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MISCELLANEOUS.
THE ST. LAWRENCE AT SOUTHAMPTON.

THE ST LAWRENCE AT SOUTHAMPTON.
AaERIcAH FOR rHE WORLDS rAin-A letter from
London 10 the Philadelphia North American, says;
The u fgate ST. Lawrence was lowed into inc south
aoton docks last Saturday Her cargo was entirely OILS
cturged on Tuesday and placed in warehouse where ec
package weighed and The seal OF the Customs a'tacsu
Alter which TIE whole forwarded to London oy tue
railway. The goods taken from the STU
ZION in vans Waterloo BRIDGE through the big Strand
10 Hyde Pafke. 6 Nm
eraey attracted great attention Southampton Seventy
men were employed thirty minutes in raising from me
hold of the gue and landing it the quay was lifted
bv capsen worked by 80 men, and the scene is described
as curious sight THE stamping OF the men round Inc
caustan the of marine r the creakng ot the tnc-
Ie the hoarsc Rawlings and sounds Of the silver ws-
Ties of the ooatswain and his mates in giving orders WINE
the gigantic lump npercePbly rising from the hold Of
the ship were very singular"
One OF the greatest crioses amongst the American con-
,rbuous il an air-exhausci coffin, which VIII, Is sao
preserve human body for many years ms CONN con
tains beautiful bouquet Of natural flowers which appeared
as fresh If the flowers had Only just been gathered
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s.CRTA PSI Naies Br!hqc iin:, ~ =, lLaS 9
Up Aprll 10
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COAST sURyEY CHARTS.

yTNHE FOLLOWING CHARTS have been pub
IL lished under act of Congress, AZ the Coast Sur
uey Office, and for sale by agents in the princ
pal ports of the United States:
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs, in
six sheets, complete; scale about two inches and
one tenth TO mile. Price 25 cents per sheet.
Delaware Bay and River, in three sheets. Price
40 cents per sheet.
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Enyirons,
one sheet. Price rs cents.
The Western Coast of the United States from
Monterey TO the mouth of the Columbia River, three
Sheets at 30 cents per sheet.
Cat and Ship Island Harbors Price 25 cents per
sheet.
The charts of the following small IIarbors and
Harbor~of Refuge, sold at 10 cents per copy,
viz.
Harbor of New Bedford, Fishers Island Sound,
Harbor Of Annapolis and the Severn River, Harbor
of New Haven, Little Egg Harbor, Harbors Of
Holiness Hole md Tarpaulin Cove, Hafbor of 0ys
ter Bay or Syopet Harbor of New London, Harbors
Of Black Rock and Bridgeport, Harbor of Edgar
town, Harbor of Sheffield and Cawkin's Islands,
Nantucket Harbor, Harbors of Captains lslands,
East and West, Huntington Bay Mouth Of Chester
River, Iiyannis Harbor, Pasquotank River.
The following sketches may be had gratuitous,
ON application TO agents and at the Coast Sur
vey office, viz: Survey of the New South Shoal,
Nantucket, with the shoals lately discovered !;
Hatteras Cove, Hatteras Inlet, Bulls Bay, Seacoast
of Delaware and Maryland, SC; Cape Carnaveral
Shoals, ST. Andrews Shoals, Beaufort Harbor, &c
The above Charts contain sailing directions,
views of the land, and of lighthouses, and ranges
By direction of the Treasury Department, the
disbursing officer of the Coast Survey is authorized
"to sell e charts at the tohoiesae price persons ap
plying for number of NOT less than ten of set, The
payment TO be made to him an cash.
According TO the above authority, the under
signed is ready TO sell the charts, indicated, at
discount of twenty per cent. from the prices above
stated, on application to him, in person, or by let
ter, (under cover to the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury,) at the Coast Survey office.
SAMUEL Helm,
Mar 2l-ti Disbursing Agent, Coast Survey
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TURNER & NUDGE,
Com mission Paper Warehouse, no. 3 soutl
Churlcs strcel. RaIfimore

Com mission Paper Warehouse, no. 3 south
Charles street, Baltimore,
I DAVE for sale AMES'S fine and superfine Let
IL ter Paper, blue and white, ruled and plain
fine and superfne Foolscap, blue and white, ruled
and plain; Folio Post, Packet Post Cap double
Cap, Envelope Paper, sc.
/ BUTLER'S fine, ,superfne, and first class Letter
Papers; blue-wove, white wove, and blue laid ,
ruled and plain Packet Post; Commercial Post;
Folio Post, Fooscap, blue e-woye, and white wove
and blue-laid; fiat Cap, Denny, Medium, and Royal
Ledger Papers, Bank mote Paper, &c.
/ HUBBARD'S fine and superfne Letter Paper
blue, white, and assorted coors; fine and super6ne
fiat Cap, blue and white Denny, Medium, Royal,
and Super royal Ledger Papers; Medium, Super
royal, and double Cap Cover papers, glazed Me-
dium, Folio Post, Envelope Paper, Blotting Paper,
Packet Post, sc.
HUDSON'S fine and superfne Foolscap, blue
and white, ruled and plain fine and superfne Let
ter Papers, blue-wovc, white wove, and bue-lald
Packet Post, (hand -made,) Note Paper, sc.
KINGS superfne Letter Papers, blue and white, 4,
ruled and plain; Nos. and Foolscap, blue and
white, ruled and plain; fat Cap Nos. and 4, De-
my and Medium Ledger Papers, blue and white,
Folio Post, &c.
OWEN & HURLBUT'S fine and superino Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; fine
and supcrfne Foolscap, blue and white, ruled and
plain, fiat Cap Envelope Paper, sc.
PLATNER s. SMITHS fine and superfne Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; Com
mercial Post, Packet Post, Folio Post, &c.
CRANE & Co.'s, Dickey & Lysle's, Cutters,
Jones & Bro. 'ss KendallsSouthworth Manuiactur-
ing Co., Green & Flemming's, and other Writing
Papers; Binders, Trunk and Bonnet Boards, Hard
ware Paper; Patent Envelope, Cloth, Tea, Tissue.
and Printing Paperi Printing, Writing, and In
delible INK; Bleaching Powders; Enamclled,
| Envelopes, &c.
Aug. 23-u
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BY she President of the United states.

I'm pursuance of law, i, MILLARD FILLMORE,
Il President of the United States of America, do
hereby declare and make known that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned land offices in
the State of FLORIDA, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
At the land office at ST. AUG JUSTINE, com.
mencing on Monday, the twenty fourth day of
November next, for the disposal ofthe public lands
situated within the following named townships and
parts OF townships, viz:
South of the base line and cast of the rrinciuaI rrri
Townships fifteen, (cxcept sections five and SIX
sixteen seventeen, (except section thirty-onc )
and eighteen, fractional townships nineteen and
twenty, township twenty one, fractional township
twenty-five, and Townships twenty. eight and
twenty mine, of range twenty five.
TownSaips sixteen, (except sections one two
eleven, and twelve seventeen and eighteen, (ex-
cept sections three, four five, six seven, and egh-
teen,) fractional townships nineteen, twenty and
twenty. one, and townships twenty eight and TWEEN
ty- nine, ofrange twenty six.
Townships seventeen, eighteen, nineteen and
twenty, (cxcept sections twenty-5evcn to twenty
nine, and thirty one to thirty iour,) and section
one in township twenty one, Of range twenty
seven
Township seventeen, Except sections four and
hve } of range twenty-eight.
Fractional township seventeen, west of st. John .
river, (except sections five, six, thirty-five, and
thirty-six,) and township eighteen, Except sec
tions to three, eleven TO fifteen, twenty 20
twenty six, and thirty-hve and thirty six,) OF
range twenty-nine.
Fractional townships thirteen and fourteen, oil
rangethirty-two.
Fractional townships fifteen and sixteen, of range
thirty-three.
Fractional townships sixteen and eighteen, and
townships nineteen and twenty, Of range thirty
four.
Fractional townships eighteen, nineteen, and
twenty, of range thirty-fve
Sections three, ten, fourteen, fifteen, twenty.
three, twenty.six, thirty-hvo, and thirty-sx, IN
township thirty-fvc, Of range forty.
The republic., 1851-08-11
BY the President of thc United states.


TN pursuance Of the act of Congress entitled "An
IL act TO authorize the President of the United
States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States of Illinois and Arkansas and Territories of
Wisconsin and Iowa. supposed to contain lead
ore" approved llth July, 1876, ], MILLARD
FILLMORE, President OF the United States of
America do hereby declare and make known that
public sales will be held at the aforementioned
Land Offices i'm the States of Illinois and Wiscon-
SIM at the periods hereinafter designated, to wit
At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
CONSIN, commencing on Monday, the third day
of November next for the disposal of the following
tracts containing lead mines, which were withheld
from the public sale of the oath of May, 1647 or
dered by the Presdent's proclamation of the Goth
November, 1916, viz:
North of The base line and cast Of the fourth principal
meridian.
The east half of the southwest quarter of section
nine the northwest quarter of nineteen F; and the
cast half of the northeast quarter of twenty one in
township one, Of range one.
The east half the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the east half of the southwest quarter OF
section two the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter the southeast quarter of TIC south
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter OF thirty two, in township one; the south
east quarter of the southeast quarter Of twenty five
and the east half Of the northeast quarter of thirty
six, in township two; and the west half ofthe south
west quarter OF twenty -four, in township FIVE, OF
| range two.
The east half and northwest quarter of the north.
west quarter of section twenty-one, the southeast
quarter ofthe southeast quarter of twenty Eve; the
south half OF the southwest quarter of thirty; the
| southwest quarter OF the northwest quarter anc
the northeast Of the northwest quarter of thirty.
one and the east half Of tho northeast quarter ano
the northeast quarter OF the southeast quarter, o
The republic., 1851-08-11
wEBsTER'S DICTIONARY.
prire R~dnced Tn Sly noIlara.

VNHE entire work, unabridged, in | volume,
L. Crown Quarto, of ,452 pages-"Containng
three times the matter found in any other English
Dictionary compiled in this country, any
abrdgment Of this work. and yet its definitions
are models of condensation and purity .'''-Hon
W. e. Calhoun. Revised by Professor G.. A.
GooDRIcH, of Y ale College.
"We believe shall be certain ofdong service
to the people of the State, il we say word or two
upon the unabridged Quarto Dictionary of the
English Language, by Noah Webster. The word
unabridged has been purposely employed, because
if such work is wanted for any but the very
lowest uses-those Of mere orthography or or
thoepy-it cannot be too copious and comprehen-
sive. When one is ignorant of the proper and
precise powers of a word, he cannot endure to be
turned over to an abridgment that gives him
synonym, instead of a definition; but he demands
TO know as much as anybody knows OF its history
or etyrnology, and all its different shades of
ing. Then only can he employ it with confidence
and effect, mighty weapon for the expression
of intellect or passion.
'sIn the vital department of lexicon, its dehni-
tons, for which, more than any and all other rea-
sons put together, we consult such work, DR..
satisfies the wants of the inquirer, and their
nice analysis and acumen crafty his taste and re-
ward research. The vocabulary ia interspersed
with terms in science, which it is very convenient
often to have explained with promptness, without
the trouble of reference to the shelves of the Ii
y."-Neioark Daily Aduertiser, March %, 1851.
GA Dictionary is the last book which scholar
to cut Off THE VERY MATTER WHICH -HE,
MOST VALUES" - Chronotype.
For sale in Washington for the publishers by
FRANCK TAYLOR.
Also, all the various abridgments of the same.
June IL
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NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS, AND
TO LESSEES, OCCUPANTS. AND PERMIT
TEES OF MINERAL LANDS.

Every person entitled to the right of pre- etption
to any of the lands above mentioned is required to
establish the same to the satisfaction of the regis
ter and receiver at Sault Ste. Marie, and make
payment therefor, practicable after see
ing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such claim
will be forfeited.
And every person having the right, under the act
entitled can act to establish a land office in the
northern part of Michigan, and to provide for the
sale OF the mineral ands in the State of Michigan
approved lst March, lS47, iessees, occupants,
ermttees, TO enter to the extent Of their leases
permits, any of the lands above men toned, and
who entitled, under the act entitled "An act to
reduce the minimum price of the mineral lands in
the Lake Superior district, Michigan, and the Chip
pewa district, i'll Wisconsin," approved Goth Sep
ember, 1850, ''to enter the land covered by their
leases, occupancy, and permits respectively at
the minimum price of s 25 per acre, or, if cover
ing more than one full section, "entitled, ON the
surrender Of such lease permit at the proper land
office to purchase If he shall elect to do so, full
section" at the rate of 81 so cents per acre, ia
quired TO establish the to the satisfaction of
the register and receiver at Sault Sto Marie, and
make payment therefor soon as practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tract claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office
july 29-Iaw13w
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COMMISSIONS of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO FIRE. -EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS.

NOTICE TO FIRE. EMPTI0N CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of pre- emp
ton TO any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated is required
to establish the TO the satisfaction of the re-
gister and receiver oil the proper land Office, and
mako payment therefor as soon practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale of lands en-
bracing the tract claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office.
InlV 2o-IaWl3w -----
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CHOLERA
TREATMENT AND PREVENTIVE

nR. AMATTS ITALIAN VEGETABLE PANA-
~ CEA, TONIC AND APERIENT. - This rem.
edy, composed entirely of vegetable ingredients,
and totally free from any mineral substance, COM
bining cathartic with cordial and strengthening
powers, originally discovered and prescribed
by DR.. Amau, celebrated physician, in most of the
diseases of the abdominal regions-such diarr-
hea, dysentery, bilious complaints, dyspepsia, and
all other disorders of the liver, &c.
Knowing from experience that it operates in the
most kindly and effectual manner in these cases,
it is submitted as remedy TO those who may be
attacked by the prevailing fatal scourge, and a
preventive to all who may be unfortunate as to
escape its first insidious symptoms.
To be had, Wholesale and retail, at Carusi's Mu.
sic Saloon, Pennsylvania avenue, between llth and
18th streets, and at the principal drug stores in the
city of Washington, Georgetown, and Alexandria.
Pamphlets, containing full directions for use, with
many interesting certificates, accompany each bot
tie of the panacea. very liberal discount to deal
ers. Orders from any part of the United States
promptly attended to. All communications must
be post t-paid.
Aug 8 SAMUEL CARUSI & co
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STIMSON s. CO.'S NEW YORK, NEW Or
~ leans, and Mobile Express, connecting with the
switest and most responsible expresses between the
principal towns in Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Lower Canada, New York State, Delaware, Penn
syvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, Indiana
Ohio, Illinois, the western States generally, the
Mississippi and Alabama river towns, and the prom
inent places in Georgia and the Carolinas.
Our facilities 80 extensive and perfectthat we
can secure the safe and speedy transportation of
freight, trunks, packages, and valuable parcels,
from one end of the country to the other, and be-
tween the most remote points.
From our many years experience in the express
business, while connected with Messrs. Adams &
Co., and numerous advantages in other respects,
(not the least of which is the confidence and pa
tronage OF the New York community we feel as
sured that shall never cease to give the most en-
tire satisfaction to friends, the jewelers. bank
ers, and merchants generally.
We beg leave to call attention to our California
express from New Orleans, and our express be-
tween New Orleans and Mobile.
Offices, Camp street, New Orleans, and IS Wall
street. New York Feb
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AGENCY FOR LOCATING BOUNTY LAND
WARRANTS.

AGENCY FOR LOCATING BOUNTY LAND
WARRANTS.
Established IN lS47.)
EnEHEzER Cook, GEORGE B. SARGENT,
Attorney at Law Late u. s. Dep. Surv'r.
COOK 81 SARGENT,
Exchange g. Collection Office and Land Agency,
Davenport, Iowa,
OFFER their services agents for the selection
W of lands and location of Bounty Land War
rants. All locations and selections made from ac-
tual inspection of each tract of land. Charges
moderate
Refer to-
JOHN o. SARGENT, esq, Washington, ID. c.
Hon. C.. S. MoREHEAD, Frankfort, KY.
Hon. GEORGE w. JONES, Dubuque, Iowa.
ARTHUR G.. COFFIN, esq, Philadelphia.
E. w. CLARK, DODGE & Co., New York.
GEORGE FISHER, esq, President n w. lns. Co.,
Oswego, N. Y.
EPEs SARGENT, esq, Boston, Mass
HATCH & LANoDoN, Cincinnati.
j. w. CLARK s. BRos, St. Louis
GEoRaE SMITH & Co., Chicago, Ill
Mar scott
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EMPIRE STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE.
COMPANY,

4 OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
4 Capital, S2OO,OOO.
THIS company was organized under the General
Il Insurance law Of New York, passed AprilI0,
lS49, and has been doing very successful busi-
ness, and will insure dwelling houses, stores,
household furniture, and other property, on as fa
vorable terms any other responsible Company in
this country.
The public are referred to the following letter
of the Hon. ID. S. Dickinson, Senator from the
State OF New York, for the standing of the Com
pany:
WAsHIN6ToN, March 5, 1851.
am acquainted with some of the officers of the
Empire Mutual Insurance Company, located at
Saratoga Springs, New York, and know others by
character. The Company i5 in the hands of gen
tlemen Of high character for integrity and bust
ness capacity, and cannot doubt that it win be
prudently and successfully conducted.
ID. s. DICKINSON.
Directors.
Isaac Fowler, Samuel Pitkin,
Geo Young, ir., Hermon Thomas,
II. III. Hathorn, VIM. H. Fleeman,
G. M. Dawson, Samuel Corning,
Theo. w. Sanders, Joseph Daniels,
p. M. Moriarty, George Clements.
Hon. John ii Boyd,
ISAAC FOWLER, President.
ii. II. HATHORN, Vice President.
GEO. YOUNG, JR., Secretary.
VIM. ii. FLEEMAN, Treasurer.
Applications for insurance may be made to E, C.
WEED, agent, North street, Capitol Hill. I
March 6-tf
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A N ADDRESS ON THE MASONIC CHAR
IA ACTER AND STANDING OF WASHING
TON, delivered by b. b, French, Grand Master OF
Masons of the District of Columbia at the tomb OF
Washington, oath June, 1851. Price 49, cents.
Just published, and for sale by
TAYLOR & MAURY,
July l9 Booksellers, near 9th street.
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SPLENDID SCHEMES OF THE
VIRGINIA MONONGALIA LOTTERIES,
For august 1851.
j. w. MAURY. & CO., MANAGERS.
Glass No. 9S, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va, Sat
urday, August l6, 1851.
7S Number Lottery-15 Drawn Ballots.
PRIZES: $35,0O0, $4,000,
, of $7,500, of $3,l0S,
10 of Si,5oo. 10 of $1,000,
Whole Tickets 80 Halves $5-Quartcrs So so.
Class !, 10 be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on Satur
day. August %, 1901.
rs Number Lottery--l3 Drawn Ballots.
10 of $S,5OO so of $4,000,
so of $1,000, III of $500,
sc. sc. sc.
Whole Tickets only $20-Halyes $l0--Quarters
$5-Eighths So so.
Glass No. l09, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va,
Saturday, August 30, 1851
rs Number Lottery--l2 Drawn Ballots.
PRIZES: $4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
$4,000, 5000, 1886,
so of $1,000,
&c. sc. SC.
Whole Tickets Sl0-Halves $5-Quarters So 80.
Orders for Tickets and Shares and Certificates
of Packages in the above Splendid Lotteries, will
receive the most prompt attention, and an official
account of each drawing sent Immediately after it
is over to all who order from
Address j. & G. MAURY, Agents,
July % Alexandria. Va.
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The tracts embraced in the above proclamation
of the President comprise all the residue of the
lead mines yet to be brought into market south
of the Wisconsin river. They cover those mines
particularly the portion situated in Illinois) work
ed under former leases from the Government which
had not expired at the date of the sale of the ada
cent mines and therefore possess the advantage OF
being prepared for immediate operations, without
incurring the increased expenses incidental TO
opening new mines, and most of them are believed
to be very productive. They all more or less
conveniently situated in reference to the navgabe
rivers and other cheap means of transportation OF
their products TO St. LOUIS and in the midst Of
a country yielding abundantly all the agricultural
products Of the latitude in which they located
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
MAY 2-lawl3w
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No. 40.

at Madison Barracks, SacketFs HGrbor, ". Y.
IS barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superhne -four
55 bushels of new white field beans
| SIC pounds of good hard soap
328 pounds OF good hard taliow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons of good cider vinegar
| One half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder IN
all October, 1852.
al Fort Ontario, Oslrego, .Nelo KOrk.
So barrels of pork
l25 barrels OF fresh superfne -four
So bushels OF new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds Of good hard tallow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
220 gallons Of good cider vinegar.
One half on the LIST of June, 1852; remainder in
all October, 1852.
al Fort Niagara, .Nc,o York.
S5 barrels Of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superine -four
So bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good bard soap
32s pounds Of good hard talow candles
Il bushels fgood cican tyy fine salt
900 gsllons oDgood cider vinegar.
One half on tho let OF June, 1882; remainder in
| all October, 1852.
,ft Fort G1atiot, Michigan.
ITO barrels OF pork
$50 barrels of frcsh superfne flour
10 bushels of new white field beans
1852 pounds of good hard soap
600 pounds of good hard tallow candles
Is bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar
One-half on the lst of June, 1852; remainder in
all October, 1852.
AT Fort Jfo,card, Wisconsin,.
ITO barrels of pork
$50 barrels of fresh superhne flour
ll0 bushels of new white field beans
1852 pounds of good hard soap
656 pounds of good hard tallow, candles
2S bushels of good clean dry fine salt
440 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the lst of June, 1885, remainder by
the 18th September, 1852.
.4t Fort .Mackinac, Michigan
SIS barrels OF pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfiue flour
SO bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard talow candles
Ia bushels of good clean dry fine salt
2l0 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on the first of June, 1852; remainder by
the 10Th September, 1852.
at Fort Brady, SaM Ste. Marie, .Nicligan
SO barrels of pork
l25 barrels of fresh superfine flour
SO bushels of new white field beans
$40 pounds Of good hard soap
32S pounds of good hard tallow candles
II bushels of good clean dry fine salt
800 gallons of good cider vinegar.
One half on LIST June, 1852; remainder by 10Th Of