The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-03-13 00:00:00

. . . . der his direction, the Rouse . and the wata . eiamplaints'alitdca 414Matitahafomobeett a peaked . ... , Ir y s hould aiso be content. If such a topic forward itilhat point" tit freW.a Vieth' latostraisse• tar '-' a I Isay, that. he did not know , eiamstances„ he should, upotathat point - ; f t* k r e e ra ' '.• tar e ti e 64.11( only . • •.. ,• to a ba t e most, the temerity of the . assertion, er sof the war, most sincerely give ts'iat soce.ers • fes ..., • - abserslity of the inference. Even if were admit Majesty's Ministers which he had pi entiseirehme,-.. 'S, ... eat Lord ellington, after. being driven its re as should attribute that event, to• his atfaartetaaa. c , ' e the scenes of his former victories, was y et „esters in some degree, ineinnocis as by 0:111 tiiWiiii' . touted, was that a reason why the Houser . the persisting in.the Oi(lors• iis- Council, they litri pro. to . s hould he contented?—[liene, hem'!] —States- duck! a considerable is rltation throughout Antos • men or the country ought not to be satisfied, basal . te 'they had also, in yttrium:lice of abide fagots. Olt pliant General was contented to act . with system. shut "their eyes ' and their . ears against weans placed under his direction. His object . , the distrait. and misers around Wan ia . t ator into eisquiry,that it may be known goof entry, until 'they had beeeme an public and , o :iem pursued in the Peninsula was a good one Timm to the whole world, that the e.kany trail „. l i o , . and whether it was like to lead to a safe and I to advance ie their deitiaedi. He delight ' noorah le peace. Could it, he would ask, lead was &deal', .t h at in the Peanisula there ;lied , stall a pace, if it was confessed by the Minister* considerable failure; but if the Noble Lords, thi , country, that they brought all the ) efforts ' h other side, would not allow that there was a i country into operntionie the Peuinsula. If suc , still if all had not been crone that might actually the case, could not Bonaparte say. his . . been done, there. wns sufficient groominfor with all her efforts, England was foiled on . ta , __ . was - into ~ ~..t flaw s- - _ .. enquiry. It might be-objected to him that he ninsuln 1 Foiled she certainly was ; but was it as Mi. eopeauct Of Ministers, and into &its" - sea o f a w se a l= -.thee Mee, however, wasageate*, Alit I 7 from.the always been an advocate for the tystem of husband . • ni , ters seemed disposed to say, after making every knuseletiged failure: the lloasewett ire. . caned u p on eeibattle °Mama= to the retreat ilk imeerWelling. rag onto resources . Upon this point, hiovetar, he e ffort within.her reach ? Was the House p re p ared to eleaciiii anti Of the most inmortintd *hie* they leen ' noartileforeements had arrived atta'hie army., had explained himself over and over again in that r • alittistestekriew, that-after that victory-he tratt en. House. lie had always stated •as a principal rem. . five their sanction to such assertion, by refusal.; en. could' perform, end the result of iMcli• - elienidise 4 cuiry ? Under all the circumstances, he felt it his . either to visit with the severest am ihesek.srb r 's 3 taring upon offensive operations; and-looking at the L eon for recommending that system at the time he did v" . " ' 4 - 1 . duty .o moo . - far 3 Committee to, enquire int o the had mismenagad the resouices of the Counter ; ' .ora it goy a &A l pe, and of •Spain at that epoch, it was Etyma that ;fever an opportunity ghould occur when •-o conduct and the result* of the last campaign in the no, blame was attributable to thetn" the, it was-the. mot enestib.far Ministers to my, teskrastna. w olliniga making a great effort would be likely. to be pee- 'y" Peninsula. best Means of restating the coufidence o . f the people e ton did notiegniesieeinfeecements. t 'lima have ductile of considerable success , by that means wu . ".. Lord B aTfltlasT said, that the .Noble Marciu4- 34 .1 he ft • oter 4 wenit Of thel country .'" .Vilbeie be. silo's- .. first , care to. place each Means st,his die.. would- be . giserWenabled fo make it, and' strike; an • (Wellesley), its the course of his speech, was pleased, figttise .4 :l 4ob Oritrafraralresai of the 11416910 1• 44 e . Ittlaimiffa 1 .• , here. moisten ,ali t to peewee impartant . tdaeraelth grater power and , ff t•ct. [Lott! to assert, that if it were contended the House end the . - tikt *oat . tat OffttelPfttrfraPi intMIN . :,.$1 '' sip Port disaster. :.- Wei'. lhere no ' cries of holavilioil- Jim* thew Lords wee sew wear=- country ought to be contented, as Lord Wellington ill-cemblned plans:winch ended in Ille'ditiaurde - sat-' thee•Jeai. a . sending:. troops .. On the .14th of Whim.]—Atiltiftithe that he ..recommeedge the system was, he (the Noble Marquis) would not know treat of Sir J. Moots...and the battle 'of Coruna, ~Augeat' ' ditatievr' a Of the Battle of reached 1 of husbamtfing oar resources, it appeared to him, that Which to admire most, the temerity of the assertion where that plaint officer fell ; but when, above this ttuidey, and it wassot till about the same pe. ',unless the Government and people of Spain made or the absurdity of the inference. There was no te. all, be recollected, that that most absurd, mis. 'tied in September that a soldier was etntiarkett.- [greater or better arranged efforts than they had hi. tre:ity in the assertion, if it seas a true one. Lord directed, melancholy, and disastrous expedition i Here wan vault month lost, in inactivity appaientiya therto done, it would be absolutely impossible for Weiilngto was satisfied with the means placed at his to Walcheren, faiad to draw down on its ada ' the moat culpable. We had at home . 46,000 infantry, ! this country to oppose, witlss any effect, the wattle di‘posat. This he (Lord Bathurst) would •not say, risers the indignation of the House, be could not and 12,000 cavalry, disposable troops; to this state- I military force which Frame was at that time able to if he were not autho , :ised to do so. The most Noble augur much benefit taint the present motion, how- scent no answer whatever had been given. The No., direct to this object. The system which he then re. :11:trquis said, that all the means and all the resources ever ably supported. The disappointment, how- i Me Earl had said, indeed, that they consisted chiefly 1 commended , was for times in which - a very power f ul of the country should be employed on the Peninsula, ever, ti' the just expectations excited by the victory of second battalions of small numerical force; but diversion was not to be expected . scum other an ti that the means-autl r esources employed were not of Salamanca, showed that the House were now ,i. was uurety pessibte to unite • the battalions into 'countries. He had not then supposed that crlployed as they ought to have been. lie said, that punished for their Own neglect, and must feel those orps sufficiently large for actual service. These ! Bonaparte would have permitted in his armies ire the s} stets adopted was the very worst that could evils which might have been averted by timely I ere details, indeed, with which he did not profess Spain all those defects.wlech had been found in otheta. be. That it was fundamentally wrong. That 15,000 enquiry into previous mismanagements. Ile hardly • hch acquaintance; bettor this very re a son enquiry i armies .. Besides the foreign:diversion, it had been, . men ought to have hem) seat out earlier in the year ; . expected that enquiry would be granted on the pre- s called for, that he as well as others might know , ' l shies found that was no unity of plan or system, and that this could have been easily done, for that sent occasion, even th ough, in his mind, the Noble vt at arrangements were pvarticable, and what 1141:0' among. • * French Generals iiifipiin. They . appeared, the f or ce sent this year miell . . have been sent the year Matteis had fully proved, that as to the main object o a contrary description. The Noble Earl had:men. to act, not only independently of each other,. but; . / before. It should first be considered that this 15,000 .of the campaign the failure had been complete. He tined Ireland as a part of the Empire, where it was ther4ltait t appeared to be aipirlt of hostility among • . tnea %could have been in addition to the force before (Lord G.) was ready to admit that our situation.was n ssary that a considerable military force should' them.—is the campaign had ended in the Peninsula g , under his ruminant!. The Noble Marquis, in this bitter than it had been at the commencement of the be maintained. Thit had called forth an ex. i there was not only no Manse attached to for army, -•. assertion, assumed what be had no right to assume, .campaign: the French a ere expelled from Andalusia, ' praseion 'of feeling from some Noble Peers, in , but •the highest praise was due to she akin of :out. that the troop s were in the same state of readiness in i P ortu g al was com p arativel y secure, but above all, which he (Lord G.) certainly participated. Re 1 Oeneral,, and the bravery of our troops ; and yeti: -. . . the beainning and the end of the year. What, hi*, there was an inestimable advantage iii the !eureka( was aware of the melancholy state of things which ' after all, what had been eflacted ? If, •then, the, - .'• would ask, were the contequelict.6 that followed from Salamanca, which secured imperishable honours to had so tong Made it necessary to maintain a large I events in. the North had not taken ptace,—if ft :'- -.. this system so mach complained of ? Was not Ciudad our army, and encreased its confidenee in itself and force in that part, of the empire; but he hailed, as greatest army which ever was put into the field for Rodrigo and Badajos, and the forts of Salamanca in its distinguished Commander.—allear, hear !]• one of the happiest prospects othis political titeathe • the purpose of tepporting the cause of ambition and= - . taken ? Was not the singe of Cadiz raised ? Were Still the real queetionwas, whether all, had been done recent Resolutions of the House of Commons, Which . ' injustice, had not been beaten (as it has keets),—lt not the French driven out of Seville, and the whole that ought to have been done, and from what cause held out amelioration to our fellow subjects in that the whole efforts of Francelutd been directed against. • Smith of Spain completely cleared of them ? Were ' the just expectations of the country were disappoint- country. That great measure of justice and polies ; Spain', or if only efifth or a teeth of the levee witict . - • these disastrous events ?—{Near, hear, hear !) ed.? Ril actu'n rep:dans si quid saperesset agendans, was . at last likely to be accomplished ; and it became -was marched against Busaii had been sent into the T.e result of the campaign was, that all these places should be the principle by which-the House ought to the duty of Ministers, with a view to the suceessfol . Peninsula, how was it possible 'that the efforts made sell rnm.liaed in their possession ; thatthey had taken be actuated; and had the enemy been driven even prosecution of the struggle in which we were en- by our Government could•have achieved any thing for 20.000 prisoners—[bear, Am. n--and 80 pieces of stress the Ebro, it still might have been a matter of fair gaged, - to join heartily in every measure of concilia. the cause of . Spain ? Wiled howevet thegraat disunion cannon. Was there not a great object gained by enquiry, whether he could not have been compelled to lion ; for they might he assured, that they would , was made in the North in favour of the Peninstea,and creating a diversion in favour of any power that may recrase the Pyrestneel., theitebteStaispals.bansitat- • theses &wive- isodcalablo stressth ler thantainte., when that disualen and disormnieation Of t 6 French rise to oppime Bonaparte on .the Centinent ? The ed al-Mg:eat force a variety of points, in which it ap- nance of the war. — [Hear, hear !J — I t was to hint a armies took : win& co al not hare billE**-alaiia. first proof brought forward of the 'insufficiency of peered to him, that failure was occasioned by a defici- source of satisfaction and triumph, that some of those. lated, then indeed that occasion did occur when he seems, was the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo. That slicer of means. He said, that after the fall of Ba- . very persons who were loud in arraigning the policy had always thought that the resources of thecuuntry place 'bl i ght, perhaps, have been taken within a chaos, it was the policy anti the wish of Lord Welling- which he recommended `while in office, and had raised ; would have been able to strike a decisive blow. The shorter time, but the delay did not arise from deft- lento advance into the South of Spain; while the the cry of the Constitution being in danger of sub.. Noble Earl (Lord Bathurst) had deprecated any plea viatica of. means. It was•said that the effects of the weakness of his means compelled him to look to the , version,. from the admission of Catholic officers to .on the part of Ministers, that Lord Wellington was surreteler of Badajos were lost, because Lord Wel.: North. Was not. this inadequacy of means a fair the right of promotion, were now disposed to open' satisfied with their conduct : he, however, had laid lingtottaras not able after to proceed to Seville, for subject of enquiry ? Lord Wellington, however, to them, not only the-Army het also the Navy. This, ! considerable stress on that point in the beginning of the want of a force to keep Marmout in check, advaaced into the-North of Spain in expectation of he confessed, was to hint a source .of perspnal ! his speech. It 'appeared, however, to. him (Lord which might have been effected by a small number of a diversion from Skily,. on the eastern coast. At the gratification and triumph. Now, thole who lied ; Grey), that there was something of temerity in the' men. It could not; however, have been done ao ' very moment when he began his retreat, prier to the said that the country would have been- ruined, ;•amertion, that Lord Wellington was satisfied. What ! easily, because Marmont was then at the head of battle of Salamanca, he received a notice that this and the Established Church 'obverted, if that' would it be said, that Lord Wellington felt no regret 15,014 men. Lord Wellington's advance was not expedition could not arrive in time. With whom Bill had passed, were 'themselves ready to go far- at being obliged to raise the siege of Burgos,? that he the consequence of instructions from home, it was did thecause of this disappointment rest? Unquestion.' ther. 'They now said, that much more might be' felt no regretat being obliged to abandon Madrid? . his own plan. Ile could not expect supplies, be- ably it was a failure attended w ith t h e most serious safely granted, if the Catholics would be but satis. I Would it be said, that he wad so insensible 'of • cause no such promises were made, and no such consequences, and loudly called for investigation.— ; fled with the concession ; and that there was no ob.imilitery glory, that he felt no regret at being hopes could, of course, have been entertained by But again, when this expe dition did arrive, it a r. • j ection to g rantin g them not only military promo.lobliged to retreat over the same ground which had - him. It was staid that he expected reinforcements rived at a point where communication and co-opera. ' tion, but also access to the principal honours of the been immortalized by• his victory ? , Did he .feel no from Sicily. The case was this,—it was : left to Lord tion with Lord Wellington were almost impossible.— ' Bar. Ile was glad to find this change of opinion; I regret at being deprived of that rich harvest of glory William Bentinck to decide, if reinforcements could ft was inadequate in its amount, • and had re- , but he thought that those who confessed that they i and military renown' which appeared to open upon be splred from Sicily. The Marquis of Wellington aniseed fixed to the game spot in a state, of : were mistaken in their . opinions et the time him ?.Lord Wellington wasa braveandskilfatOffisar, . , entered into a communication with Lard Bentinck, complete incapacity. It had, however,' been Act. : that he had the honour to bring in that Bill, would, nand his businesi was to do as much as possible with the and it was decided that it would be advantageous that tin in one respect; and-that 'was in retarding the if the measure succeeded which wits now proposed, . means that his country afforded 'him. If Ministers a British force should appear on the eastern coast of , operations, and paralysing the resources of the main : find at some future time, that they were now mis. i. had told Lord Wellington that they had given hint ' Spain. Lord Bentinck gave information in July, . army ; for the Sicilian Agent was successful in out- : taken in their apprehensions of 'danger from : 40,000 troops, when they could have given hint that he doubted whether more than one detachment , bidding the agent of Lord Wellington, for dollars, : conceding all that ins now sought for. . The Noble 60,000, then he would have wished to know whether could be sent ; two detachments, **ever, were dis- , which were so necessary for tbe.PaY of his troops— ' .Earl (Lord Bathorstd had given no answer to. that ' Lord .Wellington was perfectly content?. He con. . Patched, and it is asserted, that from their delay, ' thus actually operating a diversion in favour of the :part tef the special of . the •Noble Marquis, which ! ceived that this wawa strottreate which called for an - .• ~ •. Suchet was enabled to embarrass Lord Wellington, ; enemy, instead of theiefriends. [Heat, hear!] What.• charged,: as a cause.of ,411nre, that system of coons i enquiry."' • ..- .. • •., ... • . both before and after the battle of Salamanca. Not posiible good, he would ask, could be produced by teraction.among the different agents, which preient. I • The Earl of ABERDEEN replied .4 'the argu more, he believed, than one. regiment was sent by 'landing an expedition itt . Alicant?• if it was possible ed Lord Wellington from being able tb obtain that , mints of Berl Grey anal Marquis 'Wellesley. . Suchet, which did not arrive at Madrid until five days •to find elle point more inadequate than another, for . supply of specie which was necessary .for ,bis l ' deprecated enquiry as useless, * said that Marmout . . after the battle of Salamanca. This regiment could , every purpose of co.opention or diversion, it was., campaign. , He had not accounted for 'the fact,,,tisat I hid peen signally defeated, the South of Spain en. .. not enable Joseph Bonaparte to embarrass Lord this one : and the truth of this assertion was pro ved Sossitaaaneraas eepplied•with all, the accessary .arel tirely ifreed from • the French yoika t tatd - es. much ~ Wellington. .He made no efforts in consequence of by the total_ inactivity ; in which the expedition .bad tides. or mar from this country. If it was now a' ,achieved as the resources or the .costuaty fats the as.. it, .which he could not otherwise have made. With ever since remained , lie came next to the battle of wise and salutary policy to repeal the system of Li- aimr, & + pice* se would admit . . a'a s; .: • respect to the siege of Burgas, from the eircum- ' Salamanca: and here it bad been, powerfully ur"ed owes, why would it not have been wise and sialnlary Lord BORINGDON supported the motion, -,.. . ; 1 stances of the country, it was not in the power of by his Noble. Friend, that after that victory Lord ' to have done so 'act year? The Noble-Marquis had The Earl of LIVERPOOL 'said; that of ell lb* • Ms Lordship to discover the strength of the place , Wellington found himself "unable. to accomplish' his clearty proied-that specie might have:been abtaiiied . cases which, he heard btought forward in that noose, which occasioned some delay. The want of success be- objects by the went of means. On looking at this tot Lord Wellingtee'sarmy, by propermtertions on ihe present was the slightest in all its circutestanees„ fore that place, arose from this circumstance, that an .part'of the campaign, it had struck' him (Lord-G.)... the.part of the Government; that dollars might have He had. listened with the most anxious attention. to „.. officer•who sons killed in the assault had the plan of at- as a remarkable circumstance, why that great. Ge- , been - obtained from America, at a mach-cheaper rate the speeches of the • Noble Lords, but, he could , 7 , tack in his pocket. his b o dy was 'taken by the nerat did not follow up and drive the remains of .; than in the Peninsula. -In _the many discussions . gather. no one featu re which bore upon it the 'clet.• '. • (mint. They found the plan, y and the consequence Maimont's arm across the Ebro. The Noble . Mar. ': which the House had had upon thisubject of the Teeter of successful argument. The Noble . Earl y y was, that Lord Wellington could not proceed in the , qUis had stated as a reason .why he could not do atial,.piiper circulation of the ceunteye if ever he or his • (Grey), however, had !Wandered into . topics which • , siege. At ter the Battle .of Salamanca, reinforce- that Joseph, with a force' of 12 , 000 men , was hoirete.aarieada 'had expressed a wish to lay cloandation of had little relation to the subject—he had entertained.:,.,. monte were sent as soon as they possibly could, but big on his' flank; and he could not, w ith m it e greileatly Meriting to. cash payments,. they were the House With a discussion of the- Catholic, Ques. , they were not able to join so early as was expected.' inadequate resources, both follow .up the deo, immediately answeredity,Ministertatitet • it was quite .tion, the conduct of certain persons in ISO?, aid.' It was said, that nothing was done as 'the )!Tench' treated enemy, and witch the,motions of another an- impossible, as this:paper circulation. was absolutely', lastly he had indulged hanseit iota discussion upon were not driven from the Peninsula, 'but there were tagonist. No answer had • been given on this point a , necessary for carrying on the war in the Peninsula. the American war—a . course, into Which the Noble ..• . victories Osined and many places of importancetaken. '. which evidently demanded enquiry. •He next cane We; however, now learnt from Ministers, hie the Earl appeared to be d riven , because' . he had no other • . The Noble Marquis himself, in 1810, stated; that to the siege of Burgas ; and here it was seen, that'i fi rst time, • that - this paper system was -not effectual rounds OWwhich to poceed in support of enquiry, :‘ the great object of the war on the Peninsula was to' after our army had continued its operations for 'a - for ahe'purpose of carrying, on the mar. It had been aqd•those Were fertile topics which could be always. create a di s e rb i o o in favour of any of the continental month, sustaining.** loss of between 2 and .3000: said` by the Noble• Earl,. that, 0 although in, former., resorted torah the absence of eitore,ealid arguntents. Powers, and also to keep up the spirit of resiitance. men, Lord W. alas eaMp elled to relin q uish the at.. periods. the expences of. the war went on regularly . ; -7{ l /eattlaoln.;fact, thetetteter was.a case in which'. 'Were ins b o th these objects gained by the last cam- tempt and begin Ithiatetreat, threatened by ona army i Worming, *et there was a great and.iucteasing cool- ,lialtatever was done mightaabeileiretiatell by emu alien ? Wee not the commercial resources of; the in 'his rear, 'and aftetberen his flank.' Che Noble mem, whichwas sufficient to meet thiseepeneet but 'Oaring it. With 'What was not . daett. With, reference. ...• country prese n ted from falling into the hands of the Marquis stated, that 'till he actuallyknew and felte theethe novel system which Bettaittuneiliciintrodeced, ,to dateline Ind the object ida the last campaign, he enemy, by the system that ha been pu . rsusii ? In the approach of the enemy, he had no way of aseeroa' under the • name Of-the Continental System, w as . would asks how We 'stobcl Ili •Seneery; "fitt9?- 1 .. ; the course of the year, very nearly the number of tami ng his force ; and that till he 'had .been : ,some' tha Mee of recent , folitires.": He would allow, that i The enemy were • • in posted t Citukd Rildrigo troops for a hich the Noble Marquis (Wellesley) • time before Burgos,'he was ignorant of the - , miscbief - • and Vadajos,. of, IRON , A.- Astoria; sad . had expressed a desire were sent. More could not that bad been 'made -to its strength.- - South of ' Simpisb Authorities have !semi spared. The disturbances that unfortu. such as . thes,e gave rise to serious reflections. While' Sachet' 'lately existed in this country gave employment 'to (Lord sr.) hid thodgfit•that . the Spaniards fire regiments of cavalry. The Noble Marquis said., tached to•us, and adlinated with patriotia that 'lO,OOO iufantryetere top much fur the internal* common cause. lie' thought ' aitaleest, service of the country a hut it should be considered telligence. which it was to ,thejr power that this number was spread over England, Scotland, would hate been withheld from . dottAismander , . ~ • . . . . STA.TESItAML„, • • • . r . . • . Coen... end ;Wand. Thel§roble Ills-speech, The total 40414capephftioampa i st. jwares eitt,.. ! c woo did not 00111 to understand the differeuce between I left on PAM*. SpenWicOuld eaally . beve which *yip and tome expendittne, sod that in increase enabled him' to Latettitia, *is a MetteChely• tenet= oiamstanc or the of the toreigif expenditure must iniketberate of ex. I deratioikkai held nutglootny prospect . . of active , co- tine cf tl pitted, chattige Onfaiiitentble. For 11,000,000 1 : ' in foreign operation. Tile fo . i_olo.6,llt4ergos had bewdistinctly his Moi r ! retreat eepettaiture, they may hare to pay :Dot it but charged lit tite. Marquis on tile want of a Still he at con. ._13,000,0001. It was true, they generally incriesed sopply.olmeanX, which it *as the duty olMintsters 'Minister, coma. — their tad, as their foreign naPaidltaro luireased, to 'fora; The Noble Earl opposite denied the peisloini States- 'which corrected, in some measure, 'the exclaauge; charge., liere,;.then, the mitt.) , was at Woe; Ind duced a manse Wein consequence of the Liontleetitallystem i this blame must either attachla Nolie,Comniander: eleat . ti ith the badnot been the Case for the last' two years. •Tbetfor a tailex4awd retreat so disastrous hi its copse.. rite ',fats was to espitrf it Specie did RCA arise fritectheosteiti of i queices, 'ee. Ministers moat.. stand c4neiptkd of all the her the ranting licensee, it arose from tlisruallatifetaipsts.l.locapatityA . Surely this •impsriessfy-deinertdFd en- this row one er "The'llonnalitgsystens, so far from, incnedst quirt'* Ant came the retreat from Burgos : notttriott end Atntltlel.eflhe country, made kei mows* to.sap. and It. pained bias to;:letuarlt, from, the learnt ti lead to port them. • tome and fatigues which our . artily :sustained, that it w stereof earl tFRET began by . ebserlsing, - Shark lbs at. tbese*was re a ssn to suspect that , the lesaborditta- been ac, lof theiteliPtht iiply made by the Ilobtsrstimeedy he bad Aloe aid plunder which too generally prerniled,.must on the c • itch was confpl ett'ly failed in stating any. 'thing eceof f ste the' , have alienated the minds of thelphatitenis of the ifailure, y, that unanswerable arguments so ably ettglA his Noble! provinces-through which it, passed.' But let ,the. .have he the Pe:- Friend. This was a motion for esiqoiry into the , fault lie whereit might, again be would, aay;enqulre. an enqu Ii • s • • 1 ' Y i ) fi 'I • 1 Y t .. • :, i , . \ :,,‘ ...'.. I k••• ' z ' , ..1 '•! • . ' 4 1 ; ' I . ... i , f y , . ~i • ' t ! 1 ~ r. l k 1 r .1 1 - , , 1 1 I , i 1 ' . o , i 1 • ; 1 I .1 ) ) ki ° f , . I j . f I i 1 : ~ 1 14 LC , i ad ,been •-,sonso"; ttm cause of recent Hour. aso w mum. ......- .---- 1 f the additions 'the Cositiaeotal System bad dogmatic!) mischief. to • and, litodatos,, of Leon, Castile, the. .kstorkts; Dud ~ Observations • our commerce; but he would ask, was ,slat the i the Sout of Sp a in--the Spanish Authorities ; , / , fteetiona. 'He . only cause of its decrease ? If they •were to look I were confined in Quilt, while' Sieber wis...in I iards were. at.. to America .they would see a country which former. I possession of the eastern coast. LOlll Welliogtest otic teal in the ly took to thd 'value of 12"laillionadneually•of our I wail not apt to forM improvident plans; but the ulti. I t, th a t h a hi. amoalsotafes. He begged tber it might ea be uu. 1 mate object he had in view •In January, 1912; was rer to:pit:karts derstood that he meant by any *WO to jpatify -the i the uptury o( Ciudad Rodrigo time Badaios, sled al- Comeasuder.— conduct of America s in urging maddeely s u pagoda. larwards either kolose• the French' Vs evacuate tha . ..; • . .... ........ . . 1 . . ' • , 4 •r