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that Oner.eautesti; to its raihtory operations, could • it be a.shitct to such restrictuous ue %tete hrre con tended fer. If Lord Chatham was allowed to be airy authority on the collect, it would appter by his isibtructionts to the itochfort ENpetlitiou, that theft waft no 00:4110I1 for hriog so purricul ar . Th e y -would See, that thwitgla the ripedilinti titled, the Parliament of that thy the wot begin to murmur slid accuse ; but, us ;he coutrary, regarded the en. slertrieing with approbation ulid iTnlluse. Did he Vepeeed with such ii-cet crriaiiity of success, . . rwere . his iiistractirinsso iletiiiite and circum-cribed, et eine Gentlemen seemed desirous that nil others shotilit be? o; he barely commanded that they should attl t , as fur as wog prrcticable , which r ovetizabili e left to by decided by the °Mew of the Expedition. Isle Cent 011 te dircei, that, after smereding or fidliog at Itoelifeit, they she uld proceed to Poi t L'Orient or Bourdeaux, or tiny other, as appeared more advisable. Lord Chatham's opinion wits still far her to be collected ft oiu his answer to Sir John Nlordanut's supplication fer more positive inetiuctions us Commander of the Eiiirdition. his Lordship's reply stated, that he fsi r John Mordaunt) was commanded by the King to judge of the practicability of the service upon tile spot, the King not deeming it right, in justice to his seiviee, that particular orders should be is sued to cramp the exercise of a just discretion. He thought he had now brought the question to this, that it was not necessary to have that perfect mathematical arrangement, which could not be expected its hu man affairs, and more especially among.the con eat/varies of war, but that Statesmen should decide noon all the circumstances add defend theinselves, if defence was called for, upon the rational of the question, and not upon authority. But he should say a kw words upon the opinions of the Cowinander-in-Chief, and of Colonel Gor don; first, us to the Commander-m-Chief, be *ever did understand the opinion given by him, - as setting forth the impracticability of the under. tating. He had said, that it appeared more rape - diem to approach Antwerp by the Scheldt ; the in ference !'• nu which was, that he would not have considered it as altogether impracticable. or he would have stated it distinctly, instead of giving an •epinion as to the melon► of carrying it into enecti- Mtn. He had certaitily stated that it would be at- Ileefied with great risk; but the reason lie gave Per thinking so, was, lilt facility with which the asemy could collect his forces. As to Colonel salon, no man could have a higher opinion of his jet:4min and talents than he had. Colonel Gor don had mated, that the operation would be at- Ifirmded with great risk ; but they should consi der what the tisk was applied to. He hod said, that if a !adding was effected by the boats of the fleet, well manned, the Expedition might be bronght to an earlier issue, but that it would be attended with great hazard. Nothing certainly was more true, than that if the attempt was made by boats armed in that manner, the hazard would be great and difficult; but the apprehension in his judgment di I not apply to a different manner of proceeding, and plat, of operation*. Generals (lope and Brownrigg bad given it as their opinions, that if the Expedition hail arrived early in August, it might have proceeded to Antwerp. Gentlemen tatted a greet deist of a coup de-uraim, but they would do well to consider the maitre of a coup-dr- I again, and the practicability of it in this instance. ',rime were the grounds upon whicti he thou.dit those opinions should not bt considered :Is decisive end amorrative upon Gove iiiiii CO% Ile would now proceed to 'mite the grounds upon which Omer:— meta ected, and 1..11 , 1.• them to decide whether iloy were jn , tilied to li,,zarding the experiment con eistent iy , as they thon4ht, with public prudence? It was not deteirnined on with the narrow view of destroying the enemy's ships at Antwerp. licit was only one of the objects. It had hymn stated that it might hire been iiiiilertaken earlier ; but he was confident the evid• ice Would support him in the assertion, that it could not have been fitted out at to rattier period; it would also support him in the isiertion, that there was no other service to put fis Competition with it ; that was the po;ut of vied/' iii • which the House should look at it. !loin ttfiad elpretrel doubts of its policy, and considered it as ins act by which we turned our backs on the peninsula ; others had objected to it as an abaieloonicat of the north of Germany...- He would allow that Austria wished to I ntel an other pond in preference to that which *a, under taken; but he should feel no difficulty its priding that the one undertaken was the only one which they had it in their rower to attempt, with any pros. pact of success. The fact of its having been in cenveniest, et that particular time, to apply our selves to any other point, was no proof of the im po:etice of country ; and he had stated it, be cense he was anxious to shew that they were not influenced by any contracted selfish view, but that Europe should be convinced we were motions for her interests in general, as well as for oar own. He was sire, that such iiifarinatiou could not be attended with any ill consequence, but that it would teach the people and the Deus.: to be slow to condemn any government for not performing what would have been desirable, if it had hap pened to be practicable. The object wits not a selfish object, it was dictated by a desire to serve the Coutioset ; to create a diversion in favour of those who wore struggling against the despotism of Prance; and he would allow, that if soy more convenient part of the coast, for the purposes of diversion. afforded the same facility with the Scheldt, it should hare been tried in preference. It had been said, that the Expedition did nor, and could not producer diversion ; he begged that they would consider the state of the Continent when the Expe ditma was intended, and when it went. Four days before he had taken the King's pleasure upon it, the Wile of Aspern was fought ; and elide the fate of the Continent was pending, they must have a mean and unjust opinion of their forces, if they thought that 40 thousand British soldiers would not have a probability of being &inert in the scale. Even after the battle of Wagtails, the hope was not eta; tigoished. They called upon I • to prove that the forces of the enenty caine from the Danube ; but it would be equally a diversion. if a force was detest. ed at Antwerp. He. contended that there would be * cruelty in making any attempt to which their means were not adequate; but the operation to the Scheldt did brio; troops from the Danube, and teid been, in then own sena. of the word. and it''. cording to their own rigid interpretation. a 41%141.1014 With respect to the congaed of Walclieten, that object was by on weans contemptible, fur it Mealy tit the destruction of the port of Flushing ; and if such a thing were effected, the objtet was by no sneers dt apicable ;' its reduction had best thought of nod determined upon by ninny precediug Ad ministrational; and uto the Medical Department, dust bud been considered with the utmost zeal and attention ; the prophecy concerning the health of the army was unfounded. Antwerp was as healthy a climate as any with which the English were ac quainted, and the preparations against the attacks of unfairourable climate were great. If Walcheren Wei unwholesome, Ministers were to not be charged Kith having committed the lives of the army to the tort uption of the climate. But the true question W:1! , , whether the advante4e deeivable from the Ex ia.ditatii, justified the risk ? Wh.• it was considet cd that the fate of the Continent depended upon the exertion of England, what risks would operate when opposed to such advantages ? The Expedition being of magnitude, expense must have attended it. The City of London, when it Caine down with its complaints, stated, that the expense was le millions, but the charge of expenditure was gradually dimi nished to about 5 or Ii millions; even this reduced account was erroneous. But it should be considered that the circumstance of keeping men at home, and sending them out upon this occasion, form ed a difference iu the expenditure of only one mil lion, and of coarse the expense could not be con sidered as making strougly against the conduct or estimation of those who originated the measure.— The military risk was Next to be considered, and in fact the main question. He allowed that if the probability of- success had not been great.. such an undertaking wool I have been highly objectionable; but when the glaring prospect see success presented itself, authenticated by the best and most ac curate information, us to the relative means of the two contending armies ; when it was understood that the greatest force of the enemy did not exceed 30,000 men inclusive of sailors and the workmen at the arsenals, and that our army, exclusive of those, amounted to itpe anis of 35,000, and our navy to 2:4(40 ; these were indeed such circumstances as would give the operations a very different appear ance from tt: it which they exhibited, to the op. po.era of so justifiable, so patriotic a measure. He felt it but justice to state, that had these 30.000 of the enemy come in contact with 7,000 of British troepe, the latter would be greatly victorious. It was in the evidence before the House, that the Sct. At was so i•r open, that there existed a great probabi'ity of the co-operation of the vessels in the hizlier purt of it. The Officers concerned acknowledged the probability of this co-operation. The Noble Levi ihen entered into a statement of the practical o•ty of taking Antwerp by a emp-de- Mai N. It w a the opinion of General Brownrigg iiticl Sir W,,.. Erskine. He /peke much of the autho rity of those officers, and also of the person ex amined before the Secret Committee. Every bm!y who considered the situation of Antwerp, in decay and neglected, the size of it, its exposure to attack, must join in the opinion, that socb a mode of con duct would have been attended with success. He then proceeded to state General Brownrigg's opi nion as to bombarding the town, which that officer feel rcpre.ented as easier, and of are probable silo, rte., than the bombardment of several other too: iis : he instanced Copenhagen, as one vastly more difficult to be attacked iu this mariner, but which yielded ter it. But if Antwerp even did not surrender upon being bombarded. that would not ineveut the ulterior objects of the Expedition from being are ulisiied. The Node Lord then ac minded for the report, tl.at eleven thousand men were in Holland, tidvaiolog to the relief of therm-my. They we: e sent to quell the insurrection in Germany, which was at that time raging with great violence, 4iid France could not have spared a man of them-to assist in ani other enterprise. It hail been sail, that the Expatition was foreseen by the and apt they were consequently pre pared fur its reception. :Inch an assertion was without grounds, for they were taken by complete surprise. Lord Castlerra A li concluded by saying, that if the late measure was the last act of Its life, he would he prm:•l in acknowledging it. Had lie shrunk from eta it an undertaking, what a task would lie have bad to screen himself from the resentment of that House, which would be justly exasperated against such a conduct. —When the naval a n d military strength of the country was considered, it would have been a degradation to be influenced by any mathematical principle. Were Nelson's victories directed by any thing but a rational and liberal spirit of enterprise ? Was Stuart or Wolfe under the operation of such unexampled economy, under such restrictious of priatnce, alien they obtained their deathless fame ? The late Expedition was undertaken with equal vi gour, end the interest of the Continent, as well as of the country, was concerned. lie found it a light task to defend the conduct of Ministers upon this occa sion ; and with respect to the Hesiollitione, he would give his most decided opposition to them.—( Loud cheers !) Mr. Pontoons , (after souse cries of adjourn) said, that the Noble Lord had 'deserved. that it was the spirit of the side of the House to which he was attached, to represent what was by no mean• favourable to any person connected with the Minis tmrl He was not warranted in saying so, for he (Lord Castlereagh) had experienced a conduct from that side of the Home of much lenity. He would come to the assertions respecting the military advice upon the subject of this Expedition ; in the opinion of some. the success was doubtful ; same thought that the case was desperate, and none that success was probable. But the Noble Lord said. that the officers were not acquainted with the par ticular circumstances of the Expedition. Why then was the opinion of ignorant men taken ? But it had been said that the great object of the Expedition was to aid the efforts of AIWA*. Such a thing, if it was the object, was directly op posed to the instructions which his Lordship had given ; because, the instructions which Lord Chatham's lied received, were to attack the meet and the arsenals of Antwerp, at the same time combining whatever might be favourable to Austria. He had said that the scheme upon which the coon try was bent, had never been undertaken. Did he mean to ray, that the officers neglected their duty The Noble Lord expr.se-cl great humanity inwards the Germans, greater than he hod really felt for the Italians, or for his own • uu. trynies. He had blamed as unju-t, that Ministers should he censored fur die [adore of Expeditions, undertaken under an ordivary de4ree of risk, and that varioud calami ties conspired to render the late one unfortunate. If sa many things concurred to rendereheie failures of great magint tide and affliction, might Ministers to have undertaken an Expedition which promised no benefit, but insured innumerable mist . .. Mines? But the Noble Lord's orct failed in the outset, front Fortune (which he had an uf,trs cursed) on uue aide, and from the prudence of the enemy ell the other. Watchmen was his great object. Where was the nee silty of sending such a force to such a place P But it had Ines said, that proof should loe given of the power of the country. This was a noble mode of giving the testimony of its mighty power to a people who had reviled us ae a nation of shopkeepers, unpossessed of military strength and activity. There were here frequent cries of Adjourn ; and Mr. Ponsouby, having ortatei that he had a great deal to say upon the subject, and that the hour was far advanced, the question of adjournment was put by the SPILIKKIL. and carried in the affirmative. The House was of course adjourned, at HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCI, to this day. THE BRITISH PRESS. LONDON, TUESDAY. NI ELCII 27. The debate upon the Expedition to the Scheldt commenced last night its the House of Commons. If we may judge from the beginning, it it difficult to anticipate when it will end. Lord PottritasTea .puke nearly five hours, and was answered by Lord CASTIAREAUNI, in • speech of three hours and a half. At half-past two o'clock the debate was ad journed until this day. Mr. LETIIIIRID3C stated, last night, in the Hous• of Commons, thut a letter, published in some of the papers, by Sir FRANCIS BURDITT, denying the right of the House to commit a person to prison, as in the case of GALE Jnsts, was a high insult, sad gross breach of privilege ; and gave notice of a motion upon it fur this day. Sir FRANCIS BUR MRTT, in • manly way, avowed the letter, and the comments upon it, which will be found in our re port. The motion is likely to produce a very ani mated and interesting debate. Lieutenant Et.moT arrived on Sunday, at Ports mouth, from London, with M►. PINCKNEY'S dis patches, and the American frigate • meant to sail the moment the weather moderates. She will pro. eeed, in the tint th.tunce, to Morlsis, where Mr. ELLIOT will land with his diapatches, intended for General AaulT ao NO, at Paris. We received, last morning, Dutch Papers to the t3d instant, the contents of . which are interesting. NAPOLEON, it appears, has not only pardoned Louts, but him been prevailed upon to spare Hol land. A Treaty is stated to have been signed on the RIM at Paris, by which, with the exception of some unavoidable pacrOccs, the integrity and existence of that kingdom are preserved. A manifesto was issued at Berlin on the i3th, prohibiting after the Ist of July the importation of all East and West India produce into the ports of Prussia, in any ship from any port in Europe, and admitting it only in ships direct from America, or from some port in the East or West Indies in friendship and amity with France. It is admitted by the French Central BONNET, in his report from Oviedo, that the Patriots were in such superior force, they meditated an attack upon him, winch lie anticipated, by attacking them on the 14th. That the battle was renewed on the 13111, and that it ended in the defeat of the Spaniards, who were driden to the frontiers of Gollicia. Such Wall the result of the action, as represented in the Paris Papers, and thence copied into the Dutch, but, we are confident, that it was much less f - able to Central BONNET. Mr. SHERMAN'. statement, last dooming, before the Lords of the Privy Council, of the iirrtingcnieut between t'le two Winter Theatres and the Opera- House, gave him an opportunity of passing a warm and well-merited eulogiiiin upon the conduct of his Royal flightless the Piiiice of WALE% it, con descending to give it the authority of his Royal Highness's sanction. It is said, that there is to be a removal of some of the flume staff Generals ; such as make • con venience of the service, who reside at Edinburgh, when their Staff appointments are iu the North of England; those Generals are to 1 removed who have not seen any service; likewise those that have been three pure upon the Stan; in England. Ireland, mei North Britain; and the Foreign Generals are to he dismissed from Staff situations. As Expedition, no a Ivr_ . scile, will, in a short time, lie fitted out for South ittuctolt. It will in elude some cavalry and artillery, and not only every effective r►giment so th.• kingdom, but likewise several of the inefte.:tive ‘Valehrreti corp., as it us thought that floor change of climate will promote their recovery. Friday. the Pint W..t York Militia enthorked to do duty on hoard Ike prisms .bits in Ilaistomte. io the piece ol the lint Devon Regiment. The sth Regiment ha, mat. lied into I,,wes her • rank., from prxhill. Mr. BANNISTRIt opened his Budget, law night, at Freemasons' 1144 Great Queen...ofeet. It is am ant in financial affairs ; for, at the moment when it was supposed the country had got to the cud of taxation. a Citancet.t.oa of the EICIII.QIIIII hiss started up in his perwois, toalsfied to levy very large contributions upon the pwblic , without grum bling. The ittroutte of l'arlianiesitary Debate obliges us to defcr our account of the opei.ing of the Budget. wErmoufff, Matt■ e 4. List week we were in daily expectation of a rt. camy in the ttepresentaUnn of this Borough: S ir Johnls:mimic was actually on the ere of canvas,. mg th e freeholders, and his fri en d s were most cos lid tut of his tieing returned, in case an election had taken place. Tile reports which have app earet i the London papers, respecting Mr. Yorke so lf,, i ,. - himself for this place are wholly destitute of t ru n I.ast evening a ball took place at Harvey's Morn : whirls were filled with all the ran! and fashios act the place, and was equal n splenduar to any th4t had taken place for MP! mouths. Lady Jea. 40,1„nd Mrs t'clond Vivian take the lead in foriiiin4 fashionable parties; the former of whom (after the Agee a most elegant sapper, at her house in St. Thomas -street, to Colonels lierrison, and Officers of the 7th Ilu•sars, M. Steward, and a large party of Nobility and Guitrr, the choir of which was displayed in her Ladyski:'. usu d stile of magnificence snd profusiso• company did not retire till a very early hoar the ft stirs scene, highly charmed with its 6i.01 - cation*. THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHAr CURRENT PR! Wheat 5.26. 955. 1054. ritic Jill° li2s. 1155. Ityc 4a.. 541. harry 14i. 475. 6,1. Molt 71)1. 775. Whilv Wep t (boiieng) tarty Pews.... Otis. 51a. iGE, Nuts' i 6. % - - ICE OF GRAIN. Beans (01d)...... afas. Gat ad Tick Deana(old).• 431 SW 61 Oats !IL 434. INS Polands ann. 341 la Potaiue ditto to 37a Rape Seed ........alit. f. d. Fine F10ur....... nu. Samna au., Is., IltilitlDG E. Corn-I aspeeter's Retura.--Tuv aa ir •v, MARCO 22. 11 heat, per load 231 ~ ..11. to 311. —s, Barley, pee quarter.. 3.16. —d. to 4:,t. --(I. Data Jos —4. to 41s —d. Seam Old Ditto Peas .ses. .4. to sew —.4. PRICE OMIS. IF HOPI. gest. 41:UV:to 41 I Is. Nimes, 31. I3S. to I. OS Eras, ♦l. or. to Si. Ms. poncho. 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On Friday the Marquis of HUNTLEY Malted Al Nortlifteet, on a visit to Captain MAXWELL of the Nsmithen ; on his Lordship guing ou bo►rd. the ship was manned, sud a solute tired. The folios• ing ships are fitting out at N ort hike' liodnaly 74 Alonzo &hitters a Ilie . . Nyeapheim . a Fan y t• Trisssit A few days since, eluting The sitting of an inquest. at Litchfield, upon a man act identally killed. o; , e of the Jury. apparently in perfect health, suddenly f:•!l bock in his chair, and died iu Isis thee tan minute% Sketcl of the intended Empress of Fa* KCE In figure she iv below the iaiddle size ; 14 , "" fully frrmed in the neck and shoulders, with. com• plexion of the men delicate whiteners; • n•s' !somewhat inclined to the Roman; eyes of the nio.e brilliant blue. and a profusion or shining Ihrten hair, that reaches nearly to the pound; her Mods end feet most delicately shaped: her bps are wily Austrian; however, when opened by a smiles t h ey discover a set of teeth, roost be-,:utifulty waned. and exquisitely white. I remember to have seen her own lovely Aunt taken from her mother, in just such a transitory blaze of beauty, joyfully esPe'f ing to fill a long•estublished throne, and afterwards I Raw her fall the victim to her subjects--ou a ultr" fold I" PRICK for !MOCKS YESTERDAY. 9 per Cast Commis 5 per Cant. Nary . .. .. Rii 99 ladia Murk Elthequer Rali. .. .... . 5 10 rent. Englisb I..t.tir.y Tides 051.6*. Commas for T. RISN Stuck-Broker. 5, Corabill, end 9, Chsrisg.C , ..s. - - ---.-- 0 --- -- -- - I.ON DON a—rewired C. SMITH, N.. I, ci...e .i... b riz 1.4 pulsb Oie.l It ibe I No Is. Back .? n. Orm e " • O. arch. mt..., by J. ITS, of sass platc.--Orde ee lic fat it.,. Pallor, ant to Me Mare s , yeolosid), •il . be dell weeds/ t..