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London, England, 1814-11-15 00:00:00

'd;fi issued in cons.zquence of ertgagemenl:7 entered into with
the Emperor of Russia and King of Prussia.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved a grant
of i 2,500,0001. on account of outstanding Exchequer Bilk.—
Agreed to.
The Right Hon. Gent. then moved a grant of 15,000,0001.
for a like purpose. . .
Mr. I'ONSONIIY inquired what was the total amountof
the Exchequer Bills outstanding?
The CHANCELLOR of. the EXCHEQUER stated the last
accouht he had seen made it 59,000,0001.
Mr. PONSONBY said the largest amount outstanding. be-
fore was 54,000,0001. He hopedthere would be nO*o:ces on
the 59,000,0001.

The Resolution was agreed to. The House resumed, and
the report was ordered to be received to-morrow.

GENERAL ROSS.

The CrtrstccOt.t.oti.of theXcitEctucai'pursuant
to the notice he had given, rose to call the at-
tention of the House to the- memory of one who
had been prematurely cut off, but who, tiniugh be
bad fallen in the prime of life, had already•proved
himself one of the .most gallant Officers hiS Coun-
try could boast. It was unnecessary for •him to
detail the many glorious actions in Which the in-
dividual of whom he spoke had borne a distitignish-
ed part, as these, having been often the subjects
of gratulation there, were sufficiently well-kudsvo..
General Ross, then Major Ross, served in the
expedition to Holland `in 1799. He was then!,
in the 28th Regiment, and signalized•hiniself in
repulSing the attacks made on the lines of
Sir Ralph Abercromby. Here, displaying the
greatest gallantry, he received a severe wound,
which deprived his country of his service for a
time. In the autumn of 1800, having recovered
front the effects of his wound, he accompanied his
regiment to the Mediterranean, and shortly after
served in the expedition to Calabria :...liere, in the
memorable battle of i\iaida, which so greatly
'raised the fafue of the British amiss, and particu-
larly by the use made of the bayonet, Major Ross
made himself conspicuous, and, by wheeling on
the enemy's line, contributed perhaps more than
any other circumstance to the route of the enemy
that day. Noiling more occurred to bring tiitr.
into notice till he served iii the army led ,by
General Sir John 'Moore in 1807, and und'ees
that gallant and lamented Commander at the
battle of Cormina, he again shone with no com-
mon lustre. In 1812, sailing from Ireland, he
joined the army in the Peninsula, and under the
command of Lord Wellington, so distinguished
himself in the battle of Vittoria, that his. Lordship
gave him the commend of a separate brigade.
Now that a more extended field of service lay be-
tore ion), in the first great battle at the Pyrenees,
where the firmness of the English was most
conspicuously displayed whera the French
fought with the most determined obstinacy,
his valour contributed so much to the glory
of that day that Lord Wellington, in his dis-
patch, stated his brigade " to have distinguished
themselves beyond all former precedent ; they
made four separate charges with the bayonet., and
General Ross had three horses killed under him."
AL Inc passage of the NieVe, and the battle of
Orthes, he displayed the -same undaunted bravery.
At the termination of the' contest in Europe, he
was considered a fit person to conduct the. war
which unhappily still raged in America. Here
the lustre of former achievementS was heightened
by- the splendour of tiew succeses, and raised his
fame higher than ever. The des-rent upon Wash-
ibgton, planned by him and Admiral Cockburn, he
regarded as one of the boldest and most judi-
cious op,2rations that skill and valour.
.could exe-
cute. 1/4Viien it was considered that Washington
was built far •trom the sea, that it might not be
exposed to danger from naval warfare, and that
General Ross having landed 60 miles from the
capital, after marching three days through an
hostile country, deteatedan army greatly superior
uuMbers, drawn up on their own ground, and
covered 'by artillery. When these things and the
subsequent operations were taken into considera-
tion, the highest character that could be given to
a.military enterprize was due to this. It was not
Only his skilful arrangements, and his valour in
tight, that here entitled him to praise,- but
the humanity, judgment, and vigour, with
which he executed the orders he had re-
ccived to punish the excesses of the enemy
in a moderate way were such as to extort the
admiration of the Americans themselves. While
chastising those acts of inhumanity, which, made
retaliation a duty, and spread the terror of the Bri-
tish arms tar and wide, lie guarded against unne-
cessary severity. The public buildings only were
destroyed to mark at once the power and the mo-
deration of the conquerors.' it, was to be hoped
the Americans would give us fresh cause for con-
tinuing or renewing measures of this description ;
and instructions had been .sent out to America,
authorising hint to forbear to destroy the public
works of other places, unless provoked to it by
new outrages on the part of the enemy. These.
were instructions which he knew the humane
heart -of General Ross would have- delighted
to promulgate. After bringing his army off
in safety from. Washington, that day soon
came which closed his life so much to his oWn.
glory—so afflicting to his country. When about.
making 'a descent on -Baltimore,- similar to that-
upon Washington ; while. making arrangements.
for an attack which proved successful, he received
a shot from a musket which deprived him Of life
so suddenly, that he had only time to recommend—
his family to the protection of his:country, which
could never be withheld front the kindred of such
an Officer falling thus untimely fighting its 'bat-
tles-. At the time of his death, General Ross-was.
but forty years -of age. He had seen .much ser-
vice, and no Officer in the British Army seemed
to promise- more to his country from his future
exertions. He conceived it unnecessary 'to say
amore,' to induce the House to •evince;their high •
sense of his.services, and-esteem for his memory,
by such marks of
.their gratitude as honouring
bid, should do honour to theinselves- and to the
country to which they belonged. He concluded
by moving an Address to the Prince Regent, pray-
ingthat he would be pleased to order a Monu-
ment to be erected in the Cathedral Church of St.
Paul; to the Memory. of General Robert- Ross,
who having planned with the -greatest judgment,
and executed with the greatest valour, an enter-
prize against the City of Washington, the Capi-
tal of the United States'of America, while .direct-
ing an attack near Baltimore, 'which- also proved'
successful, against a very superior force, received
a shdt. fiwa-1 a thtuket, which, closed-an honour- ,