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male peace three separate times with Bonaparte,.
lint sv- Ito considered herself b 'tied to a& in con-
oo„ wto Rui in
aid Oils ehitntrto it ought
illt;;;pcolleael whet simating Potosis had
beanght herself. She first of all Ige??. aloof et
time when her assistance mighi hive been of
:woe; and by her own eto 14.12 he I afterwards
I. herself the dope of Fr toe Our hands were
reipel to Pr,. cis, so long as she kept
upienwit'; H mover ; and Wien infterwerds she
Parthse.- reel gi t of coalescing with this country,
and e throwing herself tot- the wows of. Rollie, site
eat completely or the mercy of !ter new allies, at
the ',sinus times alluded to, wheel Franco had
pods overtures of price to her. ISut no assistance
which this country coll.' have sent out could have
d the battle of Eylau for one boor. Thus
ooento_ ._
1- the time when Prussia was netered p with
eon at
}yore. the was no longer a free agent. eithereace with re
wee to her friends or her foes. She was thee in the
wirer of': ussi 4, to save her from the gripe of nonce ;
;ad after the battle of Friedland, she was eqiiaily
obliged, as Russia was, to mike peace. He mod
oe; oppose that the late Administration entertained
my tavourable opinion of the hen fit resulting #rom
asiissing Prussia in the dearterAte situation to shith
her miscondutt had teditred her. The Right
Heo Gsntleman had attack o tne political priori.
pies 01 a Noble Lord (Grenvilf ) at the head of the
late Administration. It was well known that that
Noble Lnrd, whose talents would redese :moo•
upon any Adhoiniirre,ton. had formerly aided i
r tooquoit with one ( Mr Pot) whom -he Rig
go. Secretary so much admired ; and it
he hot seen teas !ri in any reseest to site: his vi -s
s, co eiesv.terts of Comments', pdtmcs, it was hat
for n allow toe his principles were aeluoied by
a : gard to the best interest. the Brdoo ism-
yvr oily. Whithread tore- essee his lamentat:oe,
tho the late negocivion with Fraoce had been broken
ME on Acenent of the sine Ina win then insis ed on ;
t at the same time he 'vas persuaded, that h:s
is hie and Right Honourable Friends, to whom he
kit sincerely Attached, and who had constituted the
Administration, had done the best for their
c ry,consiileritt the difficult circumstances in
whoh they were pia .est, and the perplexing situation
in which they f and this country, with respell to the
eii er P.IWITS of Ettr..pe. rile fait, however, err-
taiiily was, that this country was now left without
an Ally ou the Continent et Europe. If this state
of things had been prothiced by the missondue of
the late Administration, let His Majesty's present
Mintioirs bi tag forward a charge epinst them ; let
an inqui:y be instituted on the steles-1 ; and should
an other Gentleman be ind uced to come for ward, he
himself would be induced to move for the produc-
ties of accounts of the negocintions that hare passed
beftween this country and Prussia.
Mr. CANNING, in answer to the challenge of
the Hon Gentleman, said, that though he disap-
p oved of the conduct of the late Administration,
ist, ha l .sled in a manner different from the line
of conduit w: ich His Majesty's present Ministers
jndged it incumbent upon them to adopt, yet this
was not tuffi.ient reason why they should bring
fed:seed a charge against them. He, nor those
wit!: whom he aided, did not praise, any more than
the Hon lientlioaan, the condufl of Prussia, nor
had he said that she deserved our confilence ;
bat. pottrietuy cerawidered, it became the interest
at this mastery to look to her si (lotion, and it was
that situation in watch she had unneppity involved
herielf, that bad afforded the best security for our
trusting her.
Mr. WHITBREAD and Mr. CANNING re-
peatedly spoke in explanation.
Mr. WINDHAM began by stating, that the
Right Hon Gentleman (Mr. Canning) had the
happiest method of felicitoting himself upon his
own inventions and fanciful imaginations, whicn
he laboured to attribute to others. it was an
easy triumph over an adversary, to put words into
his mouth wf.ich he had never had any intention of
uttering, and then to deduce conclusions from pre-
mises of his own making. Tois was a kind of
knight-arrantre. to create giants for the purpose of
claim* thie honour of conquering them. It was
not a fair inference from his declaration against
winding a force to the aid of the Continental
Powers, at a time when we had net the power to
vend any with the least prospeet of making an
ethrient diversion, that he and his collsagucs
had deterniinesi never to send such forces in aey
possible event ; lie had not given them hopes to
caste a false movement. Every man out rat the
blioistry would agree with him its the opinion that
we had no force adequate to a serious aiack on any
pert of use coasts of France, and he would seri-
rody ask the House. was there no consideration to
he formed of the loss of lives, and other sacrifices
attending such a hoiden expedition t lie would
leftism from such experiments of that kind as were
formerly made, as tending only to disgrace the Go-
vrrionent ; and, in one instance, with the loss or
defeat of 50,000 men. He would leave the Right
Hun. Member (Mr. Canning), the gratification of
combating his own ridicalou. statements.
The SLCKETARY at WAR moved the reso-
lutions for granting to His Majesty the rum of
421,000 i. for the Volunteer Discipline Service, for a
given and a sum of 51,9311. for the expenses
the Augmentation of the IVaggon Tfaill
Estab-
t:=era or an tile year 1107
Mr. 11/ IN A-IAM stated, that he still entertained
the same ootoions of both these establishments, as
when in office. l'he Waggon Train was, if not
' rrabbshed, certainly augmented, with a view to a
Continental expedition. When that was abandoned,
Le ern for seducing that establishment, as quite use-
leg and expensive for home defence. in a country so
rely supplied with all kinds of carts and horses.
Mr. CALCRAFT was of opinion, that the ten
Ita,stoltues, composing the first estaolishmens of the
waggon rtatn, wee athundatitiy sulticieot fur that
deportment of the service.
A•t, HUSKISSON supported the Resolutions.
Lord LAS l'leEttliAGH stated, thot seeing the
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lion. Member Oh. Windham) and his
Friends in Opposition, now decry the measures tor-
'softy esitsiousfoid or called for by themselves, and
!Wig every tniag brought forward by Ministers for
Lc defence 01 the country, when Lurope lay pros-
tute at the tort ot. Boil:apace he should taut yield to
their argument. on this head, as he had very serious
doe,is r
,-ve- Laming us to Home Deleacti of the
%alum of seducing the Wagz.in Train.

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Mr. WINDHAM mitt, An military mec, with
whom he had conferred on the sulijed, agreed with
him in opinion, on the inutility.and cvense of :no
Waggon fraio, as angthented. bat by the redudion
ny hint intended, the expense would be redui.cd
from 60.0001. a war to 13,0001.
The SECREIUIRY at WAR argued in fivriur
of Militaiy Field Offi,eis for inspecting the Ve-
lunteers, as highly conducive t:, true disci: tine.
Mr. WII*OHAM Stated, that the V .lunteers
considered such oAcers as a nuisance, and felt their
feelings much hurt at their inteifetenee; additig,
that as Ministers bad foiintl their end in the ph of
issuing orders for such appointments, at the eve
of a General Eleetion, and considering that the
'wit discipline they wished then, was a vote, in
hupes of the appointments expeded, they had
better not carry the matter further, as the Generals
Division were 'efficient for the purpose.
General TAHIJ:TON charged the Right Hon.
r.
'Member (Mr. Windham), with relaxing, and in
fad destroying the spirit and ardour of the Volun-
teers, by his expressions in that House, and with
having occa inned the g:e it red:lA.(4s which took
place in that body, of at least 11u,000.
Mr. WINDHAM stated, that 50,000 of that
rutuher of 80,00 a fell off in Mr. Pitt's Aaltninistra-
C'Jn, and only 13,000 in his.
Hr. CAI .CRAFT stated, that he had heard no-
thing this night, or on former debates, on this sub-
jed, to alter his opinioa but if tne Huse or Minis-
ters would still persevere in appointing such Field
Officer., he would recommend the ailt-pay (M-
-eets of the Army, a most loyal and meritorious
body of trp,n.. _

General TARLETON charged the Hon. Mem-
ber (Mr.Calcratti with ignorance of military affairs,
and miiunders'andins he utimentc
:tr. CAL it.IFI rtylied, by stating that the
Hon. Gen. (I'arleton) ought in honour to Apolo-
gise to him for not at all unlirstanding his ttenti-
toents or expres.ions, and insisted, that cilia was a
mete job.
Mr (ZOSE denit-d elm it was a job.
Mr. J. C BERESFORD stated his regret at
hearing se much crinituatioa And re-elimination,
when we slionld unite in defence of the country : hr
stated. that before tome discontent had Arisen, the
Volunteers of Ireland wer • great .n ardour and dis-
cipline, and re..mi.nti led harmony by all means.
Mr. BOYLE charg-4 •he Right Hon. Member
opposite to ban (Mr. Winattam) with injtring, by
ha, expressions, the Volum--; system in general.—
He Adverted to the bad tired of that system upon
his own Corps in particular, which lttst .titA men nr
number by that means; and ma; d the Fit Aires be-
stowed bf Lord Moira on the dcotch Volunteers,
with whom his Lordship said he would net fear to
meet the French, it they were to land there durta,
his command.

Doctor LAURENCE replied to the Honourable
Member (Mr. Boyle), and imputed the ruin of hi.
corps to his speeches, and the reduftion of pay ; for
he had heard of that corp., that money was the
means of inspiring them with spirit. Chis aas
lake the speech of the Hon Memb.r (Mr Boyle),
in the cause of the Judge Advocate of Scotland.
It was a job, as the lion. General ( Carleton) seem-
ed to feel; for the very day of dissolving Parlia-
ment was that ms whica the order for appointing
the field officers was issued.
General LOFTUS expressed his sincere wish
that the Volut:teers in this country might be
actuated by !.•.e same motives won those of Ireland,
where the peer and tine peasant were governe.l oy
the sole visa and dcierrnination td save their
country by a common pitrticipation of the Loa' and
dangers iif the service.
The S i:CRE CARY at WAR wished to answer
an interrogatory of an Honourable Mensoer oppo.
si.e (Mr Caleraft), why a greater num ler of !n.
spelling Field Officeis were not selected from the
half pay ? The reason was, first, that a great pro-
portion wis taken, and next. that there were a num-
ber of Half-pay Officers unwilling to serve in that
situation

Sir GEORGE HILL endeavoured to convey
censure against the Right Hon. Gentleman (Mr.
Windham) for alleged animadversions on the Yeo-
manry and Volunteers of the United Kingdom.
Ile had designated them as depositories of panic,
(So I no! et of front the Oppositson iienehre) ; a
chara.fler which neither ttieir loyalty or services
merited.

Mr.WINDHASI felt it his duty to defend himself
against charges entirely unwarranted. He never did
apply the words in the meaning attributed to him.
An allusion had been tt.ade to expressions of his,
so far back as the year 1805; but what he said at
that time, he would now repeat, and leave to the
judgment of military experience and sagacity, whe-
ther in any country, or in any state of society, an
undisciplined force, tempos airily collated, if placed
in the line as regulars, w, re not, in a superior de-
gree, suhjed to panic. Wnen the Hmourable Ba-
ronet asserted, tat he had censured the Volunteers
upon all occasions, he must have of course taken the
present debate within his charge, with what fairness
the House would dead-.

Sir GEORGE HILL, explained, that from
what fell from an Hon. General ( l'arleton), be bad
supposed that such was tae language of the Right
I lon. Gentleman. (4 laugh I
Mr. WINDHAM said, •• Non mew Atc sernio."
Let the Hon. Baronet direS hit censure to the gal.
lan: advocate of the Volunteers.

Mr. SHAW LEFEVRL• recommended great
cinstderation in calling out the agricultural Volun-
teers. •I•he must convenient time, is his opinion,
was between the seed-time and the hay harv.ist.
The House became clamorous for the question,
and str:•ngers were ordered to withdraw.
lite numbers were, for the grant to the Insped.
ing Field Officers,