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garrison the place ; the governor at 

 the same time gave captain Hotham 

 assurances that the port was from 

 that hoi:r to be considered under 

 the control and authority of the 

 lawful king of Spain ; and the cap- 

 tain placed himself, and every as- 

 sistance that the ships under his 

 orders might be able to afford, at 

 the governor's disposal. 



On the 29th, major-general, the 

 conde de Norona, captain general 

 of Gallicia, arrived at Corunna from 

 St. Jago, and was followed on the 

 next day by general Carrera with 

 about 11,000 men, forming the 

 Conde's division of the marquis 

 Romana's array. 



The French army under marshal 

 Nej^ moved from its camp near 

 Betanzos on the 22nd, taking the 

 road to Lugo and Astorga. It was 

 reported, previously to its breaking 

 up the camp, it destroyed its bag- 

 gage and heavy artillery. 



On the 27th the marquis de la 

 Romana was stated to beat Orense 

 with general Mahi and 30,000 men. 

 Marshal Soult's position on the 16th 

 was said to have been at Montforte 

 and Quiraga. 



On Thursday, the \st of August, 

 a Court of Common Council was 

 held at Guildhall, at which the 

 Jblloxving Resolutions were pass- 

 ed : — 



•' That this court did on the 

 6th of April last, express its thanks 

 and gratitude to Gwyllym Lloyd 

 Wardie, esq. for his conduct in 

 bringing forward and substantiat- 

 ing serious charges against the late 

 commander in chief, which, not- 

 withstanding the majority in his fa- 

 vour in the House of Commons, 

 compelled his resignation. That 



no circumstance has since transpir- 

 ed, which can, in any manner, les- 

 sen the importance of that investi- 

 gation, impeach his motives, or af- 

 fect the merits of the case. On 

 the contrary, his unwearied exer- 

 tions, perseverance, and fortitude, 

 under unexampled threats and dif- 

 ficulties, have developed a scene of 

 scandalous abuse and corruption, 

 not only in the army, but in vari- 

 ous departments of the state. 



" That it has been discovered by 

 the said investigation, that these 

 abuses have extended, not only to 

 the disposal of church and East In- 

 dia patronage, but also to the dis- 

 posal of seats in thelegislature, and 

 charges have been brought forward, 

 and proofs offered, implicating in 

 such corrupt and illegal traffic, 

 lord viscount Castlereagh, the 

 honourable Spencer Perceval, and 

 the honourable Henry Wellesley, 

 all members of the House, and 

 then and now holding ostensible 

 situations in his majesty's govern- 

 ment, a traffic, which, in the lan- 

 guage of the Speaker of the House 

 of Commons, ' Would bring a 

 greater scandal upon the parlia- 

 ment and the nation than this 

 country has ever known since par- 

 liament has had an existence.' 



" That the said investigation has 

 also led to the discovery, that the 

 said lord Castlereagh, one of his 

 majesty's secretaries of state, and 

 late president of the board of con- 

 trol, did, in flagrant breach of his 

 duty as a minister, abuse of his pa- 

 tronage, and gross violation of the 

 constitution, place a writership in 

 the hands of lord Clancarty, a 

 member of the same board, for 

 the purpose of obtaining for him 

 a seat in parliament ; which fact, 

 the said lord Castlereagh has him- 

 self 



