The Sun.
London, England, 1813-03-13 00:00:00

[PRiCE SIXPENCE-HA.LPPENNY.

sent.' He would ask the Noble Lord why they
had not been sent earlier, since the crisis had ar-
rived '? It: might be answerer,!, that. Lord NVel-
lington had said he wished troops sent to him only.
, between Christmas and March'. Such was an an.
sorer he had once received from the Noble Lord,
when he. renionstra.ted with him on the delay in
sending reinforcements. But was that, n princi,
ple isliich was to be applied on extraordinarir oc-
casions'?' lie desired toknoW whythe tro ,Rs were
not sent betweenChristinas ISI laud reit 'lBl2,
,itiee that' Ind beefy assigned as theproper period ?
But supposing it es'tablished, that between Curist.
mas and March Was the proper time.. for sending
troops, at what time were the reinforcements sent .
by Gevernthent ?. They were `embarked at the
&panOk, a:season nnquestiotinbly the moat no.
favourable, and 'arrived at Lisbon in November,•
known to. be the very worst season, and ,when the
roads were so much tut up, that' they could not
join the 'army. He then went'on to enumerate Oif-
ferent means by which,h be thought that resources
Might most easily he procured, to,assois6n niaking
a vigoronS' effort in the Peninsula. The first which
he noticed was 700,0d0i. the explmseS of the Lo,
. Militia fleTroposed, than theitun expended
on thit body for fourteen chlys in the year should
he added 'to the means for'prosecuting the rya'. in
th Peninsula. He then said,-thatt'the onhi dif-
feretiee Between nis opinion on the subject -4 war
and that of the Noble Lord-.eras, as to the Sup.:
parting' of the troops in Brighind or in Spain ; lot
they hOth admitted that nothing hilt a securepence
could sanetiort the reduction of the armament,
'even to the amount of one single Man, The
terence between the maintenance of the. army at
home and on the. Peninsula,. Was only -600,0001.
am! would any *one say that for so great an object
the finances 'could not have borne so great a 'pres-
sure ? .When the impracticabiliryof the thing was
talked ot, it was Worth' examining how the re-
Sources of the country were applied. He Alien
Went over each 'sum' voted for the army, mid other
estimates, arid observed, that in most cases these.,
ituas, to the amount of 700,0001. Would have been.
be.tter employed by being contribated U,.the
part of the Peninmlar war. He then noticed-tln4
difficulty of procuring specie, and imputed it to the
niggardliness of Ministers twit, did not offer
ficient price. Their commercial restrictions' Were
calculated Co jnforce.the exportation of specie.!---7
What would the House sayi when tliCy were in-
formed, that at the time no specie could be sent
for the support .of- the British artily -in Spain, set
that 'very time the French army were suppled with
it through England I IrhiS arose in a great de,-
.gree front the system of .Licensei. He would
state the case of one French vessel, which had ar-
rived. in thiS country with silk. Her eXp'ort cargo
cargo was 'INA ounces of foreign gold coin, and
'20,000 ounces of foreign silver coin, .1000 ounces
home gold coin, and 15,000 milieus silver ditto
561 ounces,...f gold bullion, and 60,000 ounces of
silver ditto. FroM this it. was clear, that 'there
were means of procuring gold, if prodet means
bad been vesorted to. Besides specie, the amount
.of which received from Eaigland, the 'French Mi-
nister stated in his Erpose, there were umny other
articles conveyed through this cymitry to the
French army Spain The„consequence of:four
of five.aent,:bidding at the same time for specie
,for the use of the BritiShtiOvernment was to caus'e
a great fluetnation 'in the exchange. It was curi-
ous to observe how litany absnrilitiei eriterell
the regulationi on this'heaci. The agent of least
importance was enabled to bid the hi hest, :rntf
Lord Wellington's agent was left- at• the bottom
of the scale. In one instance thereNVOYN2,OOO"O
dollars to be,disptised of at Gibraltar. Lord
lington's agent bid for them. The agent for- Cn •
dig bid 64. the :Lent fOr .
bidder carried them away, ,and left .f.,ord Welling
ton without the means of, his in . Ijw
hoped the Noble Lord `Oppoiiite, (LiVerpool) when
he rose, would state the 'Nandi& of trobps sent. '
out, and
,the extent a( the means etitployea- '
on the reninsnla, bet not to indulge tit ge-
neral declamation upon the 611CeeSS of the ar-
my, and the skill Of .the General. • Another
topic he expected to hear urged. iii that Noble
f.aird's- Speech . was, that as LOrd Wellington
was ciinterit with the means pliwed at his diSoottal,'
the House 'and' the country should niso la 4
tent. Ii such a topic was ,urged., Ia would only
say that he did MA know which to-kalinke most,
the temerity of the assertion,: or the ;ihStirdity of
the inference. Even if it were admitted, that
Lord Wellington,' after being.,driveo in tetrelit
Over the scenes of his former victories, Was yet
contented, was that .a reason why the House or
cotintry should be 'contented ?.;,--Statesinen.or
the Country Ought not to besatisfied I)(rause that
gaJlaut.Gentral was 'contented tfs act with thr.'..
meana pheed under his direction. His object
Was to enter into inquiry, that 'it may he known
whether the systeM pursiied in the Peqinsula was
a good one or -WA; ante whether it- was like to
lead to it safe and honortrahle peace. Could
Ile would ask, lead to such petioc, if it ivtts eonu."
fessed by the Minkters'ot this country, that they
brought nil the efforts of the country into opera-
tion 'in the Peninsinla ? If such w.as ae!itliV the
ease, .could not Bon: yarte say, that with :di lien
etfortS,, Eng Lind wits foiled on .the
Foiled _she certainlv wtt.,, but'a't;
seeinea dispowd rc, say,. it; tking every rinat
within fier ? Vc";,,,; the House prepared to
give tllt'i~ :que tion to by:refusing'
-"
engoiry ? Under, all the circumstances, he felt it
his,..dtlty to nlove:for Contmittee to inquire into
the: ewttict and the results of the last.campzti
o gn
in the Peninsula, •

Lori 11A ruun, qaid, that the Noble 11Tarquis
(WeHoley), in the courAe of his speech, ."-r.:9
p4'tP,c.:4l to assert, that if it were roui eotleti the
Howie and the country ought to he conteutezt, as