Jenks' Portland gazette. Maine advertiser., 1803-01-03

nittSu iOhS cEuiter3 10 eicape unDbier
ved-and 10 one ofthefe and Am .rican
veli.i unfortunately fell prey. The
oaPtais, one American feaman, and
Two others of color, temAin prifoners
with them unlefs exchanged und,r an
agreement formerly made with the
oaihaw, 10 whom, on the faith Of that,
iome of his captive fuhieas had been
rellored
The Convention with the aate of
Georgia has been ratified by their iegiC
ldture, and repurchale from the
Creeks has been confequently made, of
part Of the TallaHee county. Il this
pun chsie has been alfo comprehenaet
part of the lands within the fork of
Oconee and Oakmulgee rivers.-rhe
particulars of the conIraa will be laid
before Congreis 70 ioon as they ihAil b.
IN ltate tor communication.
In order 70 remove every ground of
GiHsrence poGiole with our Indian
aeighoors, | have proceeded in the
work Of fettling with them, and mark
ing the boundaries between us. That
with the Cho6taw nation Is fixed in one
part, and will be through the whole
within ihort time. The coun
Try TO which their title had been extin.
guithed before the revolution, is fluff
cient 10 receive a very reipeaabl. pop
ulation, which Consreis will probably
fee the expediency of encouraging 70
foon as the limits ihal be declared.
We are to view this pol.ion as an
Outpoit Of the United States. furroun-
ded by itIong neighbors. and diaanr
from its fupport. And now far THAI
monopoly, which prevents population,
thould here be ga4rded agiiaa, aad
actual habitation madc CONDITION of
the continuance of title, will be far yoar
confederation. A prompt fettlement
100 of ali exiting rights and claims
within this territory. Prefeats itfelf as
a preliminary opei afian.
In that part Of he Indiana territory
which includes Vnceunes- the lines
ie,tled with the neishbarins trioes fix
the extin6ion OF their ttle a. breadth
OF twenty four leagues from Eaa to
Wef, aud about the fame length par
allel with, and including The Waba(h.
They have allo cejed uaa Of four
miles fquare, including the Salt. Spiings
near The mouth of The river
Ia the department of finance iii,
with Pleafure | inform you that the re
ccipis of external duties, for lhe laa
twelve month, have exceeded thoh- If
any former year, and that the ratio Of
increaie has been alfo greater than uiu.
al. This has enabled Us to aniw.r all
the regular exigencies of government,
10 pay from the Tr-afury, within one
year, upwards Of eight millions of dol
lars, principal and intsreR, Of the pu5
lie debt. exelufivc of upwards Of zone
million paid by the fale of hank Cock,
and making IN The whole re iuliou u
nearly five millions and an h az of pril
eipa, and 10 have now in TIE Trcafury
fosr millions and an half Of dollars,
which are in courie Of application 70
the urther diicharge OF dsot, aud cur
reat demands. Experience 100, 70 far
authorizes US 10 believe. If 10 zztraor
dinary ev-nt fuPervenes, and the ex-
pences which will be actually Incurred
ihlli not be greater than were con'em
plated by Congrefs at their lalf f-hion,
that we ihall noi be dilappointed 10 the
expectations tnen formed. But never
theleis, as The etcd Of peace on tie
amount of du;ies IS not yer fully afcer
tained, It's the more neceG4ry to prac
- .e every uielul economy, and 10 incur
no espsnce, which may be avoided
without prejudice.
The collection of the internal taxes
having been complicated in fome of the
oates, the officers employed in It are Of
courf- out Of commiiGon. In others
they will be 70 ihortly. But 10 few,
where The arrangements for the direa
tax had been retarded, it will ftill be
fome time before the fyfiem is cloiet- 1t
has not yet been thought neoeGary to
employ the agent authorized by an act
Of the Iaa ieslion, for traniacing butinefs
in Europe relative to debts and loans.
Nor have We ufcd the power, con6drd
by the fame act, of Proionging the TO-
reign debt or reloans, and OF redeeming
nltead thereof, an equal iam of the Do
meaic Debt. Should however the
difficulties Of remittance on 70 large a
fcale, render it necefary ar any time,
the power fhall be e1ecu.ed, and the