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THE ROYAL GEORGIA GAZETTE. ~ s 1 - . 1 as -- -Va • ‘ •. - ; ‘ 1 ‘< •; *. l: 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 [N *. tii.J