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VOL. V.
AUGUSTA —PRINTED By
Thirteenth Congress.
House of Representatives.
Thursday, June io.
THE WAYS AND MEANS.
Mr. Eppes , from the com
mittee of Ways ami Means,
made the following
REPORT.
The committee of Ways
and Means, to whom was
referred so much of the mes
sage of the Preffdent of the
United States as relates to
the establii'hment of a well
iigeffed system of internal
revenue, have had the fame
linder consideration. They
Keen) it uuneceffiry to say
■ny thing as to the necoffity
fcf providing additional re
venue at a time when the
general rate of expenditure
mas been so much inc eased
fcy measures neceflarily con
ledtd with a date ot war.
■ icference to the reports
Irom the Treasury Depart- j
lent and from the commit- |
Ire of Ways and Means, da - !
Ing the last and. preceding
■cars, will shew that a pro
■fion for additional revenue
■n no longer be delayed, 1
■ithout a violation of ail
ftffe principles held sacred
■ every country where the
■lue and importance of na
■onal credit have been jud
■ estimated. They have
■viewed the fyitem hercto
■re presented, and taking
■to consideration its having
Jen fandtioned in its prin
■jilt'S by a vote of the
■oust of Representatives,
■ve determined to tecom
■end its adoption, with
Jne modifications, in pre
sence to commencing a
■w fyftcm et a period when
■itherthe principles or de
lls could rec« ve me ma
■fe consideration on which
ftne they could venture to
■commend i.s adoption.
ft e bills heretofore le^ort
■ were founded jii estimates
ftich assumed fur a baris
. V providing a revenue luf
ftcnt to meet the exoences
■ the peace eildbiiffimtnt,
ft interest on the old debt,
ftfuch new loans as h.ve
ftn or may be hereafter
P toriled. Theft ieverai
ftis fur the ye-.r 1814, are
ftrnated as follows :
Spences of the
ft 53 "'" 4 eitablith-
I met „
■ m 7,000,000
■ Tne 1 . /.
m « 1 ,*st on the
■ Pnbl. • .
1 ~ , -nt.
■ On the y
I dtrt.
I On the - 100 ' 000
■ls « |-
I 1 vent lev .
I 1 *•.«., i f
1 luU) •*
I I ding tet
II rary loatm
[ ceivcdinm
ot the toA
11,00 c, %
vvhicii w,
1 A
ck
ref
MIRROR OF THE TIMES
Daniel starnes & Co.
remain unpad
in 1814 500,000
On 6 per cent
dock of the
year 1813 1.090,000
On Yreaiury
notes which
will b e rcim
burfed, in
1814, fay on
5,000,000 at
5 2—5 per
cent. 270,000 1
On the loan for
14—interest814—inter-
eft payable
within that
} ea r 440,000
11,400,000
The revenue now
established be
ing elKrnated
to produce 5,800,000
, Leaves to be pro- -
vidsd for 5,600,000
To meet the Turn tne com-
S mi tree propole
! A diredt tax ot 3,000,000
Internal duties , viz :
Duties jo dills lay 765,0d0
On refi led lugars 200,w00
On retail’s licences 5 n,,000
On lales at audiion 50,0*0
On carriages 1 50,000
On bank notes and
negociable paper 400,000
On lull at 20 cents 400,000
Additional duty on
tonnage 900,000
1
6,365,000
Deduct for expen
ces ©f collect!,
on, all llmeut.
and losses, 750,000
Leaves 5,615,000
The committee tnerefoie
ask leave to report the fol
lowing bills:
1 A bill for the afleffment
and collection of direct taxes. ;
2 \ bdl to lay and collect
a d-reit tax within the U.
btatex.
3 A bill 1 tying a duty on
imported salt.
4 A bill establishing the
office of ComimiTioner of
the Revenue.
5 A Dill laying dut’eson
licences to retailers of wines,
spirituou, liquors, and lor
eign mtrehand ze.
6. A bill laying duties on
carriages for the conveyance
of persons.
7. A bill laying duties on
licences to distillers of spir
ituous liquors.
8. A bill laying duties on
sales at auction of foreign
merchandize and of ships
and vtllcls.
9. A bid laying duties on
sugars refined wulnn the
U lilted f tales
10. A bill laying duties
on Ban* note* and on notes
ot hand and foreign bills of
exchange o f certain descrip
. tions
11. A bill making further
“ Hold the mireor HP TO NATBJ T.—Sbaietf'ean.
WEST BMP OF BROAD-STRF. ET. S ATUR O\YNI OH T. Jun E .26, ,<t, 3 .
j provision for the Collection
jot internal dufes
12 A bill an ad
j ditional duty on foreign,
j tonnage.
The several bills above re
cited were read a first and
second time, referred to a J
committee of the whole,;
and made the order of the
‘day forMosdav.
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FROM OGDENSBURG.
Extratt of a letter fr9m Oy
denjburg, dated May 28,
1813. |
«• We h ave had an un
pleasant occurrence to take
place here, and one which
excited a conliderable a arm,
Three days ago a number of
men dehrted from Prescott,
and palled on through the
country. Col. Pierfonwho
commands at this time at
! Prescott, lent over a Hag
the < slicer w is ordered to lay
unlels the men were given
up the village fhotrlo be
burnt. 1 flatrd to the offi
cer the impropriety of ueh
demand, and the rea’fons
why I did not undertake so
judifiuble a thing, and con
cluded by laying, I much
preferred feeing my houlc
in dames than comply. The
; fl ig returaed, twodayshave
elapsed, and I have heard
noihiug further from the
col. Our village is yt t
Handing. You may eafiiy |
c. the anxiety such a
threat would produce upon
| the minds of the villagers,
a few removed their pruper
\ ty, others got ready to go
thernfclyes. I however,
hh*ve in a meafuie quieted
their minds, and I hope,
the thing will blow over.
It is very humiliating to
be in luch a fuuatio.i, me
naced by rbe enemy with
confhgrarion, and no pro
tection from our own gov
ernment.
j
«* Seventeen fliips have
arrived trom Cork, with 4 to
6000 troops apaitol them
p ,lT~d Prefcottyefterday, the
; relidue are said to be coming
1 on in detachments - Two or
! three hundred bailors have
gone up, and more on the ;
way.
*' N B.— Gen. SheafFe is
highly ce .fared lor his con
duct, and they publicly fay
he is a traitor—that lie had
the means ot defence within
ms leach, &c. Governor
; Provoit is now up- how all
this is I have not heard par
ticularly—-the flag orficer
did n A hesitate to lay l ard
I things of the general -1
j preluine from what he did
! lav: bheaftc is ariciUd.
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From backet's Harbor.
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’ [BY FUR 'TRAM B)\ t]
: he the Srw Oarrrte ye«-
lern .y receiecd irom *n intelligent cor
rcpop.dent, the rollowi particular* of
thp attack on Socket*' Harbor, by the eu
«my ou the ‘.’9:l ult.
Sacket', Harbor, Mav 31.
On Thursday ever, ing
tne Hri.ilh fl et conliAing
of tiie Wolf, 24 guns tbe
Roval George, 24 each (hip,
tiie Ea 1 Moi'a, 18 guns; a
brig and the Prince Regent,
Simcoc and Seneca fch.s.
mounting from 10 to 12
guns each, and two gun
boats, withabout 40 flat bot
tomed boats and baiges, un
der the command of sir Jas
Lucas Yeo, having on b >aid
1200 men under Sir George
Prevoll 1 ir>m Kings
ton, and on Friday the 2Stn
appea-ed off this Ha; no ;
tiie day was Fir an 1 the
wind light, and at noon be
come a leading hr eze lor
the enemy’s veffcL ; the fi.et
hove too at five miles dis
tance, and trail feired their
men to the barges for dis
embarking; and riien bor
up at about two o’clock
wi h the harge» in tow -.
they had stood ihcir course
but a short time when (he)
discovered a fleet of our bar
ge', with Hoops, from Of
wegi‘, coming round Sio
ney Point. The buges
fiuui the enemy’s licet were
dispatched to cut them *,ll
land Jucceeded in taking 12
barges ; seven eLaped ano
arrived at the harbur ; tne
troops in the captured bai
ges nad previwully iucceea
ed in landing and escaping
tu the wooda, and came in
that evening.
It is prefuined that under
the impression tha: more
burges were expected and
in tne evenr of cuttmg them
oli that nignt with tioops
on board, they would have
kfs to oppole—the Heel ,
hauled their wind and (tooa
into South Bay, and dilpat
caed tiie armed barges in
order to way lay them.
At 4 P. M. the fleet lay
by and tne day being ad
vanceu, the intention to
uiiembark that evening was
abandoned.
In the mean time, colo
nel Mills with a part 01 Ins
1 regiment, withdrew from
, i lorle Island, and with a
| detachment of infantrv un
der Col. Tuttle, and mili
tia under Gen Brown, oc
cupied the point ot land op.
polite, during the night, as
the day broke the enemy ap
peared at a small dittance
approaching Hcrle lfhnd,
with upwaids ot 30 barges,
boat", Ccc. tilled With troop-,
and under cover of two
gal boats, effected a
landing about the ilhnj, in
different parts to me num
ber oi 800, they tnen ad
i
w
vanccd in columns an 1 for/
t ed the neeje under a heavy
fie /nom otir troops, in
leveral of the enemy
we.e killed and in the at
tack col. Mills fell with
two woimdsin his bodv
braver man never fell m
battle.
The cnemv having suc
ceeded in gaining the main
liiul, advanced towards toe
harbor; and our troops tie*
ing forced bv superior iium
hers, were compelled to re
tieat through thick woods,
but difputmg the ground
obstinately lot nearly a 'nile.
At this tim~ reinforcements
came up under col. Bn. Sc us
at diagoons, an l fotnc of
the best militia and as the
enemy opened upon the rear
°f f hc village, were chock
ed, but contending obiti
nately an hour and an half.
Shortly afrer the enemy o.
nvned upon tile vilbge, col.
Backus was mortally woun
ded through the tide, and
was taicen off the field —pre
vious r„ this, several valua
ble officers were wounded
and obliged to retire.
Gen. oir George P.o/olt
4’wtuaiiy landed with his
troops, whether he led or
not 1* not afeertained*
At no time .had wc more
than 600 men eu;
e.al men stated tnatail their
nen landed, they cert only
landed at the firff d barka
ti m about 800, calculating
25 or 30 men to a boat.
i’ori unately the morning
was calm, and the fleet
could not get up to the bat
tened they attempted tot - v
but failed, one or twol n ill
veil 1> did approach witmn
‘each ot the guns.
At about 10 o'clock a truce
came in off the batteries a
naval olli.e l , demaf.ditg the
sutrtn-ier of Sackett's il r> o ,
1 n name of the Central and
Cotu in ado. c which w<aj refused
Snot ly aher ano her II ig
come ri t- questing to send mi -
id Otis to the a U .tied of the Bri.
tun loiUie.s 10 our naitjj,
wnich was denied, as the et emy
not y.-t appeared to aban
don the
ing By 1 heir but )ft .
\y alter put off the fLei which
made fail and Itoud off'
Waids Kmgifon.
1 be gr eaielt number of the
enemy tell at this place; th y
n*w b< gan to letrcar. taking If
niDit of then wounded. Our
troops did not purlue them ini
meiutely into the wood, a ,d
dey wet e lufleted qu etiy to
ctnba'k their men, several wera
however, aa le priloixe's who
wcie lounu alter tbe
boa*s*haU u off, au.ong them
were two captains.
By iijjii a.i the enemy were
embaiked and Itand; »g off m
“itj. baiges for .he (leet.
Unlonunatcly the naval t {fi
vers ten m c large ol ihn itatij •,
et fire to the ruvai Uore h of
e , hofpit <i and ma 10c narta k»
by wiiuft ait Uu. liUMietncly 1'
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