The National Register.
London, England, 1820-01-10 00:00:00

[yaws 944.

profitable market at home, hate hero 'hipped by the
manufacturers to the United States, an.l in many in.
stances, sold at a price below their current value et the
place of manufacture. Although this practice may,
Irom its nature, he considered temporary, or contin-
gent, it is not on that occ 11111 l t less injurious in its et:.
fects, Uniformity n, the demand and price of an arti-
cle, is highly desirable to the dome,' ic manufacturer.
" It is deemed of Areat imp ottance to sive
ragement to our dumestie manufactures. In o .
manner the es Its, adverted to iii ty he remedied, 3irl
how far it may he practicable, in other respects, to
aflbrd te them further elicitor:semen., liayititt due re-
gard to All the other great interests of the iertioti, Is
submitted to the wistloni of congress.
" The survey of the coast for the establishment of
fortifications is now nearly completed, and eousideralt'e
proves, has been made in the collection ,exiaterials fir
the construesion of foe ificatimis in the CrtiTT
and in the Chesapeake Bay. The works on the rasters
batik of the Potomac, below Alexandria, acid on the
Peapa,ch, in the Delaware, ale 11111Cil advanced ; and
it is expected that the fortiliCjl{oll3 at the Nirsows, in
the harbour of New York, will be completed the lures, nt
year.
"The troops intended to ocoupy a station at the
mouth of the Si. Peter's, on the Nliasis-ipi, have estae
blushed themselves there ; and thoaeasinch were or.
clued to the tumuli of the Yellow Stone, on the Mts...
souri, have ascended that river to the Council. Null's,
where they still remain until next spring, whin thty
will proceed to the place of their destination. 1 hate
the satiafaction to state, that this :measure has been exc.
cuted in amity with t..e Indian tribes, and that it pre-
mises to produce in regard so thew, all the ads anus(
which were contemplated 1w it.
." Much prowese has likewise been made in the con-
struction of ships of war, and iu the collection of tim-
ber sod. other materials for ship-huildine.
" For the pronction of our conimeree in the Medi-
terranean, along the southern Atlantic coast, in the
Pacific cud Indian Oceans, it has been found accessary
to maintain a strong naval force which it serous proper
for the present 10 continue There is eitscikreasen to
believe, that if any poit• of the squadron heretofore
stationed in the I%lediterratiaan should be withdrawn.
ourititercourse with the powrs bordering on that sea
would be much interrupted, if not alto Other destroyed.
Sock, too, has been the growth of a spirit of piracy, in
the other quarters mentioned by advea 1111 l era haul eve.y
country, in abuse of the friendly flag which they have
assumed. that not to protect our otimuteree would be a
abandon it as a prey to their rapacity. Due attest NMS
has likewise been.paid to die suppression df the Slave
Trade, in complialice with a law of the last seevieu.—
Orders have been given to the co 11111 l Antlers of al out
public ships to *ride all vessels navigated under our Cir..,
engaged in that trade.and to bring them tit, to be fte6
seeded against be the outliner prescribed .by that Noe.--
It is,hoped that these vigorous measures, supported •by
like acts by other nation., will stein ternripate corn.
uterce so disgraceful to the cat dazed world.
in the execution of the duty imposed by these
acts, and el' a high trust connected with it, it is with
deep reireet I have to state the loss which has been sues
'unarmed by the death of Commodore Perry. His gal-
lantry in a brilliant exploit, in a late War,sutde.l le the
rettowii of his rummy. Ills .ritatlt is deplored as is
national inisfurtune.
" J. MOKROS.
4, Washington, Dec. 7. 1819."

Tits QUARTER'S Itsvenus.—The folluvring is
the Nut Produce of the Revenue in the last Quar-
ter, compared with the corresponding quarter
ending the sth January, 1819,
Quarters ended' I berm.—

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It thus appears tint. upeia
Quarter of this Year of 70,4471. Front this iaereato.,
however, such proportion of the new duties as nu iv
have been received during the qunrtee eronag Sth
January, ISVO, should be deducted. The whn'a
amount of uew duties received) in the 13st power.
it is observed, does not esceed thio,oool. at the
most, There has been a deereasc
the custonis—a intlikiteholy preidot the grrit filling
off in our mule and cornett:no; hilt in the Esei,4
there has been au increase of 1101,5031. Thy", Ilea.
Wen n ONcre4se in the Slituir duties of 27,t101.

idea Jan. 3. lacrosse.
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I BYO.
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4 .4; Crt6.435
111 6.439.515 401 .103
Y 1.503.311
t 378. t Pim 59.110 C
$ 1,3111,n73
6 418.933 34.589
17 177.074 43,677
'7,' 13,469,1 453.749
masc.... 148,31.2
1 QUSlief 7i ,4.67
wt there is nit inerwrie