Star.
London, England, 1802-02-05 00:00:00

tsii~fitliWWellinsainf, ler the swage:WWll
years rios.‘a 809, at ast' annual fain trot
.60,00ci dollars.

. saxes ov ILIUM LANDS*
The only data on which to calculate the annual
revenue, which may probably be derived for the
eafuing eight years, from thofe fates, are the quan-
tity 4-laud at the &lOW of Government, com-
pared with the probable annual demand ; and the
;lanai (ales which have taken place fince the few
ral land offices have been opened.
The furreye not being all completed, the Report
fags, the exaa quantity of land to be fold cannot
be as yet Rated with accuracy. It etti mates, how-
ever, that the quantity of public lands northwelt
of the Ohio, within the Indian boundary line, and
not yet ditirofed of, amounts to very near nine
millions of acres.
By the tales which have taken place in the les-e-
-ra' land offices, to the 3ift day of October laft, it
appears, that 398,646 acres have been fold for
834,887 dollars; of which fum 248461 dollars
have been paid, and 586426 remain due ; being
payable under the law in inftalments, bearing in.
tereft from the date of (ales, and which will be-
come due in the years 1802-1805. in the propor-
tions exhibited in the Ratement.
The annual (ales in all the land offices amounted
to 345,000 acres, independent of the refervations
in the grants to the Ohio company, and to J. C.
Symmcs, and in the town(hips formerly fold at
New York ; the furplus of the track appropriated
for military bounties, after the fame fhall have
been faxisfied ; and a track of near one million of
acres, lying north of Symmes's patent, and con-
tained between the Great Miami and the Virginia
Refervation. The refervations and the mibtaryi
track are not yet difpofable by any exifting law ; .
and the track lying between the Great Miami and ,
the Virginia lands has been only partially offered
for Pale, under the as of Congrefs, giving a right
of preemption to certain purchafers. The refult of '
the operation of this as has not yet been afcertain. I
ed ; it is, however, known, that under it a num-
ber of tracks have been fold, and force payments I
already made. The remainder of the track will,
afterwards, according to law, be furveyed and of-
fered for Pale on the fame terms as other lands.
Taking in confideration the probable (ales in
thofe feveral tracks, the total amount of annual
(ales might be fairly eftimated at 400,000 acres.
To eftimate them at 250,000 acres a year, for the
cnfuing eight years, is equally juftifiable by the
actual tales, by the known ufual demand, and by
the quality and fuperior Islay of title of the pub-
lic lands.
The nominal price of thofe lands is two dollars
per acre ; but, on account of the prosifions which
relate to intereti and difcouut,, they may be obtain
et!, within a (mall fraaion, at the rate of one dol-
lar and eighty-four cents, if the whole purchafe
money is paid at the time of (ale, and may bring
into the freafury two dollars and twenty-(even
cents per acre, if the purchafer (Call avail hiniG.lf
of the terms of credit given by law.
If the proceeds of the whole tales (hall be elli.
mated only at the rate of one dollar and 84 cents
per acre, it will allow 34 per cent. for lore: on ac-
countof non-payments on the three laftinadments:
and, after the year t 805, give, on an annual fate
. of 250,000 acres, an anneal income of 460,000 dol-
lars ; but as on account ofthe credit given by law,
the whole of this rum will net, till after the year,
1805, be annually receivable in payment of lands
fold after the tft of January next, whiff, on the
other hand, the fums due for lands, fold before the
end of this year, will become payable during the
four next enfuing years, it will be found that, mak-
ing the fame deduction of 24 per cent. for loffes on
the fume already due, the whole fums receivable
for lands already fold or to be fold, during the eight
years 1802-1809, will, for thofe eight years, on
an average, amount annually to 400,000 dollars.
POSTAGE, DI TIDE NDS 01l LINK SH•RES, INCIDENTAL*
The annual proceeds of the duties on pottage
may not be eftimated at let's than 50,000 dollars.
The dividends on bank (hares, at the rate of eight
per cent. dividend, amount to 70,040 dollars : but,
as the (hares themfelves may eventually be wanted,
as a refource to meet certain contingent demands
again Rabe United States, thofe divdends, although
contlituting a part of the revenue, unlefs it &Ale
found neceffary to fell the flock, and the inciden-
tal or temporary revenues than be omitted in this
climate of the permanent revenues.
Thefe, therefore, are eftimated in the whole, at
10,600,c00 dollars, viz. _ _

. . .
Dollars.
Dudes on merchandife and tonnage - ptcoo,ooo
Internal dudes, Ramps excepted - " - 65c1,000
Proceeds of the fake of public lands - aco.oco
Duties an pottage - - - 50,000
THZ OTHER TEMPORARY RESOURCES OF THE