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deprived °lntel) props, may net the co try be truly
said to be a falling country; and, ho precipitate
must be her fall if she kto itave nv ter support
than the wiiidorn and abilities of the itesent Mw;-
sters ? -

---L—o-ralNrusrmha;AND replie'd in support of the Mi-
nistrrs ; after which the different Motbn of Thanks
were agreed to new. dissent.
Lord AUCKLAND moved for a siring of Accounts
connected with the Trade with Anrrica, which
were granted, and the House adjourned.

110 US$ OF COMMONS,
WEDNIZSD#Y, JAN. 26,
INSOLvEN DEBTORS.s
Sr THOMAS MUT° N presented a Petition signed
by 267 prisoners in the King's 'fetich, He took
occasion to remark on the very ;rust number of
persons confined for debt, .not only 'ln this, but in
every other gaol in the kingdom, which' was at this.
.period unprecedented. He bad intended to have
taken a full view of this subject, but as the same.
matter had been brought into the notice of the other
-HoOse• of,Parliatilent; by a Noble Lord (Moira)
whoseabilities would do it so much justice, he
Would for the
,present coutent. himself with simply.
moving, ".That the Petition tie reeived," reserving
to himself a future opportunity of calling the atten-
tion of the House to it, if necessary.
The Petition was received, read, and ordered to
Ha on the table:.

Mr. LT GON gave notice, that he would .to-morrow
se'nnight Incive for the.appointtnent of a Committee
to consider the best mode of Preventing Depreda;.
lions in Plymouth Dock-yard, amithe vicinity.
Mr. Johnson, frdtn tin Office, of the Chief Secre-
tary of Ireland, +resented the 34th Report of the
Commissionera of Public ACCOUntd, and the 7th
Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire
into the Fees, Emoluments, &c. of Public Offices
in that country, which were ordered to lie on the
table.

......... . .
, . OVERTURE TO RUSSIA.
Mr. Wurrnican wished to learn trent the Right .
Honourable Secretary opposite (Mr. Canning), what
was the nature of the Overture lately made, to the
Emperor of Russia by the Commander of our naval
force in the Baltic, Sir James Saumarez, and what
answer was returned. to that communication:
Mr. Secretary CANNING replied, that Sir J. Sati7
Marez had; front his own consideration of the bene•-,
fits likely to result from the renewal of an amicable
.understanding between Russia and Gi'eat Britain;
and without any
,authority from his Government
~
at home, written a letter, generally stating, that'll()
was copvinced, a disposition of that kind, in the
Emperor Alexander, would find a reciprocal teding
in the breast of his,SoVererge, who was ever anxious
to return to pacific measures with its ancient allies.
Mr. PGNSONRY postponed his Motion relative to
.
the ComNa of the War in Spain, Irvin Thursday to'
Mooday fortnight. . .. '
..
, . On the Motion of Mr. CANNINeIv the Rev. Mr.
Williatn Carey was, appointed,' to' preaCh to the
House; in St. Margaret's Chtirch, on .Wednesday,
Feb. Bth, tensuing,. being the day' appointed fur a
General
IFast. r'
CONSUL GENERAL. OF PORTUtt'AL.
' Mr. CANN;NG; alluding to a question which had
! beep put l'ry a Noble Lord (lolkestotle) last night
respecting this appointment, assured the Noble
Lord, that he; was not aware, of the circumstances
when the question was ask'ed. The appointment
had certainly taken place, and there could be no ,
wish to keep a matter secret, which froM the exer....
else of the official duties by the Gentletnan appoim-
'o, .was already notorious to every one,
Lord For-Ktisaanse , gave notice, that he would,
bring the SubjeCt' 'before. the House to-morrow, as
he doubted, after such anappointruent, whether the
Gentleman was eligible to retain his Sear hi Parlia
meat. .
The CIIANCI4I4,OII of the &CHF:MYER moved the
Order of ,the Day, for taking into consideration the
m Lords CoinissiOtters Speech, and _the Speaker hav-
ing read the same, it was resolved that-the House
should resolve. itself tutu a
.Comenittee of Stipply
thereon to-morrow.
' Sir S. 11041 ILLY gave, notice of his intention c,
move, that the At 3'2d of George li, should be
extended for'the benefit,of Prisonets in custody I
Contempt of Cuero of Equity, by not paying
money for which orderl of these Courti were issued.
Mr. Hesav MAwrtN, :after some, conversation
' with Mr. Huskisson, renewede notice he had given
. last Sesaioo of ParliaMent, relative to Certain Public.
Accounts,
' • A New Writ was-ordered to be issuedfor the Bo-
rough of .Perribroke,. in. the room of Mr. liarlow,,
deceased. ,
.
atONtiaft,,NT To SIR 1, ROORE, ANDA'tiANKs
TO :ViIIi.CONQt)ERORS OF CORtitilsia.
Lord CAiT;.tolgAGti,.. before entering upon il
subject which so sensibly touched the kelings, not
only of the House hut of the Country, could not
beip congratulating their, and those mete antnediOte-
ly conrieded With the iilustrioua Hero: who had so
lately, fallen in the C.itlSy CII" his country, on the
glorious circumstances attending their' heavy loss---.
circanstanceS which inSome ineahure were calculated
to coiniole' them for that melancholy, event. ' it Nt.ll.
dom happened that anyrgreat-nr impot tant.adVati-
faze, or any splendid vidory was obtained, without
, ... 1 .. mix, ,- •0i,,,,, .t. the , , ~ : • ,
Its' being t len lot to tea ..0 1..0.,t pott,-
pant. regret for Wow individuat loss, with these 'Of
gratitude fur services, and extdratiou for triumphs.
' Such w,5 the case iti the present instance, where we
had to lament the fall of ant iudividttal, whose, death;
from his distioctliiiledchaa6ter, his military exploits,
Ithi time of life, and his eternise-of future excellence,.
was to_ be. lamented as One of the. greatest oatiotial
calamities. In expressing the deepest.ieutittients.of
regret* on this 10'g, it. wets pieiVi.llls to frith lint! to
Britain tod4juatieete the ole.rns of theindiVeltellthey.
deplored. It Was in .sotne degree fiatt4l.ldery to
know, that though wounded;' and sensible: of his
70pproachingdissulution, the tato gallant Coniniatider
of Are British army in Spain retained his rental -pos-
session and strength'to the:lasti ,thathe'was able to
follow rip the tran ;Abort he had so ably planoed- to
its eloac, :and to learn ' that) it had been attended with
complete : success. Its this awful and interesting
'state hi, it id buoone w isit retnairnog, alviib which
every individoafin the British Empire would be most
,
eager and anxious to fulfil ; it was„ that the service
he bad performed might be acknowledged,: and
marked with the aurobatioo of his country. That
such a signal mark of approbation would be given by

the vote of this night,. lie &da.entertain 110 tlotht.
If Sir John Moore had not been able to accomplish
all that was expeEted 5' if he was not able to ochieve
the arduous task of rescuing Spain from thelyrant's
grasp,,the blame was not his.—(4 loud o'y 'of "
law," from' the pained him (yon-
tinued the Noble Lord) to see party feelings, instal*
tested so loudly on this occasion. If those Gentles!.
.mertwlusasttse 'way. tests ill-timed a displaL of their,
political opinions„ did think that'iffellatne
his Majesty's. Ministers, they might find a more pro-
per opportunity of urging their sentiments, than on
this solemn occasion. 'to return, ho wever,, to the sub-
jeEt on which he had Met with this interruption, he
wished to call to the remembrance of the Rouse the
number and glory of the many military actions which
had distinguished the life and crowned Avith humor--
lel fame the death of Sir John Moore: - Yet, a detail'
of those memorable achievements weldd only lessen
the effeet of their united and continued splendor. lie
would therefore • confine himself to the last of the;
gallant General'a heroic course, which he, could not,'
in justice to his memory, 'refrain from giving with:,
the warmest eulogy his powers of language were
equal to. A bare reeapitulatioo would be a splendid -
monument to his memory.foi whom itSwas the 'obis
mate design of his present address to procure a itto ,
rtinnetit of another kind, as a proof of national gras-
titudeartd esteem. :Whether the extent,: the diffi-
culties to be surmounted, or the manner in which it
was executed, were cenSidered, his march in to. Spain
would ever rank as one of the tirst displays of . skill
and excellent disposition. On ' the- arrival, of _the
army at Salamanca they-were in the most perfea
ard complete state,' that ever men were in, to take
.the field against an enemy. In order, in discipline,
and in emery military requisite, they were Wily LOU)s
petent to carry into exectnion auk plans their Coln,
wander might embrace. As for number, it did-not
depencLon him, but in every other respect, no army
ever existed, better calculated to eXecute the pur-
poses. foe which it was :destined. It was not for
want of transports' that he determined to inarch into
Spain by land, but ha considered this mode as best
calculated for military &feet. 'lNti doubt could pos,
sibly Ise 'entertained of the:propriety of t his 'step, for
if the army had been *assembled, by sea, in Galligia,
it must have bTi'destroyed to all intents and pur-
poses, and rendered unfit for service, froM the bars
renness of thecountry, and the want of every eeces-
sary resource. When the jundion had been formed
with the other division of the British force, sir John
Moore. kerne* the fate of the ',allied armies With
which it was intended he 'should have co-operated.
He was. new convinced that it was impossible for
him to stand singly. against the immense power 'of
France, at-id relinquishing every idea of so fruitless.and
dangeroui a resolntion, be deterthined to run the risk
of making a powerful- diversion in favout of the Spa-
nish force in the South, by' drawing the attention of
the concentrated French armies to the north. He
felt that'in executing this plan, some danger mUst
be incurred; but•ae it would- insure great national
and general advantages to draw the ertemyfrom the
hack of those armies they had jut defeated, he re—
solved to carry it into effeet, at- the same time taking
the chance of being etthbled' to attack Soult, and,
thereby,add:to the glory and fame of
.British arms,
and animate our allies to . redouble their exertions.
Age faras tholirstiptut of this.plan wits corwerned, he
was eminently isoceessful; as a more dt!cisive and
efficacious diversion was never made, With reg:ird
to the latter part, although ' disappriinted in his
sign of attacking dip enemy under Snub, yet Previ-
dence -gave hint an .opportunity, before lie was
snatched from the service af his country, of leaving
to the army an example of the most emblem mili-
tary talents, and of -cotieriug his country- with that
glory, which on sound Prineiples,ha durst 'not yens
ture to comend thr at Sal-lagers :and Saldana. At
Corunna,, notwithstanding the severity of the wsa,
ther, the ftttgi}t<s;of aMoO arduons march', and the
destitute state of the cowry, he le 1, at length the
satisfatlida of sbeing: able46,theet and toalefeats:an
'enemy-his superior in every te4ied but in brasft+y,
discipline,' and 41nel-wined resolution. When the
inovemenciasof attartray are so rapid as those of ours
• necessarily were,• the retreating artily are com-
pelled sto letiVe. behind them, all those who 'are
too weak to maintaln the exertions required for the
celerity of the march, -while the enemy on the other
h.rud follows, with the /nest sirens; and athletic of
his forces. slt was thus not a trial of courage but of
physieal.strehgth.. If, after all this, smatrmy could •
completely deleat„ and embark in the presence of a
• superior forces:which they hurl lost:the day before ;
if ,their embarkation was so complete, -that nut a
_single wounded :mail, not a 5i0;...1e piece or'arilleky,
•or au article of the capture Jt W !1101 the enemy
could boast, w rcleft ;"it: Was ..truptmetyl'to -deny,
that such an, achievement ranked with 'the most'
glorious that ever adorned 'the 'British mire. A
more splendid 'tuoyemeni rif combined naValAhd •
military meattaxever was wituessed. 11,jiistifierl Go-
vernment in making use ()Obese two stronge4rmaifor!
the salvation of thesoppress;al world:A-(1111411e actlons
of the gallant General, w hose . kiss 'they.so deeply
lamented, were fresh irs.meniory„ he AVLitlid,add run
More to what he had said; in which' language was took
weak to do justice to his feelings, on the tt-inseendartti
merit of the departed hero. ,r 4 Noble Ler() 60..
chided withr;iovingi that an humble Address be pre..
sensed twills Majesty,- thak his Majesty •.shoutd
graciously pleased to order,a monument to be ertii:
ed in gratitude to the memory of
Sir John Mobre, K.B. in the Cathedral Church of
St. Paul, who, after having spent ,an lontoursible
and
i,ll,tc
cuicerii)tioriyloatas life
meliiedi t
,n
oohetheseirtivtlicie.of7t
jaiiiiiusa;rey o:ujif
tiliO3c;
tit Cot unnawhere he defeated a very superior Frent?h
army, and established the.glory of -the British
•charatter: .

Lord IL' PETTY was sure that 'not one moment
could be lost in an op;)osition to this 'Vote, which
was a' tribute.of national justice as well as cot nation-
al. gratitude, to the liumortal: Commander; whose
josi they deplored. He wisl ed. to
express in the warmest manner hissatistaction at the
speech of the Noble Lord, which was no less'just
in sentiment, than emphatic in langiiage. Fie hoped
it would go forth to the public as thct olainiati .aria
words or Government. While he thus esPressed,
the pleastirc Eit2 Had receit,ed lrunnrthe
tie could not be-1 stating the deep indignatron,litt,had,,
seelt4; Qo Inv! vel'y day on which titV. were'
assembled.to_ire6t that -pious rnotaintent to the me-
mory of departed -greatness, a part of the press of
this icourruy levelling its envenomed shafts, and en=