Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26


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SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
TOT surveying In addition to the unexpended balance Of
former appropriations viz
For surveying the public lands, including incidental
pense 10 be appooned the several districts according
the exigenes Of the public service the part be applied
the surveys OF the mineral regions Of Michigan Wisconsin,
and Iowa. and to the location Of private claims in Florida
be discussed at augmented rates. hundred and fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For surveying in Florida under Of June twenty
eighteen hundred and forty eight directing certain surveys in
the State of Florida, fifteen thousand dollars
For carrying into effect the of first july eighteen hum
bred and forty eight for the relief of the bona fde settlers
der the acts for the armed occupation and settlement Of part
Of the Territory Of Florida thousand five hundred dollars
For clerks in the offices OF the surveyors general be APP
poroned TO them according to the exigences Of the public
service and if necessary, to be employed ranscbng field
notes Of surveys for the purpose of preserving them the
of government and for other purposes twenty-five thousand
nine hundred and fifty dollars
For detached surveys in the southern part of Missouri at
rate not exceeding five dollars per me account of the
difficulties in surveying lakes and swamps, four thousand
dollars
For correction Of erroneous and defective surveys in Illinois
and Missouri exceeding six dollars per mile one
thousand two hundred dollars.
For reacing in the State Of Mississippi to supply lost field
notes. and for the location of private claims two housandfour
hundred dollars
For the location Of private claims and correction of surveys
in Louisiana, exclusive Of the Greensburg district fourteen
thousand two hundred and thirty dollars.
For reacing In the State OF Alabama, supply field notes
destroyed by fire, six thousand and fifty dollars.
For additional compensation certain deputies forth
in the report of the surveyor general Of Florida, three thou
sand dollars.
For mineral land service carry out the requirements Of
the acts of the first and third March, eighteen hundred and
forty seven, viz:
For compensation of biologists, assistant geoogs labor
packmen and incidental expenses attending the geolo
gcal examination and survey of the mineral lands in Mch
gam Wisconsin, and Iowa, including the amount required
for the third and fourth quarters of the year ending the hir
eth Of june eighteen hundred and ory-eght forty thou
sand dollars.
For compensation of agent assistant agent and incidental
expenses collecting the rents required by the leases and
n issued miners and others in Michigan and Wisconsin,
three thousand four hundred dollars.
INTERCOURSE WITH FOREIGN NATIONS.
For salaries of the ministers of the United States Great
Britain, France, Russia, Prussia, Spain and Brazil yfour
thousand dollars and for outfit of said minister TO Russia
nine thousand dollars
For salaries secretaries legation to the same places
twelve thousand dollars.
For salary of minister resident to Turkey six thousand
dollars.
For salary of the dagoman the legation Turkey
thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries of the charges aares Portugal Austria
Denmark Sweden Holland Belgium, Naples, Sardinia, the
Papal States Chill, Peru, New Grenada Venezuela, Buenos
Ayres Bolivia, Guatemala and Ecuador, seveny-six thou
sand five hundred dollars
For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad thirty
thousand dollars.
For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse thirty thou
sand dollars.
For intercourse with the Babay Powers, thousand
dollars.
For the salary Of consul general at Alexandra three thou
sand dollars.
For paying John Hogan twelve hundred and fifty dollars
for services and expenditures political agent in St. Domn
CO. and full satisfaction of all his claims expenses
and services in the years eighteen hundred and oywo and
eighteen hundred and fory-three.
For salary Of consul at London, two thousand dollars.
For salary Of the commissioner to the Sandwich Islands,
three thousand dollars
For paying Joshua Dodge late special tobacco agent Of the
United the various Governments Of Europe, four
thousand five hundred dollars full compensation for his
vices and for contingent and other expenses incurred by him
during the period of his three missions said special tobacco
agent and for services rendered 10 the tobacco interest OF the
United States.
For paying John Randolph Clay secretary Of legation
Petersburgh, Of his services charge
daaires said court from the day Of jan
uary, eighteen hundred and foysx to the eighteenth day Of
August eighteen hundred and after the of
four thousand five hundred dollars per annum deducng his
secretary of legation at thousand dollars
num- the sum Of three thousand hundred and dollars
and twenty six cents Prouidd The Secretary Of State
shall be satisfied that the service performed, and Is still
unpaid for.
For paying Eben Richie Dor for diplomatic services at the
republic Of Chill from the seventeenth day OF June eighteen
hundred and forty four, until the nineteenth day Of August
eighteen hundred and ortyye five thousand two hundred
and sixy-two dollars.
For paying Jacob L. Martini late secretary of legation Of
The United States Paris for his charge daares
Of the United States the French Government, from if
teenih day Of September, eighteen hundred and to
the first day Of July eighteen hundred and being
the intervening between the recall Of late Minister
Mr. King, and the arrival Of Mr. Rush, after the Of four
thousand five hundred dollars per annum deducng his pay
secretary Of legation the Of thousand hun
drej and ninety three dollars.
For compensation to William NJ Blackford, charge
daares Of the republic Of New Grenada, the Of
thousand hundred and twenty dollars being the
usual return allowance to charges des aares to foreign
courts.
For compensation Stanhope Provost consul Of the Unit
ed States Lima, for diplomatic rendered in the alb
Of the charge daaes from that country the Of
one thousand eight hundred dollars.
For paying Peter Parker secretary Of legation and Chinese
interpreter Canton for his services charge daaires Of
June eighteen hundred and TO the twenty eighth
terva between the death Of Alexander H. Evet late
commissioner John w Davis ESQ., after the rate Of four thou
sand five hundred dollars per annum, latter deducng his
larry such secretary, the Of two thousand dollars
For paying A, T. Donne, for services acting charge
daaes Portugal from nineteenth April to twenty fourth
December eighteen hundred and forty three thousand and
sixty nine dollars and eghty-six cents.
For payment to Joseph Graham, the Of thousand
four hundred and sixty dollars and TO George Lee Brent the
sum Of thousand hundred and fifteen dollars, in full
compensation for their services and expenses special agents
and bearers Of dispatches from Buenos Ayres Paraguay
the year eighteen hundred and forty six mission nsti
uted by the charge daes Of the United States at Buenos
Ayres offer the mediation Of the United States adjust