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5.	Spanish grants by letterH patent, or mandamus lands.
6.	Spanish granta on lands formerly gr.intod by British pied by the British patentees, thoy not residing in tho district
6.	Spanish granta on lands formerly gr.intod by British Govornors, butJ nover occu-
oy not resiair _
7.	Tho last description, with this difference, that the patentee, although ho novor
occupied his land, was a resident in another part of tho Colony, who, upon resisting this now grant of his land by potitions to tho Spanish Goyornor, was ovorru'od for non-occu-
Eancy and improvement, agreoably to tho conditions of tho British'grants, and roiterated panish proclamations to tho samo effect.
8.	Spanish grants upon lands which were vacant during the British government.
9 Lands purchased at public salo of tho Spanish government, which lands had been declared forfeitod by an insurrection in favor of tho English, soon aftor tho post of Natchez had boen surrendorud to tho Spaniards. And this included British mandamus granta and patents by tho British governors of West Florida,
10.	Lands for which warrants of survey had been obtained prior to the ratification of the Spanish treaty, but which could not bo patented until aftor that dato.
11.	Lands of the above description, but never patented, tho proprietor holding the warrant of survey, and plot, and certificate of tho district surveyor prior to tho treaty.
12.	Land for which warrants of survey were obtained before the treaty, but surveyed and patented after tho treaty.
13.	Lands for which warrants of survey wore obtained prior to tho treaty, but surveyed after the treaty, and not patented.
14.	Warrant of survoy and patent obtained since tho troaty, but during tho oxorciso of the Spanish jurisdiction, as agreed in an instrument between tho American commissioners and the Spanish authorities.
15.	Warrant of survey, with plot and certificate of tho district surveyors obtained since the treaty, but no patent.
16.	Warrant of survey obtained before tho treaty, and improvement thereon, but ?the land not surveyed.
17.	Warrant obtained since tho treaty, with improvement and actual occupation, but no survey.
18.	Warrant before the treaty, without improvement or survey.
19.	Warrant sinc6 the treaty, without improvement or survoy:
20.	Improvement by houses, crop, stock and actual occupation, without authority by warrant or otherwise.
21'. Improvement and crop without reniding on tho land, and without warrant.
22. Improvement and occupancy, and verbal permission of tho Spanish Governor, with surveyor?s certificate.
Here then are twenty-two conflicting classifications covering the lands of West Florida and the Mississippi Territory, and each one big enough to bear a hundred law-suits? No wonder the lawyers came to this country in crowds, and the very ablest of tho profession.
TheHon. John Henderson?afterwardsU. S. Senator?associated himself with Gen. Pray. Most of you remember him?his courtly demeanor?his severe logic?his inexhaustible argumentative faculty?his great and generous efforts and sacrifices for the liberation of Cuba.	'
Thomas B. Reed came to Natchez, from Kentucky, in early life. He was a man of imposing, but haughty exterior, of com,-' manding manners, but not pliant or popular. His superior, talents provoked env^, and the number of his enemies kept pace with 'hia professional progress. He rose to the head of uieuarj hadfn.o rival as an orator; and in spite of ill-health and powerful .oppo-: