_Replies of His Majesty to the Addresses of the Diplomatic and Consular
Corps, on the occasion of the Anniversary of the Joint Declaration by
Great Britain and France of the 28th of November, 1843, Recognizing this
Kingdom as an Independent State._
His Majesty, in reply to Mr. Perrin, H. I. M.'s Commissioner, expressed
himself deeply gratified with the repeated kind offices of the two
Governments, whose congratulations had been so happily tendered by His
Excellency, and his confidence in the continuation of the same friendly
relations.
And to Mr. Green, who had addressed His Majesty on behalf of himself as
H. B. M. Acting Commissioner and Consul General, and of the Consular
Corps, His Majesty replied:
For the congratulations you have just offered in so genuine a
form, that any doubt as to their sincerity would be
impossible, I offer you my kind thanks. The Consular corps has
always sympathized with me and my people in everything that
regards the real and physical prosperity of these islands.
Indeed it could not be otherwise, for commerce makes our
interests identical. It is with great pleasure that I see on
this occasion the officers of a ship of war of that nation
which concurred in the initiation of the declaration of the
independence of these islands, the anniversary of which
gracious act we this day celebrate.