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Quettion—Wan the French corps. wench occu-
pied Matra on dae-t3d. i. tiae action of the it-t?

Answer—That French curls molt have been in
the action, midmost have retreated through Torres
Nredras. The.whortest road from Torres Vedras tp
Lisbon, and of course up the country, es uste4,
through Mafra; but it is its my opinion entirely-•
consistent with the lute:160o to cross the Tagus,
and retreat up the country, to occupy all the pmts
that were likely to impede the advance of the Bei.
fish troops.
Question—Earl Motet—Would the rwaseesinn
of Torres Vedras, by the British army, on the 21st
of Augtut, have prevented the French from reach-
ing, before them, the strong positions in front of
Li-bon

Answer—The occupation of Torres Vedras, on
the evening of the 21st, weald have placed us on
the shortest road, frost the po,ition of the two or..
niies, to Cahesa de Monte, and we should hove been
in a situation. by a subsequent movement, to occu-
py not only Chastise. but the other positions in front
of Lisbon, before the Frewh untold have reached/
them. The French, as 1 before explained. retreat•
ed from all points of attack to the northward, ap-
parently with the iutentiou of failing in with the
road from Ttwres Vedras to Lcrina, by which they
had advanced to the attack. 1 conceiv..4l that when
the action was over, the right of our army itj4
nearer to Torres Vedras than the enemy. and thei
fore I should think the right of our army ‘....1h1
hare been at ..Torres Vedras before nil,. part 01
enemy could have re-ached that town au 'him-
ire vt.

Question—Lieutenant-Gen. craucs—Had the
army advanced at the time recommended by you
on the gl•it, would not its right be murk nearer to
Torres Vcitras than the corp 4 described by Gen.
Srenc,.r to have formed to the northward, on the
road to that position
Answer —I should conceive that corps most have
been on the ground, or at no very' g 'rut distance.
on which (4eu. Spencer stated he saw it, shoot the
time that 1 proposed to Sir Da. 111 Burrard to put-
sue the enemy, although pralsahly not fOrlieed•
The right of the British anat. properly to called,
was not attacked. T.** attack was made on the
right of the ceotre ; sod all the French treelv
which attacked Generals Faitu'a sued .tattrotlier's
retirud to the siovtuvrard, with the •t-
-ceptioo of possibly some auaLS detachment, ; of
which, howl-enc. 1 saw none.

This riGaisainativ:i 1.4% omeduJed, tits. A.

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wiaheil to state to the Court, thut iu
oriouch misrepresentation ou the 3 lib-
Ateartl iiii ftstgat his papers for all co-
*high wight auy time have parse,i
md the Bishop of Oporto. He via
Moiol -pleased, to submit thi-iu to
But. with reapaet to the imputed
4th-of August, .he uni4t say that he
copy or recollection (wit ; Nutal fnmi
which appeared in tile letter
Us, he did not believe that it was
him. All puhlic 001111113unicatiores
but !Devout coui:l he ;tot by as appli-
; oilier of the Seerutury of State fur

JIMAID next offered a few brief
exidaliatory °ibis division at the close
the nat. lie trusted; that whe.
*potations wheel& he bail on that ne-
west,* right or wrong, he would still
as Luria./ acted to the hest of his
iwiyed by any networthy motives.
led aguinst the ad.cance of the Bri-
, did not lit lieve that the whole of the
in:amble force evert engaged. And he
%Rowlett( , that at the time he gave
did no: bappOtie so largea corps.:if
Id have been•eut off from the main
rat Fer4usson's brigade,. Front the
of the British army, tit. least four
ier strolig reasons stated in his oar-
MAO; it Ina determination against a
he did not even then see ground. fur
opinion. ,41:-h a decision, at the mos
r A. Wellesley pio;rliely propop•rd an
vas uware wars no: cithmiated to please
flashed with tict,,ny ; bat in acting
• such circumstances, it must appear.
lueneed by a bltoll4 conviction of its
'iough mooch in opposition to his own
who knew him through his life would
Arm. (Sir Harry was in this part so
as to he almost deprived of the
itemiser.) He had the bappines, to tied
• supported by the concurrent opinion
character, whose absence, at that
coald not but regret. But whilst he
sartetactioo he felt in their coincidence
ie did not, in remotest degree,
the full and sole responsibility. It, in
that detenuiuntioa, he was wr0:12.. it
attributable to an error of judgment,
creur he alooe was answerable.
-a Weetesta:e considered It due to
to the public to state, that although
the time, and still continued ou that
• from Sir 11.• Harvard, he eon-
Oust officer toted from the folks;
the propriety of the course which
adopted, and was not awaytvl by any
motives, either to him or to the public.
Huge/LILO examined by Sir Hew Dal,

RYDIPM..

AVaa not Sir Hurry Burrard present
'eat* of tliearsuiNtice at l'nneira, on

vgust, witii Sir Arthur Wellesley ?
was culled in by Sir Hew Drlryinple.
Questioa—Hait I not in yonr opinion • right to
Sir Arthur tVelSe-icy and yourself
approved of the Conrentioa, for the eva-
of Yorktgal, by the liatiocts as •
measure, and that the nope seemed to he
.nt to the several arrangements which
!y to become the subject of Hie ar-

There were a great many objections
. they were overruled in conversation.
Question--Was not • treaty. signed by Colonel
i.ray, which I refused to ratify, read, article by
le, in presence of yourself. Sir John Moore,
. Lieutenants-Genenl Hope. Fraser, and Sir
Wellesley, apd were not the observations, mid
prolapsed alterations of each edit le, written
in by. Sir A. Wellesley ?
Answer—They were, to the best of my know-
dge.
Examined by. Sir A. WELLE6LEY.
Question—Do you, Sir Harry, recoilect when
L'.e Armistice was negociated, tliat General Keller-
man read from a paper a statruteot of the wishes
of the Cortunatider-iii-Ciiief
Answer—L du recollect some conversation about
imptr.
Question--Ds you .recollect that I refused to
take that paper, said that I stated, iu an tuner-
room, to the Commander of the Forces, that my
rtitsiou fur teffiaisig it was, that I thought the agree-
tea then to he nogociated ought to be confined
m the sappension of hostilities ?

Answer—l think I recollect your refusing to take
he paper, but I cannot state the precise cowers:a-
lett that pus ee%
Question-4.30 you recollect the use of these
he the Coutioundtr-ill-ChirG••, that as there
uf opinion upon the substauce of
Le oegociatio.i. it Willi isot worth while to put the
7reuel, to pin wall upon f rma r
Ammer-4 helieve such words were expressed.
',it 1 cannot, at this distance of time, say by
thorn.

Question—Do you rerolit et that the demand of
he French. in favour or the Ku%Atans, would, iu the
itolauce, have ode to ullow them to return to
..e Baltic with then fleet

Ansaer—( must tiny that I was very often in and
of tlic room, having dispatcheis to write to Eng-
...d, and cannot exachly now recollect it.
Question—:)o you recollixt 'ay having said to

11. Comutauder of the force., unit as you and I
;ere rineloved, lust year, in bringing one fleet
turn the ilikie, we could not but advise him not to
I,avr 'mother to return there ; end that the Coin-
wader of toe forces answered. he was determined
at to ullow the article to stand as proposed?
A.lswer—l res./Ala/ Sir Arthur Welleiley hay-
. ,aid so.

HEM 11111.11X1111.1.6-00e5 Sir Harry Bar-
toaav, that it iwaa in conseireuce or there
pressioos dna I did not perusit the Russian fleet
return to the Baltic ?

Answer—l cannot say that. It was amongst
sir *tag in argument.
Sir N. Damns's.' observed. that he held in his
and a letter, winch appeared to be as antete to
e sent by a British Commander. It came to his
:Inds by Ewing directed to the Commander of the
sKlish fortes. It was not mad uos placed upon
pr2credisgs oldie Blunt.

frit.note wielse
w.iihstiee tut;
•t„ tie that seareit.
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tweed fura add
if the Ito.
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ter of the silt
I 1 Wailer ally col
ertsiti et:Kt:on:so
• nlished es his,
er written by bin
bail with that
'ea at the odii.s
"oreig ti A !foie..
Sir Riftne Not
*timid, canto
-the bettle on th,
r the line of ape
on adopted wee
coasiderel as J
lomat, uilatoray
'lira he decided
di army, he did
much disposable
as free to acknow
is orders, he did
r enemy could I
dr by General I
trailed line of
airs, with other
aim, he did st:h
crouit, and hells
thatopiesis
writ iviteu, Sir A,
!satire, bewail us
arasyala
sot it, nailer NYC
',at he ass induce
ta,iriety, ulthoug
hogs, used who
relays to Arm.
itch aeries', a:+
over of utterance
i it decision auppi
officers high in
,on eat, he coald
toted the sattsteci
uls fihn, he du
rink from the fu
ting upon that
so only to be astir
J for that mut'
Sir ARTHUR W
c Court and to t
differed at the t
int to differ fro
need, that that
nriction of the
had adaptel,
iisorthy motives,
&may Bursa.
Q nese. o a--Was
the eenfcrtacc
e cod of August
Answer—l was
Question—Hait
'one that Sir
irtlially approved
onion of Purtai
rj send measure,
tar the agreement
ere ultimately ti
istice ?
Answer—There
tsted, but they is
Question-1 as
array, which I
tide, in prereuc
ad Lieutenants-1
. Wellesley, dirt
proprtTd sits
own by. Sir A. W