Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1818-11-24


Minister Plenipotentiary Of Spain, near
this government and Of the Minister
plenipoteniiary Of the United States, at
Madrid, with the government Of Spain,
will be laid before Congress.
The civil war, which has SO long pre-
vailed between Spain and the provinces ~
South America, still continues without
any prospect OF its speedy termination.
The information respecting the condition
of those countries, which has been col
lected by the Commissions recently re
turned from thence, will De laid before
Congress, in copies OF their reports, with
such other information as has been re-
ceived from other agents OF the United
States.
1t appears, from these communications.
that the government of Buenos Ayres de-
ciared itself independent in July 1916,
having previously exercised the power Of
an independent government, though in
the name of the King of Spain, from the
year 1910: that the Banda Oriental, Eutre
Reos, and Paraguay, with the city Of San
ia Fee, all OF which are also independent
are uuconnected with the present govern.
ment of Buenos Ayres: that Chill mas
declared itself independent, and is closely
connected with Buenos Ayres that Vene,
znela has also declared itself independent
and now maintains the conflict with va.
rious success; and that the remaining
parts of South America, except Monte
Video, and such other portions of the
Eastern bank of The La Plata as are hsld
by Portugal, are still in the possession Of
Spain, or in certain degree under her
influence.
BY a circular note addressed by the
Ministers of Spain TO the allied powers,
with whom they are respectively accre-
dited, it appears that the allies have un-
dertaken TO mediate between Spain and
the South American provinces, and that
the manner and extent of their interposi-
ton would be settled by Congress which
was TO have met at AK la Chapelle in
September last. From the general policy
and course of proceeding observed by the
allied powers, in regard to this contest, it
is inferred that they viii confiue their in
to the expression OF their SEN
timents; abstaining from the application
of force ] state this impression, that
force viii not be applied, with the greater
because it is a course more
consistent with justice, and likewise au-
thorizes hope that the calamities of the
war will be confined to the parties only,
and will be of shorter duration.
From the view taken of this subject,
founded on all the information that We
have been able to obtain, there is good
cause to be satisfied with the course here.
tofore pursued by the United States in re-
gard to this contest, and to conclude, that
it is proper to adhere TO it, especially, in
the present state Of affairs.
| have great satisfaction in stating, that
our relations with France, Russia, and
other powers, continue on the most friend
ly basis.
In our domestic concerns we have am
pie cause of satisfaction. The receipts
into the Treasury, during the three first
quarters Of the year, have exceeded seven
teen millions of dollars.
After satisfying all the demands which
have been made under existing appropria-
tons, including the final extinction OF the
old six per cent. stock, and the redemp-
tion Of moiety of the Louisiana debt, il
is estimated that there will remain in the
Treasury, on the first day Of January
next, more than two millions Of dollars.
1t is ascertained that the gross revenue
which has accrued from the customs du-
ring the same period, amounts to twenty
one millions of dollars, and that the reve-
nue. of the whole year may be estimated
at not less than twenty six millions. The
sale of the public lands during the year
has also greatly exceeded, both in quantity
and price, that of any former year; and
there is just reason to expect progress
sive Improvement in that source OF revenue.
1t is gratifying to know, that, although
the annual expenditure has been increased,
by the act Of the last session of Congress,
providing Tor revolutionary pensions, to
an amount about equal to the proceeds Of
the internal duties, which were then re-
pealed, the revenue for the ensuing year
will be preportionably augmented, aud
that, whilst the public expenditure will
probably remain stationary, each success
sive year will add TO the national resour-
ces, BY the ordinary increase of our pop
ulatious and by the gradual development
ofour latent sources Of national prosperity.
The strict execution Of the revenue
laws, resulting principally from the salu-
tary provisions Of the act of the goth Of
April last, amending the several collec-
tion laws, has, it is presumed, secured to
domestic manufactures all the relief that
can be dnr;und from The dutiea xrhich