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meritsorions occafion than that opened to the Houfe
by the Noble Secretary of State. In order to il-
luftrate this, his Lordfhip cleared noble Lords to
turn their attention to the magnitude of the projeel
devired by the French Republic; in regard to their
attempt againft Egypt, their view had not only
been to take poffeilion of Egypt, but to extend
their dominion in that part of the World to the
fhores of Conliantinople, and not to ceafe in their
unbounded efforts of ambition and•conqueft until
they relied in India, of which they promifed them-
felves either to obtain poffelTion in part or in the
whole. Ili order to attain this mighty objca, they
had intended to found a college in Egypt, for
which purpofe they had fent out many profeß4rs
of the different branches of fcience and literature,
accompanied with many hundred youths of about
eight years of age, whom they meant to mix with
an equal number of youths of the country, and
breed up the whole of them from that early age
in the principles of French Republicanifm. The
better to acconiplifh this, they had carefully laid
afide every man who was not zealoufly attached
to their favourite fyllcm and doEirines,and the Inc-
e& they had experienced on their landing in Egypt
lcd them to believe that, veil as their ptojeft was,
it would neverthclefs be likely to be accomplifhed.
He had, his Lordlhip laid, had the good fortune
to fucceed in the battle of the Nile, and another
Officer of very dittinguiffied merit (Lord Keith),
had fince had the good fortune alfo to obtain ano-
ther vietory at lea in that part of the Mediterranean.
They both had received the Thanks of the Houfe
for their (needs, and he was happy to know that
it now became the due of the General and thofe
who, with fo much gallantry and fpirit, had ferved
in his army, to receive the fame honour. His
Lordflaip expatiated on the extraordinary and me-
ritorious cervices of that army, and particularly
inflanced their viElory over that part of the French
which, from their diffinguithed bravery in Italy,
had acquired the title of the bruintibie regiment.
So confident was the French General of the uncon-
querable ardour and undaunted bravery of this
part of his troops, that he had been heard to de-
clare that the lots and deftruetion of the French
fleet at the Mouth of the Nile was of little or no
confequence, confidering that he had been rein.
forced by that powerful band of heroes ; and yet,
though the French army had repelled all the force
that litd been oppofed to them by theTurkilh and
Native Powers in Egypt, the moment a fmaller
number of Britifir foldiers were oppofed to them,
they were conquered, and their Invincible Corps
fubdued. His Lordfhip mentioned the fuperior
number of the French, compared with the whole
of the Britifh troops on every occafion throughout
the campaign in Egypt, and (poke of it as mat-
ter highly redounding to their glory. Having
given the army a molt liberal eulogium, his Lord-
fhip fat down, declaring that the motion had his
molt cordial concurrence.

Lord PELHAM entered into a difcriminative pa-
negyric on moll of the principal officers who had
fought in Egypt, and eminently di ftingailhed them
felves in the gallant ferviees of the prefent year. He
reminded the Houfe that moll of the Officers, and
the army fent to Egypt, and landed there under
the command of Sir Ralph Abercromby, had pre-
vioufly dittinguilled themfelves in quelling the re-
bellion in Ireland ; that Sir John Hely Hutchin-
fon was himfelf a native of Ireland; and that it
was not to be wondered at that there officers who
difplayed Co much bravery and fpirit at the fiege
of IVexford and in other important tranfaftions in
the Sifter Kingdom, fhould carry with them into
Egypt the fame zeal for the caufe of their coun-
try, and the fame determination to furmount all
the difficulties that oppofed themfelves to the va-
lour and (kill of Muth commanders, at the head
of troops of tried firmnefs and undaunted courage.
His Lordthip concluded by paying Come high com-
pliments to the merits of General Baird.
The Duke of CLARENCE reminded the Houfe
that he had on the day that the Thanks of the
Houle had been moved and voted to Sir James
Saumarez, exprelfed an anxious define that the
Thanks of the Iloufe fhould be voted to Lieuse.
nant General the Honourable Sir John Hely Hut.
chinfon, and the brave Officers and gallant Army
' ferving under him, with as little delay as poffible.
He role now to explain the t eafon why he had er-
relied that anxiety. It was becaufe he thought it
highly important that the extraordinary Merit of
our army in Egypt fhould be Rated to the Houfe
previous, if poffible, to the taking the Prelimina.
Wes of Peace into confideration. The more lie re-
flefled on the vote he Lod given on that occafion,
the more, his Royal Higlinefs laid, he was fatif-
fied with the vote which lie had that day given.
Having raid this, he proceeded to do juflice to the
great merits of our army in Egypt, at prefent the
fuhjed of the motion before the Houfe. He laid,
when it was confidered that they had to march
through a country which prefented innumerable
difficulties to them, efpecially in their way to
Cairo, and that they had to fight with an enemy
eflablillied in Egypt for two years and a half, in-
ured to the climate, and in poffeffion of all the
Rung holds and fortreffes, and when it was con•
fidercd that the number of the troops they had to
contend with exceeded by fume thoufands the whole
of the Britilh Army, words were too faint to ex-
prefs the high fenfe he entertained of their un-
daunted courage, perreverance, and firmed:, and
which enabled them, after many very important
preceding fuccelfes, ultimately to obtain the fur.
render of Alexandria, and of the whole of the
French forces in Egypt. The Doke concluded
with giving his hearty alfent to the motion.—The
motio., was tl en put and agreed to nem. ntientr•
Lord 1 lon gItT to move the thanks of
the Honk to moll rd the Oflicers who had been
fpoken offn highly by Lietitenant General Sir John
Hely Hutchinfini, and 641 he meant to have done
, what his Noble Friend (Lord Pelham) had In
much better done for him, sir. have liso!:cn in
praife of the refpcelive Officers tan° had furred In
gallantly in Egypt, 1011, the paid diem the till.nte
of applause fur th. it former net aloe io tt service iW
• Lira, and clfewberc. It wa.., In.w•ver, both a
and &lit ate matter to int.:apt to do inf.
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