Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1804-03-28

shoals, and certain contingent expenses,
tiily-hve thousand nine hundred and fifty
one dollars and thirty-three cents:
For the erection of a lighthouse on
Viewpoint Comfort, five thousand dollars,
being the amount of former appropri-
alton carried to the credit of the surplus
fund:
For the payment of balances due on the
contracts for erecting the lighthouses on
Oldpoint Comfort, and Smiths point, and
for theinspection of the work, the balance
OF the former appropriations being carried
to the credit of the surplus fund, two thou
sand dollars;
For erecting lighthouse on Gulps Is
land, in the sound between Long Island and
the Main,in addition TO the sum heretofore
appropriated for that purpose, three thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars:
For defraying the expenses incident to the
purchase or erection Of certain ware hou-
ses and wharves, under the ACT respecting
quarantine and health laws, in addition 10
the sums heretofore appropriated Cor that
purpose, five thousand dollars and so
much of the sums received on account of
storage for merchandise deposited in the
public ware houses under said aee as may
De necessary, is hereby appropriated to
the erection and repairs of the ware
houses, and to carry the said act into ef-
feet:
For deiraying the expenses incident 10
the valuation Of lands and houses, and
enumeration OF slaves within the United
States as directed by the act of the ninth
Of July. one thousand seven hundred and
ninety-eight; the balance of former appro-
priauons having been carried to the Gre
dit of the surplus fund, three thousand
dollars:
For the purpose of carrying into effect
the act Of the third OF MARCIA, one thou
sand eight hundred and three, in relation
TO the lands south Of the state of Tennes-
see, IN addition 10 the sum therein Appros
priated, ten Thousand dollars;
For the discharge &C such Tnisctl.aHe,
Gus demands against the United States,
no, otherwise provided for, as shall have
been admitted in due course of settlement
at the treasury, and which are Of q nature,
according TO the usage thereof, to re-
quire payment Ia specie, four thousand dol
lars
For furniture for the Presidents house,
being the balance OF a former appropria-
ton, carried to the credit Of the surplus
fund, one hundred and forty-hve dollars
and seventeen cents:
For expenses ofintercoursc with foreign
nations, including the compensation of,he
consuls at the several Barbary powers, for-
ty-six thousand FIVE hundred and fifty dol
lars:
For the other expenses of the inter-
course between the United States and Al
giers, and other Barbary powers, one hun
dred thousand dollars:
For carrying into effect the treaty be-
tween the United States and the king of
Spain, the balance OF former appropriate
ons having been carried TO the credit Of
the surplus fund, thirty. two thousand Sc
ven hundred and forly-seven dollars and
thirty.six cents:
For the relief and protection of distress
sed American seamen, ten thousand dol
lars:
For salaries Of the agents, in Paris and
Madrid, for prosecuting claims in relation
to captures, three thousand thrce hundred
and ntty dOltarS
For satisfying a balance doe to John
Habershann, late sgen; for supplying the
troops in Georgia, nine thousand and fifty
FIVE dollars and seventeen cents:
For the relief Of sick or disabled a.
rnericau selmen at New Orleans, in adj
dition to the appropriations heretofore
made for that purpose, one thousand dol.
lars;
For diseharging such sums, as may, or
settlement Of their accounts, by the ac-
counting officers Of the treasury, be found
due 10 persons whose property was taken
for the use ofthc militia employed on the
expedition TO suppress the former insur-
re9ion in the western counties Of Pennsyl-
yana, one thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. ind he { flrfHer enacted, That
the several appropriations herein before
made, shall! be paid and discharged out Of
the fund of six hundred thousand dollars,
reserved by the act making provision for
the debt OF the United States, and out OF
anv monies IN the treasury. not otherwise