Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-03-17

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cbicyed And he is perfuaded that
you will feel0hat this lamehted but
glorious termination Of feries of
tranfcendent exploits, claims a diff
tinguiihcd exprcnion Of The laHing
gratitude of the country and that
YOU will therefore chearfulIy concur
in enabling his Majchy to annex to
thoie honcurs which he has confer
red on the family Of The late Lord
Vilcount Mellon, !uch mark Of na-
rional muaihcence, as may prefervc
70 the lateft peEerity, The memory
of his name and Ferviccs, and the
benefit Of his great example.
Bi8 Majefy has commanded us
further to inform you, that, Whit
the luPeriority Of Ills arms at fea h2s
been thus uniformly aaertcd and
maintained, he has rot been wanting
in his endeavours to apply the means,
which were 70 literally placed AZ his
difpcfal, in aid Of finch Of the powers
Of the continent as cvinced deter
mination to retiit the formidable and
growing cncroachments Of France.
He has directed the ieveral treaties
entc ed into for this purpofe to be
laid before YOU and though he can
not sut deeply lament that the events
of the war in Germany have ditap-
pointed his hopes and led to an un-
favourable ifre, yet his Majefy feels
confident that, upon review Of the
fcps which he has taken, you will
be Of opinion that he has left nothing
undone on his part to fufain the ef-
forts Of his allies, and that he has
aGted in ftri8 conformity to the prin-
cipIes declared by him, and recog-
nized by parliament as eaentiaI to the
iNtereR and feCurity Of his own do
minions, as well as TO the general
lafcty of the continent.
SIT is a great confolation to his
Majefy, and one in which he is
perfuaded you will participate, that
although the Emperor Of Germany
has felt Aimfelf compelled to withdraw
from the conteh, his Majety contin-
ues to receive from bis augut ally
the Emperor of Rufig the itrongeit
aAurances Of unfhaken adherence to
that generous and enlightened policy
by which he has hitherto been s6tu-
ated and his Majcfy has no doubt
thar you will be fully fenGble Of the
important advantages to be derived
from prefervlng at ali times the clo-
fel end mott intimate connection
with that fovercign.
GrntlemenFgf tie Hdgtt 1f Commsn5,
His Majety has directed the
eltimates for the year to be laid be
fore you, and he has commanded US
to allure you, that they are framed
upon that Scafc Of Exertion, which
the prefent ftuation Of the Country
renders indifpen6ble. His Majelty
fully relies uDon your granting him
fueh supplies, as, upon due deliber-
alton the Public Exigences may aP-
pear to require.
1t his earnef with to contribute
by every means in his power, to al
leviate the additional burthens which
mutt ncceiIlrily be impotcd upon
his People, and with this view ne
has directed the fam Of Osc Million
Sterling, par; Of the proceeds arifng
from The Sale Of fuch Prizes made
on the Powers With which he is at
War, as are by law vetcd in the
Crown, to be applied to the Public
Services Of the year.
NV Lord5 and Gentlemen,
"His majety is mott FULLY per-
fuaded, that whatever pride and
confidence you may teel in common
with Him, in the fuccefs which has
diRinguifhed the Britifh Arms in
the courfe of the preisnt conteft
YOU will be fenfbly how much the
events of the War on the Continent,
by which the predominant power
and influence ofFrance. have been 70
unhappily extended, require the
continuance Of all Ponlble vigilance
und exertion. Under this impref-
fon, His Majefy fruits that your
attention will be invariably dire 6ted
IL - -. C .LoC, -.a,r.