The Sun.
London, England, 1812-04-07 00:00:00

REPORT:

•- -
• The Committee of Ways and Means having taken
!Ito consideration the stihjeti of the revenue and
"Penditure of the United States for the present
and
,two succeeding years, in particular reference
'() a state of COrfltlli ph war during a greater por-
tinn orthat Period, ask leave to report— . '
[Then follows the project. for raising sufficient to
betrayinterest
the ordinary exrences of Government, and
`e intere upon the public dbt, including the in-
terest' also on such new Loins as may be autho-
rised _ .
a These loans it estimates at 17,560,0n0 dollars
:arit)g the year 1813, and 18,220,000 during the
1814. The Report then proceeds thus :7
And for this purpose the Committee recommend
tothe House the following ResolutionS,Viz.
be Resolved, That an addition of No per cent.
17 made to -the several rates of permanent duties
4' imposed by law on all goods, wares, and mei-
01°
andize, imported into the United Stares.
re [The f0110%4 ins; eleven Resolutions contain only
Nations of a local nature.]
tal3. Resolved, That all the duties above enume.
toted, and the tax
~afOresaid, shall. be laid. and be-
be tllele payable only atter the United States shall have
e:sEne engaged- in a war with a foreign European,
IP", or shall have authorised the issuing of letters
inarque and reprisal against the subjects of such
Ntion.
14. Resolved, That the said duties and tax shall
wuntilone year after the conclusion of peace
th such foreign nation, and no longer..
n:The Report, being read, was ordered to be printed
Ltnade the order of the day for Monday next.
16'4r. BACON then introduced a Bill to authorise a
d;itit for a sum not exceeding • millions of
wlars, Which was twice read and committed.
br;,"lr•PottrEtt gave notice, that he would to-morrow
untg in a Bill to raise a provisional military force of.
v'°°o men.
The House resumed the consideration of the Bill
4,11' arming: the Mtlitia of the United States; when
M. Clay'S motion to re-consider the amend-
nt which has been agreed to, putttng it io the
•Ir Pow
er of the respeetive States to distribute the
aims
as they thought proper, came under discus-
Stn'o was'supporied by -Messrs. Macon, Smilie,
17. Fisk, and Little : and opposed by Messrs.
Teitts, Talmadge, Widgery, Rhea; and M'Coy.
ct 9e question for re-consideration was negatived
1012.

TUESDAY, FEB. 18.
' ttr-*PORTE offered the following Resolution :
i:ogesol,ved, that a Committee be appointed. to re.,
gir,t a Bill,: authorisibg the President of the United
4C6t's to engage, commission, and organize 20,000
,OHO regular
calculated that - tl'ere were 5,000 or
LvO 'regular troops at Quebec, and about
(2,000
ire 'scattered all 'over Canada ; and about 20,000
leaulltllled militia. The troops at Quebec cannot
there, and thus expose Quebec. Take 15,000
R114.' from the Northern States,and bor 6,0_00 re-
Can
a 4 troops, and you may easily overrun _upper
of the. starting in-season, i. e. before, on account
by ice in the Sr. Lawrence, the British can send
,
reinforcements. Then let our army be joined
Q(tote, and lay siege to Quebec. After taking
Y7ebec, proceed to Nova Scotia and New Bruns-
iek, which, will soon fall into our hands. 'New
alone, if invited or suffered, could have taken
‘Luebee while we have'talked about it.
ft Mr. P. there went into a long,argument to shew
at Congress has a right to march the militia out of
that Congress
p NO reply was made to the arguments of Mr.
I.°lter, and the yeas and nays were- immediately
daysher. the passage of the Resolution.—Yeas_ 49,
58. Su it died at its birth.

FRIDAY, FEB. 21.
SOrn •
e trifling business was translated, when the
I for arming the Militia was taken up, discussed,
I Passed, 67 to 51.
Ll'the story of the departure of the Essex is un-
Cnded. A majority cannot be found tor adjourn-
% for two months.]

FRIDAY, FEB. 28.
Thel4
resolutions for taxes, &c. were considered.
.44th resolution,. duty on salt, before the House.
I\' ter two or three hours debate, the Ayes and
ees were taken on the Resolution—Ayes, 57
0,,e,5, Go.
Le4tle Whiskey tax came next. Mr. SEYBERT said
etAlld not sit till alter the vote just
.given. The
tlex leled war was in support of honour, indepen-
i, 4e, and agriculture, not merely commerce; it
vhot to be supported entirely nor instantly by the
r
'antic and Commercial part of the country. The
ot
"Just passed would explain his reasons for saying,
biato," to the Whiskey Tax, to many others, pro-
to all of them.
Paned
Ile 100 per cent. additional duty on imports,
`"!,,ed 71 to 40.
The loan is stated to be 11,000,000 dollars.

a first battalion of the Ist regiment of Guards
ire under orders for Portugal, consisting of twelve
t'undrecl healthy, effet-tise men, to reinforce the
Brie`
troops under the command of Earl WEL-
'INGTON.
Three hundred men of the 2d battalion of the Ist
f''giment lying in the Tower, are also under orders
°l* foreign. set vice, to reinforce the third battalion
ti t Cadiz; they ate to march in a few days under
the command of Lieutenant-Colonels TOWNSEND
3
UDNEY, Captains DAVIS and ELLIOT, and En-
116Lls THORNTON, BRIDGMAN, and STARK ;
r"ops thus destined ate all of them picked young
and of daring spirits.
Sod, for the 24th Light Dragoons, e4th,
Cd, 67th, and. 6.9 th Foot, ernbativd iin Thursday
from the Isle of Wight, on board the City of London
4,1(1 Sir William Bensley, East Indiamen, at the
410tlierbank, tor the East Indies.
,The Worcester Militia, commanded by Colonel
;-`twyoßT, have arrived in Portsmouth Garrison,
resch Bristol.
The Dublin Militia marched to Chichester on
it
"IGnday and Tuesday lasi, and the Hereford Militia
arrived at Gosport on Tuesday and Wednesc!Ffy.
ityTh, 2d Battalion of the 4th Regiment is now on
N\ al from Gibraltar to Lisbon.