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Ear; \Lite.% stlted, th.tt (-I:•errni i'ert.!ii.,::ll 11,1.1
I.;itesa •1 11111/1,411.r,t! penult
heti bn a m3,:t at tlot tromicet of %.; tot,. we

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might prolstlily .4:i a pu. t. of the t. t!TIV‘i
force. Griwrai Si it:a. er. "Li tile 4,111.-: L 4, . F. 4.1

stated, that at tlat:iinst• Arthur \Velie.tvy

hail advised making por,,nit. :1 lerahhl ho Cy
of the enemy, nearly tL shah of their left
hail regularly funned, about three aches iu oar
front. Sir flurry Burrard nas present on tiw st.t,
rradv fur the purpose of iuterferui amp co:.-
trolling the operations ; his Lordship, forming
the hest opinion he could 011 the clue. conceived
that General had acted wisely and prudently in
not. advancing. liecati.e, from the ene:ny having
formed as stunt!. a forward movement must have

liven hitzanious i;t the least. If surcess were to be

hoped for, it must have been fruut the contiilenee
to he placed in the known gallantry of the Britian
troops; lett aftor the 3etere and deria.xl repulse,
which the enemy had just sn,teiued, mid the ex-
pected landing of the reinfortements until r
nets! Moore, the attempt heroine unnecessary, •as
the total expulsion of tne Freimli berme, by theme
means, a tuatter of certainty, in the course of a
very few days. These were the grounds upon
which his Lordship had formed his judgureat upon

the subject.
Earl LitrosvF.NOß declaied that he certainly had.
been of opinion, that too early :oil opportunity too id
not have be.n embraced of expiessiug, by their
Lordships' 'Planks, their sen-e of the gallant ser-
vices which had been rendered to the country; hut
on reflection, auil locating w hat had passed, his
Lordship was decidedly? of opinion, that it would
have been better to have paused in the first instance, I
arid that it would have brew more prudent not to
have proposed the present Vote, if the elide hu-
siuess was not brought forward, while ei.cuinstances
so important remained to be discussed in the first
instance. But after every matter woos fairly before
their Lordships, and maturely and deliberately
weighed, then, and then only, could Thanks be
properly given, where hanks wooild be found to
be properly due. It lied been stated that Ste
/ferry Burnord had token no port whatever in the
transaction ; if not, stieli modesty was certainlyhigh-
ly praise-worthy ;--un the other baud, a Noble Earl
(Moira) had asserted that the gallant Gerard had
taken the whole responsibility upou himself. In this
contrariety of assertion, should not their Lordships
have every possible information before thernsand then
they could fairly say whether lie was entitled to their
or not It had been imagined by some
persons that the enemy's force could not have been
correctly stated ; because, if it were, it was impos-
sible such a Convention could have been entered
into. All these were reasons colliug on their
Loolships to pause before they decided. His
Lordship confessed he felt considerable regret at
any opposition he was obliged to give, as wearing
an appearance isotnewliat hostile to the Thanks
proposed; but he had the cousolatiou of knowing
that the Vote itself would come with a better grave,
if, after due investigation, it should be found free
from every objeetion.
Lord AUCKLAND expressed his expectations that
there would have been no difference of opinion
among their Lordships upon the present oe-
eaviou. Ills Lordship agreed in the 'raiment that
thanks ought not to be given without investigation ;
but be conceived that here the matter mass:liar and
decisive ; and that the conduct of Sir /lorry Bur-
rard ass distinguished by e nobleness of mind.
that could not be sufficiently admired. in giving all
the credit where it was due. Their Lordships'
thanks, lie soiggestod, ought to be given in the
present hist:tore by • sort ofarclamation, approach-
ing to unanimity. and that the Nob!, Earl (Moira)
might at a future dot make his moti.ou separate
from it.
The LORD CMANCILLOR Staten the motion be-
fore their Lordskips in point of loom was, that they
do adjourn the debate upon the gist inotioto, in
order to introduce the motion for a Vote of Thai.ke
to Sir [lorry Burrard.
This ttttt tion was accordingly put by his Lord.
ship. when it was negatived without a division-
Ilis Lordship then put the original motion, which
was agreed tq.
'l'hc E.rl of Id vearoob then made a similar mo-
tion of thaisko to the General Officers commanding,
under Sir Artlior Wellesley on the above day,
which was iesreed to ; us also a N ote of Thank" to.
the other Officers and Privates composing the army
on the stone occasion ; MINI that the same be colo-
ur • surd at the heads of their respective regi-
ments; which was likewise ordered.
The Earl of Data Lev moved, .4 That sit humble
Address be presented to His Miiiesti, praying
that 111• may be graciously plesaed to e -der Copies
of the Iteport of the Court of Inquily, relating to
the Convention of Ciotre, sod of any proceedings
had thereon, to beheld before the House. ' Agreed
to.
Lvrd Acclit.AND moved for the production of
Copies or Extracts of such Currespoodente as has
taken place between His Majesty's Govesinnent
and the United State.; of America, since the Ist of
Januar), Mae... Agreed to. Adjourned.

MOUSE OF COMMONS.
This day there being only members,
beia4lo4 the speaker, present, at four o'clock, the
coul.l not be hirtueil. PLOPI,c: hitsineits of n
similar nature with that which took place iii the
Howie of Lords, and also a motion rel dive to the
inereaNe of the army, icre expected to have hero
di.cossetl ; they are, in cousequeuee, post:mord to
a future day.

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