The Parliamentary Register (Volume 47); Or, History of the Proceedings and Debates of the [House of Lords and House of Commons]. Containing an Account (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1791 Excerpt: ... "was there any page hi the law of nations, that said a naS tion, in alliance with another, was not to defend that "other, when that other was attacked?" In answer, the noble Earl asked, " Where was the page in the law of na"tions, in which it was stated that one power was to guau rantee another, aster that Other has, by improper conduct, changed its relative situation, and given just cause of jea' lousy to the neighbouring power? Were there not, he said, instances enow of conduct on our part in India, to stir up every native power in that quarter of the globe to arms? There Were two powers in India worth our cultivating, vis. Tippoo Sultan and the Mahrattas; and of those, the former was the most desirable for us to form an alliance with. We were, hisLordship said, acting against Tippoo in India, just as we were going to act against the Empress in Europe. Tippoo attacked the forts to which we laid claim, and we carried the war into the center of his dominions; so, in Europe we complain of Russia's persisting to keep Oczakow, and, instead of endeavouring to recover Oczakow, we were about to fend a fleet up the Baltic. His Lordship asserted that we deserved the whole blame of the war in India, and not Tippoo, who had acted naturally, and as his interest rendered neceflary. Nor was it, he said, to be supposed that Tippoo would chuse that hour as the most sit to attack us, in which he was least able to defend himself, and we were the most powerful. AS to the Dutch, it was well known that they were a Running, intriguing, and interested people, and would fell their frontier forts, no doubt, to occasion war amongst the othef powe/s, the sole advantage of which would be theirs; but for us to defend that, which we knew must be very aggravating and provoking to Tippo...