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[Aug. 1, 
Stafe of Public Affairs in July, 
On tlie 94t]iJ the longest sessibfi of' 
any parliament was terminated by the fol¬ 
lowing speech of the Lord Chancellor. 
Ty'Iy Lof-ds ffnd Gehtlemerty 
His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, 
acting in the name and on the behalf of his 
Majesty, has commanded us to signify to 
you the satisfaction with which he finds him¬ 
self enabled to relieve you from, your attend¬ 
ance in parliament, after the long and labo¬ 
rious duties of the session. '-Ve are particu¬ 
larly directed to express his" approbation of 
the wisdom and firmness which you have ma¬ 
nifested in enabling his Royal Highness to 
continue the exertions of this country in the 
cause of our allies, and to prosecute the 'war 
with increased activity and vigor. 
Your determined perseverance in a -system • 
of liberal aid to the' brave and loyal nations - 
of the Peninsula, has progressively augmented 
their means and spirit of resistance, while- the 
humane attention which you have paid to the-' 
sufferings of the inhabitants of- Portugal, 
sinder the unexampled cruelty of the cnemv) 
has confirmed the alliance by ne-w ties of 
affec^un, and cannot fail to inspire additional 
seal and animation in the maintenance of the ■ 
common cause. 
His Royal Highness especially commands 
•us to declare his cordial concurrence -lb the 
measures which you have adopted for-Im¬ 
proving the internal security and miUtary re¬ 
sources of the United Kingdom. 
For these important purposes you have 
wisely provided, by establishing a system for ' 
the annual supply of the regular armvj and 
far the interchange of the raihriasof Great 
PriiSin and Ireland j and his Royal Highness 
has the satisfaction of infornning you,-that 
the voluntary zeal which has already been 
manifested upon this occasion, has enabled, 
him to give immediate cperistion-to an ar¬ 
rangement •'fey which the union and muTual 
interests of Great Britain Ireland may be 
more effectually cemented and imrrovtd. 
GentLwKn of the Hcuse^f Commons,' ■ 
His Royal Highness commands us to thank 
you-, in the name and on behalf of his Ma¬ 
jesty, for the liberal supplies which you have ' 
I'jinlshed for every branch’^of the publie ser- ■ 
vice.' ■ ■ ' ■ 
His Royal Highness has seen with pl-asi>re 
the readiness with which you have applied 
the separate means of Grear-Britain to the 
financial rslrefof Ireland, at- the present mo¬ 
ment; -and-derives much satisfaction from 
perceiving that you have been able to 3-:com-- 
plish this object with so little additional-bur-' 
then upon the resources of this part of the 
United Kingdom. The manner in which you' 
have'taken iuto ccnsideration the condition of 
the Irish tevenue, has met with his Royal 
Highness’s approbation; and his Royal High¬ 
ness commands us to add, that h* looks (vith 
confiderce to the advantage which may be 
derived from the'attentibn or parliament hav¬ 
ing been given to this i'mport'ant-sU'bjee'e.' a.-*' 
■fki /Lords ard Gentlemen, 
His Royal Highness commands us to con¬ 
gratulate you upon the reduction of the Island 
of Mauritius. .This last and nipst important ‘ 
colony of France has been obtained with in- 
consHerable^ loss, and its acqu'sition must 
mateVially contribute to the security of the 
British 'commerce and possessions in that' 
quarter ofthe world. 
The successes which' have crowned hU 
Maje3ty'’'s arms'duflng the present campaign,' 
under the dlsttriguished command of Lieu- 
tena'nt-General Lord Viscount Wellmgton, 
are most important to the interests, and glo¬ 
rious to the character, 'of the ccuntry. His 
Royal H'ghhess warmly participates in ail 
the s'entirhenfs which have been exerted' b'y' 
those successes, and concurs in the just ap¬ 
plause w'hich vou have bestowed ubon tke 
s.kill, prudence, and intrepidity, so conspicu¬ 
ously displayed in obtaining them. 
It affords'the greatest satisfaction to his 
Royal Highness to reflect, that should it 
please Divine Providence to restore his Ma¬ 
jesty to the ardent prayers and wishes of his 
•Royal Highness, and Of his Majesty’s peo- 
-ple,'his Royal Highness 'will be enabled to 
lay before his Majesty, in the history'of these 
great achievements of the British arms, 
through a series of systematic ODerations, so 
satisfactory a proof that the national interests 
and the glory of the Bridsh name have been 
successfully maintained, while his Royal 
Highness has conducted the government of 
the United Kingdom. 
EGYPT. 
A dreadful massacre of the Mamelukes'' 
took place on the 7th of March, at nine in. 
the paorning, in the citadel of Cairo. All ' 
the troops were at Gidda, to be present at the^ 
election of Tussuere Pacha, which was held’ 
in the- square of the treasury. During this ^ 
ceremony, the troops of the army of Hanarn^ 
Pacha, and Salike Aga^ attacked Tussuere 
Pacha, who with, his troops took refuge 
the citadel, where they were all murdered,' 
without exception. The troops aflerwardg 
pillaged the town, and penetrated the Haram^ '' 
killing every perspn they met. A proda- ' 
mation was aho issued, denouncing the 
punishrne.nt of death, ami confiscation of pro¬ 
perty, bn ail persons harbouring Mamelukes ; 
and ..jthe nun-roer killed amounted to 8'il?. 
Nothing had been heard of Achmed Bey, the* 
chief of the Mamelukes, since he quitted the., 
town two months ago, an I he is sup[)osed to 
have been killed. The whole family of El5 
Bey have also been destroyed. .. 
AMERICA. 
American official Account of an Ac-' 
tioh between an American Lriga-'e anti 
the English Sloop the Little Beit. 
.j L'nited States' Fr:ge:te Pre'siderd, of' 
Suiidy HoA, ‘23d7.Iay, I8ll, 
Sir,*—I regret extremely 'eeing under " the 
necessity 'of representing to you an event that 
“ cccuried 
