Pay and fubfidy for 4300 men of the troops of Bruni wick 2094 men of the troops of Hanau Charge of 5 Hanoverian battalions For the troops of the Prince of Waldeck Charge of 933 men of the troops of Anhalt Zerbst, including artillery from Deficiency in votes for troops of Anhalt Zerbst, Deficiency in fums voted for troops of Anfpach, from Charge of provifions for foreign troops in North America Charge of artillery for ditto Extraordinary expences of the forces Deduct d. 1779 37,300 Ditto of the grant for 80 independent companies 1781 of Eaft Florida MISCELLANEOUS. Levant Company For roads and bridges in Scotland £. S. d. 5000 Ο O 5830 I Towards carrying on the buildings at Somerfet-house 25,000 O For the British Musuem For the American fufferers (to be replaced to civil list) Money paid on addreffes - Ditto to Duncan Campbell for expence of convicts, ditto Civil eftablishment of Nova Scotia Ditto 10,000 3000 6 14,719 4 Ditto of West Florida, for the year ended 24th June, 1779 2700 0 Ditto of Georgia 2536 0 Ditto of St. John in America 3000 on the coast of Africa For the commiffioners of public accounts For the fupport of the British forts and fettlements To pay the prizes in the lottery 19,000 15,000 0 405,000 602,369 1394 Cafl in the hands of the deputy treasurer of the Is. per lb. for Chelsea Hofpital Difpofible money in the Exchequer £. S. d: 750,000 0 2.000,000 13.500,000 o 405,000 0 1.500,000 1.900,000 Ditto, Surplus on 5th 670,790 11 24 April, 1782 615,284 9 4 Ditto, future produce Vote of credit TAXES for the Year 1782. An additional duty of one filling a barrel on all fmall Ditto of 4d. per pound on tobacco Spanish and Flemish brandies to pay fame duties as Additional tax of 5 per cent. on all excife and 42,000 141,333 60,000 5,000 5,000 0 235,000 0 New TAXES. On every 100l. infured, 15. 6d. A ftamp duty of 3d. on every inland bill of exchange under 50l. and 6d. on ditto above gol. One farthing per ton per mile on all freight by inland water-carriage On coafting ditto, 34. per ton on all freight (excepting coals) Total of taxes Intereft of the loan Excels of Taxes STATE PAPERS. His Majefty's moft gracious Speech to both Houses of Parliament, on the 27th of November, 1781. My Lords and Gentlemen, HENI laft met you in par rights and permanent interests, upon the maintenance and prefervation of which, the future ftrength and fecurity of this country muft ever principally depend. The favourable appearance of Wanent, facquainted you our affairs in the Eaft Indies, and I with the arduous fituation of public affairs at that time; and I reprefented to you the objects which I had in view, and the refolution with which I was determined to perfevere in the defence of my dominions against the combined power of my enemies, until fuch a pacification could be made as might confift with the honour of my crown and the permanent interest and fecurity of my people. The war is ftill unhappily prolonged by that reflefs ambition which firft excited our enemies to commence it, and which still continues to difappoint my earnest defire and diligent exertion to reftore the public tranquillity; but I should not anfwer the truft committed to the fovereign of a free people, nor make a luitable return to my fubjects for their constant, zealous, and affectionate attachment to my perfon, family, and government, if I confented to facrifice, either to my own defire of peace, or to their temporary eafe and relief, thofe effential the fafe and profperous arrival of the numerous commercial fleets of my kingdoms, muft have given you fatisfaction; but in the course of this year, my affiduous endeavours to guard the extenfive dominions of my crown have not been attended with fuccefs equal to the justness and uprightness of my views; and it is with great concern that I inform you, that the events of war have been very unfortunate to my arms in Virgi nia, having ended in the lofs of my forces in that province. No endeavours have been wanting on my part to extinguish that fpirit of rebellion which our enemies have found means to foment and maintain in the colonies, and to restore to my deluded fubjects in America that happy and prof perous condition which they formerly derived from a due obedience to the laws; but the late misfortune in that quarter calls loudly for your firm concurrence and affiftance to fruftrate the defigns of our enemies, equally pre[T] judicial Judicial to the real interefts of America, and to thofe of Great Britain. In the last feffion you made a confiderable progrefs in your enquiries into the state and condition of our dominions and revenues in the East Indies.-You will, I am perfuaded, refume the profecution of that important deliberation with the fame fpirit and temper in which it was begun, and proceed with the fame attention and anxiety to confider how those remote provinces may be held and governed with the greateft fecurity and advantage to this country, and by what means the happiness of the native inhabitants may be best promoted. Gentlemen of the House of Commons. I will order the estimates for the enfuing year to be laid before you. I rely on your wifdom and public fpirit for fuch fupplies as the circumstances of our affairs fhall be found to require. Among the many ill confequences which attend the continuation of the prefent war, I most fincerely regret the additional burthens which it muft unavoidably bring upon my faithful fubjects. My Lords and Gentlemen, In the profecution of this great and important conteft in which we are engaged, I retain a firm confidence in the protection of Divine Providence, and a perfect conviction of the justice of my caufe; and I have no doubt but that, by the concurrence and fupport of my parliament, by the valour of my fleets and armies, and by a vigorous, animated, and united exer tion of the faculties and refources of my people, I shall be enabled to reftore the blefling of a fafe and honourable peace to all my dominions. The bumble Address of the Right Honourable the Lords Spiritual and Temporal in Parliament af fembled. Die Martis, 27 Novembris, 1781. Moft gracious Sovereign, tiful and loyal lubjects, the WE E, your Majefty's moft dulords fpiritual and temporal in par liament affembled, beg leave to return your Majefty our humble thanks for your most gracious fpeech from the throne. It is with equal concern and indignation that we fee the war prowhich firft excited your Majesty's longed by that reftlefs ambition enemies to commence it, and which ftill continues to difappoint your Majefty's earnest defire and diligent exertion to restore the public tranquillity. We acknowledge, with the 'fincereft and warmeft gratitude, your Majefty's wifdom and conftant attention to the real welfare of your people, equally confpicuous in your earnest defire of peace, and in your fixed and unalterable refolution never to facrifice, either to that detire or to the temporary eafe and relief of your subjects, thofe effential rights and perma rent interefts, upon the mainte nance and prefervation of which the future ftrength and fecurity of this country must ever principally depend. favourable appearance of our afWe feel great fatisfaction in the fairs |