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poict.t.Gucii: FORCE IN BRITISH PAY.

Tips Cti.txtLLLott of the Excutquaa, had it
nut been for hat bad 1..11:en f the Hots. Gent.
opposite, on former ace iduus, could not have au-
tens:sled atiy objection to the vote; hr would have
the lioniiiir to propose a grunt of 980,0001. towards
the suiiport of the in litary exertions of Portugal.
He would have thought that no oppasitiOn could
be olf:red to a vote aii cousiatent with the general
pen:intents of the [louse and of the country.—
The [louse had expressed that freling of
cordial co-operation for the indepeudence of
the peni.isola, mid the country, almost with oae
ioice, re.i.choed their with
firm. Hr sit-sold. therefore, rather h re rxpei tad
that it would have been required of Governmeist to
adopt this measure, than that. when the measure
Beta tak.n, it should suet oath opposition. 11 the
(louse retained the feelii,gs which originally in-
fluents:4 them ; i f they retained their abhorrence at
the atrocity cod iistirpations of the common enemy ;
if they retained that sentiment of admiration in-
spired by the glorious resistance opposed to thut
enemy ; rise's lie could expect no apposition. Ile
was aware that he might he told, that the present
question referred not to Spans, but to Pormgal ;
hot it was the same cross. ; and tie contended, that
whaicver strengthened Portugal was for the weal of
t and benelieisil to the efforts of Spain.
At the same time he would allow, that, if France
was in the incure and tranquil domain's of Spain,
it could nut he possible to defend Portugal against
the accumulated force of that country. But, if we
held Porto gal, and threatened to flank the enemy
iu Ins advance upon Spain, we were supportiug the
cause of both countries. Ile wished to rectal to
Gentlemen the original sensations and delib-tate
feelings of the House ou this interesting subject.
They had twice recorded their seutimeots, and no-
thing had occurred which would induce.them to
depart from these which weie so honourable, in
order to adopt others of a very itierent descrtptiop.
lis their answer to the. Addres. of His Wjesty laat
year, and in their answer to the last Addiass, tio y
had expressed and reiterated these cordial f,rioig,
of comperation and supper, which 'His Alajesty
was induced to offer for the preservation of tile
Peninsula. In the former, after congratulating
flit Nlajesty, and declaring their full approbation
of the itiesaures fur teedering effevtual assistance
to Spain, mid their readiness to promote that ob-
ject ; they expressed a hope, that while Spain
was true His Modesty would contioue to
support it agginst the usorpattoi of -France." In
the latter they repeated these sentiracuts, awl as--
aured Ilia Majesty, that he •• urght. confidently,
rely on his Commons for their aid In fins:ralsog
France in her attempts on Spain an I Portugal." It
was not then, after these declarations. too much
for Government to expect approbation for what was
done in direct conformity with the opinions of Par-
liament. But even were the I louse now call.sl on,
for the fist time, to deliver its sentiments. there •
were sufficient grmiols foe them not to regret th.aie
they had formerly entertained; ou the contrary,
to cons:der them as congenial with the character of
the country, aid the best adapted for the promotion
of its true interests. Were they indeed not to con-
sider character at all, but dryly to confine their cal-
culatimts to sordid interest, they could be bound,
even in this limited point of view, to pronounce the
course pursued, to be that moat consistent with the
Police. interest, justice, and libereli:v, of the British
manila. Every inducement combnied to memo-
tumid it. The cause of Spain was the cause of Bri-
toil), and of the civilized world, and the longer it
could be protracted, and the longer the energies of
France could be employed cad exhausted in Spain,
with any hope of success (Hear! hear! front the
Opposition) ilie greater would be the benefit de-
rived by every country not yet subdued by that
power. France could never he secure in Europe
till Spain was 'lardy crushed and subjugated.
—lt was, therefore, our wain duty to foment
and keep alive, in every. or in any part of the
peninsula, that spirit of resistance which might
he the germ of the future liberties of the world.—

(Hear! )—lte looking at this ques.ion, it wits not
necrs.ary to eater into a di,cu.sion, nheilier, on
thr origin of the Spanish wur, the best measures
had or had unt been pursued ? They had how a
force in Portugal, and the question W 4., Whether
they filliii:111111:111Itillil the I,i,lst• when It was uhVe.
or truer, desert, and abandon. Spats and Porto4al
altogether, to he orcr-run by France.—///ear!)-
1f they resolved on the., Pon they would tint
only be abandoning the,e countries, but sur-
rendering to Fri!ICC thr strongest •rins of hosti-
lity against Britain. Could any (Lie ssy that
we onglit to k...ep our own troops in Portti4.ll
for it• defence, and not tar the $4.(1 within our
,eh, from other sources. Sureli, if we looked
it the sate as tie-rssary, we mint re.isider the junc-
tion of the two firers as thr nicht efficient 'mans of
accantplishiliz iry purpo•e„ Would it
be mut, that. on the supposition of a fre.h diffi-
cult on tl !elft of our they were to soy

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troll their reality ill, 81 cltprenked in the n:ltire•ties

whir!' he hall t• ‘Ctlar4gin2:
,111.111 n., •I therritait lie rause of the
Mir y. all I.IIIUion i•ever would
r•trr.e.l in that I In+l,e,
f sr were it tin Ise adopted.
tl it At whet tittle were
they 31iiiiii2enitt4 the CLUAt• ? .It the very moment
the Spaniards W•rt tights .z fir their it'd* peliderce
under the walla of 4.7isies. f f,•ar se hear .1) Would
•e• then withdraw our oh!. rr nrufte to tue enemy.
or to Eurnve. that we h.td as ell all in;P:ition?
!.,1-1..(1 we. •!0(.11'.1 :•vi r y lYr the lott a
..liot of t isr the latter of
ii;'tt, 4:4 4•11 J.a kiyulutalr..t. If os rort 4.; il, Re

'is•Etli •timit a Mend 1M is employ krty
nr tarty thousand of toe Vreni-h troops, oi, if
they rceplvel tan offensie.; operatitaise, IQO,OOO of
their fort-e, it (-odd Out defiled but a very essall-
lial 1110111 In the cause of Sipsits.—
lode -.1, it was needl.'es to enlarge ma sO evident n
propos:the., nor would lie have taken up the 'time
atlas Ilmise at ditch leugth upon this tf.pie, had it
not been, that. Vaalttnry to hr. tXret lati,Mlll, 4544(4.4
oppoar.ian wa., it was redid, to be offered to it. He
was aware that ire it," igloo might be asked, if he
was saie_;llitie of the Aladivizn ? 11 he wee not,
still he would say it ought tint to be abandoned.--
But when he considered how long -lie
tattled the arduous ib the iarugg!e
had been supported—he nos taut teatly to lost. .1.1
hopes. Those who al _e•pointed, mad o:tpased the
present apt. stioo—who in cold prudence I,rutiounct d
it hopeless--had they wi I 11l 011 for their opt-
Mon tat the comin-neentent of would
have been es fully prepared to ussert, that, if the
Spanish nation awl not sneered at once, it could not
continue the conflict ageing the veterans armies of
the invade m. She had gloriously and unahakenly
maintained that conflict, and he was the man to soy
that he was still 'sanguine of their ultimate success.
( Hear ! hear!)—:White the spirit of t'ie people
rose against their oppressors, well were they de-
serving of every aid this country could afford.
Sound policy also demanded it. The force of
France was as much employed iu keeping Ilona the
people and establishing the rule of the usurper over
an mawllliug popnlataort, as in conquering the
country. Victory might follow victory; hut sinless
Gr. at Britain deserted them, all the: arts of the
tyrant caul.' never prevail in turning the energies
of Spain, or employing her sons is his designs
against the rest of Europe. \o man could pretend
to tell what other cheninstanres might wise while
this contest was continued. During its period the
war between France and Austria had broken on.,
winch, however disappointing in its is-ue, was once
of such u complexion, on thee-vents of a single
day hung the destinies of Ettrope ; when a con-
tinuation of exertion would have given repose to
the world, by the destruction of the fell usurper
who corlaved it. 11'ho ceu4l say what other
similar or more fortunate eveuts, in the womb of
time, might not 1w developed before the fate of
Spain was decided, and while yet the struggle lasted
—that strugele, which employed and exhausted
the powers of the enemy. It was therefore that
this country aa. c tiles' on to continue its aid
to the COMOS'iI cause, so long as it could eon-
tribute it with security to itself; and on th •se
grotiml,, he ousted, the Committee weull agree
with the rei.ol titian lie had to offer, " That the sum
!:,:.,0011. be granted, for the supra of
Pottiteit, se trooi.t, taken into the slay of Biitnin
in Port uol." Ile 111111 linvlly to date, that there
..%;*re-11 110 binding treaty or formal stipulation, ou
this subject, hut that it was merely an arrangement
entered Imo between the two Governments.
Sir Jane NEWPORT observed, that the Right
Hon. Gem. had expressed his surprise nt the pro-
bability of alerting opposition oil this question,
and haul sunken of it as of so plain it ease, as to he
likely to let earrie.l as it were by acelsmution. For
Ins part, if he cold.' hive suppncd one Silbjrct
inure likely Brio unother to here produced debate
and opposition. it must have been this. It went to
contione a desperate cause, and no man in his
arose s could maintaiu a contrary npicion. Out of
the House, he was sure, not a hope prevailed of
any fortunate result for Spain. How then could
the Right Hon. Gentleman suppose thstthe House
of Consmous could eistertaiu opinions so decidedly
and directly at variance with those universally held
by the coonrry. There was another phint impli-
cated in this question. which was also of such un•
portance, and so productive of variety of opinion,
that he would have been more anonishrd at the.
House unanimously agiceing with it, than the Rt.
Hon. Grist. was at the idea of Oppo.ition. It was,
whether, supposing any ultimate success was fins-
bible, it was wise carry it on in this manner by
embodying 30,000 Port iiguese ?—(fiear !)—How
could the House exptct they would he worth the
expense, or that their serv;erit wonlil be adequate to
the cost bestowed nu them ? %%Imre bail they 'hewn
any mere; in their own or country's defence, and
what more could be expected front theta now thin
on former occa•ions ? But if they were worthy of eo
much money, sod were of so mock imp ortst to
the cause of the Peninsula, why had 3liiiieters so
loeg neglected to organize them. On the .27th
December, I ens, as appeared from the letters in
his hand, it was first recommended to adopt Oil
measure. To this recommendation of the Prltni.tee
in Portugal, no answer was returned fur .1 mouths,
namely, till the %dicta February. 1909. On I.') ur-
gent a plan as this was now represented to be, lie
would have thought a little more dispatch necessary.
lint the matter did not ra It here, f.'r the subject
was still further allowed to re.A. till Dee. 16, last
year. This letter, with anti of ,tan.:., I's In, from the
Maripain tV(lleslev, were it'ae whole of the d..cu-
melds pruritic to the Bien, to en,tLlr tlicin to
form a juilg ~,, -tit 1,11 till' important top. c. There
w SIII• s. S.1011411111E; extriordmary in this letter
of the soli January, for the face of it, it appears
that other correspondeu,:e had t akin place, and,-
prudent of these inengre gbapattheNlaul on their
t41,1e." lu it wool.' by Mood the words •• repeat-
edly urgel to 3 otir despatches," when m eflect the
listi‘r had no kitowleal4e who wits those dispatches
c ; thee were nut pr.,dnerd for their
infirm:own—Where were they ? Hear hear!)
he role the Wu-, In 11..3e only two
or throe 1. tlec, win. prove.', 11. at alt r n de-
lay of thirtetn montl s on the pint of 1111.,...t. Is,
they were ta conic down to hurry ihtm to a rust of
a rnillina of money ; and that. tut, at p• thlj
rhell all the hopes ent,rtai.ierl at former not wan
were utterly extifignidied, awl the Lot of St.o-
'Wird- 'mete all'e..ll 11111 kt the Willi • el C:14112. Il wolf
nt 411.•11 a 11,51•• 1!,1! 1111 W-I r. Ilioml.l di -ire them to
commit th.er, to the support of a hopeless
1.1-• tort, lie w.;.4 rulit
tint etc I• 1 renrmled opon anti
he feet e whatev, r might he Ow
of tlw till, nighl. long Lilo, it .•.a• Louwn,
the ...otary where their« levees were 1..) lie MAO
Mir ILI be its the hand.. of the eiwtov. On these
eonsilmations he was itomieal to
the IMPOStlre 0

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•I".iy 4%•'8,e to the ?tut) ti Ling I,e• 11—r etir tro-
A.de:y W.lbttd trOUVI6, it Iv tirS.):I3CC AN Viltel rise

as that of defending Portugal nainst the accurate-,
laded force of Frauce. Nothing short of infatua-
tion could tempt any Governmeut to persevere in
so ruinous a system. But there were minty other
matters for the coneidemfon of the House. They
bad had enough of expeditions under the guidruire
of three Ministers. The nation bud seen c gli
of waste of blood cad treasure in expeditions, with-
out object or possibility of attaiument. He en-
treuted the House to make is stolid at loot against
thi, i:icapihable and incompetent Ailministration—
aii Administration which could not fulfil its func-
tions, and which failed in every object it nadertook
to accomplish—Meer o—The Right Honourable
(lenticular] had rested much on the reeerdeet,
sentiments of Parliament--Parliament had said,
that so long us the Spaniards were true to ditto-
*elves. this country email support them.—Witls
that condition they would support them to the
lest, but he denied that they had been trite to
themselves. Were they true to themselves in
abandoning Seville to the French force that ap-
proached it ?—Were they true >it leaving there ell
the artillery and stores so necessary for the ei,einy.
in his further operations option their country?—
Where, indeed, had they been tine, save in the-
instances of one or two towns in the Interior, which
had singly made a most glorio* resastaricc.
But this was in detached operations—the
Spauiards had never cordially united in the
common causes or acted in concert together.—
It Was from this mutual jealousy of provisoes an.i
watt of Una ll 11l iity. that their ruin had proceeded.
And was Britain then to continue in the hilly sod
hufatnetion of supporting • caw* like this ft Ho
would ask the Bight !Jou. (letterman, where hat
system of support was to have an cud? where woe
the line to be drawn, were they to continue time
contest so long us a single town or party in arms
were to be found on the Peuiusula ? He would
rest the question ou thin issue, that aid Would
be afforded, so long as any hope could tee ea-
teatailied of ultimete 'access in Spain, piovideil
too that the etuboils most o' 30,900 Po-fugues!
would be thought c inasle of contributing to that
event. No luau, he believed, entertained such
hove or such opinion. lu a tusttcr of this kind, too,
the House would do well to consider the subject
in all it. he ii What would they do with these
Portugucs,, iii the too-prohatile event of beteg
compelled to re-embark our own army ere
they to be brought to this conntry, and added to
the already to numerous eon's of foreign niereee
*utiles.? (Hear ! Leer ! Afar !) Or were they to
be left in Portug••:, chsciplined, egaippeA, and
armed, to be trni.,.!antorl Imo the Mnk. of the
French army, and n.!ded to the ',wisher of our
esietoies ? Or were they to lie tnueiported to the
Milikera nc:tt know, th.t there they
would nut be merited with open arms and from
the enmity Mitt sid.eistel between that colony and
the swelter country, they could not seed o le..
neceptuhle present to South America than 3u,noes
Portuguese. Ad thee alternatives ought to be
weighed mot cousidered before coming to this vme,
to which these were Ilia objection% and to which •
many more objections might be urged by others.
The Right Houreirable raid the cause
was " alive." lie teat at a lose to conceive where
this life was, when, since the battle of Talavera, our
army had not advanced a step. but perished by
hundreds and thousands in an unhealthy country.
There was a degree of imprudence in the conduit
oropos el, to which he could never be reconciled.
The Right Honourable Gentleman seemed resolved,
and ready to contend, never to abandon a cause on
the contemplation of any difficulties--Spain was
subdued, and it was no matter whether France had
• tranquil possession of the peniusula or not. He
could not consent to embark in common cause with
freebooters driven to the mountains, or plunderers
whose sole exploits were the interceptiou of stores
upon the road. However just the original cause
was, this would be utterly changinw its nature,
and supporting insubordination. The Honourable
Baronet concluded by expressing a very lariat/cot
opinion of the united efforts of the Spanish nation.
and censuring Ministers for au extravagant waste
of blood 'Lod treasure in ill-planned Expeditions
from the commeueement of the war.
Mr. VILLIERS delivered his sentiments from a
part of the Howe in which it is difficult to be
audible to the gallery, and in so low a tuue of
voice, that we could only. and that indistinctly,
make out a few detuched sentences. He stated,
that he hid laboured inceseautly in Portugal to
produce the effect wished by Governmeat, lad
that, notwithstanding the inadequacy of his abili-
ties, he had been in a great degree successful.
Tile lie did not consider to be oue re.
speetinx a mill•on of money—but whether, leasing
their army in Portugal, they would leave it asse.o.
ed by all that Portugal cunid do, or not. The
whole mass of the people, and every iedividnil
is the country hung noon Britain for protection,
and would we tht•i 31.... anion them in their extre-
mity ? It Sp.in h. i dloe is (lute, the tree of af-
fairs would now list e been vary different, and the
aid lent by England would more than have suf.
deed for their dtfen;e. Great efforts had hems
made iii Portugal by the Govemuseut, sod the in-
vigorating power of Britain woe evident in every
departineut. In politics, in the collectien of the
hives, in pecuniary arrangements, and in military
di.cipline, most satisfactory improvements bete
he u made. Front these, and from having wit-
nessed time gallantry, the perseverance. the talei:t.
the industry and exertions 4 the Noble Genre.:
at the head of our forces in that country, he w
sotto &me enough to expect fortunate result..
Mr. Cuawair had hoped from' the html
to gather some information, which i have in-
duced him to tore his rote for the iwiviniistion
supniot to the tontest 00 the Pe1.01=.11:1. 13,11 "dais
lie h nrJ from th it Hon. Gs irlem•lii. who bad era
debt left the cnuntrr, when he hail ti,e :,est of iti-
r,rnisitniti. that Spain !rid t•or dons. Its duty, he
was the more emit' .•• it if the I,lly of wattage
our rcemirces on 1,0;e1".., a cause. The
Ilumnitable Geode, 1041 them of the
energy of the l'orloln1:.e I .vt crnunent. and the
intpioied stole ofthe texts, bat he and nothite; of
the ..iwrey of the p (plc. That steeple had twice
sisil.trell the French te overrun them, and now
shat con.i.ler.ol the cause in whichthreyz caue
were esn:
Vil.::•01, MO as a Portogiseee, but a
B,i
How them civil(' we expect mu.ra front the is sit.v
than ou former occasions? la his opinteu our ov a

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army was in' a situation of considerable danger,
and no hope could he held oat of saving Portugal. I
As for Spain, it seas allowed on all bands, that
nothing but a miracle could seer, it. There
were elm .other consideretions and alterations
since the House had scut up their addresses, which
=mid well entitle tie in to pause.io re-consider, and
to change their es.iAinents. Let them look at the
collectiun of takes io tins country ; see how the
prop. o, re burdened, cud not vote more matey
fora papist which could not iu any shape tend to
produce the only desirable end for them to pursue—
an honourable peter. If Bonaparte had a wish un
this subject, it must be precisely. that we should
send she whole of our disporaalile twee to Portugal.
(Hear!/—The House would pause before they
sesictiened such a step. They had had enough
of wasteful expecioions; and after what they had
hard front an lion. Geutleman littely its suffice,
(Menuskissnu) they would do well to weigh the
11.'c af retrenchment and economy before
they en our.sged an extensam of the same sysie.ii.
It was not in regimeuts of cavalry or Manx bt-
eable. that these reduction* were sufficient. To
do any real service, they nariet be applied to snare
materiel evils. He thauked the Honourable
Geotlemao for that statement, and all sled he
regretted was, that lie had not aside it sooner,
at the time 1114 subject was started by the •
Honourable Member for Oakliamptott. Had lie
el.me so, then it would have supereeded the ucces-
site for the Inquiry they were now engaged in. and
prevented the disastrous expedition to she Scheldt.
They had also heard. from a Bight (lon. Gentle-
man who had grown grey in the race. (Mr. Bose)
that retrenchment* were absolutely uecessary.
Would they then throw away another million ou
an meat-tamable object. When they cuusidered the
depreciation of paper-money onestiurd, the.prodigal
waste of their remorse's, and the Wood uselessly
spilled, they would make a stand ie.:must the con-
tinuance of the system. It was to this, not to his are
Inter, that Bonaparte looked for success against us.
The Coniditetiorehad also undergone a change, and
the House of Commons was not what it was.
From the accession of the reigning funnily to the
throat. to the present period, no Minister had
ever ermined to act, after having lost the con-
fidence of that House, and of the public.—
(Hear I)—Yet this war now the case; and Mi-
nisters after repeated proofs of hating lest t leis
c ,nfidence, and the confidence of the country,
which they represented, still continued in place
in the exercise of their functions. When Mr. Pitt
had airpealed from the majority of that House to
the people, he had considered it as a most 'utifor-
tuuate thing for the:louse, and calculated to bring
it into great contempt. It was now still worse—
the idea of general corruption palsied the opinions
of the people. and they considered their discus-
sinus as mere struggles for piece and party. On
this question he prayed the 'House to dismiss all
pasty feelings, and by voting against the motion,
ahew that they were determined to have a new,
• able, awl efficsent Administration. If they voted
in this wax. it would be better thou a great vic-
tory ; it would be better than if they destroyed
half a rreat b army, • for it would she+ that they
were determined to apply economy to their re-
sources—that they-were gang to rednce their mita-
blishinenteietted that they were about to collect
their people in their own mammy, to wait patiently
for the mentent of attack. Such conduct would
inti Lidate our enemies, and lay the foundation for
a basting mad equitable peace: He would never
mud troops to assist in the maintenance of a civil
war, after the first cause of resistance, however just
it might have been, had erased. Sister, also,
there was no binding treaty on the subject. there
could he no injury in not prosecuting this affair,
even could there he hopes of ultimate success. But
there could be no such hopes, and a few weeks roust
she* the impossibility of continuing this unequal
contest.
Mr. Vittistts spuke in explanation.

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Mr. LnilLtli FOsTEN solo', it IV4II easy to soy, all
was over with a baton. and to characterise those
who fight for their rights Lod independence, as
plunderers and freebooters ; but. no a review of
the Spanish war, Gentlemen would find, dist the
apprehension was not well grounded, and the !
epithets unjustly applied. He then entered into a
historical view of the Spanish nation, and contend-
ed, from their enthusiasm, persevering nature, per-
sonal intrepidity, and inflexibil.ty of tempo that
hopes might yet be entertained of their ultmitte
OneCeiat against the French, even though their
renuntry was over-run, and their Government sub-
verted. He defended the conduct of Mintsters,
in this war, as calculated to impress on our enemies
and allies, beyond the power of contradiction, the
Superiority of the British army over that of any
o.ber nation. The people of Spain were energetic
and unconquerable. The nobility and govern-
ment, which depressed their rising spirit, and de-
stroyed their exertions, were at an end. Though
the enemy had traversed the country, they were
every when ia arms. Should we then abandurs
them, when so much might yet he done! Inde-
pendent of the rescue of the fleets of Spain and
Portugal, 300,000 French were employed in main-
taining possession of the country. We ought not
to forsake our allies because they were in re-
tremity ; we ought not to afford them hereafter an
excuse for saying. ” Look at these chains imposed
upon us ; had you stood by as a little longer. we
would not hare been in this deplorable satia-
tion."

General FERGUSSOM expressed • hope thet the
Right Hon. and Hon. Gentlemen oppOsite, would
not delude the country with false hopes respecting
the army in Portugal. Could they assure the
House that in rill Portugal there were 30,000 men
reported fit for duty? There were not half that
number only a short time since. By the exertions
of Marshal fleresford these men made a soldierly
appearance, but he was afraid it was only appear.
ance, and that they would he found incapable of
maintaining the arduous light to be fought in
that country, where • superior enemy would
attack them in every position. Oh the first retreat
e anticipated their confusion and dispersion, and
vrbat was then to become of our gallant army ?
/Heir!/ He concluded by hoping, that the tote
of this night would not encourage Ministers to the
pursuit of this impossible contest.
KG M. Frtaaaamm followed on the same side,

••d took op nearly the same ground with the last
speaker, Mr. CUILWEN and Sir JOHN NEWINPILT.
Mr. J. C. tittESIPORD contended, that, to recoil,
the present vote, would be a bait dereliellOil of the
caner in which they had erubarke I. e,:,eci4lly as
the troops were already prepared au.l 4:1,6 plait

Lord Mt LTIVN th It lie had been •s at .x4ns
as any moo to the c•ountr) to one es.i•i.lnee 10 the

Ciitirce of Spain ; and th.:t it 'was not
gret he had heard ina:iy with
he was in the habit of acting, ink- u es:in-s-
-alon* unfavourable to the Spawsli cl,ae,crcr ; such
expressiona he was most desirous to d:sclaini.—
Looklog to the question before (lieu. app'-
rent that the syarein of warfax on tic:
wee changed; before they were elm,. they
were. become principals; they tide ask.- could
they reject the aid which l'oriti,4al could give to
the British forces to that the Port mi4ticse must con-
sider as as lighting tint for theist, but for itireseleei,„
Any reassoable mail could ailing), that at the pre-
sent tilue, when, according to the acknowled4itient
of the Chancellor of the Each, a French force
was at the walls of Cadiz, such hors could no
longer by entertniacil—(tkor !) It was allowed
that they dirt not expect final goecemi, but that
they would succeed in protracting time war; a war
which was well characterizcd Nc su Ilotiooruble
Baronet, who had called it is war of freebootera.
Mr. TIRttnEY declared unwilling to eon-
cur in such a vow, without ht aring time grounds
fully stated, and for that pulpier? moved, 4. Thst
the Chairmen should leave the Chair, and report
program"
Mr. M. MoorrAGur asked whether the House
could think it light. kilo, or hotioorable, to übaii-
don them at prevent I Ti the theory as denied,
the faith of the country would be hrakeir. Many
arguinents urged on the opposite side, had ,grout
weight, but it Willi manifest that the chief object
far which they laboured wss to displace the Mi-
nistry. _

Lard DEUR? disapproved highly of an attempt
to separate the interesrs of Spaits and Portugal;
they were embarked in a CIIIIIIII,IIICIVISC ; al Call•C ill
whieli.Britaiu and the world .ished them sucv•ess.
Mr. BAMILES wished to expre.• in a few words hi 4
opinion upon that • most nu:ttort tilt question. He
felt the difficulty and entinarrawnent ni wlieh the
House was place.) in goe-tions of the kind, there
being au implied faith, though the House ass on
party to the arranartileut, that it should be carried
into execution. lint what effect would it hose
upon the finances of the country to send • million
of money out of the public purse ? One hundred
and twenty-fire thousand pounds was all the specie
that could be collected for the Woolcherezi Expo-
divot' ; there was the greeted dithcsilly in calk/g-
-ing the stnalbst guaotity of gold and silver. ILr
inculcated itruugly the nece,sity of economy, and
concluded with expressing hi. determinstiou to re-
fuse the vote, as an absurd and foolish expenditure.
Mr. TIIIIPST explained.
Mr. Jaws went unto a minute detail of the dis-
position of the forces in Spain, end her capabilities
of resistance, he thought it itopoasible that France
should obtain any other than • military occupancy,
which would be more injurious to hie power than if
be had uo pessessiou whatsoever.
Mr. PALK supoorted the motion.
Mr. complimented the gallant Offi-
cer who spoke ILA, upon the spirit which he main-
' rested iu his speeds. however objectionable it might
be considered in other respects. When the gallant
Oliver reminded them of the siege of Acre, they
should recollect the example which Bonaparte set
in hi. coodoct on that memorable day; he remitted
as long as resistance was rational ; but he knew when
to desist, west at whet time his efforts were unavailing.
Another Hon. Gent (Mr.Jazohs) had entered into a
detailed ani n.ant of the slate of Spain. mod as hr
bad given his evidence, would, lie hoped, subont to
a cross-estautialition upon the slepositsons he load
made. It was not his (Mr. Whitbread's) intension
to Grease him of any intentional misrepresentation,

but he might have committed uni.t.skcs. He .oiCtl
ask hint, then, was he an eye-witimis of the tura-
cities which he described ? He r,epratheuried the
manner iu which the mention of them was intro-
duced, for the purpose of inflAmitu the iniuds of
the public, and the. House against tto rival 1), in
order that they might be ;minced to vote a million
of money fur the support ofwhat would not he sop-
ported. The miud of this country we. already
sufficiently inflamed. The pulpit itself had
been profaned, to the vile purpose of adding to
that inflammation, itisteml of inculcating peace
and virtue.— But the Honourable Gentleman's
arguments we.e some of them at variance with
themselves. fie had sail that ilostaparie's pos.
mignon of Spa .n I.citijution> to him. Why,
then, dal he enateial that be should be (in-
structed in anal:6l4z it Ile had said, that the
inhaln!ant7i nl tlalircia were so shocked with the
bitebariiira of the French, who were in pursuit of
the British, that they turned upon them, at d
drove them back ; but liner did it happen that they
did not lt,nif a helping hand to the I/ratish soldiers?

lion did it happen that there wits not x f3ri.i•h
soldier now in Spain ?-11e had spoken of a
treacherous Junta and tiracherous Nobler, and
toot the peasants alone %ere to be depended 1/11 ;
if he (Mr. NVliitbread) hod stated so before now.
how surprised would Gentlemen on the opposite
side be at his injustice, and his ignorance of the ge-
nius and temper of the Spanish nation. He could
now vote fur the Amendment, and would not have
the alighteA hralatiott to urptive the motion, it
he was driven to it.
Mr. IiCSKISSOrt, in • speech of souse length,de.
fended the measure.
Mr. WHITBREAD felt surprised that the Right
Hon. Gentlemen should vote contrary to an opi-
nion he had gives en a former night.
Mr. B. BATHURST thought the Question had
been too long imeopotiefl. They waited until Por-
tugal greatly wanted the troops. Suppose ue
were to withdraw our troops, what was to pre vela
the enemy from marching through the coset,y Ii
there were a Portuguese army, coninissided by in-
' tish Officers, they would not be in tich inferior to
the brave troops of England ; where Brit sit Office's
commonlyd there could tint les N danger. lie coil-
clufled by sayinc,,, that the theant pioloothea by the
Chancellor of the Exchequer should have his fu;i
assent.

The question being luudly called fur, the Cum-

tnittee divided, when there appeared, for t
ansendroebt,
Ayes 141
Nees .144

Majority tiJ
Strangers were not re•a•llnitted into the Gallery,
but we understand that the Ilnu.e
the Report SIMI ordered to be br,tight up on Alun-
det• next.
The other Order% of the Day were then 41:,..pii<ed
of, rod the Ilinitso, adjourned at TiII4LE O'CLOCK
till Monday.

THE BRITISH PRESS.

lON DON,
SATURDAY, 51 Altai 10.

The Paris Papers, front which we made some ex-
tracts yesterday, contain a tlieglii4E from the E.n-
PCROR to the Semite, decl•triug his intended union
with the Archduchess MA at a Louisa, of Austria.
It was read in the Senate, by the PuincE ,1114. M.
CHANCELLOR. OR the 17111, at which time the arti-
cles of marriage!, coin:toted, signed, mid rs.:ti.
were laid before that body. The grotni and indeli-
cate presumption of a nuenerond emote to perpetu-
ate the BONAPAItfE dyitssty is ttethdrawn (loon this
state paper, out the security of the peace of temr.
Coutii.ent is assigned as the ntncipul inutiec.
It certainly removes all apprt•htu,iu i of a renewal
of the war with :Ingres, and no new coalition con
be tonnes' 11451115 t France, %twin the throne of
which BONAPARTE NA sit with additionul firm-
ness aid safety. nut white this marrm4r promises
to uphold Austria, it must precipitate the fatal sub-
jugation of Sissies, and the extinction of etery re-
maining spark of liberty on the Continent, whe-
ther it warm: the breast of* Scott!. or a Ilur•zt,
io 'Stralsund or intim Tyrol.

Yesterday morning the Klan, Queen, and
Palace'sLo, left the Qv l'aluce, for Windsor.
The DHke of KENT accompanied the QUEEN,
on Thisreelite. from the ihnivisig-roons, end dined
with Her Al.uuerT and the YetimogssEs,:is did
also the PrOiCeia Siirlit A Of OL,OUCETEII; they also
titan! to Their MAJLETILe p:irty in the evening ;
et which well present the .Princess CHARLOT tE
IVALES.

Fire hawked of the 95th rifle corps have em-
barked for Cadiz.

About I,too of the Guards are expected nt
Porternouth, under the command of Col. Dtt.aer,
on the 10th, 11th, and 13th of this mouth, toem-
bark timely. The Expedition is to be in-
ere 'seri to 10.000 men, and the stores necet.sary fur
this army are ordered from London by land car-
riage.

The a:Mere'', of Bott•esaTs are accustomed
to COM p4lre him with AmmanDm and certainly,
im the present choke of a wife, there is some
: ALEttsuuca mftrried BAILCENS. alias
STATIKA, the eldest daughter of DA::aus, strum
be had conquered, but Unite the paraded ends—he
pursued the murderers of DAIWA, and was not the
murderer of the relatives mid friends of his hode.e

The American frigate. Jolty Adana, wu. -ex-
pftted to sail on Thursday from Cowes, with Mr.
PIRICIENEY'S dispatches. She was to touch at a
French port, to take sip dispatches from the Attie-
ric.in Minister at Paris. The John Adams, h I.
sold, carries out with her the basis on which
it is proposed to terminate all difference* be-
tween this country and the United States.—
It is stated to have obtained the entire concurrence
of Mr. PINCANKY ; we trust his (I,ivertinient will
re-:rive it with a like (imposition. It is hie, time
that the sense of common interest, is well as com-
mon &miter, should replace bosh cimutries to that
situation, from which they have been disturbed, so
much to their mutusl iiieconveoirnee, by mistaken
poke, suit the arts of factions intriguers.

Si RICUARD STRACIIAN'S
CALCRAFT moved, on Thursday night, in the
Honer at Commons, " That the Narrative ad-
dressed to the First Lonl of the Admiralty, by Sir
HICIIARI,'TaAct)AN, written in conaequenee of the
Statement isteaented to the KING, by the Earl of
Ca villa% be real." The Narrative was then
read. in which Sir It. STRACIIAN asterts thut the
delay in noway retied with the Aar,: but. on the
ennitary, that every facility wag tendered to the
Army by the Navat Department of the Expedition.
It eontrad:ets, entirely. the atatutiteut of Lord
CIIATII4I4, as to ant agreement reapecting the na-
va' invevttuent of I. Inviting ; and ae to for the
delay it, the arrival at Bathe, from the mate of the
weather, :awl ether circumarnepa, of wh6 h he t% dS
aurprated that Lord Cll4lllAil rho 14 Lave been
Utica are.

lirr Royal Highness the P.incr.s of WALES will
give fund clitwer, tomorrow, at her apArtments
kris.i,igton Pokier.
To•mnrr..o, L'arl CAltrw,s sill evterta'n the
Prost \!r AIIIIIASSADOtt II *nullptturti4 slititter.
Thy rotttucti ESE A SIB ASS &DOR V• 01 ve a growl
cimorr, to•inorruw, at hi, house in South AuElley-
!erre t.

GEORGE CR \WFORD RicKgrrs. of lieven:.urno,
appointed Shen* ..f thr roo,ity of Radnor,
ln,tra•l of Num.'s, J•mt:s ilittui 4,
%Ve oltitted to Moe, infle/fig the rrr,irtstations to
H,•r NIAJEsty. on Thnrmlar. JII.. SnlFFnits, by
her mother, 11r% tint ',NEB.

I'i.rolllli and V1.4.01111t.V.Pt (.111..51••{1 %P. will give a
icr4iiit dinner, to-morrow, at tlirir huube, In Stan-
nojw-Areet,
the t,t. DCIttlY turned out 1 sin, rder-
thy, near A ilikapoii. whi,h Jfit.•4l ti 14,i0tl day's
simit to a numertm,

nem 13)e-law at the i-loy, for pre-
cluding sil ainiundrerstoo, I.v the 11':otrssors of the
in.tit,ttiuu, on the work+ ,•t lising, Artists, has Fe-
t irtd the attproltation of the Pre-ident and Conn-
ed, rod only waits for the ttanett•,a of His
Ma-
JVrTY. 'hens low to it ti. ly t•-old. !o prevent all
privot.. hp ci,r thr dim:cow:inn of
crt:it might Otheillive
eilitste the ,at :I:!,,httient of trite :iuetples in the
revet'll‘.• b auchr. . f ~ H rlsur• of in-
tlrndit) to VuttOr:i, nu.t opidteable
to 111111.: of the Artists il:o a.t sli4 a. r iniarr) ed.

ORATORIO.