Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-11-06

ORDER winch the PRESIDENT had the Kindness for the
holding of the Court in this city.
by the President of the United states of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
M HEREAS, by act of the Congress of the United
w States OF the twentyourh of May thousand eight
hundred and twenty entitled can act in addition to
act entitled An act concerning discriminating duties
mage and imposs and equaze the duties Prussan
sells and their cargoes it is provided that upon satisfactory
evidence being given the President Of the United States
the Government Of nation that
duties of tonnage mpost imposed levied ports
OF the said nation upon vessels wholly belonging citizen
the United States upon the produce or
chande imported into the the United States or
from foreign country the President is thereby authorized
to issue his proclamation, declaring that the foreign
mating duties OF tonnage and mpot within the United States
and shall be- suspended and discontinued
the vessels OF the said foreign naton and the produce
faeures merchandise imported into the United States
the from the said foreign naon any other for
egn country the said suspension effect from the time
of such notification being given the President of the Unit
cd States and to continue long the reciprocal exemption
OF vessels belonging citizens of the United States their
cargoes aforesaid shall be continued and longer.
And whereas satisfactory evidence has lately been received
BY me from his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil through
official communication of Mr. Felipe Pereira Lea his
Charge dAares in the United States date of 25th
of October s47 that other CHER duties of tonnage
and mpos imposed levied in the ports of Brazil upon
vessels wholly belonging citizens Of the United States
upon the produce manufactures merchandise imported
the from the United States and from foreign
whatever than levied Brazilian ships and their cagoes
IN the same ports under like circumstances:
Now therefore, JAMES H. Polk President of the United
States OF America, do hereby declare and proclaim that
much OF the several acts imposing discriminating duties OF
tonnage and mpost within the United are be-
suspended and discontinued tar respects the vessels
Brazil and the produce manufactures aud merchandise i'm
ported into the United States in the from Brazil from
any other foreign country whatever the suspension
take effect from the day above mentioned, and
thenceiorward long the reciprocal exemption
sells of the United States and the produce and
merchandise imported into Brazil in the aforesaid
shall be continued the part of the Government OF Brazil
Given under my hand the city of Washington this fourth
day OF November the OF Lord ONE thousand eight
hundred and the of the indie
laendence of the United States
4 JAMES X. POLK
JANss BgcuASAS, Secretary OF State. nov
b1 rIiE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
l y pusuance I law L. JAMES X POLK President of the
United statesof America do hereby declare and make
HoS sat public sales win be held aforementioned
matter mentioned tost
AT the Land Office aoPELoUSAS, commencing on Mon
,hs nub snds n day February next for the disposal Of
within the undermentond townships and fractional town
ships viz
South 81 The base line aadeas of principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen Of range four
township twelve, and sections two three four FIVE six
sen, tis' mne ten, eleven, eyenteen, eighteen nneteen
senty-f thirty thrty-one and thrty-sx in
township thirteo of range FIVE.
Fractional township eleven, OF range six
townships ten, 'leyen, and twelve of range seven
auonai townships ten eleven, twelve, and thirteen Of
Township fourteen, # range nine.
township sirteen, south of the Lake. and rac-
nonai townships fourteen,nd fifteen, Of range ten
eleven. - ~ " ~ e' y i""se
Fractional township fftee south Of Grand or rnr.
twelve ~ ' " '""Ss
South Of the base line and te Of he Dr;nciool meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of 9nge nine.
1 At the Land Office at NATCHI,oCItps ,r,ou;u =.
Monday, the twentr day OF Febary next for the dspo
in 81 e Puoe lands 10 which no private claims" al
townships, viz
North Of the base line and wea ce psaciDal meyidioo
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north Of Red
River, of range eleven. F " 49,
Section the north half and southeast qer Of section
twelve the east half Except the southwest saer S ,b
southeast quarter of section thirteen and acsna section
twenty -four IN fractional township fourteen of RAGE twsye
Fractional townships sixteen aud seventeen soSb If The
Grape" reservation, of range thirteen.
\ Township sixteen, Of range fourteen
i township sixteen, OF range fifteen.
/ At the Land Office at OUACHITA commencing on Mo-
day. the day of February next the dsposa,
e pubic lands 10 which no private claims alleged,
within the aforementioned townships aid fractional town
ships, viz
North Of The base line and east Of The principal meridian
Fractional townships three and four north OF Red River
range five
Fractional township FOUR north Of Red River Of range six
Sections two, three, eleven twelve thirteen four
teen and IN township sixteen Of range thirteen
Island numbered hundred three in the Msssippi
/ river in township seventeen, of range fourteen.
Island numbered niney-fye in the Mississippi river in
township twenty, OF ranges thirteen and fourteen.
Lands appropriated by law the use of schools military or
other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering the lands will be the days a-
pointed and proceed in the order in which they are adj
vertsd with all convenient dispatch, until the whole shall
have been offered aud the sales thus closed But sale hall
be kept open longer than two weeks and private entry
any OF the lands will be admitted until after the expiration of
the two weeks. afs
Given under my hand at the city Washington, this third
day OF November, Ammo Domni one thousand eight hun
dred and forty-seye
BY the President JAMES X. POLK.
RIcHkRp M. yorse,
Commissioier of'the Gene al Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.