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tisfaction which we have expressed in the general 
display of zeal, courage, and public spirit, which has, 
on the present occasion, reflected so much honour on 
- the inhabitants of these islands, and so well distin- 
guished them from the nations of the continent. 
All that could be. wished for, and more than could 
be required, by any government, from the people 
whose affairs it administers, has, on the present occa- 
sion, not only been given with cheerfulness, but press- 
ed upon our rulers with earnestness and zeal. The 
voluntary offers of service of every description, have 
anticipated their requests, and have even outrun their 
wishes. With them remain the task—and with them 
it still remains—a pleasing task if well understood, a 
glorious one if well executed—the task of directing 
this spirit in its proper channel; of applying it to its 
proper objects; and of rendering it ultimately availa- 
ble to the success of the sacred cause, of national ho- 
nour and national independence. 
By this theme, the nearest to the heart of every 
Briton, we have been, in some degree, led away from 
the immediate object of this address ; which is, to ex- 
press our gratitude for the countenance we have re- 
ceived, and to bespeak its continuance by a pledge of 
that sincerity of intention, and uprightness of prin- 
ciple, by which alone we can hope to merit it; and of 
that manly freedom of opinion and discussion which 
become 
