Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-15


ming, Mr. Ponfonby. Mr. lierney Sir /.
Romilly. Lord Hamilton, Lord Lafcel-
les, MIR. Frecmantlc Sc. &c. we're aP-
pointed. Sosn after they returned. and
Mr.. VanGttart reported, thar several dar-
ing ouuaees had been committed on the
perfon of his Royal Highnels, the Prince
Regent, this day and that they had
greed upon an addrels TO his Royal
llighnefs.
The Houfe then proceeded TO confiier
the fubject of the addreis, and Lord
James Murray was called IN as witnefs
His Lordlhip lta.ed, that he is Lord
of the bedchamber to the Prince Regent,
and was in attendance on his Royal
Highnefs in the carriage on their PailAge
from he houfe of lords on their return
between Carlton Houfe and ST. James's
the glafs of the carriage was fractured |;
it was the gIais on the Princes left hand.
The fracture appeared to be produced by
two bullets. for round apcrtures appeared
in the glafs the remainder of it was not
broken he had not the ilightelt doubt
that the fracture was caufed by bullets.
about minute after this happened We
ry large itone was thrown at the other
giafs, and then three or four other ftones
with great violence he had examined
the frft glass that was broken infinitely |;
there was no croud near the carriage at
:he time but if the pittol had been fir
cd with gunpowder, the perfon firing il,
he thinks, mutt have been recognized /;
he fuppofes, asno report was heard by
him, they might have come from an air
gun. There were no bullets found in
the carriage he fuppofes they were ihot
from fome one of the trees the oppo
fife glafs was up,it was not broken at all !;
he got out of the carriage Immediately
after the Prince Regent did not fearch
the carriage, nor did he know whether
anf bullets were found at the bottom of
it. The matter of the horte was in the
carriage; splinters of the glafs were found,
the hone which truck the opposite gIa(s
did not enter the carriage, the glafs was
very thick.
In anfwer to queftion from lord Mil
ton. the witnefs iaid, that his Royal
Highness Fat in the middle, between the
matter of the horfe and the witnefs. / he
ffone lmafhed the window and pounded
the glafs which was femarkab y thick.
There was a foottnan and lifeguards-
man by the hde of the carriage. He
could not fay whether the supposed bull
lets perforated any part of the carriage.
Ills Lordfhip then withdrew, and MIR.
VapGttart moved the following ad-
drefs -
+" We, your ROYAL Highnefs's dutiful
and loyal subjects, the commons houfe
ofparliament, beg leave humbly to ex
prcfs our adherence of the outrage of
fered this day to the perfon of your Roy
al Highnefs, and regret that there fhould
be found perfon in fhefe dominions ca
pable of committing 70 daring and fagi-
tious an act Il is the earnelt wifhes of
your faithful commons, in which they
mutt Be joined by all descriptions of
faithful fubjects that your Royal High
nefs would be pleafed to direct fuch meat
ures to be taken, as fhould lead to the ap
prehenfon of the authors and abettors of
the outrage"
This addrefs was voted unanimously.
On the enfuing day his Royal Highnefs
returned the following anfwer
This additional proof of your loyal
ty and attachment affords me the highelt
fatisfaetion. Relying on the affections
of the greatest part of his Majeity's fub-
jeets,I have nothing to regret but breach
of the laws. | have ordered that the
perfons concerned in that daring outrage
fhould be brought before the proper tri-
bunals. Ordered to be entered on the
journals.
Refe,m.-The quefion of reform
in Parliament was to be brought forward
by Sir Francis Burditt on the 28th of
February, and numerous addreHes on this
fubjea had been prefented from different
parts of the country.
Thank 10 Lard Exnsutb.-Thanks to
Lord Exmouth were voted by the Houfe
of Commons for bis able, gallant and fue.
ceisful attack upon Algiers-alfo, to fir
David Milne and other officers of the
feet ;-the houfe voted their appreciation
of the fervices of the mariners and to
Admiral Cappellen for his cordial coop.
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