HISTORY OF EUROPE. 



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spfzls.cn in the Co7»v<MttO!i were 

 so careful to magnify their suc- 

 cesKC* and dimicish their losses, 

 and to represent tue»( sitinition as 

 completely pr(«ferc)us- though it 

 ■was well kriown that France was 

 full of discontenc, coafusion, and 

 wretchedness. 



When it was mored by Mr. Pitt 

 that the treaty with the King of 

 ■Sardinia should be refeired to the 

 committee of it-pply, .Mr. Fox re- 

 prc«eflted that treaty as one by 

 which this country -engaged to do 

 niiich for aa ally who was to snake 

 no return. Th^ port of Nice 

 might have bcece a c«tnj,>cnsati<»K 

 foi cur aid ; but of that tlte French 

 vcfe masters, as well as of his he- 

 reditary Duk<"dom of Savoy. He 

 was to receive a subsidy Of two 

 hundred thousand jxiiinds to enable 

 him to dtferal his ov/n <doniinioi)s ; 

 and Grcit Britain stipulated at the 

 •ame tiir^ to procure the recfneiy 

 cf the territoWe- he had io8t- Bw 

 the fulfilling of these terms;,, coii- 

 ■ftdering the many chances again it 

 us, arising from this ucjHopitious 

 war, might prove a burden of ruin- 

 •ous ueight to. this country. Witii- 

 oul entangling this expensive ally 

 in a dangerous quarrel, it would 

 have been wiser iu us, and r.X)re 

 zdv3«tag<ous to him, whencrer a 

 pacificatioti took place, to have 

 made the restoration of his domi- 

 nions a condicion of the treaty. 



It was observed by Mr. Powia, 

 ill reply, that the ancestor of the 

 King of Sardinia, who acceded to 

 tl»e grand allianc* against France, 

 at the beginning of the pccscnt 

 century, was treated with on simi- 

 lar terms. The French were at 

 thtt time, as they arc now, grasp- 

 ing at tmdue power j and Euro|)e 

 I M»s, Ja like iiiaoner, compelled to 



anite for its preservation. To pro* 

 tect the. King of Sardhiia was one 

 of t!ie ir.eans of our own xlefencs. 

 He was subsidized to fight, cur 

 battles as well as his own; and tho' 

 succcasesihc might olitajn, were aa> 

 itss advantageous to us than 'c hinit 

 b)' weakeviing- the cocimoK CHi^my^ 

 and by diverting a considera''>J< 

 part of that force w^hick he might 

 othcrwi.se employ zgs.lR.sit ihijcoua- 

 try and its allies. 



Mr. Ryder zddtd, that, in fc««opi- ■ 

 nion, the situation of the King of 

 S2rdi.nia'i dominions In Italy ren- 

 dered him an ally of constderabfe 

 weigiit, by enabling aim to pi::' 

 vent the French from penetratbg 

 into the Milanese. 



The augmentation of the army ' 

 was the next object of importance ' 

 brought before thtf House, The 

 secretary at war, oa the 3d of Fe- 

 bruary, iiioved, ir. a committee o£' 

 supply, th^t the land-forces fof the 

 pervice of the current year, i^hould 

 consist of 6o,coc men. This sug- 

 fnentation was opposed by Mr, 

 Hussey, on the ground of its ineffi- 

 cacy for the purpose^; of this war- 

 The navy of Great Biitain ougfit 

 ratl'.er to have been- augmented. 

 A few Ltout ships were of muck 

 more utihty than a land- force, in 

 making such an impres^on upon 

 the enemy as would be «olid and 

 servicearie to the interests of this 

 cou;itry. He entertained no doubt 

 of the courage and galbintry of 

 ourolhcersand soldiers ; but would 

 rather have seen our naval list car- 

 lied to ioo,noo men, than vote for 

 any fatthei increase of the army. 



He was followed by Major Mait- 

 land, who entered hugely into the 

 subject. He complained that much 

 , more money was expended in rais- 

 ing men than heretofore ; and that 



economy " 



