WASHINGTON, _December 5, 1854_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:
I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to approval,
a compact between the United States and the royal Government of Lew
Chew, entered into at Napa on the 11th day of July last, for securing
certain privileges to vessels of the United States resorting to the Lew
Chew Islands.
A copy of the instructions of the Secretary of State upon the subject is
also herewith transmitted.