Brent, Daniel—for Cabinet Meeting at 2—
Southard. S. N— Papers from Salmon— Gave him draft of decision
disapproving the Sentence of Court Martial on Midshn. Van Dyke keeper of Light House on
Cape-Florida— John Du Bose to be appointed with Salary of 400 a year.
Keeper of Light House on Petit Menan— Robt.
Leighton to be appd. Judge of Western
District Virginia Philip C. Pendleton. Tempy
832Keeper of Floating Light on Carysfort Reef
Florida
John Whalton, to be appointed with Salary of 700 a year.
Bath in Potowmack river— 10 minutes.
Scott. Alexander, for an appointment— Recommendation from Judge
Washington— Claims a revision of old accts.
Cabinet Meeting. Clay, Barbour, Southard— Barnes and the continuation of Cumberland Road— Conflicting pretensions and interests— Barnes and his opponents.
Congress at Panama— Question whether we shall agree to be represented at
it— Clay and Barbour decidedly in favour of it. Southard suggests
objections but acquiesces— Salazar and Obregon, to be answered that we
accede generally to the proposal, but that time beyond next October will
be necessary to arrange and agree upon the details— Fisheries— A Vessel
to be stationed on the Coast of Maine and New-Brunswick for their
protection— And a garrison to be stationed in Maine— Govr Barbour to write to the Governor of Maine—
Southard’s papers relating to the investigation into the conduct of M.
L. Hill.
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