[Footnote 18: By the Spanish or Cuban authorities]
WASHINGTON, _January 28, 1852_.
_To the House of Representatives_:
In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the
7th August, 1850, and the 17th December, 1851, requesting information
touching the claims of citizens of the United States on the Government
of Portugal, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the
documents which accompanied the same.