The Statesman.
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wick must be Mt with sincere grief. by all who knew bravely fpoght for it, defence and security—who support may *eaten, it is impossible that [`Cast de
his manners or his talents ; spit for a prop., „,,i,,,,, • coottibuted to (malt end establish the national glory. so much tioience ill the exultation of my no st heart
of Getieral 'Sir, W• Girden,ilie would refer to titre 11,
• 4 all history .had-shown, that when a quail% had 'is to refrain ft om meistioeis.g some f aluies of this
extract of iprieate lett*, at; dressed by.lthe Doke of ; lost its martial spirit, whatever other virtuelt re- great battle—Pl, ur, hear !J —The situaliesi of /hi
IVellittle°"' "'III'. Elul ofMletyleen, .ii the Mellott- ' laissed, it soon .becante.a, prey to some lealmws enemy. adverse; yin this dmy give him s m istif.ss 4,1,1,1,114,5 t
ch"if eve""( the (I"th of that Allitto, Orficer.—" I As to the eaperliency of the vote which he 'meant to though, its fact, war ens mules a nod in esist, hosti.
sinner (observed the Dube of Wellington) express propose, be had to state a few facts. lie had the lilies hail hot commenced on the part of the Allies, ,
toted the 'egret amid sot row with *Melt I cameo+. honour of Whig
one of the trustees appointed to elan, from supplier necessity, acre siviven to 7110,i.
plate the !sissies the country and the servicehnvesus• ' superinteltelmtheAPplization-of-tbe grant which the li. bute their troops, oil, ieferesoce to the means of
tnined: none more severe than that of Ggieral Sir berality of Parliament had granted his a provision for ; subsistence. The di.,tioguished Officer oho corn.
W. Gordon. The glory resulting from such actions ' the family of Lord Wellisigion. Last year the sum mantled against the Allies, had consequently Sii npe
so dearly bought is no consolation to Me, and I .ello-.! Of bOO,OOOl. was-emoted. •Itti•it was stipulated that portiostity to masuie all his comtinialious, -to slited
not. tmagiiie thif.it is any in you : but I trust the- out Of that sum 100,0001. should be applied to the... all his movements lot his leisure, aii,oisla)trom
the
result has been so decisive, that little *MAW will re- • constructive of a suitable-ina'stSioh. But the true- point of concentration and Isis 'milts of ...ark ;to
insist that our exertions will he rewarded by the at. tees, after the most indefatigable enquiry, found that bend his • xertiims mud tobyiug iii .se.orliorig
teinmesit of our first object ;.--then it is that the glory i this stipulation could toot be coniistently executed— his must gallant and espe,genced.irrikei agaitist Lheitt.
of the Winos in which Our friends have (sliest nifty that indeed it would be impossible to construct or parts of our line wbich stemmed to• hint the sreakeat,
be some consolation." With regard to the wound. procure an appropriate mansion for the money allot- ''it was to no deficiency of j'essraight on the
cancer.
until ed groat tt
, elle of the oat Sering was In, case of the Earl led to that purpose—that as a monument of national Marshal Blocher and Marshal Wellington. that this
of ()abridge, who headed, every charge of cavalry taste, and of time honour due to the family of this was to 1w attributed, bemuse if thei h
until he was no longer able -to sit his horse, but his great het:o; it would be impracticable to accomplish trated their
edshforces, they telisie:nsiy..oui‘dvhilabsoeultraftn:tidei:laortavegeo.
Liip (Bathurst) ardently hoped that recovery the object. N -
Noy, he would go farther. Isi t sta part of the Belgic frontier to imiresioso on the pert of
was probable. At the bead of the fist also vies the found that if no obligation were imposed upon the small mil of
name of that heroic youth, who, ie the field, had ac- trusters to p ,rchase or erect a suitable mansion, a ment to the Allied Generals, therefore, Bo spans
quired a right to the love and admiration of the proper estate could not be. obtained without sinking Wins advantage in the first brush of the affair. It
people of Belgium, and had obtained a better title such a sum as would not leave sufficient revenue for was also matesial to e person in Bonaparte's sites.
than the mere formalities of limits, descent. It stow the support of the Duke of Wellington and his fa. tion, while combined movements were made by the
remained for him only to•sta:e, that it was his in- mily. Then after such an action as that of the 18th Allied armies its every quarter to' invade Franco, to
tention to propose to the House also a vote of /hanks of June—after a victory which combined all the sir.. bring to action one part of that force before it could
to Marshal Prince Blucher, and to the army 'seder toes which belonged to his former achievements, be supported by any other. In following up that re.
his command, for unquestionably he bore the early which presertteel a display or all the great qualities solve, he acted with all the derision and energy of
firma of the action, and without his assistance the of a General, whether for defensive •or, offensive ; mind in military affairs which distinguished his ctia.
Dake•of Wellington could not have made that at- witefire—whether for resistance or attack—whether , racier, and as soon as lie had matured his arrange.
tack which terminated so gloriously on the 111th of for gallantry, perseverance, or skill—[Hear!]—he : merits he executed this movement with the greatest
June. The Prus•ion 'Cerrito, on the 161 h, rnnfortu. would ask, whether, after a victory unparalleled in rapidity. The nature of the force with which he
stately had a fall from his horse, which roof asst him history, Parliament could be conceived to do its . auntie his attack is a material coesideritiott in judging
to his bell; but when he heard than the Duke of duty, if it merely confined itself to a vote of thanks, !, of the merit of repelling it. It coot tined five corps
IVellingto► was attacked, lie headed his troops, and and declined to present'any further evidence of pub. .d'armee, which if that which is opposite to Srras. .
led them to the field to revenge the blond spilt by his tic gra/jingle to the valiant leader of such a signal . burgh be excepted, are the only corps of the
army on the preys 4444 v slay, when no quarter had been victory, if it refused to make an adequate provision French twiny which have attained their perfect
.1104,1 hy the enemy. He concluded by moving for this celebrated conqueror and his family--;strength. These corps were sepportrel by the M 538
the Thallks of the House its she usual form, to Field-- [Bear !]-if it left that family, after all his eminent :of the guard, his cavalry, and au ti:lery, and
Marshal the Duke of Wellioginti, K. G. &c.
.1 services, in a stare of incapacity to maintain its pro. united under him as their Conmatider, their cost. .
The Ma s sluts of LA N 4)0 WN E said, that al. ;per splendour ? ,If
:any thing snore time Lord Wel. ! duct upheld the -high name which• the armies of
though he conk not hope to add any thing to the • fiegton'S public services were necessary to interest ; France find deserS"edly acquired, end their . Coin.'
weight with which the N .hle girl had introduced their Lordships, or to' indoce the House to acquiesce, mender displayed all that •vigour which he has so
the Vote of Thanks to the 'satire of the House, yet In the motion he meant to submit, he had to urge the often manifested in exertions of that nature. . The
he hoped he should not be deemed presumptuous if . merit of that distinguished individual's personal cha. ' amount of this band oT assailants, so formielahle Irons
he stood forward, in the absence of those more qua- ratter. He (Lord L.) had for many years been t its own character and the characterof its Commander .
lified, to say a few words upon* question which he both personally and politically connected with Lord could!nutbeleMitilett. / 31,00(1,..pesbillitetil..iesitlilill •
could not permit to pass over in silence. He was the Airellingtnn. lie had, therefore, amplexppnrtumity 110,000 men....Peeri IseculeseT-istv -French 'army .1.
more induced to say a few words upon the 'object, of witnessing his Grace's disposition,. and he could was carried to the highest pitch of di:ciplitte in Alma
because when he had first heard the .Thasiee given, hear nmpalified testimony to his extreme disintereit. :Ilirmer war; it composedas copesed of those who bad 'et. t
comspled with the vote by which it was to he 161- trines,. [Hear!) He had known him intimately ' turnedto France from Abe promos c 1 Or Uied ..
lotted of additional provision, he had Mt Intim re- in hit official communications, and he had found that; Powers and those emeritus, wfie had !derived the bat. -• ;
luctince its acceding to st grant that seemed in scone this gallant warrior, while commanding oti the Pe..LtIPS of the last contest. F.. 4,, hero 4 rite lettirn of 1
degree to be list anticipation of the great tense. nit/saint and even when poor, never received fnr i botimorte-in-F;essee4l-emssmissetaireveeitieSisellis owl* -of 4
guessers to he espersed, the precise sights, of which some years, his ilise official allowance. Yet he never I,elfectly.gpesti.anOnSLAlLpekl. heat/024ft
could not thenbe ascertained. oit 55 ken his (.lord. applied for it. Although be mule many application.* of his military genius; silt) nil the actifY of his ad.
ship reflected upon till tire cif curnstatices of this great for the benefit of others, he never made any. for flint.' risers, had been exert ised sin netumniete4O the utmost •
esprit, nut the est 'millinery contliirrori 'ls of fact, that self. (Mar 0 After farther enforcing the justice ;Alm pOwer Which *was lit be. dire4e4 fe this effort
give it sus j,nti„vs.sisce istheretit ie i,sslf, independent trlti policy of the menses,' with e view to govtifyithe . which.it was detergdned .to Ilvattt The object of
of any other sietitam) or volitivel results—that it *si4 tlings of Parliament and the
.Publie, the
,Noiskt,,Sonaparte was an •atiack',
wools tchnenrtneceited!ofirEvislintlas :,
a scene us %lido' the great rival go 'titles of the toe.: rd eotieluilr4 with moving a Resolution, in per- • 'wherk.the. PtussiestiTticce
nations were sought forward, where the genius end ( suitors of the Prince Regent's Message, that the under the Duke of. We•liniltotti and he .hoped to
energy of then r..cpet five Chiefs, mini of all ranks
_Home would concur In granting such additio4ll pro.. strike a blows whiCh atus!lil 1w iftterstiod with advati-1
from the highest 0!iic,..1 to the meanest soldier, otiett vision to Field-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, as •to which if.hehad yritit44,l„be hack frieilluscora. .
hrongimm 1.. logistic ...al in the geolLest; Ifirestreemottglit •usktme he 'nee- iv:A:try to afford a farther proof Of the bite:it truces of the Allies he could slot nave hoped to
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tie event heft 110.14 los low, deelsise, mid ',Outwit*, opinion entertained by Parliament of his fransrind.- have aitaliiiii. WTlll3i's oveietebniitg-Torce be it. ..
nod that it rims inlvO•tylille, therefore, to 0)01111 from tent services, and of the gratitude of the British na. : tacked.flie.larefteimerniebefroe the Titerwitraimireettr, -...
endeavouring to make a record of the result, if pos.% /ion. • ' especially that of Geo. B.slmssg, reels' joist thole coat.
sii,ll., as permanent and imperishable me the glory Ike. The motion was unanimously agreed to, and the Andes, and notwithstanding the in. tepidity of tiro :
quired, hp (alt roe culvert that the ierstimmii which was, House adjourned till Monday. . Prussian troops under such a Comnoeseler as that ex.
to succeed that of 'minks to the Duke of Wellitiglii . perienced °dicer Marshal- Blocher, -Elleac, leant
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mv as necessary awl peeper. Beistg convinced that tile HOUSE OF COMMONS. —he to some extent succeeded in hi., A r-t movements
in bring i„ n Bli to amend on the 15th and 16/h. He drove •in the advanced
events sir 11115 guess rl .) o mmeld eotetol their inguessee i sir. C. LONG mused f,,, lea„,
beyond the armies of our ow ut limos. and beyond the the Lows relative to time Distribution . f Army Prise Nt-nev, pus's, and Marshal Blucher was Willed in prodeoco
fate of the countries subdued, auft
that
this
victory wthlieirphiteutb7r 7aldribtirs.C;;;ld.r•ifieN•l,lull:llliiirrt„'eY A‘r.:l2‘.er'iri:: to retire towards the rear, and the Duke of Welling.
and record would remain natiossal property and a so.,triu,iou, 'ill it rem.me misvelsmiesed Lir months after sheahlie ton lit consequence was also obliged to retire from •
part of the national history, perhaps more thee swy erbeati.emeht a ei,tribusm„, stool,' be immediate'', paid into the positions which part of his army bad occupied.—.
ithim.,.,iiritti;roilamisolitt
do::dhabvir 0 diaribitted t.. she etftionuos :IS
other of its former splendid triumphs, which *lire
the titles and chatters of its fame, it was impostiMe the prewar .pietn. which rra.wesetraetalitherrh y cam*? njimisvaer.e !sift I:b
er
FOrneittchireassdli)nt'dihre:•eevtlear'gatisit4st th'ile"iPerufossriceenso,f twothe
not to concur tint only in the vote just offered, hut is
ifi,:ic,,,leililwu tiiii,pa..,01....i,d..1
sit;.,,..*..,,oll;lll.2iliviedfatted
iiirs.teentes4,fiihilidaahrs acirmisit divisions were appointed to attack the army under
that which was to %tiefeeli, tint a monument might 1w est., s. ,has suudx• so. had eine:mei) act rind to teat use alt the Duke of Wellington, atid a small pat of that
erected as durable as human powers and means could rscinli,irmet. app 1 army bore the shock of those two divisions during
make it to arrotop i its to remote posterity, that glory: ,111,11,.`itgiiin.:n.,,n,
~i' Hospitalßillwas read a second agar; and the whole of the 16th. 'The gallant resistance of
which our armies Under 'the Duke of Wellittgloo had ordered In b.e eianossitell on Nland..v. . i that small body gave the Duke of Welliegtoos an op.
secured to Great Britain. The joy which so decisive; The Arm, Arruouts bin ores ikrouth a Committee ; the
litr6l. tePS;r.(IIIS4I3I:TOSI weed, that the Speaker di; tutee his a
wl ortunity of taking up, nn the 17th, that lo,jtjaowidelyw a victory widely ended, must Mille all o whe previously decided oo as the best. At the
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feeling of regret at particular losses, to which the warrant so the Cleat., of the croon for a new writ, for the close of that day (the 17th) Bonaparte had an -far
pocoeeded as to hare thrown the Prussians into the-
Noble 14,4,1 hail to feelingly allededv-.-Quot tlitylte. rciiir"ir' ofelii:soi!er for the h.tvia of Peuaeuke, in.the rough
, dee aired
rnierere nee plaagi fat est. Orderrit. m. I)-ear ; and on the morning of the littli, he collected
Earl BATIIUIt:T then moved the Thanks of the The [Awl Ore Bill, nad she Iri-h Spirit intercourse Bill, :fill his forces against the British, with the exception
House to the Prince of °retire, Baron Alien, Ge- weiarr.
reVllantilltesni• ITilitss'essenfilit"„edrtendisSciele"Ydinies nn iof use division whom he appointed 'to watch the
nerd Barnes% Lorti-E, Somerset, and sever/Walter British Wool, objets wo.grersd a first time; ordered to be read Prussians, from which tronp:, for a time at least, he
Officers of dOsisiction,'Nehich was carried, as well aserena 11155 e on Mond.v. , expected iso formidable attack. ft is to be observed,
The (new Laud,' Hilt went through a Committer ; the. Re- , ._ . lime former wise former Resolution. that' on lime day', Bonaparte left two eerie. to
pert s• he fee. !vett no Mooday.
Ills Lordship also mowed a Resnlution of Thanks Lord PALM EltsTosi piescoded Estiniases of she Sums re-1 watch the British, while he thought one sufficient to
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„orrgaiserodied Militia, which was o eterred to a cum. i
to Marshal Prince Blucher, to the Prassitio mob watch the Prussians. I should here remit k, that
and to the troop, of the Allies under the orders si:
the Duke of Wellington. lIPTin• lei
!tiliiir‘i.tr.' ,Ra,tplation and the Hol.hea.l ernes Bill .from the dispatches of the Duke of Wellingtoi:, width.
. erne isomer Commotees.—The Reports to he received ea were distinguished by noshing more than their innate .
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It *as agreed la. . Steedes.
modesty—:M her !I—it wood not he dimcover.
The I.i.h Dioillery Bill was. read a second time.—To be
The Order of the Day for consideaing the AtilaMl immunised o' mender,. , ed, had not other sources of information been epee to
Regent's Message being read, . . The trots Tow:crag Bill was read n third time aid enrced. ; us, that lie was opsosed• in person to the greatest
The Karl of LIVERPOOL rose, and observilt THANKi TO THE DUKE OF WELLINriTON. , Captain in the world,.e.scept the leader of the British
that heaisought it vonevressary long to occupy thelire Lord CASTLE4tEAGII.—I rise, Sir, to call the army.—[fluor, heir:l.-Ws mighty. opposing forte
teat' of the Hour. upon the subject of the treetioe :littelition of the (louse to a proposition, which to made unceasing titticks, but the undoubted resistance
which he was about to submit, especially affee tle:tesery heart must he gratify ing,, as the best mode of of mu troops defeated eve., effort brought against
eloquent speeches of his Noble Friend, mead' ilie;.cotereying those sentiments which we must all feel them. It frimrrotsible to /ileac of these• troops in
Noble Marquis on the other side, with regard to the rtowtrds our gr, at Commander, in the manner the terms suificiestay high, for than sio.spociest at wattial
merits of the greet Commander, and the illustriewitiAnaist honourable to him and to ourselves. It has aCitNiCe, or indisiduat heroism, which could. silent a
Army to whom the country owed such a splendid,, reo to my Lit, Neer it, on many occasions, to propose the field of battle, was wowing there. Eer !lit would
ttlumph. He doubted whether it watt in the power i hanks of the House to the illumrious object of my he invirlioas to speak in praise "-of &pylon ri, where
of words to add to the eulogy which the Howse had', present Motion, but numerous and very glorious as the-whole was almost unequalled insert/aril. But it
heard, but he felt that it war not in his power to of. those pest feats of Generalship were 'chid' called Is to be recollected, that great' ail the 'merit of the
fer any thing which would slot serve rather to for those rotes, it was sin disparagement to their es-. whole army nos, it was, with the.. esreption of the
weaken the effect of that eulogy. He was, however, ' ailed merit to says that the Duke of Wellington has British, a green army. None of thew' had ass opportu.
called upon to propose a measure calculated farther , not before performed—neither would .circumstances nity to see service, with the exception of our regi-
to commemorate the glory of the Duke of Welling. ! have peribitted him to oviform, any deed equal to meats; and this comparatively young -army was op.
ton, by erecting to himself and his family a living: his present services—[Dear, hear n—in that great posed to the most experienced aims. in the world.--. '
monument of nationel gratitude. Their Lordships 1 battle which if is difficult to consider withosrt giving Drulucting the 25,000 men who. under the command
would consider the nature of our Constitution, and It the pre-eminence, not only over the former efforts bf Prince Frederick sit Orange, West Flanders, and
what was one of the principal objects of that breech of our 05,14 countrymen, but perhaps of any nation Many other detachmonts, the whole army under the
.of the Constitution which they composed. That ob. in the world. Its political and moral influence on command of the Duke of Wellitogioss wit not 64.00
ject evidently was to transmit to posterity an lieredi- 1 the present war cannot now be calculated, but it men. As this was the event of his foie', it would
tary distiostion of the talents and virtue of the' teems with the brightest prospects for the future, and not have been coosistent with the prudence which
country ; and he would ask whether a case had ever' gives the best assurance of a happy issue in the just was iningled its such happy proportions ii, the chg..
occurred in which any individual was more eminently !contest in which we are engaged. Of this battle it racier, with the energy of the Dike of Wellington*
entitled to have his merits so recorded ? [Hear!]— is impossible to sp.ak without depreciating it, if we eithout further support 16 hare begun offeriSive Orm
A stronger claim to national gratitude could indeed Ido not consider the tharactei.of the ditficulties with retiring. For this support we are indebted to tits
not be adduced. It was, its fact, due in justice, not which our troops and their crest Captain had to con. illustrious troop: of the King of Prussia. At Ike.
may to chi; illustrious individual himself, but to the tend; and though I might best consult. my own repo. moment when, from the advance of these brace me",
nation, to roofer upon him the highest honour. For tation by abstaining from ,any remarks,- and recom. our great Commasider saw that he should be able to
it was ohyinasly the hest policy of the nation tusbow mend to the reeling and endeistandbricof every Mem- push his'virtory, or-to secure his army from the ef'•
. that it was utter wautiug in gratitude to those who bar the close of this peat tgais whom toz.otSetorts to facts of failure, be pushed forward with vigo, v.+

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