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3 tiler oecas'on, where the itijitry ding to the
enemy, and the advantage obtained for this coun-
try twee great, he unslisgiblasurinderlfthe 'foil-
-ies fleck,* never was ustlkconternaf the
'then existing Goveraisteat to apply to RuUniient
'fey tite►enpreasion of its' approval. The object in
Winch that g4liant Nobleman was employed on the
latter QCia.sion arm oae of-graataud serums untgai-

Ludo, hut because it, e as not an opportaity in which
great military prowess was or could be exerted. uo
• such thanks were considered as necesiiii. He
would not be thought us detracting front the merits
of the gallant officers comprehended within lie pre-
sent Motion; he was aware that, on fhe prsent
occasion, they did every thing that the nature of
the service required, and he was confident, that if it
called for those energies and acts of valour, they
would have displayed them in their respective con-
duct. There was no opportunity for their exercise,
and the House should be cautious before it made
too cheep those honours which depended for their
value on the basis of public opinion, and which, as
they tare too trivially bestowed, became proportion-
alb-deteriorated in public estimation. It was with
this feeling that their ancestors, iu the best periods
dear history, had wisely abstained frotnrenderiug
their public honours of little import, lay any im-
proper or unmerited grant. Thus, duriug the
grand sneeeision war, there were uo instances
• throughout that successful period, of Parliament-
ary resolution, except for the brilliant victories Of
the Duke of Marlborough, and the gallaut attack
of the Duke of Ormond at Vigo. The Noble
Lord, in considering the respective merits of the
inittary and naval Commanders at Coeenha.'en,
;ud carrying in his contemplation the cdorts of the
former against a fortified to-.vn, saw none justifies-
tiou for returning to the army those thanks which,
in his opinion, could not at all attach to Admiral
Gambier, and the fleet under his command. lie
called upon their Lordships to reflect upon the sj s-
tem of that people from whom the world had re-
ceived such numerous lessons of henna policy, he
meant the Roman Republic, Who hesitated inure in
conferring the dignity of a triumph. than in the I
appoietnient to the Consulate, or to the other I
Curule *Gels. It was a strong desire to uphold
the dignity of that .House, and to preserve the va-
lue of its approval, that alone induced him to take
a line of condliet so irksome to his feelings, but
though a reluctant, he felt it was a necessary duty.
The Earl of MOIRA differed from his Noble
Frieedosatethe co ution draw aby him with respect
to the nature and eitent of the services performed by
the paint office:3 who commanded the military
and naval foces in the late expedition to the Rat-
' tic. It would be a consequence fraught with evil,
if officers, appointed to the execution of objects,
were to suffer their minds to be governed, or their
actions regulated; by their justice or injustice, their
policy or unpolicy. The plain inepury was, Did
those officers do every thing necessary? Did they
exert all their energies commensurate with the ob-
ject, and calculated to insure* success ? He was
ws ims! from their character, and particularly
from his knowledge of his gallant friend (Lord
Cathcart) who commanded that army, that there
was talent and energy sufficient to encounter every
difficulty that might arise. He felt a kind of duty
in making those observations, because he was one
of those who had entered a protest against the prin-
ciple of an attack on an unprotected and defenceless
people. There were, however, other Points upon
which he fully agreed with his Noble Friend. To
cheapen the approbation of Parliament, or to exalt
petty acts of socceasful exertion into grea t and glori-
ous deeds, was a fixed and striking proof of a sieved-
enee of national glory and public spirit. ft was said
of the great Frederick, that at the end of the seven
years' war, he paid his soldiers with fabricated
money. He had to hope that the coin of public
gratitude, and Parliamentary approval, would ever
be of sterling qiinlite, and In its dispensation would
take the stamp from Trafalgar, Alexandria and
Maids. Upon the present occasion, as the motion
was introduced, he considered it his duty to sepa-
rate the conduct of the troops from the principle of
the measure, and therefore lie should not oppose
the motion.

Lord ArCKLAND, although no man more
deprecated the desertions of this country from
the sanctioned principles of moral and national
ustice, was still willing to give his vote of apprO-
bation of the ene'rgy, promptitude, zeal, and hu-
manity, with which the Officers who commanded,
executed that sad and melancholy service.
Lord MULGRAVE supported the claims of
Admiral Lord Gambier, even for his admirable
management of a fleet, the disposition of which ex-
tended to a length of two hundred miles. Much
benefit resulted from his co-operation, and he
I could see no analogy in the case of the Toulon
fleet, as quoted by the Noble Lord (I ((gland) op-
posite. Had he recollected, he might have referred
to the landing at Aboukir, where Lord Keith re-
ceived the thanks of Parliameist, in conjunction
with Sir It. Abercrombie, and on a previous occa-
sion, to Admiral Mitchell, off Holland. ' The con-
trary system would tend to create disunion amongst
the two service..

Earl GHEI', in an energetic manner, sup-
ported the unonswerable arguments of his Noble
Friend (Holland). Ile disclaimed any party feel-
ing, boycotted upon the House to preserve its own
dignity, and to consider the enpreosion of its ap-
proval, as the strong incentive to distinguished
acu of military skill and patriotic magnanimity.
It was not sufficient to deserve siteh a high honour,
' that meat ehd every thing within the nature of the
service. The occasion upon which they have acted
must not only have been serious, but the conduct
ought to be glorious and triumphant. Was the
former position to be supported, the subordinate
('ounannder of a post or of a frigate, would be
equally entitled to this high consideration.
The itesolufmn was then put and carried.—
After which, a discussion took place on that part of
the Resolution, which thanked Admiral Gambier
for fittii:4 frit the Ihmish navy. It was opposed
by the Durc of Norfolk, Earls Grey and Lan-
dert4sile,Durc and Lord Holland ; and supported by
rord. Mulgrave and Ilawkonbury ; and carried in
the affirmativ... The Resolutions to the subordi-
hate officers, and to the troops and sailors employ-
ed, were also agreed to.