Excerpt from The Parliamentary Register, or History of the Proceedings and Debates of the House of Commons, Vol. 12: Containing an Account of the Most Interesting Speeches and Motions, Accurate Copies of the Most Remarkable Letters and Papers, Of the Most Material Evidence, Petitions, &C., Laid Before and Offered to the HouseLord North oppofed it in a {hort fpeech his chief objec tion being, that expoling intelligence received by govern ment at all times, even at a diltant period after the events, would be improper, but (0 foon aaotbe motion aimed at, might be'very prejudicial to this country and to individuals it might do much harm, and could not do any good. As to the admiral's conduét in returning into port, under the circumfiances mentioned, he had not the leaft doubt of the prudence and difcrction of the meafure, and if the admiralty did not exprefs approbation, he was certain nobody ever thou ht there was any blame.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.