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Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12
Land for sale.

HE fublcriber offers for (ale the follow
IL ing parcels of LAND.
A FARM, well calculated for a Trader,
Farmer, or Mechanic one mile from the
l-s~~s'~s IIssfs ga eerD-Cs.-ssy7s,, pleafantly
htuated On the County Road, with which will
be fold eleven acres of interval LAND.
dgo-ln the town of Jay, in the county of
Oxford, Three ThCufand Acres of AND Of
the hrit quality, htuate in different parts of
that town, which is one of the belt towns in
the county. 1t will be fold at a reduced price !:
the whole will be fold together, or Nv the fin-
gle lot, as may belt accommodate purehafers.
And one lot in the town Of BsfbeI--Inquire of
JAMES STARR, JUN. Ffq. for information.
dyO--At Persbjesf, in Townihip No. s, of
the 18th Range of Townihips on Pjfestagris rio
ey, 10 the county of HaAeoek, Five Thouland A
cres of Land. in Lots Of 100 acres each. This
IS one Of the fneit Townfhips in that country /;
Saw and Grit Mills are already erected. from
whence any kind of Lumber may be RATED a
iide the fhipP .ng in Bangor This townihip is
rapidly iettling. Young Farmers are invited
TO examine for themfelves Inquire Of Mr..
DANIEL BULLIN, of fad townihip, for fur
ther particulars.
Na-Thirty thoufand acres Of ST. johns
LAND, 10 called) in the county of WajSiaF
ION. This land is htuated in the beA tract Of
Land IN the Dillri6 of Maine the foil is very
rich and fertile, the growth principally Hard
Wood and Button Nut. A road is laid out
through faid Land from Penobfcot to St
Johns River Twenls thouland acres of this
Land IS htuated but feveR miles from the rich
Farmers ON St. JohR's River, and the Polt
Road from THENCE 10 Quebec. Should 80 or
40 good Farmers Allocate together and pur-
chaie this who: tract, for their own actual fet
Element, they would enfure fortune 10 them
ielves and their children after them. For fur.
ther particulars pleaie to inquire of The fub-
fcriber.
JOSEPH Z FOXCROFT.
NsEO- CIoEesqey, Nay 9, sos. Is mol
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

THE fubfcriber hereby gives public notice to
all concerned, that he has been dull,
appointed and has taken upon himielf The
trulf of an Executor of the Ian will and telta
menr of
WILLIAM ROWE,
late Of New GlouceIter, in the county of Cum
berland, yeonan, deceafed, by giving bono
as the law direcrs--f1e therefore reoueRs an
perfons who are indebted 10 the faid deceaC
eds estate, TO make immediate payment and
thoie who have any demands thereon, 10 ex.
hibit the fame to
-4atse 29, T0NATK6N ROPE.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12
GohnrfnerG;h DiAoLnlH.

CopGrfner6ip Di00lVed.
THE Copartnerihip lately exiting under
the firm OF
TUCKER & BLANCHARD,
isby mutual content, this day difiolved. All
sperions having demands upon, or are lndebt-
ed to taid firm, are requeiled to call on
JAMES BLANCHARD, who is authorized
70 iettle the fame.
JAMES 3. TUCKER,
TdNES BLANCHARD.
JAMES BLANCHARD,
Respectfully informs the Cultomers Of the
late Firm Of 7acIer e BLaneBa,H, and the Pub
lie in general, that he continues buhnefs At the
Portland Vine Cellar,
No. 1. Jones Row, Fore-Street.
Wbs,s IL fer SAX,
Draft and bottle Madeira Wine,
o npi po-, ShVy do. wsyssfeI
Claret do az I0SJT
Malaga do. 2A0"J'
SPIRITS, Of all kinds,
$50 dozen elder for family uie,
SOC groce bel velvet Corks,
Sheet do.
Brown Stout Porter,
Burton Ale.
dip fer Sale,
One hundred acres Of LAND, lying in STAN
diih, in LOT IS in the Sd diviion, one mile from
Sabago Pond Pew in the Rev. Mr.. KEEL
loggs Meeting Houle belI-back, Hanback,
and bamboo Chars
For iale, or TO be exchanged, an eIegaHt
Horfe and Chaie--al of which will be fold
cheap for Cath, or on Mort Credit.
J. BLANCHARD returns his fincere thanks
Tor pan tavor, and folicits a continuance of
public patronage
- Conitaat attendance from fun rife till 9
o'clock in the evening. (6w(
dug lS.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

Iii faid, that after the Spaniards
had wrefed their feaports out of the
hands Of the French, Murat, exer-
citing the regency Of the kingdom
for Bonaparte, iIued decree, allow
ing American vehelS detained in
SPanifh ports to depart which evin-
ees the fame dJfatereRea geneygfty as
was fhown by witty fon of Hair
ward in will which he made on
quitting college-who, having be-
queathed all the property he had in
decreed as follows -
"IrEM-two ragged bomefpun towels,
For which yearn with tender bowels,
Sine no IOrgsr can eonfrcsI en-,
81 GIVE to thofe by rogues who ftole en-"
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

SToLFN and taken away from the fubfcri-
= berss wharf in Georgetown, Kennebeck
River, on the night Of the 2llt infant, :
SLOOP, called the Adoninam, Of about City
tons burthen, having a white bottom, higt
deck, and bright wain,--Whosver will give
information to the fublcriber where faid vef
Eel is, or who took her away lhail be hand
lonely rewarded.
AuguR 90. BENZ: EMMONS.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

C. CAR givfn far Rags and jun
at L. ADAMS Bo1k-Ss5Ts.
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

The cause tried lately at YORK, wherc a
lady was said 10 have persuaded per lover
TO accompany her to Gretna- Green, is the
more extraordinary as this is not leap year.
a case somewhat similar occurred several
years ago. ayoung gentleman went TO con-
suit Sergeant MAYNARD (author Of book
entitled Law Qubbles) how he might safe
ly carry of an Hciress. You carnot 10 it
at all with safety" SAID the Sergeant, " but
III tell you what you may do let her
mount horse, and hold the bride & whip
do you then mount behind her, and you are
safe, tor she runs away with you" The Ser
gesnt was however sufficiently punished for
his clubbing advice, when next day he
found it was his own daughter that had run
away with his client-Lond pap
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

MjE the fubfcribers, Commilioners ap-
pointed by the Hon. Judge Dana, Efq.
Judge of Probate for the county Of Oxford,
10 receive and examine the claims OF the feV-
eral creditors to the eltate of
DANIEL LBAvIT,
late Of Brownheld, in the county Of Oxford,
yeoman, decezIed, give notice that Gz months
Is allowed TO the faid creditors to bring 10
their claims, and that we will attend that fer
vice at The Office of Charles Conin, in Buxton,
on the fri Monday If September next, and
the 1--WE following months, from two to FIVE
O'Clock in the afternoon.
JACOB BPADBURTs
6ygyF %. CHARLES COFFIN
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12
Particular Notice .

Particular Notice /!
A LII Perfons who are indebted to the late
firm Of
Strong & Dana,
are requelted TO cali Immediately on the fub-
fcriber, and fettle the fame, or their accounts
will be put in luit. ROBERT STRONG.
Portland, Augut 25,
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23


The next article shall mention is To.
bacco.-What says the Liverpool mer-
chants respecting this article -
During the last month Tobacco has
experienced some Hucluaion, and sales
have been made at prices under those quo.
tedi but some considerable orders having
appeared for export, the market has a.
gain settled at these rates, and il any o.
pening TO the continent Of Europe, through
the medium OF Holland, should be found,
an advance may be expected on lhe cou.
Tray, five have only our home copsump-
ton to depend upon, liltle alteration Gao
take place until the sentiments Of the A.
merican government be known at the
meeting Of congress in November next
tits admitted hat Tobacco is not an ar.
ticle OF the first necessity, it is however
material TO the manufacturer, and highly
important TO the revenue
Naval stores are, also, certainly entitled
to some consideration, although some sup.
ply OF those articles, is now furnished from
Sweden.
have selected these articles as speci-
mems Of the intimacy and Importance Of
the commercial come etion between the
U. S. and Great Britain and to demon
s'rate, that Il cannot be withdrawn on our
part without essentially affecting her inter
ests. Again, Sir, what effeel will this re-
cession OF intercourse have upon the re-.
venue Of that country I'll shall make no
minute estimate, but it will certainly have
an effect which cannot be disregaFded {;
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23


providing for the reimbursement fof
such loans within limited pcrioas) and
of due economy in the several bran
ches of expenditure, nothing more APP
pears necessary than such notifications,
and increase of the duties on importa-
tons, as are naturally suggested by
existing circumstances.
1. Although importations have al
ready considerably diminished, and
may under the system now In force,
shortly be altogether discontinued, no
reasonable objection is perceived "a
sainst an increase Of duties on such as
may still take place. Had the duties
been doubled on the 1sti an. 1903, as
was then suggested in case Of war,
the receipts into the treasury during
that and the ensuing year, would have
been increased nine or ten millions of
dollars. Those articles of most uni
versal consump ion, on which an in
crease of duty would be Inconvenience,
are either free of duty or abundant. Ii
is therefore proposed that not only the
Mediterranean duties, which will ex-
pire on the first day of January mex,
should be continued, but that all the
existing duties should be doubled on
importations subsequent to that day.
2. The present system of draw
acks also appears susceptible of modi-
6cations. The propriety of continuing
generally that provision of the embar-
so laws which allows a drawback on
articles exported more than one year
after they have been imported, is doubt
full. A modification might check spe-
culations and mopopoiies. The dimi-
nution of importations has afforded
ufhcient profits on most of the articles
which had been imported; and a pro-
vision which would have tendency
to bring into market, and to lessen the
price of those articles, would be gene
rally beneficial.
8. The causes which induced the
adoption of a partial non-importation
act have ceased to exist. The object
then in view has merged into fair
more important one. The selection
! OF interdicted articles was founded on
the possibility of obtaining them in o.
Their countries than England, and does
not agree with existing circumstances.
The act producing now no other effect
than to increase the temptations, and
to produce habits of smuggling, i'm
pairs and injures the revenue. A ge-
neral non-intercourse with that coun-
try would supercede that partial mea-
sure, and might be executed with
greater facility.-And it is believed
that, under every event, its repeal will
be beneficial, and that permanent in.
crease Of duties on articles selected
with view to those which may be
manufactured in the United States,
would be preferable.
4. 1t is believed that the pre-
sent system of accountability of the
military and naval establishments
may be rendered more prompt
and direct, and is susceptible Of i'm
lProvements which, without embarrass-
ling the public service, will have ten
dency more effcctually to check any a.
buses by subordinate agents. Provi-
sions to that effect are rendered more
necessary by the probable increase oil
expense in those departments.
All which is respectfully submitted.
ALBERT GALLATIN,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Treasury Department,
December 10, 1903
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Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
Making together
26,4a1,902 SO

The disbursements during the same periot
have amounted to $ ~ 635,2 75 40, con.
sisting OF the following items:
Civil Department and mscci-
laneous expenses 1883 967 10
Foreign Intercourse and pay
ment of American claims
assumed by the Louisiana
convention 400, 499 81
Military and Indian Depart
ments, including fOrti6ca-
tions, and tins expenses Of
the new army 3,025,759 S.
Naval Department, including
the appropriation OF dollars
OF ,064 ~, 10 cover the
deficit OF the preceding
year 2.S57, 064 ~
Public debt, principal and
interest (the greater part Of
the payments tor the year
1903, failing as already
stated, in the last quar-
teri have amounted only
20 5,688,S64 50
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
s6o4766a 81

The interest on the whole debt and the
annual Reimbursement OH the six per cent.
and deferred stocks, Wit, for tke ensuing
year, amount 20 Z 226 600 dollars, leaving
IN order TO complete the annual appropria-
tion of 100000 of dollars, 4 sun of 3,77z,
900 dollars, applicable to the reimburse. $.
nent of the new exchanged SIX per cent.
stock. The whole of that and of the otheI
new SIX per cent. arising from the convrr-
sion ofthree per cent stock, amounting to-
gether to 1858 600 dollars, would thus De
reimbursed within two years. And after
the first day of J4nu ry 1911, the whole an
nual amour payable on account OF intere st
AMI annu | reimbursement, c,ulI no., du-
ring the seven ensuing years, exc eed $3.50,
900 dollars. But under existing circum.
stances, il is believed that the reImburs :
ment OF that new six per cen. stock will be
nominal and must be effected by mourning
n rev tlebt TO an equal amount.
The actual receIps into the Treasury du
ring the year ending on the Both Septem-
Der, 1903, as they principally arose from
the revenue accrued during the preceding
year, (aad the paynenlson account OF draw
back having been diminished by he en-
bargo) have been greater than those OF a.
ny preceding year, and
Amountedto 17,952,4l9 90
And the speclejn the Trcasu-
ry on tbs Ist October, 1907,
amoanIedto 1885, 573 08
"
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
r E p o r. T
OF
THE SEcRET4Rr or THE TREASUR1'

THE SECRET,4Rr or THE TREASURY
Ia obedience to he directions of the act
SsnhflementartTto the act, entitnied ".dn
act 90 establish the Treasury Defaat-
ment," the Secretary Of the Treasury
reshectfisiiy submits Me foiiozving
REPORT AND ESTIMATES;
The nett revenue arising from duties on
merchandise and tonnage which accrued
during .theyear 1906, amounted to
S1s,615, 43O
And that which accrued du-
ring the year 1907 amounted
as will appear by the state
ment (A)to 16,059 1924
The same revenue, after de-
Quoting that portion which a
4. rose from the duty on salt and
from the additional duties con-
stituting the Mediterranean
fund. amounted during the
year 1906, to 1888 784
And during the year 1907, to 14,375. S55
But it is ascertained that the nett reve
nue. which accrued during the three first
quarters of the year 1903, did not exceed
eight millions of dollars, and is daily de-
creasing.
The statement (B) exhibits in detail the
several species OF merchandise and other
J..
ieoted d ring the year l8C7
1t appears by the statement (C) that the
s1les Of the public lands have, during the
gear ending on the S0sh of September, 1908,
amounted 20 about 100000 acres and he
payments by purchasers to near $50 600
dollars. The proceeds of sales in the MIS-
sissippi territory, being, after deducting The
surveying and other incidental expenses,
appropriated in the first place 70 the ~
ment Of sum of 1850 000 dollars to the
state of Georgia, are distinctly stated
1t appears 3ythe statement (O) that the
payments on account of the principal ofthe
public debt, have during the same period,
amounted TO only 1855 900 dollars. But
the payments from tie treasury Tor the an
nual reimbursement of the six per cent and
de ferred stocks, and for the final reimburse
ment of the per cent sock will (exclu
sively of a sum of 100000 dollars already
IN the hands OF the treasurer as agent for
the commissioners of tin sinking funtl) a.
mrunt, during the last quarter OF this year,
to 5,S76,D00 dollars: NJ king die total #
public DEBT reimbursed from the LIST OF A .
pril, 1901, to the LIST of Janu Try, 1909, a
bout thirty three millions six hundred thcu-
sand dollars, exclusively of more han SIX
millions paid during the same period, in
conformity with the PROVISIONS of the trea-
~ ano convention Win Great Britain, and
OF the Lou siana convention.
The public debt will, on the first day of
Janu iry, 1909, amount to Sc 647 Cos dollars
consisting of the following items:
Old six per cent. stock,
nominal amount,
207O6,6OS %,
unredeemed S1Io 1887 81
Deferred stock, tlo.
I17l7,476 90, do. o,386,627 Oe
New SIX per cent. stock ex-
changed a, par Tor old SAX
and deferred, $685., S43 SO
New six do. do arising from
conversion of three per cent.
stock at 65 new six for 100
three per Cen'. stock, 1855, 77o 70
1895 six per cent. stock, 80 600
Louisiana do. 11.25OOOo
Total six per cent. stock, 10 489 613 IS
Three per cent. stock, 10 1904 40
---
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
Leaving'a balance in the Trea,
sury, on tive 30Ih Septem
Der, 1903, OF
g 2s,48l, 992 90
.l3,s46,7l7 So

The cash in the hands of Collectors and
Receivers, and the. outstanding revenue
bonds which will almost altogether fall due
prior to the lst of January, 1910, may, at
,er deiuc;ing the debentures, yet unpaid,
ind the expenses of collection, be estimated
10 have amounted on the 3oIh September,
1903, to S l0.500,oO
Making together with the ba-
lance in the Treasury OH that
day, of 1S,s46,oOo
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
s IL. s1s s77 81

10 489 6l8 IS
16 1904 ~
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
MIR. GILES SPEECH,
DELIvERE

In The Senate Of fhe United States,
ON
Thursday, "a November, 1908, on The Re.
solution If mr.. HiHhouSe, TO reheaE the
Embargo La7os.
Continued.
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
1S,S46,0Oo
Lea"ing on the 1st day of Ia
nuary, 1909, Il sum of
S 10000, 900

Sixteen millions of dollars in cash or
bonds payable during the year 1909, and
'ppicarle to the expenses of that year. 1t
presumed that the receipts arising from
nporiatioas and payments for lands subse-
lu'nt to the S0thS -piem5er, 1903, will not
'e greater than the deductions on account
II bad debts, and of the extension of credit
IN certain ARTICLES
The expenses of the year 1909, would
,ccording to the appropriations already
lade, and 70 the usual annual estimates.
mount TO thirteen millions of dollars, con
s.sting of the following items
l Civil Lis. and miscellane.
Gus expenses 100000
,. Foreign intercourse 200 600
Grants by Congress and
other miscellaneous unfore-
seen demands $50 non
4. Military and Indian Depart
ments 2.736,ooo
5. Naval Department l,ot4.O
g. Annual appropriation for
the puOhc ue0t 5000. 600
Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-12-23
An aggregate Of

IN aSBreBate OF
Although the expenses of the
present quartcr cannot at
present be precisely ascer-
tanned, they will not, includ-
ing the rel endorsement of
5,5T6,00e dollars on account
of the principal of the pub
lie debt, exceed
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12

dependence. TO rlltt them By arms
was war, without continuing the
ftate Of things, or the choice OF the
nation. The alternative preferred
by the Iegiflarure, Of fufpending a
commerce placed under fuch unex-
amplcd difficulties, beGdes f4ving 10
our citizens their property, and our
mariners to their country, has the
peculiar advantage Of giving time to
the belligerent nations to reviie a
conduit as contrary TO their interefts
as it is to our rights.
In the event of fnch peace or fuf-
penfion of hoftilities between the BEL
ligerent powers of Europe, or of
fuch change in their meaiures affect
ing neutral commerce as may render
that Of the United States sufficiently
fate in the judgment of the Prefident,
he is authorized to fuipend the En-
barge. But no peace or fufpenion
Of hoitilities, no change of meaiures
affecting neutral commerce--isknown
to have taken place. The Orders Of
England and the DEGREES of France
and Spain, exiting at the date OF
thefe laws, are fill unrepealed, as tar
as we know. In Spain, indeed, a
conteft for the government appears
to have arifen but of its courfe or
profpeets we have no information on
which prudence would undertake a
hafy change in our policy, even were
the authority of the Executive COM
petent to iuch deciGon.
You deGre that, in this defed OF
power, CongreEs may be fpeciAlly
convened. 1t is unnecehary to ex-
anime the evidence or the character
of the facts which are fuPpofed to
dictate fuch call becauie you will
be fen6ble, on an attention TO dates,
that the legal period Of their meeting
is as early as, in this exten6ve coun-
+, try, they could be fully convened BY
a fpecial call.
/ fhould, with great willingness,
have executed the wifhes Of the IN
habitant of Portland, had peace
or repeal of the obnoxious edlets
or other changes, produced the cafe
in which alone the laws have gIver
me that authority. And 10 many
motives of jultice and intereft leat
to fuch changes, that we ought con
tinually to expect them. But while
thefe edi6ts remain, the legiflatur
alone can preicribe the courie to b
puriued. TIL: JEFFERSON.
Haggf 80, 1903.
Rrma,is on fbs sbsve IN orr rexf
Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1808-09-12
PRESIDENTS ANSWER,
TO THE PORTLAND PETITION.

10 the Inhabitants Of The Iczvn Of Pert
land, III the DJfria Of Maine, in L.
gaIto1vn meeting aDembled /:
YOUR representation and requeft
were received on the 2oth inf. and
have been conhdercd with the atten-
ton due to every exprehion of the
ientiments and feelings of 70 refpeet-
able body of my fcilow-citizens.-
No perfon has feen with more con-
Germ than myfelf, the inconvenience
brought upon our country in general,
by the circumstances of the times in
which we happen to live; times to
which the hiftory of nations pre-
tents no parallel. For years we have
been looking as spectators on our
brethren of Europe, afflicted by all
thofe evils which necefarily follow an
abandonment of the moral rules
which bind men and nations togeth-
er. Connected with them in friend
ihlP and commerce, we have happily
10 far kept aloof from their calami-
tous conflicts, BY fteady obfcrvance
of juftice towards all, by much for
bcarance, and multiplied facrifices.-
AT length. however, all regard to the
rights of others having been thrown
Aide, the belligerent powers have be-
fet the highway of commercial inter-
courfe with ediets, which, taken to-
gether, expofe our commerce and
mariners, under almof every deiti-
nation, prey to their fleets and ar
mics. Each party, indeed, would
admit our commerce with themielves,
with the view Of afociating us in
their war againft the other; but we
have wIihed war with neither. I'm
der thefe circumstances were pahed
the laws of which you complain, by
thoie delegated to exercife the powers
OF leglilatIon for you, with every
iympathy Of common interef in
exercIfing them faithfully. In re-
viewing thefe meafnres, therefore,
we ihouid, advert,to the dificutie:
out Of which a choice was of ne: City
to be made. To have inbmitted our
rightful commerce to prohibitions 8,
tributary exattions. from Others,
would have been TO iurrendsr cur IN