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Blu the President of the United States.

BIZ the president OF the United Mates.
TN pursuance of law, I, JAMES X. POLK, Presi-
dent ofthe United States of America, do hereby de-
clare and make known that public sales will be
held at the aforementioned land offices in the State
of ARKANSAS, at the periods hereinafter desgna-
| ted, to wit:
| AZ the land Office at BATESvILLE, common
cling on Monday, the eighth day Of September next,
for the disposal Of the public lands within the UNDER
mentioned townships, to wit:
| North Of the base line and uesi Of the meridian.
Township nine of range four.
Township five of range Ave.
| Townships thirteen and sixteen of range twelve.
| Townships thirteen, fourteen, and sixteen, o
Al the land Office at JOHNSON COURT
| HOUSE, commencing on Monday, the twenty-ffth
day Of August next, for the disposal OF the public
lands within the aforementioned townships, to-wit:
North Of the base line and ,resi ofihe meridian.
| Sections five, six, and seven, in township six of
range eighteen.
The north halves Of sections one and two, and sec
tons thrty-one and thiry-two, in township seven
Of range eighteen.
Township four Of ranges twenty, twenty-one,
twenty-five. and twenty-six.
Township eleven Of range twenty-three.
| Townships three and four of range twenty-six.
| Townships one, two, three, and four of range
thirty.
ty-one.
| Townships three and four OF ranges thirty-two
and thirty-three.
At the land Office at WASHINGTON, common
cling on Monday, the eighteenth day of August
next for the disposal of the public lands within the
aforementioned townships, to wit
South ofihe base line and iresf Of the meridian.
Townships one ond two of ranges twenty-onc,
twenty-five, and twenty-three.
| Sections twenty and twenty-nine east of Red
| river, in township fifteen of range twenty-five
l e., eva civ and avap nf mi
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PROPOSALS FOR COAL.

BUREAU OF NAvy-YARDs AND DOCKS,
May IT, l845.
CEALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals
- for Goals" will be received at this Bureau, un-
furnishing and delivering, for the of the navy,
the following quantities and descriptions Of Coal, at
the Navy-yards specified, viz:
Portsmouth, .New Hampshire.
IL tons red ash anthracite.
Boston.
l,l25 tons Beaver Meadow anthracite lump.
$50 tons Peach Orchard anthracite (broken and
screened.
5000 bushels best Cumberland flor starting fires. }
5000 do Midlothian, (for smiths use.>
.New York.
$50 tons Lackawana.
so do Lehigh, (broken and screened.)
1000 bushels lump Cumberland, or Queens pit.
PHILADELPHIA.
so tons Lebigh, (broken and screened.)
Washington.
10000 bushels lump,
$4,000 do average, ! Midlothian.
10000 do best Cumberland
Norfolk.
5000 bushels average, (M;a,o,b;.,
1000 do CRATE or screened,
Pensacola.
100 tons anthracite.
All of the above Goals are to be Of the very best
purities to be delivered the respective yards,
half on or before the 3st day of August next, and
the remaining half on or before the 3lst day of Oc-
tober next subject the inspection of the officers
designated by the commandments of the respective
yards and in all respects satisfactory to the inspect
ing officers appointed by him.
Persons offering are required to make separate
offers for the delivery Of each kind of Coal at each
of the yards specified, and to state the price for
each kind distinctly that separate contracts may be
made for each navy-yard, and for each quality, il
desired by the department. The price asked for
the anthracite Coal must be for the ton Of 2,240
pounds and that for the bitumnous must be per bshei
of fire pecks as weighed or measured at the yards
where delivered; and when delivered satisfactory
evidence must be furnished that they taken
from the mines or pits specified in the contracts.
Bonds, in half the amount of each contract, will
be required for their faithful performance, IN addi-
ton 10 reservation OF ten per centum, upon all
bills which may be approved; which reserved ten
per cenum will not be paid until the completion OF
the contract to the satisfaction OF the respective
commandments at the yards of delivery
L. WARRINGTON,
Chief Of Bureau.
To be published twice a week, until the 18th of
June next, in the Union, Inelligencer and Consti-
tution Washington ID. c.: Baltimore Republican
and Sun; PennsvIvanien, Keystone and Ledger, at
Philadelphia Harrisburg Union; Richmond En-
qurer; Portsmouth (Virginia) Old DominIoni Even
ing Post and Morning News, New York; Post and
Times, Boston
Projectors Of the above papers will be pleased to
send copy of the paper containing the above adj
vertisement to this bureau.
May l2-tawty7
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STATIONERY, PRINTING, AND BINDING

NAVY DEPARTMENT, May IL, lS45.
SEPARATE PROPOSALS will be received at
- the Office of the Secretary of the Navy, until
o'clock, p. M, of Saturday, the l4lh day of June
next, for furnishing all the stationery, and executing
all the printing and binding, that may be required
oy the Navy Department, any Of its bureaus,
tor The year commencing LIST July, lS45 and ending
on the Both June lS46.
All the articles TO be furnished and work to be ex-
ecuted must be of the best quality, Except where
otherwise stipulated delivered without delay when
ordered, and to the satisfaction of the head of the
Office for which they are required
The department reserves to itself the right of or
dering greater or less quantity Of each and every
article contracted for the public service may re-
quire.
Bonds, with approved security, to be given by the
person or persons contracting and in case of fail
ure TO supply the articles or to perform the work,
the contractor and his sureties shall be liable for the
forfeiture specified in such bond as liquidaed DANA
ges, to be sued for in the of the United States
in any court having jurisdiction thereof
To insure uniformity in the proposals, blank
forms will be furnished to all persons desiring to
bid. But one price must be affixed to each article.
and each article must be bid for.
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ADVERTISEMENT.

I5-Observe CHARLES WILMER has no con
nechon whatever with Messrs. Wilmer g. Smith,
and all orders and communications for Charles
Wilmer must be addressed in full to the
TRANSATLANTIC NEWSPAPER OFFICE,
5South John street, Liverpool.
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ERENCH VEGETABLE TRACING PA
Il PER-This day opened small supply of Pa
pier Pegeai of the largest size, superior in strength
and cearness of texture, and in other requisites Of
quality, to any the advertiser has before seen.
Imported direct from Paris by F. Taylor, under
orders to forward the best that could be purchased
with money, without stipulation as to price.
May 6
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NEWS! NEWS!! NEWSH!
TRANSATLANTIC NEWSPAPER OFFICE,
South John street, Liverpool.

rHARLES WILMER, Newspaper, Forward
~ ing, and General Agent, continues to supply to
order, with greater promptitude and regularity than
any other house. and on the most reasonable terms,
Ia London daily paper for f6 los sterling per an.
num- newspapers, prices-currens, shipping lists,
magazines, books and stationery type, printers and
binders materials and merchandise ofevery descrip
ton, to all parts of the United States, Canada, Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland, by the
mail steamers, sailing on the 4th and 10Th of each
month from Liverpool, and to all the West ndia
islands, Mexico, and Texas, by the royal mail
steamers sailing every fortnight from Southampton.
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stationery.
10 reams Folio Post paper, ruled
40 do Cap do
30 do Quarto Post do
40 do Envelop do
do Note Paper, gilt edged
10 do do do CAP
do white cap, fiat
10 do blotting, royal
IL wafer stands, or boxes, cocoa
IL pounce boxes, cocoa
3 dozen bottles blue ink, in quarts
3 do do do in pints
3 do do best London copying ink, pint
jugs, Anold's or Terry's
dozen quart bottles black ink
do pint bottles red ink
6pounds pounce
5000 Quills, No. 80, opaque and clarified
800 cards Of Steel Pens, ~ on card
100 do Peryian Pens
SO gross Steel Pens
IS dozen Red Tape, No. Is to IS
6 do Taste
90 90 pounds Dun t Sss, spp pa Sealing Wax
Is do best quality WATERS
1000 large office Waters
50 Penknives, Rodgerss best four-bades
"a Erasers, ivory handles
Sc ivory Folders, 9 inches
"a Sand-boxes cocoa wood
u pairs of Shears and Scissors
60 quarts Black Sand
"a Wafer Stamps, of ivory
81 Pounce Boxes, do
5pounds India Rubber
"a dozen Black Lead Pencils, Monroe's best
3 do Red do do
500 sheets of Parchment, best prepared, IA by IS
"a lnkstands, of glass and wedgewood
10 pounds Gum Arabic
"a Paper Weights, of brass, composition, or
lOpounds Cotton Irvine
10 do Flax do
200 sheets Drawing Paper, from medium to an
tquarian
so sheets of Tracing paper
IL sticks India Ink
Printing.
$500 copies of Navy Register, in nonpareil type,
about 10 pages folio post, 8vo., mostly
rule and figure work, to be folded and
stitched, with blue printed covers, paper
included
SO copies Of Navy Register, same matter over
run into quarto form, to be half bound, and
10 Of the copies to be interleaved and faint
Circulars and other blanks, paper included
so reams quarto post, l, 9, 3, or pages
90 reams cap do do
10 reams folio post, do do
Book work, exclusive of paper, viz:
Composition, per 900 ems
Press-work, per token
Binding.
10 volumes of newspapers, daily, per yearly
volume
100 volumes Of books, 6vo., full bound, in calf
and sheep
100 volumes do half bound
Blank books for records, &C., similar to those
now in use, which may be examined by all
inclined to bid
Manuscript letters, to be half bound, per pattern
Faint ruling 20 reams letter paper.
May l2-law14J
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Notice to prescription claimants.

Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits Of the townships
above enumerated is required TO establish the same
the satisfaction of the register and receiver Of the
proper land office, and make payment therefor, a,
practicable after seeing this notice, and before
the day appointed for the of the pub
lie sale of the township embracing the tract claimed
(above designatedD otherwise such claim will be
forfeited.
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May l0-lawtf
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By the President of the United STATES.

ny me TTestdenI 81 me United Sfdfes.
IN pursuance Of law, T. JAMES X. POLK.
Il President Of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
viii be held at the aforementioned land Offices in
the State of MISSOURI, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit. .I
AT the land Office at SPRINGFIELD, commen-
eng on Monday, the twenty -fflh day of August
mex, for the disposal of the public lands within the
following townships, to wit:
Worm Of the base line, aud resf Of the fin principal
rel rnsridian.
township twenty-nine of range fourteen.
township thirty-four of range nineteen.
township twenty-four Of range twenty
township thirty-two Of ranges twenty-one and
twenty-four
Townships thirty-three and thir,y.four Of rnnge
Townships thirty, thirty-one, and thirty-two, Of
range ihirty-two.
fractional townships thirty, thirty-one, and thir-
y'two, of range thrty-threc.
Al the land office at FAYETTE, commencing or
Monday, the first day of September next for tn,
disposal OF the public lands within the following
townships, to wit
North of the base line, and ,cssf Of the fifth principe
msrididn.
Townships sixty-fve and sixty-six of range four
cen,
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DOCK OF THE ARMY, by John Frost; vol.
ID New York, 1645.
Military Maxims of Napoleon, translated by Aker
ly; | VOL, 1645.
Manuel du Mntelot Canonner; / VOL, Paris, 1845.
Bulletins Officials de la Grande Armee, dictes pal
PEmpereur Napoleon vols, Paris.
Revolutionary Orders of General Washington;
vol, 1874.
Military Annual VOL, London, 1874.
The War in France and Belgium in 1915, contain
ing minute details of the battles Of Quatre.
Bras, Ligney, Wavre, and Waterloo; by
Capt. w Siborne; vols London, 1874
Lieut.. Ward GU. s. Navy on Ordnance, Gunnery
and Steam l VOL, lS45.
Lieut.. Harris Annual Army List; VOL, London
lS45
May 16 F. TAYLOR.
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DIBLIOTHEQUE HISTORIQUE EFT MILF
ID TAIRE.--F. Taylor has just received from
Paris volumes and of the above valuable series,
completing and concluding the work.
Volume 5 contains the military writings and cam
paigns Of Federic, Lloyd, Gubert, Cessac, Carnot,
Thibault and Jomin
Volume contains the military campaigns of Ma
poleon; each volume being large octave of nearly
thousand pages, and accompanied with an atlas Of
engraved maps, military plans, &C., &C.. price ~ -
for each volume and So 25 for each atlas
The earlier volumes of this series treat of the cam
paigns of Cesar Alexander, Xenophon, DC, DC,
the tactics strategy, &c, &c, Of the Greeks, Ro-
mans, &c, as detailed by Polybius, Thucydides,
Arrien, and Others the series commencing with the
earliest authentic military records, and coming down
continuously TO the present time.
May 10
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military or other purposes, will be excluded from
sale.
The sales will each be kept open for two weeks,
(uness the lands are sooner disposed off, and no
longer; and no private entries of lands in the town
ships offered will be admitted until after the ex-
piration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washington,
this ninth day of May ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Notice to presumption claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of presumption
to any lands within the limits of the townships above
enumerated required to establish the same to the
satisfaction of the register and receiver Of the proper
land Office, and make payment therefor, as soon as
practicable qer seeing this notice, and before the day
appointed for the commencement of the public sale
Of the township above designated embracing the
tract caimed otherwise such claim will be forfeited
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 10--lawtf
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y ED BOOK FOR lS45.-The Royal Kalendsr
III and Court and City Register for England Scot
land, and Ireland, and the Colonies filling the same
place with reference to the British government as
the Blue Book does for the government Of the
United States.
just imported from London "a few copies only
by f. TAYLOR.
March III
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NEW MUSIC JUST RECEIVED.-Th fol-
IN lowing new music is this day received and for
sale by w. FISCHER
Les Parssiennes, composed by Edward Wolff.
The Taglion Polka.
The JonviIle Polka, composed by Strauss
The Noshaia Polka &c g Staab.
La Carlotta Polka &C g Julien.
The Polka waltz, arranged by Schubert.
The Hunting waltz, arranged by Vierick
Lucretia Borgia waltz, arranged by Vierick.
Anersberg favorite waltz, arranged by Korponay.
Conestoga waltz, by J. B. Muller.
The Alps Galop, composed by Rudolph.
Proudly and Wide, from the opera Fra Diavolo,
arranged by s. r. Beck.
oh Native Scenes, (song, by Bellini.
Fare thee well my Fanny, by w. F. Nelson.
When thy Heart is Bounding Lightly, by Mere.
Oh Haste on Board, composed by Huberer.
May Is
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A GENCY FOR CLAIMS AT WASHING
n TON, d. C.---CHARLEs DE SELpMe, Gen.
eral Agent, No. ii, Todd's buildings, Pennsylvania
avenue, Washington, ID. c., offers his services to
those who may have claims either of the execu-
tive departments or Congress, or private claims on
individuals.
Particular attention paid to the settlement of &C
counts of disbursing officers who may find it incon-
venent to attend personally especially those of the
navy.
Also attends as agent for nonresident property
holders, collecting rents, procuring pensions, &c
Charges will be moderate, and regulated by the
amount claimed and the extent of services required.
Communications (post pad) will receive immedi-
ate attention.
He has the honor to refer to the Navy Depart
nent, and the several bureaus connected with it;
Second Comptroller and Fourth Auditors Offices,
and the senior pursers in the navy and also to Hon.
c. c. Cambreleng, New York; Commodore Charles
Stewart, Philadelphia; Commodore John Downs,
Boston; Hon. Henry L. Ellsworth, Washington;
Hon: f. Fl. Foster, Nashville, Tennessee; and
Thomas M. Blount, esq, Pensacola
April III
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Transportation OFF1cE,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
Washington Branch, l4th Nov, 1874.
In consequence OF the adoption of q new schedule
by the Post Office Department the following changes
in the running of the trains on this road will go into
effect this day, viz:
The train that has hitherto left this city at p. m.
will hereafter leave at 81 o'clock, P. M. and the
o'clock, a. M will now leave on the arrival Of the
Philadelphia cars, at about liz, p. M and reach
this city at or about 3 o'clock, a. m.
A corresponding change having been made on the
Philadelphia road passengers leaving this city at 81,
D. M. will connect, heretofore, with the cars for
Philadelphia--the departure of which from Balti-
more has been fixed at 8 o'clock, p. m.
BY order:
SAMUEL STETTINIUS, Agent.
November Ia
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CHARLES wILLMER'S
AMERICAN NEWS LETTER

I s published for transmission by every steamship
L sailing from England for America; and its lead
ing feature is to give, al glance, account of ev
cry important event that has occurred in Great Brit
ain, Europe, or Asia, in the interval between the
sailing of each steamship, whether in politics or
commerce. correct and comprehensive shipping
list, in which will be found faithful record Of the
arrival and departure Of American vessels at and
from all the British, European, and Asiatc ports,
with notices Of such casualties disasters may
from time to time occur--a complete prices current,
in which the greatest is taken to give the latest
reports of the markets for the various descriptions
of American produce, from the most unquestiona-
BILE thus combining, in sheet, ne,cspa-
per, a shipping list, and prices current.
Annual subscription, payable in advance, lbs. Cd
sterling.
All orders must be accompanied with remit
lance or reference in England for payment
NOTICE.
All communications must be postpaid, and adj
dressed
CHARLES WILMER,
Transatlantic Newspaper Office,
South JOHN STREET,
Liverpool:
Or they will not reach CHARLES WLLMER's
Office.
NO connection with Messrs. WILMER SMITH.
Oct. 3l--1aw1y
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MO. 10 HARPER'S PICTORIAL BIBLE,
lN No. Sues Wandering Jew,
No. 16 McCulloch's Gazetteer
just received by F. TAYLOR, Immediately en-
Of Gadsby's. sept30
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Notice TO pre-emptioa claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-. empton
to any lands within the limits of the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated is required
establish the same the satisfaction of the register
and receiver of the proper land office, and make
payment therefor practicable after seeing this
notice, and before the day appointed for the COM
mencement of the public sale of the township en-
bracing the tract claimed, (above designated other
wise such claim will be forfeited
JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Nav lO--lawtf
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r OOK HERE.--Persons suffering from colds
IL coughs, &c, can be supplied with
Pease's Hoarhound Candy,
Browns Boneset, "
McCuley's Srup of May Apple and Wild
Cherry,
Swayneis Srup of Wild Cherry,
Jayne's Tonic Expectorant,
Covert's Balm of Life,
Thompson's Life-preserver,
Wistars Cough Lozenges,
Sherman's Cough Lozenges,
Peters's Cough Lozenges,
by calling on G. Fl. JAMES,
corner Of 14th and f. streets.
Where may also be found full and general as
sortment of Drugs, Medicines, Perfumery, Fancy
Articles, Brushes, Combs, &c; all which viii be
sold low for cash. or to punctual customers.
Dec. 1S
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Notice to pre-emDtion claimants.
Every person entitled to the right of pre-cmpton
TO any lands within the limits Of the townships
above enumerated is required TO establish the same
to the satisfaction of the register and receiver of
the proper land Office, and make payment therefor,
as soon as practicable after seeing this notice and before
the day appointed for the commencement of the
public sale Of the township embracing the tract
claimed, (above desgnatedD otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. "a
ci JAS. SHIELDS,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office
Nav l0--Iawtf
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-19

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Bsap BeansNEariy China, duo
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Long Blood. Manele wurtrsl
White silesian French sugar
BrocohNwhite and Purple Cape
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FAIRY and Late Bid Arrsea, Ear
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