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London, England, 1813-07-08 00:00:00

COLONEL CADOGAN,

The Earl of LAVDERDALE, after generally.
Glaring his approbation of what had taken place,
NVISIII'd to ob,ieryc, that he thought every mark of
respect possible should be paid to the memory of
the late Colonel Cadogan by the Government of-
this country He trusted that It: was at least
in cOntemillation to erect n monument to his me-
[nog.

•
Tile Earl of I.4vP,Rrnot. said, he deeply en-
,tere4 into the feelings expressed by the Noble
Earl, either as a British subject, a public man,
or as.contidential adviser of the Crown. He bad
long known the accomplished and justly lamented
Officer in question, and entertained for him the
greatest personal regard. Every mark of respect
that could be, paid was intended, to his memory
and the greater these marks of respect were, the
more gratifying they ,would be to himself.
The remaining Bills on the table being dis-
posed of, their .Lordships adjourned till to-
morrow. •

•
HOUSE .0V COMMONS.
The Serra:Re %vas sommoned to the House of 0.
r-torn,- he ,iated the R 0
Royal Avlent to ynee been given by
comoii,.;ion to ?e•.•eval.liills,- for whiclesee the
Lords.
Lord Welliii:zton.:t Loul.Nel.son's Estate the Ship Owne.'‘. ltelief Bill, the Jo d4cs•tialto ies Bill,.and the
Strwes 11, wile severally rend a thirty tinit. and-passed.
Mr. .1100 to.o ed ftn leave to living in a Bill to . repeal the
Act for regulat Mg Private Mad- loe.ses, fur the purpose of
bringing in a Bill to maketither provisions and regulations in.
lien I hereof.
r. W. S:4 unt .seenmied the notion. Ife thought such a
111C:i -.14 re very tweectillry, its many poor maniacs were con.
,d in places wholly unfit for the reception of human beings,'
and in some of these houses, those confined were treated-in
such a manner, that a person going there in his senses would
he driven mad.
Leave was given to bring in the hill.
Lord'. IIt.krAPORD appealed at the Oar, and stated that
the Prince Regent had been waited on with the Address of the
tionse, praying his Royal highness to eanse the sum of3ooo/.
to he issned out of the Civil List to purchase. the Library of
Mr. !largrave.

CASE OF M'lt
Sir F. Buanerr wished to call the attention' of the House
to the case- of Mr. Mattison. The merits of his invention
(which wiu of the•first auport
.as it went.to save the lives
of ias brave searoce't, had heen.sanoit,ii,.,d
-of that House. It htf.r tweil long- before the Board of Admi-
ralty, yet, thOugh he had made frequent applications to then),
he bad not , been able to get ooy.•orkwer. Ile hoped it via*
only necessary to OW:the attention of the. Mord of Atbuiviitty
to this subject, and trusted further proceeding would nut be
called fur, •
Mr. Rim:stated, Mr. Manion to have received all the te-
Avant to which he was entitled. This wit not a discovery. bat
an application of a former dkeovery to the preserratiOn of the
lives ef.our'searnen, and had been treated accordingly.
Mr. W. nuNnAs el-mied the fact of Mr. Mattison hating
been treated with neglect by the Admiralty. • ":
Sir F. By imr.T replied, and in the course oriels speech took
occasion to senk,of the difficulties which the relations of sea-
men deceased experienced in *tinting the pay or prize-th-o-.
ney:due to their relatives:

Mr. gust; declared there were no dillicultiesi-if tbe,pnrties
could prove their. identity. 7lletnost unprotected human
being on earth, if he could prove himself related to a seaman
deceased, • wnc immediately put into a way of
.getting that
which was his dne,

Sir r. Bug 04'17 ‘V:IS abppt to spexk, 'when
The Si'EAKEIt ohsui ve.tl there wis no question before the

Sir. F. Br, anETT,,after.whist he. {nal sak4 was not sure thati
he In4not a niat ion to make.
The SPE NH tt rnid, if the Finn. Baronet was notAner that he
had a motion to make, 1; wus not to speak at: rinith,ol; that
wat-not the way in which the bu,sinesii of that House. was
conducted.

Sir F. Ilcuny,TT spol,e again,and was called to nOcr by Mr•
Serjeant Best. The Speaker noted the usual course o: thig
noiisc to be control y to that Rurstied by the 1-fon. Barollet—n
Finally Sir F. Pordett gave inaiee of a.Motion., the object of
which was to tike nrrasuces in future - for enabling the rel -
fives of dead seamen to obtain a knowledge of the pay and
prize-money to which they were entitled.
Mr. huts !Outrit presented a Petition from his Consti-
tuents, prayui the House to reconsider the propriety of re-
ceiving a Petition lately rejected on account of its being
printed,

The -SPEAKER salcl, it -was not the practice of the I-lonse
to entertain the sainepropo, 7 ii,rt lAA. ice in the Sessii n.
After a few skords fraiii "..iaith, Mr. Calcraft, Mr. W.
Smith, \hr. Abercromby, and Mr. Freennun le,
the Petit ;tlidriiwn• •

The ,•er:AaLa note ,t4ted the name of Mr. William Smith to
r.tr,nd next- on the limit of trutrees,
Mr. N.V.SAiven said lie was really to bring on the motion of
which be .had gircu notice, Lot -as he-understood a .Nolfle
Lord Co.ttlereagli) was,: 'expected down to submit to
them a proposition 'in which the whole country was much in-
terested, he did not Lei ,h to lning for ward any thing to inter-
fere with that. 1-le died to take opportunity
of asking a question of a Right Ilflaourable C.entlemari: he
Chancellor of the Exchequer toe el,n,,t must he aware that
a .higher duty r‘ paid.on salt imported Irmo thi,..l,3untry into
Ireland, than 0)1 salt imported from this country into Ireland.
that 011 gait iMported from foreign party. wished to ask
if the Right Geillemto) bud it in contemplation to
edjualite the-duty? If he ,lid not, he (Mr. W. Smith) should
give notice of a motion next se :,,ion On the subject.
Mr. 'W. Vir;antAm4 had no intention of proposiug any al-
teration in the thities.uu 41.1:3, and whew the Ilea. Gentle-

t
tile brought forward Ilia motion, be thciught be khou.'
ahleSoTrove such a change would not he desirable.
M. W. Fla rorzi.k.t.n obtained leave to bring in a Bill 41
provide for the charge of interest on the, slim of Mg TO.ili
adiaticcd by way of annuity for the, s';.• vice of Ireland in tt.
present yrnr. lie brought in the Bill which was read a
dzid,hrdered to he read a second -time to-nzorrow.
Sir F. Dou o LAS give notice, that early in the next. 5e354
he would bring in a Bill respecting non-resident :voters.

. -
THANKS TO LORD WELLINGTON., .
it C. ASTLEREAGII, pursuant to the noticei
which he had given on a former .evening, rase to
root e the '1 hanks of ,thettouse to Lord Welling.
ton and his biave army, fdr the late glorious '
afiecliiiiiet; in.el calling2etiti
iii the Peninsula. He felt real dif',
the attention of the. ?;louse t)
this subject in the niantitr' it deserved. Perlial),s,
inStead of following. the 'etiiii•se usually pursied .
(I,)viiit shuaci speech,j °i 'lints ‘'V ot i;:ltittl iliit e. premisingbetter that.
thetliat
ltelsl:l(tal43
submit it to the, douse in silence, and not alter 'i'4
to press it on theni by tiny feeble observations-tll3
be might be able to offer, coOfident as he was tll4'
he could, add nothing to the lustre of sueba trj;
imoili, and feeling as he slid, that wishijigtotulu,:
to their warm emotions of pride and satisfactiok
instead of . attempting to describe. it himself, it'
liould hi' better to refer them to the modest 1100:',
perspicuous Account Of it given by the NA,.
'
Chieftain who had commanded the army oo tII3.
meniiirablC day. The victory to vviliell tile ion
h
tlaweiv:lciletialciiii:eleag:iti.telocai
niiiii:ttplieeicistutailblinialliiii.atiitlots:totafilt.tesiltiet:elityitit..rcelo•ellftiveloiritirerintiit;;csvu'i:it;nri ,
sidered the army opposed to that under 101
hers., but itsane(xipee°riesni(creel,etiltnitllot
itlstielrlieglYb istsr.illtiet!ll..
tail.l:li).,is:tileghli
iptaltbi.lenoeest,ligsystuoliipi musteeecyirio:olnrt
,ttellie.e.(t:,fiicaervwicltoireyonimituded, and to the 8110 wht/
o
which this had beopielftaie: would b;
:laastticiiirlec:llo,i'illiliesy:ici.li:+sillieilisfciiiia:,l.leiiltiiut:hieot.4l:ol:ll:tilcapitiiil;.:
cuttile off franc
glorious one even over an inferior enemy'. "' Is-
- that, appear which that clay called for
pression,of their gratitude ? So complete}ad bel
safety
,it the
leo tteitlxrilliteetirileletlrieeosar,titithio:teliitlstlii:ove:ll:iiicl::::l3:`,l,ylol,..):::
which he had placed his reliance, awl, trc,,e,:lit Iris
retreat by a circuitous route. fie loia ")",' ‘t;
niaairrmcy
armies that 4
unlit, and lost every thing which could le s.,ahl 4
constitute
ore call..
tied by their splendid services inth they
e )I.lYt. c-111°.a.attlijr,il'etveurilltl'atis.':
however defective their cause, the House ',.,ect
tmbieloer.yeetilicatoblliseal
ptillseltaoei
o%.tef7oetbrc,litait
ntaciiwtteiyreol ntehridneoat
nothing
gthettoc.,:eel :it
ilseo
iediltitgotelist,ltlliicehy. gti*e the
kreae.,
sacrifice their military character, give "P ,c. ii
• 1 consuititig t i
glory, and content themselves wit 1
.se.ipe freq
personal safety of as many as could t , , i
~,
.
r- consturk•
the pursuit of the victors. These things
cot
which, in the annals of war,
were seen comPeiiiittheit
eel, it would be - seen this battle bore a.chara , 1
to any other. On
.such occasions, a fee in,, 7.
w the amine
anxiety
.naturally prevailed to 1r,..ti0 .ed
f the loss whieP
to ours, and to learn the extent o .
~,,,
orm, but from di,
not ve,k from of
. i., . ,
~,v,;
of the army in numbers, which bad been oplg"
rheapdobrtesenintlicted 10.1 it•
situations made by Oilicet had hardly beitoi,!gfat
han Ph
could not have arnoanted to . les_
ifett 4;i_
oc
et pljt ioornain
the
army, :.sll):ll'de:neg. Pc)tiii:tts1141;;I:)1,11:.
men, consisting of e x the lea: eireniliye forcee doppoof
ansi
eti._ll;:4ehhiciiitle!a(t,
eiplinect troops. In the
' alp, .
that Under Suchet in the South ot led,'
, i the Illas
corps under Clausel, which, throubl- „la riot
disposition matte by Lord NVelliogton) eet" aura
ofl,r etlhl len gt
forceon was apspocos
ett(ci et : t
i‘rliti encilt,
.171: !atilt., a g
(t)1111;
attirlraitvetni:(iletrimGeetioiertanikeFoay_palrytioiin
titllciese- bLeaist
c,feert:.
co ti;..
posame G , „a
was concentrated all the French dis
di%
turd'
the army of the Centre, and the army oft 1 _ ciol
therefore in gainino- this victory, be had triort,l, big.
b
ttlitiee'
ztt),!iiali;ositi.lati.le INnotrltliiis,gtrheeatarblonsyt gre conthoini%
over the, great mass of the French di'll:::,,I.111
fOree of Spain i and if the loss of the enf trim
kilhal and wounded Were not so great ars .0, dit
have been expected, had the cavalry, irc unlit
nature -of the ground, been perillittel d wh Pr Cis'
with that sort of success vr,ilicb ""r;°tee'''itcs'
etniiii;tiisteti;cepetels,dthinnetitesit.itistatso-e
trielesttillteutl.isuf:tront so d-tjcot fit
victory, it was nevertheless very sever' . 1134
Which litil to
say, that searceltyh
been allowed to return to his country to .-,., or
tale of their defeat.. As it was, it was diffieuait
State what their loss had been ; but taking t4ti
trao'ic ,iii
the very lowest estimate, to be double that
vietti
Alfies, it could not amount to less than t tiol
'ilotisand nieti.—ln looking at the
oaurgnlalitl oitf t'lviaast.anrlnt ,'o(:vitlilliud,:ilil;
which 111141 ended in a victory so decisi‘peherilf
conrplet.e, that the testa was, that .the wiv,,,io
was lett withont the COllllllOll means of I)? ri,.
SlieWilT hit force as air army, it IVoald.ri tii.4
act •of ' injustice not to COttple then '\;.l- 135.°
great er,rorts previously inaec, whiell ill 0'6'0404
every other compaii,rn with which the, ibc,l,lff.6
name of 'Wedit4gttm was connected, illar":ii.f,ilt;
.g4:llitis of
.a great Commander as much (It: 'lle.
almost say inure), than the victory itse":,l o'4
had had OCil:74.1011 to call the attention 7ri,cttr
liars' •: to this distinguishing trait in the COO
of Loril NVellington, when describing the c IP
which had led to the battle of Salantaacit•
aip
had then contended, though the last ea'Vortil'
ended with the English -army retiring iot,c,rapc
gal, that in all the movements of Lord ". (lie'
ton the gelrlui of a great Commander w3,:chicl'
played, and none of those circtunstancel toil!
ha:T. led to the present
,victory bad e:;caPle.(i Coci
t Lord Wellington) at that time. lie (140Irf„or
tlereagli) had then said, that though he lla'. 5.00.
it
.necessary to retire,. he had delivered, Oe' 0t 0,l
of Spain, and changed the characters ,0 ;i
war. He bad compelled the French, r!)(1 O,IP/
entered Spain' as a conquered country, "odor
hail dispersed themselves over it as over 'I„, 1 iVr.
sti:fectltly,..lDO
iitrlli4:ll;etil
try conquered, to consenter their force, %"1,(0,01a
stead.of contronling and commanding all. aa'a
ir t
aerl‘•lainngteer
he
ets for
etal:l_o3)t.etasil,
making his own army more fit for the Ire.) 10ti
which they had, to perform.. Ile (Lorosha t be.soe
.
. said.Lout.weLtingtom did not. relipci

Nantag
evertc(
when
tl!ein
should
had tui
again

wl!ich
during
cessfull
had atz
the firs
fortes
nrilitar
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to Ore(
11° lore
11.ith 0;
here
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during
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pose w•
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'Vantages be bid gained, -but 'While in Portugal he
exerted himself to put his troops in that state.,
that
when the proper time came he might again
push
them against the enemy with that force whi4
should ensure success to their exertions. So it
had turned out. He had not skittered the French
again to occupy the niost important points from
which he had driven them, and he had not only
during the winter ;-prepared his own troops SLIC"'
esfullY to mai--e head against the enemy, but he
had availed himself of the mean.; which he then for
the first time possessed, "hs Commander of the
I°,..r,ees of Spain, to gieeite §panish armies that
„,rthltarY character which befoit they had wanted.
Tills, in coajenction with a most distinguished
°Meer (Alarsllal Beresford), hehad been.enabled 7.
to effect, and it must now be felt, that we were
I,ith our 010 longer contending against the enemy in Spain,
}rich military power *alone, but that we
17ere powerfully aided by the military genius of
§pain, which had always. been aeknowledg,•edtOte
great, but which, till guided with care by the
foitering hand of genius, was incapable of pro-
'duping such great and brilliant results. Lord
Vell, jugton, thus occupied, . had- not appear-
'a the field of action so early as some
?night have expected, but iii what manner bad
he at last -emerged from his reose, that rose which which had not been markedp by looseness or
inactivity ? In one short month he had pushed
the eaemy With such vigour, as to force hint to
iglit that battle, nhich was as much distinguish-
ed by its particular character as was the Com-
blander by whom it 'had been fought. lie did not
Mean to make t any Ungenerous comparison be-
t
weea the efforts made by Lord Wellington and
iu'se trade in any other country, but such a
movement as he had made In one month, from
Grenada to Panipeluna, he believed had never
' beet( equalled in the military history of any coun-
try, 1-4411 Wellington was aware of the difficul-
tiles he had to encounter. 'but his genius overcame
.‘1.1,, by Pereeivina• in what way those points on
II ilea the enemy chiefly relied might be turned.—
.j that trait ia• his character which above ail en-
mee,laired him to his army, Lord Wellington had avai l-
„filin'"f of this knowledge, to save the effusion
4w:1,11,11a/I blood,
and gained by science what others
h8(1"'"ve sacrificed their troops to obtain. ,He
oil carne upon the enemy with a
.pace so ra-.
.n.,,,;,•', and so. accelerated; to put against them his
-I force, that they, without casting' any int-
Isultatiou On their military conduct; were taken bias
.:trPrise, their combinations ivere clefeated, and
'eY hued no 'alternative but to retreat to their
r',''ll coantry, or to risk that battle which Lord
wellington had wished to make them fight, and
‘‘'llich had teriniaated in so gloriOnS a victory. If
i"),er previous.arrangm tents might be said to add
~lilliancy to a . triumph, the operations .of. Lord
,Yellington anterior to the battle of Vittoria de-
r'trs;ed that character. ' His career was one of
iNaerity and glory : in the last campaign he
PII gained most important advantages over the
lenty ; in the present, he had driven them to the
'ramie'. of their own territory. It would there-
f°l e be prestmiptiums in any man to augur tvhat
L.trrculti be the consequences of this victory.; hut it
,lvas a proud triumph to the country, and to the
edividual,. to contrast the situation in.which Lord
...,; ellington now stomi, and that which he had fors.
, -
, ly 'occupied. It they looked back to that pe-
,1,10 when he went with
comparatively ' but a
' thle arniy to deliver Portugal, with what exulta-
ti
t4ti and pride ingot they trace bitn through his cam i-
f,itoi I. They saw him effect the expulsion of the
iarench from that country; in the succeeding
ipaigii he still thwarted the views of the enemy.
i'L'e thei.campaign before last, he couipletely changed
Hiri,'! c hoacter of the war ; and now he, who had
e fought with his. back to the sea, against 'a
dhlilielior fr)e—wto had experienced innumerable
otlticultles. that would have disheartened other
g,,,all2tanders, and which afflicted. hink, though his
feetii`,l4l, inl would not give way to despondency,
anti ,i',_ that he was supported by a brave people,
5e,14.(140rd C.) hoped he might say, by a Gro-
thi-vi P t Whic h had remained lien tough all
in e'situfles of the contest; this individual hail
a great'd ' .. •
at te,l ik egree emancipated the Peninsula, and
lipittit ',.' become the aggeessor, and acted with 1
last,e4ll'snccesses offensively against the enemy, Ily Hiatt defending the lines at Torres Vedras.
,be siiar,ll this retrospect, the House would
• IVelii )1(41 to ineasure the merits of Lord it 'Pon aIN , ! tin the services or his troops.—
Isere
iloritais to Contemplate, that if the enemy
• thely nut of Yet forced by Lord Wellington en-
1,6'4 th of Spain, that at least he had shewn
..ad ch.s_e confines of that arena in which they
looxerTe.ll to euter the lists. He was now no
by the enigi to
with his baekto the sea, menaced
to his sioe'nY, who hoped to be able to chive hint
of the _
eq:lst, as was formerly the case, when some
4,,,.,
evscern
eiletst ,was
nanticipated nothing'less,
Ili;ite
to
reach.trtained a dread that he would not be
law met our vieel'isl in
safety.
A fin' differeut scene
!Attie hatlhty Late '
, tle.. waa seen driving those
froth whic it
I, "IIS 1.11t6 their 'own countrY,
tharacter pact
,st)uld hnrc been better for their
(If the ~-.tiler never r . .T . feelin 4.s
le nous, on a., . emus•ed. ht. t,
.tv
uqueut than this subject would be much morc
ii, quest an a"Y- thin tl • f
,„ qhe gratif . g ling le (Amid say. It
•ere not _ ylng to them to reflect that they
~llcry (4._l'lo.et t.o.celebrate a triumph in which the
11,11u/1411a . individual only was concerned, but one
41/en..t,it best interests of the world were. in-
tizv,ta of :ucy were there met; the representa-
ted free Deo I . •• • ' having ob-
ti •reed . p-c, to rejoice in .
le est 1 .• oin-rOi' their ;buted to
• Ali'
hind es 44181 • , . i Allies and cont r.
na. ~.. Intent of the general liberties of man-
gre, t
-.rill this e, , ' .
4 "qrth c ttful and most expensive` ar
1,111:fis
80111 v
syns had been made by this. country, it
tnlYpis„.„,,''Osfaction to reflect that these had not
tho.atribtit;,i sufficient to defend oursetves„ but had
11 tontt- t° the preservation of others. If in
tsei Ow Is. .• . Englandhad felt
~ f emelt . - ailiatnent of o h .
toes'‘' it . , t-pon to make mint stupendooa sacri-
, k 1148 4hi -. ' ' • that Honse
i ti lititv than to giatitication for ,
I) 41 . , a their liberality bad been extended
1111 •41 gel' seal •. i .I , Inifit,e , s. toan formerly, the fraits of their
i tits ;ke w.' - 1 1,4,a atm they sa .
(le as unexampled as their genero-
i b,,.1,1:, .0, vt from the efforts they:had made,
het,, !ter tltlatiVeS, but ail &nave, in a mtich
ter iitiv.
s(„11.1 1(1(111 than the most sanguine tuning .
14'11i0„,,i '?1-Inerly
hope to see in so short a time.
4Dr,6 i' It Woilltl he - i woos in any man
tu trend t , . presun p
Ilttst ~ ') s`A,;- 'O,-11,,t ould be the issue Of the
a4tuo -
"gi4 tne t;vents of the war had hi-

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sthert 0 been faVourable ; but that rrovidence would
rule over -:he future, which had protected its frmis
the past : he trusted it would not now forsake
us. But whateVer might be the coarse of things,
'the glory of the giiglish country Was placed on
tlie_higheit pinnacle of fame, from which it never
couldlbe shaken. If any thing .could add to the
interest 'Ofilie battle, it was the field on which it
had been fought. illustrious 'Clikftain of for-
mer days.{Falwar'd,_the Black Prince)', had fought
on the same ground—had fought to restore a
rightful Monarch to his throne. He bad.
m con-
quered, and the farce of his arms was not forgot-
ten on the day of battle. In looking at this proud
triumph, it was impossible that the House sisould
not feel gratified at reflecting, that while it raised
.us, it also raised those with whom we were al-
'lied ; and he trusted, in the moment of. victory,
that that would not be forgotten which was the
legitimate end of all war—a secure Peace ; a Peace
consistent with the credit, interest, and engage
mews of this country; a Peace that would not
only prove beneficial to England, but conducive
to the happiness of all the nations of Europe.—
(Hear, heat, hear !)—He had only one observation
to add. It was the wish of Ministers, that the
list of Officers to whom it was proposed to vote
the Thanks of the. House should be correct. Ile
could not, however, feel confident, -that thelist
he had-Was complete. He hoped, therefore, that
if any omission should occur, that the names of
those left out would be afterwa7ds admitted, and
that it would be understood, the vote of this day
was intended to convey the tribute of their _gra-
litude to.all engaged in that glorious achievement
which. they were assembled to celebrate.' He then
" That the Thanks of this House be given
to Field Marshal the Marquis of Wellington,
Knight of the Garter, for the energy and distin-
guished ability with Which he has conducted the
late operations of the allied forces' in Spain, and
particularly for the splendid told decisive victory
obtained over the enemy on the 21st of last June,
near Vittoria, when the
.French army was com-
pletely routed, with the loss of all its .artillery,
stores, and baggage."—(Loud cheering).
Mr. FREMANTLE called on the House to carry
the motion by acclamation. The victory bore a
character which belonged to no other. There
was a 'something in the general combination which
had led to it, which exalted it above almost every
other triumph. It established the military glory
of this country, and while he gave credit to the
Government which had put such an army under
Lord Wellington, ii doing this he did not wish in
the 'slightest degree to detract from the merit Of
the gallant Marquis. He had had the good tor-
time to 4tear the•details of this battle, and to hear
the relation of deeds of individuals from one who
had been engaged, in it, He was confident the
l'lss of the enemy amounted to at least double that
to which it had been estimated by the NOble
Lerd,
this he Was as certain as lie could be
of any thing.
He highly panegyris 1
ljngton
He
w.. W
as the most sincere friend, the
most generonS, the most
ohf meet.
cte,erdh, frank, and most familiar
ese qua Inch caused not only to
adinired, and !nuked up to, but they
madellito personal! beloved by all his Army. Fle
deserved the perinal love of his country. As
tins victory exceeded every other, he would wish
the sense of the House to be marked io a peculiar
manner. He would therefore suggest (but be
would not venture* to press it), that the Thanks of
the House should be sent to the Prince Regent,
with an address, praying his Royal highness to
send them himself in a letter by his own Aid-dc-
Camp, to the Hero to whom the country owed
so much.

Lord CASTLEREAGH, in explanatipn, said, when
he had lisuinett tbuJoss of the enemy to amount
to twelve thousand Then, he hull taken the very
lowest estimate that could be formed-, and had nut
meant• to include- those who fell between the
march of Lord Wellington and Salamanca, and the
21st of June.

Sir EYRE COATS.—" I congratulate the House
on the splend.tl victory now under their considera,
tion, and sincerely do I accord with the motion
of thanks to the Noble Lord. Most happy ant I
to have it in my power, in my place in the House
of Commons, to otter my tribute of applause to
the glorious achievements of the, Noble Marquis
and the brave and gallant army under his com-
mand—why should I say braveP—Bravery and in-
trepidity are the characteristic of the British sol-
dier ! It is not bravery alone that I admire, it is,
Sir, thecelerity, the decision, the promptness,' the
rapid movements, added to excellent arrange-
ments, and what is more, most admirable Com-
bined operations, that gained the glorious victory
of the 21st June. This marked the conduct 'of
the Noble Marquis, gained for him,additional ho-
nour, added increased lustre to the officers and
soldiers of the army under his command. The
greater number of the General Officers I have the
good fortune of being personally acquainted with.
I have seen them in action, and .myself have
had an opportunity of being a witness to their
gallant and meritorious conduct. It. affords me
particular pleasure to reflect_ that the Noble Mar-
, quis has attained the rank of Field Marshal. He
Justly deserves that excited rank. I am persuaded,
Sir, that the officers and soldiers of that highly
distinguished army vied with each other on that
memorable occasion to share the glory of the day,
—a proud day for Englaad,—a day never to he
forgotten by Englishmen. A day that, 1-trust,,
will contribute beneficial consequences to Europe,
and possibly tend to the restoration of peace, and
the repose of mankind."
• Mr. CANNING skid, he felt in common with the
Hot'. Gentleman who had seconded the motion,
and with the Gallant General who had just ad-
dressed them, the difficulty (a difficulty iu which
no Man had more frequently placed their Friends,
the House, and the Country), of expressitw, iu
adequate terms, the feelings which filled the mind
of every mart in the country. if the lion. Gentle-
mrun from his private feelings on
thiS occasion, and if the Gallaut General, from his
feelings rt& soldier, had indulged in an unnecessary
trespass upon the House he trusted the interest
which .he had ever taken in the cause of Spain
Would 'excuse him for offering a few words to
them on tbe saute subject. It was now five years
since 'this country, involved as it was in difficol-
tiett, find engaged in a contest the end
,of which it
was introssible to foresee, had the 'glorious pr).

sped opened' to it 'of what this-splendid achieve-
ment 10.4? the
.hope of baring brought to a hap.'..
py consommation. At that particular period,
amidst the pressure of events and all the troubles
peculiarly herowo, she had not besitateil one mo-
ment becoming the friend of Chose whose-only
allot to her friendship wes their being the vie--
tims of k,rdllay and oppresSion. This choice was
crowned %Vita success ; but it was a choice whichvre
would not Rasta had cause to regret, even had the
struggle ended in hOpelessness and diSappointment.
Thank Heaven the result %vas of another character,
and proved that generosity and ja'stice, while they
were the most liberal,..were also the wisest system
of policy, and that honourable feelini..; for others was
more nearly connected with national safety than
many persons Who had despaired of success in
this undertaking, and who, though forced into
the current, had' ixpressed their disapprobatiou
of it., were disposed to think. For instead of the •
disasters anticipated, and the inefficacy of the
measures adopted, it was now demOnstrated that
every thing, that could be done was done to facili-
tate a political arrangement of Europe, and effect
a settlement of the liberties of man. With regard
to the honours to. be bestowed upon Lord ‘Nrel,
lington and his noble companions, theycould not
be too lavish of theth ; but, while they expressed
their sentiments on this subject, they, ought also
to pay the tribute merited by those whdse.pains,
care, anxiety,.solicitode, and attention, had, been
unceasingly cherished. to .:prepare at hoMe the.
mighty menii.s for the accomplishment of this
mighty -achieyetnent. Thisliouse and the coun-
try had also to.cougratulate themselves, not only
on the generosity
.and wisdom of their first deter-
minatiou, but on the firoiness With which, ih.der
every variety of
,circumstance, and vicissitude of
fortune, and amid every 'difficulty under which
the. country laboured, they had continued' the con-'
test in a way which dethonstrated that it never
had been the prevailing sentiment of the nation
that they ought to shrink from the task they
bad undertaken, be guilty of a dereliction of
principle, or give up the glorious cause iu
despair.—(Crks of kor, hear, hear !)-7-The con 7
fi,lei.ce with Which he and. many others had
set out in this contest, the liresent victory had
HMV made aeneral. • It was now then that they
had to look for the reward of their policy in en-
gaging in, and their constancy in persevering in
this arduous 'conflict. The Revolution broke out-
in 1808 to arrest the tremendous successes of that
man, which had almost made the world believe that
victory and devastation i'vere chained to his carc-er,
But Spain had shewn that the spirit of revolUtion
which from France • had led to this victorious
course, was alike forCible and irresistible, when
loyalty, attachment 'to Government, and conser-
vation ir ere allied to it, as when it was only link-
ed to destruction. This too was. not alone
in Spain—there it was not confined. The
same blow which had broke the talisman in
the South, had dissolved the spell in the North,
anti: produced that 'state of things to. Which
they looked, not with sensations .ot 'disAp-
rintment, but .with feelings of the most lively
and well founded hope. How was their pros-
pect changed! In these countries, where at most a
short struggle had been terminated by a result diS-
aStroaS to their, wishes,- if, not altogether closing.
in despair, they Wu! now to contemplate a very
different aspect.of affairs. t4ermany:erouche.d no
longer trembling at the feet of the Tyrant', but
maintained a balanced' contest. The mighty de
loge began to snbside. The limits of tuitions•
were again visible, and the spires and turrets of ,
ancient establishments (if he might so' express_
himself) began to re-appear---(//eur, hear, hear!)
It was this victory which had defined these objects
so lately involved in overwhelming Confusion. To
whom, indeed, were, they indebted for this:? To
the man to whom they were this day voting their
thanks. As the Noble Lord had justly said, it
would be presumptuous to anticipate the result of
this heroic achievement. But 'they knew that it
must be good.• If war continued, in war it would
furnish means and heart for the maintenance
of the struggle ;. for peace,. it weal(' furbish
the best of tneans',- the. kiSsociatiOn of peace awl .
victory (hear, hear!) Without which he would nut
say that peaccoughi never to be attempted, but.
without Which, he would say, it could never he
secure with the enemy against whom they had to
contend (hear, herr- !) ht was the illustrious IVO-
lington who furnished them with these means so
to beapplied. Ws admirable conception of what
oughtto be done; his rapidity in executing the
osigns he formed ;, his wonderful compiehension
of measures directed to one end
.;• the completeness
of his plans„ and the thunderbolt of war which he
launched at last upon the foe, enabled them to
furnish the most ample data,ever given ItS the basis
of a secure and lasting peace.--Wear!) One topic.
More, and .he.would intrude upOit the Honse no
longer. The Hon-Seconder, front the warmth of his
feelings, had intimated a wish, that a special
mode of trausinitting. their thanks should be
adopted, in order to niark their high sense of this
glorious victory : .greatly as he felt the transcen-
rtant merits of Lord Wellington, he also felt for
the dignity of that House ; and lie considered
that there was nothing within the power of a
subject to execute which was not aurply remu-
nerated by their thanks conveyed in their ordinary
forms. Ile trusted therefore that the lion. Gen.:
tleillaa would not press any other proposition
which might cause a difference of opinion, and
after apologizing to the House for having occu-
pied so Hutch bitheir time: sat down maid loud
cheering front every quarter.
Mr. F. lionitisox olp;erved, that no officer had
fallen in this battle of that high rank which it
was customary for the House to notice with that
grateful tribute which. was so dear to the nue-
Mory of the fallen bravo,. Yet he trusted 1111,y
would pardon him-, if he called their attention for
a- moment to the toss of a man, the first in ho-
nour and merit; 06)00. not so high it, tnihtary
rank as' to call. tor their peculiar regard. He need
not say that he alluded to Colonel Cadog3ll.---
(W.Tear, hear.)--..Whoever had looked to the his-
tory of the ea paign s in Spiiiul, wotiiie f
,ilhavocre n
tonsil
that ltis name was ever among the
;lit the day of nctiol, that he had signalized
biuisrll iii erow gre„t battle whieh haul been
fought, and deerved the acknoWledgments of
his gallant CtemManiler. had evinced those
talent's in his profefsion, and that intrepidity

and conduct i
tthe SOO, 1-rhieli, 11' pvrmitted
expand, would Jiave renduiett !tint a still -ti,re.iter
hollow. to hit:l.:elf and t I his conntri.
—fie would not trespas on the 2 loste it.o.
tile'; if it r,•;.i not cons;sit-nt le41: ns:kge to
,do im,re, be frosted
hint for interestio,..., their feelings ti tlie 4
WhO was I..laiented,by
•

.
Th “.e tir.Jz ite,.,!utiun was then put an4l corrivj
rientide contradict'',

Thanks to Liewenant -C.:mends `',it T. Graha.m,.
Sir .I.t. •liiil, 1.".icv.;11, Sir
Cole, NV.
son, awl other (ii.tingutis!iect Officers, were
voted.ia the sline

LOlll CASTLERIiAtiII, alter prefacing the motion
with 'a high eulogy upon their-athairaille coodne;:,
'lran deploring, in feeling • languei;e, the of
Officers Who, though of lower rank, were nu, at
lesS merit, or of less lute► r': to the coontry, than
those to whom they had just
,paid the tribitte
their approbation, moved the Thanks ot the Elouse
tti Sir W. Be-esfOrd, and the Portuguese Oilicer;
who had participated In this brilliant victory. l 3
Lordship also took OCCUSiOII to Efate, th•ttt as a
gratifying recollection; Uloriel,c;asiogan, izaer he
had received the Wound which Nii'h S. mortal to hinl,
had exresied on-W. one wish to those: into whosrr.
arms he fell—it was to carry Mai to the top of ti:e
hill, that he might, to the last, contemplate the
contest in which his country was crowded. With
victory. This was the genqral tone anti fL'Cji,t:g of
every Officer 6nioged in the battle.
The. Motion was agreed to, as were motiOns ei
Thanks to- the Non-comuntisioned -Officers .ait4
Men of the Portuguese Army and to the
reds, Officers, :Non-CommisSioned Officers, and
Soldiers of the Spanish Force, on this occasion.