448 =. State of Public Affairs in November, 1801. [ Dee. 1, 
no longer talked of, and every thing at tacks of the.jaft fpeaker. He maintained 
prefent was fo beac ‘in that country, as that the terms were both fafe and honour- 
to give a rational ground to expect per- able, and that had we continued the war, 
manency and itability to whatever engage- we probably fhould not, at the end of fe- 
ments they might enter into. The terms veral years, have been able to Procure 
of the treaty were both honourable to our better. 
allies and fafeto the country. The great = Lord Temple felted’ on the oppofite 
objet of the war was to prevent the in- fide, and condemned the peace in the 
 trodution of the pernicious principles that moft unqualified terms. He aiked Lord 
were then prevalent in France; thefe prin-. Hawkefbury how he, who had boatfted 
ciples being now materially changed, the that he would dictate a peace at the poiut 
necellity of continuing the conteft nolonger _ of the bayonet, could fign, m the capital 
remained. In this truggle, however, of his own country, fuch a difgraceful Ca- 
two coalitions had totally failed, and in- — pitulation? 
calculable blood and treafure had been Mr. Banks highly approved of the pre- 
expended. England, deferted by Auftria, iminaries, and after eloquently fupport- 
atin: and Pruffia, and left. to combat ing his opinion, concluded by giving the 
with the whole world, had concluded a Addrefs his hearty fupport. . » * . 
treaty of peace both honourable and fafe. Mr, Pitt faid, that fince the coalition 
At the fame time he was by no means of of the Continental powers was diffelved, 
Opinion that France could have injured the queftion of peace or war had become 
this country. In the fituation in which only a queftion of terms. Woiatever 
things were, being unable to fave Europe might be our wifhes, nothing remained. 
. entire, as it was before the revolution, for us but to obtain juft and honourable 
was it not better we fhould, by entering conditions for ourfelves and the few allies © 
into terms with France, fecute what we that remained tous. By the preiimina- 
could? His Lordfhip then took a view of ries now fubmitted to the confideration of 
the comparative ftate of France and Eng-. the Houfe, we had not gained every thing, 
Jand, and the advantages which muft re- but the difference between the terms we 
fult to our commerce by the ceffion of had obtained and thofe we had a right to 
Ceylon and Trinidad, and concluded by expect, was not to be compared with the 
faying, that a reconciliation had been evils refulting from the continuance of the 
- happily effected, and he prayed to God conteft. We did not materially want an 
“it might be forthe country’s good. ~ extenfion of térritory, but, retaining thofe 
Mr. T. Grenville rofe to oppofe the parts of our conquelts unattached to our 
terms of peace, and in doing fo he would ancient pofleffions, our grand object was 
not lull the people into a falfe repofe, nor to add frefh fecurity to our maritime 
be deterred from fpeaking his fentiments, ftrength and commercial greatnefs. In 
however unpopular they might be; but the Eaft and Welt Indies we had got all 
would plainly and explicitly declare, that we had a right to expect, and any acqui- 
by the treaty he confidered this country fitions in the Mediterranean were compa- 
entirely ruined!!! The fyftem of vigour ratively of lefs confequence. He confefled 
Jong carried on by this nation, but now . he was forry we did not retain Malta, and 
fatal ly laid afide, was the only way to fe- fiill more fo that that place was not more 
cure our independence as anation. With particularly. {pecified i in the treaty; but if 
refpect to this being an honourable peace, wewere to give it up, he did not know we 
a flight view of its terms would clearly could better difpofe of it. Mr. Pitt then 
prove the reverfe. He then took a view went into a long defence of the prelimina- 
of the terms of the treaty, and concluded ies ; “and ‘with regard to the Confular Go- 
with faying, let the peace be carried into vernment, he faid he wifhied to banifh all 
execution—let the ceffion. be completed, «harfh language, -all acrimonious epithets, 
and he would afk what chance England all irritating allufions. It would be hy- 
had that the would not, within eighteen pocrify in him to deny, that all his obi 
months, again be plunged into war, after nions with regard to perfonal. merits and 
fhe had laid up her fhips, and difcharged demerits had undergone a change, but if 
her army and navy, when France might 4 laudable line of conduét be in future pur- 
feize on her military pofts, and, combin- fued by the Firft Conful, he was afraid it 
ing with the maritime powers of the would ‘be dictated by intérelt more: than 
North, fweep her feas before fhe could principle. He had no difficulty in faying, 
get a thip afloat. that though he never confidered the refto- 
Lord Caftlereagh then rofe; and fae ration of Monarchy in France as a fine gua 
fended the preliminaries again the at. wow, he thought ‘it would have ci iol 
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