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' W. SVO-TRGASIIKYIIILL. : -: V " " Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous of Representatives oj the bnited States o . America in Congress assembled, Tha there sliall be prepared and provided within the new Treasury building nov erecting at the seat of Government, suita b!e and convenient rooms lor the use o the Treasurer of the United States, his as sistants and clerks; and sufficient and sc cure fireproof vaults and sales, for the kecf ing of the public moneys in the pussessio and under the immediate control of th j 'iVoncnrpr: which said rooms, vaults , out It I .7 " < and safes, are hereby constituted and dc .clared to be, the Treasury of the Unite Stales. And the said Treasurer of tli United States shall keep all the publi moneys which shall come to his hands i - the Treasury of the United States, as here ? '. bv constituted, until the same arc draw therefrom according to law. Sec. 2. And be it further c?iactcd, Tha the Mint of the United Slates, in the cit of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsyi vania, and the Branch Mint, in the city o New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana and the vaults and safes thereof, respecti vely, shall be places of deposite and safe . .. keeping of the public moneys at thus points respectively; and the Treasurer o . . - the said Mint and Branch Mint respective ly, for the time being, shall have the cus tody and care of all public moneys depc ? sited within the same, and shall perforr all the duties required to be performed b them, in reference to the receipt, safekeep ing, transfer and disbursements of all sue! moneys, according to the provisions liTe inaftcr contained. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, Tha there shall be prepared and provided within the customhouses now erecting ii ;s:\. - the city of New York, in the State o ' ' . New York, and in the city of Boston, ii the State of Massachusetts, suitable am convenient rooms for the use of the re ceivers-general of public moneys, herein after directed to be appointed, at thosi places, respectively; and sufficient and se X" cure fireproof vaults and safes for tin keeping of the public moneys collcctei and deposited with them, respectively; am _ ^ the receivers-general of public money from time to time, appointed at thos points, shall have the custody and care o . the said rooms, vaults, and safes, rcspcc tively, and of all the public moneys de posited within the same; and shall perforn ~ _ all the duties required to be performed b them, in reference to the receipt, safekeep ing, transfer, and disbursement of all sue) iff moneys, according to the provisions o X. this act. X Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, Tha : V there shall be erected, prepared and pro f vided, at the expense of the United States at the city of Charleston, in the State o - - South Carolina, and at the city of Si - Louis, in the State of Missouri, office? with suitable and convenient rooms fo the use of the receivers-general of public t-; > money hereinafter directed to be appoin X. -: ted at the places abovenained; and su(11 ir .X ' cient and secure fireproof vaults and safe; for the" keeping of the public money col >- - lortt Arl oml /luivnei io<l o flinco nm' nf c roc . v JClbVU unit vt ijm/oi kvu ut luvgw |?v??'v^ ? vw $j*fv pectively; and the said receivers general ^ ^ ir?m time to time appointed at those pla ?Lift' Ces' ^ave l^c CUStoJy ant^ carc l'1( -Xv^said offices, vaults and safes so to be crec XX ted, prepared and provided, and of all the > public monies deposited within the same X V and shall perform all the duties requirec X to be performed by them; in reference tc X.the receipt, safekeeping, transfer and dis XjX bursemei of all such moneys, according f 'f':'; to the provisions hereinafter contained. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, Tha vthe President shall nominate, and, by am X with the advice and consent of the Senate X-X ' -appoint four officers, to be denominate! >X receivers general of puW:c money, whicl X, said officers shall hold tlicir offices for tin term of four years, unless sooner rctno iX. ved therefrom; one of which shall be loca X ; catcd at the city of New York, in the Stat XXX York; one other of which shal be located at the city of Boston, in tin r State of Massachusetts; one other of whicl shall be located at the citv of Charleston in the State of South Carolina: and the re maining one of which shall be located a X X the city of St. Louis, in the State of Mis _ souri; and all of which officers shall giv r. hands to the T'tiiLPil Kl:itr>?. with curetip -according to the provisions hereinafte contained, for tlie faithful discharge c their respective offices. otic, ij And be it further enacted, Tha the Treasurer of the United States, ih Treasurer of the Mint of tlie United States the treasurers, and those acting as sucli *- of the various Branch Mints, all collector of the customs, all surveyors of the cus toms, all surveyors of the customs aclin; also as collectors, all rcceivcis-gencral o public moneys, all receivers of publi moneys at the several land offices, and al ' ~ postmasters, except as is hereinafter par ntcuiariv: prpvuietK ms arul they are here . t-.y. required to U?eJ> saklv. without !??an } -g or U?rlij|j, ah i - . joiJcc ted by them, or othi:vy.i?e at an*. ,ir:ic pla ccd in their possession and cu-itody, til t!ie same is ordered by the proper depart ' ment or officer of- the Government to b( : transfc?red or paid out: and when such or ders for transfer or payment are received faithfully uqd promptly to make the sam< as directed, and.to do and perform al other duties as fiscal agents of the Govern ment, which may be imposed by this o; any other acts of Congress, or by am _ regulation of the Treasury Department - < .v made in conformity to law; and also to dr and perf>rm all acts and duties reqtitret by law, or hv direction of.any of ihe.Exe ? ' * . " "V - .... V ' * ? V : i Iculive Departments of the Government, a J as agents for pa} ing pensions, or for c ! making any other disbursements which a | either of the heads of those departments f > j'tnay be required by law to make, and a 1! which arc of a character to be made by the | ' i depositaries hereby constituted, consis- 1 v tcntly with the other ollicial duties im- z " posed upon them.. i j Si:c. 7. And be it further enacted, That,( '* | the Treasurer of the United States, thejj ' Treasurer of the Mint of the United States, < '"j the Treasurer of the Branch Mint at New | 11: Orleans, and the receivers-general of the ] c! public money hereinbefore directed to be i '?! appointed, shall, respectively, give bonds " lo the United States, in sucn lorm, ami i for such amounts, as shall be directed by | e the Secretary of the Treasury, by and | c with the advice and consent of the Presi- < n dent, with sureties to the satisfaction of .< the Solicitor of the Treasury; and shall, j 11 from time to time, renew, strengthen, and t increase their oflicial bonds, as the Secre- < t lary of the Treasury, with the consent of i y* the President, may direct; any law in re- i * ference to any of the oflicial bonds of any ( f of the said officers to the contrary notwith- < '? standing. i Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That j * it shall be the duty of the Secretary.of the < e Treasury, at as early a day as possible af* i ler the passage of this act, to require I * from the several depositaries hereby con- t : inlmrn l,nn<l< arp nnl j SLIlllbCU) UI1U nilVOU " Itiviw* U. w *.v. . '* hereinbefore provided for, to execute < 11 bonds now and suitable in their terms to < Y meet the new and increased duties impo- ? ' sed upon litem respectively by this act, t and with sureties, and in sums such as s * shall seem reasonable and safe to the Solicitor of the Treasury, and from time to t t time to require such bonds to be renewed i !, and increased in amount and strengthened i n by new sureties, to meet any increasing I f responsibility which may grow out of ac- < it cumulations of money in the hands of the 1 J depository, or out of any other duty or r - responsibility arising under this or any t - other law of Congress. i e Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That f - all collectors and receivers of public mo- t e ney, ol every character and description, a J within the District of Columbia, shall, as t J frequently as they may be directed by the 1 , Secretary of the Treasury, or the Post- i f> i master general, so to do, pay over to the i f! Treasurer of the United States at the t -! Treasury thereof, all public moneys col- < - j Icctcd by them, or in their hands, that all- j n such collectors and receivers of public < y moneys within the cities of Philadelphia t - and New Orleans, shall, upon the same . !i-; direction pay over to the Treasurers of | f the Mints in their respective cities, at the ! said Mints, all public moneys collected by i t 'them, or in their hands; and that all such ; - collectors and receivers of public moneys ( ,1 within the cities of New York, Boston, t f Charleston, and St. Louis, shall, upon 1 the same direction, pay over to the re- < ' ceivcrs-gcneral of public money in their t ? I respective cities, at their oflucs rcspcc- i c) lively, all the public moneys collected by < -j thum, or in their hands, to be safely kept - by the said respective depositaries, until ? 5 otherwise disposed of according to law: I - and it shall be the duty of the said Sccre- J -! tary and Postmaster .General to direct j , I such payments, by the said collectors and ? - j receivers, at all the said places, at least as ? ; often as once a week, and as much more ? -1 frequently, in all eases, as they, in their | ; discretion, may think proper. t ; Sec. 10. And be il further enacted, That s j it shall be lawful the Secretary of the a > Treasury to transfer the moneys in the r pi hands of any depositary hereby eonslilu- ( j ted, to the Treasury of the United States; a to the Mint at Philadelphia; to the Branch $ **f ^ * . .? ir _ r t Mint at i\c\v Urieans; or to mc winces 01 ] either ol' the receivers-general of public a , moneys, by this act djrecled to be apJ pointed; to be there safely kept, accord i ing to the provisions of this act; and also e to transfer moneys in the hands of any one depositary constituted by this act to - any other depositary constituted by the r ; same, at his discretion, and as the sufcty 1 of the public moneys, and the convcne icncc of the public service shall seem to li him to require; which authority to transi, fer the moneys belonging to the Post! Office Department is also hereby confert red upon the Postmaster General, so far i as its exercise by him may be consistent ] e with the provisions of existing laws; and < s every depositary constituted by this act j r shall keep his account of the money paid J if . to, or deposited with, him, belonging to ; | the Post Office Department, separate and 1 tl' distinct from the account kept by liirn of j e other public moneys so paid or deposited. ; ; And for the purpose of payments on the < j public accent, it shall be lawful for the < s Treasurer of the United States to draw j jupon any of the said depositaries, as lie s fJmay think most conductive to the public 1 ! interests, or to the convenience of the < I i:.? C! pi.Ul.V, V,, , , j! Snc.U. And be it further enacted, That j 1 . the moneys in the hands, care, and custo- i . dy of any of the depositaries constituted < . by this act, shall be considered and held 2 . as deposited to the credit of the Treasur.! er of the United Slates, and shall be, at t I! all times subject to his draft, whether made 1 .! for transfer or disbursement, in the same! 0 , manner as though the said moneys were! 1 [ actually irt the Treasury of the United t Stales; and each depositary shall make p , returns to the Treasury and Post Ollice n j Department of all moneys received and 1 . paid by him, at such times, and in such b r form, as shall be directed by the Sccrcta- s j ry of the Treasury or the Postmaster Go- T era). " - ? >. Sec. 12. Avdhc it farther enacted, That |< I the Secretary of the Treasury shall be, v . and. he is hereby, authorized to cause ex- s 8118? & -. IpIS n minations to be made of the books, arounis, and money on hand, of the sever-. 1 depositaries constituted by this act; and i or that purpose to appoint special agents,] is occasion may require, with such com - j lensation as he may think reasonable, to i >e fixed and declared at the time of each j ippointmcnt; The agents selected to( nuke these examinations shall be instruct-1 ;d to examine as well the books, accounts,' ind returns of the officer, as the money' )n hand, and the manner of its being tept, to the end that uniformity and accuracy in the accounts, as well as safety to :hc public moneys may be secured thereby. Snc. 13. And be it further enacted, That n addition to the examinations provided for in the last preceding section, and as a further guard over the public moneys, it shall be the duty of each naval officer and surveyor, as a check upon the rcccivcrjencral ot public moneys, or collector of die customs, of their respective-districts; ">f each register of a land office, as a :heck upon the receiver ol his land office; ind of the director and superintendent of jach Mint and Brunch Mint when separate officers, as a check upon the Treasurers, espectiyely, of the said Mints, or the lersons acting as such, at the close of sach quarter of the year, and as much liore frequently asrihuy shall be directed jy the Secretary of the Treasury to do so, o examine the books, accounts, returns, iud money on hand, of the reeeivcrs-gcn;ral of public money, collectors, rccciv?rs of land offices. Treasurers, and per sons acting as such, anil to make a lull, iccnratc, and faithfui return to the Treasury Department of their condition. Sec. 14. Andbe it further enacted, That he said officers respectively, whose duty t is made by this act to receive, keep, tnd disburse the public moneys, as the iscal agents of the Government, may be lilotvcd any necessary additional expenses or clerks, fireproof chests, or vaults, or ither necessary expenses of safekeeping, ransferring, and disbursing, said moneys: ill such expenses of every character to be irst expressly authorized by the Secretary )f the Treasury, whose directions upon ill the above subjectr, by way of regula,ion and otherwise, so far as authorized >y law, are to be strictly followed by all he said officers. Provided, That the whole lumber of clerks to be appointed by virue of This section of this act, shall not ixceed ten, and that the aggregate compensations of the whole number shall not ixceed eight thousand dollars, nor shall hn rnmtiensaiion of anv one clerk, so appointed, exceed eight hundred dollars ;icr annum. Pec. 15. And be it further enacted, That ;ho Secretary of the Treasury shall, with is much promptitude as the convenience if the public business, and the safety of .he public funds will permit, withdraw the lalunecs remaining with the present depoiitarics of the public .moneys, and confine .he safekeeping, transfer, and disbursenent of those moneys to the depositaries established by this act. Sec. 10. And be it further cnacetd, That ill marshals, district attorneys, and others, laving public money to pay to the United Stales, anil all patentees, wishing to make jaymcnt for patents to be issued, ..may all inch moneys to the Treasurer of the Unit id States, at the Treasury, to the Treauirer of either of the Mints, in Philadelihia or New Orleans, to either of the reicivers-gencrul of public money, or to inch oilier depositary constituted by this id as shall be designated by the Secretay of the Treasury, in other parts of the Jititcd Slates, to receive such payments, khI give receipts or certificates of ilepoitc therefor. Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That ill officers charged by this act with the safekcccping, transfer, and disbursement if the public nionevs, other than those .-.i -;.i1 nm nnrt,i.i. ;onnccicu wuu me iu:i wu.wt nent, arc hereby required to keep an accurate entry of e^ch sum received, and of lie kind of money in which it is received, ind of each payment or transfer, and ol ,he kind of currency in which ifr fs made; ind that if any one of the said officers, or )f those connected with" tlic^ost Office Department, shall convert to his own use, n any way whatever, or shall use, by ivay of investment, in any kind of properly or merchandise, Or shalJ loan, with 5r without interest, any portion of the public moneys intrusted to him for safekeeping, disbursement, transfer, or for uiy other purpose, every such act shall jc deemed and adjudged to be an cmbez dement of so much of tho said moneys is shall be thus taken, converted, investjd, used, or loaned, which is hereby declared to be a felony, and any officer or igent of the United States, and all persons advising or participating in such act, jeing convicted thereof before any court )f the United States of competent jurisliction, shall be sentenced to imprisonlicnt for a term not less.than six months, nor more than five years, and to a fine equal to the amount of the nioney embez:lcd. Sue. IS. And be itjurthcr enacted, that intil the rooms, offices, vaults, and safes, lireeled by the first ibur sections of this' ict to be constructed and prepared for the isc of the Treasurer of the United States, he treasurers of the mints/at Philadcliliia and New Orleans, and the receivcrs[cneral of public money at New York, Joston, Charleston,, and St. Louis, can c constructed and prepared for use, it hall be the duty of the Secretary of the rrcasury to procure suitable rooms for flices for those officers at their respective acations, and to coniract for such use of utilu Sc. safes as may be required for the afekeeping of the public monevs in the .. . V' ... . ' -t " - . v K.'-.' ).? ' ..-V.' '.y'?v . * '.s1 J*. charfe gfldxuslody^h&Q6e<fimccrs respectivelvc^nenrpeilfPTo be paid by the United Stales. Sec. 19. And be it further enacted That from and after the thirtieth day o 'June, which will be in the year one thou sand eiglit hundred and forty, the resolu lion of Congress of the thirtieth day o April, in the year one thousand eight hon I dred and sixteen, so far as it authorize! the receipt in payment of duties, taxes sales of public lands, debts, and s'uriis o money, accruing or becoming payable t< the United .Slates, to be collected ant paid in the notes of specie-paying banks shall be 60 modified us that one-fourtl part of all such duties, taxes, sales o public lands, debts, and sums- of moncj accruing or hecoming due to the Unitei States, shall be collected in the legal cur rency of .the United Slates, and fromuu* after the thirtieth day of June, which wil be in the year one thousand eight hundrci and forty one, one other fourt part of al such duties, taxes, sales of public lands debts, and sums of money, shall be co! lected; and that from and after the thirtictl day of June, which will be in the yea one thousand eight hundred and forty-two one other fourth part of all such duties taxes, sales of public lands, debts, am sums of'money, shall be collected; am that from and after the thirtieth day o June, which will be in the year one thou sand eight hundred and forty-three, tin remaining fourth part of the said duties taxes, sales of public lands, debts, an< sums of money, shall be collected in tin legal currency of the United States, an< from and after the last mentioned day, al sums accruing, or becoming payable t< the United States, for duties, taxes, sale of public lands, or other debts, and alsi all sums due for postages, or otherwise, t< the General Post Office Department, shal be paid in gold and silver only. Sf.c. 20. And be it further enacted, Tha from and after the thirtieth day of June which will be in the year one thousani eight hundred and forty-three, every of licer or agent engaged in making disburse mcnts on account of the United Slates, o: of the General Post Office, shall make al payments in gold aad silver cofii only and any receiving or disbursing officer, o agent, who shall neglect, evade, or vio late, the provisions of this and the las preceding section of this act, shall, b] the Secretary of the Treasury, be imme diatejy reported to the President ot th< United States, with the facts of such ne gleet, evasion, or violation, and also t< Congress, if in session, and, if not it session, at the commencement of its ses sion next after the violation takes place. Sec. 21. And be tt farther enacted That no exchange of funds shall be mad< by any disbursing officers, or agents, o the Government, of any g:ade or deno initiation whatever, or connected with am branch of the public sc. vic , other thai an exchange for gold and silver; and cverj i such disbursing officer, when the mean: for his disbursements are furnished to hin in currency legally receivable under th< provisions of this act, shall make his pay ments in the currency so furnished, o when those means are furnished to him it drafts, s: allcause these drafts to he pre sented at their place of payment and pro perly paid according to the jaw, and shal make hi.? payments in the currency so re ceivcd fur the drafts furnished, unless, ii either case, he can exchange the means ii his hands far gold and silver at par, and s< as to facilitate his payments, or otherwisi accommodate the public service and pro mote the circulation of a metalic curren cy; And it shall be, and is hereby made the duty of the head of the proper depart meat immediately to suspend from dut; any disbursing officer who shall violate thi provisions of this section, and forlhwit! to report the name of the officer, or agent to the President, with the fact of thevio lalion and all the circumstances accom panving the same and within the know ledge of the saiil Secretary, to the cn< that such officer, or agent, may be prompt ly removed from office, or restored to hi; trust and the performance of his duties, a; to the President may seem just and pro per. Sec. 22. And be it further enacted That it shall not be lawful for the Sccre taryof the Treasury to make or continui in force, any general order, which shal create any difference between the differcn branches of revenue, as to the funds o medium of payment, in which debts o: dues accruing to the United States may b< paid. Sec. 23. And be it further enacted That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue and publish regu lations to enforce the speedy presenlatior of all Government drafts for payment a; the place where payable, and to prescribe fl>r> I! i nr> nrr.nrrli n tr lit ll-.p ilifJV'rrill <1 is I ?- ? - tanccs of the depositaries from the scat ol Government, within which all drafts upon them, respectively, shall be presented fot payment; and, in default of such present lalioh, to direct any oilier mode and place of payment which he may deem proper; but in all those regulations and directions, it shall be the duly of the Secretary of the Treasury, to guard, as far as may be, against those drafts being used or thrown into circulation, as a paper currency, ot medium of exchange. Sec. 2-1. And be it further evaded, That tne receivers-general of public money directed by ibis act to be appointed, shall receive, respectively, the following salaries, per annum, to be paid quarterly, at the Treasury of the United States, to wit: the rcceivtfr-general of public money at New York shall be paid a salary ol four thousand dollars per a'uhum; the fe . :?*l-T-s'/;: ?y^X&Sri'? ' "^iVi . ceivcr-generarof public money at"Boston ! shall be paid a salary of two thousand five -* hundred-dollars per annum; the/receiver* , general of public money at Charleston f shall be paid a salary or two thousand - five Wndred dollars; .per annum; and the - receiver-general of .public money" at *SF/ f Louis shall be paid a salary of two thou sand five hundred, dollars per/annum; the^i^3 treasurer of the Mint at Philadelphia shall, ... , in addition to his-, present salary, receive _ f five hundred dollars, annually, for the \ " i performance of the duties imposed by ] this act; the treasurer of the branch mint , at New Orleans shall also receive one ) thousand dollars, annually, for theaddi; f tional duties created by this act; and these Y salaries, respectively, shall bein full i the services of the respective officers,'nor - shall eitherof them be permitted to charge, ] or receive, any commissiou, pay, or per1 quisite, for any official service, of any i character or description whatsoever; and 1 the making of any s.uch, charge, or tHe^ receiptor any such compensation, is here- Mi . by declared to be a misdemeanor,- for [i which the officer convicted thereof, be-.J-^* r fore any court of the United States of ; i, competent jurisdiction, shall be subject to' punishment by line, or imprisonment, or j both, at the discretion^ the court before J; 1 which the offence shall be tried, f Skc. 25. And be it further enacted, . That the Treasurer of the United States ~ g be, and he is hereby, authorized "to , ceive at the Treasury, and at such oilier -^ J points as he may designate, paymen|8 inv;^iC^ e advance for public lands, the payments' ; :r: J so made, in all cases, to be evidenced.by ] the receipt of the said Treasurer of the ^ ~ 3 United States; which receipts so r shall be receivable for public lands, at any 3 public or private sale of lands, in the v 3 same manner as the currency authorized 1 by law to be received in payment for the public lands: Provided, however, That t the receipts given by the Treasurer of the United States, pursuant to the autho-" : j rity conferred in this section, shall not . ^ . : be negotiable or transferable, by deliye- ? . ry, or assignment, or in any other man- ; r ner whatsoever, but shall, in all cases, be : j presented in payment for lands by or lor . the person to whom the receipt was given, I as shown upon its face. ? * Sec. 20. And be it further enacted,- yv t That for the purchase of sites, and for , the construction of the offices of the re. ceivers-general of public money,-bv this V/*' v~ , act directed to be erected at Charfesion, South Carolina, and at St. Louis, Missouri, j there shall be, and hereby is, approjjria? - .^ 1 ted, to be paid out of any money iii the . Treasury not otherwise appropriated, they^ ^v sum of ten thousand dollars, to be expen-' (led under the direction of the Secretary 2 of the Treasury, who is hereby required r '* f to adopt plans for the said offices, and the vaults and safes connected therewith, and to cause the same to be constructed and prepared for use with as little delay as shall . ^ he consistent with the public interests, and (the convenient location aiid security of ? the buildings to be erected: Provided, .' i however, That if the Secretary, of Treasury shall find npon inquiry and exa- it mination, that suitable .rooms for the use ]"/* o 1 the receiver-general at Charleston can be obtained in the custom-house now owned by the United States at that place, and , that seenre vaults and safes can be con- ^^ slructed in that building for the safefceep-' . ing of the public money, then he shall ' cause such rooms to be prepared and fitted ' up, and such vaults and safes to be con-Y . structed in the custom-house at Charleston, and no independent office shall be there erected. Sec. 27. And be it further enacted, \ That, for the payment of the expenses y authorized by this act, other than those B herein before provided fur, a sufficient ^ sum of money be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out .of any ' money in the Treasury not otherwise ap propriated. Sec. 28. And be it further enacted, i That all acts or parts of acts which come : /J!-i _!.L , L _ f r . l . hi cuuiiici wun me provisions 01 mis aci s be, and the same are hereby, repealed. s R. M. T. HUNTER, . Speaker of the House of Representatives. RH. M. J9HNSON, Vice President of the United States, and President of the Senate.j ' M. VAN i-lllEN. " I t Why do the Heathen rage??Gen. Mo r Dnllie's letter has fallen like a bombshell r into the log cabin?and staved the cider 1 barrels into fritters. The National Gazette, the Richmond Whig, and all the "common , cry," have raised a simultaneous howl, as j if melted brimstone had been poured upon - the mange of a legion of curs in one fire 1 shower. We thought it would produce a 1 sensation.?Mercury. Jacksonville, (Flo.) July 7. f The Army.?General Armistead seems1 determined to continue the work with the 1 r? r\i a f in urKioV lin mo npfiil u? ... ajri.iav in Hintil lie vwimiivuvvw# lie 1.0 operating in the very heart of the Indian : country end every express brings us in! telligence of corn fields destroyed, wo, men and children captured, camps broken ; i up, and new trails found and followed. , General A. affords each officer an oppori tunity to distinguish himself by making it 1 discretionary with each respectively, how far to pursue the enemy into his cover. , This is a good move. Had this been adop ted at first the Indian would* ere this had , no home nor peace in Florida. We have no recent intelligence from the scene of operations. The Depot at i Garrey's Ferry is to be removed to Pilarka. Twenty Dollars a month are offered for Laborers. It will probably be two or 3 months before.the rcmoval.is completed^ . ;? >< - x "* . ... .. * _ >' .. w.?.