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have given there directions hr which lee might have
p. ermined the duty nano.. d opal, hum ~, us_
worm, and adopted Itirniior.t.teciatli:igly. It tutu-i
surprise the House anal the coo"' ri , I h it a how sir ist
raistsl with difficulty. is I„
the greatest risk. part of it lib lw 111.11,1.4, it
1,..t, whim lie Comma tiler its-Ci.ivf %tie.
mai of the mountiea propel in lie pursserd, that ac-
malty at the time sit his *siting' out %Oh the Exp..-
.istasa, lie did nor kiwis t'i,re would he occasion fir
roue pieue ; wheraw', un his arrival, he founi! lit re
u„ms.,ity, not for ode, Intl for four els.tiris t
~,.l.rp.ir:ue sieges. Lord Chatham had tall 'li in,
h th•l 0•11 know what was the orate of Alit,. rep ; for
~„.h seas his knowli dye #.l the accoinita given, that
lie „limited lie had no tea-usis to !mime or disbelieve
Immo, tit the time, and yet It • era. the Commands
f, and a colleague of His 310 jests 'a
r.. After eeveriessetnit the rvsalt of liii. Esp...
d him, lie had told them. when the only armed,
wre seas no corona of attacking Aidiscrp, aisst he
'••I oat thiiik it could have bi en ',ken hv w coup de-
rt.: fiat woo the evideiiee of Sir:Joint Hoer,
~..pecting the oniti.tticability of Illit Exp-ditio:l?—
why. his 000101 was never sanguine; but, when
he arrived in South Ilevelaud, i.e. found that the
retire wascompleerly itupractieahle. The fact was,
ilurigh he doubted the thing ohm* fir.t mentioned by
Hs, Nlajesty's M lowers, lie wis genets/oda cuotirnied •
,„ or siimicinsis he riled silted. fur it was then
v.t.lent that it was iinpraetteable. Sir William
Ei„ks,se was certainly an officer of the most etniotiet
r lunation, soil lie had an opportunity of a.cectnin.
lag Cie situation of Antwerp, for lie bad visited tee
place, and examissed its strength. He found thus
11..ches dry, but sl u•ce4 were so provided. that they
erre capable of being filled with water whenever
oecioion should require; and he had out oho/treed
ith•y defect 'chattier in the Mate of their walls, or
in that of env of their fortilieit,i,uns. -He (Lord
Pareliester) did tint moth the melte@
to those observations which hail been made
au the defencelese state of Antwerp. The place
had bees, described as defenceless% because it
ices ond there were no gut.. on the ramparts ; but
could a town be called defusi e'eas on that account
oak Why, when no attack was meditated against
tie place, what netiessity could there be for expose
ing the guns on time wall.? Besides. if the
Metre would reflect upon the seetetneuts which
had been made relative to the importance of
Antarrp, that it was rs naval arsenal, where tbere
uric uoinernus attiticers trained to amts, sisal
persons employed in our enemy's navy. was it
prwsible there should not be a sufficient anivly of
force to defend it front Vie intended attack of tom
eouutry ? Even that force in the place, independ-
ent u( any other in th.. vicinity. t'Aon4h of a naval
JIB. r ption, was &obviate for its defence. If any •
man doubt. #1 the ability and prowess uf saiio s '
def,mling inch a 11;tstilluil on let him melte
nequiries of Sir Sidney Smith. let him appeal to the
ek:frritmeit of Beniavarte. ( Hear! Lear !/ .With •
1r44111 to the actual attention of Antwerp at the
time Sir Richard i4irreham. confirmed the testi-
ta'nlY of Sit W. &abhor ; Utweral Calvert' potty
1,4,..d its the salver opinion ; fa. although he hu'l
sa,l tie attack was p0.ei1.516., he acknowledged the
project ass insproluabl... The arrival of is Peeled%
was &thieved tot t..e climatic to the peosrcn.
ti of do, e.ste -plise. This army waa represeuted
to:itosiudy, jiid a 1 thm exact time when
it could destroy the °Nest of our Expedition. By
some means or wiser there ain.eand a fatality in
in sr creeds; for it roastanels happened that •
fire is It unity Jugs esijoy'rii the gaud rOrtUsie to
a roe at tout moment, isnot roadueive to the oh-
et of their Giro al. This good fisetutte seemed to he
the contheanion of their armies. while a e"%teen one
vei svar ably attended our Este dit:esas. Byperesteng
the Repout of the Fiends Nliniseer, it could be
sera they contemplated the attack on Walcherec,
and proviaion was made to defend Calleand. with-
out leaving Buido4ne destitute. The ei:eiwy tull•
templated every iitt..ck whirls could 4,ave been
made. and they anticupited our taking of Wal-
elteren ; but it wars evident titer never dreamt
of any attack upon Autaieep. By the evidroce
it was not shrwit that , even a single seaman
or soldier could have attempted to have 'id-
iLuiceil to Antwerp. There were three divisions,
and neither of them knew the destination of
toe other. Was this the mole or the matinee
that iinch an Expedition &meld have heel' Ma-
nazi's! Ile then entered lowly into the evidenee
of Geatral Lord Huntley.sir It. Keats owl Cart.
Ile contended, from the sound troths •lii#l
a.,0-itirstis they had made, that all ottrinh,ts that
could have been made, try itbrr army or slaty, Ciii
Antwerp. mud het, ',roved isieffectual ; and that
Hi, Nlatesty's Nlin.stris moo have known the fact.
The orders to General Brovintigg prom' it; they
put him in • pito enta senrre be could not have
been nf ore, end to land the body of troops under
hr. command. it would have been nerves:try that
they shook' have been two days and nights in open
b• lure makity, the Looting; that was, that
t.se troops should rental's idle, until a landing had
hem made good sit sad. sind if they meet
'Ha'te a India. at Baths, the Noble Marquis must
hare "offered the dill. tatty he before stated. He
rest thew the House's istteistion to the +torment
taide by the Hon. Member, and Naval Com-
mmoler, S•r Home Poplissie, who staled. 1114'
,hips of the hoe. and 11.5.000 turps, were
suificient to take Antwerp; but what did the vvt.
eace of CriMmistiOte Owen disclose ? that Sir
&enclose hash orders Imin the Seerrtary
I,e thou'd not eve' inger the fleet until the
'•ny had made a I inibeig. The Admiral Idearelf
the:a he did not itioleirtatol his ilsittuctions ;

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.Ikl slot know thr objeet of ot!:orkt ondthat he

!‘4., pat Its ji-tr;.arrly ; hr at taro fiat,. ui,derstrool
tl?,411r1 was the Wire' ; at another it very sepal-we
•l• In fact, he weld out as an nurollutis to d"
"" '44.(1 upon by obr emuismiulr-111-elleiti of Ow
''y• tie would ask Ike I Inn4S, was not lint 11°4
aratice, that the t airy of the country, Ik.
,4rinigth of the r 11111.111., should be left at the
•;..s.ll of any person n.. orirwcted wolfs It w...
''-r iurringesarni ni thy *.,vice ? was it
zrarlin% to tlor-c who so cautiously, so h
" 4'.r seal cloriow4y pro,' cted thrir
• ..01 Ilir nation but its trade; who »tot

earned thegliai of Ow Empire, by
10.1.1 thttns;er, r t.. 46 to the posocimons of the
the ('ootiotent, and made him biso.i.ler
i"1:-Jeritaire.1 throe.- ? II • wool.) ask tiny in
t's4 tit I :sit bCCA elind 1.41

haw,. fuldlled the a i.hei of the &matey. when Wal-
ch. ress'afte to be alts) k.d, sid the eitillery for its
resliietiose was 'alleged to be sent after it ? Without
this delay, it. hail lu'esi proth-11 at their bir, if the
gue.stest en/wit:tie:l had taken place, they could not
Seise •uctee tt di sine even was there a chauwe of
del nut know whether die
French *Wins could, or meld oat be r-ntial shrive
Antwerp ; it was on this suformation ihry sentinel
the *raids of the cumin') oar, with what was
entire dear to it—its eiresigth. By their misconduct
they h finstrated the hopes ef the country. He
a as willing to allow, that the fisilure hail out been
canted, and 0114 hi not so lie imputed to either the
Neal or navy. Its .11sjemy's Ministers aught
.0 have known the climate of Walelieurn ; ths v
dud kisior it ; foi Lord Mulgrave had told them.
of i.e Aftrr this. could then' be
ass a . ilegy for sending the hest of the
cettotry to be waisted in the marshes of die enemy.
ones sit st in the mast firstileotial season, without
even asking medieni asiv.cuu ? What were the
eel vice. *fa stieulietil rode*, if they were net to be
consulted? Were they automaton figurer. to
move by the sign .1 of the Minister of the day ?
li ao, let these erase thesis from the expend'''.
ture of the country. His Lordship's opinion
WIN different. he thought them an holourable
and a se ape. t Ible boil), such is one as oicietv
were more eh in oisliged to. It W 142 'Mt Oilly a ht:lr
111.111CIII skull, Ittlit their atrocity of aimpiers. .1 hey
were generally tomtit:men hy birth ; but, the
education that was uesesetry_ for them to arrive to
the exalted hoover of beteg uu the ataff,
uhlige.l them to be so. He vested task then, whe-
dier such awls ehotild not be advised ? lie had
dime every thing its his power, while on his legs, to
avoid giving fitly individual pain. He trusted, then.
that the.prufeomon he had been speaking cf. could
take his word. when he es.ured them, he held
theist iu high respect. But there were facts
lie must taconite. and which required cieninent-
mg on; the 31st of August, a eunitnimication
Up is Sir Eyre Coote was made to a Nolte Loral
now out of sith.:e. (Lord Castlereagh) that 3;uou
tio!diets were confitsesl with the ‘Valcheren fever.
and yet l.ir Lordship, His Majesty's Ililitester
foe the IVar Devertment, did nut intim ste it
to that department. which he was sot the load of,
solid the o 1 of September. Oa t [teeth of the same
month, dlr. *Cleary wrote from Cowes that he
hoist plenty of tonnage to carry medicine—hut hi d
nut received any ruedieitie. Ou the 13th of Sedt.a
letter was reLeiveil from Sir Eyre Coote, requoring
that t wo used.cal pervoar, on the Statf,shoeld or-rut
to IValchereasosune were newt; where thou bla ur ...use
he was eta lo.s to know; *heeler it war, 01 at tee
head of tli staff could not ti s.l pr.i,rer pert t,st n.
go, or those he thought prover. were lee •.strir nes
of dying to is foreign (-notary. flee esti., Ink • wail-
their wish:oat; lie supposed Ilia Mejeoy's t
Miiiirters were 100 touch emk-oiled in primer
.srearrels to attend' to the lives of Hts :Majesty's
' subjects; they were playing like cloister's w.. 0
a house of cards this moment, isiel throw it down ihe
:next; they were doiiig mute. they erre pia, t seig
the exec. ise of grow/bag yau Its, to hrs. after may. lore
. their a me of morality. and end whist was intend-
ed to be 'eked in good part, iu a dues as:ere:4,mi: ;
this in private trusted to evsey bad cals -
trirme; hut obit was it in ? Irrre the re•
sources of the country to lie left at t%te 1171.0aal
of mew, who, not forgetting their uvittlifill day..
weld to angle calnlott, sett left thousands of
their countrymen perishing fir want of uoed
aiid for want of persons qualified to aduaiiiister it?
Ile eould sak Ilia Majesty's Ministers how they
could revues:tie to themselves's leaving S:r Eyre Coote
Niel the army at Flushing, at the inottuasl lie was
writ...g home, that, from the sickusees of his tomes,
he was afraid. if no utteck was trade aerie lieu, he'
would hot he able to defe.lll it? Yet the, slid net
creel send him medical usestance ; soil it I e I
not neeelved assistance from sniugeterr. their
hilatiosi must hare taken pi me. %Vas this :I siiB-
- for an army of Emetlaistl to be pi :e al its ?
/114wsver severe the ta-k was, he kit it Isis duty
to expose them. A country, the ouly free one
in tie: annals•of history. to have its blood la-
sts treasure seated. without sin a-specie-
field of advetitage to the mother soil. lie unfortu-
netely was not endowed with sufficient takers to
be disquiets', hut he wished he was possessed of
those of Cicero, oust he could depietur.., its true
light, the losses his cuutstry had stistasi•sl .rein a
weak and imbecile Ministry. Hi. coitus ry lie did net
censure; he slid not believe there was a state slime
it; and :f there were. he would put his tout use it,
and he alone by his efforts *oasis' erase it : Enelilii-
mess were too free to be impure. they p ',sewed
that which made them not only the dre d, hie
the admit:nom of the world. Ilene ! !1—
It was to rescue that coutitry frosts the: duet:tint,
of persone who ha) Aeon their iscapaLild), treat lie
culled upon the House to g.se him their assistance.
Ile would ask any Hon. 31einher why Walcneren
wea kept after it was found Perms:Me to provred to
Antwerp? alto could have Irceis the introtiorii• ice
could not, nor dud he think it was intended to make
a graveyard for British 'Milieu. but the reason ores
obvious. the pirate lockeringe of the Cabisiet, pre-
vented tint only the comcorts of Britain's glory. but
of its national strength being attended to. lie was
Hot one of those that woold contend that tiriti.n
klisol and treasure should not be expended for
Bullish good, best he would 'contend that neither
should be wasted. W. re nut His Majesty's
Almoners told, that it would take twenty-two
thousand men to e arisen Walchcren. and oho
there 'meld be no deepen knee placed on the naval
ffrrry, in either the Wert or East Scheldt, from the
rituestets of their wavers, that the .bopping wield
be incepaltle of holding their autunite ? Yet the
1-land oar kept possession of. He called upon tie-
House to say. was the retention of it
even if they overlooked their weld of fores.ole at
phusitiog the Expedition ? Ile wished to kilos"
what remid have made Ilia ,Majesty'.. Alsoist. ts so
inattentive. what made them an (allows to the re.
preosntations of every of.icet ? Gen. Doa had in
dispatches told them the Island could oust I e
maintaieeil ; or. et least, v. keels wastes-lasi ut it 01l
Neveinber, when yen the areitaient. in steeled ra
the sues-ore would not Is, ar thress out. 11.• !urs,!-
Ftrd the lion. Geut.'s pardoss, lie torsos, st
Walcheren they were se, is, keels nosars, 11
of, hut to ret.dts duo pieces ; end when the-v were
rod use 44.1.,1, it lel light 4,lll•ste•tille 641,1% ,gr
Ile sal uut:if. aid to reps..t 1.1, words. it tenet:

not be denied that the Secretary for the De.
penmen' thosight that the Stxretary fur the War
Department *us luefficient ; IS WAS proved ; for
the country. mail all Europe knew they had come
to isernai ; it was tort for him to set forth who his 4
trouynrnd. Ailuther eugigerue,it took place, not
li:ously, although perhaps the IMAM of WIN
reader. it was no twit thin that of premier; and
Lioar tininse conquered diploinutic abilities.. The
liner and the cousitry sere already in lull pow.
scesiots rif the fact. ;• it least of the first fracas ;
as the ?able Lord and the 11uu. Gentleinaa had
out 01.1 y displayed tinir literary uhilitiow. but had
h, come their own publishers. (Heor!)-1-le would
not trouble thou/louse long. There eas oue other
topic. Wile's. although last. true ant the leinit. to
be examireed into—that was an argument which
had b.eu urged. that this- Expeditiou was to have
assisted their ally—Atirtric, tie trusted this wunkl
hut lie any touger eoutended for ; she dinned
tl at she even Igoe, to whist point the -Expedition
was to be directed. It had been held out, that
the Low Countries would have risen in their fivuur. •
hut, unfortunately, the revfsr W4S the case ; they
were as cold as iricles. and it would have taken
wore bullion thou England posressed to thaw then;
nut e soldier had it drawn from the :truly opposed
to Austin*: SUP fir from it, it gave llohaparte po
sessiom or a knowledge of a force, that he was
lamest ignorant before he did possess. If Hon.
Ali-inhere only read the evidence atteiltively, they
woold see su cii raii.e of Celleilte. drat they would
not ealy t =eel/ the resolutions which he bud to
propile were nut wily just. but taint lenient. He
would rather be censured for nut inuring r•
nor, strong enough„ than those of a coic.rary ma-
ture. ile boasted with his fellow.countryineu, that
he had an iuclitwUuu to mercy ; but if he were to
for justice, hiss ability would out allow him to word
his 'tereitutirus siron4 enough; wen who had suf.
&red their countrymen to fall victims to an unwhole-
some clime. withoist a prospect of their country
heiimbeuediterl ; men who saw this. knew it limier
th to he credal repeat; let, for thecae ors littlepelf
or p neer, r al at it without remorse ; Wren who
daily told then' they were the only tip persons
to govern the country ; the,. were the friend*
of .;lejesiy, hid the confidence of their Son,
re mud were the only lit persons to rally
round buns. There war soot a particle of err. 1
deere delivered at the liar of that House.
that did nut go to prove their incopieity, sad that
they were contrary to every dins they bid
lymre to tusk.. them hi ( Hear ! halt I/—
The Ca:rite eveu proved that the Etcpeditiun wits
mit 'mewled as a diveicon in favour of Austria ;
ill it country was sensible it was never intended as
such. The world knew it wee not; and there was
inn • Cabinet in Europe that did not laugh at those
who could harm be•en it.• week and imbecile as to
litre !injected it. Uuder all those consideretions,
he trusted, and with a confident that the ire.
solutions lie should propo.e, would inert the "Ptet•-
batioo of the House. Feeling mach erlatom.4l,
he beg;-d th. it in,lalsence, to othow his Nohle
Friend, Earl Temple. to read the Resolutiusis
Gar Iniu.

Etrl Temer.s thrn haul thews...they were
to tit.. (1)1111WIlf.,
The ist stated, that no the Wit of Jots this tartans* Ex-
pedites so k.l to the Scheldt, hoeing in new the destruction
of the s!-Tps, km, so,l Jritra:its of A.:twerp.
The ed stated, 'lilt, nn the 07tIt of Atteiut, Flesb;r.e.ur.
trader, d, whir,, period, the other objects of the Lxpe-
dation sere

The ad. that such at.
strentest.

arm siguificAl to Is Cu-

The alb, that the fai:nre was nu imputable to the array or
awry.

The sth represented the brinikinx out of disease amniird
His Majesty's troops.
The ti:h stated, that in Inquiry the die, 411 E was f..uird
be a insiaily pceisliar to Zealand, and pr. r.dent, pairttesilarly
is the autunsin.l mouths i that perfect recu, cry was rare, and
silent hopeless.
The 7th, that, et the army, g 67 Officers aad t 4000 NOM
were sick.

The Mt, that the Expedition was eitlertakea without
soy probable promeet of 'secs., and that the advisers of it
Wert) &reply re: possible to t►e country.
Tl.ere wrs noother suing of Resolutions, to the
folk-ms:g slTcet
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The I,i ...toted, that Sir Eyre Coate, Myles It ft Watches-re,
',pollen the another of tick to Ni klajeatfa %meters ;
traviiie it to theirs to decide, after such report, upou the re-
tention or 1.1,2 I" the piece.
The .2d, that Sir Eyre Cuote, at a subArptent period,
reyt.'Nentell the provers of the disease as out that at mist
envier the ...feu* 'on ;Ka het ly preearitsur.
The .0, that he h repeated Lei reprise ntation vale.
The 4:4, that flit Mivaty's Minuters, notwithatimo.liaz
such t•:!,r4,ent..1i,,03, did tot decide LISMIII the remits:Moo,
until the 41 h of N,vemher, one take stein to kilt it in eaccu.
lion until the ei;th of Drc..soLer.

The sth, represeetcd the vast increase of sickesu dash's
such delay.

The 6th, stateJ the lase:- proportion of the British army,
wh.t is was CN a.:J lest •n eoustioneee.
The 7th &Oared, thst it was their upin;ne, that •nch
conduct upon Ilse rut of His M&jesty's Ministers, cant LI foe
the...wriest censure of the Ilutue.

L bra CA•411.1,111:4d111, la reply, observed, that
he ear nuxnntr to seine the ratbrst Opprortoill,y of
preaentin.2 hu;n to their nctie••• in order thlt he
might .lAtc the grows& ttpna al.i.h that m•a,ura
was fuunaell, winch they wee now proceeding to
dezitle tipno. lu door.: so, he felt that it woidu be
necthar for hi.o to claim viii r%trente shore of
the 111.i111KrisCe Of the HOU•46, tile subject heinK
such as they must all see it ass not tr,,ssible to
cdropress within eurripAss, and mach of
it turoSvrug topics of a prn:essiolial haulm, which
he could nut travel ovi r witituut doubt rod ap-
preheouon. It should be his endeavour to be as
concise as pos,ih!e; hut he fi av'sl that his at.
most .tihrts would runt en ihle hula to aceom.
ph•li, an any nra enal dr'r.e. so desirable au
oujoet. 1.. the outset hr should express his thanks
to the Lora fur having gives' him en oppor-
tunity of shihrg i.ie opinion t.tdy wed candidly
upon t!,e ..object—there was on other trthubutl

sou!d paras,t him to go into it Po fully. or
he tomill expect Po patient a hearing
upon the Ji tkret.t Npics ; theta will afro tins sels..s.
t.i_e over other tli:tt. i,s un utht-e would
tA! iml,tie br inc:int:J to giro such credit to soy
Jl,Le.Advorate f iniugtag out thaw puiats which,
v d for rroi.i.inn of 411tferent ounce to plaice
in to, it prover romt of tr.ew, as they would

tut,• t• di a eXCeirlalsog it 4 FIICIIOII9. lie
4:..1 sot wean to Illiptl!S to the Gentlemen
i.iyo•ite +my improver lone, when he bilked of
the cnilielose of pampa; for he would admi., that
upon tin: p:e,rot nrenein:i he hail conducted
hiineelf in is mem' r of er'ateli he end ttne.e
nitis *lawn be awed in IL it eseeeleiteliiiide lead

no reason to complain. However individuals
ingot be incluse.' to favour the exclusion o 1 strait.
gun, however they might be of uptown that the
trunsactions now invests ring by i'arliament were
of a nature that called for secrecy, Ise was ready to
assert, that strangers might have Leen present at
every pert of the imestigatiou, and heard all
that had taken place, horn the coonneuce-
ment ; not a question that was propieseal had
been refined ; and he wild sure that whim he
sail it was with confidence fee sulawritterl his
conduct to their decniou, they' twould not
ascribe that confidence to fereardratm upon his
part. but to a justifiable reliance upon their pene-
tration and rectitude. He thought the practical
iesise which the House was now called upon to de.
eel,. rather singular; it was rather angular that
they should be asoembled, not to argue upon an
Expedition. which had item carried into etl.ct, stud.
in the case of aseertiined failure, to deter:nine
whether it was F. eon a detect in the pl..n such ha-
lure armee ; but to argue upo.i evidelice collected
from the supposed opinions of militwry mete and
to determine upon an expedition which. had taut
been tried ; for, ne had no hesitation to state, that,
▪ to its fair extent. the Expedition hail not eviei
been aternipted. He conk: not agree with au
resemble Member who hod talked of tI, . tine of
France having brushed 114 elf with his Teti ; et all
rimes he was of oninien, that the host of Enelaid
would utak, • bolder %beef, and a mom stuhlroru
resistance. Rut the latter part of the question, me
ultimate object of the Expedi:ion, was serer pot
to the test ; so that they were now to ifeciile, tin
uoon a watt_. of Wet, hat upon the air re Nereid t.
tire erasion. whether. if atternoted. it would have
failed or not ? ( Hese ! front the Mixiste, ;al hatches).
' lie had 'never ended any our question. (hear!/
fur he hart entered into the investigitiou with am
mention th .t he stool upou a rick. avid cord,' est
be aliek.m.—( leugh.)-i-Befure he proceeled to
state the ground mem which it wa. taken up by
Government, be would m? et the Noble I,orti
the question. whether the authorities were in furore
of or repiiiiet the undertaking ? The authortites two
fore the House, were the due (minima from title
liorn-Gu infs. and one naeal opinion. heti
refused to answer this queseon, when put to
before. because he thought it was o.e wfltcEa
required arguments in explanation. mil Mt
sirlered himself justifilA in eritheolliiig the one
ewer, until be had see opportunity of accompa.
'tying it with such 'reline:mi. The Ilemse aright
possibly thick it sheltiee that he should have fis few
military mentions to lay helere them; Let he we ell
aquae ledge (hut it was not entirely without wee.
dent he was miabled to produce All.l here he
rosin protest **newt the prourijer that His Ma-
jesty's (i.iveruineut should have wtittea mil.tary
authority for every undertaking in .It eh th y
thought proper to melee k. Tile Floieie might ob.
serve, tout Lord (Althorn and the other o 6cers
were careful in smirking • als'ire•tion Derive-re
their opinioos, and their written 'urinal ope'ons.
If His Majesty's (lovertuneot I:smarted to ce..,1
them AOCs (ruin teSpOSlO:l)llity, he wou;.l .'line flat
it would lie right to secure. upon on o. canons, the
written opinions of 'lie Officers to wino they 1111.
pl ed; lint if their n 1 ject was miaow, ion alone, the
best means of pro-u tog that was m easirrereation.
where she !Meer). were COOll6OOll that no respoasi.
batty email attach to there, and were therefore free
fees the appteMnisione an I restraints which mi►;it
eteerwiie warp their jedipnente If they pet em,
caw ou paper. they serum put it drily, as it they
were putting tt ti a lawyer...(.} forre,h!)—Aild
what was the (airings worth after all ?It weal go to
forfeit the lieu'. fit of t heir uo n judgment for • shabby
cloak to cover them-elves from riesonsibility. He
%mild now state why. upon tri. weasion. military
opruinits were celled for at all. It was stated by
some olfi.en, that the derision .was takru le fi,re
their opinions were asked. But flits put tee
case; Ow (Oct vise. theflie took the pleasure
on the 14th of June ; bat it was a couitit omit
Omelette. end der decision was not finally made nue.
til the 31st of June. Ile had scut for the opium I
of the Commander-in-Chief on this account : in re
were two ways of opemtiou, the one by the Scheldt
the other by going across the cenitin,..it to Ant.
vrerp ; he knew that them were dillicultiesisttending
both undertaking.. and the letter which I.c wrote
to the Commander-in-Chief an for the purpose of
decilirig between them. Seth was the slew stilt
which he. had written to the Cenuitander.imChili;
and it w.s *ppm. lit. that it was in such view the
Commaisiler-imetiter considered the septie.auoti ;
he was discs that the qneit ion was too tiered as a
balance of ads untages and disitivantegeoy sod that
it was sot contended. that His 31.ijette'e Aliiiisteis
hail run blindly lint the adoption withioit any pre-
vious ronsidertitioit. Ile would tipped to all those
who had been ever in the Goa rieneee. wheat' it
was the practice to hive written usileary opittions,
to produce upon all ort-a•ionis in justification of the
proceedings of AiluS trations ? Fir Walt sate the
11,41. uppesite (Mr. Wirethatut
would sekelowlrelge. that it was cot. in appealing
to the Rt. Hon. Gcritlinsan, he knew that lie
appealed to a generous opponent, and to use
who at MI times did justice to the Twittery rim.
meter of his coolie v, !tether in or out of Are.;
he would ask the lit. lion. Gentleman, whether
if lie was called to au account for the expedites
to the LXitiletteUes he meld have produced hip ire.
I eery authority? or t/Oethrf, In ll e attempt at,
Buenos Ayres he could have iiiirsuerel a similar jos.-
'ideation ? lie (Lnrel Cialerragh) couhl only 0b...
serve. that he had never found such authorities sit
the office, and that be dill not Isi•deie any such ex-
isted. He had now, he thought, gone far enimea
it justify him in eayilig. that he 'herald not ve
borne doors, merely I:ecause he lull tro written ati•
thrity. which, at-cooling to the practice of all go.•
menswear', it was not t,e-eotery that he shoed pus.
seas. The-e was member raceme which be fill
it ne,-trstry to mike. Ile would sieny out ateirlv
thet it OA* the holudee duty of lioverinuent not to
enterinke an expedition without entire mill!.fy -
bpse 0.8., but also, that II ire was any neeessity for
BYO mvlutedet.ud owl tnieheni incol acieueiey site •
the mull .ar.iterstatices of the cooliny and of
the town, of the thii.ks and .11W.W4141, for which the
erfea,orot was efreogeed. Hr del not know whir.
slier the Right lion. Gentleman opposite had ally
accurate ikon or Constestiopte. He aliened that
the ineemoduct of iiiheis evuld hers r amount to •
justiticatiou of himself; Lint that was net l.i•juieik.
cation. Hs &hailed bitits4l uputi the gr-emlo