Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-07-02

be EDSurd TO GeIy tilaLsttiC ulllOli " d great
body of Peers has produced on the part of
his maiesty's ministers, that determination
which led Lord Hawkesbury to the Step
he adopted the day before Yesterday
From the manner and tone in which theop-
posers Of ninietrv spoke, from their more
than half avowed wish to bring on the dis.
cussion of the marquis Of Staaard's mott.
ton, it may be Inferred, that they reckoned
if not upon an absolute majority, at least
upon equa!Iing the strength and numbers
OF their antagonists. The decisive blow
has therefore.b been struck, rot nthc Com
mons but in the Lords; it IS there that
circumstances have been deve!npel! which
may have induced his .najesty's ministers
to retire. The same effect was produced
when Mr.. Fox's India Bill was under dis
cussion. But in that case, tile Monarchi-
cal and Aristocraiical branches acted toge-
Their
Upon the present n: aistry, and upon the
prese" state OF affairs, we have ,lityie to
add to what we have so often said, that re-
tire when Mr. Addingson may, he will re-
tire without the voice Of tn country hav-
ing in any part oft called for his dismissi.
on, and.wiih the praise OF having acted to
the best of'his ability for the good of his
country. The whole secret OF the opposi-
ton to him, and Of the approaching chan
ees, consists liz three Words--sis maiesty's
Illness.
May 6.
Althoueha considerable portion of our
impression tlasebeen worked Of, We stop
the press to announce, that 10 this monlent
nothing has been settled as to The forma-
ton Of new administration.
Ills Majesty has not seen Mr.. Pitt.
Mr.. Addington has not given In his re-
signatlon, as has been enormously stated in
some of the daily papers !; and IDS equal
ly untrue that he has declared his resolu.
ton to retire from public situation fore.
YER. Such q declaration would BE- highly
unbecoming man WAC appears to be ever
governed by sense of duty to his sove.
reign and his country, and by which sentl'
ments the public are bound to canclud:
that he viii continue to be actuate3, whe.
Their IN a public or private station.
Il is whispered that Mr., Addington has
formed the determination, neither 10 accept
pension, place nor rank on his retiring from
Office.
The public have been already infoFned
that Mr.. Pitt, by desire Of the king com.
muuicated to his majesty the names of
those persons whom he and his friends wish
ed to comprise in the new administration,
and who united most Of the talents and
the influence OF the country 1t was even
SO late as yesterday evening asserted that
this list had not been then returned that
his majesty did not diaapprove the adnlls-
sion of Mr.. Fox and his friends in the Ca
binet, but that he decidedly objected to any
alteration in the existing religious estab-
,ishments ofany part of th> United Ming
dom.
The King, 1t is further stated, hes per.
sonally objected to the opposition, amongst
whom are the marquis Of Stafford aud
Lord Grenvi!e while it added thai his
majesty has expressed an inclnation that
the duke of Portland, lord Eldon, and lord
Hawkesbu:y may retain their present APP
poiltments. There are a thousand other
reports afoat on this interesting topic.
The Duke Of York is appointed ranger
of St. Iames's Green and hyde Park, III
the room of the Earl of Euston, resigned
I General Lakes portion of the booty, TAX
en- in the purest gold, at the single town
'of Agra, amounts to 36,oo0i. 'Gol. s.,
Leger's TO 100000. and every captain who
served On that day to 2000each.
Tie report Of a regency is revived and
accredited in the best informed circles
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