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coAsr SURVEY CHARTS.

rENHE FOLLOWING CHARTS have been pub
4 lshed under act Of Congress- at the Coast Sur
Uey Office, and for sale by agents IN the prInc
pal ports Of the United States:
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs in
six sheets, complete; scale about two inches and
tenth TO mile. Price rs cents per sheet.
Delaware Bay and River, in three sheets Price
40 cents per sheet.
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Environs,
one sheet Price rs cents.
The Western Coast Of the United States from
Monterey to the mouth of the Columbia River, three
sheets, at 20 cents per sheet
Cat and Ship Island Harbors. Price % cents per
sheet
The chnrts of the following small Harbors and
EIarbors Of Refuge, are sold at 10 cents per copy
Harbor of New Bedford, Fishers Island Sound,
Harbor of Annapolis and the Severn River. Harbor
of New Haven, Little Egg Harbor, Harbors of
Holmcs's Hole and Tarpaufn Cove, Harbor of Oys-
ter Bay or Syopet, Harbor Oh New London, Harbors
of Black Rock and Bridgeltsrt, Hafbor OF Edgar
town, Harbor OF Sheffield sno Cawkin's islands
Nantucket Harbor, Harbors Of Captains Islands,
East and West, Huntington Bay, Mouth OF Chester
River, Hyannis Harbor, Pasquotank River.
The following sketches may be had gratuitops,
on application to agents and at the Coast sur
vey Office, viz; Survey of the New South Shoal,
Nantucket, with the new shoals lately discovered; /;
Hntteras Cove, Hatteras Inlet Bulls Bay, Seacoast
of Delaware and Maryland, &C.; Cape Carnaveral
Shoals, st. Andrews Shoals, Beauhrt Harbor, &c.
The above Charts contain sailing directions,
views Of the land, and of lighthouses, and ranges.
BY direction of the Treasury Department the
dsbursing officer of the Coast Survey ID authorized
to sell the charts at The lchoIesale prize TO persons ap
plying for number of not less than len Of set, The
payment TO be made TO him in cash"
According to the above authohty, the under
signed is ready TO sell the charts ss Indicated at
discount of twenty per cent. from the prices above
stated on application to him, in Ierson, or by let
ter, (under cover TO the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury,) at the Coast Survey office.
SAMUEL Helm,
Mar 2l-ti Disbursng Agent Coast Survey.
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TURNER d. NUDGE,


Commission Paper Warehouse, No. , south
Charles street, Baltimore,
TIAVE for sale MESS fine and superfnc Let
Il il ter Paper, blue and white, ruled and plain;
fine and superhnc Foolscap, blue and white, ruled
and plain; Folio Post, Packet Post fiat Cap double
Cap, Envelope Paper, &c.
BUTLER'S fine, superfine, and frst-c class Letter
Papers; blue woye, white-wove, and blue-la
ruled and plain Packet Post; Commercial Post:
Folio Post, Foolscap, blue wove, and white-woye
and blue-laid; fiat Cap, Deny, Medium, and ROYAL
Ledger Papers, Bank mote Paper, &c
HUBBARD'S fine and superfne Letter Paper
blue, white and assorted colors; fine and supcrfne
fiat Cap, blue and white Deny, Medium ROYAL
and Super-royal Ledger Papers; Medium Super
royal, and double Cap Cover papers: glazed Me
diun, Folio Post, Envelope Paper, Blotting Paper
Packet Post, &c.
and white, ruled and plain; fine and superfne Let
ter Papers, blue woye, white -wove, and blue-lald
Packet Post, (hand made,) Note Paper, &c.
KINGS superfne Letter Papers blue and white,
ruled and plain; Nos and Foolscap, blue and
white, ruled and plain; flat Cap Nos. and & De-
my and Medium Ledger Papers, blue and white,
Folio Post, &c.
OWEN & HURLBUT'S fine and superfnc Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; fine
and superfne Foolscap, blue and white ruled and
plain, Hat Cap Envelope Paper, sc.
PLATNER & SMITHS fine and superfinc Let
ter Papers, blue and white, ruled and plain; Com
mercial Post, Packet POST Folio Post, Sc
CRANE & Co.'s, Dickey & Lysc's, Cutler's,
Jones Il Bro.'s cndall'sSouthworth Manufactur-
ing Co., Green s. Flcmming's, and other Writing
Papers; Binders, Trunk and Bonnet Boards; Hard
ware Paper; Patent Envelope, Cloth, Tea, Tissue,
and Printing Paper; Printing, Writing, and In
dehble INK; Bleaching Powders; Enamelled,
Envelopes, &c.
Aug. 23-u
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WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY.
priee Rxdvlcsd fO Sly DQllnrs.


TINE entire work, unabridged in l volume,
IL Crown Quarto, of ,452 pages-"Containing
three times the matter found in any other Eng glish
Dictionary compiled in this country, any
abridgment of this work, and yet 'its definitions
models of condensation and purity. .'"-Hon.
w. G. Calhoun. Revised by Professor G. A..
GooDRIcH, of Yale College.
'sWe believe we shall be certain ofdoing service
to the people of the State, if We say word or two
upon the unabridged Quartz Dictionary of the
English Language, by Noah Webster The word
unabridged has been purposely employed, because
if such work is wanted for any but the very
lowest useg-those Of mere photography
thoepy-it cannot be too copious and comprehen-
sve. When is ignorant of the proper and
precise powers of word, he cannot endure to be
turned over to an abrdgment that gives him a
to know as much as anybody knows Of its history
etymology, and all it's different shades of mean
ing. Then only can he employ 1t with confidence
and effect as mighty weapon for the expression
of fintellect or passion.
SIN the vital department of a lexicon, its defni-
tons, for which, more than any and all other rea-
sons put together, we consult such work, Dc,
Wcbster's work stands unrivalled Their copious-
satisfies the wants of the inquirer, and their
nice analysis and acumen crafty his taste andre
ward research. The vocabulary is interspersed
with terms in science, which it ia very convenient
often to have explained with promptness, without
the trouble of rcference to the shelves of the Ii
brary. y."-Nstcark Daily AdperIiser, March 25, 1851
ga Dictionary is the last book which scholar
ever wants to have abridged the process being sure
to cut off THE VERY MATTER WHICH He
MOST VALUES. - Chronofype.
For sale in Washington for the publishers by
FRANCK TAYLOR.
Also, all the various abridgments of the same.
June 10
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BY the President of tho United states.

IN pursuance Of law, / WILLARD FILLMORE,
A. 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 ofILLINoIs, at the periods hereinafter
designated, to wit
Atthc Land Office 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 sections, to wit
NORTH Of the base iins and toest Of e fourth principal
meridian.
All the lands, together with the islands and parts
Of islandsi in the Mississippi river, lying west Of the
cast bank Of slough, being parts Of fractional
ton three in township eleven, and of fractional sec
tons three, ten, eleven, fourteen. fifteen twenty
two. twenty three twenty six twenty seven thir-
~ four, and thirty five, in township twelve, Of
range five.
Sections eight, nine; the west half tho west hall
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TO THE PUBLIC.

The tracts embraced in the above proclamation
of the President comprise all the residue of the
lead mines yet to be brought into market south
of the Wisconsin river. They cover those mines
particularly the portion situated in Iinois) work
ed under former leases from the Government which
had not expired at the date of the sale of the ada
cent mines, and therefore poseess the advantage of
being prepared for immediate operations, without
mourning the increased expenses incidental 20
opening new mines, and most of them are believed
to be very productive. They are all more or less
conveniently situated in reference TO the navigable
rivers and other cheap means of transportation of
their products to St. Louis, and in the midst of
country yielding abundanuy all the agricultural
products Of the latitude in which they are located
j. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
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ALEXANDRIA ACADEMY.


fGNHEcourse of study embraces the Ancient ana
n the Modern Languages, Mathematics, and
Natural Science. Courses of Lectures On Natural
Philosophy, Chemistry, and Astronomy, are dc
ivered during the year. The school rooia, recita-
ton, and locture-roo are all handsomely fur
Philosophical and Chemical apparatus, and every
other requisite for thorough and extensive study.
Terms, for board, washing fuel and ights, with
tuition in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics, D loo
per annun. For further informsti m sddress
Oct. l-tf r. l.. BROCKETr. Principal
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thereof for the purpose of affecting the aggregate
Of the bids under the estimate contained in the adj
vertisement, and of rejecting all the bids if the
prices named n all are deemed extrayagant.
Proposals should be marked on the outside OF the
envelope, Proposals for Printing Blanks" and di
rected to the "Second Assistant Postmaster Gene
rail-" N X. HALL,
June 23-law4w Postmaster General.
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LNLECTRO BIOLOGY; OR THE DOCTRINE
IL of Impressions, considered upon the true prin-
ciples Of Reason, Nature, aud Philosophy; by John
A. Wroe, NJ. d., and John Reid, M. ID.
For sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
May "a Booksellers near 9th street.
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CRIMSON s. CO.'S NEW YORK, NEW Or
~ leans, and Mobile Express, connecting with the
swttest and most responsible expresses between the
principal towns in Maine, New Hampshire, Ver-
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
Lower Canada, New York State, Delaware, Penn
sylvana, Maryland, District of Columbia, Indiana
Ohio, Illinois, the western States generally, the
Mississippi and Alabama river towns, and the prom
inent places in Georgia and The Carolinas.
Our facilities extensive and perfect that we
can secure the safe and speedy transportation OF
freight, trunks, packages, and valuable parcels,
from end of the country to the other, and be-
tween the most remote points.
From our many years experience in the express
business, while connected with Messrs. Adams &
Co.. and our advantages in other respects,
(not the least of which is the confidence and pa
tronage of the New York community we feel as
sured that shall never cease TO give the most en-
tire satisfaction to friends, the jewelers. bank
ers, and merchants generally.
We beg leave to call attention to our California
express from New Orleans and express be-
tween New Orleans and Mobile
Offices, Camp street, New Orleans, and 10 Wall
street, New York. Feb
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10 Literature aud General Intelligence.
yENHE undersigned propose to publish IN the city
4 Of Washington weekly newspaper, bearing
the above title, and dedicated TO sound morality
in politics. the Union of the States, to the cause
of African colonization and civilizations and to all
topics of high and general interest to their coun-
try and mankind. They will cndeavor TO impress
upon the People and Governments Of the United
States and Of the several States the importance OF
colonzing in Africa, with their own consent, the
free people of color OF this country, and such as
may become free They will communicate to the
public all important information they may obtain
in regard to- the geography, exploration resources
commerce, and population OF Africa; the state OF
the slave trade and the measures best adapted for
its suppression; and will enforce the duty OF union
among all Christian denominations IN efforts to
difTuse the knowledge of our arts, liberty, and
Christianity among the barbarous people oi that
continent.
They will aim to render the journal an instruc-
tive and useful Family Newspaper, and to secure
for its columns as the public favor shall enable
them, contributions, literary and scientific, OF de-
cded merit.
THE CHRISTIAN STATEsMAN will be of the size OF
the Home Journal National Era and exceed in
size the Ifliigencer or the Union of this city; and,
with but few advertisements, Will be nearly hiied
with matter designed to be of interest to It's readers
It will be printed with new type, on fine white
pa per- and in mechanical execution be equal to the
best newspa pers in the country.
TERMs.-rhe Christian Statesman will be two doll
lars year, payable in advance,
Postnasters or others, who may be pleased TO act
as voluntary agents, will be responsible to those who
may pay over to them Subscriptions; and to the or
der OF such agents, to any who may make re-
nttances for the Chrisfian atesmdn, 1T will DC
supplied on the following terms:
Single copy for one year. r.......... 50 90
Single copy for six months. ......- O0
Three copies for one ycar.......... %
Six copies for one year. ........... 10 w
Twenty copies for one year. 80 %
Twenty copies for Elk months. 10 w
The first number of this paper may be expected
| a, carly August. and it desired that
those who are disposed to further its great objects,
by their patronage, should indicate their wishes
before that time. Orders and communications,
| addressed (pcst paid) to Gurley 1oooioe'
will receive Immediate attention.
n. II. GURLEY,
ID. h. GOODLOE.
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EMPIRE STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE
COMPANY,
OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.

OF SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
Capital, 100000.
THIS company was organized under the General
Il Insurance law of New York, passed AprilL0,
lS49, and has been doing very successful bust
ness, and will insure dwelling houses, stores,
household furniture, and other property, on as fa
vorable terms any other responsible Company in
this country.
The public are referred to the following letter
of the Hon. ID. S. Dickinson, Senator from the
State Of New York, for the standing of the Com
pany:
WAsHINGToS, March 5, 1851.
am acquainted with some of the officers of the
Empire Mutual Insurance Company, located at
Saratoga Springs, New York, and know others by
character The Company is in the hands of gem
tlemen of high character for integrity and busi-
ness capacity, and | cannot doubt that it will be
prudently and successfully conducted.
ID. s. DICKINSON.
Directors.
Isaac Fowler, Samuel Pitkin,
Geo. Young, ir., Hermon Thomas,
ii. II Hathorn, VIM. II. Fleeman,
g. NJ. Dawson, Samuel Corning,
Theo. w. Sanders, Joseph Daniels,
p. M. Moriarty, George Clements.
Hon. John FL. Boyd,
ISAAC FOWLER, President.
II. II. HATHORN, Vice President
GEO. YOUNG, JR., Secretary.
VIM. IL. FLEEMAN, Treasurer.
Applications for insurance may be made to E.. c.
WEED, agent, North street, Capitol Hill.
March 6--tf
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r. II. GURLEY,
ID. r. GOODL0E.
CnLoNIrArIoN Rooms,

WAsHINGToN, June IL, 1851.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee OF the
American Colonization Socicty, held on the lo'h
instant the Secretary laid before tue committee
the prospectus of a newspaper, to be called the
ChYistan STATE ttsmG,,, and to be devoted Ito sound
morality in Politics, TO the Union Of the States, TO
the cause of African Colonization and Civilization,
and to all topics of high aud general interest to
their country to be published in this city by the
Rev r. r. Gurley and ID. Il. Goodlse. After the
reading Of which, il was
Resoiped, That we cordially and earnestly re-
commend the Christian Statesmen the patronage
of the friends Of African Colonization throughout
the United states
w. McLAIN, Sec'y Am. Col Soc'y.
&
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By the Presldent OF the United states.

Ey the President OF the United States.
N pursuance Of the act of Congress entitled ''An
a act to authorize the President of the United
States to sell the reserved mineral lands in the
States of Illinois and Arkansas, and Territories of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ore," approved llth July, 1916, |, MlLLARD
FILLMORE, 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 States OF Illinois and Wiscon-
sin, at the periods hereinafter designated, to wit
At the Land Office at MINERAL POINT, WIS
CONSIN, commencing on Monday, the third day
of November next for the disposal Of the following
tracts containing lead mines, which were withheld
from the public sale of the 24th of May, lS47
dered by the Presidents proclamation Of the 20th
November, 1916, viz
North of The base line aid east of me- fourth principal
m0idian
The east half Of the southwest quarter OF section
nine; the northwest quarter of nineteen; and the
cast half of the northeast quarter OF twenty one, in
township one, of range one.
The east half, the east half of the northwest quar-
ter and the eaet half of the southwest quarter OF
section two; the southwest quarter of the northeast
quarter Of seven the southeast quarter of the south
east quarter of section twelve, and the southeast
quarter OF thirty-two, in township one; the south
east quarter OF the southeast quarter Of twenty five
and the east hall of the northeast quarter OF thirty
six, in township two and the west half OF the south
west quarter OF twenty four, in township five, of
range two.
The east half and northwest quarter of tho north
west quarter of section twenty-one, the southeast
quarter Of the southeast quarter of twenty five; the
south half of the southwest quarter of thirty; the
southwcat quarter of the northwest quarter, and
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AGENCY FOR LOCATING BOUNTY LAND
WARRANTS.

AGENCY FOR LOCATING BOUNTY LAND
WARRANTS.
Established IN lS47.)
EBESEzER Cook, ! GEORGE d. SARGENT,
Attorney al Law. Late u. :. Dep. Surv'r.
COOK g. SARGENT,
Exchange g. Collection Office and Land Agency,
Davenport, Iowa,
OFFER their services agents for the selection
" Of lands and location of Bounty Land War
rants All locations and selections made from ac-
tual inspection of each tract of land. Charges
moderate.
Refer to-
JOHN o. SARGENT, esq, Washington, d. @.
Hon. G. S. MoRDHEAD, Frankfort, Ky.
Hon. GEoRGE w. JONES, Dubuque, Iowa
Arthur G.. COFFIN, esq, Philadelphia.
f. w CLARK, DopGE & Co., New York.
George FISHER, esq, President N. w lns. Co.,
Oswego, N. Y.
EPEs SARGENT, esq, Boston, Mass.
HATCH s. LANeDoN, Cincinnati.
j. W. CLARK & Bros, st. Louis.
GEoReE SMITH s. Co., Chicago, Ill.
Mar Scott
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G0PYING PRESSES OF the most approved con-
~ struction, several different sizes and kinds
Also glish and French copying paper, copy
ing inks, brushes, oiled paper, &c. &c.
Nav % FRANCK TAYLOR.
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GAMPBELL'S LIVES OF THE CHIEF JUS
" rICES, , vols American Edition.
Gregory's Letters on Animal Magnetism.
Katschmidt's Latin Dictionary.
The Young Governcss, or the Education of Cir
cumstauces. FRANCK TAYLOR.
June IL
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NOTICE TO PRE-EMPYON CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled 70 the right of re-emp-
ton to any of the lands within the townships and
parts of townships above enumerated is required
to establish the came to the satisfaction of the regs
ter and receiver of the proper Land Office, and
make payment therefor as soon as practicable qfter
the commencement of the public sale of the lands
embracing the tracts claimed; otherwise such claim
will be forfeited J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner ofthc General Land Office.
May 2-law13w
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THE CHRISTIAN STATESMAN.
A Weekly Newspaper.

Dcpoted TO african Coionization and CiviHsafior
10 Literature aud General Intelligence.
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LNOX'S BOOK OF MARTYRS, history oftheir
IL Lives SufIerings, and Deaths, from the com
mencement of Christianity to the latest periods of
Pagan and Popish prosecutions; one volume Of SIS
pages, with very numerous engravngs. Price,
bound, 81 cents. FRANCK TAYLOR.
Nav
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I1RENCH BOOKS, new and old; large case
IL this day ope"od direct from Paris
May % FRANCK TAYLOR.
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NOTICE TO pRE-EMpTIoN CLAIMANTS.

J. BuTTERfIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-25

lation should 1t succeed. and Is calculated to re
tard the benign project Of the freedom Of the pub
lie lands, now so happily II vogue-for our specu'
latlng Solons IN Congress will hold back if they
can anticipate " stay OF proceedings IN the
public mind upon the question of free lands IN
the West, and they who project this scheme are
enemies IN disguise, or IN ignorance TO the next
step in progress, and of fulfment of our demo-
cratic Declaration OF Independence | suggested
to the meeting neId for this project, THAI they
might approach to something Ike justice ii their
scheme II the mile square reserved for business
center should be sold after this manner, to wit
Let every party holding land within 1t sell, II
they should choose 10, 10 the highest bidder,
but after deducting what the plot sold
cost them, with interest, If Just-pay the
balance into common treasury for the common
expenses of the township schools. &c. and the
same by mill sites water privileges &c. then
would they who were Jointly interested in the
settlement receive the benefit In common, as
they would give the increased value IN common,
If indeed there be any increased value TO lots OF
unoccupied ground, because necessity drives
man to flee from an old to seek livelihood IN
community new to him. Cam was the first man
that built cities, and likewise TIE first man TO
commit murder upon ms brother mana thing
very common nowadays among spirits OF the
commercial order WILLIAM J. YOUNG.
Netr- York, July "a, 1851
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-07-25
FROM TEXAS.
From the y. o. Delta, 10th


Gen Houston and his family have been
on visit to Galveston-the first IN hye years. He
made them a speech, and they entertained him and
his family at a ball The greetings and cOWtesles,
on both sides. seemed warm and sincere
The INDIAN Commemorative learn from the
Western Terdn of the Goth ult. that Messrs. Todd,
Campbell and Temple, United States Indian Com
mlssioners for Texas and New Mexico are preparing
10 leave for Washington City, with view to closing
the business OF the Commission. The cause OF their
departure. before concentrating the important duties
assigned them, Is given IN the following paragraph
which we extract from the Teran's article on the
subject
This step on their part, we learn, has proceeded
from the acts of the last Congress- in omttng to m
crease the appropriation granted al previous seS
sion. which omission dsabes them from executing
all the purposes contemplated by the act creating the
Commission, and from the recent reorganization OF
the Indian Department by which the powers hereto
fore exercised by Commissioners IN the formation OF
treaties with the Indians have been transferred 20
Indian Agents. and officers Of the Indian Bureau. In
this unexpected state Of the case, the Commission
erS deem then resignation TO be the only proper
course for them 10 pursue"
The san Antonio Ledger Of the 81 INST, SAYS
THE agents of the san Antonio and Mexican
Gulf Railroad Company are lnduStrlouSy proSecu-
ting Their labors IN procuring subscriptions IN land.
Within two DAYS they have procured subscriptions
to about So eco acres as It's present cash value
RIcH.-The following Is the concluding paragraph
OF the circular of DR. 7. A. Grant, who Is candl,
date for III Austin county addressed
to the voters OF that county
ITO conclude, / have earnestly TO request that
those who ran Their property to Texas to AVOID pay
ing their Just debts, Will please not to support me-
II cannot be sent 10 the Legislature by the votes Oh
honest men, won't 60"