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FROM MARCH, 1838, TO SEPTEMBER, 1838-VOL. IV, OR, VOLUME LIV-FIFTH SERIES. [CORRECTION-Binders will notice that in title page to vol. LVI. the words "March 1838 to Sept. 1838," should read from March 1839 to Sept. 1839.]
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General directions. For things happening in Great Britain, France, &c. or the several states, see their own proper heads; in congress, see congress, &c.
Appropriation bill, the general, passed Appropriations and officers, a statement from the clerk of the house of representatives as to those created during the 25th congress
Arkansas-a bill of indictment found against the speaker of the house of assembly for murder 193; an account of the murder in
258 Army-general orders, promotions, &c. 274, 289, 326, 404; official regulation 320; official orders 349; force of the British 384; army movements
404 Army bill, the act to increase the present military establishment of the United States, &c. 325 Army statistics 22; general orders 97; West Point graduates ordered on duty 289
Ashley, general William, of Missouri, death 81 Astor, John Jacob-notice of his presenting ten thousand dollars to the German society 352, 369 Atlantic and Pacific oceans-the fact established of a communication between the
Attorney general, the hon. F. Grundy appointed 289 Auction duties in New York, the amount of 389 Austria, official communication from, relative to the sanitary rules 274 B.
Bank law, the New York in full 179 Peel 224, 226; sites for posts 240; Nelson and Cote ac- Bank United States, price of stock 97: see congress:quited ab.; desire of adjustment 241; proclamation of
Mr. Jaudon in England 161; receipt of specie 177; not the governor of New York, &c. &c. ib; proclamation about to resume 193; judge White's speech on the issue of lord Durnam 242; patriots of Upper Canada again of the notes of 247; act for the sale of bonds of the 344: make a rally 272; arrival of generals Brady and Ma- see Biddle. comb 273; conflict at Short Hills 275-see sir Robert Barbacue to Mr. Preston 359; see dinners. Peel; retreat of the patriots 289; proclamation of gov. Barbadoes, the decision to set the slaves free con- Arthur 290; items ib.; two rigments of artillery ordered firmed 239 north 305; revocation by lord Durham of the procla- Barney, Mr. letter from to Wm. Lorman, president mation of lord Gosford offering rewards for the appre- of the bank of Baltimore relative to currency, &c. 164 hension of Messrs. Papineau, Brown and others 305; Baron, Octavius, executed for the murder of Mr. lord Durham's proclamation of general amnesty 349; Lyman, his confession 403 his reception at Montreal ib.; arrival of general Mc- Comb, and disturbances quieted 353; trials and convic- 389 tions 354; despatches received, &c. 369; sixteen state Belgium-see French and British affairs: relative to prisoners sentenced to death, &c. 390; the address of the integrity of the country, &c. 371 Linus Wilson Miller against the sentence of death ib.; Bell, John, correspondence relative to the rencontre captain Davidson's case, his trial under suspicion of be- with Mr. Turney 260; dinner to, at Nashville 406 ing a spy 402; probable that governor Kent will attempt Bermuda, governor appointed 144 to run the line, general notices relative to, state prison-
Beaver, in Virginia, as to the appearance of in Surry county
Biddle, Nicholas-his letter to honorable John Q.ers, &c. &c. Adams on currency, &c. 98; to the town of Reading, Canals-amount of tolls received on, in New York Pennsylvania 355; letter from, relative to resumption 226 4; the quantity of flour brought down the New York Birds, the scarcity of 176; the tonnage and tolls of the Pennsylvania 240; the trade of the New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio 338; New York tolls 368; commerce of Ohio 389; the tolls and trade of 395; a ship from Lake Erie to the sea 400 Caroline-the affair of-see congress; correspondence relative to
416 Black Hawk and his son, account of, at a ball 144; his fourth of July oration 387 Blockade of the Mexican ports-see Mexico-see Buenos Ayres.
Bodiscoe, Mr. and suite, minister from Russia, arrival at New York 129 Bollerman, Anton, the consul of Hesse recognised 81 Bonaparte, Charles L. publishes a work on orni- thology 384 Bond, Mr. of Ohio, speech of 291
Bonds, belonging to the United States-an act to au thorise the sale of 344; sale of, to the United States bank 353-see congress.
Carter, hon. Timothy J. death of Central America-the revolution continued in the in- terior of
Chalmers, Dr. the amount paid him for lectures 368 Charleston, South Carolina-great fire at 145, 160, 239; further attempt to fire 258; the amount of donation made for sufferers
Book binding, with India rubber Cherokees-general Scott to be sent to 113; sec In- Boundary, northeastern-Greely liberated 3; daring dians and congress; relative to removal of 129; corres- outrage on the steamboat sir Robert Peel 224; arrival pondence of the secretary of war and general Scott re- of general Wool and establishment of posts 273; reso-lative to the treaty with 193; violence committed by lution relative to the survey of the, passed 323; readiness ib.; debate in the senate 194; emigration of 321; the to run the line 388: see Čanada. address of major general Scott to the Cherokees in Bowditch, Nathaniel, notice of the death of 49 reference to their removal 210; correspondence relative Bradford, Mr. Thomas, notice of the death of and to their treaty 244; ready for removal and numbers 273; biography 176 the removal of the, completed and the army orders, &c. Branch, governor, letter accepting the nomination 324; report of the sickness of the 369; murders ib.; as candidate for governor 344 general Scott's visit to the north postponed till their emi- Brazil-consul general of 17; tranquillity restored 48; gration 385; report of sickness of the, contradicted arrival of minister and defeat of troops 337; defeat of 387; report of their having built council house and me- troops 401 ditating an attack 401; pardon of twelve Cherokees 407 Bretonniere, admiral La, commander of the Dido, Chevalier, Mr. remarks on the currency 114 &c. a memoir of
Chili, blockade of the ports of Callao, &c. &c. 355 Chippewa, Sioux, Winnebago Indians, notice of a treaty with
Chronometer, premium awarded for
Cilley, Mr.-see congress; duel with Graves 1; state- ment of the parties 5; correspondence of J. W. Webb 18; address of Henry A. Wise
Cincinnati and Charleston rail road company, sub- scription of Tennessee to Circular from the treasury department, relative to Clark, Miss Mary, of Medway, heroic act of 338 Clay, Henry, his speech on the sub-treasury bill 67; and Calhoun 196-see congress; invitation of the meet- ing in New York to, and his reply Clerk, to the circuit court in Louisiana, application to restore to office, &c. 239, 373 Cleveland, the produce trade of in eleven weeks 333 Clock work, ingenious invention Common schools, in Ohio
Bristol, England, resolutions of the merchants of relative to steam communication with New York 356 British affairs-see Canada-proceedings in parlia- ment relative to Lower Canada, &c. 34; relative to Baily, Josiah, jr. his trial at Baltimore, for contempt parliament, Canadian affairs, slavery, markets, &c. &c. of court 357 49; arrival of the packet ship United States; earl of Bakely, Mr. Morely, honorably repays the bank at Durham about to leave for Canada; the shipment of Tuscaloosa 353 600 Polish women to the Russian camp; stockjobbing Baltimore-John. P. Kennedy, elected to congress at Paris; on the state of the banks; small pox; king of from 129; tornado at 193; flour inspections 352 Hanover; money market 162, 163; arrival of the Or-specie circular, &c. Baltic sea, notice of a buoy in the 177 pheus; parliament; coronation of the queen; Mr. Jau- Bambers-surrender of the 3; will be discharged 17 don and the United States bank-Canadian affairs, &c. Bangs, Edward D. secretary of state of Massachu- &c. 209; arrival of the packet ship Virginia; the riot setts, death of 81 near Canterbury; Mr. Stevenson's visit to the earl Banks of New York 2; commonwealth of Boston Spencer; dinner to sir Francis Head; new ministerial ib.; number, &c. of, in Connecticut ib; list of the pre-arrangements; her majesty's coronation robes; French sent deposite and the amount in them 3; the Virginia news; the arrival of Mr. Muhlenburg; chamber of de- b.; banks of Mississippi not able to resume before Au-puties; Belgium and Holland; Hamburg; steamboat gust 23; Franklin, of Boston, indictment against offi- destroyed by fire, &c. 329; arrival of the Royal Wil- cers of 23; the Phoenix 48; notice of the Louisiana, the liam; passage; full account of the coronation; the queen Boston, the Massachusetts 48; the Phoenix investiga-350, 357; arrival of the Great Western; voyage; pas- tion closed, &c. 49; banks, currency, &c. in New sengers; crops; capital of the Great Western company; Abolition, letter of John Q. Adams 31; resolution of York, 65; charges against Phoenix bank proved, &c. parliamentary news; Canadian affairs; imprisonment Massachusetts relative to 236; Absence, resolution that ib.; notice of Laffitte's, in Paris ib.; the Philadelphia for debt; reviews of the troops; crazy man and the senators should not receive their pay during unneces- decline sending delegates, &c. 81-see bank convention; queen; the British Queen steam ship; markets, &c. &c.sary 111, 122; Acts of congress, inquiry as to amend- the cashier of the Commercial, guilty of perjury 112; 370; French affairs ib.; British army 384; promotions ing the law relative to printing and distributing 31; a bank law of Maryland 114; notices of 129; the agent in the 387; entertainment at Guildhall 395; interesting list of those passed 306; Adams, John Q. 29, 30, 31; of the Mississippi Union 129: of West Florida, about to account of the colonies of 396 resolution to send for persons and papers relative to resume operations 144; number of, in Michigan ib.; ge- Bruyn, judge, notice of the death of 354 petition to arraign him, &c. 31, 32, 46, 47, 63, 64, ib.; neral statement relative to banks, currency, exchange. Buchanan, James, his letter declining to attend 4th 78, 110, 124, 125, 159, 207, 220, 221, 236, 253, 268, 269, &c. 145, 146; statement of the condition of the bank of of July dinner at Philadelphia 347 271, 283, 284, 236, 238, 301, 204, 312, 314, 315, 317, England 146; relief bill b.; various 161; amount of 144 319, 329, 331, 332; Adjournment, resolution to fix day specie and general statement 177; general notices 224; special ses- of 31, 123, 128; day fixed 223, 272, 273, 281, 283, 305; law point as to having forfeited its charter 240; general French 363; Agriculture, as to the introduction of foreign seeds, &c. notices 241; resumption of, at New Orleans 273; and 402 31; Alabama, bill to relinquish the two per cent. fund to general notices ib.; general notice of 289; bank of Mon- 27; relative to pre-emption to settlers 138; Allegany treal regained the money stolen at the time of burning Calhoun, Mr. of South Carolina-speech on the college, Pennsylvania, committee on public lands, re- the sir Robert Peel 259; condition of the Baltimore sub-treasury bill 55; reply to Mr. Webster 115; speech leased from consideration of the memorial of 157; Al- banks-meeting of the banks in Philadelphia 305; the on the sub-treasury bill again 180, 196-see congress; len, Mr. 187, 201,308, 319; American seamen in fo- robber of the bank of the Metropolis apprehended 321; letter from, to the editor of the National Intelligencer reign countries, bill for the relief of 206; Appropriations, Southwestern Rail Road bank of South Carolina, notice relative to a treaty with the Indians-Mr. Dawson's communications from the secretary of war, relative to of its going into operation ib; general remarks, go-speech, &c. 344; letter from, to the committee of the the want of 207; Appropriation bills, notice to take up vernor Ritner's proclamation approved of large bank barbacue dinner at Richland 405 13; read and referred 28; taken up 30, 32; for revolu- about to go into operation in New York-an act to Canada-patriot forces disbanded 1; account of the tionary pensioners 31; further considered 47, 63; for modify the deposite act-estimate of American stocks patriots, &c. from Detroit 7; tranquillity restored, &c. Indian hostilities 64; the appropriation bill referred in held abroad, &c. 322; resumption of the 337; items &c. 17; English notices of troops, &c. ib.; arrival of pa- the house 75, 76, 77, 78; passed ib.; military appropri relative to 353; the amount of deposites in the Boston triot forces-plunder at Elizabethtown-proclamation tion bill 80; the general, passed 81; referred 94; passed Savings 368; money affairs in Philadelphia, resumption of governor Marcy, &c. 19; tranquillity, &c. 33; gene-94, 96; the navy, passed 110; speech of Mr. Halsted on in Ohio, &c. &c. 369; relative to the southern, west-ral Sutherland tried 65; firing on Windsor 80; items the general 167; for the navy service 204, 215; see ern, &c. 335; general notices of 402 from 112; executions for high treason 123; trials 144; Indian hostilities; for light house 288, 301; for the In- speech of gov. Head on proroguing the legislature of 165;dian department and fulfilling treaty with the tribes 310; Charles Durand sentenced to death 193; relative to sir for fortifications passed 311; for military academy at Francis Head 210; see boundary; outrage on the sir R. West Point passed ib.; Architectural plans, report from
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