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tertain for the distresses of their own countrymen...—.
__The sum appeared in reality but a contribution to
carry en the war, and however analyzed, was but a
pixy and contemptible subsidy.
Lord CA STL E RE A G H contended,that the Com-
mittee had, in the vote of the Supply practical grounds
founded on the late grant to the people of Portugal, on
which they could act with no less benevolence than jus-
um He begged leave to disclaim expressly, the name
given by the Right. Honourable Gentleman to the
grant, when he called it a subsidy.
gr. WILBERFORCE felt great pleasure In
oising his vote in favour of the grant. For his own
part, he could not conceive why nations should not
be generous as well as individuals.
Sir F. BURDETT thought it was necessary to
to be just before we %vete generous ; and that we
should look to the distresses of our own people before
money w. 45 voted away to relieve those of other na-
tido, He would have no objection to promote, to
she tttinost of his ability, any private subscription ;
but he could not agree to add to the burthens of the
people, who were already contending with privations
end distresses of their own, which it was almost
impossible to bear. He thought it hard that the
people of this country should be Called upon to
support French emigrants, American emigrants, those
of Switzerland and Germany, and in short, almost
all coUtttries, with a degree of considerable liberality;
and yet, when the distresses of our own starving
manufacturers, and other descriptions of the lower
orders of the people, was mentioned 'in that House,
and relief prayed in their behalf, the uniform answer
had been, that in times of difficulty and distress like
the present, ciconemy mast be attended to, and it
would be impossible for the House to grant relief to
any such extent as could possibly be of effect and
avail, Under these circumstances he felt it his duty
to negative the present motion. '
Lord COCHRANE said, that as the sum re-
quired was only equal to ten days expence of the
war in the Peninsula, and as the exertion of the Rus-
sians were, in his opinion, likely to accelerate the ter-
mination of that war, he felt it his duty to vote for
the motion.—The motion was then carried without
a division.—Adjourned.

THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

. .
ZIA Akiii Pt AP jar**, like many other letters to the Editor,
Do, in a great measure, been anticipated by the debates ill
parliament. One point is, however, worthy of notice. He
*commends that every french prisoner, from the Drummer
to the Generals should be compelled to ass ist in re-edifying
Idoicow.

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The details received by the Russian Ambassador
Ott
St. Petersburgh, by the last Gottenbur!h Mail,
being more recent in date than Lord CATHCARVS
dispatches, have supplied us with KuTusopes ac-
count of the battles of the 16th and 18th ult. The
description given by the 'venerable warrior of the de-
feat of the French, Is of course more ample than
Lord CATHCART'S, and it is still more important in
another point of view. We are now able to ascertain
with precision, froth the Russian details, the proba:
bilides of the escape of Bow ApAarn, and we must
says that if the precantions taken by the Russian
Generals for his interception are not defeated by one
of those miraculous events, which has distinguished
his career, there cannot be a doubt that, dead or
alive, he is now depri4ed of the power of doing all
farther mischief.

Let Os enquire for a moment into the chances in I
his favour, and by repressing our joyful sensations at
thr ptospeet of his extinction, we shall endeavour to
remove even the suspicion that our wishes are " the I
?vents of our thoughts" on the occasion.
lie fled from the field of battle at Krasnoi on the
17th November—on the 87th, ten days afterwards,he
leached Staroy Borissow, a town precisely 90 miles
from Krasnoi. We are now fully disposed so believe .
the indttments on this head in the Paris Papers, with-1
holding, at the same time, all credence whatever in
the report that his :srmy continued its movements in
good order. Thus he had been able to go over nine
miles a el..y oaly, accompanied by his escort, for
army it cannot now be called. These who reflect!
upon the nature of the climate of Ruisia in Novem-
ber, and the consequent state of the roads, will readily
believe that such a body of men as he must have with
him even for his personal safety, could not move
touch faster even if their flight was not impeded by
the dreadful weakness from cold, fatigue, and hun-
ger, which they and their horses must suffer, and the
consequent delays which the service of foraging, at
such a season and in su6b a dreary country, requires.
The next station he would reach would be Antetrbl,
a distance of about 40 miles from Borissow ; and
this would require at least five days more—from
Antepol to Minsk, the distance is about 40 miles also.
At Minsk, therefore, he could not arrive sooner than
the 6th or 7th December. To Wilna, where only be
could be personally safe, the distance is 80 mles far-
ther. A minute inspection of the best Maps of Rus-
-621 and a comparative perusal of the last dispatches,
will shew that there was a combination of moral and

physical impossibilities against his pursuing any othet
route—and the admirable and prompt dispositions
made by the Russian Generals amply Lear us out in
our conclusion.

At Minsk, however, he must have found an im-
mense well-appointed Russian army ready to receive
bun, for MICHAGOFF was to take up his ground
there on the 19► h November, and WiTTOENSTSINISI