The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-15

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The GREAT ALAGoE CASE IN Frop,,.
This great law suit, Gas we learn from a. II
sonylile kepuohcan) involving the titla - ~
whole peninsula OF Florida, and denand;o. " Tue
principles IN great part similar 10 those ;n.a opon
In the grant TO Count Punon Rostro. Will aa.'
ers the residue OF the State from no Al oo'-
grant, on the east, 10 the western honnda.,
Florida. on the west, was tried at st. Angns,;- ~
IN the United ) ates district court for t6is Az
trict, commencing on Monday the Ioth an1 tns
mlnauhg on Monday the 24th Of liay.
me FORM u the suit YVES an action Of ,iect
ment oto"gnt !" l'ie name of the present own.
Purchaser from the United States Fnr H.
plaintiff G.. &. Mayer, Of B.ltimnra - nc
Thompson, and McQ leen AIcIntosh sso or ,I;
State For the defendant, Hon n ~, ms
G'eorge Nv, Cav, and &C. Young, .esos a epe
pIoyed by the United States. 7sSFaRr eni-
After the Introduction, ON bon sa.a ,
great acai OF documentary evidence. The oo,,,.
projected TO lustrnct the jury that tbo ~, -
1907 was Applicable to the casetat n. az, "t
had failed to sioy recognition OF tb.;r ,"'t
by Congress, and therefore could moi main,ain
an action Of cj2ctmcnl. ''''''''
me court further charged the iury Chat if
they believed Tue Spanish laws were snch -.
haa oeen feau 10 llem then this was \ ,rrart
upon CONDITIONS; and, the Duke of A{npon
having fuiled 10 comply with these no,d;,;
The grant had become void oo7'
That the sale Of Hscklev WAS i, .
Spanish Law, and the lands became fnrfs;,o "p -
the king. ..,.. .. 10
mat the aanainent of this grant by tta Fin,
ana CorIos was good annulment in S,o;, az
mat lHe grant would not have been recogniya,
by spanish tribunals; and, by the t,astv NJ
grants were good against the United States
cept in go tar rs they would have been 49,
againat Spain S'oa
Upon eli these points, the court direc'el tho
jury to lind general verdict for defendant '
me jury accordingly returned verdict fl,
defendant and the 'pail ttfs excepted TO tba
charge OF me cou't--carrying up the case, by
"r,' e OF error, to the Supreme Court of the Uni.
ted States mammal Republic.
The board of visitors met at the ,it,,,.
academy, West Point, on the LIST instant INK
the following gentlemen answered 10 tb,;.
names lion. Joel Eastman, of New Hnm,
sh're; Prot A, CaswelI, Rhode Island l. II
DeIano, Vermont; J. P. Jackson, New Jersey
y: I; LornegyH, Delaware: Hon. w. l.. Gov
GIN, Virginia; Cot NJ. c. NJ Hammond. s G.
~ OIL N.Y. zen. t. J. Polk, Tenn; Prof G..
h"I .;, ino'; Rev. >. NJ Worthington, III; Willis
!: Williams, Missouri; w. A. Howard M;ch.
/. FarreIy, Ark; Gen. NJ. Hunt, Texas ,rh"
delegate from California had not vet arrived INV.
1t is said he was in the vicinity, and prubab!v
would soon be present.
Inc board organized by the anpointment or
Col. hammond President, and Prof Casw.lI
secretary, ana were Immediately introduced tn
Tue superintendent, officers, professors. ana i,
sructofs generally, and under their escort deyn-
ted several houra to visiting and eyannino ibo
various interesting edfccs aud import nt nIornS
AT this comprehensive and complete mil;tor,-
posi-, All OF which exhibited an order. elog,n..
and hthess, highly creditab!e TO those ehtrns,aa
win It's care ana honorable to our government
Inc hofh'h? duties were closed with brilliant
p''aue oy the cadets, and review by the ex-
StniIe'S' after winch ilne collation. was served
at the house Of the superintendent.
On The ID, the board having nppontad ,ba;-
several committees, on instruction, alo,inistr..
uon, discipline, police and fiscal affairs. enterpd
iuty INTO the examination Of the cadets. which
was conducted by the professors and ins,rrr-
tors, III the spacious and superb library room
under tho supervision Of The examines,
TIE CALIFORNIA Minus AND STEAMERS =
learn officially from the post Cffice dpur,n,s,,
ih"t the abatement that the schedule of the Nan
OK ana California line had been charmed fron,
The 9Th and 2i'h TO the 9th and Goth of c.ch
month az the days of departure from New Vol,
are premature Il is true that. on tbc apn,ica,
ton OF The mail contractors a conditional n,Go,
for such change has been made, and ol.o far
the mails To be- conveyed direct between Nayy
Orleans and Aspinwsil, instead of via Hsv,no.
but letter was on Thursday received from NJ
Law, in which he says that, upon the terms and
conditions prescribed il the letters from Tho
post office aid navy departments. Re does mo-.
consider 1t compatible with the interests Of bis
company to carry out the proposed arran. em,,ut
The California mails. therefore, will continue IN
be dispatched from New York on the 9th AMI
2ith, until official rub C notice TO the contrary
shall be g ven They will also b. forwarded n.
~ present, by the direct steamer, Of the 5th
ann 2oth, provided assurance is given that they
will 90 on from hspinwall and Pppamc y;,bon,
delay, ond without additional expense 10 The do.
partmcnt.