The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-08 00:00:00

VOTE OF THANKS.

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The Right Hon. Gentleman also acquainted the
House that he had tecelved a letter from General
Lord Viscount Wellington, *losing one from Gen.
Blake, dated Purtalegre, 25th July, in return for
Ihe Vote of Thanks of the 11th July to that gal-
lant General for his condua at the Battleof
Albue-
ra, expressive of his gratit.ucle, in common with
the Spanish Nation, for tlie assistance atiolded by
the British Arius which had produced. such happy
et-Yetis.

PRINCE REGENT'S SPEECH.
After a pallid' of some length, the SPEAKER.
stated that the House had been in the 1--louse of
Peers, where the Lords Commissioners, authorized
by his-Majesty's Commission, had delivered a Speech,.
of which, to prevent- mistakes, he had obtained a
copy.—(See lhe Lords,)
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THE AIYDRESS.

Lord JOCELYN rose for the. purpose of moving at
Address, in the usual form of Parliamentary pro
ceeding,, to the SpeeCh, but Sir FP,Ascts BURDETT,
arose at the same moment also and claimed the at-
tention of the House.
Tne SPEAKER informed the Hon. Baronet, that
if he wished to address the House, .he was entirely
in possession ,ot it.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT replied, that he rinst cer-
tainly did.
The SPEAKER ordered the Hon. Baronet to pro.
ceed.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT then stated, that be was
extremely anxious to catch the .tirst.Motnent be
could of offering his sentiments upon the present si-
tuation of thecountry. Its situation was so extra-
ordinary, from the system which had been pursued
for a great number of years, and the resources were
so reduced, that he conceived it to be his bounden
duty to layl346re his Royal Highness the Prince
Regent such an Address, as should draw forth the
attention of his Royal Highness to the real slate
of the country. In addressing his Royal High-
ness in the language ut truth, when stating the
grievances under which the country Ebours, he
telt, he should be doing. not. only what was
most imputtant to the Prince, but to the country
also. He felt .also that he should be addressing
a Prince whose mind is differently construct-
ed from all the Princes who, -in the history of
the country, had preceded him ; and wlwsat man-
ners, though pleasing, were so often mischievous.—
It would be pleasing, therefore, to address a Prince,
whose comprehensive understanding and magnani-
mity of mind would make, him., alive to the.dangets
of the country. In submitting the Address for the
approbation of the KOUSZ, he should propose to con-
cur with all those topics ir. the Spy-cell which reler
to the exploits of our arms, and winch the exigen,
cies of the times demand. He had heard with
faction of those exptuits, and what man existed, that
did nor participate in common with our brave coon-
trytnen in .arms—that did not give to them all that
character of courage at least which was.emiuently
possessed by our forefathers? But in the struggle in
which they had been so bravely engaged, be saw none
of-that ancient character, of the love of freedom for
which our forefathers were so renowned. Indeed,
thecoirdua of the war for the last eighteen -years,
and he should not be overstating the period, were
lie to say for half a century, had been of a nature to
justify an opinion that the system which the Go-
vernment pursued .was wrong. Each year produced
circumstances more calamitous than the preceding
year, and evidently strewed that there was something
radically wrong in theisystem. Having premised
thus much, he would point out where the perma-
nent cause of all these calamit,ei was. In so doing,
he should not • have' far back to search. It began,
he might say, in'the American war.. If theGoven
. ment at that time had attended to the suggestions
thrown out—to-the warning voice which was then
raised. Ametica might have now heen.in union
with this country ; but the Minister of that, day w-as
deaf to the voice of wisdom, and the result was
the separation of America horn the mother coon-
Ftry. The zresent ,war was beg. Li on the very