"Your advice, ever springing from a perfect knowledge of the true interests of the province, a due regard to the just rights of the people, and a zealous attachment to His Majesty's person and government, has enabled me to accomplish objects of much promise to the future prosperity of this province. "Having expressed the obligations I feel on public ground, I am not the less sensible of those of a personal nature. "I shall ever reflect with satisfaction on the happy state of our intercourse during the period of my administration.--It is, therefore, with feelings of the sincerest regard, I repeat your farewell. "GEORGE PREVOST." "_Government House, 16th Aug. 1811._" * * * * * _To his Excellency Sir George Prevost, Bart. Lieut.-Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Province of Nova Scotia, &c. &c. &c._ "We the undersigned representatives for the county and townships within the county of Hants, as well for ourselves as our constituents: the clergy and magistrates in the same county, beg leave to address your Excellency upon your departure from this government. "We have recently heard with mingled joy and concern, that His Majesty has raised you to the distinguished, but well-merited favour of being appointed Governor-General of the British Provinces in North America, and that your Excellency will immediately proceed to your government. Upon this occasion we cannot forbear expressing our grateful sense of your wise and mild administration. "The ardour manifested by your Excellency, in promoting the true interests of this province, has made a deep impression upon the minds of the people of this happy and highly-favoured colony. "Under your government, Sir, though a short one, the agriculture, commerce, and fisheries of the province have rapidly increased; religion has been cherished, schools established, extensive roads of communication with the capital opened and improved, the militia organized and disciplined, and under the most salutary regulations rendered efficient. "The inhabitants of the county of Hants, deeply impressed with a sense of the benefits they have received, will ever retain a grateful recollection of them, and while they lament the departure of your Excellency from this government, are made happy by the consideration that your Excellency has experienced an additional mark of the Royal favour. "We earnestly pray that your Excellency, Lady Prevost and family, may have a pleasant voyage, and arrive in safety at the seat of your government, and be attended throughout life with the choicest blessings of Providence. [Signed by the Representatives, Magistrates, Clergy, and other principal Inhabitants.] "_Windsor, 13th August, 1811._" * * * * * _Reply._ "Gentlemen,