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orritc? tuntitesfon. 'Aim-mess, incipleut
ra one Of the -enemy els 'evinced n new anti ennso-
•11! Con,iderdrion. Ia lot the first time present-
. ell the vie tin 'erterny ihished in the career of
conlittaittrd to t.roN.eti slowly, cautiously,
rO4 ith driiheArioll—it presented a campaign on
Ohl principles, nod the enemy ei inyed they. had
a very different sort of adversary to cope with !recta
thO,e. to which they were, long aceoreomed. 'the
Its ti 3~t Genre d, however, wisely determined not to
rustier a 4140 until lie eonid do it • under circum,
ht.FO,TS or great Comparftti4e ficivaniae, lhal was,
null a fair opportunity was atforded of trying the
- P.atu,:nese troops against the enemy. The position
chosen by the British Commander was, for tlie'ob
jriits he had in-
Viet, most judicious : the ground
'vai peetilitrly fitvourahla for such an operation.
Upon this ,tryiinvoccaiiion, the Portuguese troops
distiiiviShed tb'emseleci in such a Mariner, that an
experreiteed•Offirer %NOS heard to declare that he
could riot- distinniah any dititnence between the
~00rolo61 of the British and the Portuguese regiments.
tord Wellington was owro,re entPled by his judl-
-titans choice of posiiion, to inspire a confidence in-
to the Portuguese soldiery, and mate' in then, a
sense and,opinion of their own strength acct!die-
•eipline, which, previously they did. not entertain.
persevered in his original plan of operation,
and lds endeavours were dit6eted to protract the Otte-
nations to as hoe a period, as long as possibly, not
vnly for the ohjeas he had ultimately in view, but
to gke the • twops of our Ally an opportunity still
fowler, to improve in energy and discipline. On
the WI of October Lord Virelltngton,, with the Bri-
tish ;stilly; reached the position in which, as he stat-
ed, in mkt' of his dispatches, he was prepared for a
trial of the problem that remained to be solved. it
was then to be, seen whether the French would at-
jernpt to realize those threats they had often, held
out, and which by circumstances, they were called
upon to do.---k few weeks, however, plainly mani-
fested the'superlor wiadont of the line of pperations
adopted and persevered in by Lord Wellington. It
manifested that, whatever the result of the cam-
paign in ntherrespeets Might be, as far as delonsi-
• Wily and strength of position went, the enemy re-
garded the British General to stand on such ground
as, that he could not be attacked with any rasped
of suceess. Tois• was unequivocally manifested by"
the condincl of- the French General, And here he
must. say (as stria justice called upon him), that not
only this choiett ol'position, but the entire plan of
the campaign,- was entirely origitud on the part of
the 13 lurk Commander. It was not built upon any
former `plan of defending the country, it was the
result or Lord Wellington's Own experience and
obieryation own excellent judgment pointed
',out to him what was most proper to be done, and
this he was sanaierted by the unequivocal con-
dutt of thy enemy., It was also is question with the
Commander, whether under the circum-
'stances' of chi eettptry, the dciensive System was
Alteiliett whereon to contend. with the enemy. He
exentioed the question %Anti deliberrtion, how far it
*mild be prudent itt him to have aeted, under the
`circotridances Loon the offensive, 40 hate attacked
the Set.einV, important point, the opinion
:stated by 4..,0r5i Wrllington was, that he felt satisfied
stite II he attacked the French army, he could heat
them, hut not without a considerabledoss a>f turn;
the Incal circumstances, 'ind the nature of the coun-
try too, which afferded many strong -ptsitions for
one of the contending:4loo%s, Aso: elforded, no
small degree, similar advantages to the other ; and
though his opinion was,:t hat ditch*, undertaken to
attack ''the French army., he would 'lntiebeen sec-
:oo4h It was equally his opinion the Jame objett
wusild Obtained, •with comparatively flea less,' by
hint persevering In the defensive system. This was
bit opinion, as stated in November, and in the next
,month he wrote, that:he should not,risque a general
allot) sprat any ground less advamageoes•thart that
which he was awn posted,uponi sod that the 'cad«
toy :would MA' be able to make any intprestion nport
except in the eventof some lantorcliceolvoisfor.
time befalling this Allied Forec.,- Upon the :toll) of
December, Ire avowed his determinatioli not SO
Itv.n.ol.;iiwti *t'ac'it', on account of any thing-that
;night beiqtaid in any quarter whatever, but that be
would pursue the dictates :of his own judgment.
And, (Pod* teason3 idterwards stated by hint, his
ul-
ierior detertninntiOn was.to persevere tit that eyateru
which tits .liiihetio laid down for his condo6f;' and
that,itseott Ow whole, entertained' no' doubt. of
lghtt ultimate success of his measures. 01 ithis ho
never entertained a doubt, that the plan adopted bs'
the Uallsrsatt Viscount was such as would• the surest
Years to tweeds, with the least possible stieri-
fee, , He,,onw came to the period at which the
TrenclvConunninter thought proper to move front
it'll& positions s there never was a more forcible prim,
ticalAustration of the wiseand skilful atrangemehts
mule by the tarnish Commander ; the interval oft.
tcsvr days at this allies, plainly evinced it, if there
were noothcr proofs at the soundnerot and accuracy
of theopiniona given by Lord Wellington. Nothing
tetield place his condott,in a brighter or more 'advan-
tageous pint of view, than these ennuis-oe' cam.
pulsory retreat Of the dower of Ike Prench army
placed under one of the ablest Generals France vier
possessed, with so timed a loss ort the part of the
vows, Ott this point, which spoke so plainly for
toads. he was almost ashamed to trouble-their 'Lord-
ships wiAt- any observations. But tet4the present
siteation and.' circumstances of the French army be
totnpared to what it was about Om SOW. time last
year, when it were edvaming froM the frontiers at'
tospired' by all the: energy which' success
ctnint give it, and achieves! with a loss far less con.
,I,l,tottle than what such a line of operation was
41.0411 y io tended 1/44 ith. Let thnstriking, the glorious
.c.•tntrasit,,be estiotiderod. It was beyond the power
„t „0 y W1N.410 ,of his to enlarge upon its value, or to
,:xpres those leeleopt with which it impressed him. •
The AM, outlined by therlllustrionsearamander
Ili tineinoe were iiiestimable iia more than one
ponst,o/' view"diet'aneeassful battles loshad 'ought,
and Inc repeated victories gained, formed but a cum-
parativelyloon ,share in their real estimation; but
the experience pined, the, various lessons learned,
nod tire cousetneint improement and amelioration
and operatien,
its:every brawl of science,
„ale ‘3,l,,,;derstients. at; incalculable importance.
With 4-eseett to the Geocral to whom theseadvan-
rage* were to be attributed, it' could not'be said of, •1
dt of old'of one of thus
lent •as was eta •
greatest -Odiceri that ever adorned this country',
Win
ely, tl,atr t. sou ;ht at a time when all the re-
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'lllO-A-nen ticnerilT orTrande: were dead that Tie traS
opposed ooly CF:!rierals of the second order, new
the ,G,lllant Viscoeet was confessedly opposed to
one; the first French Getterals, atidtoruany others
on whom a series of success had; etlerred celebrity.
Be had been sue:eistudyi °pooled to Jutert,roSoult,
to Victor, amid whets, as well Its to Massena him-
self! Since the earlier posi,Kla of our history, or of
our military records, eo greater instance of a suc-
cessful train or series of operation's could he found;
not even,,petheps, in the. more recent instance of
the Duke of Mat iborough, where sirecesskept pace
ith the exertions of the armies under his•command.
Opii.ion would be, further blinie out by a consi-
del ation of time± Circumstances in whit-lithe contend-
leg armils were placed. These CitettOtauees were
peculiarly advantleous to the army of France.
They were not in that.situatiou in which the troops
of the 'respective nationswere'opposed to each or bet,
in the case of the campaign in Egypt, as wi.s well
depieted,by a Right, Hon. Gentletnau, of whom he
could never speak but without sensations of regret
forhis irreparable loss, or of admiration for his vir-
Wets ! That was a case', in wi ich the British and
French armies were opposed toeach other on a clear
stage, and leti to their respeti..ite, immediate re,
sources.; In site ease in question,• ciretenstanCei
were very ditferentwe hut to contend, not agaitht
a limite4 force, but with one, as was contended in
argument .by sane of those who doubted of titud
success,,,.. witch
,was cootineally accoundating ; and
it exhibited not a contest only at Breish va.
lour, against Freoch Military valour, bill i f Britlsh
and French military science and skill,—At the same
time it furnished a striking example of'whae a peo.
pie catsdo,-• when determined to exert thernsOres
their own-defence; and is animated to sutcesslul
'exertions
,a people unaccustomed to efforts at war;
it inured them to hardships and privations, and
though, their imuteliate sutferiogs' have been gre4i,
such eoesiderations would lead to results perma-
nent, glory and advantage. lit addition to all these,
the conclusion was inevitable,' that when such wear.,
sures, as were the deserved theme tit his applause,
were the result of liberal and eel irged views, tied of
true philanthropy, they formed the easiest and the,
cheapest way oldefeeding our own rights at home,
and uf "worn% those mai.ifid bk,ings 'which tits
Country enjoyed. The ,Eart..eoncluded by
moving to the following effect That the Thanks
of this House be given to Lieut.-General Arthur
Lord Viscount Wellington, K. f 3. Commander ~in
Chief of the Allied Ares iu Portugal, for the skill,
valour, foresight, itorepidity zeal, and perseverance,
so eminently displayed 'by him in the condual of
campaigns in sod for the detimce of Portugal,-, Sze.
by which he hart rendered the most esseumbil service
to his King and eountry;l.
• Earl GM( immediately rose to express, he said,
hitrmost entire and hearty concurrence with the tno-
' lion of the Noble Secretary of State, Though the
Noble Earl had certainly omi,ted nothing in the il-
lustration of the exalttd role tinder consideration,
yet he could not Content himself' with giving a silent,
though a must cordial support to the Vote at Thanks.
To phis, considerations of national 'pride and grati-
tude for the signal services at the gallant Command-
er equally impelled,hint. lie would fairly at:know-
ledge that *dditional personal' considerations were
imperative upon him, and he should deem himself
unworthy of a seat in that „House if he could sup.
press them. In proportion, therefore, to the pain
and reluctance which he felt on a former occasion,
when the Vote then preposed, appeared to hint of
more quesdunable character, the pleasure, ,lie now
felt was the greater, in being able tocootribute his
humble mite 'towards the applause of a seri be
which merited the best reward in the power e=f that
Honse to, bestow.. bad listened with sincere
pleasure to the speech or the Noble:Earl, which
rightly did ample justice to the merits of sthe.dis-
tinguished Offiter ; but- ho was still further pleased
with his having omitted, with his accustomed'
berality. turd kiednesS, all topics vidißli Might cre-
ate a differelfet of sentiment, Rue trotwithstaed-
ieg this display of delicacy in the Noble Lord, he,
could not avoid saying, ,that the ro
ia ions he for.'
snerly entertained on these points whether those
opitijoee were well or ill.-foUbded,, they were justi-
fied' by his. view of circLinynances.at the time; truer
though unwilling, as he was, to give the smallest

interruption to the general unanimity that ptevail•.
ed, he begged, leave to say, that tiro's, opinions
were not lightly taken up, but proceeded from the
diligent and anxious view he had taken..ol existing
circumstance.. 'lney;Werte at least hisdtincere and
hottest opinions; They, might, however,- be' con-
sidered as adding some degree 'of •Vititui'to his Audi-
vidnill vote in, the present instance. :Those: who
had uniformly anticipated a successtul, result'. from
the plan and operatio4 of the gallant, Lind in
question, and expressed. titail confidence in ii,
were called upon by every sentiment of justice,
gratitude, and duty, to ;follo., up' those opinions.
with their Votes; they certainly acknowledged 'the
great valour, skill, and foresight, at. the Gal-
lant Commander., but such'au acknowledgment
war still Moro ample, and came with greater , lace
from one who at one time had held a dirrerent
pion as to, the merits of -those meastrres.' After the
detailed statement. of the Noble Lord, he should
not,detain the House by any detailed observations
on the signal services under consideration. 'He
most cordially concurred in the expressions of ap-
plause-which were so justly applied to them ; , and:
lie was decidedly of opinion, that it was relltretiog
as much honour upon the British arms, by ettea-
leg those services with the comparatively small loss
of lives, as could possibly be, done by the most
signal victory Successes of that kind should be
estimated with a reference to the loss of blood

with they were achieved. Succesves pur.
chased as were those of the Gallant 'Viscount, af-
forded more real satisfaction than those 'purchased
at ihe expense of suffering humanity, where the
31101.1t$ 01 triumph were mingled with the timer].
rations and cries or the widow and the orphan.
[Our restricted limits confine us to a very brielno-
lice of the remainder of the Noble Earl's speech.)
He again observed, that unwilling as he was to
terrupt the unanimity of the House, he could not
.avoid cautioning Ministers with respect to their to
tore illtUditreS it) the prosecution attic, war in the Pe-
Tiitty seemed confident from what had taken
of very extensive further sut:cesses; but such
may, be found in a greater degree to he but temporary ;
they placed them, however, in a Situation in which
they uctald will) more propriety And urea, call upon

their Spankh Mies to ctime forw aid in a rerent
manlier, and to mike vigorous and proportionate
exertions io support of the common cause. This
it had now from circumstances, become more than
e.er the duty 01 Ministers to dos they Alio* guard
as much as possible against the contingency of their
being left to a'tas protcipalkin the v.ar against the
military slower of France. In such a ease, the con-
test was tar from hkely to be successful. Too much
dependence should not be plated on the et ent of
hay new diversions of the French force-towards the
Northern phrts of :Europe, A more powerful Olen
May still be made against l'ortugal,!—They should
not feel too confident, but stimulate their Allies as
far as possible, to ibe Most vigorous exertions, With
respect to the immediate question before the House,
he r:prated„ the motion had his support with the
more pleasure train him, when he reeellecded his
condtict upon alormer oecitien, but this; he trust-
ed,. would not diminish the value of that support.
,The Thanks of Opt liouse, the best ielvaid in their
power, should net be' lightly .given—lhey should be.
the reward ,of •signal merit alone; but this test he
Was hippy to .ay, was most unequivhcally displayed
in she par. icularcase.hetOre them.,
• The Earl of SUFFOLK concurred most cordially in
the motion, and considered the result'of the eam,'-
paign mole truly glorious, useful, and decisive, than
it it had been achieved and terminated by a Victory,
however c.lendia, which could not have been gain-
ed, but with what we could but ill spare—a con-
siderable etlit,ion of British blood,

Th'e Question was then put and agreed, to neon
diviente

Lord Lavertroot, next moved the Thanks of the
House to the l'ortuguete Otlit.ers, Sze. &c. acting
under General Berestbrd, for the part they hod,iiiken
in the toils and succ6ses the
eJ to nem. dissent.

The Bllls brought up from the CommUs were
lead a firm time, alter which the House adjoured
till Alooday.

HOUSE OP CONAIONS,

LIMERICK ELECTION.
W. REGINALD POLE CAntw reported from the
COMITIDICO on tht Limerick Election Petition, that
the Silting Member, VIM. OrieLL, Esq, had been
duly elected ; but that the Petition against him was
neither frivolous nor vexatious.
IRISH LOAN BILL.
Mr. FOSTUR brought in the Bill to raise
lions and a half by way of loan in Ireland, for the
service of that country,
Read a first time, and ordered to be read a second
time on Monday.

131711.10 N.
Mr. VANSITTAUT, in pursuance of his' notice,
read to the House the Resolutions which it was his
intention to prcipose for their adoption, on the dis-

cussion of the Report of the Bullion Conitnittee.—
Ddi thew Resolutions were of considerable length
and compkxity;and as we hope to be able to lAy
before Our Readers an accurate Copy of them on
Monday, 'we forbear from what Would necessarily,
be a very impeded description cif their tendency.].,-0
Mr. Vansittart added, that if it' were thought deal-
Fable to give time for the censideration °lmes° Re-
solutions, the Cominittee on the Bullion Report
Might perhaps be expediently deterred until Thurs-
day .or, Friday. • ,
Mr. ABERCKOtitBIe had no objeetion to any delay
that, might be, deemed' necessary 'but ho begged
leave c:istinaly to state on timpart. of his. Hoe. and
Learned Friend, rui-w absent, tholate.Chairman of
the Bullion Committee (Mr. Horner), that, such a
delay would'be the aCt of the House and was by no.
, mean,' the wish of his lionourabte- and Learned
Friend.
Mr. H. THORN TON not being aware that there
was any point in the Resolution, just re.id; by the.
Right 'Hort; Gentleman; to which the attention of
the I louse had not been previously threated; saw no
cowl) for postponing' the consideration of oils lin-.
pori.utt 301)400. .
ClIANCtil.LOtt Of the Ekonstauert thought
that the delay.ot a single day, or of two days, could
Hot be very Injurious.; and that eventually time
knight perhaps be iawed by it. He would propose
Tuesday as the day of tlisuthsion, were it not that a'
Motion of an Hun. Gentleman 'opposite (Mr. Hut-
chinson), respecting the Military Policy at the Coun-
try, stood for that day.
After a desultory conversation, in which Sir T.
Turton, Mr. P. Moore, Mr. Vansittart, Mr. Hut-
chinson, Mr. Calervii, Mr. Tierney- and Mr. Thorn-
ton shared, the'Committee on the Bullion Report
was fixed for Wedoesday. next, and Mr. liutchin.,
son's rootioit for 'Tuesday se'nnight.
it was' understood. that Mr.. Vaosirtart% Resolo,
tions would. be immediately printed, and lett in the.
hands of the Clerk.
Accounts" of the Expellees of the Army Extra-
ordioaries were ordered to he referred to the Com-
mittee of' Supply.
The House. then resolved itself into a' '•
COMMiTTEk OF SUPPLY:
Mr: Low; rose, pursuant to notice, to•move the
Army Lxtraordinartes. , It was his intention to pro-
pose a vote of 627,0001.• ,to make good the defici-
ency of the grant -of- last year. This sum, COP.'.
sidering the circunistances of the war, he thought
would. not be.regarded, as a great excess. He con-
Ceived it was unnecessary for him to take up the
time of the' House by going into any detail- on the
subject, but at the same, time he was featly to
afford any, explanation that might be required.—
A Itcr briefly explaining' the nature of grants vot-
ed for Army Extraordinaries; he concluded by
moving-- •

" That a atm not exceeding 6270931, cos.,. be- granted to
defray the excess of. tArnty. Extraordinaries not • provided for
by thelront of last yew, from tLy.to
After a few words from Gel). Tuition and Lord
Paimerstoti,

MV,FIittEMANTLE, though he saw nothing to corn-
plain of in the Estimates of this year, as they were
rather diminished in their amount from what. they
were last year, thought the immense expences to
winch the eptin try was subjected by its army, ought
not to escape observation, thorn the commence-
ment of the Spanish contest, our armies had cost
the Public annually no less than t 4;000,0001. min-
-64'0 of ardosnce amounting .in the lour years.to
neatly t00,000,00u1., It had been stated Ist' year,
by # Member (Mr. Huskisson), that to maintain
40,000 men on the. opposite side of the. 'channel

Nomallimmummormegnow—r------- _
would cost the cnun:ry 300,0001. per month.
Ihe present time we had nearly 60,00 a tern iti 114
Peninsula, and when iii addition to Ouse, it %soiree
memberbd we had nearly 40,000 Portuguctid lo 11,
in our pay, it must be seen the et petaliture woe..
casioneti could be little less than' i,u011,0001.14
month. He did not wish. Ihe contest in tia• Noe.
sulti to be relinquished, he did not desit•eapy :Lurk
Lion to be made, but be wh,hed the Hulot te...,; i .
amount ofthe expetice, and to neglect no upporl.',.,
nity of Makitig it less when pr3per ,inie shoal:l.lP
athitee4ctio,,,u4ntprya),,aiit:grtually near 24,0U0 thcll, JO this ho
rive. The contest, they bila beta 1,,w1y told, cost
contended imposed a t wo•fuld tax On the pLOlitt.
He then adverted to the expellee ait,i 14)0 0,11i6
money there, andihteo tillr'icnAlli:cl) irPe°rtrallultBl4l)ll, latch:denixtlierill'
said by one of his Majesty's Minisiers, a lo,‘ 01.
sustained of 3U per cent. on every Mk lid 41,u,
not.underValue the brilliant successes Of I,o'rd We''
lingron ; and repeated, it was not his ‘O,ll, the"
shod w Ulit lidra‘v iron) the contesr 0a11.104 t
114
any re'
sent alteration shou4l be made, hut. lie lil It
right ti) give, this wat ping of the nnignitude ol
e?tpence.
The Cit ARort.Loa of the Excattacitt lot! wi'l''
I Ai.
ed to abstain (loaf diticussing the pulicy of 1"' 'll,
should be as happy to enter into that wtrill°l,,'''',,,i
lied been desirous of avoiding it then. . tie 'l°h
,Itvieeriteniiiignliilt.dco, tt s it Portugal,
Ie r the ' H°onn.th
tie ePnreill:lll:tql Ija:s"lsil:f;%'l%l".'''
ing, not only 'of the vote of Thanks ta I/ 'lli,il'at
ltogton, but 'OS ;tido approving of the litte ,d,'' '1,4
pursued-, with rest,ect to the Peainsula, ono t"tici
the WOCIOtiI find importance of acting nibs.!,_t 1
'ether sorry that it had nut it, en more lolly sister,
into, he obseri'b7eedn, tali(elyuPwieedi.e oLowilvoitolgt bel1.,:11°11::':::
traordinaries, which, it appeged, eltc",a,.' lie
grant of last 'year by about lioo,oool. 141,''',11410
thought, was nut so grrat au exi.es4 Ir Illi`a.aiga
been expected. ' There. 'would 'not have Poi,' "po,
that, but for the unfavourable slate of the ; °ll°
..
The Hon. Gentlernan had said it wa4 biliii") wit'
c.. ill,
0, f iliS Majesty's Mitiisters, test' Sr) 1J1:1 ''',lo 'OOl
jt)" on ever), 1001. . sent to Pot- ng,ll. ' coo,
Chancellor of the i.,xclierprer) k:,ew ut tin biitioai:
sertiort having.becn Made •• by any petioll °rob 0
ed with , Government. He rein, OP to/ , 4 os,
sfajtem.ent coming from a 'Geniletioal i0101:1101:4(ys '
was
t
s
ot
h1.1:41'10!111,l'tilitiftil:eltilYcl'i11111::::::41.( il ::!i'clilu:::::
rev on that subject. The Hon' Gealle111:010,
it
clear
at
tae
He
as tees4llad tbdughl it, right to give.a worni"„0,0(1 D
ctm:,aiedge.
unit:l2le! essid wouldt
,necessity
otflioa not see
imputing seeielt whatwithste ieteit:hee fii,btirlcoi
rontuiergult:trit,i;:tood:
tiehlottiligrw.hrte-nrittebt e,. t ter toth:eix'hco°;111C(tillille:p1:1:11:4;:rcs:::
tiently that which wait necessary' .inot"d (),
ivhlcb
pating and exaggerating the ineontun°73oo.l,4
.might, but which he crowed in God wul'
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Fit HEStAbITLK explained, after villicllll4 14.
solution was carried. ~,illii
~ , r em..
oppor,„„ity or,,..moviiig the . grii DE la 1.•) oliro'
ti 6)
uro Claini4;lo.l year.
: i‘ 'Leal ini le,
d4:11: ithc.:ll;:itigui:tlrlle I it
i ld, of
li
obal
ve::::.
.Elr r: crai iti ::' ::
s'°n
ei t 1 °I5c;;I:.
ilta!,:ti ''y'll, 1 Ilt,
• Ii Thar a SUM not ex •eetiink 3 Ono,oool, --,.`104 ,
the Arnie.Pareiord4iarie: of (..,N,d's Oritsin aii: stli
.
the yea. ihi 1." . ke.
The Resolution was put and carded, 114 "ug.:;o,i,
vend 'others for smaller Grants, within° r
, ids
' ' 'The M'ase then resumed, and the .
ruitte,ltiti_a,,• , ~,,,10,i3
On the motion of Mr. FO,Tra, A ‘''°ll''iii,,,ileo``'.'
appOinted to'inquire into tliestate of WI ..'
~'''s.3,oo,
ing luau Shrewsbury to Holyhead, and “:..d 0 ito
the Fund.; arising Irvin. the Tells cvile`'‘
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a period' "'llea strangers were cacloOca "c",O the 101"
lery, .then rose and addresed the Seciiker i .
f$ P ov
{1 Mr. SPBAKgR-4t is tile 101$100"ie °fr,ve 0.,,,
who holds the official situation whi 'I) hod hitio::,
the honour to till, no,t unfrequently lob'e
t callsiditi;
under the necessity of submilliog lb, -„hilli. i'fi., S
' lion of this douse various nte.6.'" 'or dal 'l°'
. etto
: unpleasant, tor him to Propose, as It ' ' 1,),,,01100- 'l4
to adopt. In' a state of war, spell P,'ol orid 0114.
multiplied in prepertiun to the dursili It baci):l
of the contest,.and to the burchetor 01111'.c.ii, coanliio;
necessary in' consequeo6e to imposo. ticr:,,,,,,,,,if ;,':,.1
But the same` State of war is not 0'1.4010w 0
Pioduetive of erorio4ition's cif a' verY aisn 4.
• i • a til'ai arty it ti
of iirePositiou`s the moat picastrib, Aoo,,,tyly. toi.
lionslii in tcalled
; uucaPut reillit,°Silirle,l !toe twub7):1:211"111:fieV111301: .1n3.1°4/:ci°,:orl '
that 1 cooceiV'e myself now to Wad.
,`
.0;406,,i !c.,
tunity occurs to recommend le. lbe ‘lt!:ltrdietilia•
and gratitude of Pal liJment
.the iiiii5..,r)7,,,,,,,,1? Plor,
out. brilliant rinNStaavnacies:l;l iniCliiiiviilStri),i L'::"..cr',A,lo,lllo,4.J``.l'.
rit, and to dVvc,llol) the atit'itill.sp:o 1,11413:0411,,Iji,
May taifly he expetied fiery sat'
„e,l,hith 114.1.'d fa
merits, all arc prepared to synipolll,)•.,,eioi,r,s, e... 4 1,
victual on whot» the 0115101111.1145 K ' io ellAvm 4
, al 1,:1'"4 '1.0"
shars2lAld -,...._) biro in toe, gelier i;jocb. it,,i
oft • ' Sir, the Case, elore tis is orie
~,,,j o,,iiti
to,
1 oiog mi. ,t, 1 .
AO many CirelitrlSlLOWC,s Of I" _.,,eiteil to ',..1 1110
contemplation, As can well tit: co_1110000,4: ta:ced:,
ed in. a single instance. I inn
~,I,d
,io PAO °'Wile'
merits ()fatty clunpaign tall be ; , For i iigl'',,e tot
1
ed-themeritsotthe hoe earn rignvi.:(l,. 0, hit 11'1'00
Cher wc contemplatethe wisiloo,o illo, occrstroope6t.
of that campaln Wilii COIICCiVt:(I,I, .10000 tve 014'
has attended its execution, t/..`.,ribLi, or lit/v.,,,,,,,,,a •,,
which the result 01)019 10 Hitt, In. het
„g,iiii, 1:,,,°,,,,
the little Inas which temaio It:
,c3,c.iy
.iloted.:l".
a goin,, i. believe . that tiatviv
,iiti,,,,
$OO uti!1ti;1.0,,,,a.!,,
curled an event which w."1•:;1400odrAl ':),f wilPi::
ap'prause, fir excitiod loci' ''' : „lir 0 011,
,hrii i /11,'"'
I particularise the couipar.ati,%o .
Jo:0:0,r,,
i 0.0,4,0
which this great gain 110uf.,zel ilo tittl'' ,„proj"
cause I am i.ersdaded we till l'l vibich thd ,
wally uccats.s.rns---oecasiePtt 00

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P'

:arlianient has beep jestly bestewed,e-in
which the tpteixiour of victory hes been' !darkened
ty
,iih, itHar.c.tioly rewhing leen the contemplation
of attending and aftlieliteeeveuts. \kale recent ih-
fences at Talavera and flarresa,' gferious as 'were
eerie battles,- she newt was Compelled to dweli
with pain or the nuither of valuable lives by which
that glOrY Islli purehesete This is a sentimeota
Fir, which does not iii the ieast abate 0?1,,e4"..55
of the'reerit *of ilreie gallant achievenVents, al-
though ii prevents us lion) considerthg them with
a eeliiiet, of untniegled , mid eenelleeed satieftle-
tiene-l'eelr'ciel Co oh, reeolleetion of the House
one of the mest distingelihed vie:lodes ou our
Wei anoali-ehe Battle e
there if the l Tratalgae, I ask
c y do not well remember, that on thee-e.
ep!
there of the intelligence of that most glorious vie-
tor/. r' Was wit t suTerision in the poblic mind
ellether torionsider it ns en •event of joy or of grief
which ,•eet douht e whether th exiraordinary advantages
elle couutry .derived from the occurrence
Vere reeceenterbahtiteed by the loss of Lord Nel-
son anti tlitehrave truly who tell with him ! I am
Imltfiede that if the queeion had been put to the
nation, whieher they
.would agree to efface that Os)/
ti.orn tier, history, oh the coudition of recovering
thweene whom -said glory of it 'was atiriuteable,
Many voices Would have declared for relinquishing
Iles vittory, if by so, doing the victors could be re-
eeettele f do nut colitencethat such . a sentiment
is Politically colreet. All I contend lee that such
l %entitle:re dote' exio, and that, it
.will continue to
esie ; and f will add that it is 3 sentiment so con-
tttled with the hest teelings of our nature, that I
‘ltid titillate lung before I- ventured decidedly to
tndenn it.
Lett, el this seotiinent, however,'
Co" en
to with our ftelinge,. on the prrsem °Cca"
lia'2o,llre as it almost entirely ii from every circulate
tecewhich could damp Our' joy and gratulatione-
h '""'t Sit, the leuuse will do me the justice to be-
IntoH'llt il it net nay
intention to attempt to enter
e hoe &tailed steieleetteof the campaign ; bue, I
t'intte•ite' that •it is due to felt Lord V,Vellin„ion dise
sleoll7-et,° 'oiled, that while we attribute to his
oh( h"lvity, and unexempled 'exert ion, the extent
tet,„'° a,,uceesr whiell we have gained, we intuit, to
iite.l;te ntoderatiun, forbearance, regard fur the'
°' hit soldierseseend'above all,
el torn his
b • 'to that enlighten-
eel, -, is II y which, at the colt)mericement of the
tniiii,)4lgeb' he anticipated. its clost—l eaer,,,Sire,we-
,h;,' to 4 these great qualities ascribe the compera-
-0,41,441111 loos by which that suceess ha• been ue
lotus I repeat that it is not my intentioo to enter
out afclette ot the campaieee. Such a task is perfectly
pee° 11' r". 101 of my eowers, and indeed of the
iii4eltko any one at present. It must be lett collie
tie
(TIIII,,aii,I by him atone can that full justice
reej4ke44l' I,etel Wellington which his merits de-,
Wee tt'e Slinte time the objects which Lora
, Volt had it in view to accomplish, .and the
Noels'
tho, Cohfided 10
.hint for the aecomplishmeoc of
1 totrltivels, it may vt•ry naturally 13,: expee.,lo4 I
etlat)rti briefly deseiihe to the House, it, order to
ree."l:4") "I bottle-degree, however iineerteetly, •
, 'ses:we ii , , • ,
0,t0,v to" , it recent .eents. It iii not. us
414 weeder the wiletten tit defending the, Pe-
' 111qi ire i',„ni."e wliY er it.- another. We are urn 'to
ph- (01, cur' it was expedient that we 'should ap-
te,a,'r Hiiiiidly knee for that purteest I in the at
it ° "Iteir than in separate bode seeqn• whether
wak wixi, , .
tt, p - ‘l. heel
Port ugal as ine'spoi 'on which
ee.,,, r , .
.
IN cuti with I, ranee. Ali thote cooiiiletatictel
imkllle°4l)etted whit 'the prese•nequestion,
.The.
4.,4
w 0,,,
.01 'Nrtugal having been confided to Lerd
tvdy ji,8'4,11,' 44 teethe must be estimated 'by the
hja)b, 4 whist, he 1134 executed the trust reposetliin,
r • 4 4 epend in no degree upon the expediency
iklnex ..
front 11)1")i?111ey
.of the original plans at home..--
tileit
t, tlbservation, however, 1 must make a
t,T,,„ ~elltiott, immely; that I have aright to
I -.4 toi,t„ 1 r suet' . w le fortnetly declared that the tnea-
if se ' lit fs'i,e,„„ , , ,
' le, li 4 "-i'lerit In this relied were ost uti-
teeftti
.._ seeinst all ratiooal ctileulations at'
.a pc-
ky LiwrZll. melt readily and warmly to opplaud
4thili(t, ih 'llington fur having °vet come di yep •lea
dliiigtej Oct
-4140:d to ho,llt4operable.-.Sir, hurd
taut ilien knew it io
be I.l4:intention of Govern!
il,Lart, 1. the defilqt of PUrtugal should bet he
444,4 C 45160 of hisettetition. ••He knew that for
tee , ',Pose tter!, was 'confided to him a large pore
i elive'tlitt.ie military force of this couttiry-r.a portion,
ih„. 16,1'0 Isrge to bat ightly hazarded. He knew
itti k ' t' as additional Means of. effeeting les b-
ii "u 144 the
&Neel . populetion of Pomp!, which,
[l4could beast wet necesitary to diseiplille before it
14 hv!tiilable in the common effort. Lord Wel.
V, whirl34,,dell6erlifely Considered the belt mode
Nile Sir ror'oeal could be defended. I think it
to.. e, to stet . I '
Ilierte,ll,,,. . ell I set, it never entered iota his
rack )11.'
,11 to imagine, that of Portugal were at,
le floc,„l"Ke and imposing force, he should be
lotittitat courtly all thing like a complete defence of
~4.ai Yon time frontier; but that he always
esterte ''"A that in 1 ' linttit wh. • sec i a case. Portugal must be
aq t.re 11 aetuallv ,Portugal defended, in the
. wi, tastnessta of I ..
u, "Y thto
'eft
1 --. iiisoon. I may' be asked
fits hew, , tie trouble and expence of carrying
e 14,4. '1„,14,0). to the frontier ?' The reason is
bra 10 gaio time 1 • ' • • •
i i atalu . ur disciplining the Portu-
-4'11,4 to; gain titne for
that
purpose of ob-
sil, 'II i.rceutems from hi }: l'atts 61 this country, and from
nportance,
tti."4, vitw theTt world, Lord Wellington had also
14 'l4ll:whits by delay, of increasing
1
trittiiilairtio touter which the enemy must labour
vevit:t• Ily te:ekritat tioniber of troops in the seat
. tete.. that tattle oft the frontier he secured the.
14tIpt bY an iirmatt4ck Hume made be made on Kluge!,
e.4"4 lit ah-Y s° "urtierottN, ae on that accoont
:.
villt,th.e,evetr, amrteliop 'it, own 'resource, ; and such
‘vii, !"ettoilig p e, howevers Lord Welhogtort
1., eriiii., °Fingal on the bank, of the Cos, he
"hilt I. ililg Lihboo on the hanks of the Tagus.
lieu eeepiee le ,
11 Allit„ii 5 'it enemy off the fr ti 1
,Ittlii,,„ Ig the h..,,,,..
~ - on ere, lo was
114), Z ,tt ntce.sat 111" °,t Portugal. ►
At length,
lial 1% Sir, io Yh ? retires be retired tu Lisbon.
041414/41109 ° "lite a Ulitilli criticism 011
I 41 ila °: . °agilely, than
4nuit
.: in hiti,oullil
itue result was neoi.
was e subjeet of ebhgtatu-
,(44l r.e: "'cart oecurt
11),5 itiort:444lfly txfiect...attke which could never have
741 t. elo_uteitsi, 'Jr
tt_ IN, ow, Sirs mulling airs
Iv4i,litsti.„),
of 'thre ue any thin carnets in
'1 y wi, `4OOe-di,,-,-- et Cal"Pal4". itsl# that my
lII_
large l'i. (tie t .'"chy calciAlatect on vie .ttini..
would feel in maintaining
ti,
41, rti!gti
i I,.yipti lik u„,i,0011.Y 14114ru Lisbon for s 1 • I
, ise,,, telete, the_
to • ee i 4 eolith bt
ir• IN
4 w'Lt)i Y 4 sato in force tsio *Jerks there.
e reutti., lot othet titie4Opinions
"g(" l'as Nell convict; jusnti:

t‘ed.... by. the..event,
,X will -read W.:the House ex•
iraCIS froth two dispatches written by. Lord Wel-
' lington, after he retired from the frontiers, in Order
that they may jUdge of the, accuracy of my state-•
meat the list dispatch,
_dated Cartaxo, Pe
cetirtar I, lii,s I..,"irdShip. says, I do nut propo,e
making any movement by WhICIO may incur the
tier, of bringing on an action oil less edvantzigeous
giound. than that whichl at present possess. Tile
enemy can relieved from ttleirtlittkuilies only.
by 1110 . occurrence of. some misfortune ao the
r and should therefore faciirtate their
object, were. I, instead of remaining on the ground
which I have Selected, to move to. that which
has. been selected by theta.' rhe other,iiis-
. patch is dated December 29. After describing the
relative situation of Ilse armies,. Lord Wellington
goes op to obset ve, Under these circuinstaoces,
haVimg.sheh:ati' enemy to conten‘l with, knowing
that there is no army in Portngel capable of ,con-
tending with that e:lemy but my own,..atid feeling
that even success in an attack, it accompamed with
great loss, would occasion the roin.rat the cause of
the Allies, I shall persevere in thesystem.which I.
have hitherto pursued, and which I hope will end
in the defeat of the enemy's objeCt. Part of Portu-
gal will inigoestioitably suffer but much as this is
to be lamented, it is b,tter ihat.A part should I‘,fter„
than that all should be less, On the whole, 1 en,
tertain qo doubt of the.filud success of the otqlsines
I am carrying on, and I am cett,in that silty are
the only Means ran be entirely successfu.:—
Such were the "icnintients, enteitatited at that pe-
riod by Lord 'Wellington.. When, therefore, .Sir, it
is said that I we ought to b'esit our brats anti
Our tongue,' :I caun t follnw the advice. I thank
my God, but I cannot hold my tongue. 1 rotbt
proclaim to Ali HOuse, to the country, and to the
world, the merits of that illustrieuanimi who has.
been the 'instrument urd4r Providence rat effeding
this great good.'I abstain from dwellit.g pat:Lieu!,
tarty on the
.suxcssion of pliant aCtiorb,,, which
have: been fought by:our brave troops, fi.orn the, b st-
ile of .Barrosa to the la'st. m senieveirtion
the banks of the Cori by ('d'elottel Beck wito, lest, in
enumerating these whiCh othAttt to be diologu b ,ed
(fought as'ihey have been, ilay.:4L:r 0.9), 1 should,
omit many justly, entitled to at pl.r sy. 'But ,1 beg
• the indulgerice of a few ruinui, s,. tot s,.e purpose. oh:
adverting to the Adual advantages which We roily
con icier a., derived from, the cainpatgli in Portugal.,
I shall consider those advaotdges as inc.)/ affect our.
Allies, oursetves, the and tieresi ot the
Witold, And first, with resp.ci ttt oni A,is s, thrre
can be no doubt that the dirr, r ellect of ,lid earn-
' pito, iu haVing employi:d so Li,ge, intended
iur toeir subjugation, has been ruaterailly oeiien
vial. It ha.; at least given dr in air .I(.lditio ,ai
in which to struggie ior their rod ,itt lid. r,c , and it
hart ulforded theta an of what ttb;y. may
:effect by a strict attiniti,,o to discipline. The ate-
' vantages derived to aureoles by Hie tesnit t.I the
eampaign are try no means into st •This
country, Sir, may be considered as oiri,:ed into two
Opiniontr'w.ith respect to nit own 100., er
perity. Those w Irbil:are thought that Urcat lilttin
rievtl -stood 'higher.-iii those ;mints, ate oral bed :,t
Seeing :heir opinion cootirmed thoo,
w Ina have cute! tained ti d•
that the sun of British glory' wa, ler ever ;set, 11111,1.
DOW congratnlite'themsekes i I t.te country 610
proof that, least, Our character nett. r ,
stood so 'high a* at the pre,el,t titunalit. To (heal
. the recent occurrendes'ineA he mini itchy, More gra-
tifying than to us, who here na .ie sangiinie po, the
subjett. No longer Can any f.:al6 reitiain,.,tbat
should thePrench seek our shrines, we should beun-
able tb meet' them. We have a British army, cont-
. posed of XGeneral who has out-genetal.ecf theirs, and
troops by whom their trotps hate been subdued.—
; As to .the etiect on rite enemy, what his feelins_
Must be, after all his boast's and threats against the
British army, may easily be coneeitred: What the
efreds may be internally on France, will not, pre-
tend to predict. Hew tar their discomfiture in
Portugal many, put an end to the delusion, that ex-
tent. of dominion is efetene of strength ; how far it
may open the eyes 'Of the French tti the intolerable
.and disgraceful, tyranny by which thyy ate at.,pre-
sent oppressed,duiure events will disclose. With
regard to the rest of the worldto Europe it wid
be an useful !Olson; pointing our the only road tu se-
curity. I avoid saying any thing on the probable
aired which our ant;cess.may have its another part of
the world, hut I cannot close my mind, to the es-
pettatioo of an impression being made by it in the
highest degree favourable' to the interests, of this
country. Sir, it was impossible to suppo4e that it
I
Could be the slivine inteution long to permit the
continuance of that system 'of oppression and usur-.
pation under which Europr; has so befog groaned. It
may, perhaps, not he preeuniptuuus in us to, hope
that we may be the, instruMents of delivering the
worldfrem its thraldom. It is not impossible, in
the dispensations of Providence, but that in that
very Peninsula in which the tjranny of France has.
been so cruelly manifested, she may receive her
chmth wound, if not- her grave. But to revert to
that which is our present busioeis, namely to give
our thanks and applause to those who have put us.
in inch 'a
situation SO talk this language. All we
Can do on this occasions. is only the commeneemeut
of nay Lord Wellingtou's glory. F,or, as long as
A. vestige of the present even OW times rennin' oh re-
ccird—as lung as it shall be congenial to she heart of
man to be gratified with,.military eery acquired
not in extending the ambitious projecto.of a wain,
but in resisting tyranny, and defending the oppressed
long as execration shall, tolloW..tite. contempla-
than of violence and injustice--as, long as praise
shall be deeMed due to the Most zealous and pa-t
triotic exertions in a righteous catise----so long shall.
the charattier of lord Wellington be venerated by
Posterity, and be embahned in the _memery,of man-
kind. I move, Str,
" That the T hanks of this House be given to LieUtenant.
General`Lard Viscount Wellington, fur ttio• indolittigiintr
zeal. and. consummate ability with winch, ire Suceessluily
defending the Kingdom of Portugal, he has renclercti the most
important service to Ins King Mut Country."'
. The CH41C41,011. of the EXOkieUtlittt trusted,,
that the impossibility of staining the.vatious Officers
who had distinguished themselves, wouldjustity
the departure from the usual Conrad on this occasion...
Mrs Nl,l4,G,,Alltholigh he was anxious:lo enjoy
the honour, of secontlin*The mottoo of -.hit
Heti. Frieud, felt a difliculty rn determining whe-
ther he shotild de mere. than nierety•second it, ledv-
,,-ing-to the Howie the ,impreSsion wretch' the 'speech

of hi.; 'lV%lit Hon. Prietid Ifad made, and -which in.
deed the contemplation slone of the subject" watreal-
culated to prriduce, ist the sitwitiOn in which he
was placed, he felt it eqnally difficult to apeak, or to
be silent.: To speak, . because,lre cohld'hitt imper-
fectly echo the iielltimetitS bald
just heard, "anJ iu which all Jiiiist cencur to be si-
lent, because strotigiy as he' felfl'hoie aeniiinenrs ill
his own breast it was to repress
the declaration-of them. There ouc considera,
don independeot of general irtynke, which, how-
ever, inditeed hint to trouble the House. "-This vas
the advantage alluded to in the latter parr of his
Right non,' Friend's; speech, which this "cOuniry
must
ocrive by,a jut, coolempt,of its situation, and
of the principle upon which, and the means by,
which. it has ~beeti'brouglit into that' situ tiion.. It
had been the practice, engaged as "wwere in a con=
test ot great difficulty, seldom to cottfe to a compari-
Wen of the means we employ al .to the object which
we had in view, except under unfavourable circurn-
stances."i When any great" effort every
thing relating to its origin had been immediately
canvassed v. tits; utmost minuteness, and the ne:.
c'essity theJailure'liad been clearly demonstrated
to all mankind.' But .' when Lssuccess blessed our
arms, ~every thing by which acquiescence in the,
applause doe to that success might be dis.
b-
ed, was carefully kept out -of sight. Thus it .
happened that many "splendid actions had been
discussed singly, %inborn reference to the sys-
tem of which they formed a, part. ',The pre-
sent, for instance, ought not to he coosidtred
alone. It was the consummation of two partial( in-
ce.ss in; application of a first rate understanding,
plete with iniiitary talents, to a sit uation;full of dif-
ficulties. Looking at the subject in dna paint
view,--400king to the policy of the Government Of
which Lord Wellingtoo had been the Chosen bistro.
meitt (a policy, stilt continued), he could not ..
der ths. evactuti ion of Portugal as nothing but a mi-
hien achtevetnetit. He 'must refer to the principle
jet it was undertaken, and the means wiiich
wrlre, used to effect O.—About, this aline two yeas
iesolution was taken by Government, that a
stand ithqul be made in Portugal-7-a. most doubtful
question; which was then decided upon a just'cal-,
ciliation that success was attainable, and that, if at
tattled, the risk was as nothing ist comparison, lo
carry this objet iiito cited, a man vas ,seletted of
witomilios.- who knew him, knev:e,that there was
no task rroifiring the greatest military capacity to
vv-i,cti he was not eqii.l. Under what singtalar
cunisiatices had that gallant Officer laboured ! Let
tile House follew hien from the'taiigued ot the day
to Its camp, where, turning towards his'euuntry for
cot,sUliition and etwooragementdie met with nothiog
but reproof, exaggerated statements of his ditlicul-,
ties, and coofident anticipation of his ultimate 'adore.,
Who could help anpladdisig thalifirtnitess, the
tree cpttconijiatot of true valour wish. which Lord,
Vellington by his silebce tinder these circurostaiices,,
had intimated that, disdaining to answer by words,
lie would leave the event to reply to his 'accusers.
h'ci(sieter, •could' be conceived the feelitigs
!with which lie would see his plans gradually rii;en-
,
nig into ntatur,i,tyoi .and with which• he recorded at
vats the, plssing sentiment
.ot the tuuruent. If
I here was a matt its the li,nory of the world,
whose consult! ought to be contemplated with ad-
miration, surely it ~ was that Map who, stiongly
sensible as he must have, been,,,.of the.. injury
that he was sufferisig in_hiti country, did out
allow one syllable of discontent to escape
Lord Wellington had' executed' i bit i) stein which,
,he would contend, it hod been proved was wisely
*conceived. His Rt. Bon. Friend had justly said,c.
'that the cipitiimis of the country were some years,
ago divided on the power of Great Britain to,main-.
tein the contest' with Franco; and that there were
those, who.thought, that if We were. equal to. that
contest, our exertions ought *to be tnaoe in one di.,
retlion. It appeared to oe thought by some that
we should be' content with the monopoly of One
;element, and that somiteternal fate separated the
tridefiffrom the sword. ()theta, however, and of,
these he was one, were convinced that Great Bri-
must be either a military pOwerbr a vaisalof Pranee.
They were convinced that. whatever the: exertion.
might cow, it must be suede, It had been •Inade,
and the'result contrary—he would 110 say to the
hopes but to the) suppositions of many-was sac-
cess to, the greatest, extent. Connected with' the
question whether we shotild esigage in a.,mtlitati,
contest,. was the questioo whether We should*
engage' in it as pitticinals Let no Man' es-
cape from the decision which this question had
receetlY-,rqceiVed, or entertain a notion, .that un-
less Its principals our assistance could have beep_
available to the Peninsula. Had we 'not been
:principals, ae should have encousaged the Porto-
gbeae by:sUpplies, by advice, by Coast expeditions
--miserable, when nibbling at the rind ot friendly
trritory. We should have driven into resistance
ai,Power that we ourselves imagined we could
not nyet.in,saletr ; those who, when disciplined by
our skill, and guarded by our swords, we had foetid
it difficult to defend. The beat result,.however, cif.
the late campaign* was, that whatever turn "the war
might:take; we harlan'ariny to repel the enetrty—a
result which, -putting out ofrthe +lttiflioli the beue-
tii which our Allies had receiVed, would of itself best
sufficient -to serve:as ti justification' of lie OOlity of,
our having become principals io the .Peninsula.-7
His Right Hon.', Friend had well stated the' imprint.,
store which the recent occurrences were calculated
to-make .on the enemy and on our Allies., Ile
should be sorryto see any material cifeet produced
by it in the rest of Eorope, kib wished to see a
struggle continued some time. lodger, of which
the world was the prize' and witness. It
.was there-
forethat hq it:A[l4lold, not with-mil-nixed 'sattsfac-
non, rumours of atadden ,resistatice to the oppression
of France, Sure he was that. the day would come
when' the oppresiliM of France would no longer be
tolerated 'but his, deprecated too 'early it ithylay ot
this spirit: He Issued that atioth mer.,Wagra or
Austerlitz might rtistore to Buotiaparte the power of
delusion Which be tad long possessed. He f. acrd
that s 'premature 'attempt at ematicipation, woold
rivet the 'chains which - it was intended to
tie was, indeed, anxiolls, tha! any eifint,' of this
nature should be deferred until France watt burn-
bled in the severity Of her siitferings. ' With
respect to the other part of the Peninsula, it Wai
i!ppf#liible IQ conceive but that the receiit, occur-
rences in Portugal
.oms4.lire the most powerful ef-
fect. in -Suain... sin.l ,tl,uf

flans of success, in that country might he entertain-
ed. Thp still and valour of I. rd \V, ;j nem, ihe
visilanct in diKuveiisig,uptlortiiii s, HO, v„ er
of avaiiing kUtuselt: them Lk 13,1, d,,L eieq, bid&
he khad clisphiyeu:io otte part of l l e Pehiusub, would
lead. :1(,) the siive results wl;crever • he might carry
the ttrins and glOry, or,. his country', Ere could
conclude withutti payith; his
,tribute of acknowledg-
ment to those had ,followed lip the sys!eu)
which, ~i hi!u he had been in office, bad rect ived his
keiTty concurrence ; hich the. tiou4
.).01t1 dv him the juitice to adinit was tint extort,d
from him by succetis, when :they reeulte4 fed, th.lt
the event was 4till doubtful, he
si
tnior sengioirolc

o,:nerat TA ROSTON no man in the Honer,
or in the country, could more heartily rt.jo ce in ;he
succeistul termination of the campaign. He,tie,ifii.•
ly concurred in the Vote of Thanks to mid
lingioo and his brain; army. He had opposed s' is -
ing the Th:inks of the House for the B.iitle
•vera, but on the present occasion, ennecivnig
castes to, be distinctly different, lie would Most enrdally ..
and voluntarily: give the motion his.ta)pPori.
• He, lioyeer, was not aurprised, to find
Clioiigl!, Visit spit it, and Svotch intrepidly, .wervt
suCcessfoll) opposed ,to the enemy, who .eirected
by e valiant and.a skilful Commander. He was not
disposed rigid:), to persevere hi any which
he knight have given, when experience Noted sos.h
opinion to hate been erroneously formed. H.
however, could not but,counnue to think, that the
system pursued would not in the end prove bene-
ficial to this country.. Judging Irvin human nature.
it wag impossible to contetuppie the ple,ent homo,
liar ion of Buotuiparte, and, suppose lie would t
sea that power destroyed which had placed him oo
the throne, and which, in fad, was still the support •.
of his power. Ii 'could, nut be doubted, but he
would make great efforts to retrieve his losses. it
he did not d,, this, the Inn erial Throne would b,e.
shaken, the iron crew,n would- gall, the bead .01
we.,rer, and the King of Rome %%wild he an utraceist
froin his cradle. It, contrary to experience and cs,-
pe,ktation, Lord, Wellington should become tie in-
Stillittent, Of snatching from the French allleV
power lie. possessed, the nations of Europe staitild
rally round his statidard,,iind bodily triiimp over,
theiroptiressur,•he would then treet, soy, Won the.
Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, that no title the
Monarch could give, and no reward the peopic
could bestow, would be more, than was due ter such
a service done, not tnerely Id Great Britain, but to
the civilized world.

G!!tier:4l Fakousint. observied, there appeared.but
s,
one sentiment the House, with respect '0 ttw.
merits of Lord Wellington and his 'gallant itr(t7„.,
He could not for a tnotnent think that any praise, 94....
his would add to the fame c;! that Noble Lord, T.
Lord Wellington, he had never had but one oui,y
nion, And the consequence was, thong!) his brilliant
actions &lye pleasure, they were not with hitw
ro
tt,ter of ikirprise. Witb feLlings, he con:4,,
only say, that he tnost hpirtily contaiirt,d. itio
iliot lot). , .

Geesoirs-wzootic,;ried nut met% lv in the
Vote of Thanks, but in every expression ut i.r.ttbo
that -had been uttered titti respect to ihe ce)11.
dui of Lord .WCllington, lie s;iould vote Wl' the.,
motion, not from individual approbation ..tnit •
from a general' conviction that such a vole was ot
all others the reward most proper thbe givu:l wider
xtich circuitistanees. The Noble Lord tlit:n pro-
ceeded to take tview of the events of tiro cam-
paign, contrasted the present Aittution of toF Penin-
sula with that in which it vt as found in Itifo, mid
and dwelt at some length on the adtatilages result-
ing from what had taken place; When the dithgrt
of invasion from Oporto, trout Lisbon, ftoiii,
diz, and trem Curunne, it tittle piJees were In Ithet
hands of France, were. consielcreilk the hUCC:ebS ut
our army must be the more a subjeet ut exoltat
Mr. PoiittuNtiY. ", in the. prupGsed Vote of
Thanks I must cordially concur. 1 iltiiik Lord
Wellington and the army deserve the Tilotik, of Ott
House, and of the Nation, 1 think Loid Wetting.
ton judiciously planned and'at?ly executed the Lite
campaign.; and I think, his.sticcess nut mow eon-.
ducive to the glory,than to the Security 0. the cowl-
try." • .
The Thanks.of the House to Lord Wellington,
also to the Officers, Non-commitutioned Otticersointl •
Privates, were then voted nemini confrudicante. . '
,The CHANC6I.I.OII of 01; gXCHEQUIIIti t roposed.3
ResolutioAt expresiincsnaCkuowledgment; that the:
zeal, tottitode, and intrepidity of the Others, Nun,
cot6tuis4i.)ned Otticeri, and Privates, in the Pont*,
guess Army, under General Buresford, true a sets,
tally contributed to the SUL:et:SOW tertninatitht of the .
campaigr.
This Resolution, after a . few words (tow the
Chaucellor 01 the Exchequer as to the' tnettiler to
which it-was trained; 'Was also carried !tit/tiny I,:em-
indices*.

IRISH STAGE CO.)C11 KEPE4I. BILL.

Mr. FOISTSII Moved ihi'comnittal'ut
Mr. COUPSH opposed this , Motion, tit!. sup.
ported the former which, he himseff
brought in.

IiANNAtto alsu supported the sill. of "foil Sec.
'ion, the benetici.ll effects' of which, he s:nd, na.l
,already been experienced, andconsiderable property
was embarked in' consequence thereof. He snored
as Sin arnendmet4,'" flat a Committee shutild ho
appointed above !gaits to inquire into the areas of
the,former.ll4.l."

Mr. FosTeat contendecia, that
.it would ba, entirely
inconsistent with, the principle of .justice„, ttt2ct Clue
praitlice of Parliament, to take away 41,6%1-
duals the light vested in them by on A.tzt 01.16
Irish Legislature; and maintained that the,.tltt of
last Se.sion.wea to 'tie this, and therefore Should be
repealed.

Mr. GRATTAN said, that this was .3.6180 Of putilik
interest, of honest public interest, 'and there were
several Petition, on the' table against the 0.01)0'0
which involved considerations Much toore-ei,-
tended than seemed to be supposed. What .wos,
the- objeaut this, To restore double toilli,othi.
to hoist the number-
of outside passenors to lute. •
This would be a measure seriously atieding the in-
terest of individuals,: and checking the progress.ot
improvement. In -every view of the subject, he
thought it should go to a Committee above vans,
w, here they could ascertain the state of the tolls he:.
fore the last Session, and know what loss tht!,l)lo..
prittors had snstaned hr the ALL Lit