The National Register. — London, England, 1808-10-16 00:00:00

OCT. 14 Wednesda: at the Clime ceived by the was waited ti the City of Mace and 'Si and Wood. Clerk,. the SI Offweit,.fite onnder • of ti cause an enq to the late were likewise land, Fris'b Nash, Cbapr TO T 1 Tat hwobie at d aricrinen, Casual assc MOST' " We,. you Lord Mayor, in Common Maje,ty, will jesty's most s. the free prin your Majesty aod disgracefi der of %our .! of the French " The ciret rsintemplated and all ranks utmost eoneer degrading to 1 gained by the the Enemy al roar or eq.apt vls so nobly Biers, and term name, and inji " Besides tire Treaty to their count sian sailors; arc to convey oiey will be a operations a; , • , inseyanee ni to the pillagf and fur whose soot, and the of France, w nnittled, must Morale tuithOr "'We ;there ostesged feel Aoxi Mood to retrh.vp th from its char; your Maieqy Lute such an et transaction, n those by whir try and its all ° We he; nod earliest dr tho peace, ho To which onsly pleasei " I am fol Persimand (;1 " I Kis e ere lion and Addr with the prii ithotit previ T AE bNATiONt,B74 REGIRTER. . 11 TM; CUU ItTrib„. it -. 1. -11111.1 M•••• ,y, about twelve o'clock, his .Majesty arrived teen's Palace from Windior, where he WAS re-, the Duke of Kent. At two o'clock his Majesty upon by a Deputation from the Corpor.ition of , f London, consisting of the Lord Mayor, the ;word of State, the Recorder, Alderman Smith the Sheriffs, the Common Serjeant, Town Secondary, the City Council, and other City . fessrs. Waith.man and Quin', the mover and Se- Ihe. Address and Petition to• his Majesty, to ,g airy to be made into the circumstances th at led Convention concluded at Portugal.--There represent of the Common Council, Messrs.. Love .l, Hale, Sadler, Griffiths, Brook, Metcalf, iman, &c. 1,• - • • 'IIE KING'S MOST EXCEI.LENT MAJESTY. dntifal Address and Petition of the Lord Mayor, , and Commons of the City of London, in Common ;sentbled. GRACIOUS SOVEREIGN, 'our Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Aldermen, and Commons, of the City of London, Council assembled, most huilibly approach your ith renewed assurances of attachment to your Ma sacred Person and Government, and veneration for mciples of the British Constitution; to express te our grief and astonishment, at the extraordinary ail Convention lately entered into by the Common.' "tlajesty's roues in Portugal, and the Commands* h Army in Lisbon. •urnstatices 'attending this afflicting event cannot i ke I in British minds without the most painful emotions % of your Majesty's subjects seem to have felOthE rn and indignation at a Treaty so lininitiating i 'and' this• Country and ito Allies. After a sigiti - vteroo' ie valoar and discipline of British Troops, hy•whlehi Ippears.ro have been cut off from all means of sue ape, we have the sad mortification of see* Mr tour v acquired torn from the brows of Qui- hraye,,Sol /ins granted tit the Enerity di.:graceful'lp the British injurious to thelesk interests of the,Prtifsh Nation. the restitution of the Rnsviah Fleet / Won a ni-, 1 of Peace with that Poiver; and fhtlisending back intry,- without exchange, so large aniimher of It by this ignomiisious.Couvention, British Hems' 'y to France the Freocis Arta y is.nd ite plunder, where at liberty innuediatily to reycnnansence.their aetirel against us or our , The guarantee and safe If their pluncier i .e,apir hNt , prose highly irritating ged inhabitants ei , er u horn they linVe 'tyrannized, tose deliverance and protection the British Array ss a • full recoguitiogiaf the tide and dignity . ollimperer 1 'bile all utentiorr of the (Jioserament of Portugal is • be considered as highly disrespectful to the , 'city of that country . ..,refore humbly pray sour llajesty, in justice to the kidinws of a brave, injured, and Indignant people, ea' and treasuire haVe 'Seen thus expended, as a ell as the wounded bottom' of the eountry, mid to reintiVe racter so foul . a stain in t)te eyes of Europe, that will he graciously pleased immediately to insti enquiry into this dishonourable and,unprecedented as will lead to the discovery and punishment of hose,misconduct and incapacity the cause of - the .coucil - les has been so shamefully sacrificed. • to assure your Alajesty of our unalterable fidelity,- Irsire to co-operate in every measure conducive to, minor, and security of your Ala t iesty's dominions, " Signed by order of the Court, • • • " Hesny. Wooninonec." Address and Petition his Majesty was grael to return the following Address : Illy sensible of ism` lOyalty and attachment to my i'nverinvnt. . *edit to the motives which have dictated your Peti ress,• but I must remind vou that it is ineoncisseni inciples of British Justice to pruuouucejudgmeat loos investigation, •:. • •_ 7. -7. ..... ..- - `".. 1 o . " I stinutd , ltave hoped that recent occurrences would have cob ilOced you, that I am at all times ready to institute inquiries Chi . occasions in is hich the character of the Country, or the honour of my Arms is concerned, and. that . the Ittirphsition of the ,City of LOndon could not he necessary for hiillllll#llloS.to direct dua inquiry to be. made into a traisiac dims WitAlllPAßlndisfilnklinte et the hopes and expectations Of the Ngiqto --,N; ft."• • The Address, and Petitifon ,were gettdAy . thl-Recordei, and the Answer by Lord Llawk,eshatry... 'After the Deputa tion-had withdrawn, His '4gajesty.,.held.., a private• Levee, wick was attended . by r , ; - . • - 1 .• • ' • • The Archbishop of Catderburyo the firstiLord of the Trea sury, the : Lord Privy Seal, the thcceSeteetitries.of State, tho Chancellor of the F. itchNlict's the, 4.'44 3-4s.rd. •of the Admiralty; the Woke of Montrose, Lords Arden (in waitipp) Jleathrield (gold stiOr), and Somer s et, Sirs I'. Tones 494,*, I'ir.e4lesley„ Generals Turne'r, Fergusoti, and Clayering,'Adi4 ail.rjek more, Colonels Bradshaw, Finch, tri:nghlin, and T . .flY 'lO 4 . Captaius Bristow, Stanhope, Mellish; Malcolm mid Trait), I Lieut. Da i •i l I v•, vis and Ensign Wyndham. . The fallowing o• had the' honour of hein 4 ye + ",'tented to his .9 • . Majesty:— •' ' - I r . . Lieutenant-General Sir Arthfir•Vellesley, upo,a his return from Portugal, and on leave 0 AbSeriCe. Colonel O'Loghlin, of the first Reg iment of Life Guards , • npon his prOmotion. —Colonel Bra dshaw, of the first Regiment of Lifri Guards.; upon his promotion. Major General Turner upon his return from abroad and upon his promotion. Lleutenant-Colonel Birch, of the first Regiment of Life Citiard i s . upon . his pro motion. Sir Thomas Jones, upon liis belog craved a Ba ronet. Lieutenant Dark, of the tirii Itegiaiept ofLife- . Guards, . upon his pronintion. Ersiigh Winitham oftfie first Reg i ment of Guards upon his return Mon the *di* in i'OrtughT; Captain Bristow, of the first Riglittebeof LifeleUrtrils, upon his promo tion. Captain .Stanhope. Aid-tletsCastip folk Arthur 'Welles- . ley.upou his return front. the ahoy in Pt:Mtg.:lL . Captain Mal colni, It. N. ,upon his being appointed to his Majesty's ship Doite.gall. ',Ord Fitzroy Sotunrsgb, nisei.) his return from Portu-- gal. Lieutenant Colonel ,Trirrens,. 41ou his promotion. Major General Feri l / 4 6nu, Upon his,retord/soin Portugal. Captain J. Temple, It. re.'upein itis belnealiont4ied to his Majesty's ship ('recent'. Cripiiiiir Melll§h ujr h7'ieturn from Portugal. Rear- A dnii4lll Piekmordiluphii . his promotion. Brigadier-Genei.,l • Cliiidring, utproa:hli'reitsirtiirdin the Cape of Good Hope: INN flytiet a4 l JedgelAdvosate, laid before 1/10 Maksty , 1 the prneeetiiiitro of'seiptal . Courts-Martial, About six &duck , hiii Mt jetty' set' off on 164"IrettIrtt to . .• . Windsor. • 7.. ' ~? , . • . ! - t• • - 1 3 0Pti (Alt PREACHEII.S. +;0 x. , •,, . , lf V ....011011.1./.... . - I would express him simple, , grase, sincere. • * * 5 4 * * * * 0 • * * * * /' * *.haunt all attitude, and stare, i And start Oolitic, practis'd at the glass'. I ,ei•i: divine simplicity in him NI ho handles things divine ; and all besides, Though leaned with labour, and though much ad filled By envious eyes and judgments ill-infutio'd.. . .. To me is atlihus.--Ow,eita. .' ' ..-)) . J n ~ „ ~ 7;11i . 119.1'. -PHILIPDODD; M. A. WHEN ciictumtanees induced Ink to communicate to the wotioilit'sOrici of Clerical Criticism, incidentally embracing reggetton4.connected with the State of Religion among us, &peeled, to encounter Opposition the most formianble and hoitility the most acrimonious. co many prejudices were not tirhe routed without difficulty, so many abuses were.,norto be exposed without danzcr, so many interests were.not io be assailed with impunity. Suggestions of this, nature did not escape. me. A. I entered in s ou the duty I had assigned myself, as I was resolved to pro .il‘. ate it faithfully and Vigorously, I foresaw the resistance I was likely to expi - serer; ard it would therefore have evinced soinethirog more culpatle than folly, on my rift, if I had omitted to discipline inyqelf for so arduous a con flict. What I have not lit.!ftly übddrtakcn i I shall not - •• ._ ~r.;, ,`~~ i . 4 . 4 4 k ' ; - • 7 f