The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-10-29 00:00:00

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ESSEX COUNTY MEETING -
•
irostertlay, pursuant to a public ,•
signed by souse of the most reeptemlile soil Mad&
nseadmirs of the county of Ewell, the 'Hier
J. Colgan. Eirqb couvettert a rpextml; of telt.
Nobility, Clergy, arid Freeholders, at the Towii
.• Hall, Chelmsford, to addresaiht King on tire ai.-
. graceful Conientioa of Cintm. Notwithstanding
the unfavourable state of the -weather la the fore-
-owded at an early hour, and,
(tvielveo'clock,i the Hall
"',e public expeciation was
.11 consequence of the va-
morning.. It was mentioned
er-Addresswould be proposed
Administretioir whilst others
they would evade the ques-
limit their opposition to the
The High sheriff having
his Deputy to read the
received, it, order th.tt the
possession of the *object,
mmunoned to deliberate upon.
otroductiOn—
and addressed the Meet-
- etlcet :—" Freeholders
the High Sheriff liar-
together, iu consequence of
requisition you have just now heard
read, it will be my duty, tr, one of those who
signed it, to state to you the in tires by which
both myself, and the oi her respectable Gentlemen
lOW vo-operaterl with me, were influenced, and
• ~chants to explain to you the nature and tendency of
the motion, winch I a ill, this day, have the honour
to proposer. In makinig this statement, I shell be
as brief aw the importance of tile subject will admit.
And, in the first plat e, I wish it to he fully under-
stood, both on my own brat, .and sin the Ibut of
the ot:ier Gentlemen who b igued the reqUisition,
that we slilithirw any intention, and disapprove of
any attcurvi, to prepitt,:e and ,:ondrion tbe Officers
to whom the command of his Mojemy's fleet and
army was, on that occasion; entrusted. I believe
times to he men. ail 4sl whom had gone upon that
service with unblemished reputation, some of them,
indeed,with acquirer' character. It ix UOt Upoll WO:
. .

to usaikeitoy
uppliestile to it.
the Armistice,
thin which
Vic national
the Stuarts,
o non you
tiumm:tion
lure to ►oy hiss
intlignistiou of
in the nation.
direetin; that
iroid any uni-
emumumleti, be-

never be us-
delinquency.
to the airs-
calamitous COIF
! la whatever
disaster present
deKradstiou it
of the British
liar devolved
it ha* rottN
to the dis.
sertiotis or
'the y,tcred

(Lord peals
et efts of that
to de./ theta ?
siefined—it is limited
firm nud dig-
'. and to con-
tile Throne,
approach it,
• receite it.--
told that the
• to I e.lelt
that with
inClination to eon-
tateseetiofii. Such
Oft pnfonary or-
‘rention of (into a
' and inclefilne•
liiliance with
? I say no--
cow-
• ‘shieli the
Britons are
patr:otibin.
indeed. to use
middle upon
But were we
necesaary mixle
iiiseretion of His
roinc circusn-
to dna dis-
ikesa, if not

imyarlisl jus-
' fr. the first

such • hone
the Tower
:hick eau.
armistice and the
Ismir--
.n an event never
memorable ► ietories
:I more w-
iring thi• latter
J. DM they
the l'unveu-
or it an
people .1
nsgrace which
Country is
be
eirtu!eited
nsaohit of -
ves. I
them and
) —Du 3on
sanctioned by
► of the Bri-
troops were
I sarmaitions
itt oittin
ition of war,
-ciontstasties,
sincerity o

11.011, the town was crowded
fiA the hour appointed.' (tsil
• learseonspletCy filled. The
immettlembly heightened in c
lieu' rumours of the ruornin
by same, that a Counter-Add
by the partisans of the Adinii
wore of opinion. that they
„li.o.sed endeavour to limit
Illation of iiijourument. TI
taken the Chair, lie ordered
requisition whiels he had rein
sweating should be billy in pe
• !which it was thedeuintnoned
4fter this preliminary intend
g Earl Sir. ViNCENT rose an
log study to the following
of the County of Essex, t
ing called this meeting togei
the requisition whieli you

respective concha,- therein!: e, I hut I rise to
coisiineiit, or to prom_ we any motion upplit
Rio! It is iitsoWbe fact itself, ilium the
• eiid alum that ogeention of Cuero, tit
no Mem to t'oul hug. here east
character slot* the detested trip* of •ili.
that I will resit my propcisitirmi. - I cull
• to take into your consideration the trine
eelf—ii transaction that I will venture I
lowered the pride end uroriserl the heti*
every patriotic and -honourable iniad in tl
—/!leer ! hear hear!) But in direr
considronion, I agaiu request you to avoit
triadversion on the Officers who ismurnat
cease the luitiour of a soldier tie
peeled but upon the fullest proofs of deli
—; Hear ! bear!) Let us then refer to
mire itself; and how forcibly do its calami
setreaem press talson our minds ! In
point it is viewed, disgrace mud disasti
shosom!ees—..elietlier we look to the degr
lies impeded to the proud rc-pptation of
viegge-•-vrtiether we look to the injury it hap
upon the ItritisliCtow n—tu the tut ostice it
heard iron theyortuguese nation—or
coarsareitient it moi.t rite to thel heroic es
the brave Spatiionts iu the prosecution of
strusgle in which they are engaged. (L
arProbatiJa). If such arc the etlees
Co.ivtion, aral Oho is there that tau de
this yonr duty 47thi. (toy is defined—it
• to ties single paint, to express, in a firm
alined manner, the popular sentiment, an
vey that beiitiment to the foot or the
lit • arty befitting a free people to up
I to the tint Magistrate to roe
- Aeer. hose i_ may lie told
n such occurrences ought
gaiety to the servants of the Executive ;
tkenktbsee exist the lateen* mitt inelinatio
was. fully the cusses of such troirialetiot
en elsjection may hare some weight ea on
minions; but 1 ask you is the Couresition
an ordinary eel:urn/awe ? b that foul end
stets to be trested with such a compli
, •
Nana! forms or unjustifiable confidence ? I
(Ney no, if-ern n majority of the rneetin
bend that the present is an oceasiou on
• • r weggary ought to speak out, on which
• • bound, by every precept of loyalty and
to 'trussed bill and public inquiry; ladle
a homely but trite ,hale, to put the se
`-"the right horse.—il rer, hear, hear ! I 13
; inelieed at grit view to contirk the neces.
oaf inquiry to the honesty and iiistretii
Majesty's Mot;AtT4, are tiirre riot wain
*lances of their cenduct, subsequent to
graceful Coot to weak
totally dissipate, our expectation. of imp
five, and of sincerity in that (loader ? 1.
place. 1 ask, bow can we reeoneile so
with the !Ministerial order for tiring r
gang, on the &trivia of the dispatches wl
municated the twoclissiria of the arisimaii
Convention, and that at sin isoseeyolonl:
-.a hour of the night at which such an el
Miler took place, either on the inernrwab
• hi the time of Queen Anne, or the *till
cent, aud not less glorious triumphs (twiny
period of ilia present Majesty's mien.
ere the guns because they considered thi
Lion it pseud and gratifyilq measure, rir
expedient adopted to disguise from the
this country the Pea picture of the disgi
bed been inclined ? either view the
initi6.4 to look to Ministers with 1.11
dial I he told that the people ought and
Allimisal by the rumours sit generally
-41 a am army were left without th • um
husking the 'rev:nide forts cro the Tozoi
able I ifall•theln„ bt.ceoSs 'bate
know them well.—'/Bravo ! Berea !)-
toot god these reports 14 some degree suer
the defeuders• of the lute Commanders oi
fish army ; when they assert that our to
. actually, iu the language of tactics. Sass
eh turret, ensluludw waver ; that
English, 'without the tudinary ammuniti,
or Lund to eat. Under such .-; cornea
this count.) justitiably trust to the sit