Star.
London, England, 1815-06-24 00:00:00

'rte resplt:,
thti'ioiseettuentes* of that day would ex...
,'tend thernselieilieyood ttte fate of the arcnies that
.were engaged, or the 'kingdoms :that Might be sub.
slued, they would b:cOrite a, pArt,Of the national pro-
?erty and history.. The Would be recur e 3 .%
roe of those great events that make up the Character'
of 'nations, and 'constitute the title of fame. lie
shciuld vote for the motion now proposed; and for
thit of further provision for the Duke of Wellington,
bYwhich it was to be succeeded.
%'he motions of Thanks tothe'Dike of Wellington,
the Otliceis, and man, were then severally put, aud
carried sew. di:.
tad BATHURST then moved the Thanks to
Price Blucher and the Prussian army, which we've'
carded in the same unanimous manner; as also, that,
to the Allied Foices under the immediate command'
of the Duke of Wellington.
GRANT To LosD WELLINGTON.
The Ertl of LIVERPOOL, after 'remarking on
the eulti3y pronounced by Lord Bathurst, and de-
spairing to add any think; to the effect already pro-
cluod, concluded by moving an Address, in answer
to tie Prince Regent's Message, pledging the House
to =cur in making further provision for his Grace
the Duke of Wellington. It was agreed to near. dips
Adjourned. •
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Mr. C. LONG moved for leave to bring in a Bill to amend the
Lawn relative to the astributlon of Army Prize Money. the
object of which was to direct that all Army Prise Money, which
Is new paid Into Chehea Hospital for t‘e benefit of that institu-
tton,if It remain unclaimed four months after the public adeer-
'dement of distsibetion, Should be immediately paid into that
Hospital, and by them distributed to the clainunts, as their
mans of distributing it were the most extensive. Under the
present system, which was established by a inea%ure.he had for-
' me*, proposed, 5e142,000, inclusling interest, had been paid to
Claim Hospital; but .41142,0"0 bad been refunded lo claimants
gating ‘lloo,ooo had ultimately accrued to that useful natit.nai
'establishment.—Leave given.
The Kihnainhani Hospital BW was read a second dm, and
orifailid to be committed on Monday.
The Arnty Accounts Bill went through a Committee : the re-
port en Monday.
Mr. LUSHINGTON, moved, that the Speaker do issue his
warrant to the Clerks of the Crown for a new wilt for the elec-
tion of • Member for the town of Pembroke in the room of iir
T. Picton, deceased.—Ordered.
The Lead Ore 818 and the Irish Spirit Intercourse Bin were
read a second time.-- fo be committed on Monday.
Mr WhoTERN brought in a din to reduce the duties on Bri-
tish Won', which was lead a first time; ordered to be read a
tomtit Me on Monday.
TheGlebe Lands Bill went through a Committee; the Report
to by received on Monday.
Lord PALMERSTON presented estimates of the sums re-
quired for disembodied Militia, which was referred to a Com-
mittee of Supply.

The Irlshtipiriu Reguhtion.ruid the Holyhead Road Bill went
through Constnittees....4he Reports to be received on Monday.
The bleat Distillery ItlM was read a second dine.--fo fbe corn-
"misted on Monday.:
tilliositaareaeas thledtnne and pissed.
THAIITICS TO THE DUKE OS WELLINGTON.
Lord CASTLER EAGH.—I rise, Sir, to call the
attention of the House to a proposition, which to
every heart must be gratifying, as the best modesof
conveying those sentiments which we must all feel,
towards our great Commander, in the manner the
most honourable to him and to ourselves. It has
fallen to my lot, on many occasions, to propose the
Thanks of the House to the illustrious object of my
present motion, but numerous and very glorious as
those great feats of Generalship were which calltd
for those votes, it is no disparagement to their ex-
alted merit to say, that the Duke of Wellington has
not before performed—neither would circumstances
have permitted him to perform, any deed equal to his
present services—(lfear, hear, &dr), in that great
battle which it is dtlficult to consider without giving
it the pre-eminence, not only over the former efforts
of our own countrymen, but perhaps of any natiou
in the world. Its political and moral influenci on
the present war cannot now be calculated, but it
teems with the brightest prospects for the future, and
gives the best assurance of a happy issue in the just
contest in which we are engaged. Of this battle it
is impossible to speak without depreciating it, if we
do not consider the character of the difficulties with
which our troops and their great Captain had to con-
tend, and though I might best consult my own repu-
tation by abstaining from any remarks, and recom-
mend to the feeling and understanding of every
Member the cause of this great man whom my at-
teMpts to support nay weaken, it is impossible that
l can do so much violence to the exultation of my
Own heart as to refrain from .mcutioning some fea-
Imes of this great battle—(Btae, hear.)—The situ.t.'
lion of the adversary in this day.gave him a manifest
advantage, thistle, in fact war was understood to
exist, hostilities had pet corntnenFcd on the ran of
the Allies, who frOm superior necessity, were driven
Ito distribute their troops, with reference to the means
of subsistence. The _distinguished officer who coin-1
minded against the Allies, had consequently an op-
portunity to mature all his combinations, to direct all
his moVernenti at his leisure, and to choose his point
of concentration and his points of attack ; to bend his
exertions and to bring in play the valour of his most
gallant and experienced troops against
those parts of
our line which appeared to him the weak: st. It was
to no deficiency of foresight on the part of Marshal
Blucher and-Marshal Wellington that this was to be
attributed; because if they had concentrated their
forces 'they .wohld have left open a large part of the,
Belgiefrontier,to invasion on the part of small corps
of the enemy. Without any disparagement to the ,
Allied Generals; therefore, Bonaparte had an advan-
tage in the first brush of the affair. It was also Ina-
%dial tb a person in Bonapartfs situation, while com-
bined movements • were magehy the Allied Armics
ht every quarter tb invade wince, to bring to action
one part of that force before it, could be supported by
any In following op that res Ave he acted
with all the decision and energy of mini in military
affairs Which tistinguisbedlit *eharacter, and as soon
as be had matured-his arrangements he executed this
tlatilftd*st Withibe greatest rapidity. The nature at
Wit *ith whit* belnade his attack is a material
e44ttidel.4lon tn jtidgintof the merit of repelling it.
itoositititiddtvi coast trAcixiee, which if that watch,

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is opposite to, Stresburgh he excepted, are the only
corps of the French army which have attained
their perfect strength. These corps were supported
by the mass of the guard, his cavalry, and artillery,
and united tinder him as their Commander, t! eir eon-
efuct upheld the high name which the arin'es of
Prance hod deservedly acqiiired, and their Coin-
tilender displayed all that vigour which he has so
often manifested in exertions of that nature. The
amount of this hand of assailants, so fnrmidable from
its own character and the character of its Comman-
cloth could not be less than 131,000, perhaps not less
than 14th000 men. (Hear. hear ) The French army
was carried to the highest pitch of discipline in the
former war ; it was composed of those who had re-
turned to France from the prisons of the Allied
Powers and those veterans who had survived the
bittleS of the last contest. Everi before the return of
Bonaparte to France. it was in the highest state of
fecsireness, and since that period all the resources of
his military genius, and all the activity of his advisers,
had been exercised to accumulate to the utmost the
,power which was to be directed to this effort wlarli it
'was determined to make. The object of Bonaparte
leas an attack on the part of die line where th" Prus-
sian force was connected with hat under the Duke of
Wellington, and be hoped to strike a blow which
would be attended with adv intages, which it he had
waited the attack from the combined forces of the
Allies, he could not Wave ho fed to have attained.---
With his overwhelrniog force he ittackel the Prus.
glans before the corps in their rear, especially that of
.General Bulow, ciluld join their comrades, and not.
Withstanding the into.piiitrof the Prussian troops,
'solider such n commander as that experienced officer
Marshal Blucher —( Hear, hear!)—he, to some extent,
succeeded in his firs? movements on the 15th and 16th.
,Fie drove in the advanced posts, and hfarshal Blucher
was obliged in prudence to retire towards the rear,
and the Deice of Wellington, in consequence, was
also obliged to retire Ft pm the positions which part of
his army bad occupied. Oi those days, however,
the whole force of the Frenckwas not directed
against the Prussians, two divisias were appointed
to attack the army under the Duke of Weliingron,
and a small part of that army bore the shock of those
two divisions during the whole of the 16th. The
gallant resistance of that small body gave the Duke
'of Wellington an opportunity of taking up, on the
17th, that position which he had previeusly decided
on as the best. At the *close of that day (clic 17th)
Bonaparte bad so far succeeded as to have thrown the
Prussians into the rear ; and on the morning ot the
18th, he collected all his forces against the British,
with the exception of one division whom he appoin-
ted to watch the Prussians, from which troops, for a
time at least, lie expected no formidable attack. It
is to be observed, that on the former day, Bonaparte
1, left two corps to watch the British, while he thought
one sufficient to watch the PI ussians. I should here
remark, that from the dispatches of the Duke of Wel-
lington, which were distinguished by wehing mini
than their innate modesty—(Hear, hear,)—it would
not be discovered, had not other sources of informa-
tion been open to us, that he was opposed in person
to the greatest Captain in the world, except the
leader of the British army. (Hear, hear.) This
mighty• opposing force made unceasing attacks, but
the undaunted resistance of our troops defeated every
leffort brought against them. It is impossible to speak
of these troops in terms sufficiently high, fur then no
species of martial science, or individual heroism,
which could adorn a field of battle, was want-
ing there.—(Hear, hear.)—It would be invidious
to speak in praise of any part, where elle whole was
almost unequalled in merit. But it is to be recollec-
ted, that great as the merit of the whhie army was, it
was, with the exception of the British, a green army.
None of them had an opportunity so see service,
with the exception of our regiments ; and this com-
paratively young army was OppaSed to the most ex-
perienced army in the world. D...duchng the 25,000
men who, under the command of Noce Fr.-eeric of
Orange, covered West Flanders, and many other de•
fachments, the whole atnly under the chnonand of
the Duke of Wellington was net 61.,003. As this
was the. extent Of his force, it would nct have been
consistent with the prudence which was mingled is
such happy proportion in the character, with the
energy of the Duke of Wellingtoa, without further .
' support, to have begun offensive operations. For
this support we are indebted to the illustrions troops
of the King, of Prussia. At the moment when, from
the advance of these brave men, our great Coinmare.
der saw that he should be able topsail his victory, or
to secure his army from the effects of failure, he
pushed forward with vigour—and the result of his
exertion is known to all. During the whole of the
battle, tbaDuke afforded to the army every assistance
which mini, example, or personal exertions could af.
ford.' (Mar.) It is paiutul to look back, and consi-
der 'to what degree that invaluable life has been ex-
posed. No General bad before conducted himself so
wisely—no private soldier had more' gallantly exposed
himself —(Near, hear!)—and while he directed the
movements of all, he bore a share of the danger—
and a shale in the exertions. During nine successive
hours our troops bore, unmoved, all the attacks of the
enemy ; and when the Duke of Wellington thought
tit to put his line in motion, the attack ot thosh who
bad resisted the attacks of tharehch were irresistible;
the French were again and again overthrown—and
their General was obliged to leave behind a half, if
not more, of the artillery of his army. Never weie
such trophies gained before. (hear, hear.) %V lilt
the loss of the French in men amounts to, it is im-
possible to ascertain. The Duke of Weiliegtoh, at
the chose of a fatiguing day, was enabled to hand
them over to an, army which, compare* with his
own, was fresh and
accounted for as. an
cakulAtino of good sense
beat the army of the
with tile Prussians, it
to attack them akiaiu

tinfatigueil. ft is not to he
ebullition of temerity, but :is .1
sense ;—for if he could not now
to Duke of Wellington conjoined
it woitid never be in his poWer
a nicer equilly liisadvanta;icws
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