The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-05-05

BY the rre.idsnt Of enc Unitsd st.sss.
TN pursuance Of law, WILLARD FILLMORE.
Il President of the United States Of america. do
hereby make known and declare, thai public sales
will be held at the nnderment toned Land Offices in
the State oflLLiNOiS, At the periods hereinafter
Attic Land ofiice. at QUINCY, commencing on
Monday the fourth day Of August next, for the dis
posal OF the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of lions, to wit: 10 50 ~
North of the base line and sossf Of the fourth principal
All the lands together with the islands and parts
of islands in the Mississippi river lying west Of the
east bank of slough being parts Of fractional acc
ton three in township eleven and Of fractional sec
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fteen twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir
ty-four. and thirty live, in township twelve, of
range five.
Sections eight, nine; the west half. the west half
Of the northeast quarter and west half Of the south
east quarter Of ten, and sections feen seventeen,
twenty, twenty -ones Twenty-Five, twenty nine,
and thirty two, (except the northeast quarter OF
the southeast quarterly in township two, Of range
nine. l 81 90
At the Land Office at DIXON, commencing
Monday, the sixth day Of October next, for the sale
of the public lands situated in the following named
sections and parts OF sections, VIZ:
NORTH qf the base line and tossf Of the fourth principal
tfd meridian Yea .t.sf
islands numbered one and two in township twen-
Weight, OF range one.
Wilson 8 island, in the Mississippi river. in sec.
tons thirty five and thirty-six. in township eigh-
teen, of range two.
Part Of island A. and islands B. C. d, E,F,G, H,
and in the Mississippi river, in township
Part Of island A, and islands b. @, d, E, F, and
G., in the Mississippi river in township seventeen,
Of range four. 81 ~ IS
All the land. together with an island in the Mis-
sisspp river, lying east of slough, being parts of
fractional sections live, (south Of Edwnrds river
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty-five, and an
township thirteen; and islands aud g. and an
island in sections thirty five and thirty -six in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, of range
fvo. 1Ta AZ
An island and parts of islands, in sections five
and eight, in township fourteen; the islands and
parts OF islands in sections three twenty-one, twon
sgh twenty nine thirsywo an. s, aissy hrss
Except lot seven,) and fractions on an island Of
actions fourteen, twenty-five, Except lot two.)
twenty seven, Except lots three, five and six }
and thirty four, Except lots three and four) all in
the Mississippi river, in township sixteen, of range
six. t4ttit t5Nt
North Of the base ne and east Of The fourth principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in sections seventeen and
eighteen, in township seventeen, of range one
Sections eighteen TO thirty six inclusive in town.
chip twenty seven, of range four. ~ - e sl.,s
North Of the base line and sasf Of tas third princpal
meridian. wi11
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township forty six, of range one. a'9r
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thirty-two, in township forty six, of
range two. i7e'a - sf
mencing on Monday, the eleventh day Of August
next for the disposal Of the public lands in the fol-
lowing named sections and parts Of sections to wit:
North Of the base line and soest Of the third principal
meridian.
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast of the southeast quarter Of section three
the east half of the southwest quarter and the east
half and southwest quarter of the southeast quar-
ter Of four; the southwest quarter the west half of
the northeast quarter and west half of the south
east quarter OF eight the northeast quarter of nine
the west half and southeast quarter and the west
half and southeast quarter of the northeast
Of ten; the west half and northeast quarter, and
the west half OF the southeast quarter Of ffteen;
the west half and northeast quarter of the north
west quarter Of seventeen; the east half and south
west quarter, and the east half of the northwest
quarter Of twenty -one; the west half and north.
east quarter or twenty two the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty-eight; the south half
OF twenty-ni the east half and southwest quar-
ter OF the southeast quarter Of thirty the northeast
quarter Of thirty the south half and northeast
quarter, and the half and northwest quarter of
the northwest quarter Of thirty two; in township
twelve, OF range thirteen. =
At the Land Office at DANVILLE, commencing
on Monday. the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal of the public lands within the follow
ing named sessions, to wit:
North Of the base line and east Of the third principal
50 ffr meridian.
The westernmost tiers of sections numbered ak
sevcn eighteen, nineteen, thirty and thirty
each Of the townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight. OF range seven. t6
At the Land Office At CHICAGO o, on Monday, the
sixth day of October next for the disposal pub
lie ands ON small island in the Illinois river in
ton thirty-two in township thirty. four north of
range eight east Of the third principal meridian
Fractional sections thirteen, fourteen, and twenty
three, north of Lake Kalamick and the old Indian
boundary line IN township thirty- seven, north OF
Attic Land Office at FIELD ,on Monday,
the first day of September next, for the disposal OF
the public lands ON small island in the Illinois
river, in actions eleven and fourteen in township
seventeen. north of range thirteen west of the third
principal meridian.
Lands appropriated by law for schools military,
and other purposes, together with "those swamp
and over1owed lands made unfit thereby for cult
vation,'' if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
under the act entitled Gan act to enable the State Of
Arkansas and other States to reclaim the sswamp
land within their limits approved September IS,
1850, ,oil Dc ercluded from 1ss sales.
And no locations for land bountics heretofore
granted by any law Of Congress for military SER
vices rendered to the United States ,ci be permit
ted on any Of 1s above mentioned lands, provided
by the act entitled IAN act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses Of Gov
ernment," &C., approved I'd March, 1861.
The offering Of the lands will be commenced
on the Gays appointed, and proceed In the order in
which they advertised, with all convenient
despatch, until the whole shall have been offered,
but no sale shall be kept open longer than two
weeks, and no private entry Of any of the lands
will DO admitted until after the expiration of the
two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this twenty eighth day of April Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and fifty one.
By the President:
WILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BurTERrfELD, fH Frf
Commissioner of the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION 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. 10 required