354° 
under the ardere of the Britith Government, 
and adjudication of their Courts of Admiral- 
ty, of American veffels and their cargoes, on 
the pretext of their being employed in a 
trade with the enemies of Great. Britain, 
prohibited in the time of peace, is an unpro- 
voked aggreffion upon the property of the ci- 
tizens of thefe United States, a violation of 
their neutral rights, and an encroachment 
upon their national independence. 
z. ** That the Prefident of the United 
States be requefted to demand and infift upoa 
the reftoration of the property of their citi- 
zens captured and condemned, on the pretext 
of its being employed in a trade with the 
enemies of Great Britain, prohibited in time 
of peace; and upon the indemnification of 
fuch American citizens for their loffes and 
damages fuftained by thefe captures and con- 
demnations; and to enter into fuch arrange- 
ments with the Britihh Government, on this 
and all other differences fubfifting between 
the two nations (and particularly refpedting 
the impreffment of American feamen,) as’ 
may be confiftent with the honour and inte- 
refts of the United States, and manifeft their 
earneft defire to obtain for themfelves and 
their citizens, by amicable negociation, that 
juftice to which they are entirled. 
3. ** That it is expedient to prohibit, by 
Jaw, the importation into the United States 
of any of the following goods, wares, or mer- 
chandize, being the growth, produce, or ma- 
nufadture, of the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Ireland, or the dependencies 
thereof, that is to fay-—-woollens, linens, 
hats, nails, looking-glaffes, rum, hardwares, 
flate, falt, coal, boots, fhoes, ribbons, filks, 
and plated glafs wares. ‘The faid prohibition 
to commence from the day of unlefs 
previoully thereto equitable arrangements ihail 
be made between the two governments, on 
the differences fubfifting between them; and 
toa continue until-fuch arrangements fhall be 
agreed upon and fettled.” 
GREAT BRITAIN. 
The budget was brought forward on 
Friday, March 28, by the new Chancel. 
lor ot the Exchequer, Lord Henry Petty. 
The amount of the Ways and Means and 
Supply, or Receipt and Expenditure, is 
nearly the fame as it was laft year. 
Laft year the fupply amounted to 43,690,419 
And the ways and means to. -43,962,115 
This year the ripe ae tet ke sea Da Tet 43,018,472 
And the ways and means ....43,630,000 
The fupply and ways and means for 
Ireland are not.included in the above ftate- 
ment. 
The manner in which the Chancellor of 
the Exchequer prepared to meet this ex- 
penditure of 43,618,472], was Kated to 
be the following :== 
“ 
o- 
State of Publie Affairs in April, 1806: 
-£10a 
ie 
Malt and perfonal eftate duties... f.2,' s, 
Grants from proceeds of thips 
captured prior to the war- .._. 1,000,000 
Lottery: 22 Se sete on «.--330,000 
Surplus of confolidated fund to 
Motil epe ces eek 3,500,000 
War taxes, now 14% millions, 
to be‘increafed to 194 millions 18,000,c0o 
Ailioan: Suds yee a bg2 8,600,008 
— 
£,-43,630,000 
The new taxes are to be—— 
A daty upon appraifements, to the 
amount of half the prefent tax upon auc- 
tions.—An additional 15 per cent. or 35. 
per cwt. on fugar.—An equalization of 
the duties upon teas.—A tax of 4os. a 
ton upon pig iron.—An addition upon to- 
bacco.— And the making permanent the 
exifting duties upon wine. 
Befides thefe, the Minifer propofed an 
augmentation of the odious and delerved- 
ly uapopular preperty tax, to the amount 
of TEN PSR CenT! 
The xol. per cent. is to be paid in the 
firit inttance; and the dedu¢tionms are to 
be recover 
appointed for the purpolé of aliowing ex- 
emptions! Lord Henry Petty, in open- 
ing the budget, expatiated largely on the 
benefits arifing from the finking fund, 
which, while it provided for the reduc- 
and ultimate difcharge of our bur- 
thens, ftrengthened our credit and re- 
fources, and enabled us to meet, with 
confidence, whatever difficulties we ee 
have to encounter. : 
Mr. Wyndham, the war fecretary, has 
brought in a bill for enlifting the regular 
army, for a term of years in furmie, inttead 
of for life as heretofore’ has bcen the prac- 
ee. This plan has met with un: iverfal 
approbation, and cannot fail to be at- 
tended with the fuccefs of Alling up the 
ranks of the regular army without lofs of 
time cr difficulty. 
He propoles alfo’ that the Velonvedes 
fhall maintain themfelves at their own ex- 
peice ; and that part of the whole popula- 
tion, between fixteen and forty, which can 
t efford the expence, fhall be drilled a 
certain number of days in every year. _ 
This plan, as it applies to every clafs, 
has occupied a large fhare of the public 
attention daring the month; and it is 
thought to be liable to objections ef 7 
weig ht. 
The (neni Saturday the 2gth of 
March contains aletter from Captain Hall, 
‘of the Malabar, off Port Azaracheroes 
Ifland of Cuba, Jan. 2, 1806, ftatir 
that that thip and the Wolfe floop late 
sarees: ; 
able from eommiffioners to be 
