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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



tuchment from his Majesty's sub- 

 jects in North America are highlj' 

 satisfactory. 



The attempts of the enemy to 

 invade Upper Canada have not only 

 proved abortive, but by the judi- 

 cious arrangements of the gover- 

 nor-general, and by the skill and 

 decision with which the military 

 operations have been conducted, 

 the forces of the enemy assembled 

 for that purpose in one quarter 

 have been compelled to capitulate, 

 and in another have been com- 

 pletely defeated. 



My best efforts are not wanting 

 for the restoration of the relations 

 of peace and amity between the 

 two countries ; but until this ob- 

 ject can be attained without sacri- 

 ficing the maritime rights of Great 

 Britain, I shall rely upon your cor- 

 tlial support in a vigorous prosecu- 

 tion of the war. 



Gentlemen of the House of 

 Commons, 



I have directed the estimates for 

 the services of the ensuing year 

 to be laid before you, and I enter- 

 tain no doubt of your readiness to 

 furnish such supplies as may ena- 

 ble me to provide for the great 

 interests committed to my charge, 

 and afford the best prospect of 

 bringing the contest in which his 

 Majesty is engaged to a successful 

 termination. 



My Lords and Gentlemen, 



The approaching expiration of 

 the charter of the East-India Com- 

 pany renders it necessary that [ 

 should call your early attention to 

 the propriety of providing effectu- 

 ally for the future government of 

 the provinces of India. 



In considering the variety of in- 



terests which are connected with 

 this important subject, I rely on 

 your wisdom for making such an 

 arrangement as may best promote 

 the prosperity of the British pos- 

 sessions in that quarter, and at the 

 same time secure the greatest ad- 

 vantages to the commerce and re- 

 venue of his Majesty's dominions. 



I have derived great satisfaction 

 from the success of the measures 

 which have been adopted for sup- 

 pressing the spirit of outrage and 

 insubordination which had appear- 

 ed in some parts of the country ; 

 and from the disposition which has 

 been manifested to take advantage 

 of the indemnity held out to the 

 deluded, by the wisdom and bene- 

 volence of parliament. 



I trust I shall never have occa- 

 sion to lament the recurrence of 

 atrocities so repugnant to the Bri- 

 tish character ; and that all his Ma- 

 jesty's subjects will be impressed 

 with the conviction, that the hap- 

 piness of individuals, and the wel- 

 fare of the state, equally depend 

 upon a strict obedience to the laws, 

 and an attachment to our excel- 

 lent constitution. 



In the loyalty of his Majesty's 

 people, and in the wisdom of par- 

 liament, I have reason to place 

 the fullest confidence. The same 

 firmness and perseverance which 

 have been manifested on so many 

 and such trying occasions, will not, 

 I am persuaded, be wanting at a 

 time when the eyes of all Europe, 

 and of the world, are fixed upon 

 you. I can assure you, that in the 

 exercise of the great trust reposed 

 in me, 1 have no sentiment so 

 near my heart as the desire to pro- 

 mote, by every means in my power, 

 the real prosperity and lasting hap- 

 piness of his Majesty's subjects. 



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