The National Register.
London, England, 1812-05-03 00:00:00

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from the effects of those orders, and from the closing of the ports of
America.
After some observations from Mr. Creevey end General Tarleton,
the petition was 111.010:top and read.
Mr. BROUGHAM said, he held in his hand another Petition from
a number of the inhabi• atants of Liverpool, who had signed it in the
course of one hour; and had it not been necessary to send it off, in
order that it might accompany the preceding petition, it would have
received a much greater number of signatures.
After a words from Mr. Lyttleton and Lord Milton, the Petition
was read, and ordered to he the Table.
DE on
F AU LTERS.
The Order of the Day for the attendance of Members who bid not
appesred to the Call of the House beim, read, the names of several
Members were called over, who answered in their places.
On the name of the Right Hoe. William Fitzeerald being called, the
Speaker inquired whether any Member had been requested to answer
for the Right Hon. Gs sitlemae's abence.
General Nle-rnew said, that he did not at all doubt but that the
Rieht Hon. Gentleman waa in Ireland, where, during the discussion
of the late important qoestion, he ought not to have been. He expressed
Ids hopc, that the Houee would nut excuse the absence of the Right
Hon. Gentleman.
This gave rise to a conversation between several Members, and Sir
W. Wyllie/ moved, that the Right Hon. Member be taken into the
custody of •the Serjeant at Arms.
The motion was the carried in the affirmative.
TH A NKS TO LORD WEI:LINGTON.
The Cueetceeton of the Excurou re roce to move
ommand . the Thanks
He
of
the House to Lord Wellington, and the army
under his c
should not think it necessary to delay the House long from the consi-
deration of any other husioess, because the motion he had to propose
needed not enforcement ft om any speech that he could make, and be-
cause he was confident that its naked merits would he met by the un-
animous approbation of the House. •He had, indeed, for the last
eighteen months, so niati. occasions to make motions of the na lire of
the present one. that the
was afraid to attempt any novelty of pane-
gyric on the subject. His power to praise weuld by no means keep
pace with the Itequency of expltait, and he shonld therefore content
himself with simply making his motion. The Right Hon. G..vitlemau
then moved the thanks of the lieuse to the F.arl of Welling:tn, tor
the great ability, sltql, an,l valour with which he had so successfully
conducted the siege of Badejoz.
General Twiteeeros was of opinion that this last exploit of Lord
Wellington had done great honour to birosell and the Bri.ish army.
Under all the circumstances, he believed that no General in the uni
verse hut himself weuld have attempted the capture of Baciajoz.
Admiral Sir J. Yottxx did not think that the motion went tar enough
in rewarding the illustrious Commander of the army in
Spein. lie
was of opinion, that the highest dignity the country bad to bestow,
would fall short of rower ling his merits.
Gen. MA mew said, thet he scarcely ever offered himself to pas
House with snore pleasure than on the present occasion coneurring as
he did for the first time, and probably for the last—(io laugh )—with
the Right HoneGentlemar who made the
nt moti tin.
He repeatet He il.
d th t
he was most happy to concur in the le ese mon of the Righ
Gentleman, because it was a gratefel duty to add his we. k praises to
the general voiee of applause—because nothing could give him inure
pleasure than to speak the r eulogy of many dear friends and gallant
countrymen who had fallen on this glorious occasion. He agreed with
the gallant Admiral, that the motion did not go far enough. He would
slot attempt to recapitulate the exploits, or to count the glories of Lord
Wton they were knon to his contry—they were felt by En-
roellingpe—they ;
were bright beforew u the world, and would retain a splendour
Listing to all time. It was soflicient to say, that he had been victoricus
wherever honour and his count r y- called him, and that like Marlborouth
he hod never he,IL berat;,n ! To no General was Lord Wellington second,
and almost all had he surpassed. Was it not!o therefore right. that this
conspicuous man—this man so gifted y end so favoured by
fortune—should be, by his country, pre-eminently distinettWied ? Was
it not right that his gallant army, of whom he was, as well the com-
mander, the father, and the friend, should through him be m''l
fie rewarde:l ?To this army, wh;ch so adored and idolized their
commander, the country owed much ; and how could that debt better
be discharged than by dignifying their commander ? He would recom
mend the same measures to be adopted towards lord Wellingtor, as
had been taken with respect to Lord Nelson.—Thheavyv felt VsetC
identified with Lord Nelson, and the Army would, sure, ful
itself raised by every elevation of their chief. It was a source of con-
siderable satistactkn to himself, that about twenty years ago, he had
served in the same regiment with Lord Wellington ; and the Noble
Lord had since gained no victory in which he did not sympethize, nor
gathered 7l laurel for his brow which he did not delight to see On
wear.—But there was a trait in the character of Lord
which might not to be hidden from the public sight. When he quitted
his military pursuits, and retired to his native country in a civil capa-
city, it was -highly to his honour to say, that though he differed in pa..
!hies from the majority of his countrymen, he was universally beloved.
Wellington
•Ihe frankness of his disposition, and the openness of his heart, re-
commended him to the unsophisticated simplicity and the feverous .
feelings of his countrym, n; and when he gave up his civil ..ituatlen, it

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