Congress-Session ASP Pub. No. / SerSet Rpt. or Doc. No. Publication Date Publication Titles Annotations "Naval Affairs, volume 1" 15-1 no. 149 "Jan. 7, 1818" Contracts for the year 1817. H.Doc. 41 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1817." 15-1 no. 150 "Jan. 19, 1818" Navy Pension Fund. ASP version only includes statements A and B. H.Doc. 57 "Jan. 20, 1818" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements, in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." H.Doc. 57 version includes statements A-E. 15-1 no. 151 "Jan. 20, 1818" Navy hospitals. H.Doc. 56 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to Navy hospitals." 15-1 no. 152 "Jan. 21, 1818" Complaints of subaltern officers of the Navy and Marine Corps. "ASP version omits final note in final paragraph of letter “A true copy…"" and uses subaltern officers for officers ... under the rank of commanders." S.Doc. 70 "In Senate of the United States, January 21, 1818. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom have been referred the memorial of certain commissioned officers of the Navy, under the rank of commanders, and also the memorial of certain officers of the Marine Corps attached to the Mediterranean Squadron, have had the same under consideration, and report..." 15-1 no. 154 "Jan. 30, 1818" "Trials of Captain Oliver H. Perry, of the Navy, and Captain John Heath, of the Marine Corps." H.Doc. 66 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting in obedience to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second instant, copies of the proceedings of the Court Martial ordered by Commodore Isaac Chaunce, on the Mediterranean station, for the trial of Captain Oliver H. Perry: also, for the Trial of Captain John Heath of the Marine Corps." 15-1 no. 155 "Feb. 2, 1818" Increase of the Navy. S.Doc. 94 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the Eighth of January last, of the proceedings which may have been had, under ""An act entitled 'An act for the gradual increase of the Navy of the United States,"" specifying the number of ships, put on the stocks, and of what class; the quantity of materials procured for ship building; and also, the sums of money which may have been paid out of the fund, created by said act, and for what objects; and likewise, the contracts which may have been entered into, in execution of the act aforesaid, on which moneys may not yet have been advanced." 15-1 no. 156 "Feb. 11, 1818" Defence of the maritime frontier and establishment of naval depots and dockyards. S.Doc. 104 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting copies of the reports in relation to the surveys and examinations made by naval officers in co-operation with officers of the Corps of Engineers." S.Doc. 104 version contains Charles Cutts' resolved note. 15-1 no. 157 "Mar. 4, 1818" Reward to the officers and crew of a privateer for extraordinary services. H.Doc. 135 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of Captain Samuel C. Reid, accompanied with a bill authorizing a sum of money to [be] distributed among the officers and crew of the late private armed brig the General Armstrong." 15-1 no. 158 "Mar. 4, 1818" Trial of Captain John Orde Creighton. H.Doc. 136 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 26th ultimo, a copy of the proceedings of a court martial ordered by Commodore Isaac Chauncey, at the instance of Midshipman Marston, for the trial of Captain John Orde Creighton; and also of the memorial of sundry midshipmen and other officers of the Mediterranean Squadron, emanating from the proceedings of the said court martial." 15-1 no. 159 "Mar. 24, 1818" Application for prize money on the destruction of a fort. H.Doc. 172 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of Jarius Loomis and James Bassett; accompanied with a bill authorizing the payment of a sum of money to the officers and crews of gun boats No. 149 and 154." 15-1 no. 160 "Apr. 1, 1818" Review of the laws for the government of the Navy. H.Doc. 183 "Report of the Naval Committee, on the resolution to inquire into the laws governing the Navy, &c." 15-1 no. 162 "Apr. 20, 1818" "Rules, regulations, and instructions, for the naval service." H.Doc. 202 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a copy of the rules, regulations, and instructions for the naval service of the United States, prepared by the Board of Navy Commissioners." "ASP version corresponds to H.Doc. 202’s pages 1-90. The following document sections are ordered differently: Table of Contents, Navy Agents, Surgeon of the Fleet, Hospital Ship, and Cook. H.Doc. 202 includes summary margin notes next to each regulation and includes a section entitled, Relative to Recruiting and blank forms A-R and 1-7." 15-2 no. 163 "Nov. 23, 1818" Navy Pension Fund. ASP version contains some correspondence that references Naval Affairs 134. H.Doc. 6 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives of 8th April, 1818, sundry statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 15-2 no. 164 "Dec. 17, 1818" Distribution of prize money. H.Doc. 42 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the expenditure of appropriations, to reward the officers and crews of certain vessels for captures made during the late war with Great Britain." 15-2 no. 165 "Jan. 4, 1819" Increase of the Navy. H.Doc. 70 "Message from the President of the United States transmitting reports of the proceedings which have been had under the ""Act for the Gradual Increase of the Navy"" prepared pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of 7th December, 1818." 15-2 no. 166 "Jan. 5, 1819" Navy agents. H.Doc. 72 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the resolution concerning Navy agents, accompanying ""A Bill Concerning Navy Agents.""" 15-2 no. 168 "Jan. 5, 1819" Contracts for the year 1818. H.Doc. 81 "Jan. 11, 1819" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Navy Commissioners during the year 1818." 15-2 no. 169 "Jan. 12, 1819" Navy Pension Fund. "ASP version omits tables C, D, and E." H.Doc. 85 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 15-2 no. 170 "Jan. 14, 1819" Navy and marine hospitals. H.Doc. 90 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statement and papers showing the provisions which have been made for the accommodation of seamen; the number of persons accommodated, and the expense attending the same." 15-2 no. 172 "Mar. 2, 1819" Navy Pension Fund. H.Doc. 147 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the report of the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund." 16-1 no. 173 "Jan. 3, 1820 " Alterations in the naval rules and regulations. S.Doc. 15 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in pursuance of a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the rules, regulations, and instructions for the naval service. " 16-1 no. 174 "Jan. 3, 1820 " Contracts for the year 1819. H.Doc. 28 "Jan. 4, 1820 " "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1819." 16-1 no. 177 "Jan. 10, 1820 " Navy Pension Fund. "ASP version omits tables C, D, and E." H.Doc. 37 "Jan. 7, 1820" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 16-1 no. 179 "Feb. 15, 1820 " Navy Hospital Fund. H.Doc. 74 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the annual receipts on account of the Navy Hospital Fund from 26th February, 1811, to 30th September, 1819, together with a statement of the disbursement of said fund during the same period, &c. &c." 16-1 no. 180 "Feb. 26, 1820 " Retrenchment in the expenditures for the Navy and Marine Corps. H.Doc. 87 "Communication from the Secretary of the Navy, to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Expenditures, upon the subject of diminishing the appropriation for the gradual increase of the Navy; economy in the expenditures for naval purposes, and the accountability of the officers of the Navy Department." 16-1 no. 181 "Mar. 7, 1820 " Suspension of the standing appropriation for the gradual increase of the Navy. H.Rpt. 74 Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs upon the subject of reducing the expenses of the naval establishment of the United States. 16-1 no. 183 "Mar. 23, 1820 " "Application of the children of the carpenter of the frigate Chesapeake, who was killed in the attack on her by the British ship Leopard, to be placed on the Navy pension list." S.Doc. 94 "In Senate of the United States, March 23, 1820. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Harriet Shackerly, Sarah Shackerly, and Mary Shackerly, children of Peter Shackerly, have had the same under consideration, and submit the following report: The petitioners state that their father, Peter Shackerly, was acting as a carpenter on board the United States' frigate Chesapeake at the time she was attacked..." 16-1 no. 184 "Mar. 28, 1820 " Marine Hospital Fund. H.Doc. 106 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting statements from the Treasury Department in relation to the annual receipts and expenditures of the marine hospital money, collected under the acts of sixteenth July, 1798, and second March, 1799." 16-1 no. 185 "Mar. 28, 1820 " Privateer Pension Fund. H.Doc. 105 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Privateer Pension Fund, rendered in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th instant." 16-1 no. 186 "Apr. 8, 1820 " "Disposition of a sword received, as a present, by Captain Biddle from the Vice-King of Peru; and the transportation of passengers, money, or effects in the public vessels." H.Doc. 101 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to a present from the viceroy of Lima, to the commander of the U.S. ship Ontario; to passengers, &c. transported in said ship; and orders of Navy Department to commanders of public vessels respecting admitting passengers and effects on board of said ships." 16-1 no. 187 "Apr. 11, 1820 " "Application for indemnity to a purser for losses produced by desertion, stores thrown overboard by order of the commanding officer, and the detention of his books by the enemy after capture." S.Doc. 111 "In Senate of the United States, April 11, 1820. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of John B. Timberlake, have had the same under consideration, and thereupon submit the following report…" 16-1 no. 188 "May 1, 1820 " Modification of the act creating the Board of Commissioners of the Navy. H.Rpt. 94 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, who were instructed by a resolution of the House of Representatives, to inquire into the expediency of so modifying the act establishing a Board of Commissioners of the Navy, as to make the Secretary of the Navy, for the time being, the presiding officer of that Board; and, also, of so limiting the tenor of the commissions to the members thereof, as to secure the accumulating experience and talents of our naval commanders in that Department, by a periodical rotation in office." 16-2 no. 189 "Jan. 5, 1821 " Increase of the Navy. H.Doc. 43 "Documents accompanying the ""Bill To Amend the Act, Entitled An Act for the Gradual Increase of the Navy of the United States.""" 16-2 no. 190 "Jan. 10, 1821 " Navy Pension Fund. "ASP version omits tables C, D, and E." H.Doc. 89 "Jan. 10, 1821 Feb. 5, 1821" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 16-2 no. 192 "Jan. 17, 1821 " Retrenchment in the expenditures for the Navy and Marine Corps. H.Doc. 66 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the Navy Commissioners. First. In relation to the cost of the rations of seamen, &c. 2d. On the subject of commuting the rations to officers, into money. 3d. The number of officers, of each grade, necessary for the service of the year 1821. 4th. Statement of the number of pursers at this time on the rolls, and the necessity of continuing the whole in service. 5th. On the subject of dispensing with the services of superintendents, storekeepers, &c. 6th. Relating to a new organization of the Marine Corps; and 7th. An estimated average cost per annum of various classes of vessels of war." 16-2 no. 194 "Jan. 19, 1821 " Contracts for the year 1820. H.Doc. 84 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy, during the year 1820." 16-2 no. 197 "Jan. 26, 1821 " Application to abolish privateering in time of war. H.Doc. 76 Memorial of sundry inhabitants of the State of Massachusetts on the subject of privateering. 16-2 no. 198 "Jan. 29, 1821 " Reduction of the number of seamen in the Navy. H.Rpt. 49 "Report of the Naval Committee, to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th January instant, to inquire into the expediency of limiting by law the number of seamen, ordinary seamen, and boys, to be annually employed in the service of the United States; and, also, into the expediency of reducing the number now in actual service." 16-2 no. 199 "Feb. 12, 1821 " Marine Corps. H.Doc. 96 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting (in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th instant) a report on the Strength of the Marine Corps at Head Quarters, and the annual expense of the Quartermaster and Paymasters' Departments; showing the pay and emoluments of all the officers." 16-2 no. 200 "Feb. 28, 1821 " Marine Corps. H.Rpt. 67 Report of the Committee of Expenditures in the Navy Department. 17-1 no. 201 "Dec. 26, 1821 " Navy Hospital Fund. H.Doc. 8 Report of the commissioners of the Naval Hospital Fund. 17-1 no. 204 "Jan. 9, 1822 " Navy Pension Fund. "ASP version omits tables C, D, and E." H.Doc. 20 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 17-1 no. 205 "Jan. 23, 1822 " Contracts for the year 1821. H.Doc. 37 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1821." 17-1 no. 207 "Mar. 2, 1822 " Additional number of small vessels to be employed for the suppression of piracy. H.Rpt. 53 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of affording further protection to the persons and property of citizens of the United States in the Gulf of Mexico and West India seas." 17-1 no. 208 "Mar. 4, 1822 " Naval stores and munitions. H.Rpt. 55 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of naval stores and munitions of war, appertaining to the naval department." 17-1 no. 209 "Mar. 5, 1822 " "Location of the several Navy yards and naval stations, with the number and grade of the officers attached to each." H.Doc. 82 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, of the number and location of the naval stations; the number and grade of officers at each; what each receives per month as pay and subsistence, &c. &c." 17-1 no. 211 "Mar. 29, 1822" Construction of small vessels. H.Rpt. 80 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of modifying the Act for the Gradual Increase of the Navy." 17-2 no. 213 "Dec. 10, 1822" Additional force for the suppression of piracy. H.Doc. 8 "Message from the President of the United States, on the subject of piracies committed on the seamen and commerce of the United States in the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico." 17-2 no. 214 "Dec. 10, 1822" Plan of a peace establishment for the Navy and Marine Corps. H.Doc. 10 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a plan of the Naval Peace Establishment of the Navy of the United States; and also of the Marine Corps." 17-2 no. 215 "Dec. 12, 1822" Additional force for the suppression of piracy. S.Doc. 4 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in relation to the equipment of an additional force for the Suppression of Piracy in the West Indian Seas, &c." 17-2 no. 216 "Dec. 31, 1822" Pension to the mother of Lieutenant William H. Allen. H.Rpt. 59 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 10th instant, instructing said Committee to inquire into the expediency of allowing to the mother of the late Lieutenant William H. Allen a pension, &c." 17-2 no. 218 "Jan. 9, 1823" Navy Hospital Fund. H.Doc. 20 "Report of the Commissioners of Naval Hospitals, shewing the State of the Naval Hospital Fund, &c. &c." 17-2 no. 220 "Jan. 13, 1823" Number and grade of officers necessary to command vessels belonging to the Navy. ASP version references Naval Affairs 219. H.Doc. 22 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, accompanied by an exhibit shewing the number of officers of each grade necessary to command the vessels of the Navy." 17-2 no. 221 "Jan. 13, 1823" Navy Pension Fund. "ASP version omits tables C, D, and E." H.Doc. 21 "Jan. 10, 1823" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 17-2 no. 222 "Jan. 16, 1823" Surgeons and surgeons' mates. H.Doc. 27 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement, shewing the Names of the Surgeons and Surgeons' Mates of the Navy of the United States, now on duty; their respective stations, annual compensation, &c. Rendered in obedience to resolutions of the House of Representatives, of the 7th instant." 17-2 no. 223 "Jan. 20, 1823" Peace establishment. H.Rpt. 63 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, accompanying the bill to fix the naval peace establishment." 17-2 no. 224 "Jan. 20, 1823" Naval depot at Key West. H.Doc. 29 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting information in relation to the fortifying of Thompson's Island, usually called Key West, &c. &c." 17-2 no. 225 "Jan. 21, 1823" Pension to the mother of the late Captain Oliver H. Perry. H.Rpt. 65 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the petition of Sarah Perry, mother of the late Oliver H. Perry, accompanied with a bill for her relief." 17-2 no. 226 "Jan. 27, 1823" "Rodgers's marine railway, or inclined plane." H.Doc. 42 "Message from the President of the United States, upon the subject of Commodore Rodgers' marine rail-way, or inclined plane." 17-2 no. 227 "Feb. 3, 1823" Naval Hospital Fund. H.Rpt. 78 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the subject of Navy hospitals." 17-2 no. 228 "Feb. 4, 1823" Contracts for the year 1822. H.Doc. 93 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1822." 17-2 no. 229 "Feb. 12, 1823" "Rodgers's marine railway, or inclined plane." H.Rpt. 89 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the President's message in relation to the marine railway, or inclined plane." 17-2 no. 230 "Feb. 17, 1823" Midshipmen. H.Rpt. 92 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on a proposition to apportion the midshipmen among the several states." 17-2 no. 231 "Feb. 24, 1823" Prize agents. H.Doc. 78 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting, (pursuant to a resolution of the 11th instant), a report of the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to prize agents." 18-1 no. 232 "Jan. 12, 1824" Navy Pension Fund. H.Doc. 29 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." 18-1 no. 233 "Jan. 13, 1824" Ten additional sloops of war. S.Doc. 15 "Documents communicated by the Committee on Naval Affairs, in relation to building an additional number of sloops of war." 18-1 no. 234 "Jan. 20, 1824" Ten additional sloops of war. H.Rpt. 33 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 15th ult., directing them to inquire into the expediency of building ten additional sloops war, accompanied with a bill authorizing the building of ten sloops of war." 18-1 no. 235 "Jan. 22, 1824" "List of officers, dates of commissions, and length of service at sea, since January 1, 1815." H.Doc. 43 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting a list of the Officers of the Navy of the United States, the period of their admission into the public service; the date of their respective commissions; and the time of their actual service at sea, since Jan. 1, 1815." 18-1 no. 236 "Jan. 30, 1824" Plan for a naval peace establishment. H.Doc. 52 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th December last) a plan for a peace establishment of the Navy of the United States." 18-1 no. 238 "Feb. 2, 1824" Extension of the Privateer Pension Fund. S.Doc. 28 "In Senate of the United States, February 2, 1824. Mr. Lloyd, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution relative to the Privateer Pension Fund…" 18-1 no. 239 "Feb. 3, 1824" Naval peace establishment. S.Doc. 30 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a plan for a peace establishment of the Navy of the United States." 18-1 no. 240 "Feb. 12, 1824" Contracts for the year 1823. H.Doc. 97 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual statement of contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1823." 18-1 no. 241 "Feb. 23, 1824" Pension to the mother of the late Captain Oliver H. Perry. H.Rpt. 68 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to which was recommitted the bill for the relief of Sarah Perry, mother of the late Oliver H. Perry." 18-1 no. 242 "Feb. 23, 1824" Cordage made from American and Russian hemp contrasted. S.Doc. 39 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy communicating information of the Quantity of Cordage manufactured from Hemp of Domestic Growth, which has been used in the service of the Navy since the year 1812; &c, &c (in obedience to a Resolution of the Senate, of 22d January last)." 18-1 no. 243 "Feb. 26, 1824" "Annual expenditures for the gradual increase of the Navy, and the progress made in building since 1816." H.Doc. 92 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, of the expenditures under the acts of 1816 and 1821, for the gradual increase of the Navy; the vessels built and building; the timber purchased and contracted for, &c." 18-1 no. 244 "Mar. 13, 1824" Navy Hospital Fund. H.Doc. 115 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting (pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 20th of January last), statements shewing the situation of the Navy Hospital Fund." 18-1 no. 245 "Apr. 15, 1824" Marine Corps. H.Doc. 131 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the number of non-commissioned officers and privates of the Marine Corps, and where stationed. Also, a report of the amount paid to the lieutenant colonel of said Corps, for the past year; his monthly pay and emoluments of office." 18-1 no. 246 "May 8, 1824" "Examination and survey of the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, and the coast of Florida, with a view to the establishment of Navy yards." S.Doc. 76 "In Senate of the United States, May 8, 1824. Documents relating to the bill authorizing an examination and survey of the harbor of Charleston and the coast of Florida." 18-1 no. 248 "May 17, 1824" Trial of Lieutenant Beverly Kennon. H.Doc. 150 "May 18, 1824" "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, accompanied with the proceedings of a court martial lately held at Norfolk for the trial of Lieut. Beverly Kennon." 18-2 no. 249 "Dec. 7, 1824" Condition of the Navy and Marine Corps. H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Eighteenth Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Eighteenth Congress." 18-2 no. 250 "Dec. 29, 1824" "Commodore Porter's visit to Faxardo, in Porto Rico." H.Doc. 25 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 27th inst.), information in relation to the visit of the naval officer of the United States, commanding in the West Indies, to the Town of Faxardo, Porto Rico, in November last." 18-2 no. 251 "Jan. 5, 1825" Contracts for the year 1824. H.Doc. 31 "Jan. 6, 1825" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1824." S.Doc. 43 "Jan. 6, 1825" "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the contracts made by the Commissioners of the Navy during the year 1824." 18-2 no. 252 "Jan. 5, 1825" Dry docks. S.Doc. 10 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to the construction of a dry dock." 18-2 no. 253 "Jan. 5, 1825" "Canvass, cables, and cordage made from American and foreign flax and hemp, contrasted. " "ASP Naval Affairs 265, Jan. 10, 1825, duplicate." S.Doc. 12 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to American canvass, cables, and cordage, in pursuance of a resolution of the Senate of the 17th May last." 18-2 no. 254 "Jan. 11, 1825" Additional naval force for the suppression of piracy. H.Rpt. 22 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, upon the subject of piracy, accompanied with a bill providing additional means for the suppression of piracy." 18-2 no. 255 "Jan. 28, 1825" Provision for the proper application of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the Navy. H.Rpt. 45 Report of the committee on so much of the public accounts and expenditures as relate to the Department of the Navy; with a bill to provide for the proper application and expenditure of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the naval service. 18-2 no. 256 "Feb. 14, 1825" Trials of Lieutenants Weaver and Conner. H.Doc. 81 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Navy, with copies of the proceedings of the courts martial in the cases of Lieutenants Weaver and Conner." 18-1 no. 258 "Dec. 2, 1823" "Condition and disposition of the Navy. (The following documents were communicated, at the 1st session of the 18th Congress, by the President of the United States, with his message of December 2, 1823.)" H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Eighteenth Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Documents accompanying the message of the President of the United States, to both Houses, at the commencement of the first session of the Eighteenth Congress." "Naval Affairs, volume 2" 18-1 no. 259 "May 13, 1824" On the manner of sending supplies of provisions and clothing to the United States squadron on the Pacific Ocean. H.Doc. 147 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to provisions & stores furnished the squadron in the Pacific Ocean, &c. &c." 18-1 no. 260 "May 22, 1824" Amounts of settlements and delinquencies of prize agents. H.Doc. 153 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report shewing what amount of money has been refunded to the government by the several prize agents since 1st March, 1823; the amount paid by each, and when paid; and the legal proceeding against delinquents." 18-2 no. 261 "Dec. 13, 1824" "Application of a meeting of merchants and citizens of New York, that protection be given to the trade with Cuba against the pirates." H.Doc. 6 "Memorial of sundry merchants, (and others), citizens of New York, praying Congress to take into consideration the subject of piracies committed on the commerce of the United States by vessels from the island of Cuba, &c." S.Doc. 3 "Memorial of sundry merchants, (and others), citizens of New York, praying Congress to take into consideration the subject of piracies committed on the commerce of the United States by vessels from the island of Cuba, &c." 18-2 no. 263 "Dec. 30, 1824" "Affidavit of George Brown, of murders and atrocities by the pirates near the island of Cuba." S.Doc. 6 "In Senate of the United States, December 30, 1824." 18-2 no. 264 "Jan. 10, 1825" Reasons of the President for declining to furnish the House of Representatives with documents relating to the conduct of officers of the Navy on the Pacific Ocean. H.Doc. 42 "Message from the President of the United States, communicating his reasons for declining to transmit to the House of Representatives the documents called for by its resolution of the 4th inst., in relation to the conduct of certain officers and agents of the government at or near the ports of South America, on the Pacific Ocean. " 18-2 no. 265 "Jan. 10, 1825" "On the use of American canvas, cables and cordage in the Navy." S.Doc. 12 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to American canvass, cables, and cordage, in pursuance of a resolution of the Senate of the 17th May last." 18-2 no. 266 "Jan. 10, 1825" "Opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, as to alterations in the organization of the Navy, with statements of traveling and other allowances to officers of the Navy and Marine Corps." S.Doc. 44 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting (in obedience to a resolution of the Senate, of the 25th of May last), statements of the amount received by the officers of the Navy and Marine Corps in addition to monthly pay and rations. Together with his opinion as to such alterations as are necessary in the present organization of the Navy. " 18-2 no. 267 "Mar. 2, 1825" "On the memorial of John M. Gamble, a captain of marines, for compensation or prize money for capturing an enemy's vessel in 1813." H.Rpt. 89 "Report of the Committee on Naval Affairs, on the memorial of John M. Gamble." 19-1 no. 268 "Dec. 6, 1825" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, with the President's message, showing the operations of that Department in 1825." H.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States, to both houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Nineteenth Congress." S.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to both houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Nineteenth Congress." 19-1 no. 269 "Dec. 19, 1825" On a claim for purser's small stores lost by the capture of the sloop-of-war Wasp. H.Rpt. 4 Representatives of G.S. Wise. 19-1 no. 271 "Dec. 27, 1825" Letter from Commodore David Porter relative to charges of Thomas Randall and John Mountain against the officers of the West India Squadron. S.Doc. 7 "In Senate of the United States, December 27, 1825." 19-1 no. 272 "Jan. 3, 1826" "Letter of Thomas Randall, relative to a communication of Commodore David Porter to the Senate, charging him with imputations against himself and officers." S.Doc. 12 "Jan. 4, 1826" "Letter from Thomas Randall, relative to the communication of Commodore Porter to the Senate of 27th ult." 19-1 no. 273 "Jan. 4, 1826" On the expense and mode of employing a sloop-of-war in exploring the northwest coast of America. H.Doc. 23 Survey of northwest coast. 19-1 no. 275 "Jan. 18, 1826" "Expressive of the sense of Congress of the gallant conduct of Lieutenant Silas Duncan, of the Navy, in the engagement on Lake Champlain in 1814." H.Rpt. 41 Lieutenant Duncan. 19-1 no. 276 "Jan. 20, 1826" On the application of Captain Samuel Angus to be restored to his rank in the Navy. H.Rpt. 43 Samuel Angus. 19-1 no. 278 "Jan. 21, 1826" On the application of Captain Isaac Phillips to be restored to his rank in the Navy. H.Rpt. 44 Isaac Philips. 19-1 no. 279 "Jan. 23, 1826" "Examination of the harbors of Charleston, South Carolina, and St. Mary's, Georgia, with the view of establishing a Navy yard." S.Doc. 27 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with the report of the officer appointed to examine the harbors of Charleston and St. Mary's, on the expediency of establishing a Navy yard at either of those places, &c." 19-1 no. 281 "Jan. 24, 1826" "On the claim of Mrs. Susan Decatur, widow of Commodore Stephen Decatur, for prize money for the capture and destruction of the frigate Philadelphia at Algiers." H.Rpt. 48 Mrs. Decatur -- prize money.  19-1 no. 284 "Jan. 27, 1826" Statements in relation to the Navy Pension Fund in 1825. H.Doc. 63 Navy Pension Fund. 19-1 no. 285 "Feb. 1, 1826" "Experiment in the use of cotton, compared with flax, for cordage and canvas -- their relative price, etc." H.Doc. 66 Cotton cordage and canvass. 19-1 no. 289 "Feb. 10, 1826" "Probable cost of certain lots of live oak timber, and cost for preserving the same." H.Doc. 85 Live oak timber. 19-1 no. 290 "Feb. 13, 1826" Application of the City of Baltimore for the establishment of a Navy-yard at that place. S.Doc. 37 "Memorial of the Mayor and City Councils of Baltimore, praying the establishment of a Navy yard at that city." 19-1 no. 291 "Feb. 13, 1826" Statement of the pay and allowances of officers of the Navy. H.Doc. 87 Naval affairs. Documents relating to the Bill Concerning the Naval Establishment of the United States. 19-1 no. 292 "Feb. 14, 1826" "Statement of the expenses of courts-martial and courts of inquiry from the 1st of January, 1824, to February, 1826." H.Doc. 91 Expenses of naval courts martial. 19-1 no. 295 "Mar. 1, 1826" "Account of the killed, wounded, and prisoners of the officers and crew of the frigate Chesapeake, in the action with the British frigate Shannon in the War of 1812-'15. " H.Doc. 110 "Officers, &c. of frigate Chesapeake." 19-1 no. 297 "Mar. 2, 1826" "On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard on the River Thames, in Connecticut." H.Rpt. 94 "Navy yard -- River Thames, Conn." 19-1 no. 298 "Mar. 2, 1826" "On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard and station on the Narraganset Bay, in Rhode Island." H.Rpt. 93 "Navy yard -- Narraganset Bay, R.I." 19-1 no. 299 "Mar. 2, 1826" "On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard at Baltimore, Maryland." H.Rpt. 92 Navy yard -- Baltimore. 19-1 no. 300 "Mar. 7, 1826" On the additional naval force requisite for the protection of the commerce of the United States with Brazil and Buenos Ayres. H.Doc. 119 Protection to commerce. 19-1 no. 302 "Mar. 14, 1826" On the utility of a breakwater at the capes of the Delaware to the vessels of the Navy. H.Doc. 128 Breakwater at the capes of Delaware. 19-1 no. 303 "Mar. 17, 1826" On the necessity of increasing the naval force for the protection of the commerce of the United States with Brazil and Buenos Ayres. H.Rpt. 120 Additional naval force. 19-1 no. 306 "Mar. 25, 1826" In relation to the pay and emoluments of the paymaster and quartermaster of the Marine Corps in 1824-'25. H.Doc. 138 "Paymasters, &c. -- Marine Corps." 19-1 no. 307 "Mar. 31, 1826" On the construction of docks for the preservation and repair of United States vessels. ASP version omits sections included in H.Doc. 143. H.Doc. 143 Docks for repairing ships of war. 19-1 no. 308 "Apr. 3, 1826" On a claim of Lieut. Isaac M'Keever for prize money for the capture of two slave vessels. H.Rpt. 150 Lieutenant Isaac M'Keever. 19-1 no. 313 "Apr. 28, 1826" "On the tenure by which the site of the Navy yard at Philadelphia is held; amount of taxes paid thereon to that city and county, jurisdiction over the same not being granted to the United States by the Legislature of Pennsylvania." H.Doc. 166 Navy yard -- Philadelphia. 19-1 no. 314 "May 4, 1826" On the propriety of causing the remains of the late Captain O.H. Perry to be removed to the United States. H.Rpt. 189 Remains of the late Capt. O.H. Perry. 19-1 no. 317 "May 6, 1826" On the expediency of increasing and reorganizing the Marine Corps. H.Rpt. 196 Increase Marine Corps. 19-2 no. 319 "Dec. 5, 1826" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1826." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Nineteenth Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Nineteenth Congress." 19-2 no. 320 "Dec. 8, 1826" "Names of the officers and the seamen of the ketch Intrepid in the attack on the frigate Philadelphia, at Tripoli, in 1804." H.Doc. 4 "Burning Frigate Philadelphia at Tripoli. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting, pursuant to a resolution of the House of Representatives, the Names of the Officers and Seamen on board the Ketch Intrepid, in the attack on the Frigate Philadelphia, in the year 1804, in the Harbor of Tripoli." 19-2 no. 325 "Jan. 10, 1827" Examination of sites for the establishment of a dry dock for the Navy. H.Doc. 125 "Dry docks - Portsmouth, N.H., Charlestown, Mass., &c. Message from the President of the United States transmitting a report of an examination and survey which has been made of a site for a dry dock at Portsmouth, N.H., Charlestown, Mass., Brooklyn, N.Y., and Gosport, Va." "Naval Affairs, volume 3" 19-2 no. 326 "Jan. 12, 1827" Annual report in relation to the Navy Pension Fund for 1826. H.Doc. 56 Navy Pension Fund. 19-2 no. 327 "Jan. 16, 1827" "Condition of the Naval Hospital Fund on the 31st December, 1826." H.Doc. 54 Navy Hospitals. 19-2 no. 328 "Jan. 17, 1827" "Concerning appointments, promotions, duties, and compensation of the surgeons and assistant surgeons in the Navy." H.Rpt. 47 Surgeons of the Navy. 19-2 no. 330 "Jan. 24, 1827" On the expediency of establishing a line of vessels to Panama and a communication between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans across that isthmus. H.Rpt. 56 Communication across the Isthmus of Panama. 19-2 no. 332 "Feb. 3, 1827" "On claim of the widow of a seaman who died in Dartmoor Prison, in England, to five years' half-pay." H.Rpt. 69 Abigail Appleton. 19-2 no. 333 "Feb. 7, 1827" On claim of the officers and crew of the ketch Intrepid to prize money for the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia in the harbor of Tripoli in 1804. H.Rpt. 74 Destruction of the frigate Philadelphia. 19-2 no. 336 "Feb. 12, 1827" "Cost of, and expenditures at, the several Navy yards from 1819 to 1826." S.Doc. 54 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting information respecting the cost of, and expenditures at, the several Navy yards; in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of January 17. " 19-2 no.337 "Feb. 12, 1827" "Application of the citizens of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for the construction of a dry dock at that place." H.Doc. 92 "Dry Dock-Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Memorial of the Citizens of Portsmouth, N.H., respecting the construction of a dry dock, at the Navy Yard at that Place." 19-2 no. 338 "Feb. 26, 1827" On the expediency of preserving and rearing of live oak timber for the Navy. H.Doc. 114 Live oak timber. 20-1 no. 339 "Dec. 4, 1827" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1827." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twentieth Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twentieth Congress." 20-1 no. 340 "Dec. 6, 1827" Expense annually incurred under the act for prohibiting the slave trade. S.Doc. 3 "Message from the President of the United States, transmitting (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 19th February last,) a report from the Secretary of the Navy, showing the expense annually incurred in carrying into effect the act of March 2, 1819, for prohibiting the slave trade." 20-1 no. 341 "Dec. 14, 1827"  Application for an increase of the pay of lieutenants in the Navy. H.Doc. 89 "Dec. 14, 1827 Jan. 25, 1828" Navy of the United States. Memorial of the lieutenants of the Navy of the United States. 20-1 no. 342 "Dec. 24, 1827" "Experiments on American water-rotted hemp, and comparison of it with Russian hemp." H.Doc. 22 "American water rotted hemp. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of 2d March, 1827, in relation to experiments on American water rotted hemp." 20-1 no. 343 "Dec. 31, 1827" "Survey of the harbor of Savannah, Georgia, to ascertain its facilities for naval purposes." S.Doc. 12 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of 3d March, 1827,) of the surveys of the harbors of Charleston and Beaufort, South Carolina, and of Savannah and St. Mary's, Georgia." 20-1 no. 345 "Jan. 9, 1828" "On claim of the officers and crew of the ketch Intrepid to prize money for the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, at Tripoli, in 1804." S.Doc. 23 "In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1828." 20-1 no. 346 "Jan. 15, 1828" A plan for a naval peace establishment of the United States. S.Doc. 36 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with a plan for a naval peace establishment of the United States. (In compliance with a resolution of the Senate, of the 28th February, 1827.)" 20-1 no. 347 "Jan. 25, 1828" "Qualification and admission of candidates for appointment of surgeons and assistant surgeons in the Navy, and inadequacy of their compensation." S.Doc. 62 "Memorial of certain surgeons of the United States Navy, praying that certain regulations be adopted for the admission of candidates, and that the pay of surgeons in the Navy be increased." 20-1 no. 350 "Jan. 25, 1828" "On the construction of dry docks at Brooklyn, New York, and Portsmouth, New Hampshire." H.Rpt. 100 Dry docks. 20-1 no. 352 "Feb. 18, 1828" "On claim to five years' half pay of the widow of a seaman who was captured while in the naval service, and died in Dartmoor Prison, in England." "ASP Naval Affairs 395, Dec. 21, 1829, duplicate." H.Rpt. 148 Abigail Appleton. "H.Rpt. 10, Dec. 21, 1829, duplicate." 20-1 no. 353 "Feb. 18, 1828" "Application of Uriah Brown for patronage to his invention of a composition for the destruction of vessels, similar to the ""Greek fire.""" H.Doc. 150 Uriah Brown. 20-1 no. 356 "Mar. 7, 1828" "On claim of Elizabeth Mays to a pension for the loss of her son, killed on board of the Lawrence, in the War of 1812-'15." H.Rpt. 180 Elizabeth Mays. 20-1 no. 357 "Mar. 12, 1828" Condition and expense of the United States Agency for Recaptured Africans taken to the coast of Africa. H.Doc. 193 "Recaptured Africans. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 5th instant, in relation to the present condition and probable annual expense, of the United States' Agency for Recaptured Africans on the coast of Africa, &c. &c." 20-1 no. 358 "Mar. 14, 1828" On claim of an officer of the Navy to be indemnified or released from a judgment against him for capturing a supposed piratical vessel. H.Rpt. 192 Jesse Wilkinson. 20-1 no. 359 "Mar. 14, 1828" Rules adopted for the selection of commissioned and warrant officers for the Navy. H.Doc. 196 "Selection of commissioned and warrant officers -- Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 18th ultimo, in relation to the rule adopted by the Navy Department, in selecting from the list of candidates for commission or warrants, such as the service may require, &c." 20-1 no. 360 "Mar. 14, 1828" Annual report in relation to the Navy Pension Fund. H.Doc. 197 "Navy Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the annual report in relation to the Navy Pension Fund." S.Doc. 139 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with statements showing the operations of the Navy Pension Fund, and the relief afforded thereby in 1827." 20-1 no. 362 "Mar. 18, 1828" "On claim of the officers and crew of the brig Syren to prize money on account of the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, at Tripoli, in 1804." H.Rpt. 201 "On Senate Bill No. 50 -- Susan Decatur, et al." 20-2 H.Rpt. 37 "Jan. 5, 1829" [Reprint] 20-1 no. 363 "Mar. 25, 1828" On the expediency of fitting out vessels of the Navy for an exploration of the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. H.Rpt. 209 Explore South Seas. 20-1 no. 364 "Apr. 15, 1828" On the expediency of extending the act allowing pensions from the Privateer Pension Fund. H.Doc. 244 "Pensions to widows, &c. of deceased seamen. Documents submitted by the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, to accompany the Bill [H.R. No. 270] to provide for extending the term of the pensions of certain persons." 20-1 no. 365 "Apr. 28, 1828" "Application for establishment of a naval depot or station at Savannah, Georgia. " S.Doc. 180 "Memorial of the citizens of Savannah, stating the advantages that would result to the government from establishing a naval depot at that place. " 20-1 no. 366 "May 6, 1828" On claim of a pilot to compensation on account of being taken prisoner while in a public vessel and detained by the enemy. H.Rpt. 248 Michael Lewis. 20-1 no. 367 "May 10, 1828" "On the expediency of testing Uriah Brown's system of coast and harbor defence, by fire ships." H.Rpt. 252 Uriah Brown. 20-1 no. 368 "May 23, 1828" Statement of the number of midshipmen appointed during the first session of the Twentieth Congress. S.Doc. 204 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, (in compliance with a resolution of the Senate,) showing the number of midshipmen appointed during the present session of Congress." 20-1 no. 369 "May 26, 1828" "Difficulties in obtaining seamen for the Navy -- their cause, and measures for their removal." S.Doc. 207 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, of 29th May, 1826, in relation to the difficulties in obtaining seamen for the Navy, the cause of such difficulties, and the measures necessary to remove them." 20-2 no. 370 "Dec. 2, 1828" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1828." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to both Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twentieth Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twentieth Congress." 20-2 no. 373 "Dec. 22, 1828" "On the expediency of connecting with the Navy yards establishments for manufacturing cordage and canvas from American hemp, flax and cotton, for the Navy." H.Doc. 28 "American hemp, flax, and cotton. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of 12th May last, in relation to connecting with two or more Navy yards of the United States as many establishments for purchasing, water-rotting and preparing for manufacture, American hemp, flax, and cotton, &c. &c." 20-2 no. 375 "Jan. 6, 1829" On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard or depot on the coast between Cape Hatteras and Florida. S.Doc. 28 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 20th May last, in relation to the establishment of a Navy yard between Cape Hatteras and Florida." 20-2 no. 376 "Jan. 16, 1829" "On claim of an officer of the Navy for indemnity, on account of costs in prosecuting a libel on a vessel saved from shipwreck, and brought in for adjudication." H.Rpt. 48 Alexander Claxton. 20-2 no. 381 "Jan. 31, 1829" On the expediency of making an appropriation to the Naval Hospital Fund of the amount due from the United States. H.Rpt. 61 Navy Hospital Fund. 20-2 no. 382 "Jan. 31, 1829" Statement showing the relative rank of officers of the Army and Navy. H.Doc. 98 Relative rank of officers of the Army and Navy. Documents to accompany Bill H.R. No. 332. 20-2 no. 383 "Feb. 2, 1829" Experiments to test the comparative fitness of cotton and hemp for sails and cordage for the Navy. H.Doc. 102 Cotton and hemp for sails and cordage. 20-2 no. 387 "Feb. 16, 1829" Exploring expedition to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. S.Doc. 77 "Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the exploring expedition, &c., made in compliance to a Resolution of the Senate." 20-2 no. 388 "Feb. 17, 1829" "On the claim of Henry Eckford for rent of land at Sackett's Harbor for the use of the vessels of the Navy, and purchase of same for the United States." H.Rpt. 84 Henry Eckford. 20-2 no. 389 "Feb. 17, 1829" "On the Privateer Pension Fund, and the pensions chargeable thereon." H.Rpt. 85 Privateer Pension Fund. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 445. 20-2 no. 390 "Feb. 20, 1829" Statement of the condition of the Navy Pension Fund. H.Doc. 144 "Feb. 26, 1829" Navy Pension Fund. 20-2 no. 391 "Feb. 23, 1829" On the policy and objects of the exploring expedition to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. S.Doc. 94 "In Senate of the United States, February 23, 1829. Mr. Hayne, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, and in behalf of a majority of the Committee, made the following report. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a bill from the House of Representatives, ""To Provide for an Exploring Expedition to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas,"" and also the Message of the President, on the same subject, have had the same under consideration, and beg leave to report..." 20-2 no. 392 "Mar. 2, 1829" On the conditions for allowing pensions out of the Navy Pension Fund. H.Rpt. 103 "Ellen Dix, Harriet J. Kissam, Gratia Ray, Penelope Denny, Elizabeth Whitehead, Eleanor Wills, Charlotte M.R. Thorn, Susanna Lippencot, and Louisa Booth, widows, and Joseph Sillcock, guardian of the infant children of Caleb Crew, claiming to be placed on the roll of Navy pensioners." 20-2 no. 393 "Mar. 2, 1829" On the condition of the Navy Pension Fund and the pensions chargeable thereon. H.Rpt. 104 Navy Pension Fund. 21-1 no. 394 "Dec. 8, 1829" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1829." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-first Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-first Congress." 21-1 no. 395 "Dec. 21, 1829" "On the claim of the widow of a seaman of the Navy, who died in Dartmoor Prison, in England, for a pension." H.Rpt. 10 Abigail Appleton. 21-1 no. 397 "Jan. 6, 1830" "Claim of a midshipman, cashiered by the sentence of a court-martial, to restoration to his rank in the Navy. " H.Rpt. 57 Memorial of Farnifold Green. 21-1 no. 401 "Jan. 14, 1830" Surveys for a naval depot in Narraganset Bay and Newport Harbor. H.Doc. 21 "Survey -- Narraganset Bay, &c. &c. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting surveys and reports of the waters of Narraganset Bay and the harbor of Newport, Rhode Island, with a view to the establishment of a naval depot." 21-1 no. 402 "Jan. 14, 1830" Opinions of naval surgeons on the expediency of allowing the spirit ration to midshipmen of the Navy. H.Doc. 23 "Ardent spirits -- midshipmen. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting opinions of surgeons of the Navy, in relation to allowing to the midshipmen of the Navy of the United States, ardent spirits as a part of their rations." 21-1 no. 404 "Jan. 18, 1830" "Navy Hospital Fund, Navy hospital, near Norfolk, and naval asylum at Philadelphia." H.Doc. 40 "Navy hospital, Norfolk, and asylum, Philadelphia. Documents to accompany Bill H.R. No. 170." 21-1 no. 408 "Jan. 28, 1830" Plan for a reorganization of the Board of Navy Commissioners. H.Doc. 39 "Ministerial duties -- Navy Department. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 169.) Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, in relation to the ministerial duties of the officers of the Navy Department. " 21-1 no. 409 "Feb. 1, 1830" "Of number, extent, and arrangements of Navy yards and dry docks." H.Doc. 43 "Upon the subject of navy yards. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of the Commissioners of the Navy, upon the subject of navy yards. " 21-1 no. 410 "Feb. 5, 1830" Claim to prize money on behalf of the representatives of a seaman killed in the battle of Lake Champlain. H.Rpt. 159 "James L. Ridgeley, Adm'r of Edward Moore." 21-1 no. 411 "Feb. 9, 1830" "On the nature, amount, and objects of the Privateer Pension Fund." H.Rpt. 175 Privateer Pension Fund. 21-1 no. 412 "Feb. 15, 1830" Annual report on the Navy Pension Fund for 1829. H.Doc. 63 Annual report -- Navy Pension Fund. 21-1 no. 414 "Feb. 18, 1830" Plan for a peace establishment for the Navy. S.Doc. 58 "Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, to Hon. R.Y. Hayne, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, covering a plan for a Navy peace establishment. " 21-1 no. 415 "Mar. 17, 1830" "Authorization of the naval exploring expedition in the South Seas and Pacific Ocean, and of the purchase of and payment for astronomical and other instruments for the same." ASP version contains additional correspondence not included in H.Rpt. 305. H.Rpt. 305 "Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, Jr." 21-1 no. 416 "Mar. 24, 1830" On the expediency of dispensing with the Marine Corps as part of the armed equipment of a vessel-of-war S.Doc. 102 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a Resolution of the Senate, concerning the subject dispensing with the Marine Corps in the naval service of the United States." 21-1 no. 417 "Mar. 29, 1830" "Survey of the Dry Tortugas Island, in Florida, for a naval rendezvous and depot. " S.Doc. 111 "Apr.1, 1830" "Message from the President of the United States, with a report from the officers detailed to make a survey of the Dry Tortugas, and recommending it as an important station for naval purposes, &c." 21-1 no. 420 "May 5, 1830" "On the expediency of certain allowances and expenditures from appropriation for contingent expenses of the Navy Department, for the year 1829. " H.Rpt. 393 Expenditure-Navy Department. 21-1 no. 421 "May 6, 1830" "Estimate of the loss the United States would sustain by changing the site of the Navy yard at Portsmouth, Virginia." H.Doc. 98 "Navy yard -- Portsmouth, Virginia. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 29th ultimo, requiring information of the probable loss of property to the United States, by changing the site of the Navy yard at Portsmouth, Virginia for one more eligible." 21-1 no. 422 "May 13, 1830" "On the erection of a radiating marine railway for the repair of sloops-of-war, at the Navy yard at Pensacola." H.Doc. 101 "Marine rail-way, &c. Message from the President of the United States, in reply to a Resolution of the House of Representatives, in relation to the erection of a marine rail-way at the Navy yard at Pensacola, &c. &c. " 21-1 no. 423 "May 25, 1830" Statement relative to the pay and emoluments of the officers of the Marine Corps. H.Doc. 107 "Pay, &c., officers Marine Corps. " 21-1 no. 424 "May 27, 1830" "Explanation of the accounts and vouchers of Miles King, as Navy agent at Norfolk, Virginia." H.Doc. 115 "May 28, 1830" "Miles King. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th instant, in relation to the accounts of Miles King. " 21-1 no. 425 "May 28, 1830" "Explanation of the accounts and vouchers of John B. Timberlake and of Lieutenant Robert B. Randolph, as purser and acting purser of the frigate Constitution. " H.Doc. 116 "John B. Timberlake and Robert B. Randolph. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives in relation to the accounts of John B. Timberlake and Robert B. Randolph." 21-1 no. 426 "May 29, 1830" "On claim for expenses incurred on account of the South Sea Exploring Expedition, under an arrangement with the Secretary of the Navy." H.Rpt. 418 "May 31, 1830" 21-1 no. 428 "May 29, 1830" "Statement of the pay, emoluments, and allowances of every officer and agent in the naval service, including the Marine Corps." H.Doc. 121 "Pay, &c. of naval officers and agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 4th of February last, respecting the pay, emoluments, and allowances, to officers and agents in the naval service of the United States. " 21-2 no. 429 "Dec. 7, 1830" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1830." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-first Congress." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-first Congress. " 21-2 no. 430 "Dec. 22, 1830" "Explanatory estimates for the construction of three schooners for the Navy; their respective annual expense in service, and that of a sloop-of-war." H.Doc. 148 Navy United States -- three schooners. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 507.) 21-2 no. 431 "Dec. 23, 1830" Surveys made with a view to the establishment of naval depots. H.Doc. 15 "Surveys -- naval depots. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th instant, in relation to the reports of the survey of certain ports and harbors, with a view to the establishment of naval depots." 21-2 no. 432 "Dec. 29, 1830" "On mode of relieving vessels-of-war on foreign stations, and return of seamen to the United States whose terms of service have expired" S.Doc. 14 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a resolution of the Senate, relative to the mode of relieving United States' vessels on foreign stations, and the means taken for the return to the United States of seamen whose terms of service expire abroad, &c. " 21-2 no. 434 "Jan. 7, 1831" On the irregularities of the accounts under appropriations for the support of the Navy and Marine Corps; and suggestions of legal remedies for the same. H.Doc. 33 "Accounts, Navy Dept. -- Office Fourth Auditor. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the state of the accounts of the Navy in the Office of the Fourth Auditor, &c. &c." 21-2 no. 435 "Jan. 18, 1831" "On the capture, by a United States vessel, of the Spanish ship Fenix, with African slaves on board, and under suspicion of piratical intent, with a recommendation for the maintenance, etc., of the slaves. " H.Doc. 54 Spanish slave ship Fenix. 21-2 no. 437 "Jan. 20, 1831" "On claim of Henry Eckford for rent of land at Sackett's Harbor for the use of the Navy, and for purchase of said land." "ASP version omits the initial report (Feb 17, 1829) printed in H.Rpt. 41, since it is already in Doc. 388 to which there is a cross-reference." H.Rpt. 41 Henry Eckford. 21-2 no. 438 "Jan. 25, 1831" Navy Pension Fund. Annual report of the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund. H.Doc. 67 "Pay, &c., of officers Marine Corps. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a communication from the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the pay, &c., of the officers of the Marine Corps." 21-2 no. 439 "Jan. 28, 1831" "Annual report on the Navy Pension Fund, for 1830. " H.Doc. 75 Navy Pension Fund. Annual report of the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund. 21-2 no. 440 "Jan. 31, 1831" "On the subject of applications for naval pensions, or their renewal during the year 1830. " H.Doc. 77 "Applications for pensions. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, upon the subject of applications for pensions during the past year, &c. " 21-2 no. 442 "Feb. 7, 1831" "Claim of Master Commandant Thomas Ap Catesby Jones, of the Navy, to a pension, on account of a wound received in battle." H.Doc. 87 "Memorial of Thomas AP [i.e., Ap] Catesby Jones." 21-2 no. 443 "Feb. 8, 1831" "On claim of a naval officer to a pension on account of a disability incurred in the service, he having been discharged on that account." H.Rpt. 73 Joseph S. Cannon. 21-2 no. 444 "Feb. 11, 1831" "Explanatory estimates for the construction of naval hospitals at Charleston, Brooklyn, and Pensacola." H.Doc. 93 "Naval hospitals. Documents to accompany Bill H.R. 622, authorizing the construction of naval hospitals at Charlestown, Massachusetts, Brooklyn, New York, and at Pensacola." 21-2 no. 445 "Feb. 16, 1831" "On the propriety of increasing the pay of captains and masters commandant of the Navy; a statement of assimilated rank of officers of the Army and Navy, and number of promotions in the Army since 1816. " H.Rpt. 85 "Pay -- captains, &c., Navy United States." 21-2 no. 446 "Feb. 18, 1831" "On the claim of a surety of a purser of the Navy to be released from liability to the government, on the ground of a failure of its officers to compel the purser to settle his accounts, and also to inform him that the purser was already a defaulter when he signed his new bond." ASP version contains two additional documents. H.Rpt. 90 George Johnston. 21-2 no. 447 "Feb. 18, 1831" "On the formation and purposes of the Navy Pension Fund, and the persons entitled to its benefits. " H.Rpt. 86 Navy Pension Fund. To accompany Bill H.R. No. 639. 21-2 no. 448 "Feb. 18, 1831" On claim to compensation for a vessel impressed by a naval officer into the United States service and destroyed by the enemy. H.Rpt. 89 George K. Knight. 21-2 no. 449 "Feb. 22, 1831" On the regulation and proper distribution of the contingent expenses of the Navy and of the Navy Department. H.Rpt. 93 Contingent expenses -- Navy. 21-2 no. 450 "Feb. 26, 1831" "On the acquisition of suitable land for the cultivation of live oak timber, near Pensacola, Florida, and the means of preserving that timber, for the use of the Navy." H.Rpt. 102 Live oak. 21-2 no. 451 "Mar. 1, 1831" "Statement of the pay, rations, and allowances of the officers of the Marine Corps in 1831." H.Doc. 120 "Pay -- officers Marine Corps. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, upon the subject of allowances and pay to officers of the Marine Corps." "Naval Affairs, volume 4" 21-2 no. 452 "Mar. 1, 1831" "On claim of a naval officer in service, at full pay, to a pension from the Naval Pension Fund, on account of a wound. " H.Rpt. 104 Captain Thomas Ap Catesby Jones. 21-2 no. 453 "Mar. 1, 1831" On claim of a sergeant of Marines to compensation for services as an assistant quartermaster. H.Rpt. 105 John McKim. 21-2 no. 454 "Mar. 2, 1831" On claim to a pension of the mother of a naval officer who was killed in battle. H.Rpt. 111 Fitz Henry Babit -- mother of. 21-2 no. 455 "Mar. 2, 1831" On claim to compensation for a vessel-of-war alleged to have been built under contract with a government officer. H.Rpt. 112 John Watson. 21-2 no. 456 "Mar. 2, 1831" "On claim to a pension of the widow of a naval officer, who, since the war, died of disease contracted during the war." H.Rpt. 113 Sophia Gardner. 22-1 no. 457 "Dec. 6, 1831" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1831." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-second Congress." 22-2 no. 458 "Dec. 8, 1831" Annual report on the Navy Pension Fund for 1831. H.Doc. 5 Navy Pension and Navy Hospital Funds. Reports on the Navy Pension and Navy Hospital Funds. 22-1 no. 460 "Dec. 20, 1831" "On the practice of disbursing officers of the Navy of transferring appropriations from one object to another, and the manner of providing for deficiencies in such appropriations." H.Doc. 23 (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 85.) 22-1 no. 462 "Jan. 3, 1832" On the pay and allowances of Navy agents. S.Doc. 13 "Documents laid on the table by the Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, relating to Bill of Senate No. 36, ""Concerning Navy Agents."" " 22-1 no. 463 "Jan. 9, 1832" "Claim of the officers and crew of the ketch Intrepid to further compensation for the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, at Tripoli, in 1804." H.Doc. 62 "Petition of the recaptors of the frigate Philadelphia, praying for compensation -- representatives of Preble, Lawrence, Bainbridge, and Macdonough. " 22-1 no. 464 "Jan. 20, 1832" Application of the chaplains of the Navy for an increase of pay. S.Doc. 308 "In Senate of the United States. Memorial of the chaplains in the Navy, praying for an increase of compensation. " 22-1 no. 465 "Jan. 31, 1832" Recommendation of a change in parts of the Navy ration. H.Doc. 81 "Navy ration -- change in. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 26th instant, in relation to a change in the Navy ration." 22-1 no. 466 "Feb. 1, 1832" "On the subject of compensation to pursers of the Navy, and regulations for their government. " S.Doc. 429 "In Senate of the United States. Documents relating to the ""Bill Regulating the Duties and Providing for the Compensation of Pursers in the Navy."" (S. No. 33.)" 22-1 no. 467 "Feb. 2, 1832" "Number of seamen of the Navy whose terms have expired on foreign stations since 1827; the number discharged there; the number re-enlisted; the number sent to the United States, and amount paid for their passages. " S.Doc. 46 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in obedience to a Resolution of the Senate concerning the seamen of the United States on foreign stations. " 22-1 no. 470 "Feb. 15, 1832" On claim of a seaman to payment of transportation from the place of his discharge to that of his residence. H.Rpt. 290 James Scrivener. 22-1 no. 471 "Feb. 28, 1832" "Recommendation of the commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund, that provision be made from said fund for certain descriptions of applicants. " S.Doc. 77 "Report from the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund, in relation to applications for pensions from that fund." 22-1 no. 472 "Feb. 29, 1832" "On the application for pensions, and the renewal or increase of pensions, from the Privateer Pension Fund, and its inadequacy, unless aided by an appropriation by Congress. " H.Doc. 135 "Pensions to widows, &c. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, upon the subject of pensions to widows, chargeable upon the Privateer Pension Fund. " 22-1 no. 473 "Feb. 29, 1832" "Recommendation of the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund that provision be made for widows of seamen, etc., not now provided for." H.Doc. 129 "Applicants for pensions. Letter from the Commissioners of the Navy Pension Fund. Under the Joint Resolution of 29th May, 1830, requiring annual reports to be made to Congress in relation to applications for pensions, &c." 22-1 no. 474 "Feb. 29, 1832" "On the rules or principles of assignment to duty, length of service therein, extra pay received, length of sea service, and the relative rank, etc., of lieutenants in the Navy. " H.Doc. 132 "Lieutenants of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 23rd instant, in relation to lieutenants in the Navy." 22-1 no. 475 "Mar. 16, 1832" "On the manner of obtaining slop clothing for the Navy, and losses accruing on the condemnation and sale thereof. " S.Doc. 193 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, relating to losses on slop clothing of the United States, condemned within ten years, &c." 22-1 no. 476 "Mar. 20, 1832" "On the policy of reserving the lands of the United States containing live oak timber, the employment of agents for its survey and preservation, and correspondence relating thereto. " H.Doc. 178 "Live oak and live oak agents. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a Resolution of the House of Representatives of the 25th ultimo, in relation to live oak and live oak agents." 22-1 no. 477 "Apr. 4, 1832" "Refuge afforded by a vessel of United States to the Vice-President of Peru and General Miller, during a revolution in that country, and claim of Captain Sloat growing out of the same. " H.Doc. 272 "Vice President of Peru and General Miller. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting a report of the Secretary of State, in relation to refuge afforded on board of the United States' ship St. Louis, Captain Sloat, to the Vice President of Peru and General Miller." 22-1 no. 479 "Apr. 12, 1832" Application of captains and masters commandant of the Navy for an increase of pay and emoluments. S.Doc. 122 "Memorial of certain captains and masters commandant of the Navy, praying for an increase of pay and emoluments. " 22-1 no. 480 "May 4, 1832" "Number and description of vessels-of-war which have arrived at and departed from each naval depot, number of men recruited at each station, and the number of vessels built and repaired at each Navy yard from 1815 to 1832." H.Doc. 228 "Navy United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives, of the 15th of March last, in relation to the number of vessels of war which have arrived at each naval depot, the number of men recruited at each, the number of vessels built and repaired at each, the length of time a rendezvous has been kept open at each, &c. " 22-1 no. 481 "May 14, 1832" "On the expediency of allowing the claim of Captain John D. Sloat, of the United States ship St. Louis, for giving refuge to the Vice-President of the Republic of Peru and General Miller during a revolution in that country. " H.Rpt. 471 John D. Sloat. 22-1 no. 483 "June 16, 1832" "List of lieutenants in the Navy in 1832, and the sea service performed by each since his promotion. " H.Doc. 307 "Lieutenants of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a list of lieutenants of the Navy, and an account of the sea service performed by each since his promotion; made in obedience to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 23d February, 1832." 22-2 no. 486 "Dec. 4, 1832" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in 1832." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-second Congress." 22-2 no. 487 "Dec. 6, 1832" "Statement of the condition of the Navy Pension, Navy Hospital, and Privateer Pension Funds in 1832. " S.Doc. 1 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, relative to the Navy Pension, Navy Hospital, and Privateer Pension Fund." 22-2 no. 488 "Dec. 15, 1832" "Historical statement of the use of live oak timber for the construction of vessels of the Navy, and vessels built with it; -- the quantity on lands reserved from sale by the United States and on private lands, and the necessity for its preservation for future use." H.Doc. 23 Live oak. 22-2 no. 489 "Dec. 20, 1832" "Report on the survey of Narraganset Bay, and on the expediency of establishing a naval depot therein." H.Doc. 19 "Narragansett Bay. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report and survey of Narragansett Bay, &c." 22-2 no. 490 "Dec. 27, 1832" "On a reorganization of the Navy, with the additional rank of admirals, with statements of the appropriate pay of the officers, as compared with that of corresponding rank in the Army. " H.Doc. 133 Pay of Navy officers. 22-2 no. 492 Jan. 9. 1833 "On the claim of Master Commandant John D. Sloat of the Navy, to be allowed credit on his account, for losses on treasury notes disbursed by him in the recruiting service of the Navy. " S.Doc. 22 "In Senate of the United States, January 9, 1833. Mr. Dallas made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom has been referred the petition of John D. Sloat..." 22-2 no. 493 "Jan. 9, 1833" "Statement of the Secretary of the Navy, that no case had occurred, where the proper evidence had been produced, that a claim to a Navy or privateer pension had not been allowed in 1832." H.Doc. 40 "Applications -- Navy and privateer pensions. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, on the subject of applications, during the year 1832, for the benefit of the Navy Pension and Privateer Pension Funds." 22-2 no. 494 "Jan. 15, 1833" "On a claim to compensation for an improvement in the needle of the mariner's and surveyor's compass, for the use of the government." H.Rpt. 84 Moses Smith. 22-2 no. 495 "Jan. 15, 1833" "On a claim to compensation for assisting in the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, at Tripoli, in 1804." H.Rpt. 43 Joseph K. Boyd. 22-2 no. 496 "Jan. 17, 1833" "On claim of Captain Charles G. Ridgely, of the Navy, to be allowed traveling expenses of himself and family from Pensacola to Baltimore, and a commission on certain bills of exchange negotiated for the naval service. " ASP version contains additional pages for Ridgley Memorial. S.Doc. 34 "In Senate of the United States, January 17, 1833." 22-2 no. 497 "Jan. 17, 1833" "On the claim of Captain Alexander Claxton, of the Navy, to be refunded costs incurred in legal proceedings for salvage on an English vessel, stranded on the coast of Cuba, and rescued from loss by the vessel under his command." S.Doc. 33 "In Senate of the United States, January 17, 1833. (S. Bill No. 75.) " 22-2 no. 498 "Jan. 18, 1833" "On the claim of a purser in the Navy to indemnity for losses on stores, occasioned by his suspension from duty." H.Rpt. 46 William P. Zantzinger. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 690.) 22-2 no. 499 "Jan. 18, 1833" "On claims of two lieutenants of marines for extra pay while acting as assistant quartermasters on vessels-of-war, and on claim of one of them for extra allowance as provost marshal of naval courts." H.Rpt. 47 Horatio N. Crabb and John G. Reynolds. (To accompany Bills H.R. Nos. 691 and 692.) 22-2 no. 500 "Jan. 18, 1833" "On the importance and expediency of establishing a naval school or academy, and a proper location thereof. " H.Doc. 48 "Naval school. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives, in relation to a site for a naval school. " 21-2 no. 501 "Mar. 1, 1831" "Statement of the pay, rations, and allowances of the officers of the Marine Corps in 1831. " H.Doc. 120 "Pay -- officers Marine Corps. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, upon the subject of allowances and pay to officers of the Marine Corps. " 22-2 no. 502 "Jan. 23, 1833" "On the claim of Lieutenant Archibald S. Campbell, of the Navy, for extra pay while acting as naval storekeeper at Pensacola, in 1825-'26. " S.Doc. 49 In Senate of the United States. (S. Bill No. 88.) 22-2 no. 503 "Jan. 29, 1833" On the proper mode of correcting any abuses on the part of any officer of the naval service of the United States. H.Rpt. 77 Abuses -- naval service. 22-2 no. 504 "Feb. 5, 1833" Claim of John S. Stiles to indemnity for losses sustained by him in the performance of a contract for the supply of Navy bread. S.Doc. 65 "Memorial of John S. Stiles, of the City of Baltimore, praying indemnity for losses sustained by him in the performance of a contract for Navy bread." 22-2 no. 505 "Feb. 5, 1833" "On the claim of Captain Isaac Hull, commandant of the Navy yard at Washington, on account of the performance of the duties of Navy agent, and for the allowance of credit for a payment made under the order of the Navy Commissioners. " H.Rpt. 81 Captain Isaac Hull. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 724.) 22-2 no. 506 "Feb. 5, 1833" "On the claim of a purser of the Navy to an allowance for clerk hire, house and office rent, and other items, at the Navy yard at Pensacola, Florida. " H.Rpt. 82 Samuel Hambleton. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 725.) 22-2 no. 507 "Feb. 8, 1833" "On a claim of the heirs of Captain Thomas Truxton, of the Navy, for remuneration for the capture of the French frigate Insurgent, and damage done to the frigate La Vengeance, by the U.S. frigate Constellation, under his command. " H.Rpt. 87 Heirs of Thomas Truxton. 22-2 no. 508 "Feb. 9, 1833" "On the claim of John Percival, Master Commandant of the Navy, for expenses incurred in obtaining the release of American seamen from the natives of the Mulgrave Islands, and in visiting the Sandwich Islands, in 1825 and 1826." H.Rpt. 86 John Percival. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 731.) 22-2 no. 509 "Feb. 19, 1833" "Statement of the principles on which midshipmen are appointed in the Navy, and the number taken from each state and territory from 1828 to 1833. " H.Doc. 115 "Midshipmen -- Navy United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 14th instant, in relation to the number of midshipmen in the service of the United States from the several states and territories thereof, &c. &c. " 22-2 no. 510 "Feb. 25, 1833" "On the claim of Captain T. Ap C. Jones, of the Navy, for arrears of pension. " H.Rpt. 108 Thos. Ap C. Jones. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 752.) 23-1 H.Rpt. 35 Dec. 17. 1833 [Reprint] Thos. Ap C. Jones. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 41.) 22-2 no. 513 "Feb. 26, 1833" "On the claim of officers of the Marine Corps to the like pay and allowances as officers of the Army, of the same grades, while doing duty on shore. " H.Rpt. 117 Officers Marine Corps. (To accompany Bill H.R. 756.) 22-2 no. 516 "Feb. 28, 1833" " On the proper distribution of the contingent expenses of the Navy, for the several years from 1826 to 1832." H.Rpt. 119 Expenditures -- Navy Department. 22-2 no. 517 "Mar. 2, 1833" "On the claim of Captain E.R. Shubrick, of the Navy, for the maintenance of a consul of the United States, on board of the vessel under his command, from Pensacola to Kingston, in the island of Jamaica, by order of the Secretary of the Navy. " H.Rpt. 124 E.R. Shubrick. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 759.) 22-2 no. 518 "Mar. 3, 1833" On the claim of a sergeant of marines to compensation for services as assistant quartermaster. H.Rpt. 126 John McKim. 23-1 no. 519 "Dec. 3, 1833" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in 1833" H.Doc. 1 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-third Congress. S.Doc. 1 Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-third Congress. 23-1 no. 521 "Dec. 19, 1833" On extending the term of pensions chargeable to the Privateer Pension Fund. H.Rpt. 44 Claimants -- Privateer Pension Fund. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 49.) 23-1 no. 522 "Dec. 19, 1833" "On the claim of Susan Decatur and others for prize money, for the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, in the harbor of Tripoli, in 1804. " H.Rpt. 45 Susan Decatur. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 50.) 23-1 no. 523 "Dec. 23, 1833" "On claim of a pilot for the extra pay allowed for services on board of the squadron of Commodore Perry in the battle on Lake Erie, in 1813." H.Rpt. 65 Asel Wilkinson. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 75.) 23-1 no. 524 "Dec. 23, 1833" "Rules and regulations for the government of the Navy, prepared by a board of officers of the Navy, and submitted for the sanction of Congress." H.Doc. 20 "Regulations -- Navy U.S. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting the rules and regulations (prepared by the Board of Revision) for the government of the Navy of the United States." 23-1 no. 526 "Jan. 3, 1834" "On making provision for naval schools for midshipmen, and for increasing the pay of chaplains and schoolmasters of the Navy. " H.Rpt. 121 Naval schools. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 127.) 23-1 no. 527 "Jan. 15, 1834" "On claim of Gaetano Carusi for remuneration on account of an agreement between him, as a musician, and an officer of the Navy." H.Rpt. 180 Gaetano Carusi. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 198.) 23-1 no. 528 "Jan. 15, 1834" "On claim of a captain's clerk, who acted as secretary of a squadron, for the difference between the pay of those offices. " H.Rpt. 181 Henry Whitney. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 199.) 23-1 no. 529 "Jan. 17, 1834" "A statement of the history of the Navy Pension Fund, and showing the obligation of the government to restore its losses by the failure of a depository bank." ASP version omits two tables found in H.Rpt. 190. H.Rpt. 190 Naval pensions and Navy Pension Fund. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 210.) 23-1 no. 530 "Jan. 29, 1834" "On claim for compensation for a vessel-of-war, stated to have been built by contract with two officers of the Navy in 1813, and captured and burnt by the enemy." S.Doc. 62 "In Senate of the United States, January 29, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bell made the following report: The Committee of Claims, to whom was referred the petition of John Watson…" 23-1 no. 531 "Jan. 31, 1834" "On claims of Captains Perry and Shubrick, of the Navy, to be reimbursed for extra expenses on board the vessels under their command, respectively, in entertaining the Pacha of Egypt and United States ministers, and other officers, in obedience to orders." H.Rpt. 237 Captains Matthew C. Perry and E.R. Shubrick. (To accompany Bills H.R. Nos. 263 and 264.) 23-1 no. 534 "Feb. 14, 1834" "On claim for release from the surety bond of a purser who was lost on board the United States brig Epervier, in 1815." H.Rpt. 269 M.W. Bostwick -- Samuel Belding. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 306.) 23-1 no. 536 "Feb. 28, 1834" "On claim of a quartermaster sergeant of the Marine Corps to extra pay, as clerk to the quartermaster of said Corps." H.Rpt. 294 John S. Devlin. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 331.) 23-1 no. 538 "Mar. 7, 1834" "On a claim of the brother of a seaman, lost in the frigate Insurgente in 1800, for a balance due the said seaman." H.Rpt. 322 William Caton. 23-1 no. 540 "Mar. 21, 1831" "On the claim of a sailingmaster for the pay of a master commandant, while holding a command proper to that rank." H.Rpt. 359 Jonathan D. Ferris. 23-1 no. 541 "Mar. 28, 1834" "On claim of a lieutenant colonel of marines, for compensation for extra services in issuing clothing and accoutrements to the marines under his command." H.Rpt. 375 Anthony Gale. 23-1 no. 542 "Mar. 28, 1834" "On claim of the representatives of Henry Eckford, for rent of land at Sackett's Harbor and Storrs' Harbor, on Lake Ontario, occupied by two large vessels of the Navy; and recommending that said vessels be sold." S.Doc. 225 "In Senate of the United States, March 28, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 132. The Committee on Naval Affairs of the Senate, to whom was referred the memorial of the heirs and legal representatives of Henry Eckford, report..." 24-1 S.Doc. 61 "Jan. 13, 1836" [Reprint] 23-1 no. 543 "Apr. 11, 1834" "On the claim of a Navy agent at Lima for an allowance of five per cent. commission on his disbursements, and for costs and expenses caused by a refusal of the Navy Department to pay his drafts, etc." S.Doc. 275 "In Senate of the United States, April 11, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Bibb made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 146. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Andrew Armstrong, respectfully report…" 24-1 S.Doc. 345 "May 4, 1836" "[Reprint] In Senate of the United States. May 4, 1836. Ordered, that the following report be reprinted, to accompany Bill S. 226. April 11, 1834. -- Mr. Bibb made the following report, which was read and ordered to be printed: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Andrew Armstrong,..." 23-1 no. 544 "Apr. 30, 1834" "On a claim for the use of a patent for the manufacture of anchors for the Navy, upon an improved plan, securing increased strength and symmetry." H.Rpt. 428 Tucker and Judge. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 454.) 23-1 no. 545 "May 2, 1834" Proposed amendments to the laws for the better regulation and government of the Navy and the pension funds connected with the naval service. H.Doc. 375 "Regulations for the Navy. Message from the President of the United States, transmitting proposals for amending the laws in relation to the naval service." 23-1 no. 546 "May 2, 1834" "On claim of Commodore John Rodgers, as senior or commanding officer of the Navy, to double rations while on the Board of Navy Commissioners." S.Doc. 328 "In Senate of the United States, May 2, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Chambers made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 163. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Commodore John Rodgers, report…" 23-1 no. 547 "May 2, 1834" "On the claim of an officer of the Marine Corps to be relieved from the effect of reopening his accounts by the Treasury, and charging him with debits found on the books of an insolvent paymaster, and from the effect of a change of a decision of one accounting officer by a successor in office." S.Doc. 331 "In Senate of the United States, May 2, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 161. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of Henry B. Tyler, executor of Richard Smith, deceased, beg leave to report..." 23-1 no. 548 "May 12, 1834" "On claim of an agent of the Navy Department, at Valparaiso, for indemnity for losses sustained by a refusal to pay his drafts, and for a percentage allowance upon his disbursements." S.Doc. 344 "In Senate of the United States, May 12, 1834. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Tallmadge made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 171. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of William Hogan, administrator of Michael Hogan, deceased..." 23-1 no. 549 "May 13, 1834" "Statement of the armed vessels, the number of their guns and names of their commanders, in service of the United States, and of the several states, during the Revolutionary War." H.Doc. 394 "Armed national ships, Revolutionary War. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting a report and statement of the Commissioner of Pensions, relative to the armed national ships employed during the Revolutionary War, and the names of their commanders. " 23-1 no. 550 "May 15, 1834" "Proposed rules and regulations for the government of the naval asylum and asylum for the Navy pensioners, near Philadelphia. " H.Doc. 419 "Regulations -- naval asylum near Philadelphia. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting rules and regulations, recently prepared, in regard to the naval asylum near Philadelphia. " 23-1 no. 552 "June 20, 1834" "On claim of a purser for an allowance for house rent, while stationed at Baltimore, in 1822." S.Doc. 463 "In the Senate of the United States, June 20, 1834." 23-1 no. 553 "June 20, 1834" "On claim of Captain George Budd for a pension for wounds received in battle, he being in commission on service." S.Doc. 464 "In Senate of the United States, June 20, 1834." 23-1 no. 554 "May 27, 1834" "On claim of an orderly sergeant of marines, acting as messenger to the commandant and staff of the Marine Corps, for extra allowance as such." H.Rpt. 485 Abel Griggs. 23-1 no. 555 "June 3, 1834" "On the claim of Captain Silas Duncan for arrears of naval pension, on account of the extraordinary character of his wound and his long suffering under it." H.Rpt. 503 Silas Duncan. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 508.) 23-1 no. 556 "June 3, 1834" On the claim of a seaman for a naval pension on account of a disease contracted in the service. H.Rpt. 506 William Theams. 23-1 no. 557 "June 5, 1834" On the propriety of the application of the contingent fund of the Navy Department to the expenses of preceding years. H.Rpt. 513 Contingent expenditures -- Navy Department. 23-1 no. 558 "Jun. 10, 1834" On the claim of a warranted sailmaker in the Navy for additional pay as sailmaker at the Navy yard at Pensacola. H.Rpt. 520 William Ryan. 23-1 no. 559 "June 10, 1834" Recommendation of the Secretary of the Navy for dispensing with the use of ardent spirits in the Navy. H.Doc. 486 "Ardent spirits -- Navy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 522.) Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to the use of ardent spirits." 23-1 no. 560 "June 14, 1834" "On the claims of a disbursing officer of the Navy for losses sustained on the sale of Treasury notes, to meet the exigencies of the service. " H.Rpt. 527 Wolcott Chauncey. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 89.) 23-1 no. 561 "June 19, 1834" "Information from the President of the accidental discharge of a shotted gun, in firing a salute by the frigate United States, at Toulon, in honor of the birthday of the King of France, by which two men were killed and four wounded, on board of a French ship-of-war, and recommending that provision be made for the sufferers and their families. " H.Doc. 492 Accident -- salute -- Toulon. 23-1 no. 562 "June 21, 1834" "On claim of a Navy agent, at Lima, for an allowance of five per cent. commission on his disbursements, and for costs and expenses caused by a refusal of the Navy Department to pay his drafts; and also for clerk hire, etc. " H.Rpt. 536 Andrew Armstrong. 23-1 no. 563 "June 24, 1834" "On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard and depot at Charleston, South Carolina." H.Rpt. 541 "Navy yard -- Charleston, S.C. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 548.)" 23-2 no. 564 "Dec. 2, 1834" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in 1835." H.doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-third Congress." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the second session of the Twenty-third Congress." 23-2 no. 565 "Dec. 16, 1834" On the importance of Thompson's Island or Key West as a naval depot or station. S.Doc. 16 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, on the memorial of James Whitehead and others, owners of Key West." 23-2 no. 566 "Dec. 18, 1834" "Relative to the establishment of a naval depot at Charleston, South Carolina." H.Doc. 29 "Naval depot -- Charleston, S.C. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th inst., in relation to the establishment of a naval depot at Charleston, S.C." 23-2 no. 567 "Dec. 24, 1835" On a claim of indemnity for damages by search and detention of an American privateer by U.S. vessel-of-war in 1812. S.Doc. 28 In Senate of the United States. 23-2 no. 568 "Dec. 27, 1834" "Statement of expenditures for ship houses at Navy Point or Sackett's Harbor, and at Storrs' Harbor, New York, and for preservation of United States ships New Orleans and Chippewa, at those places, and terms of the contract for the occupation of the land." H.Doc. 43 "Shiphouse, &c. Navy Point -- Henry Eckford. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to the shiphouses, &c. at Sackett's and Storrs' Harbors, New York." 23-2 no. 570 "Jan. 14, 1835" "On the claim of Captain John Downes, of the Navy, to be released from the payment of a second charge for the same amount improperly made against him by the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury." H.Rpt. 48 Captain John Downes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 638.) 23-2 no. 571 "Jan. 20, 1835" "Claim of Loammi Baldwin, superintendent of dry docks and inspector of Navy yards, for a per diem allowance for extra service while receiving an annual salary. " S.Doc. 63 "Report of the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, transmitting the correspondence with and accounts of Loammi Baldwin, &c. " 23-2 no. 572 "Jan. 26, 1835" "On claim of a lieutenant colonel of marines, for compensation for extra services in issuing clothing and accoutrements to the marines under his command." ASP version contains two additional pages of charges. H.Rpt. 62 Anthony Gale. 23-2 no. 573 "Dec. 29, 1835" "Information collected by the Navy Department relating to islands, reefs, shoals, etc., in the Pacific Ocean and South Seas, and showing the expediency of an exploring expedition in that ocean and those seas by the Navy. " ASP version contains additional islands and reefs table. H.Doc. 105 "Pacific Ocean and South Seas. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a report of J.N. Reynolds, in relation to islands, reefs, and shoals in the Pacific Ocean." 23-2 no. 574 "Jan. 28, 1835" "On claims of Captain James Barron, of the Navy, to compensation for the use of his patented invention for ventilating ships. " H.Rpt. 64 James Barron. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 681.) 23-2 no. 575 "Jan. 31, 1835" "Opinion of the Secretary of the Navy, that no other mode of allowance for traveling expenses to officers of the Navy can be substituted for the mileage allowance." H.Doc. 111 "Officers of the Navy - traveling expenses (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 334). Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to traveling expenses of the officers of the Army. " 23-2 no. 576 "Feb. 3, 1835" "On claim of a surgeon in the Navy to pay and rations from the time he was entitled, as assistant surgeon, to be examined for promotion, he being on distant service, his promotion having taken effect at that time. " H.Rpt. 78 Samuel W. Ruff. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 698.) 23-2 no. 577 "Feb. 4, 1835" "On the expediency of an appropriation for testing the invention of Captain James Barron, of the Navy, of a ""prow-ship"" for the defence of bays, rivers, and harbors." ASP version contains additional letters of Charles Stewart and Commodore Barron. H.Rpt. 86 Steam prow-ship. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 707.) 23-2 no. 578 "Feb. 7, 1835" On the expediency and importance of authorizing a naval expedition to explore the Pacific Ocean and South Seas. ASP version omits islands and reefs table found in H.Rpt. 94. H.Rpt. 94 "Explore Pacific Ocean, &c. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 719.) " 23-2 no. 579 "Feb. 10, 1835" "On claim of a clergyman to pay for services as chaplain, voluntarily rendered at the naval asylum and Navy yard, Philadelphia, he not having an appointment as such, nor an engagement to be paid." H.Rpt. 99 James Wiltbank. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 724.) 23-2 no. 580 "Feb. 10, 1835" "On claim of Captain John Downes, of the Navy, for remuneration for presents made to the active authorities of the Sandwich and Society Islands, and extraordinary expenses connected with the cruise of the frigate Potomac, in 1832. " H.Rpt. 102 Commodore John Downes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 727.) 23-2 no. 581 "Feb. 12, 1835" "On the claim of purser Samuel Hambleton, who was wounded in battle on Lake Erie in 1813, while voluntarily acting as an officer commanding a division of guns, for arrearages of pension." S.Doc. 116 "In Senate of the United States, February 12, 1835." 23-2 no. 582 "Feb. 16, 1835" On the expediency and advantage of substituting cotton instead of hemp and flax for the canvas and clothing for the Navy. H.Doc. 148 "Cotton canvass for Navy of the United States. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting reports respecting the employment of cotton canvass in the American Navy, &c. &c. " 23-2 no. 583 "Feb. 25, 1835" "On claims for arrears of naval pensions, and the necessity of confining the allowances to the original objects of the Navy Pension Fund." H.Rpt. 129 Arrears of naval pensions. 23-2 no. 584 "Mar. 3, 1835" "Statement showing the pay, rations, and allowances, and the irregular allowances, to all commissioned officers of the Navy." H.Doc. 192 "Pay and allowances to officers of the Navy. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting the information required by a resolution of the House of the 12th of January, in relation to the pay, rations, &c. of the officers of the Navy of the United States." 24-1 no. 585 "Dec. 8, 1835" "Annual report of the Secretary of the Navy, showing the condition of the Navy in the year 1835." S.Doc. 1 "Message from the President of the United States to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-fourth Congress." H.Doc. 2 "Message from the President of the United States, to the two Houses of Congress, at the commencement of the first session of the Twenty-fourth Congress." 24-1 no. 586 "Dec. 28, 1835" "On claim of Lieutenant Shubrick, of the Navy, for extra pay while acting as ""flag captain"" in the squadron on the Pacific Ocean, in 1831 to 1834." S.Doc. 28 "In Senate of the United States, December 28, 1835. " 24-1 no. 588 "Jan. 6, 1836" "On claim of John Rodgers, as senior captain or commanding officer of the Navy, for eight rations per diem for the time he has been a commissioner of the Navy, since the sixth of October, 1821. " H.Rpt. 87 Commodore John Rodgers. 24-1 no. 589 "Jan. 18, 1836" "On the expediency of deepening the bar of Pensacola Bay, and of constructing a dry dock and marine railway for repair of vessels-of-war at the Navy yard, Pensacola." S.Doc. 67 "In Senate of the United States. January 18, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 80. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom were referred two resolutions of the Senate instructing them to inquire into the expediency of making an appropriation to deepen the bar of Pensacola Bay, in Florida, and for the construction of a dry dock or marine railway, for the repair of vessels of war at the Navy yard at Pensacola, report..." 24-1 no. 590 "Jan. 18, 1836" Memorial of certain first clerks of commandants at Navy yards for an increase of their salaries. H.Doc. 77 "Clerks -- Navy yards. Petition of Henry J. Willett and others, first clerks to commandants at Navy yards, praying for increase of salaries. " 24-1 no. 591 "Jan. 19, 1836" "On the claims of the widows, children and other relatives of the officers and crew of the United States schooner Wild Cat, which vessel foundered at sea." H.Rpt. 167 Schooner Wild Cat. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 178.) 24-1 no. 592 "Jan. 19, 1836" "On the claim of a lieutenant in the Navy, who was dismissed and afterwards restored, for pay during the interval." H.Rpt. 177 Charles H. Duryee. 24-1 no. 594 "Jan. 27, 1836" "On the expediency of exempting Captain Woolsey, of the Navy, from the operations of the law requiring the entire pay of an officer of the Navy to be applied to the payment of a debt to the government, and directing that only one-third of his pay be so applied." H.Rpt. 217 Melancthon Taylor Woolsey. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 224.) 24-1 no. 595 "Jan. 27, 1836" "On the claims of the survivors and legal representatives of the officers and crew of the ketch Intrepid, commanded by Captain Stephen Decatur, and others, for remuneration for the destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, at Tripoli, in 1804; and recommending the distribution of $100,000 amongst them in proportion stated." H.Rpt. 237 Destruction of the frigate Philadelphia. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 225.) 24-1 no. 597 "Jan. 28, 1836" "Statement of the condition and operations of the Navy and Privateer Pension Funds, with lists of the invalid, widow and privateer pensioners in 1835." H.Doc. 85 "Navy and Privateer Pension Fund. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting statements in relation to the affairs of the Navy and Privateer Pension Funds." 24-1 no. 599 "Feb. 4, 1836" "On claim of Captain Parker, of the Navy, for expenses incurred in carrying a bearer of dispatches to the Mediterranean in the vessel under his command. " H.Rpt. 279 Captain F.A. Parker. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 286.) 24-1 no. 600 "Feb. 4, 1836" "On the expediency of establishing a naval depot and dry dock at Charleston, South Carolina. " H.Doc. 93 "Naval depot, &c. -- Charleston, S.C. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in reply to a communication addressed to him by Mr. Pinckney; recommending the establishment of a naval depot and dry dock at Charleston, South Carolina. " 24-1 no. 601 "Feb. 4, 1836" "On claim of Capt. John M. Gamble, of the Marine Corps, for remuneration for disbursements made while in command of a post, and for rations furnished to seamen, marines and prisoners of war, in 1813-'14." H.Rpt. 123 "In Senate of the United States, February 4, 1836. " 24-1 no. 602 "Feb. 9, 1836" "On claim of a midshipman in the Navy for services performed, by verbal order of his commanding officer, as acting lieutenant. " H.Rpt. 293 Charles W. Pickering. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 301.) 24-1 no. 603 "Feb. 10, 1836" "On claim of a lieutenant in the Navy for compensation for extra services, under orders of his commanding officer, in surveying the public stores at the Navy yard at Washington. " H.Rpt. 310 Lieutenant William P. Piercey. 24-1 no. 604 "Feb. 11, 1836" "On claim of Captain Woolsey, of the Navy, to be allowed to retain a portion of his pay, and to apply the residue to the liquidation of a balance due by him to the United States on his account for disbursements." S.Doc. 159 "In Senate of the United States. February 11, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 137. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, a captain in the Navy of the United States, have had the same under consideration, and adopt the following report..." 24-1 no. 605 "Feb. 15, 1836" "Statement of Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Freeman, of the Marine Corps, complaining of the operation of the regulations for the Navy, under the law of 1834, which subjects the marines to the officers of the Navy, instead of their own officers, and with a general statement of the laws and regulations relating to the Marine Corps. " S.Doc. 166 "Memorial of William H. Freeman, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel and Major, United States Marine Corps, stating the disadvantageous operation to that Corps of the regulations established under the act of the 30th June, 1834. " 24-1 no. 606 "Feb. 19, 1836" "On claim of a midshipman in the Navy for compensation for services as acting lieutenant, under orders of his commanding officer." H.Rpt. 360 Spencer C. Gist. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 366.) 25-2 H.Rpt. 150 "Dec. 22, 1837" [Reprint] Spencer C. Gist. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 172.) 24-1 no. 607 "Feb. 19, 1836" "On claim of a ""head cooper"" in the Navy yard at Washington, for pay during a period of suspension of work in said Navy yard. " H.Rpt. 371 Thomas Murray. 24-1 no. 608 "Feb. 23, 1836" "On claim for bounty on prisoners taken by the privateers Neptune and Fox, on Lake Ontario, in 1812. " S.Doc. 193 "In Senate of the United States. February 23, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Tallmadge made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 148. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Marinus W. Gilbert, report..." 24-1 no. 609 "Feb. 24, 1836" "On claim of the representative of Commodore John Paul Jones, commander of the frigate Bon Homme Richard, of the Navy of the Revolution, for his share of prize money on three prize vessels and cargoes sent into Bergen, in Norway, and delivered up by the Danish government to the enemy. " S.Doc. 198 "Report of the Secretary of State, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, on the petition of Janette Taylor, niece of John Paul Jones. " 24-1 no. 610 "Mar. 3, 1836" On claim of a lieutenant of Marines for chamber money during the period of his arrest. H.Rpt. 420 Lieutenant Landon N. Carter. 24-1 no. 611 "Mar. 3, 1836" "On claim of a purser in the Navy for commissions for negotiating, in foreign ports, bills drawn on the Navy Department, and for reimbursement of payments made to seamen, by order of his commanding officer. " H.Rpt. 411 Dudley Walker. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 422.) 25-2 H.Rpt. 259 "Jan. 4, 1838" [Reprint] Dudley Walker. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 302.) 24-1 no. 612 "Mar. 7, 1836" "On the expediency of constructing a dry dock at the Navy yard, and deepening the channel over the bar at the mouth of the harbor of Pensacola, Florida." H.Doc. 157 "Navy yard -- Pensacola. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to the Navy yard at Pensacola. " 24-1 no. 613 "Mar. 8, 1836" "On the expediency of providing for the construction of a dry dock or marine railway at the Navy yard, and deepening the bar at the mouth of the Pensacola Bay, Florida. " H.Rpt. 424 Dry dock at Pensacola. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 418.) 24-1 no. 614 "Mar. 10, 1836" "On claim of the representative of Captain Charles C.B. Thompson, late of the Navy, for the revision and allowance of sundry items in his account, that were rejected by the Fourth Auditor. " S.Doc. 231 "In Senate of the United States, March 10, 1836." 24-1 no. 615 "Mar. 14, 1836" "Memorial of the City Council and Chamber of Commerce, of Charleston, South Carolina, for the establishment of a naval depot and Navy yard at that place." H.Doc. 175 "Naval depot -- Charleston, South Carolina. Memorial of the City Council, and Chamber of Commerce, of Charleston, South Carolina, praying the establishment of a naval depot at that place." 24-1 no. 616 "Mar. 21, 1836" "On the amount and condition of the naval pension fund, and the expediency of making alterations in the naval pension system as to the nature and extent of the allowances." H.Rpt. 451 Navy Pension Fund. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 442.) 24-1 no. 617 "Mar. 21, 1836" "On the claim of a sergeant in the Marine Corps, performing the duties of clerk, for the extra pay of fifteen cents per day allowed by the act of March 2, 1819." H.Rpt. 453 John S. Devlin. 24-1 no. 618 "Mar. 21, 1836" "On the claim of a purser's clerk or steward at the Navy yard, New York, for an additional allowance." H.Rpt. 458 A.D. Ostrander. (To accompany Bill S. No. 74.) 24-1 no. 619 "Mar. 21, 1836" "A statement of the several naval hospitals and lands, sums required to complete them, and the source and manner of collecting the Naval Hospital Fund." S.Doc. 275 "Mar. 21, 1836 Mar. 28, 1836" "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, in relation to the Navy Hospital Fund." 24-1 no. 620 "Mar. 21, 1836" "On the expediency of authorizing an exploring expedition, by vessels of the Navy, to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas." S.Doc. 262 "In Senate of the United States. March 21, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report with S. Bill No. 175. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a memorial from sundry citizens of Connecticut, interested in the whale fishery, praying that an exploring expedition be fitted out to the Pacific Ocean and South Seas, report..." 24-1 no. 621 "Mar. 24, 1836" "Statements of the pay of the officers of the Marine Corps, as compared with that of the officers of the Army and of the Navy. " S.Doc. 271 "Documents relating to the ""Bill To Regulate the Pay of the Officers of the United States Marine Corps."" With Senate Bill No. 88." 24-1 no. 622 "Mar. 24, 1836" "On the expediency of authorizing experiments to test the efficacy of Uriah Brown's system of defence for bays and harbors, by means of ""impregnable and irresistible fire ships.""" H.Rpt. 490 Uriah Brown. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 492.) 24-1 no. 624 "Mar. 26, 1836" On the expediency of increasing the pay of the warrant officers of the Navy on shore duty at Navy yards. H.Rpt. 511 Regulate pay of the Navy. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 508.) 24-1 no. 625 "Mar. 29, 1836" "On the claim of Michael Hogan, for commissions on disbursements and negotiated bills, clerk hire, office rent, and damages on protested bills, whilst acting as agent for the Navy Department at Valparaiso, Chili" H.Rpt. 518 "William Hogan, adm'r. of Michael. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 31.)" 24-1 no. 626 "Apr. 8, 1836" On the means and measures necessary for the military and naval defences of the country. ASP version references additional documentation in Military Affairs 671. H.Doc. 243 "Military and naval defences. Message from the President of the United States, to the Senate of the United States; accompanied with reports from the Secretaries of War and Navy relative to the military and naval defences of the country." 24-1 no. 627 "Apr. 13, 1836" "On the claim of Loammi Baldwin, as engineer and superintendent of construction of dry docks for the Navy. " S.Doc. 308 "In Senate of the United States. April 13, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with S. Bill No. 217." 24-1 no. 628 "Apr. 23, 1836" "Proceedings of certain officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, recommending the establishment of a naval academy. " S.Doc. 327 "Resolutions of a meeting of sundry officers of the Navy, to obtain the establishment of a naval school." 24-1 no. 629 "Apr. 23, 1836" "Statement of the names, the pay, and all emoluments and allowances paid; the items of all allowances; and the stations and services of all the officers of the Navy in 1833 and 1834." H.Doc. 236 "Navy -- pay, allowances, travel, &c., officers of. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting statements in relation to the compensation, allowances of all kinds, &c., to officers of the Navy." 24-1 no. 630 "Apr. 27, 1836" "On claim of Thomas B. Parsons, a seaman in the Navy, for arrears, and increase of pension on account of personal injuries sustained by extraordinary exertions in saving the lives of two officers and five seamen." H.Rpt. 609 Thomas B. Parsons. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 598.) 25-2 H.Rpt. 148 "Dec. 22, 1837" [Reprint] Thomas B. Parsons. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 170.) 24-1 no. 631 "Apr. 28, 1836" "Statement of the maximum amount that can be beneficially expended, per annum, for ordnance, gradual increase, repairs, Navy yards and docks, and other heads of expenditure for the Navy. " S.Doc. 339 "Report from the Secretary of the Navy, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate, stating the maximum that can be beneficially expended, per annum, for the naval service, &c. " 24-1 no. 633 "May 4, 1836" "Claim of Captain Daniel T. Patterson, of the Navy, for compensation for expenses incurred, in command of a squadron, by receiving and entertaining the authorities of foreign governments, in the Mediterranean Sea. " S.Doc. 347 "Memorial of Commodore Daniel T. Patterson, for remuneration for extra expenses incurred by him as commanding officer of the Mediterranean Squadron." 24-1 no. 634 "May 6, 1836" "On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard at Baltimore, in Maryland. " S.Doc. 358 "In Senate of the United States. May 6, 1836. Read, ordered to be printed, and that the Committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subjects. Mr. Southard made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, who were instructed by resolution to inquire into the propriety of establishing a Navy yard at Baltimore, and to report their opinion to the Senate, report..." 24-1 no. 635 "May 6, 1836" "On the expediency of establishing a Navy yard at Charleston, South Carolina." "ASP version omits the 28 pages of the multi-part report titled “Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with the report of the officer appointed to examine the harbors of Charleston and St. Mary’s, on the expediency of establishing a navy yard at either of those places…” - from Naval Affairs 279 and S.Doc. 27, Jan. 23, 1826." S.Doc. 360 "In Senate of the United States. May 6, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the memorial of the City Council and Chamber of Commerce of Charleston, South Carolina, for the establishment of a Navy yard at that place, report..." 24-1 no. 636 "May 6, 1836" "On the expediency of establishing a naval rendezvous and depot at Thompson's Island, or Key West, and fortifying the same. " S.Doc. 359 "In Senate of the United States. May 6, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 246. The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred a resolution of the Senate instructing them to inquire into the expediency of providing such defences for Key West as shall render it a safe rendezvous and depot for the Navy..." 24-1 no. 637 "May 14, 1836" On the expediency and necessity for the establishment of a naval school or academy. S.Doc. 372 "In Senate of the United States. May 14, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Southard made the following report, with Senate Bill No. 262. The Naval Committee, to whom was referred the resolutions of sundry officers of the Navy, in relation to a naval school, make report..." 24-1 no. 638 "May 17, 1836" "Statement of the transfer of appropriations in the naval service, in 1836, under the act of June 30, 1834." H.Doc. 257 "Transfer of appropriations -- naval service, 1836. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the transfer of naval appropriations, during the months of February and May, 1836." 24-1 no. 639 "May 21, 1836" "On claim of Master Commandant John P. Zantzinger, for extra pay while acting as ""flag captain"" on the coast of Brazil. " S.Doc. 377 "In Senate of the United States. May 21, 1836. " 24-1 no. 640 "May 21, 1836" "On claim of the widow of a lieutenant of the Navy, for arrears of pension from the death of her husband, and for an increase of the pension, to correspond with the increased pay of lieutenants in the Navy. " S.Doc. 378 "In Senate of the United States. May 21, 1836. Read, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Robbins made the following report: The Committee on Naval Affairs, to whom was referred the petition of Hannah Caldwell, submit thereon the following report and resolution..." 24-1 no. 641 "May 31, 1836" "On the claim of a carpenter in the Navy for a pension, on account of injuries received in the line of his duty." H.Rpt. 706 John March. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 659.) 24-1 no. 642 "June 2, 1836" "On the claim of Captain John Downes, of the Navy, to be allowed a credit for an amount improperly charged to him on the books of the Treasury. " H.Rpt. 728 Captain John Downes. (To accompany Bill H.R. No. 673.) 24-1 no. 643 "June 11, 1836" "Statement of the usual amount of disbursements made by pursers at Navy yards, on vessels of different classes, the compensation and profits under existing laws, and probable amount, at the rate of three and a half per centum upon their disbursements." S.Doc. 394 "Documents relating to compensation to pursers in the Navy, &c. " 24-1 no. 644 "June 15, 1836" "On the claim of Lieutenant Colonel Gamble, of the Marine Corps, for an allowance for the performance of staff duties while in command of a post in the Marine Corps, and payment for certain rations furnished to certain seamen, marines and prisoners of war." H.Rpt. 763 John M. Gamble. (To accompany Senate Bill No. 120.)