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troops in !tigh li.der and spirits, and well equipped, and he !ma
no reason to doubt of the issue of a battle with the rnethy, who
was so mue:: beaten, and who was retreatimt in the 0411101 it
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fusion. On the 21st he did all that he could to prevail upon Sir
Marry Burrard to allow the army to follow up the advautages
it had gained. As to the armistice which he had approved of,
it by na means Elliott ed, that that which would not have been
right on the morning of the 21st might not he right on the even-
ing of the 2.2 d. On the 21st the enemy were in the utmost con-
fusion. On the .c2.2d they were no longer in that state. The
Situation of the French army had hero much improved in cottse-
quence of the British army not haAng followed up its advan-
tages. There was no longer any chance of preventiug them from
gassing the Tagus if they had been so disposed.
Sir A. iVrrj.rsccr ea:ambler? by Sir II: Breasts)).
Q. Was not thew the same facility of advuncing to Mafra on
tbe..23d that there was on the m-roing of the 21st.—A. There
;was certainly the same facility, hut there It as no longer the
same object, as there no linger. remained a chance of bringing
ibe 'French to anot;)er action.
Sir H. Burrard then read front a paper a short summary of
the reasoos which•induccd him not to follow up the advantages
of the 21st. The extosnive line of the British was against an
adiantc.—the army had Leen long enraged, and under' arms an
!four before day light—the me my had a great advantage in point
of *capnen and cavalry. He nes well aware that his determina-
Oon -eoold not be agreeable to a British army which had so
nobly signalized itself; but he thought that determination the
!best under all the circumstances. He acted to the best of his
Judgment. lie particularly regretted the want of those Gentle-
men who were with him on the 21st, and adverted to the un-
pretlicament in which he stood front that circumstance.
Re had decided oo Oat he saw and knew. and had not thought
it wio, to risk much, when a great reinforcement was at hand,
Which would render the operations eta rain, tthich might other-
*ise have been doubtful.
Sir 11. Burrard) w hen he sat down, after making these few
Obscrvatious, appeared to be mnrit distre,sed.
.14i A. Wellesirv,-.-Though diXer, and do stiil differ
most ,aoapletely Trim isorrard as to the propriety of our
in: after the def.-at of the enemy no tite 21st, yet 1 mat
e per red to ~.ke this o‘pportunit .of declaring to the Court,
ito to Lite public, that lam Molly convinced tind sir H. Burrard
stela flora such motives as an Officer oogkt to feel ; and that
confort ryas such as. in his judgment, appeared oest calcu-
lated to promote the interests of his rountry.
it H. Burrard was 'ouch affected at this declaration of Sir
A. Wellerjey, and. EVEN SHE[) TEA Ba
Sir H. Dairy Ittple.—ile was haPpy that h is displfeh of the 2Tt
Aug. was to evidence, as it was a record of the thanks n hieh he
bad given, and which were justly due, not uoty to flit' %.altte of
the corps, but to theenergy and taleuts of the Generdl w ho
cum-
inahiled (Sir A. W.) at the ltisttle of V imiera lie must say.
however, for himself. that h is landiug and takipg the clim, and had
bo preponderating influence on the only qoorstion then tinder
Consideration in Clew-my—the Artnisti;c w hall tyas preparinct
haft which ended in the Conventiim. The eeneral principle of
the ardaissice was agreed to by all the other Woven:tut-Gene-
tails, and he made it sdhservient to the purpose of landing in
safety the whole of sir John aloore's army. The general prin-
Ciple of the Convention had the sanction of all the other Gene-
ire!. and -if his opinion was not overturned by the opinion of
the Court, he could submit with patience to w hatever he had
;tarred in his feelings front other opinions, w Itich he could
never persuade himself to cohsider well-fountied, unless the
Court were to adopt them by their sentence.
• The President then stated that the wholz of ale evidence had
been gone through, and every thing that Was'of public interest.
What remained would be matters of arrangement, and of private
ieusidetat inn for the Board.
The Public are, therefore, no more to be admitted.

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