French troops, as an act of hostility.-Agreeably to what I have just stated, his Maj. has authorised me to inform your lordship, that, in conformity with the assurances already given, in case the troops of his Britannic Maj. and the Russians should prove unfortunate, the King engages for the security of the troops of his Britannic Maj. in Hanover, and grants them perfect liberty, in case of necessity, to retreat to the Prussian army, and to the states of the King, but with the following modifications, which circumstances reader necessary-1. That they take their positions in the rear of the Prussian troops, and abstain, during the period of the intermediate negociation, from every movement and of a provoking nature towards Holstep land. 2. That in case the Prussian troops shall be attacked by the French, his Maj. may rely with perfect confidence on the support and co-operation of the troops of his Britanie Maj. as long as they shall continue in the North of Germany. His Maj. has given orders for a respectable corps to advance into Westphalia, and will adopt every necessary measure for security and defence. The Russian troops, under the command of Gen. Count Tolstoy, are already at the entire disposal of his Maj., as the Emperor Alexinder has fully authorised him to dispose of them at pleasure; and likewise of those which are under Gen. Bennigsen, in Silesia.-I therefore request your Exc. to write as speedily as possible to Lord Cathcart, the Commander-in-Chief of the troops of his Britannic Maj., and to prevail upon him to take, without delay, such steps as are necessary for these different purposes, and in particular to comply with the invitation which will be transmitted to him by the order of the King, through Count Kalreuth, to consult personnally with him and Count Tolstoy, on the positions which the troops of his Britannic Maj., the Russians, and Pussians, will have to take, in consequence of the above-mentioned arrangements. As the Swedish troops are in the same predicament with the troops of his Britannic Maj. and the Russians, it would be extremely desirable to prevail upon his Swedish Maj. to conform to this arrangement.I hope that, to this end, your lordship will act in concert with Prince Dolgorucky, whom his Imperial Maj. of all the Russias has charged with every thing relative to the destination of the Russian army. In case his Swedish Maj. will resign the duct of his troops to Count Tolstoy, the King is ready to give them the same guaran tee which he offers to the troops of his Bri

con

tannic Maj., during their continuance in the North of Germany. 3. With regard to the provisioning of the fortress of Hameln, it is conceived that the grant of a certain district, from which the garrison might themselves procure provisions, would be attended with great inconveniencies, both in respect to the subjects of his Britannic Maj., and on account of the collisions which might thence ensue between the troops. It, therefore, appears preferabic, to furnish necessaries from the Hanoverian territory, through an intermediate person, to whom Gen. Barbou must send a statement of what he wants for daily consumption, and on whose requisition the Hanoverian ministry will take care that it be delivered at the places appointed for that purpose. But Gen. Barbou must, on his side, engage to remain quiet within the town of Hameln.-Conformably to these ideas, the King has sent M. Von Krusemark, Lieut. Col. of the Garde du Corps, and Adjutant to Field Marshal Von Mollendorf, to Hanover. I have given him, for my part, a letter to the ministers of his Britannic Maj., . at Hanover, and another for Gen. Barbou, that the necessary arrangements for providing, instantaneously, for the subsistence of the garrison of Hameln, may be made, and put into execution without delay.——I have now nothing left, my lord, but to refer to the verbal communication I had the honour to make to you, and to intreat you to take in general such steps as you shall think expedient for carrying into execution the whole arrangement which I have had the honour to submit to you. I request you to have the goodness to inform the Commander-in-Chief of the troops of his Britannic Maj., that it is only in case he shall think proper to accede to this arrangement, and to adopt such measures as shall depend upon him for carrying it into execution, his Prussian Maj. can positively engage to guarantee the security of the troops of his Britannic Maj. In case of attack on the part of the French, it will, however, be necessary, that the conduct of the whole should centre in one point, and it ap pears natural that the oldest in rank should then assume the chief command. It would consequently devolve upon Gen. Count Kalkreuth, both for the above reason, and likewise because he, being in the vicinity of the enemy, would be best able to judge what measures to adopt.I repeat to your Exc. the assurance of the high consideration with which I have the honour to be, my Lord, your Excellency's, &c. (Signed) HAR

DENBERG.

FOREIGN OFFICIAL PAPERS.

AMERICAN FINANCE.

Official Report of the Revenue of the United States for the Year ending Sept. 30, 1805; together with the Estimates for the Year 1806. (Continued from p. 249.)

MEDITERRANEAN FUND,

It appears by the statement (B) that the additional duty of two and a half per cent. on goods paying duties ad valorem, which constitutes the "Mediterranean fund," amounted, during the six last months of 1804, to 563,038 dollars. And it is ascertained that the amount of the duty accrued during the year, ending on the 30th day of June, 1805, was 990,000. This apparent product will, it is true, be diminished by subsequent exportations; but it is believed, from a view of the value of the goods imported in 1803 and 1804, which are charged with that duty, that the fund may be estimated as producing nearly 900,000 dollars a-year. If that estimate be correct, the fund will ultimately produce, during the one year and nine months, commencing on the 1st day of July, 1804, and ending on the 31st day of March, 1806, one million five hundred and seventy-fivethousand dollars The expenses heretofore charged

on that fund have been, viz. Paid, in 1804, to the navy department, under the act constituting the fund 525,000

Paid, in 1805, to the

said department, by virtue of the 2d ses

sion of the act of the 25th January,

1,375,000

fifty thousand dollars - 6,153,893 63

As the exportation of the specie necessary to discharge the last-mentioned instalment would have been sensibly felt, it was found eligible to pay it in London, in conformity with the authority given by the act of the 3d of March, 1805, and the operation was effected, at par, by the bank of the United States.

It appears by the same state

ment (D) that the pay-
ments on account of the
public debt, from the 1st
April, 1801, to the 30th
September, 1805, have
amounted to almost eigh-

teen millions of dollars, 17,954,790 49 During the same period there have been paid to Great Britain, in satisfaction and discharge of the money which the United States might have been liable to pay, in pursuance of the provisions of the 6th arti

cle of the treaty of 1794, 2,664,000 The balance in

Making, in the whole, a difference of more than twenty-two millions of dollars in favour of the United States, during that period

of four years and a half - 22,112,792 27

In order to give a more general and concise view of the receipts and expenditures of the United States, during the four years, commencing on the 1st day of April, 1801, and ending on the 31st day of March, 1805, than can be derived from the annual printed accounts, a statement marked (H), and several explanatory stateinents marked (H. 1 to H. 8), have been added to those which usually accompany this repert.-From those it appears, that a sum of fifty millions six hundred and sixty-seven thousand four hundred and sixty-seven dollars and four cents has been paid into the treasury during that period, viz.

From duties on tonnage and on the importation of foreign merchandize From all other sources (including 1,596,171 dollars and 43 cents, arising from the sales of bank shares and of public vessels,)

foreign nations

- 1,071,433 84

14,105,350 04

Amounting altogether to 2. Near one-third was neces

sary to pay the interest on the public debt, viz.

- 16,278,700 95

On which subject it may not be improper to observe, that a part of that sum, amounting to 3,160,000 dollars, was paid on account of the interest on the deferred stock; a charge which commenced only in the year 1801, and was therefore in addition to the annual sum wanted before that year, for the payment of interest on the public debt.

3. More than one-third, and which may be considered as the surplus revenue of the United States, during that period, has been applied towards the reimbursement and、 tinguishment of the debt, viz. On account of the principal of the public

debt proper 16,317,663 92 In payment of

debts con

tracted be

• 5,492,629 82

It is sufficiently evident, that, whilst onethird of the national revenue is necessarily absorbed by the payment of interest, a persevering application of the resources, afforded by seasons of peace and prosperity, to the discharge of the principal, in the manner directed by the legislature, is the only effectual mode by which the United States can ultimately obtain the full command of their revenue, and the full disposal of all their resources. Every year produces a diminution of interest, and a positive increase of revenue. Four years more will be sufficient to dis charge (in addition to the annual reimbursements on the six per cent. and deferred