Public Leger, Volume 1, Number 16, Richmond, Wayne County, 26 June 1824 — Page 2

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LAWS OP THE UNION. AM ACT to provide for the extinguishment or (he debt dire to the United States bj the PuarchascTS of PnhHc 1 rinds-

Bt it enacted by the Senate and Home of

Representatives oj the u. a. oj America in Congress assembled, That,in all cases where the purchaser?, or legal holder of any certificate of purchase of any of the Public Lands of the United States, may have obtained a certificate of further credit, under the provisions of an act, passed 2d March, one thousand eight hundred and twentyone, entitled " An art for the5 relief of the purchasers of f i)lic lands prior to the 1st day of July, 101,"or of thsfia supplementary there cthe 20thof April, 1C22, and of the 3d c?lr-ch, 1823, the person obtaining such cc silicate, or the legal holder thereof be allowed, at any time prior to the tefc.Ii of April, 1825, to file, with the Register of the Land Oflice, ili the district where such land is situated, a relinquishment, in writing, of any section, half section, quartc? section, or legal subdivision of a fractional section, made

according to the prc7l::ons of the existing laws, in relation to tho curvey and sale of the Public Lands : And any payment made.

on any tract of land, so relinquished, shall

be applied to the payment of the amount J A a . II

uue on any iraci retained ny saia purcna-, scr, or legal holder of a certificate of purchase'; which relinguishmcnt shall be allowed only on condition that any such pur

chaser, or legal holder of a certificate of

purchase, relinquish a sufficient quantity of land thereby to complete his or her payments due to the U. S. on any lands retained, or pay the balance due, or which may afterwards become due, in money, before or at the time of such relinquishment; and, on the payment ofsuch balance in money, there shall be allowed,; on the amount so paid, a deduction of titrate of thirtv-seven and a half per Centura: Previ'led That nothing herein contajncd,shall entitle the person maly-such relinquish ment toclad any reiOyment frcm the U. States, on account of any lands, so relinquished: .'bid provided further. That nothing herein contained shall authorize any discounts upon payments made by relin-

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That

all pa reisers, or legal holders of any certificate oY"pirchase,ofan Public Lands of

the u. b. who may have obtained a certificate of further credit, under the provisions of the several acts above mention

ed, on making complete pamenl, previ

ous to the tenth ot April, 1825, of every instalment nowdue, and which shall afterwards become payable, shall be allowed,

upon the amount so paid, a deduction, at'

the rate of thirty-seven and a half per centum. - Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Regisjrs and Receivers of the Lard Offices of the'U. S. immediately after the 10th of April, 125, to return complete lists of the lands relinquished to the U. S. within their districts; and such lands shall be exposed to sale, as other public lands of the U. S. Sec. 4. And br it further enacted, That the Register and Receiver of any Land Office, shall be allowed double the fees given them by the act of the second of March, 1821, for like services, to be paid by the person or persons availing themselves of the provisions of this act. Sec 5. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act be extended to town lots and out lots reserved for that purpose, and sold by the United States on a credit.

(Selected from various Eastern Papers.

England. It is calculated the proroga

tion of Parliament will take place as early

as the . 15th of June. It is said that the

King will visit the continent in July.

It is said the government of Bombay has been offered to Sir James M'Intosh, but that

he declined the offer which was subse

quently made to, and accepted by Mr.

Lushington.

The accounts from Algiers are to March

30, at which time two frigates were cruis

ing before that port, and two others before

Bona, No accommodations had been

ftU ACT explanatory of an nrt entitled An art to provide for the extiainrnhmrnt of the d -hi lu- to Mhc U. S. by thi pure hast r of the public land, i approved on the lflth day of May. one thousand

eieht hundred and twntv-four. Be it enacted by the Semite and lhnc of Representatives of the United States rf Amor ica in Congress assembled That the bees, fits and privileges of the act of Congrcrc, entitled4 An act to provide for the t"" guihmeitof the debt due to the U & by the purchasers of public lands," approved ca the eighteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, of

which mis acuis explanatory, he extended to those persons who have obtained certificates of further credit, for any halfquarter section, or for any fractional scc'tionof land, under the provisions of any of the several laws for the relief of purchasers of public lands, referred to in the said act, of which this is explanatory. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all relinquishments of land, which shall be executed under the provisions of the said .actofthe 18th day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, or under the provisions of this act, shall be tiled with the Register of the Land Oflice at which the land was purchased, any thing in the said actofthe eighteenth of Ma v one thou

sand eight hundred and twcnty-foui, of

which this is explanatory, to the -contrary

noiwiiusianding. Washington; Approved, May 20, 1824.

made of the differences with the Algerine government. A private letter from Paris states, that, in the event of a congress of the Allied

Powers, the fate of Greece will form a leading subject of discussion. It is believed that the recognition of the independence of Greece will form the basis of this discussion, and that the only difficulty will be the choice of a sovereign the Allied Powers having all put forth their pretensions to this nomination. Affairs of grfece. A letter from Zante, dated March 13, announces, the capture of the important place of Coroon the lajst bulwark of'tfib Turks in the South of the Morea. This town was carried bystorm,by the Greeks, under the command of an Eclesiastic, Zerbino, who took it by surprise.,. The occupation of the town and castle of Arta, by Constantine Bozzaris,is also confirmed.

A large ship from London had brought them a great quantiy of powder, cannons mortars,she)ls, cannon balls,and other kinds

of ammunition, preparatory to the scige of

Lepan to. v On hearing cf the formidable preparations, making by the Turks, for the ensuing campaign, the 'government at Misolonghi immediately despatched European engineers to the north of the Isthmus of Corinth,to form an cntrenched,camp for the purpose of offering an effectual resistance. Engineers are also occupied in raising fortifications on the side of Thebes, and on all the principle mountains. A Greek vessel arrived at Ancona on the 4th of April, from Corfu, w hence it sailed on the twenty fifth of March, with the information that the city of Lepanto had fallen into the power of the Greeks, the 1 3th of that mopth. 'According to the information we have cn tills sub;sctJt r

pears that a breach having been' madv the artillary eff the Philhellenes, ccr .irr.J-

ed by Colonel Stanhope, the nface wasi

j summoned to surrender, and-Jusccaf Pa

cha, who commanded there, Jiaving rejected all scii of capitulatiorTJiSev. prepared for. an attack with their whd? force. It was exeeytcd oh 'the rooming of the 14th a little before sunriseVy Constantino Bozzaris, and Nicolas, thfc turkephage, led the advanced guard, rtti at 7 in jthc morning, the standard cf tr.2 cross floated upon the walls of Le"-:.fo. Part vt tM Turks perished, an'd it bc?.id, there crcs fc.fl a rich booty in rr.cr.oy, r-.;"r.it:oa, Wms baggage, and effects obtained frczn ll? pillage of Achala, in 1822, by Jussouf Pacha, w ho, according to all appearance, perished in the. last battle. Advices from Frankfort corroborate the above agreeable intelligence. f , Mr. G. Belroni the celebrated traveller, has shared the fnte fcf all his nrdccerrs in exploring Africa. 12 did ciGtCn the 3rd. Dec. of the dysentery. A letter frem Tunis of the 28th March,

sas The Alscrine cruisers have all returned to Algiers, wherethey have been dismantled, their masts taken out and hulls Mink in the port, in order that they might not fall into the bauds and power cf the Entilifrh. 'tjv. Calomria. TLj DritUI ' -oners had their first fr;..i1 interview ,ith the vice president of Colombia ca t!:3 Cth of rjarcli. Zn, the course of his address on this occasion, Mr. Hamilton expressed a wish that this mission mav have the effect

of establishing a lasting alliance between the two countries. "Their mutual interests require this compact, and I confess I perceive no obstacle to the attainment of so desirable an object." The following is the conclusion of his address: "It is said, sir, that France desires to aid Spain in re-conquering thce countries. The people of Colombia need not fear an invasion of this nature, since they will find a firm and constant friend in Great Britain. I have the honor to present to your excellency a snuff-box, on the part of his Britannic majesty, as a testimony of his esteem." . The reply of the vice president was appropriate. But he declined receiving the snutf-box, until the congress should sanction his acceptance of it. Mexico is apparently becoming pretty tranquil, aad the laws for the preservation

of social order begin to be better oK, t 4 Yucatan has joined the confederacy Earthquake. Jamaica papers l ed at Charleston, state that a severed of an earthquake was felt at Kir,r,t the. 10th of April, which caused 1 larm among the inhabitants, who taneouslv rushed from their hnna.- 'M

j "'mcv.5, I mediately after the shock had subsid the Spanish and Portuguese and vtJtS

and German Churches were opened' x immediately filled by persons of all c

etiger iu reiuni umrikb 10 me Almighty f

v.t.'N, tjuvu IlwillllIt'Tll QHfr, 1 fvnrzi hnitvpQ custninrl !m.. " M

earthquake was also felt with great f at Spanish Town, and Old Harbor. IK was a second severe shock on the ri-ure.

the 13tlirmd a slight one the following ?

a -t : GREEK YOUTHS. Four promising Greek youths ratir-1

of Scio, arrived at this port on the r'

May, in the bnr Cyprus, Capt Chadd ..fk 1 69 days from Malta, having come to C i

country with the hope of obtaining the aj. j vantages, of education. Their rnmrsl !

Constatine and Pandias R:illi, Nich. laj i Petrokokino, and Alexander Pospali. T; a ! two first are brothers, whose father w-o

hostage from Scio at Constantinople ari was hung by the order of the Grand Seiff-.

or. nearly an nis enects were-doetrntr

bv the Turks at Scio; and Mrs. Rlh

with her children escaped with difficult .

and is now at Malta. Nicholas has parei'u w Ilfinnr rxk ATilfn i

His father was at Malta when Scio Viit-

overthrown; his mother, himself ard a younger brother were among those who t

escaped from the destruction. The fatht: r of Alexander died before the revclutkn -

His mother and her family were taken b? I

the Turks at Scio: one brother, hiui

capable of bearing arms, was put to death; I Alexander and his mother, one brother r

and three sisters,' lnve been redecrued, and one brother remains in captivity. Constantino Tnlli and Nicholas Pp tn I kokinoare 16 ye:-Vrjge, Pandias Ralli I

io, ana ieianaer . .an rj. liiey a!T read ancient as V7C. (rs modern Gretk t

have more or less r zc with Ital- (

lan, ana T7nuc ni ; 7 seme proti-

ciency in C!r!::'-" .iney converse t"

intelligibly. to youths of good t intellectual rowerr, t.r" Me dispoaitiors, I

and correct s ortmcnt. 1

These rrj- Silota were sent from Mai- (

ta by th' Missionaries, and torn-1 pir-ded i'SCii .ntronage of the Amerirao of cc' nioners, for Foreign ,?

Sid. It 2C ,.:2ivelv knotvn th.it thne

..iready Gibel: youths retain? it j

iew Heaven, tinder the patronage of the same Board'who do net expect to retura till they have obtained a collegiate education; and it is to be desired that the53 should enjoy equal privileges. The resources of the board of Foreign Mission -arc not however, sullicient to allow of their rOTording thcitfcLHi'privircges, without im approprations by donors to the object zCCMUnic community,(if we ma be curved theusee(a Tvofurnished u by tho f''-er .cfjpVio'cf ( Pelade at New Haven,) whether c? such privilege! shall be conferred, lt a time when the struggle of the Grec for freedom excitcsia

every genero::3 crican bosom, such feel

ings of sympai.iy in their behalf it would be peculiarly gratifying to see eight proniiiirj ycuths from among them, enjoying the highest literary advantages which our country affords, and thus preparing to return and aid in diffusing light among a people, which it is hoped, will then be rising to eminence. Nor is it probable that so favourable an oppotunity of howirj kindness to a suffering nation will pass unimproved.

The late melanchollv disaster from tfco

explosion of the boiler of the Steam fet j

jLtna on the Delaware, has called up ai enquiry which threatens to explode hif steam altogether. Concress and the t;:tt

Legislatures arc urged to prohibit theu j of such boilers in boats intended for the I rri . ...1 1 1.

conveyance 01 passenger?, inc nv K.vcinf. is just the thing, and ought to be adopted. The first experiment nnk with it succeeded; and the engine on the small scale of a model merely, is now J full operation, working the machincr) of cotton factory. Lexington Rtportir. Tremendous Alarm. During Olvire Service yesterday forenoon, (iMth ult.) ak the new Friends' Meeting in Rosc-strct'N in which Anna Bniithwaite was preachy? to an audience of 2000 people, it was covered that the beams were settling ',rJ some rents having been suddenly made the walls, an alarm more easily imagi'th.in described took place, and such ascei'.c of confusion was hardly ever witnessed.We have conversed with one of the au

lost, but that numerous persons ere

ly injured. J. Jr. Uazcttc.

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