The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-06-04

Vacancies, however, still exist in the grade OF
Mdshipman, to fill which applications will be re-
ceived from the following Congressional districts Of
States and from Territories: II
Sd, 9th, and 7th districts of Alabama.
Let and 4th districts Of Connecticut. '
lst 3d. 4th, 7h, 9th and 10th districts of Indiana.
LIST and 3D. districts Of Iowa.
LIST, Sd. 4th, 9th, and 9th districts of Kentucky.
I'd and Sd districts of Louisiana.
LIST and 5th districts Of Maine. r
I'd district of Massachusetts,.
Sd district of Michigan.
LIST and I'd districts of Mississippi.
ID, Sd, and 9TH districts of New Hampshire.
l4th and 18th districts of New York.
9Th, 18th, 18th, 10th, and 2lst districts Of Ohio
- 9th, 10Th, and Goth districts of Pennsylvania.
LIST, I'd, 4th 9Th, and 7th districts of South Caro-
lima.
lat, 4th, 9th, 7th. sh 10th, and 18th districts OF
Tennessee.
Cd, Sd, and 4th districts of Vermont.
Sd district of Wisconsin.
Territory of Minnesota.
Territory of New Mexico.
Territory of Oregon.
Territory Of Utah.
State OF Florida.
State Of Arkansas.
State of California.
The number Of midshipmen authorized by law is
464 to "be appointed from each State and Terri
tory, with reference, and in proportion near AS
may be, to the number of Representatives and Del
egates to Congress; which gives to each Con-
gressional district and Territory from which APP
pcations are received nearly two midshipmen.
II is also provided that Ihidshipman in the ma
Wy shall be appointed from any Congressional dis
trict having at the time of appointment more than
two officers of that grade in the navy from such
district. And whenever an appointment shall be
made from any State, the person appointed shall
be an actual resident Of tho Congressional district
from&hich the appointment purports to be made"
And further: "That such Congressional district OF
any State as may not have any midship in the
navy at the time an appointment may be made
from said State, shall be entitled to at least one
appointment before any other shall be made from
any district of the State having officers
of that grade in the navy"
application, addressed to the Secretary of the
Navy, can be made at any time by the candidate
himself; or by his parent, guardian, or any Of his
friends, and his will be placed the register.
The registry of nams, however, does not give
any assurance of an appointment. No preference
will be given on account ofpriority of application.
No application will be considered where the cand-
date is under or above the prescribed age; where
the precise age, actual and fixed residence are
not stated; and where the applicant is not resi-
dent Of the Congressional district Of the State from
which he applies.'
QUALIFICATIONS.
Candidates must be over thirteen and under six
teen years of age at the time of the primary exam-
nation must be FREQ from deformity and diseases
and impcrfections Of the They must be of
good moral character, able to read and write we'll,
writing from dctation, and spelling with correct
ness, and to perform with accuracy the various
operations of the primary rules of arithmetic, viz
enumeration, and tho addition, subtraction, multi
pcation, and division of whole numbers.
VIM. A. GRAHAM,
Secretary of the Navy.
NAVY DETACHMENT. June 2, 1851.