Protocol of the proceedings of the Allied Since that period these prejudices have been Ministers on this point. I have since omitted attacked in several publications, and with no suitable means of following up this repre- such effect as to afford his Majesty, this day, sentation with the French government, and I the satisfaction of following, without reserve, have the satisfaction of acquainting your the dictates of his inclination, the more so, Lordship, that Prince Talleyrand has given siuce it has been proved, by inquiries made me reason to expect, that I shall receive, in with the greatest care, that the prosperity of the course of to-morrow, an answer, signifying the French Colonies, not being compromised the King's concurrence in the measure of by the immediate abolition of the trade, the immediate and general abolition. It is my said abolition is not contrary to the interests duty to acknowledge the decided and prompt of his subjects, interests which above all, his support which I have received from the Allied Majesty, thought himself bound to consult: Sovereigns on this important question. They This satisfaction is increased by the idea, that have, in the most honourable manner, re- | his Majesty at the same time, does what is deemed the pledge which they gave to the agreeable to the government and people of world during the late Congress, on the mea- Great Britain. Accept, &c. sure of abolition. I have, &c.

(Signed) The Prince de Talleyrand. (Signed)

Castlereagh.

(Second Inclosure in No. XIX.)—NOTE from No. XIX. -DISPATCH from Viscount Castle- Viscount Castlereagh to Prince Talleyrand

reagh to the Earl of Liverpool, relative to in reply; Paris, July 31, 1815. the Abolition of the Slave Trade ; Paris,

The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's July 31, 1815.

principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, My Lord; it gives me great satisfaction to has the honour to acknowledge Prince Talfind myself enabled to transmit to your Lord- leyrand's note of this date, conveying to him, ship, to be laid before the Prince Regent, the the decision taken by his Most Christian final act of his Most Christian Majesty, de. Majesty finally to abolish the Slave Trade claring the Slave Trade for ever abolished throughout the French dominions. The throughout the dominions of France. I have, undersigned will lose not a moment in trans&c. (Signed) Castlereugh.

mitting this communication to his Court, and P. 8.- I likewise transmit to your Lordship he ventures, in the mean time, to assure his

copy of the answer which I have addressed Highness, that the King could not have taken to Prince Talleyrand on this subject.

any determination more personally grateful (First Inclosure in No. XIX.)-NOTE from nation. The undersigned, &c.

to the Prince Regent and to the whole British Prince Talleyrand to Viscount Castlereagh,

(Signed)

Castlereagh. declaringthe Slave Trade for ever abolished throughout the dominions of France; No. XX.-A.- Act of Acknowledgment and Paris, July 30, 1815.

Guarantee of the perpetual Neutrality of My Lord; I have the honour to acquaint

Switzerland, and of the inviolability of its your Excellency that the King, in consequence

Territory. of the conversation he has had with Sir The Accession of Switzerland to the declaCharles Stuart, and of the letter which your ration published at Vienna the 20th March Excellency did me the honour to write to 1815, by the Powers who signed the Treaty me on the 27th instant, has issued directions, of Paris, having been duly notified to the in order that, on the part of France, the traffic Ministers of the Imperial and Royal Courts, in slaves '

may cease from the present time, by the Act of the Helvetic Diet on the 27th every where and for ever.

of the month of May following, there reWhat had been done in this respect by the mained nothing to prevent the Act of AcUsurper was in the first place null and void, knowledgment and Guarantee of the perpeas were all his decrees, and moreover had tual Neutrality ofSwitzerland, from being made been evidently dictated to him by personal conformably to the above mentioned declaramotives of interest

, and by hopes, which he tion. But the Powers deemned it expedient would never have conceived, had he been to-suspend till this day, the signature of that capable of appreciating the British govern- act, in consequence of the changes which the ment and people. It had not, therefore, and events of the war, and the arrangements, could not have, any weight with his Majesty. which might result from it, might possiblý

But it was with regret, that, last year, his occasion in the limits of Switzerland, and in Majesty stipulated the continuance of the respect also to the modifications resulting traffic for a few years. He had only done so, therefrom, in the arrangements relative to because, on the one hand, he was

aware that the federated

territory, for the benefit of the on this point there existed in France preju- Helvetic Body. dices, which it was at that time advisable to These changes being fixed by the stipulasooth; and that, on the other hand, it was tions of the Treaty of Paris signed this day, not possible to ascertain with precision, what the Powers who signed the declaration of length of time it would require to remove Vienna of the 20th March declare, by this them.

knowledgment of the perpetual Neutrality of No. XX.-B.- Extract of the Protocol of the Switzerland; and they guarantee to that

Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Auscountry the integrity and inviolability of its

tria, Russia, and Prussia, respecting the territory in its new limits, such as they

Neutrality of Switzerland; Paris, Noare fixed, as well by the act of the Congress of Vienna, as by the Treaty of Paris of this

vember 3, 1815. day, and such as they will be hereafter; con- The neutrality of Switzerland shall be exformably to the arrangement of the Protocol oftended to the territory wbich is to the north of the 3d November, extract of which is hereto an- a line drawn from Ugine, comprehending that nered, which stipulates in favour of the Helve- town, to the south of the lake of Annecy, and tic Body a new increase of territory, to be taken thence to the lake of Bourges, as far as the from Savoy, in order to disengage from En-Rhone, on the same principles as it has been claves, and complete the circle of the canton of extended to the provinces of Chablais and Geneva.

Faucigny, by the 92nd Article of the final The Powers acknowledge likewise and Act of the Congress of Vienna.—In order to guarantee the neutrality of those parts of enable the King of Sardinia to partake, in à Savoy, designated by the act of the Congress fair proportion, of the advantages which result of Vienna of the 20th May 1815, and by the from the present arrangements with France, Treaty of Paris signed this day, the same it is agreed, that the part of Savoy which being entitled to participate in the Neutrality remained with France in virtue of the Treaty of Switzerland, equally as if they belonged to of Paris of the 30th May 1814, shall be that country.

reunited to the dominions of his said MaThe Powers who signed the declaration of jesty, with the exception of the parish of the 20th March acknowledge, in the most Saint Julien, which shall be made over to the formal manner, by the present act, that the Canton of Geneva.—The Cabinets of the neutrality and inviolability of Switzerland, Allied Courts will use their good offices, in and her independence of all foreign influence, order to induce his Sardinian Majesty to make enter into the true interests of the policy of over to the Canton of Geneva, the parishes of the whole of Europe. They declare that no Chesne, Thouex, and some others, which are consequence unfavourable to the rights of necessary to disengage the Swiss territory of Switzerland with respect to its neutrality, and Jussy, in return for the retrocession, on the the inviolability of its territory, can or ought part of the Canton of Geneva, of the territory to be drawn from the events, which led to the situated between the road of Erron, and the passage of the Allied troops across a part of lake, which had been ceded by his Sardinian the Helvetic States. This passage, freely Majesty, in the Act signed the 29th March, consented to by the cantons in the Conven- 1815.- The French government having contion of the 20th May, was the necessary re

sented to withdraw its frontier line of Customsult of the free adherence of Switzerland to houses, from the limits of Switzerland on the the principles manifested by the Powers who side of the Jura, the Cabinets of the Allied signed the Treaty of Alliance of the 25th Courts will use their good offices, in order to March.

engage his Sardinian Majesty also to withThe Powers acknowledge with satisfaction draw them on the side of Savoy, at least one that the conduct of Switzerland, under these league from the Swiss frontier, and without trying circumstances, has shown thatshe knew the “ Voirons” of Salève and the hills of Sion how to make great sacrifices to the general and Waache. good, and to the support of a cause, which all the Powers of Europe defended, and that in fine Switzerland has deserved the advantages

HOUSE OF COMMONS. which have been secured to her, whether by

Monday, February 5. the arrangements of the Congress of Vienna, MOTION FOR SUPPLY.] The order by the Treaty of Paris, of this day, or by the of the day being read, the House proceedpresent act, to which all the Powers in Eu-ed to take into consideration the Prince rope are invited to accede.

In faith of which, the present Declaration Regent's Speech; and lord Castlereagh has been concluded, and signed at Paris the moved, That a Supply be granted to his 30th November 1815. The signatures

follow Majesty. in the alphabetical order of the Courts.

Mr. Tierney hoped he had understood AUSTRIA. The Prince de Metternich. the chancellor of the exchequer right on

Le Baron de Wessenberg. a former evening, when he collected from FRANCE. Richelieu.

what fell from that right hon. gentleman, GREAT · Castlereagh.

that an ample statement of the situation BRITAIN. S Wellington.

of the country would be made before the

House was called upon to vote any supPRUSIA, The Prince de Hardenberg. plies.

. The Baron de Humboldt.

Lord Castlereagh said, it was usual at RUSSIA.

• The Prince de Rasoumoffski. the commencement of a session, to vote

The Count Capo D'Istria.

in general terms that a supply be granted sense entertained by the nation at large,

1 to his majesty, before any such statement of the great and transcendant achievecould be made. It was the wish of go- ments which had marked the career of our vernment, before any great supply was naval and military services, and which had called for, to lay before the House the brought to so happy a termination the war promised estimates, and especially those in which we had been so long engaged. of the army, which would be accompanied During a period of twenty years, over by an explanatory statement.

which this eventful strife had spread, inMr. Tierney had expected that an ex- numerable occasions had occurred to offer planatory statement would be given with in detail to the army and navy, for the the army estimates. He, however, was many splendid services they had performof opinion that the details of every item ed, those tributes of approbation and apought to be given before any supply was plause, which the feeling of parliament demanded. The chancellor of the exche- and the country promptly suggested. . quer had last year said, the expense of the They had not yet, however, done any peace establishment would be nineteen mil. thing to hand down to posterity, with an lion. Before a vote was come to, either equal hand, the high and distinguished for the army or the navy, he hoped it merits of these two illustrious branches. would be stated what was to be the amount The House would no doubt be anxious to of the new peace establishment.

seize the present occasion to perform this Lord Casilereagh said, that government duty, and thereby bestow a reward which had the same object in view as the right would form the most grateful recompence hon. gentleman, and were not less anxious

to those whose deeds it was meant to ceto ascertain what would be the least ne- lebrate. At the close of a war of such cessary expense of the peace establish- unexampled duration in this country, it ment. The difference in the expenditure was satisfactory to remark, that although attendant on the present peace establish- at times the climate, the season, or the ment from that of former peace establish- weather, might have proved unpropitious ments, arose principally from the disparity to particular services, yet that in no one between our military force now and at great shock of arms, 'in no one general former periods. There was not so great engagement in which the forces of the a difference between our present and our contending parties had been opposed had former navy; and though there was some this country sustained a complete and sig. Auctuation to be observed in the miscella- nal defeat. While we had this gratifying neous services, this would not operate thought to console us, for which we were any great change in the peace establish- more indebted to Providenceand the justice ment. Before any large supplies were of our cause, than to our own superiority moved for, sufficient information would over those with whom we contended, we be given on these points, to enable both had the satisfaction to see our history

the ministers and the right hon. gentle adorned with a series of the most tranman to come to a clear conclusion on the scendant victories, both by land and sea question of the general expenditure of the transcendant not only in themselves, but country.

transcendant in their influence on the desThe motion was agreed to, and it was tinies of mankind. If any thing more ordered that the House should to-morrow could be said to exalt their respective me- resolve itself into a committee of supply. rits, it arose out of the reflection, that

throughout the whole war not the slightest MONUMENT FOR

THE BATTLE

OF symptom of jealousy had been manifested TRAFALGAR.], Lord Castlereagh rose, between these great rivals in arms. He in pursuance of the notice which he gave thought also it ought to be stated as on a former day, to call the attention of a feature of pre-eminent glory to the the House, to the propriety of their country, that the government had been adopting some signal mode of expressing enabled to confide to those who, from their gratitude, and that of the country, their habits and connexions, were known for the services which had been performed to be adverse to them in politics, the fleets by the navy during the late eventful war. and armies of the state; yet throughout At the close of such a war it was very na- | the whole war the stream of glorious patural to expect that some token of public triotic exertion had uniformly flowed, reapprobation--some indication of grateful gardless of all party differences, for the acknowledgment, would be given of the honour of the country. The House would therefore feel most anxious to mark their symptom of neglect to be thought to high sense of the great services of those exist. Under these circumstances, and whose merits were only limited by the from the best consideration he had been number of operations in which they had able to give the subject, he was induced been engaged; and in endeavouring, to to think that the last proposition was the convey this feeling to posterity, they least liable to disapprobation. It was would be most careful to avoid any thing therefore his intention to submit to the that seemed to cast but a shade of diffe- House the expediency, in commemorating rence in favour of one service over the the achievements of the navy, while other. The navy shared in the earlier the whole of their brilliant services were stages of the war all those laurels to which acknowledged to make the great victory transcendant valour was so justly entitled; of Trafalgar, which, as far as respected while the army in the latter stages pre- national advantage, was the 'grand point sented a series of unequalled successes, in of consummation in their brilliant exploits, which the skill of the officers, and the he. as Waterloo bad been with the army, the roism of the men, admitted of no parallel. leading feature of the monument which If the navy did not participate in these the House were called upon to erect. successes, and did not keep pace with The two professions would then stand in their brethren in arms, it was not because the view of posterity upon the same point they were not animated by the same spirit, of elevation. For while, on the one hand, but because they had already extinguished the victory of Waterloo had decided the all competition, and thereby enabled the the fate of the enemy on the Continent, army to do that on the Continent which and had terminated in the total destructhey had accomplished on the sea, namely, tion of the power of Buonaparté-so, on 'to crush every enemy by whom they were the other, that of Trafalgar had crushed opposed.-- Three plans for the erection of his hopes at sea, and dispelled and termi. a national monument, had, in the course nated the boastful menaces which Buonaof his consideration of this subject, sug- parté had been aceustomed to launch out gested themselves to his mind. The first against us. The one victory had fruswas, the selection of the names of those trated the hopes which, from his reasindividuals who had distinguished them- sumption of power, he had entertained of selves in the course of the war. The again disturbing the repose of Europe, next was, to select the great features by and the other had secured us from the which the services of each profession had assault which he had planned against this been marked, and to include them in a country. The one victory had given us general expression of national gratitude. safety, as the other had removed all danAnd the last was, the selection of some one ger from our Allies. He therefore wished, distinguished feature of each profession; in the vote of this day, that that transand by handing down that to posterity, cendent action, which might be said to afford a record of the achievements of our have terminated the war by sea, should army and navy, which, although not ac- be commemorated as that had been which companied by a detail of all which they recently closed hostilities on land. He had accomplished, would yet carry with it had already said, that in the latter part of such proofs of the unqualified admiration the war the traits of naval glory were less with which their services were viewed by brilliant than they were in the former their country, as must prove alike satisfac- part. This, however, only arose from the tory to all. The first, he thought, would circumstance of the enemy having ceased, be objectionable, because it would be im- from the successful exertions of that navy, possible, in viewing the services of so to present himself in that tangible shape many brave and gallant officers, to know in which he was accustomed to appear bewhere to draw the line, or where to close fore. But it would be a great act of in: the pleasing enumeration. To the second justice to suppose that the merit of the he also objected, because it would be im- exertions of the navy finished with the possible to make selections out of the im- glory of its exploits, or that the services mense field of great examples of valour of the navy became less important than which our extended naval war had pre- they had been. The importance of the sented, without leaving out some which navy must be acknowledged, when it was might excite a feeling of pain in the considered how greatly its operations had breasts of those towards whom it was de conduced to the triumphs of our army. sirable not even to suffer the slightest The navy had not merely contributed to

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these, by that most difficult and most painful, humbly to represent, that this House, of all services--he meant that of blockading being desirous of commemorating the all the ports of the enemy, but the navy splendid achievements of the British navy had in truth been the instrument which throughout the late wars, by erecting a had enabled our armies to make those national monument to its most signal and efforts which had so conspicuously deve- decisive victory, have humbly to request loped that singularity of power which that his Royal Highness will be graciously England could alone boast, and which, if pleased to give directions that a national it did not enable us to be at different monument be erected in honour of the points at the same time, it put it in our ever memorable victory of Trafalgar, by power to act in different parts of the world which the maritime power of his majesty's so nearly at the same time, as to make enemies was humbled and subdued, and the events which took place most wide of to commemorate the fame of vice admiral each other coincident. It had enabled us lord viscount Nelson, and the other offiin the late war to follow up our operations cers, seamen, and marines, who died glow in different quarters of the globe with a riously in their country's cause on that rapidity and success unparalleled in his occasion, and in the maintenance of our tory. "It had fallen to his lot to meet national independence." with a regiment before Paris, which had Mr. William Dundas said, that he felt served at Thoulouse in April 1814, which great pain in differing from his noble acted in America in that same campaign, friend in the proposition which he had and which was again in France in the fol- submitted to the House. He could not, lowing July. He should be glad to know however, reconcile to bimself how the nawhere instances could be found of such tion could, in marking its gratitude by stupendous exertions having been made raising a naval pillar, omit the names of in different parts of the world by any those who had, in the earlier parts of the other power. These, but for our navy, it war, celebrated themselves by their matchwould have been impossible for us to have less exploits. What, he would ask, would accomplished; it was this, which, bring- posterity think when they came to find ing with astonishing rapidity our forces such a pillar without the names of lord from various places to new fields of action, Howe and his victory in 1794, that of had enabled us to bear on successive lord St. Vincent, who had so eminently points with the happiest effect. These distinguished himself in 1797, and lord circumstances considered, he was sure the Duncan, who was equally eminent for his House would feel all the importance of victory of the same year? His noble friend the navy, and be happy to offer a new had grounded his proposition upon the tribute of approbation to its distinguished precedent to be found in the monument merits. It was true they had already voted to the victory of Waterloo. Todemarked their feelings, on both the trans- tract from the merits of this last transcendent occasions referred to, and the cendent effort of the British arms, was far votes of approbation recorded on their from his wish. Yet there was no reason journals, were among the best rewards which he could divine, because a monuwhich men could receive who belonged to ment was erected in honour of that battle, a free country; but if another mode could that there should not be other pillars be found for commemorating a triumph erected to celebrate the martial exploits 80 splendid, he thought it ought to be which had been achieved on other occaadded to the honours which they had sions; and to hand down to posterity the already conferred on those who had de memory and names of all those who had Berved so greatly of their country. He so honourably distinguished themselves. thought it would be congenial to the feel- Sir M. W. Ridley, though it might be ings of the House to immortalize the battle presumptuous in him to suggest any im. of Trafalgar as we had immortalized that provement to the motion which had of Waterloo ; and that we should select been made, would take the liberty to hint, that mode of accomplishing this end, that if the exploits of the army and navy which would preclude the most distant were commemorated on the same monususpicion of preference between the two ment, it might be more gratifying to the services. The noble lord concluded by members of those professions, and to the moving,

public at large. At the end of the last * That an humble address be presented session, a monument had been voted to to his royal highness the Prince Regent, commemorate the victory of Waterloo,

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