The Sun.
London, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

EvF,NIN“ SUN.

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11INN-Elt TO SIR R STOPFORD-...:

iy et. siser to Sir Robert Stopford took place yester-
susetZng at Portsmouth. The- assembly was a very
/tolled 3 000, comprising a great numbi. of distin-
-04 gentlemen.
otth,'ne entrance of Sit Robert Stopford and the rest
illaisiglitterist, the band of the Portsmouth (!ivision. of the
nes saluted then with the air See the con-
V Mitre comes," followed by three hearty cheers.
1,1;,..t.1ie removal of the cloth and grace,
,tl44;‘-;ITAIRMAN rose and gave, as the first toast of the
Ihskflit'".l2he health of her Majesty the Queen," with
• Ais.s.„" three.—(Cheers.) •
Tee , God save the Queen."
lioyep‘ittatittiasi then proposed " The health of his
sri„'l..gliness,Prince Albert and her Royal Highness
The 4'83 Royal."
The sil!tst Was,drunk with great applause.
kie,o,:!lasemsss said the next toast he had the honour
thltil,, to them was " The health of the Queen Dowa-
ss„.",ue rest of the Royal Family." ,
t4„i111k: with three times three, and long-continued
T 4 '.
sure npunistast then said that he had the honour and
TheAProposing health of the clergy."
NIS t ''' ' J. P. M‘Girin, Vicar of Portsmouth, in
14,aeknowledge the.toast, said that lie would merely
tlkt4y 'ghat he felt to be the sincere feeling of the whole
141148 to the subject which had that day brought them.
ittlkkeel*, ?lie clergy had felt, from the beginning of
‘tt s,i''''its, the
greatest interest in the part which
(llt,'"ustriotis guest had been called on to fulfil.—
kte s) Tl
ley had prayed for him before, and in
the; 11.--(ch •
, h eers.) They had given thanks for him in
ke, h'arts during his absence and his efforts, and they
t'saen'led hiss 'return to his native land. The Rev.
'isitiltnaa concluded by repeating his thanks for the
(thee "tion which had been made of the profession.—
,flirs)
;py„eltataina.x, in proposing tho next toast, " The
t4essessaid it would be impertinent in him to attempt
kta,...-6180 the British nevi; —(Hear.) They who had
NAL.I34,d, our fleets fitted out and despatched from their
14asiufl,iand who. had seen them as regularly return
ss, h. trophies of victory, needed no excitement
"414 thietti t4' give fresh interest to a toast which ha was
, As„,•Y would all drink with heartfelt satisfaction.
se,
jurtral Sir Ts.
r• ' -,,,, CODRINGTON returned thanks. The
1it,!.1 tme'L returning thanks could not have come from
it'lts earli'6l:e properly than from Sir R.,Stopford. But.
,t 3, me ,hfe he had been under Sir Rs Stopford's or-
Lq.' the it Robert having commanded him to -do this.
Li
,- Press ~
L &Ike 'us occasion, he now begged to return them
silo re thanks on behalf of the profession to which
Th. ,lhe honour of belonging.—(Cheers.)
11--'`i?Ata.sissr then gave " The Army of Great Bei-
Mt, admiration not only of England, but of the
GeeeZLoild cheers.)
Lille sical Sir HERCULES PARENITAII returned thanks.
'nett 'You thenrose and said—Gentlemen, we arc now
iWsoi at that very interesting period of this evening_
Zgelylig,,,that. honour to our illustrious guest which he so
aferdi.:rnits. Gentlemen, the .name of Sir Robert
lte'hirai ° stranger to you.—(Cheers.) The Gallant
ea has
gentlemen, whom you. have met together to
els extZ not burst upon you with some single and slid
kiss.)
~,it which might soon be forgotten.—(Hear, and
ktt v - the Gallant Admiral entered the naval profession
less e 9 earl
4111 4tge h y fie,
and though of high birth and noble
hn_ ate ' e passed through all the requisite and subor-
Vfoi, stages of the service, and never shrank from the
1.1, nuance of any duty which his profession required at
site 0 (1---(Cheers)-- iving at an early period of his
:eject' illivin, eing proofs of the talent and character at
oration se, 'las since arrived, and the most promising inti.-
tir L. mat lie
I sit pt, f . would eventually reae,h. the very summit
kilt ° ession.—(Prolonged cheering.) Gentlemen,
itas nut o
-th -n the present occasion attempt to go at length
("iestare, history. of Sir Robert Stopford's services to his
"1. tites..'"-(Cheers.) To do that it would be necessary
'r ts , go through the'naval history of Great Britain
ost 4 last half centitry.—(Great applause.) Many of
°t hi „° are now present have yourselves been witnesses
,t(2llie,'°nduct, whilst others have read the history ofhis
'etitl:llinnts in the annals of their country.—(Cheers.)
tllttyoll'un, I will name a few instances merely to show
peed ?lir Gallant Guest has been very, extensively en-
°Pti the public service.—(Hear.) Sir Robert Stop-
GC then
ralt , ' He
his career with the relief of
Geerg a . 41e WaS sub sesubsequently present in the Prince
actio o.ord Rodney's Prince (lace:ion, and was engaged in
°u "board
‘h gloriousY Ist of June, 1794.—(Cheers.).
...torcl c,os,,,:uoard the Phmton at the famous retreat of
's„stion t—s,w4llia and assisted in the Spencer, at the
Geer 41,;,' boin'ingo —(Cheers.) Again, the Gallant
geld : -A3ted at the . capture of the Danish fleet, and
AM - ewrinland at the expedition to Java.—(Cheers.)
ispo' gentlemen, the last, though by no means the least
kipsltstant command which was held by the Gallant Ad-
Ise-1 Stopford, was that which comprised the period of
'44,4° glorious career in the command of the Me-
tohnean fleet.—(Loud cheers.) Gentlemen, I will
ti attempt to describe the vast importance that at-
ts:es to the events in connection with these last ser-
Iv 4 of the Gallant Commander.—(Hear.) You all
t.,;41' the nature of those unhappy differences which so
qlntlY prevailed between the Sultan of Constanti-
).,)4'e asdMehemet Ali, the Pacha of Egypt.—(Hear.)
Se, all know that the feelings of the whole of Europe .
5I fixed upon the Gallant Admiral ; that his every
trisi"lent was watched with the most eager and painful
th4etY,inasmuch as the greatest apprehensions prevailed
14.1tr:,St'ur"Pe might be involved in a general war.—(Hear,
tllc,; But, Gentlemen, Sir Robert Stopford, by the ex-
titi4CO3 of his judicious arrangements, and by one de-
Ntes °l°vs, dispelled all our apprehensions and ilissi-
-114 our alarms•—(Great cheering.) Gentlemen, Sir
isiZert Stopford has been eminently distinguished in the
Point service during his whole life ; but there is one
to euof view in which I am anxious, for a few moments,
►it,. Illste,rnPlate the conduct of the Gallant Admiral,
.Ge,ifl,ta reference to his private character.—(Cheers.)
Isstitiluneu, you have yourselves heard this evening the
Utego°43' of your respected vicar, that not only is Sir R.
(ehe,,rd. a Feat man, but that he is also a good man.—
t„ -"'4ere ) lam sure it must gladden the hearts of all
'l° th "")(now that her Most Gracious Majesty has given
IjsoTi Gallant Admiral an honourable retreat, wherein he
~.his tea" ample opportunity of exercising the virtues of
pro hatter.—(Cheers.) The Chairman concluded by
4ipsoss4lg,-,, " The health of Admiral the Hon. Sir Robert
lls'"'
%jolt "st°ast was drunk with the greatest possible expres-
t, kt generous and grateful feeling.
4kiihtillral Sir Robert Stopford then rose to return
tia 41113 ?midst overwhelming applause, by which he was
Aticlibi:n affected that his first sentences were all but ins
41s ,h • lie said—Had I more eloquence than falls to
4ho are—had I all the eloquence I could desire, I
Reused°i still
Want words and language to express my deep.
I Laof the honour I have received from the reception
.t ItZ.nlet with since my return to England.--(Cheers.)
Itts,.o nlore particularly indebted to his .Worship the
thy ,1 r.for the most eloquent way in which, far beyond
eli:frits, he proclaimed my name.—(Cheers.) With
110 car to my reception in England, no trump of fame,
key re announcing announcing pompous achievements preceded
her e,tiurn.—(llear, hear.) The reception I met with
943's ''len my brother officers gave me a dinner a few
itigs ago, arose from those magnanimous-and liberal feel-
(list,'a" the part of the British public which are always
s•
etet,ayed towards officers who have done their utmost
%lire v°ltra to discharge their duty—feelings which re-
./‘'Pl 11° Prompting, and which are always the more
,
4 lone° ,-e from being unsolicited. --(Loud cheers.)
the, ours 'um.)
been conferred on various ocsasions—
aotnef°rnainents which attend those honours may
*hid lin," have been purchased ba, money, but the honour
11f ..1 I nOW receive is beyond all limits of caprice, and
Genet that no money can purchase.—(Hear, hear.)
/ ho:L'etnen, I think it due to you, and to the company
jeet : address, to say a fry words on the immediate sub-
Ithowr I,lliB meeting relating to Syria.—(Hear.) You all
hied how inadequats our means were when we first
fit in in Syrut• to oppose 70,000 men, under the corn-
inld ()I a warrior of some distinction, Ibrahim Paelia,
Olip whom We w'sre to oppose only by the marines of our
an '' a '''w ha'adfulls of Turks, a few sappers and miners
4,1(., artillery ,nen, and these were the extent of our
-....sains to 0 • 70,000 men out of a country like Syria.
,s44tllear.2) Illvessas appointed Commander-in-Chief by sea
asln ,',.nd of thatx )edition. The officer of the
1 iiLit'eld immediately to take command
t:!,- tific \t'ir'('.:opy'alal -s'lllioore, unfortunately fir him, was seized
'llh 'such ;-1. 'violent indisposition that he was perfectly
Ith ,
k.-aole to (I() any thing. I had, however; the good for-
t'lle to have in my second in command an officer, Sir
Charles I • r—(Luud dicers)-=who had had the ad-
vrt l"Ple • very useful positions under the
Istinitage of oacripyounig,
nit and who had also most gallantly
tituis_t;gottuis\h,l4-1 himself_ on many occasions in l'or-
4fruzilit. (Loud cheers.)l- To such a man I very
ssii.',l3' looked to supply the place of the general officer
,' 'asprevented from acting by indisposition. As he
ill -,liPortpthe coast of Syria for some time before I went
' ,he judiciously selected a situation which was occu-
-I)i'-',r ininicdintely on my arrival with the troops, when
°Perations cemmenced. His subsequent operations were,
as you ),., —.... arc aware, of a nature to check and paralys.e_. the.
.43;Pti an troops, so that they never came into collision
st„til.the Turkish troops under arms, except in, one in;
i Le, when by 4 simultaneous attack. on the Isgyptisi
..ro •
tr °Ps in front and rear, he succeeded in expelling those
"Ps from Syria, and delivering them over to the. com:
ills-n" ,
of the officers of the Sultan.—((,beers.) (So we
i i°lll(Tstood the Gallant Admiral, but he spoke so low as
tOl 'e scarcely audible.) To that officer, therefore, I beg
.t) "Press the greatest obligatious.—(Loud cheers.)
either can I forget the obligations I owe to a distin-
guished officer now here, Capt. Collier—to Capt. Boxer,
°f the Pique, who was employed in the more southern ope-
n tuns—to Capt. Barclay, who was engaged in another
'4ll (if the operations—to Capt. Stewart, in the Benbuw,
1, I°:lvlts employed northwards, and to all commanders and
.I•lei.'i who NU ably and so nobly performed. their duty.—
ii;'°.nperations on the coast of Syria extended near a
'e of, three degrees of latitude, if not more. 'There
must,, of course, have been numerous detachments from
the Commander-in-Chief to perform the services on that
1,-"Kth- of coast. Now, unless the Commander-in-Chief
rssessed a power which a countryman of mine attri-
n)libed to the birds and fishes, of being in two places at.
;t:ee, he could not possibly be in mere places than one
- the same time.—(Cheers and laughter.) Therefore
‘!at has been said about this Commander-in-Chief not
)'in"
there is fully answered by the fact of its being im-
P°l asilite, and I feel myself in every way fully exculpated
il;r„Placing reliance in officers on whom I knew I could
~,,''y depend.—(Bear.), Whenever concentrated services
were wanted, as at Beyrout and Acre, there I was in
e7son.—(Loud cheers.) I will not trouble you inure
witil anything relating to myself in Syria. I have ex-
plained some points on which I thought explanation
might be expected, and I could not do so with more
satisfaction to myself than before the distinguished
et,°3llany and respectable community which I have now
-4" to a lesion,
ddress.—(Cheers.) The ealogium
Which has been passed upon me I am much obliged to
iti,, ° Mayor for. I also cannot forget the encomiums
eased on
me by the Reverend Gentleman who last
44drossed
. you ; but that reminds me that I 511,0u1. 4.