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SAVANNAH,
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Monday Meriting,
\ FEBRUARY 14, 1803.
Views of the Public Debt •
Should the receipt* at the treafory for the present
year equal those of the part, v:z. i2,a35>,000 dollars ;
and fliould this Rate of the revenue continue for fome
years to come, after deducting the current expences
of the year as estimated at 2,660,000 dollars, the sum
remaining annually applicable to the payment of tne
principal and intereß of the public debt, wornd be
9,620,000 dollars. The Rate of the debt is as follows;
Unredeemed principal on the ill Jana*
ary, 1801, dollars 80,i6i,*C7)60
Extinouiflied bv the present adminis
tration, dollars 7.7’9 78^7
Present Rate of the debt, dollars 72,441,521,03
Say seventy-two millions, four hundred and fifty
thouland, which is fufficiently accurate for our purpdfe’
and the average intereß on which, is about 5 percent.
Intereß for this year, §(.O
Payment on principal, 5^7.59P
intereß for the year ißo4> 3,327,625
Payment on principal, 2 9 2 ?373
Intereß for the )ear 1805. 3,°13,c05
Payment on the principal* 6*606,995
Intereß for the year 1806, 2,683 155
Payment* on principal, 0,936,865
Intereß in 1807* 3,336,355
Payment on principal, 7,283,635
Intereß in 1808, 1,972,190
Payment or principal, 7,647,810
Imeteß in 1809, 1,589,795
Payment on principal, 8,030,205
Intereß in 18 to, 1,187,2? o
Payment on principal, 8,432,720
Intereß in 1811, 760,650
on principal, 8,853,350
Intereß in 1812, 373,980
Balance, 9 246,020
Total, . 75.227,475
Principal to be extinguiflied, 72 450.000
Balance unexpended, 2,777,475
In ten years therefore, we fkoufd not only be fi e e
prom debt, but have an unexpended balance remain
ing, after deducing current expcnce of government
of two millions, seven hundred and seventy-seven
thousand 4 hundred & feventyfive dols. in the treasury.
This calculation is nearly accurate, although it is
made without including fractions ; and is founded on
the supposition that there is neither mcreafe nor de
crease in our revenue or expenditure. The perma
nence of our revenue is not improbable, and there is
yet ground to hope the expences of the prTent fyflem
need not be increaled.
But if >c indulge the supposition that the revenue
will inertafe in arithmetical progreflion equal to thai
of the paR year, while the expences remain at or near
the fame as at present, the public debt will be extin
guiflied in the year iSOS, viz :
Prelent debt 72,450,000
Sura applicable to the payment of prin
cipal and intereß this ye.tr 11,620,000
Intereß # 3 722,500
Payment on principal 7,897.500
Sum applicable in 1804 -'!3,620.000
Intereß payable 3 227,625
Payment on principal 10 39 2 37 5
Sunt applicable in 1805 I5 670,000
Intereß payable . -2,708,005
Payment cm principal T 3.901,9 9 5
Sum applicable in 1806 -17,620,000
Intereß payable 2,012,910
Payment on principal 16/607,090
Sum applicable in iBO7 19 620,Icoo 1 coo
Intereß payable 1,7 3 ,550
Payment on principal 17.587,450
Sum applicable in 1808, ai,620.000
Intereß payable 838,1 So
Balance 20,751.820
7P>ral 86,468.240
Debt to be extinguiflied -72 450,000
Balance unexpended 14,0i5 ; 240
To calculate however, or. an annual increrfe of the
revenue, any way equal to that of the paR year, would
be a Rretclt of expectation far beyond the bounds o*
probability. It may reason ably be supposed that for
the ensuing year, the fuui may fall fliort of twelve
millions of dollars, not only for the consideration that
foreign nations being at peace, will endeavour to be
come their own carriers ; but that the repeal of tire
dKctimmaitnc duties will be a temporary retrench
ment of revenue. It is not too fenguine to expect that
theaveragefum realifed annually for lo years to come,
will at leaß 1 ,280,000 dols, & that any difference in
* temporary deficiency will bs more than made up bv
the surplus money now in the treasury, and that no un_
occurrences taking place, we (hall be fre e
from debt in the year ISI2.
To the friends of a national debt* this profpe& I s
gloomy ; to those who do not think it a Uleffiltg, it i s
indeed cheering. W hen relieved of this dreadful bur
den ; the taxes of the nation may be made abundantly
lighter, only extending to prote&ing duties, and Rifl
there will remain a large sum for the improvement of
roads ; the digging of canals, providing the means of
Sdetence, and adding to pnblic works of utility and
\convenience.
A This proTpetf muR vanifli before the terrific afpeft
lof war. Let the friends of such an objeft reflect well
|n the consequences which follow military glory.—
I Better would it be to purchafc at afraoß any price the
I territory in our vicinity, than to enter precipitately in
(to the ruinous measures of war.
L Happily, we have an admtnißration not disposed to
with the leaß fraction of jour national rights, ye 1
tady to pursue every racafure for a pacific settlement
Bf our difficulties.
T The following paragraph was in type for our iail
Since willing it, we have seen a Delaware paper from
which we find there is reason to believe the prefent*
ment a trick of party to prolong the temporary ex
ißence of the delusion j
Bu nee, who has long had l\it horny honor of fathering
other men s productions. puSlilhes withgreat triumpn
fome allegations witii refjit cf to a return of the grand
jury on the Deleware election. lie forgets however
one or two elfentials are wanting, viz iR, proof that
the grand jury were coned ; and id, to which lide
the error attaches.
We would advise him and his wire-workers to caR
their eyes a litcl t farther north, and fee a federal ma
jority in aVew-Jeifey voting againfl receiving the mod
material evidence; and in favor of an eledion acknow
Icdgedly illegal ; because a contrary decision would
have done jultice to their opponents bv reltofing 1 hem
to poweo-. He will then remark corredly, any means
are good to accomplish a t.ry ebjefi.
John Rutledge’s ability fliines bountifully j n the
columns of the dufe u m. Surely such puffers muR do
him great honor and procure4o>* him great eclat.
As this gentleman has announced his intention to
retire from public life, we (hall not dispute the pri
viledgenf his admirers to Ruff his pericranium with as
much ability as they can manage to bellow i and as to
the wic or the tolly of mr. Duane in comparing life
talents to tiioie of u * coal pel* ter, wood cutter ot lliips
boailwain,* it is immaterial.
Bui who do they mean by ‘ letter breakers and steal,
trs i’ Do they intend to mark out the jußiy “deserved
character of the honorable iedcraiißs who stole a letter
of S. IVlorfe to Charles Holt, from the poR-office in
Danbury, and pnblifherl it ? Do they mean to include
the federal orator, David Edmond, who avowed him
felf the retailer of thv Rolen goods? Pry thee gentlemen
be fileut on the fubjeft of stolen letters, your partv
won t gain by the difcufllon.
CURIOUS PARAGRAPH.
From the Dover (Delaware) paper.
In a joint meeting of the Legislature on
Tuefdaylaft, the Hon. S. White was cho
sen Senator in ths senate of the United States,
for the ensuing fix years, commencing on the
4th of March next. There were two per
ions in nomination, a democrat and a repub
lican, the votes being tallied they flood thus.
Republican Candidate —S. White—2o..
Democratic Candidate. —Geo. Read*—9.
From this circumstance the Republicans
in the United States will know how to give
credit to the bold assertions of the demo
crats that theftate of Delaware was hasten
ing tojoin the phalanx of democracy.
Remarks .
It may be proper for the understanding
of the above to note, that Delaware consists
of three counties, one of which, the mod po
pulous, is almost exclusively republican, one
has a finall majority of federafifts, the other
moftmoftly inhabited by Cories. As,it is believ
ed, the counties are entitled to an equal re
presentation ; it is plain that which ever
party has a majority of eledlion in the mid
dle county, will have a majority of two thirds
in the legislature. A majority of the whole
number of the inhabitants of the state, being’
thus rendered of no weight in the legislature
until the ele<stion can be carried in their fa
vour in two counties. The flutement above,
therefore,proves nothing butt hat the fcderalifts
have as yet carried the election in Kent and
Suflcx counties.
The anxiety of the friends of Mr.Rutledge
to puff him, on his retirement, is not easily
accounted tor. Do they rejoice in his poli
tical demile? or are they afraid the public will
think so ? Their praise founds fomethim*
Lke panegyrickon the dead.
cc New England,” fays the venerable Sa
muel Adams, “ appears pall returning to her
firft love.’V It is rime we think, for she has
bee4i long playing the harlot with flrangers.
it was said in federal times, that we must
refpedl Mr. Adams, because he was elected
predident four millions of freemen. By the
fame rule, Mr. Jefferfon, being eledled pre
sident of five millions, is more refpedable in
proportion of five to four.
Those who wifli to overturn the present
government, find fault with that which the
more enlightened of their party have propos
ed. Ol this kind are grumblers at the pay
ment of the debt owing in Holland. It is
diverting to fee the underlings quarrelling a
-a financial operation of which they hive
scarce an idea. When ignorance is ib mark
ed, it is vain to attempt its concealment.
Many persons in Connecticut have long
pretended to claim land in the state of Penn
iylvania. Their title to th ; s land has been
Tolemnly adjudged without foundation. Ma
ny persons have fettled land under those
claims, and the claimants are determined to
persevere in supporting their tides in defiance
of law, justice and order. They have lately
been giving a lpecimen of steady habits, for
which they retain as ardent affection as in their
native state. If their political principles were
republican, what a noise would be made on
account of their conduct in the tory prints’
But as these factious people happen to be
good feds, it is well enough.
9~. * ‘1 1
J. s/‘ tat
Advice to all concerned.
IT having been insinuated th*tr as many perfotls in
lending to set up as candidates for Vendue Malter are
republicans, and have declared their hopes and expec
rations to reR solely on that principle ; advice would
not come uofeafonably \t they in future express their
thoughts and conjectures lei's publicly on that head
for though a similarity of opinion will naturally draw
lome proportion of regard, yet let it be known, and I
truß it will be proven that the wisdom of the council
knows no diftinclion of that kind, and that merit and
indußrv in every man. particularly the unfortunate,
have a joR claim on its favors. It is not mal apropos
aifo to observe that the intention of the council has been
abu fed on former occasions, and I mav here be at liber
ty to advance an opinion that in future none will ob
tain rbt; office of Vendue Mailer, who have so much
bulinels otherwise to attend, as to make it impollihle
to apply a part ot their valuable time to the duties of
that office. AMICUS. ■
Remark.
The advice of Amicus is not illrimed ; he is unknown
to us, as is his authority for pledging the council, bu’
we are fully of his opinion that the council will refl ct
on the pilt year when they make a choicp for the
‘“xt* EDITORS.
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_ _ From the BOSTON GAZETTE.
Messrs. Printers ,
You are requeued to inform your com
mercial friends, and the puoiic at large, thar
no regard is to be paid to an advertifenjcnt of
fering to take freight and palFngers for Rio
de-la-Plata, or any of his cathode Majdly’s
pofleflions in America, as inch tranfadions
are a violation of the laws of Spain.
I lie above information is given, from a de
sire to prevent a repetition of Inch inflamma
tory accounts, a? tn.it given in your paper of
the 6th init. rejecting Cape. Rowan, at Vai
parayso ; the tieat. nent whicfi capt. R, expe
-1 fenced, was oicafioncd no doubt by a pie
meditated plan-to force an iliegil trade in
to that country, contrary to the lav. sos Spain,
and to the principles ol juilice. If there are
any who doubt this belief, they can fatisfy
themlelves at one of the inlurance offices in
this town and at Providence.
A Friend to both Nations.
Three boats, each carrying 45 bales of cot
ton, built on broad river, arrived in this citv
on Sunday lalt ; they made their paflage in j
days. Ihe conductors found no difficulties
on the way, and are much pleased with the
case and diipatch with which they were pas
sed through the canal.
It gives us real pleasure ro add, that the
number of boats which makeufe of the canal,
ihcreaie daaly*,“arrd those wiio despaired of its
ever becoming advantageous, .are now of a
very different opinion
Two of the above mentioned boats took
their freight in on Patoiec river, twenty
miles above its junction with Broad river; rhe
other is from lfland Ford, winch is me
North-Carolina line.
City Gazette .
Married, on T hurfday evening
lass, by tlie Rev. Henry ilolcornb,
Mr. Frederick Ball, to Miss Eli
za Toxey, both of this city.
The fleeting hours in rapture move ,
When Hymen's torch is fir’d by love.
marine list.
o<
entered.
Ship Liberty, mi key, Port-Republic an
B tig New 2 ork. Pel or. New ; Fork
Resolution , White, do
Olivia , Dixon, ■ do
Atlantic , Bart let, \Trinidad
Fame , Killough, Greenock
Plato, Boyinton, Grenada
‘Georgia. Rogers, New-York
Happy Couple , do.
Harlequin , Hazard . do.
DiJpatch, Adams, Boflon
Schooner, Azubab and Betsey, Ahny, Domin’ca
Maria , Ramsdell, St. Bartholomews
Success, Allen, 6/. Croix
Jane, >now, Barbados
Ann, Coffin, {in distress) Gibraltar
JAia, P e ke, Gibraltar
Mary ana Sally, Trave/s, North .Carolina
Sloop Psora, Hitch, JV. Carolina
AvHy, St urges. Norfolk
Eliza, Wait, do.
n . CLEARED.
Eng Neptune, Ruffed, N. York
Ann Maria, Copp, do.
Hiram, Cranflon, Barba does
Pe ggy> ferry, iVefi Indies
Industry, Dunn, _ Martinique
Schooner Twobrothers, Griffin, do.
Margaret t, R :e d, Jama ca
Linns. t, Neal, Well Indies
Lydia , Weft, Cbaritfton
Liberty, Bennett, Philadelphia
Isabella, Cranston, St. Croix
Vitiory, Silveficr, Weft-Indies.
Sloop ff HU am, Dunbar, Dcmerara
&e£er, Keen CbavUJh n
PHtLADLLfHIA, Jan. 19.
Wis itnclerßand that tltc Rev. B. AJlillon, prlnupkl
of the Academy, at Bcufdentown, New-Jersey, in con*
netßion with Mr. John HawkinS; made a dii'crt-*.
very likely to prove benefitial to paprr'makets. Viz**
thr making ol paper trout the Husks oj Indian for A
It is exoefted that this article can be furniflied iii
greatabundanev by the fatmers at a low rate.
We are informed, u.at they have obtained a Pa
rent foe the invention from the Unired states, and
pr pose felling out rights tr paper nwkets.
L.etters from A’ew Orleans Ri e, that the sf*tuiardl
at that place are fitting out th; ee armed sloops.
c. 1 Oftcs of Dfsctunt ir Drpofit.
. Savannah, February I tßc7.
ItTy ALL persons tranfußing bufiuHs a t the Btnk,
will please to oMerve, that a*Vrtbe ljrh inßaut. m>
SilL or notes.of a lels sum than one hundred dollar*
will be received for difeounr.
‘Thoirtits Mendenhall\ Cafl.ner.
auction. ‘
THIS dar, rhe ’4th iußanr, will be fold at the VLM*
IHJe STORE. Commerce-Row.
12 TJ soap,, 13 ditto chocolate,
J 3 2 ditto hair powder,
1 ditto , cotton cards ,
5 dito, r a Jins,
Raifins in Kegs, , *
9 kegs bu tei'i
2 pipes gin , ‘
2 hogsheads zj proof rum,
2 ditto Jam au:a yum, - ‘v
Loaf sugar in lots, - ■
4 cases excellent cheese,
A . rum in hogsheads and barfith,
A quantity of potijhedjwl , Ls gtP o- .tch
Clad. .* & .
2 ladies geld iv.. . ii> e.L ‘ ,
Plated sugar temgsifi: rpc\ uls, ■ -
Gold r i.igs , cne gold locks. : n,
Pinch back and silver watches, <
1 bale writing paper , 2-spy glyffis-,
2 cases of Irish line.sy etj which are •
cceding fme A few patterns juyhfine cloth
with a number of amides not enumerated.
—\ L S O,— *
OkE NEW N Ffi RO WENCH
E'— Hl L US, A uflionecr. *
Pebruary 4 th, 180-;. (o)
For N KW-Y.OfiK,
The sass Sailm z. and wi*ll accomodated
Packet,
Brio g; orgia,
P M R ;G K > v ail.er.
* Will pfjit vel\ jail o. t the zcth injt%
having 2 quarters of her freight erga/ed, sos
Remainder or apply to tbs- Capt. n *.-
board or to Brooks 6c Dunning.
Received by said Brig and for fate low from cl a
Board.
Barretspr'rne Pork
14 bundles clay,
50 K't /f Tlernnzs,
f 6 firkins But -r,
o half barrels Bar vher! flour,
8 do. do. A.* do.
ON’ H.-iND.
-4 tons Iron,
25 luxes Soap,
10 boxes Candles.
10 lags Coffee,
50 I*™ Is f refh Alexandria Flour,
8 caffs Pu*hnglon Hams,
5 hhds. Sugar,
20 barrels do.
1000 hujhels ground Liverpool Salt,
;00 do Al him fa.
800 Jugs and Jars,
a General ajfortment of Liquors of the fir #
quality
BRQjKi it DUNNING.
VV. 1d 1.
February 14. ts
Just Received*
At the Savannah Sr\ Ad. SiO AE,
Trunks ol ladies, gentlemens u: yu ichs
SHOES,
of every defcripcion, whim *v.;, t-.-t, f \
thtir ufuai low p*i e*.
AL^O,
Two Trunks of Ladies Ehgiifli >a
KID SLIP Ffi AS*
February 14, 1805. 2 v \
Notice is Hereby Givez.
THAT the luofcribers have oeen (l u!v aotL
pointed Aflign-es ofihe eß*.e fn-i ctfecis „f r < J?arj
fVayns, jnrwr, *r.d B nja>vm Shr.s. of -,v*iin h and
Augußa, in the diflrict of Genrgia—Bank* .ip -il
persons indebted to the Vdd Wa*ne and S m%
therefore requeued to iirmrdf.t- avwr and
all rbofe who have ary 0 f their etf tG, a xc req Ui , Hi to
deliver the feme r 0 M
Ddvid Reid, ! ol Aligns -
honias Gardner, £ ta } or
Wiiliam Boyj , of G tar teflon.
February 14 c 18-t •
—— . , . . ■
F or bale.
THAT third pari of Bur. Po^r*lfland, (being
the widow's ouerot tnr ert ue o. thr iaie da
m'der Viun ) Wh reon ihe dwe In„h?>ufe .Uc. is
licua’ <d ; in afiiuabou tor t a h< oiau con-
VCD '.encies attendant thereon, cn be eqti ed by tew
the circumjacent coun.ry. it ,<i part...ui:>rly adapt
ef ito the accommodation of thoi \v;o : tae propef
.eafunmay wi.'h to enjoy ; e <‘i in p -Mbtctnos. Any
ipeifon wilhing 10 porciiafe wui k to
,} Savannah, Jan- 14. jOiU\ LYON*