The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-03-26 00:00:00

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Mr. WILMOT thought the Noble Uri had overlaid
his case, by inddlgiag in a variety of eliserratioare which
had 'tithing to do with the petitioner. This question
had been hIl It debated. and the Noble Lord wool& re-
member thatwas never pretended that Ciipt. Boum
had rendered no services. It had, however, btu main-
tained that his services were daly remunerated. It was
to be remembered aleo,ssili Captain Ranee might
describe himself. mad the Noble Lord might
have believed him to be a • ocipal. be was, in fart, bat
• subordinate .ageat when employed. Per what he lead
done be had bees rewarded by a Captain's appointment
in a Calabrese colic, to consist of 100 mu, which had
bees embodied. When theme ceded be had been
dismissed with a gratuity and two mouths pay, as the
other officers had been, moue of whom had chimed say
further recompease. It was denied by the Nes_poiitan
Government, that the transportation of which Captain
Romeo complained, was the consequence of his rootlet-
ion with England, and sot only wu this denied but the
causes of that step being takes were distinctly stated,
and a series of acts stated which it had ben thought
right thus to visit. The Noble Lord stated that which
was calculated to mislead the Huse when he spoke of
Capt. Romeo having bees arrested wearing the British
uniform. If such were the fact Casale Romeo was
wearing that uniform when be bad se right to weer it.
It was said that the 3001. which Capt. Romeo bad re-
ceived was a very inadequate mum to be given in Ti.a of
501. per ennui. But it was to be borne ra mind that
the 304 per annum was sot treated ler life, but oak by
• trails period. Though be had been refesed ea Eng-
lish *sport he bid been offered ow that would have
takes him to Spats et bay ousutry I. Esrey., hot they
bid refired Si give him one which desald make it app--
err that he had say authority from this country. Rb
(Mr. Wilmot) bad die tallest ntherky for stetiag Cap-
tale Romeo had nit suffered on amass of his lifts&
mut to Englaad. He did not know that k was now
stated, bat if sot. it had bees la a former retitle., Om
ibil:Pmitain's property had tea dislocated. He was
enabled to say this was not true. No seek uniseatio*
had taken place, and his property, whoa weld, bad bees
sold for his ewe buck. Under all the circumetancee
be should not....6=teni Lstaritioa being laid on the
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Sir J. MACKINTOSH was of opinion, that if Captain
Romeo was bat a subordinate agent In saving a British
army from the machinations of treacherous friends. hi
had a considerable claim on the country. Bat • Noble
Lord (Lord W. Bentinck) had said,"thittag my command
a verb important service was entrusted to Captain R. 4
moo. Did this indicate that Captain Romeo was viewed
merely as a subordinate agent ? The expressions need
by Oeneral Maitland were still more remarkable
said—" It was chiefly by means of Captain Romeo that'
I obtained evidence of the plans of our open enemies and
treacherous friends against us." He called epos the
House. if it was acting the part of a subordinate agent•
to enable Oeneral Maitland to save a British army Atom
destraction‘ Other officers bad also borne testimony to
the part he bad acted, tad be woad ask if it became a
great and generous nation to reward such an agent with
501 pe m, not for life, but merely for a course of
years. The question was placed in such a situation, they
must make a comparison between the declatations of
British officers and Neapelitaa Statesmen, and in each
ease he should glee the preference to the former. Is
addition to whatever loss of property he might bare sus-
tained, he mu condemued to perpetual exile. How
would it sound to Europe that each was the reward '
Riven by the British nation for saving a British army
from destruction.

Mr. GOULBURN said, that Captain Romeo had re-
ceived at the bands of Govarnmeat, after the most ra-
tline investigation, a certain reward amongst many
other persons who bad also rendered assistance to our
armies. That reward appeered to the Government at
the time, and be confessed he was of the same opinion
sow, to be quite adeqaate to the services performed.
There were many other oscere in a higher station who
took a share in these services, and at the conclusion of
the War received rower& very moderately higher than
that granted to Captain Reams. During the time at
which he was eagaged in servitor the British troops in
the manner described, he was receiving pay allowed to
certain persons employed to gala informadbn for the
army. He was therefor* booed for perform that duty.
Tbs fifty pounds allowed at first to Captain Romeo was
only intended to support hint until he could return to
his country. The sum of 3001. afterwards given to him
was a provision for his departure, and at the time it was
said there would be so difficulty in giving him a pus-
port. He then applied for a passport of such a mature
that it could not be granted, havieg previously received
the snot of three hundred pounds. When that mosey
was given to him, if he had sot been satisfied at the re- '
foul of such a passport as he demanded, be ought to
have returned at, and placed himself upon the footing. •
where he at first stood. The receipt of the money ander
such rircumstasces wu a discharge of all claims. Un- •
der this view of the case, he thernght the House ought
to give no farther coaaideratioo to the matter of the
Petition.
Sir It, WILSON-said that the General Officers in Si-
cily had been delivered from a treacherous plot through
the 'aeons of Glutei's Romeo, and he should like to
know if they armild °molder three hatwired •postods an
adequate reward for that mortice.
C. HUTCHINSON contended *silt was quit. '
impossible to say thaltho sw 'abided 'U we, an ade-
goat* reward fur the losses sustained by !Copt Romeo,
and the important mortices which he rendered to the '
British army, A Noble lard' who commutate' in Sicily,
drclared from)sis 606 i last year that Capt.. Romes. its" 's
au been auMciontly rewarded. Ho cooceived that it
redid be dimmable to the country if this iadiridual