TIFT a CONGRESS of tit UNITED STATES,
At the Second Session,
Begun and held at the City of Phi
ladelphia, iu the State of Penn
sylvania, on Monday, the
thirteenth of November,
one thousand fcven hun
dred and nihetv-feven.
AN ACT,
Supplementary to and to amend the act, in
tituled) " An act to establish an uniform
rule of naturalization ; and to repeal the
tict heretofore passed on that subject
Sec. i. it enacted by the Senate and
r) Representatives of the
. United States of America, in Congress as
sembled, That no alien (hall be admitted to
become a citizen of the United States, or of
any (late, unless in the manner prescribed by
(he act, intituled " An act; to establish an
uniform rule of naturalization ; and to re
peal the act heretofore passed oh that fubjeft,"
he (hall have declared his intention to become
a citizen of the United States, five years, at
ieaft, before his admiflion, and fliail, at the
time of his application to be admitted, de
clare and prove, to the fatistsftion of the
co ( urt having jurifdiftion in the cale, that he
has resided within the United States fourteen
years, at least, and within the state or terri
tory where, or for which such court is at the
tune held, live years, at least, besides con
form::i to the other declarations, renuncia
tions and proofs, by the said aft required,
anything therein to the contrary hereof not
withft,mding : Provided, That any alien,
Wli'o was rciijing within the limits, and un
der the jurifdiftion of the United States, be
fore the twenty-ninth day of January, one
thousand seven hundred and ninety five, may,
•within one year sfter the palling of this aft
■ and any alien who (hall have made the de
floration of his intention to become a citi
zen of the United States, in conformity to
the of the aft, intitufed " An aft
to eftaUlifh an uniform rule of naturaliza
tion, and to repeal the aft '.retofore pafled
on tint fubjeft,'' may, within four years as- 'j
tor hiVimj made the declaration aforefaid, be
to become a citizen in the manner
pWPFilied by the said aft, upon his making
pro >f that lie has relided five years, at lead,
within the limits, and under the jurildiftion
of the United State* : And provided also,
That no alien, who shall be a native, citizen
denizen or fubjeft of any nation or state
with whom the United States (hall be at war,
at the time of his application, (hall be then
admitted to become a citizen of the United
States.
Sec. ;. And be it further enacted, That
it shall be the daty of the clerk or other re
cording officer of the court before whom a
declaration lias bee a, or Ihall be made, by
any alien, of his intension to become a citi
zen of the United States, to certify and tranf
rnit to the office of the Secretary of State of
the United States, to bj there filed and re
corded, an abftraft of (\ich declaration, in
Which, vhen,-(icr.'after lhall be a suita
ble defcrippt>n of the name, age, nation, re
frl 'lice ji-na occupation tor the time being, of
the ali-ii j such certificate to be made in all
cases, the declaration has been or (hall
he rttjHHfct* % puffing of this aft, with
in thereafter ; and in all other
cases, i®n two months after the declara
tion (hall be received by the court :—And
|r all cases herein after arising, there (hall be
paid to the clerk, or recording officer as
aforefaid, to defray the expense of such ab
(Traft and certificate, a tee of two dollars ;
and the clerk or officer to whom such fee
(hall be paid or tendered, who (hall refufe or
negleft to make and certify an abftraft, as
aforefaid, (Lall forfeit and pay the sum of ten
dollars.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
in all cases of naturalization heretofore per
mitted, or which (hall be permitted, under
the laws of tl)e United States, a certificate
(hall be made to, and filed in the office of the
Secretary of State, containing a copy of the
record refpefting the alien, and the decree or
order of admiflion by the court before whom
the proceedings thereto have been, or (hall be
had : And it (hall be the duty of the clerk or
other recording officer of such court, to make
and tranfinit such certificate, in ail cases
which have already occurred, within three
months after the parting of this aft and
\ in all future cases, within two months from
and after the naturalization of an alien (hall
J be granted by any court competent thereto :
And in all future cases, there (hall be paid to
i'uch clerk or recording officer the sum of two
dollars, as a fee for such certificate, before
the naturalization prayed for, (hall be allow
ed : And tlie clerk or recording officer, whose
duty it to make and transmit the
aforefaid, who (hall be convifted
r-f a wilful negleft therein, (hall forfeit-and
p.iy the sum of ten dollars, for each and
every offence.
Sec. 4. And bt it further enacted, That
all white persons, aliens, (accredited foreign
ministers, consuls, or agents, their families
and doineftics, excepted) who, after the pass
ing of this aft, (hall continue to relide, or
who (hall arrive or come to reside in any port
or pi .ice within the territory of the United
States, (hall be reported, if free, and of the
age of twenty one years, by themselves, or
being under the ajfe of twenty one years, or
holden in fere ice, by their parent, guardian
mailer or mistress in whole care they (hall be,
to the clerk of the diftrift court of the dif
trift, if living within ten milesr of the port
ov place, in whiih their relidence or arrival
ihall be, and otherwise, to the colleftor of
such port or place, or i'ome officer or other
person there, or nearest thereto, who fliail
be authorized by the President of the Unit
ed States, to register aliens : And report, as
afoiefaid, (hall be ( made in all cases of refi-
Vfajce, within fix months from and after the
I'viafijog u[,thij aft, arid in all after cases,
Vithiri forty-eight hours after the. firllarriv
;,! or coming into the territory of the United
States, and' ihall ascertain the sex, place of
birth, age, nation, place of allegiance or ci
tizenlhip, condition or occupation, and place
of actual or intended re fide net 'within the
Uiii'.wl GtaUi, the alien of aliens reported I
and by whom the report is made. And it!
(hall be the duty of the clerk, or other offi
cer, or per/on, authorised, who shall receive
such report, to record the fame in a book to
be kept for that purpose, and to grant to the
person making-such report, and to each indi
vidual concerned therein, whenever required,
a certificate of such report and registry : and
whenever such report and registry (hall be
made to, and by any officer or person autho
rised, as aforefaid, other than the clerk of
the diftrift court, it ihall be the duty of such
officer, or other person, to certify and trans
mit, within three months thereafter, atra.nl
cript of such registry, to the said clerk of the
diftrift court of the diftrift in
fame (hall happen ; who (hall file the fanittj An
his office, and (hall enter and tranferib. ti£
fame in a book to be kept by him for that jM
ppfe. And the clerk, officer or other peiH
authorised to register aliens, (hall be entiH
to receive for each report and registry of H
individual or family of individuals, the (H
of fifty cents, and for every certificate oiS
report and registry the sum of fifty cents, I
be paid by the perfonniaking or requiring tfl
fame, refpeftively. And the clerk of thfl
diftrift court, to whom a return of the re
gistry of any alien, (hall ha\e been made, as
aforefaid, and the fucceil'or of such clerk,and
of any other officer or person authorised to
register aliens, nv ho (hall hold any former re
gistry, (hall and may grant certificates there
of, to the fame effect as the original register
might do. And the clerk of each diftrift
court, (hall, during one year from thep.i'ing
of thii aft, make monthly returns to the
Department of State, of all aliens registered
and returned, as aforefaid, Tn his office.
Sec. j. And be it f.irtber enacted, That
every alien who fliail continue to reside, or
who (hall arrive, as aforefaid, of whom a re
port is required as aforefaid, who fliail reflife
or negleft to make l'uch report, and to re
ceive a certificate thereof, (hall forfeit and
pay the sum of two dollars ; and any justice
of the peace, or other civil magi ft rate, who
has authority to require furcty of the peace,
(hall and may, on complaint to him made
thereof, cause such alien to be brought before
( him, there t% give fitrety of the peace and
good behaviour during his refideuce witiin
the United States, or for such term as the
justice or other magistrate tffeleem reason
able, and until a report of such
alien (hall be made, and a certificate thereof
received as aforefaid ; and in failure of such
surety, such alien (hall and may be committed
to the common goal, and fliail be there held,
until the '-rder which the justice or magif
tratp (hall aivcfmay reafonibly make, in the
premlfes, (hall he performed. And every
person, whether alien, or other, having the
care of any alien or aliens, under the age of
twenty one years, or of any white alien hold
en in service, who fliail refufe and negleft to
make report thereof, as aforefaid, ihall for
feit the sum of two dollars, foreach and eve
ry such minor or servant, and monthly, and
every month, until a report and registry. and
a certificate thereof, (hall be had, as afore
faid.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That
in refpeft to every alien, who (hall come to
reside within the United States after the pair
ing of this aft, the time of the registry of
such alien fliail betaken to be the time when
the term of relidence within the limits, and
under the jurifdiftion of the United States,
(hall have commenced, in cafe of an applica
tion by such alien, to be admitted a citizen of
the United States ; and a certificate of such
registry fliail be required, in proof of the
term of residence, by the court to whom
such application shall and may be made.
.Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That
all and singular the penalties established by
this aft, (hall and may be recovered in the
name, and to the use of any person, who will
inform and sue for the fame, before any
judge, justice, or court, having jurifdiftion
in such cafe, -and to the amount of such pe
nalty, refpeftivelv.
JONATHAN DAYTON,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
TH : JEFFERSON,
Vice President of the United States,
and President of the Senate.
Approved —June 18, 1798.
JOHN ADAMS,
President of the United States.
AN ACT,
In additon to the act, intiuled, " An act for
the punishment of certian crimes against
the United States.
g ec> j DE it enacted by the Senctt and
-1J House of Representatives of the
United States of America, in Congress assem
bled, That if any persons fliail unlawfully
combine or conspire together, with intent to
oppose any measure or measures' of th; go
vernment United States,-,which are or
(hall be by proper authority, or to
impede theopfration of any law of the Uni
ted States, or to intimidate or prevent any
perfpn holding a plase or office in or nnder
the government of the United States, from
undertaking, performing or executing his
trust or duty , and if any person or persons,
with intentas aforefaid, lhall counsel, advise
or attempt to procure any inlurreftion, riot,
unlawful aflenibly, or combination,
such confpirat>s»threaU'niiig, coupfel, advice,
or attempt the proposed effect or
not,, he or they IhalTbsjieemed gu'lty, of
high misdemeanor, and before
any court of the United jnrif.
diftion thereof, fliail be puniftied by a fine
not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by
imprisonment during a term not less than
fix months nor exceeding five
furt ler, at the discretion of the court may
be holden to find sureties for his good be
liWiour in such sum, and for such time, a
th? said court may direst.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if
any perfcn (hal^ write, print, utter publifli,
or ihall cause or procure to be written, prin
ted, uttered or publilhed, or fliail knowingly
and willingly assist or aid in writing, print
ing', uttering or publilhing any falfe, scan
dalous and malicious writing or writings
against the government of the United States,
or either house of the Cong re is of the' Uni-
1 ted States, or the Piefulrnt of the United 1
t States, with intent to defame the laid go
- vernment, or either houle of the laid Con- .
: grefs, or the said Prelident, or to bring
) them, or either of them, into contempt or
; dii'repute ; or to excite aguinll them, or
- either or any of them, the hatred of the good
, people of the United States, or, to stir up
1 (edition within the United. States ; or toex
; cite any unlawful combinations therein, for ,
- oppofinjj or reiiftihg any law of the United '
f States, done in puriuance of any such law, (
i or of the powers in him vested by the confti- ,
tution of the United States; or to telift, op
- pole, or defeat any I'uch law or art ; or to ,
e aid, encourage or abet any holtile deligns of ,
e any foreign nation against the United States, j
!i tlieir people or government, then such per
t being thereof convifted before any j
: of the United States having jurifdic- ]
thereof, (hall be punished by a tine not ]
ding two thousand dollars, and by im- ,
nment not exceeding two years,
c. 3. And be it further enacted and de
i, That if any person (hall bcprolecuted
r this aft, for the writing or publishing
ibel aforefaid, it fliall be lawful for tho
dant, upon the trial of the cause, to give
idence in his defence, the truth of the
s matter contained in the p:>' lic~tion charged
i as a libel. And the Wivho (flail try the
i can ft-, (hall have a.r?_C"t to (Ic'rmine the '
- law and the faft, lender the direction of the
- court, as in other cases.
r Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That
t this aft (hall continue and be in force until '
r the thiid day of March, one thwufand eight -
; hundred and one, and no longer : Provided,
1 That the expiration of the act fliall not pre
vent or defeat aprofecution and punHhment
t of any offence again ft the law, during the (
r time it (hall be in foroe. ' J
JONATHAN DAYTON, 5
r Speaker of the House of Representatives, t
THEODORE SEDGWICK,
[ President of the Senate, pro tempore, c
: Appßorsi), Julv 14, 1798.
, JONN ADAMS, 1
, Presidtnt of the United States. t
• _ 1,
DONATIONS I
Received by the Committee appointed to dif-
1 tribute the Donations rec ived for allevi
ating the diftrelTes of those who are luffcr- t
ing in conlequeuce of the late calamity,
viz :
4 barrels of Beef from John Ilaincs,, High
Constable of this city, being purchalid
with his moiety of fines, received in the 5.
execution of his office.
200 lbs. Codfifli, 1 barrel of Mackarel, and
one barrel of Onions, from —— of this ?
city.
10 bulhels of Potatoes from Daniel Maule, n
of Rodnor.
Rv order of the Committee.
EDWARD GARRIGUE3. Chairman. !
Attest, I
P, BARKER, Clerk. h
ift mo. 14th, 1799. £
At a meeting of the Stock-holders of the c
Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike Road
Company, the following gentlemen were "
YlefteS for the present year:
PJtESIDENT. ''
ELLISTON PEROT. 1
AtAHACEftS. 0
Edward Hand, James C. Fiflier,
Rich'd Downing, Jun.Jofiah Hewes,
Richard Thomas, Godfrey Haga,
William Sanfom, John Curcven, C
Jacob Downing, George Carpenter,
Thomas M. Willing.Abraham Carpenter, 0
treasurer. n
TENCH FRANCIS. 1 t,
secretart. f;
WILLIAM GOVETT. p
January, 14, 1799. u
; b
India Sales, 1
AT NEW-YORK. d
Cargo of the Ship Atlantic, "
ON MONDAY, 1
The lift inlhnt, at ta o'clock, oppose the
Auftion-Room, for approved endorled
Notes at 60 days,
The Cargo of the /lip Atlantic, lately ™
from Madras, entitled to drawback, t(
—AS FOLLOWS—
6ca balesAhmood cotton,pr. lamplc of jo bale r
■ aoo bags of Barrille or Alkale, ic Ac (tag p
In lots each
( 5 bhds. SaliMkc, per sample, f . v
4 do. Aloes do. 11
1 do. do.
I "do. Verdigreafe, do. o
6 do. AfTafffitida, do.
5 boxes Pruflian Blue do.
N. B.—All the above articles may be ex
amined previous to the sales, either per sample
or on board, by applying to the auftion-room.
ON IVEDNESDAT,
The 13d inflant, at the (tore No. in, Green
wich ftrcet, for approved endorsed notes
at 60 and 90 days, *
An elegant and valuable assortment of
Madras Bengal Piece Goods,
CONSISTING OF J
Madras handkerchiefs of the Uleft fafhion I
and the be,ft patterns, in hales and trunks,
Ventapaulen handkerchiefs, of the lateli.
| fafhion and the hell patterns, .
Combroys, ''
Salanipores, b
Snperfanamoor,
Fine long clocks, 0
Do check'd handkerchiefs, eSjfc. . jfp
j Do. cambric do. JOS
Do. book muslin do. j£l3k
f Do. jaconet do do. JK
2 Gold and silver
l Embroidered do. bcolg^o
With a variety of othei kinds of do
f Blue guineas, India calicoes,
Mogga Cowrie Cowrje, Sanah Moores
Mamnodies, Baftas, Gurrahs
Bandannoe handkerchiefs c
With a variety of other articles which 1
will be particularly dffignated in catalogues,&c. n
which will be delivered on the dav previots to
the sales, when the goods may he viewed.
ISA AG MOSES ist SONS. 0
New-York, 15th Jan. (i 7) dtaoth I.
CONTINUATION OF
HatciToreigu Articles
VIA XFW-TjRK.
LONDON, October 12.
It has been generally dated tha- the Cullo
den was the leadingflu'pof the E.iglidi Fleet.
This we find to h'-tve been a mit'take. The
Culloden was the last but two ; and when
the French Fleet were descried in Bequieres
Bay, (he had a prize tow. The lignal was
made for her to throw off her prize, which
was of course immediately done, and it was
from captain Troubridge's great anxiety to
gee into aftiou that was the cause of his :rtif
fortune in running on the (hoal. The Oo
liath was the fir ft fliip that headed the Fienqh
line, and the Zealous the feiord. At the
time that the Bririlh Admiral made the sig
nal f.r the attack, he made one for the Goli
ath and Zealous to fouiid as they flood in,
and try to flioot a head of the enemy's line
—This, as is already knoivn, was moil hap
pily effefted.
From the'JLondan Gazelle.
Abmiralty-Office, Oft. 30.
Copy of a letter from Capl. Durham, Com
mander of his Mi j city't Ship Anfjn to Evan
Aepean Efj. dated in Plymouth Sound.
I beg leave to inclose yi u a copy < f a let
ter sent by this poll, to the Right Hob.
Admiral L°rd Bridport.
Anfon, in Plymouth Sound, OS. 27.
My Lord,
Fiomthe disabled ftateof his majefly's
(hip under my command in the.aftion of the
13th inflant. and the wind remaining to tbe
S. W. I was unavoidably fe; arated from
the squadron under the command of Sir
John Borlafe Warren Bart. K. B. and drove
considerably to the N. W. of Ireland.
I ha»e great fatisfaftion in informing your
Lordfnip, that on the 18th at day lijy* tin
the morning, I di'covered a large (hip to
leeward, fortunately for me, with the lof* of
her fore and main top malls, (the Anfon
being by no means in a situation toc'.-afe,)
her mizen-mafl gone, main yard and main
ciofstreei ; the bowsprit and fore-yard (hot
through in fcveral places.
I immediately bore up, and got along fide
of her. After an aftion of an hoar and a
quarter, moll gallantly difptited, which does
the highefl iionor to Citizen
Segone, her commander, (he struck, and
proved to be La Loire, one of the largest
and fined frigates belonging to the Repub
lic prcfented by the city of Nantz, quite
new and ne»cr before at sea, pierced for 50
guns, mounting 46 eighteen pounder, ha
ving on board 664 men, troops included,
among whom are a number of artillery,
Etat-Majors for three regiments. La Loire
bad 48 men killed and 74 wounded, was one
of four frigates which the Anfon engaged
13th, as was making her escape from the
coast.
I beg leave particularly toacknowledge the
fleady and good behavior of my officers and
Petty Officers; cannot avoid recommending
to your Lordlhip's notic# my Firlt Liep
tenaut Mr. John Hinton, whose conduft not
only upon this occasion but many others,
has met with my fulled approbation { not
derogating from the behavior of Lieutenants
Meager, Manderfon, and Mr. William
Chrifliop,the Mader.
I have also to acknowledge the services
of Lieuteuants Bell and Derrirgofthe.ma
rinea, who' commanded the carronades ; as
to my (hip's company, they have been my
faithful companions during four years in
pretty aftive service, and whose conduft
upon all occasions merit my warmed appro
bation.
Having fallen in, the night before the ac
tion, with his majedy's brig Ranjgaroo, I or
dered Captain Brace, from the Anfon's disa
bled date, to continue in company, and am
much indebted to him for the service he
has rendired me in taking possession of La
Lotre.
herewith I fend a lift of the killed and
wounded.
Killed.—Alexander Duncan, Quarter
maßer , Matthew Birch, seaman.
Wounded.—Mr. W. Abell, F'rft Lieu
tenant of marines; Mr. Wiiliam Robillard,
Mr. Francis It. Payler, Midlhipman : Hen
ry Wilson, Jame* Davis, John Adams, John
Houdon, William Shaw, Peter William,
William Thomas, (Second,) Patrick Cutn
mings, Robert Dillon, marines.
Inclofcd is a lift of the llores, Sec. found
on board of La Loire Republican frigate.
Cloathirg complete for 3000 men,
1020 Mulkets in cases. •
200 Sabres.
360 Pouches,
25 Cases of mufltet ball cartridges.
I Brass field piece, w itk a great quan
tity of amunition of different kinds.
Intrenching tools.
I have the honor, &c.
H DURHAM.
Oftoher 24.
Extraft of a letter from Liverpool, dated
Oftober 20, 1798—Half pall 9, P. M.
" A packet has this moment arrived that
left Dublin last night, at 7 P. M. The pas
sengers report, that three other frigates had
been brought into Sligo."
Such appears to be the final result of one
of the lall expeditions which we believe the
jMSjjMWrof France will be able to fit
MHHBJIk Sir j. B. Warren's viftory is
which we havelately atchiev
from the inferiority of the
Jpfsxe witTP*«H£U he had to contend. W9
; jlave every reason to hope that the account
laid to be brought of the capture of the
three frigates in Sligo Bay will prove to be
correft, and we (lull then have to congra
tulate our countrymen on another complete
[ naval viftor.y.
A gentleman lately arrived from Ham
burgh, lays, when the news arrived there
°f viftory arrived there,
, the F«#Kwtre unanimo#ln teflifying their
.joy, by ringing the bells, i:] um afcJ
j bonfires, See. which Co offended the mi,,,.
, ter of i he Great Nation, that he fe„t a ,
| tohe fsnate, definng them to forbid a l|
pncfi ridiculous and iUulting exceffeg i„ f u .
• ture ; and to life their authority in fttDor f
j g that for Lord Nelson's vi&ory.
',h T v e H f m r hur g^ r3 are so disgusted with
j , e Frenc,l » r "r taking their (hips, that thole
Who formerly cfpoufed their cause, are now
their profeffed enemies.
she Gazette of last night contains ad
ice or coiifiderable importance from differ
.cat parts of the world. In America I"
| perceive a fpir.t of energy and enterprise?
gtinft the common enemy, which is worthy
the imuat.pn of every European state , Z
the 1 urko shew a like inveteracy against the
fame enemy, whose system of difor ganiza !
non and plunder is now happily unmalked
to all the world. The capture of the dif.
patche.to Buonaparte i. also noticed in cap
Hope s letter, and we trust that the two
brave learner., who saved them at the rilk
of th, ir lives will not go unrewarded. The
capture of La Resolute frigate by capuia
Moore, ,g confirmed, and a very rich p ri «
has been taken by capt Digby of the A*
rora. A number of captureshave also been
made in the Weft.Judieg.
"1 efterday morning we received the Par,
papei* to the, pth inft. which contain new
of confiaerabfc importance.
By them we learn that'the vote of the
deputation of,he empire, at Raitadt on the
fubjeft of the I,ft noie of the French p| e -
Although the cqncluflon has not been yet
made public, it „ fufficientlv afcer.ained
that the majority of votes coincide, in re
jecting several conditions offered by the
French— particularly those which deny to
the empire the privilege of confining for
tifications, or forming entrenched camp,
but at the difiance of 3 000 toifes from the
left bank of ihe Rlune, and of burtfcemW
the llatei on the ngh: bank with the debts
contracted by those on the leftbank of ihat
riftr.
In the different votes given on this occa
sion, several circumftanceg appear which an
nounce the influence of our naval trinmphg
on the negeciationg at Raftadt. We parti
cularly observe in the vote of Austria anen
el[Ry» which increafei in proportion as the
disasters experienced by the French compel
them to luwe the arrogance of their tase
and to recede from their exorbitant pretei
fior.g. It refultg from this change, that
peace is not so near as many perfong were
inclined lo.think from the perusal of the late
note which wag given in by the French pit
nipotentiaries.
The Parig paperg state that a veflel dif
patcbed by Bu»naparte had at length been
furtunatc enough to escape the vigilance of
our cruizerg under captain Trowbridge, and
had.landed a Courier at Ancona, who brot
the firft oifpatchesto the French government
which have been received from Egypt.**::
They are dated the middle cf August, but
contain no detailg of importance relative to
the military oprrationg of the French. It
appcarg fr»m them that Buonaparte ig en
tirely engaged in organizing the country ac
cording to the revolutionaiy mode, and in
providing meani of security against the at
tackg of the Mamelukeg and Aiabs. Thie
ig next to a confrffion that he found more
enemieg in Egypt than he expe&ed ; and
when the force of the country (hall be aug
mented by the Turkilh troopg which are
now embarking at Conftantiaople, his situ
ation must necessarily become extremely cri
tical. The dispatches contradict the report
that the French bad matched into Suez and
into Syria.
Among other undertakings of public (eco
nomy which at present dire As the attention
of Mr. Pitt, it is proposed to fimplify the
receipts of the cullonis by bonding all goods
imported ; which will not only (economize
the expencc of colleftion, but considerably
d.minilh the amount of commercial capital
to carry on trade. At present tbe collecti
on of the ruftonis is after the rate of 61. 7s.
jd. per centum, while the collection, of the
excile is after the rate only of 4!. Bs. lod,
per centum ; so it was for 1797.
The gross receipt of customs
in 1797, was 16,339,878 19 6
And yet the nett produce
wasonly .... 5,014,461 i? 11
Above thirteen hundred thousand pounds
being paid in drawbacks and allowances,
which have the double evil of increaGng the
expence of coHeftion, and unnecessarily de
mands and incrcafe of capital in the mer
chant. Whereas, if all goods imported were
allowed to be warehoused and bonded until
they were wanted, we should add to the temp
tation of making England the emporium of
the world.
Advices were yefterd'tv received at the Ad
miralty Office from Admiral Sir Rich
ard Onflow, giving of his having
effected a landing Texel Island, tak
en pofleflion of it, and then llcured the com
mand of the Texel River. The fafe and ca
pacious bay which this island affords to our
(hipping, will render it a valuable acquil>
tion.
Letters were vefterday received by lon*
commercial houfesin the city, from Rotter
dam, dated on the 20th, dating, that on
the preceding day the Batavian Conventio*
hadpaffeda decree, that on the 31ft mft> n0
linglifti goods whatever, (houUl be allowed
the Dutch parts direct from Eng
land, coals excepted. From the Ift to the
13th of November, all English vessels arriv
ing in Dutch ports, are to be ordered to c.e
part immediately for a neutral port: and after
the 15th, all Englilh vessels entering the
Dutch ports, -are to be confilcated for the be
nefit of the Batavian Republic.
Printing V\ ork,
Of Every Kind,
EXECU'i ED AT THE SHORTEST
NOTICE,
At the Office nf tlx Gazette of tlx
United Stat i s,
Of ,tj.