HISTORY -OF ‘EUROPE. 
‘xbout continental objects; they 
might have grumbled a little, made 
more wry faces, and instead of sit- 
ting with their arms across, they 
might have sat with their. arms 
a-kimbo. The noble lord’s dislike 
to the present minister, put him in 
mind of the following english paro- 
dy of two lines of Martial : 
“«T do not like thee, Dr. Fell, 
«© The reason why I cannot tell ; 
« But this 'm sure, I know full well, 
« T donot like thee, Dr. Fell.” 
He then entered generally into a 
Vindication of the conduct of the 
present administration, and thought 
the former ministers had no right 
to take much credit to themselves, 
for the Baltick expedition, which 
chance, and the extraordinary skill 
of lord Nelson, brought to a happy 
termination: nor for the Egyptian 
expedition, which they had sent 
out orders to countermand. An ex- 
secretary at war (Mr, Windham) 
appeared formerly only to be afraid 
‘of jacobinism: that is ** killed off” 
‘and gone, and yet his fears continue. 
If however any aggression should be 
made, we must meet it with a firm 
conviction, that a country which 
has achieved such greatness, has 
no retreat.in littleness; and that if 
we were content to abandon every 
thing, we would not find security in 
abject submission; and that we 
should meet it with a firm determi- 
nation to perish in the same grave, 
with the honor and independance 
of the country. 
Mr. Canning expressed the great- 
est admiration of the sentiments of 
‘Mr. Sheridan; they were worthy 
the man who had so often come 
forward in times of public embar- 
fassment, as the champion of the 
country’s rights‘and interests, and 
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had rallied the hearts and spirits of 
the nation; he only regretted that 
such a speech had not come from 
the mouth of a minister, Such 
language from those in adminis- 
tration, would in his opinion, 
do more than fleets and arinies, 
to ward off the attack of a 
foreign enemy, and to animate and 
maintain the spirit and energy of 
the people. But it was vain to 
look to that quarter for such lan- 
guage. He then, in the course of a 
long and very able speech, vindi- 
cated himself from the imputation 
of want of candor, in expressing his 
general sentiments, on the unfitness 
of administration, while he support- 
ed the measure proposed. When 
it was considered what wonderful 
efiects had been produced in 
France, by the genius of one man, 
Bonaparte, he thought that it was 
absolutely necessary, that the ad- 
ministration of this country, should 
be entrusted to those, who were 
most evidently the fittest, from their 
superior talents and energy, to con- 
duct its affairs in the hour of dan- 
ger, with honor and advantage; 
and expressed in the stongest terms, 
that in his opinion, there was no- 
thing more desirable for the coun- 
try, than Mr. Pitt’s return to 
office. 
Mr. Wilberforce repeated the 
objections he had formerly urged, 
against this country involving itself 
too much in continental alliances. 
He wished that thenations of the 
continent, would for the future, 
rely more upon their own exertions, 
than on our alliance. 
Mr. Fox vindicated himself from 
the charge of being the apologist of 
France, but contended that small 
peace establishments were better 
for 
