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they Proceeded to censure. Even for the
of Lord Gainleer, he thought the produe-
i the minutes necessary, as their thanks would
he valuable, if uninicoinpauied' with * full
dgv of the csae.
Caiartext.toa of the ExcIIVAW BR rove, not
but to amend thermotiou. It would be
, itaa furthem to be in posseilsion of the sentence of
tort-Martial, but by sio means wise to hem
tutee. There was a great difference betws.
Je of inquiry sad the present, which he was
ited bad not occurred to his Hon. Frieud (Mr.
tt). Na investigation lied taken place iu
alter, snd they were asked to receive intorno-
before they determined on the mode of in-
fo the latter, a trial before a proper and
tribuual had already taken place. He
. mean to say, that the House had no eight
iiew the proceedings of Courts-Martial ; but
tough! to be a grave case to warrant their in-
.ace; and then, when they did interfere, it
be to judge of the Court-Martial, not of the
-ace. Lt this case. Lord Gambier had been tried
icquitterl of the charge of delay. It was the
charge, again brought in the House by the
e Lord; and could they say they were enabled
flow him through his technical statement, and
their opinions against those of the Admirals
lip/ who composed the Cowl-Martial ?
hint of Milliliters sheltering themselves
a vote of thanks to the officer employed, if
there was an unfounded accusation, this must
one. He knee, of no Parliamentary interest
-.i by Lord Gambier; and surely the up.
lent of the Noble Lord (Cochrane) to take a
iishetlitart in the service (au oppointineitt in
they had beau justified t.y I. success and
v in executing it. thuugh there were.many
who would have performed it as sealously
.hly, had they been employed) was not to be
against them, as a measure' to censure the
Jar support and assistance of that Noble
The Noble Lord insinuated something
there being Ito prosecutor. What was the
for this ? No one thought there was any
fur prosecution but the Noble Lord himself,
he declined to undertake it. The Right Hon.
‘leinso concluded by an amendment. substitut-
the word sentence," for the word 6. ini.

F. Bonier? said, the Rt. Roo. Gent by ad-
the right •f the Ranee to controul every
had sawed him the trouble of arguing thot
which he had intended. most strenuously
zad for. lie had only now to endeavour to
out that the present was oar of those extra-
ay eases which demanded their interference.
had wished to ar,pie such a point, and to pot
L•eme case in favour of Isis opinion, it Amid
list no officer, high in the raisoutiou •f the
and his country, and Sleinberef that hLouse,
I up in his place. and objected to a vote of
iks to soother officer, also high in rank asickrilia-

-r. The Noble Lord who (Wit his. was tleeorve4l-

..i esteemed, Loth in and out of the navy, for his
lanuar,ralour, and zeal; and he, in the most so-
'-,manner, pledged his character Sur the correct-
or his itsacrtaans—wl slap, as bold, an ILA npi-
, as the attack of the enemy in Boutin Itoads.
respect to the propriety of thkgaroductiou, on
other ground, that of tharits to Lord Gambier,
they were told they ought to be content with
seatence, he could not imagine a greater act of
lice towards his Hcistoarable
'as of the sentence he complained—gad it
fur baig records he washed, 'that he might
they were inconsistent in every part. It re-
nd uo tactics to decide in this case common

was all tint was uecomer7. Hit had looked
the minutes, persousl y, thrs morning, and se-
puims struck him as being very curious. His
le Colleague was twitted with not being the
proweutor, and yet with criiposiog the wore. No-
however, could be more likely, than, the he
it see enough to induce hint to this opposition,
light nut think there was enough to merit a
by a Court-Martial. He had courteously and-
ly intnuated thii to Ministers, wishing to avoid
log Lord Gainlsier's conduct a subject fur pub-
au:union. He had accused Lord Gambier of
y, and, from Lord Gambier's defence, it ap-
red, that there had. been " a lapse of time.
a Learned Geliticosau opposite, (the Chaucellor
the Exchequer) whose profession had taught him
alcohol, might discover a difference between
Pie phrases; bat for Ws part he thwicht lase of
inaplied greater culpability than delay. Every
yg might depend on this lapse but the Noble
laird seemed to have forgotten the proverb, that
rime and tide stay foe no man." apd to think
tide would stay for him. His Noble Colleague
been selected and appointed with powers such
'entitle him, when on the service in the Roads, to
Irnost the same attention as a Commander-in-Chief.

fissiguals ought therefore not to have beets di.
. Why were they dishonoured ? Had Nerist,
the glorious battle of the Nile, calculated on
shoals and shallows, he *ovoid never have destroy-
' the many, and cmoned • ;pelf with glory. Mad
preservation of his fleet been his main citiect
concern, though he might have saved his hi-
lted hfe, he would never have advanced the
le of his country. and died the death of a hero
Trafalgar. Lord Gambier bad declared he had
objects, and, unless he had, he could not have
;culpated himself. He hart it in contemplation
preserve his own fleet, and destroy that of the .
!to!. The former seemed to haws predominated
the 'Noble Lord, bat the latter he was glad to
Predominated its the navy. He had never
ird of instructions to officers to preserve their
ip,..—(fkar hear o—They were instructed to
de, burn and destroy. Gentlemen cried hear
J.! as if they' supposed him guilty of the folly of
mg that an officer was not to •took to the safety
his ship; but he repeated, that offence was
spirit which actuated our greatest officers.—
e gallant Captain (Bereoford) said, that if his
oble Colleague's wish had beau complied witillsl
British fleet must hive been destroytd. This,
A mere matter of opinion. His Noble Colleague,
4ned to have achieved. every thing in spite o
Commander; and if he had overcome so many
leulties, with such scanty means, was it not faire
•uppuse, that, with the assistance he required by
owl, he would have done all lie proposed, and
'old lave destroyed five sail more of the enemy's
yeti? He had never beard an., merit ascribed to

heti it fore they
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of thr lull
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r... ;e -*ledge of
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„r-4l Court-Ma
minutes.
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Adj)l4 ference ;at
nteouid be toil
11a1
- atence. Lt 4
1J aiviitterl
me charge,
btf://11 ohle Lord
follow him
an t up their °I
od Captains
L s for the hit
odes a vote 1
a there was
sof one; lie
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tirlat allantry In e
thers who
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reason for tll
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milting the
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rake out th
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If he had two,:
an entreme CI
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"t• that stood up in
•
thanks to ant
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tot ly esteemed,
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14taIS fa nel
ates of his
Oa • man, as the
▪ With rapec
the other gee
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when they w
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the aestent.e
njustice ta
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was fur *
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lease was all
rho over the ink
viral points
Noble. Coll'
preasecutor,
MN ihiug, how
might see e
bin . be might ma; trial by a C
V.• kindly intim
MI" making Lor
lie floe:flora°
ode delay, and,.
ht • reared,
fhe Learnt
• of the Exeh
of these Si: int
her' the two pliv
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thing migh
c Admiral sea
DPI! •"riluo one
the tide am
been se
• as toentitle
almost the a
Hissigwals c
et Why •
i:e at the glee
shoals and
id the earn
hat the prewar
nod convey
sinned lii
tame of hi
at Trafalgs
' two object'
exculpated
to preserve
enemy.,
with the N
Ji say predor
dJ
heard of i
ships.—(L
si sink, burn
hear ! as il
saying that
uc of his shit
C*, the spirit
The gallio
•
Noble Col
••
the British
was mere
Premed to
his Comm,
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ho steppe."'
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