amount to about two and a half per centum more. Of the Exports. Duties. Assafoetida, coffee, cotton and silk goods, drugs and medicines, ginger, the gums Arabic, Senegal, and copal, sal ammoniac, sugar, and turmeric, pay 7 1-2 pr. et. a. va. Indigo pays, per cwt. 373 1-2 cts. English ships, it is stated, received a drawback on silk goods and indigo, of five per cent. By a recent arrival from India, information has been received, that all goods there imported under the American flag, pay a duty of 20 per cent. on the invoice, naval stores excepted, which pay 10; under the British flag, 2 1-2. All silk goods, and cotton piece goods, made in the territories entirely subject to the India company, pay 7 1-2 per cent. on a valuation made by the collector at the port of exportation; the British flag nothing, and is, perhaps, allowed some drawback. On cotton goods made in districts not entirely subject to British power, the American flag is allowed a drawback of 2 1-2 per cent. But it is represented that there is so much difficulty attending the passing of goods when drawback is chained, that it is often relinquished. The British flag receives a drawback of 7 1-2 per cent. Dollars are now taxed at the mint 2 1-2 per cent and will not probably sell for more hereafter than 2 1-2 per cent. profit. ticles the growth, produce, or manufacture of his Britannic majesty's territories in Europe, imported in British vessels, you will be pleased to refund to the proper party the difference between the alien and the domestic duties and charges. 3. It is proper, however, to add, negatively, that the equalization of duties and charges does not extend to British vessels and their cargoes, arriving in the ports of the United States from his Britannic m. jesty's possessions in the West-Indies and on the continent of North-America, nor to articles imported in British vessels, unless such articles are of the growth, produce, or manuf..cture of his Britannic majesty's territories in Eu (Signed,) A. J. DALLAS, Secretary of the Treasury. rope. Το Collector of NAVAL. No more "the sea is Britain's wide domain," PEACOCK AND NAUTILUS. SIR-I avail myself of the earliest opportunity to inform you of the capture of the honorable company's cruizer Nautilus, by the American sloop of war Peacock, capt. Warrington, mounting 22 guns, and two hundred and thirty men, on the 30th June, off Anjir, in the Straits of Sunda, after a gallant and spirited defence of a quarter of an hour, against so superior a force. I regret to report that the Nautilus had seven men killed, and seven severewounded; amongst the latter, lieutenant Boyce, the commander, and Mr. Mayston, first lieutenant. As lieutenant Boyce, and Mr. Mayston (from the From Batavia, Manilla, and Sumatra, the arti- dangerous state they have been in) have not been cles of export are sugar, coffee, camphor, spices, able to send any official report to government, the cotton, indigo, and pepper, the duties on which following particulars have been received from the are varied at the pleasure of the governor, ac- resident and commandant at Anjeir, in which place cording to the demands for the current expenses the wounded were landed, the morning after the of the different colonies. No tariff has been re-action, when the Nautilus was given up by the ceived. Nothing but specie is exported from the United States to those places. With respect to imports into the Cape of Good Hope, and the Isles of France and Bourbon, from the United States, it is understood that naval stores, provisions, brandy, wines, fish, flour, gin, and specie, pay a duty of 6 per cent. ad valorem. The exports from those places to the United States are cotton, cloves, salt-petre, coffee, sugar,ly pepper, spices, and hides, which are subject to a duty of 1 1-2 per cent. ad valorem. The following is a copy of the Circular sent from the Treasury Department to all the collectors of the United States. (CIRCULAR.) American, to the master, Mr. Bradley. The Nautilus sailed from Batavia on the 29th June, with despatches for Calcutta, and the next day, towards evening, fell in with the Peacock, off Anjeir. Previous to the departure of the NautiJus, intelligence of the ratification of peace between England and America had been received at BataTreasury Department, March 16, 1816. via, and a copy of the treaty was on board the 1. British vessels arriving within the ports of Nautilus. Lieutenant Boyce suspecting that the the United States are to pay no higher or other Peacock was an American ship, although under duties or charges than those payable by vessels of English colors, sent his boat on board with the the United States. Articles of the growth, pro-master, and cornet White (an officer going as pasduce, or manufacture of the European territoriessenger to Bengal.) The commander of the Ame of his Britannic majesty imported in British ves-rican, disregarding the intelligence they gave him sels, are to be admitted to entry, upon the pay-of peace having taken place, confined them and ment of the same duties as the existing laws im-the boat's crew below, and ranged up alongside pose upon similar articles imported in vessels of the United States. The equalization is also to be extended to all port charges, including an exoneration from the charges of light money. 2. The equalization of the duties and charges takes effect at the date of the ratification of the convention, which was on the 22d of December, 1815. If, therefore, you have, in any instance, on or after that day, exacted the alien duties or charges upon the entry of British vessels, or of ar the Nautilus, under English colors, when Lieut. Boyce hailed, and demanded to know whether he was coming as a friend or an enemy; the answer was, "as an enemy," and the English colors were shifted for the American; Lieut. Boyce then told him that peace had been concluded between the United States and England, and that he had the proclamation of peace on board. The American answered, "if peace has taken place, haul down your colors instantly," which, on Lieut. Boyce's refusing to do, a gun was fired into the Nautilus, which wounded Lieut. Boyce in the hip; the Nautilus returned a broadside, and the action | commenced, and continued about a quarter of an hour, when Lieut. Boyce having received a second | wound from a 32lb. shot, shattered his knee, the first lieutenant being severely wounded, and no officer left to fight the vessel, (the master and boat's crew being prisoners on board the American,) the Nautilus was compelled to surrender. Extract of a letter from captain Lewis Warrington to the Secretary of the Navy, dated. U. S. ship Peacock, Nov. 11, 1815. As it is probable you will hereafter see or hear some other account of a rencontre which took place between the Peacock and the English East India company's brig Nautilus, on the 30th June last, in the Straits of Sunda, I take the liberty of making known to you the particulars. In the afternoon of that day, when abreast of The conduct of the American commander ap- Anjeir, as we closed with the brig, which appearpears to have been most unwarrantable, as there ed evidently to be a vessel of war, and complete. is no doubt but he was in possession of the accountsly prepared for action, her commander hailed, and of peace having taken place, before he fell in with asked if I knew there was a peace? I replied in the Nautilus, which he got from a merchant ship the negative-directing him at the same time to he took at the entrance of the Straits of Sunda; haul his colors down, if it were the case, in token besides, the master attendant at Anjeir had board- of it-adding if he did not, I should fire into him. ed him half an hour before he came alongside of This being refused, one of the forward guns was the Nautilus, and informed him of the peace: fired at her, which was immediately returned by which he equally disregarded, and detained him as a broadside from the brig; our broadside was a prisoner of war; although the next morning then discharged, and his colors were struck, af. (upon the same information) he allowed the masterter having six Lascars killed, and seven or eight attendant to go on shore at Anjeir, for the purpose wounded. As we had not the most diant idea of producing to him American papers, containing of peace, and this vessel was but a short distance the proclamation of peace. On seeing the papers, from the fort of Anjeir, I considered his asserhe professed himself satisfied, and wrote an offi- tion, coupled with the arrangements for action, a cial letter to the master attendant, saying, "that || finesse on his part to amuse us, till he could place from the documents produced, he had not a doubt himself under the protection of the fort. but peace had taken place, he felt himself bound to desist from further hostilities, and regretted that the commander of the brig Nautilus did not comply with his reasonable request." A few minutes before coming in contact with the brig, two boats containing the master attendant at Anjeir, and an officer of the army, came on board, and as we were in momentary expectaThe Nautilus was delivered to the master on tion of firing, they were with their men passed the 1st July, and anchored at Anjeir, where the below. I concluded they had been misled by the wounded were landed with the surgeon, and the British colors, under which we had passed the vessel returned to Batavia Roads on the 4th. On Straits. No questions, in consequence, were put her arrival government ordered a commission from to them, and they very improperly ommitted menthe bench of magistrates to proceed on board and tioning that peace existed. The next day, after take the depositions of the crew respecting the receiving such intelligence as they had to comtransaction, copies of which I have the honor to municate on this subject, (no part of which was enclose. official) I gave up the vessel, first stopping her As lieutenant Hepburn, commander of the Mala-shot holes, and putting her rigging in order. bar, was the senior officer at Batavia, when the I am aware that I may be blamed for ceasing Nautilus returned, I understand he has ordered hostilities without more authentic evidence that one of the officers of the Malabar to take tempo-peace had been concluded; but I trust, sir, when rary charge of her, and she was sent in compa- our distance from home, with the little chance we ny with the Malabar to Samarag, for the purpose had of receiving such evidence, are taken into of getting repaired, being much shattered in her || consideration, I shall not be thought to have de.* hull. cided prematurely. I am happy to hear that the latest accounts from Anjeir give great hopes of Lieut. Boyce's recovery; his leg has been amputated above the knee, and he was as well as could be expected-The first lieutenant, whose wound at first was thought to be mortal, had been declared out of danger, the rest of the wounded are doing well. As soon as the official report is received from lieutenant Boyce, or the first lieutenant, I shall do myself the honor of forwarding it by the first opportunity. (Signed) WM. EATWELL, Captain. H. C's C. Banares, Batavia Roads, 22d July, 1815. By order of the right honorable, the Governor in Council, E. WARDEN, Chief Sec. to Gov. Bombay Castle, 15th September, 1815. [We have thought proper, in this place, to insert an extract from captain Warrington's letter- || the contrast adds still more to the veracity and valor of our tars.] SIR, BRITISH CONSULATE. New-York, 15th May, 1816. have inclosed copies of two Orders in Coun- Your most obedient humble servant, To the Editor of the Evening Post. (Copy) ORDER IN COUNCIL. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in Council. Whereas, the time limited by the order of his royal highness the Prince Regent, in council of PRESENT, The Lords of His Majesty's most Honourable the twentieth day of July last, for prohibiting the exportation out of this kindom, or carrying coastwise, gun-powder or salt-petre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, will expire on the thirteenth day Whereas by an act passed in the forty-fifth year of this instant, February; and whereas it is judg- of his majesty's reign, intitled, "an act for maked expedient that the said prohibition, as far as ing further provisions for the effectual perfor applies to the countries hereinafter named, should mance of quarantine," it is amongst other things be continued for some time longer: his royal enacted, that it shall and may be lawful for the highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on lords and others of his majesty's privy council, or the behalf of his majesty, and by and with the ad- any three or more of them, to make such order vice of his majesty's privy council, doth there- as they shall see necessary and expedient upon fore hereby order, require, prohibit and command, any unforeseen emergency; or in any particular that no person or persons whatsoever (except the case or cases with respect to any ship or ships, master general of the ordnance for his majesty's || vessel or vessels, arriving and having any infectiservice) do at any time during the space of six ous disease or distemper on board, or on board of months (to commence from the said thirteenth which any infectious disease or distemper may day of February, instant,) presume to transport have appeared in the course of the voyage, or arany gun powder or salt-petre, or any sort of arms riving under any other alarming or suspicious ciror ammunition, to any port or place on the coast cumstances.s to infection, although such ship or of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on any part || ships, vessel or vessels, shall not have come from of the continent of America, (except to a port or any place or places from which bis majesty, his place, or ports or places, in his majesty's territo- heirs or successors, by and with the advice of his ries or possions on the continent of North Ame- or their privy council, may have adjudged and rica, or in the territories of the United States of declared it probable, that the plague or any such America) or ship or lade any gun-powder or sait-infectious disease or distemper may be brought; petre, or any sort of arms or ammunition, on board and also with respect to the persons, goods, wares any ship or vessel, in order to transporting the and merchandise on board the same: and all such sane into any such ports or places on the coast of orders so made by the lords and others of the Africa, or in the West Indies, or on the continent privy council, or any three or more of them as of America (except as above excepted) without aforesaid, shall be as good, valid and effectual, to leave or permission in that behelf first obtained all intents and purposes (as well with respect to from his majesty or his privy council, upon pain the commander, master, or other person having of incurring and suffering the respective forfeit- || charge of such ship or vessel, and all other perures and penalties inflicted by an act, passed in sons on board the same, as with respect to any other the twenty-ninth year of his late majesty's reign, persons having any intercourse or communication intituled " an act to empower his majesty to pro-with them, and to the penalties, forfeitures and hibit the exportation of salt-petre, and to enforce punishments to which they may respectively bethe law for empowering his majesty to prohibit come liable) as any order or orders made by his the exportation of gun-powder, or any sort of arms || majesty, his heirs or successors, by and with the or ammunition and also to empower his majesty advice of his or their privy Council, concerning to restrain the carrying coastwise of salt-pe-quarantine and the prevention of infection as atre gun-powder, or any sort of arms or ammuni-foresaid, and notified by proclamation or publishtion" and also, by an act passed in the thirty-ed in the London Gazette. third year of his majesty's reign, cap 2d, entituled "an act to enable his majesty to restrain the the plague has made its appearance at Noya and exportation of naval stores, and more effectually along the coast of the Adriatic, and at Corfu and to prevent the exportation of salt-petre, arms and the territories contiguous to Fiume, and in the ammunition, when prohibited by proclamation or peninsula of Istria; and it appearing by such adorder in council:" But it is his royal highness's vices, that all vessels from suspected places have pleasure that nothing in this order contained shall been forced to quit the Neapolitan harbors, and be construed to alter or repeal the order in coun- will in all probability take shelter in French or cil of the twentieth of May, one thousand eight Spanish ports, where they will evade the quaran hundred and thirteen, for regulating the export tine laws:-It is thereupon ordered in Council that of gun-powder and arms to the coast of Africa, all ships or vessels coming from and through the under the conditions therein specified. And the Mediterranean, within the streights of Gibraltar right honourable the lords commissioners of his (although furnished with clean bills of health) majesty's treasury, the commissioners for execut-shall on arrival at any of the ports of the United ing the office of lord high admiral of Great Bri- Kingdom, be treated as vessels arriving with sustain, the lord warden of the cinque ports, the pected bills; and shall be subject to all the rules, master general and the rest of the principal offi- regulations, and restrictions, pains, penalties, forcers of the ordnance, and his majesty's secretary feitures & punishments contained in his majesty's at war, are to give the necessary directions herein order in council, bearing date the fifth day of April, as to them may respectively appertain. one thousand eight hundred and five, with respect (Signed) to vessels arriving with suspected bills of health; and the right honorable the lords commissioners of his majesty's treasury, the commissioners for executing the office of lord high admiral of Great Britain, the lord warden of the cinque ports, the master general and the rest of the principal officers of the ordnance, his majesty's secretary at A true copy, J. BULLER, ANTHONY ST. JNO. BAKER, - (COPY.) ORDER IN COUNCIL. || And whereas advices have been received that At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 14th of war, and the governors or commanders in chief February, 1816. for the time being of the isles of Guernsey, Jersey, LEGISLATURE OF CONNECTICUT. On Thursday, the 9th inst. the assembly met at the state house, in Hartford. They proceeded to organize the House of Representatives, by the choice of Charles Denison, Esq. Speaker, and Elisha Sterling and Rufus Adams, Esqrs. Clerks. After going through the usual ceremonies, they proceeded to business; and, on counting the votes of the late election, the following persons were declared to be duly elected to the offices severally affixed to their names, viz. JOHN COTTON SMITH, Governor, » JONATHAN INGERSOLL, Lieutenant Governor. Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the House of Representatives, Soon after the close of the last session, measures were adopted to carry into effect the act then passed" for forming and conducting the military force of the State." The time which has since elapsed has been occupied in obtaining a more perfect return of the militia than we have heretofore possessed-in raising and forming the various select corps, and in other arrangements preparatory to the re-organization contemplated by the legislature. From the progress already made, it is expected the system may be completed at no distant day. I should do injustice to my own feelings were I not to acknowledge, in terms of warm approbation the able assistance which has hitherto been cheerfully afforded me by officers of every grade whom I have had occasion either to consult or to employ. It has already yielded me sensible pleasure to observe the laudable spirit displayed by my fellow citizens of the militia, and in nu merous instances by those who were not the subjects of military duty, in tendering their services for the different corps, and in facilitating the execution of other reforms. This disposition is the more to be valued, as it appears to flow from a conviction, strongly felt by some of our earliest and best patriots, that a well regulated militia is the pecular safe-guard of a republic, without which it could hardly hope to preserve, for any great length of time, even the forms of free10,184 dom. The votes for Governor stand as follows: For his excellency J. C. Smith, fed. 11,386 Scattering, do. 189 10,170 11,575 Majority for Judge Ingersoll, 1,453 The changes consequent upon a sudden termination of the late war could not fail to produce an impression unfavourable to our infant manufacturing establishments. A few of these establishments are indeed placed beyond the reach of foreign competition; whilst in others, affected by that competition, capitals have been invested to such an amount as that the public interest seems to have become in some measure identified with the fortunes of the individual adventurers. The enterprizing spirit of our citizens may, in these instances, have carried them too far; but no farther, it is believed, than the necessities of the nation and the measures of its goverment appeared at the time to justify. The national councils have, therefore, with manifest propriety, been called upon to uphold and encourage these important interests; and it is gratifying to perceive that the lecting the necessary vouchers. From the moderate amount of the expenditures, compared with the services rendered, and from the honourable character of those services, there can be no reasonable doubt of an early and satisfactory adjustment. appeal has not been in vain. To their justice and munificence concerns of this magnitude should be referred. The respective State governments, however, by moderate bounties, or by particular exemptions from public burdens, may do much towards promoting and extending manufactures in private families; especially those manufactures I shall not detain you, gentlemen, by a particuwhich are naturally combined with an improved lar reference to other subjects. That enlightened state of husbandry. You will allow me, gentle-zeal for the welfare of the commonwealth which men, to suggest the subject for your considera- has ever distinguished the proceedings of the tion, as connected, in an eminent degree, not only general assembly, I am persuaded will be equally with individual wealth, but with the power and conspicuous at the present session.-We have the resources of the State and the real independence happiness to assemble at a period of general tranof the country. quility throughout the civilized world. The faOur commerce, upon which the revival of pub-vourable season thus afforded by a merciful Provilic prosperity so greatly depends, is still subject-dence, it is to be hoped, will be employed in imed to many restraints, arising principally from proving the moral and political condition of men, the colonial systems of other governments. Whilst in establishing the intercourse of nations upon a we regret that negotiation has been unsuccessful just and durable basis, and in whatever may prein removing these embarrassments, we may revent a renewal of those scenes of horror which joice that the distinguished bravery of an Ameri- have recently overspread some of the finest porcan squadron has relieved a valuable branch oftions of the globe. Our own country, as well as our trade from future depredation. It is appre-the nations of Europe, has a deep interest in the hended that the act for equalizing the duties on prevalence of these dispositions; and however foreign and domestic tonnage, and the effect it limited may be our sphere of action or influence, has received from the convention lately concluded I trust we shall cordially unite in giving effect to with Great Britain, may operate injuriously to the a course so replete with blessings to mankind. navigating interests of the Union. I am far from JOHN COTTON SMITH. believing that the measure originated in views General Assembly, May Session, 1816. hostile to those interests. But when it is considered that the discriminating duties were imposed at an early period of the government, and avowedly for the purpose of encouraging our own navigation; that afterwards, and until checked by other causes, the American tonnage increased with unexampled rapidity, and that the overture was accepted by the British government without any apparent sense of a sacrifice on its part, we have some reason to conclude that the apprehensions thus entertained are not wholly groundless. Those who indulge fears of this kind || should, nevertheless, reflect that the convention is limited to a short duration. If evil consequences shall be found to have resulted from the experiment, we are to presume a remedy will be provided. An extended navigation, the source of wealth, and school for seamen, must unquestion- || ably become a favourite policy of the United States. CAUCUS NOMINATION. Washington City, April 26, 1816. MESSRS. GALES & SEATON, By a resolution of a meeting of republican members of both houses of Congress, held on the 16th March last, it was made our duty to ascertain whether the gentlemen recommended at that meeting to the people of the United States as proper to fill the offices of President and Vice President of the United States, from the 4th of March next, were willing to accept those offices, if elected. We have performed that duty, and request you to publish the enclosed correspondence on that subject. With sentiments of respect, your obedient servants, S. SMITH, Washington City, March 17, 1816. At the request of the governor of North-Carolina, I lay before you certain resolutions adopted by the legislature of that State, proposing amend- SIR, On the 16th inst. you were recommended ments of the national constitution relative to the to the people of the United States, by a general mode of choosing representatives in Congress, and meeting of the republican members of both houses of appointing electors of president and vice pre-of Congress, as a proper person to fill the office sident of the United States. The same proposi-of President of the United States, for the term of tions, as modified and recommended by the legislature of Massachusetts, are likewise submitted by desire of that commonwealth. They will be accompanied by resolutions of the legislatures of the States of Rhode-Island and Ohio, expressing | their disagreement to the proposed amendments. The several communications will undoubtedly receive your deliberate attention. The account of expenses incurred by the State during the late war, I am informed, is now ready to be presented at the national treasury; and it will be with the legislature to designate a suitable agent for that purpose. Some delay in preparing the demand for a final liquidation appears to have arisen from the dispersed situation of many claimants, and the difficulties thence resulting of col four years, to commence on the fourth of March next; and by a resolution of the meeting, it was made our duty to ascertain whether you are willing to serve in the office designated, if elected. We, therefore, request the favour of an answer as soon as convenient. With sentiments of high consideration and respect, we have the honour to be, your most obedient servants, (Signed,) S. SMITH, Chairman. RH. M. JOHNSON, Sec'y. Col. James Monroe. Washington, March 22, 1816. GENTLEMEN,-I have had the honour to receive your letter, informing me, that I had been recom. |