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16,059,457

The statement (B) exhibits in detail the
several species of merchandise and other
sources from which that revenue was col
lected during the year 1903 and the state
ment (A) gives comparative view of the
imporiatlols and re expectations of the seye
raj species OF merchandise for the year 1907
and 1908, showing thereby distinctly the ef
fect OF foreign aggressions and commercial
restrictions on the importatiOns Of foreign ar
ticles
From the returns already received for the
three first quarters Of the present year and
from the general knowledge of the importa.
ions made during the two last months. it is
believed that the gross amount OF duties ON
merchandise imported during the whole
year. VIII, after deducting the expenses of
collection, amount TO about ten millions Of
dollars.
But as The Gehcnures issued on account Of
re expectations principally of colonial pro
ducc) VIII amount to about $500 600 dol
lars, tie metz revenue accrued during the
year 1909 cannot be mated at more than
six millions and n half
1t appears by the statement (C) that the
sales Of public lands, have during shc wear
ending on the S0ih September, 1909.
mounted 20 $4,000 acres ard the payments
by purchasers To- near 100000 dollars. The
proceeds Of sales in the NJ ssissippi Terrific
~, being, after deducting the surveying
aud other incidental expenses, appropriated
N the first place to the payment of a sum al
1,25o 600 dollars 10 the state Of Georgia
are distinctly stated,
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,st obd't servant,
FREDERICK BATES"


FREDERICK BATES"
November 16.-On Monday last, two
men belonging to the party which conduct.
ed the Mandan Chief to his nation, arrived
here in As days from the Mandan village.
They say, they arrived at the village on the
24th of September last, all we'll, having a
passage Of 101 DAYS from this place. From
the mouth of the Missouri to the village, is
1910 miles ; and calculating their being OBJ
ligcd to stop several days on their journey
trprocure provisions, progre ,sed upwards
OF 20 miles per day.
The men report, that they arrived at the
Ricaree village on the 18th of September.
and experienced a considerable degree of
hospitality from these people. The SeauX APP
peared very hostile, and nothing but fear
pre- :ented their stopping the party. These
men LETT the hunting party about rs miles a
bove the Mandan village, on their way to
the hunting ground, ut the foot OF the mou.
tam. They express great apprehension
IRON the Blackfoot Indians, who swarm in
those reg ms. and who appear entirely in
the interest OF the British factors, who have
trading houses on the Yellow stone river,
and other streams, which empty into the
head branches of the Missouri
Messrs. Crooks, Miller and McClelIand
who had permission to ascend til. Missouri
to its head, were stopped by tho Titons, and
escaped by stratagem otherwise. it was OK
pected they would have been cut oil. These
gentlemen arc now trading with the M4ha's
on he river Platte.
Messrs. Pierre Chouteau, and two sons
Aususte, son of Col Auguste Choutcau, Mr.
Manuel Lisa and Doctor Thomas, ave ex
pected daily-from them we expect more
particular detail of the voyage.
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Whatever nay be the decision of Con-
gress in other respects, there Is a subject
which seems to require immediate attention,
ihe provisions adopted for the purpose of
carrying into effect the non intercourse = it'll
i'ngland and France, particularly as .nodi-
ned by the act OF last session under an ex-
pectatjDu that the orders of council of Great
Britain had been revoked, are inefficient
and altogether inapplicable to existing cir
cumstauccs. 1t will be sufficient To observe
that expectation by land is not forbidden,
and that no bonds being required from ves-
sells ostensibly employcdNn the coasting trade
nor any authority vested by law vhich will
Justify detention, those vessels daily sail for
British ports, without any other remedy but
the precarious mode If institutine. prosecu
tons againstthe apparent owners. Itisun-
necessary, ard it would be painful to dwell
OH all the effects Of those violations of the
laws But without any allusion to the eff.
cheney orpoltical object of any system, and
merely with a view to its execution. il
is incumbent to state that from the ex-
perience OF the two last years, a perfect
conviction arises. that either the sys-
tenn of restriction partially Abandoned
must be reinstalcd in all is parts, and with
all he provisions necessary for is strict and
complete execution, or that all the rcetric-
ions, so fur at least as they affect he com
merce and navigation OF the citizens of the
u. States, ought to be removed.
Az which is respectfully submitted.
ALBERT GALLATIN.
Secretary Of he TREASURY.
1TcaS'irJ DfJiari1Snt, Dec. IN, 1ees.
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l0.603.I5 Il
6729 III SIS
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The honorable frankness with which you
avow your allegiance and political attach
ment to the crown of Great Britain, is the
best guarantee of your decent submission to
orr laws, rs long as you voluntarily live un-
der their protection.
wish you the most prosperous good for
tune in ailyour iaudable pursuits and am.
very respectfully,
Gentlemen,
Npnr ,,,oet ~t>.J.. .-....
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Reimbursement of principal
OF the public debt,

Amounting together, as will
appear more in detail by the
statement (E) TO
And leaving in the Treasury
on the 3Uth of September,
1909, a balance of
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Left for the nett revenue accrn-
ed during that year

The same duties during the
year 1908, amounted, after
deducting the expenses of
collection, to
From which deducting for de-
bentures issued, and which
on account of the embargo
did not exceed
Leaves for the nett revenue
accrued during that year, as
viii appear by the statement
(A)
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Civil expenses, domestic and
foreign,
Military and naval establish
ments Gncluding The Indian
Department. calculated on
the average of the actual
expenditure for those OBJ
jecis during the six years
1S02-18O7, as will appear
by statement [F.] about
Interest on the public debt,
including the annual reim-
bursemeDt on the six per
cent. and deferred stock,
Total Of the annual expenses
after the year 1911,
Reimbursement OF the con-
verified six per cent. stock,
Total of pvnpuscc Erc,. tb, a.,
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25.162, 40 68
the same year
ing items, viz.
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100000
1 100000

Total of expenses sfcr the year
1911, Dolls. 9, $50 90
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1,5o0.oc2

2,Soo,ooa
100000
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HousE or REfRgsEAraYyyGs.

NO DAY, Jan. oS.
Mr.. Nsen a,om The n.an@StS IS app J,nled :, al.
tend conference or tts=supjtct o:,tl,e sm,nd-
nientS depending betwesn the two houses To ,be
oil" antlloriSinS The appointment and employ
merit ntan additional number ofnavv officers, sea-
men, and marines" reported that they had ne,
the managers on the part of the senste, but game
to no agreement thereupon.
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UkSHA1, Jan


After the transaction of some minor bu-
siness-
The Heuse resolved itself into a commit
tee OF the whole on the bill for a~ppropriating
further sums for Notifications, &c.
Mr. Btount, moved to fill the blank for
inc sum with 100000 dollars, and read the
following estimate otthc sums nccessar, for
completing the Notifications in each state
Tor the ensuing year.
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For the several works at and
near New-Orleans. "oooo
Do. in the state of Georgia 60 con
South-C Carolina $4,000
North Carolina 10000
Virginia IS. 0
Maryland 1900
Delaware as 900
PENNSYLVANIA 5000
Ncw-Jcrsey $4,000
New-Iori 165 600
Connecticut 81, 600
Rhode Island 5000
massachusetts including Maine O., 600
New-Hampshire 1000
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I7oa. steahcn Il. Bra@ley.

The bin making appropriations to com
pietc the i~OrGhcations commenced for the Sc
cu;ily Of the seaport towns and harbors of
The L .. and 90 desray the expcnccs of deep
cniDg and extending to the river MiSsisSip
1T. thc canal II Car@adelet, was passed.
IlJ ISL appropriate ties 44a, 600 dollars.
y aesst6e was received from the Presi-
tcl,. transmit ,Hg Che Information requested
respecting tie c%ccntron Of tie act Of Feb.
II, 1906, a~ppruprlat'ng two millions for TO
reign in;crcourse.
The Senate took into consideration the re-
l0rt vi .llc couferces Of the senate, on the
Gi,acrccnrnt Of the two HonsCs, in relation,
8, the bill authorizing the appointment and
Inplovme0t OF an additional number OF ma
vy cniceys, seamcn ard marines las given
iitSe procvcd ngs Of Monday and agreed
10 tlYc same-Eeas 23-Na,s 10 The bill
J., consequently lost, unless GIe House fire
l"csc0taiiyLs agreed tothe amendments OF
lie SciIo'e.
1he SF6HTE haye bussed, uShont et
+ s4igm. ,hc sH Gr IN Erna Aecling @
t1eg ess. On me 4h 1Jchday in May. j
cau. qarqt!g oatp requires she sigHdt"re G
ak IreSidcrf IL ~ q .Isv-~L9FeyE ,fgg hi
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erdeavor to obtain a final decision BY the
hatse.-Hlotioa for retercnce !oss-AyCs
Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-03-18
Fran! Gie Nortl american.
FREEDOM OF THE SEAS
: AND
!. NON INTERCOURSE.

W. Yesterday made some comments up
oa the non-intercourse law, which is to 60
into effect after tomorrow, to show its UNI
Just operation, as expounded by the treasu-
ry.s Other considerations might be added,
TO egince its singular tendency. Not the
least remarkable is, thar in the disputes
with Europe, in which we are now invol-
we'd, conc 3rning the liberty of navigating
the ocean, or last measure is one of the
most arbitrary control upon Foreigners
Whilst we are contending against block
AIDES and the rule Of 1856, We presume 20
oblige Danes, Swedes, Spaniards and Por-
tuguese, to give bond in four times the va
lue of vessel and cargo, not to avail them
selves OF their rights and Of the freedom of
navigation, by freely going to their allies
and friends, with whom they have inter-
esting connections Of trade, interest and OBJ
legation. What right have We to issue our
.edicts to shape the commercial or other O.
perations Of foreign nations in amity with
US ; Is not this the very complaint we
have made. against Great Britain
Tie UTMOST we caa pretend to, is right
to withhold our produce from them, nm
less they will take it upon our own terms I;
that is, on condition;of not carrying it to
England or France. This might not he
complained OF. Yet such an arrangement
isbottomed on the most inefable. folly
Who does not know, that it is in effect
berthenlng our productions with the ex-
Penses OF. circultaps carriage, whilst it
wlll'n deprive any body of them, who
may want thern for consumption, and least
OF ali the British, to whom the seas are
every where open,
+ What end car. be answered by rneddling
with the property Of foreigners, with whom
we 90 not mean TO quarrel, by inhibiting it's
tree retnrn home, OF its transportation to-
any pors in the aosld; 'shese the caprice CT
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REFLECTIONS

On the }9regoins- Interesting state papers.
The importance and interest of the fore
GONG documents are too obvious to require
very elaborate remarks; but il may be use
fnl tr5st2te briefly the differences which ire
sistably present themselves upen reading
them -
The first idea, which we cannotkeep back
even with thesnost charitable feelings, is the
unparalleled duplicity and hypocrisy mani
tested by our government in pretending to
give ahe people the true state Of their dipIo-
matte latercourse with foreign nations. while
facts Vastly more important than any here
tofore published, were knowingly suppress
ed.
g This cluplicity is enhanced beyond be-
lief, by the knowledge, that while the go
wernnent pretended to givesome documents
as protested extracts and others az zu]aok
a4a sasSvs @ssssys, these aaster were Ia fact
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sSlSAlOu
WILLIAM PINKNEY.

*ss This sy8oHe measure equaily~efIica-
cious is the present Intercourse, pro-
posed by Mr.. Giiss. We see how'eSactly
the advice of this supple minister has been
followed. We refused to aid Spain and por-
tugal by taking off the embargo as to them,
and We now adopt his Recommendation of a
strong substitute.
That the public may Judge of Mr.. Pink
ney's correctness and preJudices, We would
observe that -four or wheat, does not exceed
its average price ia time Of war in Great Bril-
tain. The truth is, this lettes, If not written
here and seat out 10 be signed by Mr.. Pink
ney, was designed to forward the views of
the President as to keeping on the embargo
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sss4ySsaesaa as 1E7e. former, and we are DOW
enabled to give thepublie whole which
are ia be inserted IN letters heretofore pub
iished as PEI sctlA compleat.
80 2dIys That while the government have
Been passing. resolutions, and adopting or
rather proposing measures leading to war,
while they havetcailea -apontthe people to
saskao9f tenl-in these.01ost sexa0zts nae asarest
and while hey have ,delutled ]. small art OF
the citizens into expressl 6ns'of appreciation,
and into declarations that l0th the beAiger--
tents have given us equal cause OF complaint,
ie turns OH that the mist interesting facts,
the most insulting and injurious conduct OF
the Emperor of France, have been sup
pressed, and the most pacific expressions <.
friendly. explanations OF Great Britain have
been withheld--with what views let the pub
lie decide. "
3dly. That gen. Armstrong, our minis
ter at Paris, advised, and long ago expect
ed measures of resistance and hostility to
France-that he declared, that we were con-
sidered rvordy and zvinay nation, which
did not dare proceed beyond resolutions, and
that our embargo was wholly Intellectual as
to its objects.
Lastly. 1t is apparent, that if our people.
have been SO rouseda SO Convinced OF the
Partially and hypocrisy OF the adlnlnlsTa-
ton in consequence Of the glimmering OF
| light which was permitted to escape through
the nutilated dispatches, thro' the speech
es of our patriotic members, Of congress,
and the commentaries upon the public docu-
ments heretofore given to the public, their
Indignation could hardly have been restrain
Cd II this whole irresistible torrent OF light
had been at once darted forth upon their a.
stonshed and afrightcd minds.
In addition to the evidence thus reluc-
family extorted and finally obtained without
the consent of the administration, or their
! devotion to France, the whole correspond
ence proves beyond a question, that Nlr.
| Armstrong was never in the confidence OF
| NIr. Ieferson-that he never entered into
his views, ard that the real intercourse has
been carried on either through Monsieur
| Turreau, CT some private confidential agent.
THE sending out Nh. Coles, the Presidents
! pFlVaLc secretary, Is Vel SlIOh6 e"tl"s'o'
tive evidence OF what the DOCUMENTS them
selves would leas. US almost necessarily to
| presume.
One single reAaeti ,eiii occos-t to every
| thinking and cousiderate man, that if our
! exertions to resist The corrupt and cestruc-
tive course Of administration were hereto
fore thought necessary, the present docu-
| ments prove them to be doubly important.
If thoge exertions have been heretofore
! crowned, with signal success, we oughtnot
| TO doubt that our reward will in future be
no less abundant or satisfactory.
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WEST. INDlES.

LATEST FROM PORT-AU- PRINCE.
Capt. Smith who arrived at Boston on
Sunday in = days from St Jago de Cuba.
informs that days previous to mis- sailing,
a gentleman came to that place from Port.
au-orince, and reported that General Pc
ton had collected all his followers in mass.
amounting to about 1900, of which 1900
were cavalry that of this force 1000 had
marched against the Cape under the con-
maud of q coloneis, who, in case of sue.
cess, were to be promoted and VINO mar
ched with determination to effect their
object or to perish in the attempt. The
gentle man added, nat information had been
received of the unmolested march of this
little army within 20 miles of the town but
that the news OF their approach having
been gained by the enemy, the troops and
inhabitants were assembled TO defend the
place. 1t is however, conjectured, that
their resistance would be fruitless and that
the town had already capitulated. Gener-
al retIon was encamped about 18 miles from
Fort-a Prince with the remaining troops
waiting the result of this enterprise when
IT WAS his intention TO join Gen. LIE Mem,
who commanded at the Mole, and attempt
the Immediate and total humiliation of
Christophe's army. Accounts had also
been received of the destruction of a part
OF Christophe's Feet, and the dispersion of
the remainder.
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VIA oyE,zc AND HALIFAX.
LosDox, May 70.

LONDON, May 70.
The arrivsl Of Prince Stai,remberg has
removed considerable; slrt os the anxiety
which pressed 50 heavily upon the public
mind, in consequence of the French bulle-
tins. Although the cnemy's accounts reach
two days later than those transmitted TO
government from the Austrian armies, yet
1t appears that up to the ed ult. the adj
vantages on the part of the French were
not only dearly bought, but were not of a
decisive nature. On the 23d, Bonaparte
aud the archduke Charles being opposed to
each other, the latter gained very deci.
ded advantage at place called PAbbach,
where alieutenant-general,m many officers of
high rank, AID very considerable lumber
otprisoners were taken. While the battle
OF d'Abtach was taxing place, the French.
Tor time got possession o E.chmu'l; but
they were again driven from il By the ARCH
duke Charles. This we have reason to be
certain, is the substance of the Austrian
accounts received in this country, and It
certainly most materially changes the state
of things as represented in the eneny's of
frial documents.
The account on the part OF the Aus,ri.
ans, to the date We have mentioned, is
eouched 10 the following terms -
S,ethfcmeu Extraordinary 10 the hriuf.
hedged Gazette Of Prague.
'On the 23d April, at nine IN the evsnr
ipg. Count Avorsberg, Adutant general to
hos Imperial Highnsss the Generallssimo
arrived at his Majssty's head quarters ar
Scharding. lie was sent on the Dad from
ths field of b,ttie. The two Chiefs and the
two armies advanced that day to combat
each o;heT. Success was on the side oil the
Austrians. The generalissimo cause the
post OF Absach, on the beber, TO be at /.
talked, for which we had contended the
preceding evening, and ne carried It. The
third cbrps of the army took Faipoint
Whilst the right wing Of the Austrian ar.
ny was victorious, the enemy succeeded in
getting possession Of EchmuIl but the pre-
Sence Of the Gehersllissino soon restored
order, and thus ended battle which had
lasfed Ave days without interruption. We
have in this an other previous aaairs, Ia
ken great number OF prisoners, among
whom is a Lieutenant General under the
orders Of Marshal Dsvoust. the loss on
both sides has been great. We have Sc
veral Generals aud officers OF the Fiat
Major wounued.-sTne 6rst corps of the
srmy has advanced to the H.nmeneau,
and touches tie grand army 10y Ab5ach. !"
lh- losses sustained by the Frsach are
un'Aesi'.na0iy az great as those Of their
aGVersaries.
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UST published, and for sale at Sealon
y Gran lands Printing Office, on the street
which leads from the Market-house 10 the
river, and at few other places. Book
containing 900 pages, of which the follow.
ing is the tile page.
A COMPENDIOUS VIEW Of the
ESTABLISHMENTS s. OPERATIONS
ofths MANUFACTORY OF ARMS, and
OF the lac public investigation, from the
commencement 10 the expulsion of the
officers in February, 1909. BY HENRY
BANKS.
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wENrY DOLLARS REWARD,

WENTY DOLLARS REWARD,
for apprehension of he thief who ON
the night of the 2ist instant, 8 ole from
the boat of Daniel Jackson, in the Basin
OF the Canal, a small Seal skin Tiuns,
mark at the bottom in black I. d. LynchA
burg, Va. No. l, or for the safe d, livery
OF said trunk to me, With its contents. |, is
supposed to contain jewclfy.
THOMAS GUY. ,
July oath, 1909. =
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POLAND.

VhHshHI April 10
The Austrians have already commenced
hostilities against the Duchy of Warsaw -
On the 18th inst. the archduke Ferdinand
transmitted to the Polish Minister at war,
Prince Poniatouski, printed declaration Of
war, dated Glllicia, the 18th of April, to-
gether with letter, in which he informed
him, that twelve hours after the departure
OF the Messenger who was the bearer Of
these, he should advance into the Duchy Of
Warsaw with the Austrian army. The enc
my has taken possession Of the frontier
tovn, Nowemiasto, on the side OF the river
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SDonlestlc.
CAPTURE OF The Tonton Fleet.
NEW YORK, July 1s.

Capt. Dashels, of the sloop Henry, in
8 days from Bermuda, informs us, that
he sailed from Martinique on the 27th
of June, and on that day, adyices were
received there, of the capture Of the
Iouion fleet by Lord Collingwood,
consisting of FIVE sail Of the line, 6 or z
frigates, and 80 transports, having on
board the French garrison of Barcelo-
ma. Captain D. further states, that a
vessel had arrived at Martinique, hav-
ing spoken an American ship from
Gibraltar, and was informed by the
American captain, that lord Colling-
wood had arrived in Gibraltar previous
to his sailing, with the whole French
feet, his prizes.
The above account is confirmed by
letter from St Croix, of the I'd July
received by the Richard
July 90.
R:cfracf of letter from a gentleman in
| Haiifar, re"eiUed by svay Of Boston, da-
ted 1eth July, TO bis friend in this eity.
"Our public news here at present is
more important than usual. A dis.
patch vessel has just arrived, which
states that the British ministry have
! disavowed the proceedings of Mr.. Frs
+ kline, an occurrence which will natural.
/ ly lead the officers of England and A.
merica into greater uncertainty, and
remove to some distance at last the
period of final adjustment. Cont
mental accounts by the same vessel,
represents Bonaparte as at Vienna
and mentions the capture of Oporto
by the English, the second place in
Portugal. Sir George Provost the go
vernon of this province is absent on q
tower. An express has been dispat
ched to him with the orders receive
from home by this vessel, and he is ex
pected here hourly.
The Editors OF the PhiladelphiaFre
mans Journal say, they are enabled L
state as a positive fact 'sthat an America
gentleman in Amsterdam has written to hi
friend in New York, by the late arriv;
there from Amsterdam, that he had receiv
ed letter from General Armstrong, on
minister at Paris, advising him to remit h
money to England or America, witho'
any delay, as he, General Armstrong, hs
finally made up his mind TO leave Franc
immediately and return to America,
A duel was fought at Baltimore on Thur
day, between the Editor of the Wing al
one Benjamin Edes, lately his journeyms
a The former was wounded in the right ar
q The hon. Nnian Edwards is appoint
r, by the President Of the Unitee States, c
Of vernon Of the Illinois Territory.
> Mer. ddVerriser.
NJ For s0ie at This office,
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