treffes of which they cannot hope for a termination but in the speedy reestablishment of peace.

His majesty's faithful commons make it, therefore, their earnest and folemn requeft, that his majesty, taking into his confideration all the above circumstances, will not fail to employ the earliest measures for procuring peace on fuch terms as are confiftent with the profeffed objects of the war, and with that good faith, strict justice, and liberal and enlightened policy, which have hitherto fo peculiarly distinguish

ed the British nation.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer faid, the motion had been introduced by the hon. gentleman on the eve of the end of the end of the feffion, no doubt as a folemn expreffion of the fentiments entertained by him on the prefent state of affairs, and I thould be forry that my opinion on the prefent occafion should be at all equivocal. I do not then hesitate to declare this motion in itself the most con, tradictory to thofe general principles which at all times ought to regulate our conductand the most unfuitable to those particular circumftances in which we are now placed. Such is my opinion of the nature of this motion, which points out to us a line of conduct we can by no means purfue; namely, to make peace upon terms which, even if within our reach, we ought not to accept, but which, in fact, is only calculated to amufe and delude the people, by holding out to them a poffibility of peace, when, in reality, peace is impoffible. The war has been attended, even in its outfet, with the most brilliant, rapid, and unexpected, fuccefs. The views of the enemy have experienced a moft effectual check, and every circumftance concurs to favour the hope of completely accomplishing every object of the war. I declare, that on the part of this government there was no intention, if it had not been attacked, to interfere in the internal affairs of France. This was clearly proved by the fyftem of neutrality, on our part, fo ftrictly obferved. But having been attacked, I affirm, that there is nothing, either in the addreffes to his majefty or the declarations of his fervants, which pledge us not to take advantage of any interference in the internal affairs of France that may be neceffary. I, for my own part, repeat, that I have given no fuch pledge. I do not fay that, if without any interference, fufficient fecurity and reparation could be had for this country, I would not, in that cafe, be of opinion that we ought to abstain from all interference, and allow their government to remain even upon its prefent footing.

But when you have feen yourselves and all Europe attacked-when you have seen a fyftem established, violating all treaties, difregarding all obligations, and, under the name of the Rights of Man, uniting the principles of ufurpation abroad, tyranny and confufion at home-you will judge whether you ought to fit down without fome fecurity against the confequences of fuch a fyftem being again brought into action. And this fecurity, it appears to me, can only be obtained in one of three modes-ift, That these principles fhall no longer predominate; or, zdly, That those who are now engaged in them fhall be taught that they are impracticable, and convinced of their own want of power to carry them into execution; or, 3dly, That the iffue of the prefent war thall be fuch, as by weakening their power of attack fhall ftrengthen your power of refiftance. Without thefe, you may indeed have an armed truce, a temporary fufpenfion of hoftilities; but no permanent peace; no folid fecurity to guard you against the repetition of injury and the renewal of attack. If on these points we have made up our minds, if we are determined to profecute the war till' we shall obtain proper fatisfaction, and at least be able to provide fome fecurity for the continuance of peace, the prefent motion can only tend to fetter the operations of war, to delude our subjects, to gratify the factious, to inflame the difcontented, to difcourage our allies, to ftrengthen our enemies. What could be the effect of any négociation for peace in the prefent moment? It is not merely to the character of Maret, with whom we have to treat, that I object; it is not to the horror of thofe crimes which have ftained their legiflators-crimes in every ftage rifing above another in point of enormity; but I object to the confequences of that character, to the efiect of those crimes. They are fuch as render nego ciations ufelefs, and muft entirely deprive of all stability any peace which could be concluded in fuch circumstances. Where is our fecurity for the performance of a treaty, where we have neither the good faith of a nation, or the responsibility of a monarch? The moment that the mob of Paris becomes under the influence of a new leader the most folemn engage. ments are retracted, or free will is altogether controuled. In every one of the ftages of their repeated revolutions we have faid, "Now we have feen the worst, the measure of iniquity is complete; we fhall no longer be fhocked or aftonished by the contemplation of added crimes and increafing enormities." The next mail convinced us of our credulity, and

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All the crimes which

by prefenting us with fresh crimes, and enormities ftill more dreadful, excited impreffions of new aftonishment and accumulated horror. difgrace hiftory have occurred in one country, in a space fo fhort, and with circumftances fo highly aggravated, as outrun thought and exceed imagination. Sould we treat with Maret, before we had finished the negociation he might again have defcended to the dregs of the people from whom he fprung, and have given place to a ftill more defperate villain. A band of leaders had fwayed the mob in constant fucceffion, all refembling in guilt, but rifing one above another in point of enormity, each ftriving to improve upon the crimes of his predeceffor, and fwell the black catalogue with new modes and higher gradations of wickednefs

Ætas parentum pejor avis tulit
Nos nequiores, mox daturos

Progeniem vitiofiorem. No treaty can exift' on their good faith, independent of the terms of peace. Could they be bound by engagements more folemn than thofe to which they had pledged themfelves in return for our neutrality? What new engagements can be more binding, or from what part of the character of the leaders, or what change in the principles of action, can we expect greater good faith, or ftricter attention to engagements, than were exhibited by their predeceffors?

Mr. Huffey faid he might feel the neceffity of the war, but only felt the difficulty of finding ways and means to carry it on. He wished, therefore, to hear the minifter declare he was poffeffed of funds whence he could draw fuch fupport.

Mr. Pitt would pledge himself to no fuch thing. Although trade was bad now, yet the deficiency in the corrent quarter partly arofe from thips waiting for convoy; and he hoped to fee the trade of the country flourish, even though the war thould continue.

Mr. Fox, in a masterly manner, combating the feveral arguments, and point ing out the neceffity of a peace.

On a divifion, the addrefs was loft, the numbers being, Ayes, 47-Noes, 187-Majority 140.

HOUSE OF LORDS. FRIDAY, June 21. About four o'clock his MAJESTY came in State to the Houfe of Lords, and being feated on the Throne, gave the Royal Affent to feveral Public and Private Bills: after which, the Houfe of Commons, with the Speaker at their head, having come to

the Bar, his MAJESTY delivered the following moft gracious speech:

My Lords and Gentlemen,

"The Firmness, Wisdom, and Public Spirit, by which your conduct has been eminently diftinguished on the many important occafions which have arisen during the prefent Seffion, demand my peculiar acknowledgments.

"Your firm determination to support the established Constitution, and the zealous and general concurrence in that fentiment, which my Subjects have so strongly and feafonably manifefted, could not fail to check every attempt to disturb the internal repofe of these kingdoms; and you will, I doubt not, in your feveral counties, encourage the continuance of the fame vigilant attention to that important object.

"The rapid and fignal fucceffes which, in an early period of the campaign, have attended the operations of the Combined Armies; the refpectable and powerful force which you have enabled me to employ by fea and land, and the measures which I have concerted with other Powers for the effectual profecution of the war, afford the best profpect of an happy iffue to the important conteft in which we are engaged. It is only by perfeverance in vigorous exertions, and by endeavouring to improve the advantages already acquired, that we can hope to obtain the great end to which my views are uniformly directed, the restoration of peace on fuch terms as may be confiftent with our permanent fecurity, and with the general tranquillity of Europe.'

"Gentlemen of the House of Commons

"I return you my particular thanks for the chearfulnefs and difpatch with which you have granted the neceffary Supplies; and I am happy to reflect, that you have been enabled liberally to provide for the exigencies of the Public Service in a manner fo little burthenfome to my People.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

"The arrangements which you have formed for the Government of the British territories in India, and for the regulation of our Commerce with that part of the world, will I doubt not, fecure and augment the important benefits which we have already derived from those valuable poffeffions. It has been impoffible for me to fee, without concern, the embarraffment which has lately arisen in the state of Commercial Credit; but the steps which you have taken to prevent t the progrefs of that evil appear already to have been productive of very falutary confequences; and while they have afforded a

ftriking

ftriking inftance of your attention to the interefts of my People, their effect has furnished additional reason to believe, that the distress which has been felt proceeded from a concurrence of temporary caufes, and not from any diminution of the real wealth, or any failure in the permanent refources, of the country.

"I have much fatisfaction in reflecting on the effectual protection which I have been enabled to afford to the trade of my fubjects fince the breaking out of the war. I am at the fame time perfuaded, that, if our commercial interefts had unavoidably been affected to a more confiderable extent, it would not have been for

LIST of PRIZES,

ADMIRALTY-OFFICE, June 22. Copy of a Letter from Captain Edward Pellew, of his Majesty's Ship La Nymphe, to Mr. Stephens, dated off Portland, June

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19, 1793.

HAVE the honour to inform you, that, at day-light yesterday morning, I was fo fortunate as to fall in with the national French frigate La Cleopatra, mounting 40 guns, and manned with 320 men, commanded by M. Jean Mullon, 3 days from St. Maloe's, and had taken nothing. We brought her to close action at half paft fix, and in 55 minutes took poffeffion of her; the two fhips having fallen on-board each other, we boarded her from the quarter-deck, and ftruck her colours; and finding it impoffible to clear the fhips, then hanging head and ftern, we came to anchor, which divided us, after we had received on-board 150 prisoners. The enemy fought us like brave men, neither fhip firing a thot till we had hailed. Her captain was killed, three lieutenants wounded; the number of men not yet afcertained; but, from the best accounts, about fixty; her mizen-maft overboard, and her tiller shot off. I am extremely concerned the was not purchased at a lefs expence of valuable officers and men on our part, whofe lofs I cannot fufficiently regret, and to whofe gallantry I cannot poffibly do juftice. We had 23 men killed, and 27 wounded, of which a lift is inclosed. I am very particularly indebted to my first lieutenant, Mr. Amherst Morris, and no lefs fo to lieutenants George Luke and Richard Pellowe, and I was ably feconded on the quarter-deck by lieutenant John Whitaker of the marines, and Mr. Thomfon the mafter; and I hope I do not prefume in recommending thofe officers to their lordships favour and protection: and I fhould do injuftice to my brother, Captain Ifrael Pellew,

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who was accidentally on-board, if I could pofiibly omit faying how much I owe him for his very distinguished firmness, and the encouraging example he held forth to a young thip's company, by taking on him the directions of some guns on the maindeck.

Lift of the killed and wounded on board La Nymphe.

KILLED. Mr. T. James, boatswain; Mr. R. Pearfe, mafter's-mate; Mr. G. Boyd, midshipman; Mr. J. Davie, ditto; Mr. S. Edfall, ditto; together with fourteen feamen and four private marines.

WOUNDED.-Lieutenant George Luke, fecond lieutenant; Mr. John A. Norway, midshipman; Mr. John Plaine, ditto; Mr. John Whitaker, lieutenant of marines; together with feventeen feamen and fix private marines.

The Phaeton frigate, Sir A. Suape Douglas, has alfo taken and fent into Spithead the Prompt French frigate of 28 guns, and a very large privateer, both of which arrived on Friday the 21st of June. The Prompt fired three guns, and immediately ftruck. She is an entire new thip, not having been off the stocks above fix months. The privateer is manned with the fineft fellows we ever "remember to have feen, and are fixty in number.

The Venus frigate, Capt. Faulknor, fell in with a large French frigate of 38 guns, befides carronades, who made many manœuvres to get the wind, by which the Venus was prevented bringing her to action until about eight o'clock in the morning; from which time till half paft eleven, the action continued very close and warm; the French frigate was then perfectly filenced, and had been making off for fome time; he did not fire a gun for the last half hour, but the Venus ftill kept following her clofe, and repeatedly

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raked her on both quarters; fo that her decks were totally deferted, her ports lowered down, and, without a doubt, in a fhort time, the must have ftruck her colours: at this critical moment another frigate was difcovered, working up to her afliftance; on feeing which the made a private fignal, which was immediately answered by the other, who hoisted her French national colours, under a great prefs of fail. Captain Faulknor was then under the neceffity of leaving his opponent, and hauling his wind to get ready for the other frigate, which did not follow him, but ftaid with the frigate fo much beaten and diftreffed.

A very fevere action has been fought in the Mediterranean, between the Iris frigate, of 32 guns and 220 men, and the Medee, a large French frigate, carrying 38 guns and 300 men. The action continued for full two hours, during which the Iris had feven men killed, and 23 wounded; but, while the Iris was purfuing the advantages this contest gave her, her foremast fell over her side, and, her rigging being much shattered, Capt. Lumfdaine, her gallant commander, had the mortification to find himself unable to purfue the enemy. We are forry to add, that the master of the Iris is among the flain, and that Lieutenant Bennet, nephew to the Duke of Northumberland, is to be numbered with the wounded.

The Hind has been one of the most fortunate ships in the fervice, having captured no lcfs than 13 of the enemy's cruizers and merchantmen. Capt. Cochrane had intelligence of three French privateers cruizing on the coast of Ireland, and captured all of them.

The Circe frigate, Capt. York, has taken the Courier, a French fchooner privateer, of 10 guns and 16 swivels; the has alfo taken the Augusta and the Dido, French privateers.

Advice is received at the Admiraltyoffice, that two homeward bound French Eaft-India-men had been taken by Admiral Gardner's fquadron, and fent into Lisbon.

The Refolution lugger, Capt. W. Le Lacheur, has captured the Refolution brig, from l'Orient, bound to St. Maloes, with fpices, valued at 8000l. and fent her into Guernsey.

Arrived at Plymouth a French doggerrigged veffel, belonging to Dunkirk, of about 120 tons burthen, deeply laden with timber and other goods: he was captured three weeks fince on the coast of France, very near Nantz, by the Agenoira fmall cutter privateer, of fix fwivel guns, belonging to Guernsey, Capt. E. Mallet.-Alfo a Portuguese brig, called the Noftra Seniora de Conception Sevral, Capt. Antonio Joze de Pinto late mafter, laden with fruit and falt from St. Ubes, bound to Cork, taken about ten days fince by the l'Efperance, a French privateer, and retaken by his majesty's ship Druid, of 32 guns, Captain Ellifon, at the entrance of the channel. The Druid likewife captured the l'Esperance, abovementioned, a fine privateer, mounting 14 guns, with 60 men.

His Majefty's fhip Oreftes, of 16 guns, Lord Augustus Fitzroy, has brought into Plymouth the El Carlos, a Spanish brig of 150 tons burthen, Capt. Dupuy, from New Orleans, laden with furs, indigo, and logwood, and is of great value. She had been taken by a French privateer, and retaken by the Orestes.

The Druid has alfo brought in a very fine French brig, of about 170 tons burthen, called the Dauphin, of Nantz, Durand mafter, laden with a valuable cargo of cotton, coffee, anatto wood, and indigo.

The Boyne, Captain Outway, has taken a French privateer of 40 guns, and 160 men, a fine new veffel, just off the ftocks, out fourteen days from St. Maloes,-had been unsuccessful till that morning, when the captured the Enterprize, a valuable thip from Calcutta, bound to Oftend, the cargo fuppofed to be chiefly Englith property. The Enterprize was under American colours.

The Inconftant frigate has taken a French floop of war, of 18 guns, with a governor and general on board, who were fent home to be tried for their diffatisfaction to the new government; and a mer

The James, of and from Plymouth to Limerick, has been captured by a French privateer, and retaken by the Latona frigate, and arrived at Portsmouth.

The La Nymphe frigate, has captured the Sans Culottes French privateer, of 17 guns, belonging to Nantes, and fent her into Falmouth.

neal. She has alfo retaken a fouth-fea English whale-fhip, taken by La Flora, French. frigate; a rich Spanish ship; a Ruffian vellel laden with corn, for Lif bon; and a victualler, bound for the Weft-Indies, from England.

L'Efpoir privateer from Nantz, of 12 guns, and 124 men, is captured by the Crefcent frigate, and fent into Guernsey.

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ran to meet him, and endeavoured to kneel and kifs his hand; the king faid immediately, in a low voice, Eloignezvous, mon ami, ils vous regardent tous.At the infurrection of the 20th of June, 1792, when fome ruffians were endea vouring to prefs forward to him, faying, they must have his life, one of the grenadiers, who on that occafion defended and faved him, defired his majefty not to be alarmed. The king inftantly feized him by the hand, and putting it on his breaft faid, "Feel here, and you find that my heart beats with as little perturbation as your own." He was a most affectionate husband, father, and brother; a just, kind, but not a generous mafter. It was neceffary fometimes to put him in mind of those who had a claim upon his bounty. was humane and charitable. The fums he gave for the relief of persons in diftrefs were known only to those who conveyed them, generally his confeffor. His refpect for truth was fuch, that he was never known to have defignedly told a falfehood. He was devout without bigotry, a punctual obferver of the duties and practices of religion; and in his mind detefted those who seemed to be vain of their impiety. An enemy to every fort of oftentationparfimonious in his perfonal expences, he frequently recommended economy to others, in which he was but ill obeyed. But the ftrong feature in his character was his love of justice.--As an individual, he would have been univerfally regarded comme une parfaitement honnete homme. He was embarrasfed in converfation; but latterly, when he was affected, or warmed, he spoke with eafe, and even energy: he expreffed himself well in writing, and in very correct language: but both in speaking and writing he was concife. He had an extenfive knowledge in geography; and there are fcarcely any good maps or charts with which he was not intimately acquainted. He conftantly rofe at feven in the morning. The hour from nine to ten was spent with the queen and his children. On the days I

married on the 16th of May, 1770, to Marie-Antoinette archduchefs of Auftria. Though flender in his younger years, he gradually acquired a healthy, robuft habit, which was probably encreafed by the frequent exercife he took in hunting. He was rather above the middle fize, inclining to be corpulent, uncouth in his gait, and deficient in what is understood by perfonal accomplifhments. His features were prominent, his countenance open, and it feemed to announce that honefty was infeparable from all his actions. His education was committed to the duke of Vaugyon, as governor, and the bifhop of Limoges, as preceptor, a man who was chiefly diftinguished for his piety. The king fometimes obferved himfelf, that his education had been neglected. His natural understanding was good; his judgment found and free from prejudice; his memory clear and uncommonly retentive: but until his misfortunes began, his faculties had been but little exercised in public affairs, and even then, the habit of being guided by the opinion of others, made him too diffident of his own-Whether it was natural, or whether it arofe' from what he had obferved himself, or imbibed from what he had heard from others, is difficult to determine, but he was diftruftful; the only perfon in whom he placed confidence was the queen, whom he conftantly confulted; yet he frequently difputed her advice, alledging, that he was influenced by others who he imagined deceived her. He was fometimes blunt in his expreffions, and it was easily perceived either when he was offended with or prejudiced against any one. The queen took great pains to foften the harshnefs of his manners, and to engage him to fay things that were obliging, of which he was in general very neglectful. Without poffething that fortitude that produces decifion and leads to action, he had much perfonal courage; and little occupied about his own fafety, he was always unwilling to expofe any one to danger on his account. When he VOL. I. No. 3..

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