The Sun.
London, England, 1811-02-13 00:00:00

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enable him to continue the most efreanal assistance
to the brave nations of the Peninsula in the support
of a contest which they manifest a determination to
maintain with unabated perseverance; and his
Royal Highness is persuaded that you will feel
that the best interests of the British Empire must
be deeply afredecl in the issue of this contest, on
which the libertis and independence of the Spanish
and Portuguese nations entirely depend. •
" We have it likewise in command to acquaint
you, that discussions are now depending between
this Country and the: United 'States of Americo ;
and that it is the earnest Wish of his Royal High-
ness that"he-may find himself eiabled to bring these
discussions to an amicable terfnikiation, consistent
with the honour of his Majesty's Crown, and the
Maritime Rights and Interests of the United
Kingdom.

Gentlemen of the House'of Commons,
" We are direcled to acquaint you, that his
Royal Highness the Prince Regent has given his
commands that the estimate. for the expenditure of
the current year should be laid before you; Ind his
Royal Highness has great saiistaaion in acqu tinting
you, that although the difficulties under which the
Commerce of this Kingdom has laboured, have in
some degree affeded a p,art of hjs Nlajesty's .reve-
nue, particularly in Ireland, yet that the h:venue of
Great Britain in the last >ear, though unaided by
any new taxation, is greater than was ever known
in any preceding year. Anti. his Royal Highness
\trusts' to your zeal and liberality to afford his
,testy adequate supplies for the support of the great
Contest in which he is necessarily engaged.

" My Lbrds and Gentlenien,
" We are commanded by his Royal Highness to
declare to you, that it is the moat anxious wish of
his heart, that he may be enabled to restore unim-
paired into the.hands of his Majesty the Govern-
merit of his Kingdom ; anu that his Royal High-
ness earnestly prays; that the Almighty may be
p:eased in his mercy to accelerate .the termination
of a calamity so deeply lamented by the whole Na-
tion, and so peculiarly afflicting to his Royal High-
ness himself."

The Commons then withdrew to their own
House, and a second further adjournment, for' a
short time, took place.
THE AlmitEst.

On the resuming of the HOuse, the Speech,, de-
livered under the authority of his Roy al Highness
the PrinCe Regent, was ag !in, for the tietr
!nation, read from the Wet.,:sacii, and after wards
by the Clerk % the table.
The Earl or ABERDEEN rose for the purpose of
moving an Address to his Royal Hignness the
Regent, on the occasion of the Spvecil then Lord-
ships had just heard deliver- din his Rof High-
ness's name. Oil that cominuntea‘i:ni
his Lordship thought there could be vvry little or
no difference 'of opmion in the House. On the
leading topic he felt it impossible that any dif-
ference of sentiment could exist. He hoped and
trusted the universal feelings of the
_House, and the
Country, would go with that sentiment, and deeply
sympa,tuze in those expressions of 'grief With his
Royal Highness, en the inelanchol and afflicting
circumstances,' Which rendered it necessary, for his
Royal Efightr4s to as'ume 'the goVeroment of the
country. He also trusted the universal feeling
would go with him, in the earnest hope, :!s express-
ed by hilt Royal Highness, of the speedy recovery
of their venerable' amid beloved Soveleign ; arid he
trusted that there could be but 'one feeling in the
House, and in 'the country--a 'feeling of the
greatest satisfactiun at the conduct manifested by his
Royal Highness throuoout this arduous and ailllct-
ing occasion. The priticiples on which the Prince
Regent had assumed the Government, and the great
sacrifice ot, persona) feeling which mAde.,on the
occasion, would be theroughly telt and appreciated
by the House add- by the Country. observed
that the cheering :hopes. held out of his. Majesty's
speedy recoveryhopc6 which were confirmed frou'l
day to day, be gratifying iu the,,extretne to
their Lordships, and to his, Majesty's subjects at
large; on this point, though onaiof thermost ecieso-
latoiTiMportande, it was unnecessary for bun to
expatiate, as his Majesty's virtues, and the bless-
ings - of his: iiiild and; paternal government, must,
from a reign of mete than fluty years, be well
known to every deeription 'Of his Majesty's sub-
jeas. In considerilig this "topic, however, it was
matter of great consolation, that the country had, in
his successor, 6 Prince, who 'had already given so
many proofs of his wishes for the public welfare,
more especially is his eonduel on the trying and
importint occasion to which he had more than once
ahuded'.• With resp-ei to the various-other topics
in the -speech 'delivered by his: Royal Highness's
ConarniSsiOners, they were treated of, in such a
way as would render it
e'Th Unnecessary, for him to
trotableir Lord Shies in any defail,_ the view
he should fake of than would be a cursory one.—
The first point that arrestea the attention, was whit
was said respecting the state of the Peninsula;--
though in r one point of view shadows, clouds, and
darkness, rested upon it ; yet w hen they :considered
the extenii:'esnirit of resistance which still existed,
the hatred or the people avinst then. common ene-
my, and their desire of 'liberty, the sacred flame of
which was still cheriShed,
.the prospett. was less
clouded. With i.espea to the.campaign in Portugal,
the present was of a brighter complOsion, and held
out still holies of advautage to the general cause-;
hopes which were the more confidently to be enter!'
twined, when the skill, prudence, and valour of the
eminent Commander in that country were consi-
dered. 'lt: may be asked,' what advatitage resulted
to the common Ciltitie from the operations in Portu-
gal ? To this he would say, that it wiihdrew. frontsservice in Spain a numerous
and well appointed
army, commanded by cue of the ablest and. most
tUrtunate Generals of Fiance. `Flit: first operations