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Owen, were worthy of credit, the effecting of such au object would not only greatly incom mode the en' my, and destroy a great part of his resources, but prove of immediate and es sential service to this couutry. Those authorities ;he had just quoted, were witnesses to the growing naval power of France, and the object of the un dert .king was such, as to justify greater risks than had been ventured. The most powerful enemy, wittin twenty-four hours' sail of Great Britain, was sorely an object to be considered with terror, and to he resisted with vigour. As to Austria, the state of the war between that country and France. we+ such, that the balance of power was equal, and it broaitie us to render our most active and stre nuous assistance. It had been said that the British troops should have been sent to the North of Ger snowy or Spain. To accomplish either was impos sible. Had any at my been sent to Spain, such in crease of force to Lord Wellington, would have been nut only useless, but injurious ; for if they bud conjoined with Lord Wellington he woul.l have been prevented front moving with such cele rity as was necessary ; and 7.; to the transportation of troops to Germany, this country conic' not ruaititain such numbers as would have been ne cessary either for attack or resistance at such a distance ; but the Expedition was followed up for a double purpose; for our own security, awl for the assistance of Austria. The state of the war between Austria and France occasioned a diversion in favour of the Scheldt Expedition, and that Expedition was reciprocally serviceable to Austria ; and the object was the accomplishment of the gr,atest benefit that ever the country sus tained. Was it fair then to stigmatize that ob ject, by 'lying it was impracticable? It was never considered by the projectors of it but as exposed to chance and failure ; but the failure to which it was exposed did not involve in itself the ruin of the country. The Expedition had been conducted iii such a manure as precluded the possibility of great disaster, and had nut unexpected disease step' iii with its calamities, there would lime been no such disaster; a a s lisaster; there was no 'oil:tory failure, nothing redounding to the disgrace of the army; why th• n was the 'law , of the country tarnished ? Its standei-rs fortunately succeeded in nothing but drawing upon themselves the odium which they had cast upon its character. It had been s.iid, that • the wind and weather were favourable to the under :Antic. He would affirm that they were of a quality and description, which could not be expected at that time of the year, (a laugh); why there were innumerable evidence. to prove, that the violence of the wind was the thing that suspended all the acting operations of an active army ; and surely Ministers were not accountable for the consequence of a furious element. But they Ail. the Expedition was uudcrtaken without authority. Naval sethority was contained in the Meroorande of the Board of Admiralty, and military author. rity was also fully advanced by general offi cers; even the opinion of Colonel Gordon, which had been considered as most decisive against Mi nisters, would not have continued so; if that which occurred, after he had delivered hie opinion, was stated to him, instead of saying that the dertaking was desperate, he would have declared that it was far from being dangerous. The difficulty which he had stated was the possibility of the ene my's collecting a force to obstruct the return of our ships. But what evidence was there of the magni tude of the force to be collected aasinst the fleet in its return ? Upon the 11th of August, there were at Breda, Bergen-op r zoom and Ant werpao,ooo men, a great number of whom were Dutch troops, and artificers, sailors, and pressed men. Aru' here was strong proof of the reduced force of France, who could not afford to defend, with sufficient numbers, these important places. But no hazard, as had been alluded to, was run by the project against A utwerp, up to theft Ith of August. An Hon. Gen tleman hail said, he doubted that the plan of General . Brownrigg was the one upon which the Expedition had been undertaken. Such a doubt was absurd, by the evidence of Sir Home Popham and Lord Castlereagh, together with Papers, de scriptive of the plan, in which it had been laid down, that the fleet was to sail up the West Srheldt to Bergen-op-Ziom. The operation of the invest ment of Flushing was considered as an insurmount able difficulty; but that would have been done away by the lauding of the tops; ro it was the intention of Sir J. Hope to effect a landing at South Beveland ; but that, in point of fact, had been effected on the second of August. If Gentle men thought investment by sea necessary, as well as investment by land, they would see that that also was the intention ; and, but for the , .-. would have been carried into effect, all the efforts of the enemy at the same time una vailing. It was distinctly intended, that Cadsand should be taken, and there was no evidence that auy forge occupied the place on the 30th. If the army had arrived at the time expected, no resistance could have been made. The deficiency 'of boats was not so great as had been represented ; they could not act on account of the weather. The Chancellor of the Exchequer said, he gave the Oentlemen opposite credit for their sincerity in giv ing their opinion that he and his colleague* should lie removed, hut he also nwe himself credit for using his Orono to keep them ont.— Of laugh J—lie conceived that the resolution moved by his Honourable Friend (General Cran furd) was one which prevented the character of the proceedings of Ministers with justice and accuracy, and contained the mode of conduct which should be observed by the country. With respect to the retention of the Island, he considered it of great importance; and so far from thinking that it should have been abandoned on account of the &lime, that very circumstance had rendered its retention more im portant; had the arsenals and docks been demo— hilted, there would be a cessation of alarm ; but hav ing left the naval means of the enemy uninjured. the retention of the place was of course of infinitely more importance. The question was not whether it was wise to undertake the Expedition, but being in pos. session of thelsland, whether Ministers were justified in relinquishi ng , without ascertaining whether there was a pnvututity of retaining it ? Security to this country, and assistance to our allies, were the mo tives for the conduct of Ministers, ■nd by the pos session of Antwerp our naval power would have bent in perfect weur i tv . tile then took a review of the administrations of Mr. Pitt and Lord Sidmouth, whose objects were, the surrender of W'alcherems 'Else reason they abandoned their project, was not on account of the anhealthiness of the climate, but Irons a deficiency of troops. It was pointed out by Lords Nelson and St. Vincent's, as the key of the Scheldt. He would ask them, when they were in possession, would they have been justifiable in evacuating it on account of the pestilence The opinion of Sir Home Popham was, that it was retainable, which was corroborated by that of Sir Richard Strachan, in his letter of the 13th of Septeraber, in which he stated, that the basin of Flushing would commits twenty sail of the line, and that they might ride in safety ; and, in the ease of a western wind, they would be able to go through the %Veeling Passage. Would it then be said, that His Majesty's Ministers were wrong in holding it, at • time that the peace be tween Austria and France was not known to be concluded ? It made the rettait Mit most justifiable. It had been tticertained, that the part of the Laps ditition that was afloat, had been most healthy ; but it could not he expected that the soldier, who was lying ladays in the open Itir,iiiight not be liable to disease in any climate ; hut if the pestilence was much complaiued of in the Island of Walcheren, could not the garrison of Flushing be afloat, and iii a few hours lie wafted over to the 'coast of Kent ? much had been said on account of the cli mate, but was not the conduct of all Administra tions towards the West India Islands the same Although pestilence reigned there, armies had been sent both to Saint Lucia and Saint Do mingo, and it was well known they were reduced to lea than one-half, and there never hail been a murmur. The lives lost at Walcheren were for the preservation of Britain, yet loud min tours were attempted.—( Hear, hear, hear.)—He then entered into a detail of the causes why the Island was not evagnated sooner, acknowledged that the ships Ise:'esiging to His Majesty's navy re feised to take the siek ou board, but as fast as transports could be obtained, they were sent over, and, on their return, fumigated and sent hack.— This caused a delay in evacuating the Island ; because he trusted that the country would always consider it necessary that the sick should be embarked before those who were in health. Under those considerations, there could be no ground of accusation against His Majesty's Minis ters. But if they were to be judged by their poli tical adversaries, they would be condemned ; but it was by that part of the House and the Country, who understood the question, he wished to be judged.—(Hear, hear.)—He would assure them, that it had been most painful to him, that the Wand could not be retained, as he thought it would have berm of the greatest importance to this coun try.—(Loud shouts of hear, bear.) Mr. R. Du s DAS rose, amidst loud and continued cries of Qitestion, question. At length, he was enabled to state • few observations, alluding to the inttigues of Ministers; and contended, there was no ground to suppose, that if Lord Grey and Lord Grenville had come into office, Walcheren would have soont r been evacuated. Mr. BROUGHAM and Sir 11. POPHAM addressed the !louse, but from the repeated cries of Question, question, withdraw, withdraw, could not proceed. Strangers were then excluded, when the ques tion was put on Lord PuarnfillThell first Resolu tion— Aver 11,7 hurs . Majority in favour of Misiaters Ia A rieencrl diveonit took piece ou General CRAM.. FU RD . I Amendmeut, Approving of the policy of the Expedition. A difference took place between the Teller., and the I loose divided ■Kain-- Arrw e7•2 Nors . • been very active in putting every place in best state of defence, and that they are in daily expec tation of 30,000 stand of arms from England. They Imre levied heavy contributions to detray their ex penses; and, it is said, the church plate is to be sent to EtiOsud immediately. The city of Astorga has lately been strongly fortified. Majority io &roar of Of isaisters....4o A third division took place on Lord Poactirs rsn's second Resolution. censuring the retention of %Valchereri. Ayes 275 Majority fur Mioiatesi 5l A fourth division took place on Giiiirral Craii furii's Aroendmeut, •pproviug of the retention of Walcheren. Ayes - - Vi 3 Noe, - silo Plidurity io fivoor of Ministers . 21 Mr. SHERIDAN postponed his motion, respecting Spain and Portugal, which had been hied for Mon slay nest. Adjourned at EIGHT O'CLOCK this morning. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. THE BRITISH PRESS. FORTUGU LSE PAPERS. LISBON, MARCO 17. According to accounts from Alraeida of the 10th of March, the French still remain in San Felice. and plunder provisions from the villages in that vi cinity. Captain Juliann Benches left Ciudad Ro drigo with a skirmishing party of 200 horse, and, meeting with • French party, killed 8 men, and took 27 prisoners. From the side of Alemtrio, we learn that about 2,000 French, who were in Carpiu, have joined those who were in Merida, making in the whole more than 6.000 men. They continued to throw up for tifications of no great importance in that city. They had in the hospital 400 sick. The Portuguese town of Campo Major, peculiarly important from its topographical situatiou, with respect to the towns of Elves and Badajoz, has had its walls restored, and the two breaches which were made in the siege it suffered iu 1801, solidly re paired. It is admitted, even by the Madrid Gazettes, that General Sebastiani, on his entrance into Ma laga. on the 6th of February, experienced resi.t ance, from an armed force," says the shove Ga zette, without explaining of what kind that force was, or saving a word of the loss which the French suffered ; but we know well that they committed the greatest cruelties, according to their u.ual prac tice. To such • height did they carry their fero city, that they put to the sword ail the ioliabitants of one street. These c;rilinistancea combined, in duce us to believe, that their loss was not inconside rable. actua. MARCH 10. Letters from Gallicia say, that the Junta hare LONDON, SATURDAY. MARCH 31. The House of Commons sat until eight o'clock this morning when four divisions took place ; Mi. nisters had a majority of 31 upon the last division. There were above fptio ;Members present. The friends of Lord SID/dOUTII, *lid of Mr. WILBER FORCE, voted with the Opposition.—The residt must, under all its circumstances, be considered a decisive defeat of Ministers. Portuguese Papers to the 18th instant arrived last morning. It appears that it was un the 6th that the French, under SICBASTIANI, entered Malaga. It withstood three several attacks before it surren dered, and the enemy ou entering it are said to have conducted themselves with great barbarity.—The subsequent evacuation of the place, and of other towns ou the coast of Grenada, announced is the Spanish Papers received yesterday, is accounted for in a way which we wish, but dare not hope, may prove true. The combined armies of Murcia and Valencia are represented on their march for Ma drid, and report even goes the length of stating, that they had actually entered that city. Under these circumstances it became necessary to call in some of the distant troops for the protection of the (spiv'. The Spanish armies generally are stated to be in high spirits, and daily increasing. That of the left is to amount to 40,000 men, of whom 15,00.0 were assembled in Badajos on the 13th, and 8,000 more were daily expected.—A harrassing warfare Appears to be maintained all over the Peninsula.—The French were repulsed in an attack upon Astorgs. It was reported, that Mar shal Vicron, Duke of &Lunt°, had fallen in ano ther affair. The storm which did so much mischief at Cadiz, was also felt severely 'at Lisbon arid Oporto. At the latter city the bridge was carried away, the lower part of the town was inundated, and thirty persons lost their 'ilea. An article dated Vizeu, 15th March, says-- the French are about 15,000 strong in the neigh bourhood of Salanotura ; their foraging parties have lately plundered several villages on the fron tiers, and drove off the cattle. Skirmishes take place between the advanced posts alino.t and we are in este (station that a gutter,' smack will lie made ere lung. The British have at Almeida ten days provisions for 30,0u0 meta; at Oporto six weeks provision fur 10,000, and at Coimbra two mouths provision fur I,s,unu. They are collecting also at Leyria." We hive received New Yolk Papers to the 2141 of February. The following are the only articles of and• importance whivli they contain:— ACTED BUT ONCE. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL, COY ENT-GARDHN This present Evening, Saturday, Match 31, will be per formed, • New Comedy, called HOW TO TrAnE ♦ND How To Pae•sr. Tu whielswill be *tided, RonNA. LITEI'3I THEATRE—This present Evening, Sato,. day, Marcia 11, will be pcs (brined, a New Scrio-l'unlic Opera, called Tit, tissue! OR, Tu►: Swiss BANDITTI. To which will be added, HIT Oa Miss. "CONGREAS.-4ENATE, 13TH Fr env ALT. " Mr: Smith, from the Committee, to whom was referred the Bill " concerning commercial ill tercourse with Great Britain and France, and their dependencies, and fur other purposes," reported the same with an amendment, (not affecting the principle of the Bill) which was read. The Bill is made the order of the day for Monday next." A New-York Paper of the Ylet, says—. Mr. Ma con's Bill will, as Arid predicted, pass the Senate in some shape or other. But it begins to be sus pected that the " pith and marrow" of it, the re strictive part, will be ►truck out. Of this Arid doubted]. But there is no doubt that British end French armed vessels will be excluded from our ports, and the non-intercourse law repealed. As Ariel had ascertained that the Bill had received the sanction of the Cabinet, before it passed the House, it was predicted that it would pass both (louses. and it would certainly have passed the Senate without material alteration, had it not been so long delayed." The British Parket, we understand, has sudden ly been ordered to sail, by Mr. Jackson. Doctor Logan goes out in this vessel; in what character, either us an acknowledged minister, or private me. distur, the public are not K iveli to understand. Dr. Logan is in habits of friendly intimacy with Mr. Jackson, the repudiated British Minister. He din ed with him on Tuesday last—.( Philadelphia (Js sate. ) We learn by the ship Gipsey, from Calcutta, that all differences between the native, and the English had been amicably settled, and that tranquillity and good order were restored in every department under the Presidency of Fort-George.—Nere lurk Paper. - Admiral Sir ISAAC COFFIN will leave town,in a few days, for Portsmouth, from whence hrhsvill take his passage in the William store-ship ft.r,Drolifax. Yesterday, a Court of Directors was held at the Fast India House, when the ships Larkin', lithe. and Tyne, were stationed for Bengal direst. The destination of the Ear/ Spencer was sawed from Bengal direct. to Madeira, Ceylon, and Bengal. TOLD TO-BE LET. STAMFORINHILL, AND GREEN-LANES TURNPIKES. -NOTICE is hereby — K - iteii, 11;at the Till,, 4, is's; at the Toll Gates upos the Stnnsford 11111 aid Gina Ilmues Turnpike Roads, called or Lisowil by the names of the Stamford Hill, Kingsland, Stones EMI, Irirty-lace, Rooney, and Paradise-row Eaten (exeluciie of the Tolls to is received :it the several Weizhing Euvnesbeknigingto be mid Resils)will be ILET by AUCTION to the best !tutu. r, at the Angel lea, is the Parish of Edmonton, in the County of Middlesex, as Monday, the 3ulll day of April, at Twelve o'clock at gem, (the same nut having been Let on the 16th day of March as intended;, fur (Inc Year, from the 14Ib day ofJ nue nett, n the moaner directed by a certaia Act of Parliament mode and passed is the iffith Year of the Reign of His present hlM•sty, mtil.led" An Art fur moo effectually repairing the lloa.:s front the Stones End, in the Parish of St. Leonsid, Show ditch, to the furthermost Part of the Northern Rind in the Parish of Enfield, and from the Marc *here the Watch-boon in Edmonton formerly stood, to the Market-place in Enfield, in the Comity of Middlesex, and for lighting, watching, and wanting part theirof, and fur rep aline certain AI 114 Pilf. lianittit relating to the imid Roads, nod for &minding, •ideu• lug, and keeping its Repair the Road from NeuingtuuGrcin to Bash Hill, in the Parish of Effisinstini, in the s rid County" Tolls prodnied the last year, ceding at Midsummer, the sum of 67 lul, ever sad above the expeuses of rennin/ the same—Whoever 'tappet's to i.e the best Bidder, ant, st the Same time, give Security, with sufficient Sterel in, lo itir aatisfaction of tba Trustees of the said Turnpike hinds for l'ayment of the Reut agreed fur, and at such times as lice said Trustees shall appoint or dirt et.—A ay Person demirum of bidding for the said Tolls, may be Infos turd of the mei is. eery Pas licalers, by applying to 'l'. S Clink to the Trustees of the said Ternpria Ibis Chapter Cotlio-Hosse, St Pours Cburch.y,d, Mart II sti, nil"". THE MARKETS. CORN-EXCHEI CURRENT PR Wheat . • • •••:•los. 9oe. toss. Fiue ditto it 1131. Rye 000000 ••••• •• • .41Ie 55a. Itatin nit. 475. Ott Malt., 7 14 . 771 White Pees •• • .6ss. 745. (boikn) Grey s6s sac iGE, M•ftell 30, CE OF GRAIN. Beans (od) ... ga s Tick Ecinig(44d) 44* 4es se Oats .......... to. us. gg. Pelotas .. ... 341 - Ile ed Potato, ARM ••••• y au el ft ripe Seta ..... Fier Floor ...... • .Se. got. &woods .......... gas. sic SMITHFIELD MAI To sink the 0141 Beet " SS. 411 . 10 r i a. Mutton 4a lid. to Ss. bd. Veal se. 44.10 ya. Pork sa. ud. to tis. I ud. I Lamb. us. od. to us. ud. Hay 51. 04 Straw ss. Clover .. 5l. 15a. IRKET,IIIac se, li per stone of alb. 1 Head of Clink, this day .. llS•asts .......... . • I,los Sheep .............. ICa/ses ........... .. • -.:., Pigs• • •• • •• ..... ••• •• ass ARICIET. od. to 61. 6. 0.1. od. to I. 3g od. to 71. 04 COAL MAttkET, M.sacs ss. Ships. Ships sold. Tile... lltii —Newcastle C0a1.... of 1 „Scotch Coal • to --I. it 2 ..cinders COURSE OF EXCHANI Awnu•rdam.... 39 3 9 U. Ditto at Sight.. 31 7 __ R. FaIDATir. Mitt.,, °Port° • 6ll Riejaildi... • • 71 Malta Gibraltar 3Ol Dublin Cork Rotterd9967 g 1.1 2U. Homburgit 39 Alton* 3O 7 viU. Yang 1 day's tittle 61 6 Ditto Dourdeaux Madrid Ditto 44 clitc t PaieflßU 122 in pmprr. Ditto Dinka 4l Legit Urn .. 6l_ ■U LLIOW. Portugal Gukl Coin mid Ban I. a. 4, per oz 4l o a Foreign Gold is Bans 0 e a New uo•biuuiu ♦ 9 0 New Dollars Silver its Bars New Luuis (each) a o Agio ea the Batik at Hansa/ ♦ per Crust. -- Genos ll6l Venice s* 14110 cs 4* Lisbon ..... is' Died, 3 esterday, at his seat near Teddington, JAMES STOPFORD. Earl of Courtown, Vocount Stopford, Baron Courtown, in Ireland, Baron bal. tersford, of Saltersford, in the county palatin e of Chester, Knight of St. Patrick. His Lordship WWI in his seventy-ninth year, and is succeeded in his estates and titles, by his eldest son, Viscount STOP. FORD, Member for Marlborough. The Hun. Captain AY min has succeeded Capt. DoNN EI.J.T in the critninimd of the Narcissus. The Twelfth Report of Military Enquiry is rib lished, which ambraces, with other important mat ter, the rise and priigrerar of Mr. Hu NT** official de faleatinns in his twice Treasurership of the Humus of 0111DNANCE. MADEIRA. 113il ESS Er and BAI1(:LAY moat respectfully inform t►e Nobility and Gentry, that through the eau net-twits they hire formed iu the Island of Madeira, they are enabled to offer the public a &marrow WINE s Loudon Pir ticular,) at the moderate charge of 765. per dozes. 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