Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-09-14
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE oF LORDS, July 2t.


bled the lord chancellor read the following
Speech from tie Prince Regent.
.5fg Lords and gentlemen,
His Royal Hishness the Prince Regent.
acting in the name and on the behalf OF
Ills Majesty, has commanded US to slgni-
fy 10 You tile satisfaction with which he
finds himself enabled to relieve You from
YOUR attendance in Parliament after
the long aud laborions duties OF the
Session. We are particularly directed to
express his appreciation ofthe wisdom and
firmness which you have manifested In
enabling His Royal hishness TO continue
the exertions OF this country in the cause
of our Allies, and to prosecute the war
with increased activity and Sigonr.
Your determined perseverance IN sys-
ten of liberal aid to the brave and loyal ma
tons OF the Peninsula has progressively
augmented their means and spirit OF re-
sistence; while the humane attention
which you have paid to the sufterings OF
the inhabitants Of Portugal. under the un-
m;led cruelty of the enemy. has con-
frined the alliance by new ties OfaftectiOn
and cannot fill to inspire additional zeal
and animation in the maintenance OF the
common cause.
His Royal Higbness especially COM
mands US to declare his cordial concur
renee in the measure which you have a
depted for improving the internal security
and military resources Of the United
Kingdom.
For these important purposes you have
wisely provided, by establishing a system
for the annual supply of the regular army,
and for the interchange of the militias OF
Great Britain and ireland and His Roy
al Highness has the satisfaction of in-
forming you. that the voluntary zeal
which has already been manifested upon
this occasion has enabled him to give i'm
mediate operation to an arrangement by
which the union and mutual interests OF
Great Britain and ireland may be more
effrctually cemented and improved.
Gentlemen Of the House Of Commons,
His Royal Hishness commands us to
thank you. in the name and on behalf OF
His Majesty, for the liberal supplies
which you have furnished for every branch
OF the public service.
His Royal Highness has seen with
pleasure the readiness with which you
have applied the separate means of Great
Britain to the financial relief of ireland
at the present moment; and derives much
satisfaction from perceiying that you
have been able to accomplish this object
with so little additional burthen upon the
resources efthis part of the United king
dom. The manner i'm which you have ia
ken into consideration the condition of the
Irish revenue has met with his royal high
ness's appreciation; and bis royal highness
commands US TO add. that he looks with
confidence to the advantage which may
be derived from the attention of Parlia-
ment having been given TO this important
subject.
NM Lords. and Gentlemen,
His Royal Highness commands us to
congratulate you upon the reduction of
the Island of Mauritius. This last and
most important colony Of France has been
obtained with inconsiderable loss, and its
acquisition must materially contribute to
and possessions in that quarter Of the
world.
The successes which have crowned
His Majesty's arms during the present
campaign, under. the distinguished CON-
mand of Lieutenant General Lord Wis
count Wellington are most important to
the interests and glorious to the character
of the country. His Royal Highness
warmly participates in all the sentiments
which have been excited by those success
es, and concurs in the just applause which
YOU have bestowed upon the skill prudence
and intrepility SO conspicuously displayed
in obtaining them.
1t affords the greatest satisfaction to
his Royal Highness to reflect, that, should
it please Divine Providence to restore
His Majesty to the ardent prayers and