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h0CT0R Y0URSELF-T0R TWENTY FIVE CENTS
- BY means Of the Pocket culapius or Eyery One His
Own Ply stefan. Thirteth edition. with hundred en-
cravings showing Diseases and in every
University Of The vArio forms Of Secret
Diseases faithfully described all the given
in plain language The chapter Se-Abuse worthy Of
and should be read by Young
previous placing the care Of any Doctor
NO matter what his pretentons be- copy Of
truly useful work Strangers visiting he city
shese plating marriage think Of returning home
persons going should pos sess DR. Youug reatse on
Marriage, the Pocket scuiaplus or Every One His Own
PhJician Any person sending twenty closed
In letter will receive one copy Of this book BY mai.
eopes will be sent Tor dollar Address DR. WIN YOUN
1b2 Spruce street. Philadelphia and for sale BY strin
Townsend, 222 Broadway, New York.
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COAST SURVEY CHARTS.

TvHE FOLLOWING CHARTS have been pub
Il lished under act of Congress, at the Coast SIR
rey Once, and are for sale BY agents in the princi-
New York Bay and Harbor, and its Envirops, in
six sheets, complete; scale about two inches aud
one tenth to . mile. Price 25 cents per sheet
40 cents per sheet.
New York Bay and Harhor, and IA, Rpvirons.
sheet. Price as cents.
The Western Coast Of the United States from
monterey to the mouth Of the Columbia River three
sheeta, at % cents per sheet.
Cat and Ship lslAnd Harbors. Price 25 cents per
sheet.
The charts Of the following small Harbors and
Wis;
harbor of New Bedford. Fishers Tsland Sound,
Harbor of Annapolis and the Severn River, HArbor
Of New Haven, Little Egg Harbor, Harbors of
ter Bay or Syopet, Harbor of New London Harbors
Of Black Rock and Bridgeport. Harbor Of Edgar
town, Harbor Of Sheffield and 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 Rratuitous,
vey office. viz Survey Of ths New south Shoal.
Nantucket, with the new shoals lately discovered;
Hat,eras Cove, HAtteras Inlet bulls BAY, Seacoass
Of Delaware and Maryland, &C.; Cape Carnaveral
Shoals ss Andrews Shoals. Beaufort Harbor, nc.
The above Charts contain sailing directions.
views OF the land, and of lighthouses. and ranges.
BY direction Of the Treasury Department. ths
dsoursing officer of the Coast Survey 10 authoriskd
10 seN TIE charts at hs snAoesaie price TO psvseNs ~
plying for number of not less Than ten ef sel, Ae
paymsnt 10 BE- made 10 Aim IN cash."
According to the above authority, the UNDER
signed is ready TO sell the charts. indicated =
discount of twenty per cent from the prices above
stated, on application to him. in person. By NJ
ter, (under cover to the Secretary Of the IRA.
sury.) at the Coast Survey ofihce.
SAMUEL HEM,
Mar Aft Disbursing Agent, Coast Survey.
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WASHINGTON: SATURDAY MORNING.

liveries made will be paid by the navy agent within
thirty days after triplicate bills, duly authenti
Gated, shall have been presented to him.
Bidders whose proposals are accepted (and none
others) will be forthwith notified, and early
practicable contract will be transmitted to them
for execution. which contract must be returned to
required for the regular Transmission of the mail
Every offer made must be accompanied (as di-
rected in the act Of Congress making appropria-
tions for the naval service for l846'47, approved
10th August, lS46) by written guaranty, signed
by ono or more responsible persons. to the effect
that he or they undertake that the bidder or bid
bers will, if his their bid be accepted, enter into
an obligation within five days. with good and sufi-
cent suretes 10 furnish the supplies proposed The
Bureau will not be obligated to consider any pro-
posal unless accompanied by the guaranty required
BY law; the competency Of the guaranty to be cer-
tilted by the Navy Agent, District Attorney, or
the Bureau.
A record, or duplicate of the letter informing
bidder Of the acceptance of his proposal, will be
deemed notification no thereof within the meaning
cepted in conformity with this understanding.
Extract from ss act f Gsnsra' approved Augu'tl 10,
"SEc. s. And be IT, further enacted, That, from and
after the passage of this act, every proposal for
naval supplies invited by the Secretary of the Navy,
S the n:s e ss
hundred and forty three shall be accompanied by
written guaranty, signed by one or more RESPONSE
BILE persons to the effect that he they undertake
that the bidder or bidders WILL If his their bid be
accepted, enter into an obligation, in such time
may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Navy,
with good and sufficient sureties. to furnish the sup
plies proposed. No proposal shall be considered
acceptance Of proposal and notification thereof
to the bidder or bidders, he they shall fail to
ter into an obligation within the time prescribed
by the Secretary Of the Navy, with good and suti-
cient suretes for furnishing the supplies, then the
Secretary of the Navy shall proceed to contract
with some other person persons for furnishing
the said supplies; and shall forthwith cause the
difference between the amount contained in the
proposal so guaranteed and the amount for which
be may have contracted for furnishing the said
sSpPes ior the whole Pes;Sd OF the proposal 70 4e
or their guarantor or guarantors; and the same
may be Immediately recovered by the United States,
for the use of the Navy Department, in an action
Of debt against either or all Of said persons"
April 2l-law4w
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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
(par ticuary the portion situated in Ilinois) work.
ed under former leases from the Government which
had not expired at the date Of the sale Of the adja
cent mines, and therefore possess the advantage Of
incurring the increased expenses Incidental TO
opening new mines, and most of them are believed
to be very productive. They are all moro or less
conveniently situated in reference 70 the navgsble
rivers and other cheap means Of transportation Of
their products to ST. Louis and arc in the midst OF
a country yielding abundantly all The agricultural
products of the latitude in which they are located
J. BUTTERFIELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NAV 2-lawl3w
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State the price per page for every addi-
tional page on any Of the above over four
pages, estimating st 900 pages.
On parchment 70 be furnished by the De-
partment, per 100. .............,..........6 5000
Blank forms. or any other description of print
ing required broadside on any of the above paper,
each broadside TO be counted as one page.
II il exprsssly to be understood that no extra
charge of any description will be allowed. The
prices lid for printing must cover and include all
contingencies and extras.
The Department reserves tho right to have any
description Of printing, which may properly be
called "book or pamphlet work." executed by spe-
cial contract,
The bidders for printing will accompany their
bids with samples OF quality of the different kinds
of paper they propose to furnish
ADrl 28--eodtJune2
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Department. OF the Intsrior,
Aputt 0S 1861

- EPARATE PROPOSALS for furnishing the
~ stationery and for executing the printing OF this
Department during tho hscal year ending June
the second day Of juno next. Those unaccompanicd
by Satisfactory testimonials Of ability to fulfil
contract will not be considered.
All the articles Of stationery must bc OF the very
best quality-samples Of the principal articles Of
which, such paper. quills, metallic pens, lead
pencils, knives, ink, kc., must accompany the
bids, as per schedule; and the Department re-
serves the right to retain such samples and pay
for the Same It the prices stated in tho OFFER or 70
return them, at it, option. No bid will be consid
cred who're the articles accompanying Il are not OF
the kind and quality required for the Department.
Each proposal must be signed by the individual
or firm making it, and must specify price, and
but one price, Tor each and every article contained
in tho schedule. Should any articles be required
not enumerated, they are to Be furnished At the
forms for proposals. will be furuished 1t the Depart
mont e pex:ons applying for them; and = with,
out uniformity therein the Department would find
il difficult 70 make decision, none will be taken
into consideration uncss substantially agreeing
herewith. r4.r N .r ,e,.s,sf-
The printing must be executed with now and
aDd sn s for ss s
printing will be furnished by the contractor; the
Department, the office ordering 1t. to designate
the kind Of paper and type, whether scrip or 9TH
matter or article viii admit Of more than one.
All the articles to be furnished and work to be
executed must be of the best quality. and delivered
without delay when ordered, and to the satisfac.
tion Of the head of the Office for which they
quired.
Tho Department reserves to itself the right Of
ordering greater or less quantity of each and
every article contracted for as tho public service
may require.
Bonds with approved security, to be given by
the person persons contracting; and, in case Of
failure to supply the articles, or TO perform the
work. the contractor and his sureties shall be liable
for the forfeiture specified in such bond, as qui-
dated damages.
The subjoined lists specify, ~ nearly ~ now can
each of the kinds Of articles and work that will be
wanted
o. It being impracticable to give precise de-
scrption of the nature and quality Of the various
kinds Of printing, bidders referred to the sam
Piles in the different offices for specimens Of the
general descriptions required.
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make payment therefor soon az practicable after
seeing this notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tract claimed, otherwise such
claim will be forfeited.
J. BUTTERFIELD.
Commissioner of the General Land Office.
Nav 2-lawl3W
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AZ the President OF the United states.

II N pursuance of the act of Congress entitled "An
i act to authorize the President of the United
States to sell the reserved mineral lands in ths
States of Illinois and Arkansas. and Territories Of
Wisconsin and Iowa, supposed to contain lead
ORE" approved llth July, 1886. ], MILLARD
FILLMORE, President Of the United States Of
America. do hereby declare and make known that
public sales viii be held at the aforementioned
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nISTURNELLS AMERICAN AND EURO
~ PEAN RAILWAY and STEAMSHIP G UiDE,
with msps just published and this day received
for sale by TAYLOR & MAURY,
May Booksellers, near 9th s.
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Commissioner of the General Land Office.
NOTICE no Pre-. .EMPTIoN CLAIMANTS

Every person entitled to the right of prc.emp-
tion TO any Of the lands within the townships and
parts Of townships above enumerated, il required
to establish the to the of the regis
ter and receiver Of the proper Land Office, and
mako payment therefor practicable after
steing s notice, and before the day appointed for
the commencement Of the public sale Of the lands
embracing the tracts claimed otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. j. BUTTERFlELD,
Commissioner of the General Land Ofhce.
MAY 2--lawl2w
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NOTICE
To Pre-clnpfion claimants and to ssees, occupants
and permitiess Of Mineral Lands.
Every person entitled to the right Of pre- -emption
to any of the lands within the Townships and parts
OF townships above enumerated, is required to es-
tablish the to the satisfaction of the Register
and Receiver Of the proper Land Office, and make
payment therefor soon practicable after seeing
this notice, and before the day appointed for the
commencement Of the public sale Of the lands EN-
bracng the tract claimed, otherwise such claim
will be forfeited. And
Every person having the right under the act en-
titled Gan act to create an additional land district
in the Territory of Wisconsin, and for other pur-
poses," approved Sd March, ls47, as isssees, occu
pants, pernitsss to enter to the extent Of their
leases, or permits, any Of the lands within the
townships and fractional townships above enumc-
rated in the VilioU River disSict, and who are en-
titled under the act entitled "An act to reduce the
minimum price of the mineral lands in the Lake
Superior District in Michigan. and in the Chippc
wa district in Wisconsin," approved 26th Sep
tember, 1850, "to enter the land covered by their
leases, occupancy, and permits respectively" at
the minimum price Of 8 25 per acre, or il cover.
ing more than one full section. entitled, con the
surrender Of such lease or permit at the proper
Land Office, 70 purchase, If he shall elect TO do co.
one full section at the rate Of - 80 per acre. 10
required to establish the sae - The satisfaction Of
the Register and Receiver q W2lnw River, and
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dozen rulers, mahogany, round or flat, t,Iper
dozen
do lignumvitr, round, per dozen
do elastic penholders, Alden's, per dozen
! do tortoise shell. per dozen
pounds sponge. best, per pound
10 do gum arabic, best, do
PRINTING

The printing of all kinds. including paper, which
may be required to be executed for the use of the
Department. Of the Interior, or any of the offices
thereof, whether the same be circulars, instruc-
tions, warrants. forms, returns blanks, solid mat
ter, OF not, leaded rule work. or rule and figure
ing, or by whatever name. title. or description
the same shall be known to, or usually designated
by the Office requiring it. and including also fold
ing, stitching, pasting, &C., the following de-
scriphons of paper. to wit:
No. Of sheets.
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STATIONERY.

genera uesCr1pSoIs rcqu1Eoos
STATIONERY.
Writing Paper, made Of linen, laid or wove,
schite or blue.
75reams folio poet, satin plain fnish, faint
lined, and trimmed, TO weigh not
less than II pounds per ream
100 do foolscap, hand made, faint. lined, and
trimmed, to weigh not less than IL
pounds per rcam
so do foolscap. machine, faint-lined and
trimmed, to weigh not less than -
pounds per ream
i5 do foolscap, plain, hand made, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per rcam
10 do foolscap, plain, machine, faint lined,
and trimmed, to weigh not less than
IL pounds per ream
Is do foolscap, blue laid, hand made, faint
lined, garden pattern, commonly
known as despatch or consular pa
per, to weigh not less than l6 pounds
$50 do quarto post, hand made. plain, faint
lined, three sides, per ream
100 do uuarto post, machine, plain, faint
lined, three sides, per ream
so do Quarto post, hand made, plain, faint
lined four sides, per ream
10 do quarto post, machine, faint- lined four
sides, per ream
40 do quarto post, French, faint lined three
sides, per ream
is DO DO note paper aIa;. s,li; per dssm Ga
: 3 do DO rov.1 10 o.Der Pls'b for books 90
do medium do do
40 DO copying 90 90 ,,,r ro.,
per ream
0' 90 enue,0ps ner Es.m paps'' NOV 'p' " : ''''''
10 do. large brown envelope, per ream
20 az blotting paper. royal, per ream
q dozen patent olotting paper
2Seneets craving paper 1st per 'nse' do
SO do DO 90 eiePnan. 90
so do traCng 90 ialgess'1e ren0ndo ~,
5000 binders boards. 81 by loa inches. per l,Ooo
45O dozen cards Perry"s Dess ms'ainc pens' per
$50 do cards of all other msnufacture In use'
per dozen cards
40 gross metallic pens per gross
10 do ver-pointed siver desk pencils, with,
rosewood handles, per dozen
gross Of ,eaus ;0s r prnss ps"'
Is dozen Contee's best black lead pencils, grad
uAteo -
loO DO S9nroes, OF otner manuiac'ureo 90
~ 90 req lead pcnciis' per oo1en
90 drawing pencns' assof.ea
20 90 folders, IVORY, s.inch, per dozen
800 do red linen tape, assorted do
90 DO silk taste assorted @ coiors ana widths IN
honks. per oo[eh
90 poonce ooAes' o' Moay' per uo1en
Y do sand boxes do do DO DO
~ 90 uo =. III H.. coco. r.r
10 10 ~aier deer s'A"u'' - '"' ~
40 90 s'sssIs, Modgu de.nn rsD~;n. W.
oiee, per qolsn, geaurene ah.a..
90 Penxhiyes, e.. nGuge gd'.s . n.r Gun do,sn o. ~sn'
SSs.- Siss MORN A'no'''' per ''''a' ssl-
90 SendIss ner Soa.a ~en
,,;rs nI0. morn nAno'''' PCT uoA'n' s'A'
hO0R6f8
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No. Of sAeeh.

On every other description Of paper, not
designated above. but to be 20 by the Office
ordering Il, whether circulars, instructions,
warrants. forms, returns, &c, as specified
in the first paragraph, for
i page on a Sheet, per 100 sheets ...... 2,7O
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Ordcrs for tickets and shares and certificates OF
packages in the above lotteries will receive
the most prompt attention, and ar official account
of each drawing will be sent Immediately after II
10 over TO all who order from us.
Address J.& C. MAURY, Agsnts,
ApI6 Alszandria, Va.
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SPLENDID SCHEMES
OF THE
VIRGINIA MONONGALIA LOTTERIES,
For May, 1851.
J. w. EIAURY & CO., MANAGERS.

Class No. 55, TO be drawn at Alexandria, Va,
Saturday, May II, 1851.
sc Number Lottery-ll Drawn Ballots
PRIZES: S33, 900, $l7,s2s, $ll 900,
$4,000, $4,000, $4,000,
is Of 81, 900. Is Of $500,
&c, &C., &c.
Whole Tickets $l0--Halvcs S5--Quarters 50 50.
Class f, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on Sat-
urday, May "a, 1851.
rs Number Lottery-i2 Drawn Ballots.
PRIZES $6s,OOO, $4,000, $4,000.
$4,000, $685., 10 Of $4,000,
40 Of $500, 40 Of s. 200,
i25 of 81 900, &c.
Whole Tickets only $20-Halves $l0-Quarters
$5-Eighths So 80.
Class No. go, to be drawn at Alexandria, Va, on
Saturday, May 81, 1851.
7s Number Lottery-l3 Drawn Ballots.
PRIZES: $4,000, $4,000, $4,000
$4,000, $4,000. $2,0S9,
40 Of 8 Il 900, 40 of $500,
&C. &c. &c.
Tickets $l0-Halvcs S5-Quarters 81 so.
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CLOTHING AND CLOTHING MATERIALS.
NAVY DsPARrMlNr,
Bureau of Pr0visi0ns and Clothing,

bureau y FT0UsSs0nS ana Ct0ut1S,
April %, 1851.
@ EALED PROPOSALS, endorsed proposals for
- Navy Clothing and Clothing Materials" will
be received at this office until O'Clock p. m. on
Thursday, the 22d day of May next, for furnishing
and delivering Con receiving thirty days. notice)
At each or either Of the Navy Yards at Charles
town, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York; and
Gosport, Virginia, such quantities only Of any or
all Of the following named articles Of Navy Cloth
ing and Clothing Materials AZ may be ordered by
the Chief of this Bureau, or BY the commandants
Of said navy yards respectively, during the fiscal
year commencing on the LIST day of July next, and
ending on the 30th day of June, 1852, viz:
Blue pilot cloth pea jackets, odyod...... 1000
Do do monkey jackets do ...... 1000
Do cloth round Jackets do ...... 1000
Do do trowsers do ...... 1000
Do flannel over shirts, twilled and WOOL
dyed. .......... .tO,UUU
Do flannel under. shirts, twilled and WOOL
Do flannel drawers, twilled and wool dyed 5000
Do flannel, twilled and woo-dyed. yards 5000
Barnsley sheeting frocks .................. 1000
Canvas duck trowsers. ers..................... 1000
Barnsey sheeting for do. yards 1000
Canvas duck for do. yards 7,OOU
Dungarec. -. Observation-Disclosures. yards 5000
CaiIskln snoes.. pairs osvU
Kipskin do high cut. t................do do. 1000
CalIekin pumps. 30. .lU,UOV
Woollen stockings.. do. 10000
Wooiien SOCKS. -. 40. .iV,OOV
Mattresses, (with two covers to each) h)..... $500
Black silk handkerchiefs 900
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more than single class will be considered. Each
proposal TO be endorsed proposals for Class No.
of Stationery for II. r. U. 81" and ad
dressed to the undersigned. They will be free Of
postage.
Sufficient specimens of each class to accompany
the proposal marked with the name of the bidder
and the number of the class according to the above
advertisement.
The whole Of each article specified in the forego-
ing list will be deemed class, and the person Of
fering to furnish any cass description Of articles
at the lowest price, quality considered, shall re-
ceive q contract for the same. executing bond,
with two sureties satisfactory TO the Clerk,
for the performance of the same under forfeiture
of twice the contract price in of failure which
bond must be filed in the office Of said Clerk within
ten days after the proposals kA~e been opened and
the result declared.
The right is reserved. in case in should be ne
cessary, to order further supply Of all any Of
the articles contained in the above list.
The Clerk also reserves the right to judge and
determine whether the articles offered conform to
the samples furnished not, and may, in his dis
cretion. refuse to receive them, il in his opinion
they do not snswer the purpose for which they are
intended. r.. M. YOUNG,
Clerk House of Representatives, U. 8.
An
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INSC RANCE.

Protection, Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Of
Hartford, COHn-fHeorporofed in 1875.
annual Premiums, Capital Stock, and Surplus Fund.-
100000.
VU1IS old and responsible Company continues issue
u policies the most favorable terms on Dwelling
Houses Household Furniture, Stores stocks Of Goods,
Warehouses and their Contents, Mills and Manufactures,
&c, DC, against Loss DAMAGE FIRE.
Also, on Goods, Wares and Merchandise against the
hazards of Inland transportation, and upon the CaTgoss
OF vessels.
The Protection Insurance Company having. in the
last 25 paid millions Of dollars their
ruI agencies throughout the United States and Brit
ish Provinces have established just reputation SOL
vency and fair dealing, which challenges comparison
with any other Insurance Company the Continent Of
America. The annexed extract from article the
subject Of Insurance Compan taken from the N. V
pay Book exhibits briefly the standing aud policy Of this
Company
1.-THE moncyed men Of this ancient and prosperous
throughout the Union for the care discretion, rigid hon
esty, and unvarying success with which they have
formed and anaged corporations OF this description
Hartford bank Insurance Company has failed.
These Companies have for Than whole generation
scattered their risks in nearly every Of the Union,
and have never Jailed to pay the innumcrable losses
which they have insured against"
All losses arising upon policies issued by the under
signed will be promptly adjusted and paid the General
Agency Office, located at CINCINNATI o. large por-
tion OF the funds OF the Company ncluiing AL premi
received at the western aCeBcie is deposited will,
the General Agent of the Company ct Cincinnati, for
the payment of Western and Southern losses. Apply
3e-f H. l.. MOSS. Agent saltwater