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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT
HOUSE OF LORDS.
April 23.
On the motion of lord Holland, the
bill for regulatiog the intereourfe between
the United Sta;s and the Britifh colonics,
was ordered to he read a fcood time to
morrow fc'nntgbt.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
April 23.
Lord Henry Petty gave notice, that he
would propofeto the Houfe, in a Commit
tee of fupply, that a fura of money be
granted to the family -of Lord Nelfop.
MESSAGE FROM HIS 'MAJESTY.'
On motion of Mr. Secretary Fox, the
order of the day wus read for taking into
cenfideratio'v hi Majelty s molt gracious
M-sXitf. TncMdfage was then real. ,
. Mr. Secretary Fox rofe, and fpoke.to
the following- effect t "lam furo it is
itnpofiible that the M efface we have now
heard read, can f a it to excite the ttrone!t
fenfation in every temper and difpofiuon
of mind which can uxilt in thii'Houfe. In
the ft rlt place, wh'f n we heir it.itated that
his Maielly ha J ab' tamed Iron appealing
to his Britifli fubj-iclf, on account 'of the
v iolence aad injufiice whiJi bad been done
to him in thfc fciz tne of his Electoral, do
minions, It isimpolliblenot to feel grateful
for that kindnefs .nrid mildncfs which his
Majelty has always fliewn to the fubje&s
of his, realm. It'was with the molt ex
treme reluct mce that he coul J coafent to,
involve them in war upon any ground,
that was not immediately and direfjrjv con
nected with Britifh iutcrclls After lbs
.fentiment of grnntudc to his Mjjelly for
' this tender co;ilikration of his fobjtclsof
this kingdom, the tv-xt feeling which mult
be itrongly excited by the Molfage, is a
feeling of Jii't indignation at rhc Court of
rrutiia. i nope tint every ivieniasr,
vhilc tiu feels this juit indignation, wilV
at the lame time, percciva the piopi-.ty or
uniting the molt vigorous meafurcs with a
knguage temperate and molerate, unj
which duct not violate that refpeci whuli
In J been always conflicted due to crowned
beads, an Imibt not, in the picfcnt times,
to bc!cpit:eJ from, lodged, ro defcribs
julliy the iu;afur;s w!nch have bcenaiioo.
tcd by the Coutt ot PruU agiinit iliis
couu'rv, ibry cannot be ca!i:.l the niea
lurcs j) !jc King of Pruih'j, for that Soy,
rttti is kiiJ.vnto be t a mild a.iJ pa
cific difpoli'ion ; nor cut.ld they be called
- tb- mfuri.i uf bij.MmiiU-rs, for nt Mi
tlflets cou'ii freely aUvifc a proceeding fo
viucntand i.junousto tlic intcrsfis of
that Motmch. The meafurcs muft be
couple red fuch as his PrulJian Msjelly had
been induce! to adopt, from the pcrnt.
ctouicounfuls ui 1 he enemies af this coun-
try. Hal it been my object to condemn,
in. the llru- geft icrmi, tlw dectfioti uf the
lUfliin Cabinet, 1 Tight have ihuuht it
fcecUfiry to lay fume additional pjners on
the tabic, Out that not be g my objivt, I
have more l but for few. Moic would
have been uniimfTary, as it wi not my
with to give the tlrongell pulftie colum im
to tbo a.'cul.iijri ti.at the Me irji .nil.
tains. It w arc to mulct itand thufc pro
Ceedings which have (ciminatcd in in out-
rage, unprece lc':ieJ in the M-ory of u,e
vvoril piocccdlnt of tint tuit tjuiti li
Europe, it wl be necrllary to ticw tSie
ttiiiUVum a link earlier. " 1 be ovn of
tnu piocc4mg 11 to uaced to the Con-
treaty (Loud cries of hear ! bear jj Al
ter this treatywas ligncd, a eouliaeraoie
difficulty remained in the execution of it.
1. his difficulty proceeded, in a great mca-
fure, from the jull kruplcsot the king or
PrulTia, .who perceived that it would be
very hatd to prevail upon his Britaimic
mijelly to ratify fuch a . treaty, and who
therefore, felt that his title wuuld be fo
bad as to make the acquifition of Hanover, ,
under thefe circa mlhuces, a poor enuiva-
lent for thofe provinces that h?. was-obli-
ged to give up to France. He telx, be-
fi!cs, that upon np principle- of jultice
could he pretend to take it on otlcr tercn-j
from thole which Trance herlelt had, held
it on and therefore, at firtt, hcxlid not pre
tend to "take Hanover abfoiirdy, but with
the power of reftorfn it. France, Vn the
mean time, . prc!T-d for the ceifion of Anf
pacn and IJ-tvreoth, Whit then did the
king of Pi ulfia do ? Certainly he could
not expett' that .the French government
would be able to nivociate between hi rn
and bis Britannic Majcfty, that he ihould
be allowed to retain Hanover, and there
fore he finally refolved to feize it without
the confent of his majeity, and under' the
pretence of an equivalent . for - Anfpach,
Bayreuth, and thol'e provinces which were
ceded to France. It cannot then be faid,
that this treaty, and the proceedings which
followed it, wert' altogether the effects of
fear, fur. what was .he necelfiiy under
which his Pru.fun nujeily w'as placed I
Was it merely the necjSfity of ceding Anf
pach and Bayreuin? i'his might have
been a confutable misfortun?,, yet it was
one which' might be'jullitied by necelfity.
Hut the fort of necellity claimed by tiie
king of Prufiia is different ; he fays, " Uc
caufs I have loft Anfpach an I Bayreuth,
I therefore feci mrfelf under the ncccllity
of fciiing the dominions of fome third
power, not only of a third power, but cf
one that from a'l times, nd by cveircir
cnmltance, I was bound to refpect."
This is the fort ofneceflity claitr.ud by the ji
Pruilijn court, and it is this whCbmakes !
ti cale ot I'ruhi i much worfethan anv o
tber naiion in Europe, As fur Spain,
tl
through our territory" This hope was,
however, now entirely cut oif, and M.
de Sculenburgh, in his manifefto pro fe lies
to take the couut'ry as a prefcut from
FVance, which flic had won, and held by
the right of conqiieff. No example could
be found in all the hiftori.es of war, and
no mention had never been made by the
writers on the law of nations, ot ay pow
er having a right to recei ve as a prefeiit a
coTTntry occupied during a war, by one of
the belligerent powers, but not ceded by
the other, ' The houfe mull 'therefore fee-,
to what extremity we arc novr reduced.
It would be idle to (ay that a .war with
Pruflia. would nut. be a calamity. It is
impoilib'e but that it -mult be a calamity
to this country to havetlw number of its
enemies incrcafed. It is alio a painful
conlideration to think that mere, is no
mode uf returning this caUmi'y on the as
grctlbrs, which will not ii fume dcgrcc'fa-ll
aifo on the neutral and friendly, nations,'
and eVcn I ourfelvcs. The lioufe will,
however, feel that there are occalio'ns iu
which a manifellation -jt "our "principles &
of our refe .iment become necellary, altbo'
attei)ded. with-ihe 'calamities iufeparable
from war. If fuch. an "outrage as, this
wer pall -d over, m1.4ht-.not etery other
nation in Europe, and particularly thoft
uo uoi wi'ii to reviyc the ditferenecs of
i:V,:n with rcfnccl H) the SnaiiilU wart
in, I fiy, would comply no fur.
'V.
Vcniloii ciaicludcd at Vienna, on the ush
of December, between Couut llaugwi
and the Frtpth Emjercr ; tut him it is
coiifi.!trtd lut wt the dilution of pn,f.
lilairnn.c that iiSvtnign cmsciu
thicaty with Fta.ice, it tn.-d bctewul.
Icitcd, tht it meji i't Mfgntiatioa ue
flill gteater tlun what it lituf irov !
own teluurecs or itio araius. ' ,
-luusai d uf,..tfc ; hu
y nti me
tt lllu .rt
alone that the kit g ui I'.uli itl c whfll
U wn cgicUt,f.? wii'i Kra.uei' fir.
n W4i r.ri tic mi a a,j,;.
" tiorul fupport, wbUH ae uja t.
mm A...t t . f . -
he iiaJ left Aui'rfliix. r.- ,v
after
liu! dittclkn tf ij,c KuiHau tru.m it,!.
fitnairf d ia C.nntnt, to the command
of tlx Uog ot PiuITh. Thli rnnnti
... 1
1. . j -: r - 1 . . . - . ... . 1 '
na. piuiuucu nun a powcitui aih;lance bt
pccwiiiaff fupp'iti, il he mould te .J 1
4 war lfi Km ce. Thele wt. . I
b it S
th.r wiiii the ivilhesofo sr curmirs, than
by g.vi.i a fnin of money. IIol and a id
other nti .vers luv-j been, from f.rror, o!li-
ed ( uuke ciinimsof terri:;,.-)- to France,
I ut no other power has been comne'led,
by tenor, to commit robberies or fuolia
tions o'i its neighbours. (Airy if hear I
hear I) It is in 'this that the tale f Pruf.
f;a itands dilling i'uhed from that of a:!
ther tatijus. We cannot help Unking
with futr.e degree uf pity and contempt,
on a poer that can allcdgcjhat it is re
duced 10 fuch a nccc:!ity. It would be,
ui itfelf, a coffidi;rab!e humiliation or de.
gradation to Pru:fi, 10 He, obliged to giva
up thofe provinces to which it wa fo
much attache !, and yhic.i ha 1 been called
Tlie Cridbof the lluufeof Urau len
uutg.lha ikgradatUm of ibis celuoti
wa'i.Tt!t more in ctcafedby the conJuct of
l5c people of A t fpach, w ho tntrcated their
SoKcreigu not to abandon them. Inlka l
tif-lclfaning ihe iti'wiHny of-1 lie cclfin,
i was a great incrcafu of ifl h i.ior, to
fell a brave and loyal people for hal was
Called.n rqfualent 1 it was an union of
very thm Hut was contemptible in fcr.
vilify with every thing that was odious in
rapacity. ( Crttt f heir I hear I) On tlw
17th o! Ja' nary an olhiil Utur was writ
ten itrtiTi S iron Ilatdinbcrg to ,Mr. Jack.
fe, cxprefsly Hating it 10 be th intemiou
of hii Prii.'hart Majclly to take poilVlllou
of Hanover only until the coutlufiun uf
peace between llnglai.d and Kfamr. Jn
thj t-.fwer to Ins letter, ,U Majclly el.
pfeil. his fir,,, reliance on ilia declaration
'fh Ptufnan Majv.ty, but wiihr, the
ttnn.iobemoie r!i,,i,. Tlc Uncage
that Piu',,4 ltd I a xu timj io ir Couii,
r4it.e flic then held to Rullii and
.'.her Court withhn!, ihe watcon.
t.cctcdby the relations uf Iriciidd.ip
a atier tldi, W ivuciiion with
f ram e appeared, ar.d thCti the Court uf
Jihuu itWdtoteprcfu,t the ncaufy,Ci
Aeo mi, Kg,,,! ,( 4mitft a Jn a
wanufidulated by France. Tl.cy would
hif u f..??ofrd( that it was ti 1 her an
bja uf t rench than ,f PmiDa,, ambi.
u, that xhtf thoul I be t offcHeJ of Man.
-" ni inn. .r..k i.
who have lei's power to reUli than Piuf
fi 1, fay to. 115, we wifli. is much asyou
(hat the po vcr of F raue'e could be reilrain
cd, but yuu fee our lituatbri, and the
great power of France," to which we are
txtiofed. What are we to do f" If this
q.isition were' put t m;, I ihould anfwer,
:hat po.vers in that !ituation mult fave
tlicmfclves ji'vvcll as they can, and even
'mak.' ceifijrifc, it they arc iufutcl upon.
If Prulfia Ihould alledge that (he was in
that ftate of comparative weaknefs, that
fhe was obliged tocede Anfpach au I Bay
reuth ; however, his majelty might lament
'he tiecefsiiy or the accel'sioti of ifrength
bii enemies derive I from the acquifition,
llill lie would no: have ai tempted tooppuie
t, or tnakeihe tlightell rcmonltrance on the
occalion. But when that p nvcr Hull fay,
' 1 am not only obiiud to make cefioni,
but I am a'fo obliged to make war with
riu'. . ,M i'w!'nfn oeC'ijies very m i
'tiCnt.
t;y ot conlt icrirg Jt m
and his tftajr.ty is un.'e, fhrvi:.ce
a very ditferent
one, am not in-
ofsodatloni 1 and lo did he ai:d itmiU
owaml Why, 1.1 fe'.ie a pan ultl, itlll;
tviits uf one i f ibffe jmiwch wbi.K haj
teen fapportirplim imhat ia.k wj flUu
tlti Hbkhtnablij titti to Cuj.c!,. Uj
AMfUjh i. lor
:l.ned to look vety tavoutanly o:j the pre
mi ii uuo i of thi couuiry, nor to feel
b fiuguincly as fe:u. other gentle. itcu,
fet 1 ihiuK, tint upon the prefcut occa.
ton, we lis no id make a ii'ulix ample of
fir court of P.uf.ia ; and wha'evtt prin
dpicj theorids may lay down without re
loring the balaucs of blur. pc, I think
wilull Jo moic 10 rtUure the f -uud. an l
iriu princi;lcs that ought 10 pievail in
Europe, by Ihewiiv the world, in this
ioitanic, that this oiuuty will not aban
don .hem htrfe.t, inr confent that they
lii ill be ocparic I from by -other nations in
thur traufektions w:t!i her, I conudcr
ttat theper of )u country conliit, in
a great iiuufure, in lU-: f iuwo juilice of
its ;)t uiei.ih in its mod.iaiio'i and (t
bc-raiu'e ; but it the court ot Berlin chufe
10. depart lion ihe pr'nuiplei of juilice,
and iatt, hoUildy , lo!hijxoutary.it
mull take the lo.-Uipi.-wce. I beli'.vj it
has as )Cl gained i.o;bsug by its injufiice,
Hanover, defoiat d as it wjS hut bv
Freeh armie, and alci wardt.iu a Mi l
greater degiccby P.ufaVau armies, can udi
little or nothing to ilu lecnues nl Piulsia,
neither can it, in it prsfent lituiti 1:1, in.
cfolelwr military Uieog'h. The khg
ot PinlMah-i ben j,ivcn a mere nominal
pwlf,-fiu(i of that country j but fo far
front btiug llrciithcnc I by this prefcut
from Fai,c., he t only tie more com.
p'.culy sanquiihcd fub.'tic f.'Aulltia was
toiced, by the fortune of war, toc? ma
ny other profinces, Odi-r tutioni hat a
alfo been uj. gcJ to tnkc fimilar c mctf
fioas i but no.,c of them haj, like Prui
lia, btc:i tcJiucJ to that lowift (laic of
digra.liiitMt, to c.'ufct.l to become the
irtiniScri ot the Itijullicc and rapacity of
maftrr. Uf the culomanj uf Frante,
PruMa was obliged to ihut tlw ports of
Itanuvcr againll uvr thiii, anl what was
the pi;rv!noii whkli' France allowed l.'r
to L ep of Hanover 1 She has fnt gene
ral Harbout to ttfiJc id that country as t
military fopcriiitendani. n?ke tht evrry
thin be dotg tlnir ccordiigto the pica,
fun ol France. -Tl cte are many oiber
pre trnt to the overnmeul of ihii cour.iry. ! ioilancca uf the mnnf r In whhh Piufiia
' w vtc for unr intcttll that Han. ii on. treated by France, In feera!
rr ihouUb occupltj by' PiulTu.i than i "'facViun, iffpulinj U potltft'.o.i uf
it; M ti Um'Vf X'dil.cir argument mis ' FJm ai d Wcrd.n, an t f.vcrat liule
II we hat Ji, the por'i i-uy he 1 lari ahtiull too inconlidcrabtc to oamr,
tninufanurc, may taV, pa
- i.l .r I . 1 I 1 TI..
i rue uc.ciTCi, ( iriii wj retr . crmr i t
" Vtcuch appear cont'.aaity lo treat Piufiia
as a country that it is impofsible to maka
treat y or agreement with and in thii
refpeft, It is very likely, they are in tho
right. (Hear! hear!) In our conduct
'up'oihtius occafion, we.ihal.l have avoided
j3 great evilj and done iome good. Wtj
lhall avoid tbCgiving the fandlion of thia
country to.the.fpoliations which have been
committed on the continent.. We fliall'a
Void the imputation of beiMg : indifferent
to the fitc of his majeily'i loreign pof
fefsions, which would be a heavy imputa
tion, even, if it were fuppofed that their
fecurity was not immediately coijneited'
with the intcrefls of this country ; but a-
oove all, we ihalt avoid the giving out
fancdion to that principle which liJi been
lately adapted, of transfering the fuljtfls , -of
one prince to another, in the way ot
iquivalents, and under the pretext 'of con
vtnietice and mutual accommodation.-
The vv ildelt f henes that ever were before -broached,
woukt not gofo far to fhakctho
foundation of all cftabliflicd gov en inents
as iliis new pradlice, It we are tomakp
exchanges let us exchange ihub ihingf
which are the proper lubje'ets ol exehacge ;
let us give a fiebt for a held, or let :s ex
change its. Hock, its oxen and its lhcep ;
but let us ngt coulider the people :d 4
coir, ry or the fubje'ifts of a flate, as u.A
ter lor exchange or baiter. Tii -tc rrtift
be In every nation a certain attach nun: off
J he people to its form oh government,
without which no nation can fob lid. Thia
principle then of tratis-feriiij; the lubjtdti
of one prince to another, tlrik&s at tho.
foundation of every government and ti.es
exigence of every nation. I had therefore
great plehfure in prcfenting the not a deli
vered to" me by Mr. Jacobi, which" ex.
prefftd that no conffderation or conveni
ence of mutual acctmmodation, much
lefs an equivalent, ihould ever induce his
majelty to forget the exemplary fidelity fie
attachment of his Hanoverian fubjects, or
confent to the alienation of die eleclorate.
1 do not know that it is nccclfery to mako
any further obfervations ; but before I lit,
down, I mult ttate, that there can, be no
doubt but that the Hunting the ports of
Prufia to Btitilh vtllels alone, is 'moll
ciearfy and unuuvltiombly an acl of holli.
uy againit tnu coiintry, nir. fox Hicn
-I...I. I I - .... - I I..!-. ..f .,.. La
to Ins rr.ajcfly, v. hiv.li (as uhialj was anCt
cho uf the mc ira.'c.
l'iU'.NCIi i.Xl'ti jK.
from yur. v.uas moxitlvr:
PAP. IS, April IS.
F.iiKland has dcdaied iar ap;;u!iit PrUS
sia. ,V!l lli king' ships lu.c rccisec. r.r
der to ftUar.k. the Prussutt vet:. b, nd li-t-teri
ui marque have lat.i iiue 1 to priva
teer. U tin a juit pruceedin; on the p. rt
of the thiglish govt riinu nl I U it a public
'one? These arc pinmj which it is iiot
nt htuition to exanmie. it is sufficient
. fur u to uUeoUT, tbi thia tiituic is d
VaiilJi;eii tu Fmnte, thst one of its lirit
cons-, queue i will he to shut the tioith a
Kjiut the l iifuU tudc nd tbtie is little
v.ivb.iii on tbenart of Cnzland. in aitihtr 80
' towanl a tunsidcrable tHiwer, whom
ii iics inio a nearer cmincMon won I raiKe ,
it fctul when she dclerinlnfct to renrnvc froia
her c'litacils the fKcnt" anJ the influtnee of
f-n,;I.ind. I'rain e and Pi tnu united, can,
if they please shut, the Soiiiul. If l'.nglandi
had learned bow to acivinntoi! tc her okf
to (.ircunitlancct, l.u would have nuiulain
td her party and her creatures in credit its
lie rim. She would have rendered the block
mle tf the poll ul the north less severe;
die would have, in fact, piei led the adu-ti-tnge
which she Uciie 'fiom'tbc PruMi
fla; for commerce has occasion for inter
mediate I'enU between the nimhni and lt,
cwimnnicr. Uut, however it nuy he, can
out iunmUr ttitnew puht.e-l ejentbut at
t ikIui to arcekrate caee ; for assuredly
Piu'u it ttiiihtr a wcA enemy fur I'.ngbnd
unr & weak ally for l'tanrc. We know tli.C
tUctc ire ptront who accustom lhctuclc
witli ihtTuulty to ibv. ik of tlcie connex
ions between Prance and PrusU, but thejf
do not M-e the hfkitatioti wl.id. wa fitst
itiiufcttd by tl Utter taVintt, drptndint
vjh tcmporif cirtumntanfet wbicli tiave
tuitlicr klte'e'4 the prii.upls f the lint,
rur tbutc uf his nnt faitbftit and tiiltUutut
icrvaiifs, If tin re were any thing bkfi
gatuf,yncc to t ranee, it cuuU enly be ln
pitted to frantic fiiioitrr, wh was uld to
r.Agtaud, ! was f'Huiffly In t.ee fivice,
at4 who ttiiin-d it lr rcaiutii wbhh tl, dig
nity uf thi pHr will out tkw n tu nt.it.
tiuii. lu (Krliapt, ny fe wpp.e f, that
l.u I in the or tiitnnutiir in width
i,f foidt hirttlf vi;h n-id to I'iuu, t.d
ii mrJiuoi Ivt btr, it -! .! itid
Uf.n : war. II jl lint m it..!iii uf !liiit.irr.
j j by l'n.si, tt tte tdr ii.-Sh f ptevent.
J" tbt I ffttth f.viO mu'ii v- 4 . '.bsr..