Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-03-18

WHICH arr "uh, piiS '""H's - III
10 us as If froa. an American yes ell
Pat IF the brlwak nf "a ship OF abcut
SO tons have also bern found. On the
5,l, a small boat, cutter rugged, frem IT.
Agnes, with four men, weht of To yes
sci in the s. Fast when in the night a
gale came on She has not slice been
heard o.. and is supposed 10 nave 'oun
de.cd. One OF The men has Icit vile
and fur small children in grca; distress.
January &c.
There have been grea. fluctuations m
the funds -Consols, which early on Sa.
turday were so I-2, have to day been S"
low as 70 '-8--s,uoe then they have adj.
vanced, ard az l s'clock were TO- Money
1877 8, and for Account g
1t is reported thar the Right Honorable
F RIB nsen is TO lie the new Treasurer
1t the N4yy and President Of he Board
Of Trade and that the Right Hon.T.Nsl
lace is 10 be he Vice P esident Of tn
b ard of Trsde.
We have received two Flanders mails.
-one last night AID the other this morn,
ing. An article from BrrliD ntions a
singularly rigo Gus punishment inflicted
upnn Pru., ian Office aud his second
Tor fighting duel. The former has been
sentenced to nine years Imprisonment
and the latter to fur.
January o.
OPENING OF THE SESSION PRINCE RE.
GENTS SPEECH.
The Session va, ope ed this day by
Commission. AS >o.n q, he Lords Con-
missioners had taken their oeats in The
House of Peers, the attendance OF the
House Of Commons wa Commanded -
and the Speaker Of the Hou.e Of Com
mons. attended BY large number Of
Members having oteyed the summons, a
Speech, of which the following i. a COR
rert copy, was 'esd.
SPEECH OF THE LoxD: COMMISSIONERS,
To both Houses 81 pa,naneut un iues
day. jim u, 1918
Mn Lords and Gentlemen.
We are commanded BY His Royal
H;shness the Prince Regent 10 inform
you that it is with great concern that he
i, obliged to announce toyou the coDtinu-
ance Of his majss,y's ia@entabie indispo-
sition.
The Prince Regent is persuaded hat
VOC will deepl participate in the affl C
ton with which his Royal Ilignes. fas
been visited. By the calamitous and un-
finely death Of his beloved and ONLY
child the Princess Charlotte. Under
this awful dispensstion of Providence il
has been a soothing consolation 20 the
Prince Regents heart IN recci,e from I'll
descriptions Il His Msies'y's subjects,
the most cordial assurances both f heir
Just sense Of the loss which they have
sustained, and Of their sympa,h, with
bis parental sorrow and ami, ST is own
sutferings, hi. Royal Fighress has not
been un1indfuI Of the efscr which the
sad event must have on the interests aud
future p aspects Of the Kingdom.
We are commanded 10 acqusint you
iaat the Prince continues to receive from
foreign powers the straosest assurances
of their friendly DEPOSITION towards this
country, and of thei desire to maintain
their gene al trai guilty.
His Royal Highness has the satisfac-
ton nf being able to assure you, that the
confidence which he has invariably FIT in
The stability Of the great sources Of our
national prosperity, has Rot tecn dissp-
pointed.
The Improvement which has taken
place in the course Of the last year, in al.
most every branch Of our domestic indus.
try. and present STATE of public credit,
afnrdins abundant proof that the Difficult
ties under which the country vas labor.
ing were chiefly to be ascribed to TEN.
porary causes.
So important change could not fail
to withdraw from the disalfected the
principal means Of which they had avail
ed themselves Tor the purpose of fomenting
a spirit OF discomfort which uIhappily
led TO acts of insurrection and treason
and his Royal Highpess en'ertains tie
most confident expectation, that the state
Of peace and tranquility to which tie
country is now restored, will b. main
tanned against all attempts TO disturb it,
BY the Persevering vigilance OF the ma
gistracy and by the loyalty and good
,snse Of tie people.
Gentlemen Of the House II Commons,
The Prince Regent has directed the
estimates for the current year 10 lie laid
before you.
Ills Royal Highness recommends to
your continued attention tie state of the
public income and expenditure. aud hs is
most happy in being able to acquaint YOU
that since you were last assembled in Par
lament, the revenue has been in state
ut prour s,iye impro, ement in its po.t