Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-12-06

|anty apon this occasion. ths.s s1ssR! !s
|oeell wanting . Just sensibil;s assa
lite of the American A.,uv. J, :! g tthSss z
tate var but the obvious po, SaiipgtA +
sign IN fixing an eficient Mia q an q
establishment, did net AFFORD ana pea4
lnity 70 distinguish the apess sppets.
|on account Of their past service e ,.u min,
Wounded and disabled, On ssss ser |
their preaent suiferin9s. In, s - d
|the reduction, indeed, unayo;, s " i
|volved the exclusion Of many lns,,, ! n
officers of every rank from the ''0'lss2
lot their country and so equal. !, s''ts
|as SO numerous, were the CLAIM !. sslI
|tention, that q decision BY the !.
|nf comparative merit could seldom
|taiaed. Judged, however IN cana =.
IA general standard of positive
the Army Register Wilt, tits bers'
lido honor to tie establishment rs
the case If those officers, WHOSE 80. wy
|are nut included in It devolses. VII, lsS
strongest interest, upon the lep;sIs 4,
|asthority, for such provision, as shall,
|tleelned the best calculated to ese 4
port and solace to the veteran and n.y. ~
hid; fodisplay the beneficence, 3 s.s
the justice of the government, .nd IS, ]
INSPIRE a martial zeal for the public =
vice. upon every future etnergene,, -
Although the embarrasslnents a,;,,.
from the want Of an uniform lis,msi
currency have not been diminished, ss' nv
THE adjournment ofcong ess, create t,s
|isfaction has bean derived in co0i, ss
plating the revival ef the public rss% ~.
ICES. The reeeipts into the TressnNl
from the various branches Of reyeus.
during the nine months ending on A.
E50th of September last, have been e,t
mated at twelve milIions and q hall
dollars; the issues of Treasury Neta
Isf every denomination, during ihe SANE
period, amounted to the sam Of fourteen
millions of dollars: and there was sI,o
obtained upon loan, during the same d.
.'iod, sum of nine millions OF doIar,,
If which tie SUM OF six millions Of al.
lars was subscribed In cash, and Che sum
of three miiinas Of dollars in Treasury
Notes. With these means, added toas
sum Of one nillisn and hall Of dol.
liars, being TIE balance Of MONEY in The
Treasury on the Est OF January, there
has been paid, between the ist Of Janus.
|ry and the lst Of October. on account Of
Ethe appropriations Of the preceding and
|of the present wear, Exclusively Of tho
amount OF the Treasury Notes subscrib-
led to the Ioans and the amount ysassM.
led In the payment of duties and tayss)
the aggregate sum Of thirty three nil.
HONS and a half Of dollars, leaving 6
balance then ia the Treasury eskaat.
I'd at the sum Of three millions u
dollars. independent, however, Of the
arrearages due for military services and
sannlies. il Is, presumed, thas furtltF
s,,r, Of Eve millions ofttollars, including
the interest on the public debt payable
|on the first Of january next, will be ds-
manded at the treasury to complete the
expenditures OF the present year, apd isF
witch the existing ways and means Will
sufficiently provide. J.
The national debt, as it was aseer.
tanned on the lst Of Oct. last, amoua'sd
In the whole, to the sum of one hun
dred and twenty millions Of dollars, tsf'
sisting of the unredeemed balance o. ''s
debt contracted before the late yS,
thirty millions Of ,Iollars) the amount o.
the funded debt, contracted IN e e,,i !:
ouence Of the war, (sixty-four millions
of dollars;) and the amount OF them
funded and floating debt llncludlns'as
various issues Of Treasury Notes ss'sp.
teen millions. of dollars, which IS ~ - :
gradual course ofpayment. There e,.l'
probably, be some addition to the pup'l.
debt, upon the liquidation Of various
claims which are depending !, arc eeO'
ciliatory disposition ON tie part Of 60, c0l''
gress may lead, bonsrably and ao'a ~.
3fageously, to an equitable arrangement
oftbe militia expences, incurred oy NY
several states, without iheprevIous saH. &
ton or authority of the government = y
the United States. But, when II y cO -.
|silered that the new as weli'as ne VA y
portion Of the debt has been eeaira',.J
in the assertion of the national rlgO' > =.
independence and when il is fecol !. H.
ed that the public expenditures nO cub 4
ing exclusively bestowed upon y, ' me- Il 10
|;ects of d transient nature, VIII lops 4
visible in the number and equipment, II,
the American navy, in the military S'' err
Cor the defence OF our harbors anu =.
frontiers. and in the supplies o. wv y, iii
s.,r,ls and magazines sle amouns 40