The Mirror — Concord, N.H., 1798-05-08 00:00:00, page 2

on all notes abate 500 dollars, 2 dol
lars.
Any Protest or other Notarial ia,
Ty rants.,
Any Letter bf Attorney, except for
an invalid penfion,or to obtain or fell
- Warrantsfor Land granted by the Uni
ted States; as bounty tor military services
performed in the late war, 25 cents.
Any Ce: in ateor Debenture' for draw
bnk of cuft(ms or duties, for left than
500 dollars, 1 dollar.
For 500 dollars and not exceeding
2000 dollars, 2 dollars.
For more than 2000 dollars, 3 dollars.
Any note or bill of lading for goods
or merchandize to be exported,.
If from one diftrid to another diftria
of the United States, not being in the
fame States 10 cents.
If from the United States to any for
eign port or place, 25 cents. 1
Any Idventoryor Catalogue of any
furniture, goods or efßds, made in any
case required by law (except in case of
goods and chattels dittrained for rent of
taxes, and goods taken in virtue of 3„
legal process by any cffi er,) go cents.
"Any Cer^fi -tire of a fh^e in -myln
finance Company, of ash re in the Bink
of the U ited States, or of any State 01
other Bank> , .
If abov+ zo dollars and not exceeding
too dollars, to cents. -
If above too dollars, 2$ cents.
If under zodolUrs, at the rate of 10
cenh, for 100 dollars.
IL
The duties aforefaid will be collected
and received by the Supervisors, Inspec
tors and other officers of [nfye&on, in
the several Diftrim, Surveys and Divi
fions of the United States, and by fueb
other persons as (hall from time to time
be fpecial!y appointed and employed by
the Supervisors of Diftrids for that pur,
pose.
Iff.
The Supervisors for the several DiC
tries will, prior to the firft day of July
ensuing, and is soon asany be pradica
ble, mark or stamp, without fee or re
ward, any quaforties or paretic of Vel
lum, Parchment or Paper, with any of
the rates of duties enumerated, on pay
ment of the said duties ; or ft,mped
Vellum, Parchment, and Paper, may at
the option of the citizens of the United
States, be obtained at the rates prefcrib
ed by law, by application to any Su
perrifor, lofpeaor, Officer of Infpeaion,
or other person appointed for the aiftri
binioo of stamps, by the supervisors of
{ifrids, .
Given undermy hand, at Philadelphia,
the day and yearabeve mentioned.
, OLIVER WOLCOTT.
Secretary of the Treasury.
.N. B Since the foregoing notice was
prepared and printed, a Bill has passed
the H^ufe of Representatives by which
the Stamp Duty on Debentures is pro
posed to be abolished.
LAW of the United states.
An a&to amend an a&, en
titled, "An a& laying du
ties on Stamped Vellum,
Parchment and Paper."
BE it enabled b, the Senate and
House of Representatives of
the United States of America, in
Congress ofcmbled. That whene
ver any pedon, other than officers
employed in collecting the reve.
rue of the United Stater, (ball ap
ply co any fupezvifor br infpt,or
of the bid revenue, at the office
of such fopervifer or irffpedor, for
the purchife, at one time, of any
quantity of Vellum, parchment or
paper, Ramped and marked in the
nunpec dheded by the #6t, enti
ried, “An ael laying dutiei on
(temped vellum, parchment and
piper, the whole amount of the
du iei on which quantity shall be
^ ten dollars, or upwards, such fu.
pervifor or infpeaor Ihall behind
^eby is auhoti^d and required
m deliver to fact! person, such
quantity of vellum, parchment or
,tyer, ftamptd, ai aforefaid ; the
^d person paring down the a.
fypot of the fB duties, after de
eding therefrom seven and one
Ud per centum on foch amount ;
which deduction the {aid fupervi
for or rafpeftor is hereby aufhori
fed and required to allow.
And be it farther enabled, That
whenever any stamped vellum, or
parchment, (hall be applied for,
and delivered, in the manner afore
faid, the laid purchaser, in order
to become entitled to the aforefaid
deduction, fhail pay to the laid
fopervifor, or iafpedor, in addi
tion of the amount ot the hid du
ties a reafon.b e rate for and on
account of the price of the hid
vellum, or parchment, which rate,
the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby awhorifed and required to
fix, at nearly at may be, according
(0 the adual cost of those arti,
cits.
l And be it further enabled, That
whenever - any perlon, other than
officers employed in the collection
of the revenue of the United Statei
shill bring any vellum, parchment
or paper, to be stamped, in the
manner directed by the aforebid
a&, io any quantity, at one titoe,
the whole amount of the duties
for stamping which (hall be Jen
dollars, or upwards, the offeer
damping such vellum, parchment
or paper, parfuant to the dine
tiooi of the fiid ad, thall be, nd
hereby is authorifed and nqalred
to m#ke to such person, the fee
'allowance and deduaion on the a
mou^t of the laid duties, at ia di
reded by the firft fedion of thia
act, to be made in the cases there,
in mentioned,,
And be it further enabled, That
the itamped paper, required by the
aforefaid ad to be turoithed to
the citizens of the United States,
by the Treasury Department, (hall
be furnifhed at the rate of duty
provided by that #&, without any
additional charge on account of
the price of paper, or any other
expence, any thing in the said aft
co the contrary, notwithftan^irg ;
and that all paper, for the perpuks
aforefaid, shall be furnifh^d ,t the
expence of the United Sixth, by
the Secretary of the Treasury De
partment, who is hereby authori
led to employ annually, 4 fcffi
cient sum tor that purpose, and
for the neceffry purchase of vel
lum and parchment, outof ary
monies in the Treasury of the U
oited States, not other wife appoint
ed : Provided always ± That no
thing herein contained, shall be so
confirmed, as to require the trerfo
ry department to futnifh any
stamped vellum, or parchment
without an additional charge for
the price of those materials, over
and above the duty on the stamp
ed vellum, or parchment (hril be
furnifhed, the Secretary of that
department is hereby authorifed &
required to fix, as nearly at may
be, according to the actual cost
of those articles refpeaively.
And be it further enabled, That
fa much of the aforefaid *&, at
relates to stamp duties on " any
certificate or debenture for draw
: backs of coftomi or duties,' shad
be and the fame is hereby repeal
ed : and that io lieu of the fail
stamp duier, one fourth per cent,
on the amount of all drawback#,
allowed by law, on the exportation
of goods, wares, and merchadiz^
imported, fhtil be retrioed for the
ute of the United Stated by the
colteaori paying such drawbacks ;
and in addition to the sum rfte
per cent, dire^ed to tie retafr
ed by the a#, entitled," An act
to provide more effeauiHy for the
collection of dutteiimpofed by law
on goods, wares, and 1 merchandis
es . imported into the United
States, and on the tonnage of Ihips
or veffela."
Approved, March rg, 1798.'
John Adams,
Proficient of the United States.
Lateff foreign gmteUigence.
FRANCE,
PARIS, MARCH §.
RELATIVE to the entry
of tho French into
Rome, the Reda&cur, and
all the other pipers, contain
the following article :
ARMY of ITALY.
ROMB IS FREE.
The people have resumed
their rights of sovereignty, by
proclaiming their independ,
ence—by giving to them.
selves the government of an.
cient Rome, and by constitut
ing the Roman Republic.
The following are some of
the details refpeaing this me
morable event.
On the 27th Pluvoife (Feb.
15) the people repaired in
great crowds to the place
Campo Formio. It was there
with shouts they proclaimed
their liberty, and that the Ro
man Republic was resuscitated
by an a& signed by several
thousands of the citizens. The
tree of liberty was afterwards
planted before the Capitol,
and in several of the public
places.
At noon a deputation from
the people, bearing the colors
of the Roman Republic, went
to find the General in Chief,
Berthier, in the camp under
the wal s of Rome, and pre
fentcd to him the withes of
the Roman people, and also
their provincial government.
The Commander in Chief,
after having received the de
putation, proceeded immedi
ately to the Capitol. He ar
rived there, preceded* by the
music and by the grenadiers
of the array, and followed by
his etat- major, wi:h too horse
men from every regiment of
cavalry. The procession pass
ed thro' the city, in the midst
of an immeafe crowd of peo
ple, who were electrified by
the most holy enthusiasm.
The Gen. pronounced, at
the Capitol, the following dis-
Zburfe:
" Manes * of Cato, of Pom
pey,of Brutus of Cicero, and
of Hortenfius! Receive the
homage of tree Frenchmen,
in that Capitol where you
have to often defended the
rights of the people, and re
fleeted a luftre on the Roman
Republic! The descendants
of the Gauls enter this au.
gust place, bearing the olive
of peace in their hands, to re
* ^0 teems ih^ that the French believe
in ghofta, though they deny a God 1
eflablifb the altars of liberty,
creeled by the firft of the
Brutus's. ' And you, Roman
people ! who are about to
resume your legitimate right,
recollect the blood which runs
in your veins—regard the
monuments of glory by which
you are furrounded--—rtfCue
your ancient grandeur, and
the virtues of your anceflors."
The procession afterwards
moved onward, amidst re
peated acclamations of " Sue
cefs tp Liberty !—Long live
the French and Roman Re
publics !" —Made the tour of
the place, and passed again
through the city to return to
camp, accompanied every
where with cries of joy and
gratitude. In fine, the Revo
lution is effected in Rome.---
"The Altars of Liberty have
been raised in the Capitol.---
Five Consuls are there invest
ed with the Executive Power.
The other Members of the
Provifionai Government are
inflated in the place of the
Papal Government. Persons
and property arc every where
refpe&cd, and every where
they bless the prudent de
meanor of our troops."
ENGL^
LONDON, FIB. 6.
[COPY.)
INSTRUCTIONS
To graiKdm of foipe of <war, and ,ri<ua
tiers that have er my bave letters of
enareGt or reprisal agamft France, Spain
or toe United States. Given at the court
of St. ,affis's, the 2^b d., of ,&*.
1798, tn the 386 year of ogr reign.
Whereas by the former inftrudions to
the commanders ot our ships of war an 4
privateers, dated the $h cf January
1794, we Signified that they should bring
ip for lawful adjudication all vessels, with
their cargoes, that are laden with goods,
the droduce of French Weft India islands,
and coming diredl, from any port in
Europe ; and likewise all ships with their
cargoes, that were loaded with goods the
produce of the said iflinds, the property
of which goods should belong to fubjear
of France, to whitfoever ports the fame
might be bound ; and that the, should
seize all ships ih;t sh uld be found at
tempting to enter any port ot the said
Islands, that was or should be blockaded
b, the arms of his mjfy or his allies,
and (hall bring them in with their cargoes
for adjudication ; and also all vessels la
den wholly or in part, with naval or mil
itary ftore 5, boand to any port of the laid
islands and should fend them into some
convenient portbelonging to his mrjef
ty, in order that their cargoes, might be
proceeded against according to the law of
nations ; and whereas in confideratloa
of the present state of the commerce of
the country, as well as that of neutral
countries, it is expedient to revoke the
said inftrudions; we are pleated hereby
to revoke the said inftruded in lieu there
of, —we have thought fit to issue these
our inftruaions to be observed from
henceforth by the commanders of our
ships of war and privateers, that have or °
may.have letters of marque against Fran.
Spain and the United Provinces. r
That they shall bring in for lawful ad
judication, all ships, with their cargoes,
that arc laden with goods, the produce
of any island or settlements belonging to
France, Spain, or the United Provinces,
and coming directly from any port of
the said islands or settlements, to any
port in Europe, not being a port of this
kingdom, nor a port in that country, to
which such ships, being neutral ships
shall belong.
"That they shall bring in for lawful
adjudication, all ships with their cargoes
that are laden with goods, the produce
of the said islands or settlements, the
property of which goods shall belong to
fubjeds of France, Sdain or the United
Provinces, to Whatever ports the fame
may be bound,