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the general pardon, and who, perhaps, are the two individuals not accounted for, according to the list of names forwarded by your excellency. I ain, sir, respectfully, your obedient servant,

His Excellency D. M. BARRINGER,

United States minister, &c., Madrid.

HORATIO SPRAGUE,

U. S. Consul.

P. S. Since writing the foregoing, the master of the barque Rienzi has called at this consulate to state that by putting any of the passengers between decks, he violates his charter party, hence is ready to make a sacrifice, and begs to be permitted, at his own expense, to transfer four of the passengers on board of the American barque Ariana cf and for New York, Capt. Wade, which vessel is also in this port to start the first fair wind. I have acceded to Capt. Bang's request, as this transfer will not cause any extra experse whatever to our government, and the comfort of the gers is likely to be benefitted by it. The enclosed list containing the names of the individuals in question, will show how the party has been divided on board of the barque Rienza and Ariana.

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HORATIO J. SPRAGUE.

List of the pard ned prisoners arrived at Gibraltar from Ceuta on the 16th Auril, 1852, per Spanish craft San Ramor, and placed on board of the Aneric in barques Rienzi and Ariana for the United States.

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LEGATION OF THE UNITED STATES,
Madrid, April 22, 1852.

SIR: Your several communications of the 15th and 17th inst., have been received with their enclosures.

The course you have pursued in reference to the arrangements for the return of the foreign pardoned prisoners at Ceuta meets my entire approbation. The ist of prisoners forwarded to you did not purport to be exact or complete in every respect, and was only intended to serve as a guide to

you in the reception of such as might be delivered, and were embraced in the recent pardon by her Catholic Majesty.

This pardon comprehended in its terms all the remaining foreign prisoners engaged in the Lopez expedition at Bahia Honda, except the Hungarians and Cubans. If therefore there be others, not belonging to either of those two classes, who may yet be delivered to you under this pardon, and who may wish to go to the United States, whence they embarked in the said expedition against the island of Cuba, you will make provision on this behalf similar to that which has just been effected for the transportation of those referred to in your said communications to me.

This instruction will, I presume, embrace the cases of Jacob Gessler (or Gessert) and Conrad Eichla, the two prisoners mentioned by you as not included in the list heretofore sent to you. I suggest that it would be well for you to correspond with the governor of the fortress at Ceuta on this subject.

I remain with great respect, sir, your obedient servant,
D. M. BARRINGER.

To H. J. SPRAGUE, Esq.,

Consul of the United States, Gibraltar.

1st Session.

No. 116.

ESTIMATE-SALARY DISTRICT JUDGE OF THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.

LETTER

FROM THE

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,

TRANSMITTING

Estimate for the salary of the District Judge of the western district of Louisiana.

JULY 7, 1852.

Referred to the Committee of Ways and Means, and ordered to be printed.

TREASURY Department,

July 6, 1852.

SIR: I have the honor to submit for the favorable consideration of Congress, the enclosed estimate of the amount required to pay the salary of the District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana-the same having been inadvertantly omitted in the annual estimates of the department. Very respectfully, your obedient servent,

Hon. LINN BOYD,

WM. L. HODGE, Acting Secretary of the Treasury.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

In the last estimate for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1853, the following item was not included, viz:

For salary of District Judge of the Western District of Louisiana, per act March 3, 1849--

$2,000

1st Session.

No. 117.

SURVEYS-VALLEY OF THE MISSISSIPPI TO THE PACIFIC

OCEAN.

LETTER

FROM THE

SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY,

TRANSMITTING

Estimates for completing surveys between the Valley of the Mississippi and the Pacific Oceam.

JULY 7, 1852.

Referred to the Committee on Military Affairs, and ordered to be printed.

TREASURY DEpartment,

July 3, 1852.

SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith a communication from the Secretary of War, under date of the 29th ultimo, enclosing an estimate of the amount required to complete the surveys of routes from the Valley of the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean, and to request that the same may be laid before Congress with the recommendation of this department that an appropriation be made accordingly.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Hon. LINN BOYD,

WM. L. HODGE. Acting Secretary of the Treasury.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, June 29, 1852.

SIR: By the act of March 3, 1849, an appropriation of $50,000 was made for the surveys of routes from the Valley of the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean. These surveys are only partially executed. To complete them will require an appropriation of $34,996 in addition to the unexpended balance of $20,000.

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