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.irH,l,EDC£miEi GEORGIA, JU.YE 8. 1847.
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° -tales of land and negroes, by Administrators. Ex-
, putors or (iiianiians. are required by law to beheld
,, ibe'first Tuesday in the month, between Ine hours
fieri in the forenoon and three m the afternoon, at
the Court-House in the county in which the property
s situated. , . ...
Notice ofthese sales must be given n a public ga-
•/ette sir.ty duys previous to the day of sale.
Notices for the sale of personal property must be
given in like manner, forty lays ptevious to the day
‘".'j uices to the debtors and cieditorsof an e.-tate
I( ,,i-l also be published r
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be published for four months
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ill be made to the Court
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istraliuli, monthly six months—lor dismission trom j
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lished monthly for four mouths— lor establishing lost I
papers, for the full space, of thr—
polling titles from Executors
where a bond has been given by the deceased, the full j
snace of three months. . .. ]
'YuU.caiions will always be continued according!
to these, the legal requirements, unless otherwise or- i
de AU business or this kind will receive prompt atten
tion at the Federal Union Office.
Letters on business must be post paid to entitle
them to attention. .
X RUSSEL KELLAM,
attorney at law,
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
RESOLUTIONS.
[No. 4.]—A REROLUTIOX respecting the maps
and charts of the surveys of the boundary lilies of
the United Stales of America with foreign states.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States of America in Congress
assembled, That the Secretary ol State be directed to
cause to be prepared, and transmitted to the e.xecu-
i tives of the several Slates having boundaries with
J foreign states, a competent number ol authentic co-
j pies of the settlement of such boundaries, and the
j m;ips and charts relating thereto, and the evidence
thereof in the State Department.
Approved, March 1. 1647.
nto a mansion house of another, with intent to com- ] States of America has conferred full powers on Hen-
*niit felony; and the corresponding crimes included ry Wheaton, their F.nvoy Extraordinary and Minister
under the French law in the words vol qualifie crime, Plenipotentiary at the royal court of Prussia , and
not being embraced in the second article of the con- His Royal Hi-rhness the Duke of Nassau upon his
vention of extradition concluded between the United mini^terresident at the loyal court of Prussia, Colonel
States of America and France, on the 9th of Novem- j and Chamberlaiu, Otto Wilhelm Catl von Roeder,
her, 1843.—it is agreed by the present article, be- ‘ Comthnr of the first class of the Ducal Order of
tween the high contracting parties, that persons charg- Henry the Lion. etc., etc.; who. after having ex-
ed with those crimes shall be respectively delivered up, • chringod their said full pow ers, found in due and
in conformity with the first article of the said conven- 1 proper form, have agreed to and signed the following
tion; and the present article, when ratified by the par- j articles:
ties, shall constitute a part of :he said convention, and : Article 1.
shall have the same force as if it had been originally j Every kind of droit d’aubaip.e, droit de retraite, and
inserted in the same. . j droit de detraction or tax on emigration, is hereby
in witness whereof, the respective Plempotentia- ; alll j shall remain abolished betvveeu the two contract-
ries have signed the present article, in duplicate, and j jug parties, their States, citizens, and subjects, re-
have affixed thereto the seal of their a
Done at Washington, this twenty-fourth of Feb
ruary. 1845.
J. C CALHOUN, [l. s ]
A. PAGEOT, [l. s ]
■pectively.
Article 2.
i Where, on the deatli of any person holding real
property within the territories of one party, such real
property would, by the laws of the land, descend on
And whereas the said additional article has been | a citizen or subject of the other, wvre he not dis
qualified by alienage, such citizen or subject
duly ratified on both parts, and tiie respective ratiff
catimia of the same were exchanged at the City of j allowed a’term of'twoiyears’m^self the' same—
Pans, on the„lst day of June. A. D. 1845, by Wui. term ma y reasonably prolonged according to cir-
Lnvoy Extraordinary and ^Minister Pie in- j cumstauces—and to withdraw the proceeds thereof
shall be
-which
[No. 5 ]— RESOLUTIONS giving the thanks of
Congress to Major General Taylor, arc? the offi
cers and in*»n under his command, in the late mili
tary operations at Monterey.
Resolved, unanimously. by the Senate and House of
Representatives if the United States of America in I
Congress assembled. That the thanks of Congress are '
due, and are hereby tendered to Major General !
Zachary Taylor, his officers and men. for the forti
tude, skill, enterprise, and courage which distinguish
ed the late brilliant military operations at Monterey.
Sesolred, That the President be requested to cause
TT AS removed to, and is permanently located in, ; to be struck a gold medal with devices emblematical
fl_ Dublin Laurens County, and willcontinue to j of this splendid achievement, and presented to Gen-
tno^act all business entrusted to his charge, with de-
^ October (3, ln46. 17—12m
Den slow Webster’s
Agricultural andSccd Ware House,
AND
Painters' and Glaziers' Furnishing Store.
SAVANNAH, GA,
mHANKFUL for the increased patronage from
I theint rior of the State, the subscribers take
T method to inform Planters and Merchants in the General Hamer and to communicate to hnn the
' "or that they have made lame additions to their deep regret which Congress feels tor the loss of a
" X nrtment and will continue to improve the j gallant man. whose name ought to live in the recul-
ormer as.or . will w;»rrnnt. lection and affection of a grateful country.
{ eral Taylor as a testimony of the high sense
j tained by Congress of his judicious and distinguish-
J fed conduct on that memorable occasion.
) Resolved, That the President of the United Stales
j be further requested to cause swords, with suitable
j devices, to be pr-sented to IVIajor General Butler,
j Major General Henderson, and to Brigadier General
I Twiggs. Brigadier General Worth, and Brigadier
j General Quitman, in testimony of the high sense eti-
j tertained by Congress of their gallantry and good
conduct iu storming Monterey,
j Resoled, That the President of the United States
' be further requested to present a sword, with suitable
j devices, to the nearest male relative of Biigadier
A-'riciiUural Branch as fast as the demand will warrant
Xi icultm al Implements, Tools, «.Vc
,'mmnen Yankee Cast Iron Ploughs. .Nos. 10, 11, and
Corn, for 1 horse. - . .. ., ,
Common Yankee Cast Iron Ploughs, Nos. 12 20 and
.Seed for 2 horse. A a , ■
Common Yankee Cast Iron I loughs, No. 0 Sub j [No ? j
lection and affection of a gratefu
Resolved, That that the President be requested to
cause the foregoing resolutions to be communicated
to General Taylor, and, through him. to the army
under his command.
Approved, March 2, 1847.
, Nos.
^oil, for 1 In
Rlgoles’ Nourse’s and Mason s—
Improved cast Ploughs,* A 1, 6 inches, 7 in., and No.
Unproved Cast Ploughs, N'os. A. 3, 2 B, and Eagle,
Improved "self-sharpening Ploughs Eagle, No. 1, for
Improved self sharpening Ploughs, Eagle, N'os. 2 and
Side hill Ploughs, Nos. 0 and A 1. for 1 <fc 2 horses.
S„b-soil ploughs, N’os. 0, 1 and 2, for 1,2 and 4
Donhie Mould Board Ploughs, N'os. 1 and 2 for 1
and 2 horpes. r
Cotton and Rice Trenching. Nos. 1 and 2 far 1 horse
Ailen or Hoe Ploughs—Wrought Iron I loughi
1 -2. 3 and 4. for 1 and 2 horses.
Improved Cultivator, with guage wheel.
Ni-vv pattern Corn and Cotton Cultivator and Scari
fier, with guage wheel—very efficient instruments j
fur weeding on old lands.
Hoes.
AXES, varion* Brands. N AILS I
Trace Chains, light and heavy, straight and twisted, j
Ox and Log Chains.
Grind Stones, best blue Grit, and common.
Post Morticing Axes. Turpentine Axes and Tools.
A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CARPENTERS'
TOOLS FOR PLANTA TION USE.
Machines-
Corn Shellers for li nd. a strong, good Article.
do w ith Separator aud Cleaner, lor hand (
or horse Power.
Corn and Cob Crashers, for hand or horse power. |
Grant's celebrated Patent Fan Mills. Couououdo. :
Spiral Knife Straw and Fodder Cutters, 4 sizes, lor ]
hand or horse power. These are the most approv- j
ed cutters in use, and have given satisfaction where- J
Common Lever Straw and Fodder Cutters.
Patent Cylinder Churns, 4 sizes,
and Corn Mills, 2 kinds.
Vegetable Cutters, for cutting turnips and potatoes
for feeding slock. A valuable m ictiine.
Seed Sowers, for Garden seeds, peas, beans, &c. j
Corn Planters. ,, ,. I
Improved Ron Cylinder Spike 1 hreshmg Machines.
Threshing Machines with straw Carrier.
Spring-beater Threshing Machines.
Roller Cotton Gins. , ^ , _ ,
Folding Harrows steel-pointed Teeth. Cooiraon do
Sundries.
Ground Augers, (new
-A RESOLUTION to refund monev to
the States which have supplied volunteeis and
j furnished them transportation during the present
1 war before being mustered and reeeived into the
i service of the United States.
Resolved by thr. Senate and House of Representa
tive of the United Stales of America in Congress as'
j scmbled. That the Secretary of War be. and he is
! hereby, authorized and required to cause to be re-
: funded to the several States, or to individuals for ser-
j vices rendered acting under the authority of any
States, the amount of expenses incurred by them in
I organizing, subsisting, and transporting volunteers
( previous to their being mustered and received into
i the service of the United States for the present war.
, and for subsisting troop* in the service of the United
I States, without waiting for deductions to be made
! from the pay of said volunteers,
j Approved, March 3,1847.
, [No. 8.]—A RESOLUTION for lighting with gas
the Capitol and Capitol grounds,
i Resolved by the Senate and House of Reprcssnta"
! tires of the United States of America iu Congress as~
! scmbled, That the Secretary of the Senate and the
| Clerk of the House of Representatives be authoriz-
! ed and directed to contract with James Crutchett for
I lighting up the Capitol and the Capitol grounds with
[ the solar gas light: Rrocidtd, That such contract
} can be made upon terms deemed reasonable by the
said Secretary and Clerk, and that a sum not exceeding
j seventeen thousand five hundred dollars be, and the
I same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in
! the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to carry
j the said contract into effect,
j Approved, March 3, 1847.
; [No. 9.]—A RESOLUTION,concerning the pur
chase of additional lauds for the use of the United
States armories at Harper’s Ferry and Springfield.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen-
atiers of the United St trs vf America in Congress
assembled. That the assent of Consress be. atid is
hereby, given tv) the purchase of additional lands for
the use of the United States armories at Harper’s
Ferry and Springfield, and to the application for that
purpose of so much of the sums appropriated for
repairs, improvements, and new machinery at Har
per's Ferry and Springfield armories by the act ap
proved August eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-
six. as the estimates show 'to have been intended tor
the purchase of lands and buildings for said armo-
O'; Yokes.complete,
Swingle Trees,
improved Grain Cradles.
Patent Scythes,
Grass and Bush Scythes,
Briar Hooks.
Reap Hooks, or Sickles,
Frees.
Iron Wedges,
Garden Implements,
in bulk
pattern.)
Dirt Scrapers.
Cotton and Store Trucks.
Wheel Barrows,
j Shovels and Spades,
I Manure and Hay Forks,
Cast Iron Segno nts for
J Gin Gear, A c., &c.,
I &c., Ac ,
Seeds.
A complete assortment ol Garden ?eed
and in papers, lor retail trade.
Works on Agriculture, raising of stock, Ac.
Agents for 1lie Sale ot
Fitzgkrali/s Patent Burr Stour portable
Mills for grinding Corn, Wheat, Ac.—several ol
which are now in use in different parts ot this State.
Price §75, and warranted.
Faikbank s Platform Scalf.s, which, for dura
bility and accuracy, are superior to any in use. t or
sale'at New Yorkand Boston prices.
Goodyear's Metalic Gum-Elastic JY.achine
Belting, which, for all purposes, except light cross
belt in or, is superior to leather, as it does not stretch or
slide on the fully—2. 4, 51,04.7,9, lOand 12 inches,
on hand at Boston prices. ,
Planters can re*1 assured that for all plongns sold
bv us. they can procure any part of the cast iron work
if wanted for repair. No pains will be spared to
procure new and improved itnplementsand machines.
For sale at reasonable prices. Orders thanklully
received and promptly attended to.
Feb. 23.1847.
37—tf.
JHLLEDGEVILLE
FEMALE ACADEMY
T HE Exercise* of this Institution will be resumed
on Monday ihr. seventh doy of June. On which
iiy it is hoped that patrons will cau*e their daughters
or wards to be present, that tiie School may be or*
ganized at once, and no time of the session be lost.
One week recess will be given, during the warm
est weather of the Summer.
II. J OSBORNE, Prinupal.
MilledgeviUe. May 24,1847. 50— It
Jay
ucs’ Hair Tonic.
"^TTE know Dr Quigley personally, and there is j
\ T no man in the country whose opinion is enti- 1
tied to more respect. He is on all subject*, honest
and sincere, and his high character as a physician can !
be attested by the first medical men in the city.—
Philadelphia Sun.
Shepherd’s Town, Va., Oct. 10. 1643 j
Dear Sir—You enquire of me whether I have used j
your Hair Tonic, and with what effect.
Several years ago my hair began to fall rapidly i
from the scalp, and I had the prospect of premature i
baldness. At length a friend recommended your j
Hair Tonic. 1 used three or four bottles, according
to tiie printed directions, and at the end of six months, j
mv hair was thick set, and since, its tendency to turn ■
gtey was arrested.
1 have never before given a certificate, recommend
ing patent medicines which indiscriminate!) used,
as they often are, do much tnjnrv, but in a case like
the present, where I know the article to he beneficial,
and that it can do no harm, I have no scruples in sta
ting facts within my knowledge.
Yotir’s, Ac.,
JOHN QUIGLEY, M D.
Dr. D Jaynes Philadelphia.
To be had at MilledgeviUe. and Talbotton.
May 4. 1847 W. G. LITTLE.
Approved, March 3, 1847.
[No. 10 ]—A RESOLUTION authorizing the em
ployment of the United States ships Macedonian
and Jamestown in transporting provisions for the
famishing poor of Ireland and .Scotland.
Resolred hxj the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the. United States of America in Congress as
sembled. That the Secretary of the Navy be. and he
is hereby, authorized to place at the disposal of Cap
tain George C. De Kay. of New Jersey, the United
States ship Macedonian, for the purpose of transport-
ins to the famishing poor of Ireland and Scotland
such contributions as may be made for their relief;
an I that the said Secretary be also authorized to place
at the disposal of Captain Robert B. Forbes, of Bos
ton. the United States sloop-ofwar the Jamestown,
for the like purpose; or if the Secretary shall be of
opinion that the public interest will be better subserv
ed thereby, lie is authorized to despatch said vessels
upon the service aforesaid as public ships.
Approved, March 3. 1847.
[No. 11.]—A JOINT RESOLUTION relative to
the preparation and presentation of inedais to cer
tain French, British, and Spanish officers.
R°solred by the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the President of the United States is
hereby authorized and requested to cause suitable
gold and silver medals to he prepared and presented
to the officers and men belonging or attached to the
French, British, and Spanish ships-of-war in the har
bor of Vera Cruz, who so gallantly, and at the im
minent peril of their lives, aided in rescuing from a
watery grave many of the officers and crew of the
United States brig Somers.
Approved. March 3, 1847.
[No. 12 ]—JOINT RESOLUTION to prohibit the
sale at private entry of certain lands in Cincinnati.
Ohio.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States of America in Congress as
sembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be. and
he is hereby, directed to report to the next session of
Congress all the facts in relation to the title to the un
sold parts, if any there be. of the reserved fractional sec
tion number eleven, of fractional township number
four, offractional range number one. in J. C. Symine's
Purchase. State of Ohio, tegether with the opinion
of the Attorney General thereon, and that he sus
pend all further proceedings in relation thereto, until
the end of the next session of Congress.
Approved, March 3. 1847.
TREATIES.
Additional article to the Convention for the surren
der of criminals between the United {States and
France of the 9th November, 1843.
CONCLUDED FEBRUARY 24, 1845.
By the President of the United States of America :
A PROCLAMATION.
\Y hereas an additional article to the Convention for
tiie surrender of criminals between the United J
States and France of the 9th of November, 1843, j
w as concluded and signed at Washington, by their «
respective Plenipotentiaries, on the 24tli day of
February last, which additional article, being in the
English and French languages, is, word for \vord,
as follows :
Additional Article.
The crime of robbery, defining the same to be the •
felonious and forcible t.iking from the person of
another, of goods oi money to any value, by violence, !
or putting him in fear; and the crime ofburglary.de- I
fining the same to be. breaking and entering by night
R. Kin u
potentiary of the United States to France, and M
Guizot, Minister of Foreign Affairs of His Majesty
the King of the French, on the part of their respec
tive Governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that I, JAMES K.
POLK. President of the United States of America,
have caused the said additional article to be made
public, to the end that the same, and every clause and
part thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the Ur<ited#States and the citizens thereof.
In icitness uhereof, l have hereunto set my-baud,
and caused the seal of the United States to be af
fixed.
Done at the City of Washington, the twenty-fourth
of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand
[seal] eight hundred and forty-five, and of the In
dependence of the United States the sev
entieth.
JAMES K. POLK.
By the President.
James Bucha.van, Secretary of State.
Convention with Saxony for the mutual Abolition of
the Droit D’Aubaine and Taxes on emigration.
concluded 14th May, 1845.
By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Convention between the United States of
America and his Majesty the King of Saxony was
concluded and signed at Berlin, by their respective
Plenipotentiaries, on the fourteenth day of May,
one thousand eight hundred and forty five, which
Convention, being in the English and German lan
guages, is, word for word, as follows:
The Uni'ed States of America, on the one part,
and His Majesty the King of Saxony, on the other
part, being equally desirous of removing the restric
tions which exist in their territories upon the acquisi
tion and transfer of property by their respective citi
zens and subjects, have agreed to enter into negotia
tions for this purpose.
For the attainment of this desirable object, the
President of the United States of America has con
ferred full powers on Henry Wheaton, their Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the
Court of His Majesty the King of Prussia, and his
Majesty ti e King of Saxony upon John DeMinrk-
witz, his Minister of State. Lieutenant General, En
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at
the said Court; who. after having exchanged their
said full powers, found in due and proper form, have
agreed to the following articles:
Article 1.
Every kind af droit d’aubaine, droit de retraite, and
droit de detraction or tax on emigration, is hereby
and shall remain abolished between the two contract
ing parties, thetr States, citizens, and subjects, re
spectively.
Article 2.
Where, on the death of any person holding real
property within the territories of one party, such rea*
property would, by the laws of the land descend on
a citizen or subject of the other, were he not disquali
fied by alienage, or where such real property has been
devised by last will and testament to such citizen or
subject, he shall be allowed a term of two years from
the death of such person—which term may be rea
sonably prolonged according to circumstances—to sell
the same and to withdraw the proceeds thereof with
out molestation, and exempt from all duties of de
traction on the part of the government of the respec
tive States.
Article 3.
The citizens or subjects of each of the contracting
parties shall have power to dispose of their personal
property within the States of the other, by testament,
donation, or otherwise; and their heirs, being citizens
or subjects of the other contracting party, shall suc
ceed to their said personal property, whether by tes
tament or ab intestnto, and may take possession there
of, either by themselves or by others acting for them,
und dispose of the same .at their pleasure, paying such
duties only as the inhabitants of the country where
tiie said property lies shall be liable to pay in like
hont molestation, and exempt from all duties of
detraction.
Article 3.
The citizens or subjects of each of the contracting
parties shall have power to dispose of their personal
property within the States of the other, by testament,
donation, or otherwise, and their heirs, legatees, and
donees, being citizens or subjects of the other con
tracting party, shall succeed to their said personal
property, and may take possession thereof, either by
themselves, or by others actiug for them, and dispose 1
of the same at their pleasure, paying such duties only
as the inhabitants of the country where the said prop
erty lies shall be liable to pay in like cases.
Article 4.
In case of the absence of the heirs, the same care
shall be taken, provisionally, of such real or personal
property, as would be taken, in a like case, of prop
erty belonging to the natives of the country, until the
lawful owner, or the person who has a right to sell
the same, according to article 2, may take measures
to receive or dispose of the inheritance.
Article 5.
If any dispute should arise between different claim
ant* to the same inheritance, they shall be decided, in
the last resort, according to the laws and by the judges
of the country where the property is situated.
Article 6.
All the stipulations of the present convention shall
he obligatory in respect to property already inherited,
or bequeathed, but not yet withdrawn from the coun
try where the same is situated at the signature of this
convention.
Article 7.
This convention is concluded subject to the ratifi
cation of the President of the United States of Amer
ica, by and with the advice and consent ol their Sen
ate. and of His Royal Highness the Duke of Nassau,
and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at
Berlin, within the term of twelve months from the
date of the signature hereof, or sooner, if possible.
In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries
have signed th* 1 above articles, as we'l in English as
in German, and have thereto affixed their seals.
Done in triplicata, in the city of Berlin, on the
twenty-seventh day of May, one thousand eight hun
dred and forty six. in the seventieth year of the inde
pendence of the United States of America, and the
seventh of the reign of His Royal Highness the Duke
of Nassau.
IIENRY WHEATON, [l. s.]
ROEDER, [l. s.J
And whereas the said Convention nas been duly
ratified on both parts, rnd the respective ratifications
of the same were exchanged at Berlin, on the thir
teenth day of October, one thousand eight hundred
and forty-six by Andrew J. Donelson. Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of tin* United
States, and the Colonel and Chamberlain Otto Wil
helm Carl Von Roeder etc . etc.. Minister Resident
of Hi* Royal Highness the Duke of Nassau, near
the Government of Prussia, on the part of their res
pective Governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that I, JAMES K.
POLK. President of the United States of America,
have caused the said Convention to be made public,
to the end that the same, and every clause and article
thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith, by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this sixth day of
January, in the year of our Lord, one ihon-
[seal] sand eight hundred and forty-seven, and of
the Independence of the United States the
seventy-first.
JAMES K. POLK.
By the President:
Jamee Buchanan, Secretary of State.
Convention with Peru for the satisfaction of claims
of American Citizens, Sic.
conciodkd March 17, 1847.
By the President of the. United Slates of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Article 4.
In case of the absence of the heirs, the same care I
shall be taken, provisionally, of such real or personal !
property as would he taken, iti a like case, of the
property belonging to the natives of the country, un- ,
til the law ful owner, or the person who has a right to ]
sell the same, according to article II, may take meas- j
ares to receive or dispose of tiie inheritance.
A / tide 5.
If any dispute should arise between the different
claimants to the same inheritance, they siiail be de- ;
cided according to the laws and by the judges of the j
country where the property is situated.
Article 6.
Whereas n C(invention between the United States of
America and the republic of Peru wag concluded
and signed at Lima, by their respective Plenipo
tentiaries. on the seventeenth dav of March, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hnndred and
forty-one, which Convention is, word for word, as
follows:
The United States of America and the republic of
Peru, desirous of consolidating permanently the good
understanding and friendship now happily existing
between the parties, have resolved to arrange and
terminate their differences and pretensions by means
of a Convention that shall determine exactly the re
sponsibilities of Peru with respect to the claims of
certain citizens of the United State* against her :
All the stipulations of the present convention shal 1 i And with this intention, the. President of the United
be obligatory in respect to property already inherited’ States ha* appointed James C. Pickett, charge d af-
dcvised, or bequeathed, but not yet withdrawn from | faires of said States near Peru, and his excellency
the country where the same issituated at the signature the President of the republic of Peru has appointed
of this convention. ^ Don Manuel del Rio, principal officer of the depart
Article 7. ment of finance, ac’ing minister of the same depart-
This convention shall he ratified by the President ment and supernumerary conncellor of State, and
of the United States of America, by and with the ad- both commissioners, after having exchanged thetr
vice and consent ol their Senate, and by His Majesty powers, have agreed upon and signed the following
the King of Saxony, and the ratifications shall he ex- articles :
changed at Berlin within the term of eighteen months Article 1.
from the date of the signature, orsoormr if possible. The Peruvian Government, in order to m ike full
In faith of which, the respective plenipotentiaries satisfaction for various claims ofcitizensof the United
have signed the above articles, both in German and States, on account of seizures, captures, detentions,
English, and have thereto affixed their seals. ; sequestrations, and confiscations of their vessels, or for
Done in trijiJicata. in the city of Berlin, on the 14th the damage and destruction of them, of theircargoes,
of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight or other property, at sea. and in *he ports Sc territories
hundred and forty five, and the sixty-ninth of the In- of Peru, by order of said Government of Peru, or
dependence of the United Stales of America. und r its authority, has stipulated to pay to the United
HENRY WHEATON, [l. s.] ' States the sum of three hundred thousand dollars.
MINCKWTTZ, [l. s.] ! which shall be distributed among the claimant*, in the
And whereas the said Convention has been duly manner, and according to the rules that shall he pre
ratified on both parts, and the respective ratifications ! scr *bed by the Governmentofthe United States,
of the same were exchanged at Berlin, on the twelfth
day of August, one thousand eight hundred and forty
six, by Andrew J. Donelson, Envoy Extraordinary j
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States, |
and Charles Count Yilzthiitn de Eckstaedi. Charge ,
d’Affaues of His Majesty the King of Saxony, near !
the Government of Prussia, ou the part of their re-
speclive Governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that I, JAMES Iv. I
POLK, President of tiie United States of America |
have caused lire said Convbntiou to he made public, ,
to the end that the same, ami every clause and article i
thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith, j
by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, 1 have hereunto set my hand,
and caused the seal of tiie Uuited States to he affixed.
Article 2.
The sum of three hundred thousand dollar*, which
the Government of Peru has agreed to pav. in the
preceding article.shall he paid at Lima, in ten equal
annual instalments, of thirty thousand dollars each, to
the person or person* that innv he appointed by the
United States to receive it. The first instalment shall
he paid on the first day of January, in the year one
thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and an instal
ment on the first day of each succeeding January, un
til the whole sum of three hundred thousand dollars
shall he paid.
Article 3.
The Peruvian Government agrees also to pay in
terest on the before mentioned sum of three hundred
thousand dollars, at the rate of four per cent mi per
annum, to be computed from the first day of Janua
ry. one thousand eight hundred and forty-two, and
Done at the City of Washington, this ninth day of
September, in »he year of our Lord one thou-, L . . - ... -
[seal] sand eight hundred and forty-six, and of the i the ,n, « rest accrnm S on each instalment shall he paid
Independence of the United States the sev- j °. n , f ,' a< : h ann,ial instalment. That is to say, interest
enty-first. • s ' ,a ‘l he paid on each annual instalment, from the
JAMES K. POLK. ^ a - v °* January* 0lie thousand eight hundred and
By the President: forty-two.
N. P. Tkist, Acting Secretary of State. Article 4
Convention with Nassau for the mutual Abolition of
the Droit D Aubaiue and taxes ou emigration.
concluded May 27. 184(5.
By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Convention between the United States
of America and his Royal Highness the Duke of Nas
sau was concluded and signed at Berlin, by their re
spective Plenipotentiaries, on the twenty-seventh day
of May. one thousand eight hundred and forty-six,
which Convention, being in the English and German
languages, is. word for word, as follows:
Convention far the mutual abolition of the droit d'au-
baine and taxes on emigration between the United
States of America and His Royal Htglints the Duke
of Nassau.
The United States of America and His Royal
Highness the Duke of Nassau having resolved, for
the advantage of their respective citizens and sub
jects, to conclude a convention for the mutual aboli
tion of the droit d’aubaine and taxes on emigration
have named for this purpose their respective pleni
potentiaries, namely: the President of the United
All the annual payments made on account of the
three hundred thousand dollars shall be paid in hard
dollars of the same standard and value as those now
coined at the mint in Lima, and the annual payments,
as well as the accruing interest may be exported from
Peru free of all duty whatever.
Article 5.
There shall not be demanded of the Government
of Peru any other payment or indemnification, on
account of any claim of the citizens of the United
States that was presented to it by Samuel Larned,
Esq., when charge d’affaires of the United States near
Peru. But the claims subsequent to those presented
by Mr. Larned to the Governmei t of Peru shall be
examined and acted upon hereafter.
Article 6.
It is further agreed that the Peruvian Government
shall have the option of paying each annual instal
ment, when it is due, with orders on the custom
house at Callao, which shall be endorsable in surnsof
any amount, and receivable in the Treasnrer as cash,
in payment of duties on importations of all kinds; and
the orders shall be given in such a manner as, that in
case similar orders shall be at a discount in the mar
ket, the full value of each annual payment shall ba
secured and made good to the United States, as
though it had been paid in cash, at the time of its
falling due; and any loss occasioned by discount, or
delay in the collection, shall be berue and made good'
by the Peruvian Government.
Article 7.
This convention shall be ratified by the contracting
parties, and the ratification* shall be exchanged within
two years from it* date, or sooner, if possible, after
having been approved by the President and Senate
of the United States, and by the Congress of Peru.
In witness whereof, the respective commissioners
have signed the same, and affixed thereto their seals.
Done in triplicate at the city of Lima, this seven
teenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-one.
J. C. PICKETT, [seal.]
MANUEL DEL RIO, [seal]
And whereas the seventh article ol the said con
vention required that the ratifications of the contract
ing parties should be exchanged within two years
from its date, which provision was not observed by
the said parties owing to delays in the ratification ren
dering such exchange impracticable within the time
stipulated : And whereas it appears that the duly
constituted authorities of the Republic-of Peru did.
on the 2Jst of October. 1845, by law approve in all
respects the said convention, with the condition, how
ever, that the first annual instalment of thirty thou
sand dollars on accouut of the principal of the debt
recognised thereby, and to which the second article
relates, should begin from the 1st of January, 1846,
and the interests on this annual sum, according to ar
ticle 3, should be calculated and paid from the 1st of
January, 1842 : And whereas the said convention and
the aforesaid modification thereof have been duly
ratified, and the respective ratifications of the same
were exchanged in the city o. Lima on the thirty-first
day of October last, by Albert G. Jewett on the part
of the United States, and Manuel del Rio on the pait
of the Republic of Peru :
Now, therefore, be it known that I. JAMES K.
POLK, President of the United States of America,
h ive caused the said convention, and the modifica
tion thereof, to be made public, to the end that the
same, and eveiy article and clause thereof, may be
observed ami fulfilled with good faith by the United
Suites, and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof. I have hereunto set rr»y hand,
and caused the seal of the United State.* to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this eighth day
of January, in the year of our Lord, one
[seal] thousand eight hundred and forty-seven, .and
of the Independence of the Uuited States
the seventy-first.
JAMES K. POLK.
By the President:
James Buchanan, Secretary of State.
A (SB I (D UJJt ^ TUB A IL o
From the South Carolinian.
REPORT ON MANURES.
The committee on manures are sensible
of the great, and daily increasing impor
tance of the subject submitted to them and
regret their inability to do it the justice its
importance demands. From their limited
knowledge and experience in agricultural
pursuits, they can only offer, instead of a
report, some hints founded on the experi
ence and opinions of others, without being
able to give results, which in such malteis,
are always so desirable.
That something must he done to improve
our exhausted fields and increase their pro
duction, needs no argument; in this, all a-
gtee, all seem to agree too, in the often
expressed opinion, that to accomplish this,
we must plant less and manure more; and
strange as it may seem, all agree in a prac
tice directly coutrary to this rational opin
ion. Time, perhaps, will cure this evil;
and the lessons that reason and experience
fail to teach us, will enforce by the inflexi
ble mandate of necessity, from whose stern
behests there is no appeal.
It may not be necessary, that a farmer or
planter should understand the analysis of
soils and plants, so as to determine, with
precision, the proportion of their constituent
principles; but no just reason can be as
signed, why he, more than another, should
remain ignorant of them; or why he should
not avail himself of all the knowledge that
pertains to his calling. Il certainly is ne
cessary, that he should understand some
thing of the nature of the soil he cultivates,
otherwise he labors in the dark. Ry a lit
tle attention to the rocks on the surface, the
intelligent planter may obtain a knowledge
of the soil, sufficiently accurate for any
practical purposes connected with his plant
ing operations.
Ours is substantially a granitic soil, with
comparatively but few exceptions; and we
may safely apply any and all the substances
named iu the catalogue of manures. Lime,
from its known durability, is where availa
ble, the most superior; it accelerates the
decomposition of vegetable matter, and acts
as a solvent to the mineral ingredients con
tained in the soil, thereby assimilating and
fitting them for thefood of plants. How far
the planter would be justilied iu transport
ing lime, fur the purposes of manuring
seems not to be yet well understood, but
the committee hope to see the experiment
made by some judicious manager, who will
communicate the results.
A great number of substances have been
recommended as manures, which it is not
necessaty to enumerate here, as they are
entirely beyond our reach, except at enor
mous prices; such as guano, poudret, and
hone dust; hut if any are curious in such
matters and are desirous to test their quali
ties, they can apply to their own fowl hous
es and poultry yards for the first, to their
privies for the second, and bones in any
quantity may be found bleaching in the old
fields.
The committee are of opinion, however,
that the members of this society need not
look beyond their own boundary lines for
any thing as a manure, that will avail them
much; lime in small quantities for the pur
pose of making compost, alone excepted.—
We have an abundant supply of the materi
als necessary for making it, at our own
doors, in our fields, and on our lands; we
have ashes, straw, leaves, and weeds in
abundance; and more, we have cotton seed.
We have fowl houses, cow pens, hog pens,
stables, and barn yards—these are the means
within our reach, and it but requires atten
tion and industry to make them valuable.
Every planter should adopt certain rules
and regulations on his plantation, with re-
gatd to its improvement, and see that they
are strictly obeyed by every one under his
charge; he should suffer nothing to be
wauled that would increase his means of
improving his lands. Almost every one
has some old man, who is not able to do
much; he can roll a wheel-barrow, or drive
a cart, and if he can do neither, lie cau di-
for the use of those who may be disposed
to try it.
A great ileal of importance is attached to
the cultivation of the pea, and by no means
more than it deserves; it must be our sub
stitute for clover; the black pea appears to
be the favorite; there is a red pea also, of
the same specie, equally as good, they will
lie iu the ground all winter if not sowed too
early, and vegetate and come up in the
spring. If sowed at the iate of about a
peck to the acre, with rye, wheat, or oats,
they will afford, after harvest, a fine cover
ing for the land, protecting it against the
effect of our burning August sun, and if not
pastured, a good supply ofthe very best
vegetable matter for the soil; the better
way, however, would Ite to turn the vines
under in September, with a good plow.—
It is said, with much plausibility, that peas
sowed on rye stubble and plowed in and
turned under in the fall, is the very best
preparation for a crop of wheat.
The committee were desirous of being
able to give an opinion, founded upon cor
rect data, ofthe proportion of land cultiva
ted, that a planter under ordinary circum
stances, could reasonably expect to manure.
It is the opinion of some, that a hand can
raanu'e 3actes in the drill, others say 5;—
suppose then a farmer plants 15 acres in
corn and cotton, then if he manure but 3
acres a year, in 5 years he would have ma
nured all the land he plants in corn and
cotton; in a few years this would work
wonders indeed, especially if he were, at
the same time, improving his small grain
crops, by the cultivation of the peas, sug
gested ami it appears to the committee, that
this might he done, and increased as our ex
perience and means increased. If, however,
it could be partially accomplished, there is
no calculating the vast change it would.pro
duce iu the appearance and comforts of the
homestead, the improvement of our stock,
and in the value of our lands generally;—
it would be adding interest to principal, the
capital daily increased by the profits, which
every one understands in a commercial
point of view.
The committhe would beg leave to re
mark in conclusion, that all attempts to im
prove our soilby manures, must be a failure
unless we improve our system of culture:
that while we continue to scratch the sur
face soil with our straight shovels and twist
ers up hill and down, and across gullies, so
long may we look for our soil, manure and
all, in the creek and branch bottoms, so
long will our wasted fields stare us in the
face at every turn, and reproach us with in
gratitude and threaten us with starvation.
JOHN J. PRATT, Chairman.
MUStDiEIklLAHMUJS,
THE BATTLE.OF SARATOGA.
From Headley’s—“Washington and his Generals.”
“It was now about three o’clock, and a
sudden cessation of arms took place, while
the two divisions prepared for the final en
counter. Att oblong clearing, about sixty
rods in extent, and entirely surrounded with
woods, separated them as they stood out of
musket shot of each other, like the oppo
site sides of a parallelogram. This clearing
slooped down from the northern side to- j
watds the southern, on which the Ameri- j
cans were posted. A deep wood sheltered I
them, while the British were drawn up in
an open pine forest. The scene now be- ;
came one of thrilling interest. As the A- I
mericans looked out from their leafy cover- j
ing, they saw amid the dark pine trees on :
the farther side, long rows of brass cannon ;
shinu.g through the green foliage, and be
side them the gunners, with lighted match- :
es, while still farther on gleamed the solid j
lines of steel bayonets. Nought broke the
sileuce tliaL wrapped the heights, save the
hurried orders, as regiment after regiment
wheeled into its place; while the sun shone
sweetly down on the springing grass, gent
ly waving in the mild September breeze.—
Thus slept that quiet clearing on the top of i
the hills, with the long shadows ofthe trees ;
stretching across its bosom—and all around j
it lay that slumbeiing volcano, soon to come !
into it's midst, and make it tremble as if in
the grasp of an earthquake. The Ameri-i
cans could hear distinctly the orders given !
in the English Army, and waited, with i
beating hearts, the shock that was prepar- 1
ing for them. At length the word ‘fire’ rang '
through the woods—the lighted matches I
descended like a flash on the guns, and the i
next moment the balls came crashing thro’ j
the trees, followed by an explosion that |
shook the hills, and the battle commenced, i
The Americans stood firm before that iron '
storm, watching the shattered boughs that j
were hurled about their heads, but not a j
shot replied. Finding that the cannonade [
produced no impiession, the English com
mander ordered the woods to be cleared
with the bayonet.
“In perfect order and close array that
veteran infantry emerged from the pine
trees into the clearing, reddeninglbe whole i
extent with their scarlet uniforms. In double |
quick time, with their standards streaming |
in the wind, ffnd the drums beating their
wildest notes, they swept over the open
ground, and steadily moved up to the far
ther margin. All there was still and mo- j
tionless, though thousands of flashing eyes ■
were on the advancing battalions, and thou- !
sands of sinewy hands were clutching con
vulsively their trusty muskets. At length \
those steady troops approached the Ameri
can lines; when suddenly halting, they j
poured in one deep volley—the next mo- ]
ment their levelled bayonets gleamed thro’ j
the smoke, and, with deafening shouts, they I
rushed to the charge. A single order echo
ed along the concealed ranks, and in an in- j
stant that silent wood was a mass of flame <
rolling on the foe. The firm set ranks stag- ;
<rered back before it, like a strong ship ‘
smitten by a wave, then with a noble effort
closed up the huge gaps in their line, and
again rushed shouting to the charge.
But
the same astonishing fire mowed them down
rect children, and see that they collect and j till torn and rent into fragments, they turn-
carry to the manure pile, whatever may be ; ed and fled. Then like a tiger springing
found wasting in the lanes, fence corners, j from his covert, the Americans leaped from
and other pla'ces; this, the committee sug- 1 their concealment, and poured in one wild
gest, would be the very best employment | torrent upon them. Over their dead and
for such feeble and inefficient hands. dying enemies, across the clearing, up to
For a cheap and econimical plan of ma- the very British lines, and over the guns,
The
king manure, the committee would recom
mend one published in New-York, by a
Mr. Hernance, and re-published in the Car
olinian of the 24th Oct., 1846. They think
it preferable to any they have observed, be-
they go in one black resistless wave,
artillery was captured, and the exulting
victors seizing the drag-ropes, attempted
to carry it away, but the pieces were too
heavy, and the wood too dense. They can-
cause it is easy and cheap, and the maleri- . not turn them on the enemy, for theartiller-
als within the reach of every one. The ists have carried oft the matches. One only
plan recommended is herewith submitted , is seized, and Colonel Cilley has mounted
it, and with bis sword administered th
oath of allegiance, and thus in triumph
borne over the field.
“The British, rallying iu the wood
made a desperate charge to recover the’
guns, and finally drove the militia men bac
down the slope to their covert. But hen
again they were met by those destructivi
volleys—whole companies sunk at once
the field, and the solid formation whieh
necessary to give terror to the shock of tL_
bayonet, was utterly broken. Falling back!
they attempted to re-form in the clearing
but the Americans were upon them wit'
such fury, they broke, and Bed to the pr-
tection of their guns. But up to the ver
muzzles the maddened patriots rush, an
bayonet the gunners at their pieces, an
burl the whole British line back into th
woods. Here Burgoyne again rallied hi
men, and with levelled bayonets they ad
vanced to the shock. Forced slowly back,
the Americans again retreat, while thos
cannon pour a perfect storm of round an
grape shot into their ranks, and all over the
field are seen wounded men crawling awa
to the wood. But rallying behind their co
vert, they present the same wall of fire o
which the bravest grenadiers dash in vain,
“Thus the battle swayed to and fro a-
cross this cl aring for tlnee fearful houts,
It was one continued thunder-clap and driv
ing'mass of flame over its bosom, while th
cries ami shouts of maddened men adde
still greater terror to the scene. Now clos
ing in with the bayonet, now retiring be
fore the destructive discharges of grape
shot, and now sweeping with loud huzza
over the captured guns, they fought wit
an energy and desperation that perfectly as
tonished their adversaries. The oldest offi
cers declared they had never witnessed'
such a destructive work with small arms, or
such terrible firing from infantry. Before
their onset, the firmest troops went down,
and again and again did they charge those
strong batteries home, and wrench them
from the grasp of the enemy. Out of forty-'
eight men who commanded one batterey,
thirty-six were killed—t fie dead lay in heap*
amid the wheels of the carriages, while the
blood stnud in pools over the clearing. In
the midst of this carnage the sun went
down—his farewell beams just gleamed a
moment through the sulphurous cloud that
curtained in the field, and then twilight
slowly settled over the landscape. Through
the deepening gloom, bright flashes were
seen as the dark column still rushed to the
encounter; but at length deep ni^ht came
on, and the battle ceased. Here and there
detached pat ties still maintained the fight,
lightning up the forest with their vollies, but
the great struggle was over, and night ami
death remained sole masters of the field.—
On that single clearing were piled nearly a
thousand men, covering it with a perfect
carpel of corpses, and all around was scat
tered the wreck of the fight. Here lay a
trampled plume, there a neglected sword,
further on a rent banner, while the blue
frocks of the American militia-men and the
scarlet uniforms ofthe British soldiers were
mingled together in inextricable confusion.
Arms raised an hour before in hate and
rage, now lay across each other in the re
pose of death, and over the still scowling
brow the dews of night slowly gathered.”
• * * *
“During the interval between the 10th of
September and the 7th of October, constant
skirmishes took place between detached
parties, resulting from the efforts of the A-
mericatts to prevent the enemy from forag-
iug. Burgoyne, though taught a sad les
son, by the battle that had been fought, of
Amercan valor and steadiness, still clung to
his first dream, and looked long and wistful
ly for aid from New York, and refus
ed to retreat. At length, his provisions
becoming nearly exhausted, he resolved to
make another desperate effort to cut his way
through the American lines, and push on to
Albany.
SECOND BATTLE ON BEMIS’S HEIGHTS.
“To understand the gatteral plan of the
battle-field, imagine the American camp
pitched on a branch of the Hudson, and ex
tending back about half a mile from the
shore. Almost directly in front, and with
in cannon-shot, is the British camp, similar
ly situated. A little to the north and west
ofthe British encampment, was a large re
doubt occupied by the Hessians, and the
one which Arnold entered. Between the
two armies were two creeks running near
ly parallel to each other, along which the
American pickets were stationed. These
presented serious obstacles to the advance
of an Army, while towards their sources,
and to the left of Gates, the approach was
easier. It was on this account Burgoyne
resolved to make his attack in that direc
tion. Accordingly on the 7th of October,
moving his troops in three columns, be ad
vanced to the American left, and taking up
bis position in an open wheat field, display
ed his line. The fierce and rapid roll of
drums in the American advance guard, beat
ing to arms, announced their approach, and
Gates immediately sent out Morgan with
his riflemen to open the battle.
“Burgoyne, sustained by bis best officers,
occupied a rising ground, and Morgan took
a wide circuit to fall ou bis right, while
Gen. Poor was to inarch straight up the
bill against the left, and if possible separ
ate it from the main army. Burgoyne had
with him twenty cannon; and with these, at
half past two in the afternoon, he opened
on the advancing column of Poor. But this
gallant officer led his brigade steadily for
ward up the hill; and with the orders not to
fire till the summit was reached, pressed
rapidly ou through the storm of grape-shot.
With the same coolness he eutered the
deadly volleys of musketry, then as he gain
ed the brow of the height, opened to the
right and left, and poured iu a close and
rapid fire with terrible effect. Moving re
solutely forward upon the dense masses of
the gienadiers.the Americans mowed them
down with volley after volley, and stood
within close musket-shot of the artillery,
and let it play upon their ranks. But noth
ing could long withstand those murderous
batteries, and the Americans, excited to
madness by the galling, devouring fire,
rushed with terrific shouts up to the very
months of the guns, and swept them like a
storm. But met by those resistless grena
diers, they were rolled sternly back to their
position. Again they rallied and charged
with such impetuosity, that everything went
down in their passage; but that same steady
valor reclaimed the victory, and hurled
litem back to their first position. On one
gun they rushed five successive times, and
captured it in each onset, and as often were
forced to relinquish their prize, until at
length they carried it off in triumph. Maj.
Akland, who commanded the grenadiers,
held them to the shock with a firmness that
baffled every effort. Galloping fiercely a-
mid the disordered ranks, he rallied them
again and again by his voice and example,
uutil at last he himself was struck to the
ground by a ball, when they broke and fled.
Morgan, in the mean time, with his deadly
riflemen bad poured down with resistless
strength on the left wing, carrying every
thing before him. Rallying bravely behind
a fence, tne shattered troops attempted to
