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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-30
BATTLE OF SERIOUIpI.

The above embraces the leading items of interest which
had occurred in Nc,rsgua with the exception of the
battle ct the mouth CT The river Ssriquip which eptes
into the san Juan river, thirty miles above Sal Juan Del
Nors. This took place the 10th Inst, between $50
COSTA Ricans and 10 Americans. The fight continued
some time, when the former completely routed
with loss of q killed while the American loss only
serfquipt Is gArrisoned BY 100 Americans WITH
two pieces Of artillery, and ia not likely to be again
troubled by the enemy. This news had not reached
Granada when the Lake steamer left, the 18th ms
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Whig MA, ylsId state Convention.

TIE old line wings Of Maryland met convention to-
day large portion of the State net represented
resolution was adopted that whg who had attached
himstf to the democratic American party should be
received delegate. Committee en- Organization
YVES Appointed, when the Convention adj TIL to-
morrow,
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nAssts General Walker has nads, snd Il commands the
hearty approval Of not szly tbs Ansricsna bat the
great ass Of the natives Of the coHatxy. He y most
efficient eeS and Of the nost hbsrsl esd oourtscus
Of gsnusmea. 1t well known that General Goleourta
ID Of splendid fortune and could retire TO the -
som Of his family with Al the comforts that man hsr
TO- but having truly experienced the daspoHs scS OF
tyrsnncsi In his own dsar Cuba as ostsf
mined hereafter to devote his money and bis services In
sirg 70 alleviate the wrongs Of the oppressed Whenever
opportunity offers. He true patriot, and We visa MN
God speed. General Goicours occupied q one us an
der the Appon tent Of The Queen OF Spain. tho same p
siton in Spain and In Cuba which he nov holds "a Nj
carsguA.
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DESCRIPTION OF SCHLESSINGER.

DISCRETION OF SCHLESSINGER.
On the lit Instant Col Schlessinger, who under
trial by Court Martial and his parole OF honor left
Grsnsds for parts untnown It is believed by many that
he has Joined the enemy. When last seeu he WAS
ported have In possession considerable funds and
company with Of the supp sed enemies Of ths pre-
sent government of Nicaragua
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THE NEW RECRUITS AND THE CALIFORNIA
PASSENGERS.

Tbs recruits for Walkers army, per Charles Nor
and Ofzsbs as Cas- a Rapids the 10th i-s.
,der tbs command OF Gen. Hornsby. Tbs former three
,nded AND forty IA number, embarked for Granada
day, and would arrive at Granada the follow
gmornipg About three hundred of the California pas
rgers would sso proceed to Granads and there
,tii the Transit route opened Many Of them deter
ned to take . hand il tbs .sport'' Gea. Walker
~ould give them opportunity. About seventy OF the
Csofns passengers who went out II those steamers
turned TO New York in the OrizahA.
There at Granada the Is h ia regard to
the ca iforna steamer the Pacific stce. II sup
posed ehs would down San jean del Sur and 1d
ing that place In possession OF the Cosa ReAns wous
land her Iast eDgsTs 81 Reaejo
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THINGS IN San JuAN DEL NORIE.

COL Kinney stiH ho.ds San Juan, in hue health
and appears also 70 be excellent spirits he says h
ineEca keep possession OF tie Mosquito grant
As brsath remains IN his BODY Great Complaints
made by the Americans 81 San Juan 10 regard 70 their
treatment by the Jsma.cs negroes, who sustained in
the ouraees they commit by the ISL authorities o.
currencss take place often by which Arscsns
tally haen BY gangs of these nsgroes and redress
can be had Whatever.
II wss rumoi,d Al San Juan when the Orizaba safe.
that the officers of the Britt gAte seizog s the
Transit Coppsrys beats they eesoende1 the river
that they nteneed to plockads it. and permit person
hereafter destined fer Nicaragua to ascent. Ths boa
Of the British gsts ina edsteiy surrounded the Transit
steamer, its arrival ~ San Juan. and kept close
watch cn tbs movements u the passengers They ALSO
remained lowering about the 0rzabs until dapar.
turs. VIII not our govArnn,ent show evidence Of
dpostion 70 protect Its citizens By sending vessels Of
war 20 San Juas without 5e'ay2
The British government is never v ithout frgsts At
this place while the Aroerccu flag seldom fosts ths,e
except 1t the peak Of merchantmen. II
veses of mostly used for yachting exclusions OF
their Ulcers; they ouy seek hrbors where they End
ents viz balls, parties, operas, and oppor.u.
mites for system Of gen erM dissipation. Havana is
certainly much desirable place to quarter than
San Juan.
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8cAr Marta NAxia, Bmau, Salem.
0ebr james LAWres o. Allen. bOsem.
Sch 7uvos, fAyme, Provfnoet0w1
BcAs Mary Brockwny, ChAse, frovtdence
eubr Dunton. -, WosepcE&
6cAr budson, Smith, Portland O.
Propeller Locust Ponts Freuch fcrtlAna VITA ness
Riley.
Propeller Petrol, Arey. Provfdence.
Propeller Desatur. Qeer. Norwacn.
BELOW.
Ship Sarah BrookmAn, Is days lron Liverpool
Ship Cosa Linn, 20 days on olaAgow0Boh ~ puos -
Envood Walter. No n
Also. Two br1gS. unknown.
Wind light from South, and baEy.
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BLOODY RIOT AT PANAMA.

Annexed are some Of the particulars.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10
Communications.

DEOIcArioN-The new NJ. E. Church at
Laws near Frederica, will be dedicated tho
hrSt Sunday in October Qhe 5th day of the
month";. Rev. II. ColcIazer, of Milford, Rev.
James Flannery, and other eminent ministers
are expected to be present.
There will be remaining against the church
debt of three or four hundred dollars. bnt
Tins need keep no one from the dedication ,s
we DO not intend TO make an individual or nor
@V'a' ~ " "Ppeal' 10 raise the money on that day
~ our I, congregation is not wealthy, and we shall
'"a"N'ul Tor all favors, either great or small.
we SNAIL therefore, give the congregation an
of judging for themselves the
amount that each is willing 20 contribute.
by order of the Building Committee, i.
I. B. CoURsEY, Sec'y.
" Delaware papers please cops.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10
Written for the Smyrna Times.
WILMINGToN, Sent. 3d

WILMINGToN, Sept. 3D., 1856.
Mr.. Hcfecker Il noticed in vonr n, MOI =,
tn" 10Th, and of the 9th Of August. letters od
dressed to the Teachers of Kent county rr,;oo
The necessity of forming an Association Of
eacherS. AS there are comp mparativelv few
'eachers IN Kent county, it will be dificnlt to
eS'doiSh county organization at present
would suggest the propriety of meetinp with
the people and teachers of New Castle couo,,.
on the second Saturday in September n3tb>. At
the CITY Hall in Wilmington. This is Tho
period liked for holding the Annual School
convention IN New Castle county. Eminen,
speakers have been invited TO attend and -,
nope TO have an interesting meeting
Our School Law is defective in ,o.,,,,
'"uiars' and some effort ought to be node 70
procure revision and modification of this Ao,
SO as 10 suit the change in public affairs since tho
eS'aoilShment OF Common Schools in Delaware
drait OF new law will be laid beforo .ha
convention. Various kinds of school appa ratus
VIII be exhibited, and different modes of ,oooh
ing VIII be explained.
~ "aS oeen remarked by Judge Hall. in his
reports to the Convention, that those d;S,.;o,o
winch have become interested in these moo,
.isS' ana have attended the sessions of tho
have always steadily improved.-l
as you have no School Convention in Koo.
county, allow me to invite the friends of nonn
laf education and the teachers in Kent county
TO attend the above named meeting.
l nave made arrangements with the Della.
ware Railroad Company to give all deloo.,os
who attend this meeting and pay for ticket 10
W illnington on that road, a free pass home
nus reducing the fare one-half Your people
ian leave home on Saturday morning and return
ne same evening or on the following Monday q
Respectfully,
-.,t'- >. - 4
A. Fl. GRrMsHAw, .
Superintendent Com. Schools NJ n r. :,
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10
The Privateering nues.ion

our readers says the Philadelphia Journal
are aware that plenipotentiaries assembled
late'y IN congress, in Paris, adopted the four
following propositions as notifications of tho
law of nations, to wit:
- FrlVateerng is, and remains, abolished
ihe neutral flag covers enemv's goods.
WIN The exception of the contraband ofw,r.
D. Neutral goods, with the execution of con.
traband OF war, are not liable to can,nre rnJor
enemy's flag. ''e u"u0'
t. blockades, in order to be bindnr. must
M DC effective, that is TO say, maintained bv a
lorce Soihclent really to prevent access to the
coast OF the enemy. "-.'' - ~ -
lhe united States were asked to agree TO
'hese principles. Mr.. Marcy, on the part of
our Government, replies to the annlic,,;oo
that we will accept the last three articles in.
dependently of the first; or ACCEPT the whole
Jour- on condition that the initial pronost;op
IS enlarged by adding to it the provision " that
the private property Of subjects or citizens of
'el'gereht on the high seas shall be exempt.
Gu from seizure by public armed vessels of the
other bellIgerent, except it be contraband -
mus stands the case as between the Enronean
Powers and the United States. The Loodon
htmeS concurs substantially in the Justice and
P"Hcy OF the reasons submitted by Mr.. Marcv.
VINO takes the ground thar, if it be the object
OF the declaration adopted at Paris. TO Give tho
same security from the ravages of war to tho
properly OF belligerent subjects on the ocean.
aS Is now accorded to such property on the
lahu' the Congress at Paris has fallen short of
Tue proposed result, by not placing individual
eliectS oil beIlIgerents beyond the reach of pub-
nc armed ships as well as prvateers.' This
point Is argued by the Secretary of State with
great ability, but The Times asserts that the
european governments are not so inconsistont
as they may seem," and thinks there is p croat
ulherence between the "morality of nriv,toar-
ing and the capture by ships of war alone -
however this may be- it is very clear that this
government can never consent to abolish nri-
watering on any terms which would imnosa
on II the necessity maintaining large stand
ing navy; and that necessity would obviously
oe incurred 1t, IN surrendering the right to en-
ploy prvateers, the commerce of eoch s,oto .,
war WIN another We're left exposed to be den. |
redated upon by the public armed vessels of g.,
OeIlgerent The enlightened spirit of the ,co
'houId abolish war altogether but if that can.
'o' yet be done, then the law Of war should be
~ "ouined as to confine its destructiveness To
lie PuoIIc interests or property of an enemv
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10
Importance of enc Vote.

Inc elective franchise under our free oroy.
e'"''cil' is not only an important privilege, but
'"POSeS solemn duty on every individual vo.
Ter, 1t is high duty of every individual to
mani hlllself acquainted, as for as possible.
with public affairs and public men and canJi'
oa'es fer Office, and then to cast his vote ar
cordlng to his best judgement, for the GOOD of
MS country. A correspondent in Illinois sends
to the Independent the following remarkable
statement, showing the great Importance. in n
national point of view, of single vote. even
IN aPulage primary election.
"ONE VoTE.-One UOte in the U. s. Senate
annexed Texas to the United States. Mr.
lahhegan, OF Indiana, cast that vote. One
g0te In the Indiana Legislature elected Mr.,
flanagan to his place in the Senate. That
Oote Was cast by Madison Marsh, of Stanton
County. MIR. Marsh was chosen to the Legis-
lature of Indiana by one uote.
Hence one UOte, cast by private citizen ot
a primary election, annexed Texas provoked
'ne Mexican war, sacrificed fifty thousand lives,
roiled upon us national debt of one hundred
millions (SlOO,00O,0000 gave us California.
Juan ana New Mexico, called into being a new
empire or the Pacific coast, placed Zachary
laylor IN the Presidential chair and sbaned
our polltlcs for at least three administrations.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10
Superintendent Com. Schools NJ G. 70


VT' Samuel Townsend, in letter " to the
democracy OF Delaware" saws -" | congratn.
late the Democracy of Delaware on their hold.
ness and honesty in laying down their latform
Repeal the obnoxious Prohibitcry law, is the
word old AppoquinimInk Hundred has strug.
gled long and hard TO get the party to "a ke
thls stand against temperance fanticism: she
-'''
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

iHE AaRIcULTrRAL, ,CoMMUNrrY 10 rooI
~ encouraging to see what an increased int.
est Is being taken by all classes in wbo,oo.r
aPPeriaIns to agriculture. All over the coun,ru.
en"'o'''OnS are coming on, attracting public
al'entlon' Our own, in October, promises 70
oe unusually large, and will doubtless be one or
considerable utility. Heretofore there has beon
no nc portion Of the community more neglected.
'"an our farmers, and there are none more de.
serving of attention. O'' "'-
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

O- Mr.. Alex'r Patterson a Jewell. .cu,.
mington was drowned on WednesJn' Vi WI
Dy falling through bridge into . 1"ay csa night,
was on his way from Philadelphia md ,ptR. OK, lie
got out OF the cars at Chester and I haI "ad Just
to walk to Wilmington. N4N "ad started
" ashingron. "'N Is In session at
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

BOLO RoBsERY.-The Watch and Jewelrv
establishment of MIR. Henry r. Parsons, in this
town, was entered on the night of the Sd, or
morning of the 4th instant, by means of Use
keys. and robbed of watches and iewelrv to the
amount of over $500. Considering the loca-
tion Of the store, being near The centre of the
town and fronting T. Foxwel's Hotel, this was
a very daring act and evinces that the perpe-
traitor was an experienced hand at the business
Of burglary. Tile robbery was discovered bv
4o'cl ok on the morning of the 4th, and exer.
tions Immediately made to arrest the scoundrel.
hut. upto the present, without effect. A reward
OF $50 has been offered for recovery of the
stolen goods aud detection Of the thief.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10


AHE KANSAS News with its 0Rot,Io - n
SS"a'anlie' S' etc, freshens up the journals -
some OF the latest reports from the seot 90 e.
are uou0ted,-and thought to be maniGast o.,
aaggeratlons, as nearly all Kansas ncws,, -
me prompt action of the President. in calm.
,I"' upon the States of Kentucky and Illinois ta1
.Toops-to meet the exigency-gives o assnronoo oO'
Ina' tne strong arm Of the Government is 70 h.
Put lortn' at oGce, TO suppress the now go,,;,o'
to-1e bloody teuds between pro-slaverv ,.ag,
ana lree-solers. The country is beg;nnyna "'el 81
realize that this thing has gone far , ena1oS ~
anu that the time is Come to end confagra, ,5on
wnlcn mas been klndled by political dema gognos
~ ~o.semnefe' Let the government act, then
promptly and declsvely. The game. here l.
10 keep Kansas bleeding" till Noveroho,' 10
put II the Presdentdo his duty now. neaco -
orGer d VIII be restored there in n tor,n'oLt anu
Inc "hoie number of United States So.
III AansaS' at this moment, probabIv 10 aO"i's
nI more 'hah tOOO, all tOld,-yet even tb;s I1 n1'
ul OF men, 1t is to be hoped, will no ahIo natd
Sent 6atIte between the MissourianSe " pre-
SaPl. heed' and the Free State mnn % uuIer
% 1~h' C Dut we are reminded bv the :. Io'' ""ueI
OF Commerce" that ~ tue journal
= ilau the Republicans been able ~ oo,
lour more votes in the House of
even tals hope Of escape from dresdG,I dGIaeves'
ny ana disgrace would not exist. as tba 'aiali-
would have had to be disbanded for me, ne army
means of supports 'Oi want OF the
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10
From Honduras.

Inc Inauguration of Walkers adlninistrot;o,
III nicaragua, says letter dated Auo ran
had excited much uneasiness. and HorJ,,na1'
was buslly engaged in raising troops 10 ioin tbo
| leauge formed by Guatemala. Costa Ric. S"n
salvador against him. All Americans v,or,,
suspected, and governmental decree had hoon
.r sSueo ofGerIng none OF them to land in the re-.
pubic. The United States Consul had nro,o,
&c" against the execution of this decree. ana
H1t t9I"arded copies otthe paper to the Cabinet in
"s"ils ton; New gold places had been opcn-
81 weSt ol iruXLllo, and twenty dollars Der dav
were earned IN them. Mr.. H. B. Hill of AZ
ianta, Ga, and William Horslev. men'hor- -A ~
an American mining COMPANY. wcre doaJ VI
All Americans are now looked 49,, ..,
suspicion, and by the lower classes with ,Ln 'n
most deadly hatred. TIE suspicious faaIsno
oi the government is evinced bv the fact ,ba13
I"ey nave issued decree torbidding all Amor;
1a"S u land at The port Of that country far tho
W PuI pose ol gong INTO the interior. The TnitoJ
% td'eS consul has Intellectually protested arainSt
'he enforcement OF this decree, and bad fr
Warded the documents in the matter b,, ~
Helen Jane, TO this government y '"e
PREVIOUS to the issuing ofthe decree. n nor,,
d "agrcuturals," from New Orleans proa
llzed with president, secretary. &c bad
great part landed at Omoa. and oon, =, "
- 'c.I y. "iInes OF the province Of blanche. Others
u % tne party who arrived afterwards were re.
tSea permission to proceed, and subsequently
'%t'eu lor new gold mine on the coast. tbirty
@ nmeS west from Truxlllo. The statements
I"m, hnm, tne Olanche mines are that the digrers
1n'ue oe paiI expenses. One digger who reached
bat ,t Tn ms retuTn' stated to Capt. Nickerson
nat the mines there had the annea ronoo -.
aylng been dug over at some distant nar;oS u |
!, ir,ooaoly century since. Four inbabitants ~
'hicago' who were at these mines. rot stnrvoJ
ut' and with difficulty reached Omoa. wboro :
ne got passage home from Capt. NickorSnn Z
le Others going by the way of Belize.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

SEEDING WHARF.-THE farmers in this Sec
t'on are now busiIy engaged in seeding wheat
ana nave been for more than a week MAST W.
near II said that the quantity of wheat nut in
'"e ground this fall will be very large. The
weather for turning falIow has been snlend,d
ana the farmers, taking advantage of i,
nave nearly completed the work. pro,,
deal OF guano is seen passing through our streets
Tor different parts of the county, which shows
Notwithstanding the high figure At which nis
"e'u ana the reduction in the price of grain.
mat our agriculturists still regard this a, opa
OF the best paying fertilizers in use. The cos,
OF guano, used on The wheat crop in Kent county
last year is computed to be $5OO,00O, and II is
thought this will not, the present season. f,
exceed the quantity used We see by tba
FhiladeiphIa papers that the supplies of ruapo
are expected to fall short of the demands which
VIII cause rise in the prices. The Peruvian
has already advanced.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

DEAR fEAcHEs.-Last spring, Mr.. Francis
.. Harper paid Henry Todd, ESQ.,, of Dover
SIOO TOR the peach crop in his orchard No, ,
'ia' IOWA. The ensuing season-whch has been
yielding annually several thousand baskets
we understand the crop this year, all told. con.
sisted OF f1oo peaches, which cost ut the rate of
$50 each. -t.-. s..1a -, - ~ "
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

Bull MEAr-Mr Stanhope, Clerk of the
Market, had Benjamin Harrs brought before
Mayor Burlington. on Wednesday last. for sell
ing what the clerk considered unnarketabl.
meat. number of butchers were examined
in the matter, all of whom testified that BuII
meat. the kind Mr.. Harris was charged with
Hing. was a wholesome and marketab BILE ar.
ticle, in consequence of which, the Mayor dis
charged Mr.. Harris.-WiI. Journal.
Here is a fine opportunity for the Reporter
and its rum cotemPoraries to set up show" {"
What! arrest a man for disposing of his own
property No, Mr.. Clerk, this will cot do.-
Property is property, and if it should be I" un.
Wholesome or make men disorderly and riot.
ous, il is nobody's business--a man has right
TO do what he pleases with his own property.
That's so!'' us...f...
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

kAKsAs-Aid and Emigration Efforts are
on foot in Savannah, Ga, to raise handsome
sum in aid of the prO-sluvery cause in Kansas
Already considerable amount has been col.
lected. .- -
Another Kansas emigrant company from vir-
glnia passed through Alexandria on Wednes-
day of last week.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

.sarroIsrmEsrs.-Go Caosey has appoint
al A. poulson and Thomas Mcdowell E.sqrs.
No,aries Public for New Castle county.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

CATTLE snow.-The Maryland State Agri-
cultural Cattle Show and Fair will take ni.co
near the city Of Baltimore, on the 2Ist of oc,o.
Der next, and continue for four days successive.
ly' This will be the ninth exhibition.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

FRoM hANsAs.-The storm that has beer or
'o"g brewing, has at length broken. il seems
a"u II the 'elegraPhc reports speak truly, with
more 'han anticipated fury (But these Remarks
are not to be relied on, as fully correctly
=, /" o. LOUIS we have intelligence of hat
tie between 300 pro-slavery men and tho s.,.o
"umOer OF freesoilers. at Osawatomie. After
"n n0ur's lighting, the freesoilers were ron,od
"''" twenty killed, the opposing force losing
"'e' Inc town was sacked and burped
io" later dispatches, it would appear tba,
mere has been a collision at LeaveD,,,..,L =,
p'o-SiaVery men being victorious here also
ny way OF Chicago, it is represented bo,,bo
IOWA road to Kansas is stopped by the oro.sIa ve
'o'e, ana that 100 free state emgrants were
uOtaihed' A collision was expected
~ governor Geary had left st. Louis for the
erritory. From Washington we leorr ,ha,
ne mas received ample authority relative 70 ,ho
employment of the U. s. forces there. with
VIC" 10 the restoration of peace.
From Washington also we have q s,.,o,on,
d The latest government correspondence rrom
ne terrItory-which, of course, is reliable T.
pertains generally, however, to matters ,lro.d..
'aSt' ana presents no particularly new fea,nres
'Xcept that the tell-he-graph has not beliod i,
ell IN The transmission of exaggerated stories
Inc wisconsin Legislature, in extra session
ave oeen entertained by Gov. Bashford with
recommendation 10 take measures to nro,oo,
ltIzens of Wisconsin in Kansas 0o''
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

WArga MILLroSs"--fhe t'as" melon-cholic days
have almost, passed away. The Smyrna mar
ket has been supplied in great abundance with
melons OF all kinds.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

GIrsrEs.-A company of Gipsies, 26 in num-
bcr have been in the vicinity of Smyrna for the
l.st week. They have five covered wagons in
which they travel from woods. as inclination
leads them. They seem to be working their
way down the Peninsula. and have no regular
employment. How they manage tn live is one of
tbcqoeries. They are accused Of having "light
fingers." and, consequently, frequently have
10 decamp in hurry. 4l. III.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

STEAM PLoUGH.-Hon. Bronson Murray, in
'etter In the Prairie Farmer, published at
chicago Illinois, proposes to be one of a hun.
urea subscribers to fund of $5OOOO, to be
a"afded as premium for a perfected steam
plough suited to farm use, and capable of per-
forming the work at an expense in money not
greater than the average cost of performing
the same work under the present system.
Smyrna times., 1856-09-10

DALE OF KANSAS LANDS The President of
the United States has issued proclamation
ordering a sale of public lands in Kansas Tor'
r"ory' The sale to take place at Fort Leaven.
WORTH commencing on Monday, the 2Oth Of
october These lands have been classified
and appraised, and will not be sold for less than
tue appraised value. The towns and cities
Iald out on these lands will be sold in lots and
blocks. The number ofacres 10 be offered for
sale Is about two hundred and eight thousand
elght hundred and thirty,three, and the ouan.
tlty of land, unsurpassed, perhaps, bv anv other
eq"a' OOaJ OF land in the United States; and
The location Oflhe tract, lying and being around
Fort Leavenworth, is very eligible, and most
desirable for residence.