The National Register. — London, England, 1814-11-13 00:00:00

THE NkTIONAL REGISTER. 1 IMPERIAL PARLUMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. TUESDAY, NOV. 8. This day the sessions commenced, and the Prince Regent. who a Caine in the usual state to the H onse about two o'clock, delivered speech front the Throne, of which the following is a copy :-- 44 MY LORDS AND GENTLLMEN, " It is with deep regret that I am again obliged to announce the 'emitinnance of his Majesty's lamented indisposition. g 4 ft would have given me great satisfietion to have been enabled to comnetuicale to you the determination of the war between this country atid the United States of America. " Althotteli this war originated in the most unprovoked aggres- Finn on the part of the Government of the United States, and was calculated to promote the designs of the common enemy of Europe against the rights and independeuce of all other nations, I never hose ceased to entertain a sincere desire to bring it to a conclusion on just and honourable terms. 64 1 am still engaged in negociations for this purpose; the success of them must, however, depend on my disposition being met with corresponding sentiments on the part of the enemy. " 'rite operations of his Majesty's forces by sea and land in the Chesapeake, in the course of the present year, have been attended with the most brilliant and successful results. 44 The flotilla of the em my in the Patuxent has been destroyed. The signal defeat of their land forces enabled a detachment, of his Majesty's army to take possession of the city of Washington ; and the spirit of enterpriee WhiCii has characterised all the new( meots in that quarter, has produced on the inhabitants a deep and sen sible impression of the calamities of a war in which they have been so wantonly involved. " The expedition directed from Haliflet to the Northern Coast of the United States has terminated in a manner not less satisfac tory. The successful course of this operation has been followed by the immediate submission of the extensive and important district, east of the Penobscot river, to his Majesty's arms. - " Iu advertine to these events, I am confident von will be die posed to render full justice to the valour and discipline which have distinguished his Majesty's land and sea forces ; and you will regret with me the severe loss the conntry has sustained by the fall of the gallant Commander of his Majesty's troops in the advance upon Baltimore. I availed myself of the earliest opportunity afforded by the stage of affairs in Europe, to detach a considerable military force to the River St. Lawrence; but its arrival could not possibly take 'dace till an advanced period of the campaign. " Notwithstanding tAlteverse which appears to have occurred on Lake Champlain, I entertain the most confident expectation, as well from the amount as from the description of the British force how serving in Canada, that the ascendancy of his Maiesty's arms throughout that part of North America will be effectually esta blished. " The opening of the Congress at Vienna has been retarded, from unavoidable causes, to a later period than had been expected. a It will be my earnest endeavour, in the negotiations which are new in prOgre?s, to promote such arrangements os may tend to eonsolittate !bat' peace which, iet conjunction with lets Majesty's • Allies. I have had the happiness of concluding; and to re establish thut• just etirtitibrinm amongst the different Powers, which will Ilford the beat'prospett of permanent tranquillity to Europe. " GE:STUMM OF THE HOUSE OF CoMMoNI, Ilhave directed the Estimates for the ensuing"; year to be laid before you. " I am happy to b' able I tO inform •you that the revenue MI com merce of the ''cited Kingdom are in the most flourishing condition. I neeesgit , f the large exvenditure which we must of ensiling year ; but the cir• Annus: conte4 in Europe unavoidably Teti to , large ity of providing ; and the tke• continuance of real NOV. 13. My Loons AND G ILNTLEM I.! N , " The peculiar character of the late war, as well as the extraor dinary length of its duration, must have materially affected the in ternal situation of all the countries engaged in it, as well as the commercial relations which formerly subsisted between them. " Under these circumstances I am confident you will Pee the ex pediency of proceeding with due caution in the adoptioa of such r egulations as may be necessary for the p ur p ose of extending Our trade, and seeming our present advautages ; and you may rely on inv cordial co-operatimi and assistance in every measure which is calculated to contribute to tie prosperity and welfare of his Ma. jesty's dominions." At the conclusion of the Speech, the Prince Regent and the Royal Suite retired, and the Commons withdrew to their own House. Lord Exmouth (late gir Edward Pellew, Bart.) was introduced with the aeenstonird cormalities, sworn and took his seat. His Lordship's supporters were Lords Kenyon and Ellenboronglo Lord Auckland took the oaths and his scat, on succeeding to th e Peerage, by the dt mise of his father, the late Baron. Their Lordships then adjourned till five o'clock, at which hour the House resumed. The Right Hon. the Earl of ABINGDON then rose to move the Address. With respect to the first paragraph of his Royal Hish ness's Speech, he was sure all would concur in lamenting the yin• thmanee of his Majesty's illness. Adverting to America, 'their Lot dships would reeollet t she first declared war against this coun try, at a time when she supposed our riffling, externally and at home, would have led us to submit to her. It would be reesliseted, that no efforts were wanting on the part of America to obstruct the measures and policy which had led to a general peace. It was sails. factory, under such circumstances, to film his Royal Highness was desirous of making, peace with America on just and honourable terno. Tho very gallant enterprise on the part of . Admiral Cochrane and General Ross could not fail in affording satisfaction to the count's'. XViien their Lordships wire led to consider how large a portion of the British armies; were in Canada, and that they were past of that army which had served under an illustsiaus comtnamier, there could be little doubt of the result of the contest, notwithstanding thsao lets had, oecording to report, oocurred on Lake Champlain. His Lordship concluded by movies, " An humble Address to his Re\ al Higlinesa, thanking him for his most gracious Speech, congratio lilting his Royal Highness on the topiss it contained, and assuring him of the concurrence of the House." Lord DELAWARB seconded the Address. Lord DARNLEY could not admit that the situation of the BOG it forces in America, and the mode in which the war had been eon ducted, was a matter of exultation. Without relereoce to the nsit tary events which had taken place in Auto ica, he was anxious to draw the attention of their Lordships to a sithject lie publicly ce ticed last Session of Parliament. Ile alluded, lie said, to the natal administration of the country. The Ist itish army had hone:J.4.d in power and reputation daring the last year, but the navy of (hest Britain had been gradually falling from it high pciut of s upesimsiy. This was only to be attributed to the mal-administration of nasal affairs, It would strike their Lsrdships, he said, as a matter es. traordinary, that durino the war in which we have been ensaged a . . 1 with America, it has scarcely loopetred that ships of eq ual force I have been engaged with Br itish ships. This was a subject wilisa lihe had been desirous of submitting to P a rliament, anal he h.,.1 only neglected it in the hope that the end of tho war with Anierica 1 ; svould have saved him the trouble or introducing it. Hs disapproittl of the proreedings at the capture of Washington, and havieg eie I posed the Address, concluded by saying, lie should feel it his dsty to make inquiry as early as possible respecting the Naval Admi nistration. Lord MustoLE rov to answer the observation of the Nolihs Lord (Darnley) on the naval service. The Noble Lord bid list stated any general charge, and he did not know to %That particular circumstance the noble Earl alladed. Perhaps it was the Whole el . the war on which the Noble Earl had founded his opinion, that the naval administration of the country had not been properly coo. ducted. His Lordship had to state a floe' observations oil the ti.s ge neral charge. His Lordship could not tell by what (dialed Noble Ear had gained his information respecting miscorolnet in ?Is! naval department; but he could assure the Noble Earl that surtwci had been furnished by the Admiralty in abundance, to all bran , he t t of the American service. 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