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who commas sled at Navarin, for he (Lbrd
-believed hitn .so have acted as discreetly 'as any man
could, connering the crielmleiroun4tinces in Willett
he was 'placed. He hat, Will Vesold!„-hehavedslike
man; turd neither tarnished hie Oarro tense, An. jollied
the honenateof his country:'' NoSr offer. all those high
and just tributes to the merits °rale -gallant Admiral,
he begged leave to 'ask his Hon. Friends, and those
Hen. Gentlemen who sat on the-other side of the House
—for, he repeated, that he bad hitherto sought for no
support—he bad not asked a single Member his senti-
ments upon the subject, and he only then put the gime-
lion to the House as composed of English Gentlemen, and
the Rept esentatives of a free nation—could they, after
such testimony, hesitate a. single instant as to the pro-,
prietyof rewarding thegallantAdmiral with their ttanks?.
And in confirmation of his view he said, that if there
had been any tiring wrong in the conduct of the gallant
Admiral—if he had committed the slightest etror—il
he had over stepped through ambition, or if he had
swerved through ignorance from his instructions, it
was scarcely possible to suppose that his error would
not have been. detected and exposed. No public man
had ever been more exposed to detection, if thatrewere
any impropriety to detect, than Admiral Codrington
had been. But he would beg the House to- remember
what hal b en the result, what impression I:o4been
produced by every document which had appeared.upon
the subject? in all the-ears us statements which had
reached this country, and had received .pnblicity throttle
the medium of the public press, had any one sentence
appeared calculated. in the slightest to inspugnateeeeme
duct of Sir E.Codrington ? Hat any thing been publiehed
or heard of which charged the Gallant Admiral. with.
rashness ? or wet) a departure from a, discreet course,
merely from ambitious motives? or with a useless orl
thoughtless sacrifice of human life for the enhancement
of his own fame ?—(hear, hear.) No, notose thought of
the kind had yet been whispered. Far from it,. his con-
duct had been glorious ferhis country in evety.respect,,
and it was one of the greatest features of t,bat splendid
action, that so impressed were the Commanders of the.
Foreign Fleets of the skill and prudence of Admiral
Codrington, that they unliesitutingly waived whatever
privileges they might have been eutitled to, and Placest
themselves under his command. The union..between the,
three fleets waenot merely nominal ;.it.was sincere and,
although he (Mr. Hobliouset could ,not speak particue.
larly as tothessages on such occasions,
,it was a well
known fact, tbetiiisteadof thinking of particular rights,
the French .and ituesiau Admirals, at once gave the,
superiority to. Aslatiiil.Codtington, and were happy. to
serve 'under his baling, for it led to victory—(Hear).
He ha,d beets easefully loeking into suelvdoeutnents as
had been published by die public press, and be did not
fiiid a single difference of opinion as to the merits of
Sir Edward Codtington, and he could not-avoid saying.
Upon that occasi. n, that he did think it would havebeen
both beneficial in Feint of policy, and gratifiing to the
best feelings, if hits Majesty's Speech on the opening-of.
Parliament had not been altogether silent. ps ;to the
merits •of the Gallant Admiral—(Heat), .tite
thiok that such .an. act would have been only- an iedule
gence of an honest and noble ptide,for the cause in which
we.bad fought and gloriously triumphed, was not es-,
paused for our.own particular interest, hut for suffering
humanity, and the victory we had gained had been
achieved without delivering any portion of civilized Eu-.
rope up to warm' desolation. But, hoe ever, for reasons
et which he would not presume to guess, even the name of
the Gallant Admiral had not appeared in his Majedy's
Speech. Such a course, however, had not been obsereed
on previous occasions, for after tthe battle of Algiers
the Ministes of the day advised the introduction of the.
name of Lord Esmouth, and that he. (Mr. HebbOuse),
maintained was n‘t only.: substantial precedent, but,
one of the strong features of the case which rendered iv
necessary for every independent Member of the H.
of Commons to stamp Sir E. Codrington's conduct-with
his approbation--(Hear). He then came to what be
considered rather a fortunate and peculiar testimony.
Itswes, as he had already remarked, one of the most
grotifying proofs of thsegreat merits of the British Ad-
miral, that the Commanders of the foreign fleets had in.
reality and with earnestness united with -him. Now, h
did not exactly know whether it was customary fot
gmperors and Kings to write to individuals of a foreign
nation, but he did know, in common with all the world,
that the Emperor of Russia did not think he derogated
from his high station in writing himself a letter to Sir,
'Edward Codrington, expressive of his Imperial Ma-
jesty's admiration at the bravery- and judiciousness of
the gallant Admiral's conduct. The letter, which was
wtitten a few days after the Emperor received an ac-
count of the battle, is as follows:

St. Peter sburgh,:Nov. 8, 1827.
Saa—lfou have 'just obtained a vie.torr for which civilized'
Europe ought to be doubly grateful to you. The. memorahledunk
of Navarin, and the bold manoeuvres
shy xbkh it was preceded,
not only exhibit to the World the degree of, zeal of three great
Powers for a cause, the noble character of whiCia is still further ex-
sited by their disinterestedness, but 'also furnish ample prOdf of '
what can be accomplished by firmness against number—and valour,
skilfully directed, against blind courage, with whatever forces it
may he supported. Your fame henceforth belongs to • itrittirity ;
no eulogium on my part can add to the glory with which' it 'fs nal.:
rounded. I deem it incumbtrar on me, huwesiet, to present to you
a distinguished mark of the.gt atittarle anti,. esteem with which you
have inspired all Russia. • It is with this view that I transmit you,
enclosed, the Military Order of 'St. George. The Russian Nayy
feels itself honoured by having obtained yourappiobation before
Navarro; and, with regard to myself, I experience the most lively
satisfaction in assuring you of the sentiments' of consideraticm I.
entertain fur you. (Signed) .NICHOLAS.
To Vice- Admiral Codrington.
Besides that letter, which was in- itself-a-.eplendid me.,
morial of the Emperor's .opinion of the merits of-the.
British Admiral, the Emperor had written another-let--
ter, which was sent to his Commander in the Mediter-
ranean,: and expressed his high approbation of the
manner in which that Officer had behaved, especially
in acting so completely in unison with Sir Edward
Codringtoa. And thete was also another letter written
by the same august Personage, which was penned with
a view of karning whether he could be of any service
to Sir Edward Cochington's son, who had been wounded
irrthe action? But, without troubling the House any fur.
ther respecting those -documents, he would venture
to say, in -the confidence that he was correct, that no
better judge of the merits of Sir-Edward Codring-
ton's conduct could be found than the Emperor of
Russia and' his advisers. They were .particularly
well informed upon the subject, for it had received
their roost earnest inquiry and attention.• And what,
too, had been -the conduct of the King- of France?—
Why, he had lost no time whatever in transmitting an
honour-to the Gallant Admiral; but-his Majesty of
France had even gone further, and had done that which
he (Mr. Hobhouse) believed was not at all common,
namely, he had bestowed an honour upon the person
who brought to the French Court the thanks of the
British Admiral. He mentioned those circumstances to
chew that if the House did net that night give its thanks
to Sir E. •Codrington, this country would alone cf all
civilized Europe be- backward in acknowledging his
merits. If- that -House withheld its approbation, it
';\ witeld-ierp emeralii be conclhded abroad. -that Eng-
Wind .kiew mote tespecting the battle of Navarin than

had yet been disclosed, and that the Representatives of
the British people had some very good and sufficient rea-
son for withholding from their gallant country man that
totdial approval-i-whicir its own Sovereign and Foreign
Potentates had hastened ,to shorter on him—(Cheers),
He did not ibiolc .it- necessary for him to enter into
..wa% P ware that. on.
pfeeioln iicetatntrit hieberen'sisnatfor the 'Mover of
a Vote of Thanks to give some account of the knees and
the -intrumeets- birttbri-Jovse was- already so familiar
with all the cireu instances of the action at Navarin, that
it would be only necessary for him to give a very slight
sketch of sbe.whole. transaction. When Admiral Coe.

rington first went up the Levant, he made an Armistice
with Ibrahim Pacha,theTan kith Commander, resrecing
Greece, and havittg dire so, he supposed the Armistice'
would be kept without his blockading the Turkish fleet.
He, however,was deceived. Ibrahim Pacha had different
notions respt cting theobligatiols of an Armistice, •n
finding that his fleet was not blockaded, he forthwith,
made an attempt upon aGreek fortress. SirE.Crdlingtorp
at that time, had only his own flig-ship and a frigate
ready for service, and at his immediate disposal, bet Ise
at once, and a MotedikiSive, noble, and judicious al
.was never performed, Placed' his own ship and thesfri.
ate between the fortress of Patras and the Turkish or
Egyptian fleet, and thereby enforced the terms of the
Armistice. Finding the Tusks thus.anmindful of their
engagements, he immediately dispatched. an *order to
Malta, in order that the ships there might be forthwith
4:yepared for sea. That order was most promptly
obeyed, and in sit dayi Sir. E. Codrington had assent.
bed his whole Squadron.. The breach of faith in the
Turks was thus the cause of the contest, for the Ad.
miral foond that nothing shott of bloc,kadinn Would
ensure an observance of the Armistice, and to submit to
blockading Ibrahim Pacha had no desire. The Turkish
fleet consisted if eighty one 'vessels of war and forty
transports,' while the combined 'fleets, consisted of
twenty-six vessels of-ware The Turkish vessels mounted
2,210 guni, and t';e combined fleets 1;324 guns.- This
calculation does•noVof &tune, cciattprise the guns oa
the batteries, and it is'well knoa n to those who have
been at Navarin, that the batteries are strong and effee-
, tive, especially those at New NAV arin. Indeed they pro-
dliCed a very sang; 'Mar reflect in the action. The number
of killed in the. Comtlined Fleet Ake* 175, and there
were 478 wounded.- 110..fotitad.lay.,the details that the
British Admiral's ship, the. Asia; netallyde. sttoyed two.
Turkish line of battle - ,and-banught mention;
as some little testimony of the sanguinary -a twee of
the action, that her • poop was-tavimeleired, and that
Sir E. Codrington himself was the only person who was
not swept away. He might'also, perhaps, be allowed
to mention an anecdote which would very happily-and
forcibly illustrate:Lod strengthen the assertion he hal
made, that the union between the three Powers.- was
complete. The Talbot, an English frigate, was cloSely
engaged with two? heavy Turkish vessels, and her situa•
tion being perceived by the Armiee, a_French frigate,
her gallant Captain immediately bore up to the relief
of the Talbot. the Frenchman placed himself .be:veea
,One of the Tutki and the Englishritan, and soon com-
r pelted the Turk to.strike histolours. So far theeonduct
of the 'French Commander ..Was only-judicititts.aftd-galve.
last ; but when he hart-taken-the Tut kishareilel, instead
of simply hoisting the French colours over the Ctesttnt,
be united the French and Engliih flags together, as a
symbol at once of the union, and an aclinowledgn eat
.that the Arnaide had only completed wkat; the
had begun—(Loud cheers from* all parts of tie-House).
Reapectingathe-aation itself; it must be unnecessary Itt
him to say *more; and. he- woultionclutle that past- of
.his ;abject in the words used by. he gallant Cornmandet
in. theallienetal"Order he. issued saan, leaving the Bay of
Navatin, four days after the conflict;
• " Out of a fleet Cornoordot at risen' of war, there `remain only
aufe.filtateana is ponder vesteitla a 14tfevet to he again put to
sea.. ' Such a vlci«ey cannot be tai pithliut a
great sacrifice of
life; elk Cosiisnalidrrln Chief hhi to4i ire the loss of many
of The best and braved Inca of.iihont the Vet ciattainea. T6ec4.
solation Is, that they.died in i6re service of their country, and in the
cause of sefeting humanity.''
He contended then, that considering the relative forces
of the opposed fleets, a more decisive action had never
been fought, and that there never awns' one upon the
merits-nf "hich there hadheen less di fferetice of opinion.
The gollantrt.ind:jiatigment evinced had been nutter-
sally.aoknowledged, and most highly commended by
those who -vt ere the most capable IA: appreciating it—
(Hear). Add teithout entering into the question of the
policy of lheineituie,..for:that yetis foreign. in his sub-
ject, he •- thought he might venture. to: say -.that the
destruction-of the Turkish fleet was=-not theeonly vesuk
Of action, but that alit it had glito rise to the
present pacific state oft.that -Oft of the
:(Cheers from the. Opposition Benches). Fox by tie
latest accounts not-only- had i.iraey, comparatively
speaking, ceased.; bat there appeared to be every -pros-
pert that the. principle's at the Treaty of Londna
would be fully carried into. effect, and the, einnts sa
much-to-be desired, the paeification of Greece, would
be. aceomplished--411e4- Now, after that derail, he
' did libpe thatr'tiCt' one would be found to Speak high Ir
pf the battle'of .Itlnvatio.. Some lion. Gentleman h.l
spoken of the Turks- as-otere barbarians. and had ri;i-
cutest- tha 'Anion-of giving (raise to an- English' fke.,
because it had destlo_yed three litre of battle ships' be-
longing to such an opponent, It they. still spoke (tt
that, affair in such a temper. and _feeling, he would- refer
them- to the list 61 killed and **Minded ; and if they
again replied that the Tut Its' were berbariani, ar.J a
victory over their fleet was.not—vi.-attiy of trio thank;
of ;hat Horner -he would ask such .Hon. Gentlemen
whntiweveLthe-Algeritres Were they nor tiarbamia,.s?
'Whit wfre„the Indians? were they not biebariars,
lifer-19r Oxen to the Picts of forint!. times? And ye t-f
a victory over the Algerines, and many victories .over
the Indians, the thanks. of Parliament had been elan-
musty and most cordially voted. Halle should
tamp that the greatness of the struggle and the teistatcze
'offered were not the criterions by-which that lieti,e
usually judged in such affairs. And in disport of hr
position he would instance the thanks voted for Copes-
liege's, where a great gun had not been fired ; the
ranks voted to Admiral Bertie and Admiral Stol'ic):J;
the thanks voted to Admiral Keith for the assittan:t
he gave in landing the troops in Egypt, when again re
a single gun was fired ; the thanks voted to Admiral de
Courcy; also to Admiral Buller in 1794, and niany othe
instances which he might quote, and in all of whizir
the duration. of the struggle and the power of the re-
sistance were never once tr.ken into estimation. .43
example had been mentioned the other day in the ce.s:
of Sir George Byng, and it was true that- no vote re
thanks had been granted to that Officer, but he (Mr-
Hobhouse) found on consulting the journals, that Iron
the time of Blake up to the vote granted to Osborne
1758, no vote of thanks had been given to any Naval
Officer. Those marks of gratitude and distinctioa
had 'during that period been wholly confined -to the
'Duke of Marlboroughn and the Army. An obiec-
tion had been taken to the resolation Ire 1131451-tPr4"
pose on. account of tire relations between :the trsv
Powers,: but- that objection couldootajustlyise air.ged
with any mare .force than it was with reapect to I>

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