The Sun.
London, England, 1810-01-27 00:00:00

'stetised to distress the trade of the enemy, bat!
refi•giously carriedinto execition 7 0n.....the corr.'
it was only by gle-partAfkom ,the
Oideis that .the commerce of...the country had,
kept alive. He aseribe;t6
oppostt e; any di.4,Eind 'alitrse in, the:
''""ling of licenseis.;- buf,Minist.ers and .Merchants:
(nen, _and iilbject to theawomorifeelings and,
f'ri•aliti,es;of lininau nature. indeed there appear.;
'ti be tnore'than the common ,weaknesS. of hu-•
' when.a M uistez .persuaded: ParliaMent
a great measure of war, and then departed
' it, In the.au,e of -bark!, for instance.- Tbemo-
' at a prohibition: to.. export that .article -was
to : by
rParliatvrent, Government granted a
to a merchant to export a large quantity.—
supposes it possible that the merchant,,
tins license had been granted, was a
of ,the ,House of Commons, who had'
vol.eci in support of :the odious measure, for
'•7 ittfringement of which he had subsequently
't 119. dii license. He .did not,l state this to be a
bur heyvonld call upon the Right Hon: Gept:
2 ay whether it was or was not so: The Hon. Gent.
`;'..lPosite had declared that: the whole commercial
',4terest of the
.countiy. was. with the present,Ad-
-I"ittistrat This declaration vt/Is worth about as
'nucli as -that of .a worthy Alderman who had -pro-
tealeil that the while of the country evaswith
gqt the tact,was, there was no mode that could • be.
d▪
evised more likely ter attach comme-rcial:Men to
~,
vloverr,ment, than that the whole commerce. of 'the
t°Putry,should be placid und r .theiiiontechite con:
L 504,1- of„ Government., It Was an engine which in
-11 Y otho..state thait-the state of purity in Which we
et pres:-nt might -be prodtictive•of the rricst
. r.
Ivlr. Ross
_gavea distinct negative to the question
of the Hon. Gentleman, with respect to triS know-
-of any license hating been grontod, ta'a Mem-
uer of that House alone-far the exPortaiion of bark:
He.was no'faware that in a single instance 'a lie, rise
'lad heel) granted by the. 80ar21..0f Trade to an indivi7
qua) at a time when licenses were reitised generally.
Mr. WiLscitFOßCE,,adverting to the• Bill which
had pa.ssed,laSt,Se,:sion, for preventing the export-
4tion of , althoegh he was adverse .to that
measure, yet thought. it b,ut just to. AdinitiistratiOn
state,lhai it was notr,interided by that.till to pre-
vent the exportAion of bark eotirely,,but to pre-
veis-t. t fi um beiitg exp-Orted the eoncorrent
exPottatio,, ot, other, arileles which the enemy 11:;c1
1.4-tased to taka Ir 40-us. . He granted that the car-
_ tying on ot irale by licenses was a suspicious mea-
Nce,and:tiugii; to be 'watched by the House- with
the utmost ; and .be.'particularly deplored
tht great deptavat.oo ot moral charaCier which such
sY§tcr4 rwaa Lalc,ilated to produce.. however,
't lust he cvi end to evety;reasonalile.hlind, that the
exports:of the country ciitild not have,ariten to st;ch
a 6tisitierable amoulit, it cioverkiwent i.ad made any
Selettion of iliJr friends, or hart not dispensed the
advarita,,es of the licenses %vith pin eritial and itnpir-
' tial hand,
'Sir ..I....NEwtPoaT deeWed, that however the ;nor-
. Chants ,of the. metropolis :might benefit by the> sys-
tem of liceilies, thOse of toe out-porls- were. ate-
rially by 'a. --To'itLni.rliectiauge of measures,
*!--inow-r•rariti';l4, now withholding 'licenses to
it :A complete lottery, instead of that
AC.II l't hat n worst -arry
reybeen
encouraged spetitilation and
garubl: •it phiceil• the trade o the w hole, country.
at :the the metropolis, the merchants of
tir,it. ready .zieeess. to the "Bitard of Trade,
of Cow superior tuca4s of inforMatien„
This 4iii-,hevejely lett in Ireland; an-Juno
moor.- so than in the city which he- had, the
llonour fo'Tepresent. -
SWEutc-stiici, that the enemy •Inid shut the
doors of the Continent -against British commerce,
but that by The Orders in Council we bad been en-
ailled to open them. :The imputation that partiality
kbd been shewn to any man, or to,any set of men,
was completely rebutted by; the 'fact of the immense
ihcrease in ii;e-excirrig ofthe '
Mr. BArrts-6 declared, that the'Honsecolild not

'Watch the Present system ; that it was not suscep-
tible being WiAtt hed7 Still,: as fir aS.his own.ex-
PerienCe went, 11.c.rtaiiily "had.,nov reason
.to say
that anylp4trakty had been Siiewn Upon the sub-
-3e(71 • put A:great
_evil that the power of
fitheWiiit partiality existed:in the_ Board of Trade, or
ratherrim ate R‘ght Hon Genil,than opposite, for
it so lia;ipened that hu wgihe only Member .ot the
3otird -wh.‘ lmess- any thing at all' abotit'Commeri:e.
tty the present syStetu, the existence of all the suer-
Chants.in the country was placed at the dis,:iasal of
that Right Hon. Gentleman, - a principle which was
not to be endured. As tothe Orders in Council for .
!very commercial ptirpose they_ had`nor existed chic-
Rig the last year. HoW„dherefore, the increase of
trade could be attributed to them,• when in fad (if
rtt o.,cisted:at all), itwas attributable to thealferation
.01 thaVsystern, he cOuld.not.cornprelieud He was
21-)Pr,tt,ensi,ve, however, that when the su'rjeCt came
to Le el,,sely investigated, the Biglit Hum: Gentle-
12'all would find it difficult to prove that oar ttaee
''ad flourished so much as he, fondly imagined. As
°llt'vitiories had been uniattended with advantageito
the ti ansein whiCh they were gained, so our Cus
torte-house temrns woMil be found cLsitnif•A from the
1111ercase of commerce which they were supposed to
Indicate.
istJe hesolution .4as then agreed- to, and it •was
ordered that the 1-lonse should on Monday, reiolve
e' elf a Comittee PI Supply. , ,

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seltiih abounded in eereiin speeches miss. recent . orteror of Eureee, arid- of..the•British Govert man', , lic,tase, and the .answer-wohld7etrahle.himlto fix the
e.v4iiing-.- Fo such an invest igi•-s-tioli jthe
.House Was- di trac.lol to al'e).4ifere The French. General_ sedult,, period al winch teefriineetiry shied I •cominee e eee ,At
Mitt yet pledged.. ..A .I.\Toblee Lord,' pareetaletle ceoe, i sy.s complete! y.dele:ited in Pertegal on the 181 h of- '• priteent : hesewetildenenve;7es Tiett tt"Corre itit tee' he
heetedevith this Expedition, lead declarsd that . the sM. A f,:eseth- part of his army., was aneilelatede s appeinted- to ineSeitehito' the -policy met coodeee et-
•-iiSgiiiiu :e
.Of the failure would jueify Alit-, r o't 1-1„ retreated without a gun or biegage waggon._ ..1-le - the tattsFexpedition4tee-filte Seheldt '?" -• • - ---
iteettieeeed-reirtute inquiry ibroets_cause.,',When c'h.e e .reel into, Gellicia,teni hostile- country,
..ret,utelr. e - Mte;Wl,...-Oteepeeektietered 'the ctoidect,oe the ''F.,x- - .
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No1411e! Lord -and Ans'fOrmer i:elleeiguee !thus. boldlye ale these 'd-olkoltis,, so..,soork, as the 3d .of, 4- ; peition'. f Tier inettiketice of 'thy 013-ses lee,: .t,-:ldi4cl.6dedeenerey, and -celled .'fer retributive ieetieee gust, : ,coultWas. again 'in the „field.. with .e, ,recre4.-, ', to comma:id it;lFit'ilse nature of. the county)., ,int.i c ee.
he see is.leasitiy.to'give-them an deportunity •of 'prove. , ed, army furoished whh .every, means of .militerye force ageireit veleeli they hid to eon i ene es as la men t-• .
ing that they eet e:ready touleet7theitiquirY, which ; ennoyatsce, ready .to cencieer : his conqueror, and able iii teed. . The Hon. Gen iletiVql then took a site
they had hardily Ceellenged.''St-ill heseeves !he eeuld inehe bins feel,in turn,. the `evils which. he had in : (Attie view. of the t of the •oeerations. The otese:t .
not avoid eusperting from fernie;lseeeeeeeieneeei W% ll Aitttt,l. . Bete e witnt -9f-Aratspo_tis.„had been ...el-, .t originally:weee the:des:rte.:oon oftertaitt •arseteds and
reieeleeting that, nesanst every-nl4lcm.. ii this nature, leged . ate A.:Cause-. for •the delay in attemptiog 10- a number of ships.- -fosteed of., thiis we destr-eed
Some evesive plea' had besn „breed ;:ehe could- not , create a diversion in favour ofAustria. •He undere. •-.a...Sea-Well, took -.en ins'ignilicant town, ao-d lost a .
aveAsuspectirig that however 13718ty•ikose wlio had , sio6d that the transports lent with SireAtthur We.k considerable -.portion of bur gallant army. Lord.
been Ministers had called for .iiquiry.,- those who i' Lesley's force:had•boen.ordered not return until it ' , Chatham had stated,. in one of his dispatches, •• it it-
were Metistere would exert their utmost endeavours i was; ascertained whether or' not he could maintain - Antwerp' was completely defended, having n my-
to thwart it. elt was' necessary that' he .slioold state '• leis: ground .41 Portugal. if, therefore, -we had not 'ef,-35;000. 'met ~.,.ttot- • one of Ahem-he ( sir • i.-1 -; •
the'f4Sitia and time:of propOsition : and first, wale re-. 1 ly,ten,inccessful at Lisbon, we• could not 'WO sent thought heliil fit!finture to say had ever been op-
gard to the filen, he intended to propose that. theln::l the Expedition to Walcheren; and by this happy poseet*ei 64--
elitism Allies... He thought tl.•
'quireshoulde he referred to a Cennentsee of the L management, a failure in one. quarter insured the House .eotittrltilti Stitinotiee• for refusing to go' hitt)
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wholeti,u,e,b-ecalse.he believed there was .no other 1 impossibility of making an effort in al!atber. Was.- ' • the inethey..
:;: , esTr. fit'` .. .
beneficial mode df exercieing the itepaisitorial funs- there evet-any.Shing so indefensible as this ? Was- , Mr: (.4mcc4n:that the %beeches of the Nob e . .
eltin of the House of Commons than by a CemMit- e :it exit thei bounden. duty of Mioistets, who had Lord and iieW.r.?ffitlernatt were •roateriilly at- vari-
'Wei' and b'eceuse .an Inqulry like the present ought : ateinserant,timo.for the purpose, to take care -that anceiet sev'eVanisrte, yet they' united in cite pare-
-not to be delegated to a Sect or Secret CoMmittee. i the means ahodld,he proportioned to the end, and ' cular, as both'tlie SPeakers•thoeght it woule eecoree .
Unless the investigation were' referred td a Conituit- 1 that there should be transports. enough provided, for -that abuse. to tive: d ?ledge that it. would insi lotto
tee,: the HoUse Must decide upon garbled exteacte of ell the Objeds which -they had in.view ? .And When, an. 'lngeirr into the eirebtrtstanCes .attending tie
papers,' made out by the eery Ministers• Whose can- this mighty
_.expedition was at length prepared,- late Expedition He had listened to tlfe Noble
duct. was the object of that investigation. In a cum- - wl.ither did Uweernment send it ? To co-operate , Lord. with- •much .. ittention,• and 'kith greet pPr-
mittee, She-I-louse, if -necessary, could call for oral . with Austria ? No—To any piece where there was' sonal pleasure.- Oratory, like poetry, mietit not be
dVideticts to elucidatethe written. He-expected to a:Correspondent feeling;? No--they sent .it to a:l the woisc for having fi.c,tiiitr, attacht'd to its'sobk.a... , .
. heir-great objections Made to. the- time of inquiry•, • spelt where, at every step, there was a fortresseo. 'Ministers- had beeti ..streken.,of-as „if ,Jhclr.withed t0t',...,,:
"..What !!' it would be said, ".Will you move tor. besiege, where.-it was impossible that any advantage. elude . inquiry. -: Which of his.Maj,s•te's. mity...?,:.„, -•the appointment of a Committee hetore then. -.tce!' - coca be gained bey,otad that. which the..first coup. de he would esks Teeth! it:be the ebjekt 01,Goverartelie
eeiheelouse ?"
sary pakrs. have been laid on the table stain might_ achieve.' :Planned as this Expedition- -to screen.? Cosild-ths, the:6l*a .of t11.,-present Ad_
(Hear ! hear ! hear !) From the loud exciantnieni nee' been, in. dire&OpPosition to every established • ministration to.seleetrAliose Iron) inquiry whaw,ire'
of the.Geittlemut opposite, he perceiv ed.that his con- mihfliy .principle, its condud.wkas in_ pettY:it . liar- no longer Members of. it: ? If• that ,wei e the eass, , if:.
jecinre :in this respect
.was Mony With, its origin. • If the mosecommoo °be Ministers Were. sodisposed towards thesehetieelielis,
Well fOunded.. But it was.
a most shallow' objeOion. He: did not peopcee tleit server regarded. military history with attention, he What becareeo,.., that _nistiition ,which ehad he ei so'
thetHousc should go•into tlie.,C.tinuniitee that night; eeould,find two leading principles, on the observance loudly cemesießltt,of ? -Whet became ()fetle
t 5..., eeee '
but at, in chefottnity to Constitetional ereetice, of which success had always _depended. The first , weenies eitel aletchpe hatred which had-been- spolte,:f•
a:tribunal should be escablished'before the opening i principle was to attack the princeiel object wish the of 'as. ekiStillgtif,4).le,: ;we •Cabinent. ? --Tee -.Nettle,
Of anfevidence. To this tribunal the'necessary pa- main force, under the conviebone that if that were I Lord had 3Sice(46.l4y :was. not the . late expeititioe
pers :might be referred. when they e cre produced. subdned, the subordinate parts must necessarily give 1, sent to the no*iiicOermany instead et Walchette.-?,
His object eves, that the Should pleV3 itself • way; Tee next and collateral, principle sees, to. I He. had 04t#E4,; Mensters .lead•in etey toethrowe.
to go into an inqtdry hi the otiV legit Ml 4: mode in : distraet the attention of the eeerny-from the defence , away on a liatcll(naii, why could not that-money hase•
which it could do so, and in lis eti-Urei to obtain of themtioobjed, as far as that couldbedune.cone 14e,sti expelidATin a.r expechtioh to the nor th,of Ger•--
that object that hewaa'sdre that he 'should nave the s'stently With the ', first grand principle. In these ' many ? .To this he would -reply that . there was. art
sincere concurrent e:of Leery nee rriend to his coon- two principles-was to-he found the secret of the ag-. ~ immense difference between-sending an expeditene
try, •howeiseethoseete whore itiqueY was danger- graedise mete of France !bd.-the fall of, Europe.— Ito a Owe not more than -twenty-four hours sail hornout,
oUS, Might . uhituartly 'succeed in ;Stifling it. He • 1-iow. %4,.re.these principles to be supplied ill the our coast, and dispatchiog one: by a circuit tes ,kay to -
Wished to put the Ministers on their trial—not the case in question ? The Chief object of the Expecte- the Not th of Germany.. 'That, heweverowee a sob- _ _ '
inquiry on its trial, for on the expediency of the la - tion .was the: destru&ion Of Antwerp--the Expedi- ject not then to be discussed-, :anal .he felt heetres-
ter no doubt' could be 'entertained -by any rational 1 tidn sailed on -the 28th July, and until the 29th i passed on the HeuSe by. replying so fully to-:thet
and patriotic mitid, The case was sufficiently'botos 1 Augwit :no determination-was , made on the subjeas which he se.liotiiiia stieto lisaed.pbaep6rees asouaa cit n
tieatiiedrilys 1. lalts,
,4e .e
~013, tglt
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rictus: --7.1.1' prospects of I hiS:cotintty 'bad- clesed where'll' was at length resolved not to attempt any forward: .mp
iiifver,tdbe resopened. • Inquiry WaS indispensable to ' thing. bey Oset the capture of Walcheren I Itisteid of before lie
.1-fotisnz(Vliich: had: been -prtmoieed hy, tee
• .uiseoeer the 'author of. this 'calamity—to trace its,he ! imthediatjy attacking Walcheren, the army stepped Majesty, 's.(li6liqrove thA ehe detail :nab wheel
p!,,,ress.--.atid. to discover the' most -probable means aside and assailed Flushing, and thus enabled 801)0 the Noble; 464'
.ba.t ' ginered• had been esrestl,
oi extricating us ttom lie consequences. • To every ; Or eon° of. the, enemy to occupy
for
than double exaggebted au sifiliie paint, w and holly unfounded
pert of' the conduct of the 'war the same 'obiecz -their number of British troops a conedera.ble ,ou eitcte. ,iir4 Ifers. He.. had ;spoken of the cit-
. tiense•;lay as to. the expedition. to • the'Scheldt. No and irrecoverable length Of time. . Any other court, cutustanasfith&r ikhicit the exp:.clition s iiV.I from
•pregrOA had ..been- shade, -no advantage obtained: . cif of war would .have wished to' surprise a fortress this country, • uncandidly stating the dates of the
i Every Operation hat been defeated, 'and the means '..byrapielity.oi. movm eent ; but we tried to surprise battles in Germany, without stating to Bettiethßettielit the country had been uselessly and shannefelly (its-. .. one-artcr a month's notice I Every other Government the periods at which • those 'events became knew's. in
ssipated.. . But al:hough-every part-4 the coridtefl of but.Brilltili would. have endeavoured to obtain tutor- E.,igland. - tiv 10d taken the same unfair ajv„ti,th,..... -
she campaign was dins reprehensible, he ,pruposed Mation of ti,e nature and extent of the force oppos- of the unfavourable state of the weather, 'amid while
.to inquire, first-into 'the policy and conduct of the • •ed to them; to ascertain•nt, least. whether Antwerp he spoke of tbOxit:l•!is in Germany as hiving beed
liapeclition • .tu Waleberee, because this Was -a wit.: a- fntiess-tir not h,-fore they sent Lord Chatham known earlier than -it was. eoSslele to the tutorma, •`
• failure .of :elle ep-eatesi calamity,, ,'.as the Means S"`‘-!ith 40,000.0-ten to leconnoirre and ad the part of -don to reait this country; be .had .spohn VC. thel •
employed•in Iliteoperaliati were of the must exten7 . spies.' By Wh,st fitality, also, did, it happen that mi.• ep):.,l:lendpi'li:t't7d.ea!
ohnavtintltgi:pbearet7.-o.l,47lGey..,ed,ertblym-qan',cwatrstiti ' .
sive magnitude. -.- frle 'chat Ceti .Iylinisters use mile • -nisters were unioloroled 4thepature.of the clininte,
..with Laving departed from every 'military. erinciele, to w!.ieri th-,:y were seiningethe British teeny, and. eight' Wier it Was.ready to snits ;Its was . tree. thee
'theseuudee,s 01. which experience- hack contirn),ed, , that when it Wets discevered thehthe•chief °bred for , the actions the Honourable • Gentleman -had,spoken-
but of-paving. actezi in'tliiect..oppd3itiontO t.:Yery 4114:h • Which the 'Exeeditien was totined had beconieuttate of had taken place .on the .days .he had. parti.,
principle. -111htS were proved,' w.hat tertnseot re, tainable, flees didnet order the innetediate re-tine cuhuised. ' It WaS true, that the lestile!ots..Ass
probation-were sufficiently severe for }melee condiest. biriiationof the troops, bef :re pestilence and deso-. pro was fought on the 2 lit and e.esteoeme‘e bet it
He would prejudge tro point; .- He would merely -tell lai'ron had thinned, t,heir ranks;- -instead of leaving was also 1aie,,t,6"1,..the news-of that victory did [wt.
-Ministers, that it, with the book of expenence open •them to perish re a climate so fatal, and .at u sea- reach this. - c9otry before the.eth of Jane, and one
• lion itew?l:llll(l4:jipt49.l.l. tHhee gitthpoo)fs.ejdutnhee I,\lll)(shelex PLer;irid",
betbre them,-they.had Acted in contradiEtion to all son too— • „
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e:4l.ll:retttes,ri:iu,ufdrsoaotiletshteialbwi(atastittalelnirotof.ll::slit:;-::: .
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lite lessons which out own mi,;(ollnues and the sec-' • " whert mauve sisnceied and rash gale was death!"
Cesses,of our enemiee_ lied, for such a long period, • He now came to, speck of. the chteice of a Corn-
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affir(!ed, they hid either. proved themselves prodi- mandcr. It Was ithpossible, to -condemn such -a blundAring,.. hami,edvised • the Exiateditikm-,to the
S'A'tbre.eyohfulridedlt:taoh‘in'ititi .ghtilitt tl'bezt
.had
asked,been
.w thileya rd of in this' con.i,
sties of wisdom to be looked•up to with sentiments choice for. such. en Expeditioti.. If the Expedition
of, admiration,. Or 'shallovvelsteined,projeaors, "Who i' had been planned wisely,. it would have been well
ought to be reTarded with mingled sentiments of hie to have . selett ed e some Veteran " Traiti'd to, campy
.dignetion -and contempt. ln 'which of these'claeses t and hardy fields ;" but planned 'as die Expedition dition sent before the battle Of Aspern e, To- euie the ,
they ought to -would, leave . for of hers i was, it would have been
.cruel to have placed at its, Would reply, that ,as his Mijesty was •ttri willing.
to determine. Of this ht... was- sure, that iii Willich- i- head .any ilsAn ,who had a military charaeiceto be- -Austritt should prec-pitate:itself Leo a •-.war • wilts
ever it might be, die) Avere'entitli'd.t9 hold in it the ' 'Anted by. disgrece. He' had ,no ground. of corn- i France, aild had can. inner}Austria ilia. nst takinj
most pre-eminent stairen.• • Though the result -of plaint to make against Lore{ Chatham. Toat.-plan, -such a slop, etniess groutids existed-for ,eirta„ri,i:,-
this• Expedition had been admitted by every one to ' which only his Majesty's present Governineot could rational hopes -of a -successful issue, it would net
be most disgr:ceful'and calamitous, 'yet it was said r beire devised, only one of the same body could have. i have been well to have lavished our means mid wee:,
in his Majesty's- Speech that we plight derive from ;carried into execution, On a :review of 'the whole ed our reseurces, te prepare to aid Austria et case of -
it matter•of COmplacenee. and • congratulation- : Suble\et, it was evident -that the British Ministers had e
of an event which it teas hoped would .not take
•geatelalion ! we have, destroyed,a . besot); blown up ha a d strong genie .ti theirhauds, which they had iplace. Re. asiert,d, - that - nothing had '.1.,.!en- di.,i•le
till Aiistiia- had declared st ar against Fiance, and
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a sluice, and-filled uredocice--=The enemy, to be 'nest feebly played..- In vain did the country slug-by this, country 'to elicomage such a struggle,
sure, had` had the ins fence i' to-tell US, that the mis- • .Went its reseurces—it only tended .to add to its
chief we had done mi2,llt soonebe repaired, but. that weakness. In vain did it multiply its enterprises-,- Conenitted herself. That done, then, -and not' tilt
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it waslotstionable ,enAter At, was the policy of it only tended to increase its reverses. Never was -then, England made COntrpill cause with her, .'and
Freese to repair it 'or heit:l:'.. 11l * this undertaking there a :period in the British history at. which so gave her ail the aid .she round -afford.. Hail Mims: -
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Government had declared their 'objea to be. two- ; Much Was justly expected, and so •little aaeally ac- ters-'cncoureged Austria previously, .and been the
fold—first, to give aid' to Auserie by creatiog it di- ; cornplished. Gevetriment had
!rid at then-disposal;cause of her entering. nto that chsistrotie. war, thees
versibn in .her favetif ;- edlys the British obje6t of act army beyond the example of all, form-r riches; ww-likl• base;:' kid inure to answ•l- !..n• than, to. all
destioying the arsenal' and -shipping of the enemy. toldiers, the beast and pride of Europe, of whom it the feilutes that had taken place, even (meld tine; s
The state of - Austret had long been know)in this , WAS some some consolation to ettetendee?, . that failures be •prosedeo hare originated with 'Govern-
country.- -Ii had •long been' notorious that she was at least bound, barren laurels on their brows, there ' meta. The Noble Lord had said he wouid. confine
,
arming for the purpose of 'makingatstlier gruggle to' Wesson), never. to oustity ! The British Go- • himself to Welehereue but far from doing this, hie
for-her independence. The British Government had vernriene, iu thinuing the ranks o( our armies, had travelled into Spain whenever it suited his Pur-
a year's notice, not by.delay. to waste in preparation ' had 'destroyed the last
.. boup of our Allies.— ; pose to do so. -They would hear as nine!) said
.that time which-ought to be spent in action. The If ever thew was
.a peried which celled upon i against rashness as they had heard against caution.
Austrian declaration of war well el Ott the. e.ll of :_ the Hoese to exercise;, with peculiar severity, The present was an age in which no indium), officer
Aprile The battle • cif Asper), which give hope to its invisitorial tunaious, surely it Was the pre- i could hope to escape censhre, He looked tivbn it as
Eutopeewas fought on the 2lst• arid MI of May. - sent ; 'for the present was the tlit,Sl awful crisis ! being one of the strongest symptoms of national del.
Tht;hiame the fatal 'battle of Wagtails on the fith of tlTat ever held su•pended the destinies of a great i lamented that no gradation, and it was much to be.
July, acid by' Austria nothing inure could be done. ' Empire. He felt ' for the character which the ; virtuosi no talents, could expiate that original ant ,d
On Ihe I 2th thii- Armistice was concluded, and. on - Home had to auppurt on this subjelid. He hid lung i receiving an Othoe from 'an hostile Administration.
the' eat of July 'sailed. this grand 'Expedition to held a scit in the House, and he.h.rd everoonsi. iln the good old tunes when an ()dicer went abroad
a!isistAcstria! to-assist her after she had tellen never dead it his duty, as 'fir as in him lay, to maintain its •on a dengesous service, he wasgenerously upheld by:
tit rise again. • Contrary to all experience, the Right • reputation as most es.emial to tae hopes and it,te- , the country : h's errors Were overlooked, instead of
Hon. Gentleman opposite administered his medieinee rests of the country. The eyes and expeeta. ions of being. vindictively eXpolaed to universal reprobation.
te the dead. When GoVertinient Were asked 'why . , the ',whole petiole were direaed to the House of. 7 The Public Wished to keep up the spirit of their
teseeliatr not endeavoured to create a diversion 'at Comminis. He wished be. could edde with that re- , armies—" Go," they cried, "go fieht our imam,
an ,earlierperiod in the North of Germany, tt.ey had liauce on: the wisdom and patriotism of their deci- . use' your own diseretion, but be brave !" Velour-.
ascribed their inaction to a . want of monisy, of .• sion which Me ked better tittles. Great as lied b--en was then thought to atone even for rniseoli., '
troops,- and of transports. Although they cool; Isla- , icutlo,ses, s:.) extensive; Were. our resources, that it' '
duet.
.W•ll,t_G4teral had ever lived who had not
ed 'of a want of money for 'that purpose, they tested Life House of Commons would becutne the eleen-- made some mistakes ? Had any of the gallant
money enough' afterwards to send to the Dutchmen. ' pions of their own and the public inte!Ot, Airy ()dicers who heard him been uniformly .free- from
And with respea to troops, :Sir J. Moore's Arai', alight yet • etietti.:lly, protect the 'count ry from- Ihe r• the cotntrasion of errors ? In the days of the great
which avowedly. Emmert the basis of. the'subs-equeut ' strength of its enemies, aid fronethe hueeeettce-of 2 Marlberough a spirit existed which put down eueie
Expedhion, returned to this country in the moeth its, rulers; they • might yet re-annitne the expiring illiberal attacks. 7:With a view of contrasting the
and according to cur
of Jaituary'last; but -was-, it seems, unfit to. resume seark, and siete Great Brnain flow theikeblVe..cla —cotitlikt of our Generals' with the good fortune .
active hostilities uneil-Jely, although atethe time of eimbeedity tied rashness had subjusaheliiie rest of ' of Buunaparttiethe Noble Lord bad said that the
its return the total loss whiCh•iteh el seseeined Was Europe., • The pi sin question IV ai, y‘'l,Atiher inquiry'_ -i army'_beaten by us. one • day,
rjPignted not to exceed ~000 Men. 'Ora this sub- Would be genteel or refused. It granted, he should • accoUnts totally 11.4.1te, apearvd the next in greater
*Ore waii.fiOrry to. be,ejimpelled -o—draW-- a; coil,- , 'ask the- Right Hon. Gentleman opposi:e when the . ,n9mbes ',than. befiee Thus the force
.of Souk,
dri;:oti between the - conduct of the great ',Coe.-
ti.necessary docninents Itvt,?uld .be,, preset-tied to t* . which had..been delealei by Lord Wellington, af.