The Sun.
London, England, 1801-02-04 00:00:00

PETITION to the KING fur PEACE.

Bradford, Jan. ig,
AT a very numerous and .respectable MEET-
I N(.1.0f theiVIERCHANTS, WOOLSTAPIARS,
MILL-OWNERS, MAN UFAC —URERS, and others
Conneded with the WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES.
of the TOWN and NEIGHBOURHOOD of BRAD-
FORD,: in York-shire, held .this day at the Piece-H4ll,
pursuant to Public Advertisement ;
• Mi. 11,EN.JAMIN KAYE, in the Chair;
it was 'Re's )Ivat,
I. From the alarming and unprecedented Dlcly of
th; Trade of this Town and Neighoourhood ; from the
great awl rapid Increase or; our Poor Rates and of our
Taxes; from the lamentable circumstance of grett num-.
hers of the Work. People who were lately engaged itl our
various brandies 01 Manufadure being now totally desti-
tute'of Employment; and from thelligh Price of every
sort 'cif Prim, anti of other Necessaries of Life ; that this
texitoreduced to situation most seri-
and efeeetual relief. '
. That the War is the principal cause of these evils.
111. That we are convinced that an itrunediate Peace
is the only event which can effeclually remove these gene-
ral- and increasing calamities; that Peace cats alone give
activity to our stagnant commerce, by opening to us those.
Continental Mans from :which we -are excluded ; that
Peace can alqpe restore that confidence at home and abroad,
which is so'ehential to the existence and Advanceinent of.
our Commercial ProsperitY.
IV. That impressed with. a conviilion of these truths,
we will humbly petition His Majesty to make every pos-
sible exertion to restore Peacee-to our sulfuring Country.

Resolved Unanimously, _
V. That the Petition now read and proposed, shall be
adopted by this Meeting.
To the KlNg,s Most Excellent MAJESTY.
Staz,
We your Majesty's most dutiftil and loyal Subjths,
the Merchants, Woo!staplers, 'Mill Owners, Manufac-
turers, and others, connected with the Woollen Manufac-
tures of Bradford, in. Yorkshire, and it> Neigbbnurhood,
with hearts full of aftbdion and loyalty to Your Majesty's
Pelson and Covernnient; de-humbly-approach the Throne
in the language of Suppliants„sugertng severe Distress.
and apprehensive of every conceivable addition thereto, if
Your Majesty's wisdom lnd benign regards for the lute-,
rests of your People do not intervene to relieve us front our
deplorable estate,
We do therefore humbly Petition. Your Majesty to ex-
ert your high Prerogative in restoring to us the Blessings
of Peace; and in bringing to a speedy period a War, which
now at least threatens every calamity to our Cotkntry, and,
which, whatever was its charaCler at its commencement,
can' from this moment be pregnant only with increasing
ruin.
But with the fullest confidence in your Majesty's vvis-
' dont, we address you Only with that modesty of suppli-
ants, which declines the suggestion of any Means; but
with the full and undoubted conviction, that we speak the
words of truth and wisdom.

..'.Ana;sr;' farther beg leave most humbly to represent to
your Majesty, th-at in out-present exhausted state, desert-
ed .hy almost all our Allies, the half of Europe confederat-
ing to our Ruin or Depression, we see no probability of ob-
taming that Success which was not 'earned in our highest
vigour • and that no Success can compensate the Nation
for the additional Evils which the prosecution Of the War
must inevitably occasion.
And we further humbly presume to represent to your
Majesty those particular Grievances under which your
Petitioners suttee: - •
We are oppressed with Burdens which reduce Wealth to
Medioctitv, Mediocrity to Poverty, and whith leave the
Poor Maddestitute Our Manufaaures are daily declin-
ing prot nuanbers of our. Artisans are \Nithuut employ-
merit ;'Our cOmrnerce is 'nearly suspended ; And almost
every Port in Europe shut .to our Exports. These evils,
combined .with an enormously. High Price of Grain, and
all other Necessaries of Life, which if continued threatens
Famine and Death; form indee an awful groupe of
calamlties.whieh justify the mist melancholy apprehen-
sions. •
Deeply impreSied With a sense of 'these general and in-
creasingevils, and'oonvineed that in whole or in Part, they
have been the rearilt of this
,disastroup War ; that Peace
may. much. brighten, if it cannot reverse this gloOmy
sal le ; but that 'War mat every ,day hlaCken it more and
more.; we have presumA to approach Your Majesty's
Royal' Presence, with this our humble Petition.. ,Our
l'rayer is short, but Comprehensive. That Your Ma-
jesty Will be pleased to pursue such measures, as to Your
Majesty's wisdom and goodness shall.appear most likely
to restore
-to us the Blessings of Peace.

Resolved Unanintensli,
•VI That William Wilberforce, Esq. and the Jinn.
Henry Lascelles, be requested to present this our Petition
to the King,
Resolved Unanimetisly,
•VII [That the.:Thanks of this Meeting be given to
those Trustees who convened it. •
Resolved Umanimonsly,
VIII. That the Thinks of this .Meeting be given to
Mr. George Walker, for his able support on this occasion,
Resolved Unanimously,
IX. That the Thanks of this Meeting be given to the
.Chairman, folf,his impartial, manly, and proper conduit
iu the Chair. •

- BENJAMIN KAYE, Chaintizn.
.fgr The Petition will remain for Signatures at the lain
tipal.l tins In Bradford Ancl its Neignbuuthoycl,

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Ditto, 29th Day 20,000
Ditto, • .-33 d Day 30,000
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any Discount or Deduction.
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every LICENSED LOTTERY OFFICE in Eng-
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