STATE PAPERS. 



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the stipulations of it will prove 

 iwivaiitiigeou? to the interests of 

 both countries, and cement the 

 good understanding which so 

 h:ip|)ily subsists between them. 



The Prince Regent has com- 

 manded us to inform you, that 

 tiie hostilities in which we ha\e 

 been involved in the island of 

 Ceylon, and on the Continent of 

 India, iiave been attended with 

 del i»ive success. 



'i'iiose in Ceylon have termi- 

 nated in an arrangement highly 

 honiiura'de ti the Britisii cha- 

 racter, and whicii cannot fail to 

 augment ti)e security and internal 

 prosperity of tiiat valuable pos- 

 session. 



I'lie operations in India have 

 led to an armistice, wliich gives 

 leason to hope tluit a peace may 

 have heen concluded on tei ins ad- 

 vantigeous to our inteiests in 

 that p.irt of the world. 



.\t I he close of a c(»nte.>t so ex- 

 tensive and momentous as that in 

 whieli we liave i^een so h)ng en- 

 g.iged in liurope, and which has 

 e.talteJ the' h-iiacter a d military 

 I'enuwn of tlie Uritish nation be- 

 ymid all ^ rmer, example, the 

 Prince Regent cannot but feel, 

 thit, under Pro\idence, lie is in- 

 debtel for the suices> which has 

 attemled bis ex.-rticns, to tlie vib- 

 dom and fii inness of Parliament, 

 anil to th^ per<everauie and public 

 sjiirit of h s Maj.'sty's people. 



It Will be the P i.ice R gents 

 constant end; avour to maimain. 

 by the justice and modeiation of 

 his conduct, the high character 

 whi.h this country has acipiiied 

 iimi);.g-t iho natioii.-. i)f ihe mil; 

 and hi-* Royal lliglmess iuis di- 

 )ecte<l us to expres-. bis bincc^e 

 and eai neit hope, th.it the sam 



union amongst ourselves, which 

 has enabled us to surmount so 

 many dangers, and has biought 

 this eventful struggle to so au- 

 sjjicious an issue, may now ani- 

 mate us in peace, and induce us 

 cordially to co-operate in all those 

 measures whicii may best mani- 

 fest our gratitude for the Divine 

 protection, and mo^t effectually 

 promote the prosperity and hap- 

 |)iness of our country. 



Treaty of Marriage between her 

 Royal Highness Princess Char- 

 lotte Augusta and his Serene 

 Highness Leopold George Fre- 

 derick, Duke of Saxe, Margrave 

 of Meissen, Landgrave of Thu- 

 ringuen. Prince of Coburg of 

 SaalfeUl, &c. &;c. 8(c. — Signed at 

 London, March 13, lsl6 

 In the name of Alinigh'y God, 



15e it known unto all men, by 

 these presents, that whereas his 

 Ro>al High icss the Prince Re- 

 gent, acting in the name and on 

 the behalf of his m»)st sacred 

 Majesty Gemge the Third, by the 

 t:r ice of God King of the United 

 Kingdom of (iieat Britain and 

 Ireland, has judged it proper that 

 an alliance should be contracted 

 between the family of his Ma- 

 jesty and that of iiis Serene High- 

 ness Leopohl George Frederick, 

 Duke of >a\e. .Murgi ave of Meis- 

 sen, Landgrave of Thuringuen, 

 Prince of Coburg of Saalfeld, 

 &c. <s.c. &c. an I has tlieiefure, in 

 the name and on the behalf of his 

 Majes.y, consented, with the full 

 agreement of the parties interest- 

 ed, thai a mar.iage '•hall be <ele- 

 lirate.l betAcen the most high and 

 illiisfrious Pr ncess Charloite Au- 

 gusta, daughter of his Royal 



H ighnes"* 



