Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-05-19
Gentlemen, yt.--i ams 70 III, province

tninions in North America, with sincere
desire of carrying into practice the inten-
tons and liberal views of his royal high
ness the prince regent, TO promote ny every
practicable measure, their general prospe-
rity, to improve their internal resources,
and The individual happiness of his majes-
TVS people.
A reasonable hope and expectation was
entertained Ivy me, in accepting this com
mand, that should meet in those pursuits
with the cheerful support of every well in
formed person, who could appreciate in his
own mind my motives in undertaking the
charge
With these impressions on my midland
with full confidence IN your zeal. your 10y.
atty and your local knowledge OF the pub
lie and private interests OF your country,
met you on your legislative duties, land have
most patiently attended to your proceed
ings during long session, which ! am now l
to close by Propagation.
You, gentlemen of the legislative coun-
Gil, have not disappointed my hopes, and |
beg to return to you my thanks for the zeal
and alacriiy you have shown in all that
more Immediately belongs to your body.
II is with much concern feel myself
compelled TO say, that cannot express to
you, gentlemen of the assembly. the same
satisfaction, nor my appreciation of the ge.
neral result of your labors, Cat the expense
of so much valuable time) and of the pub
lie principles upon which they rest, as re-
corded on your journals.
You proceeded upon the documents which
| laid before you to vote part OF the sum
required for the expences of the year 1919,
but the bill of appropriation which you
passed, was founded upon such principles,
that it appears from the journals of the up
per house, to have been most constitution
ally rejected: bis malesty's government
has been thus left without the necessary
supplies Tor supporting the civil admins
traticn of The province for the ensuing year.
Notwithstanding the voluntary offer and
pledge given to his majesty, by the resolve
Of your house, of the 18th Of Feb. 1910.
The present time affords you an oppor-
tunity OF maturely celebrating on these
important Objects and on others essential
ly necessary to be better considered. ]
recommend particularly to your attention
as individuals, the value Of your conslilu-
tion of government, which affords the most
complete and ample protection and free
dom of person and property that can posi-
bly, be desired, and superior to every sys-
tenn of government enjoyed by any colony
that has heretofore existed, your sister CO.
lony Of Upper Canada excepted. And as
branches of the legislature, il is Of the first
importance that you should fully under
stand your constitutional rights; that pri-
vilegc may not come into question with
prerogative. and that while you maintain
those rights which respectively belong to
the constitution, you may be equally care
full of encroaching on each other, and re-
spectively pay due regard to The rights of
the crown.
| shall lay before his majesty's ministers
the proceedings of the session and gene
raj state of the revenue, the expenses, ag-
riculture and commerce of the province, &
request instructions on such points as may
be necessary IL be more fully understood,
that difference of opinion amongst those
who ought TO have only one object in view,
may as much as possible be avoided.
From the Cape Fear Recorder, Mays.
Captain Boun OF the bril- James and
Isabella. arrived at this port on Monday
last from ST. Jago de Cuba. informs US that
off Cape Anton,a he was boarded by the
brig irresistible, of the Oriental Republic
of La Plata, lately under the command OF
Commodore Daniels, and which our rea-
ders will recollect ;hat according to the
prociama ion of Juan Bauti,ta ArismendI, !
published in the Recorder Of last week,
was rnn away with from the Island Of
Margarita, as is therein stated. She had
Buenos Ayres coIors flying. She treated
the James and Isabella politely and
shortly after she left her, brought to and
boarded FIVE or six other vessels, one OF
which was under Dutch coIors. The next