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The Ship Anarchy , having recently received jailing orderly while the was getting under way, a number of people collected to witness her departure, to whom her commander Cap/. Stingo, with that mildness and complacen cy for which he has long been diflinguijhed, delivered the following Speech : Fellow-Citizens, BEING now about to leave you, I feel it incumbent on me to fay something byway of dire&ion for \ our future conduct, that the inftru<fti„ns I leave, may in some degree alleviate that af fliction, which you must neceflarily expe rience for my absence. It will be fuffici ent for me at present, to state to you some of those important fa<fts, relative to myfelf, kwhich so evidently designate me the Hero l,f modern days, and which point me out, as the undeviating standard of republican perfection. From my infancy I have la boured in that cause, in which I am now engaged ; that 1 mean, of seeking at all events, and in every poflßble way, my own elevation —yes, fellow-citizens, and citi zen-fellows, I have been uniformly ambi tious —I have spared no pains, neglected no means, that ingenuity could devise, or art accomplish, to increase my popularity and confequence —fellow-citizens* I have fought and bled, and bled and fought for you —Luckily for me, and fortunately for you, my wounds have not been numerous, n ir has my lots of blood been great —but the less my fu(firings have been in reality, the more has the business of boasting be come a duty, because, where either servi ces are small, or futferings light, it is ne celTary to bring them to frequent recollec tion, left they be totally forgotton. A' the age of fourteen I was a boy—but I then pofleffed the capacity and talents of a man—-yes, strange as it may now appear, at fourteen I was a boy, and then I came to this country —at sixteen I Ihouldered a musket, and soon after killed a Goose, and those who then knew me, law in me (or thought they saw) the materials for much futurf mifehief—whether or not they were deceived, I leave to you to judge—l tho’t it neceffury to fay, that I killed a goose loon after (Uouldering my musket at fix teen, left it might be foppofed I meant to insinuate, that at so early an age, I took up my gun in the American service, which you know could not be correct; because, as I. am now fifty years old, you will readily fee that l must lv»ve been upwards of twen ty at the commencement of the American war—but a few years among friends, I suppose is neither here nor there. Oh that I could speak—that I dare ex press what I feel—or rather that I could do what I wish, then (hould the tyrannic spirit that rages within me break forth —I would rule you with a rod of iron, and while I triumphed over you, exult in your servility. Friends and virtuous Republicans, let me a lvife vou to beware of vile tory in fln' iuv, it will insinuate itfelfin various form an I shapes—while I am here you are in no huger—l (hall keep a good look out, and endeavour to create and continue divisions among you, and when I leave you, I (hall commit to some others the business of keeping alive that spirit of par ty on which l depend for lupport, and which has hitherto upheld me. I well know that those I wish you to be suspici ous of, are more virtuous, upright, and friendly to the government than myfelf— but that is nothing to the purpose, you must not esteem them—you must not unite with them—nor fuffer them if you can prevent it to nn»te among themselves : “ divi leand conquer” you know is a wife maxim—divi le and rule, you know has been my practice—l fay therefore again, beware of tory-influence, it will get in among you, unless some like me stand rea dy to detest, and point it out, I can dis cover it cotne how it will—-It sometimes comes in the Jhape of black —sometimes in the Jhape of white —sometimes in the lhape of green, yellow or blue—this coming in the (hape of a colour is peculiar to toryifm, but no (hape of its colour can fruftrate my iagacity, or defeat the wisdom of those I fliail appoint watchmen over you. I fee around me, some whom I believe to be truly virtuous—f.»me too I fee whom I know to be otherways—l fay, I know to beotherways, because my intimacy with them has given me a knowledge of their characters—they are seeking the loaves and fifties—they want otfices, but give them few or none ; heap on me as many as you please, I am virtuous and modest, and can hear them—but be cautious how you trust others—you are not indeed as sembled now to eleCt officers, and I hope yon may not alTemble for that purpose ’till my return, when I will point out to you such of my friends as you must appoint to those offices, that I do not choose to hold myfelf. I have lately difeovered a most damna- ble plot—l dont know what it is, nor will you ever find it out—but I want you to believe there is something brewing about yazoo—and the more improbable, and un likely, and ir.comprehenfible the supposed thing, the better for me—l must you know always talk about yazoo—it has raised my consequence and it would be ungrateful to the charming word no; to mention it in a parting speech—by the single word yazoo alone, I have latterly carried ail my mea sures, and kept the passions of the people perpetually agitated—yet for this ingenu ity I have been abused bv some of those fellows on the bay who have called me a foreigner, merely because I came from Cjreat-Britain, even though I long ago re nounced niv country, and my country willingly disowned me, or would done so, could I have attrafted her notice —but where were these fellows during our glorious struggle—in Scotland I suppose or some where else, if they were not some where else, nor in Scotland neither—who the devil kn ws where they were?—But the abuse I received here was not equal to what I experienced from a fellow in Burke, [ones I Geneve his name was, notwith standing my repubticanilm, he had the impudence to Cue me for a debt of fifteen pounds (hat I owed him—but I was too keen for him—l made oath that I did not reside where I lived , and so I nonfuited him ' —the justices indeed who knew where I did live , had the independence and aflur- ) -nee to decide against me—but I afterwards fuccceded Defore a higher tribunal, where republican rights were refpeCted—and thei debt is not paid yet —nor will it be very loon ; it would be fine times indeed, it men like me, were to be fubjeCted to the arifto craticai inconvenience of being compelledr to pay debts before they pleafed—foml, foolifh fellows indeed who feel the preju dices of an old failuoned education—would fay perhaps, that without regard to forms, whether a man lived in one county or another, he ought to pay his debts if he could—but I am more enlightened—such folks as Jones, must learn to treat me with refpeft if they want justice from me—and even then, it is not probable they will always get it. I thank you my dear friends, for your attention—you are all my dear friends, except lome few who would be omy fairy to be included in the number—l have sa ved this country —I alone have saved it from internal and external foes—it is not modest perhaps to boast of one’s services, and therefore 1 fay nothing abour mine, only I fay again, I have saved this country, I have saved you, and will continue to take care of you, and will maintain, that taxa tion and representation must go together— As to taxation my dear, my very dear sweet friends, you must experience a enn fiderable portion of that, to make up what E have expended in fiipport of my mea sures—Popularity you know, sometimes, especially when not founded on tone A principles, requires confiderabie facrifkes to fupporc it—the date funds have been exercised to lupport mine—the money in your treasury has been squandered, and you will have the exalted pleasure of be ing taxed to refund it—you had money enough in your treasury to have made the interest alone, more than adaquate to all theexpences of your government —and no tax whatever need to have been laid—your treasury is now poor, the appropriations of the last session, confiderablv exceeded the whole amount , of money in it belonging to the state, and your taxes must be some what encreafed—but no matter for that, the fing'e term yazoo, added to the popu larity I have acquired, will afford fufficient consolation to your minds, for all the mo ney drawn from your purses—As for the yazoo deposit, that has been so ingeniously managed, that those no way interested in the purchase have fingered the calh—the dexterity of this buGnefs has been such, that, when it comes to be properly fed, ordinary contrivers will be aftoniflied —the disinterestedness of some, even with in the found of my voice will furprize you. The honour I have now received is great —it would have been greater, had a larger number of Artillery men been pre sent—the five who are now here, perhaps would not have attended had they, like the others, difeovered for what purpose they were ordered out—but I trust when I re turn you will stand ready to tender me the homage of your high refpe&s—the whole company will I trust turn out and fire a salute on my arrival, as they ought to have done on my departure, then will they a<ft like true Republicans—especially if they fire as I hope they will only republican powder, which alone will produce from that piece a republican report. Gentlemen, gentlemen, friends, citizens, fellows, little boys, big bovs, old, young, black, white and vdlow, I have saved for you the weftern country, I have fought for you, and Hull still do all I can for you —you are my sweet dear children—tho’ daggers, spears, boots and spurs oppose me, I will never forlake the cause of re publicanism.—Adieu, adieu, salute and fraternity—huzza, I am off. THE DISTRICT COURT AND THE PRESIDENT. From the Newport Mercury. In some publications, addrefied to the President of the United States, an allusion has been made to an order of his, directing part of the prize money of the Peggy, a French febooner, condemned in the Dill rift Court of Connecticut, to be released to the claimants. As the fadls are not generally known, I shall, for the infor mation of the public, state those which particularly relate to this tranfaclion: The schooner Peggy was captured by the United States frigate Trumbull, commanded by capt. Jewett, and sent into New-London for adjudication. A trial was had some time in the beginning oflaft winter, in the diftrid of Connecticut, and the Peggy, together with her cargo, were adjudged good prize—ordered to be fold and the proceeds to be equally divided between the captors and the United States. The proceeds of this sale amounted to .about twenty thouland dollars—one half tof which was distributed among the cap jtors, and the other half deposited in the hands of the Clerk of the Court, for the benefit of the United States. —Soon after Mr. Jelferfon came into office, he wrote a letter to Pierpont Edwards, Esq. attorney for the diltriCl of Connecticut, directing him to cause that part of the money belon ging to the United States, and in the hands. of the Clerk of the court, to be paid to the French claimants. This the derk refufed to do—knowing that he was oblig ed hy law to pay the money into the treasury of the United States. During the leffion of the circuit court at New-Haven, in April last, to which court the captain of the Peggy had appea led, from the decree of the diftriCt court, the clerk represented in writing to said court, that this prize-money of ten thou sand dollars was Hill in his hands, and re queued the court to pass some order about it. Here Mr. Edwards interposed, and read to the court the order above alluded to, which he had received from the Presi dent. Mr. Griswold, who was profelfion ally engaged in this business, observed to the court, that the Conflitution and laws had prohibited all appropriations of money by the Prefident,he therefore did not com prehend the principle on which the order of the President was founded—and firongly infilled, that by law the money in question mull be paid into the Trealury of the United States. The court unanimously acceded to this doClrine, and gavedireClions accordingly. After reading the order to the court, Mr. Edwards palled over the fubjefl , Jub Jilentio. PUBLIUS. FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD, “ TO TRACE THE SKULKING FRAUD,” Whereas two letters, written at the City of Walhington, one on the sixth and the other on the seventh inllant, by Richard Peters, Jonr. Elquire, bothjealed and di rected to me, and left at the bar of Mr. Still’s Hotel, where letters for the mail are frequently deposited ; and whereas neither of those letters have been received by me, I hereby offer a reward of fifty dollars to any person who will produce those let ters with the seals entire, or twenty five dol lars for either of them : And in case the seals be broken, the whole sum of fifty dollars shall be given to any person who will lb deted the villain who has broken open and detained either of them, as that the culprit may be brought tojuftice. In order to affill the enquirer, I think proper to (late, that, at the time when the firft mentioned letter was left at Mr. Still’s, which was on Sunday evening the sixth inllant, James Cheetham , an Englifliman, a hatter by trade, now resident in New-York, and editor of a paper called American Citi zen, was in the houle: and that on the Friday following, the subsequent para graphs appeared in the Aurora, purporting to be written by the editor of the paper at Wnflitngton on the very day upon whjich the fir ft letter ought to have left that City. “ FROM THE EDITOR.” “ Wafhington-Citv, Dec. 7, ißc/i. “ The President speaks in his speech very animatedly on the naturalization law and on the judiciary—and on the militia and juries. “ Wallace and young Peters are here— law a letter written by the latter to Bronson this day, in which he reviles Mr. Jefferl'on for attempting to deviate from Washing ton and Adam’s pradice—and alludes to some letter of Chauncey to a Mr. Clarke, he fays “ Duane is here to exercise an influ - mce and Cheetham to obtain one,” so you fee these idiots feelings on the lubjefr. « The session will be a very long one.” It may be proper further to (late, that on the refpe£tive days upon which tboSk letters became due, I received blank «t£ ■ of paper, sealed in the form of d- f rested to me and stamped with the ington post-mark ; the firft with the maßh Dec. 7, the second Dec. B.—These wfl§i both lent back to the Post-Matter in tTjpl city and the pottage was refunded. TiX] probability is, that, when the letters Mr. Peters were stolen, these blank fheetß were dropped in their place, in order fiup the theft might escape notice. I do not think it worth while to call in on William Duane to account for the manner in which he came by the exttuft forwarded by him to this city and publish ed in this paper. If he is a wretch so base as to steal, and so mean as to break,open and publish a private and confidential let ter, it is not probable that he would be in genuous enough to confefs the villaiiy. I fliall, however, direct a copy of this ad vertisement to be sent to him, and another to Cheetham, in order that they may have an opportunity of claiming the rewayd,~ provided either of them has the inclination to make the r --Several other communic:uH>.;^ ave bee. dire&ed to me from Washing ton by different gentlemen, but have not come to hand.—Society as well as myfelf have an intertft in putting a (top to such unheard-of out-rage. E BRONSQN. December 21, 1801. The Editors of the Washington Federalist, and as many other Editors as are willing, are requested to insert the above in their paper. WASHINGTON, v December 30. Letter from the SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, Accompanying a report, and funtlry itftementa prepared in pursuance of the aft supplementary to the aft, intituled “ an aft to establish ths Treasury Department.’' TREASURY DEPARTMENT, December iB, 1801. SIR, —I have the honor to snclofe a report, pre pared in obedience to the directions of the aft, liip plementary to the aft intituled “ an aft to cftablilh the Treasury Department.” I have the honor to be very refpeftfully, Sir, your obedient lerv ant, ALBERT GALLATIN. The honorable the Speaker of the House of Representatives. R E P~O R T. In obedience to the dire A ions of the aft fupplc* mentary to the aft entitled “ An aft to ejla blijh the Treasury Department ,” the Secreta ry of the Treasury refpeftfully Jubmits the following Report and Estimates : THE permanent revenues of the Uni ted States, according to the laws now in force, consist of—iff. Duties on merchan dise and tonnage —2d. Internal duties on Hills and domestic distilled spirits, refined sugar, licences to retailers, sales at au&ion, and plealurable carriages—3d. Proceeds of the Tales of public lands—4th. Duties on poftage—sth. Dividends on shares in the Bank of the United States-* 6th. Incidental, arising from fees, fines and penalties, repayments in the trea sury, and sales of public property* other than lands. Duties on Merchandise and Tonnage, The receipts in the Treasury, arising from that source, have amounted, for the year ending on the 30th September, 1801, to dollars 10,126,213*92. Iftothisfum be added the drawbacks paid bj colle&ors, on the exportation of domestic distilled spi rits and refined sugar, which are a charge on the internal revenues, and that part of the additional duties laid in the year 1800, which did not operate during th&,year to which those receipts refer ; the futn >'h ; cb would have been received, at the p re feat rate of duties, cannot be eftimaled than 10,500,000 dollars. The aaiountlß duties secured on the 30th SepJnber fl and falling due in the 1802, compared with h years, ju{lines an imps-ration > and exrß in the tame proporticß neve brought in thß war i? a. near e!eß';^i*\s- ff/SX'/.A How far this * ibv the rope, h ra'her a of A to fedd. u 1 ' 1 b J •cr fl tO’ : .: J, ov B\' ■YO’V ■// V :: hr eo v ‘ ;:r J The period. t'JB. use, A rela'es to t’.cj,B vea: in rckrcuc ft-;"