The Sun.
London, England, 1812-01-11 00:00:00

thereforeAnnecessary forhim to dwell upon and detail ,
them, however pleasing.eaust be the task. Scarcely,
however, had; these important_ objects been achieved,
and alrhonc:h much time was "required for the return
ot tip isoops employed in theie expe,ditions, and al-
thougAnany thle.obstrudions•tnuSt have occurred,
to which he had already_ referred, particularly from
Ce.sea,on of the )ear in that part of the world; yet
that provident wisdom, that activity, prpmptioje,
and power of -combination, which so eminently
marked the charader of Lord Minto's -mind, en-
abled him to coil-ea-These orces, and to prepare-and
accumulate the !pews-by which titre new expedition
against Java was to be_uudertaken, and by which it
was,afterwards.sa successfully exec4ted4! 4-lere then
,have_beenynost fortunately and: most ably attained
the great obieels of the policy. which Government,
. had in view. . France has no longer ans. pos,,esions
:in the East.,*f liroin whk either to draw wealillf,to ,t he
Mnt:aer Conlin y„or the means of annoyance to Bri-
tish commerce ; and not only has British policy so
tar fulfilled its wishes and its views, but by thisim-
mense acquisition:of colonial territory, England has
been enabled, through the energies of her maritime
strength, to keep pace with France; fur, =however
it must -be acknowledged that France has of-late con-
siderably extended her power,and influence on the
Continent of Europe, yet. England has no less ex-
tended hers in the Western and Eastern world,
while she is relieved from the pressure with which
the expence of maintaining large garrisons in- those
distant parts unavoidably, w eighed down upon her.—
Such have been the services, equally splendid and
useful, in which Lord Minto his borne so consnicn-
ous a shore, and for which he now called upon their
Lordships fur the high Honour of their thanks. In
the execution of these important undertakings, the
skill and gallantry both of our Naval and iVlilitary
COmmanders challenged, and would, he trusted,: re
ceive the illustrious rewards to which they .were so
eminently entitled. The judgment, aaivity, and
promptitude, displayed by General Ahercro:noie, in
the taking of the Isle of France, were beyond all
praise. Nor could any thing, exceed the merits of
that gallant officer Sir- S. Auchinuty, in 'the attack
and capture of Batavia, add the subsequent pursuit
of the enemy. As anxious was be to bestow every.
'merited eulogy on the services of the Navy, by
which the operations of the Army had been so ably
and so succe,sfully seconded. He was•sure, that
both would be viewed by their Lordships in the same
light in which he had'the pleasure of contemplating
them; and that they would be As ready to reward:hem, as' ,he was anxious to solicit that -reward.—
These services were of no ordinary stamp, and they
were therefore, he hoped, entitled to the high dis-
tinction whichlle was desirous to see conferred upon
such achievements. It might, perhaps, be observed,
that it was only on military and naval exploits that
it was the usage of that House to bestow such ho-
nours ; and that they were very rarely made. the re-
ward of civil services. That observation he:.did not
hesitate to admit was just. But as theris was a pre-
cedent for so remunerating such services, and as the
services for which he now proposed that exalted re.
ward were as sin-;ular as they were splendid, and as
useful as they were brilliant, he was persuaded that
an exception would be justly made in their favour,
even if n• precedent of that nature had previously
been established. He should not longer detain their
Lordships, even'on a Theme stiegrateful-,llet -yield to
that eagerness 40 remunerate such services, which,
he was confident, their Lordships all felt on an
casion Setlorious, and to which he had only to regret
his inability to do adequate justice. His Lordship
concluded with moving the Thanks of the House to
Lord Minto, &c.

The Earl of MOIRA 'was most eager to unite his
voice in paving a just tribute of praise to Lord Minto
and the Officers who so ably executed ivhat- that
Noble Lord had so judiciously planned, and so•per-
featly prepared in all its points-. lie entirely con-
curred with the Noble Secretary of State in the
just view he had taken of the extraordinary abili-
ties displayed in these splendid expeditions by the
Noble Governor of India ; and though there-might
appear to be some departure from
.the Usual* tole in
bestowing that distinguished honour on, civil ser-
vices, yet if that departure was to be considered an
exception, so also should it be remembered, that
the services which'it was intended to rewatd, were
an exception, and a bright exception, too. So, tar
he most warmly'and entirely agreed in every thing
that fell from the Noble Secretary of State in com-
mendation of these truly important and brilliant
services. • But there was one observation of the No-
ble Secretary's, to which be could not give the
same entire assent. The Noble Secretary had ob-
served, that by the conquest -of the Eastern and
Western colon'es of 'France, we had obtained
through our naval superiority an equivalent in in-
fluence and power to what- France had lately ac-
quired on the Continent of Europe: This remark
he, could not consider as altogether just. For-who-
ever was any time in the possession of that Conti-;
nental influence and, power, must sorm be able to
extend his dorrlnion. both in the West and East.
Besides, it was further unfortunately to be obSerV-
ed, that the preservation of distant possessions' not
only cost money but men ; and that it was a me 4
lancholy truth,.that those colonial possessions of
England had too often proved the cerneteries of her
most pliant troops.
The Earl ot BUCKINGHAMSHIRE was highly gra-
tified with the very able Manner in which the No-
ble Secretary Of State had set furth the talents .and
the merits of his Noble Friend, Lord Mint°. With
the abilities of that Noble Lord, as well as with his
vatiotiS amiable qualities,. he, was intimately ac-
quainted ; and he felt peculiarly, happy in being af-
forded the present occasion of joining in the just
praisess6'ably bestbwed upon him by the. Noble
Secretary', as well as in conferring the honour with
which' the Noble Setretary had moved their Lord-
ships to confer upon those deserts.
Lord GRENVILLE could not refrain from uniting
in the praise which the manly, liberal,,-and elegant
speech
,of ,the Noble. "Secretary had so _deservedly
for,and receked. No. man could feel more
sincerely gratified than be did, by the just tribute
of applause paid to the merits of his Noble Friend,
by t!1,2 Noble Secretary. His conception of „his No•
ble Friel:l,l's exalted merits was just ; his praise of
them disCriminating and appropriate ; and as hd
united in,it., with the p,:rtCu conviction of its jus-