The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-02-22 00:00:00

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U Mr. LusItINOToN,—I cannot think
be necessary for me to trouble the
many observations in order to induce
to the Resolution which Isbell have
propose, in conformity to the gra&
his Royal Highness the Priote Ref_
deed, impossible that the House of Commons
fail to recollect, or that the nation
fail duly to appreciate the various great
guished services which have marked
rote of thy Lord Wellington, in thecou)
campaign in Spaitt .autl PcretapL.,
Although dilfereitees of 'opinion may
spectia the eepediisteyand policy of t
Crest Britain itakbeew,- and -is 'now la -
Pkninsula,, althengh "different views nut; , enter-) ,
Weed of the wisdonrOf their effort, lam perniad- I recollect thee.. .
ed, Sir, that them differences of opinion, and those , sixty thousand men; whit maintained •tifeir ground
different views, will form n '
o ground of dissent from for such a considerable period of time • -whom famine
the pre et motion. The question before us is, whe.. ' alone compelled to retreat, and who,lvhen they did
then t selected in the first instance by his ' retreat, although they retired in thefacd of a supe-
Majesfy, and subsequently confirmed by his Itoyal i riot army, and through an hostile population, lost
Highness the Prince itegenet to direct the military ' no single advantage, but maintained themselves
,trn.
operations in the Peuins . tear or has not, con- . broken -and .untouched?, Was there roue' cause of
darted himself with such d -• ." zeal, and such triumph on that oecasion i . Arad in the present cam-
nitro
consummate professional abili • ;its White it does in- paign whet had been obittined? agrand ltottrige!--t
finite honour to himself, does infinite honour to the i 1k had been iiifermeal ky.,ruilitaiy mon, that thia,
country, whose armies lie was appointed to eititn.. , was a fortress which any artily preponderating at the
mead. Illear/] Sir, the impreplon of ileil'irouse moment mast inevitably reduce'. that the out-works
eta Ibis subject is -evident ; and nuclei suer an ice: were of little avail; and tbatii required a garrison
premien, I feel that it would-be a gettelteitettespiaa.,pf 4000 men, , The gaerison which it contained,
on their time, to cider into any detail. Of thulthvlN a
however, ~whee:rtackedit eßritish, did_ noe ei-
riot* achies`einents of the gallant :15iiif which mew, seed 4400 in number. pilule sfeallasstmlteL.hy
on` formeeoccastons received the afteinet. and repeitt2:l2,ooo troops, and Lorrt.Welifirgtbu himself said,-in
ed likpeobaillb:4ditrliemeot. Thk- circumstance"; flds dispatches, that the 'which was ii.ot meant
MI
talIM viiiiiel'Ait iic Regent ,bai,' -for the bud actually to operitt, tad veal tcceeded in Inking
twelve months, exercised the Royti Authority, have-the place.--:{Heanibarq n owe cried " Haar,
prevented him at an earlier period from adequately hear!" What he WI stated mitchrobew-valour intim
marking the it Sense which heintertains of the me- , troops, but it weir a. stron root' of this . weakness
tits of that di goished General. His Royal High. ,of the place. -Tro lay such stress on a victory like
ness, however, has availed himself of the, first oppor- 'that, was to shew the country was in a most &lien
tunity of conferring on Lord Wellington the honours and degraded situation. fit another quarter; the
which are so justly his due. Our own conviction of French had Achieved considerable advantages. Sect'
the merits of Lord Wellington ft Well known. But had conquered Valencia, snit in the course r'
the Committee will obserre, that areat Britain does campaign, had sent to France 47;000 prisoners.,
not stand single iu the opinion which she eutertains eluding 2000 Officers. lintlajos, notwithstant
of his deserts. They have been the uniform theme . the evident anxiety 9f the British General to rein
of the applause of our Allies, an applause peculiarly ! it, had fallen. in the attempt to succour tit
manifested at the close of the last distinguished ope- ' place, 12,000 men had been lost at the battle- 01
ration in which Lord Wellington was engaged • foriAlbuem. [Hear, hear, hear !] lie presumed that
when the tidings of that great victory reached the ' his statement was an exaggeration. [Hear, hoar,
Spanish Government, they marked their sense of its hear!] At any rate Lord Wellington had been
value by a signal and honourable stamp of their high compelled to retreat. And yet of how much greeter
approbation. To the merit of this service, indeed, the importance wai Badajoz than Ciudad Rodrigo ! The
recent dispatches of theenemy themselves afford ample former only 153 miles from Lisbon, and the access
testimony. Those dispatches declare that the occur- to that city easy and unmolested; the latter 320
rence appears incomprehensible. [Heat T] In the fist miles distant from it, and the approach guarded by
instance, the French General spoke of the great im- formidable passes. The joy, therefore, manifisted
portauee of the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo, and on the reduction of Ciudad Rodrigo, was fOr that
boasted of the preparations which he had made to re- purpose of public delusion ; but even had that for-
lieve it, holding out to his master expectations of the tress been of much greater importance, he thought
meat glorious result to the French arms. But when few would contend that its redaction would mate-
he subsequently learned that this fortrets, which he rially influence the final issue of the, war in Spain.
had calculated that it would take nine or ten days to In the mean while, if the people of England Islam
subdue, was reduced in as many minutes, astonish. to pay so dearly for such advantages-asp h* We*
merit and dismaystook the place of confidence and termed, the sooner that war was eratelittrbetter.—
elation. [Near, hear !) Sjr, lam convinced that ' There was one fact which, in his opinion,'-was de-
the Committee will unanimously agree with me that chive with respect to the probable terminator of
see have but one duty to perform on the present oc. ' the testiest. ' Wlierever the English had .pairetla
cation, an:l that is, to adopt the recotomeadation of Spain, the Inquisition was establithed; wherever tie
bis Royal Highness the PreNe !Went, with respect, French had power, thit detestable institution existed'
to the proposed grant to the Earl of Wellington.— ,no longer. Was that the kind of liberty which
[Hear, hear, hear !] I therefore move, i Englishmen were called upon to maintain with their
" That it is the opinion of thb committee that a net money blood and treasure? lie had already described what,
ers,oost. be granted ta hie Majefty, tout eight Consolidated Fund, in his opiniou, would be sufficient grounds for re-
fer the purpose of enabling his Majesty to grant as annuity of a jectiug the motion ; but his strongest and most insu-
similar mamas to General the tUri of Wellinon, in addition to perable objection remained behind---the state of the
1144 &Wiser annuities granted to him, and subject to the woe ti- people of England. In his opinion it would be most
inkatioes." I indefensible to grant such a suet from the public re-
Mr. WITSHED KEENE made a few observations, . venue at a moment when the situation of the Em-
but in so low a tone of voice as to be scarcely audible ) pire had forced itself on the consideration of Parka,
• 's in the gallery ; we, however, understood the Hon. meld; and when Parliament had been able to devise
. Gentleman to intimate that, In his opinion, the sum no better means of counteracting the effects of hun-
Proposed was Much too small a remunemtient for ' ger and despair, than by increasing the number of
' the services of the Noble and Gallant Eerl. ' Icapital punishments. Far better would the money
Mr. FREEMANTLE declared, that he had sel- i which was now moved for be applied in the allevia-
dom experienced an occasion in which the. discharge tion of those distresses, and he had hoped that be-
nt' his public duty corresponded) so completely with fore Parliament had consented to hang men for of-
the gratification of iris private feeling. The conduct : fences prompted by necessity, it would have at least
of the gallant Earl who was the subject of the mo- , enquired into the mode of preventing a recurrence
tion hail always been most exemplary ; but, In the of such events. In the present state of the country i
present iustenee, he was persuaded that there would therefore, he could by no means agree to the motion; ;
not be a dissenting voice in the Committee. The de- ' but if the case was directly the reverse, he should I
Bert of Lord Wellington was acknowledged by the ' still object to it. If the hope' which existed with re-
whole world. It was quite unnecessary to go into a spect to the issue of the contest in the Peninsula were
detail of his manifold services. Ile hay been a .sol- as flattering, as in his opinion the despondency was
diet trim his earliest youth, and iris country had ever , just—if the achievements dwelt upon, with such es..
derived the greatest benefits from his exertions. In- phasis had been as great as io his opinion they were
-4 zealous, I 'W, ' the state of the country was as lieu-
depressed, and, in his 'opinion, al-
should oppose tho motion
, possessed other funds from which
with more peoptletyle derived—

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General inl4ll.4lbollld, therefore, content himself
with expressing his most cordial concurrence in the
motion.
Sir FRANCIS BURDETT sold, that although. he
as the last.man who would oppose any proper re-
muneration to those from whose exertions the coun-
try had derived benefit, yet that he could not
agree to the Motion, on the grounds upon which it
was attempted to be supported. He allowed that he,
as well as the House at large, was a very incompetent
:judge of the merits of a Military Commander, more
especially in the comparative igtworanco of the facts
under which he necessarily labotited ; bet from all he
did know, it appeared to him that 'Losed WellingtOn
• had under his command a very large ford. Now be
had al*ay s understood that the ;wield a Military
Coutmaader consisted in the being able to accomplish
a greatohjact, with inadequate tunas.: -in his opi-
slat, it was impossible to contrive loss done with
such ample means than that which Lord Wellington
had achieved. .ILaughter, indsrierqf hear, has r
lie had. no wish to detract from the' droll-earned
putation of any man ; but marts of `disappretation
wens an peva of the fallacy of filiWittelle!l6 .6 141:
the Committee recollect theTorcepldlla 741.1
had commanded. In the lirg;oo44
Foglia 'tower the line, -and SO;tritrVegettl
tvgwese troops in British pay,- and said 'to be sir


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. Canning,. Jef commerce
and minefactures be whit they am y, and too man la-
ments the depression which they safer more than my.
self, is this a period when Englishmen are to be ad.
vised—not to purchase military glory, for that is al
ready our own—bat to abstien from expressing gra- 1
titude for such services as my Lord Wellington has
performed, 'bemuse, forsooth ! there is a class or the
community whose distresses we pity—whose dii-
tresses we woold most willingly relieve—but ,whose
.distresses, I believe from my' soul, would be Jai-
nitely eggraVated, if, by listening to the suggesflors
of the; Hon. Bart. we were ttrionsent to degrade
She national • character.—[Rear,' hear !j—The Hen..
Baronet next eonieeded, theft "if thy'grant were
made at all, it ought Ittlei elide out of them funds
whisk, according tollitif °eremites/ had abused.
Was it so ? Were Chem funds' proper subjects of the
jealousy and suspicion of Parliament If se, he, for
one, would not agree that out of these fubds such a
man as Lord Wellington should. be rewarded : he
-for one would not agree that the baseness of the
purpose to which (according to the Honourable
Baronet) they had hitherto been applied, should be'
ennobled by such a -dignified "appropriation•Of them.
[Hear, hear, hear!]—The next subject on which
the Hon. Baronet had indulged the House with his
opinion, was the merit of Suchet. The. Hon. Bare.
net had placed Suchet in a much higher rank as a
General than Lord' Wellington ; and had dwelt with'
great complacency on conduct which,. as he said, had
extorted the applause and admiration of mankind.--
In answer to all this it would be sufficient for him to
say, that Sachet's military skill was not the subject
of the present motion. As he was not yet aware that
it was the intention of the Hon. Baronet to move an
amendment to omit the name of Lord Wellington, and
insert that of Sachet [A liugh!], he would abstain
from further observation on the subject, assuring the
Hon. Baronet, however, that whenever be chose to
bring forward such a proposition, be wip prepared
to meet him ; and disclaiming all ungemigeus solid-
tude to diminish the deserved reputation pen of an
enemy. Generally, however, the Hon. Baronet
characterised the exertions of the Noble and Gallant
Earl, as unworthy of the rewards which a grateful
country was anxious to bestow upon him ; and he.
partirdtaat,ye described the immediate achievement in
whiehikepresent question origintiled, as unimport-
ant and unavailing. Let the Committee recollect
that Lord Wellington was sent eat te save r•rtugal,
at a moment what/lore/wet. was ittextreme danger,
and that at the preseht moment there was no questioa
With respect to her safety. Let the Committee re.
Collect, that when Lord Wellington was seat out to
endeavour to save Portugal, he was empowered after
that first service to extend his exertions to Spaiu,
then in a state approaching to desperation, and that
after having performed that first service in Portugal,
the Noble and Gallant Lord did, extend, and suc-
cessfully extend his operations to Spain. To the
one country he had given salvation—to the other
hope. [Hear, hear, hear!) When such homage
had been paid to this distinguished individual
by the countries which he had so essentially assisted,
was it becoming in his own country to doubt
his desert? For his part he could not persuade
himself that there was a second man in the House
of Commons, who, when he saw that the first act
of those prerogatives which had 18111 dormant
so long (how properly he would not now argue),
was to mark with distinguished honour the indi-
vidual,' 'whom, by &singular and illustrious coinci-
dence, it was' the last act of these prerogatives to
mark with distinguished honour, would hesitate.
to hail with joy the opportunity afforded him of
sharing in that general sentiment of applause and
gratitude which pervaded the whole community.—
[Hear, hear, kear !] The Honourable',Baronet
grudged thi Noble and Gallant FArf the paltry sum
0120001 per annum. Far different was the conduct
of the countries who had the most ttninedlite meaiw
lof ascertaing his merits. In addition to the title
granted him In Portugal* was a revenue of. 50001,.!.
a-year. As. Captain-General of §pain,,,Lerd del
lington had a salary offbred to hint of 50001. a.year ;.
and as Marshal of Pettit! 70001. a-yea These
r. • —..s:

At
WIIOk servicesb 4OiMg ' n'
eye. *At least, until lb , r is y the n countries I
and not even then, would ille i those' services, had. been -performed. .It. was Pt'
—. a purpose, to draw upon the alreitlY'l, posed to give him two thousand pounds a-year, in
exhausted pockets of the people; The object of thtl; his own couutry, and the Honourable Baronet.
grant was to confer additional splendour on ' Lent:pitted' eta his lutada.and eyelatsuch a gross violation
Wellington. if this splendour Were transparent is iof •publVr evonoray. 1.-Allay, hear, hear !] • These
well as brilliant, what a man of human misery Would :rewaritai: erfoffored bre
y foreign gratitude, we
be discovered behind it ! • I declined by' the distinguished person on whom they
Mr. CANNING declared, that bad he anticipated were beitowed,.4 oto Was satisfied with. haring-
' . any possible difference of opinion on the Motion be ' done his duty. [Year, !year!] The Hon. Baronet,.fore the Committeei it would have been -on the !It seemed. knew the interests of Spain and Portugal
amount of theliraitt, which, in compliance with the i better than those countries did themselves.• The Hoe.
gracious message of the Prince Regent, it wet prO- ; Baronet contended that the one had purchased her
1 posed to make to the Noble and Gallant girl irk, :attrition, and the other her' hopes, at too dear a
was the just object of his Royal Highness% ' &view: rateL4e wag apirrikeusive that our Allies were run-
and rectonmendation. In this view of the subject, • ning riot with joy% and was solicitous to correct
had' theiseggestion of an Hon. Gent. (Mr. W. )(Mai) . their exuberant feeling, ,and to show them that they
to increase:Jbe grant, been reduced to a formal pro-`,had not the just grounds for exultation,, of which.
positive,• hp-should certainly have voted for its had they fondly imagined themselves to be pdssessed.-
1 he not been withheld b_y the wish that such -ii. AIWA- ' Ile (Mr.. C.) allowed that the present was not a fit
Idon sheirldisisia the Boum with unanimity. • Bat , opportunity for considering the Spanish questioti.—j
i wally for the- ' of dissent which the Bon. Ba- I But, guarding himself from being sappoo, to-gr'ousadj
Rion& hid
_._ be cosies'', _
the. • ,- which he ' ' '
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.ABlOO4lO. - :Bear, hoar! he
Tietetstfnqr.Lh4,nt.l,.mSllon.
1 of jadainvtuar we taw of a,/
aitiot of Inflittkit,Oe. tt it'd-mint
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orawinipo(sibitair; am luau,. b+
neafy.sffithwi to, look at what
iris; to Osaisidet the former and
the Peninsula—to recollect the
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Persuaded that it would be 'difficult to find its pa.-
--' in military history, outrunning as it did, not
the sober expectations of those who were
ds to its successful termination than the fears.
a 'provident enemy. With respect to the cause
Spain, of that cause he (Mr. Canning) did by
means despair. (Hear, hear!] .On the con.
he thought there were some recent circum-
4y, avaci.,Mui.e particylarly the renovation and
invigoration of tjte Spanish Govrernment—Which
out a brighter hope than any, which could hi-
have been cherished, which called upon the
ish Government net to contract, bat to ex.
their operatipni, and which not merely jos_
them for .the exertions. which they had hi.
made., but. reflected •en . their efforts the
;hest commendation.--[Jeer, hear, heat !] lie
repeated . his wish; that the mom to be granted to the
Noble findrAlbutt. Eati was 'Urger. ,It was far from
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being adequate to the extent of his services, more
' especially when it wassnasidered how much he had
had in hit ptisverOttid how much he had .rejected;
' but being anxious -10 aveid.any thing like dissent on
such a questies4 he would not press the adoption of
a larger sum. lie was sure, however, that the
Committee would cbee filly add unanimously join
'I with his.Rtiy'sl ilightiest the 'Regent in the noblest
exercise of the'Regal-Preitigatives, by evincing the
graitude of "the tenni"' 4wa 'airtifigaishod• intli-
• vidual who had rendered Ma s4f wastrdelto the pre.
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sent age, and an eitt e'ttr Posterliy. ' [Heart kear!]
. ' SiltsltAl4bffi a . :sod: mt. CANNiNG
severally. et&ined; •' - ! =!:- ".7.4.- -.. ..... ~.
Ati-U.&16 mere/ley .snadeta:firevatietta low.
rt tis o
probation of the vote, sielge ."-ant'wdlas
tinguisbectabliitiettandirentices.. '• .: '
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Mr. BatRfSPOW observed, that the skill and
abilities of the Nohleßerl were too Well known to
the country to need hit • yric•; but. he ceuldoot
avoid stating, from the bf a near connect
! tion of hit own, who had wltnessed the diitinguished
conduct of the Noble. Earl,ibat he wilts eminently
! qualified to carry into effect any-service to which he
might be appointed. - .
Earl TEMPLE-was not disposed bo.concur in any
of the sentiments which the.l4o. Beronettehind him
I had promulgated. Whatever, difference upon party
Principles. there might be between' Gentlemen on
side of the Haase, with thei eigCtitslien of the
lien. liaronet; mil must agreams to ,the:• dmittent ser.
Vices of the .Earl of Wellington. [Heatfylular,hear!)
• The present question, in hiS opinion,bitd nothing•to
do with the policy of the ear in. the, Peninsula.--
Whatever might be the distresses of the people of this
country in consequence of the
~stagnation. of -trade,
sure he was that they would.bemtill • mere depressed
if the house were to refuse „VP/fit* tikbliattlit
Earl. If --
of the
to the

skid have been inclined
Sir CIIRALFS BtfitliBELWeitlit Wet-hinterisen,
bat for the observations of the Iferu:ithiainet ; at the
same time he.was aware that theseoboroations had
been most ahlyknd sucelsfullyanswered by the Right
Hon. Gentleman. 'The Ilon. Baronet-had-Stated the
comparative merits of 9uchet and the Earl of Wel-
lington ; that comparison was not to be-endured:—
What had been the conduct of suchet ? At Tarra-
gona there were bFtweett 7 and 800 mew, wassail,
and children, tranbonly put to .twoi:d bhp his or-
ders.-41/ear' heat!]-Witt the condect
of the Earl of Wellington in the late &rives ear.
vice ? Not- a single life was lost in the city, with the
exception of those, on flit ,ramparts. 100 had not
dragged forth the defenceless to be ittboramsly,'ltuteh.
tired and murdered—Vi.ear,..hbor !]—l(e had spared
!'their lives after 'the 'conquest, and one thousand
seven . hundiea prisoners were marched eat of the
place. The comparison of the merit of the two Com-
manders
.wei so strikingly -wrong,. that he .c.4,4l.not-
avoid. the exPressioaof his feeling in ctotsinott with
other Geitiems to.diametrically opposite to there
of lb. Ittrzt.:,4lainnat, and tq. glve his testitnoisy iu
lave-au:et .IbeiNottle eVe thiinglit. Nutt' he
should 11l deiterve the snpptixt qf lliia.tggtl
Sasaeg„fthe,.webt. &own -amom them wisimeillhayhwit
marked the sensewhich -be entertained eilyi
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The House azesamet4.ead.oo-reporrwitaareiraek•
'be re&ived
BfAjAß4AiNEßAiiiitetliiiir CR4IIIIIIIII,D,
The, CRANCEM.OIt Or the U141E4048.
moved " Aniulinbteltddipi.to the Prince Regent,
humbly praying that lie would be graciously pleased
to give directions for the erection of a monument, iu
,the Cathedral Church of St. :Paul, to the memory
Of Major-General RObert Craufttrd, who died of the
wounds which, be received on the 19th• January; When
leading on 'the fight divison of the army to the at-
.tack of Ciudattitoilrigo, which fortress was so glo-
riously wrested'. from the enemy." Thy Right Hew
Gentleman observed, that after the discussion which
had just taken plate ,when the ./tbore enin'tatel
with" those feekngi lite esniiient services of the
Noble Earl .had aroused, It would be a pleasing‘
though melancholy 6A to do justice to ;tlse.character
of Mijor-General Robert CrouTurd, into, at the
head of the storming-party -which be led to the at-
tack of Ciudad Rodrigo, received a wrote. wound,'
vhich ultimately der red him of life, and left • that'

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variably•persevering and zealous, 1..0rd, Wellington unimportant—if the state
never allowed personal convenience or advantage to rishiog as it was depressed,
tehtpt him from the lino of h public-duty. When most hopeless,, still he s
to ight iaa necessary, he. Bravely fought ; but he , while Government possess
neter petoitted. ony • artful or affected demonstra- the-grant sight with awl
non of the enemj tb.in.du him to. Ise his ari9y ;„fund.s.f.romwhipb pensions
in t`
-Of ivliT 1L Id unfit to meet this u blic e
could nob eloarly.anticipate. It was useless, how.. funds were exhausted, anti
ever, to Maio on thsv-morift of this distinguished consent for such a purpose

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Committee with the line. To these were afterwards
~ • • y , . . . •Iyigulshid.Cotemander, Lord Wellington, rallel ii
them to consent more regular Portuguese troops W Br' 1.. •
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image r Ityplattse frtends
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..., o.riraudelledd._tatlenlictsara:head it
1, . . e the honour to ing above• 110,000 troops of' the line.,
~, L. , •• • . ,i....)., wt. nu paying him that
ions Message bob. shawl . *lt /101*44t41/4P, . 9°14. , " jp..- arii, ,4 f!
Gent. It is, i tit* 11 'vt° ' it les . hite‘ol *the str: -... ; i , '
lip, Essu _ I - Tv these 'e'er •...• • o. • • hogs of the Hon. Bart:eviit••in 'Persia& tio me
Commons slim,
nat large slitoultl bira ded*, . 1
esti-militia corisistil4 of *4 i I l', tng Esillisliinen not to reward one who had contri- trdr y,
great anal distin.l amity. ._ . impost •srf irst•-wiliveftlligetllhAlMAtlatlf to 41IiiingfiroOiliid-li-ihe'hot. -stances
readier-464 et.'
l the brilliant ca- 1 above `3OO, loon. it nu)* also he eh LitoOf of Oro •,Eropitrsri
....,,/,trar, hear.]—The re-itivii
course of the lair the armed pothilitiin tel-Peilitegel- imeolstedk tii [Hen. Rift. had tett.' ff into his speech several to- held of
[gear., 150,000.110, 11 er sur-h circumstances, .iniiiiri4h !Plc., eu which,. although Ito (Ma% -CA) -oW4bei •that *tato
• t with re- I such i T6VA . Ilinnika;lio was really at a loss !they were but, remotely convected with the question • British
lay eatsi i .
...dwellm %vita t; to conceive L . Wellibtton could)ustly he the House would perhaps permit isho to. touch. lie tette( tli
w mating lathe ' entitled to tba., praikt I,o4wcd upon him by the would begin with the altltsion 'of *he Ilon.l Bart. to tilled t
s May _he enter. 'Right Itoriolirffhte tedteetithe.. Egd*the Committee the distreises or the manufacturers. "Good. God!" therto
".•• I am bersnadi recollect the cot:wee Into Pertugal of Massena with exclaimed Mr. Canhing, " let the ilateef commerce highest
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Earl. ff the Hon. rbaronet wanted further Se Hannay
of the merits of the Noble Earl, he wetikltreke hint
to the opinions of the com Mon enemy, who evinced
theirintrprise awl woistlerathat the strong-
tions and out-works of. Iludod'Hodrigo should ,have
been.takeialo.so skort-a lime. So muels•zasstemisbed
were tbdf;dhok one of -their greatest .Generitla, had
said, " totally iucomprehensible.'%«-Cilear,
/tear !)—ightit watals,sofficient answer to the Hon.
HaroneLzilorlhiment shfuld-act to the Noble Larl
under the on of its ewe kelingc,-muld those
feelings woold Induce a degree of zeal it Om Noble
Earl, which Ibliltuie era_ fight. give him addibersol claims
on their gratittide. With respect to the aim, he
confessed, that a larger stue;had been proposed,
he should hare been inclined to,vote for that sum.
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"ssed•that hews wholly :the. rota which, he should give ow thatconsideratioo,' which ultimately deprived him of lite,
did
not s !.„
lon. Bart. to littrapeale i aeltier.
Ifen"l—lie """ 'he nbr'lt Reviler', be permitted to my, thit the last cenntry to lament the loss of a most able, skilful,
a vtaatichui ins. thlll con. ever lowimil jeLeantseranerit, woaid have a. moral, the merit of..his services,. wail(' be by the erectly..
kilitary Sicilia's& bAt itteffe Ala t tl;.critical tmustof . itt to 'his dielool 4" therefore j"
a . y -c!. prevent =meta I
of.fite Noble and Gallant Earl, what- uud galisut .011iicesi The. only means of recogniting
rilewerer lielerellillkel. ' , pgrie ally.Byronghout the ttnansuia„ lanced, itc, ~
43remg... .
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'tin ball!,Pill,
_V' 140.1 rt., I!iY '' 4 dazzling Consequence* which the Lord o,4llsllBERRAGlfregeettedritis.alisence ..d.n.
a"" 'I" illeeeeldeva of
' ieviellaf &rival General . Might otherwise occasion. ing the ditcussioilion the late rte, which preclu~'
the eclair* yeeluNpi.'of It was en. ereat happy and atispleious„' and he was. him from addiag hi 4 tribute of. epplause .W the vh3-
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