The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-26 00:00:00

ROXBURGH CAUSE.

Lord • AticKLAND gne notice, that to-morrovi
kegnnight he should move for the re-appointnivot.
of the Committoo of Privileges, to take into conti-
deration the Claims to the liven:rel. Peerage.

TULE BAtTLt AT CORUNNA,

Lord TAVARPOO'L rose, htirsuant to notice; to
move the Thanka of the House to the' Generals and
Officers wider whose condnELand by whose exertions
the signal battle before Corunna had been ,won, and-
by ,whose skill, aaiVity, and courage the re-embark-a.
tion of the British troops had been of eoed. The
subjeEt to which he had to call the attention of their
Lordships, was in itself so sinduiar and :splendid, that.
it required no.eirort on his part tripiSce it in its proper
light. Indeed, it 'spoke too-lbriblv for itself. lie
shOtild,therefore,have tio occasion unnecessarily to di.
late Upon it; the wow ao, as he did. not !onceive that
Motioo, with Which. he should have the honotir of
concluding, was likely- to itteet with opposition
from any,quatter. In order to avoid ell difference
of opinion, upbn a qeostiOn respeaing which it
must be the COMMOiI feeling-of the Flonse to earrot
to an unanimous decision, ho felt arotirfas that no
other topie shOold, at 'present, be introdncid hito
discussion; except thatAtiltieh the Motion was intend-
ed;distinElly abdaiolely toinvolVe, viz. the skill, di,;s
cipline, intrepidify,,ao4 perseVerVicediSplayed ration
that arduous Service; bY the' Gene'raN and Officers
whose condUEt it was entrusted. All other (pies»
lions conneaed with sthis matter, arid w Welt WeVia.
likely to form the 440' of future discussi,ini ire
Would studiously avoid the introdtia ion of; solieitoui
to place the Merits of his present motion Upon those
growl& alone upon Which he did not foresee there
could be any discrepancy-of feeling or opinion. The
Noble Earl thim entered into 'a detail of the atcinous
toils and severe privations wiili which the British army
had 10 war Wrote Alief had aisopixirtuOity of cons
tending with the enemy. They were at length .tars
tacked by that enemy with all the advantage's oroills.
side of superior numbers, of superior` posit ion,.of sus
perlor equipment and appointment in every respeet ;
In short with all the adVantages which an army' per.
suing another, and in far more formidable number-a,
must always possess over an army in retreat, infeS
rior in numbers, and deprived ,of almost all the ne-
cessaries for equal tirid successful warfare. Such,
were th© diStressing and dispiriting disadvantages
under which the British army had to labour, When
they not only repelled the attack 4.1' superior number;,
but so completely defeated them, 'that for 48 hours
afterwards, they did not venture to molest the em-
barkation of the British troops, the object obviously
of their most strkt injunasons, and the nearest
to their hearts. On the contrary, that complex and
laborious operation was as completely accom-
plished as if no enemy were near to annoy and
disturb it—so useful and glorious was the re-
s Ult of the 'battle, the hazard of which had in-
effeetually been incurred by the enetny; in order. tp
embarrass and impede it. r The splendour, however,
of that glorions viaory, Which must for ever so tic. ,
nally redound to the praise of British valotir, disc!.
Aline, and skill, he; had in common,-no doubt; with
that House and' .he Country, to regret should have
been clouded by the disasters attending it, particulars
ly by the fall of the gallant and accomplished Officer
who had led the army through such hardships to tacit
glory. He had the honour of being poi sorL6ly
acquainted svitli that distinguished Leader ; and hs
he therefore had the more sincerely to deplore,
-because' he Ceuld have the more ttally appreciated the
loss which in every tespeet • the Country sivontiasa
from it—for Sir:John Moore was among the. loess
valuable of her Sams. He had exclusively devoted !Hi
life to her sqrvice, and her interests and her.hoettor
were always the first objects in his sight, and tic
constant aim of his unwearied exertions. Stich tiro
the high Motives that supplied the spring of all fis
actions, and Which termed a' life that preVerl' as
useful to his fellow countrymen as it was glorious to
himself: It required only such a death to I:onset:rale
his fall, and to make it-a subjeti of regret. to those
who can estimate the void it has left in the cow's-
try. Impressed 'with theciniviationahat ever's' :No-
ble Lord 'most concur in-these-feelings stronineisa
as he wished them' to be, With any of hericonsitkr ,i.
tion than that of the glory of the army and the co;'
dila of its Chief on this Very extraordinary occa-
sion, he shoUld content niniself with foilowing
precedents that had been observed On occasion s sia,i.
larto the present, and conclude with moviiet, "
the Thanks of that Hottae be given to Sir laas
Baird, Lieutenant-General Hope, S;e: who look
she tonunand of the army in consequence of tie't
wound received by Lieutenant-Geueral Moae, w
Had so gloriously distinguished himself- previouslptl
that fatal disaster.''

Lord MDIRX was as ready as any man could
most cordially to concur in the motion of the Nr,i
Earl, as far as it .related,to the explriits of iii!,
and to the merits of the distinguished
whom it was coMmanded; linow what 131 ;,11
troops were capable of, and this.reeent proof a
courage, their constancy, their discipline, and of
virtue that constitutes the-soldier, confirmed the Qp...
nion he was always .tlisposed to entertain of thwn.
Indeed he cherished it now the more, hee,itise
they had eminently that chttrai;tere..
midst hardships and privations to which they w. ht
not to' have been exposed. In gking,,
fore, his Wtlllll concerrvoce to the Motion-, trir
Is it inclutked the merits of tic army and
neral, he most het leave to observe, that he slurs kiwi
not thereby be picazed, by any means to appc•wo

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