Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1820-03-23

apnears that there has been expended
an tais noble undertaking, up to this
date. ,5l4,2Si dollars and that the
completion OF the contract now enter
ed into with ]. Kinkaid & Go. for
COMPLETELY Flushing said Road, requires
4 Farther expenditure of al $40. dol
lars. So that the whole cost OF the
Road will have been Lee 1870 dollars.
From the Boston Gazette Of the 10th.
The Triton, Captain Holcomb. from Lii
verp DOL, came up this morning. Capt. h.
Mas, politely favored US with London pa
pers to the 18th, and Liverpoolto the goth
February.
The health Of his Majesty, King George
the WITH, was improving rapidly. He was
enabled to attend business, and to preside
in Council at Carleton Place.
The inmates of Windsor Castle. have all
removed from thence, it being required that
the palace should be unoccupied tor Inc
space Of one year after the death OF the DO
yereign
PARLIAMENT.
Agreeable to adjournment. the two houses
of Parliament met on the 18th, when the fol-
5 lowing message from the king, was received
and read -
"GeoRGE R.
Z" The King is persuaded that the House
Of Lords deeply participates IN the grief and
affection of his Majesty, for loss which his
Majesty and the Nation have sustained by
,beIamented death of tue late King, his ia
Their.
This melancholy event iin2osing Upon
his Majesty the necessity OF snmmonfng
within aiimiied period, new Parliament,
tho K;ng has taken into consideration the
presen, state OF public bushes. and is OF OPT
MON that il will be, in all respects, most
conducive 10 the public interests and conYe-
nience, to cab The Parliament without de-
lay.
g The King, therefore, recommends to
The House OF Lords to adopt such measures
asmay be found indispensioly necessary to
provide for the exigencts of the public ser
vice during the interval which must elapse
between the termination of the present ses'
sion and the opening Of new Parliament.
&C. R."
appRsss OF coNDoLENcs AND coNGRATULA-
TioN.
The Earl of Liverpool after some peril
,ent observations on the part of the Lords,
moved -
Ethan an humble Address be presented
10 his Majesty expressive of the deep attic
,ioB in which we have been involved by the
death Of the late King Monarch whose
virtues had SO long afforded the brightest ex-
ample, and who had so long reigned IN The
hearts Of his faithful people.
g To assure his Majesty that we shall ne
yer cease to cherish in our memories the re-
collection of the many blessings which we
have enjoyed under the mild and paternal
Government OF his Royal Father during
whose long and eyenttul reign the country
has made So great advances in arts and in
dustry, in commercial opulcnce, and nation
al power, and has derived so large accession
OF glory from The splendid achievements OF
his Majesty's fleets and armies.
IE sc To add TO these expressions OF regret
and coincidence on this common calamity,
our most sincere congratulations upon bis
Nlajesty's Accession,o the Throne OF his an.
cestors.
9 To testify TO his Majesty the dutiful as
surance of our loyal and afectionate attach
ment to bis sacred person, and to entreat him
10 believe that we derive from the expert
ence OF the past, as well as our confidence in
his Afajesty's character and virtues, the firm
conviction that his Reign will be marked by
constant endeavor to promote the general
prosperity and happiness of bis people,"
In The House, at the instigation OF Lord
Castlereagh, who wished time to consider
4 the nature of the course Intended TO be
pursued, the further consideration of the
Message was referred until the next day.
liverpool, February l9.
The Spanish Instruction, according TO the
most recent and best authorised accounts,
still continues to languish. General Freyre,
who commands the Roy troops, has lemo
a