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Vol. VI.
F R I D A Y, Jue 24, 1791.
Numb. 2$$
Sketch of Mr. Pitt's Speech, in the
Britijh Houfe of Common r, in atifiver
to Mr. Fot an extracl from ivbofe
1 speech was infer ted in our lafl.
MK.. Pitt defended the augmenta
tion of the naval forces, upon
the grounds. of good policy, and expe
diency. He.contended that fupporting
th. balance of power in Europe was a
mcafureVhich , in. all enligh tenejd times,
hi ever been adopted, as a, fixed prin
ciple , by every potentate therein, and,!
-in the whole courfe of its annals, he
-rtuld'imt difraier"a period" whreltl"it
wtnore abfulutely neceffary to put
that principle in practice than at this
in A ant.. By uacomm on ftrideso f po w
crartd of achievements, , the Ruffian
empire was not o n 1 y f prea d i ng irsrv-i ft
bau'n laries through half of Europe, but
was actually endeavouring to extirpate
a whole nation, and extend its conquefts
over :th; richeft and mod fertile coun
try of AfiiT'ZThe Ottoman. ftates were
falling faft, under the rod of its prow,
efs, arid un imired fw iy appcarciltu
be the only object of its all-conquering.,
force, and aH-fubJuing 'machinations.
. " He could not but remark how in
genioufl the H gentleman put in
tcrmgaiories and. their fev e r al re pi i.es,
infuch a manneraslanfwered the pur
p ifes of argument, though not of con-,
Tiction. Oiie of thefe was, " Have
we entered the lifts with Ruffia. to com
pel.her to refign her conqueds ?" and
the anfwer he gives is a qualified affir
mative. To this he begged it' may be
the nature of trfe demands made by us
upon that court, however they nay
and mult have the welfare of rruffia in
their, view and as their object, Mill their
primary principle (hall be the peace, ho
nour an J Jimnitv of Great-Britain.
bur refourceywe
flourifhing, and bur cpnfequence b the
efhmation of the furrounding riations
almoft at its zenith ; if; therefore, ei
ther caufe, time, qt opportunity, were
required for us to profecute that noV,
which in the year i 782 we rejected ancf
rtftffA fj- fin A ill tYiTA A!i,t Hira0
crowd on us in abundance, and lie had
no doubt but we fhouhytake every ad
vantage of them. -
" It had been defi red that wefhould
direct our attention to the inveftigation
irjf 'Which; p5f t yrwhelhlr Ruffians or
Otto nans, were the aggreffors ; he did
not think that was nov an argument
to heufed Itwa3 onLy joow to be con
fid ere J, how we fhoutd check the arms
an d ardour -of Ruffia and he could
not help re ri irking, that had the Otto
mans been proportionally victorious,
it would equally behove' Europe, a -id
.confequently Britain, to check her wild
career. This argunent, therefore, up
on the principle of found policy, malt
fa I to Uic givsuud..
" Another obfervation had been
made, thaty in quarrelling with Ruffia,
we: forfeited al thofe advantages which
were to be derivecf from the trade caf
ried on by this country to the feveral
parts pf her empire ; anX to this he
would briefly reply, that Poland can
and does furnifh the fame, even in great
er abundance, and with equal profit to
the merchant and adventurer. This
argument was therefore in volved in the
fame dilemma with the former, and,
.friinte,
of Ire-
unJerftood, that, whatever ftould he44ike it, upon the principle of found po-
" It had been, remarked by theRight
Hon . gentleman, (Mr. Fox) as' a fpeci
roen an. I example, whereby the p relent
miniflry jhquld conduct themfelve?,
iliat the government of this country,
in the year.i 7 8 2, perem p to r i I y refufed
to take part in the war ami difpute
'hich then exifted between Ruffia and
wik. Cortex JJe admiae dthatlanJ,
.hat was more, he acknowledged tlie
HTopriety of therefuW ; but he had.to
ohferve, that at that period we were ca
dged in the moft expenfive war- that
day, iudJTncr wifely, and feeling the
weight of thofe troubles we were at
that jay affected by, very properly re
fufed to join in a difpute, which we
Were'then very unequal to engage in.
But that was1' not the cafe at p relent j
licy, fell to the ground."
1' Jc 1 1 1 1 :k k f t i t
L O N D O N, April 8.
Ruffia (till continues to menace the
Turks with aTnother campaign, far
morcr bloody th'atrthe fcrmer
The'preparatioiis in Germany keep
pace;' with thofe in Ruffia and there
is every appearance of fome great and
important event on. the part of the
Emperor. . ' . . ' .-,
A Deputation .. from the Ruffian
merchants waited yeiterday on ther
Duke of Leeds, for information ref-..
P ijUJ.herX' e t y a n d j r ppe.rty.o f
tnerchant-ihips failing for the Baltic.
-TbtJPLtJ4 ili Pre"
fent fH"trition of affairs iiotlung couO
be detcrmined- rebtw-to the expedi-
iDyjutionTbe-fore us was-ever-mvoivd ency-jQ4-the dap-irture ot the-ihifsJj
ln and-therefofe ths miriifter of that f the feveral ports in the Ruffian Empire
That as fqojj as his Majefty's Mmifters
n.: t 1". i 1 1 . . . . '. c : '
uiuuKi oc aoie 10 give artyTriniormanoiii
on the fubjert, the Duke of Leeds
would fend notice to the Governor,
bat-tt-was uncertain, whea "that no-
Ltice. might be 'ejcpecled. 1 ' 'v.
Ertrd8''ofirUtterTfrbm
dated April 5.
" Preparations continue fti'l to be
made with the ufual alacrity, in the
different departments of the dock yard,
for approaching , hoftilities ; but the
imprefs feems to be confined to the
water only.
" .Sailed the Inconftant
Capt. "Wilfon. fof the coaft
land, on the imprefs fervice."
Atrilw. The Swedifh merchants
IclxlJergd.a nqjulfit ion ia
the Court of Stockholm, fimilar r to'
that made to our Mini'try by th: Ruf
fian traders, they were allured by the
JCingimfef, that if a rupture broke
out betweenEng!and "and her allies
and Ruffii, Sweden' would rem iin
ftrlly neutraf therefore trade in
Swedifh bottoms was per'elly fife.
Saturday a King
at the Dake of Leeds o'fice, with dif-
patches from Lord Auckland, which
(tate that the Dutch admiralty are
equipping a ffleet, withAihe rrioft vi
gorous exertions ; and thiiVi ixfail of
the..Une, and 6 frigates, -VdufdN be
readyfor fea by the firft weefcin May
v There are at this time 36 faiYf the
line in co nmiffipn, only four pf which,
have been oTd red, i:i confequence, of
the prefent appearance of hoftilities
agamft the Emprefs. In -addition t
this forcer6o fuil-are ready to be com-
mifTnued at an hour's .notice. ;
.'. The united naval force of-'England
and Holland, before they fall into the
North S 'a, will be 4c fail of the line
and 20 frigates, befides flobp"::fire
fliips, '&c. - ' ''' v"'': '. ;,;
Of thefe there are a'ready 23 fail of
the line at Spithead ; and the whole
will be ready to fail very early in May.
The prefs on the river was, during
the whole of Saturday, very hot j on.
the preceding pight obout 500 m,en
were packed up. - A few hands were
collected on Tower-Hill, and its
neighbourhood. . f
The Pruffian army at prrfent con
fifts of three hundred thouf in ! men,
CQmpletely accoutred, . aii.d really for
FfcrV.ice a t anhou rsjiot iccj jjief CJCCtSL
of Poland amount-to one hundred aid
fortv thoufand n en.
burgh on the rithof March. On the
..dined, with JJaronJS utherland
the banker of the court ; and, what
is rather remarkable in the prefent
ftate of " affairs, carried" the Britifli
Ambaffador with him in his coacS.-
April 12. By two reports yelterday,
the price of flocks was increafed near
ly two and, aa half per cent " '
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