Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-04-13

cs Irritation and much Of despSbttncy IN
the ,.ci,sc uus;ti, and tnef'a optng s',ch a
proceeding ~ouil no; tend n sroth ste cnc
or 30 feanimate sac other. He was
friend to moderation. a1'i he trusted las.
conduct had shewu him to be a itiend 10
Justice on all occasions .--In the present IN
starce, regard to justice aud,moderatrn
would dissuade him from acced,ng 10 the
amendment as Il now stood. The second
paragraph of il was inadnissat,ie at the
present moment il was tor inquiry, but he
did not see the necessity OF coupling it with
the address to the crown IN the manner
proposed by the a.nendmsnt.--Iie wished
an early day might be fixed for going into
thar enquiry and he wished the enquiry IN
be sull and rigorous,but he was not tor pre-.
judgi 6 theconduct of his majesty's govern.
m.pt, which would be the case ii the a.
mendmc Mt of his noble friend were adopted
without any allerat on.
The Earl of Liverpool observed, that
the amendment was unprecedented in Par.
liamentary history. 1t first went to con-
denim Certain measuf es, and afterwards re-
curing an INQUIRY into them. 1t was CEN.
p'ete'y the Judgment of Rhudamantbus,
audit cGstigdque !; by which the House
might, if they adopted il, reduce them-
selves TO this situation, that they mighs
vestigation, it might turn out that there
was no cause of blame. He next advertcd
to the operations of our array in Portugal
and Spain and insisted that, they had been
most beneficial for the interest OF this
cocntsy, and whenever the details came to
be inquired into, he pledged him elf that
the conduct of our General and army had
been most wise and beneficial, He instan-
ced proof that the provinces. Of Rs.
!, tren adura, fSaliicia and Asiurias, had
been completely clearsb Of the French Tor.
ces, and although il WAS true mat they had
| BY surprjze defeated two Spanish armies,
yet they had not been able TO gather aay
fruits from their victories, for they had
not advanced a single step, With respect
! to the expedition to Wslchercn, his Lord.
ship admitted that toe ministers knew of
/ the Austrian armistiee before il sailed, bat
he was ready TO cc.stend that it neverlhe-
| less OPP ratedI as favorable diversion for
| Austria. But it was not merely with that
view that it was undertaken. He bad al.
| so other Directs which were wholly Bril-
tish. 1t was known 10 be fayorRe meax
sure of our enemy TO form naval arsen.
| al and dock at the mouth OF the Scheldt,
and it had been always admitted by pro-.
! fessional men, that IL an invasion of this
country were ever to be attempted, it
| COUlQ never NC cutCtcu Otte ITOm the
! Scheidt. Ii was therefore an object of i'm =
| portance TO defeat the yiRws OF our enemy
in Destroying that port waich ne mad with
go much industry aud a. such great ex.
/ pense been preparing. Ana 10 tnis oojvct
we at least had succeeded --for in the O..
pnion of professional men, IL would re-
quire much less time and expence 10 form
a ne W .harbor and arsenal than restore the
| one vhicn we hal destroyed az Flushing.
! Nor was this the only object it had etfec.
ted. IL had beenyserviceabie to- Austria,
for IT had diverted a large body of con.
scripts which were Intended TO nave act.
he'd against her. And this he knew, il was
the desire of Austria that we should retain
| Walcheren until she had made terms of
| peace, and bad and hard as these terms
| were for her, whoever compared the
threats OF i;onaparte with the terms which
| he afterwards granted. must admit, that
some Cause reduced him 10 the neces.
SHY OF relaxing from his threatened seys.
rity. HIS Lordship declared in his O.
| pinion, it was occasIonsd 10y our holding
Waicheren, and 10 fact, that was the rea.
son why W. acid It after the ulterior OBJ.
! jects OF the expediiions wers known to be
defeated, and at che request of Austria.
tbs Lofdsnlp concluded ~ supporting the
ADDRESS.