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throne with the most lively and 
heart-felt congratulations on the 
timely discovery and defeat of the 
late traitorous designs against your 
majesty’s person. 
“¢ Sensible as we are of the hap- 
piness we enjoy under your majes- 
ty’s mild and paternal government, 
ruling, as we are persuaded your ma- 
jesty does, not more over the per- 
sons, than in the hearts of a free 
and grateful people; allied as your 
august person is to the safety of our 
glorious constitution in church and 
state, and essential as your majes- 
ty’s invaluable life is to the vital in- 
terests of the empire at large, and 
of every individual living under its 
wise, wholesome, and equal laws ; 
we are unable in terms adequate to 
our feelings, to express our abhor- 
rence at the nefarious and diabolical 
machinations, which were delibe- 
rately planned to whelm them all, 
by one fatal blow, in horror and 
destruction. 
‘¢ Such sentiments of indignation 
must glow in the hearts of your ma- 
jesty’s faithful subjects throughout 
the united kingdom; and we entreat 
your majesty to believe, that your 
loyal citizens of London are sensibly 
alive to the mighty mischief which 
threatened them ; and that their af- 
fectionate attachment and ardent 
zeal, wjjlever,if possible, strengthen 
in proportion to any danger to 
which your royal person may be 
_ exposed. 
‘¢ We trust, however, that the 
firm and decided execution of the 
laws, upon the unnatural projectors 
of so foul a deed, will, while it 
warns the traitor of his punishment, 
convince the loyal of the protection 
our revered constitution affords, and 
effectually secure your majesty and 
the united kingdom, over which the 
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agodness and mercy of providence 
have placed and preserved you, from 
any such guilty attempts in future, 
to disturb the general tranquillity. 
*¢ Long may the Almighty guard 
the throne of this realm from the as- 
saults of violence, and the insidious 
attacks of domestic treason; and 
long may your majesty, in your 
person and family, enjoy that quiet 
and happiness in governing, which 
are so intimately interwoven with 
the dearest possessions of the free 
and happy people who obey.” 
To which his majesty was pleased 
to make the following most gracious 
reply : 
‘¢ J thank you for this dutiful and 
loyal address; and I accept, with 
particular satisfaction, the affec- 
tionate congratulations of my faith- 
ful city of London, on the signal 
protection of diyine providence 
vyouchsafed to me, and upon our 
common deliverance ffom a despe- 
rate and wicked attempt to destroy 
our invaluable constitution, 
therewith the laws, liberties, and 
happiness of my people.” 
After which his majesty conferred 
thehonourof knighthood on Richard 
Welch, and James Alexander, esqrs. 
the two sheriffs of the city of Lon- 
don. 
3d. A superh sword, and the 
freedom of the city of London, were 
presented to Sir James Saumarez, 
by the chamberlain, for the victo- 
ries obtained by the squadron under 
his command, over the Spanish and 
French fleets, off Algesiras and Cape 
Trafalgar. 
Napper Tandy has inserted, in the 
continental papers, a challenge ad- 
dressed to Mr. Elliot, the member 
of parliament, in consequence of his 
late public strictures on Napper’s 
conduct. He offers to meet him in 
any 
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