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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of London present an address to King George III on June 17, 1761, celebrating the British capture of Belleisle island by land and naval forces, expressing hopes for peace with France, and pledging support for the war. The King responds graciously, thanking them and affirming his commitment to their trade.
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To the King's Most Excellent Majesty,
The Humble Address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the City of London, in Common Council assembled, June 17, 1761.
Most gracious Sovereign,
WITH reverential awe and gratitude to the supreme giver of all victory, we your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of the city of London, common-council assembled, humbly approach your royal presence, to express our joy and exultation on the entire reduction of the important island of Belleisle, by the conduct, intrepidity, and perseverance of your Majesty's land and naval forces; a conquest which after more than one fruitless attempt in former times, seems to have been reserved by Divine Providence, to grace the auspicious beginning of your Majesty's reign, and confirms our hopes of a long continuance of wise, steady, and successful measures.
A blow so humiliating to the pride and power of France, cannot but impress that haughty nation with a due sense of the superiority of a patriot King, ruling over a free, brave, and united people; and will, we trust, convince them of the danger of delaying to accept such terms of peace as your Majesty's equity, wisdom, and moderation shall think fit to prescribe.
What therefore have we more to wish, but that your Majesty may long, very long, continue the guardian and protector of the religious, civil, and commercial rights of Great Britain and her colonies; and that your Majesty's wisdom may ever be seconded by equally faithful and spirited councils; and your commands executed with noble ardour, emulation and success?
On our part, permit us humbly to assure your Majesty, that your faithful citizens of London will, with unwearied zeal and cheerfulness, contribute to support a vigorous prosecution of this just and necessary War until your Majesty, having sufficiently vindicated the honour of your crown, and secured the trade, navigation, and possessions of your subjects, shall enjoy the blessing and the glory of giving repose to Europe, of wholly attending to and promoting the virtue and happiness of your people, and of cultivating all the other arts of peace.
Signed by Order of Court,
JAMES HODGES.
To which Address his Majesty was pleased to return this most gracious Answer.
I return you my hearty thanks for this fresh mark of your affection to my person, and of your constant zeal for the lustre of my arms, and for the glory of my reign. Your repeated assurances of cheerful and steady support in the prosecution of this necessary war, are most highly pleasing to me, and cannot fail to promote the desirable object of peace, on just, honorable, and advantageous conditions. The city of London may always depend on my unwearied endeavours for the security and extension of their trade, navigation, and commerce.
They were all received very graciously, and had the honor to kiss his Majesty's hand.
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Belleisle
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June 17, 1761
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entire reduction of the important island of belleisle
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The Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Common Council of London express joy on the conquest of Belleisle by British land and naval forces, a blow to France hoped to lead to peace terms; they pledge support for the war until honor is vindicated and trade secured. The King thanks them and affirms efforts for peace and commerce.