WASHINGTON, _January 29, 1849_.
_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:
I communicate herewith reports from the Secretary of War and the
Secretary of the Navy, together with the accompanying documents, in
answer to a resolution of the House of Representatives of December 20,
1848, requesting the President "to communicate to the House the amount
of moneys and property received during the late war with the Republic of
Mexico at the different ports of entry, or in any other way within her
limits, and in what manner the same has been expended or appropriated."