Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-25
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BALrIMoRs, December I.-Captain Rars;,.
ton, OF the brig Alabama arrived here yester-
DAY, IN IL days from Havana states that me
Havana was very healthy, and no apureheu
sion OF war with the United States. nor anv
p Preparations making to send troopstn Florida.
the troops which had arrived from Spain. hsd
been very sickiy, about one third had died
TIE governor had began to quarter them In thc
cry one regiment was already stationed ~ fhe
convent OF ST. DomiDgo--ihe planters were
apprehcusive that the British wish 10 noS.
scss themselves OF the island OF Cuba aud were
extremely opposed 10 snch a measure-it -
sara mat the governor soiemuly assured one or
the most respectable members of the chamber
OF commerce, that nothing WAS more distant
from The thoughts OF tire King his master than
ceding Cuba TO Great Britain. llmcricon.
CHARLESTON, December l6.-Tbe Schconer
MARX Tune with the Theatrical Compan, on
board, pat INTO Georgetown on tuesday last.
whence she Mas to sail inst fair Wind AR
aud Mrs. WHENiLkY, Mr. and ms. louNG.
and Messrs. fINN, DALTON and N,cnorix.
have arrived IN this city. fines
80 men of tie rev OF iiieU $. ship Indrpen-
dence, lett Boston on Thursday. ,,l1er /,
CnttiS, III Tie schr Quaker, to man lie tut
ted States siuop OF war Hornet al New York.
FINANCIAL. There were several
statements accompanying The Annual
,, iepor, OF The Secretary OF the ,rrcasury
nom which the following facts are con.
dchsed:
Iiie amounts OF gross Revenue, from,
anlies OH imports, tonnage, passports,
nd olcarancea, &c. and oil The expenses
u scoIlecion for the four last successive
| ears, for which returns are luily made
| mp, were as follows:
| la the gear GROSS. EXPENSES
1873, &c. al ,G35 90 400 Ol5 as
| 1916, % 3OO,473 90 oio,a73 so
1877, 1860, $50 81 744 $40 Is
1878, 22,574,s13 G3 re, 422 rs
| SuDiracimg e last column from ,he
hrSi, VIII shem the nel amount OF the
revenue tor ibe same years respectively.
Ihe Tonnage employed in Foreign
trade, appear, from the records OF tie
| reasury, 10 have been, in uccesstye
ears as stated IN the tlrsi column below
and The Proportion OF Foreign Tonnage
10 the "hol, amount OF onnagl cn.pioi-
ed IL the Forsign Trace, was Us stated
III The second column:
| IN the gear Tonnage. Proportion of foreign
| 1910, oI| ~ 23.6 To 100
1916, l,l36,0o4 - 3 TO 100
1917, J92.316 2i.4 10 100
1918, 9l6.5l4 100 10 100
| The total amount of sales Of Public
Land Nor'n West of Ohlo, from The
opening OF the ofhccs to the 30lh OF Sep
TENDER, 1878, Was 2i, $40, 797 40 The
| r..
1918 10 the Both September, 1919, was
4,939 o58 "a
Tie total amount of sales OF Public
Lands al the Offices IN Mississippi and
Alabama, from the opening OF The Offices
10 the Isl OF. 1915, - as So, $50, 6GI;
and The amount oil sales from Tia; date
TO The 3Olh Sept. 1919, wss s 8 705, SSS.
The baance outstanding OF The i'rca-
-urS Notes ISSUED during aud Just arer
Tie war is only S 1871 1921.
We 60 not before recolleci 10 have
-een statement OF the amount of claims
awarded by the Commissioners appointed
pnder lhe ACT tor a compromise and SET
ilement OF Yazoo claims for which
taoun, stock wss issued, receivable III
payment tor Public Lands III the then
Mississippi territory. 1 he awards were
as follows:
To individuals claiming under the Up
per Mississippi Company, S35O,0u0 90
Tennessee Company, 53I, 428 10
Gso. Mississippi Company, lap. 1874 96
Oe rsia Company, ] 1857 Gao 90,
CilZens rights, l0l, 547 %