City Contribution to the ...
to the Right Honourable the Lord 31ayor, Aldermen, and Com- rnons of the City ofLondlon, in Common Council assembled. We whose names are hereunto subscribed, of your Special Com- mittee, appointed on the 10th of June last, to superintend the ap- plication of the grant of this Honourable Court ot 1,000.L from this city's cash, to assist the Spanish nation in their exertions to triumph in their glorious conflict vith the ambitious Bourbon Government of France, and who aie directed by an order of this Court of the 18th inst. to reportin what manner such grant has bcen appliel by them, and to whom and by what means it wras remitted, do certify, is com- pliance with the said order; that soon after the vote of this Court of the 10th day of June last, ve met for the purpose of consilering in what manner wecould best carry into effect the object of this Court in our appointment, and finding that a number of distinguished noblemen, and highly respectable individuals, impressed with the same feelings which animated this Court upon that occasion, had already anet and formed from amongst them- selves a committee to manage and direct the applicatioir of the funds arising from their 6wn and ether subscriptions, and, as far as they could, to assist the exertions of that brave and pa- triotic part of the Spanish nation who were not only resisting an un- principled and unprovoked invasion of their country by an amnbitious foreigu power, but were strglisg forindependence and freedom against an attempt to impose upon them an arbitrary and oppressive government; and which committee had already opened communica- tiODS with the Government of Spain, whereby they were best ena- bled to ascertain the nature of the assistance most required, and the points to which that assistance would,with the best cdizct,be directed; we felt that we could not better falfil the wishes and intentions of' this honourable Court, than by pronmptly paying over the whole money to that committee; which woul at the same time also be settingtle example this Court had in view in their resolution, where- i in they state, " that they have a firm reliance that the example of the Corporation of london will be readily iollowed by other coipo- rations and public bodies throughout the kingdom." And we there- upon, immediately, by a warrant, directed the Chamberlain to pay the said sum of 1,0001 into the hands of John Smith, c sq., one of the tbcasurers of the said committee. We beg leave further to certify, that this Coart, nor having in the first reverened to us, reqtired any report to be made of our prceed- ings, we had cabstained therefrom but we are gratfied in this opli porrunity which is affo.ded us, of having recorded upon the 3ournaia of this Court, that, so far as we have been concerned, the object and intentions of the Court have been carried into effect; and al- though we have to regret that circumstances have been such as have prevented, in the present instance, the exertions-of ethe Spanish peo- ple: proving successfull, yet we CannOt look back to the resolution and vote of this Court, without feeling a considerable degree of sa. tisfaction at the strong and ardent sympathy evinced on the part of the citizens of London, towards, a -suffering people struggling for liberty andindependence. CITY CONTRIBUTIO.V to the SPANISHPATRIOTS. REPORT.