The Sun.
London, England, 1811-04-02 00:00:00

own discretion in placing under, La Pena.
Situated ast ttie Gallant Geperal tad' been, :tie con-
tended he could not exercise his oWn discretion. It
had been said great ellovianees should be made for
, persons situated as 'the Spanjards were. He ghee
them credit for their conduct, but lie itte their
leaders none. Did the Right Hon. Gentleman
:think all was pure at Cedtz ? Del he nut know that
the same corrtiptions had obtaieed footing there, as
~existed under Abe old Spanish Goverment ; and
Ana the English were regarded with a jealous eye
the rulers, though they were little less than
adored by, the peopte? He then kook a view
.of
the condut and the perfidy of she Spanish Com-
manders on firmer occasions, ,and Contendcd the
same treachery was ngain found at Barrose. It was
known, from the French Offiter's brought in, that.
the enemy only expeted totund the Eoglish. Alter
all this they were to be told that General Graham
bad said nothing against them, and so they
.must
pass no censure. Was this 'a statement that would
satisfy' those who had lost 'their suns and relations
in theattion ? Was this a sufficient apology fit' the
siege not having been raised, when it .Was known
that those for whorn they fought had remained at a
distance not " cold blooded spectators" of the fight,
but, as lie had heard, busily employed (us on former
occasions) in plundering the baggage of the Litglish.
'With respect , to the intimateme which the Bight
lion. Gentleman had said would be. given to Ge-
stural Graham to be cautious for the future, he con-
tended that if he here to be warned against co-
operating with the Allies hereafter, to keep an army
there would be worse that' teeleee He admired
the Spanish troops, but'nothing could be hoped for.
from them, unless they Were led to battle by better
Officers. The Guerillas,
of which is uch 'had been
said, plundered their countrytnen as well as the
enemy, and he was confident it was nut by them the
Peninsula could be saved.'
The CHANCELI,OII of the EXCHFAVER wished
to be undeiatotel nut as being the panegytist of the
Spanish General, but as wishing to prevent a sen-
tence of condenmation being prematurely passed,
As the Cot tes had taken up the subjei (and this he
cot hl state to the House), he thought they (the
House) ought to suspend their judgment. , He
begged to be understood nut to say that General
Graham had exercised hie dii4eetion implpeerly,
hut 'he thought the experience of the past might
make him act differently in a similar situation, and
furnish a reason for indisposition to join in any en-
terprize that might be proposed, An army at
Cadiz,. he contended, was not, under such circum-
stances, worse than useless, as experience had
proved.
General FARIETON went over she eireurtistances.
conneded with the Iloilo of Barrosa. He then.
detailed the events of that memorable day,' from
which, he contended, there were' strong grottoes tor
.suspetting the Spanish General net at indittetelee,
but of treachery. The military genius and preseoce
of mind of General t4raharn, bad alone saved the
English army (tom destructi.n. 'The Spanish force
was reviver inure than fottf miles distaht limn the
eeenenf action,.yel it made 04 ain't to Lilw a pit
in it. The " cold bloodedness" al the Spetards):
the rettioVal ,1 the two bettalionS Which Occupied
she height-lot ,arroyo, combined with all the other
circumstances, proved a something more than cow-
ardke, and • cleat ly deutonstrrlteit the existence of
treachery. In ail the battles toughs in the Pettit'•
stria we had gained abundant Limey ; hot as no
solid good coved detived from our continued eSc-
erttons, he wished the committee to cot sider
the statute of the %tee they were called ueoti to
give.
Mr. R. Wereitseuv thought "the 'accteet nuns
throWn out against the • Spanish Government %ere
hard ; preferred at a time when they were labouring
to cormect the feults in their Coustnu.ion. Putting
out of consideration the effoits which Spain lied
made at various times,'he thought there was Roue:.
thing in tier exertions to remove the dcteCts of
which we complained,. that entitled her to our as-
sistance. lie did out think the complete salva-
tiutt Spatti was ;u rte expected from the pro-
ceedings of the Gurrilks, still it was "something to
find in ever); provatee a band of men, who relin-
euishing their ordinary occupation, tanged the
countiy in every direction in search of the enemy.
With tespOt to what had beeu said of General
Graham having served. under the Spanish General,
he must observe that General Graham had had
consider whether he should do something or no-
thing. Hitt he not atted as he did, the oppottu-
any which then offered might never have occurred
with such !aniseed of advantage agam, and ha had
therefore acted wisely in resolVing to plaCe himself
under the Spanish :Cominaiitier.

Mr. WARD expressed doubt' as to the propriety
of willit,olding censure till the Spanish Commander
bud been tried, as General 'La Pena might be tried
by such persons as General i.e Penes.

The Otaterr.l.olt of the. EXCHEQUER observed
he had said the Cortes'had taken up the subjed.,'
Mr. WARD thought those who had employed him
were not fujudges Of his conduct.'
The CII A NCIILLOR of the EXCLISQPER wondered
the Hon. Gentleman did, not recoiled that it was
possible a Government might tend out a bad General
tvithont all its Members being traitors., or unfit to
manage. affairs, He wished it to be observed,
however, the Cortex were not the Government.
Some further explanation foilowed with respect
to the nature of the Cortes as compared with thq
Government after which the Resolution was put
and carried.

After some further observations from Mr. Banker;
Mr. Caluraft, Mr. Frettnantle, and Mr. /Way
Cooper, the other Resolutions were agreed to.
Mr.Wearrou moved, that the sum ut 1,6413,0601.
should be wanted for the Cowmissariat Depart-
ment.

Alter some remarks from Mr. Whitbread, Mr.
Banket, Mr. Htiskilsorr, Mr. W. Smith, and the
Chancellor of the Lechequer, in which each ex-
approbation of ihe conduct or the
Comm' harial in Chief• anti the mth other in which
the vstiladlei eto made up, the Resolution was
agreed to.