Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT.

Yesterday in the houses of lords and commons, thanks were unanimously voted to lord Wellington, and the officers, non-commissioned officers and privates under his command, for the victory of June 18.

In the house of lords, the vote was moved by earl Bathurst. He said Bonaparte had not now to complain of any of the difficulties to which he had attributed former disasters. He chose his time, place and enemy: and had been repulsed, defeated and routed. He stated the loss of the Prussians on the 16th; at 16,000 men. In the battle of the 18th lord W. performed occasionally the duties from colonel to field marshal. At the close of the day Bonaparte put himself at the head of his guards, and made a vigorous attack; but the British guards met, overthrew and completely routed the choicest troops of the enemy. By despatches this day received, it appeared the effects of this victory had been 5000 prisoners brought into Brussels, 2000 more on the road, and others whose arrival might be daily expected.

But no intelligence has yet been received of the result of the pursuit kept up by the Prussians.

The earl said that no doubt remained from the effects of this victory that the allies would obtain the object of the contest. Marshal Blucher on the 16th fell from his horse, and was confined to his bed when he heard the duke of Wellington was attacked on the 18th, and he immediately rose, and placed his army in motion and himself at his head, to revenge the loss by his army on a preceding day, when no quarter was given by the enemy.

The earl also moved thanks to marshal Blucher and the Prussian army—and to the Prince of Orange, to Baron Alten, gen. Barnes, lord Somers, &c.

Conformably to a message from the prince Regent, it was unanimously voted that the house would concur in granting an additional provision to the duke of Wellington. [The grant last year was 500,000l.]

The additional sum voted to the duke of Wellington is 200,000l.

In the house of commons the motion for thanks was made by lord Castlereagh. He remarked that the allies had been necessitated to distribute their troops with reference to the means of subsistence. He complimented Bonaparte greatly for his military talents, and the troops under his immediate command, which were the most complete and efficient corps belonging to France—and which he estimated at from 130,000 to 140,000—composed of those who had returned from the prisons of the allied powers, and those veterans who had survived former battles. He characterized Napoleon as the greatest captain in the world, except the leader of the British army.

The allied army under the duke of W. notwithstanding its achievements, was, with the exception of the British, a green army not having had opportunity to see service. Deducting the 25,000 men, who under prince Frederick of Orange, was in West Flanders, and many other detachments, the whole army under the duke of W. was not 64,000.

Lord C. asserted that the French had been obliged to leave behind half, if not more, of their artillery; but it was impossible for him to state what their loss in men amounted to.

The thanks of the commons were given in the same terms and persons, as those of the lords—and followed by a similar vote as to a grant to the duke of W.

Mr. Whitbread joined heartily in eulogizing the brave troops and their commanders, and added that the measures of the ministers in conducting the war had his approbation. Sir F. Burdett joined in praising the officers and army.

The general wish appeared to be for the erection of a palace for the duke of Wellington.

A vote was passed giving 500,000l. to the army for military stores, from 1802, to 1814—the result of 12 general actions, and 5 sieges.