The National Register.
London, England, 1809-01-29 00:00:00

LOSS SUSTAINED BY OUR. ARMY IN SPAIN.

Mr. PONSONIir wished the Noble Lord opposite, to inform
him, whether it was his intention to lay befor: the House a re•
turn of the loss sustained by the British ar►ny in Spain, during
the late expedition to that country.
Lord CASTLERF:AGu said there could he no objection to lay-
ing the return before the House, but as it had not vet been folly
made to Government, he could not pissibly condescend upon
any particular day.
General STI:W A ItT rose to do away an impression of a very
unpleasant nature, which had been made on the public. It had
been stated, and was very generally believed, that our loss in
Spain amounted to eight or nine thousand men. lie could
take upon himself to state, that it did not exceed half that
number.

Mr. Po N SON UV asked, if lie alluded only to the loss sustained
in the retreat, and at, Comma.
General St W A RT.--‘" During the w hole eampai from
the first moment the British army entered Spain till their final
embarkati.m at Corumia."—t Loesd and repeatcd cheers.)

Adjourned at half past eight rill Thurs.day.

PROVICIALs.

CREW OF TUB STA ND.III.D.—The following is an extract of
a letter front Chatham :

Several false reports being in circulation, respecting, a tate
visit of the crew of the Standard to Loudon, and their appli-
cation to the Lords of the Admiralty. I send you the following
account, the correctness of which you may depend upon :
"The Stanthird and Thonderer arrived here together from the
Mediterranean; the Thunder's crew were paid off, ix•ci
liberty for fourteen days ; the Standard's crew concei.iii4 they
had aright to the same indulgence, both ships having been on
the same station, petitioned the Lords of the Admiralty to that
effect, and their application was granted. Thinking their Com-
mander was tardy in complying- with the order of the Lords of
the Admiralty, when called upon, on Wednesday se'imight,
to wash decks and scrub the ship, they retnsed, and went aft ia
a body to the quarter-deck ; they requested to know by their
should leave was kept hack, told entreated it he .oiroediately
granted. The First Lieutenant told them it wa, P. • c:f wail) a
wish (who was absent on leu%e), that only a natc;. soon id ;No c
lil and on their return, the other watt- ihould hol.e

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117 (ient. and the Ilouse, that no rare should be omitted on his part """ \" ''' '--
to inquire into the fact, nor anv diliwence wanting to bring the I
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liberty at once, and on their return, the miler wale... shoulit hul.e
delinquents, if any there should be, to justice. As to the I the some indulgence' They "'Plied in 011 e "'Ace, •` No, ail or . .
motion undeeconsideration, when the question for inquiry by a none." On Thursday-, the whole of th,. crew %vete granted 14
with a drum and
Committee should be disposed of
days' liberty, but were not paid oil. On their gettiug, on shore I key
he should mave that the
)formed into a both', and marched for laond.iti
t•
Committee be a Committee of the whole liout;e.
i life, and union jack ti.ing—loany of the poor fellows without a •
Mr. WA n DELL (amid •3t a call of natne, name I stale, state!) i 1,
farthing in their pockets. On their
.iirriyat at the Admiralty •
11) rose to state that the office he alluded to tvas• • held in a court of they seat their petty ulcers forward, with a petition statilig the ~ •