Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-04-30

~ U'uSlNC VI ~
can ship Gange., arrived here frsm Ma
ni!a and Ba' ayia, brings 500 tom Of su-
gar, 100000 lbs. Java coffee, 10000 lbs.
indigo. &c.
From the .feu ToIk Daily .9drertiser.
On the l1th Of the present month, a
committee of the House Of Represents
ives of the United states made long
report "upon the expenses under the An,
5rh, 9Th, aud 7th articles Of n. Treaty. of
Client" We regret that The length Of
his paper, and the documents accomra-
nving it, prevent its e'tire insar'ion.-
The government appear, al lat, t. he de-
sirous OF examining into the state Of the
expenditure IF public money. The time
,cas, when this wa a tirkl;sh suhj'ct-
one that might endanser he popula ri'v,
and perhaps have some Influence in sha-
king the regular succession 10 the crown.
That time at least for the present, has rass-
ed BY. There is now no pressure on The
men in power, and verv little division on
the great political concerns of the nation.
This state of things forms proner and
safe calm tn examine into the public &C.
counts. Several subjects, relaxing 10 the
expenditure # money, have been Brought
up, and some progress has been made in
dev- ping them. We presume that the
business, thus happily commenced. will
be pcr,eve, ed in until the books are adj
jssted and balanced, because it is posi-
Bile, if this favorable Sc san should be
lost, that some political storm may inter-
vene, and the business be laid By to .
more convenient sraion.
After an introductory series OF re.
marks Oh the ,ari"u, articles OF the trea-
Wand the powers and duties Of the CON.
missioners under it, the committee say
As it respects the principles upon
v'hich the commissioners have proceeded,
If thereby bs meant the ru'es OF the decI.
sion, BY which. os grne' al principles, the
individual questions Of doubt and Difficult.
ty are to b. determined, as they may oc-
Gu, it cannot. perhaps be said, that any
have been >o.smDIy decided. The only
information which the committee have
will b. iound by reference to a part Of
the document marked G, general Por.
trl's statemert;) and thug the COM
m'ssioners have had fu.l and frequent
conversa'io' S, a. IL the principles BY
which thew should be guided in certain
Hypothetical! ca.es whict might arise, vet
they have never adjudicated or settled
anv ab>t' act principles; aud he does no,
tcel himself at liberty to give to the CON-
mittee as such, he incidental converse.
tions above alluded TO
We come now to the expenses incur,
red in the execution Of the 9Th and 7th
articles. The document marked f. show
the aggregate amou1t u be SS5 2aS IS
l-s cents, compos, d of, fit Commission
er's compensation for two year, SS.sSS
second, the proportion Of the u States
that j., one half Of the coming mt expen
ses, which propo' ton is 3iC,557 SO Is
cents third agents account for wv,
years. salary and contingent expenses
Si6,O3s II cents.
The compensation Of The commissions
is provided for in the 9Th article Of tn
treaty, by declaring that the conmis
sioHers shall De paid in such . manner
al shall be agreed between the two con
tracing PARTIES, such agreement being I
b, settled at he time OF the exchange .
the notifications of the treaty. The dc
cument X, shows an agreement betwee
the L. States. and the British charge de
aiiaires, declaring the principles Of tn
payment Of The commissioners to be tn
| came az under the treaty of l-Ql tbs