WASHINGTON, _April 2, 1832_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
In compliance with the resolution of the House of the 17th of the last
month, requesting the President to obtain and communicate to it as soon
as may be practicable information "whether possession has been taken of
any part of the territory of the United States on the Pacific Ocean by
the subjects of any foreign power, with any other information relative
to the condition and character of the said territory," I transmit
herewith reports from the Secretaries of the State and Navy Departments,
from which it will appear that there is no satisfactory information on
the subject now in possession of the Executive, and that none is likely
to be obtained but at an expense which can not be incurred without the
authority of Congress.