Star.
London, England, 1827-05-09 00:00:00

Combermere, and was of the utmost importance to oar
possessions in India• It would tend to re-establish the
character of the British arms. Had the attack of that
fortress failed, it would ' have been attended with the
most unfortunate cOnsequences.
Mr. WYNN then moved thanks to Brigadier•general
Morrison, and to Sir Archibald Campbell, and the
officers and troops under their command; which, and
the foregoing, were all carried wens. con.
Sir J. YORKE said, that as he understood from his
Right Hon. Friend that he was about to move thanks
to the Navy, which he rejoiced to hear, as their ter•
vices under the Indian sun io very unhealthy climates
were no less than those of the Army, although in the
publication to which the Hon. Member for Aberdeen
alluded, there was no mention of it.
General GROSVENOR said, that the Army must
feel deeply for the attention which had been shown to
their claims, though a little tardy in the expression of it
by the Right,Hon. Gentleman. The names of Generals
Sir A. Ca I, Lord Combermere, and Sir Vincent
Cotton, wt:ulristand high in history. The country must
feel the greatest gratitude to the Indian army for its
many brilliant services. Happy the country which
possessed Officers of such high worth to look up to in
every future emergency. They had been bred up in the
school of one of the greatest Commanders ever known,
from whose example they could Got fail to become great
themselves. He could not but regret the departure of
the great Captain of the Age from the head of the
army. Would to Goo there were some coastitutienal
adviser—some Nestor to arise, who, with honey lips,
could do away the differences which had when morn
by accident than from any other cause. He was sure
that the country at large did hot lose sight of the,com-
pliment to the Duke of Wellington paid by our gracious
Monarch, who had refused to put any other subject
into that royal station, but had t.ken oa his Royal self
to effect the duties of it.

Sir E. BRYDGES said, that the book which had
been referred to only professed to be the journal of an
army officer engaged in the,service, and it was not to be
wondered at it he had not mentioned the navy. He
(Sir E Brydgts) had heard the gallant writer speak in
the highest terms of praise of the officers of that service
and their brave Commander. The generosity of the
English would always be awakened and ready to
acknowledge such services, while, on the other hand,
to a true soldier there could be no reward equal to those
acknowledgments. He wibhed that the India Company
would order the crone of rupees contributed by the King
of Ava to be distributed among the Indian army. He
attributed our recent successes to those highly effective
and humane arrangements made for the army by the
late ever-to•be lamented Commander-in-Chief. He
trusted that the East India Company would add some-
thing handsome to the money paid by the King of Ava,
and distribute it among the troops. It was true the
East India Company had already made a distribution
among the troops; but it was not enough to get them
shoes for such a march.

General DUFF hoped that on reflection the Company
would be induced to advance something mere.
The vote was then carried neer. cox.

Mr. WYNN now wished to justify the conduct of the
Commander and the Government, who had done every
thing to secure victory. The reason why Sir A. Camp-
bell had not taken more than 2,100 men was, because
he thought that force enough for the capture, in the
distressed state of the King of Ava; and it was difficult
to provide for them : a greater number would have
impeded their progress. He now moved the same
thanks to the I:slowing Officers: •
Major-General Sir T. linnet', Major-General Sir Jasper Nichol,'
Brigadier-Genera Adams, Brigadier-General Sir John Whining.
bans, and Brigadier-General Wallace Sleigh.
The next motion was one of approbation from the House, ac-
knowledging the seal and discipline of the non-commissioned (Miters
and soldiers of the troops under their command, Europeans and
natives, which is to be signified to them by the Officers who gear.
rally command them. Both carried as before.

Mr. WYNN then moved thanks to Sir Archibald
Campbell for his valour and perseverance in the con-
quest of Ava, and the skill and judgment with whicb.l
he had conducted the war to so prosperous a termina-
tion. Next, thanks to the following officers :—Briga-
dier-General M'Keene, Sir Willoughby Cotton, Briga-
dier Macreagh, and to the officers in command under
them. He took this opportunity of explaining why he
did not name more of the latter. It had been well
considered during the late war, and the practice adopted
was, not to name any officers of a rank lower than he
had now done, separately. Had he felt himself at
liberty to do otherwise,l he could not but have noticed
with marked praise, Lieutenant Colonel Sale; but the
reason for this abstinence was, that in a service where
so many were engaged in different operations, some of
which, though useful, did not immediately lead to the
success of the action, it was invidious to name any
without naming all.
Mr. HUME admitted the existence and propriety of
the rule as to the transactions of the late war. But it
ought not to apply to India, where, from the scarcity of
Commanding Officers, very important affairs were
trusted to the Colonels of Regiments, and even to the
Captains of Companies.
The motion was carried as before.
Mr. WYNN then moved thanks to the Naval Com-
mander, Commodore Sir James Brisbane; and after
that, to the Captains and Officers of the several ships
in his squadron.
Sir JOSEPH YORKE put it to his gallans.Friend,
who was one of the Council to the present Lord High
Admiral, if be did not think some of the Captains of
that squadron deserved to be distinguished by name?
It would greatly please him if thanks were voted sepa-
rately to that fire-eating Commander, Captain Chad,
whose services seemed in justice to requite it.
Sir GEORGE COCK BURN, feeling quite as much
regard for the honour of the service as his Gallant
Friend, could not but think that the rule mentioned by
his Right Hon. Friend below him, was a good one—
that of not mentioning any Officers under the rank of
Commanders; otherwise he would have wished to notice
Captains Chad, Marryatt, and Alexander.
The motion was then ordered as before.:
Mr. ASTELL was against the separation of the
Bombay Marine from thegeneral vote of thanks to the
other branches of the service.

Mr. WYNN stated, that the omission was purely ac-
cidental, and he would correct the error in the Resoln-
tion.—The motion was then agreed to.