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him , which tore the veil off every mystery . The hands of the Emperor and the tongue of the Secretary at . War were , in his opinion , bound by the same spell . He hoped , however , that the Minister ' s enjoining silence to his friends , ' arose frpm a special necessity , and would not hereafter be drawn into precedent . ' Mr . Sheridan proceeded to compare M . La Fayette to Hampden and Falkland ; he was sure that his Hon . friend , the-General , had the hearts of the House with him ; and trusted thatif the Minister were beaten , he would retire with a better conscience to repose .

Mr . Windham said , the person who called upon him to unveil a mystery , had himself disclosed the secret . La Fayette was held up as the hero of liberty , and that was the real ground of the feigned appeals that had been made to the humanity of the House , He then pronounced a violent philippic against the French General ' s political conduct ; declared himself decidedly averse to any humanity being extended to a man who had been the cause of uncalculable calamities ; thought it just he should be made an example ; and that all men who commenced revolutions , should receive the punishment due to their crimes .

Mr Fox said , 'if the sufferings of many individuals in France are to be set down to the account of M . La Fayette ' s conduct , what has the English Minister to answer for , when we consider the dreadful consequences of his conduct ? He lamented that it should be . maintained by a Member of that House , that the opposers of oppression in any country should be considered as objects of revenge for the British Parliament . After a few words from Mr . Dundas , Mr . Jekyll , and General Fitzpatrick , the House divided . For the amendment 50 . —rAgainst it 132 ,. Majority against any

interference in behalf of La Fayette 82 . The original motion was afterwards put , and also lost . Adjourned . Saturday , 17 . Mr . Pitt brought up a Message from his Majesty , which was read from the Chair , as follows : ' His Majesty thinks proper to acquaint the House of Commons , that he is at present engaged in concerting measures with his Allies , in order to be fully prepared for the ' vigorous and effectual prosecution of the war , if the failure of his

Majesty ' s earnest endeavours to effect a general peace , on secure and honourable terms , should unfortunately render another campaign unavoidable . And his Majesty will not fail to take the first opportunity to communicate the resultof these discussions to the House . In-the interval , his Majesty conceives that it may be of the greatest importance to the common cause , that his Majesty should be enabled to continue such temporary advances for the service of the Emperor , as may be indispensably necessary , with a view to military operations being prosecuted with vigour and effect at an early period ; and his Majesty recommends it to the House to consider of making" tin provision as may appear to them to be most expedient for this purpose . '

Monday , 19 . The Order of the Day for taking into consideration his Majesty's most gracious message being moved , and the message being ' read , The Chancellor of the Exchequer said , that the advantages of the measure recommended by his Majesty ' s message , were so obvious , that he trusted ' the proposition would give occasion to no difference of opinion . His Majesty did not call upon the House for such a sum as it might be proper to grant to the Emperor , should the war continue ; but for so much as might enable him to give temporary aid to that prince , w ' . 'lle the negociations are going on . He then declared his in'

tention to move that the message should bereferred to a Committee of Supply , and concluded by moving an Address for . his most gracious communication , & e . ' Sir . Wm . Pulteney disapproved of the aid to the Emperor , arid of the Address , both of which seemed intended to whitewash the ' conduct of the Hon . Gentlehian . After severely b /' amihg the way in which his Imperial Majesty ' s wants had before been supplied , and presuming that the Minister , refused hirn a loan by way of keeping him in a needy situa'ion , and consequently in his power , Sir William moved , as an amendment , that the whole of the address , after the words ' most expedient , ' should be left out . Mr . Bontine seconded the amendment .