The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-12-11

nsls of Inc country.
The usual orders hbe been given TO ell our
public ships, to seize A moficsn vessels en-.
gagged IN the Slave Trde, and bring them In
Tor sdjud'calion, and have the qualification
to state ibs, not onseo employed has been
discose'ed, and thersis goud reason TO be-
Iicve that our nag is NV seldom, If al oil, dis.
g'sced by that traffic.
IL is source OF gSs satisfaction, that we
ere always enabled tolecur TO the conduct oi
our Navy with piide I'd CONNIE adation. As
means ot national defence, IL enjoys The
public confidence, srt is steadily assuming
additional importance II 10 submilted wbstb-
Or more efficient snl equally econo mical or.
gsnizsiion Of u mighinol, in sevetsi respects,
DO effected. Ii is IMPOSED that higbet
grades, than now exisby law, would be use
fui. They would sffod well metited rewards
10 those WHO have iont and faithfully served
their county; presendthc best incentives to
good conduct, and the test means Of ensuiing
proper discipline detroy the ioequsii'y 10
'hs' respect 5e,ween th mi.raiy and ns'al
services, and relieve or officers from many
'nconveniences end morihca,ions, which oe.
cur when our vessels msi those Of other ma.
tion'--ours being the oily service IN which
such grsdes do no ex's,,
A report Of the Postmaster General, which
accompanies this Communication, will shew
tho present 8 ate Of The Pos, Office Depart.
mcni, aod its geno'sl o,efsiions ior soo.s
yssrs past.
There 10 established ~ lao eighty eight
thousand six hundred mics al pos, roads, on
which the mail Is now transported eighty hive
thousond seven hundred niles end contfScs
have been made for its tanspottstioD on all
the es'a5iishrd routes, win one or Two excep-
uons. The e afe ave ih.usaod two hundfed
and forty pos, otiices in the Union, and as
many post'masters. Ths gross amount of
postage which accrued fem the S'st OF July,
ono thousand eight bund d and ,wepty ty'two,
10 the + 8; O' July, one So0sstd eight nun.
dred s0d twenty three, wss one million one
hood' ed and iouuesa thotssnd three hundred
and tony rive dolia's and tseive cents Dur
ing the saTe period, the cxpenaiur ures OF the
Pose Ofice Departments smoontsd TO one
million ono HUNDRED and ,ix'y D'ne ,boussnd
eight buodred aud s'ghy eve dollars snd Ely
one cents and consisted oi tho following
nems: compensation 10 post. .snsstets, thee
hundred end 6itvih'se thousand "ioe hun.
dred and ninety Ave doiia,s, aud oine,y .iSb
eieh, hund' ed and uxty six dollars end ,hittv
seven GEMS; transportation OF the mri, stv.
en- bundled and eighty love thoo.aad six hun.
Died doiIsrs sOd eight cents v; payments INTO
the treasury, four hundi ed end tweoy.'hIee
dollars and eight eents. Oo the IT,, of taiy
LAST, there was due TO the Department, rom
post. masters, one bundled and tnitty hvs
'hou,snd Two hundred and fotty Ave to,lsis
and twenty eight cents; Eom ls,e pos.m
,e's end contractors, txo huDd' ed end hfy.
SIX thousand seven hundred aud ioiIy. .nine
dollars snd'thiriy one cents f; making Total
amount OF balances due TO the Depiumeot,
OF three hundred snd ninety oae thousand
nine handred and n'ney. -four dollars and a,y
nine cents. These balances embrace oil de.
iioquencies Of post. masters and conuseto
which have taken place aimee the orgsoiza.
lion OF the Department. There was due by
tho Department to Contractors, on the f.
day Of jay last, twenty six Thousand five hun.
d ed and forty eight doila's sDd sky four
cents.
The transportation Of 'hc mail, within FIVE
yesrs past, has been greatly extended, and he
expenditures Of the Depsumen, p opor ,ioos.
by mc'eased. Although the pos, aye, which
has accrued within the les, three years, has
fAllrn .hor, Of the sxpendi ute, two hundred
and sixty.,wo ,hoassnd eigh, hundred and
twenty.one dollars snd for'y-six cents, II ap-
peas that coIlertions have been made from
the outstanding balances, TO meet the priIci.
psi par, Of tho current demsnds.
IL Is es,imsted, that not more than two hun.
dred and ffy thousand dollars Of the above
balances con he collected, ana ths, consider
able par, OF this sprn cso ooly DC realised bys
resort TO legal p 'ocess. Some improvement,
IN the receipts tor postage ~ expected. A
prompt suen,ion to the collection OF moneys
received by pos, mss,ers, u Is believed. will
cnsble the Department, 10 continue is opera.
tioas wi,hoot aid from the Treasury. unless
the expenditure shsii be increased w the es.
,abiish OF new mail ,oules.
A revision OF come parts Of the pos,.ofIice
fsw may be necessary ; sod IL is submiued,
whether IL would no, he proper TO p,ov,de fo'
the rppn'r,mem OF poet where 'he
compensation exceeds o ceJteia amount, by
animation 10 the Senate, as Other officers Of
the general eover noeo, aIe sppoi.,ed.
Hssiag comWvnics,sd my views TO Con.
gtess, ct The commencement of The last ses.
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