The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-02-15
TIL: JEFFERSON.
20 tie PreJfdrnt o;et5e United States.

A. the conmencement of the year it is the
duty OF the director OF the mint, to cornmnn;.
cate to the government, the fate of tie mint
with its ifiues for the paf year.
The iiiues OF i!ver coins notwithstanding
the mercantile er,barraf1nents attending the
importation of bullion, have greatly exceeded
that Of the year 1903; and the advantage of A
public mint, has been fenFibly experienced, by
the yreateit part of the c,epoiits Being iIned in
fina,l coin, which has been found very benef-
cis to Che citizens AT Iarge, under the late fear
city of Spani;i, dollars, occaiioned by the
great expectation ftheIn, Coz commercial pur.
pofes.
The quantity of Gold bullion, has been equal
TO that of the lait report, 70 that in the pat
year, the coinage OF the precious metals, has
amounted to three hundred and fifty-eight
thouiand nine hundred and eghty-,hree dolllrs.
The particulars will appear by the fcheduIe No.
/, herewith, to which the director begs leave
to refer.
Il is worthy of the Pre;dent's attention. that
about eleven thonfand dollars OF the gold coin,
is the produce OF virgin gold, found in the
county Cabar-us, in the fate of Moth Carolina,
where it is iai,i coniierabs quantity has been
found, hnce the taa 1epofts, and will in all
probability. be forwarded to the mint. It's to
Dc regretted, that this gold is fnelted into HnaIl
mgoss, beforc 1t is TENT to the mint, for the con-
venience Of carriage but by which, there is
resfon to believe. conrderable portion of il
is waited. Il is a!fo faid, that the hneR parti
clea are neglected., and only the large grains
and Jumps fought after.
TIE increaied price of copperin Europe, and
Tie quantity on hand, have been thought fulfil
cient reafons TO coufine the coinage of cents to
prefs; a..d from the lait accounts from Eu
rope, copper is likely to be coniid,raby en-
created in price, which VIII render the coinage
ofcents lefs profitable. The pat wear there.
have been iGued, feven hundred and ixty-fx
thoufand eight hundred and thirty-eieht cents,
ard one million and ffty-hve thouiand three
hundred and l9hdt cents, -equal to : ;houiand
hundred and for'y-four dollars and ninety -four
cents, as appears by the fame fchedule. No.
/. The amount OF the COZ of copper ard pro-
e. an the ~hoe coinage of cents this year will
be ieeu by fchedule No. Q.
The coinage of the year amounts in the
whole, TO the fun OF three hnnired and rcyen-
~ thoufand eight hundred and feventy feyen
dollars and nincty-four cents, and the number
81 pieces totwo millions forty fix thour.nd eight
hundred and thirty-nine.
The expences of the mint for the p1l wear
will appear by ichedule No. g, to be rrta-
ced TO 4 tribe more than hxteen tboufand dol
lars.
The dir tior thinks Il MS DUTY to mention
to the Prefdent, that very comfortable diflicsl-
y, as well as danger may arife to the public,
from the officers and wor!smen Of the mint be-
ing expofed to be called out to attend militia
meetings or on attachments. When large de-
polits OF the precious metals are pdffing through
tie mint, and particularly when in futon, il
may be of the mott dangerous confequence to
baye the officers and men called away, or be
Liable &c fines for non-attendancs. Ii is too i'm
p0rtant truit to be thus expoied. The Pref
dent in lis widom will provide asainft this G.