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, An account of Louisana:
Heisig an abftrdß of Documents in the Offices of the
Departments of State and of the Treasury.
^Concluded.]
Taxes and Duties.
INSTEAD of paying local taxes, each inhabitant is
bound to make and repair roads, bridges,nd embankments
through his own land.
A duty of fix per cent is payable at the custom-house, on
the transfer of (hipping. It is ascertained upon the sum,
the buyer and feller declare to be the real confideratim
As no oath is required from either, they seldom report
bore than half the price.
The following taxes are also payable in the Province,
Two per cent on legacies ahi inheritances, coming from
collaterals and exceeding 3,000 dollars—Four per cent, on
legacies given to persons who are not relatives of the testator
—A tax on civil employments, the salaries of which exceed
3ao dollars annually, called media ennata, amounting to half
of the firft year's salary. By certain officers it is to be paid
ill two annual instalments, and by others in four. The firft •
person appointed to a newly created office pays nothing,
but the tax is levied on all who succeed him Seven dol
lars is deducted from the fam of 20 paid as pilotage by ev
ery veffei entering or leaving the Miffifippi, but the treas
ury provides the boats, and pays the salary of the pilots
and sailors employed at the Balize. The remainder of
the 20 dollars Is thus distributed/ To the head pilot 4, to|
the pilot who is iu the vcffel 4, and 5 to the crew of the
^ row boat,that goes out to put the pilot on board, or take him
alhore. A tax of 40 dollars per ann. for licenses to fell liquorsl
—A tax on certain places when fold, such as theft of Re-|
gidor, Notary, Attorney, &c. But the principal tix is thit:
of fix per cent, levied on all imports and exports, according |
to a low Tariff. The proceeds of Which nett about
130,099 dollars, whilst all the other taxes are said not to
yield more than 5 or 6,000 thousand dollars annually.
Rxpenfes and Debt.
The ezpenfes of the present government, comprehending
the pay antyfupport of thd regiment of Louisiana, part of
, 3 battalion of the regiment of Mexico, a company of dra
goons, and one of artillery, which form the garrison of the
country, including Mobile ; the repairs of public buildings
and fortifications ; the maintenance of a few gallics to con
vey troops and dores throughout the prbvince ; Indain
prefentl, and falarics of officers, clergy, and persons employ
ed for public purposes, amount to about 650,000 dollars.
,A sum in specie, which docs not generally exceed 100,000
dollars, is anuall, sent from Vera Ciuz ; but this together
with the amount of duties apd taxes collected in the prov
lace, leaves usually a deficiency of one hundred or one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars, for which certificates are
issued to the persons who may have furoilhed fwpplies or to
officers add workmen for th^ir salaries. Hence a debt has
accumulated, which, it is said, amounts it present to about
450,0,0 dollars. It bears no' interest, and is now depre
dated 30 per cent, The latter circumstance has taken
place not from wane of confidence in the eventual pay,
fcect of the certificates, but from she uncertainty of the
time when, and the want and general value of specie.
The whole of this debt is said to be due to the inhabitants,
and to the American 'residents. It should have been long
face paid off, but for a diversion of the funds, defined for
that purpofc, to Different and external objects.
Imports and Jixporfo . N
The productions of Louisiana are —sugar, cotton, indi
gos, rice, fufs and peltry, lumber, tar, pitch, lead, flour,
horses and cattle. Population alone is wanting to ta'ulti
ply them to an aftonifliiog degree. The foil infertile, the
climate faluhribus, abd the means of complication be
tween mbit parts of the province certain, apd,by water.
The following has been received as a fetch of the pre
fat exports of Louisiana, viz. dolls
^ oo bales of cotton, of 3 cwt. ) fife ioc fafipg
each, at 20 cents per Ib. J 6
45,000 calks of sugar, cwt. each? d tto
at 6 cents per lb. )
too do molasses, 100 gallons each, 32,000 ditto
Indigo, • - !( "CT ,Q
"Peltry, • • - 200.000
Lumber, -•- So,ooo
Lead, eorn, horses and cattle, uncertain,
All other articles, suppose 100.000
According to official returns in the treasury of the U
mited States there were imported into our territory from
'Louifiana arid the Floridas, merchandize in the following
amounts, in the several years prefixed; Dollars.
In 179, to the va|ue of 507,132
1800 - - - ,043^
^Ol - - - 95663 g
180% - - • 1,006,214
According th the fame authority, which makes the total
of the exports to amount to 2,158,000 dollars, the im
ports in merchandize, plantation utensils, Haves, &c.amount
to two and a half millions, the difference being made up
by the money introduced by the government, to pay the
expenses of governing and protecting the colony.
According to the returns in the Treasury of the United
States, exports have been made to Louisiana and the Flori
das, to t^fflewing amount in the years prefixed:
fa 1799 to the value of 3,056268 in foreign articles.
447,824 in dorpeftic do.
-—— —3,056,268
In I*oo : 1,795,127 in foreign articles.
240,662 in domestic do.
In xßot 1,770,794 iu foreign articles.
137,204 in domestic do.
• 1,907,998
In 1802 1,054,600 in foreign articles.
;170,110 in domestic do.
-1,224,710
It is to be observed that if the total of the imports and
sports into and from these provinces (of which the two
Floridas arc but a very unimportant part, with refped to
both) bear above supposed, viz. Pollars.
Imports, - - .• 2,500,000
"Exports, - - - 2,258,000
Making together, 4 658,600
The duty of fix per cefet ought alone, to produce the
gross sum of two hundred seventy-nine thousand fopr to;
deed and eighty dollars, and that the difference between,
that sum audits actual net produce, arises partly from the
iroperfea tariff by which the value of merchandize is af
cercained, but principally from the smuggling, which is
openly countenanced by mdft of the revenue officers.
There are but few domestic manufadurers. The Aca
dians manufacture a little cotton Into quilts and cottonadcs,
and in the remote part, of the province the poorer planters
spin and weave some negro cloths of cotton and wool
- mixed. There g one machine for Winning cotton in the
profit of Iberville, and another in the Opeloufas—but they
do little or nothing. In the city, befidcs the trades which
ars absolutely necessary, there is a considerable manufac
cure of cordage, ond some small ones of foot and hair pow
der. There are likewise in, and withip a few leagues of
the town, twelve distilleries for making cassia, which are
said to diriil annually a very considerable quantity, and
one fugarfoefinerfaid to make about 400,000 pounds of loaf
",the year 1802, there entered the Miffifippi 268 veffeh
of all ascriptions, 18 of which were public armed vcffels,
fed the remainder merchantmen as follows, viz.
American. Spanish. French.
Ships 4$H
Brigs 63 17 f
Pdacres, ,4
Schooners, 50 61
Sloop,
Total, 170 97 1
Os the number of American veffeb, 23 (hips, 15 brigs,
19 schooners, and 5 (loops came in ballad the remainder
were wholly or is part laden.
Five Spanish flips and fevea schooners came la baligL
The united tonnage of all the Dipping that entered tbe
river exclusive of the public armed'vtffel, was 33.725 re
gister tons. la the fame year there fa&frofa the Miffi
fippi two hundred and sixty five fail, viz.
American. Tons. Spanift. Tons.
^ 40 {l^#}^ 18 ^
Brigs, 58 7,546 22 in bllaft ,044
Schooners, 51 4,346 58 $747
Stoops, 8 5x9 3in ballast 108
Polacres, - - 3 in ballast 240
158 21,383 104 ,753
'French. Tens. Total. Tons.
Sch'rs. 83 105 Americans 158 21,383
— =— - Spanish 10% 9,753
French 3 I°s
Grand Total, 263, 3 1 >24 l
The tonnage of the vessels which werit away in ballast,
and that of the public armed ships are not included in the
foregoing account —theft latter carried away masts, yards,
spars, tar, &c. at least i,oco tons.
In the firft fix months of the present year, there entered
the Mifliffippi 173 fail of all nations, four of which were
public armed vessels, viz, two French and two Spanish,
whole tonnage is not enumerated.
Amr. Tons. Spanifo Tons. French Tens.
Ships,' 23 5 396 14 3,080 5 Loe,
Brigs, 44 sjot _, 20 2,173 8 8,8
4Polacres, - 3 480 2 436
I Seh'rs, 22 1,899 18 1,187 7
Sloops, 4 278 3 197 - -
TotA, 93 13,614 58 7,087 22 2,804
Total of Ships, Total of Tons.
American, 9313,264 [
- Spanish, 58 7,087'
French, 22 2,^04 1
CT 23,115?.'
In the fame fix months, there failed from the Miffiffippi ^
one hundred and fifty-fix vessels, viz.i
American. Spanish. French.
Ships, 21 11 2
Brigs, 28 31 1
Policies, -4
Schooners, 1, zs §
Sloops, 2 1- ,
68 , 80 $
Coafiino Hade.
There is a considerable coaftiog trade fem Penfacela,
Mobiile, and the Creeks and the Rivers falling into and in'
the neighborhood of Lake Pontchartrain, from Whence
New-Orleans is principally /applied with ship timber,l
charcoal, lime, pitch and tar, and partly with cattle, and ;
the places before pamed art supplied With tides of for
eign growth and produce in the fame waftrom Orleans.
The vessels employed are sloops and schooners, some of
which are but half decked/from eight to fifty tons five
hundred of which, including their repeated voyages, and
thirteen rallies and gun boatsentered the Bayou, St. jean
last year. There is likewif^ a small soafting frade between
the Atacapas and Opeloufas, und New-Orleans, byway of
the Balias, which would much increase, if there was any
encouragement given by government, to clear away a few
ebftcu^i,s chiefly caused b, fallen timber, in the small
rivers aid checks leading to them. THE END.
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JOHN MAN,'
has for 3a!e, at the corner of Market, aid
Bow-fireets, Spring-Hill,
Rum, gin, and BRANDY, pr..
bfol. or gallon, Hylon, Souchong, and Bohea
TEAS ; Loaf and Brown SUGARfy
No. i, and 2 Chocolate ; Coffee ; Spar,
ilb INDIGO of an excellent quality pr.
dozen or lets quantity ; GINGER pr.
keg, dozen, or lb. Gun Powder do ; Nut
megs ; Cloves; Pepper; Allspice ; Salt-'
Petre ; Copperas ; Allum ; Red Wood;
Fuftic; Soap; Starch; Spanish Segars,
with mott articles in the
GROCERY LINE.
Also American and Englilh Shovels ;
Frying Pans; Flat Irons ; Cotton and
Wool Cards ; Blocktin Tea Pots ; Pew
ter Bafons ; Spoons ; Knives and Forks ;
Jack -Knives ; Pen &: pocket do. Razors;
Scissors ; Japan Cannisters ; do. Waiters;
Pins; Knitting & sewing Needles &c.
Iron Hollow Ware, viz.
Small and large KETTLES ; Pots ;
Dutch-Ovens ; Bafons; High-pans ; fpi
dets 5 Skillets; Large & small Cart boxes,
Waggon do. & Chaise do. a large supply
of Dogs & AN DIRONSof all sizes ; lod
&2od Hammered N AILS ; 4,6, 8,10,
& 20 cut NAILS ; English Blistered,
German, Hallbach & Trieste STEEL,
some 'of which is Suitable for Shoeing
sleighs;
LIVERPOOL SALT
per hhd. or bushel—all of which he will
fell low # for Cafb.
Itre sir^^
For Jale at Store No: 19, Cheap-Jide,
Market-Strext. r
- A large ajfertment of
Superfine Bread & Forest Cotton, Camhrick, and
Cloths, . Cambric Mifflins,
Coatings & twill'd Duffils, Chambroy Mu&n&tfthlatfP
Flannels & Baizes, fusion,
Rose &; Dqffihßifflteta, Callonade and tyrig Muffins
Muffs and Tippets, . of roar, dtfr^tion,
IndiaCottons,M%nb6fa34r, Irim, Linens & Sheetings,
-to chests BOHEA TEA, of the firft
quality.
15 & 18 thread Cod Lines, cheap, by
wholesale arid retail. Dec. 31, iBO3-
OTICE ii hereby given that the
fubferiber intends exhibiting for ftulament
to the Judge of Probate, oh the third Monday of
February next, bis admiaifttaion account on the
efate of JOHN GILE,
yeoman, deceased, when, and where all Perlons ob
je&ing to the fame will meet him.
Mark Gile, Adminifttaer.
Nfato,7<ra.% 4, il%
NEW GOOD^
James Rundlet,
R ESPECTFULLY informs his cus
tomers ind the Public, that he has just received per
the Venus & Maria From Liverpool, and the Tiger from
London, an additional supply of
Seasonable Goods
which completes his Winter AffortmeAt=chey are now
opened and are ready For Sale it a small advance by
wholefile and retail—the aTTortment consists of
BEST Superfine London Broad Cloths;
Middling and low priced ditto a large hpply ; best
Superfine and common Caffimeres ; Superfine and common
Coatings and'Ratteens ; Duffilh; Foreftdoths; Serges:
Baizes ; Flannels ; Swans kins ; Dometts ; Lambfkms ;
Rose Blankets; Kidderminfter and Scotch Catpets and
Carpeting.,
A large afortment of
Fashionable Swanfdown ; Toilinet and silk,
Velvet Wailhcoating: Velvets and Hunters Cords; men's
plain and striped black Sattins ; black silk Serge incompa
rable.
An extesfoe assortment of/
Caliches and Chintfes; Ginghams ; Sarferiet*;
Cambricks plain and embofs'd, fafhionable color'd, and
Black; Book,Jackonet, Tambor'd and Cambrick Mullins;
Black Muslins and Cambricks; Muslin Shawls and Hand
kerchiefs. A great variety of
' Patch Furnitures with fringes and taff
eh to match; red and white, blue and white and purple
and white Copperplates; Dimity Furnitures; Muflinets
and Dimities; Camel's hair Shawls colored arid white;
[ Silk Shawls; purple and white and parch color ditoo;
spotted and checked Pocket Handkerchiefs ; Cambric, linen,
[ pullicat, lungee, flagg, bandanna and black silk Handkef
;chiefs. Ahdhdfome assortment of
IPlain, changeable, striped and checked
Italian Silks; black and colored India Luftrings; Sattins ;
;Modes ; Italian Crapes; Cypress; Guazes; Thread, Lac
lesI es and Edgings; black patent Laces; Lace Veils, Lace
Shawls, Lace Vandykes and Lace Cloaks; Ribbons,
Tages and Galoom Bindings.
A large offortaent if
Diaper and Damask Tabla Cloths,
from 75 cents to 16 dollars each ; 3 4 567 g
:wide Diapers ; India Napkins; Irish Linens ; India Cot
tons ; India Calicoes ; Oil Cloth Patterns ; Muffs and
Tippets.
American and London made Beaver
Hats Os the newest fashion; mens and youths common fur
and camels hair Hats ; womens Beaver Hats and flraw
ißanners; fafhionable wreaths and Flowers; straw Trim,
mings; Ruffels; Calamancos; Durants; Tammies; Shal
(eons; Camblets; Wildbores; Florentines: Umbrellas:
Parafoil %
Men's worsted, cotton and silk Hose,
Women's & misses colored & white cotton do. black Worsted
do. women's silk, cotton and worftedfeoves; men's white
and black gauze worsted Hose; men's silk, cotton, beaver,
and beaver lined with flannel Gloves—cotton and silk Brac
es, Hat Case.
loop Groce fafhionable coat and vest
buttons, Shirt I»ires—Pen-knives, Sciffars, Knives and
Forks, jack-knives, Tobth Brushes per groce, Tapes,
lb. and bundle Pins, Needles per M. Threads, Sewing
Silks, Twife, Morocco Pocket Books and Purfes—Ladies'
Pocket Books arid Thread Cases, Bobbins, SilteCord, Ivory
Combs, Lead Pencils, Button Moulds, Nankeens, &c. &c.
Porlfaouth, C%rep-flreet, near the State-Hoife,
December 13, 1803.
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Isaac Stanwood,
(At his Store in Buck-street, hear the Parade,)
HAS received by late arrivals, an eft
tenfive and complete affortmem of
Crockery & Glass Ware,
among which are some
Elegant cut flint SALTS;
Blue and White, Gilt and plain ditto;
do. do. do. SUGARS;
do. do. MUSTARDS;
do. do. DECANTERS;
do. do. do. Sallad Bowls ;
Best cut Flint Decanters ; Goblets;
Tumblers ; Crofts ; Wines;
A few elegant Caftors; with every article
of Crockery, and being importations from Eu
rope to this town, will be fold as low as can be
purchased in New-England.— Likewise,
A few well assorted CRATES, par
ticularly calculated for Country Traders.
Portsmouth, December 31, 1803.
'-REMOVAL.'
Benjamin Evans,
TIN FLALE WORKER,
INFORMS his Friends and the Public,
that he has removed from Ladd-ftreet, to a (hop
In Congtas-ftreet, next door to Mr. Morton's
where he makes and keeps constantly for Sale, a
general afTortmepr of
TIN WARE. ':
for House arid Ships use, at the lowest prices— al/o
JefeanHa & Pewter Ware.
Tin Kitchens, which will Roast & Bake
at the fame time;
Roasting ditto, which will baste the Meat
themfelvcs; Common ditto;
Handsome Planifh'd Coffee Pots ; Oval
Dish Covers; Patent Lamps;
Sheet Iron & Tin Stoves & Funnel, &c.
N. B. He thanks the public for past
favors and folicirs a continuance. Dec. 31.
Ebenezer Thompson,
Hasforjak at his Wqre-Houfe, Bow flreet,
/~\LD Sable Russia Iron per ton;
Brandy per pipe or bbl.
Gin, do. Rum, do.
Mblaffes per hhd. Sugar per bbl.
Superfine and tine FLOUR;
Liverpool SALT;
Hyfon, Young Hyfon, Hyfbn-skin, Sou
choog and Bohea TEAS, per chefl;
A few boxes Spanifli Segars ;
2oolb. Nutmegs, in bags of 101 b each,
' which will heard by the bag or 6%^ poued—earar, 1
k&^^j,
At a Metiirg of the Fi^-Wards of the
town of Pvrtfmbitfh, holden at Union-
Hall in said town, on the id day of
January, A. D. 4804.
VOTED, That no perfon,ufing orexer
cifing the trade or occupation of a Join'er,
Houfewright, Carpenter, Cabinet-maker, Chafr,
Chaise, Block or Coach-maker ffiall hereafter work^
at, or exercise any of the aforefaid trades or occu
pations by night within the town of Portsmouth,
without having his candles or lamps well and care
fully fecored in a doled lanthorl, on penalty of
forfeiting for every fach offence the fom of Two
Dollars—And every joiner, carpenter, houfewright,
cabinet-maker, chair, chaise, block or coach-maker
who (hall hereafter use or exercise any of the afore
faid trades in any building within said town of Ports-
Arouth, (hall three times io every week carafe ill
chips and (havings to be removed fiom said build
ings, on penalty of forfeiting for ei£h and every ;
neglect thereof,.the film of Two Dollars. §
Voted, That no Cooper or Coopers
within the town of Patflmouth, fliall fire or build
any calk or other velfel in any shop, ware-house or
other place, than in a fufficiont brick or stone chim
ney made convenient for that purpose, or work la
any ffi*p by night with a light, unless feeured in
an inclofed lanrhorn, on pain of forfeiting Two dol
lars idr evfly such offence.
Voted, That no person or persons fhaii
* make any bon-fire, or set on fire any rirood, straw
(havings or di her combustible matter by night or by
day, in any ffreer, lane or ally or in any private or
public yard or inclofure in this town, on pain of
forfeiting the film of fa Dollars,'
Voted, That every person, who shall
hereafter be employed in graving or caulking any
vessel within the town of Portfmoutb, on leaving
such vessel shall extinguish # fires, and care
fully secure all (havings or combvftible matter tiled
about luck woik, on penalty of forfeiting Two Dol
lars.
Voted, That the occupant of every
dwelling-house in the town of PortfinoHih, shall
cause each chimney in (rich house in which a fire
is by him or her ufiially kept, to be swept or burned
once in three months at least, on penalty of forfeit
ing One Dollar. —And if any chimney mail take fire
for want of being regularly fwtpt or burned and'
shall blaze out at the top, the occupier of the apart
ment to which such chimney shall belong, shall
forfeit Off Dollar, unless it shall happen within
three months after such chimney fliall have been
fwiept or burned.
Voted, That evety person using a stove
in any dwelling house or other building, fliall cause
it to be placed in a chimney or on a secure hearth of
such materials and fixed in such a manner as the
Fire-Wards shall approve, on penalty of forfeiting
Five Dollars for each and every weeks negleß: there
of.
Voted, That no person shall hereaftft
use, have or carry any lighted pipe or fegar, into ti
ny street, lane, yard or alley, or on any wharf, or
into any building in which hay or straw are usually
kept within the town of Portfmoutb, on penalty of
forfeiting for each offence. One Dollar. 4
Voted, That nofrA^^^^
carry any lighted candle, torch or lamp into any
barn, liable or other building in ifrhich hay or straw
are ufUally kept in Portfmoutb, or have, hold or
life Hie fame therein without having such candle,
torch of lamp secured in a closed lanthorn, on pe
nalty of forfeiting Five dollars for each and every
such offence.
Voted§ That no person shall hereafter
carry fire from any house or place within the town
of Portfmoutb, unto any other house or place within (
the fame except in some fafe vessel well covered on
pehaltv of forfeiting Oke Dollar for each offence;
THOMAS MANNING, Chairman.
PETER PEARSE, jr. Clerk.
g. The Inhabitants of the town of
Bortfmouth are requeued by the Fire Wards to
use their exertions to carry the laws relpe^ing fire
into full force. Pmtfmouih Jan. 2d 1804+
Peter Coffin,
HAS just received per ship Tiger,from
London, an additienal supply of
Fancy & other Goods,
CONSISTING OF
Chintzes ; Dimities ; Black and co
lored Sarfenet Cambricks and Gingham ; fafh
ionable cotton and silk Girdles ; black Laces ;1
Broad Cloths ; best double mill'd Caffiroeres ;I
fiiperfine fafhionable Waidcoating; Bed Laces(
and Fringes, &c. &c. December, 20.1
For Sale by
T. MORTON,
Sign of the Golden Key, Congrefs-freet, ^
Two Doors from the Ponfmouth ftonc.
HYSON, Young Hyfon, Hyfon-fkin, t
Soufhong and Bohea Teas warranted. Cog-.
nine and Barcelona Brandy ; Holland's and Amer- ]
ican Gin; Rum per hhd. or otherwise; Madeira,j
Sherry, Lisbon, Claret, Port, and Sweet Wines, per.
quarter calk or less quantity; Loaf, India andJ
Brown Sugars; Coffee; Flour; Pollock Fish;
Salt ; Cotton ; Cards, &c. together with a generall
affortrbent of
of the firft quality, and very low for ready cash.
Attendance from fun-rife, until 9 |
o'clock in the evening. 7 <( (l£)
Portsmouth, December fr^fc /f)
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The Portsmouth Oracle
is published every Saturday amirfcr the town and vkifr .
ity,and the n^
Oracle Post
every Tu.fday morft for the Country, by W^u^
WDaniil Treadwell, at ffiete Boot and Sratumary &
thop, corner of Court and Buck ftrects, Portsmouth, N.H. &
Terms, 1,50 cents per ann.—so drifts tn deface-pu^.
nally forwarded to all parts of this State, and ffie Diftria %
of Maine.
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