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i the r. J'Twitiis, Tn a eonrnicrehljN-w-Arrhnpel. very considerable— hc-idts' hihiting, nrfaijosli.sdoltes on, Ihv h r, 0 vi;i«i of t»if uiiposl im- i the fine cor.Jitionof lliif feu and ilatfefeiHvs, importation ol lorm^ii apiritH, and eoine of bra* S |toint - - ■ — ■ - , .. WUiKf-Ihe ftshcric* on that coast, its j tffiry havr many fjel.i j o >fti -4*1, and its potion in rerani to Chi-1 of the finest cojblruction, in good order anil ni, which offers thi K*st marUl for the vast j well mounted. quantities oi fun* taken in tht*** regions, our AM tMes«* supplies have been conveyed to fiicreasing trade throughout that ocean, gevtw to demand immediate attention. ^ '(J The co mniltre, from carefully exaroiiiinK all the fart* coimrcted witU the subject re j 1 fcrred to them, arc w*tl persuaded that the ftitmtion of the U. Hferi* is such as tn ena ble it to p«is*o* >< ali the benefits derived from tbi' 1 trade, (thefur trade,) who h, in the band* of other#, amount to miliums—many oi w hoee trading ostAblismeot# <*a»t of t he Rocn v m » intaina are within the acknowledged li mit# of the republic, »•* fiK»*d hv the converi tinn of London of the ftflth of OctoInT, t r i t- — and. if is behaved, tliat no pow er, w ith the exception of Spain, has any just claim to t i itory west of them, or ou the l\mlie. Tile dependence for aubsMtanro of many of those establishments* is upon the buflfaloe beef hinted by the A'sinibom Indian*, who inb ibit the country between the river of that Da ne & the Missouri—their li.jtttiitft ground b far within our bnund.iry. To succeed i to the people of the LJ. StateB nil ie wraith flowing from this source, it is on ly necessary to occupy w ith a small trading guard the >• nt north-'#item point upon the Missouri river, and ronfiue the foreigners to th irowu territory—at the tame time occu- pring, with ?• similar guard, ll»s mouth of Columbia. Tiie great profit derived f.o*n this trade by the Canadian rompauiet, when xv** know the dri:a ice an I obstructions in tueir rive-s, and in the rario is streams they • •vcc.id in carry iug it on, the advance of price consequent upon it becomes rather a matter oi’a?)i.*aemeut than other* i^e, and incline* uh to **xamine our own rivers w ith * view to t ie s ime ubfect. Inniead. however, of those f *••,))• Mi) • u is'rftcrioir. we find a smooth r 11 .It* *p river miming throng!) a boundless cxi- ■’ of i!ic in N-t f, nilc soil on this conti- v»»* c.v.itaiwng within its.limits all those va luable furs * Inch base greatly enriched oth ers—a certain, «‘*fe, and r**y navigation, wiih i port*** of only £00 tnilcs, uniting it with « io!b“rri /cr, fq ially smooth, deep and cem-uo, nnuiing to ti c great Western O- re:».i. T:i m are those two great oceans se parated by a single ports^c of COO miles ! Tin* practicability of aspe* ly.safe, .nd ea sy com*) f. J'ic,, m ith Hie Pji.'ilje, is no loipra nait ci of doubt or conjecture—from i f *r 0 on not to be doubted, the Rocky IVi tun at tilt# tins •, in sereral pl*tcg, ri so smootlt and epen that the labor of ten men f *r twenty dsys would enable a wru c r gon wiHi its usti.'.l freight to pa at with greut fa- ciS.ty from trie navigable water of the Mis souri to that of the 4%>|umbi.i—ju» arfusil di-l rice from riv er to river several hundred inies from tiie.r source, that is, from the great KuM* of Missouri to the fork of Clark’s, ;i> .,»» 1 «3 itilU •*—ibe distance, live re fore, of .00 miles is to good navigation on the Columbia, which is the only river of any magnitude upon th-t whok* coast, north of the Colorado of California, though iheffrare several good harbors, secure and safe for ves sels of any sisae. T : i" r-gion of country from the ocean to th** head of tide water, which is about two hundred miles, is heavily timbered, with a great variety of wood well calculated for shipbuilding, r.tid every species of cabinet or carpenter’s work—though there* is a hea vy timbered country thence for 400 miles further, yet it is of a leaser growl h, and qua lity not so durable--st that point commenc es the plain country, when the soil becomes more till l, and almost without wood, until it arrives ul the table lands below the moun tain ; though the soil of this region is mil so good as io any other part of this great valley, yet it produces grass of the finest quality, and is emphatically called the region favora ble to the prnd'K.tloi) #f the li«»r»e—this no ble animal so far surpassing all others in use- fuluesu. courage, and awiftness, is iicn* pro- duced in greater per^ction than even in An dalusia, or Virginia. But. independent of all the wealth whicli may be derived from the fur trade of tlx) river, am) the Missouri, the security too which the peace of this coun try would find iu tin* ioflococ. width tilt A ntrivitn lr.idtrs would obtain oter the na ti»M. is, (he inerrasin ;r to.nine rets in thi- WeMernOcesn. There is no employmeot »■' >vo|| I'j1riil'?trd to malio good r.-ainen a, th” iriiale fi-lii-rie., width are known to be m •.• profitable on thi> towel than any oth- r: it the Min* time the oil j, f ar preferable I, l it taken on aoy other eoast, l.aiug clear » id tr« 't|nrent a . rock naler. Wliil-t so in iay of our ci'iiene are industriously en- g . ;a.l in the tarioaa Imni'hes of trade in t'eoe .pas, more ralu.ildf to litis eountrr il is lediered than any oj.er, whilst all nali nil who lm*e rl.lm np-mtli.it roast, and . irne who 'nve no ie, are anxinua to occupy sonic pi.-noo'i upon it, even at a vast expense, to enable them to |iarticip»te in its benc- fits—we have neglected to extend to it any portion of our carp, tli rupn it appears, frmn the beet iliformation, tlir.t there is at this ti i • rglil ni lii nis i f properly owiiwl liy cit'/pns of tins repnhlic in the i’aciflc O- cean, Rnaals, whose doniioions on the Asiatic «n: 't.ormpy nearly tile same position upon that side, which ours do in. this, lias long been well iafnrmed of the great and inerras- ing valnp oflhe coinmerci—aid whilst slit has been no where visible, not even tn the powers of Kurnpr, only as atir has of late ta ken n.iri in a few memorable enterprises, the has h-en felt every where—no labor, c.ire, or expena., is avoided, to make tribu tary the fnor quarters of the. globe—forts, magazine*, to.vns, cities, and .‘-.idc, seem to arise on that roast as if by ui.gic—with an army of a million of men, the sits not only in proud -eeurity as it rrgsrds Europe, and iiie- nurrs the Turk, the Persian, the. Japanese, and Chinese, but even the King of Spain’, dominions in North America are equally es av of access, and equally exposed to tier fearful weight of power. ' Her watchfulness is ever in adiance, in discerning the most practicable avenues to profitable commerce. In the midst of all her busy arrangements bile has not neglected the opportunity of |mis- acsing herself of two important latinos on the American shore of the Pacific, the one at a p'ace calk'd New-Arclmngel, in about 59 of north lat. lb- other at itm.iga Kay, in Jjtit de SO, St. At the former »f these mi- liti. ry positions, for the protection of lur Ct. ti.nerce it ia presumed, she has inenrred evicli expense, and built a fort of great strength, ••tutted upon one of the last har- b ire on the coast, standing in upon a point of land projecting into the little hay, giving •wmelimes tin* appearance of a conical isl and in in* eentr.vivf—t!;i* A»rf is Wei! snp- l!i 1 itail liriM. wj<h provisions and milita- t - I.es, io .urting an hniidred and twenty ■. ! i c*rr?i.^g heoSlb fmin eighteen to it vl‘ sratehr. Tint at Rndigs is vreU eon- . «Cl*"!*P : '«'* *»i'h cannon, and has Mt r^B^-,t ’.his poiut they h .»* am- idane«,«nd U WStil A* those places through immense oceans, round Cape llorn, which would h ve appalled any lint Russian policy and perseverance. The light articles destined for this trade are transported from St. Pctcrsbnrgh in sledges which will perforin in three months that which would require two summer* of water conveyance tn effect—th-ir commnm- rations are o|ten to Kamtschntka, to fort St. Petre,ami St. I’aul, 1^ Ohotsk.in the i’aci- I lie, where they have the finest harbor in the world, the distance is estimated at ten thou sand miles. The nation which can encoun ter sin h journey'i as there, often through seas of iee and storms of vnow so terrible as to obscure ah object beyond the distance of a few paces, to prosecute any branch of com merce, must lie wetland fully informed of its value.- That the objects she lias in view may not, by any event, be taken from her grasp, after encountering such vast dilRcul- ties, she has found it expedient tn occupy one of the Sandwich islands, which not on lv enables her effectually to maintain her po sition, hut to command Hie whole northern part of the Pacific ocean. These islands ly ing just within the tropics, in the direct course from the lower coast of North-America to Canton, are v.ell supplied not only with all I lie fruits of that climate, hot with every ve getable and animal known in this country. It is worthy of remark, that among other advantages which the Russian position on tiie opposite roast po*sesses,is, that a voyage from ivamtfcliatka to Japan, can lui made in an open boat, as it is a continual chain ill islands from the Ohotsk sea until it arrives at it* place of destination. V our conimiitee are well persuad'd that, by a little care ana small expense, the citi- of this republic might reap all the bene fits of t.iis trade, not only profitable nuwr, tsut from every view of the subject there is a strong probability tuat it w ill increase for inanv years. V\Vre an establishment made at the mouth of Columbia, vrlneli should be allowed to take with them their women and children, there can be no doubt of rilerei-. :.s so many years experience wf the English for compa nies have amply shewn this inode Ins the most powerful efl‘. ct in separating the mind- oftlie men from pursuits which often in frontier countries leads to strife, at it give* them a local interest and feeting, and makes them even more vigilant and prudent in the diacharge of all their duties. It is believed that population could he easily acquired from Chi-", by which the art: of pee.ee would at once acquire strength and infi.ienre. and make visible to ilte aborigines the man ner i.i which their wants could !*• supplied ; th- coast of the Rati ir. i-,, in its climate, more mild than any pa : of the continent in the MU' parallel, and many vegetables on that shore grow in great ah mdance in die native forest, which are likewise natives of China. It is known, that when the Spanish govern ment, in 17iw, sent their snips of war up the •'oast tn capture the Kritisli vevcls, which wen- intruding, they found sevrntv Chine e, whom the English hail procured to emigrate, that they in'ajit lie employed in the mechan ic arts; and i hough the people of that coun try evince no disposition to emigrate to the territory of adjoining princes, it U believed they would willingly, nay, gladly embrace the opportunity of a home in America, where they have no prejudices, no fears, no restraint in opinion, labor, < r religion The committee cannot doubt that an es tablishment madron the Pacific would es sentially benefit the nsliics, whilst it would give this country tiie advantage of ail its own ti er sure, which otherwise must be lost fur ever, or rather never enjoyed ; and, from all that can he nsrrrlniiied relative to its present anil increasing value, of more profit to this country than (lie mines ofPotosi. From the best information which can be had, it appears that the Indian trade on rli, Missouri, below the Mandan villages,is worth all,ml ftliO.nno, and that oi the Mississippi K valued at ■i.'iO.OOO dollars, making the sum of 870,OOP dollar* annually. They have re- fleeted upon tills trade, and that proseeute.l by the whalers on that const, anil are irresis tibly drawn to the conclusion, that they are llir most valuable to this nation, and demand its care and attention in a high degree. Ta s trade, unlike any olner, originate* its own capital, and may fairly la-said to bring into Hip United States 37 (1,000 dollar* every year, here no! one dollar previously rv-ti 0, anil adds that ranch to the wealth of the commu nity as decidedly as though it had been fish ed from the bottom of the river, in gold and silv as it is iii the market of China, or any olhrr.narkpt, capable of pure having as much; and if, with that amount in furs, a vessel hoolj .all from the mouth of Colmnhi:: to Canton, which la a voyage of fiem fifty to t) days, she would return with that in exrhange, which would sell for perhaps dou ble that amount, thereby rnnlrihoting to the comfort, enjoyment, amt accommodation of the community, i (8.non dollars, which is the result not of a profitable voyage but a crea tive trade. It is believed that n shipment of tobacco, flour, or cotton, hears no comparison,in point ofpioflt with this, as they aie properly th rough manufactures uf the country, and the result of considerable capital, and the cargo m excise on domestic divtilied spirits, re- pqrt — That they have had these important snli- jects under their consideration, and have ob tained frmn the several departments all the information which the uflicers at their bead could furnish ; yet, such are the dillicullie* that prevent themselves, til it they enter into the discussion ami the statements wees-ary to elucidate the subject, w ith great diffidence. They may differ in opinion vs illl gentlemen for whose talents they bav* the highs-t res pect, and in whose integrity they have un bounded confidence; the subject is one how ever, on which the best friends may lairly differ in opinion. J.i the iirrnuiirnit rnmuc adequate tu the expenses nj'the fem’rnment ? The revenue is mainly bottomed on the dulics arising on the iniportatio' v ot foreign goods ; it is, therefore dependant on fortui tous circumstances, whicli cannot easily he foreseen,and which may tend to its increase or decrease; there are some, however, which can, in a degree, be appreciated. The tar iff'of loin was expected to operate » loss to the revenue, bv giving vtliat was considered at the time sufficient encouragement to the manufactures of the country. A variety of causog, arising out of excessive and ruinous importations, and the timaAA|k^ for di verting one channel of cot^^^^^Hsnpplic into another, has, until Is effect from being inatcri ration of that tariff ie • tin be lieved to he considerable ^ f ,, ’" r ever, not completely developed. Its opera lion on a few of lhe prindpal articles may aflhrd sonic idea of (he ii^Bfepf our man- r.e.s^^HKecrease iVd^^^Htie-S importation of such artlen^Pw Tile tariff'of 111 16, increased the duty oo brown sugar about iO per c-nt. and gave a protecting duty to that article of three cents per pound. No material dec rease ha*, a* yet, resulted to the revenue tberefinm. The tariff was enacted during 'he existence oftlie excise ou domestic distilled spirits, and i n additional duty was imposed for the pratec- f the domestic article. The excise on impi rteil spirits was repealed ; the duty was continued, soil the duly on foreign spirits exceeds,at this time, the whole value of tile doinec*ie, the an rage duty jii the Imported br ing 13 ceuts per gallon, w hen t lie value in the market of the flora' rlie does not exceed .5:1 cents the galluu. This has tended, ills believed, to doerea.se tiie co wnmotionof for eign spirit^ »nd, of course, the amount of the revenue. In 13111, the nett revenue from imported spirits, after dulatliog the deL-. :i- tllres. amounted to e.e tn 1 KU doll-ire. tool *n lt!l», to 1.!I59.Uj dollar*. Tile tariff'of 1 ft 1B raised the duties on cot ton and woollen cloths from il l-i per cent, the duty imposed prior to the late war, to ii per cent, and it valued all cotton cloths under a cost of io cents the square yard, (although some rost as low as six emits.) as if they had actually cost 25 cents, and charged the duty thereon accordingly. The result has been, that rollon goods imported from India, un der a cost of 25 cents the square yard, pay a duty exceeding lit) per cent, on the average cost of those heretofore imported from that country, and above 43per cent, on the aver age cost of similar goods w hen imported from Euriqvc. The operation has had a sa lutary effect on our Infant manufactures of cotton, which begins to he understood by the manufacturers. The Importations from In dia of such cottons as are under a cost of 20 cents the square yard, have almost ceased, for consumption.and those from Europe liai e decreased, it is believed, to a considerable extent. The coarse cottons of our domestic manufactures have entered, it is believed, in to the consumption of the nation, nearly e- qnal to the wants of thojpeople. The in crease of our woollen manufactures lias af forded a considerable quantity eC woulleu cloths for consumption, but we lievc no in formation on which to form a decided opin ion as to its extent Other important arti cle* of domestic manufactures arc silently entering into competition with thus.: hereto fore imported from foreign cations. Those circumstance*, added to the dis tresses of the people, and to the price of our exports, being such as, in a great degree, to affect the mean* of paying fur imports, make il extremely difficult to form !t correct esti mate of the revenue which may arise here after from d iities on imports, est niiti d on that which had been received iu former years. With those views, which the committee have deemed proper to submit, they proceed to answer the first resolution. They arc of nphiion, “that the revenue whieh i nil be received in the present pen r ret It be adequate to tar expenses ojlhefpn trument;" and, should no t hinge take place, the reven ui' will, io their opinion, li.uing the year' I32t, 1823, and I lit I, lie not only equal ti the expenses oftlie government, but afford sueh a surplus, applicable to the piyment of the loan of the la-1 year, a id any tli t may he authorized for this year, as will, before ihi first day of January, ltli.'i, fully repay the a- miiuiit borrowed. The House will remem ber, that, as the appropriation hill, have not passed, the real or true expenses of govern ment cannot be correctly elated. .The. corn mittec are compelled, therefore, to bottom their ulstcment on tile estimated expe D. tor",ith whieh may lie issued on the same, (e lunnte.i al). I Tfie committee lu,\-e thv. far em.Ci.el tl mo- of i!,i (ienoral I.and Office ; the P„. > vel e* to the answering n( II,e ll.reen-ml.il''- < ' - ' - ’ - ■ * i0 ,r, ‘ reft rr»*t! to thru—tin y ltj«t c, !;tmrvrr. der whilst on »s» • suhjrrt, to ie.u aftlio financial state ti tiir J 4,437,205 Estimated nett|>roce»*d4 from those bonds, # j A.Id llinvto tne amount of tho ree*:ipt« into the Treasury trows homin taken dtirinu Hit* l«>t qunr- t*r of tli#* year 18JO, an«l takrni, nr to he taken, during the two sue- rerdinf qunrt#*rs of 1821, which bottomed on the recaipU into the Treasury for actual receipts from bonds taken during the 4th quar ter in 1819, and the 1st and second quarters of 1820, are estimated to give, fur the present year, the sum of 5 Id,780,380 The committee have submitted the preceding view of the customs for 1821, for the coii'idera- iiou of lb.* Ilou^e, but would not be willing to pledge tlicinsclves for the rcsu.f—the items they believe to be correct—and ttie present appear ance of our commerce, becoming less unfavor able, warrants them in the belief, tliat the re- ue from co-toms, for 1821, will not be less tliuti sixteen millions ofdnllar*. They, howev er, deem it more safe to assume thu receipts of the pre-cut, on that oftlie preceding year, and therefore submit the folio wing statement: Estimated rtcripts Jor 1821. Customs received in the 1st, 2d and 3d quar ters of 1820, see Secreta ry's report, yi2,378,G13 Customs received in the fourth quarter, 2,620,8Wt A statement from the Treasury to your com mittee, assumed as the receipt* lor 1821, 15,003,328 Land, agreeably to fha report of the Secretary of the Tieasury, 1,600,000 Internal taxes, by same 100,000 bank dividend by same 350,000 Tost Olfice ke inciden tal receipts, may be esti mated at 100,000 E.'tim alal Expe nd\ tu re a. Sec Treasury report of Dec. 4, 1820. Civil, 1,760,850 Civilizing Indians, 29,2410 Military Department, 6,798,.515 Naval Department,' 2,928,676 I’ublic debt, principal and interest, for 1821, 6,477,776 -17,155,328 17,004,017 F.um of receipts over payment#, >* 151,*111 The preceding statements shew that there will be a;i excess of receipts over the expenditures, even if the whole amount estimated for !;> the different dep«r#n | v k nt« tKouldb* £rnflt»«f and ex pended. But it i> known thatthe amount in es- iiMt t»)e sury. The demands on the Treasury, ncrc^ary complete the par me uts for the yeur 1820, are, I ur civil, diplomatic, and mis cellaneous Public debt, Mishistsippi ^foek 671,827 Navy Depnrtmeijt rc- (lui tof 21st Dee r J 1*110,000 War Department, «- greeably to a letter from the Secretary, dated 31/t lan 0* the committee of iVays nud Means S 092,233 75 From whicli must bo deducted, agreeably to the same letter, the aia t of money in the hand- of tho Treasurer, as Agent fur that Department, on lue lit Jau. the sum of 251,*>bo 3o ol' Commissioners for the N avv . .. [’ostmuKter General; an.l the nUricst.f all cl* > kf employed in the several ex eentive department, of the governmen* !'*i) ry «re I inC *" ding th ° ,e in ,lle (J ' ne ''i*l 1'ost Of! ’ ' nco wl.ijb amount annually to a sum r>x g f.55,yo.'> ri); ceedinj eleven hundred and fifty dollar. iMiTrt.'.M.i 15! ought to be reduced D er --140,720 45 5 5,055,366 17 From which is to be dediiclesl—-amouiit of money in the Treasury on the U d .y of Jan. ^1,076,271 18 Lea tiie notes ofin- solvcut banks, which will not be available during the present year 609,0d0 <H) Leaving, of ax ailuhle ftinds,iQ the Treasury on the 1st Ja hum ry 476,271 13 Balance against the Treasury, on the 1st day of the present year 4,679.094 99 The committee believe the abovo statement to be accurate, and that the balance against the Treasury ou the 1st day oftlie present year a- mouiited to the sum of ^4^679,<191 99—that ba lance will, it is believed by your committee, be reduced by retrenchment in expenditures, as already stilted, to an amount not less than lie and a half milllou, which \\ j|| reduce th** dual defejt to be provided for, to the sum f $ 3,079,094 99—say three millions seventy- nine thousand and ninety-four dollars and nin ;- niue rents. But if the estimate of the Secre tary of the Treasury shall prove correct, to wit *. That the customs in 1821 will produce only fourteen million?, then the two years will shew the following result : Deficit, a.xabove, on the 1st Jan. 54,579,094 99 xcess of expenses over receipts in the year 1821, estimated <»n the demands ruude by the se veral Departments, conforma bly with the existing laws From which deduct amount of expected retrenchments 53,933,111 The item of $864,017 will be found iu luimivu uh u»c presumption ttiat ait the expen-1 ditierence ct 5 1 ,(aK'*,323 be»A«*«*u the Se- ditures authorized by law wiM be required.— | crotary scstim uesof the receipts from customs seldom been the case. The reform in the *r ray, uud reduction from Mie estimates of tiie se verel department*, will amount at Iea.it, to one and a half million of dollars, uud thus confirm the opinion expn ired by the* committee, «‘thnt the revenue for 1821 will he fully adequate to the expense* of government for that year.” The committee submit their views for the suc ceeding years of 1822,18-3, uud 1824, to |>n>v Uie opinion, that the reverwte will he fully equal to the payment of the expenses of government during those years. In addition to the state ment given of the receipts from the customs lor the year 1821, and with the view of further elu cidating the subject, they mbtuit tiie fultovvi statement of the receipts derived from the ci tomi, laud,^c. fur the years 1817, l»l8, 18 mul 1820—three of those years known to be tho minimum years, the fourth out uncom monly productive. 1817. 'J he customs produced ueit 1818. do 1819. ill) 1829. (h brought b-i.-k in return for tlirm, in Europe- sn Kmitte«l to Con*re.«. wliirli will, it is cm f ' ,hr ‘«i >* only » n Increswff v.v | p lllenl iy b. lirv.'.l, Iu* irelinrej ullee-t one and lue t.iey reeve I.J tom- exporte.l, snd re-1 , half million, of dollars, turned Io us in that shape. Hence, the evl , . . . portHtiou of J.170,040 nertl. nf aero or }* *? nnVt . C,rU 1 ' n, - T ' I 1 '* 1 mltun, sli.mWil return to us 7 10,000 dollar, ST' 1 " 1 Ir, ;!“ ,lm «<w in European silk, ami cloth, is still the uri- ^ • r **»« ,r y. ‘ 8 *». have tocn inal cargo of tobacco or cotton, as not bin but llieae have been paid fur thrill; but, iu the Bret instance, he who manufacture* ei ther the tobacco, (lour, nr rollon, is compel led to take into consideration the capital employed; and then the balance is his pain: hut in the fur trade ami the whale fisheries, there is in the one little capital, in the other none, Under the strongest belief that hy a new organization of the system of Indian trade, comprehending a settlement on the Colom bia riser, great benefits would result to tin- citizens of the republic, wh.lst tiie aborigi nes would bs better protected and provided for, by instructing them in agriculture it the minor branches of the mechanic arts, the coimnit.ee ask leave to report a bill. THE NATIONAL FINANCES. HOUSE Of lU.rtU.St.MWTIVT.S, Keb. 6. Report of t'ne Cmnjniltee of It eys and Means, up on lUe subject uf the Revenue The Commute,, of Ways and Meant, to whom were referred three resolutions of the Sd instant, requiring of the committer tc en quire and report, '* whether,hi their opinion, the permanent revenue is adequate to tin expenses nf the government;' - whether any measure, are necessary to increase Ihc revenue,audif so ( to nqioit thasa wnr- jrrsj'' zed "Jl9 esquire into iUex^diency Mjtu- 15,095,328 dolUirH whicli amount, it is humb ly connived, may be sab ly relied on as the receipts for tin* present year. The commit tee are ot opinion, that the receipts of 1321 (from tliat source) will exceed that amount. They form that opinion from the following XircuriHtanees, to w it. The bonds for dotiei in the Tieasury amounted, on the 1st day of October, 1820, to nearly the same sum as those iu the Treasury oo the 1st of October, 1812 ; that frou* those of 18l .i an extraordi nary deduction was made hy the more than common amount of debentures issued ou the re*h’rfrtrtent of Kftods during that y<*ar ; that a similar amount of drawbacks, it is believed, nil! not occur during the present year ; uud, of course, that the revenue from import* will he greater in 1311 than that of I Mo. and in this opinion they are confirmed l*> the fol lowing xiew of the custom* for the present year: Bond? in the Treasury on the l*f of October, 1820. 5 18,770,0t«0 From which wrist be dedu* tc.l— Bonds irrecoverable, ^IpiaU/mO Bond? ill suit, which may not be rccetMrd dur ing the present year, 750,000 Bond* paid <n 4:l» quar- ter of H Ji, 2,626^15 Debentarres »ct*fBl!y inu- ed, pr uri'i th - I Oc- WbfffWjtnm txoi^ds, 1,103,0^ 571,475,239. averaged c a four yews, give* for one year, $ 17,808.809 Although your conimiitee think it probable that the average receipts from the customs, dor- intf those four yean, .vill be nvilirrd for the years ls22, 23 arid 21, yet, under tlm uncer tainty rising from the view already given, they consider it more sale to a?<uino ,i lens a- njount, and therefore submit the following stale, nieutof receipts am! expenditure*, ni one wji!« h they have full confidence may be relieu upon for 1822, 23 and 2-1 Receipts. Cu«tomt & 17,000,or,o Land (per report of Se cretary) 2,500,000 Bank dividends 420,000 I’ostuge aud incidenUl 200,000 20,120,000 Expenditure* for those years. Civil, miscellaneous, u diplomatic 5 1,750,000 Civ illstog Indians 2o/ioo Military Department, to tcit: 1.779,700 Arming inilitU 200,000 liidinn .innuitir? 15 7,ISO Kevoltitiouar^ imusiontf 1 ,2(S',.«s> Iuxi»ti4 p«niiuiti ;v ,o.V) Furtifiraikm* 4ISI.0.SI Indian Department* 170,. mu Nutiowal armurie* 3>Vi,iss> Cannoiiy >bot. ami shells .'SI.ISNI ArxenaU 30,000 Array proper (includ- ingthe ordnance tervire, and the military acade my al \Ve>t Point ) esti- ni.itrd, agrx'eaidy Io the bill which ha? passed tlio House, at its iitoio>t **- luouut, to cost 2,000/100 Naval, including 4500,090 per an num, fur ilie gradual jncreiue of the uavy, amounting, a^rt.ably lo the rstimate for 1821, to Public debt, (vet* report) 4,362,000 2,928.676 5,47 7.1WO S 15,046,676 Leaving a surplus of % 5,673,324 per aunura, from which will he deducted the interest on a- ny lorn that may be authorized during the pre sent year. The preceding view xtill shew, that the com mitter, in answer to the second question, to wit: *« Whether nny measure* are nece»->ary to kiicrease tiie* revenue •" ore of opinion, that the revenue is aisply adequate to the expenses of tlw* covermueot, and, of course, that no mea sure for it» increase is necessary. To die third resolution, to w it. “ Is it expe dient to prohibit or ieijNiM? additional duties ou the importation of feicigu spirits, and to im- pose an excise on domestic spirits?" the com mittee answer, that tho revenue from imported spirit*amounted, in ISlHto £ 2.64 i, 186, in the year 1819 to the sum of % I.U.V.M25—and it is believed, that thut «*f the year lH2<) wdl not a- inount to the sum received in 1819. Bui the committee are of opinion, that the imposition of an evcivcjBt this time of extreme drill ess, would unwi»e, and is not demanded by the condi tion of the Treasury, and that, if imposed, it w ould be difficult to collect—end,if collected, it would, iii some part? of the I'uio.i, be ill pa per little available to the Treasury. They, therefore, submit their opinion a^ainit any im mediate imposition of an e.xci»e on domestic P»rit*, or of any nexv duly on, or prohibition oi, the uBfortaiioa of foryi*B* " i ln« year i»-i. niiu thot ot your com mitt from which must be ded-ictcd the exi-p>» of re ceipt? over expenditure? c. ^1)1/111, in the view they have token above ih j receipts and ex- pen di lure * of 1821, which will leave the item of 5 854,017. In thi* l».«! view, bottoRierlon th** estimate ef the Secretory <»f tbc Treasury for tho receipt? in tho present year, there appears to jbv «n ac tual deficit in the two year* of 18*20 ami 1821, id 56,433,111 #!», from which the committee belie re thut there may !>e deducted for retrench* iiM iit 1.590/KJ0, which will leave the suui of $ 3,933,111 99 to be provided for. Tho committee have deemed it properto give to the tlou*e those two views <if the. subject. If the estimates ot tho Stcretnry, off 14,Ot* i,uu» from tiie emtorus, should prove cor.ect, ths u mounf to be provided ,^r will be, n? already shewn 5 3,1 33,111 9V | Il that of your committee should .ipprar to the House as one io he relied upon, ih* n the amount to he provided for will he 5-7,9*9,094 99 fhe committee ask leave to observe, flint a more accurate x iew of the tclual amount to be provided tor will be taken by your canimitt< il the rppropriution bills shall pass iu liras to afford the opportunity. fhe lluu e hav * been correctly infirmed by ths Secretary of the Treasury, that it requires time io transfer the money received in the wm- u-.rii stales aud in Loimiaita, to the Tun vary, for w h ic ii the c ret ■ rf ask? the aid of £6t zty mi; • bat difficulty will, in the opinion ofyour cora- raittec. be surmounted hy the amount of appro priation* wbish will remain jnclaimed si the expiration of the present year. The unclsimad d *ix)<ii)df of appropriations at the expiration of euch year have, on an average of yes.*, u- inoiinted to about three millions of dollars: hut, ns the appropriations for the presaat yaar w ill ho of n kind tbnt will )h» culled for to h greater proportionate amount than those of former yeur.», it would be unsafe to rHlculate on a lar ger amount than that which would atliird the June necessary fo draw the funds Iron the -titles mentioned ; hut, to that amoiMit, sny 56vM,0(A), and to meet uulorexcen dearnudsou the Treasury , the eommittet*. are. af opinion, that tli# iippropriatiuii? unexj>e(ided at ffio end ol tliC prew*iit year will be amply ad**qutile, and, tlu-rcwrt, tliey do not recominuud any provi sion i !u refer. The House w ill duly apprec'.ufo tbs dilhcnl- ’**/*'» under which the couiinittcc hale acted, «i»-^ will portion uniotentiopul errors, if any.— The committee, will only add, that t.iey liaxe used every exertion in their power to arrive hi a corivct ' iew of Jhe iinpoitaut suo milted to their consideration. All vt uch they respectfully submit. eo.VtiWV.SS. /.V SRX.iTE.'—Mo.suir, IV-b. 5. The Senate tooli up the rcpirt of the select committee, nppoinU.l on the sub ject adfene to the proprifcty of at this time making any reduction in tiie corn- pensation of the members of Congress, or otlicers oftlie K; ecutive departments. Mr. Robem mofc.l la ament the re port by striking out the resolution of the committee, and inserting the following matter as a substitute : “ Resolved That here.ifKr the com- pens.ilioa of the members oftlie Senate and Mouse of 'Reprcsentstires, ami (he delegates from territories, ought to be dollars for every day they shall re spectively attend on their duties, and dollars for every twenty miles they may necessarily travel, respectively, in going to and returning from any session of Congress ; and that the compensation ol the President pro tempore of the Sen ate and the Speaker of tho House ofltc- presentatives ought to Is* dollars for each and every day they may per form the duties of their respective ofli- ces. “ Resahed, 1 hat. from and after the thirty -first day of March next, the sala ries of the Secretaries t,f the Depart ment, ol State, of the Treasuarv, of Mar. and of tho Navy; the Attoroe. tlen.ral ot the U. States ; the Register; the first an.l second Comptroller. ; tl,.- first, second, third fourth an.l fifth Audi tcra ol the 1 rcasory j ^,e Commissioner . .. . “ Per centum on tiie said annual amount. Th- amendment was ordered to be printed, and the further consideration ot the report was then, after some debate postponed to Monday the 19th inst. Av(w 23, noes 18. J XVRD5(ESD*r, Feb. 7. The morion to appoint a joint commit, tee to ascertain and report a mode of ex- unri(iing the votes for President am) Vice President of the I’nitcd States, and 0 f notifying the persons elected of their election, was taken up and agreed to • and AJessrs. Harbour and Macon were, appointed a committee on the part of the Senate. The Senate, proceeded to conri.lcr a- gniii the hill for the relief of purchaseri of Public Lands ; an.l, Air. King, of N. V. moved further to amend the same by substituting for a part of the bill the'following nc^w sec tions : ^ Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That interest which shall have accrued before Ihc day ot , upon any debt of the U. State*, for public land, shall he and the same is hereby remitted an.l discharged. Sec And be it further enacted, That on all debts due to the (J. States, which may have arisen from the purchase of public land, at a price less than three dollars the acre, a discount, at the rate of twenty-live percent, shall be allowed and made ; and that on all such debts which may have arisen from the pur? chase of public land at or above Hires dollar* the acre, a discount, at the rata of thirty-three and one third per cent, shall be allowed and made ; and tho 8.71,017 no persons indebted to the United States ni r — aforesaid sliallhedividediutothreeclas- S5,433,lli so sex ; the first class to include all such 1,500,000 00 ■* sh'tH have paid to the United Mates only one fourth part of the ori- t;i.i..i puce oftne land by them respec tively j,u.. Imst.i or held ; the second cl >s to include all such persons as shall have paid 10 the United States only one half part of such original price ; and the third class loinrlude all such persona as shall have paid to the U. States threu fourth parts of such origt.ial price , and the debls of the persons included in the first class •hall be paid in eight equal an, nual instalment* ; the debts oftlie per sons included in the seconj class shall be paid in six equal annual instalments ; and the debt* of tho persons included in the third class shall be paid in four e- qual annual instalments ; the first of which instalments, in each of the classes aforesaid, shall be paid on tbc .lay uf , tind the whole of the debt afore said shall bear an annual interest at the rate . f six percent. Provided always, that the tame shall he remitted upou each and every of the instalments afore said, which shall he punctually paid whou the same shall become pay aide as aforesaid. See 4. And be. it further enacted, That for failure to pay the several debts afore- ' saiJ, in manner aforesaid, for the term of three month- alter the day appointed lor the payment of the last instilments thereof, in each of the classes aforesaid, the land so purchased, or bold by tin-.’ respective persons indebted to the Uni ted States as aforesaid, shall ipso facto, tocome forfeited aud re vert to the United States. Sec ft. And be it further enacted, That no person sh ill be deemed to be included within, or entitled to the benefit of, anv of the provision* of thi* act, who shall not, on or before the —— day of—— sign and file in the office of the register ol (lie land office of the district w here- the land was purchased, a dacUraliun in writing, expressing bis conseut to the same, ^ Ami then on motion of Mr. King, of -N. If. the hill and amendment?wore re committed to the committee on Public UdllUJfs SaTiritD vnFtb, 10. Besides other business of lipnT impor tancc, tho discussion of the grew bill for tins relief of the purchasers of the aldic Lands was brought to a close—the hilhcing nr.fer- dere.l to tip engrossed for a tftd readings by the following vote ; A E \S—Messrs. Barbour, 1) kerson, La- ton, Edwards, Elliott, Uuillaif Holme* of Aliss. Horsey, Hunter, Jolnisti, of Loti. King, of Ala. King, of N. V/.night, I.an- 111-11,1.loy.l, Mills, Morrill, Nolc, Otis, Par rott, Pleasants, ltu.'gles, Saford, Smiti, Stokes,Talbot, Tavlnr, Tlmnts, Ticberoi, Trimble, Van Dyke, Walker,if Ala. Walk er, of tjen. Williams, of Ts. Johns.o, of Kv.—Sfl. NAYS—Messrs. Chtndl*', Dana, Low. rie, Macon, Huberts.—j 1101 .SE OF HEI’Rtsf.vr.VriVf.S. TijsOAT, F«h. ti. Mr. Smith, of MJ. film the CJtnmilteft of Ways an.l Alcan*, maw a re part on thu state of the revenue, |iirseiit nml pros pective. kc. which was trderid to lie on the table. On motion of Mr. Canton. It was Resolved, That the c-Xmrtittee 05 q.:- litary Affair* be instrirted to enquire whether ot uot the IKritary Acade®Tv under the existing law* and regulations, is consistent with the principles and po* * cy ol the conMitution sudlcvernKe 4 '.' °* the United States ; alio, 1» •no'* re , ? t, ‘ the expediency of r»a^ a ipji' ,r aft* r,r, S the laws in relation lo ,aid» ca ‘ ,cro . v ’ a , reducing the eipeu^mK'*^ ** 10 P' , i , " c money ou the same. i Ou motion of Mp WiWi<*Ui of V- C. it was Resolved. Thai'he remoftee nf Way* and Mean* 1