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didleulttrn Had Ministers then, ineteod of actirsor
twos the piddle diair 'whys. ailed itproi the stated
ca,,e of en tudtrtdual in his own joantiertion ; the
House would have the g lies. to consider what they
could have utivired. What inquiry conic' they have
directed ? •joir t one ; into the array and navy to-
gether. In the history of the country, no such thing
bad veer beeu dune. An Inquiry into the conduct
of the navy ?—..that tun was u .loece.ledted.
Would the Hon. (lent. twain', have advised
the curly pn.wtble step—the bringing of "'or Richard
Strachan to a Court-Martial, where torte Was no
charge itgairpt hint. and where every dispatch
shrived that him conduct was deaeresi6 of their
approbation? The tiliestlon now we., *bather !his
was an Occasion oil %inch they wOold ereen.tise their
discretionary right, cud address lb/ htskuty. to
know. whether en undrscribed paper wee or was
not in ea.stence ? Of this supposed piper, they
knew net the character—they knew it was not offi•
eiril—they knew that Uni advice had been given.
which bad produced any COnshltUtionol act UOOll it.
Upon these cossidentuons, he tout omoi.e the

Mr. TIaRII6T followed the arguments of Mr.
Whitbread. and called forth en ezp.auation from
the Chali(;ellor of the Exchequer.
S;r Homo Poottatt ohaeryeal, that th. right of
aildre.aing was achouviledged on, all sides; and if
that I iAlir ads nit mow exercised, it would he doom
a Brett strong to loos gallant friend, Sir Richer
&radian —f /bar !)—lle must prtvallir that route
papers, of tie kind called for by the Address, did
mi.,: mid if it were so, he trusted the feelings of
else Mouse world induce them to do jii.tice to the
brave Arlnsind. by eaobling him to discovet and
repel every charge tirou4ht aoisist liiin.—(!leer !
hear!)—.Whet mit.t they think most be the coo-
tent. of impel'. of whim* all the eloquence of the
moat able mei. its that Moose could not procure
the produchan? A great Expedatiois had failed,
and in inertiry had beau Matituted into the cause
of that failure, by the House of Congruous. Four-
teen days after the contramicement of that inquiry,
a narrative. and a journal of the conduct of the
faeces, wrote') by the Earl of CID .chain, were laid
before them. Would tt Mit ll:eve beet. more
libual to hair pre,elited th,of il,e•uments at
first. —( neer ! bear! hear .9 This narrative.
whatever opinion some persons might entertain of
coutaiiseil a grave and serious charge against
Sir Richard Strachiiii ; how could that phone
Officer siy, Ole, alter he refuted this, another liar..
ranee out Annear, with other. and Nosily
swims. cliar4es agam•t biro ?—(littir! bear!/—a
third lin 4'it follow—edition upon editom ought Ise
publodied 111 b114:6 e•-i..n, and !.is aisjitted friend
euted w•verl,e eil4hicd to meet a once she vileole—.
th.• hill eat. in and :wow of the chi-ges against
//Par ari hear !(=The effect of this

Loaf hail newt shriwit a Wish to ens mistrust ihul
disuniou between the army sad miry. Ile would
have been Istappy could he lime mode the same
elicatioo with reopeet to the speeches Of the Gni-
. tlemen opposite.
Sir 11. POPHAM ditphita. Oda
fir. IL W•RD. aßer a Winne of arthiuse to
Sir U. Strdiehan, stated, the vary moiosit it was
•r k.ioo to Lord Mutgrarr (which it Na.w.f. uu the 15th)
dirt bird Chatham had pretwitted his isarrAive to
Hirt 114jOety, he had itiforuird Sir Itiehard Str.ichati
of the event; arid him a ropy of the path r, and
offered to convey issimediatelv to the King ahy nor-
ratite or accoutti, he (sir iL S.) might sti-h to
have presented, (lie read the letter, to the *lmre
effect, as part of his speech.) fit limiented to have
heard what fell bons the Holt Captor. as this was
wit the mosaeot for such diveursiolio. The mital
officers might, if they thought it necrsiar), justify
their conduit to the country, bat Ministers re.
quired RujUsiilicatioa fines them, besug tvti,lird
that they had dour their duty, lie then adverted
to the question before the Hesse; and couteudeJ
that it was ant true Ilk for Gentlemen to

assume a point. and thoi all on Minutes. to
prove a negative. lie .14 esterended, that the re.
finial of Lord Chadians he eimmer the gumbos put
to him, was i.O 1400 f that sada paperoasei ezisti and
coin v trod t!te c•ist 140 that apterous welloing S. soy
whether they sacra the authnn of eertsio publics-
tions, or inst. Duels And been fought uti this point
or honour--and turn would not be forced to as
even when that answer would entirely satisfy in.
qrstry. Were it *hewn that the papers were to low
lug, he would be es ready as in) One to ruts for
their production; list, in the present state of the
matter, mast oppose the motion.
Sir S. ItiosittLer begged to offer a few words.
which, he thought, must infallibly procure the vote
of his lion. Friend (NIG Ward) its favour of the
Address, in conformity to the sentiment he had
just expre,sed of voting for the Paper., were he
convinced of !heir existanice. 1V iien his lion.
Friend wcollected his original studies, at the time
he was a member of that profession to which he
had the honour to belong. it would occur to him,
es :in estahlialn,litriskipie in all courts ul common
jos, ice, that, whets an evidence would not answer
whether or not he wee the writer of any paper,
it was invariably the direction of the judg.e to
the jury, to consider this fclU11•1 as an atknow.
ledginent of his being the author. But if the
papers now moved for were not in existence, then
there was Ail stronger groin'''a for the mo-
tion. A jealousy was entertained, that a gallant
Officer. end a particular branch of service, were ca-
lumniated its a paper, and what then could they do
bettr,r, than remove all the doubts On the subject,
and *hew that there wits on tonsidation for these
suspicion. ?—(//ece ! hear !)--..ht this question, the

matter, he kora. we- 'cry Kraut spots the navy. pr.vileges of the !louse alw were materially Ma
Th oc who had nut s reed for years exclaimed volved. A Peer of Pariitunent.vuunitied 4 them,
ligation it.--•.,Stiould such another succeed it, what refound 10 vueseer a questiros, as so the eminency of
owlet that du !-wt must even rouse from the dad a paper which they supposed would throw imperial*
and the mum-stool of tlw navy.—(//r or ! light on the logniry So which they were ersgagetie,
hr..') This iris not • past' queation ; it WA/ for They could not, by the Constitution, employ that
justice they were called on to decide. Justice to co,rcioo toward, him, they could use tOWiirdatCollll.
• man who was the nlol of the lervire; (Asar !)—. molter. Bun they had other nivetia of prose. e lung to
wham had reaped the highest honours too e j oblong the none biformatioti. They 'night iii.lreas
omit' hartow—.ha bad *pant his life ui the sera I ilis who would ch. erfolly lay before diva
vice of his cooing., and had been rewarded both ',battier infinmatina they considered In be mate-
by the.n aI 4 try omits distinction t'rem-irs 906 rise. gibe 4700,1411.4143eui1emia moscieried lue-tior
veringie....(freer! hear!) He now lay under heavy (ening to the @trona, measn .0. the Rouse had
charge..—(Ararieleri enea of .'to Ne! hear ! adopt-d, in order in nrocure r.e information they
hear !) Could Gentlenteit assn g4l down to their thought netes-ary to have on the Duke 01 yo,Lts
Coustituouta, wed sty..•• Return iniestigution. iii the possesimis of Saurian ; and
would address His NI sjo.ty to enable • gallant tii.iiignt there could be no doubt, no reason, for
Officer to do justice to himself, to resese h.s clue.. not resartiliz, io the present instance, to a humhl
raster. and the character or the British navy.-... Address to lit* Majesty fora similar purrow..
I liter called on the House to lay aside all Mr. Dural:o4S thought Lord Chatham perfectly
thoughts of party. They must believe tile paper justitiahle. lie lied dour all be could; he had
egisted. It wee aii invasion of the rights of an made out hi.. case, on which be rested his defamer,
ifividual, and. like the invasion of a country, ought and laid it before them. It was all he stood on,
to unite all parties to repel it.--(f/ear ! hear !) end all that Sir R. Stracbau had to answer. The
The Flow Captain again warmly paocAyrised Sir Gentlemen opposite had no right to assume the
IL. Stmeims. Otiose contirl•rice fie wiu proud to facts they hud assumed. and Lord Chmh rn had
sad for whose uisislicstion no exertion, on I acted a much more honourahle and manly part, in
part. •hoodii 1w wasitiog. He notic. d several preseuting the statement on his own respousibility.
peals. csnnected with the Eaptiliiinir, which were and from his men view, than he would have doges
misunderstood in the narrative. He went up the had he consulted his colleagues on what they would
Scheidt. with the flotilla coder his command, in 41 hove wia:ied it to he. The answer to the r icy of
hours, and twat one of the enemy'. advanced boats. Loudon, he contended, was moat proper ; aml that
a-... The narrative stated, that Lord Chatham wrote if all the cirrunistances which had transpired *nice

te ILSte.ichaie. ou thr 4•h Au4u,t, and lead re-
ceived no full answers till the eth. The fact was

h.. 4 then 'seen known. it ought to have caused no
difference in that ansatr.

this. Sir K. Strachan received a letter on 'be ath,
esubrai Lig, many topics connected with the Esprit'.
Innis ; to diku.. which. hr thought a pervornsl inter.
new with the Cossunninler-in.Cusei would not (wily
be more reste-csful. hut snore advent 'genus to the
'service. Th.. was the cosine he adoi:Led. hi the
letters ureelluced too, one very issisterial pa...age 001
omitted. It was that no which Sir IL Strachas of.

Sir J. A KSTILVTUIS noticed, that, in all the de-
bate. no man had lwiro found to deny the erci.teuce
of the papers, or area a belief that they did oat
exist. It was not a private paper that was moved
fur. but an account horn the Commander-in-Chief
of an Expeditiou. iu ishieh millions load been ex•
pended. and thou...twill of lives Attriticrd. If this
paper did not exi.t, how could Ministers smear,

fm leaving it in suspicion and darkness ? (Hear!)
If it did enat, no danger could ensue flora pro-
ducing it. The House had resolved to inquire
into every circumstance connected with the az-
peditirin, Li' ought not to be s►ti-tied with
only that information which the Commander-in.
Chief swished to /pre up. Could they call it doing
justice to the country, in this important trial. to in-
sist uu the production of no more than soitei the
ac. iiNed. If they meant fair ;►od sflicauou• inquiry.
owl to put the too services on an equality. they
most iovist on having as full disclosures from the
winery. as they hint Irons the naval service. On
Vivre grounds he 'mold vote for the Address ; nor
wonIJ Ise suffer Nliesisters or Military Commanders
to lie smuggled and screened behind the King's

feral. in order t 3 expedite the ulterior objects in
view, to eavi.t in the reduction of Flushing. by
laying lax hue of bettle-ahips alongside the
whenever the Connuatideron-Chief required it.
...Wes this like wont of zeal ?—/hirer ! hear!)—
Lord Chathsta's dispatches proved, indeed. that
hie narrative could not be depended uilon. In his
very tir.t letter. he toil Government that the army
would hare been much retarded. but fur the "lit-
ity and exertioi.a of the t Officers of the Flirt. and
his praises and cuiessitiod.t. went on increa.iiig
till the ltith of August. 11.. w came it. then. that.
ou the 15th of October. he should give so didlerent
sn "pent to the sego,. and pfutharr such • paper
is Ilse 'mold in February, after it, While wrereted.
reviaed, end correeted, liar four mouths ? Hear .')
If oath was the diracriptiest of what W.V. produced. tieTe•
he roust suppose that. whet it we, samba,' ta. ..0„_ sir (tats and, that Lord Chatham bad
mt. wus wilt stew ugyswity :instil, to the fame and tintn.ra. In his examination, no wish to conceal ally
character of Sir Richard Stnichent. Ile therefore point .omiected with the alights' pl.n, the con-
misted the House *add enable that t till. i duct, or eetvolsou of the Expedition. He only
eel. to fact the oceimatitimi egoism him, by voting I relta•ca to ••••,•* • 911etion which related to kis
fur the. Address. oon conduct subsequently. vii. whether he hod
General LOFTUS defended Lord Chatham. The ererr"ted.. commar:d closed ? He then argued the 3"1 l'el"raagio or "rretiro to the King.
Hon. Officer. who just sat down. laid much since ht
stress
ems the
narrative. and s.su.rird it at it w„. co. i two ground+ of right and disc:vet:on. and also the
ciliated to produce dommou netweeri the arm) and i Oast" "I precedents. The former he con A=4
but ewntewclecl, that the ten latter wens aonnst
navy. Could Lord Chatham have done otherwise
thee present it. after the letter of Sir U. !Snot-hem Kr set3o2 the motion. He rriitat.d. that the pea
of the tills August, for hawitic written which. the fear Jul not etest in any pnbrit oflice of the state:
gallant Admiral. in hi. examilietmo. had •apreonot and indeed no paper had been called for, or stated
Isis regret ? It was to defend hoinvelf from that let. to emit, the. whole tieing an assumption end nipp-
ier that the Noble Lord 11•41 'Prima this narratme. salon. Lprin the practice of Coarse of inatice, he
an Ihe dcheil aoy man to .ay that it emitamt .1 a dr'. r temi toolotelf direct!) et Mime with the Leonard
single re/miters on the British wavy. The Noble (ecutltinan opposite. iSir $. Kemal) .) ,When