be ena-
bled to answer this question ON Monday
next.
PARIS, March %.
The affairs of Messrs. Bruce. Hutch
inson. and Wilson. will be deinitivelv