Vol. III. No. 25. Saturday, December 19, 1807. Price 10d. 465 FINANCE. Receipt to satisfy the Poor; relieve the middle Ranks; secure the Property of the Rich; surprize and disappoint our Enemies; make Great Britain happy; and pay off the national Debt. COPY OF MR. PITT'S ORIGINAL RECEIPT. Propor-f Propor Propor Propor Annual tion to be Annual tion to be Annual tion to be Annual Ition to be Amount. paid. Amount. paid. paid. Amount. paid. Here Mr. Pitt's increasing ratio of taxation stopped. But, if such progressively ineasing ratio be a good one, why stop there, at 1-10th? why not continue it, ad infi tum? or why not, at least, until the part, paid to government, be equal to the part served by the proprietor? But a scale calculated upon an infinitely increasing series ould probably be the wisest of all. But here follow two examples of a limited ries. inual ount. had resolved to resist us, an army of 20,000 men was conjured up immediately to attack our troops, who were of necessity obliged to yield. Sir Home Popham, when be could bring himself to write upon this subject, wrote a crying sort of a letter to the admiralty, complaining of the unexampled perfidy and atrocity of the Spaniards. If this perfidy and atrocity were to be enquired into, how would they appear? As soon as the Spaniards were perfectly convinced that we did not come there for their benefit, or for any honourable purpose, but merely for booty and plunder, from that moment they determined to resist us. When they had seen above a million of dollars put on board our ships, and sent off to Europe-when they saw near three millions-worth of quicksilver likely to be carried off also, it was time for them to oppose this system of plunder. Without calling it perfidy or atrocity, they did what any other men possessing spirit, and conscious of their strength, would have done on a similar occasion. It was wonderful how certain persons accommodated themselves to all manner of events. When Buenos Ayres was taken, they expatiated on the great advantages of it; but when it was lost, they appeared to think the loss was trifling. It was in the same way that they cried out for the deliverance of Europe, and said, that no expence of blood and treasure was too great to secure our continental connexions; but as soon `as the continent was lost, they found that we could do very well without it; and now that our commerce appears to be in the greatest danger, they are beginning to find out that we can do without commerce also. The fact was, that the district of Buenos Ayres produced no other articles of commerce, except hides and tallow. There had been some personalities introduced into this discussion, but that fault was not his. As he had been charged with bringing forward the question on party motives, he must so far retaliate as to say that he never received or solicited any thing from the late administration, whereas the worthy alderman (Alderman Birch) had applied to Lord Erskine for a living for his son. If he had any private interest in this decision, he declared that it was rather in favour of Sir Home Popham than against him; but be conceived that the thanks of the city would be of no value in future, if a person could have the thanks of the city of London for such conduct as that of Sir Home Popham's, Mr. Kemble deprecated all party contests at such a moment as the present, when every heart and hand should be united in defence of the country. The resolution was then put, and negatived by a very great show of hands; and a division being called for, there appeared For the resolution. .... 2 aldermen 5 commoners From the London Gazette of Saturday, Nov. 28, fcontinued from p.432.) or shall arrive at any port in this kingdom, destined to some port or place within the restriction of the said order, and proof shall be made to the satisfaction of the court of admiralty in which such vessel shall be proceeded against, in case the same shall be brought in as prize, that the loading of the said vessel had commenced before the said periods, and before information of the said order had actually been received the port of shipment, the said vessel, together with the goods so laden, shall be restored to the owner or owners thereof, and shall be permitted to proceed on her voyage in such manner as if such vessel had sailed before the day so specified as afore said: And it is further ordered, that no proof shall be admitted, or be gone into, for the purpose of shewing that information of the said order, of the 11th of November instant, had not been received at the said places respectively, at the several periods before assigned. W. FAWKENER. At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 25th of November, 1807; present, the King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council. Whereas his majesty, by his order in council, dated the 11th of November instaut, respecting the trade to be carried on with his majesty's enemies, was pleased to exempt from the restrictions of the said order, all vessels which shall have cleared out from any port or place in this kingdom, under such regulations as his majesty may think fit to prescribe, and shall be proceeding direct to the ports spécified in the respective clearances; his majesty, taking into consideration the expediency of making such regulations, is pleased, by and with the advice of his privy council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all vessels belonging to countries not at war with his majesty, shall be permitted to lade, in any port of the United Kingdom, any goods being the produce or manufacture of his majesty's dominions, or East India goods, or prize goods, (all such goods having been lawfully imported) and to clear out with, and freely to convey the same to any port or place in any colony in the West Indies, or America, belonging to his majesty's enemies, such port or place not being in a state of actual blockade, subject to the payment of such duties as may at the time, when any such vessels may be cleared out, be due by law on the exportation of any such goods, or in respect of the same being destined the ports of the colonies belonging to his majesty's enemies; and likewise to lade, clear out with, and convey, as aforesaid, any articles of foreign produce or manufacture which shall have been lawfully imported into this kingdom, provided his majesty's licence shall have been previously obtained for so conveying such foreign produce or manufacture: And it is further ordered, that any vessel belonging as aforesaid shall be permitted to lade in any port of the United Kingdom any goods, not being naval or military stores, which shall be of the growth, produce or manufacture of this kingdom, or which shall have been lawfully imported, (save and except foreign sugar, coffee, wine, brandy, snuff, and cotton,) and to clear out with, and freely to convey the same to any port, to be specfied in the clearance, not being in a state of actual blockade, although the same shall be under the restrictions of the said order; and likewise to lade, clear out, and convey foreign sugar, coffee, wine, brandy, snuff, and cotton, which shall have been lawfully imported, provided his majesty's licence shall have been previously obtained for the exportation and conveyance thereof: And it is hereby further ordered, that no vessel shall be permitted to clear out from any port or place of this kingdom to any port or place of any country subjected to the restrictions of the said order, with any goods which shall have been laden (after notice of the said order) on board the vessel which shall have imported the same into this kingdom, without having first duly entered and landed the same in some port or place in this kingdom; and that no vessel shall be permitted to clear out from any port or place in this kingdom to any port or place whatever, with any goods the produce or manufacture of any country subjected to the restrictions of the said order, which shall have been laden, after notice as aforesaid, on board the vessel importing the same, without having so duly entered and landed the same; or any goods whatever which shall have been laden after such notice in the vessel importing the same, in any port or place of any country subjected to the restrictions of the said order, without having so duly entered and landed the same in some port or place in this kingdom, except the caigo shall consist wholly of flour, meal, grain, or any article or articles the produce of the soil of some country which is not subjected to the restrictions of the said order, except cotton, and which shall have been imported in an unmanufactured state direct from such country into this kingdom, in a vessel belonging to the country from which such goods have been brought, and in which the same were grown and produced: And it is further ordered, that any vessel belonging to any country not at war with his majesty, may clear out from Guernsey, Jersey, or Man, to any port or place, under the restrictions of the said order, which shall be specified in the clearance, not being in a state of actual blockade, with such articles only, not being naval or military stores, as shall have been legally imported into such islands respectively, from any port or place in this kingdom direct; and with respect to all such articles as may have been imported into the said islands respectively, from any port or place under the restrictions of the said order, it shall not be permitted to any vessel to clear out with the same from any of the said islands, except to some port or place in his kingdom. W. FAWKENER. At the Court of the Queen's Palace, the 25th of November, 1807, present, the King's most excellent Majesty in council. Whereas his majesty, by his order in council, dated the 11th of November instant, respecting the trade to be carried on with his majesty's enemies, was pleased to exempt from the restrictions of the said order, all vessels belonging to any country not at war with his majesty, together with their cargo, which shall be coming from any port or place in Europe, which is declared in the said order to be subject to the restrictions incident to a state of blockade, direct to some port or place in urope belonging to his majesty, and also all vessels which shall be cleared out from Gibraltar or Malta, under such regulations as his majesty may think fit to prescribe, and which shall be proceeding direct to the ports specified in their respective clearances. And whereas it is expedient to encourage the trade from Gibraltar and Malta to countries under the restrictions of the said order, subject to regulations to be made in respect thereto; his majesty is therefore pleased to prescribe the following regulations in regard to such trade, accordingly, and by and with the advice of his privy council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, that all sorts of flour and meal, and all sorts of grain, tobacco, and any other article in an unmanufactured state, being the growth and produce of any country not being subjected by the said order to the restrictions incident to a state of blockade, except cotton, and naval and military stores, which shall have been imported into Gibraltar or Malta, direct from the country where the saine were grown and produced, shall, without any licence, be permitted to be cleared out to any port or place not being in a state of actual blockade, without the same being compelled to be landed. But neither the said article of cotton, however imported, nor any article which is not the growth, produce, or manufacture of this kingdom, or which has not been imported in a British ship, or from this kingdom direct, except fish, and which shall have been laden at the port of original shipment after the period directed by an order of this date, to be taken as the time at which notice of the said order of the 11th of November shall be considered as having been received at such port of shipment, shall be permitted to be exported from Gibraltar or Malta, except to some port or place in this kingdom, and all others that is of the growth, produce, and manufacture of this kingdom, or which shall have been imported into Gibraltar or Malta in a British ship, or from some port or place in this kingdom, together with the article of fish, however imported, may be exported to any ports or places in the Mediterranean, or Portugal, under such licence only as is hereafter directed to be granted by the governors of Gibraltar and Malta respectively, And it is hereby further ordered, that licences be granted by the governors, lieutenant-governors, or other persons having the chief civil command at Gibraltar, or in Malta respectively, but in his majesty's name, or such person or persons as the said governors, lieutenant-governors, or persons having the chief command shall think fit, allowing such person or persons to export from Gibraltar direct, to any port is the Mediterranean, or to any port of Portugal, or to any port of Spain, without the Mediterranean, not further north than Cape Finisterre, and from Malta direct to any port being within the Mediterranean, any articles of the produce or manufacture of his majesty's dominions, and any articles which shall have been imported into Gibral tar or Malta from this kingdom, to whomsoever such articles shall appear to belong (not being naval or military stores,) in any vessel belonging to any country not at war with his majesty, or in any vessel not exceeding one hundred tons burthen, and being unarmed, belonging to the country to which such vessel shall be cleared out and going; and also to import in any such vessel or vessels as aforesaid, from any port within the Mediterranean, to Gibraltar or Malta; or from any port in Portugal or Spain as aforesaid, to Gibraltar; such port and such destination respectively to be specified in such licence, any articles of merchandize whatsoever, and to whomso ever the same may appear to belong; such articles to be specified in the bill of lading of such vessel, subject however to such further regulations and restrictions with respect to all or any of the said articles, so to be imported or exported, ás may be in. serted in the said licences by the governors, lieutenant-governors, or other persous having the chief civil command at Gibraltar or Malta, for the time being respectively, as to them shall, from time to time, seem fit and expedient. And it is further ordered, that in every such licence, shall be inserted the names and residence of the person or persons to whom it shall be granted, the articles and their quantities permitted to be exported, the name and description of the vessel, and of the master thereof, the port to which the vessel shall be allowed to go, which shall be some port not under actual blockade; and that no licence so to be granted shall continue in force for longer than two months from its date, nor for more than one voyage; or any such licence be granted, or acknowledged to be valid, if granted to permit the clearance of any vessel to any port which shall be actually blockaded by any naval force of his majesty, or of his allies: And it is further ordered, that the commanders of his majesty's ships of war and privateers, and all others whom it may concern, shall suffer every such vessel, sailing conformably to the permission given by this order, or having such licence as aforesaid, to pass and repass, direct between Gibraltar or Malta, and such port as shall be specified in the licence, in such manner, and under such terms, regulations, and restrictions, as shall be expressed therein: And it is further ordered, that, in case any vessel so sailing as aforesaid, for which such licence as aforesaid shall have been granted, and which shall be proceeding direct upon her said voyage, shall be detained and brought in for legal adjudication, such vessel, with her cargo, shall be forthwith released by the court of admiralty, in which proceedings shall be commenced, upon proof being made that the parties had duly conformed to the terms, regulations, or restrictions of the said licence; the proof of such conformity to lie upon the person or persons claiming the benefit of this order, or obtaining or using such licence, or claiming the benefit thereof: And it is hereby further ordered, that no vessel belonging to any state on the coast of Barbary shall be prevented from sailing with any articles of the growth or produce of such state, from any port or place in such state, to any port or place in the Mediterranean, or Portugal, such port or place not being actually blockaded by some naval force belonging to his majesty, or his allies, without being obliged to touch at Gibraltar or Malta. W. FAWKENER. (To be Continued.) FROM THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27.) This day, at 12 o'clock, the President of the United States communicated, by Mr. Coles, his Secretary, the following message to both Houses of Congress : To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. Circumstances, fellow-citizens, which seriously threatened the peace of our country, have made it a duty to convene you at an earlier period than usual. The love of peace, so much cherished in the bosom of our citizens, which has so long guided the proceedings of their public councils, and induced forbearance under so many wrongs, may not insure our continuance in the quiet pursuits of industry. The many injuries and depredations committed on our commerce and navigation upon the high seas for years past, the successive innovations on those principles of public law which have been established by the reason and usage of nations as the ule of their intercourse, and the umpire and security of their rights and peace, and all the circumstances which induced the extraordinary mission to London, are already known to you. The instructions given to our ministers were framed in the sincerest pirit of amity and moderation. They accordingly proceeded, in conformity wherewith, to propose arrangements which might embrace and settle all the points in diference between us, which might bring us to a mutual understanding on our neutral nd national rights, and provide for a commercial intercourse, on conditions of some quality. After long and fruitless endeavours to effect the purposes of their mission, nd to obtain arrangements within the limits of their instructions, they concluded to gn such as could be obtained, and to send them for consideration; candidly declar |