The New Hampshire Gazette

PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 18.

IN our last Paper we inserted His Majesty's most Gracious SPEECH to both Houses of PARLIAMENT, the 25th of November; Since which we have receiv'd the ADDRESSES of the House of Peers and Commons to his Majesty, which are as follows, VIZ.

THE humble ADDRESS of, the Right Honorable the Lords SPIRITUAL and TEMPORAL in PARLIAMENT assembled.

Die Jovis 25 Novembris, 1762.

Most Gracious SOVEREIGN,

WE, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, the Lords Spiritual and temporal, in Parliament assembled, beg Leave to return Your Majesty our humble Thanks for your most gracious Speech from the Throne.

Permit us, Sir, to take this earliest Opportunity, to entreat your Majesty to accept our most sincere and fervent Congratulations on the Birth of an Heir to your Crown, which adds to your Majesty's Domestick Happiness, and endears your Royal Consort to the People of these Realms: and promises, that, under a Prince formed to the Arts of Government by your Majesty's Royal Example, the Civil and Religious Liberties, the Glory, the Commerce, and the Power of Great-Britain will be transmitted to Posterity.

It is with the utmost Gratitude that we acknowledge Your Majesty's unwearied Attention to the Prosperity and Happiness of your People; which made your Majesty constantly solicitous, even amidst the Glory of your Victories, to deliver them from the Burthens of War, by a just and honorable Peace. At the same Time, we cannot but admire the Wisdom, which pointed out to your Majesty the most vigorous Efforts, as the surest Means of procuring this Blessing for your People.

We beg Leave to offer to your Majesty our humble Congratulations on the signal Successes, which have attended your Majesty's Arms in the Course of the present Year; on the Reduction of the strong Island of MARTINICO; on the Conquest of the HAVANNAH, the Bulwark of the Spanish Colonies; and of the Acquisition of so much Treasure, and of so great a Part of the Spanish Marine: On the many Advantages obtained in Germany over the Arms of France, although superior in Numbers, by the able Conduct of your Majesty's General Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, and by the Valor of the Troops under his Command; and on the Preservation of Portugal from the Dangers which threatened instantly to overwhelm the Kingdom, and which could not have been so long withstood, but by the Firmness of its Sovereign, by the military Talents of the reigning Count La Lippe, and by the Valour of the Troops employed in that Service. These Atchievements must be acknowledged to be equal to whatever has been performed in any former Year, even of this prosperous War; tho' a new Enemy necessarily made our military Operations more extensive, and added new Difficulties to those we struggled with before: Atchievements which reflect the highest Honor on the Councils that planned them, on the Commanders who carried them into Execution, and on the Fleets and Armies, whose Intrepidity no Dangers could dismay.

Allow us to express in the most fervent and grateful Manner, Our Joy and Congratulations, that by these repeated Efforts, your Majesty has at length compelled your Enemies to consent to Terms of Peace: as well as to offer to your Majesty our sincere Thanks, for your having Informed your Parliament that Preliminary Articles are already signed by your Majesty's Ministers and those of France and Spain; for your Majesty's most Gracious Assurances, that you will cause these Articles in due Time to be laid before them; and for the Lights your Majesty has been pleased to give concerning the Conditions of them, which afford to your People the fairest Prospect of future Happiness, Prosperity, and Security.

Your Majesty may be assured, that we will not fail on our Part, to take as soon as possible into our Consideration, the proper Methods for the Settlement of our new Acquisitions; for improving their Commerce, and thereby rendering them useful to the Mother Country. Truly sensible of the Merits of those gallant Men, by whose Valor, those Acquisitions have been made, we shall be ready to concur in every reasonable Proposition for rewarding them; lamenting at the same Time, as we do, the Loss of so many of our Fellow Subjects, by which the national Strength is greatly impaired. We cannot sufficiently admire that Wisdom, which seized the fortunate Hour of reaping the Advantages of our Victories, while we were yet on the Summit of our Glory, and before we had experienced any reverse of Fortune. In grateful Return for these many Blessings which your Majesty's Royal Wisdom and Fortitude have procured for us, Your Majesty may depend on our warmest Zeal, on our constant Endeavours to promote that Unanimity your Majesty recommends in all our Proceedings, and our Attention to those Measures of Oeconomy, which are the peculiar Business of Times of Peace, and which alone can relieve your Majesty's faithful People, from the oppressive Burthens of so long and so expensive a War.

His MAJESTY's most GRACIOUS ANSWER.

My LORDS,

THIS very affectionate and loyal Address gives Me the truest Satisfaction. I thank you heartily for it; as well as for your Congratulations on the Birth of the Prince, My Son; and for the Regard you express on this Occasion for the Queen.

The chearful and steady Support of my Parliament throughout the War, has been attended with uninterrupted Success: And the Ratification of the Preliminary Articles will, I trust, soon be followed by the Completion of the Peace on safe and honourable Conditions.

My only wish is, and ever will be, to promote the lasting Happiness, Prosperity, and Security, of My faithful People.

The Humble ADDRESS of the House of Commons to the KING.

Most Gracious Sovereign,

WE your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects; the Commons of Great-Britain in Parliament assembled, beg Leave to return your Majesty the most humble and hearty Thanks of the House, for your most Gracious Speech from the Throne.

Permit us, at the same Time, to congratulate your Majesty on the auspicious Birth of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the Recovery of your Royal Consort, endeared to us, not only by this important Event, but by her own personal Virtues.

We acknowledge with the utmost Gratitude, your Majesty's Great Attention to the Welfare of your People, in the vigorous Prosecution of the War; and congratulate your Majesty on the happy Effect of it, the Prospect of such a Peace, as may give Stability and Permanency to the Blessings we promise ourselves under your Majesty's most auspicious Reign.

We assure your Majesty,that our faithful Commons are truly sensible of the Wisdom with which your plans have been concerted, as well as of the successful Zeal with which they have been carried into Execution by your Fleets and Armies.

The Resolution and Intrepidity of your Majesty's Army in Germany, and the military Skill, and distinguished Activity of your General Prince Ferdinand of Brunswick, which have obtained so many signal Advantages, over an Enemy so superior in Numbers, are Objects of our highest Admiration. The stopping the Power of the French and Spanish Arms in Portugal, and the Preservation of that Kingdom, by the Firmness and Resolution of its Sovereign, and by the superior Talents, and able Conduct of the reigning Count La Lippe, seconded by the Valour of the Troops under his Command, are Events of the highest Importance to this Nation and its Commerce. The Reduction of Martinico, so glorious to your Majesty's Arms, and the still more glorious and important Conquest of the Havannah, by which great Treasure, and a very considerable Part of the Navy of Spain, are fallen into your Majesty's Hands, speak the Wisdom of your Councils, and the Valour of those employed in the Execution of these great Commands, and fill our Hearts with Gratitude and Satisfaction.

The public Testimony which your Majesty has, therefore, graciously given to the unwearied Perseverance and unparallelled Bravery of your Officers and private Men, by Sea and Land, to which under God, these glorious Atchievements are to be attributed, is no less Honourable, than deserved Reward of their Services, and must be an additional Recommendation of them, to the Esteem and Gratitude of their Country.

Allow us, Sir, to thank your Majesty for having promised to direct the Preliminary Articles of the Peace to be laid before us. And we receive with the greatest Satisfaction, the Information, which your Majesty has condescended in the mean Time to afford us, from which we promise ourselves that, with your Majesty's Dominions our Trade will be increased; and that all Occasions of future Disputes being removed the Blessings of Peace will be thereby rendered permanent and secure.

We return your Majesty our most sincere and humble Thanks for your great Goodness and tender Regard for the Welfare of your Subjects, in proceeding without Delay to the Conclusion of the Negotiation of Peace, so expedient for this Country; and for your gracious Intentions, as soon as it shall be concluded, to reduce the Public Expences.

Your Majesty may be assured, that your faithful Commons will chearfully assist in the Support of such Expences as may be still necessary with due regard to that Oeconomy, which your Majesty recommends to us, as far as may be consistent with Wisdom and true Policy.

We will not fail to consider of the most effectual Methods of settling our new Acquisitions, of securing those Countries to us, and of improving our Commerce and Navigation. And lamenting the Loss of those many brave Men, who have fallen in this glorious War, we will pay all due Attention to the Services of those who yet remain, by whose Valour those Acquisitions have been made. And we will continue to cultivate that Union, to which we greatly owe the Successes of the War, in order thereby to make the best Advantage of Peace, and lay the Foundation of that Oeconomy, which we owe to ourselves and to our Posterity.