The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-02 00:00:00

COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND MEANS.

Several Resolutions ware read aTut;ill;7 to re-
specting licences in the departments of Customs and
Excise—the report to-morrow.
The House went into a Committee on the Irish
Excise Bill—the report to-morrow.
The Report of the Committee of Supply on the
Customs and Excise was brought up and agreed to,
and a Bill ordered to be brought in thereon.
General GASCOIGNE begged leave to ask the
Right lion. Gentleman when it was intended that
the Corn Bill should be read a second time?

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, it seemed to be the general understanding last
night, that it was to be read a second time on Friday
nest.

Mr. BARING said, he was no party to such an
understanding, and therefore felt it his duty to dis-
claim it.

S.ll. PELE said, that if he understood the
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question right,, it was not the wish of the House to
increase the price of corn, but only to- prevent the
fluctuation of prices. Ile would therefore reoota4.
mend a &Misty to be fixed on certain regulated price%
which Ike thought would answer the purpose better
than,the msthbd.now proposed.
11 fir: C. SMITH said a few word!, but
in Se low a tone of 'Mee we could net ehdeitiakelo
say do which side of the gantlets he spoke.
General GASCOIGNE said—Centlensillt *ere
certainly at liberty to judge for theinertees, whether
they thought the Hill was popular or the contrary,—
tor his own part be thought there was only see Opi-
nion respecting It out of that House, and that *as
decidedly adverse to it. He was certain that If the
price was fised at 80s., they would hate Petitiona
flowing in upon the House, not only from Lens*:
shire, but from.'every part of the kingdom.
Mr. FINLAY agreed with Mr. Aldermen Atkins,
that it would be highlydasirebte to come to some me..
`ilistityr ateommOdetien is ha the tem to tor freed.
114 r. l!likR1104:64‘alloa the idea of basing it
that the was hurried threegh the
Thar* precipitately. "1t would be the cause of the
ottlintdiscontent. Ile would therefore move as an
amendtneut; that 'natant of Friday seat, the Bill
should be read a second time on Friday sennigist.
Mr. P. MOORE said, be had that very day re•
calved a letter front his constituents at Coventty, tea
which they had stated, that after the very nunserose
Petitions poured into the House against this meanie.
in the course of the last Session, they could illot, but
with difficulty, bring themselves to believe, that the
same House of Commons would seriously attempt
to bring forward the same measure at the present peo
clod, much less that they would attempt to hurry
the Bill through the House. Finding, holvever,tllat .
they had been mistaken oe that heed, he might rely
on it, there would be one or more Petittoos froes
that great manufacturing city, folly expressing their
opinions against any such measure being adopted at
present ; and they had no doubt, but they should be
jgined by every manufacturing town and city in the
country. For his own part he should be glad to
know whether this, measure really emanated from ibis
Mijeity's Ministers, as composing the Government of
the country, or whether. it was the measure only of
a single individual of their body. This question, if
1 viewed in its proper light, should be taken as. a mat-
ter of private !rumness, like an Inclesure Hilt, a Ca,
nall3lll, ike.;• and in every such matter of meum and
tuum . Ministers had-in general thought it proper to
' withirtiv themselves—to stand aloof and to leave the
partioreenierned in the premises to contend the mat-
ter amongst themselves. But in the present instance
Government had interfered with their overwhelming
interest; and joined the landholders with all their
might, to enable them to carry a measure, which, if
so carried, was neither more nor less than levying an
extraordinary tax on the major part of the commu-
nity. This was, in his opinion, 'highly unconstitu-
tional and contrary to the practice of the House;
for it was taxing one set of his Majesty's subjects for
the benefit of another set, instead of the good old
principle that all should be taxed alike, allowing for
their gradations in society. If we must be taxed to
the amount of 40 millions, let it be done equally, in
a fair, open, and bold manner, and do not let parti-
cular classes be folded like sheep, to be kept fat or
lean according to the will and pleasure of Ministers
and their adherents.

Sir JOHN SEBRIGHT observed, that if he
thought that the effect of the present measure would
be to raise the price of bread, he would not support
it. It was impossibte that the aglicultural interest
could beat) stupidly ignorant as not to perceive- that
their good was intimately connected with commer-
cial prosperity: be must, therefore, consider it a
gross 'hi Omni misrepresentation, which tended to
ini‘rne the public mind, by a pretended division of
these interests.

Ms...CALVERT thought the matter so important,
that itecessary to press a division.
Sir ellitEßT II EATIICOTE ezpettioed his ton.
+fiction that some delay should be allowed, in order
to givellembers an opportunity fsrr matotittg their
opinions. At present he did not wish to be under.
stood as pledging himself to any opinion ; but hOoer.
tainty thought that the detsy of a week cook, nes be
injurious.

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Mr. P. GRANT said, that if he thought the delay
of a week would enable any person to form a more
correct olininn on this subject than he might have ni
presort, he would cheerfully vote for the amend-
ment; but believing as he did, that there was not a
Member who had not made up his mind on the sub-
ject, he could see no benefit in delay. As to the ,
Petitions presented to the House, no man could be ,
more inclined than he was to defer to the public' opi.
nion of the country, yet he conceived the rule to be
this, that the House, after duly weighing all thif
was laid before it, should form its own judgment.—
In hls mind, the sooner the question was set at rest
the better. •
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Mr. Alderman Smith and Mr. Alderman Atkins
were for the amendment, Sir John Newport was
against it.
Mr. CA LCRA FT. said, that not one half tit the
Representatives of the people had yet voted.. He
had never yet heard it expressed as 'the doctrine •of
the party with whom he once had the honour to vote
and among whom he was at present sitting (the Op-
position), that because_a majority had once made up
their minds on a subject, that subject should be con-
sidered as entirely settled. Ile was asta►iished to
find his formes friends so blinded ; nor could he ac-
count for it, except in the supposition that they
were amazed that he had retailed to sit among them,
though perhaps but for a short time. He con.
ceived next Friday to be too early a day, as the
distant. parts of the kingdom would not have time
to inform themselves,, and to petition on the sub-
. ject.
Mr. WIIITBREAD ',marked, that though he
was inclined to support the amendment, he must
wake an obseriation on the speech of his Ilonoura.
ble Friend who had just satdown. The Honourable
Gentleman had thooght•proper to attack the whole
tench of Opposition, whom he professed his inten.
flogs of leaving at the same moment that he gave
them credit for the best motives and the most liberal

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opinions, He could only say, that whenever the
honourable Gentleman might choose to return
amongst them, they would be very happy to receive
him; and in the mean time he hoped that in all his
attacks upon them, he would be as ready to eulogise
their principles, as he had to-night shown himself•at
the momeut oL abandoning their Connection: As to•
. he question before the loose, he thought it advisa..
ble not to make,a show of precipitation, where no
precipitation could be intended. There was no ocoe-'
sion for any hurry, and therefore, though he must
allow that to him it did not appear that fixing Frt-
day nest was any extraordinary. urgency in the bit:
hitless, yet he .conceived that a delay'retild not but
be useful whore dispatch might be liable to' unsinter-
Filiation. • '
Mr. CALCRA FT, in capitulation, observed,
that he wished that every Member of the Opposi-
tion would make the same avowal as his Honourable
Friend.

Strangers were then ordered to withdraw, and a
division having take►► place on the amendment, there
appeaied—
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On out re.admiSsion into the Gallery, we found
Air. BARING in the act of questioning Ministers
relative to certain sums of money which had been
sent from this country to our Commissaries in Spain,
and were detained at Cadiz brthe Spanish Authori-
ties.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER
said, that a general law -existed to- Spain taitive to
the importation of• foreign coin, and some partial
detention may hieve;occurred iir consequence of each
regulation. .

. Mr. BENNETT Naked, whether the Right Ho-
nuttrable Gentleman opposite was prepared to give
to the House an account of the several sums of
money ,transmitted to Sir Henry IVellesley to de-
fray the expencei of the march of the Spanish.
armies under Lord Wellington's Command into
Spain ? • .
The CHANCELLOR of the EtCREQUER
said, that the accounts were in a 'state of forward-
mess, and would shortly be submitted to the House.
sltt..lkMtA DUFF.

Mr. WHlTBREAD.—lnilie&;urse of last Ses-
sion, owing to some information which hid appeared
in .a Newspaper, he bad mentioned to the House s
transaction which was supposed to be of such a na-
ture that it could not have taken Place.. Enquiry,
however, was made, and the result wai;'not only
that the report was true, but that the case mentioned
was marked with many aggravating circumstances.—
lie afterwards took the liberty of asking, whether.
his. Majesty's Consul at Cadiz • had • endeatouredlo
obstruct the escape of some Spanish subjects from
their infernal Government The Chancellor of the
Exchequer al that time spoke in the tone of a man
who disavowed such proceedings with indignation
the Papers, however, had been since produced, 'and
there did appear to be some contradiction of the ori-
ginal statement of.the Right Hon. Gentleman. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer had recommended
some specific motioo on the subject ; a recommenda.
tionwhich.at first he was not disposed to attend to,
becanse.he conceived that there could be no person
who would presume to palliate the conduct which he
represented, and because Lord Bathurst had himself
condemned-the transaction. Bat as the matter had
turned out, be was not disinclined ro adopt the sugges.
tion of the Chancellor of the &Chequer ; for he hoped
that his motion would afford an opportunity of con•
tradicting the opinions hat England supported the
tyranny of Spain. Such a contradiction was not unne.:l
cessary, as it was well known that Geo. Whittiog.,
ham, an officer bearing an English' commistion; and
who had been instrumental in the• defence of Spahr
against its enerniesovas•the Irian who had been em-
ployed lb command the force" which overthrew the
Cortes, and enabled Ferdinand to commit the most
signal,acts of ingratitude. It was said and thought
in Old Spain, that the army could not have advanced
to Madrid without the aid of British gold, and a sum
of 32,67`21. was reported to have been furnished to
Genet,' . Whittingham to place Ferdinand on .the
bloody throne on which be now sat, and from which
in all probability be must soon be hurled. When the
Spanish people slaw this, and even more,• that 'the'
persons who endeavoured to escape to Gibraltirlad
been delivered up to their oppressors, it was iinpthi- I
sibte tas:theta not tothink ;hag England eanctioiled

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the proceedings of their Government, and took part their passports ; and that one Portuguese, of high ment by the inadveitende of a British General. ut
with Ferdinand and the Inquisition.—[Hear, hear!] credit, had been actually sent away. A' Peetugeese, rejoiced that Monsieur Peigblanch had at leh,tk
—ln South America, that territory where England of the name of Correja, established here had been found a place of security. He could not think, hoer.
had so often interfered with promises of eeeport, tep setteitway, as he understood, beciumr the A sea. ever, that Sir James Doff and General Smith had
same opiticel. petit apt bit`titestal. 'lit .was 'etas.' die' refused his signature. He was lent to on, been altogether fairly treated. Sir James Duff wid,
.'?fejerY felt, Obit the eSpeditiOttnt Gadis;eoidd lot *henee he went to the Brazils, lithe& heleelestequit. for more than half of a very long life, served hi,
be tittael lot except titi• the immediate ,Oxpitick,of led, end honoured with rewards tram -the' Prince country in high and important situations, and he ea,
England. The cootiie‘nce of the British Govern- Regent : thereby the conduct of the Ambassador, now,. for the first time of his life, to be brought he,
ment was still more apparent in the surrender of those and of the hilaieter.of this country, who peostitUted fore the House as an oppressor. As to General
four peestese„„who.had bees collect. Steem.pelsolters, an odibus tabu was condemned. If fairly contra- Smith, the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. •Whithread) had
and *go hating fled.to Gthratter,.,were,giveni up and dieted,' be sioutd• willingly withdraw all he had merely on the authority of a paragraph In I, sew,'.
sent to Ceuta, w here. they Were-nose-lingering in im. stated; and be treated that 'a Right Honourable paper, putlrso-rtiirTo be signed by M. PuigiAa,o,
prisonment. Atiength, though! siely -an tips very Gentlemen ofitatisite would endeavour to save his but which.he did not then know to Aiie been ar:
day, the Papers'relative to this transaction had been own soul; and that of his Noble Relative, by, a clear tually signed by hies, made a strong statement to
published. Among these appeared a document, of' statement and justification. on these' subjects. lle the House, reflecting directly on the felicity of Ge.
which no previous mention had ever been made, • next animadverted on the kind of delight 'and petty neral Smith. After he had seen M. Puigblanch, se
though he supposed it would now be relied upon as a , malignity shown 'by Mr. Stedman, who stated 'that again asserted, that he had no (Milk of the truth of
sort of justification.
.1t was I Copy of a Convention lin less than two hours Puigblanch and the ether were his statement, which certainly contmdiCted thi osier.
made,'in 1795',.tietWeen.General.ltainsford and the arrested.; requesting persons to be appointed to re. tionsOfGen.Smith.Heconsidered that it was thedutyof
Spanish Commandet Lomas, :.ai to the surrender of I ceive them, or theGoeernor of, the .garrison would the Consul et Cadiz, as welt as other places, to semi
deserters, &c. blether with (he Duke of. Portland's i eepet them forthwith: He seemed fitted for an. in- from time to. timetolds Majesty'sGoverineet,orthow
lanswer and approbation of this agreement. Now it ratrument or familiar of the Inquisition ; he had only employed under them, soch information as it sia,
I was remarkable that Lord Bathurst. in his letter to ' to, Is the lines 'from Gibraltar into Spain. He 1 important for them to have. If Sir James Duff had
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General Smith. had :proceeded on different grounds,-; thought the House could not separate without ex- really considered those men dangerous to be admitted
land had not made the slightest mention of this Con- I praising its feelings Onliensactions of 40 foul a de- into the garrison of Gibraltar, it was his duty to
; vention, but at once expressed' his disapprobation of , Ocription, and concluded by moving an Address of apprize the Governor. Whether his judgment was
I the ft.:ct, and his unwillingness to believe.it. Indeed I•thia.Honse to the Prince Regent, thinking. his Royal. . right or nprg.,M..glicttber -question; but he was
i he thought that General Sonith.would would never , Highness for the teniMunicillims of the Correspon- j bound todischarge hio duty to the best of his judgment.
be able to discharge from his mind the. dreadfully I deuce of 'Earl' Bathurst, General Smith, and Sir J: In . his letter to Geri. Smith, he hid communicated
i painful recollection that he had been the means. of Duff, and the papers relative to the same; express-' fully the information he bad received, and the facts
• consigning an hanotirable person to the dungeon or 'tug its disapprobation of the transaction, es injurious which came to his. knostledge :it then remain
the galleys, and had been the means of destroying limit() the public honour, contrary to the established. with General Smith to act as be thought proper upon
general notion, that the English territory was a placelhospitality to' foreigners, •and the .character of our that communication. With respect to General Smith,
of refuge for all who could put their foot upon it.— ! officers', and siguallC cruel to the individuals ;• be was anxious in the first plat:e46 relieve hint from
IGen. Smith, however, had sent. a letter in' which he i earnestly desiring his Hoye) Aigtmess's reprobation. the charge of falsifying facts. General Smithsaid,
defended his conduct by a detail of4circurnstancee i4e be conveyed id.theltrepgest terms, and the adop. that those persons entered the garrison without per.
'there given. :This detail he (Mr. W.) Was'sorry toll tion of riteasurei to prevent the recurrence of similar mission, and ender fictitious names. The Ileum.
! say, that he had been instructed tordeclare was not • (=duet ; but above all, his'ltoyili Highness's mulct. ' able Gentleman bad said,. that` M. Puigblanch and
currert. And • the person who authorised him; to tours to obtain the liberation of the parties, the other Gentleman had went deli passports rept.
make this statement was ready (if the forms, of the' •'• 'The 'Hon. Mr. BATHURST thought the 'view larly to the Governor before their - eittranco into
'' House Could have permitted it) to verify his merit= taken by the "Hon. Member, iithis able speech, an'. Gibraltar. • He belieVedthitt Me ivaiitiiethe case.—
tire on Mkth.' .The Spauish Consul would not • take exaggeiated one.. Sir J. Duff indorsed a passport ;As to their being shown to the Spanish Consul, who
onhimself the responskbility.of custody, and the indi. !given •by Valdez, but' aftirWerds wrote to the Go-1 could suppose that in &garrison so peculiarly situated
1 viduals were' sent beyond. the, Hoeg, and delivered . vernor of Gibraltar, saying, auch persons were las Gibraltar was, a Spanish Consulioold be allowed
up to the Spanish. Commandant, who treated them coatings, but giving no adsice as to delivering them ; to judge who ought or ought not to be admitted into
I with a sympathy whighwes deentrast to, whet:they I up. 'General Smith became Governor of Gib- I the garrison of Gibraltar? It was a standing rule of
had experienised,ht Gibraltar;ibut it was'dangereniv'ealfar on the decease of his .predecessor, as. next in i the garrison, that no person caul*. permitted to tea
i for him to.do much for them, and he conducted them ! command ; a few weeks after which, he received ' main there without the permission of the' Governor.
to Cadiz, where they were treated with iuhumanity.. two letters from Sir .J. Duff and the Governor of ! As to these gentleinen being in the gariison under
;As to General Campbell's . case, 'be was ittfoimect,' Curti, stating that two individuats, as it was said, fictitious names, General Smith bad been parties's:ly
' that he had received an application respeetlegvAsue, under fictitious names, had come to Gibraltar. Ge. called upon to turn his recollection: to this cities.
persons, who
.tvcre ultimately sent hack. •:-Theltp.. mid Smith grounded himself on the regular practice stance, and had still persisted in his assertion. ilfr,
plicatien was in
,January, 1814, on ii:,elsarge of .of the Garrison, 'and on that principle thought it Stedman, who wrote to the Consul at the time, also
• high' Crimes and misdemeanours. .Some. the/chants • his duty to arrest them'. The Gibraltar. .custem was stated the same circumstance. He most oppose the
Irequested the admission of these four perionOino for a stranger to preient himself before
.the Town present motion on the groand.thar although General
the 'garrison • but General Campbell refined, say. Major, a standing' regulation,' nor attended to by4Smith had not acted. with suffieient caution in this
fing, the Mediterranean was open for itscape.e-- M. Puigblanch. As to theChaneelior of the Exche.; isiffairs and that therefOre he had been -the eleseef
iliewever'ohey west to Algiras4 where •they were quer's forcing Mr. W. to the discussion, it should be ' those men being delivered up, yet that he had already
arrested. As 'to the present case, M. Cabrera was recollected that a letter in a daily newspaper had. received 'that degree of censure:which had once ap.
'accused of exciting disloyalty, but •he had a pass. been mentioned, in which, the veracity of General peared to the Honourable Gentleman himself to be
'port from Valdee.and Sir S. Hoff, end he afterwards Smith was touched' upon: Mr. W. ,now said,. that sufficleot,Atici, that the evil which' was theMibleet •if
escaped to England.. ~dip. apprehended even here, he hadseen 'M. Puighlanch, and did 'not doubthis compleipthad been.dteise sway. waters. far as ' pispirsi.'
"reelainations on the part of the Spanish Government: veracity. The Honourable Member was neatly pro- idthe fotiare.• :.... . • •- -- '-- -I- ,- .- ... :•• ' -.'"'.
. beltnew Puigblancleasid another bad been delivered reeding to condemn a person
.unheard. -He (Mr. • Sir Ji MACKINTOSH- tkodalltt,•:ltte(.:slthougit
'over to a savage Inquisition, and a, Isere esettgeGe. B.) must appeal to the cool judgment of Members to the quettion was ie itself of enspeakibte ithportance,
verument ; he feared .he was• not safe even' here, and look at the circumstances. Sir J. Duff, at an age yet it derived still more insketaidee'front the manner.
-to out discredit tied to France. He seemed tb feel, abbse SO, had been long respected at Cadiz, end he in which 'it had' been triested by - the Right 'Hon.
'that with the terrors of the Alien Office, he was (Mr. 11.) had witnessed the enthusiasm be had dis. Gentleman who spoke last. The °too 414 speech
not safer here than at Gibraltar.. Mr. W. then read played in fas.our of the patriots. He could not eone appeared to be to give an apologyioi.Sfr Jaime
Cabrera's passport of the 14th of May, 1814, signed skier him as a tool of, the arbitrary government now. Duff, and to palliate the 'conduct if 004raltimitho
Sir James Duff. The actual Governor of Cadiz en. established. Ile did by -ne ;menus. defend .General It appeared to him, that..wbet,seds-tribiteeiagm,
der the Cciries gave passports before- Villa Vire& Stain in Oleg op the parties. -It .wageowtrary to 'ettegare bad been passed on Gederel Smith", and a
I eio's arrival to Puigblanch and ,Cabrera, signed by British principles•; but somedlieretiqn and caution kind ofjetification attigipted for him hi that limns
: Sir J;Deff and Mr. Archdekin.- Because a political might be allowed to an Officer in a fortress governed it would seem to all Europe se. if we Willy disap.
.ebsnee.tctok place, and they did not wait for the per. by different laws from our's, and regulations of a pe- proved of his conduct upon this occasions lie could
secetioe of Ferdinand, they were. designated as im.. culiar nature. Though he would not say that Gen. not conceive how it could be said to tie irreteeant to.
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proper persons by Sir J. Duff, who wrote to Gene. filth's conduct was in every respect such as he' the present subject, to take ieto. vinieideittion tree
I sal Smith le violate his own word and the national could wish, yet he must appeal to the candour of character of the Spanish Government, It wet of_ AI
faith, and to give them up. The accusations appear. ' thelfouse. General Smith might have many reasons• utmost consequence
.to consideelekititlnd Oos
ed perfectly groundless. Pulibtanob had been an to palliate, if not to justify his conduct. He'thank. vetnmeut it we's that they were gitletaisplo.4llmri
unknown man in political. life., He was Professor ored. the Honourable Member for his civil expressions hew q] It would' surely not be tottimided,. that
Hebrew at a Spanish .University,. tOirhich he haCtespeceing , the conduct of ,Earl Bathurst. As we there Was no difference between (Meath men apta
retired at one me, but left it to eseeptrthe Mirrors `need no longer apprehend the recurrence of such just judges, and giving them op to murderers. 'lie
!ti of the Inquisition. lie had published a work, called `transactions, he' 'hoped the House would not pass a believed that persons would never be given up to an
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7'he I nqinsitipoNitspraelced.. Were- them; 'the -AC
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consider. what circumstances of 'lndian tribe on that very Receipt, As to the i
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sons which Wu A. Puff thouglitepassports Shotddledliation might exist.
tbe violated,, and the ,Intlivideats', given (op Neeireig...! Mr:. GORDON spoke far some time in defence of so far from considering this al's &peke, bethought
Iblanch and Cerro& weee mut its chains to Csdis;,•-and!'Sie James Duff, butin so low a tone of voice as to it was a great aggravation. . The longer he filled this
.were imprisoned 'along a wember et:others, buddfed'"be almost inaudible in the Gallery. All that we high situation, •the nurse hispaisduqt wool& be tonsi..
I together in a beastly room. Villa Vicencioeret.'t'tould called of his speech was, that Sir James had , dered as shaving the sanctiertsof.Geireirriesint and
' cised his power with a. hrutal fury. After 70deyethef not received the information which he thought it his : the.more would it reflect diabase/4 en this Coen.
were removed and .paraded, in chains to another-14, -duty to communicate to , the Governor of Gibraltar, , trY. •He believed that it teate4he etottetait practice
son, and brought to.trial. The only charge agalnift vigil after he had countersigned the passports. s'of civilized nations, not 4' she up.'pOseons who.
Puigblanch waillis hook. linapplied to Sir J. Dee ' Mr.. DAVIS said,' that as General Whittingham's , sought a shelter on account bi °flea.' minty poll:.
to save hiM trot° the Inquisition. His remonstrance 'name had been introduced, into this discussion, he ' titan, .It had been a custom to deliver. ..up persons
.to the Secretary of State, he believed, did tint reach g thought it necessary to say something in his 'indica. I charged Witherimmi against society, bet always topent
;its destination, Notwithstanding the Alien Act,' he , lion.: General Whittingham' was netonly a British lan asylum' to politics! emigrate. Cotantoeielpni
(Mr. W.)'trusted. that the free debates of that Hone, 7 subjeetoset a Speepieh. °Meer. He had been made i murderers, and deserters aliiie ed tete pal
;would evert the necessity of any strangers flying Colonel for distinguished service 'at the battle of j sons thatought.mutuill .-Cobe ghess dp, butildtrole-
beitiie to Prance for safety.. Het censured Sir James • Biy.lett, which made the 'Spanish General Castanos I never did extend to personsY
ehaied' .00')i 'Frith pot-
.beff's anepicioes, of, Correa respecting his libel, or' recommend him fee promotion. What was an officer:; tical offences.. •How could any G • of Gib I.
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the knoWledge of the libellers, on the Anied.troops ;iti the-Spanish servftelo do in, the circumstances in 'Ur suppose himself comPetetiC t - it' a reinvention
it St. Sebastian's.. Correa never wrote: he had been I which he was placid ?. Ile. hat'l:a commission given I with any Spanish authorities ircer;ivagilig up persons. of
m deplete in the Spanis,he.service, and performed t him by' the Cortes, but it was in :the name of the.; this description ? *How couldiegestereor elit fort pre-
emment serrices,underWellington, end had exhausted i' King. Having received an order .from his superior same to do so'? Ne might, by, mak- .
..-eoefle. ci be de.
Ms patfimeoy, and wit, wounded in his exertions to I Officer, General Elio, an order to. march in a•certain i livering op to their enemies, enslitho were 9tlttt say
. t
free Spain" and restore this* very Ferdinand ; and he [ diretition towards Madrid, what .could be do .but •l leaders of a party With whites our Gitv Ana
had two sons Intl French prison, one of them with. 'lsbey the order be Wt./versed r irdw was he to know I holding legitimate.carrespolidenee ;ea totitaktions.
eleven wound}, and the, other with four. Seeing the that the object of the march. was to evertnea the The fact was, that &l ff. rames Du_ ws.,--:te this letter,
I Impending calaMities, he addressed a temperate let- COnstitot.- ?• As to the- statement of hie bating'l
re- to the Governor of Gibraltar 'in the same day that
1 ter to Ferdinand, beggiug.him to reflect, that despoe -teieed-52,0001. from this country for raising a corps the new Governor of Cadiz, Vila IQ ' clo, wrote on
Whittingham_ bed pow: the seine subject. When th
hefeirmoer
tGovernor-Gene-
crime.d
I.tiC power Was not the road to happiness-. For, that',-he kieWeell.that General
he was tried, and sentenced to ten years in the edly refused irny, apPoiutmeut which ihouldhe con. rid, Valdez, gave ass' • rtseor4C.isuhn.ert..osisgeoi
'galleys at Ceuta, where he now remains. cliS'ile .nectedititiolhe receipt of money, and that it. was I apnerdeowlitied_z, the .eewp_.
_Gov.ern, :6
.th e
thosem ;
',would Change Correa's Int for that of Gen. Smith ? anti 14. se &lea t thathe hadreceived this sum, which it , hi. used all his influence ttrassist him in the
It was teu times more enviable : Correa's chains ..was immediately handed over by him to another,— project. Sir James Duff had resided so long in Spain, '
might be broken—Smith's never. He then read Lord. t *neje! Whittingbam had left a very lucrative pro.. that he probably had imbibed the• Spanish prejudice,
,Bathurst's letter,enquiring concerning Sir J. Duff's ',salon in this country, with
_no other object than that a man who had written against the
,Holy Liquid..
cenduct. The answer was, that no alien was allowed gaiiiin'glifilitary reputation. Besides his services at lion was not a fit member of society- • I the case of: •
to come here without the'Ambassador's passport, or ' Beyien, he had equally distinguished hiMself at the Mr. Puigblanch, however, the treach n
eryof allritish
in his absence Sir J. Duff's; also an inclosure of a•battles of Medellin and Alcala. lie had been ten Cousul'and a British General, were in some degree
letter from;Mr. Addingtou, saying, that it appeared years in the Spanish service, and he believed that no repaired, by-even that sort of justice which existed '
leight that those who wished to embark for England, British officer would say; 'that under the circum- under the tyrennical.GOvernmeut of Spain. If it was
should apply for passports, and if any• thing objection- . stances in which he *is placed' he could do any said that these gentlemen here justly arrestedfor bar.
' able appeared, it might be expedient to refuse thedi..- thing else thin obey the order given hieaby his supe. • ing violated the rules of thetarrisoo of Gibraltar, this '
Armed as the Alien Act was, to the.disgrieW of the riar-Olficere ' . ... . .
• was no ansnet s 1 all the films hood. that was charged
Stetpte Book, was ,it to .extend its repuldie hand , ,Mr. GQULISUIIN' litOight that it was foreign to agailfst General Smite. That General had directly •
beyond the seas, and tie prevent even an arrival ?-;-. 'this giestlint to enter into the.merits or
the
of- . asserted, end- persevered in theiteertion, that these
.tit were the „supporters of - the Cones to be to the present SpithisliOnvernment, qr if the. Cortes.- gentletnen came into the garrison on false :pretences,
treated ? Those Members of the Cortes who' were. It, insane's:es iary to travel out of the subject itself, end under fictilines stemes- . This essertion•was now
•
,# shert time back received every where 'wiliest:Me. iltelditele formatropinien wfiith r die sons now flail, denied...-Thitivas a charge.s6 setictesnairist an
aimstiono were now liable to the insults of every petty accused were Only •0r...n.' 4-4uiltr.l-•eiPer.4ll6._ charges Officer. holding •,a high tank, thartim thought there
:ileac or offiter.. He (Mr. W.) had been told that brought against them. He regretteK ad mach as any ;should, be irregular enquiry held
even the Portuguese were not permitted 16 remain •' th
si er person; that such Men it *Agues Puigblanch' Smith stieWigstil 9
here unless M. de Semi the Ambastader' 'lig* dC . Centered
t -An erred Were up to the q •h 0 . pews °Tem' fifieflicer.like condbit imputed to him. There had
• «bother General

•
anot..er letter trans r.'S tmen, in which he
mentioned to Sir Jiffies Duff, 41 that he bad laid his
letter before Ole Governor, who most promptly gave
_
the order for the apprehension of these mew." win
it not evident from (nil, that it Was the letter of Sir
jamas Duff, and not 'any viobition of the rule's of
the Garrison, ihich was the real cause of their
,prehension? ' ff they `had even entered the G mi-
na in an irregular way, or 'taken fictitious names,,.
it was evident that this was not the cause a their
"prehension, but the pretext for It.
.(Get of
yes,, hear !) At no dine of the French Reve-
ls, ..n hail this Government:everdeliiereti up persons
Pilo tied here for protection. He could not avoid..
condemning in the severest manner, the instructions.
con hs Government toll' their Consols and Vice.
Consuls abroad. These men were empowered to
shut the gates of British hospitality against the op.
Po.64ed patriots of all countries, from Archangel to'
•
'blew. They might, upon any fancy or surmise of
their pen, prevent a •foreigner coming over• hare,;
whoseobject was, perhaps, to embark in, trade against
their particular interests, or, perhaps, to compliin
of themselves. Although the cases of two iudivi. •.
dials were now before the House, they did not know 1
haw many hundred cases there • were, of most re-
spectahle Spaniards to whom Sir James Duff had re.
hied passports; and who, in consequence of that
refusal, were (if now alive) either at Ceuta, in the j
plle)s, or languishing in dungeons, or, perhaps, !
transported to one of the remotest of the Philippine
islands, to languish out in misery the few years that
Terssined of their lives. Another question was, if
tie crime charged upon the Spanish prisoners had
been committed, where it was committed and to

übat jurisdict;on it became amenable? If they had
sio'aird the rules of a military authority at Gibral-
tar, by what principle of law or ordinary justice
could the Governor of Gibraltar surrender those!.
persons to a civil jurisdiction at Gediz ?—[ilear, I.
hear!;—lf the conduct of General Smith was to bts4
(let-tided, it could only he done by identifying it,'
-mit!, the conduct of the Enilish Government, and '
a' tar as i. related to that of Sir J. Duff, what he had
beard from the other side; he must say, resembled
rather the pleading of lawyers in a bad'case than the
free justification of enlightened and disinterested
wee. How had his proceedings in thii case been
Cowed by his Majesty's Ministers ?—only as an, act
which they hoped he would not commit again! . if I
this rebuke was the only censure which he deserved, f
what was the objection to the motion of hie Hon.
Friend—but if the merited censure was of I raver ..
kind, its burden might to Salt ott those who calk! I
amuse themselves in finding apologies for General
Smith, and could talk with a laboured gentle.
DM of phrase, and an antic* earnestness of f
mind, to palliate the act, as d-ifiest the principle of;
drliverir tip a fugitive foreigner to. the anger of a vin.
eivtive Government. Who, too, he would ask, were
t:i. men % hose confidence in British faith and hos-
pitality hid been thus betrayed ?—They were no or-1
eiNary criminals, if they were to be so designated ;
V.ey wore min eminent for their literary labours, and 1
c;•to;uished by the loporiority of their acquire-
vents. Th. English Parliament ought not to be
r.r.;:ti.i! in a question in 'which Spanish tyranny ow
4iie .I...side was to to* u 4 aelets-the isoisoor and tlee
law, no lecs th*o the generosity ofwor national cha.
racier. When the Spanish hero, Mina, vu some re.
iresentation from the otter Court of Spain% was at.
rested in France by the Commiasaiy-General of Po-
lice in Paris, the prevent Sovereign of France, who,
he trusted, would long reign to illastratethr princi-
ples in. which he had hitherfo!acted, and prudoce a.
reverse of that picture which had long rendered.bis
country at once hideous and'formidahlo in she aye,
of Europe, judged most riglAly, Most
,wprely, and
most benev, lentlY, in at once liherating,a patiiot,
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whose zeal had been 'shown in the 41004 he had I
poured forth in defence of his cc;untlry, andsin
cussing from his service the Minister under 'whose.
crders he had been made a prisonei.:— tifcgr, leaf
—Was the sense of a British goverommtkto, he 'we
pressed, and swish! a BMA Piv)iiment now sauc.
Lion the judge-neat, 'thii *047004 which, unless
solemnly disstviswed, Must Make us the
.objects of
suspicion, and the accoinpliCes ofl the crime, ought,
to Ito passed over In silehci, Imit we should seem to
indicatedislike. of s GsirOrneiint, the ipee`rly down.,'
fall of which wets the desire And prayer of the rest
of Europe!--[Have, .Neetery-- rlod grqnt th4;114.
either it related to others, o'r -affkied-the.cbaracter,„ of ,
this country, it might' Meer lose its Weil:earned itto
scrupulously -maintained honour, of being the gene?:
rat assiem of -oppressed and persecuted exiles.,.
Combined ether redid oicarrenees,
the looked.
on this question at one bf :deep importance tis t that
character. If British faith-had bein boried-yt tha
erase of Genesee freedissilet net sacredtjoUU.sf.
Britain cease to here. civil teffigilo the *On or .ft.
reign ty, Taney, or-the objacli of Milifa,,y.perinFe.,
lion. Lat not a SAM, Chuifl,'' or, thkaepresenfan
lire of -a trkG ii istretiraillifor," hileOrniihn ,I►lmutzll
of a Spanish• I, altien; or the '‘ider at, i Strat4

fvfm anotm
mentioned
letter hefor
the order ft
it not Oki
Jame DuE
the Gerrit
epprehensit
jots in an i
It was Ovid,
anprehengit
Best, hem
jet ,n had
oho tied t
contlemnint
siren (T
Consuls al
shut the ga
peened pit
r •
Trieste.
their awn,
whoseobirl
their panic
of ihmusel.
dials were
bow many
eversible S
Eased pass,
refusal, WI
pile's, 01
traviporter
islands, to
remained
the crime
been cowl
what jurist'
eie'ated fir
far, by wt
could the
persons to
learr]-11
vith the c,
a' far as i.
beard Iron
rather the
free jinni'
men. He
viewed by
which they
this rebuk
what was t
Friend—h
kind, its h
amuse the
Smith, an
of p
mind, to p
tlivtive Go
t:e° men wi
pi:ality hit
ciaary crie
V.ey were
v;•rit:::nish
vents, T
meta.,' ill
'ire Sid
law, no le,
racier. V
iresentatic
rested in }
lice in Par
he trusted,
pies in. whi
reverse of
country at
of Europe
roost beck
',nose act
poured for
missing fr
crders he t
—Was tht
pressed, a
lion the jt
solemnly
suspicion,
to he pass
indicate di
fall of• vat
of Eurol
either it ri
s this count
scrupalou
tat earls
Combined
on this qt
character,
grave of
Britain c,
reign ty,
1.„
tire of a
of a Sine
Ty rant,
been -the
bops .ef
and appr
11
Smith els
Non. • Fr
that cook
acts, 4.
was not
*Wendy
be coot'
ones,
ad drew
hey run
of tvrao
prove,' ,
mould m
hat lettt
;to objoe
thong
Alden
sealer
ard, b
n future
Mr.
mil rid
• Nir. L
•
ho•ogi
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