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London, England, 1827-05-09 00:00:00

tatted thsmeelves, or to have brought hostilities to a con.
elusion. Ho said this with the greater readiness, because
he had seen a publication by a Staff Officer, ender Sir
Archibald Campbell, than which a more unjust, because a
partial publication, he had never read. Any one, on read-
lag it, world suppo e that the English navy had never
reached the Burnese shore. There was not a single men-
tion of the navy, though every officer in the service whom
he had seen, bore testimony to its extraordinary exertions.
The Right Honourable Gentleman had praised Sir Archi-
bald Campbell, for his moderation in restraining the arms
when within four days' march of the capital; but when it
was recollected he bad but 2,000 effective men, and that
the enemy were 50 to one, he thought it seas impossible
they could have entered the capital without entire deateue-
tion. Hs wished to call to the attention of the Howe to the
great risk run by such an euterprise. What would they
say to a Government which had carried a war into a
country alt'agether unknown?
Mr. WYNN said be had proposed the vote of thanks to
Lord Combermere first, considering }Jim entitled to priority,
on account of his rank in the army. It was impossible
to maks the troops employed at Areacan the object of a
vote of thanks, as the officer in command had himself un-
fortunately fallen a sacrifice to the malady, under which
so many had fallen. Had he survived, Le certainly would
have been distinctly mentioned. The troops were entitled
to their full share of-praiee, and would, by these general
terms, be as much included as those who served under the
imenediete command of Sir Archibald Campbell.
Sir JOSEPH YORKE thanked the Hon. Gentleman
(Mr. Hume), for having mentioned the Navy.
Mr. WYNN said it was his intention to move a vets
of thanks to the Navy, for their conduct during this ex-
pedition.
General GROSVENOR said the Army at large were
indebted to the Right Hon. Gentleman for baring brought
forward this vote of thanks. When it was considere,
under what great Captain Lord Cornbermere, Sir Archi-
bald Campbell, and General Cotton had served, their gal-
lant conduct was not to be wondered at. Would that that
great Captain had been continued in -his situation at the
head of the Army ! Would that some one would sweeten
the differences which had arisen, more by accident than by
4esigns and produce the retiree. of that illustrious General
to the, situation he had filled ! He was certain that the
s,oontry at large did not lose eight of the compliment paid
to that illustrious Duke by our gracious Monarch, when
his Majesty had not named any subject to fill up the situa-
tion, but had taken on his Royal self to officiate.
Sir JOHN BRYDGES said, professionally as well as
prirately acquainted as he was with the brave Commander,
whose heroic deed', together with those of his gallant
companions in arms, were the subject of communication
to the House this right, the few words he should say
upon this occasion were dictated more by an indul -
genre of private feeling, than by any necessity that ex-
isted of calling forth due attention (if anything that fell
from him could, in any degree, have that effect) to a just
eppreciation of the splendid achievement now laid before
them. Our gallant troupe, passing through an invaded
isiantry, had everywhere, and upon every occasion, re-
Seained from pillage, and protected the vanquished. True
soldiers, they had felt and verified the maxim—
" ParCeee subjectis, et debellare superbos."
Such was the fruit of British discipline grafted on native
courage ; which was mainly to be attributed to the admi-
rable etenlations established by the late illustrious ever•to-
lae-lamented Commander-in-Chief.—To a soldier, he said,
his best reward sees his country's approbation. This
army had done its duty, and it now behoved that House
to do theirs. He would not longer take up the time of
the House, he should consider himself guilty of a derelic-
tion of his duty, if he sat down without expressing his
ardent hope that this great victory, which was unparal-
leled in the annals of warfare, and would he handed down
to posterity as such in the pages of history, would in
justice be followed up by a grant from the East India Com-
pany of the crore of rupees paid by the King of Ava (as
the price of his capital being spared) to the gallant force
,order the command of Sir Archibald Campbell.
The vote of thanks was then agreed to.
Mr, WYNN then moved that the thanks of that House
he given to Major-Generals Sir Thomas Renaell, Sir Jasper
Nicholls, Sir J. M. Whittingliam, Brigadier-General
Adams, Brigadier-General John I‘Coombe, Brigadier-
General James Wallis Sleigh, and the several officers be-
longing to the expedition against Bhurtpore, for the zeal
And valour shown by them on the occasion.—Agreed to,
next. con.

Mr. WYNN moved that the Howe highly approved of
the zeal and conduct of the non-commissioned officers and
soldiers, both Europeans and natives, employed in the ex-
pedition against IThurtpore, and that the same be communi-
cated to them by their respective officers.
Mr. HUNIE highly approved of this resolution.—
Agreed to nem. con.
Mr. 'WYNN moved that the thanks of that House be
ivea to Major-General Sir Archibald Campbell, for the
taliant conduct displayed by him in the expedition against
the King of Ava, and tha eminent skill shown by him
'tinder circumstances of peculiar difficulty.—Agreed to
,it-na. eon.

Mr. WYNN moved that the thank. of that Houce b?
given to Brigadier-Generals William Mac Bean, Wil-
loughby Cotton, and Michael M'Creagh, for their inde-
fatigable exertions in the expedition against Ava.—Agreed
nem.

Mr. WYNN said it would have given him peculiar
pleasure to have been able to include in the above votes
several officers who had also distinguished themselves by
their valour and conduct in both of the above expeditions ;
hut it was usral to confine the thanks of the House to
officers of a brigade rank. He then moved, that the House
highly approved of the zeal displayed by the guropean and
N•ttive Troops engaged in the above expedition.
Mr. Ht;2:llE said, when the circumstances of the Army
in India were considered, he was sure that the Right Hon.
Gentleman would see reason to depart froM the rule which
had been laid down.
The Resolution was agreed tc nem. con.

Mr. WYNN then moved the thanks of the House to
Commodore Sir James 13risbane, for the cordial co-opera-
tion which be gave to the troops employed on land in the
operations against Ava.

Sir C. FORBES hoped that a vote of thanks would
be moved to the Bombay Marine, for its service on the
occasion.

Agreed to nem. con.
Mr. WYNN moved the thanks of the House to the
Naval Offieers in general who had co-operated with the
troops in the operations against the kingdom of Ava.
Sir J. YORKE was desirous of knowing frot4 the
Gallant Officer (one of the Council of the Lord Higci Ad-
miral, whom he now saw in his place) if he was correct
in saying that a very small portion of the merit of the ope-
rations on the Irrawaddy was due to Sir James Brisbane,
but that the whole labouring oar was borne by that great
bring cannon, Captain Chads.
Sir G. COCKBURN said, that the commencement cf
the operations was the work of Captain Marriott. He was
succeeded by Captain Chada. Captain Corrie ❑ext took
the command and retired. Captain Alexander next came
to the station, and being senior to Captain Chads, he took
the command. Sir J. Brisbane lastly came, and he of
course took the command, but soon went down to Ran-
goon. It would have been quite impossible to deny that
Captain Chads, an Officer for whom he (Sir G. C.) felt
the greatest personal regard, had a great share of the merit
of these operations ; but it would have been obviously un-
fair to mention his name without extending the same
mark of distinction to th• other Officers engaged in the
naval operations.

After a few words from Mr. ASTELL,
Mr. WYNN amended his Resolution so as to compre-
hend the Bombay Marine.
Agreed to nem. con.
Mr. WYNN then moved, that the House did highly ap-
prove of the conduct of the Seamen and Marines serving
on board the ships of his Majesty and of the East India
Company on the alnive occasion.—Agreed to nem. con.