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the principle of the flight Honnttfaisk Ge,.,
action, then indeed all air calamities Were explain.—
He should now vote heartily for the resolutions, and
the only repugnance which he felt was, at their fibt
gdlng to an impeachment and ccnirt-martial. When
he said this, however, he declared he saw no good to
the country from the dismissal of Ministers, unless it
was followed by a total change of measures.--( Hear,
hear, hear.)--If we wished to be rescued from our
present perilous situation, we must have reform—
reform which would revive and re-establish the an-
eiedt, fundamental principles of our Constitution:—
Unless this was obtained, neither himself nor the
Country would be satisfied. From the folly of our
not demanding this arose all our calamities. From
it arose this expedition—this child of corruption, ex:
pining by its own inherent imbecility. All their cala- I
mities, all their disgraces, were derived from the 1,
want of a fair and equal representation. To that, and
that alone, the people ought to look ; it would be
folly to expect relief from any other cause. If this
was obtained, they would no longer see ministerial
weakness working an abandoned prostitution. This
was their only avenue of escape from ruin, imminent I
ruin.. For himself, he cared not, if that thin was to ,
come, whether it came in. the shape of a rotten bo-
rough, or au open iron despotism. The present im-1
mediate question he should now decline; he did not
wish to think of it ; he could not with any temper
speak of it. In private life if he saw the catastrophe
of men so brave, so patient, so martyred, he could
call it nothing else than cool, deliberate, atrocious 1
stutuixn.—( Hear, Hear, Hear.) —Though Ministers
41.ihinawelve hours sail of Wolcheren might have
had every information, they would not deign to seek
it, bat sent their soldiers unheedingly to their grave.
They. now called for vengeance—the honour of the
House was pledged to give it ; and, for himself, he
Would say nothing but instant impeachment and court-
martial should satisfy the nation for the cruel effusion
of their army's blood.
Mr. BATHURST, in opposition to some of th
doctrines of the Hon. Baronet, maintained that it
was the degeneracy of that. liberty which had roused
the people to energy in the first ancient state to which
the Hon. Baronet alluded, that led to its subjection to
a-foreign despot. The passions of the multitude, in-
flamed- by factious advocates, who were never want-
ing, led to a spirit of licentidusness, which, in the end,
made them an easy prey to the Macedonian Monarch.
The same spirit had subjected the other State, as had
lately happened in a neighbouring country, to a mili-
tary despotism, under a single ruler. It was the hap-_
piness of this country to pas,e A its Parliament, to con-
troul the encroachments of the higher orders, and it
behoved the Parliament not to omit to do its duty.—
II in the discustion of the question'. under considera-
tion, he should treat calmly and ,die innately, he
trusted that he would not forfeit hiveiaiin to the at-
tention-of the House. He could not admit that the
question had been put fairly by the Noble Lord (Cas-
tlereagh) or the Right Honourable Gentleman (.Jr.
Canning.) They seemed to have argued it in the
form of a syllogism, which was not borne Cut by the
fact. They reasoned as if, because we lead a dispo-
sable force, that force should be employed in support
of our ally. But it. had been said, that we had no
where a point of contact with that :.fly ; and the
Noble Lord and the Right Honourable Gentleman
then contended, that as our disposable force could
not be sent to any other point ia 17.urope, it ought to
have been sent to Antwerp. Against that doctrine
he must protest. No State could require as,isiam.e
of this country, which, compatibly with its own in-
terests, it could not afford. He protested against
the argument which called upon the House, to say
where the force was to he employed, if not against
Antwerp ? It had been said, that that House was not,
from the habits or pursuits of Members, fit to discuss
questions of a military destrtptiod. But it was the
duty of Parliament to watch over the conduct of his
Majesty's Ministers, as well with respect.to military
as other public measures. The question was as to the
expediency, possibility, and practicability, of the expe-
dition ; and, when considered as a diverzion, supposing
it to have been successful, how far it could operate as
a diversion ? As a coup.de.main, it was to have been
something sudden but impressive, which was not to
be of long continuance or protracted operation. As
a diversion, it could only operate so far :wit might oc-
cupy troops which might otherwise be sent to reinforce
the French army on the Danube. The probability was,
that it would only occupy the force which remained
in thegarrisons, without lessening the number of troops
sent to reinforce the enemy. The next question was,
how the Government had set about accomplishing
their object? The Naval Arsenals at Antwerp and
the Fleet in the Scheldt were, equally with Walche-
ren, the objects of the Expedition. It was his opi-
nion,
that at the time the Expedition was first thought
of, two of the objects, Welchem and the feet,
were attainable with very slight hazard. To an en-
terprize en such an extensive scale as that which had.
been undertaken, a well-connecte.l Combination of
plans for the two services was necessary for suc-
cess. No such combination had been preoared, no
arrangements appeared to have been - Made for the
conduct of the united °operations. This was some-
thing that called for inquiry. • The opinions of the
Itillitaty men who had been consulted, proceeded on
a suppiiiitiod that no enemy was to be encountered.
The Right Honourable Gentleman then took a re,_
view ofthe reports of the different military men who
had, een consulted. It was rather an extraordinary
stigument of the NOble.Lord and of the Right Ho-i
nourable Gentleman, that :because the ulterior ob.
jects had not been attempt4the merits of the plan
could not be ascertained. A great part of the pro-
at of final success often depended upon previous
..-rangernents, even upon the first step. If ever there
had been en operation which required to be well and
ably combined and arranged, it Wp that expedition
.to the Scheldt. -There appeared,,lowever, neither
irAu_Temen.t nor plan in the whole. ' He was not sa-
- -
usgeo from the evidence, whether the Commanders
4*xissrelesvniccueiw that
dt .or fiTrafatterontcheetor.apputtspre up
Itshing. TAte-lOgbiftAsono urable 'Gentleman- then
tslui
verted to M crest points of the evidence, to shew
*it this point Waanot clearly. settled, and that con-
-
riiiqueatly.,na.,phin.. -. been arranged for this part.
4the..cont,,of tion previous to its sad-
, goiNs Wits*.impOs4o.be attended to, inas-
Al Itiba4.!Otr,bspo,.touched opoi f. on any
440,44001,, 14.w..4: material to &insider,
rjaPr ii4p Proper to run the hazard at pushing

• cuttiam for his vigour, , and he praised
Praisedistrs for their preparations ;and so he went on
ig laurels and battles, carrying towns which were
heard of before, by a eault-de-mai4 and bearing
every thing
before him, for the very best of rea-
,
because he was not opposed, until at last a wet
. urgh arrested his progress, and ended
._(Harr, hear.)—As to the navy,
. • • a? Cadsand had been stated as an in-
' riflery, and there accordingly the
! - lv proceeded ; but when he arrived,
England could not furnish him with
.s.. soldiers, and so the indispensable
. • tuished. (Hear, hear.) -Some per-
had said, that this failure was not
fi e want of boats. But the Marquis ,
• i different opinion, and that was all
he would give to the objection. Two
. en on the subject, one from the Ada 1
ether from Captain Owen; one -of 1
. . . eather was very fine, and the other-
. yad ; one said there was plenty of
„..,....,e other said ' there. were none f and in
pleasing state of uncertainty, which hetwould
seek to obviate, rested the questions At last,
;ever, after many doubts and failures and disasters,
batteries were opened upon Flushing, but at such
isuince that they could not even silence a little
-anced battery before the town. - The town, how.'
xr, was taken, and the dreadful `bernbardrnent suc-
ceeded. Thus it was with ruin
_in our acts, and
ilijocri,-; in OUT promises, we attempted to con.ciliaa
Ci.! r,)pl whom we affected to ounapassiimate under.
tt.c it... 1 despotism of Bonaparte.. We destroy,
e:ei, habitations; we desolated, their • land, and we
tcld tlieni we came for their preservation ! 'inhuman
in our prosperity towards the natives,
,the ague at-
t te:ed us, and then our raid& changed: .we became•
slicleilly humane to all, except-our own poor soldiers,
vh,all,l,st we should offend the island, we left in
fleir sickne,s;to perish, without a di), spot whereor
L., tie, or a ro.lt to protect them ! This humanity was
perfectly consistent with our management all through.
l'or instance, Sir Home Popham we* the only per-
son, except the pilot of the fleet, who was supposed
to know the navigation of the Scheldt. To him was
entrusted then the conduct of the fleet up to
B;az. What did he do ? Why, he attempted
to go by the West Scheldt, until, by his • failure,
he too- d out he ought to have tried the East
SelAdt. Thus this best informed man in the fleet
t.lolt the coat se the most contrary to his interest.
The ~ il!'int Captain next went through the Wei Gat,
a Id Lord Chalk= seemed to think, because this had
b• en ac:o.nplished, that the enemy must be totally
di,comi:cd. All they had to depend on was the
utter imp)ssibility of this passage ! Sir Home was
next seta to ascertain the passage to South Beveland,
and he proceeded to the North. - He might just as
well li:Lve set out from that House for Kensington
along Westniinster-hridge I—(Hear, hear.) On the
'2141, at I.ist, up they got to Bate, and then they
came to a ;op. Sir Richard Strachan t.king advan-
tige of the prwe, ventured to hint ;hat it would be
twavnicn! to know upon what Idaa the conjoint expedi-
tion meant to proceed. A Council of War was called
—they had now vane to the grand point Crum which
ia roue all their operations were to proceed. What
kill they do ?-T/:it/ set off lotate—(Hear, Aran) Thus.
lend :.1 an expedition which was undertaken by ig-
1. : :.v, and executed by imbeeility--an apediuon ,
v •-. wasted the treasure of the country, the...lives
of our troops, and the honour of our name.an ex-
pedition planned by ignorance ea impudence, the
most unparalleled. Many might censure him for
unnecessary warmth, but lie could not help feeling,
nor could he fii,d expressions strung enough -for that.
f. eling—he thought sincerely, that eyr. man who
had any concern whatever in this ..Exition stood
ns a cr;inin ii before the country—(hear, hear.) The
:Viniiters v.cre presumptuous, and the officers in
hrh services ignorant ; and nothing less than the
:inm a,:hnient of the one, and a court-martial en the
othe. „ could, or ought to satisfy the country. In
ad their proceedings there was a marked disregard
14 the country, and a cautious concern- merely for
f o.• wn .aterests. From beginning to the end they
wlc ..11 the same—all ignorant, presumptuous, and
imbn:ile. As to the t..:omricuider in Chief, he could
vit. h..ie savior,' that the result of the inspection .Ithe
Fpers uo t.:e Table was merely wonder how any man
wa. the metings of a Gentleman, could act as he
did—how aly man possessed of such conscious imbe-
citty, could retain his situation. The Noble Lord
tv.. v Tv anxious to separate the. question of . the Me-
d c it hiar.i from that of the merits of the Expedition.
Th;, he could not.do—it excited in, hoe the instant
recollection of the brave.men. wh fell victims to
the di-,,.ise. The Noble Lord betrayed, indeed,
tArotil: 11 hii speech, a callous insensibility to the
unseries he had caused, truly shocking t—he spotted
with the deaths which he had occasioned,: and
even presumed to persuade the country that its
calamities were honours! He dared to compare hitn-
self to Chatham, Nelson, St. Vincent, and those brave
heroes who had directed.our arms to constant and im-
perishable glory. He was amazed how he dared to
mention the name of those great men on stiChsan pc-
casion.—(hrear, luar.).l—Why, this dreadful ExOediL
tion had cost the country, on a serious ' Calculatipn
waich he had made, three times as many. lives.as all
toe glorioli naval victories which we had gained since
the commencement of the war.--r(litar, litar,) —This
was the expedition of which the Noble Lord had af-
focted to speak so indifferently.. H 4 spoke of it, indeed,
Just as a girl of thirteen world o ..4, puppy 49g. He
wanted language to 'express his indignation at such
conduct. The Right lionoucable. Gentleman had,
indeed, spoken more feelingly on the Subjeos. but he
had med some arguments which sioCked „and asto-.
nislied him. •He seemed to. spoik.,aa he hard foun
n shield for all his disgraces, in, extrinsic..cm4a, aj
even ventured .to impute /be successes 0r.,.*• enemr
to the despotism by which theY.Avae Villemed 1-"'"!
What, did he mean to impute oiarjoirAttOki-titoTtei-
irial of our constitution? .It Itillikft MunatiouCdoc-
trine refuted by 7 all history ni41.31144104.1.,. (AI Allidi
vita it was cousldernd thntil 01/010").....n1 -a-:P4._ _ att'l'il
had held the reins of,GovemtnesS, 44:94nF,:aig,. ..w. ~
was so likely to sestimealienu-: •Ancluavo.,* Muslim
polltician, rad.deediusid.that thetiagat4Psl 94.413e.' teßkl
ihri
man people was founded :on Ainir ,feeedane,,,
.... ,1
had indeed flourished, and the; ItatitigaikuMbe
'A- i li
opposing despotismwith.thttitrets4A tikAr. .:,gisu___,?..
Wes-
Athens—her eloquence, ara,ltaaftll‘ ..- .. ..,,, W 4
numbers with success. If sub* Onti .. *AP 'bor4

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the most rational prbbability of success. It appeared House; but in his opinion, whatever in a.
to him, that the Expedition hadiseett planned on the referred to a subject of such importance, it behoved .
supposition that Flushing was necessary to the pry- that house strictly to examinethem. The military oPi,
secution of its ulterior objects. The question then nions delivered at the Bar should have been more reA
was, whether on the whole the Expedition deserted spected, and the authority of General Biowntigz
not approbation, but justification or censure ? And should hate as Much weight as that of any gentle-
he should not be deterred by the apprehensicin of the man opposites ft seemed to have been quite forgot-
consequences which might follow from doing his ten by the other side, that when it was desirable to
duty. He agreed that his Majesty's Ministers had attack the Means of annoyance to this country, even
not been actuated by an intention of sacrificing the ' the destruction of the basalt at Flushing was impor-
army or the treasure of the country. Even the tant. Such was the opinion of Lord Nelson; Sir H.
weakest men would at the head of the Government,' Popham, and every experienced Naval Officer I and
be incapable of entertaining any such intention.— Of such importance was the destruction of Antwerp,
This specks of defence excited his suspicieo, because that Ministers would have been justifiable, if, for till
it shelved that the Ministers had no ground to stand accomplishment of this end, they ran even greater
upon. The House was bound to exercise a controtil risks than they did on the present occasion. The
over all Administrations ; and whatever might be means which- were there of building at once nine or ten
the future consequences of his vote, however painful ships of war,—the harbour capable of containing fifty
a duty he had to perform, he should still perform it. more, all combined to' make it an object of the
The country expected from that House an important 1 greatest exertion. He was much surprised when he
decision ; and it was his opinion that the circuteuttan. i heard the false syllogism respecting the Scheldt.—
ces of the case called for censure. Notwithstanding every imputation, he never had
Mr. PEELE, in supporting the resolutions of the heard any thing. so absurd fromlds Noble Friend.—
Hon. General (Craufard), did so in the coritiction I,When the state of Austria and France was so critical,
that the expedition was undertaken with the fairest when the balance of fate wits suspended between the
prospect of success. That the expedition was most 1 two powers, the smallest isskance was useful ; then
important, and the period at which it was undertaken was the time to consider Whet our means were, and
most critical and momentous, no one could deny...- { how we should apply them. if, as it had been re- ,
When we contemplated the efforts of the enemy to.; commended by some, the tzpedition had gone to
regenerate his navy, when we recollected that at that 1 Germany or Spain, every atteisapt of that kind would
moment France was engaged with Austria, it was have proved abortite: if Lord Wellington's army
coucluaive. that was the moment for exertion, and that - were increased, froth the posture of affairs, instead
this was a diversion favourable to-Austria he could oat of a service,,, kwonld have been an injury—if it had
think wotild now be contended ; . but here it might be been sent to ilie Worth, it wittild hive Tailed—if to
said, why not send your army. ili) .EMie.ixiini -*here I•Cadiz, exertion there was impoSsible. In a word, •
it might act withincseeff(ct-as a diversion. in,favour ; any expedition, when the time should be protracted,
of Austria ? To this he answered, we *ere not so in-1 was totally out of the question, for the • resources of
corporaied with the interests of Austria as to abandon the country would not be competent to supply such
our own. He admitted, that when the Government ;an army for any length-of time. We were called on
departed from defensive activity in; an Object of i.ni. ; by out' allies for assistance ' • and no • other mode of
,portance, it might be then time to appeal to die mint. 1 effect preset* itself but that' which wag pursued.
try. Would it be said, that at a _time whop Fiance .L.-410 ackhowledged that Government, previous
was endeavouring to• regenerate ,its navy, it was not i Le the expedition,‘hrid
ld ask, w been infOrmed of
not; the armi-
our duty to do every thing in our power to defeat that 1 stice; biat he Wouas,' or Ives the
pinion of the 'Coin.: Cestity: of the object Strengthened by tilts occurrence t '
object I With respect to the o.
minder in Chief, he was first applied. toxin the month ', However Flight be doubted by Gentlemen on the,
of April, when Government knew. of the. intentioa of : Opposite side, it must 'be admitted, that in the state of
Austria to commence hostilities, when she teprted for ; the-war between Austria and France, they afforded a
the aid of 15,000 men. He was next; ipphed to in ;•ditaision to us,hottever we afforded a diversion to
the month of May, when hostilities' had actitally be- . th*--(Near;kear.)—The converseofthisproposition
gun ; and the third application was after the succesi:itatthistbetlenieda-:oltimeend season we had no choice
ful battle of Asperne. Under allsthe Circtiiiinaneti I —we were to look only to:the period when we could
therefore, he contended that an attack on Vir.4141.04n1 tatCornOsli our endi, and it must be acknoWledged.
was expedient and necessary,- with attack
:vie* min • only. ! that though the Meetly were insufficient our object
to diminish the naval means UPI-resources of ifie-I,.;w4tzrpat. Frorrr: the it idence adifticed can -it be
enemy, hut to protect our trade from the swarms' or 'stated thee. the Object -iiaS impractiCable ? • TWe cer.
privateers which infested those seas, to the ,g irt! tainly never contemplated it
.but as one exposed to
jury of our commerce, and who carried their delszt.. t:sic;. yet it. oust bereeolleeted that had not disease
dations even to the very mouth of oue.harbours:-.-?1! spread its Malignant ract,agei; failure, nor any other
These wet avils which induced us to this under.; disaster, )604 '4*e:succeeded. But *hen it is
taken When When we beheld_ the enemy making melt istaFed; that.. MO voil oFtlier'gritish 'arms is for
mighty efforts to revive her naval power, were...testa' Nitisi. •terniiiti. It .1s iinpitrulfle 'to' conceive what
sit tame spectators, in apathy, without making sorite'dtki#late.. of clinic mind it, Ami ;mgkes such an
effort•on.our part to resist them. Had we desistedlasecrtio.n.7—tbside&tring.)—No, it is not tarnished,
from these efforts which were now called in question, niilesi by the Statement resulting from a quality of
we should have blotted out some of the brightest lopposition, which never fails to rise against the
pages cf our history, torn down from their walls the most salutary measures. With respect the im.
memorials of the honour of former times, and de- practicability ot the measures, it has b tated
stroyed the spirit of our army and navy. From the , that the wind and weather were adverse, it must
,opinions of our Generals previous to the battle of As- then be
en ken into consideration, that if it be.
dc-
perne, -some confidence of success was to be enter- . nominat_justice to attach disgrace and-Censre
Lained ; after that event, those who before despaired ,to failures arising solely from these, we trust'
began to hope, and those who hoped began to have , take leave of all claims to glory, and determine '
confidence. The opinions of officers, he insisted, , never to go an expedition again.—(Lied cheering).
were not discouraging at any time, although not de-I It has been noticed that on account of those elements
chive, but all agreed, that by the pos§ession of Flu- ,it was necessary to set oat h.Sfore mid-summer ;th it
thing the enetny's fleet was rendered useless. With; When the Expedition arrived, the season was such as
respect to coming to any concltiaiOri upon this epiev. 1 ought to haVe been expected. - This assertion, how.
, it ever, be Mainttined ; for, from the statements
Hopi he observed, there was ngreat difference' lie
L tween coming to a resolution upon the extent' of the of sii Richard Strachan and 'Sir Richard Keats, (to
misfortune and the objects ofthe Undertaking, and in ; itse„.the• expressioii"of the latter); the weather was
considering the one, the other ought not to be forgot.. tpeeretifilied and. adVerse it had- been observed that
ten. We were bound to do eves)? thing consistent Oeakirettion'cifthe wind was favot re'.l ;it is true the
with our own safety, for Austria; but from the vas-. i direction was *so,
.but every good effect was destroyed
salage state of that power, yieldinggraduailly to the by itl-Metiee••--(Near, hear.)—That this cause -
iron hand of France, it might become a - .question ihouldbe applied to his- Majesty's Ministers, is not a
whether our interference in a •dit*ct way might tot . fair noejustgrotind of accusation.. It was the opinion
precipitate her fell? He could niiif.therefete but con. of the Admiral, that provided the right bask of the
' shier this Expedition as some sacrifiee .to the cause Scheldt was secured, it would be easy to conduct the
of Austria. Gentlemen opposite
.had argued as if eet
side. had declared that the opinions of the General
to •Santvliet ; but the Gentlemen of the °pp°.
they conceived that they alone had. the proper feel. flsite
ings on the loss we had sustained, but .be insisted Of,fiCers were totally unfavourable to the project.
that his Majesty's Ministers could feel and lantern As NOwlf we but consider theopinion of the Officer
well as themselves, He concluded by-deelaring• his i Most. unfevourable of all; it will be found that he
assent 0 the amended Resolittionsi--and MS tappoii- conceltedtheobtaining the object would be unat e ided
lion to the original ones.. ••• • • • Iht eity danger—for it was not of the safety of the ap-
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The CHANCELLOR, of the. tXCII.E.QUER • PrOach to Antwerp Inc was doubtful, but of the return
felt extreme regret, that in the preeePt exhinsteditete . from it, and' this through the apprehension that a large
of argument, he ;should be obliged ib enter ttitiik.*, force might assemble and endanger the retreat. A
long-diseussion, not. only at that advanced hour, Slit strong evidence of the force of the country appears
after the House had been occupied in the satire'Conii. from the account of the 1 lth August, which states
cleration and debate for five successive nights.. Thelv that the enemy's force in the neighbourhood of Ant-
was nothing new to command attention ; bat he ap- ' werp, Bergen-op.Zoom,-&c.-consisted of 26,000 men,
prehended that the House might consider him deli- 2000 of which were, two or three regiments of French
cient in respect to it and to humself, if he Withheld ' guards, 1200 regular troops, and the rest of pressed
his observations on the occasion.—ln the cOurse'of' men, &c. This is a satisfactory proof of the want of
the debate, it had been stated on the opposite side, ' the means of opposition; these forces were all d:vided
that the Expedition was of such a nature, as to bent in the various towns, yet, it was said, they were all
no sense justifiable.; but when it was in the next stn.; in Antwerp, not thinking that Lino, and the other
tence assorted that; this was the sole ground tin WhicklfOrts, were to be .supplied from this. It was not lair
the failure stood, he felt:the .greatest, consiblation.—_,• to state things in this manner. The Honourable
Few were acquainted with .wbaCtlie' real abZrOr bintleman oppilsite had asserted, that the manner
the Expedition was, and the magnitude or the 1 ..1 in which the expedition was conducted, was not ac-
tauce annexed to it. It was not intent:rod feir the de- Cording to the designed plan. It is true, it was not
struction of a few ships, but fora pufrOcise orate most in Sir Home Pophamq orders that Flushing was to a, .
vital importance to the nation, and indescribable was be taken; it was a simultaneous movemmt, and it
,
the regret he experienced when it was found neces- , can be learned. from General Brownrigg's opinion,.,
sary to give up what had been acquired. As to the that after the investment of Flushing every other ebii,
manner of the expedition, it hid been 'Meth talked ject could be accomp'ished. Another difficulty seeint.
of, while its failures were ascribed to the imbecility, to have occurred born the expression, that when :a".-
of those who directed it, and to the incapacity of " sure footing" was established in Walcheren, Sir J.
the Administration. Was it possible that he who . Hope should then proceed to South- Beveland. The.
might come into the war councils in the event ,of the , zneaningofthiswas simply, that when a landing should
present Ministers Wog removed;—(No, no' from the be effected, theft South Beveland was to have been • •
Ofifte:rition)—Was it possible, he said, thet,he should. 'the nexfobject ; and this, in point of fact, was accom, '
attribute the failinetoitteepacity? When the last Visited on the Sd of August. It will be perceived,
Administration were in pdiver, did they husband the from inspetting the orders of the Admiralty, that the
resources of the country in the expedition to Buenos investment was to have taken place by sea ; it would.
_The Hon.. Gentleman should re-. have been totally impossible then to throw reinforce.
Ayres (No, no !)
collect, that lie was now merel y,comparing' tesPective , ments into flushing. It could nothe declared, that,
merit (cries of hear,- and Neh) I if the lion. Gentle.; the capture of •Cadsand was an object ; but, above •
men changed sides, and virgnbd ithe-nature of the( all, it must be denied that there was any force col-
expedition, they would eonsttf4tdela a Comparison an : lected in it ; for if the wind. had permitted a landing
object of national imp:or:4_l*N Uremia sitid that to take place on the 30th, there was no garrison to
the observations of his Wohlot • Iliardtastle. oppose its destruction ; and a free passage was opened -

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