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which were, ordered to die A; the table, and to be printed.
On the motion Of Lbrd Auckland, the Committee of Privileges
• were cliieeted to peoteed farther in the Roxburgh Peerage to-

morrow se'nsight:
RATTLE OF CORUNNA.
The girt of LIVERPOOL rose to move the
Thanks of the House for the Defeat of the French
before eettnuisC The circumstances which led to
the embarkation of our troops in Spain, were, his
Lordship observed, not now the subject for discussion,
hut the' manner in which that embarkation was effect-
rd, and the victory which preceded it. He had always
nderstood, that an attacking army had even with no
more than equal numbers a tenfold advantage over
tho.a,rmy assailed, the former .having all the benefit
of a preconcerted plan of operdtions, and dispositions
made to carry that plan into effect. How much more
then must the enemy have the advantage in an attack
with greatly superior numbers, and at a period when
our army had been harassed by a long and fatiguing
march. Yet with all thesaisadvantages on our s►de,
the valour and. good conduct of British troops deci-
dedly prevailed, and the enemy were every where re-
pulsed. The defeat was so complete, that the enemy
did not venture to make another attempt to interrupt
the embarkation which was effected in the most per-

feet manner, not only the troops having been em
barked, but also the horses, the sick and wounded,
and the prisoners taken in the action. We had to re-
gret the loss of some valuable Officers in the battle,
but we had more particularly to lament the loss of
the illustrious Officer who commanded. The whole
life of Sir John Moore had been exclusively devoted
to the service of his country, and there was scarcely
any service of importance in the last two wars in
which that gallant officer had not been employed.
Sir John Moore had upon every occasion displayed
the same zeal and ability, and by his skill and science,
and latterly by his experience, had acquired the entire 1
confidence of the officers employed under his corn-
mind. The fall of such a man was indeed a loss
deeply to be lamented, and which he, to whom Sir
John Moore was personally known, sensibly felt. It
was, however, some consolation that the memory of
such a man would remain • that his example, that
the example of one whose death was as glorious as his
life was honourable, . would have the best effect in
leading on others to emulate his conduct, to obtain
the same honourable place in public estimation, the
same strong hold of the admiration and gratitude of
their country. His Lordship observed, that in word-
ing the motion, the precedent of Egypt, in which the
gallant Abercrombie fell, had been followed, and con-
cluded by moving the thanks of the House to Lieu-
tenant-General Sir David Baird, second in command
of the army in Spain ; Lieutenant-General the Hon.
John Hope, who took the command on Sir Moore's
receiving the wound, which terminated in his much
lamented death, and to the other Officers employed. .
The Earl of MOIRA entirely concurred in the mo-
tion, and in every tribute of praise and gratitude that
could be given to the army which had so gallantly
achieved a victory after suffering so much fatigue and
so many privations. To Sir John Moore every tri-
bute of gratitude was due for his able, skilful, and
gallant conduct, and he deeply lamented his loss.—
But in giving this concurrence he could not avoid
putting a question to Ministers, and asking, how it
happened that so heavy and lamentable a loss should
have been sustained, without any one object having
been effected, except the embarkation of the army ?
What ! did our troops go to Spain only to make
their escape ? What was now to become of those
great interests, the protection of which was the great-
est boon that PROVIDENCE could have bestowed on a
sinking country. British blood and treasure, and the
invaluable lives of British officers and soldiers had
been sacrificed to no purpose, and without in the least
assisting the great cause which the country had been'
pledged to support. Thus were we doomed to wit-
ness the extinction of our hopes in Spain, and with
them we could expect nothing but the extinction of
every hope of Continental alliance and co-operation.
After the conduct we had displayed towards Sweden
and Spain, we could expect nothing but a general
confederacy against us. To what but the igno-
rance and incapacity of Ministers \ ere all these ca-
lamities to be attributed. The circumstances which
had led to them must necessarily become the subject
of grave and serious inquiry, but he could not avoid
now taking the opportunity of stating his opinion
upon the subject, and whilst he concurred most en-
tirely in the motion of thanks proposed by the Noble
Earl, he owed it to his gallant companions in arms to
call the attention of the House to that conduct which
had placed them in a situation calculated only to pro-
duce an useless sacrifice of life.
Lord MULGRAVE expressed his surprize that
any topic should have been introduced into the dis- 1
cession which had no immediate relation to the sub-
ject under discussion, and which he scarcely thought
within the limits of order. He should not now enter
into the general question touched upon by the Noble
Earl, with respect to the conduct of Ministers,, but
should only state, that when the time came for in-
quiry, Ministers would be ready to meet it, and if
they did not satisfy the Noble Earl, he had no doubt
that they should satisfy that House and the country.
wjth respect to the motion, he could add little to
soffat had been said by his Noble Friend, nor with re-
spect to the lamented loss of Sir John Moore could
he add much to what had been said in the very ex-
cellent dispatch of General Hope, the sentiments
contained in which must have come home to the feel-

ings of every man in the country. His loss would
be deeply felt, but he trusted his example would have
the most beneficial effects. He hoped that nothing
would be introduced foreign to the immediate subject I
of the present motion, and that it would be unanimous• ;
Agreed to.
Lord Viscount SIDMOUTH thought concur-
• renee too cold a term to use when stating his agree.
meat with the motion: he viewed with admiration and
gratitude the services rendered by the army in Spain,
and by its gallant Commander, whose loss we had
unfortunately to deplore. Having his warmest feel-
ings in unison with this motion, he must, however,
!reserve to himself the right and the-duty of assisting
in the institution of an inquiry by some means or
iato the circumstances which bad led to the

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