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London, England, 1814-12-24 00:00:00

.4JURICA

REPORTED BILL.
An Aet to provide for filling the Ranks of the Regular Arley."
by classifying t'At free White Male Population of the United
States.
See, t. AU the white male inhabitants between 11 sad' 46 to
be classed—classes of 25 in each, in every Townibip, Parish, 'Or
other Territorial Divlston, are to be made under the authority
of the United States' Assessors; where there are no Assessors,
under Marshals. Assessors and Marshals bound under penalty
to complete tee classification in a given time.
Sec. 2. Each class shall furnish one able.bodied man between
18 and 45, to serve during the war—to be delivered over to the
Assessors or Maple :Is, and by them to be delivered over to the
United States' °Ricers authorised is receive him.
Sec. S Marshals and Assessors are to determine the precincts'
of territorial divisions of each class, so that the property in each'
d;eition shall be as nearly erpral as possible--and give notice to
each resident in the district of the number of the precinct to
which he belongs, &c.
Sec. 4. in eas.• of taller., each class to pay a penalty, which if
not paid in days shall be collected of the taxable inhabitants
of Ilse district, in proportion to property • real and personal, to
be decided by the Tax List, or any other just and equitable
standard by which the actual wealth of the party may be
ascertained
Sec. s Marshals and Assessors to act under the direction of
the President of the United States. The penalties forfeited by
each class shall be collected by the Collector of Direct Taxes
and Internal Duties, in the same manner as Direct Tax is. col-
lected.
Sec. a. Any prison aggrieved by excessive valuations may
appeal in the same manner as is directed in the Act for assessing
llrect Taxes.
tc. 7 and 14. Relate to the paying over of the lines and penal-
ties by Marrhals and Collectors to the Treasury, &c.
Sec. 9. Money accruing by penalties to be employed by the
Secretary of War to recruit the army.
Set. 10 Provides to pay Marshals, Zee. for services.
Sec. IV, 13, 14. iubordbiate regulations.
Ste. 15. Provides that any five white male inhabitant. Of the
United States, being liable to nulnary duty, who shall flattish a
soldier between 18 and 45 during the war, shall be exempt from
m.litary duty during the war.
Sec. id. Unimportant details.
LAUNCH.—The steam frigate, Fulton the First,
was launched at New York the la of October. She
is tfl moirt SO 32 pound carronades and two Colum-
binds ; the litter to carry 100. pound red hot balls ;
and to be commanded by Captain Porter.
MONTREAL, NOVEMBER 10. ,
On Sunday last, the firit battalion 27th Regiment
enibaiked on board of transports in this harbour for
Halifax. The conduct and behaviour of both Offi-
cers and men,. during their quarters in this garrison,
has e been such as to entitle them to the best wishes
of the citizens of Montreal.
NEW HAVEN, OCTOBER 54.
Direct Tax—Beginning of Sorrow.—We observe
in The Republican Farmer, printed at Bridgeport,. an
advertisement for the Collectors of the District Tax
for the 21 Collection District, giving notice that the
proper• y of upwards of 161 persons in that district
will ire sold at auct.on on the 2Sth day of November
next, to pay the tax " laid on in crnsformity.to the
Acts of Congress, passed the '23J July and 2d Au-
piqt, 1818, and 20 per cent. in addition thereto."j
Mr. Madison says, " the people every where" pay
this tax " with the greatest promptness and alacrity,"
and Congress has proposed an addition to it of 50
rcr cent. " Never more
FROM 'IHE FEDERAL REPUBLICAN, OCTOBER et.
The amount t f the internal duties toe the last year,
ascertained to be received on the 10th of October, is
show, a milli2n and a half of dollars The States south
an i •.•,.est of the Potomac, and the territories, have
paid as their share only about three hundred and
iwenty.five thousand dollars, while the other States
have paid upwards of 1,100,000 dollars. This in-'
ecittaitty is so striking, that it cannot fail to make the
proper impression. The War States have contrived
•to throvi acarty all the burtheos upon the Atlantic
States, whose exposed and defenceless situation sub-
jects them to other objects of sufferings which are not
felt in the interior. •
BOSTON, NOVEMBER 4.
It is pretty certain, from the late news received
front the westward, that a part at least of Governor
Prevost's troops had reached Kingston ; and that, in
con equence of this event, such large reinforcements
had been sent up the Lake by means of their fleet,
which now rides triumphant, as to render the retro-
• grade movements of our armies an act of prudence.
Whether they will be attacked on the American side
reutains to be told ; it is certain we have no tons of
any considerable strength -to prevent their landing
and uttccking our troops, wherever they can meet
them. Two strong marine batteries have been lately
erected at Portland,, and are named Fort Lawrence
and Fprt Allen.
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The greet which the Givernalent of the tnited,
States it now making for the continuance of the ware..
are worthy of seines atteatinn. It is probable that;
both the plans•for raisin a large army and 'supply.,
nig the pecuniary means, will be sanctioned by laws
of LIU till States. These laws will doubtless meet
with difficulties in their execution. They will try the
people of that country—but it would not be safe to
suppose that' theY will net submit to them.
There is reason to believe, that the opinion of the
peeple`cdtlie United States has undergone a great
change with respect to the war. Pe object appears
to them to be changed. They no longer coast it
. as a war for the conquest of Canada, and the estab-
lishin t of what many of them conceived to be doubt.
ful rights; but a war for the preservation of that as-
cendency which they acquired by the peace of 1783.
We know that the means of the United States have
net hitherto been fully developed. These means are
much more considerable than is generally imagined,
though not equal, perhaps, to the means of an Euro-
pe .n country of the same population.
On the part of Great Britain, the object of waning
her possessions and interest in this part of the worlJ
is worth the contest. Her honour is concerned in
bi inging it to a successful termination, and her means
are certainly sufficient.—euebee Candle.
The fire. American 0 cers who escaped from one
of the trauspi.rts i‘i the harbour, in which they were
enithislod for Halifax, 'ere brought back to town on
'3 ueb...sr by the inhabitants of St. Henry, having been
taken isit their way to ..a Beance. We believe, that
of tteemany act?,earpts that have been made by Arne-
rieari prisoners to escape Cron this plate, none have
succeeded. ' • 4
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