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The Repo!)lie of Colombia (comprising Venezuela,
New Granada, and Quito, and embracing a popula-
Con of three millions) has, after a wat of fourteen years
duration, incurred a foreign debt of 6,750,0301. of
wh ch there has been redeemed 82,0501. and of the
produce of which foreign debt a portion still remains
unexpended.
The United States of North America, after a warfare
of little more than half the above period, found itself
encumbered with a debt, foreign and domestic, on the
establishment of its independence, of 11,501,4471.
The domestic debt of Colombia cannot be stated with
great precision. A commission of liquidation has been
sitting for the last two years, for the purphse of examin-
ing and admitting all claims agility the State. This
commission reported the amount of debt admi.ted, in-
cluding interest, to the Seth of June, 1824 (see the
Gaceto de Bogota), to !)! 2,426.1393 &Airs ;' some por-
tion of which has already been discharged out of the last
loan. The Commission is continuink its labours, and
supposing that as much mire remains to be admitted
as has already been passed, the total amount of the debt
of Colombia, foreign and domestic, will not be found to
exceed 9,000,0001. sterling,
Let those who a: e in the habit of describing Colom-
bia as a country destitute of internal resources, answer
the question-13y what Means so long and bitter a war.
fare, both by land and sea, has been sustaioed without
the incurring of an infinitely larger debt?
In proceeding to an examination of the financial
situation of Colombia, we have not the facility which
WAS afforded in the case of Mexico, in the comprehen-
sive report of a Finance Commission. A similar state-
ment is to he presented to the Colombian Congress, by
the Minister of Finance, during the Session which is to
commence on the list of January next; but we cannot
expect to be enlightened by it for some few months
hence. The first great branch of revenue in Colombia
is the Customs.

By Official Returns, published in the Co/ombierno, of
Caraccas, it appears that the receipts of the Cutom-
hotss,es of LA Gudyra and Puerto Cabello were as ful-
low, viz. _ _

In the year ending June, 11194.
Dollars.
Import Duties . . . 613,721
Export ditto . . 143,975
Other Duties . . 49,132

818,828
In the year ending June, 1825.
Import Duties . . . 850,267
Export ditto . . . 175,888
The Return of the other Duties is not yet
publhlied, but it may be assumed as
in 1824 . . . 49,152

$75,131

Of the produce of the other Custom-las:roses, official
returns have not reached this country. Private ad-
vices state that the Carthagena Custom-house was
yielding 100,000 dollars per month ; and considering
with how much larger an event of country that port
communicates than La Guayra and Puerto Cabello,
the receipts at its Custom-house may safely be taken at
1,000,000 dollars per annum.
The port of Guayaquil yields at last 70,000 dollars
per month, making, per annum, 840,000 dollars.
There will then remain the Custom-houses of Santa
Martha, Coro, Barcelona, Maracnbo, Cumana, An-
gostura, Panama, Rio Hache, and Porto Bello. Who-
ever is acquainted with the extent of country and popu-
lation, with which these ports respectivcly commu-
nicate, will ni,t consider that 1 ovcrrate them in the
whole at 900,000 dollars per annum.--This forms a
revenue of Customs of 3,615,009 dollars.

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There is next a duty of Alcabala, or Excise, levied in
each town of the Republics on all articles consumed.
The like duty in Mexico is estimated to produce
1,868,223 dollars. The population of Colombia being,
numerically, nearly half that of Mexico (but of con-
sumers I apprehend a greater proportion than half),
this branch of revenue may be fairly estimated at
934,000 dollars.

The tobacco monopoly is a very important branch
Hof revenue. The amount of its produce depends en-
tirely on the extent to which the cultivation is carried ;
and as the country is now rapidly resuming its agri-
cultural labours, this monopoly must soon come to be
largely productive. Depons says, respecting this source
of revenue, 41 I doubt whether in fiscal history there is
to be found an impost which has nia4e such rapid
progress as the exclusive sale of tobacco in the provinces
of Caraccas. In the eight last months of 1779, the
year of its establishment, it was but 77,139 dollars net.
In 1781 . . 154,235 lln 1793 . . 326,353
In 1782 . . 300,319 In 1102 . 724,430
In 1788 . . 368,922
This, it will be observed, was the produce of the de-
partment of Venezuela alone. Would it be unreason-
able then to estimate this braoch of duty throughout
the Republic, as capable of yielding 1,500,000 dollars
annually?
There are some other branches of revenue of minor
importance. The salt mines produce to the Govern.
ment about 300,000 dollars per annum. Those of
Zipaquira alone were yielding, by recent letters from
Bogota, 14,000 dollars monthly. The mint yielded a
profit last year, including the duty en gold coined, of
200,000 dollars.

This latter source of revenue must increase rapidly.
The Government mines of Mariquita are now being
worked by an English Company, and are 'now yielding
ore. From ;his the Government derives not merely
the duty on the silver, but a fixed per tentage as rent.
All the other mines throughout the Republic are about
being put in motwm. Humboldt states that New Gra-
nada produced, in 1801;2,500,000 dollars in gold. This
must he susceptible of a vast increase, and every increase
in production proportionably augments the revenue.
Putting these several branches of revenue together,
if we estimate the total income of Colombia at .seven
Imillions of dollars, I am persuaded we.shall be keeping
considerably within bounds. •This .eitiorate derives
considerable confirmation from Humboldt. w,hoats.tes
11)..t (with all the disadvantages of the ez.logive systutt
Of Spain) the revenue of New Granada amounted lu

We come now to look at the other side of the account:
What is the expenditure of Colombia ? The estimate
presented by the Minister for the Home Department to
the last Oongress states the whole ex pen ,e o' the Republia
in the administration of the Executive Government, the
expenses of the C .ogre-s, the Government of the Pro-
vinces, the Administration of Justice, the Public
versities, Re. at now dollars. Whether any estimate
was presented by the Minister at War does not appear,
but it is at least clear that the great warlike expenses
to which Colombiit was so long subjected are now at itn
end. Nit a single Spanish soldier is to Ix" fourad
within her border. The only warlike expense slit
has incurred, of late, has been in renderin; assist.
ance to Peru, for which the leiter country is indebted
to her upwards of three inilli'ons of dollars ; but that
demand upon her Mearrais at an end. For many monthi
past Peru has ceased to receive, or to require, reinforce-
ments from Colombia. The expenses of the Navy for
the department of Caractas, in the year ending 1814,
by the official returns of that department, were 255,00 d
dollars. At Carthagena, they probably amounted to ai
much, or more. But if, for the Army and Navy, we
allow the sum of 2,474,985 dollars, making in the
whole 3,000,000, I think we shall n it underrate the total
expenditure of the State.
Instead of thinking about making fresh bans, the
Government appears to be usefully employing itself id
bringing forth the resources of the country. By a-Decrees
recently published in the Colombian°, the Government
appropria•es a million of dollars to the use of agricul-
turists, on loan at seven per cent. taking the security of
their estates, of which sum 300;000 dollars are officially
stated to have arrived in the department of Venextrin
is September la,t. A considerable sum has been appro-
priated, in the same way, to making advan.-es on to-
bacco, and half a million of dollars to the Mint, for
making advances of bullion. Nor has the Government
been inattentive to another point, viz. the beginning to
make provision f. r the interest op the foreign loans, a
decree having been passed for that purpose.

SPAIN.

OFFICIAL ARTICLE.

RaTAL DECREE COMMANDING ESTIMATES TO DE SORHED.
NOR THE MINISTERS OF STATE, THE MANNER 'OP
MAMMOTHS Drararstremes, AND THR REQUISITES•
!OR BOTH ONE AND THE OTHER.
In order that, with due anticipation, the proceeds of
the revenue, in each year and each month, may be.
known and calculated, and that the same may be dis-
tributed with all possible exactness and proportion
among all the suboi dinate offices niche Royal Treasury,
and in order, also, that the reduction of excessive ex-
penses may thus be progressively atta'ned, nn;il they
are proportioned to the riches of the people and con-
tributors, in conformity to the opini'm of my Council
of Ministers, I have thought proper to command, and
hereby do command, as follows:
I. Each department of the Ministry shall anwially
make out an estimate of the expenses of each branch de-
pending on it, therein enumerating all the objects they
may have to meet, and the amounts absolu:ely necessary
to carry them into effect —2. The...! estimates shall be
forwarded 'by the several departments to that •of
Finance, on the l st of November in each year, at furthest.
S. The Ministry of Finance, after submitting the same
to the Director-General of the Royal Treasury, shall
state thereon such observations as may. be deemed
expedient, and therefrom an aggregate estimate shall
be formed. which shall be sent as early as possible.to
the Pay Office, and therein also shall be exhibited the
total proceeds of the revenue and taxes, the pay and
expenses of the administration, as well as the net pro-
ceeds remaining to be disposed of, and the whole shall
then be presented to the 'Council of Ministers'. on or
before the 15th of the said month.-4. The Council
shaU examine them, and make thereon such corrections
or alterations as they may think ptopel ; and this being
done, the Minister of Finance shall present the same to
me for my Sovereign approbation.-5. 'lle estimates
being approved by me, they shall be transmitted to
the several departments, to the General Board of the
Royal Treasury, and to the General Office of Assess-
ments, and all others whom the execution of the same
may concern.-8. No amount shall be ti erein inserted
under the title of unforeseen expenses ; and for all
such of this class as may occur, the Council of M.
nisters. shall each year fix what they may think
requisite ; but on condition that the same shall not
be disposed of without my express approbation,
en a previous proposal Ircro the Council. —4. No
payment shall be admitted in account, that is not
comprehended in the approved Estimates ; and if any
should be made without this requisite, those shall be
jointly answerable for the reimbursement who may
have urdered the same, er interfere therein. Trie same
Shall be understood with those persons who may dis-
pose of the fund destined fir unforeseen expenses, unless
my previous approbation has been °budged, en a pro-
posal from the Council of Ministers, as establ shed in
the sixth regulation.-8. In order that the requisite
equality may be enforced in the receipt of the monies
in ended to meet the wants of each departmunt of the
Ministry, the Council of Ministers shall catty month
make out a Report of the ansountswhich the Direc tor- fie-
neral of the-Treasury is to deliver oyes in the next month.
9. Ia order, also, that the aforesaid distribution and
repot t may be made on the best and most *proximate
data, the M.nister of Finance shall require ot. the Gene!
sal Office of Assessments, a statement to be cielivezediu
on the 25th of each month, %hewing the revenue and
provinces ht which it is collected, the amounts enl:
kcted in the pteceJini ntakth, and the expenses sod

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