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BUltlSH KOUoE OF COMMONS,
On motion of Mr. Secretary Fox, the
order of (he day was read, for taking in
to confidoration his Maj -fty's m lt graci
ous mefiagei '1 He mellage wjls then read.
Mr. oecTtta.rv Fox rofe, and fpoke to
the fallottin cfTrft: "I am lufe"thu
it is imnom ie mat tne meuage we nave
njaw reati can fail to excite the ftrongefl:
ienlation in every temper and ditpohi
of mind which can exilfc in this Hd
In 'he firft rdace, when we hear it ftated
that his-MaieirV had abltained b
from the jiift fcruples of the king of
Prufiia, who perceived that it would be
very hard to pre ail upon his Britannic
majefty.HJ ratify fuch a treaty, and who,
therefore, felt that his title would be fo
bad ?s to make tlwacquitition of Hanbr
ver, under thejer circumttanccs a poor,
-equivalent footnote : provinces that h$
i was obligedto give tip to France- Hi
fd!t, befides; that upon ho principle of
jutticecould he pretend to-lake it on
otner terms f rom thole winch f ranee
r.felf had held it on, and thereforeT at
ftrft, he did not pretend to tke Hano
ver absolutely, but . with the power 6f
refforing it.
France, in the mean time, preffed for
m ap
pealing to his Britimfubj ctsjoriaccount thec'flionof Anlpach and iWieuth.
of the violence and uijultice winch had I What then did the kintr of Pruflia do ?
been done to him, in tht feizure of his Ceftainly he could not expe& that Ihe
jLiectora! aomiiuoiisjir is impomuienot : frencn govern menr would beabletone
to feel graceful for hat kindtiefs & mild- ' got between him and jiis Bri aiinic
nefs which his majdty has always fhewn i rrfateftv that he ftiou'd be aUowed tore-
fo thefu ieds phhisiealm. Ic was with ' taih Hanoyt;f ; and therefore Ui fi jally
the ny't cttreme reluctance, that heifeToled to Teize it without the tonieht
could confeni to involve therfi inVajr-Up- of h'ifmajdly, and under pretence of in
cn Vivaroumt, that 'wai not immediate equivalent for Anfpach. B iyreuih, and
!v?rid drrecVy connected with Britifii thole provinces which w,ere ceded to
tti le to his M?jelty for this tender cm
fi deration of his tutMeclsofthis kingdom,"
the n-xt feelings which, muft be Ihbngly
exc ted by thenielTvige, is a feeling ol Jult
iniMgnaf on at the conduct of the court
of Prufl, I Iroe that every member,'
while he" feels this jult indignation, will,
at the faijie time; perctive the propriety
of nitittg the mcHt vigorous, meafures,
wi'ha laKRluage femperHteand moderate,
and which does not violate that refpect
ivhteh Kid beerf always confidef ed doe J
to crowned heads, and ought n'oti int the
fdeht timrs, t beeprtedfrom. In
def, trf dj(cil5e -ditty .the rneafdrei
tvhich have been ddojpjed bv the court
of PruSa againlt thiVcountry, they can
not he called ihe meafurei of the king of
'luiua, . ror uiai icyereign Known to
)t a mild and pacific dilpcuiiian. hor
l-thfcy be called the mealures of his
muniters,foi no minifters could reel Y
advifea proceeding lo violent. and inju
rious to the iutereifs of tha monarch.
The meafurf? mult bccoriiidered fuch.
as his Pruflian majelty had been induced
to adopt, from the pernicious crunfejs
of the enrmies ot rhis countrfi Had it
ben my ;objcl to condemn, intbe
ifrorgeft terms, the decifion of the Pruf "
i1?n cabirer, 1 might have thought it ne
cc fTary to lay fome additional "papers on
tr-e table, but that not being my objet,
I have moved buti r few More would
have beeil unnefeilary. as it was not my
uhlito'give he llrongert pcfiible Colour
ing to the accusation that the meffage
enntfins. Jfweareto undeiftand thrfc
pi oceeding which have terminated', in
art outragcnprecedented in the riifto--ty
of the vvorft rjr6e3it:gs f the worft
times rf hurope, it wilt be neceflary to
view ihe tranfact'on a little earlier.
" The origin of this proceeding is to be
traced to the convention Cfncluded at
Vienna, on the 15th of Dec. between
count Hugwuz and he French Empe4
ior ; but hen ttis crmfiderejwjiaLwaBghe igno
France. I r cannot then be (aid, that 'his
treaty, and the proceedings which lol
loped It vere altogether the effecl of
tear, for what was the neceflhy tinder
which his Pruflian maj eft v. way placed ?
VVas it merely the neceffity of ceding
Anfpach and Bayreuth? . I'His might
have been a conlideral le mistorH'ne,yet,
it vfra one which nrght be iultirud by
neceflity. But the f rt of necclfny
claimed by the king of Prufiia is1 differ
ent; -ne favs, becauie 1 have loit Am
pacH and Bayreuth. A theref( re feel riiy.
felf under the ncceifity of fei2ing the do
minions ot fome third power, nrbnly
of a third bower, rut of one, from all
times, and ry every crrcnmltanee, 1 was
bound td relptt' , fhi istheftrtot
neceflity .claimed by the Pruffnm d iift.
and .'it is this which inak.es the Cdle bt
PruCtiamuch wor.'etha.n that of any othtr
nation in Europfc. As tor Sairi IUoy
not.wiih ro revjve the differences of o0i.
niori with relpect to the opanifh war) hut
Spain, I fay, would Comply no farih.r
with the wifhes of our enemies, than by
givirg-a fum of money. Holland arid
o her powers have beenXrom terror, ob
liged to make ceffions of rerriiory to
France, but no other power has been
compelled by terror, to commit robe
rievor fpoliations on its highbours.' (A
try offottr f he trf) . ft U ill f h'-s that the
cafe of Pru$ja ftands diftinguifned from
that of all other nations. vve cahnbt
help looking wirkfjme dfgreeof pity
and contempt pn a p wer that can al
ledare tHat it is reduced to liirh a nectfT
ty that would bei in vkU a confiderartte'
to.be obliged to give up thofe provinces
to which if was fo much attached, and
which, had ben railed ' the Cradle of
the HouTe)f BanxJenbtirgh." I he de
gradation of this ceffion was ftill much
incieatedb the conduit of the people of
Anlpach4 who untreated their fovertegn
not tdabahdort tnem- Irtfteadot leffen-
ieduently intirhated, that Britifh manu
fafltures might pafs through a part of the
Pruflian dominions. . Soon afterwards
this channel of communication was cut
off"; and then came the rrtonltroits mea
sure which Pruffia refolved upon ot tak
ing Hanover as a prefent from France;
of which country it was iriferted that by
right of conqueft France had the difpo-.
fat. Is there an Iii'tance. on record of a
conquered province having been afJigned
over as a boori before the terminaiion of
fi : l 4 t' t . ... 1 1
ipewar in wnicntne coi.queu wa-mauer
I ArtA ftill mnrp rntfi !ritlv mo I ir
js -there an inftance on record of fuch a
transaction having t;:keii place when the
Prince of the tprriroty affigned was in
amity with the Prince to whom theas
ligninent was made ? Sir, to what exr
tremity are we driven by this conduct of
the court of Berlin ? It would be idle hi
iiie to aftem;t to conceal, that the hofti
!iy of Prufli 1 is a grat aiimenration of
our calamiiiei , A.y incxea e in ihe
Cumber ot our enemies muft be an adr
d'uionto our calamities, and this infj ince
ii a .peculiarly f vere.addition. It is art
aggravition. Sir, .o'f tliofe calamities,
that what we cat! diredtly do to (haw bur
jult refentment of" the0erdious conduct
ot PiunU niuft in (omedegxe aflecl the
intereft of neutral nationsfi nuilf in fome
degree afieel our own mterefts. But,
fir; there are points when it becomes
$e dtt'y of a country to lacrifice inferior
imercits the manifeftation of princi
ple. (Hear! Htar ! ) This is one of
thn'e po'ntS. - If ve allow the conduct of
Prufiia to pals unnoticed, we muft cal
cu'ateon the complex; degradation of
the crnracicr of the country. I am far
rom wifhing to infinuate any of the fuf
ptcifuis.of the honour of other continen
taj courts; but, fir, how would the
qtieffion between them and us then ftand,
c0mD4Ted with the way, m which it flands
aprefent ? . Now when 1 hofe Courts are
cimpcllrd to concede ; their -poffeffions,
Vhe aUYrfhe o htrV t6 the increasing
power of France, however ue may la
ment their fituari. n, we can feel aeainft
them no difpleafure. ,Vc muft fay to
them. rtve v url elves as well
than the million which the French C
hersjt Barbou to that Country with
evident pufpofe ot fuperintendihg
beiations of fhe PrufEaii niinifllets,
guided them into the courfe mbfl agr
able to France ? Lvery body, fir, I
heard of the varibusinluhswhich Prut
has received irom trance unce mis 1
complete fujitgatiun France has
deed treated hjr wi h as little cefeuto
as fhe delerves. J ler town$ have.be
occupied by I'rerich tryops. Hei renid
fttances have been unheeded. How J
this will end, whether good or evil
be the rel'ult 1 cannot pretend to Uj.
But ai leaft this country will atord il
greateft poffible evil by refufing to Tar
tioii a principle fo oppofite to the welta
Otfocietv. (Hetr rHtarl) It will
void the evil of appearing to be indiif
eht to the feelings of diir gracious Sov
reigri, and to hi inleti i :ls to the preft
yiftonof f s rights.' ( liar! bfr! ha? ,
It will alfo'avi id the- evil, ftill oTgreu
iriaKnitude ot civiris its confeht and
nrooatioti of thiiodioilS rriodevthichh
been adopted, ot transferring uffet
from one Irinte to auotherWurati
God I I appeal to 1 hofe-Avbb fra vf
the danger with which, regular uoved
ments have been tmeatened ny the mil
nthufialfs
thfituattorroPPijfTia, at the time that
its foveretgn concluded that. treaty wi'h
France, it muft be recol.ejtted, that its
rneanjt of negcption were ftill greater
than what it derived front its own refour-ce-?y
or its armit s: . ;
.' J.f heat mies of Pi uffia were undoubtijd
Jy nurnerous c-nd refpcclable ; but was
it on thenilnne that ihe kin of Pruflia-
. relied, when he was negociattiig with
France ? Certain y, it was not. He had
- a lb or g Ttd dittohanupporf, which a ve
weit to his negotiation. The Empe-
' lor of Uuflia after hchadleft Auftetlitz,
gave the whole direction of th RuiTnn
troops, that remained in Germany to the
comitiand ot the king of Prufiia. 'IlnY
count! v too haipronided him a pcwer-"
: ful fuj t a i) r e by-'ncunia r rrf 0 pi fesT i f .
ut lnourd he r?rivHn rrt a war vvil h Fratir.. '
1 htu
,vere the
hr
m ms he pofTtfl: cf of
p.ving jvei.'hr to .1 is ntrgwiat tons 1 and
tmv tiw he apply thofe mar.s f Wfiy, to
izea pait of ti e terriioiies of one of
;JlrfwrrsTichhad bten fuppori;rg
fum mthii tar k and fituation, yhich
enabled hfm to crnciude his treaty.
JUuxl ciitsi I&rr i jitir .'1 After this
treaty vv;s faned a rirr. flderable difiic
tv Ten aniec in cxec.w inn o if. -TTh's
as you
can
But if we permitted the.conduft
ot Prufiia to paf unrarded, it is not
probable that the'e Courts wr uld no lon
ger be content to make ceffions of their
own territory to trance, but would fall
Unn VOirs I (Hear Hear!) If fo. fir.
then fhmi'd we be expofed to the great
eft of all evils ( which God avert) a war
with all, the exception of one great pow
er, with all Europe. On the other hand,
fit,: if the prefent cafe can be kept diV
tinclk and un imitated - if an example ran
DC, mac or rruuia, wnicn in.a great de-
rtcc wu-.oepena on tne exertions of
Other QiUntries bur a fignal example
c;n be made of Prufiia ft mav tvrhans
do more towards reftoring a balance of ! fit down, I muft ftatey that ttere ran bj
opinions of vifionaty
there be tiw thing f-r ! in ihe wilde
Ichemc of the molt daring (peculator,
calculated to fhake the ftability ot reg
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lar goycrumeiJis, as iims jjuwcj mai n
been afiumed, whether in a te ub ic;
in amonari hy, is ot hoconUquence,
transfer) in lurJeCls, without any rAjari
whatever to the tharadtr of tho e q
whom thev are 10 be covert cd ; urt mine!
ful whdher thev are not poffefTed d
ther attachment or their deftinatiori ?H
Exchange field for fie d, exchange ftoc'
upon ycur field, exchange cattle (or. ca
tie; t ut never exchange your peole.-I
( Heart hear ! hear ! home attention ?.n!
rel pert mould i urely Je r?,i. .. tQ the a
iachment of a cbverninent io ns iabfctfi
and fome to the attachment of luwefi;
10 incir gnvcrmuciii. - . -
'1 his mutual attachment has ever, fi
been conftdeied by ail rea oners on th
facial compact, as the fundamental cui
ner ftone of fociety. 1 ruly has if bed
fo confidere i. Hew far thctabtic ha
been fhakery by this rude violence th
has been oficred to it, I leave to thejudjf
ment of uentlemen who have devote
their minds to the inveftigaticn ot tU
lubjea. reeling lir, i.s 1 do on it, i mm
avow, I felt peculiar plea ure in fendin
that note to Baron lacobi, in wh'-ch
infoimed him cf his maieltysunalterab'
! determination never to content to th
i transfer of tr's faithful and aticcljonai;;
Hanoverian lubjects. ( Hr ! Hear !J4
; I do not know that lUsnectU.uy to maK
1 anv further obfervations but before
power., and a juft fyftem of general no
licy in Europe than any alliance that has
hem formed, or that mav hi nrrnVApd
nainft trance. I truft. and am rnn. i tilitv aeainft this country." Mr., Fox,
v. . . ..-.. -.;-- , - ' , . , :
no r'oubr. tut that the fnutting the tort
(j I I UUld IV Luiuii vwuviv aivi J
clearly arid unqueftjor.al ly an art of hoi
creat increafe of difhonour to fell a brave
arid loyal people for what was called an
equivalent j it was ah union of every
thing that was Com patable in fefvilit
wi'h every thing that "was odious in la
pacity hiir .'J. On the 26th of
linuary, an official letter was written
from Baron Hardenberir to Mr. lackfon,
exprefsly-f tanrir to teethe intentiorX
of his Pruflian m:'i ltv ro take pofTefTion
of Hanover only until the conclufion of
peace between England and France.
1 othis-Ietter his mijdty was pleaied to
atifwer, that he placed the utmoft reli
ance on the friend fhip and good faith of
the King of Prufiia, but that he wifhed
for a more explicit declaration of the
views which he entertained with refpect
to Hanovtr.: , ' '- ' f
.A mote explicit declaration has indeed
been rnadel ItistfieJait, treaty ma3eby
Pruffi i with Francev in trhich luffia
ccinlents cittfent as if e admitttd that'
it was a French objert & not a Pruflian
onerro'take permanent p 4Iefiionof Han
over ?Sir, ihe houfe will eafily fee thrb'l
all tW' pretences for arrangements faid
tp-t convenient and neceflary for the
"ports of the North, anf which produc
ed a declaration from Pruffia to'lowed
by fhutting up tfiofe poits PiulIUfub-
viheed,' that the Houfe will fee the pro-
priety ot a cting upon thi s - pr map 'e,
namely, to Ihew a Ipirit of forbearance,
where, frtn the oppofite fide is fhewni a
fpirit of juftice and honour, are no Ion
ger to foibcar when jufticeanUlionour
are , no longer remembered. Let the
Court of Berlin take the confequence
Hear! HeirtJ Sir, it is poflible that the
king of P' uflia fnay be fo deluded as to
imagine that he na gained agreatjdcaL
by obtaining" pofleffion of Hanover. .
French jreafoning, may, perhaps,iaffift
in cf eanng -br confirming this del ufion
What'has he obtained ? Every thing
thattan be rung from Hanover is- firft
grafped by the Trench, and they then
permit iyc King or rruina to gain a no
minal petTfrUjon of an" ufelefs country
In another point ofjiew, fir, Pruffia has
indeed lolt, I cannot but look upon her
as more completely conquered by France
than ever Auftria has been. Auftna was
compelled by adverfe circumftarices to
niake a peace on conditions Ivghly. un
favourable to her but, firj in ceding
territory Auftria' at Jeait took care to cede
only Her fn fieirFBeWTj. The lafl in
fiance of corriplere yafTalage is f o be the
contemptible inftrutnerit of t!he injuftice
of a mafter, f Heart brar! hear!).. - And,
fir, can there be a ftronger proof that
the domiriion which Prufiia preteids to
ajTuoie over Hanovex is only ujminaj,
then concluded, by moving an addrefs o
t hank s to hi -lpsjelty, w hicft fas u: uai
was an'echo otitie mellage, i
1
- f Orange County
I j l. r .t. ..ir--.-L. C - .L T:..i T.J
and the period i' oo f& approhit8 b
the time of redemption will cud.; Thofe iBt
Tw-fted ire hereby notified that fa it t Vill fce mi!
rritdiitelv commerced ea!nfthofehaJ-id
pTjltcfli 'jn of the land uiilefi the tix "aud. tntt o
thi;advertiTenirtt are paid btfoic thcinooieo
"of icuemp too cxptre.
Bdward .Turner 1 viO
LgzJtruilCate V
AV liam Ptty grtr . 11 6
James Distitu 14!)
J hn Bowie. , M1
Jamet Bailey " ' - - li'f
William Maynard 50,
Jopli Cooke , 101)
fet- r hrinWliy , ' 50
He.iry Joy ? ' 150
W iiliani. farrow - 1 41 '
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flifo. . ; '. .
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5t. TIomai
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S Nfarki 7
Ch.tbam' '-'1
Su Asaph
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3 92
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4 70 5
5 15
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The Trustees
:r f the Pittfijjro Acalerrt hae thf plirifuie
V o( ioformiog the public that the RefJMrv'
Bingham yet TcoTiiioaei aj pre i!i Jettt of Uid r
'fensy. ' Boarding for btuctntt majr ht .Pat
dCilUrlpcr ycax. " r'-- -"" ' " ' '