Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-01-26

accud4ft- and tor adVaaces NiIieh tAeY bad
nese1 made. Thus the pu5l.c ire fury va
ienorafi tqullly Of the funds re eived, and the
fms which hao oeen pai5 IN the departments.
Hence arofe unce tain dilrbntions ma iliufory
algnmeRts Id The mean tine every glaing was
ordered BY tn: min fers, every thing was fame
toned by the di efary, Hence tie want Of
public c'cdi,, and in It's train fcanlalous nego-
cittcns and ditgracrtul dec'ees. Since the 9Th
Dec. The nod ofIbe ftbdibif2n and Allotment
Of the contributions has been fixed with prec
iion, this year for the fra time, the quotas
Ct ala7oR all the departments were in rhe courle
OF payment du' ing the oourle of Vendemaire
1he public redlures have been ihut againa de-
Legations "a fpelies Of Exchequer Bils) bur
81 millions Of delegations, or orders upon the
tfeaiury, Of this delcription, have been rapidly
exsiaguiihed by operations whi.h have NOT con
The trealurv either loan or intereR, aad at the
fame tine have procured efe6tual advances
IEefe. delegations the government might with
1eme colo ofjutice have objected to- They
had been iGued by contractors even before they
entered on their contrast, and it was extremely
probable that the fervice was not performed
by any, and by few with good faith But
thefe negotiations had been delegated under
tie view and with the content Of the former
government. They had gone out OF the hand
CT the original holder, They were letters Of
exchange, Of which the actual holders had ad.
vanced the value, and it was impoGble, with
out injuiing public credit, TO poRpone or refufe
payment of them. RequiGtion bills have been
taken out of the circle of jobbing, and mutt
now be nearly all paid into the Exchoquer for
tales, and in the year 9, there will exit almolt
none Of them. The public creditor will receive
his money in cah, aud the pubic viii receive
aimoa nothing bu. fold cath. a part of the
d:red contributions Of The year 8, that part
which il was calculated would not be coniumed
BY the bills ia arrear, .n1 requiGtion bills has
been, by anticipation, paid inro The rreaiury in
tie obligations Of the collectors, and taele OBJ
legations, which have in particular fund the
certain means Of their drcharge, are now Is
fold a value as the public pr The merchant can
offer The direct contributions Of the year q
are already in LIE Porl.Feuile of the tre4IuIy,
N obligations equally fold. Thief. fU-c-aive
receipts Of indrett or cafual contributions are
then rePrsfenFed BY The bills Of the collectors
payable at fight A fixed fun Of thefe oblga-
toas and thcie bills is appropriated 10 the ex-
pence OF eve.y month No order for payment
will BE given but in the proportion to the fums
actually Ysfed in the tFeliury. Thus the or
ders viii 10 longer be arbitrary There viii
be no intake in the arrangement, no illuGon
in Promfes Of payment will exiG, and perlons
accepting lulh paper on the faith Of payment,
will nor be Deceived. The pu5lic tre4fury has
Received new organization. An active fl-
perlrtendance pervades every part Of IT, The
arrear accounts proceed without obaacle. The
current paymen,s are in a manner at par.
Every month the minlaer Of finances and
the dite6fcr Of the public treafury viii fubmit to
the inlpetion Of the government Statements Of
all the recsips and payments. pa ticularly every
payment made to the orders Of each miniRer
The collection of there 0atements at the end of
every year, will thew The receipt, the experces
D id, and lie nature of each exDeace. The
elima!e Of the ezpeuces neceGary for he year
has been formed with the arittea regard to
economy. The revenues have been valued with
every degree OF podible PfeciGon. 1hele re
venues are not adequate 70 the calculated ex-
Pendnute. The government viii propole 10
The legi1I,iye body what il conceiVes the beft
expedent to cover this deficiency, and to leave
to thtir wildom to decide on its propie'y. A
Gnkin9 fnad has been created. The adminil-
1ration ct il VIII noti ncreale the b9rdens OF the
finances it viii at once furnilh eateoGve means
of ex nguilhing the public de5t, and prove
powerful iuG'ument of public credit. In ez-
amnirg lis operation, it will be found to pro-
mote inlceGluily the important end Of an Office
Of fe.urity for the bends Of the receivers "A
talk has been founded feeble, Indeed, as yet;
but Whole feebleaels is in proportion to the &c
tuaI wants OF circulation. Ga peace il will
embrace 4. range which our comm-rce, incTeaf
e. By the reliIution Of our ancient relations,
and BY the aorms Of the revolution, viii Ie-
qRre. The government, which has fa-
yonrei lis birrh with all its power, will
always protea i BY its influence, will continue
to regard It Us facred depoGt, 70 Be protected
BY the power AID the fidelity Of The nation
Othsr amelorstious will be Preientcl in the re-
,o~r - y, . vo.o;la- If tha Enonaae Other