The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-01 00:00:00

SIR HARRY SMITH AT PORTSMOUTH.

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POZTEKOII6I, Na.Y 31.
"The Gladiator, !team-vessel, throe into harbour
last night, and landed, at the dockyard jetty, General Sir
H. Smirk and Lady Smith, who immediately proceeded to
the Oeurp Hotel, High-street, where they dined and took
up their residence he the night. After their arrival et the
George lest night and during to-day they have been waited
on by the Port-Admiral, Admiral Sir Thomism Briggs; Ad-
miral Corry, Comosander-la-Cidef of the Channel squadron;
Liaatethat-General Lord Frederick Fitederesee, Governor
of Bombay; Sir Preach Bering, Bert., and Piss
Baring ; Via:oust Wrath ; the Nom of reetorouth, B.
Bramble, Keg. • Colossi Commandant Ifieselse, EA.; Col.Ballinghall sad hrs. Lieuteseat-Colosel Hol.
land, Captain the Has. F. ligertos, Captela Hesderam,
Captain Harr* Captain Lawlor, Captain
Werth Lieut.-Cot. Hestbrook, R.N., Col. Wearing, KU.,
Lest.-Col. Deloosalse, llejor-Ges. 'teeth, Lieut.l
Colossi Who, LILA., sad a number of other offleen sad
gentlemn whose mamma we could sot leers. • deputation
hem the eperreratioa else waited upon Sir Ham, to suer-
thin his withal ae to the presentation of an address of eon-
grateletioa on his return so England.
The Borough Conseil met this aftensoon at half-pert four
o'clock, foe the purpose of presentee ea address to the
gallant generaL The mayor areapied the chair, and the
meeting was very largely attended. The following address
was unaahaessly agreed to:

" To Lieutenn;tAleneral Sir Harry Smith, H.C.B.
" We, the Mayor, Aldirreen, and bemuses of the
bemegh of Pronoun* in council assembled, gladly em-
km the opportunity eared us by your arrival within this
Mint muningethy, to offer to you our sordid °es-
sentialities ea your eat return hens the govern-
ment of lientherm Attica ; and at the same time
to upon_ ear admiration of the capacity and
Atom hr tommend whisk, amidst almost unparalleled
dietitian, beas marked t►e elocution of the important
dation tibia have devolved upon you ; whilst we hail with
the pith* satisfaction the prospudt oared by your
Adidas glee end measures for the speedy teeaia•fios of
this petthated wader*. Holding in grateful remembrenee
the thillient menthes and achievements in all pare of the
world thet have distinguished your military career, we
beg you to ampt oar ammence of the interest we shall
ever hal in your happiness sad welters, and weer*
trust that those energies and abilities which Providencia
Ms blessed you with may be long preserved to your
country.—Cliven is open council, this 31st day of May,
1862."
To the above address Sir Hany Smith end :
Sir end gentlemen, I thank you with the grateful heart
of a veteran soldier for the address you hams just presented
to me. The most gratifying thing to a soldier is to know
that whilst serving his country hie staTices will meet with
►is comrades' end his country's approval. (Loud cheers.)
In the midst of the many didicelties which surround the
soldier he is ever cheered by knowing that whilst he is
doing his duty, if even he it not quite es sacemehil In the
performance of that duty as others may think he ought to
be, he is ever cheered by the belief that the country
will do him Justice. (Cheers.) Yon have well
touched an the peculiarity of mg position in
Beath Ahura. Without egotism, I may say, and 1
dents* it, that no man was aver placed In greater dith
rally than I was when het placed in command la South
Shies. (Hear, hear.) I was a governor without a bogie-
lathe body, sad I was a commander-in-older without an
army. (Load applause.) I will admit I was one mime of
the mallsome of that army ; for if I had to famish reasons
whether the army should be reduced or inereesed, I could
better have furnished reasons for reducing it than he in-
means It. My wish was, as far as I meld, to me the
motley and blood of my country from being uselessly squan-
dered in a distant colony. I am ready to say that
the minister of the day supported me with re-
inforcements : I asked for none from home or Men
the neighbouring colonies. I wee endeavouring to bald
my ground, as others bad recommended, belies that
if the minister of the day wished to retain Cafeteria, he
would furnish me with the men to do so, whilst, if he did
not wait to keep Caffeine • good reheat might be mode,
with less disgrace, with a small army than with a large
am. (Hear, hear.) But reinforcements arrived, and I
had to extend the seem of my operatken, which then
assumed a formidable ohanetar ; bat great ditheulties then
arose. I bad not only 30,000 or 40,000 Toylike mein
to mined with, but I had • large body of
Hottentots, who were supposed to be our friends
—if savages ever sea be friends—bat who now
tented against its. I then stood aline to a Mae,
in which I 'maintain no other man over did babes in our
awn time. (Chem.) Bat the minister *dies out foams,
time should have been given me; but he, like myself, elm
ardent temperament, believing I was slowly eang—though
war not Weep—(cheers)—war dkeethiled. Still I wee
doing as mash es guild be done, end I speak now the opi-
nions of a general who has been in every description a
waders. (Hear, hear.) The noseenres I bed cammemod I
led to the gallant ethos; my soccessor, who relieved
me with the greatest courtesy sad kindness, and
I left him k commend of an intrepid army, in
as poi a pathos as mid be Bssirei—(►e•r, hear).—
for the mom bad been driven over the lei. And I still
think that *measures will ultimately be those which will
Wog poem, treaquillity, and prosperity to the colony.
(Cheers.) Sir Huey Smith concluded by spilt emproseing
his thanks to the inhabitants of Portsmouth hr the recep-
tion they had given him, and stating that min any eir-
eumennees he should ever feel the proud Kneeisatiousmen

of hastaidass Ms duty. (Re vetatieed his meet amid great ,
Gitfams.)
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