The Sun.
London, England, 1809-01-20 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PA.RUAMENT.

HORSE OF pz.tdis,
THURSDAY, JAN. 19.
This. dey Parilainem asseroWed porsnaht to ills
Majesty's Proehibiai.ion for that purpose::
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About three &elm*, the Lords Commissioners
having taken their beats,. sent-,a Message to the Hopse
tit Cuunnons, his',Majesty!s Most Gracious
Speech. The'SPEA,KER Qccordingly attended; when
the Lott ry CHANCE t:LOtt react the Speech as follows

" M`t LORDS AND GENTLEMIN,
" We bait. it in command fromhis Majestyto state to you,
that his Majesty h called you together in perfect confidence
that you are prepared cordially to support his Majesty in the
prosecution ea War, which there is no hope of terminating
safely and honourably, except through vigorous and per-
severing exertion.- -
" We are,to acquaint you, that his Majesty has direEtedito
be laid before yOtr, Copies of the Proliosals for opening a Ne-
gocktion, *Men w sputernitsed to, his jtolajesty riallsl
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and' of the corresponticae which theteupon took
withthe CoVertateats of Russia an* of I' ratice-; to.
getilef With the bagAratjali issued by n. Majesty 's•cont.
nuoe4 On the termination of that Correspondence.
lils Majesty is persuaded that you will participate 311 the
feeliogS Which were eApre,,,gt by ha Alajetty, when it was
iptltantesl llutl his Majesty should. coast:m.4o coinnience the
liggociation by aliaudetimg the Cathie et Spain, which htr had
e 0 recently sole nuily espoused. •
"Wu are commanded to iniurin you, that his Majesty con.
alto toreceive from the Spanish ciovernment the strongest
1444ilititeeS Of thtir determined persevereme. in the cause of
141 c legitithate Monarehy, and of the rational ;tote pcttdence
atist to assure yuti, Mat so long as the people of
4pain shall remain true to themselves, his Majesty will con.
tissue to them WS must strenuous SSaiStatiCe and support.
iiis Majesty flits teriewea to the Spadislt Nation, in the '
*lenient of its tattle Alla reverses, the engagements which
AritSlithtaitY•OiNitrACttiti at the Outset of its struggle against
~*ll4tritation and tyranny of lance ; and we arc eominand-
• 44 tome.' taint you, that thee engagementti have been reduced
gitto ufd tonn oh a Treaty of ; which 'Treaty, so soon
Its the Raja:4llo4S shall have been exchanged, ins Majesty
vrill ‘auie to be land before yuu.
. " His Majesty commands us to state to you. that while his
contemplated with the liveliest satistattion the
itiliieMenients of Ms forces in the 'committeeman of the
cainpaig,ii in s'Otlutial, anti the deliverance of the Kingdom
• Of his Ally *rota the presence and oppressions of the kftwelt
July, his •Majesky most deeply regretted the termination of.
,*bat Larnprtigh by an Armistice and Covention, at saint of
the Anklet of writell his.Majcsry has Celt himself obliged
formally to declare his disapprobation.
" We are to 4sicpress to you his .14thipty"*rediance on your'
disposition to enable Ms Majesty to continie the aid adibt'ded
by his Majesty to the Riug 01 Sweden. That M,onirch &-
sifts a peculiar GUILD to his Majesty's support in the present .
exigency of his attairs, from having concurred with his Ma.
jesty in the propriety of rejettintany proporoll for negocia.
tion to whitli the Covenunent of Spain was not to be admit-
ted as an party.

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" GIUITLIMEN of Tin ROOS% OW COMMONS,
66 We are commanded by hii Majesty to inform you, that
be has directed the Estimates of • the current year to be bid
1111101 ore you. His Majesty relies upon your zeal and alleCtion
On:lake such further provision of supply as the vigorous
ProSenution of the War may render necessary ; and Ire trusts
that you may be enabled to And the means of providing such
apply, without any great or immediate increase of the ex.
istingburthent upon his people.
" His Majesty leafs assured that it will be highly nth.
faftory to You to learn, that, notwithstanding the measures,
Te3FP:d to by the Enemy: for the purpose of destroying the
commerce and resources of his Kingdom, the public reyentie
has continued in a course of progressive improvement.
" My IfOliriS, AND GINTIItMIOI,
" We are diteaed to inform you, that the measure adopt.
ell by Parliament in the last Session, for establishing a Local
Militia, has been already attended with the happiest success,
and promises to be extensively and permanently beneficial to
the Country.

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4 We, haie , received .his MAjtsty's commands most 'eve-
LiaHy to recommend to you, that,
.duly weighing the im..
mense interests that arc ot stake in the War now carrying on,
you should proceed, with as little delay as possible, to con,
skier of the mostetratual ilwaitires for the augmentation of
the Regular Army, in ,order that his Majesty may be the
betterettabled, without impairing the meansof the dekneei at
boinN to avail ldintelr of alit military power of his Voir&
Won's in the contest in which .he is engager ; and to
caudal that contest, under the olessing of Divine rrOvi-
`l6rice• to a conclusion ctkinpatitile with the hennur of his
-Majety's Crown, and w th iht interests of his
,Allies of
Europe‘ and of the world "
The Members of Ise House of Commons havicg
retires( about live o'clock, • • • •
Itilhe Ear) of 11111DOEWATElt rose to move the Ad-
dress. • flis Lordship was very short in his speech,
and spoke.in a very low tone. He tonotted on the'
variou* topics of the Speech, and urged that the
, country had much to congratulate itself upon in the
'lnfirovement of its relative situation, with respett
-Jo regret which his • iktajeity felt in cotomoet with
like, nation, at the-Convention of Chum, yet we bad
the censolation of kno.ving, that iii no ittstanbe litld
'the. valbur of the 'British army been moro exempla-
Lily displayed, or its charaner better maintained, than
...io two Mantles whichprecedcd that Convention. He
oncluded with moving an' Address, which, akustial,
embraced all the points allnded.to in the'Speeelt. •
• LOril SitEYF !R.I.:A), ill a -short speech, seconded tho
Address.. .
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'' • £4l Sr. VINCENT Bald, although there was much
t f the Address to which he (lid not mean to object,
yet cL:rianily he could tit give it wholly his Riksent.
ll' the 'wits to vote for, it all it stood, It would be an
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