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op the Scheldt. It had been stated that there was a not necessary, and whether an expression af rettac-
deficiency of boats, but this was not the case ; ' tion should not have been expressed in the resolutions?'
there were boats enough, but from the violence oft (Hear, hear.) Did the House think that the intetrsts
the weather they could not act, of course no fault ; of the country would be benefited by Ministers yield-
could be found with that part of the operation ; for j" ing to the factious clamours of any set of men merely
if the army had secured the two sides of the river, for a momentary gratification,and bring military men
on the SOth, they could have passed up the river di- i to trial (he would not say disgrace, because acquittal
reedy. Fhishing would then have beed cut off from must necessarily have followed in that case) ?—(Cries
receiving those reinforcements which it afterwards got : e hear, kar,from the fifinisttr;al side.) Would it be en-
from Cadsand, and must have surrendered much : dured,herepeated,that two meritorious officers should
sooner. Sir Richard Keats'' evidence was, that with be placed in ropardy for the sake of satisfying the
a wind tolerably favourable, he could have brought shabby, paltry, and contemptible feelings of any' set
the fleet to Santvliet in three days. If these events of tram. (Load cries of hear, hear.) The Right Ho-
then, which might be expected, had taken place, and nourable Gentleman trusted it would operate as a
the army arrived in the vicinity of Antwerp by the warning to the country in fiiture; and that they could
4th or the sth, •there was no French force in the not easily give in to such feelings. When military offi.
neighbourhood able to oppose them. He gave credit cers did their duty, as in the present instance, they
to the Gentlemen on the other tide for sincerely be. j were entitled to some better reward after being liable
lieving they were doing good to the country in endea- ; to the fortune :If war—(Hear, hear,) - and it would
vouring to turn his Majesty's Ministers out of their ' not be an act of justice in any Ministry.to abandon
situations (Hear, hear, from the Opposition benches); and . them. (Hear, hear.)
he hoped they would give him credit for equal sin- The call far the question was again loudly repeated.
cerity, when he considered it for the country's good to Mr. BROUGHAM rose amidst loud coughing,
ke the Gentlemen on the other side out Of office.. 'and cries of Question, Question —He persevered,
(Cheering from the Ministerial side.) ,He did not think I however, in speaking. His object was to defend the
it fair 'that the Gentlemen on the ether side should.; condnct of the Gentlemen on the opposite side of the
monopolize all the sincerity to therns'elveo, 4 tal impute : House, but the clamour drowned the Learned Gen-
nothing but selfish motives to the Gentlemen who sat ' tleman's voice. ,
on his side of the House. He must contend, that the Sir HOME POPHAM explained some inconsist-
amendment moved by his Honourable Friend (Ge- en. cies in the evidence of Sir R. Strachan, on Lord
neral Craufurd) gave a true character of the exile- Chatham's narrative. It •certainly was the original
dition. As to what had been mentioned of the ex- plan that simultaneous operations should be carried
dition to Copenhagen having prevented our fleet on on both banks of the Scheldt. This, however,
being manned with Danish seamen, it was his firm. was thwarted by events, which it was impossible to
opinion, that if it had not been for that expeditious;provide against. Unexpected circumstances obliged
we would riot only have had Danish seamen, but the the bombs to go to the Roompot.—Here an univer-
Danish fleet against us. As to the retention of the sal roar of laughter drowned the voice of the Hon.
island of Walcheren after the principal' objects' of Member, and as soon as it subsided, strangers were
the expedition had failed, this was a point Which .osdeted to withdraw.
excited the greatest feeling ; - but he could , not &rangers were then ordered to withdraw, and the
conceive that those who compained most loudly and flouse divided on the original Resolutions of Lord
extravagantly on that head, did yat really believe Porchester.
that his Majesty's Ministers felt less than they did for ' For Ministers
Gained by sickness. The For the Resolutions - - - 227
• Majority for Ministers . ..---48
A Ministers on this head,
made out. So far from A second division then took place on the first re.
• have been abandoned as solution of General Craufuril, Which vitas as an amend-
he Expedition had failed, anent to the original resolutions:
Ayes on
lure it becameof infinitely Noes
I and the arsenal at Ant- Majority for Min:sters - - ......e()
'e would have then had a A third division took place on the omission of the
is quarter, which would word "nor," which was Moved by Mr. CANNING.
:heren less valuable ; but Ayes
. 275
Noe
:ceeding against the fleet,
Majority for Ministers - - —02451
would have enabled us The fourth division was on the last Resolution of
!el its motions. He was General Craufu-d, declaratory of the approbation of
aitinental war, our naval the House in the retention of Walcheren, and conse-
lin the possession of the queinly approving the conduct of Ministers in that
signed between France respect
d- it would have caused a Ayes
id money than the object Noes 032
strength of the French Majority for Ministers - -—2 l
!seiving the most serious During the division, while the Ayes were in the
tnd had been properly ap- Lobby,, the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER addressed
(Lord Grey) in the re- them, requesting they would not depart, for another
!it to Ministers to bestow division might be- called for. It did not, however,
is point. • The fact was, take place ; add at Half-past Seven o'Clotlc this
:cl.a great deal of the at- Morning the House adjourned.
id Lord Sidmouth, aad if,
'as not sent to attack it,
disposable force of the
;me conceived adequate to
ifidently appeal to the re-
tred in the Councils of Mr.
reason of the project of
led. Its importance was
is an impregnable fortress
:, which would command
commerce of that river.
it Richard Strachan wrote
lug them not to abandon
:onsulted the military men
icility of retaining it, and
1, and with much earnest=
raining it. Early in Or
London, and personalli
:subject, but soon alter the
i upon, and was necessarily.
The removal of the sick
K 1 deal of time, and until
Is no removing the healthy.
her, the disorder had very
ember it had disappeared,
;le life would, have been
acuation earlier; and yet'
luse of the Continent and
&hem had been held by
.ountry, and naval men of
I not be expected that such
Lndoried, without the most
'hese were the principal
ice of Miniiters• rested, and
idently to
_tie justice :did
tnd tie Country.
exceedingly, anxious for

TIIE EVENING STAR.

LONDON,

TO CO lIRF.SPONDF.NTS.

and after slime titne,
red the House, that at that
Four o'cliklc) he would not
Isioris of a pv,,rslinal natcl
tceived it his dutfte reps f
tinisters hid been 'charged
Ind with having sitcrieted
lyshrave meni. 'The Hon.

that language would not
fltlas) should call for some-

his mere ;)ssertion for the
Grey and Grenville, and
in power, the Island of

'e been evacuated one hour
ith respect to the topicN
by the Honourable Ba-

ztt) respecting the answer
:ens of London, when they
• an inquiry into the failure

had stated that there was

4y Military Inquiry: The
had very candidly confess-
)lltable to the Military or
Expedition, yet hi:: retolo-
censure. He would ask
hether, when the clamour
tese Commanders through-
) the Noble Lord did not in
.o then), an apology from
ing raised the clamour was

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have been delayed by the pressure of public in,elligt-tice; nor
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We this day insert extracts from private letters from
Cadiz, Lisbon, and Gibrahar. Tbey require no coat
ment.

" CADIZ, MARCH 13.

4, We have just now learnt that all the people in
Xeres, capable of bearing arms, have been put in a
state of requisition by the enemy, and were directed
to hold themselves in readiness, to act according to
circumstances. In consequence .of this order, 1500
of them immediately afterwards escaped from Xeres,
and fled towards the Sierra de la R.mda, where there
were previously assembled, upwards of 15,000 of the
peasantry, who although unorganized, had taken
about 460 French troops, the whole of whom they
had dispatched. On the other hand, every day pro.
ducts an account ofdozens being slain by the enemy.
" A Gentleman has found his way hither from
Seville, who left that place three days since. He in-
forms us that the French had relaxed in their rigour,
but had broken open the houses of several emigrants.
The number ,of Frtnch troops in Seville did not ex-
teed 800 men. The Commander had issued orders,
directing *hat for the -space of four days no person
under anfliretext was-to by permitted to pass the
bridge, or. be -suffered td go into the-suburbs.
,This
looks as if some fears 'were felt lest the people of Se-
ville follow the example of thoie at Xeres.'
" LISBON, MARCH 18.

a I lave only to observe that what news, we,get here
is mostly fipin the English Newspapers 4 !Vf what.
ever takes place on th6**- frOntiers- every cote: here is
tliept in the dark. :The enemy is ahout tOO'miles from
ask place t• but no ha:We llas been yet fought. Every
Ode is preparing to departi and grestt•Vantities of
different articles, tee-asure, Ste; are putvne.board the
e h ttaiiiporti and other ships-in tharbetare: * =,
, . * " GlBRATAii.''FißliftY gs.
mano;
..-.4.; A detachment or :bout thrce-,bilifiipttrench
essieestf St. Roque ktist Aigitir ikri# .44 - . they
‘pitstigi fOrnEcavlslrx-painsfes-iiiitigne•ntibtini a half
ofilsi'earrisoii;' and a tiiiiiiliti-scitneerthe inhabi.

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opinion, that if it had not be
we would not only have had I.
Danish fleet against us. As
• island of Walcheren after th
the expedition had failed, ti
excited the greatest feeling
conceive that those who comp
extravagantly on that head,
that his Majesty's Ministers fe
the great losses our army suss
• charge that was made against
appeared to be in no degree n
thinking Walcheren ought to
so ,i- as the other objects of tht
he bought that from that failu
mere importance. If the fleet
W2ll had been destroyed, we
ten porary security from this
m ke the possession of Walch
in consequence of our not suet
t! e possession of this island
to watch that fleet, and checl
convinced that during the cur
means were sufficient to retail
island, but after peace was :
and Austria, the retention of
greater expellee of men and
was worth. The growing !
naval force was an object des,
attention of this country, an
predated by a Noble Lord (
commendation he had given
their utmost attention on this
that Walcheren had engaged
tention both of Mr. Pitt and
.
in 1805, Sir John Moore we
• it was merely because the
country was not at that time
the object. He would confic
collections of those who share
Pitt, that this was the only •
attacking it, being abandonec
considered to be, that it was
in the mouth of the Scheldt,
not only the fleets, but the ci
On the 13th of September Sir
a dispatch, earnestly intreatit
. . the island before they had co
best able to point out the lac
dwelt at considerable length,
ness, on the propriety of reu
tober, Sir Richard came to l
' conferred with them on the s
evacuation was determined u
a work of some delay. T
necessarily occupied a good
they were removed, there was
But in the month of Octobel
much abated, and by Noven
so that probably not a single
saved by ordering the eva(
1
. i both with respect to the eau
the estimation in which Wal
. - so many Ministers of this cot
# ' the first judgment, it could r
a possession wouN be abanc
mature consideration. Th
grounds on which the defenc
he would submit them confic
impartiality of the douse an
The House now became.
the question, when
Mr. R. DUNDAS arose,
tained a hearing. He assure,
late hour in the morning (fly
detain them long, but allusi
having been made, he cone
to them. His Majesty's Mi.
with intrigues and cabals, at
by them the lives of many
Gentleman who had used I
be surprised if he (Mr. Dune
thing more conclusive than 1
. . truth of i. If my Lords 1
all the Talents had been
Walcheren would not have
sooner than it was. Wit'
which had been urged I
rouet (Sir Francis Burdett
of the King to the itizen!
presented their address for o
at Walcheren, his Majesty h
, no necessity to institute any
Noble Lord (Porchester) lu
, ed, that no blame was impil
Naval Cornmanii.u-s of the I
tions included them in the (
the Gentlemen opposite, wh
bid bean raised against' the:
out the country, and when t
:- b;s speech attach. blame to
t Thos2 Gentlemen fur havin