Star. — London, England, 1815-06-24 00:00:00

notorroseee-e--7- - . circ u mstances. As to the loss which has taken place, if private losses could be effaced by reflections of public advantage, no one has suffered a loss : ,the relatives will console themselves that their fathers, their. children, their brothers, have laid doom. their life in a more just cause for the common interest of mankind, than ever before called for the sacrifice of Enoth blood.—(Hear, hear.)'—.Some of those whom we - here lost have borne so main a share in the ardu ous struggles through which we have passed, that no man can unmovedly reflect on their loss. This is not the moment to pay the tribute to their me- I vey, and I must confine myself to the most eehili rating part of this intelligence, and call on the House to discharge the debt of gratitude to the Army, ha'. shewn itself wortay of its country and its cause. N•r shall I with less pride and pleasure Its the Ira the Thanks cf the House to ei:e . Ailed Army—(flear, hear)—tinder the immediate corn. niand of the Deice of Wellington. as weil as to that body of brave Prussians which contributed so mainly to the discomfiture of the French. His Lordship then moved the Thanks of the House to be given to rieldegershal the Duke of Wellington. linght .of the Most 1-ionodrable Order of the Garter, ler the consu:nrnate ability, unexampled exertions, and ire? ! sistible etch ur e displayed by him co the 15th of June. last, when a Victory was obtained ores the enemy commended by Bonaparte in person, by the Allied Forces ender his command, in conjunctioiywith the Prussians under' the. immediate command Of Marshal Prince Blucher, whereby the military glory of the British nation was exalted, and the territory. of the Ling of • the Netherlands protected from invasion ant spoil.--Agreed to non. CON Lord CAST LEREAGH then said, that in mov ing the Thanks to the Generals under the Duke of Wellington, he wished to pay a just tribute to the illustrious Prince of Orange, who stood at the head -of that list, for his exertions on the-late glorious day (Hear, hear.)—This brave Prince was a scholar in terms of the great Wellington, and would, he doubt ed not, ever follow his lessons and example. The Belgian troops, he was happy 'to say, from the ac counts he'hadreceived from cur Ambassador, had never been exceeded in zeal and good conduct. It was with a diffarent feeling that they might reflect on an other Prince, the Duke of Brunswick, to ho had pe- Xished 'in a manner worthy of himself, after having displayed the characteristic valour of his house. Thanks were then voted nem, eon. to the Prince of Orange, and the different Lieutenant and Major. . ceeiterals of the British army, present in the battle of the lath, by name, also to the Officers generally. Thanks were also voted to the Non-conimissieucel Officers and Soldiers. Also to the . Generels, Officers, anti Soldiers of the Allied Forces under the immediate command of the Duke of Wellington. On the question that the Thanks of the Home be give° to Field-Marshal Prince Blucher, and the mi. cers and Soldiers under his command — Sir FRANCIS BußmErt said lie had. agreed in all that bad been said as to the great' merit of our Commander and the undaunted valour of the British soldier, though he thought it was not vety judicious in the Noble Lord to mix up the question of the jut e lice ef the cause with his eulogies on British valour, sn that men who 'differed from him were obliged by eilence to coition to doctrines they abhorred, or by sp-...aking to violate the onaninsity of approbation on sircleawoccasion. But what he principally wished tri observe was, that the army which had surpassed P.s former glories .had a claim to something more slid than thanki.e.he vilified to . lay claim on their behalf to an emelioration e for their benefit of the mili tary, code, and. on the next discussion of the Mutiny 13th he should bring forward the merits now acknow. ledged as a reason why these men should not be punished With a disgraceful. infliction unknown to ot! - ,er armies.—Encre the Hon. Baronet's arguments were answered uy much coughing, during which he sat down.] • The motion was carried, and the Thanks ordered to be communicated by the Speaker to their objects. • DRANT TO THE DUKE OH WELLINGTON- The House having resolved itself into a Committee of Supply - The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose and observed, that the opinion which the House hid jut expressed as to the merits of the distinguish. ed individual CO whom he also had to call their at tention, would relieve liiin f tom the necessity of say .. ;lig much to induce them to concur in the vote he should lave the honour of proposing. He was anxious, Leos ver, to state some peculiar circum stances conileetee with it It had long been the opinion of the' efotese and of the public, that there eras no extent of hi n ure, or of pecuniary provision, Which could ee equal to the glorious services achiev ed. by that ecru Captain, hilt still, as honours and towards were the only meats by which the approba rem of Perlientent, or the gratitude ot the nation could be testified,. it became their pleasing duty too. comer those tokeiis upon him. Very liberal *OW had undoubtedly been voted already, though, at the! same time, large as these were, be was convinced that all Nhu ileard him would agree that they were not so' 'ergs as the rank which the Crown bad bestowed upon him required. He wished to state, that since the Reso lution of the House last Session, and since the pasing cf • the Act by which it wescairied intoeffect,muchinquiry he been instit u ted by the trustees to find a suitable. estate and mansion for the Dake of Wellington, but they had not as set been completely successful..,. Many designs also, kr erecting a dwelling, had been submitted uy various artiste, whose uniform opinion it was that a smaller sum than from £150,000 to etseoo,ooo would by no means be sufficient' to erect and tarnish such a mansion as would become the gratitude ot a great nation for such services as the Duke of Weil-' Litton had performed. • At the same time, he was quite satis fi ed that a mansion adequate to the Wishes Of the Duke of Wellington might he obtained for a ouch smaller sum— (Hear, hear!)—His intention, therefore,' was, to move in the Committee that the snettot 0200,000 should be panted and vested in t h e hit* ot• trustees,' either to erect or purchase a suit able-mansion ; and if they were enabled to ACcoM plish the' latter, at a less expense - than the present *Me Would tower. - then the surplus of •the grant wa 4 tb ° go to augment . the Rind by whichlhe dignity or ;teal, illtiettietter shut he hoped perpetual faittly. Web lie Oa agalitahlid.'" afore he sir down, 'he per would ago* him to make a Pow o toki•dot t t:. vie %11.• .•.• t,: At. • '4 , • i ,7•'••;, • dons upon the traneactioni of thee nteraeralsk day which his Noble Friend had so forcibly described,. He understood that 'the illustrious Commander who ' guided the course of that momentous struggle, van. scended, in his own personal exertiops, even the deeds of his former campaigns. He had himserrt ceived a letter from an officer of high rank, who was on the field of battle, and one well qualified to form a correct judgment, who stated that the personal ex ertions of the Duke of Wellington were incredible, and threw all his preceding achievements completely into the shado.(Heer, 4ear 1) —At one period of the tiiattle.he took possession of a high ridge, from which he declared he would never move, nor did he ever more, but in triumph. At another, when his position was strongly attacked, he threw himself into the centre of a squ :re of infantry, which was furiously charged by the enemy's cavalry, but which, fortunately for hi country and the world, resisted the shock with dams. less intrepidity.—" 1 mention these things," said the officer, " because they are precisely those of which you will not find a word in his own dispatches." ' (Hear hear, hear !)—Every person around him arts either killed or wounded. There was another cha racteristic trait of that illustrious Commander whch he could not abstain from communicating to :he, House. He had received a letter from the Duke of Wellington, dated fram Bioch, a town in advance of the place where the bitde was fought ; and in a post script, he says—" I forgot to mention, in my puinc dispatches, that five thousand prisoners have buenal. ready brought in, and others are constantly arriving." (Near, hear, hear!) Upon the motion being put, Mr. WHITBREAD said, that he had not the slightest intention of opposing the grant, as it was the only means now left for the nation to testify its gratitude beyond that vote of thanks which they sad just passed. It remained for the Duke of Welling ton to do that, which he alone could do, to add to his Own great military fame, and he had indeed dome mire than was ever dune, he believed, by any single Commander. —(Hear, hear!) —It was undoubtedly gratifying to the House, and it must be gratifying to' the country, to hear those individual traits of heroism in that illustrious Chief, and especially that one which the Right HonOurable Gentleman had related, connected as it was with his entire confidence in the bravery and fidelity of his troops. If such a trait were recorded in history, as having occurred ten centuries ago, with what emotions of admiration and generous enthusiasm would it be read—( Hear, hear !)—To see a Cemmlnder of his eminence, distinguished above. all the Commanders of the earth, throw himself into a hollow square of infantry, as a securerefuge till the rage and torrent of the attack was passed, and that not once only, but twice or thrice in the course of the b tole, proved that his confidence was placed not in any one particular corps, but in the whole British army--(Hear, hear.) In that mutual confidence lay the strength and p ,wer of the troops. • The Duke of Wellington knew he was safe when he thus trusted himself to the fidelity and valour of his men, and they knew and felt that the sacred charge thus con • fided to them could never be wrested from their hands—(Hear, hear.) —Ile should have been sorry if the votes of that day had passed without his presence, to express his most unfeigned approbation' of them. With respect to the loss that had been sustained, which had plunged so many . illastrious families in if• ;fiction, he could not advert to that loss withuut des.. salting from an expression used by' the N "bee Lork and lamenting the grievous fact, thatsthey had fallen in the prosecution of a war into which this country' had neither occasion .nor right to enter. Neither the events of victory nor defeat coal alta the principle. Of the war, and his opinion remained unchanged tom) that subject. He:could t.ot sit down, however, without discharging what he considered as an act of duty. He had always been one who poked with an eye of extreme jealotoy to the proceedings of Minis ters ; but their conduct in the prosecution of this Ve waiving for the moment all consideration of its net e,sity eir policy, was such as eaterteol kis applause, and he had no hesitation in saying, that every de partmeot of Government must have exerted itself to the utmost to give that complete efficiency to all the component - parts of the army, which enabled the ge nius of the Duke cif Wellington, aided by .ticlt means, to accomplish the wonderful victory he had achieved. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, the army of Lord Wellington was not a select ed army, but it was exposed to the picked and choicest troops of France. Mr. W. SMITH said, no man could have a higher opinion of the military talents of the Duke of Wel ; but he did not think a pecuniary reward was adequate to his great talents and services. He thought, however, that this sum should be applied to building a palace adequate foe himi to do which he would rather grant fifty thousand more, that it might be made suitable to the national gratitude and generosity. Mr. °GORE LANGTON spike Is favour of the Vote. - ",,.. _. • Dlr. W.WYNNE thought a giant of Crown Lands sh mld be niude tothe illustrious Duke, and the money used to crect a Palace to him- Tl:e CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER thought that it would be as well to putchaw a houses which would be the most economical way of dispo sing of the money. Sir J. ACKLAND thought, that whatever house was purchased for the illustrious Duke would receive splendour from his achievements. Our ill-wishers on the Continent had thought it doubtful whether ow r army would stand, if opposed to Bonaparte in perm. That opinion was now swept away fot ever. ' Mr. WHITBREAD and Mr. El e LlEo4l said a few words, and the vote was then agreed to Ism. con. • The CHANCELLOR of the. EXCHEQUER; said, he had to propose a Vote, to make tip *lie value of the sorts captured by the Duke of Wellington's army in 12 general actions, and five great sieges. The sum proposed to be granted amounted to 4800,000, although the captured stores were a saving oftipwards of 4900,000 to the publil. He then moved, that 4800 4 000 should hie granted to the army That served under the Hake of Wellington and Fralice, fr'om' 1807 tq .Nr. PRESTON opp4ed Hotfie had been' earned away passing the latt vow; and a most inspropir period for, it would lose prooodout for . • .4 !.M»,4. - its Oh Nair was, jut *night this grat4 was rho asiealied far. The CUANCELLO4 of the EXCHEQUER said, be: lad given notice of thisiote fOr this perticu Bar day, before the news of this glorious event arrived. Mr. CALCRAFr contended this was a vote of right, and he did not see why our soldiers should be deprived Of prise-money for captured stores, when the sailors were allowed it. Mr. ROSE said, this was a principle that had been acted on, since it was admitted that the army should be placed on the same footing with the navy. Mr. FORBES confessed he was sorry that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had taken away re 100,000 from this grant. He thought it ought *to have been a million. He intended to move 4100,000 to be added to it, to make it at least the sum that was doe to them by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's own s liewip 3 . Mr. 1'111.24T0N explained. Mr. WARD said, the Army had a vested right in these captures. Mr. BANKES never remembered any Vote of this kind • and, therefore, he could not consider th is a vested right. He thought this subject ought to be referred to a Committee ; and to refer the docu ments on it to them, in order that it might be seen how far the Vote was warranted by the usages of Parliament. Lord CASTLEREAGH thought there could be an danger in assimilating the practice with regard to the. Army to that which is allowed to the N:tvy. After a few observations from Mr. Rose, Mr. Ward. Sir H. Montgomery, Mr. Lushington, Mr. Bankes, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. P. Moore, Mr. Preston, and Mr. Forbes, the Resolution was agreed to. A sum of £llB,OOO was then granted to the troops ender Sir S. Auchrnuty at the capture of Java. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUEL -then called the attention of the Committee of the Civil List Expenditure ; stating it to be his intention, to bring in a Bill for the better regulation of that ex penditure, and to provide for guarding against any excess in future. In the mean time the excess, in 'consequence of the Royal visits to this country, was, in the Household Department, about £135000- By the arrangements of Mr. Perceval's Act it was pro vided, that if an excess should arise to the amount of £124,000, that should be met in a Committee of Supply. It would be seen that actually the arrears incurred above the provision is £514,000. This sum he would propose to be granted for the service of the Civil List. After some observations front Sir C. DURRELL, Mr. BARCLAY suggested an arrangement for dis charging the Debts of his Royal Highness the Prince ltegeit ; and also the Debts of some other breaches of the Royal Family. Tit CHANCLLLOR of the EXCHEQUER observed, that arrangements had been made tor die. chargiri the debts of his Royal Highness, with which the creditoss were satisfied ; but with respect to the other branches of the . Royal Family, lie aid not feel himself justified, without sufficient authority. Mr. BANKES agreed with his Right Honourable Friend, and hoped, that early in the next Session, the subjet!, might come better before Parliament. Some arrangements might then be made for relieving the Crown from some of the burthens which do not pro perly belong to the Civil List department ; but which certainly served to embarrass the expmditure, and, of coarse, to create an excess. • Mr. W. SMITH observed, that making every al lowance for the increased expenses of the Civil List, in consequence of the Royal Visits, still there was an excess of sit4oo,ooo unaccountel for ; and, therefore, he gave his vote for the ptesent grant with much re hietance.—The Resolution was then agreed to. *A sum of £'200,000 was then voted to discharge tbnse charg es F which did not come under the ordinary expense.— roe hollowing sums were then voted : itioo,oco for Queen Anne's Bounty, to augment the Benefices of Poor Colo men. £lO,OOO tor Poorer Clergy of Scotland. ! £2, 970,0 1 0 for Discharge of Richequer agse,Wn for charge of Disembodied Militia. • £11,857, £38,717, ,e 3.157, ZlOlO4, for Public Services. seso;.oo to maintain and repair forts on the Coast tit Africa. After some further • observations from Mr. Preston, Mr. Arbuthnot, Mr. W. Smith, anal Mr. Marryatt, the Resi,luiion was agreed to. Mr. P. MOORE then proposed a Resolution for granting a sum of £5OO to be paid to Elizabeth Whitfield, only surviving daughter of the late Lieut. Bell, in consideration of the services of her late father in inventing an apparatus, intended to preserve the ,livesisf seamen in cases of shipwreck. • Mr. Rise, Mr. BANKES, and Mr. VAWSJTTART, op. posed'the grant, on the grounds of Mr. Bell having received remuneration during his life time. Mr. W. SMITH supported the motion, and con. tended, that public reward should be given for public service. The Resolution was ultimately agreed to. ' The House resumed, and-the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Mr; THORNTON gave notice, that an Hon. Friend of his would, en /vlonday, propose several r e. •-- ris•the Iriaisse, on the affairs of the Bank of England. The Blouse yew. into a Committee of Ways and Means. The. CHANCELLOR of the gXCrIEQUER proposed a Resolution for granting Slmillions to his Marty, the imount of the War Taxes for the year s winch was agreed to. He then moved a farther sum from the money at' pretest in the hands of the Commissioners appointed fcr the redemption of the Nati3nal Debt, to be ap. 'plied towards the payment of the interest of the Loan Nr the year. Thu Resolution was agreed to, and the Report was ordered to be received on Monday. Lord PALMERSTONE brought is a Bill for the better distribution of Army Prize-money. Read a first, and ordered to be read a second time. The Noble Lord also brought in a Bill for granting further posers to Of Commissioners of Greenwich and Chelsea Hospitals.—Read a first, and , ordered to be read a second time. • Mr. BROGDEN brought in a Bill for thc . better protection of the trade of the Vuited Kingdom ; and one tqiegulate trade, to any of the Realm' Colonies. ' to be read a second folic - Winfi 44 1i§1.1341114N 4.14UW0 Su Ail, VI VIC E rell‘ll 1....0101110. /mu Rtnn in Portlignii SPain• Read s ,hrst, and ordered to be read a second Craig by 1 tBl4, for captured stores.. on Monday.—Adjourned: adv d the grant; because the • hair nay iy its feelings whet[ - Observer Oifespisturelay.To-raorrow's Observer will, hail therefore hsiliought this in addition to the Extraordinary Gazette at full length, tion ll‘Oh a sriOt• Najd". • 'put its readers in possession set the very . latest intet4- alto Ito * * a i And , Pad Ono from the Arm*. •. , mai notes rinivii PARIS. JUNE 19. Private letters from the Grind Army mention 0000 prisoners and SO pieces of cannon, as fruits of the battle of the 16th, without reckiming on the enor. mous loss of the enemy in killed. The thing of one troops against the Prussians, whose government has been the principal instigator of this unjust war, such, that the Emperor was obliged to order tl.e recel to be beaten three times for the purpose of en joining the making of prisoners and the stopping cf the carnage. His Majesty was to enter Brussels day after this lorions action, in which it is said, t!is, General in Chief, Wellington, is compromketi. After the taking of Niontmeli.m, NI irshal Suchet directed a part of his Cut ce tipan Geneva. The';: account will inform ns iif t i ne result of mein. The forces which we have on Vie sye ci u . Jura and the Vosges leave us without an!. are prepared to oppose the projects of the enemy, The accounts from Besancon speak only of the ent:.u• siasm of the French troops, and of the desire they have to conquer, by new victi.ii?s, Cie peace whi c h the Allies have brolcen. They are greatly irritated against the Swiss, those Cant , :ais excepted who have refused to accede to the treaty of the 2i)th of May. When the enemy's trunks departed from France it: 1814, eight or ten pieces ot hr.ts. rfamon were *bac. *mad and buried in the Di:partmei:t of the Aisne . by the Prussians I and it is sttpluosek! more particularly in the Arrondissement n.. saiut His Er-. cellency the Mitmter ot War, brit i:Aurmed of this circumstance, lass ma..le Lamm to tt,e is .!fect that Lc will grant a teward of .50 francs fur every lit i pounds of nwtal, to the persons who shalt make this diLci:• very, and that the. reward will be paid from the cLett of the Dlrection of Artillet y of L 4 Vert.. Articles of military armament and er i l:prrsent were distributed this d. , ) , the federate Pati:lans. Six thousand Gc•insitil!., who quittei tl.e banners t•` the coalition before the commenct.i.r_ve at liostilitits, have been sent to Tours, .W he orgenntesiinto.“4i ments. In every part of the Empire new confederations are forming, and those already formed are o:ganiz ing. They are all animated with the best spirit; they have all taken for their motto—P:lmin - Glor,, Liberty. she Country. and Napoteop. The c . natedera. lions of the South, of the Old Lorraines, of Alsace, of Rouen, of Dieppe, of l'Orne, are pritcu• larly distinguished at this moment. The acts whieir consecrate the existence of these associations receive the sanction of the Civil and Miiitary Authorities, who are honoured by being *if their party. By au Order of the Day, published at Metz the 12th of th,.. month, Lieutinant.General Baron Lanusse, Corn. mender of the 3d Military Division, has made known that, in consequence of the Emperor's order!, every kind of communication with toreign countries, p It. ticularly on the North and the East, ceases irrim s moment. _ _ It is repeated, that a revolt has spread from . .1Y to Genoa, against.the King of Sardinia, and :/,: tri-coloured cockade is every where hoisted. The Angers, Nants, and Rennes journals of Olt 15th, give no further account of the affairs of Ls Vendee. Serena detachments of artillery and gre• nadiers of the urban guard of Nantz, conducted on the 19th, to near °tido% two 'pieces of cannon destined for Ancenis. DWG!! AND GERMAN PAPERS. VIENNA, AWE 9. The Queen of Etruria is to Lucca, Piombirto, and Elba; Eurne Beau iarnois is not to have tne sovereignty of any country, but his Duchies in are secured to him, and those toting him in an annwil revenue of 800,000 francs. FRANKFORT, JUNE IS. Prince Talleyrand is arrived here, and is t 'esbaden. ERLANGEN, JUNE 13. The Russian troops much through Erlargen the environs. NURSMBERG, JUNE t 4. Count Barclay deTolly is arrived here, en his to the grand head-quarters. HAGUE, JUNE U. The Hague Comraiu of to-day contains the news of the battle of the 18th, which is not so particular as those already published. The bllowing are some passages of it : u The Prussian army, which was collected at Wavre, supported the Duke of Wellington at the proper time, and did great injury to the enemy.— Marshel Blucher himself called out to his soldier', " Children, we must pursue them this night, or else they will be tearing us again to-morrow." " The armies were so intermingled, that the Duke of Wellington encountered Marshal Grouchy. T;ie enemy, who would tlot beliewe that it was possible to be defeated under Napoleon's command, long fought with the greatest ardour. The loss of the Allies indeed prodigious, and it is ohteritcd that the Noble Victor, though he has not fur a moment lost his wonted calmness, is profoundly affected by it." BRUSSELS, JUNE 19. Bonaparte, before he lett Pork, had given (ark" to the Conunaniants of the garrisons on the frontiers from paale to Dunkirk, to send him immediately al! the veteran troops they bad. The movements of these different detachments were so connected, that they were to unite, on a certain day, in three al/• pointed places, where :heir union formed two corps' of 50,000 men each, and a reserve of 1500. 1 0 ; these men were to be joined 92,000 men of t h e g aol. encamped between Laon an 4 Soissons, provided with aq."ftmenae artillery, which Wil s increased br tlhi t which was drawn from the neighbouring fortress" , which is proved by the capture of several pies': which were recognized for wall connon, (Cavity! Rampart.) It was at the head of taiis tormitioolc army that Napoleon entered unr country.. It wins that he intended to mike tiro simultaneous attacks, one against the Prussians, anti one agoe ,t obe English army, whose cantonments be knew .to be ,pretty distant from each other, on account of the di!: Inuit?' of obtaining supplies ; and he hoped to prow: by this circumstance, to surprise the two armies, advance upon Liege, where he flattered himself ,vLith .4Tel; connections which would. enable hint to ovu lutiolllsl all that country. The state of disorgailio• non in Which the French army seems to be, does not allow it to hope that it will be able to save its re maining mach mid still leis since, by accounts? ~~