Star.
London, England, 1809-04-21 00:00:00

TILE CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL,

Mr. YORKE prefaced his motion for additional
2apers relative to the Campaign in Portugal, with
(:!,A.rving, that a great deal of misrepresentation had
;;:me abroad relative to the conclusion of the campaign,
which he thought better information would serve to
correct. He felt peculiarly for the case of a General
Officer (Sir Hew DalryMple) who was concerned in
iliohe transactions, and who, in his judgment, had been
treated with much undeserved severity. It was the in-
tention of Sir hew Dalrymple to have produced those
papers which he should move flit-, had any proceedings
been instituted against him ulterior to the Court din-
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(inky; but as no subsequent proceedings were adopted,
he had no opportunity of bringing them forward. He
concluded with moving—
" That an bumble Address he'presented to his Majesty, that
be would he pleased to order that Extracts or Copies of the Let-
ter, dated the 23d of December, •from Sir Hew Dalrymple to
Lord Castlereagh, and the Inclosures, as far as related to the Re.
• presentations of the Portuguese Generals with respect to the Ar-
mistice with the Portuguese Ambassador In London ; and that
the Communication with Sir Arthur Wellesley on the 22d of
August, concerning the Convention, should be laid before the
House—together with the Answer of Lord Castlereagh, as far
as they would not prove detrimental to the public service."
Lord CASTLEREAGH opposed the motion, en
the ground th:lt he had left it to the discretion of Sir
Hew Dalrymple whether or not he would havethose
Papers produced at the Board of Inquiry, which he
declined. He was not aware that any impression
had been made on the public mind adverse to the
Officer in question ; or that it would be of such im-
portance to his character as the Right Honourable
Gentleman seemed to think, to have these Papers
made public. Of this he was certain, that every re-
presentation which could be favourable to Sir Hew
Dalrymple had been laid before his Majesty before the
final decision.
General TARLETON entered into a detail of
the Portuguese campaign, and severely reprobated
the Convention of Cintra. He regretted that the
motion was opposed ; because, perhaps, if the papers
had been granted, the Right Honourable Gentleman
would have made them the foundation of a motion,
on which subject he would be ready to meet him.
Lord OSSULSTON generally differed from the
Honourable Mover on the subject of the Convention of
Cintra, which he did not consider as at all honourable
or advantageous to the country. He often found it
the case, that where Men very strenuously upon all
occasions stood up for the Royal Prerogative, they
were very little interested in the honour of the country.
Mr. N. CALVERT said a few words.
' Mr. YORKE rose in some warmth to repel the in-
sinuations of the Noble Lord. He had held a seat in
that House much longer than the Noble Lord, and
-was as warmly interested both for the Country and
Constitution. He had been educated in the principles
of the old Whig *School, and was as zealonsly attach-
ed to the interests of the people as the Noble Lord,
or any of his ancestors.
The motion was then put and negatived,
Mr. YORKE then moved—

" That the Ctpy of a Letttr, dated September R, 1808, con-
taining an Account of the Number of Transports employed in
carrying the French Troops from Lisbon, should be laid before
the House."—Agreed to.