i ANNUAL REGISTER, 1797. 
have already provoked the people 
to refiftance. Wecan hope for no 
economy from men whofe extrava- 
gance and wafte exceeds whatever 
has been heard of the mad prodigali- 
ty offormerperiods. Wecan expect 
no falutary reformations from thofe 
who have endeavoured to engraft 
upon and blerd with the fubftance 
of the conftitution itfelf, thofe’ a- 
bufes by which their rapacity is fup- 
porte Finally, we can expect 
rom fuch men and fuch a fyftem, 
no other iffue but the eftablifhment 
ofadominion of minifterial terror- 
ifm, fupported by parliamentary 
corruption, inftead of the ancient 
conititution. of this’ country, con- 
duéted according to the principles 
of the Revolution. 
(Signed) Breprorp. 
CHEDWORTH. 
Heffaze from his Maye/y to the Houfe of 
Commons, June Vt, 1797. 
GrorceR. 
it is with the deepeft concern his 
Majefty acquaints the Houfe of 
Commons, that the conduct of the 
crews. of fome of his Majefty’s flips 
now at the Nore, in perfifting in 
the moft violentand treafonableaéts 
of mutiny and difobedience, not- 
withflanding the full extenfion to 
them of all the benefits which had 
been accepted with gratitude by the 
reft of his Maiefty’s fleet, and not- 
withfianding ihe repeated offers of 
his Majeity’s gracious pardon on 
their returning to their duty, have 
comp: led his Majefty to call on all 
his fai.) ful fubjetts to give their ut- 
moit affifiance in reprefling fuch 
dangerous and criminal procetd- 
ings. His Majefty has direéted a 
copy of the proclamation which he 
has-iffued for this purpofe, to be 
laid before the Houfe; and he can- 
not doubt that his parliament will 
adopt with readineks and decifion 
every meafure which can tend, at 
this important conjunéture, to pro- 
vide for the public fecurity; and 
his Majefty particularly recom- 
mends it to the confideration of 
parliament to make more effectual 
provifign for the prevention and 
punifhment of all traiterous at- 
tempts to excite fedition and mu- 
tiny in his Majefty’s fervice, or to 
withdraw any part of his Majefty’s 
forces by fea or land from their 
duty, and allegiance to him, and 
from that obedience and difcipline 
which are fo important to the pro- 
{perity and the fafety of the Britifh 
empire. ; 
Meffage from his Majefty to the Honfe 
of Commons, July 6th, 1797. 
Georce R. 
S the ftate of public bufinefs 
A may foon enable his anges 
to put an end to the prefent fef- 
fion, his Majefty thinks it proper 
to recommend it to the Houfe of 
Commons to confider of making 
provifion to enable his Majefty to 
defray fuch extraordinary expences, 
and to take fuch meafures as the 
exigencies of affairs may require ; 
and in particular, to afford fome pe- 
cuniary affiftance, if the circum- 
{tances fhould appear to his Majef- 
ty to require it, to his ally the 
Queen of Portugal, for the defence 
of her dominions againft any attack 
from the common enemy. ns 
ts 
