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reason a priori of the probability cf obtaining an oh.
ject by the adequacy of the means to obtain it. The
e.ents of war were only to he estimated in propor-
tion to the practical good resulting from them.—
Hearing this 1116161de in mind, he would apply it to
the mode its which the war hell been combleted in
Spain: And here he wi.ilted it tirseto he delinetl,
what was the ultimate object we had in view in
pur-
suing the war in that quarter. He apprehended the
British object of that war was to expel the French
from the l'eninsala, and drive the invaders beyond
• the Hittite of that country. considering the stare
-of Europe and the character of the great eel,
for great he certainty was, who now wieldy(' (es.
military force of almost the whole Cmitinent,
it was evident that his ebject was to subjugate
the whole of Europe; nor was it likely that any
rheck cad he put upon him by the mere military
force of this country, until some nation had shown
energy in itself hi rise under the pressure of his ty-
'Taney, and a wish to vind:rate its independence.—
Russia had shown that spirit, and thereby atrnrded
Its the opportunity of makime a powerful (Um:ion in
the Peninsula, attic!) of necessity obliged the French
tes oithtiraw litany of their troops, which otherwise
would hate bislo sent to the Northorn army. Nov
let them see what had been done it; pursuance of
that erect ohject. 'I he General aho command-
ed, bed done every thing which his limited means
would allow him to do; but be was forced to give way
to superior numbers and form. He wished to. call
their Verdships' attention to that period of the cam-
eetiete a little antecedent to the capture of Hedajos.
When the, city fell, the natural plan' of operations
wed.: have been, to -have pursued the campaign in
the South, and to have cleared the provinces of An.
delusia and Catalonia ; but instead of being able to
do this, the Comm/nyder was apin obliged to turn
northward ie order to repel at; incursion of Mar-
mint's army, w hich was then but insignificant in num-
bers ; but Lord Wellington had such inferior forces
that he could not leave any to protect the northern
provieces while ho pursued his sictcry in the south,
hut has oblieed to abandon the southern country and
betel his force to the northward. In his advance he
felt Neal dilncultr from the groat inferiority of his
eavalry, inferior in numbers, tint in other respects;
and elurious as the battle of Salamanca was, yet it
was the result of chance, by the prompt mind of
that.eble Commander taLiag advantage of an error
of the French General. His retreat, which pre-
ceded the Wile tiatemanca was sin feigned re.
treat, but vise resulting from necessitv, by being
opposed to me.erior pi( sire' strength ; he began to
retreet on the 117th, and continued to do so un-
til the middle of the 92d—then perceiving an
opening, he instantly, with the promptitude *of
lightning, availed himself of an error of the
French Commander, and snatched what was
most certainly a glorious victory. But such a re-
currence must not again be looked for. ft was not
in the errors of the French Generals we had much
chance of success; and if we relied upon that, we
should rely upon a very sandy foundation. The re-
sult of this victory had itt many respects been im.
portant. It gave us for a time possession of Madrid,
and the depots of the enemy ; but again, for the want
of sufficient force, it was in the end likely to prove
of uo value, as 'connected with the ultimate success
of the caner. Immediately after the battle of Sala.
tnanea, the Geeetal ;mottled his Way to Burgos, amid
thee such was tne limited means of transit, he had
only three IS-pounders to carry on the siege of that
fortress. It was almost impossible that the place
could be carried, except by a coup de mak, which
unfortunately did not succeed ; and again, from
his limited means, he Wac obliged to retreat. If the
victory, and possession of Madrid had caused such
sensations of satisfaction, what would not be felt at
the reverse? If tire war in the Peninsula was to ba
considered i;; the light of adirersion in favour of Rus-
sia, ought not every nerve to have hems strained to
snake it as eireetuel as possible ? Marmot was soon re-
inforced, a cl.the Leaten soon again appeared in the
fold with fresh reinforcements. But where were Lard
Welliogtou'e releforcements On the 21th, after he
had abendeeed Burgos, he was joiled by a battalion of
sac. Guards. The ✓lst Regt. had advanced as far as Be-
nereate, but neve obliged to turn back,and he hoped
end trus:ed they had secured a safe retreat. Two re-
gimente more were El.isrenharked at Comfiest, and
were again ceibaske.l for Lisbon, from which place
they wouid pro!ably juin at the beginning of the next
campaign. las Lordship hexing adverted to the Cam.
resign, eon:cedes: we ought to hare sent greater rein.
forcemcnts, both of men and mosey, and stated
as an instance of neglect in the latter case, -that the
reilitary etest tinueeontained but 90,000 dol-
kers, wed that Lose; Wellieetou was obliged to' use
sl:n of 37,000 debars, which hail h.*en Sent for
for e,e, of Seanish army. He complained like,'
vii t'.ot the British Coesmander lead been deceived '
ty tee expect:l;6one of co-operation and assistence
froaothe hcilian e pc.-E!:on, which had been sent so
taeciily east is:.jutli;ieusly, that it was of no use, and
tart Served only t.o expose the Catalonians, without
gaselier there etreteetion. His Lordship next ad-
ecete.! to. the treeele-:oes between-this country and
Se-etiett, reeciredeeplaeation,whe the ex-
pedition whir's e ;s arranged to sail from Sweden was
so suddeeiy abat'sroeci after the negociation with this
couetre. lie else flonght It siegalarethat, with re- I
spect to :roLiml, the Catholic Claims were net at all
toticed ie the Reeent's Seeech. 'lt -looked very
much like what hair been whispered, namely, that
Verliement lint beet' di-solved getlid of the pledge
of the last Scssitmc to take their claims into crssi-
iPralind. With respect to America, be was surprised
to hear it said that the Orders in CoUncil were the I
ground of quarrel ; he understood there were other
high and important questions affecting covar maritime
rights, and be Was ready to say that never was quarrel
more just than ears with America. .
The hart of UV ER POOL rose in reply; he ob-
served the Noble Marquis had contented himself by
observing upon the Address, without moving any
.Amendotent. He had dwelt much on the late re-i
verses after our-glorious successes, but the man who
should look for a continued career of victory in war,
without any reverses, looked fbr that which scarce by)
any possibility could happen. lie could agree with'
the Noble Lord only in a few topics ; and with re.'
spect to the campaign, he would ask any man if the
rveult, as know stood, had, been stated 43 an exPesi-:
tation at the beginning of its would not the hope have

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been treftted as chimerical ? The Noble Lir it had •
complained of the limited scale on which the war on
1 the Peitinsola had been supplied. But surely, in
1 ,peaking of that supply, he ought to have taken into
i kis cousideration.the wisps of. the ceuntry, and if he
• had done so, he would have found that tloj ha 44 es:,
ceaded not °illy what had been Clone in any formetr!
war, heat beyond what a rev; years back would hate
I been thought possible for the country to uccomplish.
l Tie could tell the House, that, on the *2stif of June
last, the itemiser of troops in British pay in the Pe-
Ininsula amounted to no leis than 127,000 men ; of
I this eO,OOO were British ; and in the course of last
sear '20,000 men. and 7000 homes hall been sent out
to Spain. , The Noble Lord had also made it matter
of complaint that there was no battering train at
1 Iliirgos. The fact wail that the rapid advance of
1 the army prevented their . being accompaeied by a
I heavy trim's, and it did not arise from the want of
them, for there were two battering trains sta-
ff tiouecl on the frontiers of Sloths, and there was a
I third afloat at Lisbon, ready to be carried to
i any part to which the Commander should direct
them. In short, he could assure the House that
1 there was no requisition made by the illustrious Com-
mander which had not been complied with ; and in
justice to thst Commander, he must say, that he was
nut in the habit of requesting, from his Goverament
: any thing but what they could afford him. The same
observation r.lipiied as to the want of specie : the .
quantity given must be limited by the means of pries
curing it. and if it could not be procured for the dis-
count
of hills, it followed that the military chest must
Ihe scantily supplied. The Noble Lord had also
I shortly aijuded to other topics ; with respect to the
(Catholic laims, the Noble Lord had said, for hie
Ipart he should act in a manly. Rod decided maiper,
and give . them his distinct opposition, which he
I thought would be far more honourable than eluding
them by a side wind, and evading instead of boldly
I meeting the question. With respect to the question I
1 of America, he admitted that it involved other mat-1
Iters besides the Orders iu Council,justified this
1 country in the course she had pursued, saying it.
was clear that there was a war faction in America
devoted to the French, and who were determined at
all hazards to precipitate America Lute a war with •
this country.
Lord GcI.ENvILLE then row, and re-stated at
considerable length.the views on which he had origi-
nally opposed the prosecution of the war in the Pe-
ninsula. He had never entertained the base thotasht
of truckling to France, but had always recommended
a prepared, combined, and effectnal resistance, wher-
ever effectual military co-opeiation could be pro-
duced. Far different were the fatal measures per-
seed by tee Noble Earl and his colleagues. For in-
stance, when they were called upon to give assi3t-
mice to Austria, they sent their succour, not to the
North of Germany, nor to its centre, where it
might have been useful : no, they sent it to perish In
the marshes and fens of Walcheren. This was their
Kay of applying the disposable force of the country
to a noble object; and for such policy' they claimed
the merit of takingadvanlage of the new era which
had arl'sen in the history of Europe. The Noble
Earl thinks that he answers the charge broneht
against him, by showing what forces he has miss pplied i
in the feilnre of his object. He has said, that thine
were one hundred mid thirty thousand troops its 13t ii istt
pay; and tee result is, that Andalusia is free from
the power of France; but did not the Noble Earl
see,—could he for a moment doubt, that as soon as
the British army leaves the province it will b. re.
occupied by the French ? Could he rely on the e for-
times of the Spanish army ? Had there been any corn-1
bination, any concerted exertion, any utianimoite 1
effort on the part of the Spanish Government in fa•
your of that cause, in which he did not deny that the 'I
peasantry had shewn a general ardour ? No ' • the
Noble Lord had allowed, that his objects foiled be-
cause
there was not a sufficient co-operation on the
part of Spain to achieve them: that . is, because the
Noble Lord had relied fOr the 50th time on the
Spanish armies, anti had for the 50th time been de-
ceived. Better would it have been at once to confess,
that the country could not support so ruinous a war,
than to plead guilty to the blind infatuation, that I
fhe failure of the war was owing not to the want of!
skill in the excellent Commander,—not to the want I
of - bravery in• his heroic soldiers,—but because the!
Noble Lords and his friends, after years of damning
experience, could not yet nppreciate the character
lof the Spanish Government. The Noble Lord (Oren-
virile) then adverting to the Sicilian expedition, stated
that the 10,000 men which were kept idly locked up
in Sicily, might have been sent, at the very first sea-
son of the war, to Spain; had the advice which had-
been bequeathed to the present Ministers by Lord
' Grey, respecting the Government of Sicily,, been
followed at an earlier period. , Bet the Noble Lord,
sloo !y wise, misled by some' epigram, refused to
adopt any measures of his predecessors, 'merely be-.
cause by theta recomme.,ded, till at- length he was
compelled to. acknowledge his error, at a tittle when
its rectifortion could produce no assignable advan-
tage. On another subject he had. expected a
more detailed answer than that given by the Noble
Lord. Out of 105 millions, raised by the most un-
just and oppressive means, out of this enormous mass
of wealth, the Noble Earl confessed that he was un-
able to keep the military chest of Lord NVellington's
army: though at the same time it was alleged that
this was the excuse for the compulsory circulation of
paper, and the 'profligate and obligatory currency
given to base coin. As to Swed.fui, he thought it
highly improper to press; a disclosure on this subject:
but in. the present stage of the business, he must hes
conteut.to, think •with thepublic, that -mach m;seht
have been done—that- nothing had been done: Ai
to America, he could not repress Iris astonishment-7
—his Indignation—at the. langaage of those who
professed to say,, that the abandonment of the
Orders in 'Council would necessarily lead to a
restoration of peace. There was a time, indeed, when
such 0 concession on our part would not only have
achieved peace, but alliance between the two coun-
tries :•but It was the blind opinion of the Noble Earl,
and- ofStatesmen of his stamp, that concession ?weer'
came totslate ; and this, notwithstanding ' the histori-
cal experietice of our first fatal contest with America,
where every year concessions were made in vain.
whichelf dnly timed, would have been received with
gratitedcb lie thought the &Use were iudecetrtly•
called upon in the Address to pledge themselves to

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the prosecution of this war, though not a document
tins produced to prove the justice of such a me !sure.
On this subject he must say; that though he wished
1 for peace, ho would not consent to sacrifice one mat+.
time right of the country : but this view. aggravated
the guilt of those men who t!nnecessarily plutiged us
r into such a state of things. On the subject of Ire-
land, the Noble Lard hadexpressedan opinion which
clearly marked the charatAcr of hiettaelf:tual,,kissul-
• leagues. lie had no doubt (as he Sahli; that conces-
sion to the Catholics would subvert the constitution
and the Art of ,iettlement ; yet he was content to act
with men who were of a directly different opinion,
, and to leave a question of such vital importance to
accident and chance.
Lord atTiluttsr, in his speech, answered
I chiefly to Lord Wellesley : he positively denied that
1 any thing more could have been June for the fur-
Itherance of the gpattillt cause titan was done, and ex-
pressed his astonishment that Lord Wdiesley, when
in office, had, for two veers, consented to that sys-
tent of conducting the war which he now reprobated.
EAt this moment, Lord Wellesley IA the cross-
benches, and went and sat by Lard Holland, env.
ite to Lord Bathurst, And exclaimed Hear, hca,.,
in a very loud tone.] Logi Bathurst proceeded, that
he could not deny that the Noble Marquis had re-
peateily mentioned in conversation that ,it would be
dr,sirable to do more in Spain [Hear, hear, from
Lard WellesteA, but he had never suggested any
plan for operations, any scheme of an enlarged na-
tore, on which it would have been advisable to act.
[Hear, hear, from Lord Klleskop] •
Lord WELLINLEY called to order, but
Lord BATHURST insisted that he was in order,
and begged a patient hearing. He then went into a
long detail to'iliew, that after the bat tie of Salamancal,
I all the force was sent out to Lord Wellington. which
I could be sent; and defended the Sicilian expedition.
Lord WELLESLEY, in explanation, deprecated
1 theused by the Noble Lord, who spoke 1 personality
last; he insisted that he had advised a differeat system
,
.'of conducting the war in Spain from the very begin-
fling ; and said, that with the permission of his
Prince, he would at any time, in public or private,
before any tribunal, state the measures which he had
• strenuously advised.
Lord Viscount MELVILLE defended . the con-
I duct of the British Admiralty with respect to the
1 American and West India stations. observing, that
lon the Halifax station alone, long before the com-
mencement of hostilities, the squadron was double
the strength of the whole Americas navy. This he
enumerated, as wed as the force in the West Indian
seas ; and stated the American Navy to consist of
five frigates, and a few sloops of war.--[A Inusgt.]
-o it was impossible to guard against such casualties
as were alluded to by the Noble Lords opposite, but
care was taken to render such attempts an extreme
risk on the part of the enemy.
. Lord GRENVILLE said, he alluded to the pau-
city of the land forces.
The Address was then agreed to without a divi-
sion, and at half past eleven o'clock the House ad-
journed.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.
I At two o'clock, pursuant.to Message by the Gen-
; tleman Csher of the Black Rotit•the Speaker at-
Iteeded in the House of Pears, to hear the Speech
r urn the Throne.
The SPEAXER, arose, and acquainted the !Rinse
that he had been in the anise of Pee's. hearing the
Speech which his Royal !Ii„ hues the Princ' Regent
had been graciously pleased to address to both Houses
of Parliament, and, to prevent mistakes, he had
procured a copy, which, with their permission, he
would read to them. [Mr. Abbott then read the
Speech, which will be found in our Report of the
Speeches in the House of Lords.]
Lord CLIVE rose to move the Address. In, the
liberty lie then took of offering himself to the notice
of the Horse, it was not, he said, his intention, nor
would it be necessary to trespass at any great length
upon their indulgeuce. With respect to the first pert
of the Speech, he felt confident that every person in
that finuse, and in the country, lamented not less
than himself the situation of the illustrious Persoun4,e
to whom it alluded. There was no one who could
I ,
Avon' the feelings of sorrow when he reflected, that a
i life spent, as that of his Majesty had been, in the prat._
j tice of every virtue that was honourable to our Da-
-1 tune, should, towards the close, be deprived of that rest
and of that repose which were due to his merits and to
his sittues.—[//car, hear I—The1—The next point in the
Speech to which lie would allude, was the successful
• resistance that had been made hi the Peuinsula to the
1 encroachments of France. Often as they had occasioii
within the last four years, to commemorate theachieve-
meets and applaud the gallant conduct of the Gene-
ral, and the Army employed in the protection of
Spain, yet in no instance, since the commencement
of that struggle, was skill or valour so groatly
displayed. as .ia the .dosisissi and -plosious battle, of
Salamanca.—[Loud cries of hear,-hear, hear n—
i The consequences of that victory were as sudden and
as important as ever followed from conquest. The 1
siege of Cadiz was raised; Madrid was evacuated by
the enemy; all the South of Spain was relieved from;
their oppressions; and what was a yet more Important 1
consequence, Lord Wellington was raised to the rank I
_of Generalissimo of the Spanish Forces. if any thing ;
could tend more powerfieliv• than another to give vi- '
gone and soccess to the exertions of the Spanish peo- I
le, it was taws placitt their resources at the disposal
of a penon so well ere to guide them, and vesting eo
abta,a Commander wit the' uncont railed command 1
their armies. Ile wound next take the liberty of con- I
gratetatieg the House on the relation in which they
stood to Russia. The circumstances of that country, 1
he.was hoptiy to say, were such as left no ground
Aar despondency. The Russians; it wu true, had met
-with sone reverses, but they were not sufficient to
damp their Ardour, or quell that enthusiasm for C 01111.•
, which should animate every bosom. That apirk
of resistance, which had been lighted up. in Spain,
was rapidly spreading over Europe, and had al-
ready extended to the :North. Ho was 'doubtful to
Which part of the prospect, now held out by aussia,l
he should first call the attention of tte }Louse; *he-
that. to the Emperor himself, or to his Getserals,• or
to valiant men who fought under their commend •
but to etheleleer part of "the picture they direceed
their attention, whether to the magnanimity of the

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,try from unjust hostility, or you who waettrity
attack it?” He 'would •beg leave now tacall th? at.
(cation of the House to Sicily,. and lie Gould not but
congratu:ate them trataii the result' of a tie.goz'atian
with that power, which was likely to prove elaalry
serviceable to bestlt'con'nfries. One effect of tlrtt 1....
gociation would he, •to organize a much more pow.
crful force than before Wasted for the defence of tint
Island. Every person, he was sure, would wpm • '
on hearing that the Itegent.wati desirous of britta;,,,
Sit:ily into such a state is would be most scinulacive to
its aawitiittereet aced to that of Great Britain. The
steady zaal aild "iThrn slta"ottnietit to the mother cons-
try , lately displayed by the people of Caitatia,eras au.
, outer so hject for congrattilition .E=:.. could not pass over
upon the present oeciaion. They tuid withstood every
attempt
.which had been made by America to Feduc3
them ft-om their loyalty, and the efforts to itiv,:do
their territories mere equally uosuceessfal, to ran
first attempt at invasion the whole American titiee
surrc;olered to much inferior numbers ; and ill die se,
cond, even the prisoners taken exceeded tile British
army employed.agaiiist them. Wherevec the ilritiA
troops ivere employed; w !tether ill' Europe or hi Awe.
rich, they never failed to display that bravery for
which they were always distinguished. They la-
quired nothing but opportunity to display their la-
lottr, and victory was sure to follow.—L- Lear, hero. ij
—With respect to the renewal of the Ea,t Inc'
Company's Charter, it would not now be neat•smry
for him to dwell at any great leaatli upon the sit!)-
jest. When the prosper time shoeld arrive, he he.
tiered the House would he fully propared to take that
important question into their sorious ronaithwatioli,
Allusion had bean made in the 1/4',•.)caeli from the
'Throne, _ to the late unfortunate disoirbanee, that
prevailed in some parts of the country. Ho was
happy to see that these disturbances w.-r 0 now put to
rest by the salutary measures which, the Goveriimeut
had foam{ it tiecasitry to resort to. S:tch
ware the
principal topics of the Ad•lraQs which he meant to
propose to the consitleratioii of the noose before sit.
ting down. Ile could not, however, hut once more
congratulate them upon the favoorable change biat
had taken place in the affairs of Europe: How tlF-
fereitt was .the prospect now .to what it was at the
meeting of the last Parliament! He might say that
Great Britain was atone and unaided in 'he cmitiot.
The influence and the arms of Prune ! were felt almoit
without resistance itt- every part' 'of Fairope. Tlvra
was hardly auy part of Spain in which its power wa3
ii ot' then felt. The resources of the enemy w.f.,. then
wobrakeets .. She. trad—ieg•redt -ell tletoriouS army en
foot, commanded by !Mil of the first chtrazttzr le
• a.-
military tilent. But how greatly were th,:.,.., , ittned
for the better. itussia wets now up iii MIAS egaiost
leer oppressor, and Sweden was not unfriendly tore
cause. She had driven from her territ4rias a attar-
; rous avid powerful host that threatrecd her with ruin,
1 and Bonaparte, so far from realizing the his, ali
tioasting promises With which he had entered thl:
country, was now endeavouring, after defeat ate? -...t.
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put- ap!el;idihail
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