Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-08-10

By royal decree, dated Seville the
18th, the Kingdom will be divided, in re-.
spect to its civil government, into thirty
eight procedures. Each prefecture will
be divided into several subprefectures.
BY another decree his Majesty has d.
vided the Military Government of Spain
into fifteen divisions.
London, June 1.
PROROCATION OF PARLIAMENT.
The business of Parliament was yester-
day fDishsd, and this day the propagation
took place. The commissioners appoint
ed by his Majesty for this purpose were
tie Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool
and Lord Waisingham. The following
is a sorre@ Annalysis of his Majesty's
Speech, as delivered by his Commissions
ers,to both Houses of Parliament:
His Majesty states, that the business of
the Session being 1cencluded, he has
thought proper to bring il to close. His
Majesty copgra, ulatess both Houses upon
the capture Of Guadaoupe, an event which
for the FIRST time IN history of Great
Britain, has depriHed France OF the last Of
her possessions in the West Indies; and
also upon the Subsequent capture of the
the neutrality-suspicious. which must inevi-
~sab'y deprive the enemy Of all further
means oil annoyance TO our daily extending
commerce.
In he speech to The House of Commons
his Majesty thanks them for the supplies
which they have so Literally granted for
the services of The year---and rhile he re-
eyets the continuance Of The arduous string.
gle in which We are engaged he coDgratu-
1ates the country on the daily increase of
our resources and revenues from the IN.
precedented extension Of our commerce TO
< all parts of the world--a circumstance
(which happily renders the imposition of
new burdens or flesh taxation wholly un.
3necessery.
His Majesty next a'ludes to tie uaodi6.
cations and regulation which have been
adopted during the session, respecting the
revenues of Ireland, rs having relieved
that country from the pressure of many
burdens, without losing sight of a due re.
gard TO unnecessary receipts from taxa.
iion,
His Majesty thanks the House OF
Commons for their liberal provisions
made for the Duke of Biunswick.
His Majesty next .congrasulates both
Houses OF Parliament that Portugal
has been rescued from the grasp of the
enemy by the strenuous efforts of his
Msiesty's army aided by the exertions
OF the Portuguese nation--and that
Spain Notwithstanding the many re-
verses of fortune she has experienced
stiU her resistance to the
Invader with an unabated spirit oil
zeal and perseverance.
His Majesty then assures both Hous.
es OF Parliament, that he deems it e.
squslly for the honor of his Crown and
the interests of his Kingdom to contin.
ne his iirm and mistaken support oil
both these loyal nations.
His Majesty concludes by recon-,
mendiug TO the members oil both Hous.
es of Parliament 10 exert themselves
during the ensuing recess, in their res
pective counties in propagating a spir,
it Of unanimity and concord, with o
bedience to order and the laws, as the
only means of enabling his Majesty tc
give effect to his exertions in tie con
tipuance of the arduous struggle il
which we are engaged and while hi,
Majesty thus exhorts both Houses o
Parliament, he assures them that hi,
conduct will ever be regulated BY
these dictates---a line ofconduct which
his Maiesty's long reign, and the gen.
erai loyalty of his subjects has con
vinced him, is best suited to enabl,
him to meet the foreign enemy witt
effect.