Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-12-20
CIRCULARS,
Accompanying Mr., Gsllstin's letter to the
committee Of commerce & manufactures,
inserted yesterday.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Ccl0tsr I'D, 1871.

Ce.ottr leih, 1911.
S1R-Information has been received thro,
various quarters, that merchtudlze IS illegal
" imported from Canada ,nto your dist lei,
and those adjacent. The extent OF the IRON
tier 20 be guarded. and the difficulties which
smucciers now experience in their attempts
TO import through the di.tr!c.s CT ChampialIi
& Vermont, offer strong inducements to bring
merchandise across the ST. Lawrence or lake
Oni.rio. have been sdrprized Tat no III
Formation should have been received from you
on that subject nor sny Communication made
Of the arrangements you had made in order
to prevent and detect those violations OF tie
laws The method adopted in Champain s
Vermont, has been to appoint inspectors AZ
the most convenient places OF landing, and o.
Tiers again southwardiy IN the interior OF the
districts, at OF in the vicinity OF the road, most
likely 10 be tsken by the Wagons which con-
vey the goods from the pisces Of landing TO-
wards the seaports OF interior towns. l have
not sufficient knowledge Of those places OF
landing and roads, to designate the place.
where il would be most proper to make such
appointments. But most earnestly recon-
mend, that. if not already done, YOU siil lose
no tine in appointing suca persons, as, from
their activity, character, and dispositions TO
support the laws CT Their country, vii; AFFORD
the 5est security thss the Object III view will
be accomplished. N addition to these sta
tionary inspectors, who are 20 be paid oni!
wheR employed, one or two sctiT, or Hisilant
persons may also be appointed, who may be
kept in pay during the season OF importation,
and whose duty il would be 70 t.aFtl through
the district, visiting and watching the mort
dangerous places, aid collecting information.
will add, that III the districts ct Vermont and
Champlain, the collectors have promised to
those several inspectors one halfot tacIr own
share of the seizures they may respectively
make. The adoption OF similar measure is.
of course, optional with you, but would :Hord
an encouragement calculated to stimulate the
exertions o. the inspectors, whilst you would
in all probability derive yourself profit from it.
Knowing the difficulties attending your situa-
ton, applied during the last session, and,
succeeded in having your salary fixed at 500
instead sf $50 dollars. This, united with the
shares of forfei.ures, gives compensation
sufficient to command the services of the col
lector and government has right to OK
pect, not merely that the current business,
which is incoasldcrabie, Will be transacted, but
that vou win use every active exertion, and
adopt the hes, practicable plan, to carry into
effect the restrictive and revenue laws. 1t
NAV be proper for that purpose, that you
should occasionally visit the various parts OF
YOU. district, in which case your reasonable
travelling expences will be allowed
With respect TO boats and boatman, on
which place myself less reliance than On the
vigilance and arrangements cf the officers on
shore, YOU will be pleased to state, what, in
your opinion would be proper.
l have to request that you will, without
delay acknowledge the receipt of this letter,
and communicate the arrangements and ap-
pointments you have made, and any informa-
ton you may possess on the violations of the
non. importation act in your district and those
adjacent.
ann, sc.
(Sipnedl ALERT GALLATIN.
To the collectors eft Oswegatchie, Sacket's
Harbor, Oswego and Geanessee.
Norg. The following instruction was In
serted before the last paragraph but one, in
the letter to the collector of Oswegatchi:
The law having provided for the estab-