The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-06 00:00:00

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We think it right, io jostle* ta the cause of
&moth *metier, as well so gornitigeralr Di &terra:,
to report as faithfully as Pas&le wadi 1611 from this
respected Officer at tlw great shinier lately giveu
to Into in Dublin. The following is a much fuller
report of his speech than tie bad it its our power to
give iu a former publication. He is clear and
mostly in the statement of his views, sod we parti-
cularly admire the candour with which be iutimates
to low Officeniand soldiers, that they will have mussy
privations to endure and dangers to encounter. This
Is speaking like a man and • soldier. From a
miud so pure—from an Officer so candid stud so
liberal, we may expect every thing that is great and
worthy the cause iu which lie is embarked.
Lord CLoncuass. the Noble Cli,irmau on the
occasion alluded tn, hiving given—
" blajor-Geiteral Meets's:, sad may success crown hie
esertitme in promote the freedom isf anusber hemisphere."
This toast wee received with loud cheering., which coati-
owed fur some time. As sour as *deuce was sabtaiwed—
:lettere' D'Evagatis preseuted himself to she company,
sad &gaits the room ran with plaudits for several misissies.
The General delivered his sentiments its • strain of elo-
"mow sad affectiegratatiun. He said that the great honour
throlbvtad as bias this day, anal the master is which his health
led bees maw received, were quite ouexpeeteil, and left line
aqui/sty at a lum to convey by words his sekrowledgineuts.
Whoa be costaidered the rash, talent, mid respectshility
of
which that nuntemais awrembly was composed, his (echo's of
gratitude quite overcame him. He was nut vats enough,
however, to attribute she«. elects to any merit of his sou—
it was the great carve of freedom, to which Irishmen's hearts
beat respuessive in every clime, that pro-laced the sestaation
be sow witnessed. He would ever look up."' this day as the
happiest of his life, sad ever hear it in his proudest re-
membrance. Whatever should be his future fate, whether
he was to conquer in that cause. and establish the inde-
pendence of the country, whose quarrel b and his brave
coquetry/mem had espoused, ur was doomed to fall in the field,
or perish of the scaffold—whether he should triumph ur fail
its his efforts to overitnost the atrocious despotism of the
Wart oppressors of New World, the Wisdom of those
.of his coutelrymea, by whom Ite bail been se bonuoreil, would
support his through the contest, anal cheer hiss in his last
laamsents. He would hear the sentimeiste of that Awas-
h', to the Governmeat of Vesesisele, and its illustrious
Chief, Bolivar, who was sefficieutly infuesned el the gear.
runs character of the people of this country, to (sable him
to appreciate the value of their approlisitioa. Hers the
General prosuauced an eloquent pintexyrie on the chaise-
ter and talents of the President, Bolivar, whom he de-
scribed as a mau of au eelarged mid philosophic naiad
—who had travelled, and teamed to buoy the human cha.
reeler, by personal experience. There was a circumstance
to which he would beg leave to claim their &Medium. It
hail been reported, that arts amid atiarepreseutations had
been used to cajole young gentlemen to embark in the Ve-
%testicles service. He now was surrouoded by a large num-
ber of these officers wbu had lionuared him by placing them-
selves under his command ; be would ask them before this
ounterous mid respectable company, if he had ever weed
such arts ?—{ Hers several voices cried oat ° No, no, semi"
—Nu, on the cuutrary, be had uniformly told them it was
• service of much 4l•uger, where great privatioas must be
endured, and that their ultimate re ward would droved solely
alma the success of their enterprise. la the evens of this
success, which he must fervently hoped toil confidently
looked fur, the reward would certainly bis a glorious owe.—
They would enjoy Liberty—they would enjoy iotteloodrace
—they would be the roweling of • rich Lail, with all the
pecuuiary rewards decreed by the Government of Veresuela.
—Such will lee their return for the servici• they may render
the of Liberty and suffering buinessity. But is obtain-
ing the advantages I have mentioned, I shall owe my, what
I always said—l shall uuw repeat to say brave companions
in arms, that they will hare enemy privations to mature,
and malty dangers to encounter I now tell them this,
and let it we be said hereafter, that I have seduced my
euuntrytuen from do it bonier, or deluded or deceived any
man —((:enerof them hag and applause for • considered/a
tiers.)--Altbutigh it sought 'levier of egotists, he would say
of himself, that his character stood so high, that outhiug but
fully as well as bateau ss, cod,' lead kite so practise sets that
would disgrace it; and though Lie family could not West of
as antiquity equal to that of the O'Cotioells, and other Irish
families, " as old as the halm," yet, he could say, that,
fur a period of six crusades, his &acetones successively occu-
pied their native fields to the County of %Vesforel ; ruts, he
trusted, he never would be guilty of an set to tarnish
their mime, or east a shade upon their memory. He was
vain, he admitted, at wise humoured this slay by the
etruuteusuce mud support of two of his personal friends,
bailees of Wu xforel, cod dos the friends of his family
--be meant the venerable and laitiourable Baronet, Sir
Frederick Flood, mist Colonel Hay, of his Majeety's service
—he was also pawed so sae mar him another Wexford
may Colonel Lysier, who had paced himself under his cwt.
mina, anal of whose conduct, as an officer of his staff, he
could ale ratty speak it terms of tionsited approbatios. But
I perceive, my Lord (said the General), that in speaking thus
of these Gs whines, of toy waive county 1 am, in fact,
Mattering eujself I ibid. therelore, theist, and speak of
ulna more immediately emitters this enlightened Aseweately.
The General then took a comprehensive view of the stale of
Suutls America, mad of the great advailtagew which the Bri-
Inds Empire. nod Ireland to particaler, would derive Orton
the establishinstel of iudependesice and liberty in that fine
portiere ui the world. lie obitersed, that British commerce
and usauufactures were drives VIII of their such no chast-
ise is by the ensues of the late war, and by the teruvrtne
industry, and daily isicremiug joshes..., of the Commeutal
*mesa Europe. Great Swam and Ireleild most than seek
• uew market, and iii us, plate can stir bad it hut in &web
America—that market may yet *are her from rain ; caul for
the linen trade of bedew', if the South Auseericau• ate treated
according to the rub sofa wive Whey, towill more than OHO'
prorate the wsuorsctufers of Ulster fur the hiss of every
other market it the world.—(Ching.)—He was *axioms
fur the aside ovwdeace of South America—he loved 'Aryl,—
he loved r rl cherished her 'ease is bill heart since he could
first scamper over the green lulls of his native r0e107.-
(Applitisse.l--He would Jo sll in his power to see it ea-
Monied is the New World—\s home their self•-rist. sod was
deeply oderested for the fate of the Boob Americas% bat
he never cultist fovea to feel for Wows cavalry—(fend op.
Pieme..i-- And it Will the coavictiso of his mind, and she best
celesta' tun of hisjudiimentoltal be Weuld nut serve his ~airy
better than lighting the batik' sf the Southern Persians of
America, • comely, blessed by heave., hot curved ley saw—
rich is all Hutt uaterc as bestow, bet lee ages blasted by