were best calculated to support the character and into an enemy's country, it would afford a great promote the interest of this country. Mr. G. said, inducement to her to avoid the war. it had always given him pleasure to see that debt in a hostile population approaching Halifax, the inIf she found a rapid state of reduction, and he had all times giv-ducement would be increased; for that is the point en his aid to facilitate that object. We had, how-nearest her heart; and she would risk much in its ever, experienced the effects of a debt, of above protection. It is important to her, as a protection to 80,000,000 of dollars, now reduced to perhaps her West Indies, &c. Besides, the war would deprive 40,000,000 of dollars; yet this difference of the her of her best commercial customer, &c. &c. These amount of debt had never been felt by society. It and similar considerations might induce her to pre had produced no sensible effect upon the common lier peace. Without presenting a competent militaintercourse amongst men in their pecuniary affairs. [ry force, perfectly prepared and placed in a situaHe asked every gentleman to reflect and recollect, tion for action, none of these inducements for the whether in his pecuniary arrangements, he ever preservation of peace will be presented to the Britook into his calculations the present, compared tish cabinet. But if disregarding these considerawith the former state of the public debt? For histions, she should prefer war, no gentleman can separt, he said, he should never have known of the friouly conclude that even 30,000 additional troops reduction of the debt, but for the annual treasury can be too many for the purposes of war. report. The reason why a debt of eighty millions of dollars is not felt in the United States, is, that the amount is s entirely within their ability. Now, Exports of the U.States for 1811. Representatives on Thursday the 23d ult. sir, is it not infinitely better to restore the debt to its former amount or more, when we know from ex: perience how little influence it has on society, and that influence will necessarily be diminished in Treasury Department, Jan 21, 1812. proportion to our increase in wealth and population, statement of goods, wares and merchandize, export. SIR-I have the honor to transmit herewith a than to surrender the smallest attribute of the na-ed from the United States, during one year, prior tional sovereignty? 61,316,833 dollars. to the first day of October, 1811, and amounting to The goods, wares and merchandize, of And those of foreign growth or manu facture at forest, $45,294,048 16,022,790 $61,316,838 Mr. G. said, before he concluded, he begged permission to observe, that particular individuals supposed they had an interest in imputing to him a wish to involve this nation in a war with Great Britain, and had accordingly reproached him with the most unworthy epithets. He said, no gentle man present wished for peace, or deprecated a war with Great Britain more than himself. He said he hoped he was not blind to his own interests, nor the interests of those inhabiting the same scene of The articles of domestic growth or manufaccountry with himself. It was imperiously their interests, not only to preserve peace with Great Bri-Produce of the sea, ture, may be arranged under the following heads, viz. tain, but a free commercial intercourse with her. Grain was the principal product for exportation in that part of the country; Great Britain was almost Manufactures, at all times in want of that article, and was at this moment giving very high prices for it. Uncertain, try was generally in a very prosperous condition, in consequence of this state of things, and it could not be desirable to change it. But he never could And they were exported to the following countries, see the incompatibility between the desire of pre-To the dominions of Russia, Prussia, viz. serving peace, and a preparation to meet unavoida ble war. It appears now to be almost universally agreed, that if this course had been heretofore pur sued, it would have ensured peace; and if war should now come, it would be in consequence of To all other countries, or not distinthe fatal rejection of the proposed measures of paration for war. In fact, there is no sounder maxim, than that a preparation for war, was the surest mean of preserving peace. If in this moment, The coun pre Ditto Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark, guished, 1,413,000 5,286,000 35,556,000 2,376,000 663,000 $ 45,294,000 3,055,833 20,308,211 18,266,466 1,194,275 2,469,258 Dollars, 45,294,043 in consulting his own and the nation's interest, in growth or manufacture, were exported to the folThe goods, wares and merchandize of foreign the preservation of peace, he were called on to de-lowing countries, viz. cide merely in reference to that object, whether we should now raise thirty thousand men (his favorite number) or ten thousand, or no men at all, he would certainly prefer the thirty thousand. If you had 30,000 men on the confines of Canada, Great Britain would then believe you were in ear nest. She would know that after that force was raised, it must be applied to its objects, and she would of course begin to calculate its consequences. If she found that the inconveniences of opposing such a force, would not be compensated by hevour obedient servant, hostile aggressions, she would probably abandon them. If she thought that by the chances of war, The Honorable the Speaker an obedient and friendly colony might be converted of the House of Representatives. I have the honor to be, with great respect, six, ALBERT GALLATIN: Domestic Foreign TOTAL A summary of the value of exports from each state. 53,809 New Hampshire New York New-Jersey Pennsylvania Maryland Dist. of Columbia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia 315,051 South-America. The people of the province of Carthagena, in 368,863 South America, through their representatives in 538,306 32,79 571,104 general congress assembled, at the city of Cartha6,042,645 5,192,82c11,235,465 gena, on the 11th of November last, published a 941,868 626,556 1,571,424 manifesto to the world setting forth their reasons 994,216 38,13 1,032,351 for declaring that province to be, from that day, 8,747,700 3,518,515 12,266,215 A FREE, SOVEREIGN AND INDEPENDENT STATE. "And for the better securing and effecting this our 1,8711 1,871 5,694,417 3,865,670 9,560,117 declaration, (says the congress) we pledge our lives 76,915 11,687 88,632 and properties; swearing to spill the last drop of 4,553,582 2,280,405 6,833,987 our blood in support of this so sacred and solemn a 2,920 2,063,251 declaration." 2,060,331 23,695 4,822,307 The first fruit of freedom at Carthagena, was the 4,001 797,976 abolition of the INQUISITION; in which city was 210,295 4,861,279 the chief seat of that accursed tribunal for all the 11, 41 2,568,866 provinces of Terra Firma. The buildings belonging 149,840 2,673,122 to the institution are devoted to civil purposes. We are extremely anxious for intelligence from Total dollars 15,294,043 16,022,79061,316,833 the other great provinces of this country, particu +Territory of U.S. 2,523,282 1,632 1,441 larly of Quito and Santa Fe; both of which, we 21,629 believe, with some others, have established free representative governments. It is highly probable 148,208 2,650,050 that these several provinces will soon become united under a general head, forming a great federal 149.840 2,673,120 republic, like that of the United States. The phi lanthropist has anticipated such an event for several years past. Register's Office, January 20th, 1812. Banks of Pennsylvania. The legislature of Pennsylvania lately appointed a committee to examine and enquire into the state and condition of three banks in which that com monwealth is interested, when the following highly The quantity of paper in circulation is as follows: 804,730 2,943,242 1,075,963 The above mentioned declaration of independence is placed on file, and shall be inserted in the RE GISTER. It would be desirable in this place to give a short geographical sketch of the province of Car thagena, were the materials in our possession. But we know little of its extent, population or resources. It appears, on a map before us, to extend about three hundred miles into the interior, bounded on the north by New-Grenada, or, as it is frequently called, S. Fe; on the east by the province of St. Martha, and on the west by Darien, being, perhaps, one hundred and sixty miles wide. Robertson* and after him some others, says it is "thinly peopled and of course ill cultivated. It produces, however, a variety of valuable drugs, and some precious stones, particularly emeralds." The city of Carthagena is one of the most important places in South America, "having the safest and best fortified harbor of any in the American dominions of Spain." It was the centre of a vast commerce be Total in circulation by these three Banks, 1,867,279 fore the late wars of Europe and present disturbances in Spain; all the revenues of the king from New Grenada and Terra Firma being brought to it. The streets are broad, straight and well paved; the houses built of brick or stone, generally one story high. It is nearly surrounded by water, but the entrance of the harbor, defended by three strong forts, is so narrow that only one vessel can enter at The deposits of individuals in those banks are as a time. The climate is unhealthy, yet the city is Caracas. strange to say, vaccination is performed gratis the dispensary of that place." But nine or ten Late accounts from this new republic announce persons have died of this loathsome disease in every the success of their cause and triumph of their week, for some weeks past, in the city of Baltimore, principles. Valentia, to which the tories chiefly though vaccination is performed gratis at the dis resorted, has attached itself to the new government, pensary, at the "Vaccine Institution," and by aland its police is completely organized, according to most every physician in the city; some of whom the new order of things. St. Martha still holds out, have publicly invited, nay, begged the people to but had been kindly entreated to cease an useless come to them, without fee or reward, in order to Opposition, being given to understand, at the same exterminate it. What excuse can parents or guartime, that measures of force would be resorted to if dians giye for neglecting to use the preventive so the royalists continued to thwart the views of the boun ifully afforded by Providence, and so generepublicans. The gazettes are filled with essays rously offered at their very doors? How will they against monarchy, and the inquisition, and in favor account for the death of their children and others of popular government. If our file affords any committed to their care, in neglecting, wilfully thing worthy of translation it shall be inserted in the REGISTER. From the general aspect of their omit, this duty, knowing its consequences; is it neglecting, so important a duty? Is it not sinful to attairs, and the means of defence provided, there not murderous? Aye, "MURDER OF THE FIRST is every reason to encourage the pleasing hope, that DEGREE." It is disgraceful to humanity to be as. the change will be permanent. The Small Pox. sured that such horrible negligence exists-it goes far to reduce us to a level with the brute creation supposed never to reason, yet instinctively avoiding the paths of known danger. There are no doubt, "One hundred and sixty persons (says the Na-some fatal cases which prudence, itself, could tional Intelligencer) died of the SMALL POX in hardly prevent-but they are too few to do more the city of New-York, in the year 1811; and yet,'than afford exceptions to this general censure. Official Papers. Accompanying the Secretary of the Treasury's annual report. (See page 229.) A statement of the duties which accrued on the principal articles imported from Great Britain and her dependencies, during the year 1810, with an estimate of the debentures issued on the same articles, deduced from a comparison with the whole amount of duties accruing, and debentures issued during the same year on all articles of the same description imported from all countries. Gross amount of duties on articles imported from all countries, Ad valorem Spirits. and Indigo. dollars, Deduct gross amount of debentures issued on the exportation of such articles, 8,121,337 1,015,085 681,414 656,773 33,323 563,601 10,700 117,813 273,078 283,778 Gross amount of duties on such of the same articles 499,510 14,893 Estimated net revenue on articles imported from Great 5,675.000 547,000 33,000 236,000 Net revenue as per statement A, for 1810, Dollars, 12,513,000 Deduct do. do. on articles imported from Great Britain and dependencies, viz : Net revenue after deducting that arising from British importations, a. Consisting of beer, pewter, anchors, sheet, slit and hoop iron, nails and spikes, paints, lead and manufactures of lead, steel, twine and packthread, glass, coal and fish. Some small items, not exceeding 10,000 dollars, are omitted. NOTE. Sugar, coffee and molasses, are not included, as the whole quantity wanted for domestic Consumption will be supplied from other countries. D. An estimate of the principal redeemed of the debt of the United States, from the 1st October, 1810, to the 30th September, 1811; and also from the 1st, April, 1801, to the 30th September, 1811. ON ACCOUNT OF THE DOMESTIC DEBT. Redemption from Redemption from 1st Total redemption The amount of warrants issued on the treasurer of the United States, on account of the interest of the domestic debt, and of the re-imbursement of the old six per cent and deferred six per cent. stocks, from the 1st October, 1810, to the 30th September, 1811, exclusive of a re-payment of 140,000 dollars and of the reimbursement of the exchanged six per cent. stock, as stated below, was$3,153,408 014 Deduct interest, which accrued du ring the same period, calculated quarter-yearly, 1,846,260 45 (a) This sum of $10,075,004 is the true amount of the foreign debt (including principal and premiums) actually due on the 1st April, 1801. The whole of it having been re-imbursed, this sum is substituted for that of $10,239,442 33, inserted in the estimate (D.) of last year, in which the advances for interest payable in Europe on the Louisiana stock, had been blended with the payments for principai of the old foreign debt. (b) To this sum of must be added, Difference between the nominal amount of three per cent. stock extinguished and that of converted stock issued under the act of the 11th of February, 1807, Difference between the nominal amount of six per cent. and deferred stocks as here stated and the amount actually re-imbursed, as per accounts settled at the treasury, arising from unclaimed dividends and arrears of interest, From which deduct re-imbursement on stock paid in for lands prior to the 30th September, 1805, $1,001,458 45 True amount re-imbursed from 1st April, 1801, to 30th September, 1811, The reimbursement of six per cent. and deferred stocks, on the 31st December, 1811, is estimated at -Ditto of converted stock 280,884 60 $42,574,334 97 1,292,343 4,229 90 $46,022,810 38 Amount re-imbursed from 1st April, 1801, to Ist January, 1811, as per secretary's report, TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Register's office, 20th November, 1811. JOSEPH NOURSE, Register. (TO BE CONTINUED.) Twelfth Congress. IN SENATE. After a few explanatory observations from Mr. Bacon (chairman of the committee of ways and means) from which it appeared that the attention of the committee had already been drawn to this sub Monday, January 27.-Mr. Franklin, from the committee to whom was referred the bill authori-ject, the resolution was agreed to. sing the president of the United States to accept and The house then took up the order of the day, organize certain volunteer military corps, repor-which was the bill concerning the naval establishted the bill with amendments. Tuesday, January 28.-The bill in addition to the act supplementary to the act concerning the com mercial intercourse between the United States and Great Britain and France, &c. being under consideration, Mr. Gilman moved to postpone the further consideration until the 1st Monday in June, which motion was negatived 19 to 10. On motion of Mr. Lloyd, it was postponed till the first Monday in March, 27 votes to 2. ment. And the question on agreeing to the report of the committee of the whole to strike out the second section of the bill, which provided for the building of a number of new frigates, being under consideration, Mr. Wright and Mr. Quincy spoke against striking out the section, and Mr. Fisk and Mr. McKee in favor of the motion. The house adjourned without taking the question. Monday, January 27.-Mr. Bacon from the committee of ways and means, reported a bill making The bill to continue in force for a further time the appropriations for the service of the government first section of the act further to protect the comfor the year 1812, which was committed. inerce and seamen of the United States against the Barbary powers, was read the third time and passed. The bill supplementary to the act regulating the grants of land appropriated for the refugees from the British provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia, was recommitted. Adjourned. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Seybert said, that when he considered it his duty to take up the subject of the navy, he bad oc casion to look into the expences of that establishment, and especially into the expences of the navy yard in this city; and from examining the account lately laid before this house by the secretary of the navy, of the expences of 1810, he was induced to offer the following resolution: Friday, January 24. The house again resolved "Resolved, That the secretary of the navy be itself into a committee of the whole, Mr. Nelson in directed to lay before this house, a statement of the the chair, on the bill concerning the naval establish- expenditures of public monies in the navy yard of ment and after a speech from Mr. Gold in favor the city of Washington, during the past year, disof the bill, the blank in the section for providing a tinguishing the value of the materials used for re dock yard, was filled with one hundred thousand pairs, the labor bestowed and the nature of the dollars. work performed, the number of officers, overseers Mr. Rhea moved so to amend the bill, as to fix and workmen, together with their pay and duty." the dock-yard in the navy-yard at Washington Mr. Bassett hoped the gentleman from Pennsyl city; but his motion was negatived by a large ma-vania would have no objection to add the navy-yard jority. of Philadelphia to the resolution. On motion of Mr. Cheves, the words "central and," were struck out, so as to leave the scite of the dock-yard to be determined by the executive. Mr. Seybert declared he would not; and on suggestion of Mr. D. R. Williams, the resolution was so modified as to embrace all the navy-yards, and then agreed to. The committee having gone through the bill, rose and reported it to the house with the amendments. The house then took up the order of the day, The house took up the bill; and on the question of viz. the bill concerning the navy; the question of filling up the blank for repairing the vessels on agreement to the report of the committee of the hand with four hundred and eighty thousand dollars, whole to strike out the section for building new it was carried; yeas 90; the nays were as follows: frigates being still under consideration, Mr. Bibb NAYS-Messrs. Bibb, Boyd, Brown, Cochran, spoke at some length against the navy establishFranklin, Gray, B. Hall, O. Hall, Lacock, Lyle, ment, and Mr. Nelson in favor of it: when Macon, McKee, Metcalf, Piper, Rodman, Seaver, Shaw, Smilie, G. Smith, Stanford, Whitehill, Williams-23. The question was next put upon agreeing to the report of the committee to strike out the second section of the bill, which contemplated the building of new frigates; when Mr. D. R. Williams spoke at length against the bill, and was replied to by Mr. Cheves. The house adjourned without taking the question. Saurday, January 25.-Mr. D. R. Williams gave notice that he should, the first opportunity which he could get, call up the bill for classifying and arming the militia of the United States. After some remarks Mr. Condit offered the fol lowing resolution to the house: After a few remarks from Mr. Smilie against the navy, and from Mr. Widgery in favor of it, the question on agreeing to strike out the section for building the frigates, was carried 62 to 59. The Yeas and Nays as follows: YEAS. Messrs. Anderson, Archer, Bacon, Bard, Bibb, Boyd, Brown, Burwell, Butler, Cochran, Clopton, Crawford, Davis, Desha, Dinsmoor, Earle, Findley, Fisk, Franklin, Gholson, Goodwyn, Gray, Grundy, B. Hall, O. Hall, Harper, Hufty, Hyneman, Johnson, Kent, King, Lacock, Lefevre, Lyle, Macon, McCoy, M‘Kee, Metcalf, Morgan, Morrow, New, Newbold, Ormsby, Pickens, Piper, Rhea, Roane, Roberts, Rodman, Sage, Seaver, Sevier, Seybert, Shaw, Sheffey, Smilie, G. Smith, Stanford, Strong, Talliaferro, Whitehill, Williams, -62. "Resolved, That the committee of ways and means be directed to enquire into the causes of the NAYS.-Messrs. Alston, Baker, Bassett, Bigesuspension of payment and losses which have ac-low, Bleecker, Breckenridge, Brigham, Calhoun, crued from the defalcation of public officers, and Champion, Cheves, Chittenden, Condit, Davenport, report to this house what alterations or amendments Dawson, Ely, Emott, Fitch, Gold, Green, Hawes, are necessary in the laws for the collection of the Jackson, Key, Law, Little, Livingston, Lowndes, revenue, in order to secure the prompt payment of Maxwell, M Bryde, McKim, Milnor, Mitchits officers in future." ill, Mesely, Nelson, Newton, Pearson, Pitkin, |