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SAVANNAH ItEPOBLtCAN. jyfap'KHiVk S. FELL, ,%•. btre puiKTen. '•tuurun, £*„ a T-X°vwt*t,nt, naasa. wM?tr /V Uovascs. Iqt'H * r . t^raf l»ir , ... And the rcini- bursemcnt of oW and ddcntot dc- tween 1st October 1817, and 1st Jan. uary, 1813 "'"raols IliE r»tw.rii i»r*LLin »<?£«., ,. ^ ANNUAL TIlE.lsritV REPORT. ’T'drim :te<Ptn Imh &•*» •/ C*ngmt, Jfbv. 23. In obedience <o tl.t; direction -of the “Act *upnl«rVarvJo the Act to Wta- Wish the Treasury Department tite 8e- ■cretary of the Treasury r«pecrfu £ *uT>- •rail# the following Report and Estimates. REVENUE. The Vet* 'Revenue arising fro ” »nd tonnage, internal duties, direct tax, ffic lands,postage «3inr-<lcnUl receipts, during the year ldKSy amoonu^ to £36,743,574 07 37,569,769 71 ssss public lands, exe1u : tal Heceipts 237,840 53 And that wliieh accrued from the •line sources during tj*c year 1817, amounted to , 24,J87,Sfic tftsr’ . • t-.i •lnU mat dudes and direct tax (»-« • ■sUtement B) • 4,512,287 81 ' public lands exfenu *i»e of Mississippi atoek (see state- a mcntC) 3,015,977. •3’ostafcc and htoulen* eg . R hS® gross Ambunt . -of the -corresponding quarters of the last SST Sir ( l67W 58 amount to Curios 13,401,409 63 Internal revenue , « -f and direct tax M Public lands, exeto; ,.m.73. 1» ^Postage and inci dental receipts tepayments the Treasuiy 49,438 19 322,708 86 "And the payments Into the Trea sury during the fourth quarter of the year, from the samesour- ccs, arc estimated at 5,000,000 Making the total amount estimat ed, to be received into the Trcsr daring the year 1818 •wiy < p 'Which, added te the balance in 32,167^862 26 the. Treasury on the 1st day of Januarv last, exclusive of ; —4Btmg-lo iMtacdaapiti 6,179.883 38 Makeithe aggregate amount of 28,347,745 64 The appli cation ct'this simi, for the { -ear 1818, is estimated as fol- owes vir. To tlie 30tli Sept, the payments (exclusive of £9,148,237 40 of Treasury Notes, which bad been drawn from the Treasury and ' cancelled) have amounted to £16,760,337 05 'Civil, diplomatic and miscellane ous expcnces 3)289,806 28 Military Senice including ar rearage 5,620,263 08 Naval service in- - eluding the propriationfc the gradual in-. ... * crease of the. , Navy 2,333,000 'Public debt, ex clusive of tbe £9,148.237 40 of Treasury Notes, which have -been drawn out qf . the Treasury i, ■ and cancelled 3,467-,£67 69 Tluting the 4th quarter it is es timated that the payments will amount to . viz: Civil, diplomatic £9,47*000 53*000 Mditaiy r service 1,175,000 Kami service 575,000 Public debt to 1st of Jan. 1819 7,205,000 listing the of 26,235,337 05 And leaving oh die 1st day of Jan uary 1819, r balance in the Trea sury, estimated at 2,112,408 59 Making, the public debt wUch , — • on the lit of January, 1818, per statement _ (2) amount to - -- 99.107,340 95 From the 1st January to the 30th September, 1818, inchtsiye, there was, by funding Treasu ry notes and ^percent, stock, (20,08 issued, added .to the public debt, as appeara by state ment (3) die amount of Of Toe public debt. The Public Debt which wai Contracted before the year 181* and whi6h was unredeemed on the 1st day of OfctoBer, 1817, as appears by statement (1) amounted to 31,835,788 29 By the same statement it appears that the funded debt contract ed subsequent to the 1st day of January, 1812, amounted to 68,071,933 14 Making together the aggregate Which sum agrees with the rtate- mentoftbe unredeemed amount on the 1st day of Oetqber,-1817, S.'S.MSVSTS timated.andiahich has not been corrected by actual settlement fin the 1st day of Jammy, there*! was added «o the amount,- for Treasury Soles brought into the Treaaary and cancelled, and tbr ylnch tbe following' Stock w as issued, via: 99,907,721 43 From which deduct the amount of . stock purchased and redeemed. du ring that period,' per statement (4) 415,993 87 And also the estimat ed amount of the final reimburse- v ' ment qf the old 6 per cent stock 709,312 03 ,hd the estimated- reimbursement of the deferred 6 per cent, stock 230,401 76 333,441 10 10*341,163 53 33*984 60 800.830 98 1,133,815 53 7.3,795 49 99.181,142 44 939,713 79 1,355,707 66 Staking on that day, as appears by ' statement (3) the aggregate ^ araount.of 97,825,434 78 Since the 30th September, there has been redeemed, or pro vision made for the-redemp tion of a moiety of the Louisi ana stock, unpaid on the 1st October,ISIS Vnd there will be-reimbursed 6f the principal of the deferred 6 per cent, stock on the 1st of January, 1819, by estimate 4,977,950 00 252,091 63 -5,23*041 63 There will remain unredeemed by estimate, on tbe first day of' January, 1819, the sum of * 92,595,393 15 By statement (5) .the Treasury Notes which are yet in circu lation, arc estimated'^ By statement (6) .it. appears that 'the whole of the awards made. . by the commissioners' appoint ed under t|ie several acts for indemnifying certain claimants of public, lands, amount to Of which sum there has been re ceived at the office of- the Com missioner of the General Land Office, ss appears bv statement C, the sum of - 1 - 297,506'00 4,282,151 12 1,026,684 00 Leaving out standing, at the date of the several returns from the land districts,' the sum of 3,255,467 00 It improper to observe, however, that exten sive sales nave been made in the Alabama terri- toiy, in the months of September, October and November, of which no returns have yet been received, r , Of the Estimates of the public Revenue, and Expenditure for the year 1819. In the Annual Report of the state of the Treasury, of the 5th of December, A®II*\&&^ffijE5J6D0"per annum ; and the annual Expenditure,, according to the (hen existing laws, Was stated at £21,- 946,S51 74. JBy the acts of the last session of Congress, the internal duties, estima ted at 8,500,000 per annum, were repeal ed, whilst the expenditure was augment ed to nearly £25,000,000; and that of the ensuing year is estimated at not less than £84,515,219 76. ' - , . The apparent deficit produced by these acls, and by the'application of more than £2,500,000 to the paymentof the in terest and redemption of the principal of the public debt, beyond the annual appro- pribation of £10,000,000 for that object, has been supplied by the receipts into the Treasury on account of the arrearage of the direct tax and internal duties, and by the' balance of more than 6,000,000, -which was in the Treasury on the first day of January, 181?. . . These temporary sources of supplybe ing nearly exhausted, the expenditure of the year 1819 must principally, depend upon the receipts into the treasury from the permanent revenue during that year. As was anticipated in the tost. Annual Report^ the reaction produced by the ex cessive importations of foreign merchan dise, during the years 1815 and 1816, acquired its greatest force' in -the year 1817. . It is presumed that the revenue which shall accrue during the present year from imports and tonnage, may be considered as the average amount which will be an nually received from that source of the rev enue, r . It is ascertained that the bonds taken for securing duties, which were outstand ing on the SOfh day of September last, e xceedod g2S,000)000 ; and the receipts into the Treasury, from that source of revenue, during the year 1819 is estima ted at- . ' £31,00*000 Public Lands 1,500.000 Direct Tax and internal Duties 750,000 Bank Dividends, at 6 ner cent 42*000 First payment of Bonds, due*by the Bank of die United States 500,000 * 5*000 Amounting together to Which added to die balance £24,220,000 the Treasury on the 1st day of ruaiy,>lu9,< , estimated at 2,11*408 54 Hakes the a i the aggregate amount of £2*23*408 59 The probable authorised de mands on the Treasury, during the yesr 1819, sre estimated to amount to £24^15^218 76 Viz. Civil, Diplomatic and - Miscellaneous ex- ' pence* '- 1 ' 61 * 836 3k AitatV) Mcpanmciu , indudfDfr tbe In- ^ : . dian Department,-# : J pernan e nt Indian pension* l ' ctodingSLOOOJJOO * Tor the.gitdual in- ,, , j 2 ease of the :ia- ‘ l xt C 3,802,486 63 Public buildings, and for discharging the - demands of .the contractors forma* Cumbrt- Public Debt . "issaaE varebimsd at N. Orleans and other 326,644 10,00*000 100,000 which, being deducted from the amount estimated to be receiv- ed into the Treasury, the balance on the 1st day January, 1819, leaves a balance In presentiug this estimate nf receipt* for the year 1819, it is necessary to pre mise," that the sum to be received from the customs is less than what, from the amount of the outstanding bonds, would,' underor- dinary circumstances, be received. The amount of the sales of public lands during the last year, and the sum due at this time by the purchasers, would justify S much higher estimate of the receipts from that important branch of revenue, if the moat serious difficulty, in making payments, was not known to exist. The excessive issues of the banks, during the suspension of specie payments, and the great exporta tion of the precious metals to the East In dies during the present year, hSve produc ed a pressure upon them, which nas .ren- dereo it necessary to contract their dis counts, for-the purpose of withdrawing from circulation a huge proportion ot their notes. This operation, so oppressive to their debtors, but indispensibly necessary to the existence rf specie payments, must be continued, until gold arid silver shall form a just proportion, of the circulating currency. In passing through this ordeal, punctuality in the discharge of debts, both to individuals and to the government, will be considerably impaired, and well found ed apprehensions art^entertained, tha* un til it is passed, payments, in some of the Land Districts, will be greatly diminish-, ed. i ' ' The extent to which the payments into the Treasury, during the year 1819, will be affected by the general pressure upon the coirimunity, which has been described, arid which is the inevitable consequence of the over trading of the banks, and the exportation of specie to the East Indies, aggravated by the temponuy failure of the ordinary supply‘of the precious metals from the Spanish American mines, cannot at this time oe correctly appreciated. Should it exceed what has been contemplated in this report, the ap propriations must be diminished,. the re venue enlarged by new impositions, or temporary loans authorised to meet the deficiency. As the expenditure of the year 1820 will be greatly reduced by the irredeemable quality of the public debt, after the redemption of the remaining moiety of the Louisiana stock, which may be effected on the 21st day of October, 1819, a resort to temporary loans, or to flip jccnp nf Treasilrv iy\f Aa .Tr ui^nenaency, should any occur, is be- lieved to be preferable to the imposition of new taxes, which would not be required after that year. All which is respectfully submitted. WM. H. CRAWFORD. • Treasury Department, November 21st,-1818. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. XSPORTED TOR THE SlVARirAH REPUBLICAN. HOUSE OF HE PRESENT ATI VES Friday, November 26, Mr. Blair called up a resolution which he had laid oh the table, which being read was agreed to as follows: Resolved, That hiS' excellency the go vernor, be requested to appoint a commis sioner or commissioners, to join such as may be appointed by the agent of Indian-' affairs fur the Cherokee nation, to have run the line according to the true intent and meaning of Ih* treaty made with the Cher okee nation uflndians, by gen. Andrew Jackson anil JiMc&linn, governor of the state of Tennessee, and gen. David Meri wether, from the month of Soque creek to sach place or point asmay meet the true intent nf the aforesaid treaty. The house again resolved itself into a committee of the wnnle, on the bill to in corporate tile Darien Bank. This ques tion produced a long and animated discus sion. Messrs Spalding, Shorter, T. Fort, Branham, and Williams advocated the bill; and Messrs Gilmer, T. I. Moore, Abercrombie nd Fell opposed it. The committee rose at a late hour, after report ing that they had gone through the bill with amendments. , And the hatU'e adjourned. ■ ■ SaliQ-ddtf, November 28. Mr Gidier r«port,ed a bill to amend the constitution, stias to prevent the passage of a tow encreasing the pay of members of the legislators till 'after an election shall have intervened. .. Mr Wellborn laid on the table a resolu tion for the appointment of a joint com mittee to take -into consideration the. pro priety or impropriety of calling a conven tion to amend, consolidate, or new model the constitution of the state of Georgia, which was resfl and referred to a commit tee consisting of Messrs Wellborn, Jack- son, Wit, Fell,and Wooten. Monday, Nov. SO. . Nothing of any importance was done in the bouse this day. Many were reported —many read the second time aud com mitted. ' ■ :' A«d thehouse adjourned. Tuesday, Dec. 1 Tee boose took up by sections the report of the whole on the bill tlie committee Hi to incorporate the Darien Bank; when, af ter many amendments, the bill was read the third time and passed. Yeas 59 nays 36.- And the house adjourned, i. :*•<•'* ' ’■ ix SENA I K/ - .'.-Jjipv, Monday, 23/A Novemberr Tlie senate we/e engaged" nearly P-e whole day on .the bjil^for Uispc.si* * o. territory lately acquired from the Indians, which was ordered to Bis engrossed for a third readiiig. “ Tuesday, November 84. On motion of Sir. Biatksbeard, resolved that tlie governor be requested to order a station oil such armed forces of Ih* militia as J tnay in hi* judgment be necessary * A., «!.<> can-atr.irC f T 1 ictrtl as inaj im —or give security to the serveyors of Distncta, incqsesuch force.fie dispensable to ac complish the surveying the southern cession of land, bordering on the Florida line. Mr, Montgomery reported instanter, a bill to organize the counties of Walton, Gwvnndtt, Hal land Harbersham, and to add*part of Jackson county toemh of the cooutiesof Walton, Gwynnett and Hall, aud part of Franklin county, to tbecoun ties of Harberi iam and Hall, ^whicb was read the first time. ’ Mr! Harris reported a bill to toy off six judicial circuits—anti also, a bill to alter and amend tlie 4In and 5th sections of-the 3d article of the constitution. 4 The resolution from the house or repre sentatives on the subject of African slaves was amended in senate and agreed to. The bill to make disposition of the ter ritory lately acquired from the Indians was read (he third tipie and passed. Mr. Uenly from the committee to whom was referred tlie governor’s communica tion relative to the navigation of Savannah river, made a repurt, recommending a change of tbe commissioners, also to make the approp iatuios lor said river uncondi tional aiid independent, and a division ol the funds—for this purpose, he introduced a bill, widen *a* read the first time. Wednesday, November 25. Mr. BUcksheardjcalled up thepesoluttou he yesterday-laid on the table, relative to au armed force to protect the surveyors, which Was amended as fullowj: Resolved tiiat his excelleucy the guvernoi be re quested to make application to the geuer I government to have an armed loree stationed on the sonthcru frOittier, west ot the Oquafanoqua, sufficient to give securi ty to tlie surveyors and settlers ol that section of the country—or if he should deem it expedient, to call out the militia in such number . as may in his judgment be nest calculated to efiect that object. Mr. Montgomery gave notice that lie should move for leave to introduce a bill, to appoiut commissioners to dispose ol the fractional parts of surveys of laud m the comities Early, Irwin, Appling, Walton- Givynnitt, Hall and Harbersliam. “ The bill to amend the 4th sec.ol the 21; art. of the constitution passed unanimous ly. The bill to amend the Sd sec. of the ju diciary art pissed in 1799 was rejected. The bill limiting tlie time of taking out grants for lands surveyed on bead rights —and also, the oiir encreasing the sala ries of public officers, passed ihe se- uate. Thursday, November 26. On motion of.Mr., fowel, a committee was appointed to report a bill authorising toe commissioners of pilotage lor the port of Darien to levy a over tonnage on — -eertB. • ^ , . The senate concurred in the -resolution from the house for appointing a joint com mittee to take into consideration and re port on the propriety , of calling a ‘con vention, and appointed a committee on their part. 'Hie bill to amend tlie 1st sec. of the 3d art. of the constitution, and also, the bill to extend the powers of sheriffs and constables in certain cases passed the se nate. Friday, November 27. Mr Brown reported a bill tube entitled “an act, to revise and consolidate the mi litia laws of this state, and to repeal the cavalry laws now in force.” MR. JEFFERSON. ' The recent indisposition of the venera ble Thomas Jefferson has called forth ex pressions of regret from all quarters.— Without exception of party, from alpha to omega, through the whole nomencl ature ol patties, a lively interest has been dis covered on the occasion which has threat ened to terminate the ‘useful life’ of the illustrious author of the declaration of in dependence. A consolation, which lew men enjoy who have actively engaged in public affairs, has thus been accorded to Me. Jefferson; that of seeing his enemies converted, voluntarily giviug their testi mony to his worth, and to the value of bis public services. Pure gold comes from the fire more pure; and integrity survives every assault, the brighter for its trial, commanding equally the respect of those who have reviled, and of those who have appreciated it. The moral lesson affurded by the cir cumstance refeired to, is not less valua ble than tbe political. It inculcates mo deration ot temper on party questions, and an abstinence from violence and per sonality in discussing them; lest we have the mortification ot finding ourselves, as the former enemies of Mr. Jefferson have now done, paying invoiuntaay respect, in our maturer age, to those, whom, io ear lier days, we have anreasonably . con temned. There is.no man that has min- gled in political discussions at all, who does not sometimes find himself io this predicament; but if is not & painful one; if he be armed by the reflection, that, in the expression of his opinions, he has never outraged decency, nor wilfully insulted, from politirtd animosity, the personal cha racters or feelings of those, who had coin- mitted against him no’other offence, than thatol having differed franmi in opinion.- In rejoicing at tlie recovery^ Mr. Jef ferson Irom. his illness, we derive no little, satisfaction from the evidence it has affor ded of the great attachment, on the' one hand, and respect,' on the other, generally ‘.“'““'riedfor him.—Not. Intel• 26th imt. TtFBJeTT.rtrTB OF /forEMBED. This day 35 years ago the British army evacuated this city, and: relieved tbe peo pie from the Iwnleas end oppressions of* foreign force am) rertoredtu their families- and their firesides many'a brave soldier, who, for seven years, had been exiled, and who, in tlie field, had achieved our inde-j penitence. The return of this day is. gratelul to every friend dl his country, and particularly to those old sqliliers who re member the proud epoch, and lent a hand in tbe cause'of liberty. The various mili tary companies, as usual, parade this day? the corporation celebrates the same by din ing at the hall; and in the evening, patrio tic entertainments art announced at the theatre. Tammany society, always ready to perpetuate the events ot our* revolu tion, will also celebrate the day.—-New- York N t. Jdv. 25th inst. ‘.I 4 Negroes imported. Tlie following facts have heed commu nicated from such authority as leaves us nd s room to doubt their authenticity. It is * common practice at New-Orleans to (end an agent abroad to the West Indies, and even Africa, to purchase a cargo, of slaves: They are then brought to the United Statei fur about one third what they cari'be pur- | chased at here. So soon as the slave shipr ' arrives off the Belize, tbe azeut leaves her, J amt goes in tin-most expeditions libannec i to New-Orleans, where he gives intorma-iil turn to the proper authority, that a certain-/ vessel i* iii the Mississippi river, it said tc££'] heb iuml to New Orleans, ar.d hiving oft-. | board a certain number of negro stoves,..;! contrary to the law of the United States.— > The vessel aud cargo are libelled; and the '' slaves are sold at public vendue, and pur- ) chased cheap, by Common consent, for ac count of the original importer. One halt of the purchase money goes to tbe United States, ami tlip other half to the informer, who, as before mentioned is the agent of the owner of the slaves. Thus, after all expenses, negro (laves are imported at less than hall what they would cost in the United States. In tiiiswav not toss tnan 10,000 stoves have been imported into Louisiana in the year tost past.*-*Pkih. , Demo. Brest, 25th inst. > ( GIBRALTAR MARKETS. Norfolk, November 26. We are politely tovured by a commercial friend, with the following notice of the Gi- oraltar market, on'the 16th Oct.' 1818. “Our market, at this moment, promises very fair for North American produce;, in fact, our- market is quite destitute of flour —2,000 barrels superfine would now. com mand £14 per obi fur the us* of the town —rice is nominal at £7 percu-t.’according to quality—W. O. pipe staves £75 per M ; Barrel do. £45 per M.—Much old' prime Kentucky tobacco has recently been placed at from 14 to £15 per cwt. That qf the new crep, may be quoted, at from 1(1 to £14 perewt.—-jut vvlmt is in favor of the article the French government have ad vertised tv purchase the coming inunih.” Exchange on -London—550: Paris, 5f. 30: dollars. 21-3 pe.'ct. prein.—Beacon. THE REPUBLICAN'. EAVAmrAH. SATURDAY EVER IRS, DEC. 5. 1818. EXTRACT or A LETTER—-DATED '•.tlilkJgeyilk, Dec. 1, -1818. “About one liour tince, tbe final vote on the poEMge of the bill to dwter the Darien Bank arts taken end decided in the affirmative, yeas50. nays 36;—it has undergone many amendments since it came from senate; but will, no doubt, poos •hat.'body. in its present shape The salary-bill, encreasing the pay of all public officers 50 per cent, has been concurred toby senate. The land, bill was sent to the bouse on Friday last—has. been read in that body tlie second time, and atands for commitment to-morrow Sixty-one (listiret surveyors are to be elected next Week, by joint ballot of both branches of the legislature. Tbe proposed amendment to the constitution-, aw- (homing the establishment of a Court of Errora, mi rejected in aenate on Friday last. The bill to revise and consolidate the militia laws of tbe atate^' and to repeal tbe cavalry laws now inforee, pass ed senate ibis day, and is now before tbe house of representatives. I do not think the legislature will adjourn before the 20tb instant.” Tbe Frrpcli brig Minerva, was to sail from Ha* vre about the 12lh October for Mobile, with about fifty passengers, most of them mechanics, who de sign to settle in that promising place. ■m SHIP NEWS. PORT of BAYAXXAH. ARRIVED, Ship Jane, Drummond, Baltimore, 6 days,. and.'' 4 from the Capes—porter, stoneware, whiskey/., &c—to W Gastoo, / E White fc Co Campbell tt Gumming, Harris & Waterman, J.8 Pelot, D Wea ver, W Start; pod S Lawson. Panogion—Mn. ' GiUaartin and 3 children, Mr and Mrs Reedy, Mr and Mrs Bennett, Mrs West; Messrs Wearer, Dorsey, Morris, Jenkins, Oakes, Cheethsm, Ken- nedy, Holland, Relpb and O’Crnner. Sloop Maiy-Ann. Hamlin, Providence, (Rl). 6 days—brick, lime, &e—to the master. Puttengtr —Mr. Deren iort. Scbr. Renown, was to soil the day after the Maiy-ann. Scbr. Rebecca & Elizabeth, WadweB, Hartford . )Conn.) 10 days—with hay 'and bricks—to tbe master.—Patimgcrt—J. Jennings, A. Clarke, M. EUias, H. Tiffeny. * Sloop Martha, Tatem, Philadelphia .32 day% . and 3 from jjampton roads, where she put jn lor a harbor—with bricks Ac. to J. Lillib ridge, Brig Hero, Bailey,'phoidelphia ." * Brig Governor Hopkins, Adams, Providence Brig Planter, Bly,Alexandria, (sc) The brig -Rolls, Paine; and achr. Agent, Bent- ly arrived at Providence, (B.-L) on the 21 it uh. from thii port. /&L For Charleston, To-m&rrosp, FfJfk The elegant packet sloop NIAGARA arlftvlf capt. Fowler will sail on Sundare ■SnSitwind and weather pnTnittmg)Tfor freight or pauage, apply on board at Boltonto wharf, or to BACQN & BRUEN. Who have for tale juwfianding from the ship Jane from Baltimore: - 55 bbb rye Whir key 25 do apple Brandy 40 kegs Butter fit for family use • alt Of which wiU be sold low oh tlie wharf, <ja ; appEcation: to B. & B. wi ALSO,, . ' 400 boxes fresh muscatel Rina* dec 5-240...