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LAWS of the U. STATES. (By Authority, ) AN ACT lor t lie relief of the bond of com mi III oners well of Pearl ri er. BE rl enacted by the Senate and House cf Representatives of the United States of America m Congress aseembted 1 bat t he proper accounting officers ot the t r e a -furv,be. and they ae hereby directed to luultt and fettle the accounts of the board of comm flloners weft of Pearl river, in the IVf iflifCppi territory and to allow each ot them the fum of fix dollars perday for everv d'v's a&ual attendance on the board, fubffueni to the hrft day of April, 1806, except for the 94 days i Iready provided for. H. CL Y, Speaker of the House of Representatives, GEO. CLINTON, Vice-President of the United States and J President of the Senate.

office, ind the city poft office (hall be te moved to the Paid public building. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That for the purpole of completing the diorefaid work, there be appropriated, from any mo nies iH the treafury not otherwife appropri ated, the fum of 13,247 dollars S; 6 I cents, including the fum ot 2,300 dollars now in the treafury, and alto the turn of 1,393 dollars and 73 cents, now in the hands ot 1 bomas Monroe, fuperintendant ot the city of Walhirgton, being unexpended balanCtS of the fum of 20,000 dollars, autho nfed by the aft of April 28th., 1810, to which t ii 1 3 act is a fupplcfltent. H CLAY, Speaker of I he House of Representatives Gi.O.CLIN I ON, Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate M irch 7, 1813. Ai'rRovhj). AX ACT making appropriation for the tie fence oi our Maritime frontier. 14 K it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the fum of 500,000 dollars be, and the fame is hereby appropriated, in addition to thr futns already appropriated) tor the purpofes oi fortifying and defending the maritime frontier of the United States; and that the I tinr be paid out of any monies in the tieaiury not Other Wife appropriated. H.CLAY,

j Speaker of the House of Representatives,

GEO, CLINTON, Vice President of the United State, and President iff the Senate. March 10, 18 12. AIPROVED. JAMES MADISON,

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'. V P i 'fupplementary to "an act provrdtii : for the arcomnodnion f General ! II Office, and Patent Office, and f.r other purpofes.' BK it enacti I the Senate and ffoust of Representatives, of the United States of America, in Conjp assembled, Foal the pod mailer general, n icr the erection of the pcetident 01 the I nited States, be authorised to 'repair and bnifh, in a fuitable Biannee tor th- neon n odation of the pod

office drpartmam and the patent office, the

AH ACT V-vwrX further" time for rei ift'-r-ing claims to hind in the Vfeftcrn difttici of the territory of Orleans. BE i enacted by the Senate and JLv.se of Representatives of the United States j 1 J of Amerifa. in Congress assembled, That every perfon or perions claiming lands in the weftern diftrict of the territory of Or-

' leans, who ;:re a&ual fettlers on the land

which they ciaim, and whole claims have not been heretofore filed with the regdtrr

! of the land office, Tor the faid diftriA, (hall

e allowed until the firfl day of November est, to '.-liver notices in writing, and the

enct-s of their claims to the re- ; land office at Opcloufas ; and ;snd ev: ib ices fo delivered Withlimitrd hv th.is lh A be re J e t ;. ; 'r,and on payment ' a fees, as if the fime had been ;',re the firtt d.ty of July, 18(8 ; its of fu prrfons as (hall nr a within the tune ho i:ed bv it, fo far as they are derived mdrd on any a& of conrrl-. r barred ai d be ome void, aio

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two floriei of the building purchefetl for . tl.e irvv ronu. .. b) Mltl ttt) "t thr- (f.rp- ; faidc, nr.. g th firfl and Lcond ftoeug, , including all fui dry repai son the vj . a : a-.. 3 in chr ;;a; ret o! faid bndtii g, Dp ot i . orinttplei ftated in thr pott ol the pofl nafter gppn ral -.ated January 15th, 1 8 ! l? . Sec. And at i$ further-enacted, That j M foon 1 1 e 1 pairs can (e proj - rly 0 uie , and bef re thee mmencemenl of the next : annual f Q 1 of coi lefs, the general puir I

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:; againO any grant clciivtd iiom td States. . A id be it further enacted, That ei and receiver i public inooies id rd office at OpeloufaSi h l' I . ne p nvers and perform the 1 in relation to the claims tins file C firfl v t v oi November next. i

p 1 me had ben given beton if ju;y, isc, except that

their deciOons fhall be fuhje to the revifion of congrefa. And it fiiall be the duty of the laid recifter and receiver to make to the lecrctary of the treafury, a x poit of all the claims thus Hld with the reeifter of the land office, together with the ful)itdt'te of the evidence in fupport thereof, with tluir opiuicn,and fuch remarks thereon as they may think proper ; which report, together with a lift of the r.laiinr, winch, in the cpin.on of the regifter and receiver, ought to be confirmed, fliall be laia by the fccYetary of the treafury before congrefs at their next fetlton, for their determination thereon. 1 he faid regifter and receiver (hall have power to appoint a clerk whofc duty fhalj oe the fame, in relation Vo the claims hied -is aforefaid, a ; wrlS required ot the clerk to the board of commiffioners for adjutting claims to land in thr- faid diftricl ; and the 5id regifter, receiver and clerk, lh II each be allowed fifty cents for each claim filed according to this act, and on which a decifion (hall be made, whether Inch de ifion be in favor of, or agatnft the claim; which allowance of 50 cents lhal! be in full (ompenfation for their tervices under this ae?i. T-i r i a V in . w La rx 1 , Speaker of i.'ie Mouse of Representatives 0: 6: CLINTON, Vice-President of the UnitecTStates, and President of the Senate March 10. 1812. Af P ROV ED, JAMES MADISON. AN ACT to alcer the time of holding the Circuit courts of the Umtod States at Knox v ilte, in the diitricl ot LjII Tenntf lc r, in the ita'e of IVnnt fi J. V, it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. J bt j ' lb much of the fii it feci ion of an act. entitled 44 An ac:l to amend an ei entitled an !Ct elrtblifhing Cirtuit courts, 'and abridging the jurifdr&ion of the Diftricl coUits of the dittridls of Ke ntucky, Tetineffee be Ohio," pafled on the 2 2d clay of March, 1808, as providrs that the frffions of the faid cin uit courts Hiall be held -t Knoxvillc in Eaft Temu flee, on the third Monday in October annually, Hod! be, and is hereby ree led, and from and after the paflge ot this acl, the Uid circuit courts Uiall tic- held at Knoxyille, in th.e diftricl of Kail Tenneftee, on the fecond Monday in October, annually, and continue until all the bufi nefs therein depending be difpofed ol, and that all a&ions, caufes, pleas, ptoct-i-,, and other proceedings relative to iny eaufe, civil or criminal, w hich (hall be returnable to r depending in th.e laid circuit courts ot the United States, to r.e held at Km xville, on the third Monday of October m-xt, fhall be returned, nd held, continued to and be proceeded upon on the fecond Monday u ( ibrr next, in the fame manner they would !. been if this change had not oeeti made. H. CLAY, Speaker of the Houfe of Reprefentativef, GEO. CLl.N1 ON, Vice-Pre Gdent of the United States, and Preftdent of tiic Senate March 10. 18 12. A PPBOV kD, JAMES MADISON,

per .fhrwing the fpirit, gallantry, and undaunted com age ot a fmall band of Americans, who commenced and aided our revolution. In the month of May, ,775, a Britiftl armed fc homier, c.dh d the Margtretta, At rying four cannon and 14 fwivels, and about forty men, fvilors and marines, dod e very way rquipt for attack or defence, came into the haruor of Machias, for the prottcton ot two veflcls loading with lumber for the Bntilh troops in Bolton . To prevent which, about thirty ' ung p.en nflrHtbled ai d refolved to take her. To efficl Xheir in light ot the Margaretta) th-y took tin .ll Qoop, and colleClrd about 20 hjuinel guns, obtained three round prrgun ot loofe powder and ball one do ten narrow axe, .s many pitch or hay foik-5, one barrel ot water hi, el one bag ot Drrd for pro v lions. The Margaretta, ribiVrving this warlike preparation, got nnriej w. k went to lr;. Inilantly, theie gallafit yrung men ch.de Jereniah O Brien, their comnapder, (lipped their fofts trom Sco't's wharf, and comm. lutci the chace at right 04 loi k, A. M. at eleven, the lirrle Qoop cane up within reach oi the Margaretta s Ihot ; when Die commenced a tr mendous fi'e of round rti.-d grapewiih fwiv is, bluntierbnfles and mufketry, as thr fl..p approached But with a determination rot to be appalled ti.eie vouiig nu n (lledy to tl eir purpofe) is ioon as tlvy came within reach "l the fchooner with their fquirrei guns, thty fired and kill, d the man at the helm, at which moment, -Jir Margaretta broached to ; when their young men got a fair me, and cleared 'hr quarter deck--the little tloop's bowfprit to k into the rauiins of the rriafn chairs, through the main fail, and brought her Hern on the main (hams of the fchooner, when they (hot down thr captain and wounded the lieutenant, both of whom

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iy as many men with patch foks. narrow axes, arid (quiirrl guns; but before hy got pofTetTicn of tlie Margaretta, thty killed more than half her men, and loft full hall then own. On this h .ir.tbefe voung men tnrk frrni tlie Bntifh thr fir ft gun and vefTel t ,ken in the American war; and this was the commen cement oi the American navy, They then retomed to Mar bias took pofiVffion of a large ll op, v ! ich il ev named tl r Li-

I berty, arm-d hef w; h the puns, fwivelf.

blunderbufles rruhVts. rutl Ih s, hatchets, pikes, hand grenades and piftols taken i;i the Margaretta, recruited then forces, Sc tm k. the Diligent fcl ooner ot . latrr tmce, with her t h ot t th- TanoaeouC he. which thev alfn

1 j t ' into Machias whrre they refitted three fail of :rrn oi war. and nut t.

1 fra on a rruile. They failed to St. form's ' cw New Bronfwirk Itormcd thr Biitifh fort, took thr g3rrifon prifonersof war. diul c?ptured all the Englilh merchantfden at yUcr l7'-r any other par tic ulars. 1 r. fer to captain J fri.h Wheat on, of the rity of Wrtftiington, who w-s one of the actino" number in every part here related N. H Jeremiah O B ian was the firft: nai d fficer commiffi ' ' d in the revolution and now Pefidcs in M hi s. Americans ! war is n' dVchiccd Sjainft the fame Britilb powei go, and 00 like 1 k I A NATIVE CITIZEN Of New Ha r Par;

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