The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-05-10
6, $4,000


6,sI6,t
TOTAL ofthe ARMY.
There is connected with the mill
tary expenditure of the year one
article OF the greateft Importance,
which nlall here notice. His Ma
lefty has ftated in his fpeech TO Par.
lament that he was engaged in con-
ddential intercourse and commune
cation with fome of the Powers of
the Continent; and am happy to
have olferved that the profpef of
our forming more intimate connect
tion with thofe Powers has met with
the general concurrence and aDpro-
baton of all men in this Houfe.
That intimacy and connection it
would te the firlt with of Govern.
ment and the Country to employ to-
wards the Establishment of peace on
fold and permanent grounds; but
az in the prefent fate OF affairs. and
coniiderng the temper pifplayed By
our enemy, If might he too farguiue
to hope that fuch peace mould Ls
The reiult of mere pacific difpof.-
on, or without further efforts on fh..
part OF thofe Powers hottie TO .he
ambition and violence of Flance. il
Is de!ira5le, without delay, to pre-
pare the means that may be neccf-
larry to make thoie pecuniary advan.
ceS onthe part Of this Country which
are eiieni'al 70 bring the energies
on Continental Powers into action.
WIN rheie views | have deemed il
adYiable not TO poRpone making
Prowhon for tlIoie Pecuriary fuc.
cours, IN cafe they fhorld be called
'o'' ana '"tc 'hem at 5.o0oC
I ~ :. - ,, "'l % Jolht charge 44,559,c
betrayed by Ireland its Civil Fit
and different other articles mount
ing i1aIl to 1oe
Leaving for Great Britain %
Among the feparate charges for Cr4at \
tam, however, is to be ranked afnm of 900 =
10 the Ear India Company, which, from :
'nvedlgaton that has taken place, is found 70
que, and will come to be fubnlitted TO the =,
OF Parliament. 4 fun likewife Of g20.Ooo
the Civil Lift, and about 100000 for Eatisf,i
American claims.
mere is llkewiie obe nated about s ON on
deficiency of the fums voted Inf wear. u '-
pens that temporary din;auti1n bss 81,
Place in the produce of ieyelaI Of ii,4 tsves ~,
Ian year upon various articles o.;tbe = ,n,;,i,,
ed Fund. That diminution. Ee,vevar ~ ,..
reafon to believe, will be orig tetn3crarv r
on the whole, therefore, the proportion Of CT
Britain will be 1S 100000
WAYS and MEANS.
We come next 20 the WAYS and
Means, by which this fun is TO IL.
RATED. In the fra place then
there is the annual vote in lien
-,s o, en :, lana La "a and Matt &c. 2,75o,o
plus amounting, ariing partly
from the tums voted for the Ma
Wy not having all been called for
,r,i Se,na,,y WIN! me iait year 1,194c
dnce OF the COniuldated Fund,
eitma'ed, rs ufual, upon an aver
age OF the three preceding years.
ltappears that the produce in the
lat three years was upwards Of
9OoOo,O0OI.; and that, too, moi
withdrawing the diminuiion laf
year upon the articles Of Wine,
Tea, Malt Spirits, as have algt1-
dY rated and rs there is every
reaion 20 believe that dmirut;on
Contemporary nature, have no
heh'ation in cItimatiug the annp-
al produce Of the Confor3a'cd
Fund at 1880 COOL. and AS The
whole charge ON that Fund viii
very little exceed 2S,ODO. COOL.
aud that including various INFECT
lancous and extraordinary arfi-
c'es, ] take as the Glrplus of the
ConlO'idated Fund rooo n
TIE Prosuty Tax and other Iy,r
Taxes Iaa year, efimatcd IF
0o3o,C0Jl will not produce
moro th7n s,sOO,ooul. Rut min
it Affords a hattcring picture cf
the rclonrces Of tie Country.
thatan aronentatiorofthc Funds
ON which this addition was laid.
produccdto Within 70 iraila fr~<
i: i. !. ". !. !, 7
OF the calculated rcf1lt
the experience We nave
Property Tax may be
at f,6oO,OoOi. f'ut thI
iidtrable arrears 6eL
I'VE hege only
and as tier, may "
not exaGiy tally u