Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-12-12

circumstances would permit, and as far
as it has been practicable. confidently
with the public intereas, the REDUCTION
of the army has been accomplished 5; but
the appropriations for its pay, and tor
other branches of the military iervice,
having proved inadequate, the eafIieit at.
tention to that fubiect will be neceilary
and the expediency Of continuing upon
the peace Establishment, the itatf officers
who have hitherto been provllionally re-
tanned, is alfo recommended to the con-
liberation of Congreis
In the performance of the executive
duty upon this location, there has not
been wanting a jult .eniibiiity 70 the mer-
its of the american army, duting the late
war but the obvious poiicy and dehgn
in fixing an efficient military peace eitab-
liihmept, did not afflrd an opportunity
to dittiogullh the aged and infrm, on acs
count of their pait iervlces nor the
wounded and dliaDled, ON account OF
their prCtent iutferings The extent OF
LiS iCduItioil HiuCCu uHdSOildOl( iHsoi-
we'd the exclulon OF many 'merltorious
officers of every rank, from the lervlce
OF their country; and TO equal, as well
aS 10 numerous, were the GAINS TO atsen-
ton, that a G.clGon by the itandard of
comparative merit, could feldom be at
tanned ia geJ, however, in candorby
a general itandard Of poiiIive merit. the
army r glitter will, it is believed, do
honor TO the eitaolIihment ; whlie the
cafe of thief, officers, whole names are
not included in it, devoiyes, with the
itronget intereit, upon the legislative au
,horiry for iuch prov Gon as thAli be
deemed the beft calculated u give iup
port and fol8ce 10 the veteran aad inyai-
i'd; 10 display the benehcence, as we'll
the juitice of the government and to
lrtprc martial zeal for the pubic tlr
vice, upon every future emergency
Although the embarraAnents AriGns
from the want OF an uniform national
currency have not been dtmlniihed ince
the adj urnment of congreis, greal tat
lstacllun has BEEN derived in contemz
plating the revival Of the public credit
and the efficiency If the public relour-
ces. The receipts into the realury,
from abe various branches Of revenue,
during the nine months ending on the
3oh of September lat. have been eiti-
mated at II SOC, 700 dollars the iiiues
of lreafury Notes of every nomination,
during the fame period, amounted to the
lum OF $4,000 900 dollars; an& there
was alto Obtained upon loan during the
lame period, fun Of 9 600 oce dollars
OF which the fan of o,ooo,ooo dollars
was iubtcribeG IL cath, and the fun OF
3 100000 dolls. Ircaiury Notes. With
theie means ADDED to the lum Of 1900
600 dollars, being the balance of money
IN the ircafury on the III of J,nuary,
there has been paid between the 1T of
January and the IA OF Ott1bcr en- &C
count OF the appropriations of the prece
dug and of tho preient year, (excluiiveIy
OF the amount OF frealury Notes fubicri
bed TO thc loan, aud the amount redeem
ed IN the payment Of duties and taxes)
the aggregate fun Of $4,000, oco dollars.
leaving balance then in the Ireafury
ett.mated at the fun Of 1900, 900 dol |
lars independent. however, of the ar
rearages dar for military fcrvices and Cup
pies, IT is pr<iumed, that a further lun !
OF 5000 900 dollars, including the inter
cit on the public d BIT Paysbls on h= 1T |
OF January next, will be demaoded at he |
lreaiury to complete the expenditures O.
the preient year, ard for which the tx
ltting ways and means will efficiently
provide.
he national debt, as il was afcertain. /
ed on the 1T Of October laA, amounted
IN the whole to the fun of 10000, 900
dollars, committing OF the unredeemed bal.
ance OF the debt contracted before the
late war, (3o COOS doIIarsNhe amount
OF the funded debt contracted in COME
quence OF the war, (o4 900, 900 dollars)
and the amount Of uniundeu anc floai ing
debt, (including the various iflues Of
rsaiuryNotes) 1000, 900 dollars, which
IS N gradual Course Of payment. There
Will, probably, be fome addition to the.
pubic debt, uPen tie liquidation of var
Gus claims, which are d pending and a
c'ncliiato'y dhpoGtion on The part of con-
greiS may lead honorably & advantage