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Three dinars per Volume XIII.] DIhSUFTOkY. ihe extra l< Hi nos Congr fs ad y in rt (1 . :: the"-hid in! ft lifter tin vh ks lif-ng. |jv.g !1. wir..r -IK . aim • g tin- tin ft important of the act which li'i hem pfth-H : Av act vr ‘hi further ch-fencv of tht {Wt: ik ’-arbors ol the It Si >: .< (•’ r> iinqu ill the claim < i rI. Ift S'atcs to certain goods, wares and i. “ r di/ , ceptur. dby private a. d\> ir is. Voi : • ucine the du‘ics payable on prize c ptuic-J by private an: v ii< is. ,ft : w-mg a bounty to the own Ct>. llin.r? and crow >f he private armed vi di-ls of th • U States 1 (> !< ward the < tlrtrs cr< wof ?! fl •( pot war 11 met, at. 1 i ut til i ,\ Ins th rs L companions l or ti e relief <•( the t ili ei sand crew of tl: late U S. brig \ ixeii. li> provide t r the widow and orphans c>f i’ iiiria tl -.in and militia dist and in the iefcica (i the Ul.i ten States. I d aintnd art act in ad hrinp i > nn acl entitled, at: ad to rail; a:, addki >’ ai trlhtary force, and for other purpolts. . -urhurifing th*. IV fluent of ihe I’ States to caul to be bui ! t liar g t r tiro lief net* and lire ports ft harbors oi H e U States. apple m ”tarv to the ads here to! n* pa tied Upon the iul-joct ot an l/hiiorn- rnh if unturaliznion. T I tifab tfii lire tovvu of Mobile a pm t of entiy.* To prohibit the use of licences nr pcfl’es granted byaunboriiy ot gov ernment of Great Britain. Maoism addiiii.’iiai appropriation fm the luuport ol government du ring the year 1 ft 3- Authoruing a h.a.; for a fun) not CK r : mg i i.n millions lice fain fiv hundred thousand dollars. F"r the afllir.iHT.t a::.! colkftion of dirtft taxes and internal duties. lo lav and colled a direct tax within tin United States. 1. yi; g entities on lales at auction ol mere handlist, ot ilrips & u fll-ls. Faying a duty on imported fait, graining a bounty on pickled fifli exported, and ailmvanecs to certain veil’, is employed in the hfh-.ries Faying duties on licences tj dif ti't’ rs id fpintut so liquors. Laving du::.;. on carriages for the coisveyance of pt rh ns. Laving a duty on lugar lefir.cd witiiin tlu U States Fating duties on licences to re tailers < t wines, fpiiitu us liquors, an 1 iortign i:a k handize. Faying duties on notes ol banks, banker* ; nd ceitain companies, on notes bonds F obligation:; dikeun n! by bank, and certain compar-Ls and on biil oi exchange oi certain iklciipti r.s. Making further proviflou for ttie. colled!.>:: oi intern::! duties and. for the app. ir.tm.nt and cotnpinihiion 01. :T. IT >rs. : o author;!.. i io appointment by th . Prdidciu of U. S. ofccitjiti ot i::. • du; in;- the reeds of Co*: it * \irYVTTTOT> a 1 Uf\. I’uiiLlSlllx!) (v/lu:i::.v) BY l)AVIl) I’. HIDLTIOUSR. W ASHINGTON, (Geo.)—SATURDAY, AUGUST LO, 1813. Tilt LATE SESSION COltO!*.! i .v __^ The Fi'g'fl itivc bufinrfs of the i iii >n of (fongref, which lia jull termunted, Ins been conducted with imm afii luitv aid z tl, j) r h.tps, and will) more celerity and off ct cettainfy. than at any ou,. I.ln m whi-h has itiU , i wrthta <>ur nHerv b n. The object fur which l'; j fs was c .nvcMed at tins l.xfra ‘• lii el, W's g .-ner iily u : .• ti. •! to be, to nr vi lea lyi te.D iit w(i i \< s, calm!lied to de i ay ’h. *• ••e e i of til Pu'ihc i) bt n. .v *\:(t •j, ail Ahicfi maybe r< j, e.i du- o- ;t a* war, L o this obj ..t, the 1 1 iev ben* th -ir princi pal attention. I* has be ndt ii>er att-ly ha* love. a y ,u:co ipli'he I ; an ! the I Hi j.i was net pr •trach.d a ino men* a ‘ r the h. v\ - >! f tils on this fu'v-.ct w ep ,l ct and Ih re wis conlidcrao e fl ‘ uceof opin ion, cv namm ,th i ti:y, on tile ;>i ip.r objects ot tu\L n ; hut lhde differences a re iv t p row* .1 to inteifere with tin pub!..: intera !l, or frulttute the oh alines it r quir e i ; and th >fe wh ) could !"•’ r!i tain luck a vanati n or tno.iifi :- tion of the lyiteui as t!i y wilh and, gave their luppnrt : that (idem which v.a prop.ifed by the enm • tniftce of Ways and ‘Far.:, rather lit.m defeat the rm tlures r.e ,- > ifirv 4 to support the credit ot tie- g iveru t.nent. i.he laws on tins Inbjecl, thciefore, notwithifanding the op pofltion (habitual on all nccafionsj of thole who have cl inured molt about the nvcefiiiy of tax-;-, were pa l and by commanding nuj nities. I tele fcver.il l.nvs, brlidcs c ul ‘fl ing the general prortfinns for the ass fl'nent and collection of direct and internal taxes, ar.d fir citab hfhhtg th*e office of Co'irnilTi merof the revenue, embrace the full swing provificns, viz to lay duti s o*i li c-enc'.s to retailers of wines, ffiiiitu c-us liquors and lo reign merclian ilizc ; on licences to dilldlers of spi rituous liquors ; un files .it auclio:i of merchandize and id Hups and V- if . Is; on refined within the U.iit-ed States ; on t.aiik notes an 1 certain neg .liable paper; and on imported fait. Fhde laws to con tinue in force during th ■ prelent war, and until one year after its ter mination. IF fifes these several laws, in number ten, providing a lyftem of direct and internal taxation, a law was pafLd aurhonfing a loan of 7.A) d’ liars, a part of which is to be appropriated to tile iervice cf the nrefent year, for expences (of nv.iiiia principally) not b f calculated on, and the remainder for the fcrvice of the li: it qua: ter , of ti:e next year, which it is fuppoi ed could not be provided for in time at the next fell: m of Cong refs, j These are ai! the m-eafurts taken i for raiflug a revenue, or providing the ways and means for the luppcit i of government. • ilciides the j'-aflage of these laws, however, Congress adopted many proviiions for cjce.araging the pro ! j: cf tl* * ani to render i it* both nflVr.livpiv and defenfively, mere cui-lent Oi tliis rharaefrr, we may pronounce the afts which wire p 11 and, to atnhorife the raifmg aFwi...‘ of sea h ncihFs ; to authg*- il tin purebaf am! h iking of !>u k.3 for the. further dnf nr;, oi iii- ports an l iurb- rs of th United hi.-.Ls ; to authoiile tiie ouilvli-ig t ! barges t ; protect <Uir bays and'rivers; to coii'inue in force me several afts au tliDfiii u;.the employmeur nf moun ted iangers on the frontiers, and lo explain and a mud tl: >fe afts ; to prolong the ’ter nos enhflu'.'-nt of liv-*regiments ot rhe tv. Ive months* men uufhorilt-d by the’ act .f the 1 .If f- Hi m, to live yea's or duririg the ua- ; to amend tile act eildb lilhmg the ordnance department; t i regu .tc the allowance of lorage to tlic ud.ctrs of the army, ftc. B fl les these tnilita v and r.av.d pre ptrati ns anJ icgul ttions t.vuads woo-ls and, th ti it f them unan im ufly in th 11 >uits, which, h ivmg an i.np< -rtant beating on our mint'.ry ope: ;u ions, we all) cl i. under tliis head. ‘Ve beak of the art to provide ft r the v.iil nvs and orphans ot militia ilain. and for mi le :.i oifabled in the lervice of the U lited iStatt'S ; and the act making co itpetilation tor waggon:, ft t.;:i!i; raptured r.rul deflr >\cd by the ene my r Detr-.-it. Ihe lirlt *} ti tf * act . ..Hurts to the mifitia man v.lk is called out under his country's banners, that it he is dilahled hij g(*v-rnnviit will iuure h::n from want, and that, if he la! ~ his coun try will take hi- family under its guanii m care ; the kilt allures c im ps illation to the citizen for his pro peny uml roved in the puttie lu vice. It had become notorious, and the fad was eilabiidied by the woful experience oi many who had enga ged in and lull -ad by it, that I*i i vateeiing on the ocean, that mode of wiiriare which, *.ve believe in re than any other, liarraffes the enemy by di.'citfnng hi 3 commerce, had l ‘nguilh.d anJ had al noft ccaF-d from the want ol encouragement from the government, the ahfc-r.ce of whic !i, together with the oLitruc tioa thrown in the way by tlvfe opposed to the fuccefsof their coun try’s arms, had uiicouraged and fmothere-J that enter prizing fpiiir. under the impuife ol which, on the declaration of the war privateeii: ;; io vigoroully {'.kiii grefs took ihisfuo-cct into their ma ture cor.fidcrat'on ; and, during the fell;on, paiL-d ievet :i la ■.; having for their c'ft.-cl to rcleafa the claims of the Unite 1 h: dc.. to certain IFi tif!i property captured by private armed vvd'J.a ; to reduc-- t'i- dutlt 3 on pr-zc goods captured hy private armet! vdl'e!:;; to alow a b ntt.ty of 2.T uollars lor every prifoncr cap tured and brought it> by them ; to extend th-:* aft allowing penflonr to ihe wounded in act; • on board pi i v;:t.. r’int.l Vcfills, to ill h es if.at! b<-urcidenta'ly wounded dming the crude. Under tht it: faiuttu y pro v i >:•••, ii i: h> p -1 aiiu he:; ved :::vv i; ring v/il. be given to* eater- [ 1 \tyablr half yearly. f Number 053. 1 prize, and thatrtv ocean v.ii! again fw.irm with our hardy mid advau i turous (eamen, who have clandy fignalizcd tht mlt Ives in tveiy sea by their bravery and (kill when.ver th-.y l ave - ncountered an tn j my. Fhe only law pa fled of a general c uimtrcia! nr.tuie. is one very im p< in its c-fF cts on the preltn*. Hate of < ur ci.inmcrce, and which hiJ become n* c-.diary to pre vent c?ur trade from becoming win dy fuliferviuit to the intends of the eii< my ; vve nuan trie aft piuhibi ting ihe u(e ol Briti/h licen. ies. I his will put an end, we iru’L to the difgraceiul intercourse e > tied on with tfie cm my under this vvile at leak ; th*>ugb vv (ear that a neu tral char, ft r is cs cafily pure haled as a idiitifl: IFence, and that many of iur vefii v.iii .dlu'iL r! former v.dii. !t cannot i v. take the lauer. bid!, much will have been u* ne to reui.dv an evil, which c->i;!d only hive been cured by a gct.viu! et:t ba-go 1 It : proposed amendment to tlic natural!/a*ioti law. which lias b- en lot two oi three f-.ili c.i bandit o a- I lit between tile two li uks cf (d>i.gifts, bar, at length pafFd, in a:i impirtvct Ih >pe, we believe, but the only l*rm in which i: c-u*!.l meet the views of a niaj -lity of both Houfts, and in f'ufti a if re.i, too, as will mate'iailv an.t-inl and improve the exiflit g pre vi lions ua that head. In coniequ* nc? of rl.e fn fl. i Hioa c-f rhe riiirigetith Cengrefs h;n;ng beer: held iti anticipation of i!;_ pe siod, prcfciihe. . v l: e ( • r.fli:i::ic-.n as t’ at on v.!.: h tin li -it Iftli nos of each Clongr-.i.-. (Fall !)t left : un it Is otherwile v i.v.fted fry law, it bc canrerectiT ry to provid'. by lavvoa what day Ct ngreb Ihould ag .in as semble. A law was accordingly p.tdivd fixing the r. xt ii.eiflog <i Congrcis tor the firfl Momlay in December, the day n wf-.ich C - :i ----grefs would have alt’ tnbled, lead r.o law pil'kd authormag :.'.i Extta Sftii >n. “1 Ft. above flrtement cotnpriA=s all the lav\S . :piiU’io natuie v hi* h were pafFd doling the fi ii or.. Sev eral other nv.afures of impc*rm;cc were p.ropoFJ, and received thi ir qi ietus in tme or the ether branch of the I egiflzture, among vvliich was a general I robargo, the fate of which is too recent to require any particular remark; fre-m us. IF- (übjrft, bgfldcs, is putty v. .11 under:: ft by the people at large, vl.o are quit • as competent as cur felv *s to i-jdje cf its t-xredu vtcv. J 1< I 4 Our intention v.-..s merely to uflV-r a general Hate merit of a!! the mca f'u: • cf v get:tra.! nature which p.T ----fe-.i t; .* k)t>•.*)• U : am! a':! the laws ot that c! fvtrip.ii-.in, we h<lie-v , are c u: pftled iu t!;e ab- vc reenpituia i.-n. A ./ft hiuUh'tnctr* o ri. (A :< ii'p.nti.s, TK.I.T ( AS yVV. -ft .ft snsDs, I D. 6. C.iMJ'S?.LZ.