Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04


thousand eight hundred dollars. .siihs aes
For salary Of the consul at Beyrout, five hundred
dollars 2 nanN esI 4
For compensation to the acting charge daffaires to
Russia from the 18th of August eighteen hundred and
oryeght to the 18th Of January eighteen hundred and
forynine thousand and foryone dollars and sixty
seven cents. sD t
To compensate Dabney s. Carr for expenses incurred
while in the diplomatic service Of the country be all
lowed in the settlement of his accounts with the Govern
ment seven thousand hundred and forty -four dollars
To the secretary Of legation at the Court of St James,
for services charge daaires at said Court from the
thirty Of August eighteen hundred and forty mine,
TO the eleventh of October eighteen hundred and forty
nine three hundred and dollars and thirty cents
To enable the President of the United States to make
compensation to the Spanish consul and other subjects OF
Spain residing at New Orleans and subjects OF Spain ut
Key West for losses occasioned by violence in the year
eighteen hundred and ftyone, arising from intelligence
recently received those places OF the execution OF
certain persons at Havana who had recently invaded the
Island of Cuba, twenty-five thousand dollars Provided,
That before payments be made under this appropriation
the President of the United States shall invest
CATION be made of such alleged losses and that the
same together with the reasonable costs OF the nyesga
tion shall be paid the certificate of the Secretary Of
State that the same to the satisfaction OF the
President tl Rassf4&
For compensation to Peter Parker, as acting Charge
Afaires at Canton China for two years from the TWEEN
tyfourth May, eighteen hundred and fifty, TO twenty
fourth May, eighteen hundred and ftytwo, which shall
be in full for all demand such services for the period
| named, four thousand dollars.
For compensation of Charles D. Arfwedson, Consul of
the United Stated at Stockholm Sweden for diplomatic
services rendered Charge dAfares at that place, by
the instruction Of the Secretary Of State from the recall
of Mr. Ellsworth to the arrival Of Mr. Schroeder, appoint
ed Charge dAaires from the twenty-fourth july egh
teen hundred and to the twenty day Of
April eighteen hundred and fifty aperiod Of eight months
twenty days. being half Of the salary of the
Charge dAaires and in full for all such service for the
period named sixteen hundred and eighty dollars and
twenty five cents. sTH @
That the Secretary of State the Of Jo
seph Balester late special agent Of the United States in
Asia, to be settled in such as to allow him his
travelling and other necessary expenses incurred IN re-
turning the United States after receipt of notice Of the
termination Of his mission and that his salary such
agent be also allowed from the time when it discon
tnued until reasonable time for his return not exceed
ing six months to be paid of any money in the Urea
4 sury not otherwise appropriated. @s
To Anthony Ten Eyck, for additional compensation as
late Commissioner to the Sandwich Islands, being the
allowed by act Of September thrteth egh
teen hundred and fifty to Charles Eames, his successor,
three thousand dollars. Fh tHt.
PUBLIC LANDS.
Fer salary of the recorder Of land titles in Missouri
five hundred dollars. s
For compensation for secretary sign patents for pub
4 lie lands, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For salaries and commissions of registers of land Of
fees and receivers of public moneys hundred and
twenty six thousand eight hundred dollars.
For expenses of depostng public moneys, by receivers
Of public money twenty three thousand five hundred and
eighty dollars
For incidental expenses of the several land Offices
thiryfour thousand two hundred and forty dollars.
SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying the public including incidental
penses and special surveys demanding augmented rates
be applied and apportoned the several districts
cordng the exgencies of the public services the part
to be applied to the resuyeys required by the location and
survey of private claims in Florida to be disbursed at
rate not exceeding five dollars per me in addition to the
uneIpended balances of former appropriations hun
! bred and fifteen thousand dollars.
For survey of the islands Saginaw bay and river and
other islands the of Lakes Huron and Michigan,
six hundred dollars.
For correcting and defective lines of the pub
lie and private surveys in Missouri at rate not exceed
ing six dollars per mile including office work, two thou
sand five hundred dollars
For completing the survey of and villages in Mis-
souri, named in the of June thirteenth eighteen hun
dred and twelve and May twenty SIXTH eighteen hundred
and twenty -four, one thousand dollars.
For trnnscrbing records of private land claims in the
office Of the Recorder of land titles at St Louis twelve
hundred dollars.
For additional compensation to certain deputy surveyors
in Illinois and Missouri for corrective and detached
veys thousand six hundred and ninety dollars
and forty-seven cents.
For the payment Of balance due for surveying done
in the State of Mississippi in the year eighteen hundred
and fortyone hundred and dollars and forty
/ two cents.
For compensation of surveyors and other agents
qured in Illinois, Missouri and Florida to carry into
effect the act of September twenty eighteen hun
dred and fifty granting swamp lands, &c. six thousand
dollars.
For surveys in Louisiana augmented rates. thirty
thousand six hundred and eghty-six dollars
For survey of private claims in Florida under the act
of June twenty eighth, eighteen hundred and forty eight
including the work under contract, ten thousand
dollars.
For completing certain surveys in Florida, at rate
not exceeding six dollars per mile in consequence Of the
peculiar difficulties attending the execution Of the same
on account of swamps lakes marshes &c., and for scrap
work, ten thousand dollars
For surveying standard parallels township and section
per mile, including incidental expenses sxtytwo thou
sand dollars.
For surveying two thousand six hundred and twenty
i've miles Of meridian, base, and standard lines
derng and survey of irregular or river lots, &c.,
rate not exceeding fifteen dollars per mile, thirty mine
thousand three hundred and seventy five dollars.
For subdiyiding lands in California into townships
equal to two thousand hundred miles Of surveying
at rate not exceeding fourteen dollars per MILE thirty
seven thousand eight hundred dollars.
/ For subdivding one hundred and fifty townships in
California into sections, at rate note exceeding twelve
dollars per mile hundred and eight thousand dollars
For extending surveys in California through the mine
raj region, twenty thousand dollars.
For surveying private claims in California which may
have been presented in good faith TO the board of land
commissioners twenty-five thousand five hundred dollars
Prord That the authority hereby conferred the
veyor general shall apply only to such unconrmed
as in the gradual extension Of the lines Of the public sur
veys he shall find within the immediate sphere Of his ope-
ratons and which he is satisfied ought to be respected
and actually surveyed in advance Of confirmation.
For subdivding the islands Of Santa Cruz San Miguel
Santa Rosa, San Bernardo, Santa Catalina, San Gle
mene San Salvador San Nicolas and Santa Barbara
on the coast Of California by the coast survey according
to such plan may be devised by the General Land Of
ce that said islands may be readily disposed Of under