The Sun.
London, England, 1814-06-25 00:00:00

BRITISH HEROES.

Sir ThornasPieton, Lieutenant-General Sir Wi-
lliam Stewart; Lient.-General Sir Henry Clinton,
and Major-General Pringle-, appearing in their
place,i in full regnuentals, the .t.eii.ti.e:ll asictiu` <<t
thew severally and collectively, to the folipwing
effect :
" Lieutenant-General Sir Win. Stewart, I have the pleas-
in;; tack assigned•to me, to Thank you in the name of your
Country foc a series, of the most signal and splendid military
services; and in the first place with respect to your gallant
;Achievetneois in the Battle pf Vittoria. When the Usurper
of the Spanish Crown put his fortunes ou the last hazard; it
was the brave Second Division of tlie•Allied .:!.riuy, directed
by Lordll,, and- acting under your • irnuediate command,
that began toe tritions of that mcmorabl..! day, and by their
iiresistible-valot:r a victory, which drove the Trench
arum to their own frontier, and 'rescued the Peninsula from
,their oppression. By your great achievements on that day of
glory, you enroiied your name in the list of those distill-
guisneu Olicers to whose services the debt of our '1 hanks is
due; and !.now, therefore, in the name of the Coanuons of
the United Empire of Great Britain and Ireland return you
their unanimous Thanks for your great exertions in the
splendid Victory of Vittoria, oq the lst of last dune, by
which the French Army were routed and defeated with the
loss of 'all their artillery, . stores, and baggage."--(Loud
cixerild.g)

SirWILLIAM STEWART returned thanks at same
length, but in so low ktone of voice that we were
unable. in the-Galfery to collect the import of his
speech, which was nevertheless repeatedly cheered
by the House. •
by
SetiAttxr.—" Lieutenant-General Sir William Stewart,
and Major-General Pringle, it is my dtity now to deliver to
you oar Thaiiits for those gallant am! meritorious exertions
which completed the•liberation of Spain. The inhabitants of
the Pyrenees, by whom they were witnessed, long point
out to their admiring country taco those heights anti piel..hs;
Where British' valoor sometimes repelled the •attaelts of the
foe, sometimes tidy-aimed to their and at last, with-
overwhelming force, bore down irresistibly on their broken,
and distlelted ranks. They will Point out-the spots tin a tarn
)6u tot during the lung and toiksome &r e. They
point out the %sotp' en which a Stewartmade bis stantl, and
• on which the noblest blooti if Scotia:id was shed it their de-
fence. History will also tecurd, that yOur glorious exploits•
were honoured with the approbation of that Illustriots Com-
mander, whose :tante stands foremost on the records of the
military fame of Britain.. For these tAirievements, and mote
_partieularty for the valour, stcatiitressiand e..c.rtjon.,. so
cessfully distdayea by)-ou in repelling the repeatet attacks of
the enemy between the 25th of July and the (.'cisr, of .A...agatt
Last; and for the undaunted Perseverance by v.tnelethe
Armies were finally established ou the frontiers of Frattee.".
(Lawi cheerink.).
\V!.n. Stewart and
.Major-General ..Pringle
returned thanks ; in the course of xvhich the latter
ascribed the successes which had been gained to
the able 'arrangements of the,Commander in Chief
and the bravery of the trciops''employed, •
The S'2EA Elt.-" Sir ThouiS' Picton,- Lieutenant-General
Sir William Stewart, Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton,
..and Major-General Pringle ; you now stand among us to re-
ceive our 'Thanks for the signal victories won by the British
arms on the plains of France. Descending from the Py-
rennees, you surmounted, in au adverse season, all the on-,
stacies, and removed the difficulties, which presented them-
selves to you; 'and, passing the foimidabk• torrent of the
Nive, aster a long series of olistinate and sanguinary eon-
, tests, you came up with' the French army posted on the
heights of Orthez. British bravery was irresistible. The
enemy gave way, and retritated—retreat was soon converted
into alight, and flight into rout. You pursued thent until
you crossed the Adour, and there seizing on their strongest
holds, you laid open the vray on, the one lisrid to the libera-
tion of Bourtleaux, on the other to the lamented, but glo-
rious • day of Thoulouse. It was your fortune to reap the
latest laurels of this glorious, war. Having led your un-
dauntedcolninns from the bank's ofthe Tagus to the banks
of the Garonne; you there witnessed,.with arms in your hand,
the downfall of that gigantic tyranny, to the destruction of
which your own noble' and traweericd exertimit had chit fly
contributed. To those of our gallant heroes who are num-
bered among the Members of this House, it is my duty and
my happiness to return our Thanks; and I do therefore, it
the name of the Uouninins of the United Empire of Great
Britain and Ireland, deliver to you their Thanks, for the zeal,
ability, and valour exhibited by you throughout the c.thimign
which concluded with
.the Battle of Orthez, and the occupa-
tion of liourdeaux."—(Loud cheeriag.)
Sir Thomas Picton, Sir, \V 'Stewart, Sir Henry
Clinton, and Major-General Pringle, severally re-
turned thanks, and were loudly .cheered by the
House.

Lord CASTLEREAGH observed, that €IS it must
always gratify the House to see their heroes. ap-
pear among them, so he was sure that he was enlv
speaking the sense of every El:glishman wh(}n he
expressed the high gratification which was afford-
ed by the manner in Which the gratitude of the
House and of the Country was always cowrey-
ed to them from the Chair:—(l-lear, beer, hear !)
He concluded by moving, that: the Speaker he re-
quested to enter on the Journals his Addresses or:
that day, to Sir Thomas Picton, Sir•
Stewart, Sir Henry Clinton, and 'Major-General
Pringle, and their Answers thereto.—Ordered.