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the number of Officers and men. who re.
tcrn4e.-1,i1) .kngtAnd' ' a4-Id-the irnffiber TeporteS sick
tuvr,,2,!;,11;1, t=a Ihe lategr. Retnrhi -(wit b the • el.tOptidn •
w„,
of 11, hrejimint;: from:whiCh:' corps a`,-proper.
.iitterbbis-not yet 'been received):': • '
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u =~Seijts. ru n;et-
Officers. ',en.; Dturdrners,
aid Rank & File.
Iltbarkedfor.serVrce - t,738 37,481
yov RAtik
,111_ c.er7s. 14
Die,
nn service - 40 2,04 T
" e since sent home 20 1,859
Deserted
Pkehareeit -• r o
dal ffieeti and men who returned,•
now:borne on' the strength
of their respcai,./c corps • - • 1 . c 331313
01 which slumber- are reported sick z t t
' (Signed) HENRY CALVERT,"Adjutant-Gen.

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IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF PEERS,
THURSDAY, FEBitUARY 8.
`LORD.WELIINGTON.

The lad of LlVEttrooLdelivered a message from
-tbeL King, Which stated, that his. Majesty, being
desirous f she4ing some marked consideration of
the services of Lord Viscount Wellington, Kislied
to grant him, an- his two next liens, an annuity of
20001. to which hedesired the co-operation of that
Houie.—lt' was ordered to be taken into cousidera,
and an Address sent to his Majesty on that
occasion.

The. Earl of LIVBRPOOL presented several'addi-
tional Papers relative to. the E4edition to - the
Scheldt.

OMAIERCE.

Earl BATHURST' on presenting Accounts of Ex-
ports and Imports,fand other Commercial Papers,
took the oppoitunity of giving a general statement
of the Trade of the Country, for the three quarters
ending the 10th O&ober, 1809, compared with the
Corresponding per dof preceding years. The ac-
tOunts of the 411 i quarter, ending the sth of January,
he bad not yet been able to obtain with sufficient
arettracy. With respea to the three quaiterS end-
-ing the ioth October,: 1809, • our expiirts during
tho period amounted to 39,000,0001* 'Daring the
‘6,irt,,iporofing period in 1807,they were 29,000,0001.
nd in 1808, 25;000,0001. In 1806, which was
„rsckoned,a year of the;greates't commercial prospe-
r,-.y, they amounted to 36,000,0001. Our Imports
cinimg the similar pe,;od, in 1809, were 22,000,0001.
!'BOB, 17,00'0,0001. 1807, 19,000,0001. After
itiwulling upon the' superior prosperitydwing, the
la t yeiir,' his Lordship adverted to the arguments
::which had, formerly been used by some Noble
Ter.'s, as to the injury which would resat* to:- our
'cotorneree from our disputes With America, and ob-
'set veJ, that the result' had shewu the fallacy of
arguments; for though some decrease ,I;;;1
ken place in our trade with the United State 3,
c.innieree %jai the other parts of Americo i)ad
greatly increased. Thus instead of our esporis to
4"irm-rica amounting to 20,000,0001. including
12;000,0001. to the United States, they now
amounted to 25,000,0001 including 7,000,0001. to
the United States. On the subject of cotton wool
ass,, the fears entertained had proved groundless.
A cdnsiderable supply of that article bad been ob-
tained from ocher parts of America, and might also
h procured from the East Indies, two ships havitig
arrived from thence with cotton wool, the produce
of w viols rendered it a profitable speculation to
those who imported it.
- lore GRENyILLE thought it necessary that these
accounts tnould be prated, in order that their
Lordshit s might be enabled to give them that at-
w hid was clue to the subject. No one
could doubt the great and progressive internal im-
provement of the country; it -resulled froorr the
bl, ssings of a free Constitution, and would continue
to increase. Nothing, however, could be more
fallacious than those statements of figures, in which
his' Noble Friend seemed so much to rely. As to
the commerte of our country having prospered in
consequence of tho Orders in Council, and the re-
,tridion imposed Mioisters, the notion was ab-
:.uid ; it had prospered in' spite of them .; and it
evidently appeared fiem his Noble Friend's state-
ment, =that the greatest increase had taken place.
ter the abanddoment of the Orders io Council.—
tx to amin of exports, it At a; a fallacious
criterion, it being known that great quantities of
Roods had: been sent to America, where-there;w as
.no sale tor thtm, the .markets being CiVnapletely
Erst4;ck:d. .Aoother fallacy also appeared In: the
urged by his Noble Friend respecting the
train to,Aineric,i. It was true that the exports- to
rke titer 'l,Ol-t of AMerica had ncreastd, and bow
s cie.ld.it be 'other:wise but. what would our cum-
raeole ha: e•:been,::if our: exports to the United
had:not at the 'game time been decreased,
comequence., of trite misconduct of Ministers 1—
had been said -by 'his Noble Friend re-
skectiDog the.:sotte of cur clrot:ation, or the relative
0f.:0,0r niTer and 'coin. This was a very
iroccotant subjeh, and he trusted that at a future
th4;ir— Lotdship' attention would be called
4,Q.
sift •

After sornelarther conver,atiofi, in which Lords
`dust...AND,' BATHURST, and GRENVILLE took part,
the papers were ordered to be printed.

LORD CAMBIER.

. 'Lord MIUGRAVE, on moving the Thanks of the
House 'to Lord Gambierentcred at consijer,!ble
-.4l;th into a history of the proceedings which had
t;al,:m place r,speaing that Noble Lord. He jasti-
tied the deferring the intended motion for Thanks
i3st. StSSIOI3, in consequence of the intimation given
.v Lord Cochrane, the latter Noble Lord having
1,11;ri important a share in the -affair in Basque
loldS, it would have been impolitic to hare moved
I'llanks at that time, or to have run the' risk
o. the Thanks being agreed to in one ..House: and
I,,,;atved in the othtr. His Lordship also con-
leoded, that the -Board of Admiralty could not
w th propriety do 001,A-wise t thin grant tie Court
Mafia!, which the tith and honourable feelings
-I Lord Gambier had pro.opted him to demand.
.I.,he event was well k9u-.4n. Not only was the
Noble Lord.acquiitedoi all imputatit n of neglet of
daily, but it. afrowd be evi eL., from a pernz.i of the
jUdi;tnent of the Cot:: t Martial, he iec...-ived.the warm

j, appyol-14..k9nrpf...the-,Pourt- for his condua. Let -ft'
; not be forgotten,' that, this was the, approbation
• of , mem ,it he sefyice,- of acknowledged ho-
• . • nc - •
4our4 burin by:their, oaths
.to impartiality, And in:.
46,ce:dliy 'very,cirt.\t' mstancew hich influence human
b'eings to a fair ilesr,*oll on the case brought under
thejr'cOnsideration; was therefore with high satis-
faetion that he. then presented, himself to move a
Vote pf Thanks: tq the gallantiMmiral, arid after
going Over all the circumstances of the enterorize,
and complimenting Lord Cochrane, Capt. Wool-
, ridge, and others, on the gallantry displaced by
them on,the occasion;
.he concluded by moving the
Thinks of the House to Lord Gambier for the zeal,
judgment, and ability displayed by him in the ac-
tion with the enemy in Basque Roads.
Lord HOLLAND did not oppose the motion, but
conceived Ministers as incapable, for not knowing
the course most proper to be pursued in the first in-
stance. So ignorant were, they of the circum-•
stances, that they did not appear to be even aware
of the contents of the log-book ; for on being re-
ferred to it by Lorkpochrane, with the motion for
thanks on their very Lips, they had stopped, and had
instituted the Court-Martial by which the Noble
Lord was subsequently acquitted.
Viscount MELVILLE said, the country had ex-
pressed a general feeling of satisfaction when the
dispatches first announced the noble conduct of
Lord Gambier. It was not the approbation of the
parkin for ships destroyed or ports blockaded, but
when the account arrived, it held out, that it the
enemy's ships left their harbours, and took shelter un-
der their batteries, British valour would destroy them.
The Noble Viscount then defended the conduct and
character of Lord Gambier; between .whom an 3
Lord Cochrane he made a material distinction.—
What was the situation of the former ? The bead
of a naval armament for whose safety and success
he was accountable, he was compelled, by the or-
ders of the Admiralty, to employ a young• Officer
in the execution of a project enterprising and dan-
gerous. Lord Cochrane went out it) search of ad-
venture ; he risked only his lite, while his reward
was to be character. Lord Gambier had different
objects and different duties ; he was responsible for
the safety and honour of the fleet. Yet what was
his conduct? Incapable of that envy which weak
minds feel, he seconded courage by conriuct, and
only tempered rashness by prudence. His Lordship
then yid many high compliments to the general
conduct and well-known gallantry of Lord Gam-
bier ; censured the practice of sending oot a young
Officer to take place of Officers already in com-
mand, and entirely disapproved of the Admiralty in
consenting to bring Lord Gamb:er to a Court Mar-
tial, under all the circumstances of the case.
Lord LIVERPOOL defended the conduct of the
Admiralty in bringing the Noble Admiral to a Court
Martial, as a proceeding demanded by and honour-
able to Lord Gambier, and highly satisfactory to the
country.

Lord GRosvElgog did not oppose the motion, but
Ile condemned the conduit of Ministers as connected
with the trial of Lord Gambier.

Lord GRENVILLE, is a speech of considerable
length, animadverted on the condutt of Ministers,
hut did not deny his vote to the gailatit Admiral and
the Officers.

The Earl of BUCKINGIIAMSHIR& supported the
motion.

The LORI) CHANCELLOR deprecated the disposi-
tion which had prevailed to nix subjects in the
debate which did not belong to the question of
Lord Gambitr's services. Whatever might be the
conduct of the Government, the Noble Admiral's
claim to the Thanks of Parliament was not disput-
&l. His Lordship concluded • ith supporting the
motion.

hiycount SIDMOUTII bore testimony to the pub-
lic feeling•in behalf of the gallant Admiral's con-
duct, and supported the motion, under a presuaup•
tion that Lord Gambier merited the Thanks of Par.
"foment. •

Earl DARNLEY opposed the conduct of the Go.i
ven ment, but did not withhold his vote in favour
of the Noble Admiral.

The motion was then put, and carried without a
disseutißg vutce.---Adjowned at Half-past Eleven.

hOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 8.

Mr. MANNING presented a Petition from certain
Merchants, Ship Owners, &c. praying for leave to
bring'in a Bill for establishing a Marine Insurance
Company. Ordered to lie on the table,
JENIUNSON brought up certain Papers relat-
ing to the late-Expedition to the Scheldt. Ordered
to be referred to the Secret Committee.

. ,
. Sir JAMES SHAW presented a PentiGn, signed by,
the. Lord Nl:iyor, Sir Joshua Jonathat Smith, and
others,. praying for leave to bring in a Bill to raise a i
loan of 200,0001. for the purpose of erecting a New i
Theatre.

Mr. BYNG presented a Petition from the Free-
holders of Middlesex, comp.aining of the present
state.ol their representation in Parliament, and pray-
ing for a reiorm.

_ The Malt Duties Bill went through a Committee,
the report.of which was ordered to be received to-
morrow.

Mr. WHA RTON obtained leave to bring in a Bill
for vesting in his Majesty the Public part of Wind-
sOr Forest.

On the motion of Mr. BAKES, the Reversionary
Grant Bill .was read a third time and pissed.
Mr. LUSIIINGTON brought up the Report of the
Committee on the Exchequer Bills Bill, which was
read wail agrLed to.
rfi,e CHANCELLOR of-the EXCHEQUER moved for
Li ,t ale Address to his Majesty, for a copy of
the t.ispatch from Mr. Canning to Mr. Pinkney,
dated May 27, 1809, and other documents relating
to America.
After a few words from WHITBREAD, the motion
was .agreed to. •
On the motion of Sir J. NEWPORT, the Bill for
the more effettually preventing embezzlement of
the public aioney by those appointed to coiled it,
went through a Committee, the Report of which
was brotigt t up, and the Bill ordered to be taken
into fuither consideration on Thursday next.