[coyne] THE TALBOT PAPERS 181 
We participate in the satisfaction expressed by your Honor at hav- 
ing it in your power on the first time you are called upon to address 
us, to offer your cordial congratulations on the uniform success which 
has crowned His Majesty’s Arms in this Province. 
That the Enemy has been foiled in his machinations against it; 
that three of his Armies have been surrendered or completely defeated, 
and that two important Fortresses had been wrested from him, are to 
us sources of the highest satisfaction. 
It is with pride and exultation we learn, that the valour and dis- 
cipline of his Majesty’s regular Forces (so nobly displayed) in the 
defence of this Province, have been ably supported by the zeal and 
bravery of our Militia, and we feel confident, that while the Enemy 
shall continue his hostile attempts the exertions of our Regular and 
Militia Forces under the direction of your Honor, will be attended with 
uniform success. 
The death of our late most Gallant and lamented President, Major- 
General Brock, who so nobly fell while contending against a superior 
force of our enemies in defence of this Province, has excited in us 
feelings of sorrow and regret, and while we lament our inability to 
bestow on his great and distinguished merits, any other reward than 
our praise; we learn with the greatest satisfaction the high sense of 
the services of that able and Gallant Officer manifested by his Royal 
Highness the Prince Regent, who has been pleased in his Majesty’s 
name to associate him to the most Honorable Military Order of the 
Bath. 
We are happy to perceive the favorable impression which the liberal 
appropriations of the Legislature of the two Canadas, and the deter- 
mined resistance manifested by the loyal inhabitants have made on his 
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, and with him we think that little 
apprehension need be entertained of the result of any trial in which 
they may be called to prove their courage and perseverance. 
When the Public Accounts are laid before us, we will pay that 
attention to them that the nature of the subject requires, and shall 
always be happy to afford every means in our power, to assist in the 
defence of the Province. : 
We are much concerned to learn that doubts have been suggested 
as to the sufficiency of the late Crops to supply the probable wants of 
the Colony, if the exportation and distillation of Grain be uncontrolled. 
We shall give to such a subject of so much moment, our most serious 
consideration, and shall endeavour to provide such remedy as the emer- 
gency may appear to require. 
