priated for the subsistence of the army, in the year 1821, $301,804 56. Of the appropriation for clothing, a balance will remain, amounting probably to S:3,162, which, deducted from the estimate, will leave $569,125 56 to be appropriated.

About $6,000 will remain unexpended of the appropriation for the Medical and Hospital Department, which, being taken from the estimate, will leave $40,527 93 to be appropriated.

In the quartermaster's department there will be a deficiency of about $20,000 00. It has been found impossible to bring the expenditure within the sum appropriated by that amount, which, being added to the sum estimated, will give $483,540 00 to be appropriated. The expenditure under the appropriations for the Military Academy and for fortifications will about equal the appropriation.

A balance will remain of the current expenses of the ordnance department of about $42,671 00, which, taken from the estimate, will leave to be appropriated $57,329 00.

Of the appropriation for the National Armories, a balance will remain of about $10,000 00, which will leave $350,000 00 to be appropriated.

The payments under the appropriation for arrearages, previous to the 1st January, 1817, will about equal the appropriation.

Under the operation of the act of the 1st May last, a balance will remain of the appropriation for revolutionary pensions of $1,391,751, 13, which, it is believed, will be more than sufficient to meet the disbursements of next year, and no appropriation will accordingly be required.

A balance of $101,068 00 will remain of the appropriation for invalid and commutation pensions, which, deducted from the estimate, will leave $213,932 00 to be appropriated.

The payments under the appropriation for half-pay pensions will about equal the appropriation.

The expenditure under the appropriation for Indian Affairs will not equal the appropriation of the last session by a few thousand dollars, but, as that appropriation will be debited as soon as there is a sufficient appropriation by the sum of $130,205 44, as has already been stated under the head of subsistence, it will be necessary to make provision in the next year's appropriation to meet this debt. It is believed that $170,000 00 will be sufficient to meet the current disbursements of next year, to which add $130,205 44, and it will give $300,205 44 to be appropriated for the next year. It is proper to observe that this debit against the Indian Department has arisen principally from provisions issued in holding Indian treaties, which, being issued by the contractors, were in the first instance paid out of the appropriation for subsistence, but on the settlement of their accounts was brought to the debit of the appropriation for Indian affairs. I have the honor to be, Your most obedient servant,

The Hon. WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD,

Secretary of the Treasury.

J. C. CALHOUN,

LETTER

FROM THE

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,

TRANSMITTING

AN ESTIMATE

OF THE

APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE SERVICE OF THE YEAR 1821.

DECEMBER 28, 1820.
Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means,

WASHINGTON:

FRINTED BY GALES & SEATON.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

December 21, 1820.

SIR: I have the honor to transmit, herewith, for the information of the House of Representatives, an estimate of the appropriations for the service of the year 1821, amounting to

Civil list

Viz:

Miscellaneous expenses

Intercourse with foreign nations

$8,783,879 46

$1,017,141 00

432,931 28

319,777 76

Military department, including the sums placed at the disposition of the Secretary of War

Naval establishment, including the Ma

rine corps

4,585,352 61

2,428,676 81

The funds out of which the appropriations for the year 1821 may be discharged, are the following:

1. The sum of six hundred thousand dollars, annually reserved by the act of the 4th of August, 1790, out of the duties and customs, towards the expenses of government.

2. The surplus which may remain of the customs, and arrears of internal duties and direct taxes, after satisfying the sums for which they are pledged.

3. Any other unappropriated money which may be in the Treasury during the year 1821.

I have the honor to be,

Your most obedient servant,

WM. H. CRAWFORD.

The Hon. J. W. TAYLOR,

Speaker of the House of Representatives.