The Sun.
London, England, 1806-10-03 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.

Yesterday a Court of Com Mon Couneil was held
in the Council Chan her, Guildhall, at which. were
present the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, several"
Aldermen, and between 'fifty and sixty Commoners.
The Sheriffs, Messrs. MILES and .14tAN5C0NIU,
not being Members of the Court of Aldermen, were,
upon a motion being made, permitted to take their
SCMS upon the Bench with the Aldermen.
The Thanks of the Court were unanimously voted
to the Rev. ANDREW HATT, A.M.- Chaplain to the
Lord May,r, for his Sermon, 'preached before the
Eleaion of a Lord Mayor on Monday last.
•

CAPTURE OF.BUENOS AYRES.
Mr. BIRCH rose, and .called the attention of the
Court to the late acquisition of this most important
Settlement. The motion he was about to submit,
he said, he was confident would meet with the ap-
probation- of the of the Gentlemen pre-
sent, and indeed he entertained the most sanguine
expectation that it 'would .be
,carried unanimously.
It was
,impossible that any opposition could be
made to it, for if they were to consider the benefit
Which this country would derive from the possession
of Buenos Ayres, or the glory which had been ac-
quired by 'the British •Arms in the capture of it,
they would in either case be compelled :16' acknow-
ledge their gratitude, and therefore to concur in a
Vote of "[shanks, to the Officers- and 'Soldiers en-
gaged in the gallant Expedition. •With respeCt
• to the benefit that would' be derived from the
- acquisition, he thought the value of the Country
itself-would bear the strongest testimony. It coin-
prehended a tract of land, than which ..none could
be fairer, none more fertile.. The climate was sa-
lubriouS; and, to use the expression of the gah
hut Officer whoeonquered it, the view of the hori-
zon was only obstructed -by the 'vast herds of 'cattle
which occupied the .plains; ins faCt, nothing was
wanting there that could be in • any manner desira-
ble, brit A mild -abd moderate Government, which
of course it would now be blessed with. This
Wealth; and this extent 'of, country, however great
they might appear in the eyes of the common
:be-
holder, were insignificant when compared to the ad-
tantag-ess that would- he derived from a free trade
with our newly-acquired_ territory. Every man
'knew, that-from the polity-of some of the Conti-
-rtentA Powers thiS Country was prohibited from
trading to such an extent as she had heretofore.—
The consequences of4his- were, that our manufac
tures remained on our hands, and that numbers of
'our manulaftiners•Were unemPloyled. To the truth
‘. of this, KancheSter would bear ample testi-
mony ; but when the trade was opened to Buenos
• Ayres, our commerce would again flourish.. Iry the
.rnanufaCturing towns, the shuttle would be sent
singing in the loom, and wealth' and prosperity,
would consequently be poured upon our native land..
Were these benefits considered separately, any one
ofihem would be sufficient to induce_ them unani-
. monsly,to express their gratitude; but when it Was
'considered that all' this was done with a handoll of:
men, amongst whom the brave 71st were -particu-
larly distinguished• and when it was considered,
that in a very short period thecapital of South Afri-
. ca, and the capital-of South America, were reduced
into our possession by the assistance of the same
Officers, and the same Soldiers, he Wag convinced
none: could objeCt to his Motion. The worthy
G::itleinan then moved a Vote of Thanks to Major-
General Beresford; and to ComModore Sir HOme
Popham, and the Officers and Men under their
command, for their gallant cimiduCt in the redUCtion
of Buenos Ayres.—(See the first paae):
Mr. SAM: DIXON seconded the Motion. In doing
this, lie said, it Would not be necessary for him to
add anything to what. had been already stated ; but
be. could not refrain from observing, that this was a
death-blow to the future desiems of the Enemy.-
France hacl ruy other resource for pecuniary aid ex-
cept what she could obtain by plundering the sur-
-• rounding countries, so that this being taken away,
she would be left almost totally destitute of money.
. then expressed his hearty concurrence with his
worthy friend in the different•aratunents he had used,
and.Conelticled.by calling on th;dourt for unanimity.
The question vas then put by theIIE,CORDER, and
„carricd nemine Contraclicqte. - •
,i:
Mi-..l.lutch then moved the Freedom of the City, .
• and a• sword, value 200 guineas, 'to Major-General
Beresford and commodore Sir Home Popham, indi-
; winch was carried unanimously
BATTLE OF CALAIIRIA. _

• Air. BIRCH again rose and said, he had next to
• direll the attention of the Court to the gallantex-
ploitsiof General Stuart, and the Officers and sol-
diers tql‘der'his'coluniand, 'on the plains of Maida.
-Than this there could be nothing More hOnburable„
nothing inure glorious for the British name. In this
battle, as was emphatically stated in the beautiful
letter written, by' the-gallant General himself, the
pro.wess of the two rival Nations was fairly put to a
trial, and never, could there-be any thing more glo.
lions for Britain than the 'result. Here our truly
brave soldiers were opposed to the flower of. the
Frelieb. Army—were opposed with the-very weapon
in their Itands 'on which the gascOnaditirg Emperor
'of the French prided himself during :the whole of.:
the War; they were opposed with the bayonet;, and
the panic which ran through their lines, sufficiently ,
manifested the- superiority of the British. The
worthy Gentleman then adverted to the consequence
of that viEtory, which was, be said, that the Two
Calahrias were restored, and were. now in possession
of, their rightful Sovereign. After some •further
observations, he concluded by moving the Thanks
of the Court to Major-General Sir John Stuart, and
to the Officers and men under his command.'
Mr..S. DixoY also,seconded this Motion, in con-
skeratiorrof the gallant condua of the Officers' and
soldiers engaged there ; but he was.not, he said, pre-
pared, to say that the Two Calabrias were in conse.7
quence of that conduct in the possession of their
rightful Sovereign.
Tt.e question being put •on this Motion, it was
carried unanimously ; as also another by Mr. Birch,
that the Freedom of the City, and a Sword, value 200
guineas, should be presented to Majer-General Sir-
John Stewart.

CAPTURE OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. •
Mr. BIRCH then said, the third point he had to
reti:r to was, the Capture of this invaluable Settle-