Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1813-05-31

coneratulation, and fhew that under wiki
organization aud efficient direction. the ar
nv is defined to glory no. lefs brilliant
than that which already encircles the navy
The attack and capture of York, is, in thai
quarter, a preface of future and greater
victories while on the Weftern frontier
the ifiue of the late fege of Fort Meig'
leaves nothing to regtet but Jingle act Of
inconnderate valor.
The provihons laft made for filling the
ranks and enlarging the ftaff of the army
have had the belt effects. Ii will be foi
the confederation of Coneiefs. whether 9th.
er provilions depending on their authority,
may not ftill further improve the military
efablihment and the means of defence.
The fudden death of the dilfnguifhed
citizen who reprefented the United States
in France, without any fpecial arrange
ments by him for fuch contingency, has
left us without the expected fequel TO his
laft communications nor has the French
government taken any meaiures for bring
ing the depending negotiations to a con-
clulion, through its representative in the
United States. This failure adds to delays,
befor, 70 intentionally fpun ont. A fuc-
ceffor to our deceaied Miniter has been
appointed, and is ready to proceed on bis
milton the courfe which he will purfue
in fulfilling it, is tina, prcfcribed by a Ready
regard to the true interetts of the United
States, which equally avoids an abandon
u1ent of their juit demands, and connex
ion of their fortunes with the fyffems of
other powers.
The receipts into the Treafury from the
III of October to the 3Ift day of March
lait, including the fums received on &C
count of Treafury Notes, and of the loans
authorized by the acts of the lat aud pre-
ceding fefIions of Congreis, have amount.
ed TO fifteen millions -four hundred and
twelve thoufand dollars. The expendi.
lures during the fame period amounted to
fifteen millions nine hundred and twenty
thoufand dollars, and left in the Treaiury
on the m of April, the fun of one million
eight hundred and fifty ieven tboutand dol.
lars. The loan of ixteen millions OF dol
lars authorized by the acf ct che 9Th of Feb
ruary laft, has been contracted for. OF
that fun, more than million of dollars
had been paid into the Treaiury, prior to
the III of April, and formed part of the
receipts as above Gated. The remainder
of that loan, amounting TO near fifteen mil
lions of dollars, with the fun of five mil
lions Of dollars authorized to b, iflued in
Treafury Notes, and the eitimated receipts
from the cuftoms and the fales Ut public
lands amounting 10 nine millions three
hundred thoufand dollars & making in the
whole twenty-nine millions three hundred
thoufand dollars to be received during the
laft nine months OF the preient year, will
be nectfI fairy TO meet the expenditures al
ready authorized, and the engagements
contracted in relation TO the public debt.
Theie engagements amount during that
period to ten millions five hundred thou.
iand dollars, which with near one million
for the civil, miicellaneous and diplomatic
expenfes. both foreign and domeftic, and
feventeen millions eieh, hundred thoufand
for the military and naval expenditures, in
GLIDING the fbipS of war building and TO be
built, will leave FUN in the treafury at the
end of the preient year, equal to that ON
the fi,f of April lat. A part of this fun
may be conhdered as refource for de-
fraying any extraordinary sxpenies already
authorized by law, beyond the fums above
eitimated and a further refource for any
emergency may be found in the fun of one
million of dollars, the loan Of which the u
States has been authorized by the ffate of
Pennsylvania ; but which has not We, been
brought into effect.
This view Of our finances, whilft it fhews
that due provltion has been made for the
expenses of the current year, fhews at the
fame time, by the limited amount of the
actual revenue, and the dependence on
loans, the neceflity of providing more ade-
quately for the future supplies OF the ires-
sury. This can beR be done BY sueH d.
gcRed Lyfem Of internal rspenns in AID of
exiting fources which will have the eff
feet, both of abrdging the amount Of ne
ceifary loans, and on that account, IA veil
as by placing the public credit on a more
satisfactory balis,oe improving the terms on
which loans may be obtained. The loan
of lixteen millions was not contracted for
at lefs intcreft than about feven and
half per cent and although other caufes
may have had an agency, il cannot be
doubted, that with the advantage of more
extended and lels precarious revenue. a
lower rate ofinterea might have fufScld.
longer pohponement of this advani age
could not fail to have ltilI greater influ-
ence on future loans.
In recommending to tie National Legiska.
fnre tbs rejo,t TO additional fassJ, | feel
great ia,istac,lon in the assurance, that our
contituepts, who have already difplsyed
70 much zeal and firmnefs in the caufe Of
their country, will cbeerfuly give every
other proof ct their patriotifm " hich il calls
for. Happily no people, with local & tran
iitory exceptions never to be wholly avoid
ed are more able than the people OF the u.
S. to fpare for the public wants a portion
Of their nrivafts means uhefhcr xsn ,rA h.