Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-12-12
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q WASHINGTON, December o.-Accord!nS 10
1 Anticipation, the Message OF the President was
4 yesterday ,rapemi,ied TO Congress. and read In
4 both Houses. l.In the Senate three thousand co
1 ME. of the Message were orde ed TO be printed,
/ and in the House OF Representatives SIX thousand
y of the Message and Documents
The Message is before Our readers, and will
speak for ITSELF
The Documents which accompany the Message
are volumnous, and highly interesting. They
consist of several distinct series OF PAPERS as fol-
lows:
l. From the Department of Stote.-Thc do
uments included in his division appear to COM
prise such part of the correspondence between this
Government and that Of Great Britain, concerning
Commercial Intercourse, which it has been thought
proper TO make public. The papers composing it
consist of Letters between the late British Minis
Ter TO this country, (Mr. S. Cannins) and Mr.
Secretary Adams; between Mr. Secretary Adams
and Mr.. Rush, then Minister to Great Britain; be-
tween Mr.. Secretary Adams, and MIR Arlington,
Charge des Affaires of Great Britain; Mr.. King,
our late Minister to that country, and Mr.. SecIe-
ttary Clay; Mr. Secretary Clay and Mr.. Vaughan,
present Minister from Great Britain to this coun-
try; and MIR. Secretary Clay, and Mr.. Gallaiin,
our present Minister to Great Britain.
In addition to these documents, there is, from
the Department of State, Copies of the ratified
Treaties with Denmark, and with the Federation
OF Central America.
. From, the Department of Var. --The,e
documents consist oil General Report, from the
Secretary of War, on the Administration OF the
War Department for the current year; compre-
hensve and detailed Report of Major General
Brown on the state OF the army; Reports from the
Quarter Master G General. Commissary General OF
Subsistence, Paymaster General, Surgeon General.
Commissary General of Purchases, and Ordnanc e
Department; Report OF the Visitors OF the Military
i Is, 81.
Department; Report of the Board OF Officers, and
communications connected with the subject Of an
improved organization and discipline OF The Militia
Report of the Officer particularly charged with
Indian Affairs; Report of the Pension Office; Re-
port of the Bounty Land Office.
3. From the Mary Department. At the
head of these Documents find full Re
port OF The Secretary OF the Navy On the state oil
the Department under his charge; very full and
detailed report OF the Board of Navy Commissio-
ners on the condition, &c. of the vessels compo.
sing The Navy, the Navy Yards, Sc; List of the
Vessels OF the Navy in commission and their sta
tions; Papers respecting the removal OF the Re.
mains Of Comm. o. II. Perry; Copies of and ex-
tracts from the correspondence OF Comm. John
Rodgers; Copies OF and extracts from the cores
pondence of Comm. Isaac Hull; Copies Of and ex-
tracts from the correspondence of Captain Jesse
ID. Elliott; Extracts from the Correspondence OF
Comm. James Biddle; Extract from Comm War
rngton; Copies OF Letters in relation to the
cruize OF the Sloop of War Lexington for the pro-
lection OF the Fisheries Copies and Extracts res.
Peciiag the African Agency; Lists Of Deaths in
the Navy since "a December, 1925; List of Re
sisnaiions during the same period; Estimates for
the Marine Corps for the year 1927; Estimates 70,
the Naval Service for 1927.
Il. Report of The Postmaster GeneraL-A
concise summary OF which is given IN the Messsg,
OF the President.
.. Report Of the Commissioners of the Gen
eTat Land Ofice.-A very satisfactory document
with an exhibit of the state of the accounts of tn.
receivers Of Public Moneys, and the arrangement.
present and proposed of the General Office at the
Seat OF Government
Inc only Department, it will be observed, from
winch there is no report, is the Treasury This o.
mission, II will occur to every reader, is owing 10
the tact that the Head OF this Department i.
required by law 10 make an annual report 10
congress of The state Of his department. re-.
cushion which does not apply to either of the
o'her Secretaries. The sum of his report, it will
oe observed, is stated in anticipation in the Mes.
sage of the President.
As many OF these documents as practicable, we
snail hereafter lay at large before our readers.
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