commons of Great Britain in parliament affembled, return your Majefty the thanks of this House, for your most gracious fpeech from

the throne.

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RESOLVED, Wedn, Feb. 27, in the Houfe of Commons, "That an humble address be presented to his Majefty, most humbly to reprefent to his Majefty that the further profecution of offenfive war on the continent of North America, for the purpofe of reducing the re volted colonies to obedience by force, will be the means of weak

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This motion being rejected by ftances, dangerously to increase ority of 93 to 28, the follow- the mutual enmity fo fatal to the proteit was entered:

interefts both of Great Britain and America, and, by preventing an happy reconciliation with that country, to fruftrate the earnest defire graciously expreffed by his Majefty to reftore the bleflings of public tranquillity."

Refolved," That the faid addrefs be prefented to his Majefty by the whole House."

Ordered, "That fuch members of this Houfe as are of his Majefty's most honourable privy coun cil, do humbly know his Majesty's pleafure when he will be attended by this Houfe,"

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"That an humble addrefs be prefented to his Majesty, to return arer his Majesty the thanks of this Houfe for his most gracious answer to their addrefs, prefented to his Majefty on Friday last, and for the rances his Majefty has been ..ed to give of his intention, in The purfuance of the advice of this Houle, to take fuch measures as fhall appear moft conducive to the restoration of harmony between Great Britain and the revolted colonies; and that his efforts fhall be directed, in the most effectual manner, against our European enemies, until fuch peace can be ob. tained as fhall confift with the permanent welfare and profperity of his kingdom; this House being convinced nothing can, in the prefent circumstances of this counatry, fo effentially promote those great objects of his Majefty's paternal care for his people, as the meafures which his most faithful commons have most humbly and earnestly recommended to his Majefty."

..ed in the most effecer against our European nies, till fuch peace can be obtained as fhall confift with the interests and permanent welfare of my kingdoms."

Befides the address of the Houfe of Commons, the following were alfo prefented to his Majefty; at the fame time praying for Speedy conclufion of the American

war:

The address, remonstrance, and
petition of the county of Middle-
fex, prefented by John Wilkes
and George Byng, Efqrs.

Ditto of Surry, by Admiral
Keppel and Sir Jofeph Mawbey,

Bart.

Ditto of London, by the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor;

Ditto of Westminster, by the
Hon. Charles James Fox;

Ditto of Southwark, by N. Pol-
hill, Efq. and Sir Richard Hotham,
Bait.

An Address of Thanks to bis Ma-
jefly by the House of Commons for

The fame being read, was orjefty by the privy counfellors memdered to be delivered to his Ma

bers of the Houfe.

.fore them, is of opinion, That "Lord George Sackville is guilty of having difobeyed the orders of Prince Ferdinand of Brunf wick, whom he was by his com⚫miffion and instructions directed to obey as commander in chief, according to the rules of war: and it is the further opinion of this court, that the faid Lord George Sackville is, and he is hereby adjudged unfit to ferve his Majesty in any military ca⚫pacity whatever.'

Which fentence his Majefty has been pleafed to confirm ; And public orders given out in confequence thereof,

It is his Majesty's pleasure, ⚫ that the above sentence be given out in public orders, that officers being convinced that nei "ther high birth nor great em ployments can fhelter offences of fuch a nature; and, that feeing they are fubject to cenfures much worse than death, to a man who has any fenfe of honour, they may avoid the fatal confequences arifing from the

'difobedience of orders.'

This motion being rejected by a majority of 93 to 28, the following proteft was entered:

DISSENTIENT,

"Because we cannot look upon the raifing to the peerage a perfon fo circumftanced in any other light, than as a measure fatal to the interefts as well as the glory of the crown, and to the dignity of this Houfe, infulting to the memory of the late fovereign, and likewife to every furviving branch of the illuftrious house of Brunf wick; repugnant to every principle of military difcipline, and directly contrary to the maintenance of that Houfe, which has

Addrefs of the House of Commons to
bis Majefty, against the further
Profecution of the American War;
with his Majefty's most gracious
Anfwer.

RESOLVED, Wedn, Feb. 27, in
the House of Commons, "That
an humble addrefs be prefented to
his Majefty, most humbly to repre-
fent to his Majefty that the further
continent of North America, for
profecution of offenfive war on the
the purpose of reducing the re
volted colonies to obedience by
force, will be the means of weak-
ening the efforts of this country
against her European enemies,
ftances, dangerously to increase
tends, under the prefent circum-
the mutual enmity fo fatal to the
interests both of Great Britain and
America, and, by preventing an
happy reconciliation with that
country, to fruftrate the earnest
defire graciously expreffed by his
Majefty to reftore the bleflings of
public tranquillity."

Refolved, "That the faid addrefs be prefented to his Majesty by the whole House."

Qrdered, "That fuch members of this Houfe as are of his Majefty's most honourable privy council, do humbly know his Majesty's pleafure when he will be attended by this Houfe."

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waited upon the King (being introduced by his Grace the Duke of Manchester, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesty's Houtehold) with the following Addrefs, which was read by James Adair, Efq. Recorder :

To the King's moft Excellent Majefty.
The bumble Addrefs of the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen and Commons of
the City of London, in Commen
Council affembled.

perfon and family, cannot fail of giving me the higheft fatisfaction. The dignity of my crown, the union of my people, and the interefts and profperity of all my dominions, muit ever be the principal object of my care."

Memorial of Prince Gallitzin and
Monf. de Marcoff, Minifiers of
the Empress of all the Ruffias,
prefented to the States General;
with Mr. Secretary Fox's Letter
to Monf. Simolin, Ruffian Mi-
nifter at the Court of London.
Hogue Gazette Extraordinary, April 3d.
RINCE Gallitzin and Monf.

PR
of the Emprefs of all the Ruffias,
de Marcoff, joint minifters
States-General, the following me
have prefented, this day, to the

nifters of the Emprefs of all the
"The underwritten, joint mi.
Ruffias, in confequence of the
orders given them to accelerate,

Moft gracious Sovereign, "WE, your Majefty's moft dutiful and loyal fubjects, the lord mayor, aldermen, and commons of the city of London, in common council affen.bled, beg leave to approach your throne with fentiments of the most fincere loyalty and attachment to your royal per-morial: don and family, and humbly to express our warmest thanks to your Majefty for having graci oufly complied with the wifhes of your people, in making a change in your Majesty's councils, and taking thofe perfons into your Majefty's confidence who are refpected by their country for their conftitutional principles and diftinguished abilities, and whofe endeavours, we truft, with the blefling of Providence, will reftore the dignity of your Majefty's crown, union among your people, and promote the intereft and profperity of all your dominions.

Signed by order of the court.

WILLIAM RIx."

To which his Majefty was pleafed to return the following moft gracious Anfwer:

"The affurances given me by the city of London, of their loyalty and attachment to my

as much as in them lies, the falutrufted to her Imperial Majesty, tary work of the mediation enthink it their duty to lofe no time to communicate to your High Mightinelles a copy of a letter written to Monf. Simolin, their fovereign's minifter at the court of ftate to his Britannic Majefty. of London, by Mr. Fox, fecretary It will convince your High Mightine fles of the intentions of his Britannic Majefty to be fincerely reconciled to the republic, on the conditions by yourselves established, in your refolution of the 14th ult. by which you again accept of the emprefs's mediation; the preliminary conceffion, made on the part of Great Britain, concerning the principal article of the treaty

of