The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-10-16
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the Stanford hghtyessel OFF Lowesta has been moved
nearly cables length 10 the east southeast of her for
mer position, into six hthoms ow-water springs and
now forms farway or channel light
Also that the north and OF the Scroby sound off Cas
tor having grown out to the westward the north Scroby
buoy has been moved about cables length to the west
ward OF its former position and lies in five thoms
in low water of spring tides.
In consequence of alteration in the direction of the
channel at the entrance Of the river Tees has become
necessary to move both the Bran Sand lights about 800
thoms to the eastward and since the 10th July 1857
these lights have been exhibited from temporary buildings
in the new position bearing from each other south by
east onequarter east
The South Gore buoy has also been moved and now
bears from the spiral buoy southwest by west No
black buoy has also been moved about forty fahoms to
the westward and bears from the spiral buoy
southwest and from the South Gore buoy northwest by
west
Masters of vessels and Others entering the Tees are eau
toned not to the old light towers day marks until
further notice.
red buoy has been placed at the end Of the north
pier in OF construction at the of the
river Tyne in "a thoms depth at low water spring tides
Tynemouth Castle bearing north northwest at ESQ faith
oms from the Cliff and the high beacon at South Shields
a little open to the north of the low beacon.
Pa .,. INTERIOR DEPARTMENT. p qs
TepaS upon the Daa,eare- Indian reerrafoa Instructions
from the Department. announced yesterday morning
that parties from Leavenworh city Kansas had intruded
upon the lands of the Delaware Indians The Secretary
of the Interior Immediately placed in full possession
of all the facts that had been received by the Acting
Commissioner of Indian Affairs and his prompt and eff
cient action will meet with hearty approval from all
parties Suboned is the letter of the Secretary to which
aude: *
DEPARTMENT. OF THE INTERIOR
.ti October H. 1857.
SIR Your report of the 10th instant covering letters
from Superintendent Hayerty and Agent Robinson in
ation to intrusions the Delaware in Kansas
Territory and suggesting the proprety of obtaining the
cooperation of the United States troops in the Terri
tory to effect the removal of the intrude has been
ceived and considered So y H45.+ Wa-
There be doubt that the government of the Uni
ted States is bound, not only by its relation to the In
dams their guardian but by solemn treaty obligations
to protect them in all their rights The integrity of their
territory must therefore, at all hazards, be preserved
You will accordingly issue instructions to the supern-
tenen at St Louis and to the agents proceed forth
with the removal Of all intruders upon Indian
in Kansas the mode prescribed in the circular letter of
instructions issued from the Indian Office October g. 1855
The War Department has been requested to issue the
necessary instructions to the commanding officers of the
troops in Kansas and it is expected that they will be pre-
pared to cooperate with the agents of the Indian Office
by the time their services will become necessary.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
J. THOMPSON, Secretary.
CHARLES E. MIX, Esq,
D. Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs an
The circular instructions alluded to by the Secretary
make it the duty Of the Indian agents to give public
tce these ntruders to retire from the reservation
Should this not be needed within reasonable time then
special notices must be served upon each of them
If this proves Intellectual the military must be
called upon to give their aid and these parties driven off
by force. @o1ff' & 2taa1
Upon inquiry at the War Department learned that
the instructions requested by the Secretary would proba
bly, be sent off yesterday afternoon. -..-
was transmitted from the General Land Office to the
governor of Mississippi certified transcript of approved
list No. of swamp and overfowed lands in the Wash
ngton district nuring to that State under the net of
2sth of September, 1850, containing l29,6s4 acres.
California Land Csams--Two patents were yesterday
issued by the General Land Office for private land claims
in California, as follows: s,a 45}asa. asa
One to D. e. Fernandez and others for tract known as
Fernandez Rancho" lying the west side of Feather
river, in Butte county, and containing sos s4-lOO
acres. This claim was founded on Mexican grant in
1876. Fa2 aW ,a Ea8 81 F
The other to Robert III. Tomas for a tract known as
the s'Sancos Rancho lying on the west side OF Sacra-
mento river in the county of Colus and containing 22
212 21-100 acres being Mexican grant to Tomas in
1874. R. M @H .s'5 0t
Gen. Denver the popular Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs, reached this city on Wednesday evening and
sumcd his official duties yesterday morning