The Sun.
London, England, 1809-04-15 00:00:00

iMP ER ,PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS, •:
rutrnor, APRIL H.
The -House met this day, pursuant to adjourti-:
ment, when,
The Irish Corn Provisions Bill,' the Irish Sugar,
Bill, .Bc.c.. were read a third time, and passed.
Seven' Private Bills were brought up front the
Commons, and read a first time.
Mr. litviNE, from the Customs, presented art ac-
count Of the.lnsports and Expotts to and from 'Arne-
riea.—Ordered to lie on the table, and to be printed.
• NtAfcriNlQuE•
'The: Earl of Ltvaupoot. gave notice, that on
Monday next he should move the Thanks of that
}louse, to the Officers of the Navy, iind Aral), who
;have been engaged in the redUaion of that impor-
tant colony. •

TIIE CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN,
The Earl of Ltveuroot. laid upon the table some
further documents respecting the operations of the
late Campaign in Spain: Ordered to- lie on the
table, and to be printed.
• Lord AUCKLAWb wished to put a few questioos
to the Noble Secretary of State, to which, however,
lie did not expett or require aim immediate answer.
His ()Died in putting these qeesticums was to dieetis
tangle, as muck as possible, and .clear the ground
for the main discussion respecting the condu& of the
late Campaign in Spain and Portugali and to endea-
vour to fix the leading points upon which that dig-
cession might be expected to tune That discussion
Would mitt:wally involve not onty the conduct of the
war In hoe countries, but also the nature and ten.
AeneY of the Treaty lately tiegociated bet Ween this
Country and Spain: Amid first) he would beg leave
'to ask in what sense were to be understood the terms
" lawful buccesst;e," in the article by which' this'
Coeutry was hound not to make peaCe until Ferdinand
VII. was restored, or, his lawful successor anti heirs,
If it ,was intended not to make peace until Verdi-
'nand VII. was restored, or until the Crown of Spain
was Again placed on the head of the lawful successor
`of Ferdinand, a Bourbon, such an article of a treaty
'ight 'expose the country to difficulties which it
'Might not be expedient to draw upon it. 11, tgain,
'the article only meant that we were to consider any
Person, even Joseph llueneparte, should the Choice
eof the Spaniel) nation appear to appoint him the Sou
'eeteign of that country, as the lawful , Sovereign of
Spain, be should then say, the Treaty in this .respect
Would be wholly nugatory. This, however, might
be a matter of delicacy; and he by nO,mealisdesired
to press the Noble Secretary. for an answer roped-
mg it; wishing only that he would bear in mind
bow material a point the consideration of that part
iaf time trekty must prove, in the approaching discus.
51011. The !leer point he had to allude to was also
delicate one • lie meant the two letter's end message of
Mr. Frets to Sir J. Moore. There was no person who
was more disposed than tie was to make every aliowe.
*Ube fOr the conduct of Gentlemen • in. diplomatic
Situations bdt he could not but consider the tone
of theirs letters as somewhat out of .the usual way.
What must appe,ir still more eitraordinary was a
message sent to Sir John Moore; desiring the hearer
tit the message to be heard before a Council of War,
Oh the nature of the military plan to be adopted On,
th,nie,..ortjeteenty in which the British
ish army was the
Mr. Frere and tire Spanish Junta were
t~temseives obliged to take to eight ; and most ex-
therdiatity again must it seem, was it to,be found
that the bearer of salt a'message was a Freuelinum!
In, what light must he have viewed the treatment to
w°iell a British CO011413'11(10 iii Chief was thus sub-
rtiphtid ? These letters, this message, or the nature
111 it at least, he conceived, Should neeesserily be
laid before the House for a proper. understanding of
Such a strange mmits of proceeding.' Moore
treated the letters and the message inn manner
worthy of ;he could scarce believe they were
intended to be terioosly tided upon. He had now
t 0 advert toaudther point which he had on a former
easion endta. vowed' to press upon the attention of
!.I).° House. and that was, the facility with which
gip enemy was allowed to take possession of Ferrol,
f.) the naval squadron. acid 'naval arsenaliii that Place.
It Was true that some communication which passed
'upon that subjeU between Sir DaVid Baird and Ad-
stral De Courcey had, been laid before time House,
but it contained no satisfactory explimition of the
=natter, and indeed was far froM stiewing that 'any
eat Aual steps had been taken to Secure that great
national object. Elere then was another point Upon
'9.414 the late treaty bore, and which must naturally
Aiid au •
importare place in the discussion of the
sineriwof that. treaty, or in any discussiu'n .respeting
()tir present come:elan with the '.iisue of affairsin
Spain.
The other points he had to call' the atten-
tionolthe Noble Seeretery to might be considered
of minor imporiante •but they were still what that
and the Public sl,ould be folly and accurately
, .
ihhonit(l 'Von. meant a correct return of the
loSSes AlCtuttled in the British infantry and cavalry
Avhic;ll,be feared' far ex::ceded What they were v•
nerally .utelersiood to amount • to. He feared' i
losses of both would not be .found short of eodt;
men ; of ca;alry it was said, that only 3 or 4000
had been sent out, and that of these not h
mow t_au
:seine hundred horses lied returned. He ,should
wield to see' it stated,' how many' horses exactly trs4
longing Si) the moented cavalry, had been lest, and
also how" amity belo'ngiiie, to the walGon.train, &C.
teed- tmever returned. Without • due 'inlormatiou Un
these riinstters no complete and satisetetory eetimate
t..°'ll4'' be formed of the real loss sustained icy the
British army cltnittg, the late campaign in Spain and
rortugal; These questions he had proposed to the
Noble Secretary of State, not expecting an Mune,-
. (Late answer to all-of theta, but Erma a wish to have
it tuderstoott, that a more complete esphioatiou of
'tuese.pointa would ,be expected In the course of the
3PPtoaching daenssioo than bad yet been submitted
to the 1104.1 K by his Majesty's.
The Earl ut 144kraciot. acknowledged the Ruble
Lord had daed with perfaa -propriety, in not pres.
s.mg for an immediate answer to Many of the ques.
flans he had per. • Indeed, most of them were- ra.
timer nutter of argument for future discussion, than of
immediate explanation ;. and he- should therel*
defer touching upon them, U6til that discussion tame
Nitlarly berme the House. With regard to Nlr.
Prete*S letteiSi and. time message allir-"1 to
tr~r alas
Noble Lord, they hod never come in an otticiai
shape into Ate liandsof his Majesty's Ministers ; and
fezularl
`thcsiel ore did nor iturtgitte they could be

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