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Foreign News
September 29, 1738
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
British Commons speech presenting bills for royal assent, granting 3,750,000 l. for fleets, armies, and debt, including additional 10,000 seamen to address Spanish depredations on trade in American seas, seeking redress and security.
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LONDON, June 24.
From the Whitehall Evening-Post.
The following Speech was made by an honourable Gentleman, upon presenting the Bills for the Royal Assent, at the Close of the last Session. We believe it is tolerably exact; but it is certainly so with Regard to the Substance of it.
YOUR Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, Most Gracious Sovereign, in Parliament assembled, attend your Majesty with several Bills; and with one amongst the rest for your Royal Assent, concerning the Supplies granted for the Publick Service of the Year, allowing 3750000 l. for the Maintenance of your Fleets, and Armies, and discharging a Million of the National Debt, and other Purposes.
Your Commons at first made Provision but for 10000 Seamen, they being sufficient for the common Service: but having since been called on, by the Sufferings and Grievances of your Majesty's Subjects, to strengthen your Hands, to defend your Rights, and do them Justice against the lawless Power of the Spanish Nation in the Seas of America; where your Majesty's Subjects have, by Nature, and unrestrained by Compact, an equal Right with them, and are not to be subject to any Obstruction or Molestation whatsoever in their Passage over those free and open Seas: they have readily granted your Majesty 10000 more. To suffer the Spaniards to Rummage our Ships, is to give them a Right to the Sovereignty of those Seas, as it was deemed by Great-Britain; and was never allowed by any of your Majesty's Predecessors.
These Depredations deserve the Consideration of your Commons: and these Outrages (if continued) well deserve your Resentment. To their Plunder they have added Insults: and to their Insults, Cruelties: Insults the more sensibly felt, as they come from a People whose Power we always deemed inferior: and whose Strength we ever subdued, when tried. With these Sentiments your Commons applied to the Father of their Country for Redress: and received such an Answer, as the Father of their Country should give: for which your faithful Commons make most grateful and dutiful Acknowledgements. Their Application on this Occasion, was on behalf of their Trade, which is the Life and Spirit of this Nation; resting persuaded, that by your Interposition, you will be able to obtain Justice for past Injuries, as well as future Security for your Trading Subjects, for the Sake of the Dignity of your Majesty's Imperial Crown, and the Honour of the British Nation; which they are Sensible never were, nor ever can be, more secure than under your Majesty's Royal Protection.
Since your Majesty's Paternal Care has preserved this Nation under many Difficulties from the Calamities of War, every good Man hopes you will be able to accomplish the great Work before you without it; yet if the Lot be so, that no Satisfaction for our Losses and Sufferings can be had, nor Security for the future, nor the Credits of the British Nation, supported but by Force of Arms; there is not one Man in the Nation, whose Heart and Hands would not be willing to support your Majesty therein, as your faithful Commons are willing and ready to do.
To these necessary Ends, they desire your Majesty's Royal Acceptation of the Supplies which they have granted for that Purpose; which with several other Bills, SIR, upon the Table, are ready for the Royal Assent, and are for the Benefit of the Publick; particularly that which restrains the Privilege of Parliament: A Work begun before, but now compleat; and which will put an End to a Practice which tended to the Reproach and Dishonour of the Parliament.
From the Whitehall Evening-Post.
The following Speech was made by an honourable Gentleman, upon presenting the Bills for the Royal Assent, at the Close of the last Session. We believe it is tolerably exact; but it is certainly so with Regard to the Substance of it.
YOUR Majesty's most dutiful and loyal Subjects, Most Gracious Sovereign, in Parliament assembled, attend your Majesty with several Bills; and with one amongst the rest for your Royal Assent, concerning the Supplies granted for the Publick Service of the Year, allowing 3750000 l. for the Maintenance of your Fleets, and Armies, and discharging a Million of the National Debt, and other Purposes.
Your Commons at first made Provision but for 10000 Seamen, they being sufficient for the common Service: but having since been called on, by the Sufferings and Grievances of your Majesty's Subjects, to strengthen your Hands, to defend your Rights, and do them Justice against the lawless Power of the Spanish Nation in the Seas of America; where your Majesty's Subjects have, by Nature, and unrestrained by Compact, an equal Right with them, and are not to be subject to any Obstruction or Molestation whatsoever in their Passage over those free and open Seas: they have readily granted your Majesty 10000 more. To suffer the Spaniards to Rummage our Ships, is to give them a Right to the Sovereignty of those Seas, as it was deemed by Great-Britain; and was never allowed by any of your Majesty's Predecessors.
These Depredations deserve the Consideration of your Commons: and these Outrages (if continued) well deserve your Resentment. To their Plunder they have added Insults: and to their Insults, Cruelties: Insults the more sensibly felt, as they come from a People whose Power we always deemed inferior: and whose Strength we ever subdued, when tried. With these Sentiments your Commons applied to the Father of their Country for Redress: and received such an Answer, as the Father of their Country should give: for which your faithful Commons make most grateful and dutiful Acknowledgements. Their Application on this Occasion, was on behalf of their Trade, which is the Life and Spirit of this Nation; resting persuaded, that by your Interposition, you will be able to obtain Justice for past Injuries, as well as future Security for your Trading Subjects, for the Sake of the Dignity of your Majesty's Imperial Crown, and the Honour of the British Nation; which they are Sensible never were, nor ever can be, more secure than under your Majesty's Royal Protection.
Since your Majesty's Paternal Care has preserved this Nation under many Difficulties from the Calamities of War, every good Man hopes you will be able to accomplish the great Work before you without it; yet if the Lot be so, that no Satisfaction for our Losses and Sufferings can be had, nor Security for the future, nor the Credits of the British Nation, supported but by Force of Arms; there is not one Man in the Nation, whose Heart and Hands would not be willing to support your Majesty therein, as your faithful Commons are willing and ready to do.
To these necessary Ends, they desire your Majesty's Royal Acceptation of the Supplies which they have granted for that Purpose; which with several other Bills, SIR, upon the Table, are ready for the Royal Assent, and are for the Benefit of the Publick; particularly that which restrains the Privilege of Parliament: A Work begun before, but now compleat; and which will put an End to a Practice which tended to the Reproach and Dishonour of the Parliament.
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
Trade Or Commerce
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
Parliament Speech
Spanish Depredations
American Seas Trade
Royal Assent Bills
Naval Supplies Grant
Where did it happen?
Seas Of America
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Seas Of America
Event Date
Close Of The Last Session
Outcome
granted 3,750,000 l. for maintenance of fleets and armies, discharging a million of the national debt, and other purposes; additional 10,000 seamen beyond initial 10,000.
Event Details
Honourable Gentleman presents bills including one for supplies, addressing Spanish depredations, rummaging of ships, insults, and cruelties in American seas; Commons seek redress from the King for trade grievances, express readiness to support war if necessary, and present other bills restraining parliamentary privilege.