The true Democrat., 1857-05-19
BY AUTHORITY. Public Acts of the Fhirty-FOurth Congress of the United States. First Session.


 AN ACT making Appropriations for the Consular
 ana Diplomatic Expenses of the Government for
 the year ending the 3pth of June, 1857.
 Be it enacted etc.. That the following sums be- and the same are hereby appropriated. out of any money Ill the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the objects hereafter expressed for the fiscal year ending the 3oth of June 1857 namely:
 For salaries of envoy extraordinary and ministers plemPotentary ot the United States at Great Britain France Spain. Russia Austria. Prussia Switzeriand Rome Naples Sardinia. Belgium Holland Portugal Denmark. Sweden. Turkey. China Brazil Peru Chlil Argentine Republic. New Granada Bolivar Ecuador Venezuela, Gautemala Nicaragua and Mexico S261 800
 For salaries of the secretaries of legation of the United States Great Britain France Spain Rus >ia Austria. Prussia. Switzerland. Rome Naples sardinia, Belgium. Holland. Portugal. Denmark Swe'ien, Brazil Peru thili. Argentine Republic New Granada, Bolivia. Ecuador Nenezeula Guatemala Nicaragua and Mexico, s44500
 For salary of the commissioner to the Sandwich Islands S6UO0
 For salary of an interpreter to the mission to China at inc rate of 5000 per anuum 5000.
 For salary of dragoman to the mission to Turkey, $2 800.
 For contingent expenses of all the missions abroad,
 For contingent expenses of foreign intercourse. $6o 0o0
 For expenses of intercourse with the Barbary Pow CTS S6 0OO.
 i'l tlc icIIcl ana pOltctlOn or American Scanen m foreign countries. $l25.0O0.
 For eNpen'es which may be incurred in acknow e'gng the -ervices of the masters and of for tlgn vessels in re9cuing citizens and vessels of the United States from shipwreck S3.o00 be expended nhder the direction of the President of the United States.
 For the purchase of blank books stationery arms or the United States presses. flags and for the pay ment o postages for the consus of the United States Sl5 00O.
 For compensation of the commissioner providedin the hrst article of the reciprocity treaty with Great Britain 5000.
 torsaaries of consus and commercial agents of the United States at London. Liverpool Glasgow Dun dee Newcastle Leeds Belfast II ,ng Kong. Calcutta, ltalliaX Melbourne Nassau. Kingston, Jamaica Rotterdam. Amsterdam, Ak La Chapce Paris laNre. MarScIles. BordeauX. Lyons La Rochelle Nantes. Cadlz. Malaga SJ Jago de Cuba. Mantanzus. Nt J"hns, r. K, Trinidad de Cuba Ponce P. R. } Havana. Lehon, Funchal Antwerp St Petersburg " homaH, klslueur Trieste. Vienna. Lcipeic Mu- nioh. Bremen. Hamburg Frankfort on- the Maine InrluIng the Grand Ouch, of IIesSe Darmstadt the electorate of liesse Cao>el the Duchy Nassau and the Landgravate of lle~se Homburg. S:uttgirdt Catsruc Basic. Zurich. Geneva. Genoa. Leghon Naples Palermo. Me,,inu. Constantinople SnN ma. Beirut. Jerusalem, Alexandria Tungiers Tripoli. UIh~ Canton Shanghai. Annoy Fuuchnw Ningpo. H"upiuiu. Port aU Prince City of St. Domingo Vera Cruz, Acapulco. St. Juan del Norte St Juan del Sur Panama. Aslinwall- Laguayra Rio de Ja,leiro Per n"'nhuco. Bucnos Ayres. Cailao Valparaiso Sonth- ampton Bristol, Le.h Dublin Cork Galway, Bom- oay. Singapore. Gibraltar. Island of Malta Cape Town. Polt L,ui, St. John, x B. Pictou. De- 'na'ara >i lney. Falkland Islands. lIobartown Bcr mu.ia Turk Island Barba,lneS Island of Trinidad NJ- firenA, Nt. Christopher Antigua. Ceylon. Olo-- Guatza Martinique Miqurlon BarreIona Ma lli'a. Macao. Mozambique. Fa, al. St. Jago Cape Verde. Hanover. S.hwcrin. Orienbrrg santa Cruz t'tteuhuig. enice Slezzia. Athe;ls Candia Cyprus Ianle, Monr"yia. Zanzibar Bay Islands Cape fIav- ucn. Aux Caves. Mexico Paep dcl Nortc TamI,iCo. i,Ist I.. ,..s1 tt.n on"a and TruNiiIo. San Jose Carthugena. Sahanllio, Ciudad Bolivar. Puerto Cubello Maracai- np TuNaiHI Muranhnm Island R.o Grande Bahia. f"ra M"nte>l'leo Talcahuan". Paita Tumbez La hhho Ililp. Apa. Tahiti Lanthain. Batavia Para matlb" fandanE Nt. Martin and Curacoa Sz7l 75o.
 For the salary of the consul general at Simoda in Japan Ha.u0H.
 F. the salary of the consul general to the British North American provinces. %4 uo0.
 For c>I reI loss by exchange on drafts of consus and co.niI,er,i,i agents tor salary $i2II2 u.
 t"r the prosecution "t the work including pay of commissioner aui a other cX ese- provided in the hHI "ru1ie of the reciprocity treaty with Great Br tain. >ll 595.
 For eNFcne,> of the consulate, in the Turkish Do- mlnI"ns Niz: interpreters, guards ani other eXpcn- ~~ oi the con~nla'es at Cnu>,antinope smyrna Can Ia and AlvNanura S2.puU.
 Fer interpreters gnarl~ aul other expenses of thc consulate a. BieluJ S5I0.
 APPROVED August 1. 1856.
 AN ACT for the Relief of the Willows and Orphans
 ot the Officers. Seupcn aid Marines of ;bc uitrd
 Stalee N""p-oi War Albany. and for other purposes.
 B. it enacted etc. That for the purpose of fixing 'hr lnne It which shall commence the pensions un- dcr existing laws. ot the WjtoS and orphan children of tlc u.irer> -camcn. muriI-> Ana others in SIT Nlye who were lost in the United States >looo war Albany uo well the time to which the DIV of said officers. .rtn"n. marines and others in service shall no allowed the 18th day of April. lS55. shall be tIlf! fs.4 fi Ina | ~i,np-"f war Albany fnuulcrel at 1ra: and that for Ae like purposes the 29th day of June. 1853 shall '. deemed and taken t. be the day on which the Ja'ei States brig Porpoi,e wa~ lost in like manner
 :. That the widow or child or children and in a~c here be uo widow or child or children as uore- -ali then the parent or parents and if their are no parents The brothers and sisters of the officers sea mcil marines anal c hers in service who were lbs, in rlid >iaop of war Albany and brig PorpoiSe nclud- IuL captain clerk and assistant draughtsman shall b. entitled {" and receive cut of any money in the treasury hoL otherwise appropriated a sum eQua 10 tNeIe months ray of their respective de d ret- ti"~ aforesaid in addition to the pay due to the said dr,e-ed at the date of the loss of said vessels re9pec tiveiy.
 3. Tint the proper accounting officers of the Treasury Department be and hereby authorizel aIll directed to settle the accounts of NiXon White late lur~,r in the navy. who lost in the -lool-of var Albany with all his accounts and vouchers for expenditure, and payments made by him. and with al! ne money. stores ana Supplis procured for the me ot said vessel and to allow him credit for what ever sum appears to be due from him on the books of the dePartemnt.
 f. That the pensions and payments made to the Ir pcr representatives provided for in this act of Passed Nidshipman William K. Bridge. who was in command aS acting lieutenant of tle brig Porioise ,hel she was lost and ot' the other passed mid-hp- lnn "hn were on board the PorpoiSe when she was I,o' under orier- from the Navy Department a. acting icutcnauts well their pay from the time of their joining said vessel. shall be the same as th ugh they were then duly commissioned and actu- ally holding said rank of lieutenant.
 $ } That for rhc purpose of fixing the time to which the pay of Passed Ml~hipman William C. smith shall be allowed. the l~t day of May 1851. shall he deemed and taken be the day which the said Smith was lost at sea.
 APPROVED. August l. 1856.