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For building a lighthouse on Cove Point, instead of Cedar Point, as heretofore ordered, in Maryland, being the amount of an appropriation for that object carried to the surplus fund on the thirty-first day of December last, five thousand six hundred and eighty-five dollars.

For the erection of two lighthouses on Cape Elizabeth, in Maine, in addition to the appropriation of three thousand dollars made by, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For placing three buoys on the bar at the entrance of St. Augustine harbour in Florida, in addition to the appropriation of one hundred and twenty dollars, made by, two hundred and eighty dollars.

For placing three buoys in St. Mark’s harbour, in Florida, in addition to the appropriation of one hundred and twenty dollars made by the, two hundred and eighty dollars.

For stationery and books for the offices of commissioners of loans, one thousand six hundred dollars.

For the salaries of the keepers of the public archives in Florida, one thousand dollars.

For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims of the United States, not otherwise provided for, as shall be ascertained and admitted in due course of settlement at the treasury, twelve thousand dollars.

For the salaries of the ministers to London, Paris, St. Petersburg, Madrid, Mexico, and Colombia; for the salary of chargés des affaires at Stockholm, the Netherlands, Lisbon, Guatemala, Brazil, Buenos Ayres, Peru and Chili; for outfit of a minister to London, of the chargés des affaires at Chili and Brazil, and to cover an outfit to the present chargé d’affaires at Colombia; for the salaries of the secretaries of legation, and for contingent expenses of all the missions abroad, including one hundred thousand dollars, which is the unexpended balance of appropriation applicable to the aforesaid objects, one hundred and forty-nine thousand dollars.

For the salaries of the agents of claims at London and Paris, four thousand dollars.

For the relief of distressed American seamen in foreign countries, twenty-five thousand dollars, including an unexpended appropriation of sixteen thousand dollars.

For registers for ships and vessels, and lists of crews, four thousand dollars.

For expense of bringing the votes for President and Vice President of the United States to the seat of government, six thousand five hundred dollars.

. And be it further enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.

. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to pass to the credit of the Postmaster General, the sum of twelve thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars and twenty-four cents, being the sum actually expended during the years one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, and one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, for extra clerk hire in the department of the general post-office, for repairs of the buildings of that department, and for contingencies.

, February 12, 1828.