Star. — London, England, 1812-12-04 00:00:00

• ; _ . . trusted, had Awed wisely, skilfully, and succeufully, as far as circumstances would permit, applieif fo? the _public serviee? Though unwilling tßpiir these to pies r.. Vail the Preterit sithjeti, ytk this rimaLlit might e . ,-*•.:Perili,4,l•o,, sic ' that if -there 410$1asittY persons who had Seen the difficulties of th., war on the Peninsula in a t atroogg liglipAan others,--.-who. thought the ' .- Xiteitno of c.triin&jt of wer.e very„fisperfect,and 1: i ivboil4o4llllo,histihk the pathotiphi N Ot ;11 1 Spanish pei, , ,.yellreisred34t,, alit. olganiz acion, civil and. .raaterY, ~in this country, WA not itucbas. affprded ~ • i., eecieity:for,effecknal coopekttion r —the greater they . -felt theite'difficulties to Ise, inthat proportmo must be •.. their admiration of the talents. f the •Geaeral who had .met, and,• in many instance . s t . glei:iouky sur rnouete,i, these difficuipes.; The s,ainpaign; indeed, , onset be characterized its" one of.varitiot fortune': yet out of chi, very Circenistae • cli there, arfae a display of military talentS, in the. Commander Which would not otheswiae hive appeared. It. Sp:peered that, ~ ..whether the General pursued the ttiutrphs gained by himself, or experier.ceeldijappointment from extrane ous circumstances, he was no less capable, by his rare ~: ,talents, of alleviating Misiortune,' than of improving i ; .;1116CeSO. 14 reviewing the military transactions on ' • the,Peninsula for these.three years, if he were quali fied to decide q. alLoit'ille *subject, those which he ' would risk upon witktlie highest admiration, _would . be =Ali as ctccntrecramder the , circumstances when , . Lord Wellington tea's' forced to retreat before a su • perior force of the.enenky. :„However unfavourable the circumstances, he had always, on these °este , sions, preserved his army and its resources entire, and, fit for attack when the prdper moment for attack should arrive. Such was the retreat of the Marquis . of Wellington to, his lines at Torres Vedras,—such leas his retreat before the battle of Salamanca,—a ye-' treat converted in a moment into a brilliant victory, where a superior enemy was checked, and forced to retrace his steps. Such, too, was the present retreat to tho frontiers of Portugal,—all of them evincing the greatest military genius in the Commander. Hair - ins said thus much as to the merits of the Marquis of Wellington, there was another subject of congratu-, Lakin to their Lordships and the country, which he wished to touch up:in although it could not well be qmbodied in any resolution of the House. No man who bad attentively watched the conduct of the Mar quis of Wellington and the officers under his corn *and, could tail to have observed, that a military school existed on the Peninsula, in which a race of officers were forming, on whom the country might' rely w,lll confidence in the future military career, which, in all: pn .b ahi lity, it !kat'_ yet to run. Such a school could not, indeed, be formed without great . sacrifices; such, for ;nstance, ,as those which were Made in the siege of Burgos, where, besides regret for the failure of the object, one could not• help feel lug an additional pang at the fall of many brave offi ce,rs, and especially Colonel Somers, who, if he had . lived, promised,to have added to the other glories of that illestrious name, that of the highest military fame and glory. No:withstanding such losses, many officers must be formed by the Marquis of Welling bog, who, having the advantage of his example before * them, must be capable of rendering the highest air "'ices to their country. He thought it right to ad. vent to this circumstance, as it appeared to ,be a fa.' vourite object with the Marqui; of Wellington, who, in the intervals ef war, kept several of the officers about him, who bad thus an opportunity of improv ing themselves, by his instruction and example, in military science. There yeas still another point to which he was desirqus of calling their Lordships' at. tention. No perssai who heard him would think that he was disposed to censure the advice given to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, to advance the Marquis of Wellington in the Peerage after the hat tle of Salaonanca: but he did think that there' then . existed ail opporttmity of granting to the Marquis of Wellington promotion* of a 'different nature, more eonnected with the service to which he was devoted'; and, therefore, likely to be more us e ful to his coon . try, (alluding probably to the dignity of Field 'Mar. ‘ , shal.) If that promotion had -been conferred, it ... would no doubt have met with the applause of the ..e.runtry and of the army ; and it would have been ap ' proved by none, more than by the 'many gallant Ge nerals, who, by such a 'Measure, would have been enabled to share his glory. While we were urging the Spaniards to 'give way ih every penctilio, and to think only of the best' means of promoting the great cause in which they were engaged, it would have . been wise in us to shew them the example. Such r was the feeling which he had the trine, and which .• be-still had, and there lire thought it 'right to state • • It ; but in doing so, it Was not his intentichi to 'object . 1. 4o any other honours Which were conferred on :the Marquis of Wellington. If any donbt could have existed as to the propriety of conferring such IM . movrs, that doubt must have been tenioved bt ebie .• review taken by the Noble Earl opposite of the griat • 4alents displayed. by .the Marquis ,of Weliington„.in every situation where the exertion . of great talents was required. The Marquis of Wellington had, in reality, distin g uished himself for the judgment. and temper with which he conducted himself in regard to the Government of Spain, nip liis than 'by Ins mili tary genius and 'valour. ' i . . Lord SOMERS did not rile to trouble the Ho at any. length, for it was hardly possible to add td what had been already said on the great merits of • the Marquis of Wellington ; but feeling 13articelai: Obligation to the Marquis of Wellington, he • <Old' not help expressing his sincere concurrence in the pro-1 . to of. the Noble Earl opposite , and his desire le adatasaltich as was in hii power to • the' well-ear :' tied honours of that great Man. There was a trait! In his s charatter which' had not yet been noticed, but Which. was well worth • •niehtiiming 7 jhe Meant the *6.1 ientioevrlgeh . the gallaneGeneral; though obctapiec4 Li hi -Enlist be, widr his ' eat plans,' had paid ib the cOmfotts of those under • command ' who had falleq , % flan ilflitalta front.the fbours Of their tituation.-r • He View tliat such'attentian bad been paid to a deaf relative of his,.who hadnU:titlY died front fat_ igue• • r.e battle a Satainanci;. inCsvcaildlueve "ad tb . * +. ' Lad not becoldr thilfiendlf Care.Ortheitttt alai ' of Wellington, , which 'saved 2 'Alit !wig& ttera life wilich was•sSon alter lose ill: the. pe i 1 kiiVile "d'iliyr"rhii ficehF thartglltAt iffth- • ' • ang ; and he fully agreed with the Noble Earl %Po • site,ahat.there•never was a General less dispreea to Iticifice the lives of Ili•stldiersieteept When the set. , II sc;i4.: .... ii%-t. 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He hid onl f toob. that he lotted himself at the begintung of the came seree e the; the knowledge of the attention which the pap on the frontiers al.Portugal i Almeida and Marquis of Wellington paid to those under his corn- . leadajne were in the possession nt the enemy—both mead, must complete that confidence which the ar- armies had rem tined for some time in inactivity on my and the country had in that great Comm a nder ; account of the season ; but very early in Jelnuar and he need not mention w their Lordships the ad- Lord Wellington had made his preparations With ,y vantages of such confidence, when so well placer. such celerity and secrecy, that he was able to reduce Tho Duke of CLARENCE seeing only one m m Ciudad Rodrigo (though a place of great strength belonging to the Navy in the House except himself,. and well defended) bafore Marshal Marmont was Nought himself called upon, in these circumstances, able to collect his troops to relieve it. Having taken to offer his tribute of applause to the Marquis of poisession of this fortress, he proceeded to Badajos, Wellington and the breve army under his command. and conducted his movements so quickly, that Mar- He had always wished that our men should have an moot thought the army was still neat him, when opportunity of distinguishing themselves •by land as- seven divisions were already marched to Badajos. This ,well as by sea, in order to spew the world that they place was attacked carly in March, with such vigour were the same by land as at sea. From the moment and dispatch, that not only Marshal Marmont had that the Marquis of Wellington went to Spain, they been deceived, but Marshal Soak (a most disci*. had that opportunity; and the result was, that they :• guished and illustrious officer) had, an his officietene surpassed all the actions recorded in the military an- tercepted statement to General Berthier, at hmors nals of this or any other country, within the memory hedged, that although he had mule every exertion,. of man. The difficulties which Marlborough had to and conducted all his arrangements with the ut- ' contend with were nothing, compared with those most celerity, yet, that the vigour, nd skill of Lord, which the Marquis of Wellington had to struggle Wellington had been such as to exceed all the fain with. The Duke of Marlborough was then the fa. and probable calculations which could be formed on 'vourite of the Court, and had means amply supplied the usual military principles, and that he had per him, and great diversions made in his favour. The formed these unexpected feats in the presepce of two Marquis of Wellington, except during the short stand armies respectively equal to his own. This surelet mede by Austria, and the present_ effort by Russia, was the highest tribute, paid as it was by an enemy, had alverys had almost the whole enormous power of . who was himself an officer of the highest character: France to contend with. It must afford the highest ' (Hear, hear.) Having accomplished these two ob el setisfaCtion to the country that the army had such a 'jects, (whieh would alone be great features ip the Commander as the Marquis of Wellington, both on career pf any. other General) Lord Wellington di. account of his own great talents and the example reined his military attention to the general mterests which be furnished to others. He had done what i of Spain. He had a great object before hips—he. had never been equalled, except, perhaps, in the Ro- . compared his forces with those of the enemy, and man history. After so much had been said on this I deliberated what he should do—he did not . entertain s abject by others, be did not feel himself called upon any sanguine hopes (as many inconsiderately did), to say any thing farther, than that he fully acknow- that, with his means, he could drive the French ledged the merits of the Marquis of Wellington, and out of Spain ; yet he felt, that he could compel them gave his hearty !AM to the proposition submitted to abandon that military hold and grasp which they to their had in Spain —. and which was of such importance, Marqtt r A i r ib LESLEY felt proud and gretified that if this military occupation was once destroyed by all that occurred in the debate. He should not the moral subjugation, which alone could be effec now intrude on their Lordships at any length—be foal , would likewise be removed, and the french should not intrude on them at all, but from the natu- would be farther from their object than they were ral wish to give the tribute of a brother's feelings to ', at am period of the last four years—(Hear, hear.) a brother's praise (hear.) But if the merits of the Looking, then, to this object, Lord Wellington as f il great General could have a higher and more elo- he had stated in his letters to Gove rn ment) thous t, quent eulogium than that pronounced by the Noble that if he could place Portugal' secure, he shoe d Secretary (Lord Bathurst), it would be that bestow- be able, either by operations in the South to deprive. ed by a Noble Peer (Lord Somers) near him. There the French of their resources, or by marching _WIN could have been but one feeling in the House, when the Andalusian, to compel them to raise the siege'dit that Noble Person spoke. His praise of the British Cadiz.' The French, however, by an incursion tete General was most valuable—he spoke like a patriot. Portugal had prevented the execution of this plan s He had sustained a deep and bitter lop; but he had and Lord Wellingtodreturned to Ciudad Rodrigo. sustained it with the honourable and manly feeling He then seised, that be did not lament the ttecessity of one who had given up a dear son for his country. of undertaking operations in the North ; and that ho [Here Lord Wellesley paused for a moment, and hoped, as his army was one in whiCh he felt ag seemed strongly affected.]—That Noble Lord prais- entire confidence, that if he could give an effectual ed the humanity and almost parental kindness of blow to Marmont's army, he should equally be Lord Wellington to his officers--he gave a panegye able to free the Andalusias from the power of tie ric above all other. On the general subject of the French—(Hear, hear,) 11e begged the House would motion, it could scarcely be supppsed that he (Lord keep this object in view : Lad Wellington, in iur- Wellesley) would offer objections. One thing only, suance of his plan, made iri irruption into the North he had to observe—the Noble Secretary had alluded of Spain, and though be felt his army was such ai to the display of the British General's talents in the would justify him in leading them to an inimediate pressure of retreat, and thought them not less sig- engagement with the French, yet bfarmont's army nally displayed than in victory. " For my part," was so augmented by reinforcements, obtained by the said Lord Wellesley, ri if I were called on to give ahondonment of their garrisons, that Lord Welling my impartial sestimeiny of the merits of your great ton deterntined not to risk an action liras be could dO General, I confess, before Hzevear, I would not se- it with a fair prospect of success. He felt that it Was lect his victories, brilliant as they were—l would go for the interest of the French to seek general actions; to the moments when difficUlties pressed and crowd- but that it would be wise fur himself to pursue a more ed upon him—when he had but the choice of extre- prudent policy, as he saw that it would be impossible mitige—wben he was overhung by superior strength. to oonquer Spain while the enemy had there so great It is to his retreat that I would go, for die proudest an army. The French then crossed the Douro, and andmost undoubted evidence of his ability—(lfeer, Lord Wellington, with his inferior force, could not hear.)—lt ii not my intention to dilate upon these make the river a military frontier; and with that ob matters—there is but one feeling of them among us. jest, and on those principles already mentioned, was The speech of the Noble Lord opposite (Lord Be- fought drat battle which had inspired other countries, thtirst) wasstifficient ; if its chasteneis, tastefulness, as our own with confidence and zeal.—(*ar, hears),. and truth'eotild have a want, it was more than corn- In the history of all the battles bn record, there was pensated by tits admirable speech of the Noble Mare no operation more illustrious—no action of which the qeis (Lansdown) who had fiellowed•him ill• the de- molt was led; imputable to chance. —(Hear, hear). bate." ' lt was not a battle fought b ent of their Meeting y but by two great armies, two armies at the very - The vote of thanks was then carried unanimously.' The Duke of NORFOLK inquired, whether it was intended ''abi ) **l • had watched each ot her, and wire mem-Fevre:3g to move the Thanks of the Howe to the Ofhcers who had latelp. .• • • distinguished themselves in Canada ? of Jul y, tot advantages, from the 16th till the 22d 'Lord LIVERPOOL answered, that it was not lahmiltd to When that auspicious and memorable event of Sala move the Thanks, bet that an Address would)* prtiptspililbe ll wince leek place.— (Hear, hear).—He would not en- Monutuent to General Brock.—Adjourned. • • .. . • ter into any detail ofehat battle, as there could be no HOUBE OF COMMONS. ' true Englishman who had not read the Gazette of that TbeSPEAgER read the aitswer Of the Prince Regent to t day over and over agaile ; but he would repeat, that it Address of the Commons; in which his Royal Highness thank ed I eras a v i c t ory them for their expressions of regfet and interest in the health of achieved after the most complicated his Majesty, and' for their toncurrence In b views of pulley : h e manosuvree, and after . that each of the two Generals conEtatniated them On the ImM:wing FrnaPeete alb* idildtrY—• bed seen all that the other was doing. Lord Wel on the brilliant achievements in the Peninsula -- and on the , li ngton h a d s h ewn , t h at hi s o bj e ct was not merely to heroic spirit displayed by Russia —from all which elreomstimcs i ke : ei , his - , but to retreat rather than commit he derived the hope, that the result witdd be a sate and ho - . r . nourable peace . •• improvidently the safety of his army : bet it he could lord CASTLEREAGH hrought up a copy of the treaty of ! otioner.ceuvre the enemy—if he could find any occa peace and a m ity with Russia, bearing date July the la=b; . as also I sit% where , without committing his troops , lirmself,, the treaty of .eigice with Sweden. I his 'coentry, and above all, that great cause which at Mr. LOCKHART gave tn,:dice of a Bill to prevent Trustees of • , Charities f,toni making improvident Itasca. i woe. to be hoped would be the grave of Freneli eye; Mr. WILBERFORCE gave notice that he should, on Monday, I prelsictn and French ittocities—then be -would scuts I move for certain papers respecting the Stave Trade . ' ' i th at moment, and make the French feel what could ' The Lords, by message, requested a copy of the sth Report of i be done, at the head of an English army, by a Gene *Committee on East-I;dia•affsidcr.—Ordered to be sent. • , Two election petitions were presented, on. from ,lolin Herbert ral who had in view the character of his country and Brown, Esq. against the return of the Members fur weetheine his own. e --(flcrie).—This had been the object of the Reds, Meeornee Re, and the other from John Allen, Esq. of illustrious Comniander • and he asked the House, Bath, complaining of partiality in the Mayor.—Ordered to be whether he had not faith fully performed the promised considered on the hrst Tuesday and Thursday in February. , o bj e ct, by a battle, than which there was never one , THANKS TO LORD WELLNOTOP AND HIS ARMY, YORTHA • fought more nobly, or with more advantage to the/ . VICTORY AT BAL4MANCA. • Lord CASTLEREAGH rose, pursuant to -ma- 1 common cause ? * Twenty thousand men had bop is Lice, to inove the Thanks of the House tiii.the Mar- put hors de coos at; and the advantage would ha' fitiiS of Wellington, and his Army, for the ever-me- been still greater, had not night, and the force of ma. minable victory of Salamanca. He felt that he cure, interiered to prevent all those results which were should be doing injustice'to that illustrious General, aspired after. The siege of Cadiz was in consequence abandoned--a eiege of such importance, that repeated on whose merits there was the most' perfect nnani. orders were issued to the French Commanders not to Juicy, if he should introduce into his remarks any Males topics which might involve the conduct of his raise ken any account i because the moral effect of s' that siege was duly appreciated). because it was seen, ty's Ministers, and which, be provoking controfeesy, that while Cadiz was in might tern' aside the current of general feeling fromor the French, that subject on which k was a delight tar dwen—H e the wild would ' sup L e r BP 66 :irae completely . trusted that the House would think with him, that i n ti t ''' Yi` Wei the present state of affairg . power. • the victore,'prond licit stood on the base of its own i n hi n u n i 1004 * mat' On -stated, thee the French ~ Were in force o+! the Tot meat, to the amount of 80,000, Merits—splendid es ii was as a red military tehieve. and had, therefercee compelled him to retreat: Ai went of.a great 'Military Poen (for g inch we now his retreats were hot ditgrgCerdl—they were the pre., ii ere, though formerly considered Merely as artaval leaf do victory and glorious results.-e Hear, hes rr. Power)—yet the it evoeld be degraded, if he 'aid ' The French, indeed, were in such . force, t they Mid: not fuleardi tb the Howie tbaegrand rode of military l'iperalioni - With4hieh that -victory SR2Old• COtltlededs abablbtled &t pie. ali t hei4b j ecl.l and aa lll those Mai' and formed a glorious part. .H e wou ld, there f ore • Lary principles which'could alone insurediem ultimate state tothe House, the plan of Lord Wellington, and succeste -Lord Wellington had done nothing for Wieser the advantages which he bad p ro po se d to to b y er n/ee l/ e panicleteat not for there ostentation that he by Madrid, but because be perceived that be could - Stitt _ei TIMMS, except by &String f , is ftWeu nn G flank of Soult, compel him to abandon the siege d • Cadiz. I'lle French, in consequence, did aband no Cadiz ; they had since abandoned Madrid, and thin bad lost the moral colqnest of Spain. —(floor, Ara). ..Butit would be unfair and unwise to estimate the r a . 'ltre of the victory of Salamanca mars' by its die m in Spain : did not the House think that it had mate. tially assisted that treat cause which first sprung up i ik thelltitish Home of Parliament, or rather among tb, British people there represented (for what Covena nt , * cola have kept its station that had not obey e d the universal 3eneral it ? Did it not serve to awaken the wr7ld tO a conviction of their power e i resistance ? Had it not animated Russia to a glo r i ous snuggle? And was it not ..." 3 be hoped that ever t G erd many also aye to na iu tura ' :annected with Fran ce , winspiring et:7 0 . 4- 2 41 4 ll ul ith°lllg b ei' ll i nirr unli 1 Such were the effects rattitint from this b.-7/114 i which the House might justly .trAttr! itself, as weli a: to its brave army, and its distinguished Gene al. As I a proof ofthe effect of that splendid victory, he male assert, that on the eye of the battle of Borodino,: battle as destructive as that of Eylau,oedA s pe r ; a battle in which 80,000 men sacrificed themselves is the liberties of their country—on the eve of that bar. tae, Prince Kutosoff animated his troops by - - them what the Engliar had done • mane.?..--( Cries of hear, hear` to reflect, that the name of : spired the Russians on the erg i as his own at Salamanca, thou, had not been equally fortunate? I(whose loss was deeply to be 1 same topic; to stimulate his so iMurat. The military councils o. also their due effect in Russia: his sentiments,resrec.. I ing the war, had reached the Russian Emperor t he had i suggested under what circumstances R uss i a wou ld b e safe; and there was reason to suppose, that 'irh a t iete d I upon his principles. Even after the loss pf Mos.:leak, ( ` Russians had been animated by the intelligence, that, through a plan similar to their own, the French ha been dbligell to abandon Madrid and Cadiz. (Hear): There was one other effect of the glorious transactions of Lord Wellington, that appeared even moie stri.. king; be meant the conquest whkh 1 1 h 44 tatog over Si , antsh feelings, and Spanish pride—enlaced useful pride, but in this one instance more noble 14 submission. He thought there could ta)t -be a !moire. pretsive proof of the great services of `Lord Welt* ►ainia: in tipasn a 'and of the high estimation in 'nib d were held, draft the tuuveraalli "animus 1' anent made by the Cortes, which placid dui: • lustrious 'Commander at-the head of the 4panlab *- *Mk (Cries of 'Wear, hear!) If any lima nap eventing of the universal feehng of Spahr tower* Lord Wellingtoth'rt might be found in put nirltuiret of the Cortes, giving to him the complete =ran command ip Spain,•not by a maionry of voices, bit by an unanimity; and in their view of the conduce of the ussforttmate :General Ballasteros, to 'who, neglect, notwithstanding all the services he }tad pre- . vim's!) , performed, might be attributed the qUickaets of the enemy's advance. HO, however; foundsnotaidi to countenance him, either 44 the Cates oitbe o' vemrnent, of the Army ; nay, even alit patina* division of the force he commanded, and whicli lid so often fought so Well'undei his immediateleadoad. which was so warmly attached to him, rOtihi 1114 stand by him in his unfortunate opfulons. Ills:0 men, for such was the fact, Look him pipmeri n delivered him up, in 'obedience m the or tflicii from Cadiz. Perhaps it was the prostraitlinplY Lord Wellington's greatness, that he had hot merelf ' defeated the French armies, brit Oat he had conquer. ed the moral feeling of Spain,'lrowever'laittlableao useful that feeling might be on other occasions. A must be admired, for the sake of the common ca n& that his conduct had occasioned the surrender 4 national prejudices. prejudices. (fleas, hear.) He (Lord Cut reagh) would willingly save all minor points for*: portunities of future controversy; b ut let h 0,4 Hoyse cherish feelings hOstile* tot e the people of Bpairk. Much, he might idisit, tire to lament, and some things to complain of; lett Spanish people were atltachild to' .not given us, early enough. ' them all the good that them. But let their sidered : let us look c;iraordinary and tion, betrayed by its of its invader and oppressor, or army or officers, o any found and commence ! which bad been so ' in Russia. Whatever . look at it as it regarded dily resisted up to the y her attempts—and now cultists than ever. He i : - • ',at the difficulties Spain ..they minutely criticised ......the vigour ' the bravery,, Nee had not only interrupted's:l4l4o4; 44 s t k a. reer of the fat, bat the skill With which she hei W r taally severed the hostile forces, so that fee wen* together they did not blow what each lithe/ _*s doing. In truth, the Spaniards had done wad a i .,, nation had done, for no nation had been placed maw similar circumstances.. The lemma we bili dwell. Spain must be for ever recorded ; but, When we liar sidered the peculiar difficulties ti that peolllas dle prised as they were of their usual resources fres South America, the wonder was that Spain battik , * so much. He hoped that the House were wa!die; noted from the cause of Spain by any diftculbeed I I our own, or by any di ffi culties which the Sp am.e had not ham able to Overcome. Wish refillii,• Lord Wellington's victory at Salamanca. and 01 consequences. of that brilliant exploit, and the smil effects of it in the Peninsula and thrrgh 'Veer if looked at fairly on the original principles of campaign, and gill more with the aid of the Oat documents in the possession of Government, he ' confident that Lord Wellington had done all dra t ' ) " expected to d&—and When he retired to a dela' position, be had raised the siege of Cadiz, and 1 eck free the Andalusia: ; and though be had . lspr himself and hi* gallaswartny to danger, he h ad liis 'great military genius capable of emmunteria the a , iffieurties and all the glory of his exertiol Observe the slilfulneA with which our great *ander executed his retreat • DO rem-guard de ed ; no cannon nor stoics taloa by too mew 4 J 'test nu troops by selling done on the - plains of SAla. ar).—Was tt not chee r i ng r Lord Wellington bad in. re of a victor, as glorious ho . figh, indeed, t h e tem& ite? And PrinctEapatiA 4 deplored) had ttsed soldiers tv, the re p t & of ils of Lord Wellington Litt the i y l e attached to us, though enough ! the opport“ or hat it we; ill oyr pow 4 tit' ; r situation be fully and fair ly at a nation bivragbt into a did unparalleled conattactari—nadi I own Government int d the ? pressor. left *lbeat ..; or an', thing' else O n w • i. :e that system of defenide .. happily and effectually . • rer might lie said of thou rded France, wbolt they ow' be Resent moment.-dad Scffidk coes s now presented to ber • fill He masted the : PI • min had hid to en • becoce Wised the serViccil Ilbtlio PIZ 'int'' , suSettbe stddiesi ilk , _ . • ... _ ____:.-s do ei. it iu 1 C • t ti 711 I 1 1 • 1- t • 10• { • • ••