leeward of us; to be under weigh at 45' past 8 A. M. He hailed and wished our Captain good morning, and desired we would sell him some bread, as he was going away, and had none ou board; told him we could not spare any, as we were very short ourselves; he, however, dropt his anchor on our larboard beam, about 30 yards from us, and sent his boat on board with his first Officer, armed; they then took the afterhatches off, and took from us. viz. 2 puncheons of rum, 8 barrels of powder, 1 puncheon of bread, 12 kegs of lobsters, 12 kegs of tongues and sounds, 12 keys of pickles, 12 bottles of porter, and 4 boxes of sperm candles; he hoisted out our boat to carry the things on board; they then prevailed upon two of our men to leave, and enter on board their Vessel, one by the name of Charles Green, a Prussian,—the other Gardener Turner, an American. The Vessel is a large, fast-sailing Schooner, about 200 tons; with a large Gun a-midships, and full of Men; she has also many Slaves.

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Monday, 16th December, 1816.—Commencing with moderate pleasant weather. At 3 P. M. the Schooner that robbed us got under weigh, and ran down to the anchorage she had left in the morning. At about 30' past 4, P. M., got under weigh for the leeward; as we past the English Brig Industry, Captain M'Connell, her boat came on board of us to buy a little bread, as the Spanish Schooner abovementioned had plundered them of all her Cargo and all their provisions, not even leaving them a single biscuit: they had also partly stript the rigging and sails from the Vessel, taking his Compasses and 9 of his Crew on board (Blacks) as Slaves. Middle part squally; at 3 A. M., a breeze off the land; obliged to run under easy sail, on account of being short-handed : ends with light airs and pleasant weather.

“ Copied on board the John Willis, of Boston, off Fort Apollonia, this 20th day of January, 1817.

W. G. T. M. " WILLIAM VINCENT FOSTER. “ Master of the John Willis, Schooner, of Boston.”

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL, prohibiting the Expor

tation of Gunpowder, Arms, Ammunition, &c. to Africa, to the West Indies, or to certain parts of the Continent of America.—2nd January, 1817. At the Court at Brighton, the 2nd of January, 1817.

PRESENT, HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE REGENT IN COUNCIL.

Whereas the time limited by the Order of His Royal Highness the Prince Regent in Council, of the 3rd day of August last, for pro.

hibiting the Exportation out of this Kingdom, or carrying coastwise, Gunpowder or Saltpetre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, will expire on the 13th day of February next; and whereas it is judged expedient that the said prohibition, so far as applies to the Countries hereinafter named, should be continued for some time longer; His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty, and by and with the advice of His Majesty's Privy Council, doth therefore hereby order, require, prohibit and command, that no person or persons whatsoever, (except the Master-General of the Ordnance for His Majesty's Service) do, at any time during the space of 6 months, (to commence from the said 13th day of February next), presumne to transport any Gunpowder or Salt-petre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, to any Port or place on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on any part of the Continent of America, (except to a Port or place, or Ports or places, in His Majesty's Territories or Possessions on the Continent of North America, or in the Territories of the United States of America), or ship or Jade any Gunpowder or Salt-petre, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, on board any Ship or Vessel, in order to transporting the same into any such Ports or places on the Coast of Africa, or in the West Indies, or on the Continent of America (except as above excepted), without leave or permission in that behalf first obtained from His Majesty, or his Privy Council, upon pain of incurring and suffering the respective forfeitures and penalties inflicted by an Act, passed in the 29th year of His late Majesty's Reign, ivtituled “ an Act to empower His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of Salt-petre, and to enforce the Law for empowering His Majesty to prohibit the exportation of Gunpowder, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition, and also to empower His Majesty to restrain the carrying coastwise of Salt-petre, Gunpowder, or any sort of Arms or Ammunition; "and also by an Act passed in the 33rd year of His Majesty's Reign, cap. 2, intituled “an Act to enable His Majesty to restrain the exportation of Naval Stores, and more effectually to prevent the exportation of Salt-petre, Arms and Ammunition, when prohibited by Proclamation or Order in Council:" But it is His Royal Highness's pleasure, that nothing in this Order contained shall be construed to alter or repeal the Order in Council of the 20th of May, 1813, for regulating the export of Gunpowder and Arms to the Coast of Africa, under the conditions therein specified. And the Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury, the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain, the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, the Master-General, and the rest of the principal Officers of the Ordnance, and His Majesty's Secretary at War, are to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.

JAS. BULLER. ACCOUNT of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraordinary Resources constituting

BALANCES.

GROSS RECEIPT.

8.

Bills arising out
HEADS

of the Revenue
Balance Balance

1815, remitted to in the Hands in the Hands

the Receivers.

Gross

Total Sum

General in
of
of Collectors, of Receivers-

London, but
which not
Receipt

to be
on the
General on the

becoming due
until after the

within the
REVENUE.
5th January, 5th January, 1816, are there-

5th January,

Year. accounted for. 1816.

1816.

fore carried to
account of the

latter year. ORDINARY REVENUES.

8. d.
8. d.
8. d.

d.

d. Permanent and Annual Taxes. CUSTOMS

120,968 7 78 22,315 12 7:) 296,833 l 31 10,714,762 2 24/11,154,879 3 83 EXCISE

146,899 5 6 285,201 9 4 21,239,509 19 421,671,610 14 31 STAMPS

181,668 4 61 35,076 13 10 53,463 16 0 6,255,956 3116,526,164 18 30 LAND AND ASSESSED TAXES

214,938 S 7

7,347,473 1 0 7,562,411 9 7 Post OFFICE

129,610 18 8

13,829 II 3 61,781 5 2 2,002,566 99 2,207,788 4 10 ONE SHILLING in the Pound on Pensions and Salaries

2,564 5 2

20,465 13 3 23,029 18 5 Six. PENCE in the Pound on Pensions and Salaries

2,638 2 5

!1,685 120 14,323 14 5 HACKNEY COACHES

209 981

30,802 50 31,011 14 85 HAWKERS and PEDLARS

1,216 9 98

23,822 5 6 25,038 15 31
TOTAL
Permanent & Annual Duties 432,247 10 10 439,687 18 104 697,279 11 97 47,647,043 12 09 49,216,258 13 65
Small Branches of the Here.

ditary Revenue. ALIENATION FINES

2,149 18 9

5,511 3 4 7,661 2 1 Post FINES

6,284 15 23

896 18 2 7,181 13 43 SEIZURES

14,584 0 5 14,584 05 COMPOSITIONS & PROFFERS

608 94 608 9 4 CROWN LANDS

64,633 17 18

74,125 1301 138,759 10 2 EXTRAORDINARY RE.

the Public Income of GREAT BRITAIN, for the Year ended the 5th January, 1817.

Drawbacks, Discounts, Charges of Management, &c.

paid out of the Gross Revenue. Rate per Centum

Repayments, Allow. Irish Packet

ances, Discounts, Establishment, Drawbacks, & Boun. with £9,000 per

Total
for which
ties of the nature of annum allowed

Charges
Drawbacks; differ- to Ireland in

Payments the Gross

ence of exchange be- lieu of Packet
tween Edinburgh & Postage; also

of Revenue

out of the
London ; Allowances Irish Postage,
10 the two Universi. received in

Gross
was
ties on account of Al- Great Britain,

Management. collected. manacks, and for Pa- and placed to

Revenue. per and Parchment to the Debit of

stamp on. this Kingdom.

Net Produce

Rate Per applicable to Centum

for which National

the Net Objects, and to

Produce Payments of the

Revenue into the

was Exchequer. collected.

J. d.

d.
8. d.

8. d £. $. d. 1,336,478 18 54 2,985,198 12 14 8,169,780 11 73 14 11 3 1,123,409 13 0 2,657,980 5 2 19,013,630 9 11 4 17 7 164,850 17 9 341,876 7 1016,184,288 10 54 2 13 4

304,504 12 54 304,504 12 5 7,257,906 17 ) 4 3 11 31,049 12 4 516,883 16 2 | 547,933 8 6 1,659,854 16 4 31 2 10 453 11 7 453 117

22,576 6 10 2 0 3 263 10 4 663 10 4 13,660 4 1 1 18 8 4,515 7 10 4,515 7 10 26,496 6 10 17 0 10 3,002 5 3 3,002 5 3

22,036 10 04 13 12 5 31,049 12 4 3,454,362 12 10$ 6,846,028 1 1 42,370,230 12 58 7 5 2

400 00

ACCOUNT (Continued) of the Ordinary Revenues and Extraordinary Resources con.

Payments out of the Net Produce, applicable to HEADS

By Virtue of War. Militia and

Pensions out Expences in. Iranis of the Barons of Bounties for of the

curred in

the Exchequer in Deserters' OP

promoting Hereditary securing and Scotland, under the Warrants; Fisheries, Revenue ;

improving Authority of the
Linen and Perpetual His Majesty's different Acts of Par-
Desence of the
Manufac: Pensions

Woods,

fliament, towards the REVENUE

Realm; and

tures, &c.
and Stipends Forests, and Support of the Civil

Land
charged on the

Government of tha other Services

Land Revenue.
Revenues.

Country.
ORDINARY REVENUES. £. S. d. £.

d. £. S. d. £. 8. d.

£. s. d. Permanent and Annual Taxes. CUSTOMS 74,200 00204,615 0 7

59,797 18 62 EXCISE 4,000 7 of 38,634 4 6:4,000 7 o

138,100 149 STAMPS LAND and Assessed TAXES 87,514 15 92 Post Office

13,700 0 0 ONE SHILLING in the Pound

on Pensions and Salaries Six Pence in the Pound on

Pensions and Salaries
HACKNEY COACHES -
HAWKERS and Pedlars

TOTAL
PERMANENT and ANNUAL
DUTIES -
165,714 15 92 243,249 50 27,700 0 0

197,898 13 44 Small Branches of the

Hereditary Revenue :
ALIENATION FINES
Post FINES -
SEIZURES
COMPOSITIONS and Proffers-
CROWN LANDS

7,999 0 53 82,106 2 6 EXTRAORDINARY

RESOURCES.
War-Tares;

CUTOSMS
EXCISE -

3,000 0 0 3,935 17
PROPERTY TAX
ARREARS of INCOME-

DUTY -
LOTTERY,Net Profit, of which

One third part is for the
Service of Irelana
Monies paid on Account of

the Interest of Loans
raised for the Service of

Ireland ON ACCOUNT of Balance due by Ireland, on joint Expenditure of the United

Kingdom ON ACCOUNT of the Commissioners, appointed by Act 35 Geo. M). cap. 121, and 37 Geo. III. cap. 27, for issuing Exchequer

Bills for Grenada, &c. UNCLAIMED Dividends paid into the Exchequer, by 'the Chief Cashier of the

Bank of England -
SURPLUS Fees of Regulated

Public Offices
IMPREST MONIES Repaid by

sundry Public Account
ants, and other Monies
paid to the Public

TOTAL (independent of Loans) £ 168,714 15 99 247,185 2 9 35,699 0 59 82,106 2 6 197,898 13 43 LOANS paid into the Ex.

chequer (including the Amount of those raised

for the service of Ireland.) GRAND TOTAL. € 168,714 15 94247,185 2 9 35,699 0 52 82,106 2 6 197,898 13 44

[The Appropriated Balances in the Exchequer, on'the 5th day of January, 1816, NOTE

- and on the 5th day of January, 1817, The Unappropriated Balance in the Exchequer, on the 5th day of January, 1816