The Sun.
London, England, 1814-07-27 00:00:00

THANKS, TO GENERAL. OFFICERS.

The SPEni ER addressed Major-General Fine,
(who had a little before tBk,en the oaths And his
-seat), in the. following
" Major-General FelN—lt has been your fortune tn.hear
-eonsvicuous pin in the etuLest and latest actions of. the Pen-
insular War; and having now closedyOtkr services upOn the
- COntineitt, by reconducting the whole British cavalry through
raieYi'll have this dayto receive our Thanks for your exer-
tions.
icin'theg‘i.eat ,an;.l decisive hattle olADrthcs. In that
battle, the enemy foimidably collected, and strtingly paseed
'on ground of its .own choice, itcverthelessiwhen ii.:;;;!Ied on
all sides by the valour of the Allies, was cenifie'lle'dto see‘lifor
'safety in retreia. But the.Conquvror had rerTived that their

defeat should be also their destruction and'the gulkint Com=
mander, Whose name has since been enuollieti by his Sove-
reign for his exploits at Alinaraz, pressiik4 hard upon the
enemy's refit ing march, the British cavalry .titicleflour cent-
mind bore down upci.his broken battaliiMs, and 'eoinpleted
the victory.

Di.stinguished lung sinee by deeds achieved iti Portugal
and Spain, 'yOn haVe now obtained fresh trophie's won by your

sword in trance. Three time; already you have ela:nied and,
received our Thanks; we have thanked you for year gallantry
in•the days of Roleia and Virniera, in the glorious stand at
Corunna, and in the hard,folight,field of Talavera ; and I do
lliow also, in the name and by the command df the Comtism:lS
-of Great Britain and Ireland in Parliatunt assethbled, de-
:liver to you their Unanimous Thanks, for your able and ills-
tingaished conduct throughout the operations, which cot :.
eluded sritb the entire defeat of. the etinij. at. Calms, and
;the occupation of Boni-dean,: by the Allied Forces."

General FAN in a ftni, ‘viords, and in a low
:tone oe.-- y6ice twilled thanks for Cho honotir
tonferred nit

The Si'EAkeit next addressed Major-General
Lord EJDW,‘,RD SomEAsET as follows

Major-General Lord EpwAnt) Sommtsn-r,—Your name
alai stands rrconied amongst thuse distinguished Officers,
Whose gallantry was. conspieu-ons in- that last action, which
called for the strength and valour of Hit Br fish Cavalry.

" In defiance of themai ly scull+ of au insulting enemy, this
nation has, during the" late Continental War, re-established

its military character, and vindicates!. its ancient restoivii.
The nobility of England. sent forth its Sons. to the tented
field; and there, traiitrd up nodur those great Commanders
u•hu hare obtained and slrgnified the hmours of the Pee►age.,
they;have acted throtigliout upon the tirst persuasion, that its
this free country, the willing,tribitte of respect paid to hii;i
rank •and I,,irth can only be secured by a continued display of
the saute great qualities 14.1kich ennobledthe•fotinders of our

I ace.

" The profession of arras 'whieh pan had gallantly chosen,

you hare successfully pursucd; and In thoso provinces of
Fr'anee where your aneeEtors, of noblest desccnt and royal al-

liance, hard in former fin ht, ccinquered, and gm-trued,
you have relieved by you own sword the claims of your ids

lustrious horse to the respect and gratitude of your country.
" I do, therefore, now,' in the name and by the connoatid
of the Conimons of Great Britain and Ireland Parliament
assembled, deliver to you their unaqisuous Thanks, fo,r your

able-and -distinguished conduct throughotit the operations,
.which concluded with the entire defeat of the enemy at Or-
on the 27th of Feb. last, and tie o;:.cupation of Boor-
deaw:-1,1 the Allied Forces."

Lord E. SomEnSEr begged leave' to express his
thanks to the House for the honour conferred on
him by their Vote of Thanks, and to the Chair
fot' the manner in which'that Vote had been com-
municated. Under such a Leader as the Duke of
tVellington, and with such brave companions in
anos, nothing was too ardutius fur a British Offi-
cer to achieve.

Sir J. WitsTosii, after -some.prefatory remarks,
presented several • Petitions against the Slave
Tradv.

Mr. PEELE inoired for an Address to the Prince
Regent, that he would order to be laid before the
House a copy of the Fourth Reporeot the Coni-
missioners t,t Yid)lie Records in Ireland.

The Irish Militia Pav fill, the IriSh Uilitia
Training Bill, the List' Yeomanry Corps Conti-
nuation Bill, and the Expiring Laws_Bill, were
severally read a third time, andpassed.