(B.)-STATEMENT of the Bank Capital in the several States, Districts, and Territories, of The United States, as far as it was known at the Treasury, during the Years 1814, 1815, 1816, and 1817. 942,350 943,350 997,550 11,350,000 11,600,000 11,650,000 11,300,000 2,317,320 2,317,320 2,317,320 2,317,320 3,658,750 4,063,675 3,909,575 4,021,262 17,185,352 17,700,736 17,145,979 16,991,704| 2,121,932 2,071,957 1,672.115 2,076,465 14,963.333 15,346,432 15,393,594 15,732,615 996,990 973,890 Delaware 3,592,000 4,752,460 5,521,415 4,884,565 (C.)-STATEMENT shewing the condition of the Banks in the several States, Districts, and Territories, of The United States, as far as the same was known at the Treasury Department, in the Year 1819. decreased (D.)-STATEMENT shewing the aggregate amount of the Capital, Circulation, Specie, and Discounts, of several Banks, (sixteen in number) situated in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Ohio, on the 30th of September, annually, in 1813, 1815, and 1819. (E.)-STATEMENT shewing the Rate of Exchange between Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, and London, during the Years 1813, 1814, 1815, and 1816; and, also, the price of Specie at New York, and the Rate of Exchange between that Place, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, during the same period. a : Per Cent. Per Cent. Per Cent. Pr Cent. Pr Cent. Pr Cent. Per Cent Per Cent. d 18 d 17 to 19 d 17 April Novem. Decem. 1814. d 13 d 14 d 15 to 123d 14 to 15 Bills on London fluctuated very much in price, to wards the close of December, at Boston and Phila (delphia. Specie payments suspended at New York, and south of that place 1st Sept. Bills on London fluctuated very much during these 3 months, at Boston and Philadelphia. News of Peace 13th of this month, when the price of London bills declined. 1815. January a 11 a 23 d 2 par to 1 a d 14 1 to 3 a Feb. d 14 3 to 2 d March d 8 April a 12 d 3 d 6 d 4 d 8 May 11011 d 5 2 to 23 d 2 to par par to 6 a d 9 4 to 7 a 7 to 8 a October a 14 to 15 a 13 to 15 d 5 d 7 a 11 d 3 11 to 7 d 24 16 to 18 a 18 to 20 a 14 to 9 a 18 to 11 a d 210 to 12 a 14 to 16 a 11 to 19 a NOTE.-The rate of premium is designated by the letter a, and the rate of discount by the letter d. PAPERS relative to the Discussions between The United States and Spain, concerning the Cession of the Floridas.1818 to 1820. No. I.-Documents accompanying the President's Message ...... on the Opening of Congress II-Message of the President to Congress, with further Papers Page 7th Dec. 1819. 555 8th March, 1820. 622 .27th March, 1820. 646 III.—Message of the President to Congress, ditto.. 1820. 654 1820. 682 I. DOCUMENTS TRANSMITTED TO CONGRESS, WITH THE MESSAGE OF 7TH DECEMBER, 1819. (Extract.) No. 1.—Mr. Erving to Mr. Adams. Madrid, 10th February, 1818. THE King has lately made large Grants of land in East Florida to several of his Favourites; and I am credibly informed that within these few days he has, by a sweeping Grant, given all the remainder to the Duke of Alagon, Captain of his Guards, and the Count of Punon Rostro, one of his Chamberlains. This is, perhaps, his mode of preparing for a cheap Cession of the Territory to The United States. The Hon. John Quincy Adams. (Extract.) GEORGE W. ERVING. No. 2.—Mr. Erving to Mr. Adams. Madrid, 26th February, 1818. THE King has lately made large Grants of land in the Floridas to several of his favourite Servants. The enclosed Papers A. and B. have been furnished to me, as Extracts from the Deeds to the principal Grantees—the Duke of Alagon, Captain of the Body Guards, and the Count of Punon Rostro, one of his Chamberlains. M. Vargas, Treasurer of the Household, has another Grant. In fine, I am led to believe that His Majesty has given away the whole of the lands in that quarter, which had not been previously granted. The Hon. John Quincy Adams. GEORGE W. ERVING. (Enclosure A.)—Grant to the Duke of Alagon.-(Translation.) As the uncultivated land not ceded in East Florida, which lies between the banks of the River Saint Luisa and that of Saint John, as far as the mouths by which they empty themselves into the sea, and the Coast of the Gulf of Florida, and the adjacent Islands, with the mouth of the River Hijuelos, in 26th degree of latitude, following the left bank up to its source, drawing a line from Lake Macao, and then descending along the road from the River St. John to the Lake Valdes; crossing another line from the extreme north of said |