The National Register.
London, England, 1819-03-08 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

TllOOll TO TUE MARQUIS OF lihiTlNCr.—The Earl of
1.1% F.R?“O. rose, in porsuance Of notice, to move the Thanks
of the limrie to the Marquis of Writings, Govern:r General
of India, and the se real Officers serving under his command,
for their condniq during the late Campaign in India. The
Slow Err' ohservel, that the papers on the tahle would
show the origin and the whole trausacf.oti of that campaign;
yet he count not propo-e a vote of Thanks without shot ily
statists the circumstances which led to husriiities. The Lords
were informed by the Papers laid before the Houie in a pie-
ceding Session of Parliament, ilset lio.dility existed in ISI7
e"d 1818, when precautionary measures %%ere adopted by the
Governor General. The Pordarees, a body of about 29 or
5i..`,000 mess, without system or government, and in every
s:nse of the term treebooteis, hail bean long in the habit of
*0- vatting the rights of Start; contivolis to their hordes. for
*Le piirpuie of plunder. If there was any doubt with r.t-
s:seet to the pulley of the war against Show marauders, it
w,mitt tiot be ass the question whether the Governor of India
oni;lit to have taken measure* of defence, but whether 11443 C
r.eastires were taken soon count'. Ili the year ISIG, the
Governor of India was induced, by iulotoatiuu he had ob-
tained, to provide fur self-defee ee, and note ithgelming it seas
skis iuteution to act si ids strict regard to the maintenance of
peace, he found a powerful conspiracy had been fanned
afainst the British possessions. Having intercepted the
correspandeuce of Sci ,die, the Government returned his
letters unopened, arid finally succeeded in cone:siding a treaty
smith him. The same policy was adopted wills respect to
ifolkar,:inether Indian Power. It was not autil the begin.
sing of last year that Lord Hastings round he had to couleur'
in -suns against inure to: rem than those of the Piuslarees.
The Mabrattas then appeared to be iniolved in the conspi-
limy, which strewed itself 14 an attempt to murder the
Bri-
tish Resident at Poortali. The Governor Geoeral had eta.
Coned the forces of India in crostini roots. The Madras
army, the Bengal army, and other forces wets' stationed to or
effective. Some Jaya after the treaty had been co:wholes'
with Scindsa, LorJ Hastings sent to have a similar treaty 'mo-
t:tided with Holkar, hilt there was a difference in the coudeiis
of that itlaliratta Corti, which defeated the object of Lord
Hastings. The fir .t memorable action wasfoisght between
the army of Holkar and the Blitieli forces, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant General Sir 'rhos. Hislop, on the 21st of
December, in which Holkar was defeated with the loss of
„tairty thousand mess. 'fire British also income vim' ious at
Migpore' a beck with Poomds, was taken ; and after the con-
quest, Luril Hastings was IltSirOt* of adopting moderation
'with reference to the Indian. With respect to the army of
liolkar, it hecaine necessary to take lions that Power part of
his territory. The Nohic Esti then stated the policy adopt-
ed with a view to the exterinmatitni of the Pintlarces, who
then had no visible existence in India. It was not the policy
of the Government of India to require a single mite of terri.
tory. They had beets compelled to arm for self defence, and
the campaign had led to the desti action of the power placed
to the east of the Usilue. They had now no hostile power to
look to but mat of Seindia, who was nut disposed to resort to
acts of aggression. After a most animated tutor:tuns on the
conduct of the Marquis of 'Listings the Officers mid troops
under his coiniowsrd, the flo!sle Easel conmetled by morrow
" that the thouks of the House he given to General the
Marquis of Hastings, a Grand Cross of the MiLtery Order of
the Bads, Guvrroor General of Indi.s, &c. ecr. for his splen-
did services iii the subjugation of the Mild:eves, and for Isis
military art angemetsts, %%loch led to the defeat of the Matt-
ratta Power in a mausser highly hotioarante to the British
arms."

The Martinis of LANSDOWSE rose to give Ibis assent to the
niotion,stibjeet to a qUellltiemion. it was his duty to submit
to the House. tie had never been en admirer of Indian
policy, but he was rsady to .tdorit that the war had been
anaeoigable uu the part of the Ceu vernor Genera,. It was a war
wWcli arose out of the predatory attempts of the Pindareo.
He was happy to juiu in thanks for the great talent of the
!.largais of HdAhotts. whore lata&arta, had exhibited tepid
sizcess ap to the termittatiou of the war. It was painful
upon such an occasion to queation the condect of ally soon,
hut duty cous,telieti hiti, to advert to the execution of the
Zeidor ol Talue,r by Sir Ttsuatas Hislop. That transaction
at least ratio rest expionattua. Sir *rhonsas Hash+, in his
dis-
patch,state, that toe Kelm er,after the act of treachery in
the fort ut rainier, was ordered to be 'bulged. It did out
appex, teat he was execated fur being a party to the act of
treachery. and with regard to the declaration, that it was
ycnialtment rut ass lila of rebellion in earryitot on war elm
lie kitiOi II; ' reaty HuAktir hatiberusuueluded.Tlie execution of
th..fie..ildr Has appri tally nut justitird. He (Ago to have bean
r,chjeet to Sure, dart, and it was a deviation from Ilse
hott,r of liuropeaa warfare. The Nuide Marquis wished the.
H .use to support the great and gluttons arttuus of oar Otii-
cers is. essay {tart of the ,Aurki t unt at the arum time they
ought to carry to the remotest quarters of the globe thy
prtticiples cf eqnny and honour tat war as recognized by
Fotett--Lis capressed a Lope that List House