Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-01-17

! The committee. sy-ccahiy "a t;.ese e,..rs,Ss
which they believe to be correct. make the exp.n
dtures of the government gree,er than the re-
sources. BY the sun Of Il So dolls 90 cts.
| IN obyiate in some degree the inconvsnience
winch results from the want Of money in the
ueasurv daring the saufusr months, your COM
| mittee beg leave TO recommend TO the hons. ?,
make the taxes on lots. coaches. Stages, chairs
and merchants in the towns of Richmond. Pc
tersburg, Norfolk. fredericksburg. Lynchburs
| Winchester. Dunfries, Fincas,le, Vil.iam.nu;o
! Portsmouth. Falmouth, Suffolk, Smith6elJ'
stanton and Manchester; and the common Ia W
process, hereafter payable into the treasury on
the hr't day OF June IN every year. The gre,-
ter part OF these taxes Is collected in May, and
serve until October only as funds for speculation
in the hands of the officers of the state VIII.
mold them. The committee further recommend
to the house to take Off the additional two and
half per cent. allowed sheriff. for coletei.p
taxes on lots in tse towns mentioned above
lney also recon1'neud. that the law fer cole aiuy
taxes should be so framed as 20 compel ssrjeants
OF corporations to give security for the colleei
on and paynent of such taxes as they are as-
tnorised to eolleH, and that they and their aecu.
rifles IN case OF failure, be liable to the SANE
I process with sheriff. in similar cases.
! The committee cannot, consistently with THAR
duty, conclude this report without suggesting 10
the house the necessity of preparing seaie re.
sources to meet the excess of expenditure. Whe.
ther the Legislature win Increase the ,axca ge.
morally within this com'n oaxealth, or search on.
new obleas of taxation, such a, toll br;d~..
nii's, wharves and race fields, the cornm,ttee ar.
unable to deciie; one or this other of those
measures they however beg leave to recommend.
The brig Neptune, Delanc, from Lis.
bon, was spoken with at sea ON the 6rst
ult. having on board dispatches for the
government OF the Cnited States. lie
informed that the dl,putes between
France and tue United State. wrrr in !.
fair train tor accommodations dcf,.
Capt. Wells, from Curracoa. ;ne,r,os
that the Island of Arusu, abou, so n,;.,
10 ieeward OF Cotracoa, has been taken
from The Englis Dy "a Dulcs sloop of war.
There were eight Spanish prizes a, the
island. A British tender o. IA guns. en-.
gagged the sioop of war two hours, pu, -.
Verai shot thr rough her quarters, and sue.
Gee ded I'D getting of with Spanish pr;z.
worth 10000 i1iiars {: she got safe into
alca.--1zora. Ciron.
The Charge dcs Affairs Of the II. 6.
at AlgIers, Votes from lhence, Sept. 4.
'so'' that he ha, renewed our treaty
with the new Dey and Divan. The pre-
sent Dey is Hame,, l.te "a sec, ciary to
hrs predecessor; he is said to be Food
man. All wac tranquil.
A setter from st. Thomas, Of the ssd
oct' says" About O'clock yesterday af.
teInoon, Water Spout broke and fell near
this place attended with tremendous clan
of thunder, end in less tn n ten mio,,,..
.he water rose upwards OF five feet. /,
mas lodged more than 100000 ton of
stone; the hole, his has made is fright.
iui beyond description for about mile and
a hall along The road "-Balt. Anne.