The republic., 1851-06-11

the commencement Of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
''N''' "' ' ]. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
May 2-lawl3w
BY the President or ths United States.
N pursuance of law, WILLARD FILLMORE,
l President of the United States of America, do
hereby make known and declare, that public sales
will be held at the aforementioned Land Offices in
the State of ILLINOIS, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit:
Afthe Land Office at QUINCY. commencing on
Monday, the fourth day of August for the dis
posal Of the public lands situated in the following
sections and parts of sections, to wit:
North Of The base line and ,oest Of The fourth principal
meridian.
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 sec
ton three in township eleven, and Of fractional Sec
tions three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen, twenty
two, twenty three, twenty six, twenty seven, thir
ty -four, and thirty five, 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
quarter of ten, and sections fifteen, seventeen,
twenty, twenty one, twenty two, twenty nine,
and thirty-two, Except the northeast quarter Of
the southeast quarter in township two, OF range
nine.
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 Of the base line and tcesf Of the fourth principal
meridian.
Islands numbered one and two in township twen-
ty-eight, OF range one.
Wilson island, in the Mississippi river. in sec
tions thirty-ive and thirty six, in township egh-
teen, of range two.
Part of island A, and islands b, c, d, E, F, G. II,
and !, in the Mississippi river, in township seven
teen, of range three.
Part Of island A, and islands b, c, d, E, F, and
G, in the Mississippi river, in township seventeen,
All the land, together with island in the Ms-
sissippi river lying cast of slough, being parts Of
fractional sections five, (south OF Edwards riverD
eight, nine, ten, fifteen, and twenty two, and an
island in sections twenty and thirty -four, in
township thirteen; and islands and h, and an
island in sections thirty five and thrtys in the
Mississippi river, in township seventeen, OF range
fve.
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 twen-
weight, twenty nine, thrtytwo. and thirty three,
IN township fifteen; and fractional section fourteen
(except lot seven,) and fractions on an island OF
sections 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.
North Of the base line 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.
ship twenty seven, Of range four
North Of the base line and east Of tie third principal
meridian.
An island in Rock river in section twelve, in
township forty six, of range one.
Three small islands in Rock river in sections
thirty and thrtytwo in township forty-six, oil
AT the Land Office at EDwARDSvILLE, COM
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 w.t.
North of the base line and cest Of the third principal
meridian
The southwest quarter and the west half and
southeast Of the southeast quarter OF section tnrce
the cast half of the southwest quarter and the cast
half and southwest quarter of tho southeast quar-
ter of four the southwest quarter the west half Of
the nor theast 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 quarter
of ten; the west half and northeast quarter, and
the west half of the southeast quarter o hftccn;
the west half and northeast quarter of the north
west quarter of scventcenj the cast half and south
west quarter, and the east half oil the northwest
quarter of twenty-onc; the west half and north
cast quarter Of twenty-five; the north half of the
northwest quarter of twenty eight; the south half
Of twenty nine; the east half and southwest quar-
ter Of the southeast quarter OF thirty the northeast
quarter of thirty one; 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 sections, to wit:
North of the base iins and east Of the third principal
meridian.
The westcrnmost tiers OF sections numbered six
seven, eighteen nineteen, thirty and thirty onc, in
each OF the townships twenty six, twenty seven,
and twenty eight. Of range seven.
At the Land Office at CHICAGO, on Monday, the
sixth day of October next, for the disposal ofthe pub
lie lands small island in the Illinois river, in sec
ton thirty. two, in township thirty four, north OF
| range ght 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
range fourteen east Of the third principal meridian.
Atthe Land Office at SPRING FIELD, ,on Monday,
the first day of September next, FIR the disposal Of
the public lands small island III the Illinois
river in sections 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 overiowed lands made unfit thereby for culti-
vation,'' if any, which shall be selected by the
State authorities before the days appointed for the
commencement of the public sales respectively,
under the act entitled 'An act to enable the State Of
Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the swamp
land within their limits" approved September 2S,
1850, tcfH be ercftidtd ffom The safes.
And no locations for land bounties heretofore
granted by any law OF Congress for military ser
vices rendered TO the United States tcik be permit
ted any Of the ADORE mentioned lands, provided
by the net entitled Gan act making appropria-
tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Gov
ernmcnt." &c, approved Sd March, 1851.
The Offering of the lands will bc commenced
on the days appointed, and proceed in the order in
which they are 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 be admitted until after the expiration OF the
two weeks.
Given under my hand at the city of Washing
ton, this twenty ghth day of April, Ammo Domini
one thousand eight hundred and niiy.onc.
BY the President
MILLARD FILLMORE.
j. BrrrERriELD,
Commissioner OF the General Land Office
NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.