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inhabitants of Alexandria, man, wo- 
man, and child, to the sword, till 
slaughter was tired of its work— 
who, against all the laws of war, put 
near 4000 Turks to death in cold 
blood, after their surrender—who 
poisoned his own hospitals in order 
to destroy his own comrades, when 
disabled, by wounds orsickness, from 
furthering the plan of pillage which 
carried him to St. Jean D’Acre— 
who, having thus stained the pro- 
fession of arms, and solemnly and 
publicly renounced the religion of 
Christendom, and embraced Maho- 
metanism, again pretended to em- 
brace the Christian religion—who, 
on his return to France, destroyed 
the representative system — who, 
after seducing the Polish legion into 
the service of his pretended republic, 
transferred it treacherously to St. 
Domingo, where :it has perished to 
a man, either by disease or the 
sword: and who, finally, as it were 
to fill the measure of his arrogance, 
has. dared to attack what is most 
dear and most useful to civilized so- 
ciety—the freedom of the press, and 
the: freedom of speech; by prope- 
sing to restrict the British press, and 
the deliberations of the British se- 
nate. Such is the tyrant we are 
called upen to oppose; and such is 
the fate which awaits England, 
should we suffer him and his degra~ 
ded slaves to pollute our soil. With 
these sentiments this meeting resolves 
unanimously, that they will use their 
utmost endeavours to carry into its 
fullest effect the bill now depending 
in parliament for the aioe defence 
of the country.” 
28th. Theattention of parliament 
was this day called to an object of 
the most serious importance, by the 
following most gracious communica- 
tion from our beloved sovereign : 
“ 
a 
ANNUAL! REGISTER, 1808. 
‘* His majesty feels the deepest re- 
gret in acquainting the house of com-. 
mons, that a treasonable and rebel- 
lious spirit of insurrection has ma- 
nifested itself in Ireland, which has 
been marked by circumstances of 
peculiar atrocity in the city of Dub- 
lin. His majesty relies, with per- 
fect confidence, on the wisdom of 
his parliament, that such measures 
will be forthwith adopted as are best 
calculated to afford protection and 
security to his majesty’s loyal sub- 
jects, in that part of the united king- 
dom, and to restore and preserve 
general tranquillity. G.R.” 
This message having been read by 
the speaker ; 
The chancellor of the exchequer 
addressed the house to the following 
purport: ‘¢ I am fully persuaded 
that there is, in the united parlia- 
ment, a full participation of those 
feelings. expressed by his majesty ; 
and am convinced that this house 
possesses a disposition and determi- , 
nation to justify and repay the con- 
fidence of his majesty in such circum. - 
stances as the present. ‘There was, 
indeed, reason to hope that conta- 
mination so malignant would have 
been, by this time, completely era- 
dicated ; we might reasonably have 
flattered ourselves, that the recol- 
lection of the calamities they had 
brought upon themselves by their 
former lawless and treasonable pro- 
ceedings; that a sense of the bles- 
sings they since so eminently enjoy- 
ed, under a mild and paternal go- 
vernment; and, above all, that the 
experience exhibited to the world 
of all the hopes conceived from pre- 
tended and deluded reformers: and 
that the example of France, during 
the most bloody and afflicting scenes, 
in the most complete military des- 
petism, would have operated fa- 
vourably 
