The Sun.
London, England, 1812-12-01 00:00:00

DE Isl 2.

TV Ii_.F,SDAY,‘

twcen the two nations would not tong be inter.
ruprtd.. it is with sincere regret that I iZn-i-Obliged
to acquaint you, that the conduct and pretensions
of that Government, have hitherto.. prevented the
toilcitlsion of a:pacific arrangement.
'' Their measures of hostility' have been nrinci-
pally directed against the- adjoining' British Pro-
vinces,: and every effort has been Made- to
duce the inhabitants of them.froni their allegiance'
V) his Majesty. ,
.‘"Che proofs,. however, which T have receiVed
of loyalty and. attachment 'from. his Majesty's
;t.So ";The
.in orth:AHnerica sai. t!faCT.
attempts. of the enemy to invade Upper.
Canada .have not only proved :abortive, but by the
jadicious• arrangements of the Goverr.or Geireral;
arid:by'the skill and decision with wiiicb trim nu
Jitafy operations have been' conducted„ the forces
of the enemy assembled for that purpose in. one
quarter; have: beet compelled 'to capitulate, and
in another. iquartei. hay'e been comple/ciy-- de-
featol.
best ; efforts . are not wanting for ;the,
restoration of the relations of ip.eace. and amity
'betWeeti-the two countries ; but until: this can be
attiiined, with' ut sacrificing the, maritime
,riqiits
of G,reati3ritain,_ I shall rely upon :yd.ur cordial
supporrin a vigorous prosecutionof the.war. ,
Gentlenie.n of the.ifousecg-Comnons,
" I. have direeted -tle esthmttes.of the SerViceS,
•
of the eristiin., year to be. laid before you, ,and
I entertain no doubt of ymir teadiness..to furnish.
supplies 'as- may enable -me ,to provide for
the great;,interests comMitted to niy- charge,- and
a-Word the best prospect of bringing the contest in
Which MS-Majesty is engaged• tr.) a successful ter-
mination. , • .
anti Gentlemen,'
. „

‘" The approaching expiration of the Charter of
the Eat- India Company'renders it necessary that
I ..sbordd call your ea 1y attention to the propriety
ofproviding efictnally fOrthe filtureGoverninent
of the Provinces of India. . • -

" In considering- the variety of 'interests which
are connected With this imp4irt'ant snbject, I 'rely
on your wisdom'for making such an arrangementas may best promote the prosperity of. the British
possessions in that quArter, and at the same time
secure the greatest advantage to the commerce and
reVenticof His Majesty's dominions.
I have derived the • gre'Atest satisfaetion' from
the success of the measures • which have been
adopted for-suppressing the spirit of outrage and
insubordination which had appeared'in some parts
of 'the country ; and,. from the disposition which
has been manifested 'to take advantage o't the in-
,Aemnity held chit to the dtAnded by the wisdom
and benevolence Of l'arlianient.

" I trust7l AO never have occasion to lantent
the recurrence of atrocities• so reptignant,to the
British Che:tacter, and that all his Majesty's s'nb-
%int& will be impreFrsed with the conviction that
.the happiness of individuals; and the welfare of
the State, equally depend upon a strict obedieoce'
tO—the .and an attachment to our excellent.
• Constitution'. ' • -

"lii the loyalty,of his Majesty's people, and in
the wisdom of Parliament, I have reason to•place
the; greatest reliance. -The same firmness and per-
,stverance, which hate been Manifested on so
many, and such trying occasions will not, I am
persuaded,. be wanting, at a time when the eyes
of all.J urope and of the world are .fixed upon
you. ,• I can assure you, that in the exercise
of the great trust reposed in me, no, sen-
timent is so near my heart as the desire to pro-
mote, by every means in mypower, the real pros-
perity, liberty,. and happiness, of his Majesty's
subjects." •
The Speech • was delivered with the . greatest
propriety and correctness by his Royal IlighnesS,
who, after its delivery; retired front the House
with his attendants, and suite, and the commons
immediately withdrekir'Ao their own House.
The House, was full, far beyond all former pre-
cedent for many yearsTback, .and the body pf the
Honse, which on great stater-occasions is .consi-
dered as apps priated for PeereSses and. their
-fhlughters, as for the Noble Legislators: them-
selves, was in a proportion of "apparently four t 0..,
One,',filled with beautiful and interesting :specir
p4c.ns of )3ritish female Nobility. The Peers pre-.
mg) who Were comparatively.not very liurnerons,
were all robed; stood up at 'the entrance of the
REGENT and. the. Ladies,
.to enjoy the better.
view, stood upon the seats. •
The Sword of State •was_ borne, by the Earl of
LIVERPOOL, and the Cap of Maintenance by the
_Marquis of WINCHESTER. The Imperial Crown
of tbe, Realmwas borne, ..on a crimson
.yelVet
cushion, byEaikPout-Err ; and the Coronet of
the PRINCE,REQENT OP:PribCe of WALE'S, by the
Earl of IrAttisio-tYrn. • •
His RoYAL Ilionxiss wore a full dress snit of;
General's.
,uniform, witb.n. large 'military hat, sur-
mounted by a high plume of line fathers',
....The great Chamberlain of England (Lord GwY-:
WA) attended with his wand of office,: as did the
t‘fta.l: Officers of the Household; thewhole groupe
presenting a brilliant specimen of the elegantly
sph'ndid Court'of Britain, . of which. itS.truly-i,h,
lustrious bead was the prominent emblem of Grace.
and Majesty.
The. Lott') ,CnAticELLon, took his Seat on the
Woolsack some time before the Royal'Entrance,
and a Peers .were: previously sworn. .
• Ails Foreign MiuisOrs were- present and
'ben fliginipss' the Princess CHARLOTTE of
'WALES honUnred the august. ceremony with her
preen.e. •
Soon after the' Royal suitenad retired, and the
„.
PecreSsesWithdratvn; their •Lordships adjourned
pkaSttre, preparatory to the regular
'dis-
c..kevenme,'.

About a quarier after five O'clock the House
resumed, and the Lorlp CiIANCELLOR,, for the
het teti:: information of theit; I.tord•ships, .read a Copy
Of nis Rut-41. Highness's Speech.
•
. Ti:e Clandestine Qutlawry,Bill was reach pro
~f92-Nq;,-7as: a fo'rmo assertion of -the privilege of
the ilotise to proceed upop,husinese!- agreeably to
its own mode of nyocee4ing,
" '

THE ADDREL;S.
The DIA of LONGFORD (011 e of the Irish Rs-

presentative Peers) rose to move an Address to
his Royal lifpenness 'the Printe ii...eg!irt, • on than
occasion of his.most,graciOus .Speech,• which, their
LordshipS/liad jUst,lkeard. When viewed the
•variou opics to Which-that important document
referred, as fit for. the serious:, qmsideration of
Parliament, he could., not but -regard the, situation
-of the country, upon the -whole, as essehtially
ameliorated since the period of their last asseni-
bling. The interval had been distinguished by
events of great and various impOrtanee ; hut the
comparative siwation in which the country now

stood-was such he. n u t. ep eat, as culled for the

,gratidations of ,his-countryinew- This :great and
favOuiitble change 4iad been principally 'brought
about by the, brilliant successes of the British arms,
anct:the -,-4,;orous/poliey of. its Government • On
theother-liand, be,waS aware of thesunavOidable
peivations-to.WhiCh the Country Was exposed ; but
in viewing tiais'part of the Subject,' it should be
borne in mind,Kow infin;tely more advantageous •
were the sitaation•and circumstances of the Bri.
fish Empire, compared:. With- those •hr which its
adversaries were so calainitotisly placed. .On this
point the Noble Earl eXpatiated wirlr much feeubg
and effect. He Contrasted the mild and lenient,
system-of the -Government the-bale-
fill-tyranny of the French Ruler, who thought no
Saerinees -too:gre4t for the gratifioa—ticin of ItiS.un- •
principled = and • rapdcious- ambition :-i—objects
which lit; 'proseeitted, utterly regardles's: of the sot=._
ferings of that =unhappy eduntry and its enslaved
dependeneies. The inhabitants of these happy
islands had also to Compare- their sitilation"With
• that•of the diderent countries of-Europe occupied
by the armies- of. tlie•enemy, and still more With
those whieb, Were the scenes of sanguinary and
devastating 'warfare: Of these it was impossible
they could "conceive an adequate idea of the misery
.and horrbr that prevailed, without being actual
Witnesses •of it ; compared- with such sufferings,
their unavoidable privations Were light and trivial.
His Lordship then more particularly adverted to
the ,aspect of affairs in the Peninsula, and. in view-
those, they could not but prominent,y regard
the great and-conStimmateConnuander, Who so
.'greatly his.own littunr, and -to the Guile ..and
advantage of the Allied rowers, ..directed.: the
warfare in thattiountry. This was a grateitit to
pi c, and he knew it could' be dwelt upon; ,With
less 'grace and advantage, -by' those who had' the.
--ilroubtfr:tind tire li4pliitie.s4-44.1niz;wilig th.-44,:gre:at,
and distinguished officer; .of being related to him ,
in blood. Though being allthese, especially one •
`of-the:last, he felt himself called upon to say, he
thought it impossible there could exist a difference
of opinion as to its. transcendent merits. In this
sentiment he was sanctioned b.ythe public and ge-
neva' . • In a comparatively. short interval he
had reached a- higher point cf militaryrenown
than most of those who had by long experience;
and service acquired the character of consummate.
generals. Not only this,. but the brilbaney.,of his
services had.fahiified the predictions 'of those :who:
averred, his exertions would be unattended-by suc-
cess; and instead of a. result Of discomfiture and
defeat, evinced a progressive career of success and
glory. Thus considering the services of that great .
officer, "he --could not ..refrain- from' joining in a
general 'rind -richly deserved enlogium; The late
,caMpaign' on the part - the British, was. a
tissue .-ofj .-Sueeesses---Witgess the , fail
of 'Citidaii•Rodrigo, Badajos,
,and
,more -espe7
eially the, great scene at Salamartea.; and were
it not for 'what be 'termed a breach-of honour/on
the part of one of the Spanish Generals, Ballas,
teros, he thought these advantages„.,which.the
constomnate skill and, 'gallantry
,of the British
- Chief had acquired, would have, been retained by
-the
.Allies; but the strength and situation of 'the
Cat.tle of litirgoiwarranted a, greater portion 'of
-resistance' than what was, so sanguinely:expected
by. 010 S c' Svbo were7finshed by a career of previ-
ous ,suCcesS. At the tante time, the events.. to
WitiCh he, alluded. afforded,just ground- forlle-
pression of spirit, still ICs§ of despair of full and.
ultimate success... Our' troops had more than
.
Once. before been under' Menecessity of retiring,
.and a - often raeasured- forward . their steps with
honour and succesS,":,LlC artticipatf,d with con&
denee the happiest consequences.from that yigonv.
of mind; and in omptitude of deeisiotb which mark-
ed every line of Lord Wellington's eharacter;
,and. that lie' should not only overcome those,dif-;
liquifies, but by the Most felicttou4 results advance
equally The tuitional interest and own military
finite. independent of the considerations.:bi
*.which he:had referred,•- be must
,sey.that the sueu.
ceases in the is,:orth of Spain had essentially con-
, tributed to the success of genoral ciw ein the
Southern parts of.. the Pcjmkaila,,especially in .the
iMporiant etscht of the liberation of cacliz, and the
recovery of the oitthern ,P,rovineeS from the mi-
litary dcuninatiOn:of the enemy.; and in thiS:vieW
the.. capture, of the important iortresses of -Ciudad
Rodrigo.and Bariajoz should be thrown into the
',sCale.' 'ln the North of EUrcipe,_ the prospect vtlis
still more atvOurable and comforting. In that
quarter he anticipated with confidence that .the
efforts Of the enemy, howeer powerful and stn-
. pendous, would ultimately and decisiyely be fres:-
treed .—T he unprecedented 'exertions of our
triouS Ally,. the EMperor of Russia, in defense of
his'iiWn'SoVereigtity and the independence of his
people, equally redounded to his own honour, and
bid fairi-eveiktUally, to rescuing the Continent of