Duke Oscar Frederick, as he was known in those early days, found himself heir to the throne after death had unexpectedly removed the two claimants with rights prior to his own.

It may be, ere my crafty father's line Sprang from Erectheus, some artificer, Who found you roaming wingless on the hills, Naked, asserting godship in the dearth Of loftier claimants, fashioned you the same.

This treaty was sanctioned by the Senate at the close of its last session, and it now becomes the duty of Congress to pass the necessary laws for the organization of the board of commissioners to distribute the indemnity among the claimants.

It is an agreeable circumstance in this adjustment that the terms are in conformity with the previously ascertained views of the claimants themselves, thus removing all pretense for a future agitation of the subject in any form.

There was reason to fear in the course of the last summer that the harmony of our relations might be disturbed by the acts of certain claimants, under Mexican grants, of territory which had hitherto been under our jurisdiction.

The demands against Portugal for illegal captures in the blockade of Terceira have been allowed to the full amount of the accounts presented by the claimants, and payment was promised to be made in three installments.

The payments stipulated by the convention with Denmark have been punctually made, and the amount is ready for distribution among the claimants as soon as the board, now sitting, shall have performed their functions.

I recommend to their consideration the expediency of such legislative measures as they may deem proper for the distribution of the sum already paid, and of that hereafter to be received, among the claimants who may be found entitled to the indemnity.

The sum of $1,204,960, therein stipulated to be paid to the claimants of indemnity under the first article of the treaty of Ghent, has been duly received, and the commission instituted, comformably to the act of Congress of the 2d of March last, for the distribution of the indemnity to the persons entitled to receive it are now in session and approaching the consummation of their labors.

This decision, it is understood, will preclude all contention among individual claimants, as it seems that the Scoodiac and its northern branch bound the grants of land which have been made by the respective adjoining Governments.

I inclose herewith a copy of the report of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the House of Representatives upon several petitions addressed to that body at their last session by some of those claimants and a resolution of the House adopted thereupon.

It affords me pleasure to communicate to you that the Government of Chili has entered into an agreement to indemnify the claimants in the case of the Macedonian for American property seized in 1819, and to add that information has also been received which justifies the hope of an early adjustment of the remaining claims upon that Government.

Included in the list are cross-references from the names of claimants, joint authors, editors, etc., and from variant forms of these names.

Cross-references from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. are interfiled. ABBOT, RT.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms of names are interfiled.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms of names are interfiled.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms are interfiled.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms are interfiled.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms are interfiled.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms are interfiled.

References from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, etc. and from variant forms are interfiled.

Richard Rush was counsel for the claimants.

He often kept cases pending in court three or four years, till the claimants were completely wearied out, and ready to settle on any terms.

In the case I have in mind there were two claimants to the subject-matterthe Free Church and the United Free Churchand the House of Lords, after a great argle-bargle, decided that the property in question belonged to the Free Church.

" I hurried out of the apartment, and met the triumphant claimants.