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London, England, 1803-07-11 00:00:00

lIIGifLAND SOCIETY OF SCOTL3YD.

Em)Lu oNJ or an-ExtraordinaryGeneral Meet. •
ines or the :Highland Society of Scotland, constituted
by Charter, held at Edinburgh, the 4th July, 1803.
The Resolution to call this Meeting of the, So.
ciety hying read, His Grace. the Duxt of i3vc..
t:LEUGH lose in his place, and, after a short pre.
ivoory address, expressive of the propriety of
Society's coming forward in the present mo.
'urinous crisis to declare, in the most decided
te,-nic; its firm determination to support the KING,
the Gov•!rniurtit, and Constitution of the Country,'
by every possible means, moved the following Re. •
solutions, and also an Address to I-11s MAJESTY,
which were seconded and supported by the Earl of,
'lop ii Toy N in a very forcible and eloquent speech.
R.r.aived Unanimously, r. "That, at this tritical junc.
ture, it Is the tatty of every good Citizen to stand forth in
support of the honour, in vindication of the rights, and in
&fen= of the'safety of his Country, attacked and threatened
zs they arc by the inveterate and malignant hostility of. the
French Government.
2. " That this Society,.composed of Noblemen and Gen-
tlemen of the first rank and fortune in Scotland,' is peculiarly
called on to express its sentiments at the present momentous
occasion.
3. " That this Society is fully impressed with the justice
ann unavoidable necessity of the present War, (a Wain which
we contend for toe preservation of the dearest rights, and the
smost pfecious blessings which as Men or Britons we can en.
oyl and is therefore prepared to make every sacrifice to sup.
port His Majesty in the conduct of it.
4. " Tnat this Society, from the nature of its original In.
atitution, having its attention p culiarly called to the in-
terests and honour of the Highlands of Scotland, is anxious to
declare those sentiments of Loyalty and Patriotism,, which
the" know to he felt by the 11 ohabitantiot that part of
et.„„nei in-the " present situation oflpublio affairs.—
It knows toe courage and energy with which they have
always resisted the Invasion of a Foreign Enemy, arid it is
proud to retieci, that at the present moment Highlanders are
to dr.iw their swords, animated not only by the fame of their
Ancestors, but by the recent glory winch themselves have
acquired in tifo beryl= or their Country.
s. hat sensible as it is of the highly liberal and patriotic
exertions which Government and the Legislature arc just now
inaking in behalf of the Highlands, this Society is confident
the warmth of gratitude will be added to that of public
spirit, to excite the zeal of thy inhabitants of those distridts
of the kingdom, in this most important and arduous contest.
That their exertions will be increased in proportion to the
value of those blessings they enjoy, and the love of their
Country augmented with those means of comfort and of hap.
piness which the attention and benignity of Government
enable it to afford them.

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6. 46 That this Society will use every means to impress on
all ranks of people with whom it is conneded, the necessity
of making every ettbrt in aid of the operations of Government,
to cieteat the attempts of the Enemy.
7 " That the Members of this Society will, in their re.
speztive Distrids, cooperate to the utmost of their power
with His Majesty's Lieutenants, and other (M ets, in for.
warding ever) Military Armament, and will encourage and
promote by every means the procuring of Seamen tot His
promote by every means the procuring at Seamcn tot His
lajcsty's Navy.
8. " That an humble Address be presented to lits
.ILSTY, expressive of the above sentiments of this Society.
9. " That the Draft of an Address now read to the Meet-
ing be approved and adopted, as the Address of this Society.
to. 4‘ That the said Address be Signed by rite Right Ho.
nourable Lord Viscount Nisi..? t t.t.ti, the vice-President,
in the Chair, and transmitted to the Right Honourable Lord
Pe LRAM, Secretary of State for the Home Department, in
order to bepresented to His Majesty.
" That the Thanks of this Meeting be returned to the
Right Hon. Lord Viscount Met.v: cid, Vice-President in
the Chair, .or his attention to the business of this Meeting,
and in general to the interests of this Society.
" Signed, by Order of the Meeting,
" MELVILLE."
Edinbwzb, ilig6lcznd Society. H.ill, jou‘y 4, tSo3.