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AY 2. 1809.

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of the French. lie neat sheered how the Frensh
Inns wcre liable to hare been cotnplctely baffled 1
to the north mid south of Spain, by a right use of
tile pannier spirit slid strength of Portugal. No
man inner than himself iipplanded the conillict of
Mer Arthur Wellesley, who took te,e 1)01111118ml of
our troops in the early part of the eatopasso, and
so long its he retained it. every prneeelin.krif our
anuy met with his approbation ; hut he estrieried
totally a ilitierent opinion on the Armistice and
Centrot;oo what soccerded. The object of his
motion led to the production of certain paper',
which regarded the appointment of a licgeoeY,
for the- purpose of ifuartling the interests dil.
iteyal I ligliness the Pi ince Regent of .Poetugal.—
lie contended, that althongls the Prince Regent
wt his departure had appointed certain persons to
cotopose the Regency, and to act in his name, et
they had forfeiterf.ercry elami to that official Ulna-
lion after the expulsion of tho French ; for during
the french usurpation they openly committed
acts of hostility towards the Pricer itegent, and
had used their authority to sulistitote and *support
the Freurh. povernenent in place of that of dies
fleirf4loneefthorr.--•-ft-tinini, therefore, the core of
Majesty's Miniaters nut to have acceded to. the
appointuteni of these same pertains to he weathers
of the Regency which hail -hero estaideshed after
the departure of. the French. It appeared that
two out of the original number, who had acted in
am hostile manlier to the interests of their country,
still composed a I ipal part -of those who admi-
nistered the Portuguese Govertinicia. It *was no
doubt to this cause was to he attributed the inert-

nests and waist of spirit since.mastifested in the in-
habitants of that country. lie atlverted to General
CriaallOCV.4 brio, seiterseded by Sir Arthur Wel-
lesley, and lamented thst udit•ers shook! he placed
iu.nankssarilasstnation. The present mission of
;a Nntak Wellealey) to the Swinish
Government was highly ',lli fyllll tr. his feelings ;
it was one which that Noble Lord's public and
private character more thin, inifficiently was adapt-
ed to dOweil4tyte. The Noble Earl concluded a
very arginueutative speech hy moving, ,f That is
letter of Sir Hew Dulrytithle's. respecting, :the eta:.
prima:lent of a ttNency in Portugal, .with certain
other document.' on thesatne subject, be laid upon
their Lonlohipie table."
The liar! of Ltvgaitoot, vindicated the princi-
ple! he hail tai t down eat a former nibs, respect-
ing the production of public papers. lie would
not go into the whole of the observations cemented
its the Noble Earl's si.ercli; he mould tontine, luau-
self to the appointment of ti.e fle„retirty. • fir
should oppose the motion, "set-Anse he shook
he enable.' to aide the mutate of that appoint-
ment, which, together with the regent con-
nection of IN Alujesty's Government with the
Court of Rio Janeiro, was a sufficient reatiou why
the Noble Enrl's motion might not to 4w com-
plied with 4 When the Prince Regent left Portuge!,
lie appritittert eril4lll V1.'110114 to taimpmse altegeney.
Whit.; the reetiCli Power existed thereionie of these
bad betrity.d their tenet, and n hen the French
etre expelled, it was the wish of tits Majesty's
( lavernment to act in that tit:inner which woold best
answer the rights mid interests of his Royal High-
ness the Priure Resent. They might undoubtedly
Gave Owed the country antler a Military Governs
tn•mt 54 tuts-rim; sin act joint:table, bait not o•ie •A
polley. It wars their wish to pursue the
eu-
trution of the. Conn of Rio Janeiro, tts far as pout,-
bly St conht be known ; therefore, they uppointtit
the same Regeac.; the Regent hod appointed, leav-
ing out tho.e who had tither forsaken or gressly
abused the trust so reposed in them, and substitot-
ing -of hers its a insulter the mon tigrerable to the coo-
stonticut and wishes of the people. Its acting A4I they
tool clone .11 that could be expected from them.—
Tnere was a jealousy sowing the different prmincis,
maul whineter might have been arlopted,thearrange-
melds would not have been approied of by all par-
-1 cues, neither was there any other plan whodi could
have hewn go safely punned.
Viscount Stumm: to very ably supported the ar-
;mincing of 11, noble friend (Buickinglininshire),
and coutlisdiA I.y o!userving, that his hoiws were
not completely destroyed as to the cause of Spain
and Portugal, and he rejoived to see a. snore pro-
mistug ripest in the affairs of Europe.
Lord 11 annownv could not assent to the pro-
ductiou of pope's upon the present °evasion, al-
though. his sentimetats not exactly concur with
. ,
Mum respecting the present Regency of Portugal'.
The Junta of Oporto themselves hod suggested the
appointment, and the Bishop himself expressed his
sentiments to the panic purport.
Lord Grlesett.t,e would have been ars reluebtut
as the noble Secretary to support any motioit tat
'misers, which misfit tittitecesetrily interfere with
the offitiatl situation of his Majesty's Ministers; but
he Jul think no solid reason had been tissigoed for
their refusal on this occasion, and the production
might.he absolutely necessary to shew to the Rouse
how far the comluid of his Mnjesty'st Ministers, in
this instance, had led to the calamities which
ensued. He was not 111131)011.11 to press the motion,
its he suer an indisposition in Noble Lords opposite
towards their production. It was true, the Prince
Regent appointed those persons, but in such a way
that they could be accounted no more than hiving
n formal pouter to deliver op the government to the
invading enemy. 'they were net the eoulidentod
and trusty adherents of the Prince ; all such fled
with hint, to form a new goveitsinent. But the cott-
durt of these persons afterwards sag have and
trcischerous, aud they ought not to have been re-
appointed.
The Earl of Bulky; cit 51211111 i said a few wards

in reply.
' An explanation sevenilly took place, lictween the
Earl of BUCKIRORRItoIIIRR, the Earl of LIVER-
POOL, and Lord Dsunowne ; when the Loo
CHANCEL, nit put the Quelition from tl:e Wool.
sack, which was negatived without a division.
The other Orden of the Day were then di Toiled
of, and the Houle adjourned.


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