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/art Ns* hippy he had always been on terms of
frientivii4o,,aud no Willi more approved of his eon-
' deef•thits lie did. He never linewrd the Noble
LAM •aft fctinent before ; which, he supposed,
wse becaitie,isb wns nut or o%ce ; he trii•ted that
beWould'tiever see him again as a Minister. He
ran his' 'eau hearty concurrence to the tote of
dvimits elf his Noble Friend ; and also that he was
Ipsiolitihe could call lbw countrymen, whose On-
••vilids rad great achievements he could only com-
pare to those of Marshal Lannes.

Chaeral Taat.r•Tota explained.
Mr. Pointing's' said, be we* aware that the vote
he should give would not be consonant with the
feelings of the House. He knew little of military
affairs, end he believed the major pert of the House
were in the same situation ; ;et they were the per-
sona who were to approve or disapprove. Ile
did not wish, at that late hour of the night, to
enter into the merits of the battle of Telaeura ;
but this he knew, they fought, and were not able to
maintain their ground. It had been compered
with the attack on Gibraltar, but it was quite con-
trary; for there it was defended and preserved for
the country—there was • motive to fight for.
He thought the victories in Egypt and Maids
were sufficient to establish our military fame,
without sending Lord Wellington to hazard
the treasure of the country, the valuable lives of
their soldiers, where no possible good could result
from it. It would not be presumed to be argued,
that the Noble General had the least knowledge of
the resources of the country which he 06
precipitately marched into. That the battle
of Talavera was fought with intreindity, no
man could doubt. But the duty of a soldier and a
Generalwere very different. The first, inspired with
the duty and love he owes his country, is wilting
to undergo all privation., is even careless of his life;
where danger is, there ha flies, with a willinguess to
forfeit it ; but the duty of the latter, a commaiider,
ia quite different. He ought tole careful that t;ie sol-
dier should suffer no privations, that he should not
endanger his life, without •c'ual necessity, sod the
service of his counter, require. Was Lord Welling.
ton thus careful ? this was a plain fact, on which
every men of understmarling could come to a conclu-
sion, whether vested with military knowledge or not.
He would not detract from the merits of those who
fought under Lord Wellington ; he was sensible
they did as much as men could do, and no ho-
nour their country could roofer ou them would
be equal to their deserts. He concluded by saying,
that he would give his support to the amendment.
Mr. Calms°. in an eloquent speech, decla.ed
himself in favour of the vote of thanks, and delend-
ed the conaluct of Lord Wellington.
Lord Fouritroni, supported the amendment.
Sir I.IIIOM-As TU•TOp rose, amidst a loud call
for the quesrioi, aid said a few words in favour of
the vote of thanks.

Strangers were then ordered to withdraw : but
Ilse House did not divide, of course the vote of
*thinks was carrivd.
The other Orders of the Day were then disposed
of, and' the House Adjourned at Half-past Two
o'CLoca.

• ENGLLiII 4'lloLie MEETING.
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0 DON, r z; evict:
At • oumstous in most respectable Meeting of
English Roman Catholic Noblemen, Gentlemen,
and Clergy, held this day, at the St. Alban's
vern, the following Resolutions were unanimously
folopted :
The Right Hen. lord !MURTON in the Cloth;

Resolved, I.—That the Roman Catholics of
England are subject to several penal and diaabling
statutes. which have the most humiliating and de-
pressing operation opon them, and by which they
are reduced to a state of political degradation,
highly injurious to their country and to themselves.
,:,Sl.--That arrived, as the United Kingdom is; at
the crisis of its fate, unanimity among all classes of
iiis Majesty's subjects, is most essential for the
preservation of the Empire, and that nothing can
produce that unanimity, but an equal participation
in the rights, privileges, and immunities, of the
British Constitution.
3.—That the Petition signed by the Roman Ca-
tholics of England, for the repeal of these statutes,
be presented to Parliament.
4.—That Earl Grey be requested to present the
same to the House of Lords, and that the Right
lion. William Windham be requested to present
the same to the House of Commons.

S.—That the English Roman Catholics, in soli-
citing the attention oll'arhament to their Petition,
are actuated, not more by a wine of the hardships
and disabilities under which they labour, than by a
desire to secure, on the most solid foundation, the
peace and harmony of the British Empire : And
to *Main for themselves, opportunities of manifest-
ing, by the most active exertions, their zeal and in-
terest in the common cause iu which their country
is engaged, fur the maintenance slits freedom and
indep-mleuce ; and that they are firmly per.
suaded, that adequate provn.ton fur the mainte-
nance of the civil and religious establishments of
this Kingdom, may he made, consistently with the
strictest adherence, on their part, to the tenets
and discipline of the Roman Catholic Religion.
—And, that any arrangement founded on thus
basis of mutual satisfaction ami security, and
extending to them the full enjoyment of the (611
constitution of their country, will inert with their
concurrence.
6.—That the Thanks of the English Roman Ca-
tholics be given to our Secretary, Edward Jerrimg-
liani, E.ri. for his unabated zeal, persevermg assi-
duity, and distinguished prudence, in the manage-
ment of our cause.

7 Cie Thanks or this Meet nit 1,4 given to
the 1Z ,;hi I t,.nnurrhh! Lord Stourtoss, for hip C..t.
duct in the Chair. S rut: atox,

LON DON,
FRIDAY, FgaILUAZY Y.

It is with singular satisfactiou we have to publish,
this dry, the resolutions entered into at a nume-
rous add respectable meeting of English Roman
Catholics, held yesterday at the St. Alban's Ta-
vern. They evince a spirit of candour and libera-
lity highly characteristic of Englishmen ; and see
call upon our countrymen to peruse these most
important resolutions,' and to say, whether men,
many of 'them descended from the founders of
British liberty, ought net immediately to be ad-
mitted to every right. privilege, sod immunity, of
the British Constitution.

The Inquiry into the Expedition" to the Scheldt
commences, this day, iu the House of Commons.
Mr. YQRILE, last night, gave notice of his intention
to exclude strangers, in order to prevent the pro-
ceedings from being reported. from day to day, in
the Newspapers, as in the ease of the Dnke of
You. The accuracy of our Reports, upon that
occasion, was never questioned, and we are equAlly
'prepared for the present occasion. Our contem-
poraries, also, seemed anxious to do justice to the
subject. We do'not, therefore, see any good likely
to result from this extraordinary proceeding : on
the contrary, if persevered in by Mr. Yoaec, it
may do much harm. Besides, we do not see why
more delicacy and reserve should be observed in
the come of Lord CASTI.6itEA6II and Lord CIIIAT•
lAN, dim) was thought necessary in the case of the
Ktun's son.

The remaining Papers respecting the Expedition
to Walcheren, were laid before the House of Com-
mons, last night. They consist of four dr.tinct sets.
The first, marked letter A. is • series of die-
-patches from Viscouirt CRIITLEREAUR. the Earl of
LIVERPOOL, &c. beginning lith July, and ending
15th Sept. lu these, the orders to Lord CHATEAU
describe the destruction of the naval force at Flush-
ing and Autwerp, and of the arsenals at these
places, arid the rendering the navigation of the
Scheldt useless to the enemy, with the retention of
Walcheren, as the whole object of the Expedition.
Lord CHATEAU is praised by Lord CASTLEREAGH
for the vigour and rapidity with which he had pro-
scented this object. and the letter acknowledges
that, by the fall of Flushing. the obstacle to the
completion of the remaining objects was seasonably
overcome. Having represented, however. the in-
creased sickness of the army. and other obstacles,
Lord CHATHAM admits, in his letter of the ed Sept.
the receipt of orders to return to England with the
remainder of the army, after leaving provided for
the security of Walcheren. A report to his Lord-
ship, by Mr. Wxio, the Inspector of Hospitals,
dated the 11th September, describes the natural
unhealthiness of the island. The endemic diseases,
he says, are fevers, which commence about the mid-
die of August, and continue until the frosty wea-
ther, and that nearly a third of the roliabitants are
attacked every sickly reason. This was the very period
in which our troops were sent to it; and, he adds,
that great loss must be the inevitable consequence
of their remaining there. We find, however, that
although Lord CHATHAM was ordered to return on
the 2d September, the ulterior objects of the Expe-
dition being then considered impracticable, Minis-
tent did not determine upon the evacuation of Wal-
chereu until the ch.of November. These are some
oft he principal points in the set marked A. ,

The next set, marked C. consists of dispatches
from General Sir ETAS COOTS, who succeeded the
Earl of CHATHAM in the commend of the army,
commencing 91st of August, and ending the 47th
of October, when he resigned the command to
General Dote. They are little more than a series
of complaints of the increasing w chorus of the army,
■nd the necessity of increased medical assistance,
and of additional supply of wine and bark. So
early as the 17th Sept. the state of the troops in
Walcheren was deplorable. The sick, at that date,
amounted to 8,200, leaving only 7,800 fit for service,
■nd the casualties in the last fortnight were 49e.
Their situation was aggravated by want of accom-
modation on the Island, and in our own resources:
and Sir ETRE states it as his opinion, that if it was
to be retained, it must be fed by England. Mr.
Buanowts, the Deputy Inspector of Hospitals,
reported', on the 18th of that month, that at all
periods the climate of Walcheren was destructive
to the health of armies. ■nd gives a melancholy
picture of the state of our army, at that date--Sir
Eras Coors, in all his letters, describes it as most
frightful, and was constaotly pressing it upon
the consideration of Mini-tors ; yet, so late es
the tad September, no comforts, or wine, sol•crt-
ed for the sick, had arrived ; end the quan-
tity of bark was not sufficient for more than five
days' consumption ; and the sick amounted to
9.006 men. On the 14th of Ovtuber. the news of
the peace between France and Austria had reached
Flushing; and, of course, so lap ■s a diversion in
favour of the latter was any part of the object. it
ceased to east; yet our troops were let to moulder
away, and the island was not evacuated until the
cod of December. Sir Ls at Coors's request,

en fhe 17th of October, to resign the eonemand,
elates this set of the papers._ . _

The next set is No. 4, and is intitled " The pre-
paration of the Naval Force," beginning with the
9th of June, t 809, and ending the 99Th ..hiluary.
1410. The first paper in this aeries is a Memoran-
dum of the Board of Admiralty, in which it states,
m the opinion of the Sea Lords of that department,
that Walcheren should be taken in the first in-
stance, and that the fleet could not go up the nar-
row part of the Scheldt, unless the army were in
possession of both banks of the river. The order
from the Lords Comnximioners of the Admiralty to
Sir RICHARD STRACHAN, of the 17th July, accor4-
ingly recommends to hum the occupation of Cad-
sand, nearly at the same time of the lauding of the
troops at Walcheren..
.The instructions to Lord
CHATHAM, dated 16th July, prescribe, that if the at.
taino3ent of all the objects of the Expedition should
he rendered impomilde, by the enemy collecting in
such strength tls to render perseverance inconsistent
with the safety of the army, lie is to secure as many
objects as possible, and prepare to re-embark the
troops.

The fourth set, which completes those dorm-
moots. is No. a. and is entitled '4 Evatuatiou ;"
containing • series of letters, principally hot) Sir
ft. STILICHAN and Admiral Omar, commencing
13th September, 1809, and escrittl down to so late
a date as sorb January, 1810. The &et i a letter
from Sir RtcwtaDS7aLCllAM, doted r3th Septem.
her, in which he is of opinion, that the island ought
not to be given up, that it is • post of great import-
ance, that lie does not apprehend that it cosines
unhealthy than the low purl. of Kent, mid that the
sickness of the troops is owing to the Emory of
the service. Here, however, we must ohierte,
that Sir RlCtlett, STitecit t!‘ could not be so
well acquainted with the rial case, a, the Ge-
nerals and the earthed men on shore.—With •'•e
view to its reteation, however, the gate.o Alrirr-1
transmitted • plan for the dtfenee of the ; to
which it is that the mod• inns- tie
pally navel. •tnl that 12,000 ineu us e ems-.
sidered fully adequate to the duty of t'e
—ln a sulosewie3t letter, however, 1-e asfiS.Siie,
that, in consequence of t'.• Conturesital pen.•e 1,
my .1 force necessary to obstruct the navnpat•o.+ of
the Scheldt, most not be iuferior to th.t whir
might be necessary to intercept the sups of the
enemy, if Walcherea was not in our posseesni.—
Capt.Cocasuan, in his letter of the 29th ociuber,
also gives it as his decided opinion, diet it is in our
power to keep the Island, by means of a very Ceinw
siderable military and naval force—the nailiaary
force to amount to 9,000 men ; but he thinks the
Island is not worth the expense of dvfmding it. _
The reniateflet of this series comdalf 0(114 prt•pisr.
•lions for the tinal evacuation of thivplace. In the
papers delivered on Wednesday, aid from which
we made extracts yesterday, is the opinion of Gee•.
Doll, upon the question of re•aining Walcheren. He
thinks that it could not have been retained without
euorinous ripener, and that the total demolition of
the works must inevitably rein the Island. General
Dow is very minute in his accouut of .the force
end preparations necessary to *cease the place
against attack. Beside. •the works at Flushing
being thoroughly repaired, the defeoces iocreased.
the flanks strengthened, the ditches deepen-
ed, and casetnates for 3,500 men constructed.
he reconansends the building of id towers, with a
powerful battery to each—block-ships, powder
magazines, bucob-proof hospitals, store-house•, mi-
litary communications wide encinzh to al n•t CN. -
artillery moving at six miles an hour, 1111.-1 th.lt wi
.:ompleted the works would require 0.1,150
so as to make the island capable of an
defence.

We do not find that any of the Papers no'ice
the reason which prevented a descent upon Cad-
sand, although that measure was strongly recom-
mended, tad orders given fur its execution.

After the Gallsries were cleared. on Widneeiday
night, in the House of Commons, and M.
B4wtn's list was adopted in preference to that
of Mr. Psacrvat., the names of Sir J. INCIV.
Pour for Ireland, and Sir GRORGH NV•atmeoLK.
for Scotland, were added to the Committee cm
motion of Mr. PoSISONIY, without the Aiini4er's
venturing to ditide the House on either, though
manifestly most averse to their insertion.
Lord ARCHIBALD HAMILTON, on account of his
deafness. and Mr. Gleams, from feeling the in.
convenience of regular attendance, wished to retire
from the Committee.
We find that Jam, Guirtt, Esq. is not treminrer
to the Proprietors ui the proposed establishment or
a public Stock Market. as we yesterday stated.
The election of a Meeker to serve in Parl•*-
"sent for the county of Emelt, in the mom of Jun
BuLLocK, Eyl deceased, commenced on Wedne—
day. At the c ore of the Ant day's poll, :kg canis-
ters declared by the Sheriff were--
John Archer thiablan. Eaq.
vamagu Berforee, £.q.

Mejority in favour ni Mr. neutrino .. • . 47s
It is supposed the poll will Ile kept open several
days,

The Secvess's fiat levee will be te-niettow
eveuing.

The Drawing approsehe,, and time flies rap;ellv.
but Tickets sell mute tepidly than time flies, mid
se-a.c.t) produces cleanly's; who then eau -hesit.ate
at embracing the pre...eut mnmeat for Wearily a
Share to the golden pnwpect which Fortune pre-
.cots These tul‘tiiiahle truths, CARTER, N. •s,
einifing•nre.i, think% a his thaty to impress pa :he
pithl•si attetatton.