The New Hampshire Gazette

OMISSIONS.
LONDON DEC 1.
BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
House of Lords November 30.
This day the business of the Session commenced with the usual formalities. Soon after o'clock, his Royal Highness the Prince Regent arrived at the House, attended by the Great Officers of State, &c. when the members of the House of Commons being called in, His Royal Highness was pleased to deliver the following Speech from the Throne.
My Lords and Gentlemen,
It is with the deepest concern that I am obliged to announce to you, at the opening of this parliament, the continuance of his Majesty's lamented illness, and the diminution of the hopes, which I have most anxiously entertained of his recovery.
The situation of public affairs has induced me to take the earliest opportunity of meeting you after the late elections. I am persuaded you will cordially participate in the satisfaction which I derive from the improvement of our prospects during the course of the present year.
The valour and intrepidity displayed by his Majesty's forces, and those of his allies in the Peninsula on many occasions during this campaign and the consummate skill and judgement, with which the operations have been conducted by gen. the Marquis of Wellington, have led to consequences of the utmost importance to the common cause.
By transferring the war into the interior of Spain, & by the glorious and ever memorable victory obtained at Salamanca, he has compelled the enemy to raise the siege of Cadiz; and the Southern Provinces of that Kingdom have been delivered from the power and arms of France.
Although I cannot but regret that the efforts of the enemy, combined with a view, to one great operation, have rendered it necessary to withdraw from the siege of Burgos, and to evacuate Madrid, for the purpose of concentrating the main body of the allied forces; these efforts of the enemy have nevertheless, been attended with important sacrifices on their part, which must materially contribute to extend the resources, & facilitate the exertions, of the Spanish nation.
I am confident I may rely on your determination to continue to afford every aid in support of a contest, which has first given to the Continent of Europe the example of persevering and successful resistance to the power of France, and on which not only the independence of the nations of the peninsula, but the best interests of His Majesty's dominions essentially depend.
I have great pleasure in communicating to you, that the relations of peace and friendship have been restored between his majesty & the Courts of St. Petersburg and Stockholm.
I have directed copies of the Treaties to be laid before you.
In a contest for his own sovereign rights, and for the independence of his dominions. the Emperor of Russia has had to oppose a large proportion of the military power of the French government, assisted by its Allies, and by the Tributary States, dependent upon it,
The resistance which he has opposed to so formidable a combination, cannot fail to excite sentiments of lasting admiration.
By his own magnanimity & perseverance; by the zeal and disinterestedness of all ranks of his subjects; and by the gallantry, firmness, and intrepidity of his forces, the presumptuous expectations of the enemy have been signally disappointed.
The enthusiasm of the Russian nation has increased with the difficulties of the contest, and with the dangers with which they were surrounded.
They have submitted to sacrifices of. which there are few examples in the history of the world; and I indulge the confident hope, that the determined perseverance of His Imperial Majesty will be crowned with ultimate success; & that this contest, in its result, will have the effect of establishing upon a foundation never to be Shaken, the security and independence of the Russian empire.
The proof of confidence which I have received from his Imperial Majesty,in the measure which he has adopted of sending his fleets to the ports of this country, is in the highest degree gratifying to me; and His Imperial Majesty may most fully rely on my fixed determination to afford him the most cordial support in the great contest in which he is engaged.
I have the satisfaction further to acquaint you. that I have concluded a Treaty with his Sicilian Majesty supplementary to the Treaties of 1808 and 1809.
As soon as the ratifications shall have been exchanged, I will direct a copy of this Treaty to be laid before you.
My object has been to provide for the more extensive application of the military force of the Sicilian government to offensive operations; a measure, which combined with the liberal and enlightened principles which happily prevail in the councils of his Sicilian Majesty, is calculated. I trust to augment his power and resources and at the same time to render them essentially serviceable to the common cause
In considering the variety of interests which are connected with this important subject, I rely on your wisdom for making such an arrangement as may best promote the prosperity of the British possessions in that quarter, and at the same time secure the greatest advantages to the commerce and revenue of his majesty's dominions.
I have derived great satisfaction from the success of the measures which have been adopted for suppressing the spirit of outrage and insubordination which had appeared in some parts of the country: and from the disposition which has been manifested to take advantage of the indemnity held out to the deluded by the wisdom and benevolence of Parliament.
I trust I shall never have occasion to lament the recurrence of atrocities so repugnant to the British character and that all his majesty's subjects will be impressed with the conviction, that the happiness of individuals, and the welfare of the State equally depend upon a strict obedience to the laws, and an attachment to our excellent constitution.
In the loyalty of his Majesty's people, and in the wisdom of parliament, I have reason to place the fullest confidence. The same firmness and perseverance which have been manifested on so many and such trying occasions, will not, I am persuaded, be wanting at a time when the eyes of all Europe, and of the world, are fixed up-On you I can assure you, that in the exercise of the great trust reposed in me, I have no sentiment so near my heart as the desire to promote, by every means in my power, the real prosperity and lasting happiness of his majesty's subjects
The Declaration of War by the Government of the United States of America was made under circumstances, which might have afforded a reasonable expectation, that the amicable relations between the two nations would not be long interrupted. It is with sincere regret that I am obliged to acquaint you, that the conduct and pretensions of that Government have hitherto prevented the conclusion of any pacific arrangement.
Their measures of hostility have been principally directed against the adjoining British Provinces, and every effort has been made to seduce the inhabitants of them from their allegiance to His Majesty.
The proofs however, which I have received of loyalty and attachment from His Majesty's subjects in North America are highly satisfactory.
The attempts of the enemy to invade Upper Canada have not only proved abortive, but by the judicious arrangement of the Governor General and by the skill and decision with which the military operations have been conducted, the forces of the enemy a assembled for that purpose in one quarter have been compelled to capitulate, and in another have been completely defeated.
My best efforts are not wanting for the restoration of the relations of peace and amity between the two countries; but until this object can be attained without sacrificing the maritime rights of Great Britain, I shall rely upon your cordial support in a vigorous prosecution of the war.
Gentlemen of the House of Commons.
I have directed the Estimates for the Services of the ensuing year to be laid before you, and I entertain no doubt of your readiness to furnish such supplies as may enable me to provide for the great interests committed to my charge, and afford the best prospect of bringing the contest in which His Majesty is engaged to a successful termination.
My Lords and Gentlemen.
The approaching expiration of the Charter of the East India Company renders it necessary that I should call your early attention to the propriety of providing effectually for the future Government of the Provinces of India.