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Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
dation of anonymous libels thru issued from the press , of the most wicked tendency , in various parts of the kingdom , an-i which , from perusing , he v .-as convinced were written bv men of no mean talents . The Attorney - Geiicra ! concluded by moving for leave to biing in his bill ; wl-. ich was seconded by Mr . Pitt . The bill was brought in aa-orciiiigly .
MESSAOK FROM THE KINO . Vridav , 30 . Mr . Dundas brought up the following Message from his Majesty . ' His Maicriy tlrnks it proner to acquaint the House of Commons , that from various advices received by his Majesty , it appears , that the preparations for the cmbaikation of troops and warlike stores are now carried on with considerable and encreas ' mg activity in tbe ports of France , Flanders , and Holland , with the avowed design of attempting the invasion of his
Majesty ' s dominions -, aud that in this design the enemy is encouraged by the convsy-. ondeuee and communication of traitors and disaffected persons and societies of these kingdoms - . His Majesty places the firmest reliance , under the Divine Providence , on the bravery of his fleets and armies , and on the zeal , public spirit , and unshaken courage ofhis faithful people , already manifested in the voluntary exertions of all ranks of his Majesty ' s subjects for the general defence , ami more than ever necessary at a moment whyi they
arc called to contend for the preservation of all that is dear to them ., ' His Majesty , in pursuance of the aft passed in the last Session of Parliament , for raising a provisional force of cavalry , lias thought it right to give directions that the said cavalry should be drawn out and embodied ; ancl it is also his Majesty ' s intention to order the part not yet embodied of the augmentation made to the militia , under the ails of last . sessions - , to be foreivith drawn out and embodied , in pursuance ofhis Majesty ' s communication alread y made to the House of Commons on the subjeif . ' His Majesty feels it incumbent on him to make the , fullest use of the extensive means already provided by the wisdom of Parliament for the national
defence . But he feels . it at the same time , under the circumstances which he has stated , indispensably neces ' sary to recommend it to the House of Commons to consider without delay of such further measures as may enable his Majesty to defeat the wicked machinations of disaffected persons within these realms , and to guard agj . inst the designs of the enemy , either abroad or at home . ' Mr . Sheridan said , it was impossible for any gentleman who viewed the
situation of this country at the present momentous crisis , to suppose that he rose for the purpose of opposing the thanks of the- house to his Majesty for his gracious message , which had been just read from the chair . When we were threatened with the invasion of a foreign force , who endeavoured to subvert the government and overturn the constitution of the country , then surely men , in ottering their personal services to proteft both , did nothing more than act in conformity to their allegiance . On the present occasion ,
he said , he hoped to see no common , no ordinary spirit animate the people to a manly resistance to the enemy . Superadded to the claims of their allegiance , tl-. ere were the strongest excitements to their duty , to preserve our chancier as Englishmen , our independence as a nation . He rejoiced to see the public spirit that lately began , to manifest itself ; lie cautioned the people not to remain supine , nor to wait as it were for some strange pha-nomenon , which must happen of course ; but to treat the menaces of the enemy as an
approaching peril , against which every heart , baud , and sinew in the country should unite . He had no apprehension but that the same sentiment prevailed in the heart of every bosom ; that the first drop or English blood spilt in the kingdom by a Frenchman would rouse the energy of the people , and make
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Report Of The Proceedings Of The British Parliament.
dation of anonymous libels thru issued from the press , of the most wicked tendency , in various parts of the kingdom , an-i which , from perusing , he v .-as convinced were written bv men of no mean talents . The Attorney - Geiicra ! concluded by moving for leave to biing in his bill ; wl-. ich was seconded by Mr . Pitt . The bill was brought in aa-orciiiigly .
MESSAOK FROM THE KINO . Vridav , 30 . Mr . Dundas brought up the following Message from his Majesty . ' His Maicriy tlrnks it proner to acquaint the House of Commons , that from various advices received by his Majesty , it appears , that the preparations for the cmbaikation of troops and warlike stores are now carried on with considerable and encreas ' mg activity in tbe ports of France , Flanders , and Holland , with the avowed design of attempting the invasion of his
Majesty ' s dominions -, aud that in this design the enemy is encouraged by the convsy-. ondeuee and communication of traitors and disaffected persons and societies of these kingdoms - . His Majesty places the firmest reliance , under the Divine Providence , on the bravery of his fleets and armies , and on the zeal , public spirit , and unshaken courage ofhis faithful people , already manifested in the voluntary exertions of all ranks of his Majesty ' s subjects for the general defence , ami more than ever necessary at a moment whyi they
arc called to contend for the preservation of all that is dear to them ., ' His Majesty , in pursuance of the aft passed in the last Session of Parliament , for raising a provisional force of cavalry , lias thought it right to give directions that the said cavalry should be drawn out and embodied ; ancl it is also his Majesty ' s intention to order the part not yet embodied of the augmentation made to the militia , under the ails of last . sessions - , to be foreivith drawn out and embodied , in pursuance ofhis Majesty ' s communication alread y made to the House of Commons on the subjeif . ' His Majesty feels it incumbent on him to make the , fullest use of the extensive means already provided by the wisdom of Parliament for the national
defence . But he feels . it at the same time , under the circumstances which he has stated , indispensably neces ' sary to recommend it to the House of Commons to consider without delay of such further measures as may enable his Majesty to defeat the wicked machinations of disaffected persons within these realms , and to guard agj . inst the designs of the enemy , either abroad or at home . ' Mr . Sheridan said , it was impossible for any gentleman who viewed the
situation of this country at the present momentous crisis , to suppose that he rose for the purpose of opposing the thanks of the- house to his Majesty for his gracious message , which had been just read from the chair . When we were threatened with the invasion of a foreign force , who endeavoured to subvert the government and overturn the constitution of the country , then surely men , in ottering their personal services to proteft both , did nothing more than act in conformity to their allegiance . On the present occasion ,
he said , he hoped to see no common , no ordinary spirit animate the people to a manly resistance to the enemy . Superadded to the claims of their allegiance , tl-. ere were the strongest excitements to their duty , to preserve our chancier as Englishmen , our independence as a nation . He rejoiced to see the public spirit that lately began , to manifest itself ; lie cautioned the people not to remain supine , nor to wait as it were for some strange pha-nomenon , which must happen of course ; but to treat the menaces of the enemy as an
approaching peril , against which every heart , baud , and sinew in the country should unite . He had no apprehension but that the same sentiment prevailed in the heart of every bosom ; that the first drop or English blood spilt in the kingdom by a Frenchman would rouse the energy of the people , and make