which accompanied my message of January 13,[35] having been sent to the
Senate on their particular request, the same are now transmitted to the
House of Representatives also, as the same subject is before them.
TH: JEFFERSON.
[Footnote 35: See Vol. I, pp. 392-394.]
FEBRUARY 7, 1806.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit, for the consideration of the Senate, a treaty entered into
on behalf of the United States with the Piankeshaw Indians, whereby our
possessions on the north bank of the Ohio are entirely consolidated; and
I ask the advice and consent of the Senate as to its ratification.
TH: JEFFERSON.
FEBRUARY 18, 1806.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I now communicate to the House of Representatives the information
desired by their resolutions of January 24, relative to the
fortifications erected at the several ports and harbors of the United
States and their Territories and to the Navy and navy-yards of the
United States.
TH: JEFFERSON.
FEBRUARY 18, 1806.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
On the 13th instant I approved and signed the act entitled "An act
making provision for defraying any extraordinary expenses attending
the intercourse between the United States and foreign nations," which
originated in the House of Representatives, and I shall in due season
deposit it among the rolls in the office of the Secretary of State.
TH: JEFFERSON.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate to Congress a letter recently received from the minister
plenipotentiary of the United States at London, stating some circumstances
which bear relation to the subject of my messages of January
17.[36] This paper being original and to be communicated to both Houses,
the return of it is requested.
TH: JEFFERSON.
MARCH 24, 1806.
[Footnote 36: See Vol. I, pp. 395-396.]
DECEMBER 15, 1806.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a report of the Surveyor of the Public Buildings,
stating the progress made on them during the last season and what is
proposed for the ensuing one.
TH: JEFFERSON.
DECEMBER 23, 1806.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I now lay before you accounts of the sums which have been expended by
the United States on the Capitol, the President's house, the public
offices, the navy-yard, and the marine barracks, respectively, and the
amount expended on other objects of public expense within the city of
Washington, as requested by your resolution of the 15th instant.
TH: JEFFERSON.
JANUARY 5, 1807.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
In compliance with the request of the House of Representatives
communicated in their resolution of the 26th of December, I now lay
before them a report of the Secretary of the Navy on the state of the
frigates, supplementary to his former report of January 28 of the last
year, communicated to the House of Representatives.
TH: JEFFERSON.
JANUARY 27, 1807.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the
Director of the Mint of the operations of that establishment during the
last year.
TH: JEFFERSON.
FEBRUARY 11, 1807.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to both Houses of Congress the laws adopted by the government
and judges of the Territory of Michigan from the 1st day of July, 1806,
to the 1st day of the present year.
TH: JEFFERSON.
JANUARY 8, 1808.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the
Director of the Mint of the operation of that establishment during the
last year.
TH: JEFFERSON.
JANUARY 30, 1808.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
The Senate having advised and consented to the ratification of the
treaty with the Ottaways, Chippeways, Wyandots, and Pottawattamies
concluded at Detroit on the 17th day of November last, and also to the
treaty concluded with the Choctaws at Pooshapukanuck on the 16th of
November, 1805, I now lay them before both Houses of Congress for the
exercise of their constitutional powers as to the means of fulfilling
them.
TH: JEFFERSON.
MARCH 30, 1808.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I now transmit to the Senate the information requested in their
resolutions of the 28th instant,[37] from the Secretaries of the
Treasury and War.
TH: JEFFERSON.
[Footnote 37: Relating to paying United States troops in the Territory
of Michigan in bills issued by the Bank of Detroit after Congress had
rejected the law of that Territory for establishing said bank, etc.]
MARCH 31, 1808.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
The confidential papers[38] desired by the resolution of yesterday are
now again sent to the Senate.
TH: JEFFERSON.
[Footnote 38: Concerning the relations of the United States with England
and France.]
APRIL 1, 1808.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
In answer to the inquiries of the resolution of the House of
Representatives of the 30th of March, relative to certain dates,[39]
I transmit a report of the Secretary of State to me on that subject.
TH: JEFFERSON.
[Footnote 39: Of certain letters from the French ministry to the United
States minister at Paris, and the date of the receipt of said letters by
said minister.]
NOVEMBER 30, 1808.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
According to the request of the House of Representatives expressed
in their resolution of the 25th instant, I now lay before them a copy of
my proclamation of the 19th of April last.[40]
TH: JEFFERSON.
[Footnote 40: See Vol. I, pp. 450-451.]
DECEMBER 1, 1808.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Surveyor of the Public
Buildings of the progress made on them during the last season, of their
present state, and the expenditures incurred and of those that may be
requisite for their further prosecution.
TH: JEFFERSON.
DECEMBER 23, 1808.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
According to the request of the House of Representatives in their
resolution of November 11 that copies should be laid before them of all
acts, decrees, orders, and proclamations affecting the commercial rights
of neutral nations issued or enacted by Great Britain and France or any
other belligerent power since the year 1791, and also of an act placing
the commerce of America in English ports upon the footing of the most
favored nation, I now transmit them a report of the Secretary of State
of such of them as have been attainable in the Department of State and
are supposed to have entered into the views of the House of
Representatives.
TH: JEFFERSON.
JANUARY 5, 1809.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the
Director of the Mint of the operations of that establishment during the
last year.
TH: JEFFERSON.
DECEMBER 4, 1809.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I now transmit a report of the Secretary of the Navy, containing
statements[41] from that Department referred to in my message of the
29th ultimo.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 41: Showing the condition of the Navy and the application of
appropriations made for the Navy and Marine Corps.]
DECEMBER 16, 1809.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to both Houses of Congress a report from the Surveyor of the
Public Buildings of the progress made on them during the last season and
of other explanations relative thereto.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 5, 1810.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
The Director of the Mint having made to me his report of the operations
of the Mint for the year 1809, I lay the same before you for your
information.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 12, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate to the House of Representatives the report[42] of the
Secretary of State on the subject of their resolution of the 3d instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 42: Transmitting translations of a ukase of Russia relating to
neutral commerce and regulations of Denmark for vessels commissioned as
privateers.]
JANUARY 12, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate to the House of Representatives the report[43] of the
Secretary of State on the subject of their resolution of the 6th of
December last.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 43: Relating to seizures, captures, and condemnations of ships
and merchandise of citizens of the United States under authority of
Denmark, Great Britain, and France.]
JANUARY 22, 1810.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I now transmit to Congress an account of the contingent expenses of the
Government for the year 1809.
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 1, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before the House a report[44] of the Secretary of the Treasury,
conformably to their resolution of 18th January, 1810.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 44: Transmitting copies of instructions issued relative to
foreign armed ships within the waters of the United States.]
FEBRUARY 1, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before the House a report[45] of the Secretary of War, conformably
to their resolution of January 22.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 45: Relating to the military force and its disposition in
1810.]
FEBRUARY 9, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House a report[46] of the Secretary of State,
complying with their resolution of the 22d of January.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 46: Relating to the free navigation of the Mobile River to its
confluence with the ocean.]
FEBRUARY 17, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit reports[47] of the Secretaries of State and of the Treasury,
complying with their resolution of the 5th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 47: Transmitting communications relative to certain orders and
decrees of France and Great Britain violating the lawful commerce and
neutral rights of the United States, etc.]
FEBRUARY 17, 1810.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit a report[48] of the Secretary of the Treasury, complying with
their resolution of the 12th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 48: Transmitting statement showing value and amount of duties
which accrued in consequence of the duty of 2-1/2 per cent laid on all
goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the United States paying a
duty _ad valorem_ from July 1, 1804, to December 31, 1808, and
statement showing amount of duties which accrued on merchandise imported
into the United States from Mediterranean ports for years ending
September 30, 1805, 1806, 1807, and 1808.]
FEBRUARY 22, 1810.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[49] of the Secretary of the Treasury,
complying with their resolution of the 16th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 49: Transmitting copy of instructions to collectors under the
act to interdict commercial intercourse with Great Britain and France.]
MARCH 14, 1810.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit a report[50] of the Secretary of War, complying with their
resolution of the 22d January last.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 50: Relating to the treaty with the Great and Little Osage
Indians.]
MARCH 20, 1810.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a return of the militia of the United States as
received by the Department of War from the several States and
Territories.
JAMES MADISON.
MARCH 30, 1810.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[51] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 22d instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 51: Relating to the capture of Danish vessels by United States
war ships.]
APRIL 4, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House a report[52] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 26th of March.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 52: Relating to the impressment of American seamen by British
ships of war.]
APRIL 27, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House a report[53] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 23d instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 53: Transmitting list of United States consuls and commercial
agents, etc.]
MAY 1, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House a report[54] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 30th of April.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 54: Relating to affairs between the United States and France.]
DECEMBER 28, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before the House a report[55] from the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 21st instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 55: Transmitting a decree of the Emperor of France of July 15,
1810, and correspondence relative to affairs between the United States
and France.]
DECEMBER 31, 1810.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before the House of Representatives a supplemental report[56] of the
Secretary of State, containing information received since the date of my
late message on the subject of their resolution of the 21st instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 56: Relating to affairs between the United States and France.]
JANUARY 7, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate, for the information of Congress, the report of the
Director of the Mint of the operation of that establishment during the
last year.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 12, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_.
I transmit to Congress copies of a letter from the minister
plenipotentiary of the United States at London to the Secretary of
State, and of another from the same to the British secretary for foreign
affairs.[57]
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 57: Relating to affairs between the United States and Great
Britain.]
JANUARY 14, 1811.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives reports of the superintendent
of the city[58] and of the Surveyor of the Public Buildings on the
subject of their resolution of the 28th of December last.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 58: Washington.]
JANUARY 14, 1811.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives copies of the documents[59]
referred to in their resolution of the 4th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 59: Proclamation of November 2, 1810 (see Vol. I, pp.
481-482), and circular letter from the Secretary of the Treasury to the
collectors of the customs in pursuance of said proclamation.]
JANUARY 14, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to Congress an account of the contingent expenses of the
Government for the year 1810.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 14, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to Congress a report from the Surveyor of the Public
Buildings relative to the progress and present state of them.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 25, 1811.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[60] from the Secretary of the Treasury
on the subject of their resolution of the 21st instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 60: Stating that there are no documents in his Department
showing the amount of property of citizens or subjects of Great Britain
or France confiscated under the acts of March 1, 1809, and May 1, 1810;
that inquiry of the several district attorneys for such information has
been made, and that the result will be communicated as soon as received;
that an account of the goods, wares, and merchandise imported into the
United States during the last three quarters of 1809 will be immediately
prepared, but that such account for the year 1810 can not be prepared
during the present session.]
JANUARY 25, 1811.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report of the superintendent
of the city,[61] stating the expenditures under the act of April 28, 1810,
for the better accommodation of the General Post-Office and Patent Office,
and for other purposes.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 61: Washington.]
JANUARY 31, 1811.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report[62] of the Secretary
of War, complying with their resolution of the 21st instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 62: Transmitting a general return of the Army.]
FEBRUARY 4, 1811.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[63] of the Secretary of the Treasury,
complying with their resolution of December 20, 1810.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 63: Transmitting correspondence relative to the execution of
the act to provide for surveying the coasts of the United States.]
FEBRUARY 5, 1811.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[64] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 1st instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 64: Transmitting copies of the latest census of the Territory
of Orleans and of the latest militia returns of said Territory.]
FEBRUARY 7, 1811.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[65] of the Secretary of the Treasury,
complying with their resolution of the 21st January last.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 65: Transmitting a statement of importations in American and
foreign vessels from April 1 to December 31, 1809.]
FEBRUARY 11, 1811.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[66] of the Secretary of the Treasury,
complying with their resolution of the 7th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 66: Transmitting account of George W. Erving relative to
awards under the seventh article of the treaty with Great Britain of
November 19, 1794.]
FEBRUARY 19, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a return of the militia of the United States as
received by the Department of War from the several States and
Territories.
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 19, 1811.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report[67] of the Secretary
of State, complying with their resolution of the 18th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 67: Relating to affairs between the United States and Great
Britain.]
FEBRUARY 25, 1811.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives reports from the
superintendent of the city[68] and the Surveyor of the Public Buildings,
complying with their resolution of the 14th of January.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 68: Washington.]
FEBRUARY 28, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit and recommend to the attention of Congress a report of the
Secretary of State relative to deficiencies in the returns of the census.
JAMES MADISON.
NOVEMBER 7, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I now lay before Congress two letters[69] to the Department of
State--one from the present plenipotentiary of France, the other
from his predecessor--which were not included among the documents
accompanying my message of the 5th instant,[70] the translation of them
being not then completed.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 69: Relating to affairs between the United States and France.]
[Footnote 70: See Third Annual Message, Vol. I, pp. 491-493.]
NOVEMBER 13, 1811.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress the result of the census lately taken of the
inhabitants of the United States, with a letter from the Secretary of
State relative thereto.
JAMES MADISON.
JANUARY 7, 1812.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress, for their information, a report of the Director
of the Mint.
JAMES MADISON.
WASHINGTON, _January 15, 1812_.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report[71] of the Secretary
of State, complying with their resolution of the 29th of November.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 71: Relating to the impressment of American seamen by foreign
powers.]
JANUARY 16, 1812.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[72] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 18th of November.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 72: Relating to the commercial regulations of France applying
to the trade of the United States.]
WASHINGTON, _January 22, 1812_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a letter from the envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Secretary of State, with the
answer of the latter.[73]
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 73: Relating to the agency of the British Government in the
hostile measures of the Indian tribes toward the United States.]
WASHINGTON, _January 22, 1812_.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
At the request of the legislature of New Jersey, I communicate to
Congress copies of its resolutions[74] transmitted by the governor of
that State.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 74: Expressing confidence in the wisdom and integrity of the
President and Congress and pledging the support of New Jersey should the
United States determine to resist by force the lawless aggressions by
Great Britain.]
FEBRUARY 1, 1812.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a report of the Secretary of the Treasury,
containing a statement of proceedings under the "act to regulate the
laying out and making a road from Cumberland, in the State of Maryland,
to the State of Ohio."
JAMES MADISON.
FEBRUARY 19, 1812.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before the House of Representatives a report[75] of the Secretary
of War, in pursuance of their resolution of the 17th of December, 1811.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 75: Transmitting rules and regulations for training and
disciplining the regular troops and militia of the United States.]
MARCH 12, 1812.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[76] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 10th instant.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 76: Stating that his Department is not in possession of any
names of persons in the United States who entered into or countenanced
the project for the fomentation of sectional divisions in the United
States and the dissolution of the Union for the execution of which
John Henry was in the year 1809 employed by Sir James Craig, then
Governor-General of the British Provinces in North America.]
MARCH 13, 1812.
_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:
I lay before Congress a letter[77] from the envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary of Great Britain to the Secretary of State.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 77: Disclaiming any knowledge of the employment of a secret
agent by Great Britain to foment disaffection to the constituted
authorities of the United States, etc. (See message of March 9, 1812,
Vol. I, p. 498.)]
APRIL 6, 1812.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I transmit to the House of Representatives a report of the
superintendent of the city,[78] in compliance with their resolution of
the 24th of March, to which I add a letter from B.H. Latrobe, connected
with that subject.
JAMES MADISON.
[Footnote 78: Washington.]
APRIL 23, 1812.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate a report[79] of the Secretary of State, complying
with their resolution of the 4th of March last.
JAMES MADISON.