PCBLISJED •\V £DNESDA\ S AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FEN NO, No. 4,, BROAD-STREET, NEAR THE EXCHANGE, NEW-YORK [No. 49, x f Vol. ll.] COLLECTION L'AW. Continued. A a'D be it further ena&ed, That there (hall be allowed and r*™ l< r co^e^ors j naval-officers and surveyors to be ap. pointed pursuant to this ast, the fees and per rentage following, teffe Vf° M T ,° e j Ch C °" Ca ° r for '"ranee of any IKip !r anhaW f" 6 toils burthen or upwards, two dollar, and ?nn k : [° r CVe j ry clcaran « of an y '" ch lur "y° r . board any ship or vcfTel of one hundred tons and upward., and having on board goods, wares and mer chandize fubjeft to duty, three dollars ; for the like lervices on boaid any ship or veirel of less than one hundred tons burthen having on board goods, wares and merchandize fubjeft to duty, one and an half dollar ; or. all vefTels not having on board *oods wares and merchandize fubjea to duty, two thirds of a dollar all which fees shall be paid by the master or owner of the ship or vcfTcl m which the said services shall be performed, to the furvev or by whom tneyfhaU be performed, if performed by one only l li' n l * but if performed by more than one, to him ■Who lh.ll have the firfl agency, to be divided in equal parts be tween him and the other or others by whom the said services shall be performed. To each mfpeftoi there shall be allowed tor eve ry day he shall J?c actually employed in aid of the customs, a sum not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents, to be paid by the collector out of the revenue, and charged to the United States. 1q the mcafurers, weighers and guagers refprflively, to be paid hy the collector out of the revenue for the meafureinent of every onenundred bufhcls of grain, thirty ccnts ; f»r the mcafurement of every one hundred buflicls of fait, fortv cents; for the measure- ■ «tvery rnie titnidrcd bulhels of coal, fifty cents ; for the weighing of everyone hundred and twelve pounds, two cents tor the gauging and marking of every cask (to be marked in dura tie characters with his own name and the quantity) ei -ht cents tor computing the contents of, and (if rcquclfed by the partvi marking caf.s contain.ngdiltillcd spirits and wines, three ccnts per cafe ; for counting the number of bottles of cyder, beer, ale or porter, one cent per du/cn ; and in proportion for any greater or less quantity. There shall moreover lie allowed to the collec tors of the diflrifts of New-York and Philadelphia, three-fourths of one per centum on the amount of all monies by them rclpcdl lvcly lecewed on account ol duties ; and to the colleaor of each of tn« other dill, icts by this ast eltaohfhe.i, one per centum on the amount of all monies by them refpcaively received on the laid account of duties. And whereas the allowances aforefaid will not afford an ade quate compensation to the officers herein after mentioned, by rca fon ot the small proportion of business done at the ports to which they refpeflivcly belong, although the said officers arc necessary to the accommodation ot the inhabitants, the facility of commerce, and the fecunty of the revenue. Therefore, Be it further enaded, That in addition to the fees and emolu ments which thall accrue to the said officers from the provifioni aforefaid, they shall fcverally have and be entitled to the rcfpedlivc allowances following, to wit: The colle&or of the dilhids of Saint Mary's in the State of Georgia, Brunfwick, Beaufort, South Quay, Cherrystone, Folly Landing, Annapolis, Yeocomico, Saifit Mary's, Oxford, Sagg-Harbour, Palfamaquody, the yearly sura of one hundred dollars each. The colle&ors of the diftri&s ot Sunbury and Penobl'cot, in MalTachufctts, the yearly sum of iixtv dollars each. The collectors of the diflri&s of Hampton, Snowhill, Bridgetown, Burlington, Frenchmans-Bay, and Edgai- > town, the yearly sum of fifty dollars each. The surveyors of the , ports of Frederu kfburg, Smithfield, Port-Royal, Suffolk, Wcft- Point, Richmond., Petersburg and Little Egg-Harbour, theyear- Jy sum of eighty dollars each. The surveyors of the ports of Swanfborou -h, Urbanna, Town-Creek, Albany, Hudson, Ston ington, East-Greenwich, and Gloucester, fifty dollais each. And be it further enafled, That every colle&or, naval-officer, and surveyor, shall cause to be affixed and constantly kept in some public and confpicuons place of his office, a fair table of the rates of fees and duties dcmandable by law, and (hall give a receipt tor the fees he shall teceive, fpecifying the particular.* ; and in cafe of failure therein, shall forfeit and pay one hundred dollars, to be recovered with colls, in any court having cognizance there of, to the use of the iuformer ; and if any officer of the customs Jhall demand or receive any greater or other fee, compenfjtion or reward, for executing any duty or service required of him by law, he shall forfeit and pay two-hundred dollars for each offence, recoverable in manner alorefaid for the use of the paity grieved. And be it further enacted, That the duties and f cs to be col lided by virtue of this a£f, shall be payable in or silver coin, at the following rates, that is to fay : The gold coins of Fiance, England, Spain and Portugal, and all other gold coins of equal finenefs, at eighty-nine cents for every penny weight : The Mex ican dollar at one hundred cents ; the crown ot France at one clollaV and eleven cents ; the crown of England at one dollar and eleven cents ; all silver coin of equal fincncfs, at one dollar and < ieven cents per ounce; and cut silver of equal finenefs, at one dollar and fix cents per ounce. And be it further enacted, That all the drawbacks allowed by law • n the exportation of goods, wares and merchandize imported, shall be paid or allowed by the colle&or at whose office the said goods, wares and merchandize were originally entered, and not othefwife, retaining one per centum for the benefit of the United States. And that the allowances on dried and* pickled tilh of the^ WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1790, fiiheries ofthe United States, and on failed provisions of the Uni ted States, fhal be paid by the collcftor of the diftrifl from which ic amc a be exported, without any deduction or abatement. Provided always, and be it further enarled, That in order to entitle i C £ x P"£ ter r exporters ot jny goods, wares or merchandize, to the benefit of the said drawbacks or allowances, he or (he lhall' previous to putting or lading the fjme on board of any Ihip or ii n C ? P , ort *''„ on ' S' ve twenty-four hours notice at lead to the collector of the Qiftrift from which the fame are about to be ex ported of his, her or their intention to export the fame, and of the particulars thereof, and of the calks. cases, thefts, boxes, and other packages or parcels containing • fame, or of which the fame con lilt, and ot their rcfpefhve nui*s, umbers and contents, and if imported articles, of the (hip or to. p., vessel or vessels in which the person or persons for or by whom, and the plac<- or places from which they were imported. And in lefpeft to the said im- P Ti le a artlc1 "' P roof 111311 bc m - lde «> th e latlsfaftion of the said collector, by the oaths of the person or persons (including the said exporter or exporters) through whose hands the said articles (hall have palled, according to the bell of their knowledge and belief, re pec mg the due importation of the said articles, according to law and in conformity to such notice of their identity, and of the pay ment or fecunng the payment of the luties thereupon. And in refpeft to the said dried and pickled fill, and faked provisions, proof (ball be made to the fatisfaclion of the laid cotleaor, accotd !L' g c?i. C 'T" " C " ofthe cafr ' that the fame, iffilh,are of the fiiheries of the United States ; if faked provisions, were salted within ihe United Slates. And the said collector shall infpeft or cau eto c infpetted, the goods, wares or merchandize so notified tor exportation ; and if they (hall bc found to correspond with the notice and proofcoucerning thefamc, the said colleaor (hall giant a permit for lading the fame on boaid the (hip or velTel named in such notice, which lading (hall be performed under the fupe.in tendance of the officer by whom the fame (hall have been so in ipctted. And the laid exporter or exporters lhall also make oath that the said goods so noticed for exportation, and laden on board the laid lhip or vefTel, are truly intended to be exported to the place whereof . .jtice lhall have been given, and are not intended to be relanded within the United States ; and (hall give bond, with one or more sureties to the fatisfaftion of the said collcftor, in a turn equal to the amount of the drawbacks or allowances on such goods, with condition that the said goods, or any part thereof, lhall not be relanded in any port or place within the limits of the United States as fettled by the late treaty of peace. And provided further, that the said drawbacks or allowances (hall not be paid until at leafl fix mojihs alter the exportation of the laid goods, and until the said exporter or exporteis (hall pro duce to the colicftor with whom luuh outward entry is made, a certificate in writing of two reputable merchants at the forci.n port or place in which the fame were landed, together with the oath of the matter and mate of the vessel in which they were ex. ported, certifying the delivery thei-of. But in cafe any vessel lhall be call away, or meet with fur.' unavoidable accidents-, as to prevent tl.e lauding such goods, a protell in due torin of law, made by the mailer and mate, or some of the seaman, or in cafe no such proteit can be had, then the oath of the exporter or exporters, or one of them (hall be received in lieu of the other proofs herein di rected, unless there (hall bc good reason to fufpefl the truth of such oath, in whieh cafe it lhall and may be lawful for the colliftor to require uch farther proof as the nature of the cafe may demand. froviiedlaftli That no goods, wares or merchandize imootted, lhall be entitled to a drawback of the duties paid or feenre'd to be paid thereon, unless fucli duties (hall amount to twentv dollars at if n " ol unless they (hall be exported in the fame calks, cases, chi'fts, boxesorother packages, and from the diftria or port into which they were originally imported. And be it further enabled, That the sums allowed to be paid by law on the exportation of dried or pickled fi(h, and of salted pro visions, shall not be paid unless the fame lhall amount to three dol lars at lealt upon one entry. And be it further enaflcd, That if any goods, wares or merchan dize, entered for exportation, with intent to draw back the du ties, or to obtain any allowance given by law on the exportation thereof, (hall bc landed in any port or place within the limits of !j 1C a! n l ~ taicsa * a f° rc f a id, all such goods, wares and mejchan dize, thalll be fubjeft to fcizure and forfeiture, together with the Imp or vessel from which such goods lhall be landed, and the ves sels or boats itftd in landing the fame ; and all persons concerned therein, lhall on indiament andconviftion thereof, fuffer impri lonment for a term not exceeding fix months. And for discovery ot frauds, and leizure of goods, wares and merchandize, relanded contrary to law, the fevcral officers edablifhcd by this ast, (hall have the lame powers, and in rate of fcizure the fame proceedings lhall be had, as in the cafe of goods, wares and merchandize im ported contrary to law : And for measuring, weighing or guag ing goods tor exportation, the fame fees lhall be allowed as in like calcs upon the importation thereof. And be it further enaßed, That if any goods, the duties upon which lhall have been secured by bond, (hall be re-exported bv the importer or importers thereof, and it the said bond lhail be come due before the expiration of the time herein before limited for payment of the dtawback upon such goods, it lhall be lawful for the colle£lor of thedilli i& from which the said goods lhall hive been exported, to give fur her credit for so much of the (urn due upon such bond, as shall be equal to the amount of the said draw back, until the expiration ol the said time limited for payment thereof. ; (to be continued.) War Department, Sept. gth, 179 c. T MFORM ATION is hereby given to all the military Invalidsof X Ihe United States, that the funis to which then are annually en titled, and which will become due on the fourth day of March enfuihg, willl be paid on the said day, by the Commiflion'eis o the Loans within the ilates refp ftively, under such regulations as the Prefidctit of the United States may direst. H. KNOX, Secretary for the Department of War. (The. Printers in the rejpeftive States arc requeflei to publijh the above in their newfpapers,for thefpace oj two Months.; The Mail Diligence, FOR PHILADELPHIA, LEAVES the Ferry-Stairs, at New-York, Ten minutes iftei Eight o'clock every morning except Sunday. Stage Office, City Tavern, > B/oad-Way, ifixu-Ytrk June 4,179°. J 609 * ' i'RICE CURRENT. -MiJl-> ORA. SEPT EM B JrvMAICA Spirits, 5/6, Antigua Rum, 4 J\j. a 5/ Croix, do. 4J&. Country v d'>. .3/4. M>laiTes, 2\J\o. Brandy, 7/. Geneva, $fG. Do. u» cases, 3of. Su mi , Bos. a 72f I.oar, do. ifj. Lump, do. 1/1 J. Pepper, 2/10. Pimento, If 6. Coffee, 1 f : >. 1/4. Indigo, (Carolina) 3 f a 6f, Do. French, 18j. 10f. Rice, 2 Gf. Superfine Flour, 54f. , Common do. 46/". » Rye do. 30f a 18/1 f Indian Meal, 18\f. Kve, 5/. pr. bufli. Wheat, 8/. a qj. Corn, (Southern) 3/6. Do. (Northern,) 4 f. Bee f , firft quality, 60s Pork, (lift quality, 105/ I C)at s, 2fi. F.ax-feed, 4f6. Ship bread per cwt. 21f. 2if Country refined ) ft , , b„r-iron, \ ' 3°'- Do. bloomery, 26'. Swedes do. 451. Russia do. 301. Pig-iron, 81 10f. a 91. German steel, 9'/.per lb. Nails American, by calk. \ 14d. per. lb. 4d. Do. do. do. 6J. lid. Do. do. do. Bd. q\d. Do. do. do. iod.") Do. do. do* i2dY , , Q1 , Do. do. do. 20a.r 7 - adß^ J Do. do. do, 24d.) Pot afti, per ton, 401. 10/ Pearl ath, Bees-wax per lb. 2f*. Mackaicl per barr. «6/T a kv M rrin v s, :Bf. Mahogany, Jamaica, > per foot, 1 * Dominico, do. qd. Honduras, do. yd. 81. Logwood unchipped,pr.ton. Do. chipped. 141. 2 inch wbite oak ) . . plank, per m. \lu lo f' 1 inch do. $1. 2 inch white pine pi that u P on application and due proof made to the fa id chiefjuft.ee by. creditor of the said Lewis M'Donald pursuant to an ast of the Legislature of the said State entitle' L'fc h A rC '| Cf . abrcondi ng and absent debtors," pa fl fed the 4th April, 1786; he, the said chief iuftice has dir,fl„i all the said Lewis M'Donaldscftatc, within this State, to be fciz ed, and that unlcf, he ftiall discharge his debt, within twelve months publication ot thi, notice, the fame will be fold for the payment of his creditor,. Dated the 3d May, ,700. New-York, May 7, , 79 q. J (iw iy Treasury Department, Sept. 20, 1790. TT 1, hereby made known, that the following arrangement has 1 been adop ed towards carrying into execution the Ast, mak ing provision for the debt of the United States, viz Loan-Office Certificates, andthofeifTued bv th'r r„ :ir ers for the adjustment of account, in the fevcral States will'be re" ceivable only at the Treasury and by the refpeftive Co'min (Tmn of Loans within the States in which they were refDe£Kv.-lv 7T 5* The Certificate, ifTued by the Register o'f thereat? Master Genei»l and Commissioner of Arrnv Acroi.n.. E? *.u Y Commissioner, for the adjustment of the Account, of the Quarter Master s, CommifTary's, Hospital, Cloath'ng, Marine Demit pmrnentslndem, of Imereft, and Bill, of Sid Eroiffion, w I be receivable lndifcnmtnalely at the Treafurv and bv r miffioners of all the States. The situation of the Check, ha, d.c£" ted this arrangement for the greater fccrity ol the public ,«mfi 1 mpofitiori, by forged or counterfeit paper, and the detail, whirW /I l r "r ? pted / romthef ? me . conf,dcration for the execution of the business are such, that it will give facility and difnatrh F application, from the Holder, of Certificate, the of the Treasury and of the Paymaster General and t Army Account,, and of tL Deoarf menu above mentioned, are made in the firft i n fta ncc attteTre'* fury ; and if application, from the Holders of Loan Office Cent" ficatc., and Certifica.e, ilhed by the Commissioner, for The adiuft" ment of Accounts m the refpe&ve States, are made in like m™ ner to the Commissioner, of Loan, within the State, in which were issued. Transfer, can afterward, be made to any OI&. that the Propi letor, of these Certificates may desire. 1 fIOT The Printers in the fever al State, are rejuejed t, inferttiOi [Whole NO. I 53.] ER 28——Dollars at Bs. Do. inch do. I'. 6/". Do. i'B. inch do. ißf Buttjvhile oak staves, 35/ Pipe'rto. do. 91. Hoglh ad do. do. 6!. lof. Do. do. heading, B'. Irilh barrel do. staves, 41. Hogshead red oak do. 5 1, 5/ Do. freuch do. 51. " hoops, 41. Whiteoak square timber ) , per square foot, \ 10 * KM wood, per ton, 18J. FulUck, sol. >• " B' - a -r, per lb. 1 16/ Ou 1 per (kin, of. 32/ Gr, : , fox, 4/7. " Martin, 4 /10. Racoon,; 3/637/6. Mufkrat, loi. <114 J. Beaver, hats, 64/ Castor do. 48f. Chocolate, 14 d. Cocoa. ! -jof. a Bos. Cotton, lfg. 2](,. far, pr. bar. 18/. Pitch, 14/ Turpentine, 22). <123/! Tobacco,J amcs Rivet, /i. a 3 fB. Giiiferifr, s'f. a 9PS. Starch Poland, Bd. Snuff. 2/3. Allum fait, water mea- > lur.e, pr. bulh. $ 3r Liverpool do. sJ. Madeira wine, ) - , pr. pipr, $6U a 9°' Port, 52/. Lilbon, pr. gal. Tcneriff, a fa. Fvall, 3/3. Spermaceti do, 6/. Shake-down hhds. Dutch g"npowder,pr.cwt. 160 Nail rods, pr. ton, 36/. 1 intfeed oil, pr. gal. ,5 j\ Whale do. pr. barerl 50f. •v.«