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proposals for ssrew.rropelIsr sloop-or-wm
Navy nErAErnSu,

g.
Bureau of Construction, &e,, June ~, 1857
VNIIE Bureau win receive sealed proposals. spech-
cations and plans until the cath day q August next, endorsed
BY 20 6s ses e%eSs appss s g. srs 1887 pu''
The proposals must be Tor the hull ars and slNrs rigging
b tanks casks furniture and cooking utensils machinery
and work with al the equipments and Quilts Of ship
men, provisions, stores and armament
ernmcnt
The specifications fully used
the machinery the various axres Of equipment and ou the cabin
Tor captain Ardrm Tor IL oeers Storage for III officers apart
men for forward officers the store sail bread clothing issuing
rooms &e, sick bay magazines sheroom spirit rooms, holds
all tho other objects included il the proposal
Upon application TO the commandment yard the bidder
viii furnish tho ship and for which, ALSO the contractor in his plans
must provide capacity and convenient siowage
The plans must be working drawings which the ship be
built showing the mboard arangomen the aoents space for
jeeis Of equipment outfits provisions the arrangement Of
tc machinery ana INC disposition OF the coal There must also be
pan o. te a showing the coues top sails top gallant sails po
plans be accompanied by model which, with the draw
ng Of thc hull must be scale Of quarter Of inch foot
The ship TO be pierced for chase stern broase ports
II feet inches port s DC
above The deck the ports A inches fore and a and IS inches
me weight Of armament provided displacement viii
The total complement Of officers AMI viii persons
The p must stow poysionaor 100 days and water for 80 days
with condenser for tng fresh Fuel be carried for 10
days. fun amng and the vessel 70 make under steam alone at her
dccoad dralgh Of water ten knots IN smooth The dcepd
draugt water fully equipped men pro-
visions and stores Of all kinds and ready for not To exceed
10 fec' aud tho lowest port s to be feet above the load
line,
scope chimney 50 that The ship may no; be impaired as eruer u-
The bidder viii stats the considered complete
The ship foe sea- together with the price fully quppe as before
Tho object Of the department, in inviting proposals obtain the
best pofwer that the mercantile marine produce and
proposals. VIII be received from shipbuildcrs only.
The proposals, specifications, and drawings which conform TO the
conditions prescribed ana combine the greatest number of adj
nses viii be selected and the price receive the approval Of
the department before contract will be maize The reputation of
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Proposals for Fuel.

AsTERs OFFICE MARINE CoRTs,
Washington, May 10, 1871
GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this of
~ flee until Monday the 18th june 1857 supplying such
% OF wood and coal as may be required from l July 1857 Both
june 1855 for the marines stationed at Washington city d. c.
The be best saping and the
Tho wood 10 be delivered piled and measured and the weighed
delivered points commanding
direct free OF expense to the Unicd States tho
220 pounds TO the ton Further information be had appc
tion at this Office.
Proposals TO DO addressed to Major g. Lindsay c. and
endorsed Proposals for fuel for marines at Washington d. CT
The Ingenccr STAR and Stacs will publish tho above
week M 10Th June 1857 and send BILL with copy advertisement
TO this Office for payment
MaY 16-2awtl5Junet
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mo. $50
Notice

OF s Establishment Of three additional Land Offices in The Territory
Of Ndbrasku.
In pursuance of the act of Congress approved
Il March 3d. 1857 entitled Gan act TO establish additional
land districts in the Territory Of Nebraska TO be called respectively
the "NgnAA LAND Dsrlcr the soum
and the "nAKorA ISD msTMor it hereby
that the Offices for said districts fol-
lows, viz:
For the "NEnAns LAND DsrucTn at Brownsville.
For the 'esoum PLATTE DHsrucr' at Nebraska City.
DsrucT' Dakota said
Given under hand the city OF Washington this thirteenth day
OF April, 1857
BY order Of the President;
JOS s. WILSON
Acting Commissioner of tho General Land Once
Aprilti -1nwGw
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Proposals for naval Supplies.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.,

NAVY DrARrNEu,
Bureau Of Construction, Equipment, aud Repairs,
GEALED PROPOSALS to furnish laval supplies for
the ses year ending 9CS june ISIS WIN be ssySS e s
must be endorsed rFgasrls @ Narqi S1e'e Ban p cnarne
The materials and articles embraced in the classes named
cEr described printed schedules o which win be furnished
cye yards the nearest thereto aud those OF all
being portions VIII he fur
nishet actually rluei r bs The oommanan and navy
yards Cor examination only from which may DC judged whether
will DO desirable 10 make application for them
Offers the whole OF class any yard upon
Of The printed schedules or in strict conformity Herewith or they viii
All articles be Of the very quality cooformable sample
~ ~ DC aeersa N sh opTr, a "a s g ~, E ans
and in all subject the inspection, measurement count
Weight Ss che ySra nce received and to the entire satisfaction
bidders are yards samples, particular
scpon the articles; other things being preference
VIII DO given TO articles of American manufacture
Every required 10y 10th August 1876 must be
accompanied by written guarantee the form Of which herewith
only may accepted win be noaed and tho
will be thereafter practicable, which
they will be required to execute within ten days amer m receipt NE
full win be required sign the contract and
r ~, , VII, h ,,jbbS r,, Tho ma,n, If he tl
until shall compeed and eighty centum
each BILL approved ce by the commandnnt of the
yards he paid by The navy agent within thirty days
stipulated that default made the
the first part delivering ALL of the articles mentioned in
class bid for in this contract Of the quality pnd at the time and
places above provided then aud in TINT the contractor and his
United money
exceeding the Of such class which be recovered
according the act of Congress In that
vied, approved March g. 1913.
Classes Nos l. O. be delivered one fourth part on before
the Goth July, fourth by the
september the chider by the f December 1853 Cso
the whole by the 18th May 1858 The remaining classes
to be delivered part September
part before the LIST December fourth
required with comprising
delivery proportion each article Class 10 and all fol
lowing additional quantities any the articles therein are
dcmaned they be. furnished like anil conditions
ar pfu
days the bureau the comandant Of the yard
agent.
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DOoKs PROM LoNDON-

Finton's Beauties ~ Morc. VOL folio, richly hog
Key and illustrated with 40 stcc engraving 81 ~
Flowers InvsIncss.. VOL. folio Turkey no I'd
Illustrated with 10 groups Of fnlc rnre timely executed
sIS. - 4
roorn Illustrated with cngravngs wood ana ~
with maps, $40. ,,tI
History sntIcscfpton of tie worls Fair In ISL iuu
bcarn cel engraving, vols, ft nncy bound IN IlA2
CO. Ss2 n,td
lists, vols, 40, Turkey uioroero, siG 81 n
slakHsarc vo royal svo Turkey morocco, NJ ,s "A
saI ,,r0aI
Juno 80 IRsNck I"'
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No. $751;
Notice

Of tie Establishment Of three additional Land Offices in e Territory Of
TN pursuance of the act of Congress approved
i March 1857 entitled An establish trec additional
districts the Territory Kansas called respectively
district the land district
district hereby declared and made
districts established follows, viz
For the sfDEI,wARE DISTRICT at DoSi1iaS.
the a FoRI
4te OGDEN said Territory.
my hand city OF Washington day
Of April, A. H. 1857.
BY order of the President: JOS s. WILSON,
Acting Commissioner Of tho General Land Office.
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April tslav
TMpoRTANT TO COTTON PLANTERS. by which

their incomes be doubedThc undersigned has
cd aud obtained c-s patent from the United States
and combination Of machinery for converting seed
into process tho through
ous preparation and spinning machinery until il ready for ship
mcnt
The saving from by this process win he
and yarns made from tho fibre
ra"n OF Tue machinery Of the
enangc ~ VIII be about my and heavier
advanced prices.
The undersigned dispose Of privileges use his
patent ann planters VIII DO informed with complete
trncons how to IL how 10 obnn machinery and all
other necessary particulars, application 20
Dec 6-2awIyn GEORGE e. HENRY Mobile
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pURNETT HOUSE. southeast corner Pcnnsylva-
} MIA and street. Washington, D. c. Mrs
sllss REYNOLDS, pruprictrcss
Boarders by the day, week, month.
Several large comfortable suitable FOR families. Pcrma
ncnt and transient hoarcr comfortably accommodated and meals
furnished 10 those who elsewhere.
choice selection OF wines liquors, and cigars will always be
found at the bur.
Free lunch every day at ii O'Clock
Ap IS-n
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proposals for Live Oak.
Bureau q G0hstrucdon Se May 2, 1857
CEALED PROPOSALS for delivering so 600 cubic
navy D9rlAKransr,


GEALEb PROPOSALS for delivering so 900 cubic
town, Massachusetts; Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia
oo Virginia. will be received at this bureau until the 18th June
1887 f.tt
proposals Proposals that they
may distinguished etc The may
all the yards but be for the whole quantity
yard, required by be accompanied by
guarantee the form OF which is herewith given.
sures the fun estimated will be required 10 the
contract and additional aud collateral security Is will
be withheld the delivery until the
pletod
be proportion
the difficult otherwise there will
held such farther amount addition the 10 may
the public interest until such
os be delivered The remaining IS cent or other
each BILL when approved In tcate by the commandment Of the yard
will be paid by such the contractor within
thirty days after il presentation 10 him.
stipulated n default by
parties part delivering all the
the quality and at the time place provided then
the contractor and his surces will rft and the United
the paid In OF the delivery
thereof which from time TO time, according
OF Congress that provided March
The 900 cubic feet delivered la each yard will fol
lowing cubic feet OF keeons
able for lower stepost knees deawood
all siding nches and hooks siding IA
These be number in the proportions wc
the construction Of shpof conforming substantially
shape length and character with those heretofore with
frames OF corresponding siding the mous Of which
Of the yards named.
siding inches about equal
quantities a siding inches;
these pieces being length from 10 II having
fair from Is To 80 inches
thirds the number OF the have from the
crook Also 5000 cubic feet siding 10 and 10 inches length
feet
sided straight 15nch under
showing siding he
grown within which
win be required the the yard;
the respective yards the risk and Of the subject
half delivered before the 1858
Ienginccr on or before the list Of July, 1859.
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Notice

o. ne Establishment Of an additional Land Diid STATE Of Wi.
epnbg
In pursuance of the act OF Congress approved
March 1857 entitled "An establish additional
drct the State Wisconsin,, be called The
rR which district embraces that portion OF the
Hudson districts, situated nth The
andcy north; uh e iine diridina toush uy
the lime ddHg ranges and |ico ora
line dn9 etern and eeie c IL hereby declared and
the ecc said district
the OF tEau CIIIRR,' in said State
under my hand the Washington day
n April, A. ~ 1857.
BY order of the Presidents
JOS. 8 WILSON,
Acting Commissioner Of the General Land orHco
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UNIED STATES NAVAL CorRr oy Inquiry,
Washington. Fehrnary 20. 1851.

rJNHE Judge advocate gives notice, for the informa-
Il q parties coming before tho court under the 1st section
January 1857 that they viii respectively advised by
department. when their shall have
Is desirable that presenting
prepared list Of they may dc
sire have summdncd specifying 70 which ~ the respective
the naval service mentioned
which may be required; aud respect " what Witnesses
Feb 2st--,f
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sale of Indian Trust lands in Kansas Terri
PROCLAMATION



PRESIDENT UNITED STATES
TN pursuance of law, ], FRANKLIN PIERCE, Pres
den, OF The untsd states do hereby declare and make known
Territory Kansas commencing Tuesday day May
for tho disposal Of such Of the lands held in trust BY the United
~ tho townships Of land in said Territory and coded
by said Indians ia trust Aforesaid, 10 Wit:
SOuh n he bdse lac and eas n tAe SKA principal meridian
Townships No in fifteen, sixteen seventeen eighteen
Townships No i IN ranges seventeen eighteen nineteen and
wsnty excepting herefron special grants designated the
treaty amounting whole acres
Also a, Iaol Iykins county b sail Territory commencing
% The lands held ia , m te United states m The benefit 81 the
Il EasEsk Peoria IiapkSaw and wca In
Territory and eeac by ad conerie bands aforesaid TO wits
South n & tas limo aud opS u the uith principal meridian
townships cn sixteen sixteen a ana sys@ss" range
Townships heon, sixteen and seventeen range twenty
y-tlrce.
aoen xocn seventeen and eighteen Of range TWEEN
Townships aeen sixteen seventeen eighteen range TWEEN
w+iye,
Provision having been made BY the second and third articles OF the
treaty OF ceon that each individual member Of said conedrratcd
aud fixiy acres land; and
in addition that sections should be apart
oal and by the m article section Of six hundred
ana @ acres should ao be selected and set apart for the benefit OF
about forty eight acres having following
townships above-namcd, TO wit:
Townships sixteen and seventeen, range twenty-five
Townships neen sixteen seventeen aud eighteen, range
Townships sixteen AMI seventeen, range tacny .Gnr.
i"Nhhs seNcseeh hereby set
| apart and reserved from sale.
Also, at econaon IN said Territory Tuesday
twey third day ~ june next for the disposal o. such @ the Lands
held IN tru5tly tho United States O tho
of Indians situated within the aforementioned
ing the aSeH portion Of the lands coded by the said Delaware
dians, in trust az aforesaid, 10 wits
Soah q he tdse line and eat IF he h principal Bssfgi1n
Township, Ave, seven eight nine ten oeven range
| teen.
Townships eight nine and eleven Of range
Townships six seven, eight ne ten and eleven, Of
|
Townships six, seven, eight nine and ten, OF eighteen
uInt 49,
below the valuation placed the several
duly appointed for the purpose classify Walking
AMI mcnt being made receipts duplicate win
therefor, OF which VIII be delivered 70 The paTciscr
Patents will subsequently be
accordance with the regulating thereof
The Offering OF the
spcctyely a.ponteh and will in tho
alvciscd with all despatch shall
| have been offered and the sales thus closed. "
All purchases paid the day Of sale will be
| following dry Mt the risk of the deEulng purchaser
Given under hand the Washington
! day of February eighteen hundred and nfiy-scvc
| FRANKLIN FIERCE
! BY the President:
| GEo W. MASyrExSY
! Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
BNo newspaper authorized pobi.h the foregoing
tscncnt without special Instructions to ia from the
| sioner Of Indian Affairs.
/ Feb 2S-lawtlJmc.
I
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Form Of Guarantee.
Washington Aqueduct.

0YfIcK THE WARRINGTON AouKDrcr,
Washington, March 5, 1857,
DROPOSALS are invited for materials and work
II for the Washington aqucduct
Proposals received up ah May will be opened that
Maps proalc specifications Of the materials work
April
s be let viii masonry of Of the bridges
graduation, excavation cmbsen reservoirs pipes
npeted with the inch iro MAN, gate houses bricks sand
the particular materials reference
specifications and plans.
United States there be delay in commencing the work
thereon for such unavoidable delays allowance will be made
Portions only completed under tho pres
appropriation unfinished
appropriations engineer
right TO prescribe The amount Of work @ be done and rate q
under each contract for each appropriation and in OF the
praon not holding out sufficiently to decide when and what works
shall be stopped until funds become available
In Of the entire Of particular work for
fund.- the reserved ten per cent viii be paid IN the Judgment Of
the engineer the work has been properly executed 80 far has
Payments viii be made in specie cheeks upon the United states
upon monthly estimates Of tho engineer recrving per
andt will be condition all contracts that the wokcn shall
be pad their fun wages monthly and IN specie
All bids should be sealed and endorsed Proposals for work
terAs on the Washington Aqaeduct
should they not he deemed advantageous arrange
mens be considered most conducive TO the Of the
work.
Every accompanied by written guarantee signed by
responsible persons they
take that the bidder bidders WILL his tbrr bid accepted
securities the completion the work undertaken guarantee
TO be accompanied by the certificate of the United States district
the general individual the Engineer
prtmen Of War; that the guaranors able TO make good their
opened presence bidders any them choose to
be present. NJ G. MFIGS,
Capt Of Engineers in charge.
FORM OF GUARANTEE
To CAPT N. c. Mcgs, U. g. Engineers
We the undersigned residents Of , in the State Of -,
guaranty the foregoing bid be accepted
sn W. @ h r roa pnas ~ l a as
form or furnish the articles proposed in conformity 70 tho terms of the
advertisement under which was made And In case the said
shall fail 10 enter into cotrae aforesaid guaranty TO make
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Change in the Days OF Sale OF the above de-
scribed Indian Trust Lands in Kansas.

PREPAYMENT o INTERIOR,
onlcoo Of Indian Affairs, April IL, 1857.
NOTICE is hereby given that the days designated
in tho foregoing proclamation
sale Of Indian lands changed postponed
following periods:
Iowa lands nj Iowa Point to Wednesday 81 day Of June
The lands OF tho Wcas, &C., raoi Wednesday day
Juno
Delaware lands 0sawkee Wednesday july next
BY order Of the Secretary Of the Interior
CHARLES f. MIX,
Commissioner al i,ReIim.
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MATTHEW HALE SMITH, Counsellor-at-law in
wi the United courts courts Of the state d New
York, No. 10 Nassau street, New York, NY
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Tie Of these ships will be accountable for gold
bullion specie jewcry precious stones, metals unuss bills Of
ding signed the value thereof expressed
May 1=-iI
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IN accordance with the provisions of the act of
Congress entitled An authorizing changes
OF land Offices" approved March 1889 hereby declared
and made known that the Office for the sale o public
WISG la MINNESOTA will be OF
in said Territory, ol and after he ft n
Given uRdcr hand at the Washington soth day
April A. H. 1857.
BY order of tho President
TII0S A. HENDRICKS.
Commissioner Of he General land OGcc
Nay 1-1nwGw lint Start
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VNllE NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL UNITED
IL States mail eamcrsTc ships comprising this line

The Atlantic. Capt Oliver HdrlGc.
The Baltic Jos
The Adraic Capt James West
These chips having been built
service mas been taken in their construction,
their TO strength and their
for passengers uncqualed for elegance and
prcc passage York Liverpool
In cabin, SIS. From Liverpool New York,
g,Incas. .
An experienced surgeon attached to each ship
No Dcgths until
The ships Of this line have improved tight bulk
avoid danger Ice will the Banks north
after the lst Of August.
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Nmn. doGer.

nf inn nf bcrn-
articles The classes hercunto annexed agreay to the
te@en q Tie Bureau Construction Se Of the Esd Of Nay 1857
ssaa my offer be accepted request t. be dressed at
for signature and Certificate
and each Of them signed by him Opposite each article IN the schedule
the must be the carried out the aggregate footed
for each class, and the amount likewise written IN words
Fbn, ef Gaarome.
The undersigned, ------ of ------, the State Of
------, and ----, OF ----- in the Of
hereby guaranty that case the foregoing bid q
they w within days tho receipt Of the he
S os n m or n aN an the for
shall fail 70 enter into contract as aforesaid guaranty TO
and that which may be accepted.
Signatures of,wo guaran'ors. b D
Date
l hereby certify abovcnamcd -- are known to
Of property and able to make good their
Date Signature
signed by judge United States dis
trict attorney collector, or navyag and no others
following required respective yards
KITrERY MAINE
Glass No whieoak logs No g. yellow plank stock logs
a. T. c White S 1 Ta ~ 3 " & sn ~ Sos ar s, No.
anil nails No % Lead zinc and tn No Is Hardware No 49,
CiiARIEsrowN, MASSACHUSETTS.
Glass No l. whtooak logs No g. White oak promisouous
me No pne oek kfs G rs and Ys os
mas, mnss no. TO-. 10 white pine No IL Ash cypress White
a. whcash and hickory bars and butts No Is wcoa
slaves aud heading No. To- Black spruce No 49, ignnmyie
No Hardware. No ~ Paints, oils No IS Flax
GAS No S sa i@a No. s. Hose AM No. 'G s. Dr No. s.
Bunting dry goods Fitch tar IS Talow
soap oil No 80 ship chandcry No 49, stationery No A. Fire
wood.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
Glass No whlooak logs. promiscuous timber
z. ne No
s. Yellow pine and spar timber No White pine,
Ash cypress whtcoak boards, walnut cherry ma
hoginy 10. No a. wbteash hickory
spruce No. 49, Ignumyitp 81 Iron No % Spikes and
nails No % Lead zinc, and tim No "a Pig iron No 25 Hard
No ~ Paints, oils, nc No u.s. Flax No 20 Cot
80 Flax and twine. 81
Leather No 80 Hose No a. Brushes No 81 Bunting aud
goods No 81 Pitch tar, rosin No as Taow, OIL No. 49,
ship otandlcry. No. 40 Stationery. No. Al. Fire wood
PHILADELPHIA.
White plank. No Ycowpnc plank logs
No7 Yelow-pine beams No TO- White pine No H. Ash, cy
No. 10 locust No H. White ash and hickory
IS m NJ s. Hardware Sa M No 81 sn ana na NO.
% Flax antas No 49, Cotton No 80 Flax and cotton
70 No. q 10 and u rJ sa No No. g @ l no
No. 50. Taiow soap, oil No 49, Ship chandlery
WASHINGTON, D. c.
Class No 10 White pine No IL Ash, No r. Black
tin No a. zig iron No o. Hardware No a. Paints, oils,
No 81 Glass No 81 fitch, tar ron No ss Talow soap, OIL
ch,n iron No 40 hgo No 49, Sand straw, &C. No AZ
Miscellaneous.
G6poRT VIRGINIA
Class No whcoak iogs No YelowpInc plank stock logs
No White pine H. Ash, cypress, whicoa
IL Black walnut cherry and mahogany No a. Whtcash
yitn No n No % Spikes and nails No. % Lead zinc
and No. Is Hardware No. ~ Paints, oils, No
No 90 Cotton No 30 Flax and cotton twnc
81 Glass. No 80 Leather No 80 No
s5 Bunting and dry goods No 81 Pitch, tar rosn No S. Tai
May 23-lawiw