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stated that " the whole of the French force In Portugal, under the com.
mend of the Duke of Abrantes in person, hail sustained • signal de..
'feat;" and in communicating the news to the Lord Mayor, Lord Cm.
tlereagb added, that " in ornsequence of this action, General
mann arrived, with a flag of truce, at head-quarters, on the 22d, to
treat for terser," Nothing less than the unconditional surrender of
the French tinny was therefore capered.
Sir dew Dalrymple arrived, and found the army at an early hour of
tho 2!d, on the ground where the battle bad been fought. In his de.
apatch of Sept. 3, Sir Hew says " I landed in Poraigal, entirely unac-
quainted with the actual ',nu: of the French .ny, and many circum-
stances of a les.al and incidental nature, which doubtless had great
weight in deciding the question" respecting the armistice and conven.
don. Lord Londondet,y rays, that Sir Hew arrived ignorant of the
condition of the army, the ewe of the country, and the resources if
the enemy, and could form no other judgment as to the proper line of
conduct to be pursued, than his predecessors might suggest. This was
sorely no fault of Sir Hew Dallymple.
After hearing the representations and opinions of Generals Burford
end Wellesley, the latter of whom, Sir Hew cotes, 14 etinesead math
anxiety that the army should advance," he directed it to be prepasmi to
march next morning at day-break, "undoubtedly moon," observes
the Board of Inquiry, " as it could be pet in moths after his es:ival."
Soon after Mid o'clock p.m. however, thoeral Belk-mann arrived at
headquarters with a flag of truce, to popose a suspension of hostili.
ties, prior to a definitive convention for the evacuation of Portugal by
the French troops with their arms and baggage. Sir Hew says " Lieu.
tenant-Generals Sir /14%.-y Burrard and Sir Arthur Wellesley misted
in the discussin a which took place town this occasion; and I.need urge
no other reason for my assenting to the measure proposed than that it
was recommended by Sir Arthur Wellesley, whose opinion, as being
the most competent judge of the relative situations of the two armies
at this plot of time, I should have thought it my duty to follow, even
if his judgment had not been so particularly recommended to my Wen.
Lion by the Secretary of State."
The recommendation of bir Arthur is avowed and justified, in his
low to Lend Castlereagh, (Wed BthOctober, 1808, will& Is printed in
the appendix to the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry, on the follow.
ing grounds :—He says, " 1 concw:cd with the commander of the
forces in thinking it expedient, on the 22d of August, that 'the French
army in Portugal should be allowed to evacuate that kingdom with their
arms and baggage, tied that every facility for this purpose should be
afforded them. I deemed this to be expedient in the relative state of
the two armies, on the evening of the 22d, considering that the French'
army bad resumed a formidable position between us and Lisbon,—that
they had the means of retiring from that position to others in front of
that city, and finally, of crossing the Tagus at Alemtcjo, with a view
to the occupation, in strength, of the forts of Elves, La Lippe, and
eventually Almeida. As Lientenant-General Sir John Moore's corps
had been diverted from the occupation of the position at Santarem,
which had been proposed for them, there were no means to prevent, and
no increase of numbers could have prevented, the French army from
effecting these objects."
This is very important testimony in favour of Sir H. Dal.
ryrnple : he had not diverted Sir John Moore from Santarem, any
more than he bad checked the advance of the victorious British
army.
A convention was, after much discusaion and altercation, signed and
ratified, with the approbation of the lieuterant-generals present, by
which the French troops were to be conveyed, with their arms, bag-
gage, and private property, from Portugal to France.
The motive which operated immediately upon the mind of the com-
mander of the tortes, in completing this treaty, was the importance of,
time, in the then situation of affairs. He found, in Ports g the same
clash of public measerea and private views, amongst the local autho-
rities, as in Spain. The Bishop of Opot to assumed the government,
without asking the opinion of the nation, or consulting the British au.
thorities ; and General Freire, who had kept aloof during the negotia-
tions respecting the convention, as soon as it was agreed upon, inter-
vened and endeavoured to embroil every thing. A copy of the armistice
had been forwarded to him, as an act of courtesy, and the nee made of
this document by the Opxto Junta, was to despatch with celerity a
partial account of the transaction to the English Government, which wee
received the day after the victory of Vimeira was known, and before the'
Government was in a condition to judge of its propriety. " Pains were
taken," says the Memoir, " by the Bishop of Oporto, his partisans and
adherents, to misrepresent and raise • clamour against the convention,
not only in Portugal, but in England also. In the former, their misrepre-
sentations were soon contradicted by the evidence of facts : not so in
England ; they were there Ito powerfully seconded by the language held
by.filinisters, and the measures they pursued, that the erroneous in:-
premien made upon the public rmind was confirmed and perpetuated."
The altered opinion of the Portuguese is attested by the Board of
Inquiry.
This unfavourable impression was also confirmed by letters from the
army, which was exasperated at the escape of the French troops; and'
according to the account given by Lord Londondmy, the notion enter-
tained in some of the military coteries on the spot was, that Sir A.
Wellesley had offered the must strenuous and persevering opposition to
the convention !

The conduct of the Ministry at home was certainly calculattil to pro.
yoke public displeasure against the authors a the convention. When
it arrived, by an unaccountable piece of inconsistency, the Park and
Tower guns War tired, at an unusual hour of night, as if to stimulate
public expectation to the highest pitch.

The result of the sokmn inquiry, by seven Genital Officers of high
rank, into the conduct of the commarders ,I,l.itectid with the armistice
and convention is well Ithown : in return to the queries put by the Duke
of Voilt, whether, in the relative situation oldie two armies on the MI
of August, an armistice and a convention were advisable ; and if so,
whether the terms were proper 1 six of the Generals declared they ap-
proved of the armistice, one only (Lord Moira) dissenting ; and four
approved of the convention, two of the three dissentients merely think-
ing that better terms might have been obtained. They observe, semi-
mously, in their first report, that "considering the extraordinary car-
peT/ag
cusintances under which two commandin Generals arrived Amu the
Ocean and joined the army (the one der m , the other immediately
after, • battle, and these successively su melt other, anti bath
the :original commander, within the space 012 d )ews), it 14 684 liut-
prising that the army was nut earned forward WISH the second day after
the action, from the necessity of the Unievallibeing aequaintod with
the actual state of things and of the army."
This. in truth, seems to have been the prominent fault in the *holel

affair. However fortunate it may i aye bees eventually for the country
that Sir Hew Dalrymple was dispiic •d, •o meke way fora younger and
more energetic commander, the Memoir makes it clearly apparent that
it WAS through no fault °flits and if ae, the family at a deserving of-
ficer. wrongfully condemned, have a strong than upon the justice of
the puhlte, which ought to be at least as tender of the fame as of the
property of an individual.—Times.

TO HIS /ST EXCELLENT MAJESTY RING WILLIAM
THE FOURTH :

The humble Ashler4s of Lieutenant.4reo,ral
William Thornton, of Grosvenor i.at
Park Lane, to the County of Jliddl.mmr.
MAY IT PI.EASIL YOUII MAJEST►,

Your Majesty's most loyal and and dutiful auhj:ct humbly prays
your Majesty to take into your royal consideration the danger arising to
the F.stablished Religion, front the forbearance of enforcing t e
performance of boils morning and evening prayer on Sandays,
in every Pariah Church and Parochial Chapel. and the Chapel
of eve.y Extra-parochial Place throughout England and Irelar.d,
whereby it is rendered impossible for many persons to obey the
laws, ot the dictates of their own conscience, by resorting to
their Parish Church, or Chapel accustomed, upon every Swat,.
without leaving their habitation, un recopied, and exposing their pro-
perty to loss by robbers; consequently obliging those persons 'Le
are by such omission of a second service, deprived of the appo•;u-
nity of attending the Established Church, and who think it incumbent
on them to go to some place of public worship, to resort to Dissenting
Meeting-houses, to Roman Catholic Chapels, or to Congregations de-
nying the doctrine of the blessed Trinity ;—the only course, as it op.
pears to your Majesty's most loyal aodllutiful subject, by which they
can legally exonerate themselves from the pesaltiee to which they ar
liable for not resetting tio their Parish Church or Chapel.
Yoisr Majesty': most loyal and dutiful subject had the honour of a
seat In Parliament when the Act of the fitly-seventh year of the reign
of your Majesty', royal tither, King George the Third, of blew('
etenterv, commonly called " The Clergy Residence Act," was paspirr ;
t-11 it appearing to your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subject, that
Coe forbearance of the. Bishops to enforce the power given them b} the
said Act, would furnish no excuse to the Clergy for such a neglect 4:e
duty as the non-performance ofeither the morning or evening service wt
Sundays. your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subject streimousiy
urged, but, unfortunately without success, that the Clergy should Le
liable to some pecuniary penalty, or foribiture, for every such otrii.si 4.*
which should go and be paid to the person or persons who 1111011 N is.
form and sue for the same.' It was asserted, that it might be sat; ly ea -
trusted to the Bishops to enforce the two services; but thirteen Yea-, s.
trial since the Act received the royal assent, have but too tinily preyed
the necessity of an additional stimulation.

Your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subject, being littnly miser
to the Established Religion, thinks it a matter of joy and congratu a.
tion to all sincere Christians, that it is no long r open to the charge oi
bigotry and oppression ; and still further to Laalt it and to free it fro
reproach, your Majrsty's most loyal and dutiful subjLct is anxinu to
uphold the power all persons should of right enjoy, of atteadin,; its Foo-
tle worship °, Sundays, or of bringing to punishment such of the Cie y
as, by the non-performance of a second service on Sundays, shall Le.
prive them of such an opportunity.

Your Majesty's moiit loyal and dutiful subject, therefore, humb! •
prays your Majesty to adopt such measures for the benefit and secur tv
of the Established Religion as shall, in future, make imperative t
performance of both Morning and Evening Prayer on Sundays, in very
Parish Church and Parochial Chapel, and the Chapel of every ExtrA
parochial Place throughout England sad Ireland, either by issuingo .I*.
Your Majesty'. royal Direedoss, as the Head of the Church, to ti• •
Archbishops and Rgitzof England and Ireland, or by recommendin
to Parliament a le provision for that purpose, should your Ma-
jesty, in your superior wisdom, approve of any such proceeding.
Your ld's most loyal and dutiful subject, bring 146114 by a
feeling of duty, humbly trusts that your Majesty will be gra-
ciously pleased to pasdoet an appeal, addressed, fortunately, to a Monarch
who hos supseissesd the vides of pod discipline—to a Sovereign rt.‘•
has loosed bow to obey and bow to command--and to a King, wliu, :
immodialely shy stseeeediag to the crows of this mighty empire, mid-
ge 1111114111111118 & Mirratiss 01/ owl pioteetiow the EstablisLol
Church, composed as it is of both lergy and Laity, requiring re-
draw! duties.

Your Majesty's most loyal and dutiful subject cannot °include w,, .
out begging leave to present to your Majesty the most curdle' tongs::,-
lotions on your Majesty's Accession to the Throne of your illueiri.as
Ancestors; and to express the most ardent hopes, that your Maj.,
may long reign over a free, happy, arid united people, who bar G•
and honour the King, in the most perfect connubial felicity with your
Majesty's eminently virtuous and truly exceller.t Royal Con*wirt, cur
most gracious Queen Adelaide. _ _

WILLIAM THORNT4 )N.

(Presented to the Bias, at the Levee at St. James's Pa/ace, 27th
Oct HBO, by Litut.-Oen. Thornton.]

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

A Court was held on Saturday, for the purpose of taking Into con.
sideration the important question on the subject of es.als. Alderman
&holey officiated for the Lord Mayor.
Mr. Row rte rose to move that the report of the especial committee.
appointed in 1828, in relation to the charges on coals, should be agreed
to. He stated that the subject was one of wart moment as regarded
the great body of the public ; and it was also of importance as re-
garded the credit and character of that Court. He adverted to the
enormous sums paid by the public of the metropolis for that be.
crusty of life, and contended that the corporation had been
most unjustly accused of having been instrumental in keep.
Ing up the war price of a commodity, which ought to have GIL:.
wish every other article of trade.—Mr. Tickner seconded the mutton,
end urged the necessity of adopting resolute measures to break tip a
system so fraught with injustice as that which had been the .übjert et
amoral reprobation. The reduction he expected from the struggle teas
as much as I2s. a chaldron. (Hear, hear.)--Mr. Pellet anticipated the
greatest benefits to the community from the adoption of the suggestions
contained in the reporto-elfr. Richardson said he had an amendment to
move. It was for a petition to Parliament, for the repeal of all frolic-
tions upon the article alluded to. (Hear.) He was convinced that suca
repeal would be the only moans of reordering real benefit to the corn.
niunity.—Mr. Scales was also for an unrestricted trade.—Mr. Clarke
spoke in favour of the report.—Mr. Blendin thought that the report
should be sent to the corn and coal committee.—Mr. i hoemhill altqge.
cher disapproved of the report.—Tbe amendment was negatived by a
large majority, and the report was agreed to. Adjourned.

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