The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-09-14
VOL. XIX---NO. 219
REVISED CIRCULAR.


WAR DEPARTMENT, BUREAU OF RBFU. l
GEES, FREEDMEE, AND ABANDONED
LANDS, WAsHNGToN, September u.
Circular No. 101
Circular No. 13, July Is, 1865, from thi
Bureau, and all portions of other circular
from this Bureau, conflicting with the pro
visions of this circular are hereby re
scinded.
Second. This Bureau has charge of suct
tracts of land, within the insurrectionary
States, as shall have been abandoned, or tC
which the United States shall have &C.
quired title by confscation or otherwise
and no such lands now in its possession
shall be surrendered to any person except
as hereinafter provided.
Third. Abandoned lancs are defined in
section 2 of the act of Congress approved
July 2 1866, as lands of which the lawful
owner shall be voluntarily absent from.
and engaged either in arms OF otherwise In
aiding or encouraging rebellion.
Fourth Land will not be regarded as
eonfscatsd until it has been condemned
and sold by q decree of the United States
Court for the district in which The property
may be found. The title thereto Is thus
vested In Tue United States.
Fifth. Upon its appearing sa.lseavsOry 70
any Assistant Commissioner that any prop
erty under his control is not abandoned, as
above defined, and that the United States
has acquired no title to it by conAscation,
sale or otherwise, he will formally surren-
der it to the authorized claimant or claim.
ants and promptly report his action to
Congress.
Sixth. The Assistant Commissioners will
prepare circular descriptions of all confs.
Gated and abandoned lands under their con-
troll, keeping record thereof themselves,
and forwarding monthly to the Oommis-
sioner copies of these descriptions in the
manner prescribed in circular 10, July IL.
1865, from this bureau. They will set
apart 30 much of said lands as is necessa-
~ for the immediate use of the loyal
refugees and freedmen, being careful to
select for that purpose lands which most
clearly fall under the control of this Bu-
reau. which aelootioa -a%uzt he zuhzztttod 20
the Commissioner for his approval The
specific division of lands so set apart into
lots, and the rental or sale thereof, accord
ing to section of the law establishing
the Bureau, will be completed as soon as
and reported to the Commis-
sioner. Abandoned lands held by this
Bureau, may be restored to she owners
when pardoned by the President, by the
Assistant Commissioner, to whom sppliea-
lion for such restoration should be for
warded. As far as prscticsblethey should
be- sent through the Superintendent Of
Districts in which the lands so sp-
Piled for may happen to be situated. Each
application must be accompanied by, first
he evidence of special pardon by the |
President or copy of the oath ef amnes-
" prescribed in the Presidents ProclAma-
lion, dated May z9th, 1905, when the ap-
plicant is not included in any of the
classes therein excepted from the benefits
Of said oath; second, the proof of the
title. The officers of the Bureau
through whom the application passed viii
endorse thereon such facts as may assist
.he Assistant Commissioner in his de.
,isions stating especially the use made
by the Bureau of the land.
Fourth. No lands under cultivation by
oyal refugees or freedmen will be restored
lnder this oi-oular until the crops now
growing shall be secured, for the benefit of
he cultivators, unless full and just COM
oensstion be made for their lands products
md for their expenditures.
U. o. HOWARD,
General Commanding.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President of the
United States.
MARITIME DEGREES.
The government has received from the |
Legation of the United States in Peru
.opies of two DEGREES issued by the Presi.
lent OF that hepuOllc'
First. Closing the port of Islay Asia and
he Bay of Quilica to merchant vessels,
NATIONAL as well IS foreign, in order to
make efectual the responsibility which any |
hip may incur from an infrsction of this |
.rticle. The period of time fixed, taking |
he date of the decree on the sth Of June,
) for all vessels proceeding from ports in
Europe or Asia, or from the United States
f North America and Venezuela In the
Atlantic ocean, five months.
Second. That every person who without
from the Legislative or other
authority, shall export guAno
rom the Chinchs Island, or from any other
deposits of that Island, shall be considered
s q robber of the public wealth and an Of
ender against the rights of consignees and
reditors, and will be prosecuted and pun
shed agreeably to the laws of the Republic
nd of territorial rights.
. FROM CUBA
New YORK, September 13.
The steamer Eagle from Havana, 9Th,
rings the following news: Spain has
San Domingo. The revolution
which broke out there last month, in which
Jsberal was named Protector, is all over,
md the Dominicans hope soon to recon-
truct their country.
In yesterdays papers appear 8 singular
,ficial announcement from the Office of
he Secretary of the Royal Andenica or
;upreme Court:
That for the space of fifteen days pro-
,osals will be admitted from persons of
,olor for the position Of executiOner. That
,fice being vacant the lucky recipient,
f a free negro, will have a salA-
Y of ninety dollars per month. The
lsuAl haDgman's fee. If slaYe obtains
he Office he must produce his masters per-
mission, and receive only half wages, and
5 lodged In jail
Kirby Smith is still in MatAmoras rather
,roken in health. t., 49,
CORRESPONDENT OF LEE AND GRANT.
NEW YoRK, September 49,
The Worlds Richmond correspondent
svs: As soon as President Johnson's proc
amation of amnesty appeared Gen. Lee
te.mined to avail himself of it. In this