~51 thought it time to throw of that patience with which he had hitherto waited at greate expence, a nd went to the parliamen t house before the house sate, a nd there acquaintcd the speaker what was befallen at Nott ingham, · desireiug he might be called to make a relation of it in the open house, or clcc told the speaker though he di ed for it, he would presse in and lett them know, how much the cause suffer'd by the indirect practises, which were partially conniv'd at in some of their members. The speaker seeing him so re solv'd, procur'd him, when the house was sett, to be call'd. in;: and t here he told them, how their fort was lost, a nd, for ought he knew, the garri son, by that time, which was no more than what be bad long expected, through the cou ntenance tha t was, by one of their members, given to a malli gnant f>lction, that obstruc ted all the publi ck service, disturb'd all the hones t souldiers and officers in t heir duty, and spent t)1e publi ck t reas ury, to ca rrie on their private malli ce. l-Ie further told them, how di shonora bl e, as well as destructive to their cause, it was, that their members should be protected in such uniust prosecu~ion s , and should make the privelledge of the house their shelter to oppresse the most active and fa ithfull. of their servants. This and many other things ·he told them, with such boldnesse, that many of the gui lty members had a. mind to have· commi tted him, but with such t rut h and convincing· reason, that all those of more generous spiritts, were much moov'd by it, and angrie that he had bene so iniuriously treated, and desi r'd him to take post downe and to use all mcancs to regaine the place, and gave him full orders to execu te h ;s charge without ' disturbance. F rom t hat time Mr. 1\1i llington so lost his crcdi tt, . that be never recuvcr'd the esteeme he formerly. had among them; and after that time, the governor's enemies perceiving tbey were not able to' mate h How would a si mi lar expostul ation, made at the bar of the honourable house, be received at the present day ? ; Mate, conquer; F r. matter, an express ion taken from the game of chess.
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