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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



States, that they Iiave it in their 

 power to meet the enemy in this 

 deplorable contest, as it is honour- 

 able to them, that they do not join 

 in it but under the most imperious 

 obligations, and with the humane 

 purpose of effectuating a return to 

 the established usages of war. 



The views of the French go- 

 vernment on the subjects which 

 have been so long committed to 

 negociaiion, have received no elu- 

 cidation since the close of your 

 late session. The minister pleni- 

 potentiary of the United States at 

 Paris had not been enabled, by 

 proper opportunities, to press the 

 objects of his mission, as prescribed 

 by his instructions. 



The militia being always to be 

 regarded as the great bulwark of 

 defence and security for free states, 

 and the constitution having wisely 

 committed to the national authority 

 a use of that force, as the best pro- 

 vision against an unsafe military es- 

 tablishment, as well as a resource 

 peculiarly adapted to a country 

 having the extent and the exposure 

 of the United States; I recommend 

 to congress a revision of the militia 

 laws, for the purpose of securing 

 more effectually the services of all 

 detachmentscalled into the employ- 

 ment and placed under the govern- 

 ment of the United States. 



It will deserve the consideration 

 of congress also, whether, among 

 other iniprcvements in the militia 

 laws, justice does not require a 

 regulation, under due precautions, 

 for <lefraying the expense incident 

 to the first assembling as well as 

 to the subsequent movements of 

 detachments called into the na- 

 tional service. 



To give our vessels of war, pub- 



lic and private, the requisite ad- 

 vantage in their cruizes, it is of 

 much importance that they should 

 have, both for themselves and their 

 prizes, the use of the ports of 

 friendly powers. With this view, 

 I recommend to congress the ex- 

 pediency of such legal provisions 

 as may supply the defects, or re- 

 move the doubts of the executive 

 authority, to allow to the cruisers 

 of other powers, at war with ene- 

 mies of the United States, such use 

 of the American ports and markets 

 as may correspond with the privi- 

 leges allowed by such powers to 

 American cruisers. 



During the year ending on the 

 30th of September last, the receipts 

 into the treasury have exceeded 

 thirty-seven millions and an half 

 of dollars, of which twenty-four 

 millions were the produce of loans. 

 After meeting all the demands for 

 pubUc service, there remained in 

 the treasury on that day, near seven 

 millions of dollars. Under the 

 authority contained in the act of 

 the 2nd of August last, for borrow- 

 ing seven millions and an half of 

 dollars, that sum has been obtained 

 on terms more favourable to the 

 United States than those of the 

 preceding loan made during the 

 present year. Further sums to a 

 considerable amount will be ne- 

 cessary to be obtained in the same 

 way during the ensuing year; and, 

 from the increased capital of the 

 country, from the fidelity with 

 which the public engagements have 

 been kept, and the public credit 

 maintained, it may be expected 

 on good grounds that the necessary 

 pecuniary supplies will not be 

 wanting. 



The expenses of the current 



