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The SPEAILER, and several Member; of the Home of Commons, attended at the bar, ;about three o'clock, when the Loabl'uotucer.tu.a, the Archhivhop of CANTeMBURY, Earl CAMDEN, and the Duke of MONTMOSE, who had been appointed Conicui.sioners by Ilia Majesty, for the purpo-e, opened the Session of PArliainent by the following Speech, which the L'3ltD CH ANCk:LLUI addressed to both !louses : My Lords end C:iitlerven, 'We have it in command from His Majesty, to state to you, that His Nlajcsty has called you together, in.. perfect confi dence that you are prepared cordially to support His Ma jesty iu the prosecutiou of a *or, which there is uutiope of seriuitiatio safely suit hootturalily, except through 'sprees shit{ persevering eseadicio. We are to a!iiiiaiat yen, that His Majesty has directed to be laid liztwe ywu, C ions of the Priposadi for openiug Nakiciati.co, which were 'truss:rutted to His Maj.mty horn Erfurth ; soil of the t:orrespondeiree which thezropiin took place sub the Governments of Russia sod of Prance; to gether iilth the Declaration issued by His Majesty's cum. hand oo tisi termination of that Coirespoodence. Hie Mai .sty .s persua.:efl, that yon will participate he the ferliiigs which cu re expreiowd by His hjcsty, when it was required tiro 11.. illjesty should rooftent to commence the cociat,on, by the rause of Spout, which be hurl le reetctly a: 4 sole/Duly tspoe.cd. We see mama:au& t; to Willi In you, that !fig Majesty con tinue.. to reee.ve from the Sp.ant4h Government the strongest s.,imsuees ektersuilica pclorterash-e to the cause of the leg itim..te „NI oustehy, aoC .4 the national Independence of Spain t.. amore you, tAmt so long as the people of fipsio vh.,1l re.na:st t.ae to theinscivcs, -IP !Map .ty will row bone to them his most strenuous woristimer sod rapport. His Maje-ty hoe te.watil to the Spats:eh nation, in the siofuent of ith ditHrulttea aail I ETtritil, the toga:temente shier be volonto , ly cot:bailed 'it dm outer' of its struggle 11 4 .ilast the u U.' j i if .A.l jrJully of franc; and we are conututailed to acquaint you, that these engagessehts have bc.m reduced inter the twin of a Ticaty of AWreees ; which Treaty, so soon ite the ratiticatioss shall bare bees ex. changed, Majesty will cause to be laid b.lare yes. His Maji.ety comma:els tie to state to )011, tin/ while be eonteoftilated with the livelwet ,anstaction the gettieveineate of his fortes in Cite romentuo.eieLut of the campaign to Por luii4l, and the deli....raar* ui the kinwloni of his ally from the preeesee sod oppiessiuns of the French army, His Ma jesty most deeply .egeetted the teristuatioft of that rain yaps by an armistice 4.111 eonvention, of se , ftie of the articles of which Ilia Majesty has felt hinacii übli;ed formally to drehtie II;a We sr.: In esprrss to you Ills Majesty's relisuer 011 VI I IIT 411110011100 to esable His tl:iirsty to (unhurt the awl sifurb ei by His Majesty to the Niug .; Sari Alouarch dreises sp. shat risins to Hirl :•ILja.ty ' s rapport to the pre *sit eltigency of hia affairs, ?rots haviag concarrad with Hie Majesty io the propriety of rejectiog shy proposal fur ono. iri.ltius to which the Garerusieut of Spans *as Lot to ha admitted ass patty. Gentleuerog of Me Mum renseines, We ato commanded by His 31ajesty to inform you, that be has disecteel the retiuritta of du. err •tit year to be laid before you His Maj.:. , :y reties nip an your seal sod affec tioa to wake mai farther prostsiou of supply so the viga reau pruser.utioa of the star may reethe necessary ; and he trusts that you may be rambled to bud the means of provi ding such Jwls!, hoot any ;rest or immediate Increase of the exiatine bursts • eon., bit people. ilia Majesty :starch that it will he highly satisfsetory Si, y Ur; to 1ee."... tb:A .A4* itisblindi.l% the soossurn resorted ~ y the eiteray, foe the purpose of &straying the commerce an.l resomees of les kini:tom, ell- puhlic macoue buil coo; tamed is amuse of via/remise inaprovemeat. 11!.; beds aid Gearhart', _ _ WC are letcltd 11.1.11i1f,f111 !osi, that the censure adopted Porliuuient, in the last 5P11.47111, Cur establishing a Local Militia, has novo steamily atten.;E d with the happiret surer 's, amt promises to be ektcusively ::..6.lperrosoeutly bkutficial to the costutry. We hate received Rif !Claies eratunanilir ,nest especi• qtly to recumnieoil to you, :16.1t du , y wellsing the instanw int:rests which are at stake is the oar now e.irrying op, inik should prima ,d wtlh as Intl* deter puosible to consider of the most effect. oil aw:Attres for I!.e aug amp tat kw at:ic Rezts- L i r A r my, in ur.t. r rho' His Majesty may be the bettcr cuabled, without impairiug the tarsus ft( 01 , 4eliCe •1 horse, to avail himself of the reiihtao power of hos .I..4iiinions is the ;text contest in which I.e r etgoieJ, al.! to enadoct that contest, wader the hlet.siog of /./i.ine Pr, , ldeure, to a couchistos compat , .hle with the boomer of His Majesty's creme, and wish the hater...to of his AUies, of Europe, awl of the world. About five o'clock the Commissioners Speech was read to the House bi the Loa* CusNest.i.oa, uud afterwards by the Clerk. ADDRESS TO HIS MAJESTY.. The Earl if limunEwa - na rose far the purpose of moving an Address to His Majesty, iu diming which he claimed the partiodar indulgence of their Lordships. lle felt Imnself not altogether ate. (late to the task he had undertaken, nut should ruittive his observations wit 1:fl a cireuritscrii.e.l limit, and leave the rest to othrr Noble Lords, who, proliably, might be dispo4.l to express their Opi. 111.1 11 , 111/11111 tire different topics alluded to in His Majeray':.; Speech. In directing his attention to the present state of affairs, the:a was great rrasuo far that House to Omsk Kis Majesty fur his den:r esit:anon to prosecute the cause we were engaged in with Spain, by measures of energy and person). ranee. Our troops fibroid had meted in a manner which reflected Imare on the British arms, and wider the command of aide and experienced Ge nerale, we not ground to hope that considerable tuf , .. au t age iu a short time he obtained over the enensies ur env , country. The French were obliged to lie the superiority of the Briti.b. navv , I this time was not far distant, *lieu ttwe would be compelled to cuutribate • FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 180 W the satne coruplinuoit to the British army. After having made several observations, whottein lie re coonineteled the attention of that House to every other subject communicated to them from His Niajcst, the Noble Earl toovell— ,, 'Hn an hum ble Address be presented to His Majesty," which his Lordship them, read, and which, as usual, was an echo of the Speech. Lord SHEFFIPI.D solicited the attention of the House to a few rentiorks which he was disposed to mike in seconiliug the address. However discord ant opinions might prevail concerning the Armis tice, and the Convention of Ciiitra, yet their Lordships would, unanimously, he had no doubt, concur is giviiig the praise which was justly doe to our brave troops that had been employed in the late campaign.. Nor could any Noble Lord oli . ject to that part of tie! address which testified their Loritslotw . gratitude to i lie Majesty for not relinquishing the cause of Spain; end it must tae higi4solti,ifile . tory to the House and the couutry, , jests was vieterfaiiied ; if the f'tiatm,iards would be t.sue to thenisrlass, still to stfoed 'diem his ut st support and asoistauee. The war we were maintain ing in that country was notouly the e.tiie of the people of Spain—it was the cause of the people of England. it was the cause of every nation of the globe. lit every other point of vte.v. the Address fully met with his approbation. fie considered it a great consolation, arida very satistiactory one, that our army in Spain was commanded by au acktiow ledged, able, and skilful General ; our from whose exeitions we had every inducement toeepect much, and a General whew pruceethogs would never he succeeded by disappointment. lie also observed, that in his opinion the measures pursued by the fore went Admisineration were fatly entitled to praise and wow tut ndatioll. The Earl of Sr. Viticene said, lie could not re frain from expressing his opinion upon souse of those subjects which were coeutinued in the Address ; for be should not fed satisfied ise his owls mind, if he were to veinal,' shaft on such au important coestion, The cousiuct of our army in Purtugal had beets alluded to—the Convention of Coosa had been mentioued; and it had also 114/Val said, that praise was due to the vigoroiss measiires of the pre sent Arbuinistratiou. but, hr would ask, what had the present Admmietratimi dime? It .e%er imbe cility and disiniima prevailed, they will he found to have actuated all the Couneits of His Msjesty's Ministers. It was strongly iusi.ress. d u ; ron his mind, and most be evident to the people at larg.., that if the present Adraiiiistrition eonnnne to hold the reins of Government, this ennutry will be lost for ever. Vigour could net be perceived in one individual act, miler; emiectiog a number of transports , iigether could claim the merit of such an appellation. To seed out, by means of a pri va.e communication, white!' he should ever repro bate in a person filling an official situation, fluid,' to the Chief in command, that stmt.:Kr:ascii all his proceedings, and rendered his mind dulecons how far it would be prudeut to interfere with the opinion and conduct of a second isi command, was a mark of great imbecility. It had been tic knoated,pal that seine of the swinge) of the Con vention of Cintot were liable to considerable dis approlestiou; but he would contend that,the Con vention of Char* was worthy of the moot severe emultriumition ; for it had east an eternal odium and disgrace on this country. Junot, and his army of ruffians and plunderers, had been saved by means of the British army from the fate which was due to than in Portugal ; and after having robbed the p , ople of all the gold and precious atones, of welch they had iaosackeil Lisbon, these devils were pat on board au Eughsh fleet, for the purpose of•conve . „ -ing them, like friends, to their native homes. Wasit not under the preorut Mi nisters that a great naval character was driven tr, disgrace, a British seaman's fame sullied, by car rying on boevd his tleet the base enemies dins emu country, and landing them on the side of France which sris nearest to Spain, where they now are, pursuing the very troops which WWI them safely embarked ? It was on their account that the British army remained in Portugal, to do them offices of kindness, when they ought to have been rosining the cause of Spain.— Any rum who was asquainti•cl with the state of Spain, and with the situation of Lae Spa nish armies at the time, must admit, that nothing could be more ignorant, thao the direction " given to our farces in that country. it sypeareil to him, His Majesty's Miatisters did not know the geographical situation of that kingiloia, anti His Majesty would do well to dispose of them w soon as possible, by pendieg them, like little boys, to school, for the purpose el learning georaphy.— He recollected a story being told of mile ne ts -born Minister, who, amiJst the Privy Council, inquired whether Port Mahon were an island or au harbour of the Continent? That Was had enoagh—it shewed confounded ignorance—lint the ignorance of Ills Majesty's Ministers was still worse. When he cast his eyes around in that (louse, he could not help noticing the presence of several Princes of the blood ; and it presented an observation to his mint, in respect to the conduct of those who had direct ed the military operations in Spain--for it certain ly was unaccountable, that not one of these royal. tiersonages, trairied to arms from their earliest in fancy, should hove had any share in the com inamil of the forces sent to that country. Next to those he had already named, he should advert to a Noble Lord then in his rye, whose kilowlesige in military affairs was great, whose skill had been suf fieiently known and tried, whose exertions lied ' . • a hither!;, crowned with success, and *hose ta lents an.! nremers altogether, peculiarly ill:Alfieri him to have hell the command ofour troopsubroad; and he considered the Administration repreheu si:de for not having called upon hire for his ser vices. With respect to the Armistice mid Conven tion, he was induced to add, a /single observation— ! ha weer knew au instance of a military to Audi being called to ether for any good purpose ; iu ge neral cos/notice was lurking at the bottom ; nor did be ever recollect that • Court of Inquiry was suitimomesi, but %here there was some blot, goitre stain which heeded concealment. " If, mid the Noble Earl, o your Lordships would seriouly re flect upon the present sitnatims of the country. and the dangen which surround us, You wrogid approach the thrum with all the becoming respect firinnese which are due from ;he here ditary Comisellors of the king, and you would en treat His Majesty to dismiss his present Ministers ; for His Majesty must either lost them, or he must lose this conutr!. I have thought it my duty to take np so enrich tittle of the House, mind in offer iiig an apology, considering my infirmity of body, awl my having arrived at the With year of my age, I may venture to predict that this protaibly may he nearly the last time of my troubling your Lord ships; at least I atsall not gi re tinnier trouble at preseut,• for I shall wish your Lordships a good eight." Emir! Gamier...eon observed, thut the conduct of His Majesty's Ministers had been totally differeet, in regard to tier Speech, bow the mode of proceeding adopted by former Adminis trations. It lied been usual for, their Lordships to possess information on the preceding day, sufficient to enable them to consider well what kind of Ad dress might be most appropriate; and if any dif ference of opinion should afterwards arise, they hall elw my., hitherto, been fully prepared to move such WI amendment as would be most likely to product their ottani:nous approbation. But on the present occasion, if h', had been disposed to make any partieular motion, it would have been, thut their Lords:lips should adjourn the questiosi for a hew days, until a greater oppor‘r nity tiad been en joyed of seriously considtring every pert ut' the proposed Address. However, at thin time, he felt inclined to make a few Comments upon some par ti tber which were contained in the Ad dress, anti thereby bronglit before their Lordships' Iconsideration. He was not willing to dwell upois the Armistice and Coisvention, about which he en tertained his opinion, end a proper time would sews arrive, when he', with others, should feel it his duty to declare his sentiments upon that:very important ramisaction. Still he did not appiove of mar troops being sent to Spain iii numbers not sufficient to maintain their po,itiuu, if it acre advisable to peuetmte into the iiiterior of the country, it ou, ; lit not to have been attempted by a small number; it ought .to have been effected by a force adequate to the makieg of stand, and stoppiug the progress of the enemy.— Ilis teirolship expres.erl cinisiderable regret that the &sot:ration of America should not be favourable tnaavils titer country. but was nether inidined to wards the Hider of France. It most be admitted bs all, that the Orders imi Cou n cil did not originate iu the smallest degree of hostility ou die part of Great Britain against America, but were only framed for the sole purpose of coutiteractiug the &motions Decrees of Bonaparte ; and these Orders in Council, it was well knows' to the Americans, were designed to cease the very moineut the enemy reversed his unjust decrees. There was another sithieet to which he would desire the attention of the House 7 the necessity of looking into our inter nal regulations, for the sake el immediately re forming the abuses which may have crept into the different department' of the Governtneut. In them times, when the people *ere called upon to make such weighty sacrifices, he did think that all useless tees cod pensions should he speedily' ahtliahed. "hen he imitituated the exiatence of such abuses, he had no intention to say that this or any other Admi nistration were to be condemned, for he considered they were what might be properly termed the rust ; of time, butt ought quickly to be done away, lest . they Omuta corrode the welfare of the State. 80, , naorte, from wicked and malevnleot motives, had attended to the reni;oval of every abuse which could possibly retard the success of his scherues ; and although he did so from evil, it might well become. this country to imitate his example, and do so from time best of motives. Viscount SIDMOUTH wee in order to say • few words, fur he did not wish Noble Lords to construe hid silence as un toireeervell admission of• the whole of the proposed Address. No luau was inure ready to concur those expressions which testified it grateful sea x, on the part of the House, towards His Majesty, for determining, is this time of ad versity and trouble, nut to abandon the Spaniards, but to aid •ud assist them as mach as poss►ble un der all their diffieulties. But he conceived, that in agreeiiig to one part of the Address, their Lord ships would he committing the proper condud.c of th e House, for th-y were culled upon to vote their thanks to His Majesty for having entered into an alliance with the Government of Spans, before those documents were produced and looked iota, which might enable the House to consider such a mea. sure advantageous to the welfare of these king doms. He was not now upon the merits of that treaty, for circumstances had lately oc curred, which rendered it very doubtful how far he shoold approve oa disapprove, until I►e had an op portunity of forming his judgment mail that ques tion. In no period of the hiatory of England could it befouu.f.wl nsomuch public zeal ' s* much public loyalty,and so much di.s►tisfact►ou,had been manitCsted, us in the present times. Not that dis satisfaction which is caused by t tilt—not that dis.atisfactiou which arises from a desire of change —nor that which n►ay be produced by impatieuce, after having submitted to the burdens of a long war; but it was that dissatisfaction which wa s caused by the disappointment of a people•'s just expectations. After so miteli precious blood and valuable treasure hail been *mod:nib:J, lie did ex pect, and the people of this county y hull a right to demand, that Ministers would devise their mea- SUICA with wt....10in, and execute them with ability. His Lordship altogether attired bit seutitatias " T ' ~.. ' . 406 - • 1414 %tit , . t • • •Pt , ' • • PRICE lIX-PENCE.• frOM this motive, that, by giving a silent vote, the House might have considered he would act mama sistently,if lie should, on same future beramon, 'en tertain an opinion different from that of other Noble Lords, relative to any of those subjects :air ticularly noticed in the Address ; and, therefo-n, I.e wished the House clearly to uoderatand, that, tit concurring with others, he made a reservation of his ophoion on that part of it which regarded the alliance entered into by His Majesty with the Go vernment of Spain. Lord GIiENVILLE—" My Lords, I will not Ind . - far this Address to pass, without raying, that there is not merely oue point, hut that throe are many, to which I caduot agree. It is not, how ever, my iutentiou in expressing my dissatisfaction at these poiots, to move an amendment. I ail. !Maly give way, and wave all opposition, in the lax pectation of receiving some explanation on those topics to which I allude. Dung tl.e whole liege in which I have had a seat ia Parliretie.ot, never del I rise to address the .11ouse under fvcltirs of greater appielienaion and uneasineas, than upon the pre bent occasion ; and Ido so, because t sentiments, which I cutest:sin, and those feelings of imeasioess are indirect opposition to the language that I bate heard, and the hopes that have heen held out this night. You are toid of the brilliant, animated, and flattering prospects before you, and of the failure of the means, and the disappointmeut of the expectations of the enemy to reduce your strength, or sap the foundations of your powers may, perhaps, loefere I sit (lowa, pay a few words moos the solidity of dna aessira - no e, acid whether it he founded neon gr(outods that justify so flattering a picture. But I shall refer, in the first inataticc, to the prominent feature of the Speech which has been read this night. • When I was in a situation in which it became my duty to attend to ends things, my uniform (object ever was to frame the Speech intended for His Meaty, so as that it should coo shot of general Ran:mare., that the House should be left, as Enoch as possible, frre and unfettered as to objects not before them, and where they bad not grounds on which to form an mamma, nor the ne cessary means of information. The present Mi ni,ters, however, do not seem t heat observed thi; practice. Upon this, as upon former occasions, they have preferred the reverse. The Speech that they have submitted, this night, goes to pledge the House, that theprineipal measure which it uoticis has been wise, sound, and well-conducted--aye, I tniglit say, and successfully too. Now, lam to ask your Lordships, whether you can, in this stage, a r . prove ofa business still depending, and upon the me rits of which you have not the necessary information before you ? Following the example of my Noble Friend who spoke list, I shall apply myself to the 'Moira iu Spain :—lt would be idle to express the seutiments of horror with which I view the base and unprincipled attempt of the . Irian who wields the power of France, to oppress and subjueate Spain. In his treatment of that country, there is &degree of atrocity unparalleled in the history of the world, sod in the generous exertions of the peen ple, a spirit dirt sommonds our admiration, whiie their sufferings excite our pity. Every man who has a heart, must feel for them. Every one 11112 q syinpathise with a people suffering under such cruel and unmerited oppression, and ready to make every sacrifice to resist it. In entertaining these seutiments and those feelings for the Spanish pem ple, I claim no merit, nor subject myself to the charge of siugularity. I only feel in common with all the rest of the country. But we are nut called so merely to declare our seal and the interest ssc feel iii the success of the Spanish cause. We are called upon to do a great deal more. We are call ed on by the Speech and the Address, to say, that it was not only wise to have sent a British army to Spain, but still to send fresh troops into the heart of that country, to tight against superior numbers. I do not say that a case might not exist, tot which a Writish force sent to Spain might not materially affect the cause.; hot then I think that a good ground ought to be made out, of the existence of such case. With respect to the present case, I do not hesitate to assert, that nothing existed, in the course of last summer, that could justifytthe sending an army into Spain. Here I must beg leave to dist inguish between a mari time expedition, and a large army sent to carry oh a Continental war against France, strengthened as she is with all the military power which she harder rived from the Revolution, and supported by the great mass of the Contioetit of Europe. Ido not Loom what propo-ition could have been laid before Ministers, to make them think that without env specific object or plan, but the mere general ai-h to assist Spain, thirty thousand British troops sent into that country could have a prospect of success, situata as it was at the time, with the commisnica. thin perfectly open between Paris and Nlii.frid; the latter, and most of the principal posts of•the coon try, in possession of a powerial cnens, and rho country unsupported by even one mototary pow. r iiiso.l the Colitiuetst. Formerly, when you co.nonai in Continental *ars, you acted Na an auxiinirs to solar great military power, but here you eater the - livid ma principal. At the beginning of the pry. sent contest in Spain, one of the things that 00. spired confidence, was a letter, piihlialied, I f:in here, under the satiction of Ministers,. In ti is letter or addretsi, the Spaniards were told, that they could not sueceed by regular pitched battles. face were told not to despair, nor desist, though unable to controol in a general action, because history sitz'..s. that a country 100-arses other !MAIM by which au invading artily way be successfully resisted. Irregular InnyerUcata, de. saltooy attack , , form the hest mode of defence. This apparent (homier reduces itself into oiestem, mud by adonaing t h is course the people of Sonic' would avoid that which at the present moment amid he madimen-al Pusan, to meet a veteran army. fl.::-Led with sot:tory, and :overwhelming; force s its th.. open held. Ths vitalism of tiirt ' I