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last s, ssinv , be (air F. Burdett) saw no grounds
for the stateineut ; the reports he: belied were
fond to be very accurate. Conattlering the dis-
sdesottges under whicb they were executed, it
app • red to him flea they were done with consi-
ea
derable ability—(Hear! haw !)--And he much
tivuted whether uny change would be for the
bolter, which paroled that it should be conducted
ithier the authority of the House, rather than by
those who had no oilier interest than to tell the
truth. He was surprised to hear the Standing
Order spoken of as such a sacred thing, when all
their practice went to prove that it was otherwise.
Ile thought the relaxation of that order portico-
lady necessary since the union with Ireland. He
sashed that the House should keep well wish the
public. He olijected to the practice, which was
owing ground of late, of drawing analogies be-
tween that Houle and the inferior courts, and
denied that there was any similitude between their
nrorredings and those of a Grand Jury. What' was
!;,. use of secrecy to this case ? All they waked
to have s subject technically before them,
;.:'i was alreotly known to all the world—
ar!htae was well known how many

. ....... . . .. ,
,- ,1 irri.hed. what treasure and blood were thrown
;way. Hetitnceivied thus to exclude the public,
anon such an occasion, was an insult to them ; they
hid almady determined upon a public inquiry ;
whe then should they s-ek to constitute themselves
lilt. li Pc...vet cornn:ittee ? They were sick in repute-
ton, and should du every thing in their power to
'snort the I t•le that remained to them.
Mr. Snr.nt DAN said, that it wail with great and
tribiti,ned relit( ta,tee he took advantage of the in-
dellinee whit.n. the House was in the habit of
vitiating to those who submitted motions .to
its consideration; but after %hat had fallen from
h,. Right Honourible Friend (Mr. Windham),
lie Mimed be wanting in the respect which
he tined to himself. to the House, and to the
pal.ic, if lie did not wrail himself of the op-
r‘iii• • 't to make a few remark*. it was, he
- i•y
ilsitiglit, 14ouiething istnoillar. that no one from the
trnin-ite cdr, but the Right lion. Gest. who had
stirred the Standing Order, should hare taken part
in the olubate. He (Mr. Sheriden) had stated expli-
e:tly to the Nob:e Lard, and to his colleagues, who
scents° coin owned in the inquiry, that it became
Mein to come turivird, and if they did not mean
to stie:ttr tin madves under the concealment at-
lls,ited to he r• sorted to. to declare it in the face
81 the country. (Year, her.) But he would
is n from them, and from their conduct. to the eK.
travagaiit doctrines of his Right, Hon. Friend,
against %Lich hr mar anxious to protest. His Rt.
Item. Frteml had commenced moll criticising his
atannee, a subject of which he himself was the
soly fudge, a. its alone ligi in polar ssion of the pri-
sate re .•0 3 which caused and justified ir. HIS
Rig: i Ilan. Fiieud had taken much oftener be-
nt lie !.e au, nut present when an important party
quesit,a %,a, to be discussed, which was likely
is suite N;iiii-terv. acid. that he rather pre-
Pima caini.i; dons,. when qui-Atom affecting
l'arliin.-i t. tt,elf were brought under consideration.
'il hit cc his eimillict aas approved or not. he
foill.t aeLne,,leitge, th.tt, i f .tie too descriptions of
question,, the latter a.::#. that to which he would
scour sectifice his prii-ve convenience, as he
e:nnyht it mere important to hi* public duty. A
Itar: queutue of party should never possesssuch
seer. with hal. Ile heard Gentlemen upon one
Wit 3-:14131g rsAinis'ers of incompetence. and Ma-
arten, upon t; e other, retorting the Charge ; and
it as. risichle tnat the country, in a civil compro-
mise between them, might incline to believe both.
Ili, Han. Friend I/ al pleased to compliment humus
a frinid to the linerty of the press; a friend to it he
"Thuril: els% sad be was proud to Ise so considered.
A, is Gm releion of patron es:client, he should only
al, that if indeed he was the patron of the press,
hr ass a z.elous one; if the lawyer, he was a distill.
nostril one; lie acted without fee, for even the re-
writ (..1 its flattery did not attend him.—(Hear !
ker!)—But his Right Honourable Friend, with all
hilipprthrUllloll3 of a free priv, with all the dim&
rsiit,ge, he gnribi,t,ll to it, 1,.!, iced willing enough
is own,. in with him far a .hare in the creitit of be-
fn. n4ll its liberty ; if such was the fraternal enl-
ist...a...be proposed, tie ("Jr. Slit.:iilal) must beg to
he ". used. U. clamed no participation in the
'2"O-I,'• of i i, litrht Iliii.ourable friend upon
tint ens., i r.--
shat .0 (4 hi4gh )—lint it bad been asked,
I'4 •
,r ..;”3 re Ll:ttli truin it? and whether the

rum I;r\ .1.41:11,• inn; ii• lilty tears ago. Wall not as
lyel. nt brit. r r,ti 114,1 i it this moment ? 11.. would
1,
Cot into tile , 'Aimee-latch of all the advantages
:lc r -u:ted, out he would say, undervalue it 2$
16. V ,iogl.t, gtte turn the liberty of the pre.* alone,
rid i.e soul.l giie Nlinisters all the means of op.
0'"„ tiny ciiuhl 1% lib for, he would give them a
''.lllolll'e 14 Peers is cunupt House of Corn-
t''.... NI:(I till t;le corrupt application of which
"e. tin:rti:uents were susceptible, yet he,
ii.t literty of the press won with
'A 'hake down all their
e.crot. in tires, oral ii.hdplish the true principles of
0: Corbtita.ion, and the rights and privileges of
Nple—;:f load awl gerieral bora, a/applause!)
,ffect%, winch, in his omnion, a her
'46 C llClllated to 'notifies. What he corn-
nue.l of in the minims which the Right Hon.
!•tb..llsis had iu.id.?, was that he stated no reaa
•fo .. I,el ~1.11 turn out the strangers if he would.
'..rut let I i 0 iii r souse ground for so doing—
""' Ewe 'hem some room for anying, that
• , r..lo,ii•al proceeding. and, not as it iiiipe.ii-..1
- .t, pr..pesterotis and af.surd. (11eari hear !)
.;e 4,t time in his life, he was almost inclined
.. i Vint night t,-.at the Stsuding Order was en-
.""d, s..d rtricigers excluded from the ‘Allery ;
' •si inclined to wish it from affection to his Ht.
ll' • I iiend, whose speech would by thut niesiis
'-' IA lii. rupretire or a repo-. Gokstieln',ll te-
rrors edit Vitors a the liberty of the 1,1-.• s
177 L. • n et %rut the leiNtb of sa, tog, tLat it w..%
. I,s, 'hat it would !tad is the downhill cf the
'.' '-'y t: , y had inked, triumphantly, wino w.n.
t.
'' '!.le o' the country, whin no such Ida.. tv
I IP-silted % Perhaps cotnihintively rcy is. it
,
"sloe 1021^, he was not one of those who waa
't L.": to draw a det.polldits?, it eture of the present
'itei: he crinsiderid that wr 'to-KO upon a proud
I"'ente--(Hear ! Aro,- I).—`:nr were we a little, 41.1 iii that situation I y th • ini:d!eitv of their
Li'vv.liogs; in s,:.,rt, ii, . tan .f tort very libertV
I."/ "" in' lir" d in Fro, tot us ilaliwerrio,--
*III iew- !)--Tlic cuul.try might ii .te iicen

14 %Ile

THE BRITISH PRESS.

LON DON.
WEDNESDAY. Fasatuar 7.

Yesterday. at twelve o'clock, a deputation of the
Catholics of England waited upon Earl GILT and
the Right Hon. WILLIAM Willman, and .deli-
vered into their hands, the Petitions to both Houses
of Parliament, of that most respectable body. The
galling and degraded state in which the Catholics
of England are placed, calls the attention of every
enlightened man, an i of every well-wisher to his
country. Is it in the spirit of the Union. that the
Dissenters of Ireland should be exonerated from all
tests, and that the English Dissenters should have
weary civil and military situation in their country
denied to them ?

The Casette of last night contains the official
account of the gallant achievement ofiGuadatutipp,
of which we gave some particulars yesterday. l'ri-
rate act omits state. that Capt. Congos, of the
Hozatd, was uhfottunately killed by one of his ism
mid.hepme•n, who mistook him for ■n enemy. in
eonscgwzne•p of ni. having the French flag wrapped
round his body.

timid*loupe Las probably fallen before thw time.
—An att..rk warto be made upon tt with 10,000
men, gib() %I t the worl.lle of last month.

A short, hut very animated and important dehate,
t t,k 1);.4, e. but eight, in the
!louse of COUIIIIOI9.
Upol. t:.e inotiou of 31r. Stu RI tit to •ospenJ the
Sr.v: :?‘ Order for the ea, tucost of -1140006 f en-
fn.c..d by Mr. Yuacc, to the c of the loin:ry

into the Welchem:a Expedition. Mr. SHUMAN'S
manly end liberal exertion* were nut crowned with
success, but in each a close we would rather be the
defeated than the victonous party. • In the curse
of the debate, Mr. WI NDII4III inuulged himself in a
most extraordinary attach upon the pnbl:c press, of
which we regret it is not in our power to take ',to-
per notice until to-morrow.

Last night, in the House of Commons, after the
exclusion of straugers, Mr. Tnouss )(KATIE,
Surgeon-General to the Forces, Victi examined,
in the Committee upon the luqui: y into the
Walcheren Expedition. We understand, lie stated,
in the course of his evidence, that lie .could not
send an additional supply of Balk to thin
Island, without a direct authority from Covc•riiment,
which authority he never received. His examina-
tion did not close until half past 1t o'clock. After
which Mr. Koine r, Apothecary to the Forces, was
called in ; but, we understand, his examination
produced nothing but a dry medical detail, and did
not tend to elucidate any of the material points in
question. The House adjourned at half put 12.
The Committee will sit again to-morrow.

A Mail from the Brastli reached town last morn-
ing. It left Bahia the 24th of October, and Rio '
Janeiro oa the sth of December. The letters, wa
understand. captain some further particulars of the-
late patriotic movement in some of the Spanish
Proinuces in South America.

We understand, that the dispatches received on
Monday, by the Court of Directors, from Lord
CALsnott, at the Cape of Good Hope, aiinniii,ce
the complete resteratioo of tranquillity ill
and that it is cot ovreisary to send'anc
military force to Madre,.

Yesterday' shout half put twelve o'clock, their
MS.IIIITIES, Princesses AUGUSTA. ELIZABETH. and
Sorffiri. attended by Lady SYDNEY, arrived. in
twu carriages. at the Quacres Palace. from Wind-
sor. escorted by a party of Light Horse. The Prin-
cess SOPHIA of GLOUCESTER. and the Dukes of
CUMEERL•ND and SUSSEX. dined with the QUERN
and Pluncgsgra. In the evening. their MAJLETIES
had a select party to tea and cards.
This day. His Menne will hold a Private
Levee and Privy Conucil, at the Quest's Palace.
To-morrow, the Qmetn will hold a Drawing.
rooiri, at St. Jamss'. Palace.

Earl GREY, Lord GRIEVILEC, Lord Potted's-
?Ca, Mr. WHITIMEAD, Sir Jolla CoI HIPPS.SLEY.
Sir JOHN Nswenter, and the Earl of Essai, bad
a long conference. yesterday morning, with Mr.
Pons° sae. at his house, in Arlington-street.
Yesterday. Sir DAVID DUNDAS held a public
day, at his Office, in the Horse Guards. and gave
asdiesces to -‘ number of military officers. S 4
DAVID will hold public day.. on Fridays and Taco-
days, dining the rutting of Parliament.
We have rex-co% eti n copy of tile " Instructions,"
nr Regulations. ii,sned by the Supreme Junta of
Spain, prescribing the manses in which the Depu.
tie. to the Cones are to be amen. The anode
of election seems to be founded on the prin-
ciples laid down in the first French Constitution.
—The Parishes are to elect the Members who
shall represent their in the District of Assemblies;
these, the Representatives to the Provincial Meet.
lags ; and the latter, the Deputy to the Cortes.
Mr. HAY. the Secretary to the Irish Catholics,
arrived in town, yesterday, at FLADONG'S Hotel,
Oxford-street. When this Gentleman first came to
Fnz,land oa peblic business, which was sith a Pe-
-1.10,1 from the county of Wexford, upon the recal
of Lord I. ITZWILLIAsi from Ireisnd, nothing could
have evinced tne general 'pint of the country, and
his indefatigable industry, more titan his having ob-
tained 210161 signatures in the abort space of one
week.

A vessel is arrived at Plymouth in fire day* from
Villa Viciosa, in the vicinity of Gijon. The Captain
writes to his owner, that the Spaniards were reported
to have attacked tho centre of the French army un-
der View's, which they had defeated; but that a
strong body of the enemy, under King Jammu,
bad penetrated into thr kingdom of Valencia.

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday,
wLicb was numeronalf attended, at which the
Committee of City Laois presented a report in re-
lation to removing Smithfield Market, upon which
a long debate took place. and it was finally resolved.
upon a division, by a majority of sixteen. that
the Report sould lie upon the table. and the
former Resolution of the Court for its retuov,l he
rescioded ; and it was referred to the Committer to
treat with the Governors of St.Bartholanien 'a Hos-
pital, for their ground near Hosier-lane. Cow-lane,
and Smithfield, for t:.e purpose of etdariong the
market.

The Irish Society for the year ensuing was ap-
pointed. and Ense.tan Wm.'s', Esq. Elected De-
putv-Gowernor.
Mr. EDWAIIe FausT WILS appointed • Go
of Christ's Hospital, is the room of Mr. Cannot,
It was referred to a Special Committee to coosi
der its relation to the number of Common Council-
men for tt.e NVerd of Cripplegste Within being in-
eomplr-A, and to report thereon to the Court.

A Deputation to Dir. Simms Ltattl. as Cot-
lector ortbe Tolls (or navigating on the River, was
sealed with the City Seat. A COOtabau Council
will be held on Thursday.

Eighty thousand poutids will be gaiiicd by one
Number, on the 14th of the present month, when
the whole of the State Lottery, contouring prize-
money to the amount of two hundred thousand
pounds, will be decided in twelve hours. So long
as Tickets or shares remain for sale, they may be
hod st the Old Fortunate Offices of Maw',sox.
GooDLoctt, and Co.

.• Nothing vtnture nothing hate' is an adage
which every one should hear in mind—e 'weevilly as
the •torpicious day anotroaebts, when the adventure
of a were trifle must. in a re. Lnur., realize to
many noble inci•-petkilenre. '- WITT and Co.'s
°lke.' are reeornmesided, as hs.tog bran %ere fortu-
nate to those who purchased Twkets •nd Shares in
fume: 14ttetirs.

FROM LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTZ.

.Admiralty-o.ffice, Feb. 6, MO.

The following ace Copies of Dispatches which
have been received at this Offce, front Vice-Admi-
ral the Hon. Sir AlesanderVochrtne, 'K. B. COM-
minder-in-Chief of His Majesty's ships and vei-
brio, at the Leeward Islands, addressed to John Wit-
ten Cruker, Evq. .

Poiapee, Fort Royal Roy, Martha**,
December it,
Sta—l send herewith the copy of a letter from
Captain Ballard, of the Blonde, detailing the patfie
cullers of un attack on an enemy's privateer. ; .
I have the homier to be, &c.
A LSI. Comically.
His Majesty's Ship Blonde, fla4rta,
September as, 1809.
St!—The signal for on enemy's vessel was made
from the hill, standing for Besse Terre ; the boats
of the vessels named in the margin • were sent in
permit of her, under the orders of Lieutenant Ri-
chardson, of this ship. On their approach, she ran
on shore in a bay between two batteries. which kept
up a very heavy cross fire at the boats ; but that
was not an obstacle to prevent their getting posses-
sion of her, and attempting to tow her out, al-
though a very large body of men, with small arms.
were firing at them out of bushes ; she was bilged,
and they left her.
I beg !woe to recommend to your notice Lieu.
Outwit Richardson, for his brave conduct ; he epeaks
highly of the cool and determined valour of every
individual employed on this service.
Mr. Thompson, Master, and one sailor of the
Blonde, were moot severely wounded ; the latter
soon after died • Mr. Thompson's right arm has
been amputate"; I hope lie will do well. I beg to,
recommend him to your particular notice.
hive, atc. (Signed) V. V. BALLARD.
To the Hon. Sir A. Cochrane, ki.B. Rear.
Admiral of the Red, Sic. &e.
Posapre, Fort Royal Boy, Nartlatipse,
Dec. to, moo.
Sta—The inclosed copy of • letter frees Capt.
Cameron, of His Majesty's sloop I-Lizard, addressed
to Commodore Fahie, in my absence, I request you
to lay before the Lords Commissioners of the Ad-
miralty; !he total destruction of the schooner pri-
vateer mentioned therein, sad the silencing of the
battery under which she was moored, were &cerwt-
plished, under cirrumetancis of censiderable diffi-
culty, in the face of a formidable force. and are
highly honourable to the parties employed.
Onr loss in this little dash has, I am sorry to my, .
been severe.* I have, &e.
(Signed) ALEX. Cocuaaar.
His Majesty'. sloop Hazard, of St. Mary's,
Guadaloupe, Oct. 17, mai.
Sin—Cruising on my station. blockading Point-
a-Peire. Pelurus in company, at day-light this
morning I observed a privateer schooner, moored
under the battery of St. Mary. I immediately de•
termined on the capture or destruction of her.—
Both ships stood iu sufficiently close to silence the
battery effectually. and cover our boats, which
were dispatched under the orders of Lieutenants
Robertson and Flinn, First of their respective
ships; and, I am happy to say. they succeeded in
bearding her ; but as she was moored to the shore
with a clubs from the mast-head and each quarter,
finding it impossible to bring her oat, they shorty
after blew her up.
Is justice to the officers and men employed on this
service, I cannot omit particularising the eery gal-
lant manner in which they approached the schooner,
ander a very heavy fire of grape from the bat-
tery, uatil it wet silenced by the ships, and of grape
and musqurtry from the privateer, until they were
nearly alongside, when the enemy quiued her, and
joined a long line of musquetry ou the beach, and
two field-pieces, to the fire of which they were ex-
posed during the whole time they were preparing
to blow her up, at a distance of not more than tea
yards. . _

The privateer had one long eighteen-pn•nder on
• circular carriage, and two swivels, about one
hundred tons, and appeared to have from eighty to
one hundred men ; she was coppered, and appeared
new, and left Point-a-Petre yesterday on a cruise.
Our joint loan has been fifteen killed and wounded.
lists of which are inclosed ; that of the enemy must
have been very considerable, as the shore was com-
pletely lined with musquetry, exposed to a heavy
cannonade from both ships, as well as from the
small arms in the boats.

I should be very deficient in my duty was I not
to mention the very gallant style Captain Huskisson
of the Pelora* supported me in totally destroying
the enemy's battery by a joint tire.
It is impossible for ate to express my ideas of
the very gallant manner in which Lieutenants Ho.
bertron and Flinn conducted theasselt es on this oo-
c ,sion ; and they speak in the highest terms of
Messrs. Brisbane and Hunter, midshipmen of this
ship, Mr. Ferguson, boatswain, and Mr. Scott,
mate of the Pelores, who, as well as every indivi-
dual employed, were volunteers on the service.

1 hove the honour to b.. &v.
Li u nil CANIRON.

To Comoodoro Fahie.

Report of killed sod ortund, I on board Hu ITejetd)'s sloop
Felons, ou the morning of the 17tb October, 1..4.
Lienteaaat &lend ; mach bort by blowing up the
esesay's echooner.
Alexander Nl•Cardell, Captsis Meat ;
Richard Gruiciby, private Marine; ditto
Michael Law, private Marine; wounded (strict dead )
Joke Seseress, yettema of the pander-roues severely
noandeell.
Thee. ite4isrewe, promo el the sheets; slightly ersooded.
Jobs Livingstone. qaarter.auister
Jam gotta, consaida; ditto.
Report of killed and ormsueled on hoard His Maferty's sloop
Hazard, oa the sottraiag of ale 171 b Oct.,ver, loop.
Js,ucs Murray, Ceptatu of the foret-asittst haled.
'I ',nun Farthing, Corporal of Manner yn tor.
‘%iiivant Perryman, private Sistine
Mr. Ferguson, borisawain badl, l.loon sp.
(idea, pri“te Manse 4,digeroov:% awarded.
Walton Tallovreva, pr • tate Veer. ; wetteilled.
Pierce Hestia, moony Merton; Italy `w°9l•4leti.
(Sled) lAtte CAMLIOII.-

Pempee, Feet -Royal ley, Niettiakree,
December lb. Nog. _ _

Sta...! have to regret that you awl lay befog*
the Lords Comm:•stoners of the Adi,,irelty, the
accompanying lever trout Captain Ballard. o the
Blonde, with ita inchoate. frau Captain Miller, of
the Tilt tiS•

The Manner in ohich the cay.tite or i.• Ni.u.

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