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Navy AGkgT's OFFICE, /
Washington, June 70, lS4S.
cEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this office
- until o'clock p of the LIST August for furnishing al
= Wa Arlington Navy Yard the following plate and bar
% me whole of which is be delivered by the 18th Of
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BY the President OF the United st.te..


TN pursuance of law, l. JAMES K POLK, President Of
i the United States of America DO hereby declare and
make known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land offices Wisconsin,, the periods here
matter designated, to wit: - .
At the land office at "FALLS OF ST. CROIX RIVER y
commencing on Monday the fourteenth day Of August
next the disposal of the public lands within the under
mentioned townships and fractional townships, viz;
North of the base line, and st of the principal "er'-
Townships twenty five and twenty six, OF ran &c one
Townships twenty five twentysx and twenty seven oil
Townships twenty-eight and tweny-nne, Of range
Townships twentyeight, twenty nine, thirty and thirty
Township thirty and fractional townships thirtyone and
thirty two, of range nineteen
Fractional townships twenty and thirty. and town.
ships thrty-one and thirty-two, OF range twenty
At the same place. commencing Monday the twenty
eighth day Of August next for the disposal OF the public
lands within the aforementioned townships and fractional
townships to wit
North of the base line and vest of the fourth principal
ridian.
Fractional townships twentysix and wentyseven, and
townships twenyeight twentynne thirty and
thirty-two. of range twenty-one
Fractional townships tweny-sx, twenty-seven ana
one, and thirty.two, OF range TWENTY-FIVE
Fractional townships twenty eight and tweay-nne, and
Fractional townships tweny-nne, thirty, and thiryone
THE land office at GREEN BAY, commencing on Mon
day. twenty first day of August next for the disposal of
the public lands situated within the town.
ships and fractional townships viz;
North Of the base line, and east Of the fourth principal me-
Townships thrty.ys thty-s1 and thry'even and
fractional townships ,hry-hve, thfys1 thirty seven
and thIy-eigh Of range tWenty-one ,hr,.v.n
and thirty-eght, of range twenty-five
Lands appropriated by law for the use of schools mill
ary other purposes, win be excluded from the sales
The offering of the above mentioned lands will be COM
the days appointed and proceed in the order in
which they advertised, with al convenient despatch
closed But sale shall be kept open longer than two
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NrICTIOI.'s Architecture Of the Heavens, vol Ed
IN inburgh. many engravings,
Nichols CONCENTRATIONS of the Solar SYSTEM vol' Ed
nburgh, many engravngs, .
Practical Astronomy and Geodesy, by Professor Mar
rien, vol, London,
Professor Muler's Physics and Meteorology vo Lon
Astronomie Practique, par Franceur, vol Paris,
Geodesie, par FrancGur vol, Paris,
Elementary Illustrations of the Celestial Mechanics OF
Laplace, VOL, London,
Ferguson's Lectures VOL,
Mackay on Longitude, 2 vols,
Kclley's Spherics, VOL,
Hutton's Mathematical Tables, l vol,
French Nautical Almanac for 1850,
British Nautical Almanac for 1851.
Imported from England and France, together with many
other works of the same class of SCIENCE by
Anrii - F. TAYLOR.
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Prospectus Of tho Western Continent, New Series
II Southern Family Newspaper.
II. nj. GARLAND, Jr. AND JOHN DONALDSON,
Editors and proprietors.

Prospectus of the Western Continent, New series)
Southern Family Newspaper
II. M GARLAND, Jr. AND JOHN DONALDSON,
Editors and propretors.
First number issued Saturday, July 9Th, lS4s.
T,HE WESTERN CONTINENT will be conducted upon
plan different from that of any journal south OF New
York 1t will be exclusively devoted to literature and gem
era intelligence, preserving strict neutrality upon all po
liical and sectaran questions. 81
will be mainly devoted to the reprnting from the best
foreign magazines of such articles be OF greatest
and valuable sustained is at great expense and by
the aid of chief writers Of the day The republication
cheap of those articles which could not otherwise
be read at the OF importing several costly
magazines and journals, cannot but be acceptable to the
public.
TONS besides the editorial notices and criticisms which
will always make of its contents. The editors have
made arrangements which WILL they trust, always insure
much original matter should entite their journal to
They will, moreover, carefully attend to the de-
partrnent of their paper Foreign and domestic inel-
literary ana scemno drawn , from Inc
nal One of the editors of the paper will devote his excu-
attention those selections which designed, in
great part, contribute to its interest
The editors of the Western Continent appeal to their
southern friends for support in this undertaking. Although
the opinion that interest could be ubserved by de-
voting s columns political discussion, they have deter
mined keep the journal aoof from such topics yet
erheles citizens and natives of southern Stae seek
ing establish family newspaper they feel justified in
relying for support upon the kindred feelings and common
sympathes OF the people OF the south.
TERMS.
Two dollars year, payable invariably in advance
Three copies for one year, or one copy for three years
Seven copies IL
Twelve copies 10
liberal discount will be allowed to postnasters who
will do the favor agents for the Continent
All communications to be addressed (go,t,gGid} to
July 6-3taw2w Baltimore, Md.
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EDWARD HARTE,
.4tIOrner at L0sC and .adCOcGte for CfUtDt0nts,

WASHINGTON, d. G.
Office on Pennsylvania avenue, four doors above the
public alton office Of the Union.
Bounty lands, treasury scrip, and pensions procured for
discharged soldiers and others entitled to them Also, all
claims before Congress and the executive departments OF
government attended to with promptitude.
June l4-lm
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r LIQUORS AND WINEs.-5 pipes Holland gin, impe-
Ia rial eagle brand
5 pipes Holland gin, Swan brand
50 halEpipos and Or. pipes French brandy
20 bbls peach brandy, five years old
$50 do old whiskey, part very old and fine
20 or. casks Madeira wine
20 do do Sherry do
30 do do Port do
Samples of which have this day been received, COM
psng various qualities and prices, and offered for sale
on liberal credit BY We STAINS MURRAY.
July 7-2awif3w
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TIME Public Accounts Of George Washington, kept
during the revolutionary war; engraved in fac smile
and also of the interesting documents connected with
his military command and civil administration complete
n one volume thin folio with many engravings and en-
belshments portraits, views, landscapes, c, for sale in
plain and ornamental bindings price five and six dollars
each. For sale "a few copies only) by
JuIv III F. TAYLOR.
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T1AsTERN LIFE Present and Past, by Harriet NaItl-
Hndsons Lectures on Shakespeare, vols.
The Power of the Pulpit by Rev. Gardner Sprin9 vol.
The Mechanics of Machinery and Engineering ~ "ois-
bach, vol. - -. ~, c,,,u., r.y
The Past the Present. and the Future, BY Carey vol
Stevens's History of Georgia, vol r.vYop
May "a. 49, o.~
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REFERENCES.
Senator Benton Missouri.
Senator Bright, Indiana.
Senator Butler, South Carolina.
Senator Downs, Louisiana.
Senator Underwood, Kentucky.
Senator Sturgeon, Pennsylvania.
Senator Rusk, Texas.
Senator Houston, Texas.
NJ r. All claims forwarded must be accompanied with
powers of attorney to us to agents. &C., present.
and adjust the before the auditor and
oer and receipt Tor the proper certificates
or evidence of settlement
july l-w6wcp
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nIBLIOTECA Legislaclon Ultramarina por Don
Is Jose Maria zamora Coronado, Consejero HonoTsro
del Exngudo Supreme de Hacienda, Kegente de L. neai
Audencia Pictorial dc la Habana vols Madrid, lS49
This work gives informaton not published IN any other
ida louisiana other portions Of the United Statss terri
tory formerly the Utramarna possessions Of SPAIN show
laws into effect under the rules Of administrations, resc-
tons and qualifications prescribed by royal orders ccdu-
ernmenis For sale Ia single copy ony) by KY
June 90 r. 1AAAon'
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To Timber Getters and others-
NOR SALE, large tract of heavily numbered land, lying
in Norfolk and Princess Anne counties, miles from
Norfolk containing about TOO aeres and known that
part of the Old Plantation" devised by the late Thomas
Talbot. .3 gu. ..tr
trees Gall native forest and is excellent for ship building
nd other purposes. twill yield besides large guam
titles OF house timber and fire wood. The tract il distant
about mile from good landing, which furnishes CON
ycnent water with the Gosport navy yard
If desired the timber will sold without the land, and in
convenient parcels Apply TO DIANA JALpoi,
Norfolk, July 7-tw4w .l0 'h
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indian TreatiosTreaties between the Unitsd States
and the various Indian tribes, complete from IT'S to
1897 also the laws OF the coonies and the laws OF the
State governments since 1868 In relation to Indians and
indian affairs and the proceedings OF tho Congress OF the
and the laws passed by Congress on the
subjects The whole collected into volume, large
octave. few copies for sale by r.v,,p
June r. AAAACN-
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TINE POTOMAC PAVILION. at this delightful water
ngplace will be open. usual tor the reception and
accommodation of visters, on the 10Th OF june Pney-
Point is situated the mouth of the Potomac river COM
manding noble and picturesque view OF the Chesa,
peake Bay easy being about hundred
miles from the cities of Baltimore and Washington The
bathing this place is all times perfectly safe as there
undecurrent, and the invalid and others can enjoy
have been put in complete order, and will be well attended
To invalid there is place that can present as many
for the promotion OF health or as resort for
and recreation constant and regular sea breeze
An excellent cotion band will be attendance all the
A number OF new and safe fishing and sailing
Board Der month $50 90
g week 8 90
day $50
Children and servants half price,
The Columbia will leave Washington for Piney
Point every Wednesday at returning, will leave
the Point on Sunday at 6 d. m
The steamer Osceoa leaves Washington for the Point
every Sunday att and Thursday at a. m return
ing, will leave on Wednesday and Saturday morning.
4 4 " w. K kEdIkIkEWRooD' propriet,r..
June l-3ts wtlstJ ulyN2aw,lSept
" and fashionable style, of the following materials
Brolley's celebrated black French cloths
GO blue &C g
ncy-colored French cloths
Superior black brown, and green drap dcte
&c black French doeskins
sc black and blue cassimeres
fancy snge-mled cassimeres styles
plain and figured black satin vestings
&c rchcolored silk and satin
double English Marseilles &c
Also lust received complete assortment of gloves ho
siery cravas pocket handkerchief suspender &c; to all
of which invite the attention of gentlemen wishing
spring supplies H. HOOE co.
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Splendid Lotteries for July ISAs.
J. w. MAURY " CO., Managers.
e4O0O0-200 prizes Of $500.

VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For endowing Leesbug Academy and for other purposes
Glass No. 33, for 1913.
To be drawn in Alexandra, Va on Saturday July 18th.
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400 LAHOnERS WAHTDD.. ra,xsTf
VXTANTED on the Rappahannock Canal TIRE hundred
wv Irish German laoofers. AlpofA vNGee Sivons
The country perfectly healthy.
juno l3-3taw6w
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TIME Imputed Dramas OF shakspeAxs,-A supple
ment to the Plays OF Shakespeare ccmprsnE the even
dramas which have been ascbed to his pom, but WHOM
are not included in modern editions, vlz'
The two Noble Kinsmen,
The London Prodigal,
Thomas Lord Cromwell,
Sir John Oldcaste, g..
The Pufitan, or the Widow OF Wauing O'fosS
The Yorkshire Tragedy,
The Tragedy of Locrine,
Complete in VOL. edited by VIM Gilmore Simms, osq.s
with notes and an introduction to each play.
Just published r TAYLOR.
lime IL | ~. - - : A1OA~
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VI SHORT HAND ~ ,fsif,n
vvvOODHOUSE'S Practical StenographY, vol, London
w Short Hints on Short Hand, by an Old Reporter
Meats Standard of Short Hand l VOL, Londen
Hnton's Easy and Practical System OF Short Hands
VOL, London - MAO Eat
Just nnpoi'''' '0 F. TAYLOR
Also B1elows selftaught Stenographer
Toundrows Guide to Short Hand
(ioud's Art of Short Handwriting.
June II, lS48 t
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CHAPMAN ON thu R1Ms. vol.
l. Newtons Prncipia the Mathematical Principles of
Natural Philosophy by Sir Isaac Newsnn translated into
English vol 1913. -tlS
Manual Of Ancient and Modem History, by w. c. Tay-
or of Trinity College, Dublin; edited by c. Henry, Of
New York University. lvol. sttt IL :.
Denio's Reports Of tho Supreme Court of New York 3D.
vol T ,..-.,
Of the Baroness Knorring by Mary howiu vols
1 vol.
June F.1AILOh
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Notice establishment OF the Land Once for the
Chippewa Land District, In the Territory OF Wis
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4 PRINTER who has had considerable experience IN
newspaper offices, wishes to obtain employment In
Having lived several years the west and seem Part
the SOUTH he would prefer 10 live in the one q Ser :"
take charge of country establishmentne PsPst g SUI
principles and Rps,t.s a0 urSsd
democatic country newspaper in 1870 Sssseeoy refer
ences WI De gvsn ocai church TO which he boongs
s sddre.s O. p. post paid, through the post ofsee.
June g. - -
|. NAUTICAL and Prsstscsl ey~sSas - all the
49, ara,ed and reversed in hw and equity In tho
"a Gases a correction of errors of tho State Of New York,
Gou' i1e to Isa7. Complete in VOL, le46 By Ralph
Lock T, Kwe 20 F. TAYLOR.
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TUNE Report OF the Mutual Life Insurance Compa-
y ny of New York, No. 80 Wall street
This institution, during the month of june issued
hundred and four policies, viz:
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sas.sso-s17. 50o-aI0. 600 /,

0J-I6 drawn ballots OF 10 numbers making more
prizes than blanks 100
VIRGINIA STATE LOTTERY,
For endowing Leesbug Academy and for other purposes,
Glass 30, for lSi8.
To be drawn in Alexandra, Va Saturday, the I'D OF
July, 1873.
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Gen. TaylOr's Letter.

Ia speaking Of the laughter ia another
place, VIC could not rid ourselves Of the 10.
witty which it inspired, II was so ridcu.
lous, to think that e-y - of tho iimcn.
SONS oil a man, should allow himself TO be
tortured into amusement, at so natural an
expression as General Taylor that we
could not rspres' our MiETu and even now
we can with difficulty keep down an TN.
prompted ebulliiion. Wonder who was the
laughing master general. Wonder if il
didn't require some pretty tall suggestion,
before the rest Of the Democrats could n.
aginc there was any thing auahabe in wha,
they were prompted TO haw, haw att
Seriously Vhough with an effort on our
par, TO be scrious) seriously then, General
Taylor had been lraduccd so much by The
Democrats, that he vas warranted 10 ma.
king Use of the expression, F." fully Il not
fairi5 before the people" They had rep.
resented lha, he was not fairly before the
people, aud BY WY Of satire he says in that
letter he was fully il not fairly" emphnsi.
zing the satrica part so that any, save the
peculiarly near sighted, could see the poin'
bu, these worthy disciples OF DemocrItus
could laugh bu, not see the laughter was
cutting satire on themselves. Grin on
nentemen. lor our lives we cant be scfl.
Gus, we congratulate you sincerely.
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mise, which compromise, for peace and tho
sake Of the Union, said, let that be FREQ
territory. it 10 the assumption by Congress
Of an unauthorized power, that Of passing
a WiImot Proviso, which we object to-
We feel assured, every other argument
is an abstraction. The passage Of the bill
was conquest Of Free Soilisn over the
South. The free soil papers at tho North
are exulling over it as a triumph Of their
principles, and truly it is complete tri.
umph.
A correspondent Of Northern paper 10
speaking Of this bill says: -"If The Pres.
ident signs it, the Territorial Government
will be organized under the restrictions Of
the WLMor PRovIso. Ii can only be pre-.
vented by his vetoing it. or by pockeiing
the BILL" We npprehend that by yielding
TO the Free Soil men this "inch," they will
want an "elI," and that the passage Of this
bill will make the question Of govern.
ment for California Of more difficult settle.
men. after the recess Of Congress than
ever.
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Personal vitupcratiOn.

The editor Of Democratic paper re.
Gently, wanting 10 say something pretty
's5a-o and strong about a letter Gen. Tay.
Tor has written 10 George Lippurd, Esq. Of
Phladelphl., and knowing lie has no room
to heap violent 'sonal abuse on the Gen.
eral, lets out.bis gas of inreciise on the
head Of the gentleman Who received the
letter. "This fellow" "An'Lor Of ffo,hy
Affairs, Of vey qnestionobl. morality"
" one OF those young men Of geniu. whose
chief claims TO immortality are fourded
upon unpaid ,aIor's bills and defraude
boarding house accounts" arc among the
chasie ep'hcls lie applies TO the accom-.
p'ished author Of Blanche of Brandy.
wine," book lbs, will be read and ADM.
red, when The ink that flows from lha, ed.
tors pen and ours, together with all The
thoughts they record will be pale and for.
gotten. Oh, calunmy what great resort
lhou art when argument will no, come 10
one's support. And without thee what
would these Democratic editors do
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How they laugh.
~ they laugh. oh how they grin.

Oh how they laugh. oh how they grim
The way they do II is a sin,
BOT while they arc thi. laughter hsiehinr
They have forgotten "laughing's catching"
Tia, la. h,! 10. no. no. he. he, be hcah,
hesh. heab!.!,
IL 0iheIlo's occupations gone" tina, Of
Democrtus, tho Laughing Philosopher is
revived. The Democratic community here
abou,s has flung Itself into a bois,erous
show Of mock nerrimen,, ., something il
has pretended to fad in one Of General
Tsylor's letters which cxci,es it's risible,.
For the benefit Of others who may wish to
give tina, aid 10 their digestion, which it is
said laughter givelh, We pu, in italics thu,
par, OF General Tsylor's letter which has
caused so much cachinarion here:
"Iam nors fsHyJ MOI FAIRLY be.
fore the Country"
We hope ,hI, many dyspepiic invalids
will be completely restored by laughing O.
yer l..
They Ohc Democratic nave been sqnee.
zing their cachinatory muscles into the
manufacture of horrii grins and awful
grimaces. enliyoned occasionally By gu,,u.
raj and in,euec,iooal no, no ho, ha he,
he's We wish them much Joy Of their
merrimenI. II would be pity il people
actually IN so gloomy a situation as they
are, we're not slowed an occasional by.
pochon1riacal eif1f, a, mirth. Go /, gen.
,cmen, laugh as much ns YOU can, between
this and November, but Just remembcr-
Laughing is Catching"
r. S. Some Of that celebrated ether or
laughing gas would command premium
down this way now.
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The Oregon Bill.

Txo SOUTHERN Democratic Senator's
SJuh voted Cor ihi. Dill, and Democratic
Pfesiden. sanctioned it, and this reconoiles
the hing 10 men and editors whose hearts
are foil Of Pfcsiden, making. when Lewis
Cass Is the subject Of such manufacture.
II tao Wing Senators had voted Cor such
hill and Wing Pfesden, sanctioned it,
the Democratic prints South, with their
phials OF wrath never peh,, would have
poured them, .nerer empfying, on the dc.
voted heads OF tho offending Wing, hal
ftnas been contaminated by Democrats and
that alters the case. Every thing is right
il makes not b, Of odds: all the Sena.
tors from the South are wrong, and Mr..
Polk aud tho puny, weekly Democratic
prln's which the vanity OF their editors
magnify to tho dignity OF o Backwood's
or estminister review, are right. They
zee (,hc prinis( that Mr.. Polk was work.
Jog for Northern votes for Cas-, and they
would no, have him work in vain; while
the Southern Senators (Pigmies however
ny the side Of these giant ed,,ors) from a
more eJafted position look upon it in diff
iefeul light. They see In The passage Of
such bill tho acknowledgement og the
tight Of Congress to say, slavery shall cS.
"' IN no Territory beyond the limits Of
row existing slave territory, and the esiab.
lishmcn' OF precedent dangerous TO the
interests Of the South. They looked up.
on IN clear, cain, unmpassioned view;
and moi. through the lens Of party, OF they
would have voted TO suit these Southern
EDITORS with Northern principles. 1t is
rue, that il was in territory North Of the
alssouri Compromise line, and siope
might neuer be taken there That argument
WI DO very we'll in the school Of Sophis.
n.y. but Il will never appear digni6ed in the
courts Of reason. Mr.. Calhoun the true
opponents OF the South on the delicate
question which Il involyes---looked upon il,
mol merely as recediog from certain f" A.
mendmcn's," bu, as receding from posi-.
.'oa thai the South should maintain with a
w9.nd rcsolute determination, tho posi-.
l'on that Congress can pass no ldp ombra.
eng the Walmot Pfoviso 10 i,s details. and
On this point, hsag oil the Law and all the
gospel" ri sincere southern opposition Ia
INC Oregon bill. II does no, affect the ques.
,on At oil 10 say slavery never will 20 to
o'egon, that was oil matter Of compro.
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SOLDIERS CLAIMS.
VvN. THOMPSON,
S. Z. Corner of Baltimore onG .S,utA Sifeats,
BALTIMORE. Md.

H AS secured the services Of an Attorney rs-
n q sident at Washington, of some forty years
intimate acquaintance with different Depa rtneuts
and is now prepared 10 procure the settlement Of
the claims Of soldiers who enlisted during the
Mexican war. His charges for prosecuting
claim before the Departments at Washington and
getting it settled, whether Bounty Land. Scrip.
or Pension, will be SIS; and for pay. mileage.
clothing, &c. ten per cent on the amour! recov-
cred, if $50 or over; and if under that sum SIS.
lie will furnish free Of extra charge, any form
necessary to enable party to prepare and for.
ward to him claim for prosecution, if request.
ed by letter, post paid, and directed to him at the
S. E. Corner Of Baltimore and South streets.
Baltimore, Md.
w. T. would refer 10 Editors Of Newspapers
generally throughout tho United States and 10
those OF Baltimore and Philadelphia in particular