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

TO e0ter, sIhough spprised, by the esptaio OF
the irigsie, of the public character OF ,he per-
son whom he he'd on board, ihe Isndiny Of
whom wss the cole cbject Of hi. ptopo,ed co.
Try. This act, being cons,de ed On ,nf inye.
ment OF the rights OF ambassadors and OF ne.
tons, viii torn a jus, cause Of com plain, to
the government Of France, against the officer
by whom u was committed.
The actual condition Of ths public 6nsnces
mose than ,eslizes The favorable anticipation
that were en- erts,oed oi II si the ope ming Of
tho last ses,ion OF Congress. On the 6rst of
January, there was . bslsrce IN the t,essu y
of tour millions two hundred and thitly seven
,houssod tou' hundred snd twenty seven dol
is,s AID ii,y Ave cents. F,om that time 10
tho tn, ueih of Sepiember, the ,eceip,s a
mounted TO upwards Of six'een mill,cns ono
hundred thoussnd collars, and the expendi.
tutes 10 eievSn million four hooJied ,hou.
,snd dolls's. During the founh quarter of
the yesr, u 10 estimated, thar the Teceipts
viii, st least, equal the expenditu es, and ,hst
here viii remain IN the T'ssso'y, 90 tho
h'M day OF January nex,, a surplus oi oeariy
nine nlllions Of dollars.
On the htn OF JMus'y, eighteen hundred
and twenty-five, . large smouot Of the war
debt, and part OF the Revolutions, y de bt,
become redeemsbie. Addi,ions, pot,,ons of
,he ictn will continue to become redeem.
able, snouslly, until the year 1885 Itis De.
iieved, however, that IL the United S,s,es 20.
main a. peace, the whole Of that deb, nav be
redeemed By the ordinary revenue OF ,ho.e
years during that period ursler the provision
Of the &C, OF March thud, eigh,een hund, ed
and seventeen, creating the sinking iund, and
IN 4 hat h. a ~.
remain sher the year eighteen hundred and
thirty hvc, will be the seven millions of Ave
pes cent, stock .ah:e':ssa 20 tho Bank oi ,hs
Unued States, and the three per ceo,. Revo.
iotons'y debt, amounting to thirteen miiIions
two hundred aud oine'y..ix tbousend sod
ninety nine dollars sod six cen,s, both Of
which arc rsdeeusble at tho pleasure of tho
Government.
The state Of the army In It's organization
and discipline, hes been g'sdoalIy imp, owing
Tor several years end has nov stsined o high
degree Of perfection. The M,li,sry d,,burse-
menU have been regu's''y nsde, and tho sc-
counts regularly and promptly rendered Zoe
settle ement., The supplies Of ya'ious desevip-
tons have been OF good qusliy end ,eguls iy
issued ., sl, OF the pos,s. A system VI econ-
on'y and accountability has been int, t,oduced
into ove'y branch OF the o., vice, which ad.
n'i,s oi little sddi,ionsl imp, oven This
desWsbls s,s'e hsS been s,tsioed by the acs
reotgsn'zlog the ,,sff Of tho srmy, pssssd on
the foouetn'N Of April, eigh,een hundred
and eighteen.
The moneys appropriated for Notifications
have been regularly and economically spplied
and ell the work, advanced ss rspidly ss tho
amount sppfop, lated would admit Three
impot,oDt wo'ks viii be completed in tho
course Of this year (; tha, is. Fort Wsshing-
too. Fo', Dslswsre, end the Fo,i at ths R,go.
leis, IN L0uisisns.
Tho Board Of Engineers, end the Topo-
graphical Corps, bsve been in cons,an, sod
active service, ~ 81 veying the Coast, end
projecting the wo'ks necessary for is dc.
fence.
The Military Academy has attained de-
gree Of perfection IN It's discipline sod 'ns"uc;
,ioo, equal ss Is believed, 10 any institution Of
is kind IN soy county.
The money appropriated for tho use Of the
o. dnsnce Department, has been regularly
end economically applied The fab ics,ion
oi arms ., the nsiionsi s'mo,ies, end by con.
tact with The Department, has been gtsdusi-
~ improving in qusIiiy and .chsspness. I, IL
Ns"N'eu '"s' sho' ~ Wv" seSu - w
admit oil but littIe improvement.
Tho completion OF the Fou'6cGions ren.
ders IL necessary the, thsre should DO sui,s.
bic spp'op' is,ios for the purpose Of fsbricst.
ing the cannon and carriages necessary for
those woaks.
Under The appropriation Of Eve thousand
dollars, Tor exploring the Western waters Zoe
the location OF Q size for o Wss,ern Armosy.
= comnissioo was consti, uted, eonsis,iog Of
colonel McRee, coionei Lec, and cspAiu
TsIcou, who have been Engaged IN exploring
the country. They hsve not yet sspotted Tho
result Of their Isbors, but It is believed that
they will be prepared to do Is, at 90 early psrt
ut the session ot Congress.
During the month Of June lest, Gen. Ash
ley end his psr,y, who were trading uodsr .
license from the general government, were
suscked BY the Rcarees while peseeso'y
trading win the lodisns, o. their request.
Several Of the psr,y were killed and woueded,
and their property taken OF destroyed.
Colonel Lesveowotih. who commanded
Fou Atkinson, OF tho Council Bluffs, the