Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1809-04-17

THE KINGS SPEECH.

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THE KINGS SPEECH.
On Ihuriday, January 10, the
houfe of lords met purfuant to proro-
CATION, when the lord chancellor, the
arehbilhop of Canterbury, lord Cam
den, and the duke of Montrofe took
their feats in their robes upon the
woolfack. as his majefty's commit.
Goners and the fpeaker & the men,
bers of the houle of commons heing
in attendance, the chancsllor deliver
ed the following fpeech from his ma
jeay
nv Lords and Gentlemen,
We have it in command from his
maielty. to fate to you, that his ma
lefty has called you together, in per-
feet confidence that you are prepared
cordially to fupport his majeity in
the profecution of a war, which
there is no hope DISCRIMINATING fafe-
ly and honorably, except through
vigorous and perfevering exertion.
We are to acquaint you that bis
maieity has directed to be laid be-
fore you copies of the propofals for
opening a negotiation, which were
;c-anfmitted to his majety from Err
furth; and or--Ie CORRESPONDENCE
which thereupon took place 9TH the
government of RuiIia and Of France
together with the declaration ifued
by his majefty's command on the
termination of that correspondence.
His majeffy is perfuaded that you
will participate in the feelings which
were expfeiied by his majefty, when
it was required that his majefty
fhould content to commence the ne
gotiation by abandoning the caufe of
Spain, which he had 70 recently and
cordially efpoufcd.
We are commanded to inform
you, that his majelly continues to re.
ceive from the Spanifh government
the Rrongcit aiTurances Of their de-
termined perseverance in the eaufe
of the legitimate monarchy, and of
the national independence Of Spain !;
and to allure you, that 70 long as The
people Of srs:" H:;ll a,e% wi,, frye to
ne :" ~, Li, mott itrenuous allift-
',ance and fupport.
sn,s;::, majelty has renewed to the
oPanlih "-:an, in the moment of its
difhcaities and -eve,ies. the engage
ments which he voluntarily contrac-
ted at the outfet oiits aruggle agsinlt
the ufurpation and tyranny of
France ; and we arc commanded to
acquaint you, thit thefe engage
ments have been 'educed into the
form of treaty Of alliance which
treaty, as foop as the ratifcations
ihall have been exchanged, his ma
jeity will ciuie to DC laid before
you.
His maeity commands US to ita.e
to you, that while his maielty con-
templa,ed with the livelief fatisfa6t-
ion the achievements of his forces
In the commencement of the
campaign in Portugal, and
the deliverance of the king
dom of his Ally from the pref.
ence and oppreflions of the French
army. his majeity mott deeply regret
ted the termination of that campaign
by an Armiitice and convention, of
iome of the articles of which his ma.
jeifY has felt himielf obliged formal
ly to declare his difapprobation.
We are to exprefs to you his ma
jefy's reliance on your difpoGtion TO
enable his msjeity TO continue the
aid afforded by his majeity to the
king ofSweden That monarch de-
riyes a rcculiar claim to his maieity's
iappest-in the prefent exigency of
hts aifairs, from having conquered
with his najefy in the propriety of
rejeding any propofal for negotiation
to which the government of Spain
was not TO be admitted as a party.