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| After his lordthip had retired, Mr. 
Whitbread ftated in a long and argumen- 
tative fpeech the grounds and neceffity of 
his motion, which was“ that Henry Lord 
Vifeount Melville be impeached of high 
crimes abd mmifdeieanors.” An amniend- 
nient was then nroved by Mr. Bond to 
leave dut the words expreffive of the refo- 
lution of the houle to t#ipeach Lord Mel- 
villé, arid ‘to in%rt others which would 
cane a criminal profecution to be ‘com- 
mericed againft him in the court of King’s 
Bench. The debare laited ‘two days, 
When'the houle divided tor the impeach- 
ment 195, againlt it'272, majority agaiift 
the impeactiment 77. “The houwfe then 
divided upon the ‘motion of Mr. Bond, 
for the criminal profecution 2338, againft 
it 229, of courfe there was a majority of 
nine for a crimiiial profecution. ‘Thus it 
was decided that Lord Melville, twenty 
Years the colleague and companion of 
Mr. Pitt, and who during that’ period has 
heli offices of creat fruit ard emolument, 
fhould, aftér having been turned “out of 
one of the highelt ‘otficés intlie fate, and: 
having had his naime‘erafed ‘from ‘the litt’ 
of Privy Councillors, ‘at length appear as 
an accufed'perfon befére a judge anda: 
jury of his country. ; 
But on Tuefday the 2sth inft. notice 
was given by Mr. Leycefter, that he 
would on the next day move, that ‘the 
inode of preceeding againit Lofd Melville 
fhould be changed ‘from a criminal’ profe- 
cution into animpeachment. ‘The mott- 
on was accerdingly made, and after along 
debate it was agieed by a tmhajoriry of 2° » 
that Lord Melville thould be impeached 
of high crimes and mifdemmeanors, 
Mr. Whitbread on the 14th “mftant 
made a motion of cenfure, ‘for culpable 
neglect, on the Chancellor of the Exche- 
quer. After a confiderable debate, it 
was agre‘dl that a bill of indemmity fhould 
be brought im, to pardon the proceedings 
of mimitters, which were admitted on all 
hands to have been highly irregular and 
illegal, though it was maintained by Mr. 
Pitt’s friends that the circumitances of 
the times rendered them neceflapys: "~~ 
Mr. Grey had given notice of a, motion 
relative to the fate of our foreign atfairs 
for Thurfday the zoth. init.; and*on 
Wednefday, the following meffage upon 
the fubje&, ‘was delivered from his.Ma- 
jefty to both Houfés of Parliament. : 
« His Majeity thinks ptoper to acquaint the 
Houfe, that Me comidnenne winch have 
taken place, and are ftill depending, - between 
his Majefty and fome of the Powers on the 
Continent, have aot yet been brought to fuch a 
‘Point as toendble his Majefty to lay the refult 
ef them before the Houle, or to enter into any 
State of Public Affairs in fune, 1805. 
further e@planation with the French Govern= 
ment, confiftently. with the fentiments.expreffed 
by his Majefty at the opening of the prefenc 
fefon: but his Majefty conceives that it may 
be of eflential importance, that he fhould have 
it in his power to avail himfelf of any favour- 
able conjuncture for giving effeét to fuch a con- 
cért with other powers, as may afford the beft 
means of refitting the imerdinate ambition of 
France, or may be moft likely to lead to a ter- 
mination ofthe prefent conteit, on grounds. 
confiftent with the permanent fafety and inte+ 
refts of his Majefty’s dominions, and the fe- 
"curity and independence of Europe. His Ma- 
jetty, therefore, recommends it ‘to the Houfe 
to confider of making provifion for enabling hié 
Majefty*to take fuch méafures, and enter inte 
fuch engagements, as the exigencies of aifuirs 
may require.”’. 
‘This medage was probably intended to 
fupercede the motion promifed by Mr, 
_ Grey, he, neverthelefs on Thuriday, after 
a very elaboratelpcech, moved That an 
humble addrefs be prefented to» his Ma; 
jelty, that he-would be gracioufly pleased 
not to prorogue his Parliament, till he. is - 
enabled to lay‘before them the refult of 
the communications: pow depending be- 
tween his Majefty-and other powers, and 
the views and objects of the fame.” .This 
_Motion ‘was -negatived bya large majo- 
ity: and on Friday when. the King’s 
meflage was taken into confideration the 
Minifter demanded and obtained a vote of 
credit for, three millions and a ‘half for the 
- purpofe of negociating and-procuring:allies - ; 
on the Continent, fhould any favourable 
Jon turetartes ogre) 1s) +r @k ies 
We have to. record, a fingular.inftance 
of heroifm-in Lieutenant Yeo, belonging 
(July, 
to his Majetty’s thip the Loire, who, with — 
fitty men, landed and tookthe Spanith Fort, — 
_ at Muros by ftorm. - This a€tion is thus 
defcribed by. Capt. Maitland :—-Having 
landed under the -fmall battery.on ithe - 
Point, it was inftantly abandoned,-but - 
hardly had he time to {pike ‘the guns, 
when, at the diftance of a quarter of a-: 
-mile, he-perceived-a regular fort, ditched, * 
--and witha pate, which the enemy ¢for- 
tunately never {ufpecting our landing) 
fire upon - 
had neglected to fecure, open a 
_the fhip; without waiting for orders he 
‘pufhed forward, and-was oppofed at the 
inner gate by the Governor, with fuch 
‘troops-as were in the town, and the crews 
of the French privateers. From the tefti- 
mony of the priloners, as wellas our own 
men, it appears that Mr. Yeo was the 
firft that entered the fort, with one blow 
laid the Governor dead. at his feet, and 
broke his.own fabre in two, the other 
officers were difpatched by fuch officers 
and men of .ours as were moft advanced, 
and the narrownefs of the gate would 
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