The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-02-02

TN pursuance OF law, l. JAMES X. POLK, President Of
make known that public sales will be held at the under
mentioned land Offices, in the STATE OF LOUISIANA,
at the periods hereinafter mentioned, to wit;
AT the land Office at OPELOUSAS, commencing on
Monday the fourteenth day Of February next for the dis
posal the public lands which private claims are
alleged within the aforementioned townships ana hac'
tional townships, viz:
South the base line and Of the principal meridian
Townships five and thirteen of range four ,nr sv. Al,
seven eight nine. en eleven seventeen eighteen nine
teen twenty four twenty FIVE thirty thryone and thirty
six, in township thirteen of range five
Fractional township eleven OF range six
Townships ten eleven and twelve, OF range seven.
Fractona townships, ten, eleven twelve and thirteen,
of range eight
Fractional township thirteen, south of the lake. and rac
tional townships fourteen and fifteen, of range
Fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, Of
fractional township fifteen, south of Grand Lake, of
range twelve.
South of the base line and ,ct of the principal meridian
Fractional township fifteen, of range nine.
At the land office at NATCHITOCHES. commencing on
Monday the twenty first day Of February next for the dis
alleged, within the aforementioned townships and ac-
tionnl townships, viz:
North Of The base line and cest of the principal meidian
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen north of Red
Section one the north half and southeast quarter
ton twelve the half Except the southwest quarter OF
the southeast quare of section thirteen and fractional
section twenyfour, in fractional township fourteen OF
Fractional townships sixteen and seventeen south of the
Grape reservation, of range thirteen.
Township sixteen OF range fourteen.
Township sixteen, OF range fiieen
At the land office at OUACHITA commencing on Mon
sal Of the public lands which 'prvae claims al
eged within the aforementioned townships and ac ton
al townships, viz:
North of the base line and of the principal meridian
Fractional townships three and four north of Red river,
of range five.
Fractional township four, north OF Red river of range
six.
Sections one, two three ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, and twenyfour, in township sixteen, OF
thirteen,
Island numbered hundred and three the Mssissp
pi river, in township seventeen OF range fourteen.
Island numbered ninety in the Mississippi river, in
township twenty, OF ranges thirteen and fourteen
Lands appropriated by law for the of schools military
or other purposes, will be excluded from the sales.
The offering of the lands will be commenced the days
appointed and proceed in the order in which they
advertised, with all convenient despatch until the
whole shall have been offered, and the sales thus closed.
But sale shall be kept longer than two weeks and
private entry ofany of the lands will be admitted until
after the expiration of the two weeks.
Given under my hand the city of Washington, this
third day of November, Domini thousand eight
hundred and forty seven.
By the President. JAMES X. POLK.
RICHARD M. YOUNG,
Notice to presumption lnimants.
Every person entitled the right Of preempon any
lands within limits of the townships and fractional
townships above enumerated required to establish the
the satisfaction of the register and receiver of the
practicable after seeing this notice. and before the day APP
pointed the of the public sale OF the
lands, embracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited RICHARD M. YOUNG,