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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the citizens of the United States, claiming lands in the Mississippi territory, by virtue of grants legally and fully executed, derived from the British government of West Florida, whose lands have not been subsequently regranted by the Spanish government or claimed in right of donation or pre-emption certificates granted by the boards of commissioners east and west of Pearl river, and whose claims have been regularly filed according to law, with the proper register of the land-office in the said territory, and are embraced in the report of the commissioners laid before Congress, according to law, be and they are hereby confirmed in their respective claims, according to the said grants: Provided, that nothing in any law of the United States shall be construed to prevent a judicial decision of controversies under the respective claims aforesaid.

, July 5, 1812.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall be lawful to admit to entry any vessel or vessels of the United States which may have been laden in any of the ports of India, and whose master, supercargo or owner may have been compelled to give bond under penalty, that their respective cargoes shall be landed in some port of the United States: Provided, that the duties on such cargoes be secured or paid agreeably to law, and their cargoes be deposited in public stores under the care of the collector of the port where such vessel or vessels may arrive, there to remain at the risk and charge of the owner or owners thereof, subject to the future disposition of government in relation to the said vessels and cargoes.

, July 5, 1812.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of five hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, in addition to the sums already appropriated, for the purposes of fortifying and defending the ports, harbors and maritime frontier of the United States.

. And be it further enacted, That for the support of the navy of the United States, that the following sums, in addition to the sums heretofore appropriated for that object, be, and the same is hereby appropriated, that is to say:

For the purpose of putting and keeping in service, when repaired, the frigates Constellation, Chesapeake and Adams, seventy-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

For the repairs of vessels which may be damaged in action with the enemy, or by the other operations of war, four hundred thousand dollars.

For the purpose of purchasing, equipping and putting into service and keeping and employing therein, such vessels of war, as may be captured from the enemy by the vessels of war of the United States, as in the opinion of the President of the United States shall be calculated for the