The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-15

Pension and Bounty Land Agency.
VNHE subscriber has opened in the city of Wash
i ington an AQENC Y for the prosecution of
all descriptions Of claims against the General
Government
His perfect knowledge Of all the Pension Laws,
aud the places where are deposited all evidences Of
service now extant, will enable him to establish
many claims which have long remained suspend
ed for want Of proof aud proper attention..
He, therefore, Offers IL the public his services
particularly in the following cases, VIZ:
Suspended and rejected claims under all the Pen
sion Laws
Applications for increase Of pension, under any
OF the Pension Laws, where the pensioners are
dissatisfied with their present allowance.
For all those widows who received, are enti-
tied to receive, the years pension due on the 4lh
Of March, l648; under the acts of July 7th, 1898,
March Sd, lS43, and june l7th 1874, being those
who were married before the LIST of January, 1894,
he will undertake to establish, under the act OF
Eel ruary I'd, l846. their claims TO pensions for
life. commencing on the 4th of March, ls4S when
their pensions under the foregoing acts termi-
uated.
For all those widows of revolutionary officers
or soldiers, who were married after 1898, but be-
fore January I'd, 1900, he will undertake to estab-
ish their claims TO pensions for life, commencing
on the 4th Of March, l640, under the act of July
20, lS4S.
Id all lnOSc WIuOWb OF REVOLUTIONARY pensioners
whose claims have been rejected suspended for
want OF proof of service; or those who are in the
receipt of pension under any of the pension
laws, less than that received by their husbands
under the acts OF May 18th, 1923, or June 9Th,
1882, he will ensure the same amount per an
mum that their husbands received from the time
the pension Is made to commence by the law I'M
der which they claimed or have been pensioned
BOUNTY LAND,
For the surviving, or the widows, or minor child
rem of deceased officers and privates, who served
in the war of 1912 with Great Britain the Next
can war, or in any of the Indian wars since 1890
Terms moderate, where the claim is established,
otherrcise no charge.
The subscriber is also appointed Agent for the
District of Columbia for the British Commercial
Life Insurance Company established in 1890, and
empowered by act of Parliament, for the insurance
OF lives and the endowment Of children, in Lon
don, New York and Washington city. Capital
S3,000,000.
Communications addressed to the subscriber,
Washington, ID. c., will receive prompt attention
M. THOMPSON,
Attorney and Counsellor at Lac, and Commits
missioner Of Deeds for North and South Caroline
+. >. Refer, If necessary, to the heads of de-
partments, and to members of Congress generally
March 25--tf ~ -
UACIFlC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
i (ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon. 1.-THE public are informed that under the
new arrangement Of this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department
and carrying the United States mails, will con-
tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 5th days of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacific, one of which will be always in port at
each end of the route
OREGON !. 1909 tons. REPUBLIC / 200 tons.
PANAMA. l,0S7 tons. CAROLINA . 600 TONS
CALFoRNIA 1850 tons. Columns 600 TONS
TENNESSEE 300 tons. lsTHMus - TONS
NoRrHERNER / 400 tons. UKIcoRN 600 TONS
COLUMBIA 800 tons. Fremont. 600 TONS
ANTELOPE. - tons.
The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival of the mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with the mails and passengers for the steam
er from San Francisco
A regular line of propellers will be kept up for
the transportation Of freight and transient passen-
gers between Panama and San Francisco.
The well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
| of 800 tons burthen, now under charter to the
company, and peculiarly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running an extra
| family boat.
One Of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nection between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mai steamships
GEORGIA 1900 tons. CRESCENT CRY 500 tons.
ONO 5000 tons. CHEaoKEE +. /, 300 TONS
IRECITY2 900 tons. PHIApELpHIA !, 100 tons
Leaving New York for Chagres on the llth
and Goth of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL
CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods as will
insure as little detention possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships
through line TO and from New Orleans, and ports
IN Mexico, California and Oregon, Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong
Lawrason a. Co., agents, Mt that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York TO
San Francisco has been reduced from
S400, in state rooms, to $3.50.
$3.50, in lower cabin, TO $500.
5000, in steerage, TO S165.
The rates from New York to Chagres will D.
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be-
tween those ports.
For choice Of berths, apply at the Office Of the
Company, 81 and SIS South street, and at their
agency, III West street.
April 26-tf.
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