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London, England, 1810-01-26 00:00:00

CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN.

The Marquis of LAMSDOWN inquired, if the
Ale Lords opposite, who had intimated their in-
tention to lay before the House certain documents,
meant that those relative to the campaign in Spoin,
should he included ?

The Earl of LivEaroot. said, that the docu-
tnents alluded to were those mentioned in the
King's Speech, and related to the Expedition to the
Scheldt only.
The Marquis of LAIIIIDOWN gave notice, that he
should move fur an inquiry into the campaign, on
Thursday next.—Previous to which day, he should
take, as we understood; an opportunity of moving
for certain papers regarding the name.—Adjourned.

nursE OF COMMONS.

Pear nem Members took the maths and their seats.

The SetAatZS acquainted the House that be had received
iettcre severally from LieutcGcoeral Beckwith and Admiral
Cochrane, dated Martinique, the QM May end sib Juno,
etpressive of their gratitude tor, and high sense of, the ha.
moor done them, by the vote of thanks passed by the House
Nit Session, for their conduct in the redtsction of that Wood,
which, with pernaissiou from the House, be would read.
The Speaker then read the letters, the trio, of which eMis.
eided with his description of them, sad expressed the
(harks of the writers for the honour Oat them ; sad their
devot ion, with the devotion of the army and navy, natter their
command, to the service of their country.

A new rim was ordered for the &woo;Is of Whom Port,
in the rooms of Lord Peet. who had accepted the office of
Steward of she Chiltern Hundreds.

The usual resulutsuus•at the cotrasesseesseat of the Session,
fur Grand Committees, Mc. errs paused.

IMPORTANT NOTICES.

The C rJ.oR of the Ex cIL CQL; aa gate notice, that
he would, an- Illerradr, Mug forward a motion with respect to
the liantatima of the time granted by the noose for the is-
troductiee of Private Bills. HO abject would be to limit
the time foe their introduction only, and sot tat hurry them
through the House in any of their after stales.
Mr. B•MILLS rive police, that he would, to-morrow,
bring forward a motion fur maim( the Iteveioiee Bill retro-
trai—eftess! hear!;—and that, on as early day seat week,
os Meoduy, if peasibk, be would owe foe the appointment
of • Committer, to unitive into the cayeaditare of the coun-
try --(Wear!)
The C . . i.tmit of the Ezenrgetb said, it bad bees
his intention on Monday neat, to move, not that the Reeer-
akin Bill iihiLid be made perpetual, hot that it Amid be
combined le forte ileriag the Furies.

Mr. 'I7III7BAR* IP corked, that it was his intentioa, early
west week, to sauce fur the product los of cattalo letters from
our late Secretary ter Foreign Araks to the then Minister
free Ibis fey to America, sad also for die answers re-
tensed to letsers from Amines, evaluated with the segue
silos, ha ?bat country.. Ile was procceninz to state what be
rotwelsed to br the importuner of these papers, whoa he was
rolled to order by the St , fur entering to explana-
tive, wrelmant to a solve.

Mr. Aidesiewa COW or ewe notice, that whole His lillajee-
ty's Secretor) of State for the Howe Department shall have
labels his seat, he would name a day to draw the attratiesis of
the Howse to the toenail of His :Has :aly's Ministers, respect-
ing an address voted by the Livery of I sondem.
bar JoNW Iticwirssice olitaiwed leave to lirlug is a Rill to
'..vent the evehersieisseut of public smeary, or securities fur
politic avower, in the Louis of the Collectors or Receivers,
entreated with the core thereof. It was simile; to his Bill in
the furrier Seenion, ',kith resold not he carried Himmel,
owiag to the late period at shirts it was ietrealiteeil.

Le—rd DUU AAD appeared at the bar, wrath the Report on
tae Adeken.

MR. ERSKINE.

Mr. MORRIS, b:to;e the House entered upon the
Report, wished to ,olfer a few observations to their
notee. in order to remove the impression mode,
during a late debate, affecting a near relation othis.
His reason for not doing so at the time, Well, the
lateness. of the hour at a Inch the remark he alluded
to %vas made. It was correctly stated by the Ho-
nourable Gentleman en that occasion, that the dis-
lima of the !3d .laouary clone, contained the in-
structions to Mr. Erskine, for his conduct in what-
ever related to our Orders iu Council, the French
_Deems, and the Americ■n Non-intercourse ■nd
Embargo Acts. But he could go no further with
the statement of that Hunourabk Gentleman. Mr.
Erskine's view of the subject was, that when the
conditions there prescribed could nut be literally
(Attained, he was to refer to his other ktters and
instructions, and endeavour to obtain, eolniton-
tiolly, what was in the view of his Govern.
mein. Ile hod sulistantielly olseyed his instruc-
tions. and if all the tenets were produced, they
would hear him wit in this assertion. He had
no reason to stippose, that there could be any im-
propriety in the production of these pape►!; if,
however, they were lint produced, they would at
least have this weight with Gentlemen judging of
Mr. Erskine's conduct, that they were not in pos-
ses-ton of the »hale grounds on which he rested his
justification. For this point he had the aathnrity
of Mr. Erskine's letter to Mr. Smith, in which he
referred to ll.etit letters, as authorising him to enter
nito the provisional engagenients he had agreed to.
No objection could be made to the production of
soother i:uportant document for his friend's excul-
pation front the suspicion of having sacrificed his
pabhc duty to his private feelings; his answer to
the dispatch from His Maj.sty's Ministers. If this
were not granted. his friend would be left on hare
ground+ indeed for his defence, as he had corn-
terbatiat et seriatim, to the American
Minister. Ile wished it to be known, that Mr.
Er-kine had not acted on his own principles, but
on those of his employers. Prom the form and
constitution of the American Government, it was
impossible for him to act literally on these instruc-
tions, but he had referred to them altogether, and
endeavoured to obey them substantially. lie beg-
ged portion of the I louse for remodelling on their
t.•ue at present, In putting theta io possessiou of
the grounds of his relation's defence, which would
be more aniply given ■t a future period ; but it
was his earnest wish to rebut, in timine, say 111.1 111 l -
ation„ that one, in whom he most feel so much in-
terest. had acted, not from a sense of public duty,
bat • feeling towards the P►esident of the United
lie appeal-4 to Mr. Erskine's public life
fur the refutation of such a suspicion. He could
have no private motive either to withhold or give

explanationa. He was the humble instrument to
accomplish the great and important ,object of unit-
ing two free. and neatly related, nations. He was
wounded mortally at his failure; but no consider-.'
anon of a private, or personal nature, could ester
induce him to deviaie from his public duty, and
withhold a dispatch he was bound to disclose. Mt.
Nlorns concluded, by denying the charge in the..
most positive manner, and craving pardon of this
House for detaining them so long.