The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-03-23

,ud antlUng Is omiftrd on his Majesty
at. - vel Ca pres.ase gelera peace a
Ia reipese any eans,s nl d,saefesmeai, and
tnaiae closer lifr l,ur,ls "G amt, between
o. hsr Iialiels aud Great Britain.
The ntguciatiuns which have been So
long carrird on through bis Mairsty's Am
hassador 1T Censtan'inaple, for the ar
ranecncut of differences between Russia
aud the Ottoman Porte. are, rs his NaJes-
~ naitrrs hitrs.li, drawing mar Ia u favor
able Termination.
f" convention has been concluded lac
tween bis Majesty md ,he Emperor Of
Austria, for tie settlement of the pcenniafy
claims of this country upon the Court of
Tenna. His Majesty has directed that
= copy of this convention shalt BIC laid be-
fore ynu, and he relies on your assIs.
lance for the execution Of some of lis pro
visions.
"Anxiously as his Majesty deprecated
the commencement of tlIP var III Spain he
is every day more Satisfied that III tho
strict neutrality which he determined I"
observe ia that contest tand whlrh YOU so
cordially approved, he best Consulted the
true interests 0fhla people.
With respect Ia the provinces of Anne
RIGA winch have declared their separation
from Span, his Maiesty's conduct has
been open aud coDsisfent and his opln-
ions have been ut tli times frankly aso"ed
10 Spain and other Powers. Ills Majesty
has appointed consuls IL reside al the prln-
cipal ports aud places of thosr provinces,
for the protection Of the trade of his sub
lects. As to any further measures, his
Majesty has reserved to himself an unlet-
tered discretion TO be exercised az the CIR
cumstances uf those countries, and the IN
terests Of his own people, mny appear to
his Majesty to require.
Gentlemen ofhe House Of Commons
" His Majesty has directed US to inform
yon, that the estimates for the year are pre-.
pared, aud shall be forthwith laid before
you.
The numerous points at which, under
present circumstances, his Majesty naval
force is necessarily distributed, aud the &C
casion which has arisen for strengthening
his PRISONS in the West Indies, have rem
drrcd unavoidable sumo augmentation Of
his establishments by SEA and land.
" Ills Majesty has, however the gratif-
cation of believing, that notwithstanding
The increase of expense incident In these
representations, IL will still be in your pow
- 'i'' Ii''i''iD i'l NV 'lNl''o " NV
year, 10 make arrangements in some parts
ofour system taxation, which may afford
relief 10 certain important branches of the
national industry.
+" .Ny LordS and Gentlemen,
Ills Majesty has commanded us to &C
quaint you that lac has not been inattcntiVe
10 the desire expressed by the House of
Commons in the last Session of Parlia-
hot H.. A., =,
ancIiorating the condition Of the negro
slaves in the West Indies.
" Ills Majesty has directed the neccssa-
~ Information relating Ia this subject to
be Laid before YOU
" Ills Majesty is confident that you will
afford your best attention and assistance to
any proposition which may be submitted
TO you for promoting the moral improve
mcnt of the negroes, by an extended plan
ofrcIigious instruction, and by such other
measures as may gradually conduce to the
samrtud
" Bun his Majesty earnestly recommends
TO You, 10 treat the " hole subject with the
calmncss and The discretion which it de
nands.
II is a subject pcrplexcd with diff
cnltles, which no sudden effort can Olsen
tangle.
70 excite exaggerated expectations in
th So Who are the objects of your hcueyo
lrncc, would be as fatal to their welfare ms
10 that of their employers aud his Males
y assures himself sou viii bear in mind
that IN thu correction of "A long standing
aud complicated system, in winch HE for
tunes aud The safety of large glasses Of his
MaI"sty's subjects are in, Owed, that course
ot proceeding l. alonr likely Ia attain pract-
cal good, and toavoid a2gra,alion ofevil, in
which due regard shall be paid to consldc-
ratlons of lstlcr, and in which caution
shall temper ZEAL
Earl Sewers, after speech of some
length, moved the Address, which was, as
usual, an echo of the Speech
The Marquis Of LandsdoNn said it was
not his wish To move any amendment To
the Speech of his Majesty, but he certainly
thought the part of IT which related to fo
reign politics should have been more frank
and decisive. With respect to the state of
our West lpdta Colonies he agreed with
the Noble Lord, IN thinking that this sub
Ject ought to be treated with the utmost
caution; and that = great deal oush hit to he
done, while as litlc as possible was said
upon it never losing sight of the main
point, the amelloratiun of the condition of
thr slave population.
The Eaa of Liverpool said his opinions,
rs stated in the last Session of Parliament.
relative 10 the invasion of Spain by France,
remained unchanged; he still thought that
France had no right To interfere 10 IN. in
ternal arrangements Of that country and
indeed, be thought that France had not
even now made ont any case. Ills wish
was, that Spain should have been left To
herself; but louking at what had been
done. WAS II not evident that the minority
of the Spanish people were ayerse to the
Constitution and So opposed were they
to il that they hailed the Frcnch army as