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still only thinly that it was net from Its official
chanoel„ he received the intelligence.
Being asked—Can yor. state the substance of the
alter:ollw made in the Narmtme? His Lordship
opswers--.. I really do not think, especially after so
long an exa, Lion cs I have now gone through,
that I can r.collect perfectly the substance; it was
a passage towards the close of the report, which
cootaiutd rather matter of opiuion, or speculation,
or rather discussion, which I thought would be bet-
ter out of the report ; and I asked His MAJESTY'S
permision to leave that passage out of the report,
which I did. Ido not think, after so long an exa-
mioation, I could take upon me to state the sub.
stauce of that passage, or to recollect ; but it re-
lated only to matter of opinion, and oas only one
passage, vshich. I thought, would not accord it, any
respret with the rest of the imiratiit, which was
merely a statement of facts."
So defective a memory we have rarely witnessed.
General CsAntalsa and Captain SANDON seem,
indeed, to have laboured under a similar com-
plaint; but, since Ilssri S GS'S trial, on which occto
Lion the tittooris Memory Mideiktou made so con-
spicuous and unfortunatt, a tit ic, we hare nut
known any prison subject lo this complaint in so
remarkable a degrie as the late Cotninander-iii-
Chi. fof the Expedition to the Scheldt. Such a
r mid and total ohlivion of events, sarcely gone by,
We tied, bom private letters from Cadiz, which I 'Reins to imply other intellectual deficiencies. It is,
we toyed this day, that it had beensummonerl to I inJvtJ, apparent, from the whole examination,
suritmder a second time, but with no borer 114:-, that Lord CitATHASI had forme) no definite,
real than on the 6th, when the fiat fh,g or Imre or combined, or detailed, plan of the operations
Iv" sent is °° the latter de'', the ""irlY heoll to be pursued for the destruction of the Fleet
Co en et batteries near Moniatzoirla. upon the in the Scheldt, and the capture of Antwerp. When
cu%rry of which, a Spanish ship of the hoe, wit!' Tiestiened on his concentions, or knool-dge of
tan I untlied British on board. "4 °nit" °I11")- these pa.ticulars, and the mode by which he hoped
site, and moored to impede their progress. together : to attain, or menut to accomplish them, he always
with a launch and gun-boot frr.ui cavil English ship. evades the question, or shelters himself under am.
This was part of the firing aliuded to in the Cadiz higitous and equivocal explanations. Sir Joan
pane;,, we rect ived last wet k. The French Hors., Lord IIusTLET, and Lord Rosstv sr, an-
toret Si. Andalusia, on the tith, amounted, accord.
sour without miters's) as far as they are able, to
inglio the reports of iltser.ers, to about 27.000 men, . ,
I 1.4 t% 4 I M-1114
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LON DON,
MONDAY, M Mal s.

elleco!tlin; to the latest accounts from the Me-
diterranean. Lord Coil.' summits remained off St.
Sehastiati, s,th 17 s sil of the line. lilts Lordship
did not Witte the Toulon Beet were out, 'tor had
he receivid any information concerning them ;
but he eibminsted off St. Sebastian, from an ex-
pectation that, in the present state of affair*. they
to:.;'it be tempted to come dean the Med:terra.

latail.

The outward bound convoys for the Fast Indira,
IV( at ludic., Mediterranean, and Portugal, remaits-
ott Saturday, at Spithead. The 3d
11..ttalivia of Royals embarked for Lipbon on Tue.-
day, and remained with the 13th Light Dragoons.
The Gyene, Capt. FOILKINT, coaroys the troops and
Vatic fur Portugal and the Meditt rranean. A far-
ther embarkation for Portugal cons nieuces thii day,
when three companies of the 93th regiment (3d
b .ttalieti), sad one company of the Royal Stuff
Corps, embark. Three Companies of the 93th
Reg. (24 laatt.) and so men of the 7th foot, ..1!
follow them.

inciudtug 4,0v0 ca►:dry. Our readers are already
apprised thaiameng the precautions against an at-
tack wer►, the retnoral of the fleet to a plir.• of
Greater seem ity, and also the destruction of several
forts, which could not be defended w::1, erect, a:.d
the possession of which would bra gi,at
to the enemy. It was not until after serer .l al ph-
rations ! y Admiral Putty's to the Chiefs of the
Spat.i.h Government, that these ►equests were com-
piled with. The forts of Santa Contralti:a, Menta-
g•irrla, and tit. Lnni•, were accordingly de
and the Spanish ficet was biouvht down tom the
Canteens. This work was accomplished on the 41:),
try a rOl,O, the inajoitty of which were
seamen. uadli tat (i.Tietion of Caplaill S. ii. LIN*
sat. It was supposed. that suceenes would he sent
!men England, it being the general opinion, that
sic thoasatid Dritish troops would la• all* to
defend the place against the whole force that
the Franch could lir:tig against it, and as troops
to tisat amount have since arrived f•nm Gib.
'altar sod Lilian, we ai:iy presume. that if the
Sisawiaralb behave well, it was su no iniatexhate clan-
ger. The French. is their mend advance, were
sanguine in then expectations to take the city by a
toup-rte-amix, and certain of rotting off the army
of A Lut•tt LIME, whose retreat is greatly ',Collet
At the date of the ono,st recent ac.ouut•, there
were anchored in the bay 14 Spaiii.h sail of the hoe,
Aid foot English, the former sot ha!t manned.

%!e thi4 clay alive the Alinutisi of the ev:.lenee
en the iniquity into the Expedition to the Scheldt,
comp, iitinc the conclusion cf Lord CIIATIII%ef
exaialuatinii, of which tbst put, sespeetipg his
11..firdalup's winative, it not the leiti.t cui.1114%. Wt.
du not any a; t, rertermi. I by a
of the Crown. hoh,,n2 grout nu'ote7
I and a Member of the Cuivnet, whicht•erm,
so wholly repugnant to, and auhve•i•ive cf, et.e.y
prinople of the Cu no twinn, ai• the sz cue;
reepentation of thiz. Slaie Paper, by
in lii.llAjrcrr. Neither Lord lit ye, a4aiii,4
olinni so much 4 iameur woo r..1,e.d at the he,:iiihing
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If Lord CHATHAM has embarrassed his SHIM.
RI I:.s, anti invol.red himself in difficulties, by his
I.oe con ln. t in the closet, old by his examination
in the Ilimse of Commons ; he has wit less corn-
localised, we might say, offended and insulted. his
ce.llt Agues, by the Contumelious nature did. treat-
ment of them in their ministerial capmitiesi. Was
it po.sili!.• to riles. mare ,14teard and contempt of
cite Cabinet, than be did, or to express it 11 mere
int.:ll4.ode lai.gua4e ? list iug received my in-
stru says hi. Loidship, " under the Figs
manual, I IL,lzht it proper to present my report
t, the Kin,, which was afterwards laid
ittio:e the Cabinet." When asked, to which of
the sLoistt.r. he made the comniunicati in Of his
intent4ms en that point? he answers. " I did
nut state it to them in any Oficial. way, tlit re-
fore it appeared very immaterial, w lictlier
stated it or not." lb* broth. r, the late Pier,
at no period of his fr an 1764 to
thou_li he Wight lie Sethi at variwo, petit:ids
of that tune, to col stitute him.. If, in a great mea-
sure. the Administration, )et ever hosted his col-
leagues with such disregard. Lord CHATHAM
seem• to have considered hirnsa as above all cm:-
stitsitional caistroul, and as competent to hula a
secret kat reourse with the Crown, unknown to. as
well us iinlefiendeat of, either Mr. Peat Lv.it..
Lord LIVERPOOL, or SOS other Minister. Tl.i% is a
new ease, hic ). we will seismic to say, has not arisen
since the abdication of J 4,11.3 11. It merits, and
will, di.a bares, attract the fullest Parliamentary In.
vestigation. Unless the British Constitution is wily a
paw", awl co! Cu. esserve, in. a reality, it valiant he
passed over. That Lord Cu villas, as Coinmander.
in-Cl i •r mi the Ire E.rperlition, did not fultil the
ev,wetalions of the enui:vey, is granted on all hands.
11 %et lit' his fade re, huertcr, is to be attributed to
any want of activity and ertvrgy on his pirt,after
ari n.s the orposife coast ; or whether he was
watt by himself and the other Members cif Mini-

3.,tralion, to attempt an unutlasnable mzly
ht- m attar of fair dt•p:ar. We confers, that, on

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