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the jurisdiction of The United States, and within the limits of the now State of Maine, as defined by the Treaty of Peace of 1783*,” the Secretary of State has the honour to submit to the President the Documents embraced in the subjoined List, which contain the informnation and Correspondence requested by the Resolutions.

The President of The United States.

Respectfully submitted,

H. CLAY.

SPEECH of the Lords Commissioners on the Closing of the British Parliament, 28th July, 1828.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

We are commanded by His Majesty to acquaint you, that the business of the Session having been brought to a close, His Majesty is enabled to release you from your attendance in Parliament.

His Majesty commands us, at the same time, to return to you His warm acknowledgments for the zeal and diligence with which you have applied yourselves to the consideration of many subjects, of great importance to the Publick welfare.

The Provisions which you have made for the Regulation of the Import of Corn, combining adequate protection for domestick Agriculture with due precaution against the consequences of a deficient harvest, will, in the confident expectation of His Majesty, promote the inseparable interests of all Classes of His Subjects.

We are commanded by His Majesty to acquaint you, that His Majesty continues to receive from His Allies, and from all Foreign Powers, assurances of their friendly disposition towards this Country.

The endeavours of His Majesty to effect the Pacification of Greece, in concert with His Allies, the King of France and the Emperor of Russia, have continued unabated.

His Imperial Majesty has found himself under the necessity of declaring War against the Ottoman Porte, upon grounds concerning exclusively the interests of his own Dominions, and unconnected with the Stipulations of the Treaty of 6th July, 1827.

His Majesty deeply laments the occurrence of these Hostilities, and will omit no effort of friendly interposition to restore Peace.

The determination of the Powers, Parties to the Treaty of the 6th July, to effect the objects of that Treaty, remains unchanged.

His Imperial Majesty has consented to waive the exercise in the Mediterranean Sea, of any rights appertaining to His Imperial Majesty in the character of a Belligerent Power, and to recall the separate Instructions which had been given to the Commander of His Naval

* See State Papers, 1826, 1827. Page 1004.

Forces in that Sea, directing hostile operations against the Ottoman Porte.

His Majesty will, therefore, continue to combine His efforts with those of the King of France and His Imperial Majesty, for the purpose of carrying into complete execution the Stipulations of the Treaty of London.

His Majesty commands us to acquaint you, that His Majesty had every reason to hope when he last addressed you, that the arrangements which had been made for administering the Government of Portugal, until the period at which the Emperor of Brazil should have completed his abdication of the Throne of Portugal, would have secured the peace, and promoted the happiness of a Country, in the welfare of which His Majesty has ever taken the deepest interest.

The just expectations of His Majesty have been disappointed ; and measures have been adopted in Portugal, in disregard of the earnest advice and repeated remonstrances of His Majesty, which have compelled His Majesty, and the other Powers of Europe, acting in concert with His Majesty, to withdraw their Representatives from Lisbon.

His Majesty relies upon the wisdom of the August Sovereign, the head of the House of Braganza, to take the course which shall be best calculated to maintain the interests and honour of that illustrious Family, and to secure the peace and happiness of the Dominions over which it reigns.

Gentlemen of the House of Commons.

We are commanded by His Majesty to thank you for the Supplies which you have granted to Him for the service of the present Year; His Majesty will apply them with the utmost regard to economy, and will continue a deliberate revision of the several Publick Establishments, with a view to any further reduction which may be compatible with the dignity of the Crown, and with the permanent interests of the Country.

My Lords, and Gentlemen,

His Majesty's commands us to congratulate you upon the general prosperity of the Country, and apon the satisfactory state of the Publick Revenue.

His Majesty contemplates the increase of our Financial Rosources with peculiar gratification, on account of the decisive proof which it exhibits, that the condition of His Subjects is one of progressive improvement.

His Majesty commands us, in conclusion, to assure you, that His unabated exertions will be directed to inculcate among Foreign Powers a spirit of mutual goodwill; and to encourage the industry, to extend commerce, and advance the general welfare of His own Dominions.

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LETTER from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting Statements of the Commerce and Navigation of The United States, during the Year ending on the 30th day of September, 1828.

SIB,

Treasury Department, 18th April, 1828.

I HAVE the honour to transmit a Statement prepared in obedience to the provisions of the Act of the 10th of February, 1820, entitled “An Act to provide for obtaining accurate Statements of the Foreign Commerce of The United States," together with a Letter from the Register of the Treasury, explanatory of the same.

I have, &c., RICHARD RUSH.

The Hon. the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

SIR,

Treasury Department, Register's Office, 16th April, 1828. In conformity with the Provisions of the Act of Congress, of the 10th of February, 1820, entitled "An Act to provide for obtaining accurate Statements of the Foreign Commerce of The United States," I have the honour to transmit, herewith, the following Statements of the Commerce and Navigation of The United States during the Year ending on the 30th day of September, 1827, viz.:

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1. A General Statement of the Quantity and Value of Merchandize imported into The United States, from the 1st of October, 1826, to the 30th September, 1827 ....

2. A Summary Statement of the same..

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3. A General Statement of the Quantity and Value of Domestick Articles exported.....

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4. A General Statement of the Quantity and Value of Foreign Articles exported

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8. A Statistical View of the Commerce and Navigation of The United States 608 9. A Statement of the Commerce and Navigation of each State and Territory 610 10. A Statement of the Tonnage employed in the Foreign Trade which entered into, and departed from, the several Ports of The United States

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From these Statements, it appears that the Imports during the Year ending on the 30th September, 1827, have amounted to 79,484,068 dollars; of which amount 74,965,496 dollars were imported in American Vessels, and 4,518,572, in Foreign Vessels;

That the Exports have, during the same period, amounted to 82,324,827 dollars, of which 58,921,691 dollars were of Domestick, and 23,403,136 dollars of Foreign articles; that of the Domestick articles 50,105,379 were exported in American Vessels, and 8,816,312 dollars, in Foreign Vessels; and of the Foreign Articles, 21,987,165 dollars [1827-28.] 2 R

were exported in American Vessels, and 1,415,971 dollars in Foreign Vessels;

That 918,361 tons of American Shipping entered, and 980,542 cleared, from the Ports of The United States, and that 137,589 tons of Foreign Shipping entered, and 131,250 cleared, during the same period.

I have the honour also to state, that the amount of Registered Tonnage employed in the Foreign Trade, on the 31st December, 1826, amounted to

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That the Tonnage of Fishing Vessels amounted to

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as appears by the Annual Statement of the District Tonnage of The United States, transmitted from this Office on the 31st December last.

Permit me further to state, that in conformity to the 10th Section of the Act above referred to, the articles exported have been valued at their actual cost, or the value they bore at the time of exportation in the several Ports from which they were exported; and that the articles imported were valued at their actual cost, or the value which they bore in the Foreign Port from which they were exported, for importation into The United States, at the time of such exportation, free of any subsequent charges whatever I have the honour, &c.

JOSEPH NOURSE, Register.

The Hon. Richard Rush, Secretary of the Treasury.

Addendum.-Abstract of the Tonnage and Shipping of the several Districts of The United States, on the last day of December, 1826

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(1.)—A Statement of Goods, Wares, and Merchandize, of the Growth, Produce, and Manufacture, of Foreign Countries, imported into The United States; commencing on the 1st of October, 1826, and ending on the 30th of September, 1827.

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5,186

232,879

24 Hayti

333,458

25 Spain on the Atlantic

2,330

127,651 24,404

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23 French West Indies

53,327 1,440,787 144,444 1,638,558 943,193 695,365 1,638,558
177,327 6,473,901 1,032,630 7,683,858 7,537,547

80,612 332,957 429,805 843,374 843,374
33,591 654,857 921,330 880,255
84,770 1,363,081 1,781,309 1,459,318

154,385 154,385

146,311

9,448,562

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321,991 1,781,309

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JOSEPH NOURSE, Register.

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