Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1812-01-23
eneement Of that year, or from any o

/ ed, 1t is stated in your report that a
/ ed revenue of about nine millions OF
| Glars is necessary under the existing cir.
| distances. of the United States and
tt the same amount would be necessa-
rand with the aid Of loans, will, IN
W opinion, be sufficient in case ofwar."
| b reference to this state Of things, the
| comittee wish you to state, whether,. as
! inhe event Of war, increased loans will
Undoubtedly be required. It will not be ne
cesary to provide an additional and gra-
duly increasing revenue, to pay the in
ters on such loans
SILT is stated in your report that
the ornament revenue, orannuai receipts,
afteIhe year 1919, Calculated on the ex-
istinstate Of affairs together with an
addith of SO per cent. on the present
amour ofduties, may be estimated at nine
milliol of dollars and that should any
deficiecy arise in the event of war, it
may y supplied without difficulty by
furthe.increase of duties, by a restoration
of that n salt, and by a proper selection
Of modeAte internal taxes
The Committee request that you would
favor then with the best opinion which
you are ale to form Calculated on the
event of War; of the probable amount of
the leceiptsfrom duties; a specification
Of tie incresse of duties, which you would
think practicable and advisable an esti-
mate of the amount of that on salt, and
such a selection Of moderate internal tax
es, as you would recommend, with the
probable expence of collection and the
amount Vt net revenue estimated to arise
therdrom.
4tt. The committee request that you
Woull furnish them, in connexiOn with
yourrrplies to the preceding inquiries,
with hn estimate ofways and means Zeal
culatei on the event ola war; which will
provi6 revenue sufficient to meet the
Ordinary expenses of government, and
provite for the legal reimbursement and
interet Of the public debt, including the
intereIt on new loans, to the amount at
least It ten millions Of dollars per annum
ACCOMPANIED with such scheme for the
reimbursement Of the principal of the new
loans a. you should deem expedient, to-
:,etherwith such opinions as you may
have Drmed respecting the terms on
which Mch loans may probably be obtain
ed aIs', sue!. further views or informa
tion connected with, or touching the fore
going objects ofinquiry as you may deem
Necessary and expedient.
Win great respect,
lhaye The honor to be,
Your obedient servant,
E. BACON.
Honorable Albert Gailatin,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Sec1etary's .anszeer in our nert.
Memoranda 1.-The brig Ann, Moves, from
Porto Rco, of and bound to George Town,
81 days out, was spoken Jan. 10th off Cape
Henry by Hampton pilot boat The Ann
spoke Jan. 9Th, lat 81, Ion. 70, brig Adven
ture, Fisk, As days out from Jamaica for this
port and supplied them with provisions.
The schnr Union, Morrison, of and from
Philadelphia bound to Richmond, was also
spoken on the 10th inst. off the Cape by
Hampton boat-the Union had lost both masts
and was under jury masts.
The account in cur last of the brig Ann,
Geary, OF Petersburg, being ashore and bilgea,
we are happy to learn is INCORRECTLY gen
tleman who left the bay yesterday, infoms,
that dismasted brig which was at anchor for
some DAYS to the Southwark of the Capes, had
on Sunday evening put to sea, and has not
since been heard of. Norfolk Herald.
GEoRGETowN, Cd. c. January 81.
It's believed that the whole firm of coun-
terteners which was dissolved by the vigilance
OF our magistrates has been apprehended ) 8