state' pApkks.'' 



151 



thatwe,'on tha othei'; sliftll adhere 

 to the principles of justice and po- 

 licy so often dc'cTaied by Ins majesty 

 and avowed bv his ministers, irjf'uiii- 

 fnrrrilt/ ah'itainhigfmm thy interfe- 

 rence ivkhrespecflo the internal' of-' 

 fairs q/' France. - -' ■■ •'> ■■' ■' 



3. Because the facts hevein be'fore 

 set forth, being*, as we conceive, mi- 

 deniable truths, fit now to be re- 

 solved aiid'dedared, it becomestrhe 

 duty of his majesty's ministen,' in 

 conformity to two other resolutiods 

 opened, discussed and submitted to 

 the consideration of thrshoUs.e, to 

 avail themselves of the present cir- 

 cumstances of the war, to promote 

 a pacification, by fevery means' in 

 their power, by proposing to'Fi'ahde, 

 equitable and moderate conditions 

 of peace, and above all things '^y 

 ahstai/ii»g from any interfrchctiii 

 the iuteriml affinrs'of F)-anct.' ' 



4. Because in every po-^siblerate 

 it is equally desirable theft his iiia- 



.jesty shbdid make Sn'^expricit dec1a- 

 ratiot) of his v>icws'; for if, on tTie 

 one hand. It is "the interitiotrhof to 

 interfere in the i'nrernal gbveiiirnent 



't)f France, t1(ith1ng can'coniribute 

 so miich to' advance a fir;got?a^i.on 

 with (hose \Vl-io*rf6'w' exercise'' the 

 powersofgovefnrnentihthaf coun- 

 try, -as such a ^eoJai'atioit, solertinly 

 artd explicitly made '; ■ so; Oti- the 

 other hand, if it 'is ;' iiiteh fed'to Vu - 

 tcrfere, it ishighly essential to ipake 

 Hfe degree of interference precisely 

 kno,wn,'so as loiuduce such pit.ts 

 of the French, palionas arcdissalis- 

 fied with the present y()\ernment, 

 to unite and exert themselv'ds, with 



. satisfaction and security., 1q proAiote 

 the ascertained object;. ^ l \ 

 NoiiFOf.K, E.'M 



GRAFTONi ,..; 

 .Al-Et 1.iiULE.i .■• 



.K, '. t; .'.jh.%'^' 



EtDFORD, 



^•" iiAUDERDAtE, 



'' 'Lansdowne, 



TilA^tT. 



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■^""^ . '■ ■ >■ 



■^roiesfcigaij/st 'lliiUte'pfihd.nh to 

 lord Hood: 



Dissentient,' J -. '-■. -• • -^ •■.■•;--".•;* 

 1. .TtE-eAUSE it has not been 

 - 1^-the pr;^/ ice of this house 

 to vote thanks toofficers command- 

 ing his'i-nhje^ty's forces by sea or ■ 

 la^idj 'except' on occasions where 

 they have eminentl,y_.advanced Jhe 

 honour and promoted the interests 

 '•of vdieir cobntry^'by the^|TJ(^st >i\ii- 

 portant>and acknowledgied services. 

 V v2.vDecavise,.by voting tliC'th^nks 

 ' of • t^M-J hofuss, except ) h\- such in- 

 ^sta'nces^ .w& dinn^i«>K'tlte vaUte of 

 the most honourable reward w e have 

 in our power lo confer, and 1 ssen 

 one of thebest inqitemeinrtoHLUurc 



>50rvicein»itno.'> i« \'''^ '''■•* " T 

 ■..^': ?,, BA,'fiuSett'vcsredltc*'ior» of B|s- 

 iia doe>iaat^ia-S-Lselt.appeaT-taus to 

 .be snek n;.'?e.vv-ixje ascalis tfpqn this 

 ohouflert3i-any crctT^codiuary niari: of 

 .appto(jaxio»v«orapplas.ise.'.- :•'; '>"« 



4. BecaU.se, « hatever the melfit 

 •ef tlwt service mayb^t f he o-JhA'- ad- 

 .mii-^il« g*"'TJ«i;fl«el,-;and'.the coufi- 

 i'in:uidiit2'.»fficftrs«.rof hi» nreJjest^^s 

 ' Jand i.i'ofcibs'A -ni}.ist : Have^ nad tbetir 

 - si>«ii.-irv .iti;/^nll'.to ret\tse' tbatilung 

 <lhfci«, is laid'been.-ujaal un^similur 

 . ficcasiouJi .sp^)4ara-to'?«s- to justify 

 .-saB-op'tnioo^ tint the vote of flian:;s 

 -.;to Lordvki'todorigi-anrei-trom some 

 -.'♦notice xyt a'privttiB .aitd pcr..on;>i~ na- 

 i J:Bre,> \}iineli;it;i.s> ta^propBr- for this 

 r housoto.cciiniisnance.! .,>»'^ns:. > ••> 



5".- Because even ministers, them- 



'. 'Selves 'io not seem, ' in ti.ffirst in- 



.i-ptawp e>t"o have considered 'tiiat.ser- 



':■- v;ice a^ . eatiticd:to such -a mark' of 



L 4 ajjpro* 



