Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-09-12
-, ,,,;sh,a YESTERDAY a letter from M.

We published yesterday letter from Me.
the Secretary Of the Treasury, IN reply
Dua" o'smorial from some OF the merchants OF
@a VII Il vas evident. from the tone OF
New 90, that the honorable Secretary had i'm
nc s .ome restraint upon his feelings in reply
P0'.. the modest request which had been made
ps w-,he substance OF which was that he
a % far the convenience Of the Memoriallsts.
'O0' nis previous we'll considered instructions
rs' Ss crs,om. house officers, absolve the latter
", their obligations under law OF Congress,
pUa N fart. violate his own oath Of office. The
snu, saws that the most respectful inference
10 can make is, that the request could not
ma. h.sn adyisedly made; and this view OF the
ua 49,, is certainly the most charitable one that
''c NO ,dopted, as the memoralists mus, have
',o,slv ascertained, for their own satisfaction,
'.,Hsr the Secretary bad been acting in the
%'cS,rce of duty imposed BY the Law.
r., ssouest was the more unreasonable and
..sss,ry. as Mr.. Duane had spontaneously
." emphatically pledged the willingness OF the
N,,,r,,u. ut to incOr any expense requisite Tor
fall accommodation OF the merchants. 10
~. .ommercial community, generally. this pledge
.,n,, certainly be more satisfactory, than would
=. INV violation or evasion Of duty on the part OF
y, Secretary Of the Treasury. in compliance with
Wv ,,;.hes Of a favoured and influential few.
w No doubt whether such an unwarrantable step
,h;s memorial would have been taken by the
s. s Of any city in the Union except New
NJ and only BY few Of those, who appear to
aok that the Treasury Department was estab-
T.b.d especially for their convenience; but We
80 0ot sorry that the attempt was made, as the
..soIt of il exhibits the character OF the Secreta-
in lipht no less calculated to attract the es.
,.sm and confidence of the merchants, than OF
he public generally.-B'h. Gar.
Tia NAVY Commissioners give notice that they
ulI receive at their office, Washington City, un.
ii 3 o'clock, p. NJ. Of the goth inst sealed
Orono.aIs for transporting about 1900 barrels OF
g,y ARTICLES, and $50 barrels Of wet provisions,
IN liohoa, aud about 1000 barrels Of dry artl.
,Ies, and about 1000 barrels of wet provisions,
"A Rio de Jansiro. The shipment for Mahon
will he made from Baltimore, that for Rio de
lu.lro from the Navy Yard at Washington or
Alexandria, as the Commissioners may direct,
and are TO be made on the SIN Of October next.
Persons wishing TO offer must state their price
pet barrel, wet and dry at the same price. All
set provisions Hour and common whiskey OAR
rels containing any articles, TO be considered as
barrels. anu all OtneT drtiCteS WHICH "d oS Pa>"
ed in casks TO be estimated according to their
capacities, allowing so gallons to barrel. Ar
ures packed 10 bales or boxes, and other mea-
surenent goods, to be calculated at So feet to
the barrei-plank, and any other article that
NAV be carried upon deck by agreement, to pay
half the price Of articles carried under deck
The standing Of the vessel offered. at the IN
surance Offices, aud their burden in barrels, must
be fully stated. and must he satisfactory to such
persons as NAV be directed to examine them by
The Navy Commissioners. The freight money
will be paid in the United States by the navy
SCENTS making the shipments. respectively on
certificates being produced to them from the pro-
per authorities, at the respective ports OF dell-
very, Of the safe delivery of the stores agreeaoiy
to the bills Of lading.-Batt. Chron,
On dit.-It is tumored, but whether true or
false we do not pretend to say, that the Secreta.
~ Of the Treasury is at present engaged in pre-.
pairing Circulars to officers Of the Revenue, au
thorlsng them to make their deposits in the State
Banks If true. we regret it. Such course 10
premature. The matter should have been left
until after next Session Of Congress.
Phil Chron.
II was reported yesterday in this city, that
the Bank Of the United States had been officially
assured that the government deposits would not