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whom the reaanl of tile grateful could not be de-
peel. Ile thought it necesiviry briefly to state the
mu.idn upon which. his motion was iouncied. In

Sept. IPO3, Sir R. Wilder' arrived it Oporto, atv.t
watt etiabied, by the December futlwalftv,, rat-c

force with whlcts he had scttd nott,:h to rte.

aniioy4ni•e of the enemy, and the cui s• quest
vice of the Spanish boot's, thrt Ir 1.. c. i,efl the

thanks of that Government f,.r his ,tl,Ailv and vigil-
truce. The latter, a striking testure.• in that
hero's character, was one (or which in those time.

or peril there was the !rovgt-3t tirevs.it) ; wit'iout

which rilnur runs rain—reii.:anct

The

oreabiont upon which Sir Rupert
hu initial for cooloc.i an.l courage irc.l: ioaunitr-
nhl-. All must admire the cooduLt of th g.illaut

er, who, basins cro.,scd the Douro, tkaludeil
lionseif wit's holdness agaiu4 the attacks .1 a supe-
Iha fume, u!§.l fixed his molting, in the face of the
enemy. At the tittle wheat the ever-to-se-Linented
sir J. Moore smiled, by his blood, his Cane and his
that it.9,tirsitSir R. Wthwit otePP" its to
the a....14,ince of t).e harassed and disennititted

troops. an I afforded most signal service to Spain
and Portugal, by securing a position in the province
of S Jemmies. By his gallant exertious ou
post, lie held back the eceisy's resources, and
kept up the cominuuicatiou between our armies.
Ile would have continued a successful interference
between the enemy and their supplies, had not his
command been dieabeyed by a Port%Nurse v.asel
which he had sent to defend • pass, and, by that
disobedience, that junction was fanned, tae
would have bail Cie glory of protraceng mill its
formation would be ineffectual. lie rescued tke
stores, to as immense arnmitit, from the poi t of
Alight, by valour, and a rare de guerre. How had Lis
legain eivislized its. when utticked by Va:tor,
twilit. the command of Colonel Maine? I.e w
willing to do justice to every-one. He could pro.
duce the letter of thanks which Sir Robert Wilson
had received from Marshal 11?reafiaril for his coil-
duct clitriog his march to Madrid. within tea miles
of which he advanced, after Boeing harassed end
annoyed the enemy. On tht• esperied battle of
Talsvera, Sir Robert Wilson task his ia.s.tion be-
tween the enemy sod allied armies, by tli..t means
bearing flit brunt of the shock O'er *1;• hat tle,
he thought. it necessary to oblige the French to
move their position, which he, by the advice of
Lord Wellington, effected upon the ,2lst of July.
by making it appear to them. that a great part of
the allied army was moving against them. This was,
sorely, a very eervictable manteuvre; and in con-
tirinatiou of thi.• he had the documents of Lord
Wellington, and of the French army. Had Lord
Welliegtins coatinenceil his march (he would not
say retreat) in she preseeee of the enemy. the con-
sequences would have been imonctivablv e items-
teals ; but so admirably did Sir Robert WilaGn act,
thet the enemy did not perceive the tri,k, till the
second day after the disappearance it Lord Wel-
lington with Isis wary. He had after* ards to free
himself from the perplexity in which tht• lust move-
ment had involved him, and accomplished it with no
less activity. valour, andsvigilance. In short. from
his exeasons, be deserved the name of s‘ Fighter
of the battle or Televeia." With all the other au-
thorities, us confirmation of the performance of
threw heroic acineveutruts. be .had the authority of
the enemy. Relnetant as they were to acknowledge
tin ir defeat, •isrl strenuous as they were to counter-
act it, they here felt all the pain of inferiority. and
expressed it. They here found that there was at least
one officer, against whom it was necessary to rouse
all their strength. to oppose ell thin' machi-
'tenons ; but their power arid plans were ineffec-
tual. By the French account. it was easy to
learn, whether the issue of • battle was victory or
defeat. though the particulars might have been far
from the truth. if their accounts of the battle were
read. it would there lie mien that he was mark-
ed by the enemy, while he was defending the
heights of Banos. as an object whom it was dan-
gerous not to destroy. He (Mr, Hutchinson) was
convinced, that the House would not deny ap-
plause to a character so highly ili•tiogili•hed. If
there was no prttedent for such a motion as he was
about to make, it was n y to establish a pre-
cedent. Why were the thanks of that House given
for the battles of Vinieirs. and of Talavera ?
Were these battles undertaken for the sole pur-
pose of the downfall of our enemies ; for the
establishment of peace, and strength; and se-
curity to Spain and Portugal? No; forty thou-
sand men could not accomplish such a vast
object: they were sent for the purpose of afford-
ing an example. The chosen troops of Gnat
Britain were sent forth to inculcate the lesson of
one 11111 l ity and valour, and Sir Hobert IVi:son was
one of thee who were delegated to cxhilnt those
bright characteristics. He chewed • prudence in
him entire luet, which it would have been well
If the Sp 'Ward* had imitated; and for hi. conduct
he aas offi red • pension to a considerable amount
by the Spanish and Portugneee Governments. Thai
was reftea .1 by the gall,ot Officer, hut the refuel
was the :east of Ins merits. He (tlr. Hutchnoton,)
was %..Tly that two or three persons were not pre-
sent, who, he knew, would undertake the cause of
Sir Itobert Wilson, with- greater ahility, though
not *ith welter zeal; who kneir that by his oillant
exertiwei Political had been saved. His nonce-
inei,• Hedge, and after the battle, shew-d th.: most
anroierfyl !Zen 014 for invitees. tarsi,.. The "(Beer.
of tar Legion of Honour had h. en highly rewarded
fir diatinc,utahin.; themselves ay lowa S.r H. V 1 i!soo.
lie had. 00%101 a yollOg men. strict 17 y,a•li in
the army, and with all tha•spuit and conduct which
had &isnot:tit-bed him noon the late oc, 4...09. Mr.
Hutchinson concluded. by !kil I Ile, that hr did lint
join ill the elsopou: ascsitt4 the Fresoli llnler. The
French nennle he tnli..ireti. Ile (Mr. It) aa. far
from team; lyssott, il with i!lther.ll:ty ; but if it
pleased Pravolt ace a grant the coots 111 l Noce of tlie
re•gn of the Emperor. we would have to contend for
our rxi.triie Ile theta That ;he Thatik•
of the Howe hr c,iven to Sir Itahrrt Wa,oti, for Ica
garalif conduct it the Heialit• or is
fort lttat6l.l.oa of the Extluyt tuarknor.
hal:;•11 that the o rt ices of Sir !tidier& h .•I
in en mo-t itieritirieus, and deo-seed the tl.ao',-
evety itiihv.ilual, but ihil wit airier to th it '
*Miley/eat-tit 'ought to be now,
(too It html•r4otetl, that tyro the ~...nines
al Lard Wellitig•on were not the
thaak• of that Hott,r ; ...trek, the :lan. (, at.
..o c lanututtri on ti:e nvytT :-,/ of tic 11.Jc.,is

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