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THE ROYAL
GEORGIA GAZETTE.
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To his Excellency Patrick
Tony n, Esquire, Captaiu-
Gencral, Governor, and Com
mander in Chief, in and over
his Majesty’s Province of East-
Florida, Chancellor, Vice-Ad
miral, and Ordinary, of the
fame,
Tie ADD RE S Sos the Upper
House of Assembly.
May it pleale your Excellency,
Wmmjm \{ lS Majefly’s moll dutiful
and loyal subjects, the
Upper House of Aflembly for this
province, in General Aflembly
met, beg leave to return your Ex- *
ments for your moft Aiffe&ion ate
speech to both Houses of Assembly.
It affords us a very fineere fa
tisfa&ion that, under your Excel
lency’ and mild administra
tion, this province hath readied
that Rate of importance and afflu
ence as to enable your Excellency
to constitute a Provincial Legisla
ture, which we flatter ourselves
will be conducive to the prosperity
of this his Majesty’s colony, and
the success of its inhabitants; and
in justice to your Excellency’s me
rit, we do acknowledge that a con
siderable increase of inhabitants has
proceeded from that warm and di
stinguished reception the friends of
government who came to this pro
vince for an alylum have met with.
Your Excellency’s zeal for his
Majesty’s service, your constant
and unremitted attention to what
ever you thought would contribute
to the advancement of commerce
and agriculture, and the candour
and freedom with which your Ex
cellency, on every occasion, laid
the bufmefs of the province before
the Council Board, were always
very grateful to us, and tended to
inspire the fame ardour and liber
; ality of sentiment, in giving our
opinions, that actuated your Ex
cellency, and {Emulated us to that
zeal for his Majesty's service, and
prosperity of this colony, which
we hope ever to preserve.
It is our moft earnest wish and
highest ambition to exert our ut
most abilities in’ difcbarging the
honourable and important trust re
po fed in us as an Upper House of
Assembly, and we shall in all our
deliberations strictly adhere to the
spirit of that excellent canflitution
THURSDAY, JUNE aB, .1781.
of government under which we
iive, and study to model our laws
as near as may be to that justly
admired system which hath been
framed by the wisdom of the -Bri
tish Parliament*
Whilst we admire his Majesty’s
royal clemency, in holding forth
terms of accommodation, and offers
of pardon and remiflion of past of
fences, it is with the deepest con*
cern and affli&ion that we perceive
our deluded fellow fubje&s in the
revolted colonies, contrary to their
true interest and the principles of
against their lawful Sovereign, and,
as if no terms of accommodation
were ever intended by them, have
entered into unnatural alliances
with foreign states, whom the ex
perience of past ages evinces to be
enemies to religious and civil liber*
ty, thereby audaciously attempting
to diimember that glorious empire
which gave them existence, and
under whose protection they arriv
ed at a degree of affluence and im
portance which they have licenti
ouflyperverted to theworftpUrpofes.
With the warmest sentiments of
loyalty and gratitude to our moft
gracious Sovereign, (whose uniform
conduCt evinces that he is truly the
best of Kings) we acknowledge to
have received his Majesty’s support
and protection, when we appre
hended the untowardly behaviour
of the other colonies might have
led his Majesty and the Parliament
to have withdrawn their aid*
Weefteem our civil and religious
liberties dear to us as our lives, and
wish to transmit them inviolate to
our posterity as their best inherit
ance ; and humbly conceiving that
they never can be better secured
than under the protection and pa
tronage of the Royal House of
Brunlwick, and firmly confiding
in the wisdom of the Britift* Parlia
ment, and convinced cf the neces
sity that an absolute, supreme, and
uncontrollable power, in a state,
must exist somewhere, we will
moft cheerfully concur with the
other Branches of the Provincial
in recognizing our al
legiance to the King, ana the su
premacy of Parliament.
We should be void of every senti
ment of gratitude not to acknow*
. ■< * * ‘ .■ ’ i •
ledge the great obligations we are
under to our moft gracious Sove
reign for the fuccour and prote&ion
he hath this province, e
specially for that body of brave
troops who have, Upon fundty oc
casions, fignalited themselves in
repelling the united forces of thd
French * and Rebels, in restoring
the neighbouring province to his
Majesty’s allegiance, and fecufing
this from plunder and devastation;
and we are greatly indebted.to you*
Excellency for that spirit and vigil*
ance which you have ever exerted
for the defence of thisgovernraent,
ana the nappmefs and prosperity of
the people over whom you prefide*
By Order of the Upper House
~ of Aflembly,
. John MoUltrie, Prefideftt*
Eaft-rlorida, Upper House
of Aflembly, March ji,
1781,
His Excellency's ANSWfiIL
Honourable Gentlemen,
J RETURN you hearty thank*
sot the expressions of loyalty and
gratitude to his Majesty, and regard
to {he constitution, contained in
your addrefs*
It is a very particular fatisfa&ior*.
to me that Gentlemen fb well ao
quainted with the constitution of
Great Britain fill the honourable
station you hold in this province.
I am happy that his Majefty**
paternal care of his people enabled
me to foften the difttefles of the
loyal but sorely opprefled Refugees 3
and yoiif approbation of my con
dud, and the favourable opinion
you entertain of me, are exceed*
ingly pleasing to me. ;/ V
Pat. Tonyn4
To his Excellency Path nS =*£
Tontm, Esquire, Captain-Ge
nera), Governor, and Commander
in Chief, in and over his Majefty**
Province of East-Florida, Chancel
lor, Vice-Admiral, and Ordinary*
of the fame,
Che AD DK ESS of the Commoh*
House of Assembly. ‘
May it please your Excellence*
\X/E his Majesty’s moft dutiful add
loyal fttbje<fts, the Commons
House *f Aflembly of East-Florida ? in
General Assembly met, return you oar
moft fineere and cordial thanks for
your excellent speech on our meeting
\ in the firft Provincial Legiftature con
vened in this colony. •
C Sto the fourth f
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