The Sun.
London, England, 1806-01-29 00:00:00

LORDS NELSON, COLLINTGWOOD, NORTHESK,

Lord CASTLEREAGH, pursuant to his notice on
a former, day, rose to bring forward-his Motion for a
tribute of respect to the memory of the deceased, and
an expression of gratitude towards the persons who
surviVed the dangers -of the different -Naval Adions
Which have lately contributed So materially to reduce
the power of the Enemy, and-added so considerable a
degree of lustre to the.. British Arms. - The Noble
Lord traced the Combined Fleets through all their
different situations, from the. time of , their first
junction, to the time of their escape from the West
Indiesi from thence up to the moment of the me-
morable Aktien of the Ist of Oaober, off Cape Tra-
falgar. That they had, during all that space of time,
done no mischief, comparatively to what might have
been expected, to the commercial interests of Great
Britain, he declared was, in his -opinion, chiefly at-
tributable to the very able arrangements which had
been made by His Majesty's Lords Commissioners
of die Admiralty. When the Combined Fleets were
in the port of Cadiz, on their return from the WeSt
Indies, they found that their, numbers amounted to
14 of the Line, and that the British Force, which--
came almost immediately afterwards to the blockade
of that port, was exactly of the same strength, in
point of numerical calculation. It fortunately, how-
c'Ver happened, that the illustrious Hero who is now
no more, and whose loss is most universally deplored
throughout the Country, found it necessary to detach
a Division of seven Sail of the Line out of our 34,
from the Fleet under his command, for the purpose
of obtaining refreshment. The EneMy, seeing that
the numbers of our Fleet had been considerably re-!,
duced, and not having an opportunity of ascertaining
What was the precise amount of the force remaining
to blockade their port, came out and risked a battle,
• the event of which it was not necessary for him to
mention, as the Official Statements respecting it had
beets long since laid before the Public, and the fanle
of it was before this time spread throughout the
,whole of Europe. The Enemy had intended to gO
up the Mediterranean, in order to prevent or thwart
the operations, of the Confederacy in that quarter.
But their intention was so completely frustrated, and
their fleets were so totally defeated, without the
loss of, a single Ship to his Majesty's Navy, that the
event was withont a parallel even in the annals of a
British NaVy. It was not sufficient, *however, that ,
he should notice , only the. glory which terminated
that ever-memorable day, but it was necessarythat
lie should also endeavour to call to the recollection
of the House the arduous • task -which still remain-
ed to be performed—the difficulty Of 'combating the
elements— which was overcome by the.. unremitting
'exertions of those 'who survived after-:-the hour of
battle. The humanity which was then .displayed
towards OM* fellow-creatures, who had ceased to be
our adversaries, Was a trait in the charader of the
British Navy which was also worthy of the highest
commendation, though, the exercise of that bene-
volent feeling had long since been a settled feature
in the character of a British Seaman. It was a feel-
ing which also 'was the pride of ancient France to
cutivate, but which modern France endeavoured as
much as possible to stifle. Another circumstance
was also deserving of notice--some of the Ships
of the Enemy having escaped the. havoc of the
fight and the destruetion of the elements, Sir R.
• Strachan came up, and might be.said to have com-
pleted what the elements had occasioned to be left.
undone. The result of these different Engage-
ments was, that fifteen Sail of the Line were taken
from the. French, and ten from the Spanish Navy;
ten of these were transferred to the'Navy of Great
Britain, so that there was a difference of thirty-
five Sail of the Line between the comparative
gate of the British and the Combined Fleets,
before and after the time of. the Engagements
.of which he was speaking. He also thought it ne-
cessary to observe that the Vidory of Trafalgar was
gained on the very day that would contribute, above
ail others, .towards taking the event sink deep into
the heart of him whose ambition we wished parti-
cularly to curb, and whose power we. most anxiously
desired to limit. At the very moment, perhaps, that
expressions of exultation were falling iron) his lips
on account of his success in another quarter, as he
might afterwards learn, there was such a blow given to
the peculiar'description of force which he was most
'deficient in, as must convince him that there was one
Nation at least which had the inclination and power
Ibpoveut him from attaiuing his mo,X tirolarite oh-

je& and extension of his, cothiteit6. The Yietoi3i
of that day, however, he nnist add, was not obtain-
ed without a serious loss 'on our part ; a hero fell,
whose life was ,devoted to the service ,of his country
from the time of his infancy to that of his latest
breath ; a man who, throughout the whole course
of his life, attraEted the friendship of every indi-
vidual-round him, and by that means might be said

'to have insured success, if it was in the power of the
force under his command to accomplish the object
which he had in view. Bnt he had a mode peculiar.
to himself,. for every plan was formed exaaly to
suit the particular circumstances of his situation at
the moment; there was something new in each
design, as may be observed from a recurrence to the
description of what was achieved by him at the Bat-
tle of. Aboukir, the Battle of Copenhagen, and the
Battle in which he terminated his career of glory.
That illustrious person had constantly, in all these
trying situations, to contend with bodily infirmities,
such as would have been sufficient reason to any but
his great mind for his withdrawing himself from the
service of his country, That gallant and most inde-
fatigable 'perl.len, however, nobly persevered, and
the history of his great life was wound up with a
most resplendent aft of glory. What was within
the power of His Majesty's munificence was done,
and his Ministers had thought it their duty to give
their advice for every, thing that was possible to be
done towards the name of Nelson. The hero him-
self was now placed far.beyond the reach of our gra-
, titude ; but the Representatives of a great,Nation
would, he. was well convinced, most readily
concur with the parental desire of their Sove-
reign, and place the relatives of that great Man
in a situation worthy the chara&er of that friend,
whose valuable life was lost in the service of
his country. It was the wish, of his Majesty,
that the Widow of such a person should have such
ample provision made for het as would be pro-
portionate to her rank in society, and such as by her
claims on the Country she was justly entitled to. An
annual income of 2,0001. was meant to be settled on
her, notin the common sense of the tenn.property,
but as National property, to be for ever attached to
the name and family of Nelson. This was not meant
to be done in such a way as might compel the re;.
Ceiver of such a mark ofPublic Gratitude to live be-
yond their income ; but it was to be done „by the ,
purchase of landed property, and it was proposed
that the sum of 200,0001. should be appropriated
to that purpose. This a& would commemorate
the achievements of the Hero to the latest
ages, and the Country would, by this means, de- ,
rive a lasting benefit from what was originally a'
most melancholy mistOrtune, as future Officer*
would look to the history of a Nelson for a model
of their professional condu&. The • Noble Lord
then recapitulated the names .of some of the Of
who were next in rank, .or who had most
eminently distinguished themselves in the battles
of Trafalgar and Cape Ortegal.—One circumstance
had nearly escaped his recolleaion that was,
that it was proposed that those who had endur-
ed the hardships of those battles should have a
participation of the full amount of the benefits
that would have resulted if they had brought the
Ni,hole of the captured Ships into the Port of Great
Britain, and they were now added to the number of
his Majesty's Navy. His Lordship conjaded with
moving— •
" That an humble Address be presented to his
Majesty, praying that he may be graciously pleased
to order, that a Menument be' erected in the Cathe-
dral Church of St. Paul's, London, to the memory
of the late Admiral Horatio Lord Viscount Nelson,
who fell at the moment of the most glorious and de-
cisive viaory over the Combined Fleets of Fiance
and Spain, which was obtained by his superior skill
and enterprize, on the 21st of Oaober, off Cape
Trafalgar."—Carried nem. con.
After a Motion of Thanks to Admiral Lord Col,.
lingwood, which was carried unanimously, he gave
notice, that it was the intention of his MajeL.ty's
Ministers, at a future period, to bring forward a pro-.::
position -towards making a suitable provision for
Lords Collingwood and Northesk.
The Thanks of the House were also, on the Mo-
tion Of Lord Castlereagh, unanimously voted to Ad-
miral Lord
,Northesk, Sir It. Strachan,' and the ,
several Officers, Seamen, and Marines throughout
the different parts of the Fleet that bore a share in the
memorable Betties of Capes Trafalgar and Ortegal.
It was ordered that the Thanks of the House should
be transmitted by the Right Hon. the. Speaker, to
Admiral Lord Collingwoocl, to be by him communi-
cated to the other Admirals, and to be afterwards
delivered by the Captain of each Ship to the respec-
tive Ships' companies.
Mr. FOX would not disturb the harmony which
.should penvade the House at such a time. But now.
that the Thanks of the House were unanimously cAr-
riedo; he thought it his duty to recommend to the
Noble Lord, that on any future occasion similar to the
present, he should take care that he did not blend
the conduet of Ministers and of the Admiralty with
that of those to ,whom Thanks were to be voted.
lie also informed the Noble Lord, that the services
of Admiral Lord Northesk .appeared to him to have
been left too long unnoticed.

Lord CASTLEREAGIL declared that he had
found it utterly impossible to examine sooner into all
the different claims to Royal favour which resulted
from such ataions as those of Which he now spoke.
But the Noble and Gallant Of.eer Was to be made a
Knight of the Bath. As-to the mention of the. Ad-
miralty, he thought that he was completely justified
in making use of it at the'time, as the ideas must be
so naturally connetted with each other, that it was
almost impossible to think of the one without think-
ing of the other. The present First Lord of the Ad-
miralty was also particularly entitled to the commen-
dation of that House, and the gratitude of the Coun-
try, for his indefatigable exertion in arranging the
Civil Department of the Navy on such a plan as must
in the end contribute most materially to the strength
and glory of the Empire.,
Mr. FOX, in explanation, observed, that really
if Gentlemen present had not heard what he had
said, they Would have been induced to suppose, from
what fell from the Noble Lord, that he had said
something to the disparagement of the First Lord
of the Admiralty. The taa was, that he would have
said what he did say, , if Lord Spencer or Lord St..
Vincent had been at the head of that Board. He
had only recommended the Noble Lord not to blend
the names of persons who had nothing to do with a
t.ransa4tion wit 4 those of kersons who were entitled

to the thanks. of PrOuc'e. For it Wodd.b e
seen that a case noo:iit arise where there was great,
demerit on the part o the Adiniralty, and yet the
N.ivy bad. ,proved successful.. In snth 3 ea'se
greater the demerit of the one, the more-meritoricifiS
would be the conduel of the other. . -9- • .

. .
Mr. GREY observed that, as he had said on a
former occasion, it was evident that we were in-
debted either to the interposition of or
the mismanagement of the Enemy, -foi bur West-
India Islands not being more injured than they were.
A reference to the state of insurance at that tiine
would shew the apprehensions that were entertained
by those whO were best informed on the subje4.
After some further conversation, Gen. GRosv'A••
NOR observed, that Admiral Hafvey, who command-
ed the Temeraire, had also distinguished himself
most honourably in one of the engagements whith
gave a foundation for the
,Thanks of the House be-
ing voted. Having been an old companion, an old
fellow Member in that House, he would have been
glad if that Honourable and Gallant Officer's name
had been also mentioned in the Vote of Thanks.

The Report of the Committee of Supplies of last
night was brought up. The Resolutions were read
and agreed to.
The Ways and Means Committee were fixed for
to-morrow.

Mr. WHITBREAD gave notice, that he would to-
morrow move, that. the' Motion relative to the. Vo-
lunteers,. which. stood fur That day, should 'be dis.,•-
charged.
Mr, DICKENSON, by command ,of his Majesty,
laid before the .House the Estiniates of the Navy
for the year Igo6,—Adjourned.

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THE SUN.

SOLKNI QUIS DICERE FALSUM AUDEAT?

LONDON,
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1806.

' The arrangements which are making for a New
Administration cannot, of course, be publicly known,
until they have been submitted to His MAJESTY.
Lord GRENVILLE will have an audience of His
MAJESTY to-morrow, and, as soon as a final deci-
sion takes place, we shall lose no time in laying it
before the Public. •

THE Public will read with high sensations of pa-
triotic pleasure the Motions which were nude last
night by Lord HAWkESISCR,Y in the House of Lords,-
and Lord CASTLEREAGH in the House of Commons,
upon the subject of those Naval Heroes whose
names will live with glory as long as humansrecords
shall. exist. Both of these Noble Lords prefaced
their Motions with an eloquent tribute to the merits
of Lord NELSON, and gave a brief but masterly
account of the principal A&ions .in which he
had been engaged, 'particularly that in which
his glorious Life was sacrificed at the shrine
of - VielOry. These able Speeches, which excited
the sympathy and the applause of all who heard
theta, concluded with the usual Motions for Thanks
to Vice-Admiral Lord COLLINGWOOD, to Rear-Ad..'
inital Lord NORTHESK, to Captain (now Rear-Ad-
nairal) Sit It, STRACHAN, arid to the Captains and
Officers whose gallant conduct contributed so essen-
tially to the late gloriouS Victories. Both Houses of
Parlianient also expressed their approbation in the
usual terms of the condtiCt of the Seamen and Ma-
rines. With respeCt to the gallant Chief whose loss
is so universally and sd deeply lamented, we are
happy to learn, that it is HIS MAJESTY'S gracious
intention, with the concurrence of Parliament,
to make such a provision for the Family' of the late
Lord NELSON as will be at the same time suitable to
' the 'great and unparalleled achievements of that
Noble Lord, and to the munificence of a generous
and grateful Nation. It is intended that a Pension
of -loopl. a year should be settled upon the Widow
, .
of the lamented Hero, and that a sum of 200,0001.
should be granted for the purchase of an Estate and
the erection of a House for the present and future
possessors of the title of Earl NELSON. Weare
also happy to add, that the same allowance will be
made.to the Fleet for-the Ships captured on the 21st
Odober_ last, as if
,they had all been brought into
Port.

There is no 4.,teration in the Price of Brcad this
week.

Davis, Barrow, and Wintle were yesterday pil-
lored in Finsburysquare, pursuant to their sentence
on conviCtion' for a 'conspiracy. Marriott), on ac-
count of HI-health, was not pillored with the. others.
The Castle Spectre introduced Master BETTY last
night in a new chara&er at.Drury-Lane Theatre. He
,performed the part of Osmond, and though 'he con-
ceived it very well, it required more physical
strength than he possesses, particularly in the scene
where he manifests great agitation resulting from a
dream. This scene demanded so much exertion,
that it, was quite painful to hear him struggling for
breath, amidst the violence of compunEtious.agonies.
—The house was well attended. Mrs.. H SlnnoNs
was Very well received in Angelina.

The friends 'of the Earl of ELlRawrcKE..have an-
nounced to the Vice Chancellor of Cambridge, that
his Lordship is a Candidate for the office of High
Steward of that Uni►ersity, vacant by the death of
Mr. Far