Being 5 6-10 per centum on the
amount paid into the treasury.

781,133 73 Balances on the 31st Dec. 1815, viz:
In bonds uncollected, 848,404 05
In duties not bonded, 1,485,126 73
In cash and treasury
notes

2,228,865 47

70,000 00

$2,158,865 47

General view of the internal duties for 1815.

Accruing duties, viz:

On licences for stills

from domestic materials,

at 20 cents per gallon, 1,305,160 32

at 25 cents per gallon,

Do. from foreign mate

742,398 57

rials at 20 cts. per gallon, 159,229 00

334,209 70

By compounding banks, 84,422 10

842,119 81

225.105 47

-$2,558,636 25

NOTES.

There remain to be received partial returns from five districts, by which, when received, this statement will be in a small degree varied. As, moreover, it is formed from the accounts of the collectors as transmitted to this office, uncorrected by the revision of the accounting officers of the rea-. sury, the several items of which it consists will not precisely balance or correspond with the results of the accounts as finally settled.

Note 1. This sum consists principally of repay. ments to distillers, under the 17th section of the act of December 21st, 1814.

Note 2. The whole sum allowed by the president for the collection of the direct tax and the internal duties, for the year 1815, amounts to 23,940 dollars. There having been received from the direct -2,206,787 89 tax 833,111 41 dollars, and from the duties 165,717 31 4,986,262 23 dollars, in the foregoing general view 927,444 47 a proportionate part of the whole allowance is 825,132 83 charged to the duties, viz: 20,512 71 dollars, the 72,807 32 residue being properly chargeable to the collection of the direct tax. As the whole of these allowances were made after the close of the year 1815, and after the accounts of the collectors were rendered, they were satisfied out of the duties ac418,631 80 cruing in 1816, to which, on the books of the treasury, they will appear to be charged... 793,625 53 A like apportionment has been made of the alowances provided by the second section of the act 93,034 50f March 3d, 1815, in cases where the annual commissions of a collector do not exceed 1000 dollars. 14,827 85 Revenue office, November 28, 1816.

On various goods, wares, and merchandise, manufactured in the U. States,

On household furniture, and gold and silver watches,

Interest and additions received on duties not punctually paid,

Vermont

Champlain and the Hudson.

The mountains in the vicinity of lakes George and Champlain, produce a variety of minerals, among We have already published many reports of the which are found, in inexhaustible quantities, the Several forges are in operacommissioners, &c. respecting the noble work of richest of iron ores. uniting the great lakes of Erie, Huron, Michigan tion in the counties of Washington, Warren, Essex and Superior, &c. &c. with the Atlantic, by means and Clinton, the number of which may be indeof a canal from the first named to the Hudson, to finitely increased; and the iron which they produce the city of New York, and the ocean, but we do is very little, if at all, inferior in quality to the best not recollect to have seen and p blished any thing iron manufactured in the United States: nor can it respecting the "northern canal," so called, design-be doubted that, after the completion of the coned to unite lake Champlain and lake George with templated canals, the middle and western parts of the said river-an object of less ultimate import this state would be furnished with this necessary ance than the other, but easier accomplished and article on more advantageous terms than it can at of more immediate interest. The following, being present be procured.

The inhabitants of a large tract of country on a late report to the legislature, is very interesting. There seems to be no doubt of its practicability: both sides of lake Champlain, embracing a considand as it is entirely within the present means of erable portion of the state of Vermont would find, the state and people of New-York, we hope to see by the northern canal, a permanent market in the it commenced at the earliest day possible. Suc- city of New York, or at intermediate places, for cess in it, would secure the speedy accomplish their pot and pearl ashes, and also for all their sur ment of the greater and more important work.

plus agricultural productions, from whence they would also be cheaply supplied with all the neces

Report of the board of commissioners on the northern, sary articles of foreign growth.

or Champlain canal.

The iron of the northern part of this state, which The advantages which will result from the con-at present is unwrought in the mine, and the fine nexion of lake Erie with the navigable waters of marble of Vermont, which now lies useless in the the Hudson, by means of a canal, have been so fre-quarry, would be converted to useful and ornamental quently elucidated, and are indeed so obvious to purposes, in the west, in exchange for salt and every one who possesses a correct geographical gypsum; and thus the large sums which are annually knowledge of the west, that it has been deemed sent abroad for the purchase of iron, of salt, and of But presuming gypsum, would be retained among our citizens, and unnecessary to enumerate them. that the benefits to be derived from a similar com- added to the permanent wealth of the state. In short, the connexion of lake Champlain with the munication with lake Champlain, are not fully understood or duly appreciated, the commissioners Hudson, by means of a canal, would greatly enhance ask the indulgence of briefly pointing out a few of the value of the northern lands; it would save vast sums in the price of transportation; it would open the most prominent of these benefits.

That part of this state which is contiguous to new and increasing sources of wealth; it would dilakes George and Champlain, abounds in wood, tim-vert from the province of Lower Canada, and turn ber, masts, spars, and lumber of all kinds, which, to the south, the profits of the trade of lake Chamtransported by the northern canal, would find a plain; and, by imparting activity and enterprise to profitable sale along the Hudson, and in the city agricultural, commercial, and mechanical pursuits, of New York, instead of being driven, as much of it would add to our industry and resources, and those articles have heretofore been, to a precarious thereby augment the substantial wealth and pros market, by a long and hazardous navigation to Que-perity of the state. bec.

The examination and levels for this canal, have Some idea may be formed of the immense quanti-been made, under the direction of the commissionty of lumber which would be conveyed on the con-ers, by col. Lewis Garin, and the line for the same templated canal, from the following statement, has been marked out upon the maps herewith premade on the best authority, and which embraces sented. There are two places of departure from only that small section of the northern part of this the Hudson, in order to connect that river with state, from whence the transportation is carried on lake Champlain, each of which affords a very favorto the city of New York, or to intermediate markets.able route, in point of soil, to be excavated, and of Within that tract of country, embracing the bor-materials for the artificial works. One of these ders of lake George, and the timber land north and routes, by commencing at the mouth of fort Edward west of the great falls in Luzerne, there are annually creek, and pursuing the valley of that creek to the made, and transported to the south, two millions summit level, and then following the ravine of of boards and plank; one million feet of square tim-Woodcreek, will reach Whitehall, in the distance of ber, consisting of oak, white and yellow pine, besides twenty-two miles. This route was formerly deemed dock logs, scantling, and other timber to a great most eligible by a board of commissioners, composed of general Schuyler, and others. It is, howA considerable portion of the northern part of ever, supposed, by the engineer, that the other this state is rough and mountainous, and, in a great route may be preferable, which commences about measure, unfit for agricultural improvements.-six miles further down the river, near the mouth These broken tracts are covered with native forests of Moses' kill, and of Dead-creek joined to a short which, by the contemplated canal, would furnish length of artificial canal, forms the summit level vast supplies of wood and lumber for many years; from whence it proceeds-partly by the natural and thus the great and increasing population which channel of Wood-creek, and partly by artificial cuts, occupies the margin of the Hudson, would be sup- which greatly shorten the distance to Whitehall. plied with boards, plank, timber, fencing materials, The length of this route is twenty-eight miles, and And even fuel, with less expence, than from any it passes over a soil which is, in general, remarkably other quarter; while, at the same time, the lands favorable, consisting principally of vegetable mould, to the north, considerable tracts of which belong to loam and clay. At the northern termination of the the people of this state, would be greatly increased canal, a few yards of limestone excavation will be necessary; this however, is not deemed an unfavorin value.

amount.