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FAREWELL LINES TO COL. HAYS.
Thv coantrv now cis tbes! come, hie theewa
No longer with Jrindred and friends canstihou sla;
But rallvthir men. then'auick to the fiioht .
r Thy name itself wilt par those dastards Wfjigfitr "
j- The clangor of armband v?ildtiwgft yell, .
J Must again fill tij.ears,ad thy bosom tosvell j .
Then girdon ihy1awor4 apdjiway tohe field,
i . And soon shall wehear uhMezicans yield."
, --Batabqve thelondjboming oGcaqnonind shell,
' , And shriekijOlhejdyjng who hear their own knell,
Our prayers, dearest .cousin, for thee, will ascend,
?" That lhe great God of bailies will our kmsmandefend.
j., ..When night spreads hermanile, othangsnut her lamp,
, Ana lonely vou' re waicntng tnesiarsrom yoprcomp,
? Then lfiiakDKfh"eJiand pressed, o warmly and true,
Atio inpieats'iuai wcic sueu uueu ljaiiuig noiu yuu
Tbv lov'd ohanalstcs, now dearer than everr
o iSiflS! deaf death scarce can sever,
ive 6lSBSlidieuvitrjfeeling8vuntold,
I' tmtlSfioralf "e 'future witl unfold. "
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B:33hbravevneve?f?earthe death that ihey give,
a Ap.darrioTischoiceis nptto rfte or to Jive s
WifhSraTor. nntdnnno- thpn an in ih'v.miirhtn .lir
It Fo? fotTnoinmbulficau thy coufage affrigriHi' e
So if in av"ieitnoo art taiea to tan, - -
" "Withtfee-a-'nd the stripes thy funeral pall,"
?? A nation ?' njournthee with sorrow-indeed,
-" And heans b.4' hhve lov'i.ihee, wilUongly bleed. -
But the tears that wll shed, mighturely suffice
To blot from thejnrthVai's horror ani vice:
Osroinriaviossinukwe uesi can iesi,
leturn with laurels fres"h gained, "
ith Ivranical oppression unstained:
fardfit shall rest, and thy war iorse have play,
ovedoncs away will you stay.
QPcant think forever :
WJllsooauheet again on earln not to sever,
indwhhe,g lad summons Trorxiehovah is given,
gEiri We'jl nepanea o meet in tieaven.
K". O. Dec,,mbj4846. ' M.
HE T0WN& ANn.-COUNTRT ON THE
COAST OF THE GULF-OF MEXICO.
The recent operations, of Jhe Kavv, in lhe Gulf of
. MesTco, the concentration; of the ejiemy at San Luis Po-
losi,'and the eyMeBldeaign ef the American army to move
"Efthe sameiirectiiy will render information respecting
KiheTDonalalioa of the -rariouf towns along-the coastTthe
-Itface-of jhe,onntry thidepahfnents adjoining, together
.wito, iqpproaucis pi ma suuu uc uwiauto unwecu
ftheje places and Sao tjm Polosi,andthe City of Mexico
i-a3ded lortbe characllFfflf'lhelsoveral harbors of the
tiJighesuinaportaBce. The increased and commendable
BiactivitiUAlwKavT,jMrjiisifted in the late successful
tr-i-.!. ?.t j f1 !.. :n . j l:
tlpeaiimwtajanwi-ivoaguatm. j.siupicu, wiu ieuut-i iuib
H. v -kiwri ..r " -- .- . w
tormaU9&HiJMre wttrMtiag' anajmponant. up to
gkls perlwiiSiSirJsotfiing ia skn6wn on this subject
?ihabest jnantfarrTervimrierlect and"we look in vain
for essential detail ihroafi hoar iooka. There can in-
- eed bs no doubt thai th&abseace of much necessary data
MTreir&rd to he coast and the various facilitieso impor-
fttast to a -squadron acting on lhe offensive, has been one
main cause of thedelayin thsmovsmentsof Com. Conner,
twf as we are gratified to observe, about to be exchanged
a more vigorous an eaergetic policy.. Com. .Conner
ias,shown himself capable ofjbe most perilous cnterpri
m. and his skilf as a seaman was fully proved ra the ad-
?mirable and rapid passage to the Brazos, several months
sTairo-'in the course of which he surmounted all thed-ifficul
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T ;. .nnlnirtnt nf arfnnlmnwri rfeattnp! and rrWin in
tims tn ba of the -most essential semes to Gen. Taylor.
Tirae, therefore, while it. may haveperatedlo exche th,ej
'iniy scarcely uke lhe troable to anderstand, and while it
r nuyihaveaJso carved to "increase lhe 'popular anxiety at
ifcome,!has nojdoubt,;also'ered lofnerease hirlnfbrmar
lionml io add lOibjsacHitiea- We jnay consequently
Iar jMiW'oftaeiHMt brilliant successes on the, part
kt- jlT?rAT i. iL. .a'aTa .knrl tlma ' i
-WT mfiS.&JjiZMt lKiS1aTc1eTotsayrhowever,'thai we are en-
abfii5?Befor?6ar readers some of lhe very inforjtta-
,4jwSfWjicn J4frv$ ajliided, as being so univprsally
TimtttFlnaUr uBifertnB. W&rc indebted for lllis nleas-
JreS,BgMlleman wlir ifiles.of what he personalfy
"JpSoivfl, and' vtfxo Veakfof wt be as seen. If our
rlSwsVrerifrpblihlerested as we have1)een in his
tftalua8!e'ieeillsfln facts, we shall-be 'much surprised:
l(HftRnn i rtl rrartaral fZnvammtnt fin1 Hfl9 Tlfl Cflffl
ftt MQV jiji" ,- UUUblHI V W V ftKIW , w w -
aonication iih Mexico by land. . ,
FQSanKA, dtilieS. E. bbttom of the Guff, has a popula-
fjMtSfyf about 3,000 is healthy, lies on the westend of an
staannd at the Mouth of Laguna de terminos. It is
' itSlortantto a hostile force, aa'a depot and watering stnlfon,
'aSftting ofTcoasmaBication between Y'ucatan and MeX'
ife'Harbars safe an(f sheltered from all winds. The
$jnsFthe mouth passable, with fifteen feet of waler. The.
gcojpxy Bordering lhe various streams emptying into the
ugaon, is covered with forests" of logwood, and is sparse-
Ipisb'abited by wood cutlers and much 'cut tip by water
jftsek Itias aa iaUad communication with Tobasco,
fwiglbie by, steaaeri:" he only defence is block
H Bosseiwiia uvoeuiu. . ae naroor iq ai an uraes accua-
sco RlvB,ffl?lies intolhe Gulf about 50 miles
TMifflfTyiffanTt! The moath of tho river is nrotected bv
alf, -shifting with galea and riveV freshets depth of
waler ton the bar 8 or 1U teet,
Feokxera, a village of about 300 inhabitants, lies at
, tbernouth of the river.
The CiTir or Tobasco lies about 70 miles from the
' raoinhfof the stream, which Is rapid, and can only be as
cended with the aid of steam or a leading breeze. The
cl of Tobasco, in proper bands, would be rich inog-
KSisax. ahd-Campbacht onhe W-st coast oi xucatan,
mTareiinnorianioalyas ports ofpntry for Menda and the jr-
TTSnpr towns of Yucatan,' ands shrppmg.ppjints for log-
ilS?oodj2lisal erass, &c Yucatan does 2ndt contribute to
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HOUSTON,
ricuhural products, having, (or the mosLpart, a rich strong
toil. Its chief products noiv are cattle, dye woods, and a
large quantity of cocoa, which is highly esteemed by the
Mexicans, and is shipped to nil parts of the country
The land communication with Vera Cruz district is very
difficult and tedious, and rarely or never attested, .the
fishing boats and small coasters rendering water commu-
nication more easy. There is not any port between To-
basco and Alvarado, except at the mouth of the livers
Huasacudleo, vjijchijnay be entered by boats drawing
4 feet,.and is wojjlhy pf notice as being one of the contem-
plated lines of canal communication with the Pacific
vOcean.
Axtarado is about 230 miles west of Tobasco, about
40 SE. of Vera Cruz. Al lhe mouth of the river is a
shifting bar over which the water varies from 9 to 15 fen.
After crossing ihis.there Is plenty of-water. The wateia
are navigable through a lagoon S. E. of thacity, to Joltj-
ca, a town of 4000 souls, about 40 to 60 miles from the
bar. Tho town of Alvarado lies about 11 miles from the
iarxontafns-a popuJatiorrof abafrt 800, and is defended by
me aimcuity oj approacning it over me oar, ana recently
erected fort: but in the summer season, they would pnne
but poor defences, as, in calm weather, a -hostile force could
be landed under the guns of ships oi wiir, (which could
approach quiusear to tlfe beach) and lhe works and town
could be lakenjiom the rear. . Dating the revolution,
whilst the Castle of San Juan deUlloa was in possession
,of the farces of Spain, Alvarado became the chief port of
entry on the Oulf, and most of the imports and expoits
were through it, as It has the advantage of an easy and
safe road to the interior; and it is by this route an invading
army would encounter the fewest natural obstacles in
marching to the city of Mexico, the country being equal
to the sustenance of an army, with abundance of water,
and no strong pojnts for defence. The cruizing ground
off Alvarado is exceedingly perilous during the winter
months where the northers blow with extreme violence.
The products are cattle and'cochineal.
Anton Lizardo, (where our squadron has been an-
chored,) is 30 miles N. W. of Alvarado, and 10 miles
S E- from Vera Cruz, is one of the very best harbors on
the jGulf, being accessible at all times protected from the
swell of the sea bv coral andsand islands. Tbeie is not
any,lown here, only a few fishingiMte.
Vera Cruz, with its deicncesaad now impregnible
castle, is so well known as not to require particular notice
hee.. The terrible San Juan de.Ulloa protects the town,
and the road to the city of Mexico is defensible in so many -
pointsjespecially ntPuenla del Bey, (where a few brave
m5rcoul3-hold agarmy in check)j)y an atlemptto reach
4thf nchy of Mexico by this route would be Quixotic.-
Tjhejjppulation.of Vera Cruz is variously estimated at
rqjn 25,000 to 40,000 souls. " It is the chief port on lhe
Gulf. . "
About 80 miles N. W. of Vera Cruz, is the small port '
of Tecolulla, and near it Boca de"-Lima, both of
whichlcan only be entered by small craft's and boats.--'
No good anchorage. In this district are cultivated the
Vanilla bean "and Jalep, also the friiolia a large black
"heap, .which is a favorite article of consumption with the
Mexicans
Tuspan lies 120 miles N. W. of Vera Cruz, and 80
miles S. E of Tampico, and is memorable from, the loss
upon its bar of the U S. briff Truxlon. Theiown'has'no
artificial defences, being sufficienilyrprotected"by the barj
at the mouth of the n"ver,jvhicriiia inaccsesibta to vessels I
drawing over 4 feet "'Population issaid to be about 2000. ,
It has waler communicationralmost to Tampico, through
the lake of Tamiagus, celebrated for its Shrimp fishery.
it communicates with the city of Mexico and interior
towns, by the road from Tampico. The country abounds
with cattle.
.Tampico' river empties into lhe Gulf about 200 miles
N. W. of Vera Cruz the entrance is protected by a dan-
gerous bar, which is'constantly shifting, and small tempo-
ro'rVfort: the old fort, which stoo'd at the mouth of the
river, has been literally washed away by the swell of the
sea, sent in by northers. For months al ajime there will-
not be over six feet of water on the bar, whilst a shift, pro-
duced by a single norther,"wiIl probably leave achannel
for vessels ot tilteen leeV'draught. Tnerejs no protection,
whatever, from the north winds, outside the barVand ills
not safe to lie offlongat a time, during the season of nor
thersf which ore often s as suddenas .terrible. The town
stands about 5 miles from the bar contains a population of
about 5000, has no military defences, and the authorities
will not give any cause for nn invading force io handle
the'm'asthe people of Tobasco have recently been treated.
The country (asJs all the country north and east of the
mountains, between Vera- Cruz districfVnnd the Rio
Grande,) is rough, wild, and much broken by water-courses.
The products are fustic and cattle the grain and
flour being all brought from Puebla and the country south
oft he mountains. The Panuco branch, of the Tampico
river is navigable or 40 miles, for vessels drawing 8 feet.
The climate oi Tampico is bad for northern constitutions,
and for some months is exceedingly unhealthy, in conse-
quence of the swamps and marshes, which, in a great
measure, surround iL There is a mule road to the interi-
or, by which Mexico 'and San Louis Potosi may be reach
ed through the defiles and gorges, and (in some places)
.o: ivt . . tt -.. n':- :.i .
oyer luejoierra. iicaiu (ciuviuji, xuujjii.u isiuc most
important point on the Gulf, as, through it, the ticb, Im-
portant and populous district of Sun Luis, Glueretero, Gu-
anaxuato, Zncatecas, a'n.a pari of Durango, receive their
iraportspnd send -away "their specie, hides, jalep, &c
From Tampico lhe course of tbe,coast is nearly north to
SaKxAkdeb of Sotjxi. Mabiko, 'which is about 80
miles distant This Jast pgrl is accessible only to 'Vessels
pf Sgbl draught, say nofover 7 feet. It is through this
port, in connection with Matamorab, that the district of
Northern TamabltpasNjew Leon and Doranoo,
receive (heir "supplies of foreign products. The Rio
Grande, about 140 miles north of Santander. is familiar
to us all, from the recent military operations on its banks.
There is a chain of small Jakes, or sounds, extending about
lfiOmilfSof distance between Tampico and UbeRio Grande,
of which we have no reliable information, but boleived,
for the most part, to be too shoal (or navigation, even by
fiat boats. 'But little is known ofihts country along the
coast, except that it is wild and much cut up by streams
emptying into the shoal lakes.
From the recent maps, of Mexico jt will be seen that
lhe road from Tampico to Mexico presents a larger dis-
tance, across the Sierra, Madre, than from Tula to Santa
Batbara, on the road to Potosi. From Tampico to Alta-
mara, 24 miles to Miradores to Santa Barbaia 20 from
Santa BaTbara to Tula about 36 miles, and from Tula to
BorregoO miles, &c, &c. In all this route, when I
iravelled'itin 181 4, there were plenty of cattle, deer, birds,
and water.
From Vera Cruz to Santa Fe, 18miles. Santa Fe
lo King's Bridge. 16 miles, from thence to Jalana about
40 miles from Jalapa to Perole, which is a table land,
about 22 miles. In this route plenty of cattle and water.
From Sempoala to Vera Cruz, 24 miles, ibe land un-
till vou come to the top of the hill, all is white sand.Vnnd
so continues along the coast for many miles south of Vera
Cruz; to the depth onfrom five to ten miles; and here we
find no water. The sand hillswhichare X6 be found, are
altered in shape by the wind. The trees upontbis sandy
land are full of briars) and aloes grow up here too.
Cabo Rojo, or Brown Cape, affords a good sneher for
small vessels, and ft was the place- whore smugglers land-
ed their cargoes for Mexico. There is a mule road,, but
very difficult for travellers.
On the north side of Point Sharp there is a small town
and a creek by the name of Santa Amos, where" we were
supplied with provisions It is at the foot of the Sierra
Madro, which ends in this point.
Thf only two best roads lo the city of Mexico on account
of food, walor, and population, are by tho King's Bridge
AND
Published Weekly,
MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1847.
and Tampico MyMily because of piovisions, and because
these roads havoHfe travelled constantly, and must be in
good condition.'buvo'ecausp, whqn the mountains are cros-
sed, they are right forward, which if attempted from Al-
varado, must be sidincr the mountains, which are more
tedious on account of broken fragments to be found there
True, the Bridge is stronger than Gibaralfar but then
each army can, with equal advantage, fortify itself, and ad-
vance upon, its adversary Inch by .inch.
In this, however, the advantage given to the party oc-
cupying the west side, is that it can be provided with eve-
ty kind of necessaries of life from the fertile lands back
of them, "
From Tuld'to Santa Barbara, there is, in the very cen-
tre of the" mountains, a spot called lhe Gallitos, or little
chichens, which spot cannot be any other but where God
placed Adam and Eve. In this place the traveller rests
for some days Inboth routes, when the mountains have
been crossed, the clime is as healthy and free from every
Jrind of miasmata ariddisease, as any of the best of Eu-
rope. Penmylvanian.
MEAN BUSINESS.
I'd rather black my visage o'er,
And put the gloss on boots and shoes, ,
Than stand within a liquor store, t
-And wash ibe glosses drunkards use.
" -Thus spoke the Rev. John Pierpoint, at a temperance
metlincr, where, for a wonder a rumseller hrard him.
The words runs in his ears. He dreamed of them In the1
night, and when he awoke he could think ofnothinu else.
When he opened his store and the ihirsiy loafers crowded
around him, every time he rinsed the glasses he thought
of the sentiment
'I'd rather black my visage o'er,"
and he woulday to himself "ituisIa,rmf,au business."
At length a sturdy old negro came in for his bitters; the
rumsejlcr swept his three cents into the till, and as he rins-
fd bis glass, he as usual repeated the stanza to himself,
srith this involuntary variation
"And wash the glassps 'nlsrgers' use."
This was loo much for his nervesr he tore down his
sign, and pouring his liq'iorsrinto the street, abandoned the
accursed trarhiMorever. y
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BY AUTHORITY.
LAWS OF THE, UNITED STATES PASSED AT THE FIRST
SESSION 'OF" THE TWENTY-NINTH CONGREBS.
,
Pubuc No. 96J
AN ACT making appropriations for the support of the-MDitary Aca
demy for the year ending on 'he thirtieth June, eigtheen'hoadrsd
and forty seven. liH t
Sec 1. Be itenactedby the Senate and Houso of Representatives
of tho United States of America m -Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and ths same are hereby, appropriated oat of
any money in the Treasury, no t'other wise appropriated, for the sup
portol the Jtuiitary Acauemyorjria year encHBg on me tnirtietn
Jana0ghtecahnnaredandl&rijrseven5 l"i: C
-Farpayojoajcers.vmsirnctors, cadets and .musicians, seveaty-
eieht thousand nine hundred dollars. "
For commutation of subsistence, five thousand two hundred and
fifty-six dollars.
For commutation of forage for officers' horses, two thousand four
hundred dollars.
For clothing for their servants," four hundred and twenty dol-
lars. - j- -
For repairs and improvements, fuel, and apparatus, forage for pu-
blic horses and oxen, stationery, printing: ana other incidental and
contingent expenses, twenty tnousana aoiiars.
For completing the barracks for cadets, fit
lars.
cadets, fifteen thousand dol-
Sec 2. And be it further cm cted,- That the President beruithori
zed to appoint a board of visiters! to attend the annual examination
of the Military Academy, whose datyitshall be to report lo- the Se-
cretary of War, for the information of Congress, atthe(commence-
of theuext succedinK session, the actual state of the discipline, in-
struction, police administration, fiscal affair?, and other concerns of
the institution: Provided, That, the whole number of visiters each
year shall not exceed the half of the number of Slates in tbeUnion;
and that they shall be selected, alternately, from every second State,
each member being a bonajidc resident citizenof the State from which
he shall beaDDointed: that not leaathan six numbers shall betaken
from anions officers actually servine in the militia ; and that a second
member shall not be taken from any Congressional district, unul
every oiner aisinci in ins oinie Euan nave euppueaaraemDer:
Provided, further. That no compensation shall be made to ad
members bsyond the payment of their expene e3lor board and lodging
while at the iauitary Acaaemy.-anaan allowance not to exceed
eight cents per mile, for travelling by the shortest mail route from
their respective homes to the academy, and back to their homes.
And the sum of two thousand dollars is hereby appropriated to defray
the expenses of said, board of visiters al the next annual examina
tion.
Sec 3. And be it further enacted. That the teacher of drawing and
the first teacher of French at the Military Academy shall hereafter be,
respectively, professor of drawing and professor of the Freeh lan
guage. . , .,-
Approved, August o, lb-lb.
rPuBLic No. 97.1
A?T ACT supplementary to the act passed on. the twentieth day of
jfeoruary, eignieen nunarea ana ioriy-six, enunea "An act to en-
large the powers of the several orphans' courts held in and for the
District of Columbia."
Sec 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every
orphan or otherinfant to whom the orphans' courts of ths District
of Columbia are authorized and empowered by the act to which this
act is supplementary, or by any other law in force in the said d'strict;
or in either country thereof, to appoint a guardian, shall be entitled,
fearrivinc at the ace of fourteen vears, or at anv aee. between four
teen ahd twenty one years, notwithstanding any appointment of
guardian betqre made bv such courts, orcitnerotinem, to elect a
guardian forhimself or'herself: Provided. The orphans' court with
in whose jurisdiction may be the person anaresidencd of such orphan,
or any property, real, personal, or mixed, to which such orphan is
entitled, or where a guardian had beendulv aDDoin led before. 'the
court by which said former guardian had been appointed approve the
eharncter&na comneiencv or the nerson so elected ninrrimn ; And.
vrovided, suchorphans' court shall and may require of the guardian.
so elected, sucn security, and exercise towards mm an sucn jurisdic
tion ana powers ior compelling me launiui auminisirauon oi ms trust,
as are provided in the said act or any other la w an force as aforesaid,
in tbe case;; of guardians appointed by the said court; and if the said
couft, in the due exercise of such, its jurisdiction and powers, shall
see in to supercede ana remove sucn guardian, omsuca guardian
die, or become incompetent during the minority of such orphan, the
said court shall forthwith cite such orphan to appear and make & new
election of guardian, which -uch orphan may do under the same con-
ditions antf restrictions as arc here.nbeforc prescribed in respect to the
original election of guardian ; and for the interval of time between the
removal", death, or incompetency of the first elected guardhn and
and the new of elecuon another by such orphan the said court may,
if it deem it expedient, appoint a guardian ad wiferitn. until .such new
election be madoj taking such security of such guardian adinterim.
and exercising over him such jurisdiction and powers, as arc or may
be reauired and etvenln the case3 ofothef murd ans: Andtrrovldai
further. That where a guardian is to be superceded by such election,
ne snail iiavu nuuee oi toe application oy summons or ui wri-
ting. Sec 2. And be it further enacted, That if any surety of a guardian,
by petition to the court, before which he was bound, aetnng forth
that he apprehends himself or "herself to be in danger of suffering
thereby, shall pray that he may be reliewi the eaid court, after a
summons to answer the petition shall hffeoeen served upon the
guardian, or a copy of such summons leffat the place of his usual
abode, shall order trim to give counter sccunty for the complete in-
demnity of thfforiginal surety, or to deliver the ward's estate into
the hands of the surety, or of some other person ; in either of which
cases it shall take sufficient security of the person into whose hands
the ward's estate shall be delivered as aforesaid ; and such court shall
and may make such further and other order for tho relief of the peti-
tioner as to it shall seem just.
Approved, August 8, 1846.
A
fPcBUc No. 98.1
AN ACT to regulate the proceedings in the Circuit and District
Courts ot the umtod btatcs, and for other purposes.
fSec. 1,1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Renresonta
tives of tho United States of America in Congress assemblnd. That
tho circuit court of the United States for the southern district of
Mew York shall hereafter bo held on tho third Monday m Novem-
ber ; and that all writs, pleas, suits, recognizances, indictments,
und all other proceedings, civil and criminal, shall bo returnable
to and have day in court, in the same manner as might and ought
to have been done, if the court had been held at the time hcroto-
foro.directod by law; and it is farther provided, that tho term of
tbe 'circuit court appointed by law to be held on the last Monday
in July in each year in said district, shall not hereafter beholden.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That whenever tho district
attorney shall deem it necessary, it shall be lawful for any circuit
court, in session, by order entered on its minutes, to remit to the
next term or session of tho district court of the same district any in.
dictmont pending in the said circuit court, when the offenco or
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offences therein charged may be cognizable by the said distric-
court ; and in like mannerit shall be lawful for any district court
to remit to the next term or session ofjb circuit court of the same
district auy indictment pending in the sSd districtcourt; and tu:h
remission shall cany with it all recognizances, processes, and pro.
ceedingspendingin the casein the court.from which tho remission
is made, and tbe court to wliich such remission is made, shall,
after the order of remission is filed therein, act and proceed in the
case as if the indictment, and all other proceedings in the same had
been originated in Baid court.
Sec." 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be lawful for
the grand juries empanelled and sworn jn any districrcourt to
take cognizance of all crimes and offences within the jurisdiction .
nf ffiAnnif! nirniit iMrl iIiRtrirt rrnirfo. nnrl ovUrv inil?ntmprit for
capital offence, presented to the district e&ortfshaJI, by order enlS
1arrA fn thr. inimitA nf thn nnnri. harxntftprl tn thin flPTf fprm nnr?
session of the circuit court, together' witKaUrecognizances"taken
therein ; and on filing such order and Indictment with the clerk oi
said circuit court, that court shall thereafter proceed thereupon the
sameaa ii the indictment had been originally found and presented
in said court; and the said districtcourt may moreover, in like
manner, remit to the circuit court any indictment pending in said
districtcourt; when, in the opinion of th&coarl, difficult and im-
portant questions of law are involved in the cose; andiheprocaed-
ings thereupon shall thereafter be thesame in the circuit court as if
such indictment had been originally found therein. "That no
grand jury shall hereafter be summoned to-'attend-any circuit or
districtcourt of tbe United States, unless thejudge of the district
court, or one of the judges ofsuck eircwt'eeurtahall, in his own
discretion, or anon anotificatie by tbe district, attorney that such
jury will be needed, order tfveirire to btf issued therefore.: Provided,
That nothing herein shall prevent either St tow courts in term
from directing a grand jury to be sarameHed' and, impannellcd
whenever in its judgment, it may be proper to do so, and at such
time as it may direct: And provided furlher, That nothing here-
in shall onerate to extend beyond whafthe law now permits, the
yjiprisonment before indictment found of an individual accused of
nrime or offence, or the time durio? which an individual thus
accused may be held underrecognizance before indictment found.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That ajpr party charged with
a criminal offence, and admitted to bail, may'S vacation, be arrest-
ed by his bail, and delivered to the marshal or his deputy, before
any judge orother officer having power to commit for such offences ;
and at the request of such bail, the judge or other officer ahal re.
commit the party so arrested to the custody of the marshal, and
endorse on the recognizance, or certified copy thereof,' the discharge
and exoneratur of such bailj and the party so committed shall
therefrom be held in custody until discharged by due course oi
law. v
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That ifaay captain, or other
officer, or mariner of a ship or vessel on the high seas, orany other
waters w thin the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the United
States, shall piratically or feloniously run away with such ship or
vessel, or any goods or merchandize on board such ship or vessel
to tho value of fifty dollars, or yield up such ship or vessel volun.
tarily to any private, every ouch person so offending shall bo
deemed guilty oi felony, and, on conviction, thereof, BhalKbe pun.
ished by fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or by imprison-
ment not exceeding ten years, or both, according to the nature and
aggravation of the offence. .
Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That upon the necessary
proof being made to any judge of the United States, or other magis-
trate having authority to commit on criminal charges against ths
laws of the United States, that a person previously admitted.to bail
is sufficient, it shall and may be lawful for any.such judge or ma-
gistrate to require such person to give bettersecurity, or, for default '
thereof, to cause .him to be committed to prison , and, tot that end,
an orders for his arrest may be endorsed on the'fonner commitment,
or anew warrant therefor may be issued by sgsh judge, or magis,
trate, setting forth the causa thereof, , ,
'Sec. 7. And be it farther enacted, That, on the application "of.,
any attorney of the United States for any district, andupon Satis-
factory proof of thamateriality of the testimony of any pdreon who
shall be a competent witness, and whose testimony shall, in the
opinion of any judge cftheTJnitedtates, be. necessary upon, the
trial of any criminal cause or .proceeding in which the United
States shall be er party or interested, any "such judge may compel
such person, so r?qmredK;deemedbyhimnecj3eary oi a witness,
to giverecognizaneei with Or without sureties Tn his discretion, to
appear on the triaPof said cause or prccseding and give his testi-
mony therein ; and for that purpose thesaid judge may issue a
warrant against such person, underhis hand, with or without seal,
directed to the marshal or othertirHcer authorized to execute
criminal orcivil process inbehalf of the United States, to arrest
such person end carry him before such Judge. And in case such
person so arrested shall neglect or refuse to give said recognizance
in the manner required by said judge, the said judge may issue a
warrant of commitment against such person, which shall be delive-
red to said officer, whose duty itshall be to convey such person to
the prison mentioned in said mittimus. And? the said person shall
remain in confinement nntif he shall bs removed to the court for
the purpose of giving his testimony, or unul hs shall hate given
the recognizance required by said judge.
Sec. 8. And be if further enacted, That so much of the act
ontided " An act toincrease and regulate the terms of the circuit
and district courts for the northern district of "New York, passed.
July seventh, eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, as requires all
issues of factin the said circuit court in which thjg cause of action
shall have arisen west of tbe line in the said act for that purpose
designated to be tried at the term of said circuit court to be held
It Canandaigua, and all issued of factin the.aaid court which shall
bave arisen east of the said line, to be tried at Albany, be, and the
same is hereby repealed. And that in Addition to the courts now
provided by law to be held in the northern district of New York, a
stated session of the circuit court of the United States for said
northern district shall be held annually at the City Hall in the city
of Albany, on the thirdJTuesday of May.
See.. 9, And be it furthcr.enacted, That no process issued or
proceedings pending in either of the said courts shall be avoided
or impaired by the change hereby made in the time and place of
holding such court: but all process bail bonds, and recognizances,
returnable at either of the times and places hereby altered,- shall
be deemed and held to be returnable at tbe time and place Herein
designated in lien thereof, in the same manner as, if the same had
in terms been made so returnable, and shall have full effect accordi
ingly. And all continuances may be made to conform, to tho pro.
visions of this act. '$"',
'Sec. 10. And bs it further enacted, That hereafter a' tern of
the district court for the northersdistrict of New York shall be
held in the village of Auburn, on tnf third T6day in August in
each year. And it is further provided, That the term of the dis-
trict court flow required by laWto be held at th city f Buffalo, on
the second Tuesday of October in each year, shaUh-ereafter he held
on the second Tuesday of November in each year. "" " i
Sec. 11. Andbcit further enacted, That, whenever aay Xa-
dictment shall be pending in any court of tbe United,Sta"to,.d
any defendant thereto shall Tnake an affidavit setting forth that
'there are witnesses whose evidence is material to Ma defencgsad
that he cannot safely go to trial without thera, what hej3Xpcta,to
prove by each of them, that they arewithia ths district ih which
the court is held, or within one hundred miles of the place of trial,
and that he is not possessed of sufficient means, and is actually
unable topay the fees of such witnesses, the court in term, or any
judge thereof in vacation, may, if it appear proper to do so, order-
that such witness be subpecned, if found within the limits aforesaid,
and in such case, the co3ts incurred by such process and the fees
of such witnesses shall be paid in the same manner th&similar
costs and Tecs are paidjn case of witness subpeened iabehaif of
the United States.
Sec. 12. And be it further enacted, That all acts and parte cf
acts inconsistent with ths provisions of this "act, shaiyje, andrae
same are hereby repealed : Provided, nevertheless Thattney
shall be and remain in full force for the punishment of any crime
or offence committed before the passing ef this act ,
Approved, August, 8,1846, "
.Pubuc No. 99
AN ACT to attach to lhe Fort Wayne land district" certain tracts
of land lying within the limits of that district which are not now
attached to any district. "" rt '
Sec. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represents,
tives of the United States of Amorica in Congress assembled,fThat
all the lands in the State of Indiana wliich lie north oftho town,
ship line dividing townships twenty.three and twenty-four, acd
cast of the range line dividing ranges four and five east, which lie
south of tfio Wabach river, be, and the same are hereby, attached
to the Fort Wayne land district ; and all that tract of land which-
lies north of the township Ime dividing townships twenty.three and
twenty four, and west oftho rango line dividing ranges four and
five east, and east of the east lino oftho CrawfbrdsvilleTand district,
bs attached to and shall form a part of the Winnemacland district;
and all the lands lying south oftho said township line, dividing
the said townships twenty-three and twenty-four, which were
horetoforo within the limits of the Fort Wayne land district, inclu.
ding the portions of the late Miami cessions south of said line, be
and tie same are hereby, attached to tho Indianapollis land dial
tnct; and all lands lying within any of the aforesaid land district
which may not have been offered for sale, shall hcreafterconstituto
a part of the land district in which they respectively lie.
Approved, August 8, 1846.
Pcblic No. 100.1
AN ACT to provide for the distribution of lhe edition of the. laws
and treaties of the United States published by Little nnd Brown
under the provisions of the resolution of Congress approved
March third, eighteen hundred and forty .five, and for other pur.
poses.
Sec.tl. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That
the one thousand copies of Little and Brown's edition of the laws
and treaties of tho United States, already purchased by Congress
be distributed, under the direction of ths Secretary of State ai
follows f
One copy to the President and one copy to the Vice President
of tho United States ;
One copy to each of tho justices of the SupremeCourt of the
United Statss, and to the clerk of said court ;
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One copy to each of the Head3 of Departmsaur, sad one copy
to the Attorney General ofte United States ; .,"
One copy to each of ths several States and Territories of the
Union, to be placed in tho library of such Stale or Territory; """'
One copy each to the Governments of Great Britain, France,
Russia, Austria, Prussia, Spain,- Portugal, Sweden, Denmark',
Bavaria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sardinia, Greece, Turkey,
Tuscany, the Ecclesiastical States, the Two Sicilies, China,
Brazil, Mexico, New; Grenada, Venezuela, Chili, Peru, the 'Ar.
gentine Confederation, and the b'andwichTslands ,"
.Forty copies to the Heads of Departments, forths use of-tbeir
various offices and bureaus ; -
JTwo hundred and eighty copies to the Librarian of Congress, for
I theTuseof the members of the Senate and Housaof RepresentativeB
curing me sessions ot uongress ;
Twenty copies to the Secretary of the Senate.and fifty copies
to the clerk of the House of Representatives, for the chambara and
committee rooms of the two branches ; , T
One copy to tho judge and one copy to the district attorney, and
one copy to the clerk, of each of the district courts of the United
States : . ...
"One copy toiachjofthc-jadgea and xjerflftaeirapreme court?
of the Territories and District of Columbia ; -
One copy to'each collector of customs in the United Suites;
One copy to each surveyor of the custohu at places where there
is no collector; - ,
One copy to each of the surveyors general of tho public lands,
and to each register and receiver of the lend offices ;
One copy to each of the foreign ministers of ths United States-;
One copy to the library of each navy yard in the Union ; pneta
the naval lyceum at Brooklyn, New York ; one to tho naval school
at AnKapoliSj-Maryland ; one to the naval institute at Charles-
town, Malachnsetts ; and one copy to the Military Academy at
West Point, 'i- .
And theiwiaae of saidthousand copies-shall remain at the
future disposal of Congress, : Provided, That tho, copies of the
laws thu3 distributed to public officers shall be held for 'the use of
their respective offices, and as the property of ths Government;
and that, in case of the death, resignation, or dismission from office
of either ofsaid officers, or whenever their terms of office shall
expire said, copies of ths laws shall be delivered up to their
succewe-rs-iH said offices; and a printed copy of this proviso shall
be inserted fnto each of the volumes thus distributed.
Sec 3.1Aad- whereas said edition of the said laws and treaties
of ths UauedStates has been carefully collated and compared with
the original rolls in the archives of the Government, under the in.
spectioa and supervision of the Attorney General of the United
States, as duly certified by that officer; therefore, Bo itrfurther
enacted, That said edition of tho Laws and Treaties of the United
States, published by Little and Brown, is berebydeclared io bo
competent evtdence.of theseveral public nndpavate-act3'oi) Con-
gress, andoftheseyeraTtreaties therein contained, in -all the court3
of law and equity and oTmaritimejunsdicttonand in all thejtribu.
nalr and public offices of the United 'States, and of the several
States, withoutany further proof or autheadcation thereof "
Approved, August 8, 1846. T '-"- -
EcbucNo. I0l.v - -AN
ACT to provide for the morejeffectaal publication ef the laws
of the United Slates. , .
Sec 1. BffitenadedbytKeSenateandHouse-of-Representa.
tives of the United States oEAmeric2in"Congres8 assembled That
ths twenty-first section oftho act entitled" An act legalizing and
making' appropriations forsucli necessary objects as havedsually
been included in the generalappropriation bills, withoutauthonly 1
of law, and to fix and provide for certainiacidental expenses of
the Departments and offices of the Govcrnfllnt. end for other par.
Toses," approved August twenty-six. eighteen hundred and forty.
j-two, bat andjhe same 13-hereby repealed.
oec. x. Ana oe luurtner.enacted, -i nat so mucnottno act enti-
tled "AnacttoprovieeiorthejiublictionofthelawsoftEe United-
States, and for other purposes," approved April twentieth, eighteei
hnudrcd and eighteen, as ia repealed by the twenty first section
bs, and the same is hereby, revived and continued in force:. Pro-
vided, ThaMne Secretary for the Departmenrof State shall causa
'he publication Ofsucb. laws,-resolutions, treaties, and""ame"ifd
ments, in two pf the newspapers in. the-District ot Columbia, and
in each of the several States and Territories of ths UnitedStates,
and no more. '
Approved, August 8, 1845.
k
"Franc No. 102-
AN ACT for the allowance, of drawback on foreign merchandize
imported -into certain districts of the United States fromohe-
Bntish North American provinces, and exported to .foreign
countries. ' " ""3T'
Sec. L Be It enacted by ue Senate and House of Represents,
tives ofthe United States of America in Congressr assembled, That
any merchancize imported from the British North American pro.
vinces adjoining the United States which shall hays Been duly, en-
tered and ths duties thereon paid or secured according tolawat
either ofthe ports ofenty in the collection districts situatedjoniha
northern, northeastern, and northwestern, frontiers of tie United
States, may be transported by land or by water, or partly by land,
and panly by water, to any port or porta from which merchsndiz
may, under existing law3t be exported for benefit of drawbatk, and
be thence exported with such privilege to any foreign country 5
Provided, That such expomtionsshallbemado withta one year
from the date of importation of saldmeichandia, and that existing
laws relating to the transportation of merchandize entitled to daw.
back from one district to another, or to two other districts, an
the due exportation and proof of landing thereof.and.alI regulations
which the Secretary of theTreasury may prescribe for the security
oitne re venue, snau ue complied1 wita. ,-
Approved, August B, 1849? Z
If"
rPuB&ic No. 1031 &
AN ACT granting certain Iaads to the-Territory,ef Iowa, toYi
1U UW .lUiJMUICUlCUk U4 UIO iULTlgiUWU Ul UIO JCTS IIUIUES ?rVW,
in said Territory. s- r"l
Sec 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives sf the United States of America in Congress" assembled That
there be, and hereby , granted to the Territory of Iowa, furtba
purpose of aiding said territory to improve the navigation ofjtha
Des Momee riverfront its mouth to the Racoon fork, (so cIQIg)
in said "territory, one equal Tnofenty, in alternate seelicsa, of tfca
public lands (remaining unsold, and not otherwise disposeSof,
encambered or appropriated J in a strip five miles in width" sn aca
side of said river; "to be selected in said Territory byaa .agent or .
agents to be appointed by jthe governor thereof, subject to the ap-
proval of ths Secretaryjr lie Treasury of the Uaited.'States-
Sec. 2. And be it furftir enacted. That the lands hereby grant..
od Bhall not be coayeed or disposed of By said Territory, nor-'4y
any State to be formed out of the same,'excepc as said, improve-
mohts shall pcegreas; that is, the said Territory or Statamay sell'
so mucitpl setd laads as stall produce tho sum of thirty thousand
dollars? and men. the sales shall cease, until the governor of said.
Territory or State-shall certify the fact to the President oLth
United States, that one-halfoi said sum ias been exrlended upoa
said improvement, when the said Territory or State may selland
convey a quantity of the residue of said lands, sufficient to replace
the amount expended, and thus the sales shall progress as the pro-
ceeds thereof shjll be expended, and the fact ofaneffexpenditure
shall be certified as aforesaid. " ?
Sec 2. And be it further enacted. That the said river Des
Moines shall forever remain a .public highway for the use ofthe
Government of the United States, free from any toll or other
chares whatever for any property of the United States, or persona
in their servicasassing through or along the same : Provided,
A9C1-
aiicays, j.uat,it bubii uui uo uuiupeieui mr mu sain -territory OS
future State of Iowa to dispose of said lands, or any of thenr, at a
price lower than, for the timeJieing, shall be the minimum price-of
other public lands.
Sec 4. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Territory
of Iowa shall be admitted, into the Union as a State; the lands
horeby granted for the above purpose shall bo and become tho
property ofthe said State for the purpose contemplated in this act,
and nb other: Provided, Tho legislature of tho State bfJowa,
shall accept the said grant for the said purpose. .
Approved, August 8, 1846. 1 : .
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Organization of California The N. Y, Herald
publishes the following proclamation of Com. Stockton,
providing a temporary constitution (or the country.
The National intelligencer appears astounded btba
thought that ibe proclamation should be sanctioned by
the Government:
Tht Proclamation of Com. St'ockton, the Goverjwr of
California. I, Robert F-Stockton, Comraabder-in-Vhief
of tbe United States forces in the Pacific Ocean, andHGov--ernor
of the Territory of California, and Commander-la-chief
of the Army of the same, do hereby make knoWnta
all men, that having, by right of conquest, taken" posses
sion ol that Territory known by the name of Upper add
Lower -California, I do now declare it to be a. Territory
of the United Stales, under the name of tho Territory of
California.
And I do by theso presents further order and decree
that the Government of thesaid Territory of California
shall be, until altered bythe'propor authority ofthe Uni-
ted States, constituted in manner and form as follows: that
is to say
The Executive power in and over the said Territory
shall be vested in a Governor, who shall hold his office
for four years, unless sooner removed by the President of
the United Slates. The Governor shall reside within the
said Territory; shall be Commander-in Chief of the Ar- k
my thereof; shall perform the duties and receive the
emoluments of Superintendent of Indian Affairs, and shall
approve of all laws passed by the Legislative council bdk
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