The republic., 1851-08-11
By the President of the United states.

By the President OF the United States.
In pursuance of law, L. MILLARD FILLMORE,
l. 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 ARKANSAS, at the periods hereafter
designated, to wit,
AT the Land Office at BATESVILLE, commenc-
ing on Monday, the first day of September next,
for the disposal of the public lands situated within
the aforementioned townships and fractional town
ships, viz:
North Of fhe base line and ,oest Of the Gfh principal
meridian.
Township two, of range three
Township two of range four.
Fractional township fourteen, north of White
river, of range nine.
North of the base line and east of the ffh principal
meridian.
Township fifteen, of range two.
Fractional townships eleven and twelve, of range
six.
At the Land Office at CHAMPAGNOLE, COM
menciug on Monday, the fifteenth day of Septem-
Der next, for the disposal of the public lands within
the aforementioned townships to witt
South Of the base line and toest of the fifth principal
meridian.
Townships eleven and fourteen of range seven
teen.
Township eleven, of range eighteen.
At the Land Office at HELENA, commencing on
Monday, the eighteenth day of August next, for
the disposal Of public lands within the following
named townships and parts of townships, viz
North Of the base line and east Of the fifth principal
meridian.
Sections thirteen twenty three, twenty -four and
twenty five east of the St. Francis river in town
ship three, of range four.
Township nine, OF range seven.
South of The base line and tcest Of the fJth principal
meridian.
Township four and part of an island in sections
thirtyt and thirty three, in township thirteen OF
range one.
AT the Land Office at LITTLE ROCK, com
mencing on Monday. the first day of September
next, for the disposal of the pubcands in the fol
lowing named tracts on and near Cypress lake, viz:
North Of the base line and icest of the ffh principal
meridian.
The south half of section eight, the south half of
ten, fractional sections fourteen and fifteen, the
north half of seventeen, the east half Of twenty
twenty-five, the north half and seuthwest quarter of
twenty-three, the northwest quarter of twenty
and the west half of the northeast quarter of TWEEN
y.seven, in township three, Of range fourteen
Lands appropriated by lew for the use of schools,
military and other purposes, together with s'those
swamp and overfiowed lands made unfit thereby
for cultivation 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 can act TO enable the State
of Arkansas and other States TO reclaim the swamp
lands' within their limits," approved September
2Sth, 1850, tciH be ercluded from The sales And no
locations Tor land bounties heretofore granted by
any law OF Congress for military services rendered
to the United States, iu be permit,ed on anu of the
above mentioned ian0s, as provided by the act emit
tied An act making appropriations for the civil
and diplomatic expenses Of Government" &C. ap-
proved Sd March, 1851.
The offering of the above mentioned lands will
be commenced on the days appointed, and will
proceed In the order in which they are advertised
with all convenient despatch, until the whole shall
have been offered, and the sales thus closed; but
no sale shall be kept open longer than two weeks,
and no ivate entry Of any of the lands will be ad
mitted until after the expiration of the two weeks
Given under my hand at the city of Washinq qton,
this sixth day of May, Ammo Domini one thousand
eight hundred and ifty.one.
WILLARD, FILLMORE.
By the President
j. BuTTERFIELD,
Commissioner Of the General Land Office.
NOTICE TO PRE- EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre-emption
70 any Of the lands within the townships and parts