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- posed, and therefore hecoald not acknowledge, son as King of Spain. The Earl of %mint thought that the kind of support which Ministers had given to SpaM we, the best mode of assisting thew , but the question now was, what was the best mode of assisting them ii, fu ture? He was of opinion, that if any thing further e to be done, we ought to follow the example of the great Duke of Marlborough, and 1 4 1.4 and retain possession of certain strong places. Barcelona was an object of consequence in the estimation of that great warrior, and lie should think it ought to be no less an object with us in the present warfare.— It was necessary to secure that place, if we wished, in future, to secure a retreat; and without it we ought not to venture to send another army into Spain, for it was a point which, when once pos sessed, could not be taken from us. There was also a necessity for possessing wine strong place between Bayonne end Vigo, and rendering it im pregnable. He should• not, however, at present. enlarge upon these topics, but embrace some future sipportunity of more fully stating his sentiments. Tile F:arl of LIVEKPOOL rose, he said, only to silvan to what sonic Noble Lords hail said in re- g:tril to Spain. Whatever might be the opinion of some of their Lordships upon that subject, he was well convinced that the existing Governmstat of this country bad directed the resources of it in a manner which, under all eireusestancts, was the wisest that could have been adopted for the per, pose of assisting the Spanish Patriots. This being the case, he could swore the House, that he, as well us his colleagnes in dice, was perfectly ready to enter into every port of that transaction. If it Le to lee disetissevl at all, thee should wish it to be discussed directly. by some distinct motion : in or der that they may have it in their power to explain their motives, their system, and the principles upon which they acted in regard to the Spanish ours— 'They should. therefore, be anxious to know and to .hear, that it was the intention of the Noble Vis count, or of the Noble Baron opposite. or some oilier of their Noble Friends, to bring forward a specie motion upon the subject of the war in Spain; as he, and those who acted with him, were perfectly reedy to meet them upon it in units parts. Lord GazevlLLE answered these latter observe- Cello by saying. that he should not have been in clewed to rise again to trouble their Lordships that ercuirr.r, had it not been for the conduct of the Noble Secretary who hail jest spoken, end who bad endeavoured to donut individuate, by calling upon them to i,,i ~ g forward a motion upon his coaditet, whether they were actually prepared for it or not. He could assure that Noble Secretary, that he (Lord Grenville-) did not know who amongst their Lordships intended to brine howard the many motions which were loudly called for, by the dreadful acid mein , dieted disasters which the present Ministers liaiee brought upon the country. This much. hoe/vier, 1,.. could venture an opinion upon, that the Noble Secretary ought, is the First place, to put the House and the country into possession of mane more materials than they seemed inclined to stn, before any individual could with propriety he called upon to }Meg forward such a subject. He was inclined to conclude, that more information would be Iwoualit forward voluntarily, and that the dying words of that much-lamented and gallant Commander, who laid fallen in Spain, would be complied. with, by the publication of those die patches he transmitted, in order that the country might do justice to his memory, and properly appreciate his services. " I do think sincerely, that before we cote bring forward this great question, we most know every particular concerning it, and some time must elapse before we can possibly be aware of the whole of the disasters that have been occasioned by mismanage ment." Every new circumstance that daily comes to our knowledge, only tends to aggravate our mis fortunes its that transaction. and he must say that he lied little hoew (bet God grant that be might be di-appointed) that soy fresh eileumstenee coming to our knowledge. remold be of a nature to ili ii, ile isle those misfortunes. He wished, that. for the imerest mid for the character of the country at ar t y. enns te satisfactory explanation may he obtained. H.• chA not believe that anywise who had heard him cella he diseio.ed to misrepresent him. by ouppo•- ii, :l that he tholiKlit there was any iodividual in the country who did not wish well to the Spanish cause. He heel formerly expressed his opinion pretty fully upon that subject, and he needed net, he trusted, upon this occasion to repeat it ; but he wished their Lordships owl the cometry to know, that his opi nion at present was, that there wins nn measure which Ministers had tuketi that he would not hare iwrunidnusly r voided ; and that so one step which lee wield have recommended that was not in com plete contradiction to what they have done. It was not necessary to confine that observation to Spain alone, for he might extend it lunch farther, were sot th eir mattaeoenent of the war in Spain the subject alluded to. Elle could not have persuaded himself that Ministers would have allowed their judgment to prevail against experience and truth. The Spanish cause was still in the hands of Providence, hut he did not think it was any great reproach upon the head or the heart of any mate to believe that the Spanish Patriots will not do that which they attempted to do done before their armies were dispersed. lie should entreat their Lordships to advert to this. that such • cause was not to be taken up as a mat ter of passion, or that the Government of the country ought to be led away by the wishes of the prople. o Let Ministers recollect (said the Noble Baron) what they have already committed to the contest, and what they have already lost by it. and then pause before they again commit to an ham, still more hex:mines, what is most precious to the en entry. the remains of that force winch they have 1 . 0 much eatlungrrol." Viscount Sinmoucti, in further explanation said, that lie concerted in the mime opinion expressed by the Noble Baron, that it was impossible that any motion could lir brought forward by him. or any at their Lordships, with the desired advantage to the country, before further information and dines- Thema were laid before them by Ministers. The 'onion was then agreed to, sod the House adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. Tikiii clay the re being only thirty-seven Menti,ers, 114‘i.leis the Sptmeer ' present, at fuer tit:luck, the Usese could ne t 6eforgied. IP.* For Law Intelligence, &c. we tire fait page THE BRITISH.PRESS. LONDON, FRIDAY, JAN VARY 27. It is with concern we have to announce the me lancholy loss of the ships Britannia and Admiral Gardner, East (adieu-len, on the Goodwin Sands ; three men perished belonging to the former, and seven belonging to the latter. A gun-brig went a-ground at the same time and place. The Britan nia was the Company's own ship, and her cargo was very valuable. It coissisted principally of cloth. for the China market, which cannot be now replaced. The whole cargo, including the Officers' private trade, is estimated at 200,000!. The most prompt assistance was afforded from Itamsgate, Deal, and Dover. Admiral CAMPIELL dispatched 11001 e light vessels, which were very active in saving the crews. Report states, that a gun-brig and West Indiaman were wrecked at the same time and place. The Carstatie East iudiaman, which sailed with the Britannia and .4,lasiral Gardner, was sa' . 4., is the Dowus uu Wednesday afternoon. 01:If Government are under the greatest anxiety relative to the corps, consisting of near seven thou sand men, which marched, some weeks ago, front Lisbon, under General MACKE'S:IIC, with intent to join Sir Jotyl MOOR& Of their progress littb• known; but we understand that they have been recalled, and were on their return, by the last ac counts, to Lisbon. LASALLE and Nltt.amoo, with thei► force, had reached Truxillo, as appearsby the Bulletins of BONAPARTE, and their advanced parties of cavalry had even been pushed forward to Merida. It is only about 45 miles from the last mentioned city to Badajos, from whence the dis tance to Lisbon does not exceed 140. It is true, that both Badajos mid Elva? are strongly fortified ; but we have well how lithe impediment any forti fications oppose to the French arms.—Governmeut yesterday received dispatches from Lisbon to the 16t11.—No French troops had made their appear ance in that quarter up to that duce. The discussion of the Corre:pondeice, originat ing in the proposition from Erfurtli, did not take place yesterday is the House of Commons, the number of Members necessary to constitute a House net having attended. We may, therefore, presume, that Ministers wished to postpone the Debate. We do not mean, however, to censure this delay.--ft was a bandanne compliment to Mr. Poasnavt, who is numb distressed in coast fluency of the melancholy fate af his cousin, the lion. Major CAVENDISII, of the 7th Dragoon Guard!, drowned, on Sunday, AN Falmouth.— Major CAVE' else was one of this omit promising Officers_ in the British Army. In common, as we trust and believe. with all our countrymen, of every party or description, we join in the tribute of admiration to the late lamented Gelien.; who fell at Comtism Nor do we less un feignedly deplore his loss, as one of the .nost irre parable, in a military point of view, which Great Britain could have sustained. His conspicuous merits, and pre-eminent talents, were recognised and admitted by BoNaraarE hitnself; who, as, loos ago as :.lbe year I• 03, sikoke or Grp. kloolle in t 1:: WI of lush eulogiutu. Geooiral Hue.: ea hia late letter, meuttons him, as HAIWCE dot. TILILIS : " 311,11t:s ille Weis 0.-bilis oceldit; Nulls Betnliur qua.a His teini.er, we have heard it said, ww 9Ar130-iinses unaccommodating ; asel his quarrel, Off*4ll. with His present Swa sat, u MAJESTY. last A prd,lnis becat i cited in proof of this asserting. 131 t "Jibes and eccentricities of Guiraysaite character are well known; and the conduct of stilrsci:tistratiou in immediately committing to his charge,the atxwX which lie conducted into Spain, sufficiently iti i. cates their opinion of the propriety of his deport ment while in Sweden. Never, perhaps, had any General a more painful, arduous, and ungrateful task ass.gned to him than Sir JOHN MOORE, in his lute short compaign I Ministers have incurred a severe responsibility for the orders issued subs.. spent to his arrival At SUIAMAIIII. It is miques. tionabl n that lie there felt, in ail its force, the risk and probable ruin which must follow his utteinpting to peoetrate, with an army short 0f.M,000 tneu , into the heart of Spain, when BON tPA tu r rE, with I.:s,une infantry, and 21,000 eava:ry, was already in New Casti:e. In that conviction, lie wisely commeneed his retreat, as did Sir DAVID BAIRD likewise, by his orders. But, between the 3d and loth of last month, Mr. Fay.ae wrote to hint in so urgent a man ner from Talaveira, and from "I'ruxillo, entreating inn to advance; a hile Ministers here impelled him to the same measure ; that, contrary. as we believe, to his own judgment, he a second time marched forward across Leon. Perhaps, if we consider the prodigious loss which we have sustained in the re treat from Sahagun ; loss estimated, in various ways, at near 8000, as we are assisted ; it might have been more glorious, and even less tan gisinary, to have given battle to Stitt r. General Moose felt it, nevertheless, to be his irn 'serious dury to abandon all idea of glory, in order to accomplish the safety of his forces. But the coons unsness of the disappointnient and frustration of Abe hopes and expectations of hi. countrymen, preyed upon lAA mind. In the agitation of his feelings, sit seeing the reluctance of his troops to stun their hacks on tlw enemy, and at witnessing the nuinlsers whO shopped from wounds, fatigue. and.hutiger, on thi• march, he is said to have exclaimed snore than once, that 1 , he was well aware he should be blamed for disinters which he bud not occasioned ; and that be wished some calision.biall, o.• musket shot, might terminate his existence." Ministers have in fact manifested a wish, though they dare not avow the intention, of laying upon hint the effects of those errors, which they hare theintelves committed. From such injustice he will, how ever, we have no doubt, be protected by the gra titude of his country. The plan for increasing the regular army, stated on Wednesday night in the House of Commons, by Lord CASTLERLAGII, resembles that of last year. It proposes to allow a volunteering from the militia into the hue, to the amount of twenty-eight thou sand men, which is expected to give an immediate accession of that number of perfect soldiers to the regular army. The deficiency that will thus be created in the militia is to be supplied, mot in the first instance, as hcietufore, by ballot, OH I O in any imminent emergency, it will gill be cianpe tent fur the Execative to resort to that taddeof completing the Militia. It di .proposed,' id the I first instance, and for a given time, except in case of any pressing emergency, to satipend the ballot, and encourage vole iiteeritig for the Militia ; at the seine time, in ovdtr to relieve the different coun ties, a bounty of ten guineas is to be paid to each man from the public purse. If -the fun comple ment of men should nut be thus procured within the given time, and the ballot should in the end be resorted to, then the ten guineas of public money are to be paid to each ballotted man, should he personally serve ; and if not, to enable him to pro cure a substitute. The Ville de Paris, with Sir UeA* Banta, and a great number of Officers, from Coruna*, is arriv ed at Portsmouth. The Circuits are fixed us follows :—.- Norfolk—Lor.l Eitcnborough out Mr. Jostfee Grose. Midland—Lord Chief Jostme MoirsGehl sad Mr. Justice JBaily. Western... Ur. Baron Thompson pad Mr. Justice Chow bre. Northers—Mr. Justice Lawrence sad Mr. Justice L. Blanc. Ozfuni—Mr. Bar..n Grabarn nod Mr. Moron Wood. Government. it is said, have received the 25th Bulletin in the same way as the former number, viz. in an open boat bound adrift. We are assured that a letter was intercepted and brought to (lleneral Moot's:, addressed by &a*. PaaT6 to Sot, i.T, admonishing hint to he cautious un no account to attack or to eager! the English, except with very superior nutnhers; , 11.11 their valour acd their firronear were such as t 010141.4 nechancel of resistance to the French. This itoeqdpte, authentic, sufficiently proves the high ..eatireoltiono in which oar troops are held by the CorsicaarEtn. peror. It is generally believed and asserted, as we stated yesterday, that our troops, we mean the infintry, are nut to he disembarked. but te be immediately sent on foreign service. We sulhartand to 'ottiz. As, however, scarcely an individiral, either Officer or private. has preserved even a change of linen, and as Si! their camp rquipage, annsuiiition, mast b e newly refitted. it appears to be im:irsctics ble to *end the:a again to the -Continent for a few week to conic. ~. ~ t ...=•.••M .311. Yesterday morning, about ten LON CHAMBERLAIN left town to! 'take Their Mamma' commands Jaintrs Palace. The sentinels who used to stand Gate, where the ROYAL FAMILY ent .have been obliged to be removed. tho'remains of the wall contiguous fi • ing. A stack of chimnies, beton Quasses private apartments, fell yi resat other stacks and walls are cc very dangerous and tottering state b the Surveyor. They are fenced in si any accident, if possible, as the rui a fit state yet to work upon, to pull Yesterday the workme n begau r e p e l of His MAJESTY'S Levee Room. M principal iii the LORD CHANOCRLAI indefatigable in his attendance, earl) the Palace, in giving directions for I the valuable paintings sad furuitnr eared Iron, the destructive flames, to Palace; also other things amemery thit restoration of the Court Rooms, mage they sustained. The paintio by chairmen upon horses. As soon the Levee Room is repaired, the fu is now io the Grand Council Chemb moved into it. and which will preyed ment to Her MAJESTY'S Holiday Les as usual. We understand it is Hi intention to hold a Drawing Rama of Frbruar:„ and to dress in the BERLAND's ups rinents. Yesteelay, the Duke of Case Lady Cittatoprc Fleur. We are her Ladyship was considered WON* y Osi Wednesday the Duke of CAM, numerous party of distinguished pee with the Loan MAYOa. After dint Maxortess, who has attained great the emend science, played rev Pieces sae, part colarlz excelled in harp and piano forte, with Mr.: - Irai Hignnei , s the Duke of CALIIIIIII6II. admirer of glee music, as usual, in fable manner, joined in the glees t/ anti took a part in a very difficult di Oo Tuesday the Noblemen's an, Catch Club dined together, for thi 'this season, at the Thatched- hove The SPLAKIIIeS Levees comment the 4th of February. Lady iLtaitowsir had a party, It her imam in Grosvenor-square, whit by his Royal Highness MoNstcua and 31arehioness of !late, Marquis ness of TAVISTOCII, the PORTUGUILIII and several other persons of distinct Lady CARoLINa Demme bad • c night, at her house in Park-lane. counter. of CABDIUAN, Countess 1 countess SYDNEY, and Mrs. Lica NEI present. Admiral Sir Ennurin NAGLE pat netit of Mr. Fryza•varca, the c former on the union pipes, at Edinlx day last. ..A new farce is in preparation at t Theatre, entitled, Is He is ?rime comic powers of MUTIBER, Jolts. will be called into action. Their Ro&al Highnesses the DOW LAND and CAMBRIDGE wet; in the last night. Lars. 'EDWARD SOMBILIZT arrived Wednesday evening, from Ireland. The Duke of YoRTL•ND restive letter from his son, Lord CHASM stating las Lordship's arrival in Caw) is expected in town this day. The Marchioness of RAVI has thantai, for the numerous inquiries dysltip's arrourAtearear. The Marquis and Marchioness c grand dinner yestent;:y at thrir hot nor-square, to the Marquis and A TAVIaTOCK, Lord WILLIAM Hussar NORTITLY. SlMson, and }toast? 131 Lord and Lady ARTHI'E SOMERS! nudity at the Dowager Duchess o house in Lower Brook -street, Groat The Marchioness of LANADOWN party last evening at Lansdown Mrs. Kum.; will perform the p in the Tragedy of The Fatal 111 w-el day next, at the Theta'', White own benefit. The eldest son of Sir Ham I Aisl.de•Ceinp to Sir Joan lunar wounded in the tast engagement, al hoard the Audacious, in which ship alst. Colonel MAIwoLt, of the 46th lust en arm ; but he, as well as Sir : we ore happy to find, is in a fair as) General Btase's family ITC /113101 arrivals from Quinine; but the Gen , them. The late Earl of Fire was a Nobl lent *ruse amt.ationd untlerstandir pleasing in his manners. He left ` , estates were very large. and he N 'proved them dung t sourse of a 1 flirt. muted him milreglisli Peer ii adherence. taltligigigrat during the M the; prxeCto pm& His Lords titite MIMI foss seiestaine years pen about by hia ownstallk but his fisca vity .of tainkatiiti. altogether unit lest. 11€:;•141 hi • Masai Ciernt Seotlikkl, land ltdre in , Loorhou, at Privy.gted;•ns. In' his..persou.be size, wen viten mgr..- able figure. He was desoendo Maeda". so well known by the an Sreaseasas, in his Tragedy of /f 1 ,,, afoot of the most illtt,tr.ou.S:ottit PROTEST Or TEE ?AltL Or MOIRA. Ai &AEON RASTINGS, IN THE HOUSE OF PEERS, EsTutEts stN T$E INSTANT ON THE QUESTION BEING NEGATIVED FOR GIVING TEE. THANES OF THE. HOUSE TO LIEU.. TENANT-ITLNEKAL sia amity YUNIIAND 01eAFNT1ia T , RtCeAnSt it has hats eetnblished by evidence, la a public Court, that Lieutenant. General Sir Harry Rurverd was us the held ihroughoet the whole of the Asthma at Vanities extra.. log Command ; sa d so Offi cer h as the poster Hilissiuslifyisig himself, or of divesting lainuelf of the: Trust reposed in ides by his Sovereign. On this account I cannot *tree to lettre out the Passe of Lictit.-Ge naval Sir Harry Simard, no iirgleet or misconduct ha Ting been burned to bun, from the Thanks ot this House to those who achieved the glorious Victory of Tinresra. (Signed) HASTINGS, AK. ate. IRISH EXPORTS. EXPORT Or PROTistelle, &e. IRON( TIM PORT OP WA TERFORD, FoR Till T►.a.R 15011. FOREIGN. •ED TO GREAT BRITAIN. •,931 Tierces of Beef at 1301. antoilatiO I-31,314 10 1,517 Barrels of Beef !Nn. 5 ; j112 Tierces of Pork .. IJOs. 16,9,0 Barret* of Port .. Wu. 1104.919 nicht, of Boma 354 91,193 Cvrts. of Butter .. I i Os. 9,743 Cots. of Lar.l .. scs. 3E014 Barrels of Wheat .. ass. eoe.e4l Sorrels of 0da.... Isl. ..... is 6,641 Servals of &tier— I es. 1,616 Cots. of Flour 1164. 11,839 Guar of Oatmeal... eas. 4,569 Sorrels of Rapeseed ails. Tutot Foregn Exports I 1,359,:ts 1 u COAST-MATS. e 1 11 Tiaras of Beef.... Ins. at Bowels of Pork-- IteL .. 1,03u to 175 Coto of Lard OIL 0.740 Barrels of Wheat... 416 . 6.339 Barrels of Oats . . las 14,609 Barrels at Barley. . ios I 9,63 $ Cots. of F10ur...... this. 19,40 z Carta. of Oatmeal— ass. Total Coaatwaya 1.911,660 ^.l Total Foreigu sad Coastwar ....L 1,44e,t0 I I so The shove are all calculated no*, their rval average Prices, and if to theme were added saattry articles of lesser nutmeat. nut incleded therein, sack as Allot% Rye, Tallow, Hants, Jaws, Calf•skins, Lira Cattle, ke. Ike. the E*etrts fw the Year leo* would eettseherably mated wietooebul.