of the principles of a Jacobin republic, and that we are to cherish such principles, and with pure love take the fraternal embrace and kiss. I say, God avert such a peace from this country! We have for centuries been in the habit of making peace with the ancient monarchy of France, without entering into the spirit of its monarchy. Do they mean to say, that I can enter into the spirit of perfidy of Buonaparté, or of his plunder or rapacity? Or am I to suppose that, after a peace is made with him, a miracle will be wrought in his favour, and that the whole of his character will change- -so that he may be considered the friend, who has hitherto been the implacable foe, of this country, and who has given up other points of great importance, in his opinion, in order that he might the better carry into effect his hatred against England? — The Honourable Gentleman talks of one particular person (Mr. Fox), on whose principles alone peace can be obtained: I have great respect for the talents of that person; but his opinions and sentiments upon this war I neither can admire, nor even think on them without repugnance they are indeed adapted to the peace of which the Honourable Gentleman has spoken to-night. Let the house consider how they listen to propositions for peace, do away alliances on the continent, and put an end to means for carrying on the war, for the sake of making way for the counsels of those who want to make a peace of pure love with a Jacobin republic, instead of preserving the spirit which this country ought to cherish of jealousy against such pernicious principles. Mr. Grey having spoken in favour of the motion, and Mr. Dundas in opposition to it, the house divided, and the numbers LIST OF ADMINISTRATION As it stood in 1801, after the resignation of Mr.Pitt, Lord Grenville, Mr. Dundas, Mr. Windham, and other members of the preceding Administration. Right Hon. Charles Yorke Secretary at War (succeeded by Mr. Bragge). Right Hon. Charles Bragge Treasurer of the Navy (suc ceeded by Mr. Tierney). Right Hon. Thomas Steele Joint-Paymasters of the Forces. Lord Glenbervie Lord Auckland Mr. Vansittart Joint-Postmasters-General. Secretaries of the Treasury. Attorney-General (succeeded Ireland: (succeeded CAMPAIGN IN EGYPT.. June 2, 1801. MR. T. JONES moved, That an humble Address be pre"sented to His Majesty, that he will be graciously pleased to "communicate to his faithful Commons, by whose advice “ In"structions dated 15th December 1799, were given to the Com"mander in Chief of His Majesty's fleet in the Mediterranean, "enjoining him not to consent, on any account, to the return of "the French army to France, or to their capitulation in any other manner than jointly to the Allied Powers, whose forces were "employed against them; or upon any other terms than that of giving up their arms, and surrendering as prisoners of war "to the Allied Powers so employed; and on no account to consent "to the return of the French army in Egypt to France, or to their "capitulations, excepting on conditions above specified;" whereby "his faithful Commons humbly conceive that the grand object of peace has been postponed, and the seat of this calamitous, unfortunate, and expensive war, has been transferred to the very "distant coasts of Egypt, where there has already been a pro"digious expenditure of English treasure and of English blood; " and this at a time when the hostile preparations in the ports of "France threatened an invasion of these realms, and when our "good and old ally Portugal is about to sink under the dominion "of the French Republic, in consequence of that army, which might have defended Portugal, being detached to Egypt; and "moreover, when the dangerous question of the searching neutral 66 ships has raised up a new Baltic war, when Prussia has "seized on the Electorate of Hanover and its treasures; and all "these unfortunate and alarming circumstances, his faithful "Commons humbly conceive, grown out of the breach of the Con"vention of El-Erisch: and furthermore, with the most loyal "attachment, and affectionate consideration, his faithful Commons humbly conceive, that by the issuing these said instructions, a dreadful consequence might arise to the Indian Empire, and that it may fall into irretrievable ruin; and in its fall may "crush the credit and destroy the revenue of this Country, "whereby, at this alarming crisis with the destinies of the "world, the Laws of Humanity and the Laws of Nations have "been grossly violated, His Majesty's Government degraded, and "the policy, character, and faith of this renowned Empire ren“dered contemptible in the eyes of all Europe." Mr. Robson seconded the motion, and Lord Hawkesbury opposed it. MR. WINDHAM said, he rose to make a few observations upon what had fallen from the Honourable Gentleman; not that he did not concur with the Noble Lord in thinking the answers which had been before given perfectly decisive upon the subject. Before the Honourable Gentleman could succeed in his motion, there were two points which it would be necessary for him to maintain. In the first place, it would be necessary for the Honourable Gentleman to shew that the decision of ministers was, at the time it was made, unwise and improper; and, supposing the decision to have been wrong, then that the consequences were such as had been stated. If the Honourable Gentleman failed in establishing the first point, |