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“further papers, with respect to the 
violence committed on British ship- 
ping, with respect) to captain 
D’Auvergne, and to the contre 
projet, which, it was understood, 
that the French government had 
presented, 
- Lord Pelham, had no objection 
to the first motion. As to that re- 
specting captain D’Auvergne, he 
should enquire whether any written 
documents existed ; but, at to the 
third, no official communication 
could be laid before the house, as 
there existed only a proposition, 
but had 
been made in confidence; he pro- 
fessed, however, every desire of 
giving information, on» the other 
points. 
. Lord Borringdon, then withdrew 
his motion: being content to. leave 
it to the noble secretary, to bring 
forward his. motion :at his own 
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- Earl Fitzwilliam, moved for pa- 
pers exactly similar to those moved 
the day before, in the house of 
commons, with an addition of a 
motion, with respect to the inter- 
ference of France in the Ionian re- 
public. 
Lord Pelham, replied to those 
different motions, in a manner 
nearly similar, to what had been 
done in the other house, by lord 
-Hawkesbury. As to the Ionian 
republic, sufficient information was 
already given; and it would be 
~ both unnecessary and impolitic, to 
give any more detailed information 
of the armaments in France and 
» Holland. 
‘After some observations, from 
- lords Carlisle and Hobart, 
Earl Fitzwilliam, declared bim- 
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self satisfied with the explanations 
of lord Pelham; he feit.no fear of 
French preparations, unless they 
could come under the sea, to invade 
this country. 
Earl Stanhope denied, that he 
had ever stated the possibility of 
such a scheme; but that he con- 
sidered, with great alarm, a secret 
for destroying our ships, communi- 
cated io, the first consul, by an 
American gentleman, of the name 
of Fulton. 7 
Lord Borringdon, called his lord- 
ship to order, as departing wholly 
from the question; and lord Fitz- 
william’s motion was then. with- 
drawn. 
On the same day, in the house 
of commons, 
Lord Hawkesbury laid before the 
house, several. papers, which had 
been voted by diiferent addresses 
from that house. 
- Mr. Sheridan, thought the papers 
of such importance, and being so 
voluminous, that he wished the dis- 
cussion to be put off, for some days 
longer. 
Mr. Grey, wished for the utmost 
possible information, to enable the 
house to judge, whether, even now, 
war might not be prevented? 
Lord Hawkesbury, required some 
time to consider, whether he could, 
with propriety, bring forward any 
farther information. 
Mr. Sheridan, then moved for 
papers, respecting the remonstrances 
made, in consequence of the French 
troops continuing in Holland ; and 
Mr. Johnstone, wished to know, 
whether Russia had refused to ga- 
rison Malta, ‘for herself; Both 
these gentlemen, however, agreed 
to withdraw their motions. 
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