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. . tone and , att;ttide Which should net be brooked ; All 3. the Goveintheq - of that day adapted totiards America the sauce line ~ O f condtta l which the pre sent Government: have recently been pursuing to _ wards the 'CsthOlics of Ireland. But . it will eter meet with the same fate. The Gdvekrithe which was EC:11=011y . ind . overbearing at first, were aelast compelled to submit,, and acknowledge as an in dependent-tower those whom the3`liad ;so shortly before stigmatised as rebels. He must entreat the House not to lose sight of. that melancholy lessoe--: . -neat to alienate Ireland, as America had been lost. They should recollea how the Irish Catholics foeght, bled, and conquered 'in our fleets and ar mies, and were yet excluded from the blessingS of the Constitution. Ireland, he would contend, pass: sensed resources, from whence were derived the greatest energies of the State e Ireland not only formed a'chief part of our strength, but upon her cordial co-operation and assistance in the present crisis of our affairs, must depend the security and safety of the British Empire. 'Under that impres sion, the motion of his Noble Friend must have his most hearty concurrence. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in an able . end animated speech, contended, that the Mode in which the question was discussed was unfair, and that the ohjeas of those who supported it appeased to be to collect eve!) , thing that could irritate the feelings and inflame the discontents of the people of Ireland—that could make them believe that their Government studied only to oppress them, and their Judges to misinterpret the law to their prejudice.— He entered into a luminous exposition of the cha reeler of the Catholic Convention, and defence of the condua of Government towards them. So far were the latter from having outstepped their duty, that he contended, if the Convention Att had not existed, they would have been deeply culpable, had they neglected to apply to the Legislature for a Bill to enable them to beat down the spirit of violence which was beginning to manifest itself, Blinded by party zeal, the supporters of the motion defend ed all which the Catholics had done, because in do ing that they could accuse the Government. But be trusted they would be shielded from any future evils which the course they had adopted might otherwise occasion, by the minority in which, he was persuaded, they would be lett, on the divi)iAt of the question. Whenever the time might arrive for granting- to the Catholics their claims, two cir cumstances must be attended to by all wise Go vernments and Legislature , , viz. security against foreign influence, and security against the danger to which our own establishments would be exposed. Even the Noble Lord so often alluded to (Lord Grenville) had expres,ly declared, in his letter to Lord Fingal, that the Veto, or something equivalent to it, was, in his opinion, an indispensable precursor of the abolition of the existing diabilities. The ex asperated state of -the Catholics was another strong reason for refusing at present to accede to their de mands. On these, and a variety of other grounds, he expressed his conviaion, that the House would feel no difficulty in negativing the motion of the Noble Lord. Mr. GRATTAN replied, at considerable length, to the arguments made use of by the Right Honour able Gentleman, and nuintained the expediency of granting to the Catholics/their claims. No tempo rary warmth should operate as a lair to this conces sion, for from what cause did it arise ? Four mil acnrdingly made yesterday evening in five separate • columns . , consisting of thp troops of the 3d anti-' light 'divisions,. and of Brigadier-General Pack's ha 6.ade. The two right columns, conducted by •Lieu tenant-ColOnel O'Toole, of the 2d Cacadores, and • Major Ridge, of The sth regimen r, were destined . to protect the advante of Major-General Mackin - non's brigade, forming the third, to the top of the breach in the Fausse Braye wall, and all these, being composed of troops of the 3d division, were under the direction of Lieut.-Gen. Piacn. The fourth column, consisting of the 43d and 52d regiments, and part of the 95th regiment, being of the light &Vision under the dire6tion , of Major- General Crauturd, attacked the breaches on the left, in front of the suburb of St. Francisco, and covered the left of the attack of the principal breach by the troop; -of the 3d division ; and Bfigadier .: Geneial Pack was destined with his brigade, forming the -sth column, to make a false attack upon the south ern face of the fort. Besides these five columns, the 94th regimens', • belonging 'to the 3d division, descended into the ditch in two columns on the right of Major-General Mackinnon's brigade, with a view to ptotect the descent of that body iLto the ditch, and its attack of the breach in the Fausse Brave, ,against the obstacles, which it was supposed the enemy would construct to oppose their progress. • All these attacks succeeded ; and .Brigacher-Ge nerd Pack evrn surpassed my expectations, having converted his false attack into a red one, and his advanced: guard, under the commai:d of Major Lynch, having follo‘ced the enemy's troops from the advanced works into the Fausse Brayei where they made prisoners of all opposed to them. Major. Ridge, of the 2d battalion of the sth,re giment, having escaladed the Fausse stormed the principal breach in thebAy of the place, together with the 94th regiment, commanded by Lieut. Col. Campbell, which had moved along the ditch at the satnetime, and had stormed the breach in the Fausse Braye, both in front of Major-General Mac Kinnon's brigade. Thus these regiments not only effetlually covered the advance from the trenches of Major-General Mae Kinnon's brigade by their first movements and operations, but they preceded them in themt tack. Major-General Craufurd and Major-General Van ialeur, and the troops of the Iva. division on the left, were likewise very forward-on that side and in less than half an hour from the time the attack commenced, our troops were in possession of, and formed on the ramparts Of the place, each body contiguous to the other. The enemy then sub initted, having sustained a considerable loss in the contest. • • Our loss was also, I am concerned to add, severe, particularly in officers of high rank and estimation in this army. Major-General M'Kinnon was un fortunately blown up by the-accidental explosion of one of the enemy's expense-magazines, close to the breach, afier he had gallantly and successfully led the troops under his command to the attack. Maji , r- General Cranford likewise received a severe wound while lie was leading on the Light Division to the storm, and I am apprehensive that I shall be de prived for some time of his assistance Major-Ge neral Vandeleur was likewise wounded in the same manner, but not so severely, and he was able to continue in the field. I have to add to this: list Lieutenant-Colonel Colborne of the 52d regiment; and Major George Napier, who led the storming party of the Light Division, and was wounded on the top of the breach. I have great ple +sure in reporting to your Lord ship the uniform good conduct, spirit of enterprise, and patience and perseverance in the performance of great labour, by w hick the general officers, offi cers and troops of the Ist, 3d, 4th, and Light Di visions, and Brigadier-General Pack's Brigade, by whom the siege was carried on, have been distin guished du►ing the late operations. Lieut. Gen. Graham assisted we in superintending the conduct of the details of the siege, besides performing the duties of the general officer commanding the first division ; and I am much indebted to the sugges tions and assistance I received from inrn for the success of this enterprise. lions of people were deprived of their just rights, and they had e pirit enough to feel it. Security T 5 best security would be to take avtay all the dhabitities which the Catholics at present expe rienced, and thus to secure the cordial atie.- - tion of the people fur the country. Mr. CHOKER. was averse to going into the Com mittee. Nir. TIERNEY was in favour of the motion, but et• the same time he wished to be understood as not casting any rtfleElion on the Law Authorities or on the Government of Ireland. An Honourable Member, whose name vi'e could vot learn, Mr. Elliot, and Sir G. Warrender, spoke nearly tb the same tfkEl. Lord MonrETry shortly replied; 'after which the Mouse divided— F6r the Motion Ag3 , nst it NlJjotity 1 35 29 The conduct of all parts of the 3d division, in the operations which they performed with so much gallantry and exactness on the evening of the 19th, irt the dark, afford the strongest proof of the abi lities of Lieutenant-General Picton and Major-Ge neral Mackinnon, by whom they were directed and led ; but I beg particularly to draw your Lordship's attention to the conduct of Lieutenant-Colonel O'Toole, of the 2d Cacadores, of Major Ridge of 2d Battalion sth Foot, of Lieutenant-Colonel Campbell of the 94th Regiment, of Major Man ners of the 74th, and of Alajor Grey of the 2d bat talion sth Foot, who has been twice wounded dur ing this siege. It is but justice also to the 3d Division to report, that the men who performed the sap belonged to the 45th, 4711), and 88th Regitnen s,. under the command of Captain M`Leod, of the Royal En gineers, and Captain Thomson, of the 74th, Lieu tenant Beresford, of the 88th, and Lieutenant Met calfe, of the 45th, and they distinguished them selves not less in the storm of the place, than they had in the performance of . their laborious duty dur ing the siege. I have already reported in my letter of the 9th instant, my sense of the condua of Major-General Craulurd, and of Lieutenant-Colonel Colborne, and of the troops of the light division in the storm of the Redoubt of St. Francisco, on the evening of the Bth instant. The conduct of these troops was equally distinguished throughout the siege, and in the storm, nothing could exceed the gallantry with which these brave officers and troops advanced and accomplished the difficult operation allotted to them, notwithstanding that all their leaders had fallen. Adjourned at half past five o'clock this morning. LOATON GJZETTE EXTRAORDINAITY, WenNgiDAY, PEED. 4, 181 Q. Downing=street, Feb. 4, 1812. • the Hon. A. Gordon has arrived 'this iveiHrq_y; at Lard Liverpool's office with 'a 'dispatCh, a,iclressrd to his Lordship by General Viscount Wel 11:)..gton, d.tted Gallegos, :20th January,' 131f2.'':' MY 1.9R1), I :t)tottnrd your Lordship in my dispatch 'of the h, that I had attacked Ciudad Rodrigo, and '•in that of the t sth, of the progress of the operations t 4) that period and I have now the pleasure to ac ;omint your Lordship that we t9uk the place by itorm yesterday e', erring after dirk. We continued from the 15th to the 19th to com plete the second parallel, and the communications with that worki and we had math!. some progress by sap towards the crest of the glacis. On the r•cgiit of the 15th. wq likewise advanced from the lett of the first parallel down the slope of the hill, towards the Convent of St. Francisco, to a situa tion from . which the walls of the Fausse Braye and of the town were seen, on which a battery of even guns vrds constructed, and they commenced their tire on the morning of the 18th. In the mean time, the batteries in the first paral lel .Continued their fire and yesterday evening their fire had nut only considerably injured the de -fences of the place, but had made breaches in the F auss e Braye wall, and in the body of. the place, which were *considered practicable ; while the bat tery on the slope of the trill', which had been com menced on the night of the 15th and had opened on the t?..th, hid. been equally efficient, still fur ther to the left, :;td opposite to the suburb of St. Francisco. I particularly requested your. Lordship's attention to the conduct of Major-General Crautuid, Major 'General Vandeleur, Lieutenant-Colonel Barnard of the 95th, Lieutenant-Colonel Colborne, Major Gibbs, and Major Napier of the 52d, and Lieu tenant-Colonel M'Leod, of the 43d. f he condutt °I Captain Duffey of the 43d, and that of Lieute nant Garwood of the 52d regimtro, who was wounded, have likewise been particularly reported to me ; Lieutenant-Colonel Eider, and 3d Caca dores were likewise distinguished upon this occasion. I therefore determined to storm the place, not withstanding that the approaches had- ; -Rot been brought ►o the crest of the glacis, and the -counter scrap of the d►tch was still entire. The attack was The tst Portuguese regiment, limier Lieutenant- Colonel Hill, and the frith under Colonel Camp bell,. 'being Srigadier Geeeral Puck's Brigade, were likewise distinguished in the storm, under the corn mend: of- the Brigadier General, who particularly mentiobsr hajor Lynch. In My'dispatch of the 15th, I reported to your Lordship'lhe,attack of the Convent of Slinta Crtdt, `by the fiWitif the first division,• under the direc tion of Li6bikekiant-General Grahame and that of the Convent of Saint Francisco, on the: l(Ph 'inarapte under the direEtion of Major-General the Honour— able C. 'Colville. The first-mentioned entelptize was performed by captain Laroche de Srackenfels, of the I tit Line Battalion King's German Legion ; the last by Lieutenant-Colonel Harcourt with the 40th Regiment. This regiment remained from that time in the suburb of Saint Francisco, and materially assisted our attack on that side of the place. Although it did not fall to the lot of the troops of the Ist and 4th divisions to bring these opera tions to their successful close, they distinguished themselves throughout their progress by the pa tience and perseverance wi , b which they pertormed the labours of the siege. The Brigade of Guards, under Major-General H. Campbell, was particularly distinguished in this respect. I likewise request your Lordship's attention to the conduet of Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher, the chief engineer, and of Brigade Major Jones, and the officers and men of the Royal Engineers. The ability wi'h which these operations were cartiei on exceeds all praise; and I beg leave to recom mend those officers to your Lordship most parti cularly. Major Dickson, of the royal artillery, attached to the Portuguese artillery, has for some time had the direthon of the heavy train attached to this army, and has condn&ed the intricate detailA of the late operation, as he did those of the late sieges of Badajoz, in the lan summer, much to my satis- - faction. The rapid execution produced by the well direaed fire kept up from our batteries, affords the best proof of the merits of the officers and men of the royal artillery, and of the Portuguese artillery employed on this occasion. But Inmost particularly mention Brigade Major May, and Captains Hol combe, Power, Dyneley, and Dur!daS, of the royal artillery, and Captains Da • Cunha and Di Corta, and Lieutenant Silva, of the, Ist regiment of Portu guese artillery. • I have likewise particularly to report to your Lord ship the conchal of Major Sturgeon, of the royal staff corps. He constructed and placed for us the bridge over the Agueda, without which the enter • prise could not have been attempted, and he af terwards materially assisted Lient,-Gianeral Graham - and myself, in' our reconnoiyetnce of the place, on Which the plan of the attack was founded ; and he finally conduaed the 2d battalion sth regiment, as well as the 2d C , pdores, to their points of -attack. The Adjutant- General, and the Diauty-Quarter- Master-General, and the officers of their several departments, gave me every assistance throughout this service, as sell as those. of my personal staff; and I have great pleasure in adding, that, notwith standing the season of the year, and the increased difficulties of procuring supplies for the troops, the whole army have been well supplied, and every branch of the service provided for during the late operations, by the indefatigable exertions of Mr. Commissary-General Bisset, and the otfice:s belong ing to his department. The Marshal del Campo, Don Carlos &Espana and Don Julian Sanchez, observed the enemy's movements beyond the Termes,• during the opera tions of the siege; and I am much obliged to them, and to the people of Castille in general, fro the as sistance I received from them. The latter have in variably shewn their detstation of the French tyranny, and their desire to contribute by every means in their. power to remove it. I will hereafter transmit to your Lordship a de tailed account of what we have f o und i n the place ; but I believe there are one hunched and fifty-three pieces of ordnance, including the heavy train beloa e a. • ing to the French army, and great quantitics of am munition and stores. We have the Goveraaor, Ge neral -Banier, about seventy-eight officers, and 170-u men, prisoners. 1 1 t transmit this dispatch by my Aide-de-Camp the Honourable Major -Gordon, who will give your Lordship any further details you may require ; and I beg leave to recommend him to your prote6tion. I have the honour to be, &c. WELLINGTON. I inclose a return of the prisoners and of the ordnarce which has been taken an this occasion. I have not yet been able to collect the returns of the killed and wounded, I therefore transmit, a list containing the names of those who have fallen, ac. cording to the best information I could obtain, and I will forward the returns to your Lordship as soon as possible. Return of killed and wounded between the •tstit and rgth .. 'urinary. British Less— t Sedeant, 25 rank and file, killed; 4 Cap— tairs, 5 Lieutenants, 3 Serjeants, 133 rank and tile wourilmt. Portuguese Loss Serjeant, 14 tank and file killed ; Lieutenants, 77 rank anti tile wounded. Names of Officers wounded between tsth and .t9th jannary• 15th January.—Royal Engineers,, Capt. tidulcaster, ; Lieut. Skelton, severely, since dead. Portuguese Artil lery, Second Lieutenant Roberts, slightly. 16th ianuary—Royal Engineers, Capt. Nl‘Cullock, .severe ly ; Lieut. Marshall, slightly. 2(1 Batt. 5111 Foot, Ensign Ashford, severely. 711) Regiment, Lieut. Rawage, sight ly. Ist Batt. BSth, Lieut. Armstrong, slightly; Lieut. Flack, dangerously. 18th . January,-Portuguese Artillery, Lieut. A. Dc Corta Silva, slightly. January.--Royal.rgth Artillery, Capt. Dynely, slightly ; Capt. Power, ditto. Names of Officers killed and wounded on the Night of the r9th of lanuary, according to the best Information that, can be obtained • the Returns not yet received._ K ILLAD.—Major General Mackinnon. 2d Batt. sth`foot, Captain M'Dougall. ist Batt. 45th Foot, Capt. ihrtiy- Mall. Ist Batt. sid Foot, Captain Dobbs. 94th koidt, Captain Willianison. WOUNDED.--Major General Craufurtl, severely; 'Majoi General Vandeleur, slightly. Ito }al Engineers, Lieut.. 'Thomson, severely. 43d Foot,,Capt Fergusson, slight- • ly. jut Foot, Lieutenant Colonel , seyarely ; Alajur George Napier, Lost 'an arm ; Lieut. Gurwood, slightly. 77th Foot, Captain l4l•Lean, severe'y (lost .a lcg). BSth foot, Lieut. Heresford, slightly. 93th Foot, Captain Uniacke, severely. ist Portugueze Artillery, Captain Queerle. rank and 3d Division—so Non-commissioned Officers and tile killed ; 7o ditto wounded. Light Division-14 Non-commissioned Officers and rank. and file killed ; oi; ditto wounded. General l'ack's Brigade--9 Non-commissioned O ffi cers and' rank and rile wounded. .; ; LONDON Primed by 1 lIMIAS WOOD, of No. 35, Maiden -lane, "Coveut.garden ; and Published by WI I LIAM A RMIGE R SC R I LTS, South Mo! At the SVN 01111 GB, NO, 112, Strand, where Advertisements, Orders for the &per, Letters tar the Editor, &c. (post paid), • MAILS. Au:van-2 Anllo:t,MiiE. DUI.--I Malta, t (3uerrt- I jas . cy, i 11rii, 3 Watcrtord. Tlf E SLT N. SoL.Fivi QUIS DIC.Skt: FAiSUNI AUDE—tr? L 0 IV D 0 N, WEDNESDAY, FEP,RUARY 5, HIE'. The public were gratified, last flint, in hearin:. by the tiring of the Park and Tower guns, that some good ne.4 s 11dd at raved ; and we have row the plel4 sure of presenting ta our readers the particulesof the pleasing intelltAice, published in an Extraor4 din i!y Gazette this morning. The capture of Cio dad Rodrigo adds another trophy to those which Loan WELLINGTON has aevired, and is of great itul:ortance in the contest which the Allied. Aunies arc carrying On against thwenemy of all mankind.— GottnoN, Aid-de-aim') to his Lordship, arrived yesterday evening . with the (Lspatche•; and . Lord LIVER&OOL immediately sent a letter to ilia LORD MAYOR, apprizing hill) of the gratifying infor- . mation oi this new triumph of British heroism, under a Commander who unites every quality of an accomplished General.. French Papers, and two Anholt Mails, arrived yesterday, as well ?.s lettets.and papers from Ham- Ourgh. It does nut app ar, iu the accounts from Vienna, which reach to the 8:11 instant, that Russia acid urkey have really settled into peace, as so otica and so coutidently report, ti. There is no truth in the report that Sir JOSE'S going to America with a squadron. The Opposition scribes, who are always arnuing themselves with rumours of ministetial have recently been sereading a report that the Mar.!. quis WELLESLEY had been endeavouring to place himself at the head of the Cabinet, and to procure a seat in it for Mr. CANNING. The Speech of the Matquis, on Friday last, on the Catholic question, has induced the gentlemen alluded to, to circulate this report with still greater confidence. As to Mr. CANNING, there can be 1 the doubt that, if he were anxious for office, his abilities would sufficiently re commend themselves ; and as to the opinions which the Marquis expressed on the occasion alluded to,. they are such as he has always m Lintamed on the same subject, and all his doubts related to the period most proper for discussion. The 0, po,ition writers have, therefore, as little foundation for this last at to excite a general belief of ministerial dif ferences and expeeted changes, as for most of those with which they have fur some time been in ihe habit of gratifying their readers. The last advices from the Meditertanean state; that one of the first of Lord BENTINCICS acts, on his arrival in Sicily, was to ask and obtain permis sion from the Government to take under his imme diate command the whole of the Sicilian fiotilla, consisting of upwards of fifty sal of vessels. The first Establishment of State Lotteries was in 1694. Though more than a cehluty hath s i n ce claps,* no Constructor of any Lottery Plan Wai able, - untie present moment, to head a Schema of only 8,000 Tickets with 20.,0001. Prizes, and other . censiderable CApilnls. The 1 - thhof this Mouth will bring - the unexampled fact to issue. • Mrs. S COTT WAItING, whose demh t4e mentk,ned yesterday, was the Miss HUGHES who, though in heriting a handsome fortune, betook herself fot some years to the stage in .Irtland.i of which country she was a native. • BIRTM. On Thursday last, at Northaw Cottage, Lady La Call, c; a Daughter. MARRIAD. Yesterday, at Leyton, in Essex lit;lliatn Cotton, Esq. to Sarah, the only daughter of Thomas Lane, I.lsil. of Ley—, ton Grange. The same day, at St. Martin's in the'Fields, Captain F. Newcomb;, R. N. to Miss Cricht,,n, of Craven.s.tr‘..et, daughter of the late W. Cricnton, Esq. . . DLED. On Wednesday last, at Upper Clapton, after a dr rt b . ;.1 pinto! illness, Ann, the wile of !antes Charles Bruce (irafit. Ott Thursday everting kast, at Liscornb.House, But.ka , Sat Jonathan - Lovett, Bart. The same day, at her , house in' Grantham, the Dowaget Lady Whichcote, relict-ot Sir Christopher Bart. 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