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AT TiTlix DOaS PER AHtrPAYA
UH3lLFTEARLY-IN ApVANCE. ;Jw
ADVERTISEMENTS WIIBE : INS ERTEp
r sVEirTY-flVE.CENT A.'sWrkJ THE
TlRSt WEEKAND THIRTY-TIVE CENTS
.nR X AClf CONTINUATION, i . 4.. fA .
VBERN PRICES CURRENT-
quan
rated:
Butter,
jBr indf , French
do. Apple
do. 1 PJach
Cotton,
Cord ige, j.
Flour,
Fl.ixseed, !
Gin, Holland
d-u Uountry
Iron, t
Pine Scantlm
Plank,
Square (Jimfeer,
Shingles, 22 mcti -Si
ives,W. 0. . hhd. -do.
R. 0.4b.
da. V,0. fxbl. ;
Heading, W jOi hhd,
Lird, ; - .
Mhsses, 1 - -
NIs, at thefactoty
Tt, ' - ir
Prh,
Roin, . - - r r,
Turpentine,
do. Spirits,
PH-, - . i
gic - II.S
Rum, Jamaica, ' r,
-:dcHirtv 1
vdo. Anaericari,,f.
SPHt nunvpt ibo
do. Fine. do
... '
S'iir,
Tobacco,
-1 V
buehtl
bdrrcl
bushel
gallon
lb.
lYt '
10
80
arejiri acouiredf author izy tl(n;alqlj j-froin the!-general trust ZtvithwJjfcJi; thev
Idws' to viz: v : , t : p :i ; ;v 1 we'reciotbed, as aTso in jdefefene to lhat
Ordnance an? onnaricestoreijfeaiofi qutj5
. - ag4 and othelf qiief?inTj5' - -v T V,
Six toropunies of;mbuntVNd "3
Adahional militan'.fore 'y;l.?6b-26
lb.
gallon
lb.
barrel
gallon
barrel
JbUAhei
gallon
busnela
8
16
18
8 40 8 50
6l ?
10 I
' 'a. " :
20 ,
t 4a 50
18
10
1
22 ' ,
15
8
8
20
10
12
,12
60
'military o
Repairing ycss'els out off i ' -f ,
cohimis&ionand.purrhnse t ' : - .
of UmbVrifor nyat'pjjE-' ; . v
poses t ":'fU -t- 680JOOO,
Erection of -.additional foj- - ' , ii ;
l, tificatiorts j : " 1;000,QOO
palling out certaioaorfts of v r t l
vblurteers : OOO.Oroi
Callincrout militia - . -0lJXX:o?)t-
Total extraordinairieexpeu
portion of the messacejof the president of
vrip w ujlcu ouiics wnicn nau. nesn . special
lferrd-tdKneirnsideratibn;f to entt-V
usyariy as possible upon system of Ways
a4d yi earis calculated to provide a t reve
tnX. " suffiieitit uV least to'defrav the, or
dmary experces of gOvernmenr, i'arid to
pUp the interests! the public debti inclu
ding that on neiCloahs which may oeau
thoried.,! v' ,
ny provision falling short of this re
qnisitjon; wouldi in!; the opinion !of the
committee, betray an . improvidence? in the
.VyetnnienU'4 tending to impair it general
cractrr, to sap the foundations fof its
credit; and to &n feeble-' its energies iijTthe
Hr" 'TJPE08011"1""1 of the conteiit into which it
lt ;A Tm;Vsoon be driven in defence of it urt-
i reft ftt: 1 S iJYY) 'JOO? ...-.tvr ir AfiL ....i.
r" 45 Vrl.he. whole of tyhrch sum n is wv.c-wrysJ,,f,1ng continued &.inf)st aggravated ag
70 and J"? cnrdingljv proncri: tl xtji ov J rrois. i Should the ndTious vstem of
' id lojnfconformabte to ihe biif b revvith. rc, . r altogether upon the saidof loans,
"18" PdbvtHecommittee?'-; , . ' to): fraving not only 'the extraqrdinarv
f 22 l r -. -V'1 , " , r irx:- nurtures or tne.presrn; ana succeeu
, PJF aDt- wWfViv,;5r,,fr?JU-y-iri:rtutalao lare portion both of th
nngqe same v.e .r, cc;;;f)g or sx prd:?w eKpences oi the governments
p
is v J6;2,13J,0J
And jn l'e evnt of stcVs fall- ; ;
Ing below, par tAsfebv im-
poking upnn the ; Com mis-
siohers of the Sinicniff Ji1undt
. ah obligation to purchase m ;
reorder to" satisfy the 'animiil - j ;
appropriation )l 8 illionsof 1
. doll.frs for thf reductionist- .
the public debtJin-'-v amount ' .,
to the further sutri oi 3o40.0CO
15
11 50
2 7.
1 85! 2
1 40 1 50
W ' 25
12
9
.75,
TO
, 65
4 O
13
1 80
1 15
- 80
13
C D f G R S Si
Or.SH OF REPndSE YT.lTlVES.
MondAY, fe. ir,1812." j
Mr. R a conJ front the Committee of
.Wap artel Means, made the following f
Report t , ;
The committee of Ways and Means
fov'rjr taken -into consideration the &JJfct
the revenue aufKexpenflitnre' of the ;U.
S-?u5 ror -the present and two ? succeeding
vers, in oarticul ir reference tola state of
crtf .mpl nfd war during a greater. portion
cft'ut period, aslc leave to .report-- I -'
That the ordinary expences during the
pfsent vear, grounded on the estimates
alr-nclv hd btrlore Congress are estima
te! as Follows, vi , !
-'r ! " ' A-'
xPnces of a civil nature both ... , -
..ignand domestic. -: ;..S2600OO.
riy--excusive of the addi-, r
tina militan forpe authori-:; ,
ssion & including S32.800L U t ., ? ' '
.for the service of the militia vr
ln the years 1809,' 18 lO .
ii ' 4 v , vsfti ono
M l w"ai department,, including. ?. ; .
.Vf i . the Marine Corps . f: SQOxib
Y f ArsenaUVarmsordnance, re-r i I
t
P3trs of fortifications f&C. s 'r 5 '
eluding gOOOperra'aV;;,,. ,V;y (v
gent appropriations farcthe? , - j1
.purchase and.nlanafact
tKtian H
-re
6t4,00Q
interest ..u:. i.LT
tal ordjnfiry expences ;8t400,6o6
etreasun-dunngthe sarne. V r
f ?ar afe estimate at vT riS9;200,6o6
CeintSf r - -Uvlh t
Which defiat'SnT.i.i;
it ?"mM wmaiplng in'th'e; Treasurer
close of the t ast Un w
Total amount of the principal
or the public debt which mar ,
become reimbursable during f
the present year $5,775000
Which sum it is also prrjpb- .
sed to authorise the Commis-
sjoners of the sinking fund io
Jbrrovr, conformable to such
biU 'as1 may hereafter be repor-
ted:-- i :-r '
That the brdtharv espehces'of
government for the year
; ' for.tlipresenHat
To which must be added the8 '
inte'rest,' thW accruing ' ' oft .' -j
-the Idani proposed to be au- "A
thorised or tie service of. ' .,
; the present ear, estimating .
theame.at 6 per cnt, and i "
t amounting to ? 660,000
'Making the revenue, necessary r
to be ' provided, for? paying
the ordinary expences and
interest onN loans- (for 'that
x v year & leaving the extraorv' .x y
dibary expences of 'the year '
a also to be provided for by . ".f
.loans' " SjeGOOOO
jT-riattbe'-; receipts into the .
'( Treasury from the present , A , .
" " so'urces of revenue dunrti? ' . " "
'. v . , .i . T V
inat yearcaicuiaiing on a
; state of war d uring p grea
I ter Dorti6n of. the reent
' turaliiO at.,.'. v, '3,1(30.000
ITeayidg a deficiency to be pf- r.i ; '
mg
e
and
puolic debt. mcIuOing
tni' .new loans, be suffered to prevail,
i'o iuJdition d revenues be 'seasonably.
piv.HAed, it will result, that th lows
u-fi.. n it maybe necessary to adthorise
dunta t.heyear 1313, must anlout to at
least 1 7,55Q,000 doilrs, and for 1814 to
J-H 2'2t .XX)0 doUa'rs'; an operation iwruch,
by tnrowmg into the market so large an
amount of stock,', accompanied with no a
dequue. provisim for aying"even?the in
terest vet ruing on such as inav be created,
but reh iog- altogether upon the decreas
ing ability to borrow for the purpose 'flavi
inguc!i interest, must Have a most! unfa
ytiraolerffect upon the general price 6f pbb
itc stocks, andthex cdnsequenrtei'ms of
the loans themselves'. It mav be idded,
that a system of that'sprt'wouldiuis Je
lievcd, be foui.d to be aitoirether unprece-
Virntt d in the iriancial history, of artf wi
tion of efllcient measures, which will Iwith.
f -I tj i J'-'"- J. .-A -f.,'.. fi : V.-:." ' ' -- IVi
cena mty ; provme- means coin men urate
y itii uc cxpericci ana Dy preserving, urw . s
jmpMretl , insad ;uf abusing thaWpiii :
mihent!'depe1ui;iliren I i
until an r .
persevere in the contest,
; Deace shall haVe bet n obtained. J ' r.
. It is then proposed ' by the committee, f k
Kof v i,V
7
se
- aiui regular f government and must j if
itjlded to, produce, at-lid distant peri'Jv
tn 5 tr-neral state of public discredit whih
that the additional revenue which , will be
riecessaryi" 4 to defray the' ordinary expen ,
ces of government, an d to nav the interest
on the public debt; incl udi ugthat on new '
loans which may be anthorised-' should :
be immediately provided for in the follow-
. 1 AMttdn&i 'Duties on Import and a
1st. An increase, of-the duties . i
now pavablejly law on im- f "
. ported merchandize calcula-
' ted to yield a net revenue 02,500000
2ds AfurthejS- retention on thefl 4
amount jof all drawbacks al- ' ;
lowed by jAwh the cxportaf , ,
tiojrof goares and mer-i ?
1 Chandize, calculated to yield
, a net revenue of .
3d. An additional .tonnage du
ty on American and ioreign1
r vessels, calculated' to yiclua
net reveijue of
4th. A duty on all salt impor
ted, calcjilated to yield a net -revenue
of ; . 400,000
160,000
2CK,8do
(:
I
''1'
t3elthe national naaces urftHfe
Ivrar o f the revolution, and which nothing
but thei peculiar circumstances of thefcoun
tryy and the want of, a' well organ ised and
efficiient government during the peripd ol
that revolution, could at ait justify. J j
" To have withheld from the publicvlew
fair exposition of the probable !i5tatei of
1 t
, videdfor bv additional re- U
r f ' . .' .. . .... . . - . .'
r rr?
,."ring:tiat year of' -;'' ??p.O0O
Estimating theOrjJiriary exen ' ;
J ce of 18 14'as for tfieTpmerit. V s
ear at about. : rj '.: V v S9.000.000
And adding tKf inUifestac-:f v
' r crujng on , the loan proposed
thevfiscal concerns pf the government, iuh
o!t r the very first "pressure of active war,;
or to have' deferred sulimitting toT the
House siich a system as in the opinion of
the co:mmitte&'aL'indispensable'tb plae
the revenues of ( the tountry Upon a basis
jcommensurate yrithr thev public exigenciei
iwoilfd, in their judgment, " at once have e
vincfed. in the ees of foreign nations' an
imbecility jf action and of design, the ef
fects of which must be too obvious, to be
Inrstak'en. ' And s it regards our own
country would have 7 indicated a policy as
feeble and short sighted as jt must Have
been .considered l,eceptiye and disingenu
pusas unworthy tjthe-rulers olf a free and
enlightened nation asin itsresult it Would
have. been. found fatal to its. interests, and
p -raiysing to all its efforts It' is obvious.
.mat ine wnoie amount wnicn it is necessa
cv'to raise iu ordertb meet "the -anticipated
(ieficit of Teyentie - for lthe ensuing) years;
T3 indeed, moderate wlfen 'ccfmparedei
tjitri with the pculationand wealthrvthe
v I a,, 1 nan rr
ina aiso tne interest inen ac- - :
: crumg on the; wan4 wnich-m . : '
.all taobnuihtyniaY'be neces :
satv to cOver. the extrannii , K
nary exb'ences of. 1 81 3, land ' '
r awhic)i it wou!o;not be pf;u- 1 ?
Making ihe "revenue necessalYX.T" V . '
intprpftt'-nn " lnarmr.fnr that v
i year 8t leaving the txtrabr- v--
Estimating ;the receipts' mto. , ,rj '
K the: treasury from the prev--
sent sources orreyenue duj Jj .
, rinc: tbatea(r at - -r S3, 100,000
vjded foVby:;alditional ref & V ' 4
venues J o ; bej received du- ..V , :
m liSoo,ooo V.. ST 2- u "'
th.n1, pn )in4,:.whKh4J in
S1 ilt bPM rin that"vr;Pf." Vg7,2ao;bo0
itaucial .situation ol the government 1 tbe-bame-iiv
the, judgment of the committee'
tVieir imnerius dutvi astvell.iaf referenre
rjty"iif;thei people, olthe' United Statute?
r suchbar thensas1 af ej inliWpensible ko
this, end, would be 'tb- doubt their dispVsi
tjns,to meet seHduslv ; the contest whichls
presentee to them, "apd would go"far to
proye that it ,had bettef nq$ haye,breeis at
tempted'-; ;-V. ;VA'0:.'''
o JVdoubHhe readiness bf Uhe govern
.menttobrihgy prbraiptry and efficiently'
have so' recently and distinctly given tolthe'
world in - that ft sheet, and" -would imply a
ter of the; Secretary the VTrastinS iri
Uoswer to jth'e i$everalrenuiricfmadef
n i m oy in eir oru gjc,i an a -w n i c n u as u c j ry -ore
been laid' before the t Hduse-concur-.
opinion expresseuiuy x u.wiwi
pears t6be of yitalimportahce s, that the
crish should at otice be met by-' the r.ddp-
&66$od t4
iarOjOOfi;
Total net ntnbunt bf rejrenue es-
v Umatifd from -'additional du- !
tiei, of i mport and tonnage '. 533,200000
1 2tf. Internal Jlutie.
1st A duty! dn licences to dis
til: spirits; from foreign1 and
dom sticriaterials, calculated $
to yield a gross rc Venue of 7SpOO-
2d. A duty oh licences to retai- -
, lers of'wihe spirits, and fo
reign rhercShandize, including , , .
7 tavern-keepers, calculated to
r yifeltl a grdss rteVenue of
id; AidutV on Wes at auction y'
oj ioreign imercnanaize ana
; of vessels, calculated to yield
across revenue of 5N : : v. '
th. duty f)n all siigars refi-
- rieajp tne united autes, cal
.culated to yitld a jgross 2 tve -
--' nue of ; , .j ". .t".. : ' ; sod,CX5a
5th.iluty on carrjag'es used
fot the conveyance of pei-sonsi
t calculated to yield a gross-
revenue: of I": ' .' 150100-
6th. A duty on various instru- '
' ;mehts of writmg, to be col- - "
lected by means of stamps '
calculated to yieiH a grpstf re- V
Vehueif ( ' ; '450,000
Tdtal gross amdUnt of reVenue '
estimated rom internal ddr,
. ties r J, f 551,725,000
. 3. -Direct Taxr. -
A direct tax tov be laid' and- '
apportioned iimongthe seve- y
: ral ' states - according to the r r 1
:1
''i
i
't
VuIe.priescribedby;the'Coiisti- ' J t-.
V- tution gmss amount : 3,000,000
T6talrosi dniQUfit Estimated '
': to be teceiveai from internal r, 1
duties' and direct- tax, when. , '
Vs they? shall be effectually or-t f'
? gaiiizedbr id' 1814) - S4,;25,0vX
DedufcJ expence,of issessmen - : J. -collection:
ana UsatsT at a- - ' '
vWwut 1$ per cent: . . !- . J $700,000
J5et ambunt estimated fronjn-. ,; T 1 1
4 i ternai duties and direct taxfor.V ' ; ,v
V1814.; r-: . ,1-v 24,025,000 v.
I!
;."f
t
- 'J
'J
Netramduht estimated from ad- " , V
r tonnage, t internal . .duties and o' 1 ' ' J
V, direct ?ax; for 18U . y 7,225,000 ; ,
"But .which on account 6f tne J " ' . ; J
-lneectualorgahzition,6fthe?,
4 z&m&M$& i C,:-:
i sir- smmihT n" n enm ht , i j.- v , cirt
f f , - i if -r . - v" j ?
.y jt
Leaymg th
tlVinated fcr8'!4t : K: - ' 75,000 : ---M
jAna ior tmsr purpose; the, Committee Te -
x;ommtrtdstp:the House the adoption of theC'i-'
suspicion oi weir nrinucj;uM 7" CfP- ! V. f . V " - - f
fof moment to be eriterta:nd 'lPfTtan addition Sbfejokt &
ior a "morefuii, tc distinct -elucidation ier centvbiade to 7tW everalrates6f-; V. r.v;
of the gefnehd subject whicjiit';has5 become permanent duties rioHy;impdsev:Uif-oa:x".
the dut)f thef commUiee foresntlto the all goods wres mVrchahdiser ixri-?f ::
House, .thev beleae to iefer to the let-Tparteov into the United bttcs.r T : !. . . -
taJned'onUthe whScks iUlowe'bj Jar; ' '?f' I
on:- theVxportationlof-vcrobds, . wares and : rC-fJ '
r i: . - ,
merchandise,, esported'fr im the U. States:
?i ;3 esclvedj That. xifMitiohalvtomirga . ,
duties-be fa id nt the fe'lowing ratevviz ;,VJ . ' '
"" lst. On -all vesiehMicensedfor-tbe ccVt-C r '
in fr: 'j or fisheries, SC'.enlsptr ti r.-ye--. N