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Zt is faid that a° new conclufum, from 
swhich minifters were determined not to 
deviate in an iota,_ was di/patched to the 
Chief Conful about ten days before the 
figning ef the Preliminaries, and that 
very few of the Cabinet had any expecta- 
tion of his aflenting to the new arrange- 
ment propofed, while feveral were even 
again(t any additional attempt, whatever 5 
but that, contrary to the general expecta- 
tion of the Cabinet, Bonaparte returned 
the fcheme on Wednelday, the 30th of 
September, fully empowering M. Otto to 
earry it, on his part, into execution, The 
only change propofed in the project above 
referred to, was the equal abandonment of 
Egypt on both fides, inftead of its being 
retained by either; and it 1s faid, the 
Cabinet were determined to accede to Bo- 
naparte’s anlwer, be it what it might, 
even por to its arrival. The dreadful 
deficiency of the treafury—the extreme 
ii fculty of coercing the people into new 
taxes-—the immediate want of an immenfe 
gum of money—and the profpect of a 
very formidable oppofition on the enfuing 
meeting of Parliament, all concurred in 
determining the cabinet upon the procus 
ration of a Peace, even upon their anta- 
goniit’s own terms, prior to the com- 
mencement of the Parliamentary Seffion. 
So much then for the manner in which 
this moi defirable treaty has been ¢on- 
cluded. ; | 
RelpeSiing the termis propofed as its 
preliminary bafis ; it has been confidently 
‘afirmed, that it is the very project of 
panini himfelf, f{carcely foftened in 
any refpet by all the remonftrances that 
for fix weeks had been almoft daily urged 
wpon the fubject. It is certainly calcu- 
fated to gratify him in the utmoft {cope of 
his ambiticn ; ang though not humiliating 
to the Enelifh character, it humiliates 
and difgra ces the character, of thofe Mi- 
nifters who wantonly and needlefily 
plunged the nation into the. war. 
We fhall advert but to two caufes for 
which the war was commenced, and has 
been perfevered in. It was opened decla- 
ratively for the “prefervation of the efta- 
blithed order of Europe, generally, and of 
eur own Conftituti Aon individually. The 
eftablifhed order cf Europe has never- 
shelck cfs been totally fubverted, and the 
Britihh Conftitution more injured by thofe 
Rimifters, both Py caption and open 
force, than it will probably be ever able 
#0 recover under the guidan ice of the molt 
virtuous and patriotic adminiftration. 
“Thefe Quixotic and romantic views, how- 
‘ever, were in a few years relinguifhed, 
’ 
State of Public Affairs in OHober, 1801: 
[Nov. 1, 
and the more grofs and tangible fource of 
conteft—that of territory—was then ac= 
knowledged. The -Britifh Miniftry, 
whofe nerves were fo finely attempered, 
as to tremble at the remoteft view of po- 
litical injuftice and turpitude, joined in 
the general feramble after additional 
acres, and conceived, on a new principle 
of arithmetic, that they fhould hereby ac- 
quire immortal glory to themfelves, and 
amply remunerate the people for having, 
doubled the national debt! Three hun- - 
dred millions have been expended—half a 
million of Britith lives have been facri- 
ficed—and what’ now is the extent of ter- 
ritory that is to confole us for this prodis _ 
gious lofs? A Spice Ifland in the Eaft, 
and a Sugar Ifland in the Weft Indies? 
neither of which, by the way, will dimi- — 
nifh the price of thefe articles at home 
one farthing in the pound. Futile is it to 
boaft of our having obtaine d and fecured 
the integrity _ Portugal. © The Frenchy 
indeed may make a boat of this; but 
the declaration is abfurd en our part 5 
_ for, by the prefent treaty, we have cont- 
pelled ourfelves to re-furrender Madeira, 
the only portion of the Portuguele terri- 
tories which had been wrefted from the 
hands of its Government; and as to 
the integrity of Naples, it was fettled 
long ago by the humane interference of 
the emperor of Ruffia, and required no’ 
kind of affiance from the projects of a 
Britith Miniter. The treaty, in faét, 
abandons every thing for. which the late. 
Miniftry pretended they were contend- 
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‘ 
ing.—It abandons the Stadtholder, Sar- _ 
dinia, and the whole houfe of Bourbon 
to an inexorable fate ; 
dethronement of the Grand Duke pf Tuf- - 
cany: for the people of this country, ne- 
verthelefs, the prefent Treaty is an event 
of the utmoft exultation, and it ought to 
be received with tranfport and gratitude, 
although again the talents and condu&t © 
of the late Miniftry it is the fevereft far- - 
cafm that can poffibly be direéted!> .~ 
If the peace be xeceffary, the war was 
wot, for it has gained not an individual _ 
objec for which it contended, while it is 
impoffibie to ‘calculate the fnumerable 
evils it has occafioned. ‘Thefe refleétions | 
do not certainly make again& the prefent 
Minifters, but againft their predeceffors in 
Office, WHO OWE A STRICT ACCOUNT 
TO THEIR COUNTRY FOR THEIR GROSS” 
MISCONDUCT. 
found the country ina moft per ilous fitua- 
tion. 
upon the beft terms they could ; and every’ 
thing confidered, better could not be 
ie expected 5 
and fanétiens the . 
The prefent Minilters R 
It was their bufinefs to make peace . 
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