The enquirer — Richmond, Va., 1810-12-18 00:00:00, page 2

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several subjects, to counteract the wishes of
my govei niueiu upon each. 1 should have
done so too, without inducement; for ] had
Ho authority i«> matte auv demand or proju)
sal. in t'ue cases of the Chesapeake and or
ders in council; or to act upon any proposal,
wkirh Lord Wellesley oiigr.t be inclin-id to
make .o me; and it was perfectly clear,
that these subjects were not susceptible »>»
any very mu trial written illustrations
which they had nut already received. 1
did not, however, imagine, that 1 was to
make no use of the reflections upon them
which \ a had furnished in your letter of
the 23d oi November. 1 was. on the con
ti ar\, convinced thar it wonld be proper to
suggest them occasionally in conversation,
with a view to dispose Lord Wellesley, and
iln-ngh hint the British government, to
seek such fair and liberal adjustments with
os as would once more in <ke ns triends.
Arc id ngly, in my first conference, I
spoke ol the affair of the Chesapeake and
the orders in council ; and concluded my ex
pi..-..Minns which did not lose sight of your
letter of the 25d of N ivember, by express,
ing a wish, that lord Wellesley Would al
low me an early opportunity of a free com
lminication with him on these heads_
ri opy the disposition evinced by Lord Wei
lesley, in the notice which he took of these
suggestions and of that wish, I was inclined
to nope, that it might be in my power to
announce to you. by the return’of the cor
vette, that a new envoy would be charged,
as the micc« v-or 0f Mr. Jackson, with in
strnctiens adapted to the put pose «f honora
ble acr un-nodation My leper to his lord
i-htp was written under the influence of this
hope, and c ucludes, ns you will perceive,
with ns strong an appeal to the disposition
«'ii which it rested, as could with propriety
bi made.
i irv ui iai, 1.1 Mju&rijiitrnt cnnvcrsitlions,
as *'■ fi! as occasion presented itself, to the
a«t >c b on tWt* Clu-sHpeikc and to the orders
in < lined I: soon : ppeaurd however, that
n nt w envoy wruld not. in the first instance,
Jj. sm out in replace Mr, J.ickson, and
cmi equemly, that an arrangement of these
si' j (•:< was not in that mode to lie expect,
ed- \ spi rial mission would still le.s he
resorted t>. ; and it was not likely, hat ap
pm rues to negociation would be made thro’
a charge d'affaires. It was still barely pos
sible that tin ugh I had no powers to nego_
cone and conclude, 'he Briiih governtmnl
might not be disinclined to make advances
rl i ngn rue, or that Lord V- elleslev would
suffer me so fir to understand the views of
hi* government, as that I might enable you
to judge upon what conditions and in what
tnrde arrangement was practicable. This
w;*s possible, though not very probable ; bnt
it finally became certain, that no definitive
proposal would, for the present at least, be
made to us through any channel, and that
Lord Wellesley would not commit hiinseli
upon the details to which I wished him to
apeak, but upon which, of course, I did not
pi css him.
It only remains to refer you, for the ac_
tual sentiments ct this govt rnment, with re
gard to future negociation, to the concluding
paragraph of Lord Wellesley’s letter to me;
which is substantially the same wiih his re_
cent vfthal explanations ; and to add that,
in a short conversation sii.ee the receipt of
his letter, he told me, that it I thought my.
self empowered to enter upon and adjust the
case of the Chesapeake, he would proceed
without delay to consider it w ;li me
I have not supposed, that lord Welles
ley’s letter requires any other than the com
U'o» answer , and I have accordingly, given
the ply, of which a copy is now trans
mitted
J have the honor to be,
With great consideration, sir,
Youi mostobt. humble servant,
(Signed) . W.VI. PINKNEY.
The honorable Robert Smith is'c etc.
[Heie follows Mr. Pinkney’s letter to
Lo d Wellcsity on tin subject of Mr Jp.ck
so 's insulting dr meaner with Lord Wel
lesley’s teplj thereto, which were publish,
eu in the Enquirer of 22nd May last j
Mr. Pinkney to Air. Smith.
London, April S, 1810
SIR,
In a short letter of the 2nd inst. by Mr
Jchn Wall cc, in the British packet, I had
the " 'i i to acknowledge the receipt, on
tl 31 t of l?,st month, (by Dr. Logan) of
yo le'ters of the 20th nt January and the
.26 i* February, and 'o inform you, that I
had inconsequence, an appointment to meet
L' d Wcilesh’v on the 3d.
A the interview which took place in pur
suance of that appointment, I explained to
L rd Wellesley the nature of the powers
now confided to me, mid, as far as was i.e.
ctssary the subjects to which they related. ;
Tne result of the conversation which ensu.
eo was an understanding, that we should
begin with an attempt to settle the affair
ot the Chesapeake, and that attempt being
successful, that we should proceed to consi.
dir next the. subject of the or tinin conn- I
ci I, and lastly, the commercial and other on- |
cerns, embraced by the commission of 3c06, i
lo Mr. M u e and tnysnlf.
In conform'd v with Miis understanding, it
sens agreed, 'hat I should immediately fol
low up theconterence with a note, stating my
authority to adjust with the British govern,
n ot the case ot the Chesapeake ; and I
ha ' accordingly prepared and sent to Lord
YVi esiiy the letter, of which a c»|»y is cn 1
closed. I have not since heard from Ids
fOidship, to whi rr>, of course, u now belongs
IU !»»
It will not, I trust, he thought, that my 1
le iter. which is s.mply an official notifica- ;
tion, in civil terms, of my power to receive •
and act i?]v»n such overrules, as this gov- 1
einmi n. niuv choose to make, goes too far. .
I Ij ivc the honor to be, & . &c.
(feigned)
WM. PINKNEY.
-I have just received
P, S. A pril 9th
ft i L d Wellesley a no t* of which acn.
p\ . ti in vi nit; me to a conference
tui 1 uisriaA ' ex'. (•!»*• )~vh) doubtless on
the ..fl jt f di C'hes'ipealu*
I h;tv<. the honor to be, &c. &c:
(fe g ed)
WM. PINKNEY.
il Jr Pinkney to Lord Wtllcalcy.
( i H K A T CV.MBKRI.AVb PLACt,
( Without date.)
Mv Loro
I have the honor to state to your lord
ship in r.nofoi tii-.v with mv verbal cxpla,
mtiens on a ire. nt conference, that i am
amhorined to r«uju.t with tii majesty’s go,
v- rnn eiit tin case of the attack (in the A*
it t ievn f lt?a*e V. liesaprake, iti the month 1
c 1- nc, lab/', by the Untish ship, the
3 'V
/Department of Starr
Doe. 1!, 7 810. Sii—1'he funds which hid
been provide'! by law f.r the relief and prot-*c
tion n* d'rtift'.n Amc-iran ssr.men in foreign
countricr., lua e been this year rendered inad.
cjnalc to their rnn»c n»r l »ted nbj* l by the exten
tove seizures of our vessels in Europe, and the
effect thereof on tnc situation of the crews ——
Th£ advances, which have bci n necessarily made
by our ministers and consuls abroad to supply the
w. ms of those ‘.tamen, and to procure them
past-a yes to the United Slates, have greyly ex
c <1 d the amount of those appropriated funds
Of thuso ndvftnc », accounts, reepnriig immodi
ate reimbursement, have already been n ndered
to the amount of 75,J0O dollars, and it is appre*
bended that others may yet be received
As these accounts < Minot be paid under ary
existing iaw, it is respectfully proposed to sub
mil to i he consideration of Congress the proprie
ty of passings law, which wdl nnpropriate a
sum of money for the repayment of the advances
of which accounts have already been exhibited!
and which at tfic same time w d provide for any !
similar rxpcuce9 that may have occurred or m:*y
occur during the pr^rnt or tfie ensuing year —
Willi this view J have the honor oflayiug before
you the enclosed estimate.
V/uh sentiment* ot great respect and consid
eration, 1 have the honor u, be Ur.
U. SMITH.
The Ptft '.^rnt of the
U. S.
ESTIMATE.
For reimbursing advances made by the bank
or* under the direction of any of the ministers ot
the United States and by consuls, for the relief of
destitute Arm rican aeionen, and for discharging
togugemchts cmerei, into by the consuls for
their pat rngca home,during the present year,
anti i..r defraying inoi covar such cr.^.nces of a
like nature as may he necessarily incurred du
ring the yeas lbll, 100,(/CQuollars.
SMITH,
Tit pat titter, t of^tatr,
fatCcfMtr Il,i6l0.
it will give trie sincere pleas. ^ooK* i
municate with your lordship on i. te
resting subject, in such maimer, as s% ;
thought best calculated to. lead to a
and honorable arrangement of it. prepara
lory to the restoration of kindness and ben
eficial intercourse between the two coun
tries.
I have the Honor to .be. See &c.
(Signed)
WM. PINKNEY.
Lord IVcllcsleu to Mr Pinkney.
The Marquis Wellesley presents his
compliments to Mr Pinkney, and will be
happy to have the honor of seeing him at
ilie Foreign Office, Thursday next, a. 2 P.
M. it that hour should suit his couxeni
ance.
Foreign Office, jifiril 9 A. 1810.
Mr. Pinkney to .Mr. Smith.
London, Apiil9, 1810.
SIR,
l have, upon full reflection, thought it ne
cessary to prepare a letter to lord Welles
ley reciting tho French minister's official
statement to General Armstrong, of tiie con
ditions, on which the Berlin decree w« uld
be recalled ; and inquiring whether there
exists any objection, on the part ot the iiu
tish government, to a revocation (or to a
precise declaration that they aie ho longer
in force,) of the blockade of May, 1806 and
ot that ot Venice, especially the former. As
the answer to this letter (upon which 1
wish to converse with lord Wellesley be
tore I deliver it.) will not probably lie very
prompt, I have, in the mean time, sent Mr.
Lee to Paris, with two letters to geneial
Armstrong, of which copies are enclosed.
1 have fhe honor to bt, ficc. 5cc.
(Signed)
WM PINKNEY.
Hon. Robert Smith <Sfr- <Sc
A/r. Pinkney to Hen. Armstrong.
London. April 6, 1810.
Dkar Sin,
1 do no* know, whether the state
ment, contained in my letter of the 27th of
last month, will enable you to obtain the re
cal ot the Berlin decree. Certainly, the in
terence irom ’hat statement is, tha the
blockade >f 1806 is virtually at an end ; he
|ng merged and comprehended m an order
in council, issued alter the da c of the e
diet ol Berlin. 1 am. however, about to
try to obtain a formal revocation ot that
blockade, (and ot that ot Venice) or, at least,
a precise declaration, that the) are not in
force. As it will not he possible to ob's.:—
either the one or the other very soon. (ij
indeed they can be ob'ained at all.) 1 will
not detain Mr. Lee hut wi:l send you ano
ther messrnger. [Mr Craig, of Phil.tic..
phi<0 111 the course of three m four weeks
wit.: the result of my endeavors. In me
, mean time, such use can be made of my
communication, o‘ tiie 27th ultimo, as you
may deem advisable.
I h ive lie honor to be, &c. 8cc.
(Signed)
WM. PINKNEY.
Genera! John Arm.,
strung <J"c. ts?c.
(Documents to be continued.)
IN SENATE.
Tuesday. Dec. 11.
Mr. hirer, t attended
On motion of Mr. Drib,
Jtetolved, that »n innc.i of the message of the
President of the United States as relates to the
organization and discipline of the militia he re
I fen cd t ) :t committee, with leave to report there
on b ll ii- otherwise.
Messis. Leih, Reed, Smith of MJ A ruler
enn nrul f«tl mn lupm nntv«in»or! o
“• •• . ... •• *»• a* UUIII IIUIh
tee accordingly.
Mr. Smith Md. repotted the bill to su»
pand the 2d section of the act regalaiidg fo
reign coins, without amendment; and it was
ordered to be engrossed for a third read.
tt.g.
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
The Vice-President took the chair this
day
Mr Frank/in attended
DISTRESSED SEAMEN.
The following message, addressed to both
Houcks, was received from the President of
the U. S. by Mr. Kdtvard Holes his Secre
tary :
To the Senate end Ihutt of
Represent at tve j oj the U S
I lay bc-lore Congrem, nd recommend to their
early attention, a report of the Secretary of
Stale, frem which i: will be seen th.il a very con
siderable demand, beyond the leg d appropria
tion, has been incurred for the support of sea
men distress.' d by seizures, in different ports of
Europe,'of the vessels to which they belonged
JAMES MADISON
i
December 12, 1810.
KEPOUT.
The message And report were referred 1
to Messrs. Fiankhn, Crawford ami Good •
rich.
Mr. Brent presented the petition of the
President and Directors of the Bu k (it
Washington, praying for an act of incorpo
rati‘>n : which was referred to the commit
tee to whom was referred the petition of the
Bank, of Potomac.
The Senate proceeded to ballot fora chap
lain. Mr. Addison was elected.
The bill to suspend he 2d section of the i
act for regulating foreign coins, was read a
third time and passed.
Thursday, Dec. 13.
Mr. Clay attended.
The bdl authorising the transportation of
certain docunu-nts by nmil free of postage
was read a 'bird time anti passed
COLLECTION OF REVENUE.
Mr. Lnb submitted the following resoiuti
on ;
Resolved. that a ciTr.miUct/ he appointed to
enquire into the < xpediencv <*f directing the Se
cretary <>' die Treasury- to deposit for collection,
in other bsnks ihu> that < f ilie- United Stales,
ami its hr e.ch'-s, the bonis given to the govern
tfiem fo-dot ea. mdtliat the committee have
l v- :«. rrn at hv bdl orotliet wi-.e
Two reports, were teceived from the Se„
rpi*nr»> .1 Tio ..im in ................. ....
solutions of the htuate on the subject of
claims barred hv the sta ute of limitations
Ordered to lie on the able.
Fkiday Dec 14 1810.
The Presiden c*m nnmca.ed a report of
the Secretary of war. m .do in obedience to
•he resolution of the Senate at their last ses
sion, directing him to prepare a system of
temulations for improving the discipline of
the militia of the U. S ; which was read
ami reierred to he connnrttre on so much of
the message of (he President oi ilieU S as
relates to the organization and discipline of
the militia of the U S.
The resolution yesterday offered by Mr.
Lab was agreed to: & Messrs Lyib, Craw
fat'd and Goodrich appointed a committee
accordingly.
Mr. Giles presented the memorial of the
city council of Washington, praying sundry
amendments to the charter of incorporation,
which was read and committed to Messrs.
D ina, Tait, Guillard. Horsey and Giles.
Adjourned to Monday. ,
HOUSE OF REFRESEA T.1TIFES.
Tuesday Dec. 11.
The fo’lowing committees were severally
appointed in pursuance of the resolutions
yesterday adopted on the subject of the Pre
sidem’s message.
On Foreign Rtlatlor.s.
Messrs Ejipes, Taylor, Fisk, Montgomery,
Sciver, Chittenden and Dr»! ...
On West Florida affairs.
M asrs Wright, buge, Gardner, Crawford,
Lewis, M’Hryd ant Hhes Ten.
On a National University
Messrs Mitciull, Burweil M .con, J. Porter,
P.;kin, Whe.ton and Hir.ggold
On the Army and Fortifications.
M. ss ^ D iwaon, Helms. Coob. t<ea, Penn.
Champion, Livingston and Huobard.
On the Alil.tta.
Messrs. Root, C >bb, J s nilh, M'Kee. Scud
der. Ulaisdell, Timer, Holland, Whe.ikley, N
R. Moore, Hunt ngton, Porter, Butler, Morrow,
G. Sm-th, W Chamberlin and J nr.ir.gs.
On the Military Academy,
IVie^sis. P ii Porter, Love, I.yic, Pearson
and Ely.
On the Nsvy.
I Mes-rs Basset, Mumf . d, Quincy, K*man,
1 Mb'.or, Taylor *n J cks m
\ Messrs. Ringgold. Gray Swnope. Knick
arbacker and VV.nn took their seats to day.
j Mr. Fan Rensselaer presented the peii_
tion of certain persons claiming lands for
services performed in he provincial ar I
my, then in he service of G. U. between |
the year 1754, & 17C4 ; the petitioners store i
that they have been informed that a grant
wasmade by he Kingof G B. lor the ben
efit of said officers and soldiers, oi land bor„
dering • »n the Mississippi near the junction
of he Ohio with the same. Pelerred to
the committee of Public Lands,
j A report was received from the Comp
troller of tlie Treasury on the subji-ci of un
settled balances ; which was referred u»ihe
commit'te of Ways and Means.
, Mr Gardner presented a petttion from
sundry inhabitants of the state of Massa_ :
chusetfs, praying for thr erection of several
buoys in the mouths of certain Rivers._
Referred
Swe al other petitions, of a private na_
ture, were prestnied and referred.
The bill authorising the transportation of
certain documents tree of postage was read
the third time and passed.
According to order, the House proceeded
to ballot for a Chaplain. On counting out
the votes it appeared that the Reverend
Jesse Lee was duly elected.
On motion of Mr. Rhea (T ) sund'v peti
tions from the inhabitant* of the Louisiana
Territory, praying for the second grade of
Territorial government, presented at the
last session hut not. acted on, were referred
to a sole o' committee 1 It i s conitnit'ee
consists of Messrs. Rhea (T.) Roane, Mat
thews*
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
Messrs. Kennedy and Franklin appear,
ed
Flic following letter and report were rc
ceived from Uv- Secretary of ttie Freasury:
Fhkasuhy Department.
December II, 1810
SIR,
I have the honor to enclose a Report,
prepared in obedience to the act rntuled
“ ;‘ct to establish the Treasury Depart
ment.. ”
1 have the honor to be, .
Very respectfully,
Sir, your obedient servant,
,r ALBERT GALLATIN.
7 he Honorable,
Thr S/irakrr of the Ifoucc of
Kefirtnentaiivcu.
REPORT.
In obedience to the directions of the act
supplementary to the act entitled •* An act
to establish the Treasury department,” the
Secretary of the 1 reasury i espectfolly sub.
mils the following Report and Estimates:
fiVENUE.
’1 he nett revenue arising from duties on
merchandise and fonnag • which accrued
during the year 1808, am.muted to
8 10,r,4fi.000
i he nett revenue arising from the same
sources, which ucrrucd during the year 1800,
amounted, as w.il appear by the statement
(A;) to £ 6 527,000
I he statement (B.) exhibits in detail the
several specie's of mcrcUaori and other
sources from which liiftt fecetitli tttts Qe „ I
rived doting the ear 1809.
It is n> curtained that the nett revenue ari„
sing from the same duties, has, for the three
fi's quarters of the yeui 1810. exceed 7.500,
000 dollars ; arid it is believed that it will
m»*. tor the whole year, fall short of twelve
millions.
The sales of public lands north of the ri
vre O lio have, during tile year ending on
the 30 It Sep tin her, 1810, as appears by
theism:ement (C ) amounted to 159 000 a
ere*, and the payments by purchasers to
610,000 dollars.
I'he same statement shows that the total
amount of sales, from the establishment of
the land offices in the year 1800, 'o the 30th
of September 1810, have amounted to 3,^
168 000 acres, which have produced 6 681,
000 dollars ; of which sum 1 646 TOO dol
jars, remain due by purchasers 1*1.e sales
in the Mississippi I'erritorv, being (uper
deducting exp nces) nppropri-tod in the
first place to the paym nt o» 1 ‘250 000 d
lars lo the state of Georgia, are distiuctly
stated.
RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES.
1. Year ending on the 30th of September
1810
The actual receipts into the
* re tsui y , during die year
ending on .lu SOUi of Sep.
1810 have amounted to S8 6S8.861 17
M iking together with the b i
fi.iice in the Treasury on
the 1- ot Octuber, 1809, &
amounting'to S 5 S28 936 01
All aggregate of
R 14.517 797 18
The disbursement* during 'he same year
have consisted in the /'ollozuing items,
viz.
Civil Department, including
miscellaneous expences,
and tnose inciden al to .)'e
intercourse wit It foreign
nations 1,249,200 06
Military 6c Indian
Departments 2 514 523 75
Navy 1 674 755 50
•---4 1*9 259 25
Interest on the public debt 2.735.695 91
Total current expences 8,174,358 22
Payments on account of the
principal of the public debt 2 884 409 24
Amounting together, as will
appear more in detail by
the statement
(K)to 11,058,767 46
Arid leaving in the Treasury
on 30th of Sep. 1810 a ba
lance of 3.459,029 72
14 517 797 18
It therefore appears that the actual re_
ceipts into the Treasury have exceedi d
tin* current expences of government in
eluding therein the in crest on the debt, bv
a sum of five hundred thousand doit ns: The
expences had during the preceding year ex
cecded the receipts by a sum ot lur'eeo
hundred thousand dollars. 'The difference
arises, not from an increase in the receipts
but from a diminution in the expences, par.
ticularly those of the mihtaiy and naval de
partments.
2 Last quarter of the year 1810.
I be ieceip's for tlia. rjuar'er »vii|, it is
beheved. lie m »re than sufficient to defray the
current expences and interest on the debt ac
cruing during the same period, liut the
payments to be made on account of the pi in
cipal ot the debt in order to complete the
annual appropriation of eight millions of dol
lars, amounting to more than 5,100.000 dol.
lars, a loan lirst negocia«ed <or 3,750,000,
and aftei w mis reduced to 2,750,000 dollars^
becamo necessary. The receipts and disj
I horsemen!e for tlio* a -
l.ltiCIUlf
estimated as follows: 1
Hf ceipts into the treasury from
the ordinary revenue
2,500.000
Proceads of the loan receivable
on Slst Dec. 1810
2 750,000
Balance in • lie Treasury on 1st
October 1810
3,460.00f)
- . . 8.710,000
Expences, civil, military and na
val estimated 1 570.000
Interest accruing on the
l domestic debt 500 000
I „ - 2,070.000
j Payments on account of the pub
I lie debt, in order m complete
the annual ippropriation of 8
millions, and including 'he re
imbursement of 31s! Dec 1810,
‘>n the six per cent, and defer'
red stocks, and that >f .«me
date, of 3 751 125 exchanged
six per cent stock 4.6*0.000
6 710 000
Probable balance in'he Treasury
on Slst December, 1810,
2 000 000
8,710 000
3. Year 1811.
Th<* outstanding revenue binds after de
ducting the expenses of collection and allow
ing for bad deb s will not probably, on tl.e
1 January 1811, fall short of eleven mil.
lions and a ' * a I f of dollars; the actual re.,
ceipis for the year 1811, on account of the
sales of lands, may be intimated at five hun
dred thousand : and it is presumed that the
portion ot the revenue arising from impor
tations subsequent to the present year, which
wit! be received in 1811. will be more than
s’ fficirnt to pay the debentures payable in i
that yenr. The actual receipts into the
Treasury during that year may therefore be
estimated at £ 12,500.000
Estimating the expenses of government for,
the yeai 1811, not to exceed the amount I
actually expended dun g the year ending
on the 30' li of September 1810, that is to
say —
Expenses of a civil nature, both
domestic ant! foreign g 1 240 000
Military and Naval JJeparintents 4 190 000
5 4 >0,000 ‘
And addin" *b*»roir> the interest
on the. public debt, estimated at
2 550,000
The aggregate of the current ex
pensts, exclusively of the pay
ments on account of tin- p> mci
pal of the debt, would not ix.
„^Pe<1 7,980,000 !
I he payments on acrou >t of the
principal of the debt will ba
applicable to the annual r«un
burse men! on the six p. . ,, nt.
and deferred tocks << the c
payment of the '.u<*nof- pSO.COO
dollars e'ffoctrd tlvs year,' nntJ
to the teimbursement m par:
ot the converted six p~r cen*.
*«• ck ; and mint, in ord«*r t«»
complete the annual apprupru
ation of eight millions of dol
lar», amount to
5,430.000
Making for the whole amount of
the expenditures of the year
1811
13.430 OOP
or about one million of dollars
mote titan the receipts for the
same year.
If therefore this estimate could be relitftl
on. an authority to borrow ode million of
dollars would be st ‘fic.ent to enable govern
ment to pay all the Current expt nces, and fo
reimburse nearly tour millions and a half of
tin principal of the debt, leaving gt the same
lime m the Treasury a balance of two mi!»i-‘
on i of dollars, a sum not greater ?h*n what
under existing ciicuinstances it is eligible
to reserve. But a deficiency may take place
in the i ee.eipts, it the amount of deU ntuies
should exceed what has been estimated • and
the expenses tor he Military and Naval De
partments. (winch, according to the esti
mat-s of those departnv nts. and exclusively
U» lie Slllll ni rpti'. i y ih. C,...:rt 1
amount to 4,916,000 dollar>.) may I* greater
ilian the amount actuatfv expended florinr*
die year ending on the 30th ot September
1810. In order to provide further amt
other unforeseen coniinge nfcies. the. propi iety
oi amhoiising a rclonn ii"1 exceeding in tP&
Whole the amount ot the principal of ihe
debt reimbursed duiing the same year, is
respectfully submitted.
Public Debt *
II appears bv the- statement (I>) that the
payments on account of the principal of the
pub ic debt have amounted during the v^at*
ending on me aOtli d.ty of September 1810
to 2,884.000 dollars; and during the nine
years tnd a halt ending on the same d tr>
near 37,700.000 dollars ; exclusively of ..re
than six millions of *Wl!avs paid in confurmt
ty with the provisions of the Convention
with Great Britain and of the Louisia nu Con-v
vent ion.
Taking the calendar year 1810 by itself,
the principal ot the debt actually reimbursed
will amount to A,163,376 dollars, viz.
Annual reinibtu seiuenl of six per
cent and deferred stocks S 1,412 23Jk
Reimbursement of the six per
cent. Exchanged Stock 3,751 I25i
5 1G3.37S
From which deducting the loan
from ilie bank of
750,t'OO
Leave5 for the actual decrease of
the deb . during the jear 2,4l0 376
I ue loar. authorised by the net of >ast
| ?css,nn “ad at first been negotiated m ihea
ilaticr end ot M,n, for 3 750 CC0 dolla: s , but
tue expenses having pi ven k-s, than h id
jbreo supposed., it was bv mutual consent
i ’Educed in October to 2 750 000. with mat
I objee* in view, in rder ti *.t ii • greater surra
I shooulbe uuim-.uely borrow id man might In-*
! hccessary, anil also in ordti to avoid aslope
• as practicable an increase of stock in ilu>
j mantes and hat otaim.ee pei-manc..t M,e
jcics.fd-bt a temporary loan tom the haute
i°. Ult Loitcd 5-a‘cs, was pretend p. my
• otner mode. It is reimbursable on the last
i day of December 1811, with a reservation
j that v.ie ban.c may, in case of a non renewal
ot us charter, demand an earlier payment <.a
j giving three months notice, This c-.ndirioii
may, it enforced, save some interest t . uo
public, and can produce no inconvvn nee
as there will be no g.eater d.fli. ul y ,n ef
tec ting a new loan (if necessary) in the nijT'
die than in the latter end of the yea' In
documents F. G. If. I. shew b ith the o hecc
aim the terms of the loan. J
from what has been stated, it annears in**
no otner provisions are necessary tor t h.- . r'ar
loll, than a continuance of the addit al
21-2 percent, duty, commonly called tne>
me (liter raneau Fund and an uthor.tv to
borrow a sum, probably muca less, and cer~
tainly not gr. ater than the amount of tl.s
principal of the public debt which will no
reimbursed during the vear. Bnl as in c„..r
V t nnty with .he act of 1st o May 1810 ,f>
importation ot at tides the grow h, pr d ci*
or manufacture of the domii ions, colonics
and c.cpendencies of Great Britain will bo
prohibited alter the 2d day of Feb iit.i v'
next, it that nation shall not, bet re Ii,.*’
time, so revoke or modify her edicts as tiiac
tney shall cca e to violate the neutral com
merce of the Uni < d S ates vane nrovin ns
appear neces ary lor .he purpose of supply.,
ing the dtiicir.ncy in 'he i et true a. iv-ng
from hat cause, ;nd «f giving to r|i;r m a
s-.re all the efficacy oi which i;is suscepti
Mm pronaDieaetalrntion in the revenue
cannot, for obvious reasons, be at this rime
es*imated with any degree of precision.—
r: < x • ft.’nee of r. e ensuing yar can
h.m off i fsuffici nt data for a permanent
and dttailed plan adapted to that state oE
1 mgs, and calculated cn ensure pers' ver
ance in tut.sy t':n as >ng ... mav be bought
|»! per But .in the mean while, it appears
essential to lay he foundation of suco .dan.
and to guard in time agihist any great defi
ci in the receipt of the yar 1812. It is
uheved that under existing circumstances
it w uId be sufficient to rennet those .er p *
equal and nearly equal to the current * xi.en.
' VY-C* ,,rJc,uding therein the interest tmlie
piinhc dent, and estimated at ab nit e cat
millions of dollars : An 1 with view to
that ooject, a c nsideiable and immrdiafe
increase ol tht present duties on importati..
oils is respectfully suggested.
It is not less important that the act -.hmild
be free of leg.il difficulties and of well found*
t d objections, and that it should be enl a ced
Th* Tn CliCab'f means °" ‘hat sub
It-I1 *l,c fn,,ow»‘g observations are submit
1. The la v of 1st Mav mo. has nei<
‘her expressly defined the edicts, the revo
cation ot which is expected n u- made a no.
ti at ion b) t tie President the evidence >.ncl
the sole evidence of .he fact. It folio s
that incase of an unsatisfactory mod fie .tmn
of her edicts by great Britain, the decision
ot the question iised, whether the non im
portation be actually in force or not wij| bft
left to the courts whence delays and embar
rassments will arise which will considera
bly impede the operation of the hiw
2. The non importation is to take place
on the 2d day of February next, if a reloca
tion shall no* have taken place before fine
day Hm this may have taken place and
not be known on that day ,|)e Unned
. ates. It the ( ollectnis abstain from seiz
ing metchandize imported afiei *hat d y
until the fact Shall have been ascertained
and the edicts shall not have b< fn , t.vr j, .,r
n.e.chandise will escape foi. iture 1
the luw during that period wd. be int.pse