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to.— "Also, copies of all commu- 

 nications, not already before the 

 House, between his majesty's mi- 

 nisters and the officers employed 

 in the expedition to the Scheldt, 

 relative to that expedition," agreed 

 to. — " Also, the date of the re- 

 ceipt of Mr. Bathurst's dispatches, 

 which bore date the 15th of Sep- 

 tember, 1809," agreed to. 



It was unanimously agreed, that 

 it would be competent for the 

 committee, from time to time, to 

 instruct the chairman to move for 

 all such papers as might be found 

 necessary. 



Lord Porchester moved for the 



appointment of a secret commit- 

 tee, to whom should be referred 

 the inspection and selection of 

 certain secret information, and 

 confidential communication, laid 

 before his majesty's ministers, 

 with respect to the expedition to 

 the Scheldt, and of a nature im- 

 proper to be made public. — A 

 committee was appointed, con- 

 sisting of lord Porchester, Mr. F. 

 Robinson, admiral Markhara, Mr. 

 Bathurst, general Ferguson, Mr. 

 Wilberforce, Mr. Sturges Bourne, 

 Mr. Yorke, captain Beresford, 

 Mr. Davie Giddie, and general 

 Crawfurd. 



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