Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1803-01-05

AistipuSHit -H"o ccSa -Un.'SiliatCG that
the receipts in the Trrasaiys on account
OF duties on merchandise and tonnage,
could no. for the present year, &c affect.
sd by the restoration Of Peace IN fahooe.
vel the sum actually ,..,id has exceeded
The Most sungu,iie expectations. Tselye
millions, two hundrcd avid eighty ,Aoa-
sand dollars have b.;.R rccciyed during
ihe course OF The ear eaGine on The Soth
day of Septeinheg last: sui.f larycr, hv
TWO millions OF dollars, thaa The amount
received ;or the same duties during The
preceding, or any 'ntlcr year. and ,ybj,h
e&cecds, by twelve huudretl thousand ool.
lars, the aggregate heretofore collected,
IN any ont year, on account e both the
iNPosr ard the IsTNsnA,i' DurIgs, re-
pealed by an act OF last session.
MS excess, which had not been cal.
cuiated upon is considered, alone, as am
ply sufficient to cover any possible defalca.
ton, which might; during the next and
ensuing year, reduce that branch OF IN,
revenue below last years estimate Of uj,,e
a'fihoass me huVorrd N 7aSGscs d1Gt,ys. Sucs
dedication is hot, however appreben,led.
!oral,houSilthere arc NOT vet su.iicicnt1a,a.
precisely 10 ascertain the eff.6 OF peace
on the amount OF duties, those which are
IN the possession OF this Department, tend
to corroborate the presumption, thot ,h.t
sum at least, tnihe millions and a haifJ
will hereafter be ANNUALLY received. The
statement OBJ which exhibits a connpsra.
tive view Of that Revenue, Tor each opor.
ter during he last two years, shows ihat
the amount of duIies acc,rsd during tbe.
nine FIRST months of the present year, ex.
ceeds eleven millions three hundred thce,,
sand dollars; and after dcduetine three
millions I'VE hundred Thousand dojlars n
moilnt OF debentGres issued during the
same period, on accounts of the re.exportat;.
ons of foreign goods, leaves forthsse three
quarters, balance Of mnre than sevts
auhioNs right Kindred Thousand dsZ,ars,
snhleet to no other desinclion than the ex,
Pcnses Of collection: and Fyom the know.
ledge srl'esdy obtained OF the irnporations
dur7ngthe present quarter, as we'll as from
the gradual dlminution OF ro,exportations
no doubt remains tiat the nett revenue ne.
cruing during the whole year wiiEexceea
The estimate.
From present Appearances, the whoi>
OF the permanent REvEEUEs Of the mi.
ted States may, therefore be reasonably
computed at ten nriiitas Of dolara.---cf
which sum, seven millions three hundred
thousand dollars are appropriated for the
payment of the principal and interest OF
the Prt6ic Debf, and tSo millions seven
hundred thousand dollars are applicsbIs
to the current expenses Of Government.
According u The estimates for the year
laos, those expenses will exclusively Of
sutn Of 10000 dollars, wan.ed to cover
the Navy deficiencies OF the years iscg
and 1902 but including stndr7 permanent
appropriations which make n, part of the
Annual estimates amount @ 2,66o,oc3
dollars 20 wit.
For the Civil Department..
and all Domestic Expen-
sc' of civil nature seo,ooo
For expenses attending the IS,
intercourse with foreign
Nations, including prize
causes and Barbayy hoTV-
crs, $4,000
For the 1Rftary and k,ai-
en- departments, sso,ocS
For the %ipaf eseablish-
nent, calculated Oh q sup
position that six frigates
shall be kept in constant
employment, 100000
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