The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-06-24 00:00:00

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hole of the battler thks Doke afforded
4ry esaistenre which mind, example, or
inns could'affoid.-:—Cilear; 'hear 1—
look hu.k, and coxsider to what de-
...wade life has been eclipsed. No Ge.
. tiers before conducted hithaelf st "wisely,-0.9
risme Soldier had more gallantly iqposed himseir—
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Pear, henr!)--and while he direi:.ted the melte-
cos of all, he bore a share of the'datiger:—rind 'ts•
olive in the exertions. During niitlinccesiive hours
bin troops bore, unmoved, all thiativicks of the ette-
kr,,: and when the Duke of Wellington thought fit
to put his line in motioti, the attack of (hose who
Yind resisted the attacks of the French was irresisti-
1114' :—lhe French were again and again overthrown,
v:iil their General was obliged to leave Whited a half,
it not more, of the artillery of his army. Never
*ere such trophies gainerd before.---[llear, hear!]
What the loss of the French in men amounts to,
tis impossible to ascertain. The Duke of Wel.
iogton, at the close of a fatiguing day, was enabled
0 hand them over to an army which, compared with
k own, was fresh and unfatigued. It is not to be
counted for as an ebullition of temerity, but as a
Iculation of good sense; for if he could not now
at the army of the Duke of Wellington conjoined
Oh the Prussians, it would never be itt his power to
•trclt them again under equally disadvantageous dr.
mstances.—As to the loss which has taken place,
private losses could be effaced by reflections of
blic advantage, no one has suffered a loss : the
latives will console themselves that their fathers,
pit children, their brothers, have laid down their
;sin a more just cause for the common interest of
ankind, than ever before called for the sacrifice of
nglish blood.—illear, hear !j—Some of those
hem we have lost have home so main a share its
ie arduous struggles through which we have passed,
at no man con unmovedly reflect on their loss.—
his is not the moment to pay the tribute to their
saiory, and I must confine myself to the most ex.
ilarating part of this intelligence, and call on the
Bause to discharge the debt of gratitude to the Army,
kb hes shown itself worthy of its country and
its cause.—Nor shall I with tess pride and pleasure
move for the Thanks of the House to the Allied
Army, Wear, hear !) onder the immediate command
of the Duke of Wellington, as well as to that body
of brave Prussians which contributed so mainly
to the diicomfitore of the French. His Lordship
then moved the Thanks of the House to be given to
Feld-Marshal the Duke of Wellington, Knight of
the Most Honourable Order of the Garter, for the
consummate ability, unexampled exertions, and ir-
resistible ardour, displayed by him on the 18th of
June last, when a victory was obtained over the ene-
my, crommanded by Botorparte in person, by the Al-
lied Farces under his command, its cnnjunction with
the Prus;iatis odder the immediate command of Mar-
shal Prince Blucher, w!iereby the military glory of
the British station was exalted, and the territory of
the King ef the Netherlands protected from invasion
awl spoil.
Agreed to n,mine contradiccnte.
Lord CASTLVIt KNG li then said, that in moving
the "ritanke to the Generals under the Duke of Wel-
lington, he wished to pay a just tributeito the illue.
Mous Prince of Orange, who stood at the (teed of
that list for his exertion% on the late glorious day.
—[Meer, beer !)—T his brave Prince was a scholar
in arms of the great Wellington, and tumid, he
doubted not, ever follow his lessons and example.
The Belgi..n troops, he was happy to say, from the
srcounts be had received from our Amhassadyr, had
Deter been exceeded in zeal and good conduct. It
was with a different feeling that they might reflect on
loather Prince, the Duke of Biunswick, who had
perished in a manner worthy of himself, after having
displayed the characteristic valour of his house.
'thanks were also voted nem. con. to the Prince
of Orange, and the different Lieutenant and Major.
Generals of the British army, present in the battle
of the 18th, by name, also to the Officers generally.
Thanks were also voted to the Non-commissioned
Officers and Soldiers.

Also to the Generals, Offirers, and Soldiers of
the Allied Forces under the immediate command of
the Duke of Wellington.
On the question that the Thanks of the liou<e be
'heti to Field-Marshal Prince Blucher, and the
Officers and Soldiers under his command,
Sir F. BURDETT said he had agreed in all that
had been said as to the great merit of our Corn-
snandir, anti the undaunted valour of the British
soldisir, though he thought it was not very judicious
in the Noble lord to mix up the question of the
justice of the cuu•e with his eulogies on British tt•
lour, so that WI:11 differed from him were
•bliged by whence to consent to dudsi►►es they aft-
torred, or by sl►eakiug to violate the unanimity of
prohation on such an en-casion. But what he
principally wished to observe was, that the army
which had surpassed its forme► glories had a claim to
something more than solid ti►auks—he wished to lay
Clinton their behalf loan amelioration for their bene-
fit of the military code, and on the next discusiion on
Ste Mutiny li►ll lIP should bring forwards the merits
Imo iektiowledged a reason why these men should
inOt be punished with a disgraceful inNicrion
an-
known'to other arlatt4.—if fere the Ilan. Baronet's
arguments were tins;:cred 1,3 mock coughing, during
which he six do«In
The motion. was carried, and the Thanks Ordered
be communicatcrl. by the Speaker to their objects.
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VAUNT TO Tilti DUKE OF vi FLLINgTON.
The listase basis% resolved itself into a Committee
f Supply;
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHWUER rose
end observed, that the opinion wt►idr the I louse had
just expressed as to the nierils of the distinguished
intlisiduul to whom he also had to cull their alien.
Sion, would relieve him from the necessity of saying
;ouch to induce them to concur io the vote he should
Lave the hono►►r of proposing. lie was anxious,
however, to state some peculiar circumstances con.
netted with it. It had long been the opinion of that
House and of the public that there was no Went of
noun, or of pecuniary provision, which could be
al to rho glorious 'Nikes aci.leved by that great
halts,, but .till, as honours and rewards were the
0 mess's by which the approbation of Parliament,
gratitude of the nation could be testified, it
tile their pleasing duty to confer think When.
VII hint. Very liberal sews bad vadeelltedly beet'