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London, England, 1809-04-15 00:00:00

ORDNANCE OFFICE, April 1, 1809.
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICERS of XIS

JESTri ORDNANCE, do herey give Notice,

That Proposals will be received at their office in Pall• Mall, on
or before Wednesday the 19th day of April instant, from such
Persons as may be willing to undertake the supply of a List of
Stores and Articles denominated PETTY EMPTIONARY ;
consisting (among others) of Ask Staves, Tallow, Grease, Soap,
Line for quilting Shot, Pitch, Tar, Baskets, and Birch Brooms,
for service of this Department, for a period of three years.
Separate offers for any part of the supply will be rewired and
considered, and Patterns of the whole of the Articles may be
viewed, upon application at the Principal Storekeeper's Office in
the Tower, were further particulars, together with the Terms
and Conditions of the Contract, may be known; and also at the
Secretary's Office, in Pall-Mall aforesaid, any day, between the
hours of ten and four o'clock, where also the Proposals must be
delivered, sealed up, and endorsed " Proposals for Petty Emp-
: tionary Articles," but no Proposal can be admitted after the said
19th day of April, at twelve o'clock at neon of the same day,
neither will any Tender be noticed, unless the party making
it, or an Agent in his behalf, shall attend.
By Order of the Board, R. X. CREW, Secrets".

RL lAMENTAR r PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE OF LORDS, FRIDAY, APRIL 14.

The Irish Flax Seed Bill was read a third time, and pawed.
The Eighteenpenny Duty Bill, the Naval Officers Widows'
Pension Bill, the Irish Provisions Bill, and the Irish Sugar Bill,
passed through Committees, and were Reported.
Colonel DKIN &WATER presented the Ninth Report of the
Commissioners of Military Inquiry. Mr. Kemp from the Ex-
cise Office, Accounts of Penalties and Compositions for Penal-
ties ; and Mr. Irving from the Customs, AccOunts relative to the
Trade with America.—Ordered to lie on the table.

Sir James Graham, Lord Robert Seymour; Mr. Clephane, and
other Members of the House of Commons, brought up some pri-
vate bills, which were read a first time; and also Sir George Bro.
grave's and Campbell's Divorce bills returned agreed to.
Lord AUCKLAND lahton the table a Report of the Commis-
sioners respecting the redemption of the land tax.

MARTINIQUE.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL gave notice for Monday to more
the Thanks of the HOUSe to tie army and navy employed in the
Siege of Martinique. On his Lordship's motion, the Lordisvcre
ordered to be summoned for Monday.

CAMPAIGN IN SPAINSPANV•II TREATY.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL laid on the table sow further pa-
pers respecting the Campaign in Spain ; which were ordered to
be printed.
Earl GREY postponed his motion respecting the campaign in
Spain till Friday. The order for summoning the Lords for Tues-
day was discharged, and renewed for Friday.
Lord AU CK LAND was anxious to obtain some further infor-
mation from Ministers relStin,g to the treaty with Spain, and the
late unfortunate txpedition to that country. There was one ar-
ticle in the treaty which struck him as being very extraordinary.
In that we stipulated to acknowledge no King of Spain but Fer-
dinand, or such lawful successor as should be approved by the
Spanish Nation. Now it might possibly happen that Joseph Bo-
naparte may be approved by the Spanish Nation. The impro-
' pi lety of thus prematurely pledging ourselves must be obvious to
their Lo dsl.ips. He had also wished for explanations of some
of the papers relating to the expedition to Spain. In one of the
tiro letters of Mr Frere to Sir John Moore, allusion is nude to-
a verbal message that would be delivered to the latter. lt 'meld
be desirable, previous to the discussion on the subject of thicon •
duct of the campaign, that their Lordships should be put in po,-
session of the substance of that verbal communication. The in-
formation, too, respecting the measures taken to prevent the fleet
in Ferrol from falling into the hands of the enemy, was very de-
fective. It consisted only of two documents: an injunction from
the Admiralty to the naval officer commanding the south-west
coast of Spain " to take care of the Spanish fleet," and the answer
of Admiral De Ceurcey, " the fleet is gone, and inclosed is a List
of ships." The returns of casualties too, thouigh far exceeding
what it was assirtcd they would be found to amount to, were,
he suspr:ted,very defective. They amounted to the cam:mous
loss of nearly 71.(i0; but in this no allowance, he imagined, WAS
made for the itrimerse number of persons, nut strictly soldiers,
' who are always attached to an army. There was a dettct also in
I I the returns of the cavalry. The number employed in Spain, ex-
I elusive of the waggon train, amounted to upwards of 4000,0ut of

which he understood not above 370 horses were brought home.
It was als., desirable that returns should be made of the number
of men who died in the hospitals since their return, in conse-
quence of the hardships and sulf.rings they und3rwent in the re •
treat. These, he was carry to hecs, were very considerable.—
His Lordship concluded with expressing his hopes that h,: should
obtain such information from Ministers as would preclude the
necessity oi his making any molion on the losses to which he had

adverted.
The Earl of LIVERPOOL observed, that many of the points
cientioeed by the Noble Lord, were more properly subjects of
argument than explanation. There were, however, two points
on which he was disposed to give every information in his power.
The first regarded the verbal mess:q.: sent by Mr. Frere to :fir
John Moore. Of the substance of this he had ao knowledge
whatever. The letters, in one of which 'here was an allusion to
it, digit not come buiore Government in an oflizial shape. With
respect to the returns of the casualties, they were as comprehen-
sive as they could possibly be. 'Tl.ey includes' the lost s in the
battles of Roleia and Vimiera, the camp tign in Spain, and in
short of .41 the losses, from the tenet of tae sailing of the dilicrent
expeditions to their return.
Earl (I.EY could not agree with the Noble Lord that the
questions put by his Noble Friend were rather sulaje-.es for argu-
ment than explanation. If Ministers were not possessed of the
substance of the extraordinary message from Mr. Frei.. to Sir J.
Moore, they certainly could not be expected to lay it before the
House. The returns of the casualties were improperly made
out ; that is, it was impossible to ascertain from them the precise
amount of our loss inSpain ; the vary point he wissrd to get at.
His Lordship supported the observation of Lord Auckland, re-
specting the inipolicy and absurdity of that article of the Treaty
with Spain relating to the recognition of no King but Ferdinand,
or his lawful successor. The House had no infirmation that the
abdication of King Charles was voluntary, or, that that abdica-
tion bad been in any way communicated to the Government.
Lord AUCKLAND, in a few words across the table, pointed
out to the Noble Secretary what he presumed to be an error in
the date of one of the articles of the treaty.
81R JOHN ORADOCK*SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY*

The Earl of BUCKINGHAKSHIRF. wished to say a few
words, in consequence of a recent appointmeist to the Command
in Chief in Portugal, whereby an Olhcer of great merit would be
superseded, in a ntanni.r that must sensibly wound his feelings.
Trhis was the more to be regretted, because a great deal of mis-
representation had gone abroad with respect to the conduct of
that Officer (dr J. Cradock), at Madras ; but to whom it could
be proved by the most incontrovertible evidence, no blame ought
to be attached. The conduct of Sir John Cradock, in various
services, had been spoken of in the highest linos by several dit-
anguished Officers; among whom were, the late I.ord Grey, in
the attack on Martinique, Lord Hutchinson in iiis dispatches
from Egypt, and Sir Ralph Abercrombie, in conversaion with
him (the Earl of Buckinghamshire) whilst he had the honour of
holding the office of Secretary of state for the war department.
Sir John Cradock had the highest testimonials in his favour, and
was an Officer of the greatest merit. It was under these circum-
stances that he wished for explanation. Sir John Cradock had
been appointed to succeed Sir Harry Burn:l in the Command in
Chief in Portugal, and was informed by Lord Castlerekth, that
Sir John Moore had been previously appointed to coniniaiid the
arrc.y about to march into Spain, and that if Sir John Moore
should find himself under the necessity of returning to Ptiraigal,
it was wished tkat he should retain the command of it. Sir John
Moore was an. Officer ^f nearly the same standing as S:r John
Cradock, axd the latter aisseotssi so this arrangement. Now,

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