Republican ledger, and Portsmouth price current — Portsmouth, N.H., 1802-04-20 00:00:00, page 1

CENTLEMEN,
I fend you herewith, for the information
of my constituents, a ftatcment of savings
made by the President of the United States,
, fincc his acceflion to office ; and of the sav
ings effected by a&s of congress paTed dur
ing the present fellion ; which I have deriv
ed from the most authentic sources ; and for
the general accuracy of which I am willing
to hold myfelf responsible. I have allo ad
ded an estimate of further retrenchments in
our fifeal fyflem, contemplated by acts at
present in an incipient Rate, and which will
probably obtain legislative fantyon before
the rising of Congress : I likewise fobjoin a
Igeneral result of the Treasury operations,
during the last nine months of the year one
thousand eight hundred and one.
During the past summer and autumn, va
-1 nous reports and misrepresent ations wye
indoftriouQy circulated in every lection of
the Union, through the medium of the press;
tending to impair the public confidence in
the President, and to implicate several ads
of his administration : In order to correct
such misrepresentations, I have been at some
pains to enquire into the fads and circum
itances front which they probably originat
ed, for this purpose I have had recourse to
the public offices and official documents—
The result of my enquiries on this lubjea,
I now also communicate.
This ftatcment being derived from docu
ments which can only be attained at the
feat of government ; and it having ever been
my opinion, that it is the duty of a Repre
sentative to guard his cor.ftituents against
tepifrepefentations, by giving them faithful
of the proceedings ot their agents, I
feed peifuaded that my condu& on this oc
caii^ will not fobjed me to airy merited
imputation or cenlure from them.
I am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
THEODORES BAILEY.
FOREIGN RILLS.
Bills on London : 3b days, : (For Cafo) 2{ pr. cent. dis.
do. do. : : : 00 days, : :, do. : 2|^ 3 pr. ct. di|.
do. do. : : : 90 days, : ; d^. : 3% to 4 do, do.
Eiils on Hamburg, payable in London, at 60 days, : : do. do. do. do.
b do. on .Amita dam, payable in do. 60 days, : : do. do. do.
Crren pricest of per from to
D. C. D. C
ASHES, Pot, effort, T. 120 0 126 66
, Pearl — 140 0 150 c
Alhim, C. 8 0 9 0
Anchor, lb- 012 0 0
Bread, Ship C. 45° 7 °
Butter fb 0 14 0 16
Beef, common B. 9 ° to 0
mess -- 12 0 00 0
Beans, white bu. 1 20 1 20
Brandy, Spanish ^hpr. G. 150 155
, Napics^h/R. -- 140 145
Bailey bu. 1 0 I 0
Brimitone, C. 250 4 0
Brimstone, Roll C. 450 5 °
Coin, Indian — 0 75 0 75
Rye — 095 1 0
Cassia lb 0 70 0 75
Cloves — 0 0 2 16
Coffee -- 0 2o 0 22
Cheefe,American -- 0 6 014
Cotton,foreign scarce -- 040 045
, American — 0 28 0 0
Cordage, American C. 14 41 14 5°
, Foreign, -- 12 0 13 0
Chocolate, common ffj 020 020
, belt N0.2&1 -- 029 033
Candies, mould — 919 0 ^
, dipt - 017 017
Coals, foreign Ch. 14 0 14 0
, American aze, -- 0 0 0 0
Copperas, C. 35? 4 0
Cloth, Tow yd. 0 16 0 17
Duck, R.oilia, \ftqual Bt 16 0 18 0
" To the Editors of the Guardian.
NUMBER 34 . VOL. ILR]
From a Poughkeepjie Paper.
Washington, 18th March, 1802.
PORTSMOUTH
PORTSMOUTH, (NEW-HAMPSHIRE) printed by nutting & whitelock, printers of the laws of the united states,
Olljen [ou fol ttjefe ta^ relate fpeaU of tsem as t>eg art : Dotting extenuate, not set noton ougljt fit malice.
Republican Ledger,
Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Duck, Ravens -- 10 50 12 0
Flaxseed, rough bu. 1 0 1 5
Fish, Merchant, C. 4 0 425
,W. India mark. -- 325 375
Scale -- 250 275
Salmon none B. 10 0 0 0
Mackerel — 75° 8 c
Flour, foper. frefh -- 9 0 000
, fine -- 850 860
, middlings — 700 7 °
, country C. 335 4 c
Fuftick T. 45 0 0 0
. ( Bristol cr. loby 8, bx. 15 0 15 50
9 by 7, — 14 0 14 50
<< Bby 6, -- ii 0 11 50
^ ) Hamburg io by 8, -- 12 0 0 0
' 7by 9, -- 12 0 0 c
Gun Powder ffi 050 0 55
Geneva, Holland 1/? pr G. 1 20 1 20
, Americanize -- 090 0 c
Hoops, hhd. 12 ft. M. 20 0 25 0
Hogs Lard ft) 012 0 14
Iron, Philadelphia T. 140 0 0 c
, Ruffia' — 120 0 135 c
, Swedes -- 130 ° '35 °
Logwood T. 40 0 45 °
Lead, white, gr. in oil C. 0 0 16 0
, dry — 14 50 14 5 (
, red — 9 0 0 c
, Iheet -- 10 0 10 50
Lumber, boards clear M. 17 0 18 c
, , merch. -- 12 0 13 0
shingles -1 5° 2 20
ift. The President had a power to estab
lish diftfi£ts and surveys, for the colleaion
of the internal taxes : A supervisor to Su
perintend the colleaion of each diftria, ar^
infpeaor to superintend that of each fuivey
in the diftria. Colleaorsof taxes were ap
pointed under the fuperintendance of the su
pervisors and infpe&ors. Under these re
gulations, each Rate made a diftria, with a
supervisor to each —And the dates of Mal
fachufctts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virgi
nia, North and South-Carolina, were divid
ed into from three to fix surveys, with an
infpe&or over each survey. In the dates
thus divided the coileaors accounted with,
and paid to the infpedtors : The infpeaors
accounted with,and paid to the fupervifois ;
and these to the treasury—hence great de
lays and want of power to bring real delin
quents to account. The other dates were
not divided into surveys—had no infpe&ors ;
and collectors accounted with, and paid to
the supervisors. The accounts were there
better rendered, and the President convinc
ed of the uselessness, and indeed mifehief a
riling from the said infpeaors, abolished
them lad summer. By the report of the
commissioner of the revenue, it appears that
the emoluments of the fixtcen infpeaors
thus suppressed, amounted, for the year
1800, to dollars 19,823 36, which sum is a
clear annual saving in the colleaion, and
has reduced the whole expence of collec
tion, about two per cent. Note. This
is independent of the commission allowed to
those infpeaors of the diftria tax--,faid
commission not being included in the above ;
and amounted, in the dates above mentioned
to dollars, 3,255.
2. The President had a power, under cer
tain limits, to increase or diminish the size
and number of officers and crews of the re
venue cutters. They had been increased in
some indances, (in New-York, Virginia,
South Carolina, and Bolton) as high as fix
officers and twenty men ; the whole edab
lifhment cod annually near 50,000 dollars,
and the waiters being thereby more or. a
WboUfaU prices Current, at portfmoutb, jaetodpamptyire.
Savings by the President.
Collection of Revenue.
CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED, ON SATURDAYS.
TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1803.
Course of Grc^ge, at Lofton.
JMb
PRICE CURRENT.
^Current prices of per from to
D. C. D. C.
Lemons frejb bx. 6 0 7 0
Lime, half hhd. £ 75 2 0
Leather, Soal, dried, if ) 020 0 0
Molaifes G. 040 0 0
Nutmegs it >5 0 5 5°
Nail Rods scarce C. 8 0 0 0
f4 d lcut " ° 34 ° 36
ci I 6dj ' -- 070 072
^) 6d, wrought - - 117 0 0
< ] lod, do. infpe&ed -- 175 183
^ | 2)d, do. do. -- 240 250
(Sheathing, cut C. IF 50 0 0
^f Liver B. 14 0 14 0
Q(Linfeed G. 110 115
Pepper lb °2B 028
Pork, best pieces B. 20 0 0 0
, common — 14 0 x 5 0
Peas bu. 1 57 1 25
Pimento ffi 0 17 0 18
Pitch, B. 6 0 0 0
Paper, Sheathing C. 3 75 4 0
Redwood 1° 55 0 60 0
Raisins /re//) calk 7 0 7 50
Rum, Jamaica G. 1 4 1 17
, Windward 3d pr.— 083 090
Rice scarce C. 550 0 0
Ro£in force B. 45° 45°
Soap, white ft, 014 01b
, brown -- 010 012
, castle -- 0 17 02c
Sugar, Havannah C. 18 0 19 0
, East-India -- 12 0 13 0
, Wed-India -- 10 0 12 0
footing of navy captains than of revenue of
ficers, did confider their proper duty, that of
watching and preventing smuggling, as al
most degrading. The President has reduc
ed them to their original establishment of
two officers and fix men—they do their du
ty better, and near 30,000 dollars annually
laved ; the precise sum is not ascertained,
as the accounts are not yet rendered.
Department of State.
iff. The following foreign missions have
been fupprefTed.
Minister plenipotentiary to Portugal,
annual salary 9,000
Minister resident at Holland do. 4,500
Their Secretaries, do. 2,700
Contingencies other than personal
(annually) 1,100
Average outfits, 1 for 4 years do. 4,050
Dolls. 21350
2d the following agencies suppressed, viz.
One conimiffioner under the 6th art.
British treaty (annual salary) 4,44°
One ot the two agents in Great-Brit
tain for causes and seamen, do. 3,000
Dolls. 28,790
Department of War.
Sundry agencies—Deputy Ouarter-maf
ers, &c. estimated at 10,000
Navy Department.
Contractors in several seaports, at 3000
dols. a year, estimated at 15,000
Note. The fuperintendants and (lore-keepers
for navy-yards, and materials, have been retained
where neceflary. The above agencies were un
known to law.
Marine Corps.
When the ad fur the Navy Peace estab
lishment passed last year, the House of Rep
resentatives proposed to reduce the marines
in proportion to the reduaion of the Navy ;
but the Senate refufed to concur. The o
rignal law had however, in relation to the
privates declared, that they should be raised
for a certain number of years, unless sooner
discharged by the President ; but had left
him no power in relation to the officers.
The President, last summer reduced the
privates to the number wanted for the ser
vice of the vessels kept in commission, and
for guarding the navy yards and public
ftorcs. The^umber of men discharged, in-
INLAND BILLS.
.B^ on Baltimore, 30 days fight, (For Cafo) I per cent dis.
do. Philadelphia, - : : do. : do. do. do.
do. New-York, : ; do. : do. do. db.
Philadelphia, or 1 , , , ,
New-York, f 6O da ? s > : do 2 , do.
N. B. Bills at (barter fight, proportionably higher.
[1 Dot. 50 CTS. PER ANNUM
| Current prices of per from to
D. C
Starch, Poland Jfo 020 022
, American -- 0 12^ oi^
Sugar, Loaf ft ) 027 0 0
Salt, St. Übes scarce H. 650 0 0
, Turk's Island -- 6 0 6 0
, Liverpool — 450 5 0
, Rock -7 0 o <>
Steel, German tb 0 14 0 0
, Englilh — 016 011
Salt Petre, rough -- 020 0 0
Shot C. 10 0 10 0
. fW.O. hhd. M. 24 0 26 0
do. do. heading — 26 0 28 0
>J W. O. bbl. -- 10 0 12 c
<] R. O. hhd. —Io 0 11 7
^ I do; Shooks 066 oco
(W. O. do. 1 2 0 1 00
Tin in Ihects bx. 18 0 2o o
, r . B - 35° 350
I urpentine --4 0 450
Tea, Hyfon lb. 1 10 1 12
, Souchong — 067 080
, Bohea -- 034 0 35
Tobacco, Jamesßiver C. 7 0 0 0
, Georgia -- 550 6 0
Twine, sewing doz. 550 0 0
, seine — 5 0 550
. f Madeira G. 217 283
|Lisbon — 120 130
Z < Sherry, scarce — 140 140
™ I Malaga q.c. 29 0 30 0
(Red Port — 150 Retail
cluding noncommissioned officers, is 612
the sum appropriated annually for the corps,
under the old arrangement, was 166,903
dolls. 78 cents—the sum wanted tor the
present year under this new modification is
dols. 101,381,23 —and the saving conse
quently amounts to dols. 65,522,55.
Recapitulations of Annual Savings by the Pre,
Jident, before the meeting of Congress.
Inspectors ot Internal taxes, 19,823 36
Revenue cutters, 30,000
Diplomatic and Foreign Agencies, 21,350
War Department Agencies, 10,000
Navy department do. 15,000
Marine Corps, 65,522 55
Annual savings, dols. 161,695 91
Annual savings by Congress,
already effected, viz.
I. On military eflablifhment
by reduction of the arm>, 450,000
2. On Naval establish. (by a&
of the President, conform
ably to the late law) '200,000
2. On Judiciary, (by late law) 45,000
Annual savings by the Prefi
dent and Congress, effected, dols. 856,695 91
Contemplated Savings by
Congress, viz.
Collectors ot Cutie ms, includ
ing naval officers, estimated
at 25,000
Mint eflablifitment, 21,000
Accomptants and Clerks in
departments, 14,000
Commissioners of Revenue and
Stamp Office, 13,000
Officers of Marine Corps re
duced io proportion to men 17 000
Total annual savings, dols. 946,695 91
Which enables Congress to repeal all the internal
taxes.
General result of the Treasury operations for
the last nine months of the year 1801.
1. The following parts of the principal
of the public debt have been discharged from
the firft day of April to the 31st day of Dec.
1801,
viz. ift. On the Dutch debt