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and the explanation which the Hotta had
of the order referred to in the motion, he didreee6t4notie;
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any undue prejudices agaipst the German Legion,
lipic which the Secretary
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to the policy of employing foreign troops.
Lord MILTON strongly deprecited the empleik,
ment of foreign officers in the manner in which bile.
derstood they had in some instances been, - •
in the command of English Districts ; and he
herided, that by the order under consideretion,"lfee a
had been explained by the Secretary at War, teesi
officers might be so employed. Of this he highly
disapproved, for while he felt it necessary to papa
himself against the imputation of vulgar prejudicel
he must protest against the appointment of any is,
reigner whatever to such commands as he had ague
ed to; and he could make no such exception in
a
of % witt
Hanoveriana, as some persons anted •• .
for these men were not, never had been the
of the Ring of England, connected with the kliatialffd:. ,
our Government.
Lord PALMERSTONE stated, that '
to the terms upon which the German Legeie is :
originally constituted, the respective rank rife .
ficers, when serving with British (dicers,
The Noble Lord' denied that an
had ever commanded an English District . ...
Lord MILTON mentioned the case of llenus,
singen, in the Eastern District.
Lord PALMERSTONE observed, that spas
Lord Chatham's retirement from the comm 4
the District alluded to, another British Officer was
immediately appointed to succeed him.
General STEWART bore testimony to duepl.
lantry of the German Legion, whose services iiihsd
witnessed on various occasions in the Peninsula. le.
deed, so highly did Lord Wellington think dui
fidelity and valour of that body, that he did not he-
sitate to confide the direction of one of the most th
luable corps of his army, namely, the light diviesee
to a German Officer (General Alten.) Why 0444
after such a proof of well-merited confidence is red
service, should it be deemed unsafe to commit as
English District to the command of a German?_.
%Why, while those meritorious officers were enuusted
with the command of an army abroad in the mid*
cif war, should they be thought unfit or unworthy
take the command of our army at home. He felt
believed, that upon the Continent there was but me
,feeling among the British army upon this subject, and
.as to the general merits of the German Legion. Bet
let those who saw them not in service, look at the
Gazettes for an account of the conduct of these ile-,
serving foreigners, and they would be found to have
eminently signalised themselves upon all occasions.
Stich was, indeed, the impression they made, thing
the British army could by canvassed, which he vas
„aware would be irregular, he had not the slightest •
doubt that the grant of permanent rank to the 01.
cers of that Legion would have been eniverally tar
proved of, which grant he, among others, certainly
understood to have been the purport of the ruder
under consideration—(Hear, heart from the (lm-
sition Benches !) According to as arra a
present upon the Continent, say • Otmaa
who goes into the Portuguese service is Aldveact4 W •
step in rank ; but no such advance has OW here ob-
-1 jetted to by other British Officers. No, such is rise
liberal feeling of British Officers, that they are never
found to object to the advance of merit. These gal-
lant men were only found to murmur when young
men, as was formerly the case, were promoted before
,merit and experience, merely through undue influence
and connection. British Officers then would never •
object to the due advance of foreigners, particularly
where their merit was so eminent as that of the Ger-
man Legion, and who could doubt that merit? He
himself had the honour of commanding a Gomm
corps, namely, the First Hussars, under the bow
'diate command of Colonel Aranshield, and a mom
gallant or more effective body of men he hadnevernut
,with. But.the conduct of the German corps, under
the direction of Colonel Bock at Salamanca, was Op ,
,subject of universal praiie. The Hon. Office=e
- •.•
cluded with asking pardon of the House for
sing upon its attention ; but he felt it due to truth?
and justice to bear his testimony' to the conduct ?f a,
too often misrepresented, although We lly pentorsoni
corps. . - • •es ..
. Lord MILTON, in reply to a "quistiOn from 14.'4
gallant Officer, which question seemed peculiarly id. .1
dressed to him, thought it necessasy to state that hie i
'reason for deprecating the grant of a military come
'mend to any foreigners at home, although such s
reigners as the gallant Officer mentioned. were is:
'vested with the high command abroad, *yeas sivii
'this—that in the one case the command was ia ?IP 1
tugal, while in the other it was in England, where.
according to the constitutional precept and t
policy, foreigners were excluded from rimy
o:4z
thority.
Mr. CANNING professed to understandlko
Vir
under discussion precisely as it was underSteusi=
Noble Mover,and as lie fully believed it was .
by mesepeop)e. Bpt it (ctmed that he andillegkwug•
mistaken,in their conception of this ordain fort 84::
cording to the Noble Secretary's expeanstiona *d
not mean what the words imported. To 00066'
of the German Legion he was as ready to bear mi
mony as any man, and to that gallant corps he %mak,
most cheerfnllyallow any reward thatc°uld be ow*
tently granted. He therefore should never have est
Meted to the act of rewarding the German Offnatt
the manner bad not been exceptionable. To 4:
manner he certainly felt the most serious CandOr
tional objections—but these objections were •
and he was glad to hear the explanation whisk ,
been just laid lefore the Douse. U• .' - • .s.
the utmost,deference was due to the ' '
of the gallant Officer who had latmobss
tillittsars). His opinion as to defame* di lileinr,";
Legion could not be dispateclteit it was as 1142
recollected, that while the gallant Officer viewed it •
merits of the question respecting the .ernploymille°'
foreigners ' with P military ey*s 001

foreigners in our army with ii military ear
.rigne that House to look to that important qj
'Aka with a constitutional eye. .Irs no circussistingr,
whate►er should that House forget, witatlaP.,.
peared to him to ha►e been forgatesi
by the Secretaty atr Wat—thatlecasfity taTteiiir