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TABLE OF CONTENTS. NAVAL AFFAIRS. VOLUME I.

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MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.

No.
... Page.
5 Recommending that the procurement of materials and building of frigates be suspended, March 15, 1796, ... 25
18 Statement of the number, names, and force of the private armed vessels in commission, March 2, 1799, ... 71
22 Statement of expenditures for materials, navy yards, and docks, and the proceeds of vessels sold, December 8, 1801, ... 78
30 Plan and estimate for a dry dock at the city of Washington, December 28, 1802, ... 104
41 Loss of the frigate Philadelphia, March 20, 1804, ... 122
43 Destruction of the frigate Philadelphia, November 15, 1804, ... 127
45 Naval operations against Tripoli, February 20, 1805, ... 133
52 Statements of the expenditures for the navy and navy yards for eight years, February 18, 1806, ... 149
60 The efficiency of gunboats in protecting ports and harbors, February 10, 1807, ... 163
78 The condition of the naval force, and the application of appropriations made for the naval service and marine corps, December 5, 1809, ... 201
97 The capture of the Macedonian and Frolic, and the loss of the Wasp, December 11, 1812, ... 280
98 Presentation of a gold medal to Captain Preble, December 23, 1812, ... 281
99 Capture of the British brigs Detroit and Caledonia, January 13, 1813, ... 282
104 Capture of the Java, February 22, 1813, ... 290
155 Proceedings under the "Act for the gradual increase of the navy," February 2, 1818, ... 480
156 Survey of the coast, with a view to its defence and the establishment of depots and dockyards, February 6, 1818, ... 486
162 Code of rules, regulations, and instructions for the government of the navy, April 20, 1818, ... 510
165 Proceedings of the Department under the "Act for the gradual increase of the navy," January 4, 1819, ... 582
184 Statements of the condition of the marine hospital fund, and the amounts received annually from each collection district since 1799, March 28, 1820, ... 655
209 Number, grade, and compensation of the officers attached to the several navy yards, March 5, 1822, ... 797
212 Condition of the navy, and its operations during the year 1822, December 3, 1822, ... 803
213 Recommending the employment of an additional force for the suppression of piracy in the West Indies, December 9, 1822, ... 815
214 Transmitting a plan for a peace establishment for the navy and marine corps, December 10, 1822, ... 815
217 Statements of the expenses of building each vessel authorized by the act of January 2, 1813, and of the number, names, grade, and compensation of the officers attached to each navy yard and station during the years 1820 and 1821, January 3, 1823, ... 825
224 Expediency of establishing a naval depot at Key West, January 20, 1823, ... 871
226 Recommending "Rodgers's marine railway or inclined plane," with a description of the same, and an estimate of its cost, January 27, 1823, ... 872
231 Statements of the accounts of the several prize agents, February 24, 1823, ... 895
236 Plan for a naval peace establishment, January 30, 1824, ... 906
243 Amount expended, and progress made in building, under the act for the gradual increase of the navy, February 26, 1824, ... 945
248 Proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Lieutenant Beverly Kennon, May 17, 1824, ... 953
249 Condition and operations of the navy during the year 1824, December 7, 1824, ... 1003
250 Character and objects of Commodore Porter's visit to Faxardo, in Porto Rico, December 29, 1824, ... 1024
253 The causes why canvass, cables, and cordage, made of American flax and hemp, may not be used in the equipment of national vessels with equal advantage as if of foreign materials, January 5, 1825, ... 1039
256 Proceedings of the courts-martial on the trials of Lieutenants William A. Weaver and David Conner, February 14, 1825, ... 1052
258 Condition and operations of the navy during the year 1823, December 2, 1823, ... 1093

COMMUNICATION FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

139 Recommending an appropriation for prize money for vessels captured from the Dey of Algiers and afterwards restored, February 15, 1816, ... 415

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR.

2 Progress made in the construction of the frigates authorized by the act of March 27, 1794, December 29, 1794, ... 6
3 Progress made in providing materials for, and building frigates, December 15, 1795, ... 17
8 Progress made in building the frigates United States, Constitution, and Constellation, and estimates of the amount necessary to complete them, June 17, 1797, ... 28
11 Recommending an additional naval force, with estimates for the same, April 9, 1798, ... 34
12 Expenditures on account of the naval armament; the causes of delay in completing the same; and the disposition of surplus materials, May 1, 1798, ... 37
93 On the petition and proposal of Edward Clark to construct floating batteries, June 11, 1812, ... 273

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COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY.

14 Statement of the naval force, and the expenditures on account of it, December 26, 1798, ... 57
15 Expediency of building twelve ships of 74 guns, with estimates of their cost, January 2, 1799, ... 5
17 Recommending an augmentation of the pay of captains, February 12, 1799, ... 70
19 Account of the action between the United States frigate Constitution and the French frigate La Vengeance, March 21, 1800, ... 71
20 Condition of the navy pension fund, December 2, 1800, ... 73
21 Condition of the navy and its expenses, and recommending the creation of a board of navy commissioners, January 15, 1801, ... 74
23 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 4, 1802, ... 80
25 Statement of the naval force and its disposition, February 1, 1802, ... 83
26 Copies of sailing orders to the commanders of the frigate Insurgent and brig Pickering, February 4, 1802, ... 83
29 Condition of the navy pension fund, December 20, 1802, ... 103
31 Relative to the preservation of timber, January 7, 1803, ... 108
34 Distribution of the marine corps, and duties of its lieutenant colonel, February 14, 1803, ... 110
35 Number and disposition of the officers and men of the marine corps; the number authorized by law; the number deficient, and the pay and emoluments of its lieutenant colonel, December 2, 1803, ... 111
36 Condition of the navy pension fund, December 28, 1803, ... 112
37 Circumstances attending the capture and surrender of the Moorish vessels Meshouda and Murboka, January 10, 1804, ... 115
39 Arrangements contemplated at the navy yard at Washington, February 17, 1804, ... 118
42 Condition of the navy pension fund, November 14, 1804, ... 124
47 Causes of the deficiency in the naval appropriations for the year 1805, December 6, 1805, ... 140
49 Condition of the navy pension fund, December 31, 1805, ... 143
50 Estimates of the annual expense of supporting in actual service the whole naval force, January 28, 1806, ... 147
51 Condition of the vessels of the United States navy, January 30, 1806, ... 148
54 Nature and extent of the services of the Danish consul at Tripoli to the captive crew of the frigate Philadelphia, March 5, 1806, ... 150
55 Estimates for repairs of vessels, store rent, pay of armorers, freight, and contingent expenses of the navy for 1806, April 11, 1806, ... 151
56 Register of the navy, and a plan for a naval peace establishment, April 19, 1806, ... 152
57 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 12, 1807, ... 155
59 The extent of the protection afforded to the city of New Orleans, the most effectual mode, and the probable expense of the same, January 15, 1807, ... 162
61 The number of seamen allowed by law, the number actually in service, and the number necessary for a gunboat, February 20, 1807, ... 165
62 Estimate of the extraordinary expenses incurred by the Navy Department for the year 1807, ... 165
64 Additional number of gunboats required for the protection of the ports and harbors, and the cost of the same, November 20, 1807, ... 168
65 Number and condition of the vessels of the United States navy, the additional number of gunboats required, and the cost of the same, November 30, 1807, ... 168
66 Condition and disposition of the navy and marine corps, with estimates of the expense of maintaining the whole in service for one year, December 11, 1807, ... 170
67 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 12, 1808, ... 178
68 On increasing the pay and number of rations of the officers of the navy, April 21, 1808, ... 182
69 Number of seamen required, in addition to those already in service, December 10, 1808, ... 184
70 Number of officers, seamen, and marines required, in addition to those authorized by law, January 3, 1809, ... 186
72 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 24, 1809, ... 187
73 Increase of the marine corps, February 14, 1809, ... 192
74 Condition and disposition of the navy, May 25, 1809, ... 193
75 Number, condition, and expense of the gunboats, and commissions of navy agents, June 8, 1809, ... 194
76 Number and cost of the gunboats, June 8, 1809, ... 198
77 Cost of repairing certain vessels; expense of keeping in service each class of vessels, and comparative cost of building and maintaining in service a frigate and a gunboat, June 12, 1809, ... 200
79 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 6, 1810, ... 205
82 Condition and disposition of the vessels of the United States navy, December 17, 1810, ... 229
83 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 14, 1811, ... 229
84 Condition of the navy hospital at New York, and of the navy hospital fund, February 12, 1811, ... 233
85 Result of experiments made to ascertain the practical use of the torpedo, February 14, 1811, ... 234
86 On encouraging the cultivation of hemp, February 21, 1811, ... 245
88 Statement of the vessels repaired, and the expenses incurred from 1801 to 1812, January 4, 1812, ... 252
89 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 10, 1812, ... 254
90 Statement of the names, rank, pay, and rations of the officers of the navy and marine corps, February 4, 1812, ... 255
91 Number of vessels in service, and estimates for repairing and fitting for service those in ordinary, February 21, 1812, ... 264
92 Rules and regulations for the government of navy hospitals, May 26, 1812, ... 270
93 On the petition and plan of Edward Clark to construct a floating steam battery, June 11, 1812, ... 273
95 Amount of prize money to be distributed to the captors of the Guerriere, November 25, 1812, ... 275
100 Condition of the navy pension fund, February 2, 1813, ... 284
101 Reorganization of the Navy Department, and increasing the number of captains and sloops of war, February 6, 1813, ... 285
102 Deficiency in the naval appropriations, February 7, 1813, ... 286
106 Capture of the British fleet on Lake Erie, and of the brig Boxer, December 31, 1813, ... 294
107 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 17, 1814, ... 298
108 Naval trophies acquired from Great Britain, February 4, 1814, ... 299
110 Register of the navy, February 21, 1814, ... 300
111 Condition of the navy, and progress made in providing materials and building ships, March 18, 1814, ... 305
112 Capture of the British fleet on Lake Champlain, October 6, 1814, ... 309
113 Capture of the Epervier, October 10, 1814, ... 313
114 Capture of the Reindeer, October 17, 1814, ... 315
115 Condition of the archives of the Navy Department after the incursion of the enemy, October 29, 1814, ... 320
116 Reorganization and extension of the Navy Department, the appointment of a board of navy commissioners, and the establishment of a naval academy, November 16, 1814, ... 320
118 Number and condition of the several navy yards, December 1, 1814, ... 325
120 On the memorial of Uriah Brown, and his system of defence by land or water by the use of inflammable fluid, January 2, 1815, ... 353
124 Authority for burning the navy yard at Washington, and property destroyed, January 18, 1815, ... 360
125 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 24, 1815, ... 361
127 On the petition of Thomas Riddels for an increase of pension, January 30, 1815, ... 362

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128 Explaining the estimates for the support of the navy and marine corps_for the year 1815, February 10, 1815, ... 363
129 Disbursements at navy yards; purchase of timber; increase of the navy; navy hospitals; dockyards; register of the navy and marine corps, December 11, 1815, ... 365
131 Capture of the Penguin, December 21, 1815, ... 376
132 Statement of the contracts for the year 1815, ... 377
133 Statement showing the names, rates, and stations of the ships of the United States navy, on January 1, 1816, January 5, 1816, ... 379
134 Condition of the navy pension fund, and the imperfections of the law providing for the collection of the same, January 9, 1816, ... 380
136 Estimates for building and equipping, and the expense of keeping in service for one year, a 74, a 44, and a sloop of war, January 15, 1816, ... 399
140 Valuation of the ships captured and taken into the naval service of the United States during the war with Great Britain, February 26, 1816, ... 416
141 Number of officers and men belonging to the marine corps, and the number required for the service, April 22, 1816, ... 427
143 Statement of the contracts for the year 1816, ... 430
144 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 15, 1817, ... 433
145 Surveys of the waters of the Chesapeake bay, with a view to their defence and the establishment of docks and depots, January 18, 1817, ... 434
146 On the memorial of the surgeons attached to hospitals for additional compensation and a definite rank, January 27, 1817, ... 443
147 On the condition of the naval establishment, and extending the provisions of the pension fund to the widows and children of officers, seamen, and marines dying in service, January 29, 1817, ... 444
149 Statement of the contracts lot the year 1817, ... 446
150 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 19, 1818, ... 450
151 Condition of the navy hospital fund, January 20, 1818, ... 451
153 Register of the navy for the year 1818, ... 456
154 Proceedings of the courts-martial on the trials of Captain Oliver H. Perry, of the navy, and of Captain John Heath, of the marine corps, January 30, 1818, ... 470
158 Proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Captain John O. Creighton, of the navy, March 4, 1818, ... 496
161 Proceedings of the court-martial on the trial of Lieutenant Colonel Franklin Wharton, of the marine corps, April 6, 1818, ... 503
163 The state and condition of the navy pension fund; the sources from whence it arises; its amount; the manner in which it is collected; the sums received yearly from each State since the 20th of June, 1812; and copies of the correspondence of the Department in relation thereto, November 23, 1818, ... 535
164 Statement of the distribution of appropriations for prize money for captures made during the late war, December 17, 1818, ... 562
167 Register of the navy for the year 1819, ... 589
168 Statement of the contracts for the year 1818, ... 602
169 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 12, 1819, ... 607
170 Location of the navy and marine hospitals, the number of persons annually accommodated at each, and the expense of the same, January 14, 1819, ... 609
173 Recommending alterations in the naval rules and regulations, January 3, 1820, ... 617
174 Statement of the contracts for the year 1819, ... 619
176 Register of the navy for the year 1820 ... 628
177 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 20, 1820, ... 642
179 Condition of the navy hospital fund, February 15, 1820, ... 645
180 Retrenchment in the expenditures of the navy and marine corps, February 26, 1820, ... 646
185 Condition of the privateer pension fund, March 28, 1820, ... 666
186 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, April 8, 1820, ... 667
189 Condition and disposition of the vessels of the United States navy, the proceedings of the Department under the "Act for the gradual increase of the navy," and an extension of the time allowed under the same, January 5, 1821, ... 676
190 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 10, 1821, ... 680
191 Revision of the naval rules and regulations, and alterations proposed, January 12, 1821, ... 681
192 Retrenchment in the expenditures of the navy and marine corps, and alteration in the organization of the marine corps, January 17, 1821, ... 683
194 Statement of the contracts for the year 1820, ... 686
195 Register of the navy for the year 1821, ... 699
196 Condition and expenses of the vessels and navy yards, and quantity and description of stores on hand at the several yards and stations, January 25, 1821, ... 712
199 Number and expense of that part of the marine corps stationed at Washington city, with statements of the duties of the staff officers, February 12, 1821, ... 737
201 Condition of the navy hospital fund, December 26, 1821, ... 744
202 Estimate of the cost of making an examination of the harbors on the Pacific, December 31, 1821, ... 745
203 Register of the navy for the year 1822 ... 746
204 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 9, 1822, ... 759
205 Statement of the contracts for the year 1821, ... 760
206 Number and disposition of the vessels in actual service, February 8, 1822, ... 786
210 Estimate of the expense of employing a frigate in active service for one year, March 6, 1822, ... 801
215 Estimates of the cost of a steamboat, ten schooners, and five cutters, to be employed in the suppression of piracy, December 12, 1822, ... 822
218 Condition of the navy hospital fund, January 9, 1893, ... 853
219 Register of the navy for the year 1823, ... 853
220 Number and grade of officers necessary for the command, in active service, of all the vessels belonging to the navy, January 13, 1823, ... 866
221 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 13, 1823, ... 867
222 Statement of the number, names, station, and compensation of the surgeons and surgeon's mates belonging to the navy, January 16, 1823, ... 868
228 Statement of the contracts for the year 1822, ... 877
232 Condition of the navy pension fund, January 12, 1824, ... 897
233 Number, condition, and disposition of the sloops of war, and expediency of building an additional number, with estimates of their cost and annual expense, January 13, 1824, ... 898
235 List of officers, with the date of commission, and length of service at sea of each, since January 1, 1815, January 22, 1824, ... 900
237 Naval register for the year 1824, ... 917
239 Reorganization of the naval establishment, February 3, 1824, ... 933
240 Statement of the contracts for the year 1823, ... 934
242 Contrast between American and Russian hemp, February 23, 1824, ... 944
244 Condition of the navy hospital fund, March 13, 1824, ... 946

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245 Number of non-commissioned officers and privates in the marine corps; where stationed; and the amount of pay and emoluments of the lieutenant colonel, April 15, 1824, ... 948
246 Examination and survey of the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina, and the coast of Florida, with a view to the establishment of navy yards, May 8, 1824, ... 951
251 Statement of the contracts for the year 1824, ... 1024
252 The usefulness, economy, and necessity of a dry dock, and the best location for, and probable expense of the same, January 5, 1825, ... 1032
257 Naval register for the year 1825, ... 1080

COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE NAVY.

171 Number of sloops and schooners fit for service and worthy of repair, and expediency of building them of live oak, February 16, 1819, ... 616
182 Expediency of blending the navy and marine hospitals, March 17, 1820, ... 653

REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.

1 On the naval force adequate to the protection of the commerce of the United States against the Algerine corsairs, an estimate of the expense, and the ways and means for defraying the same, January 20, 1794, ... 5
4 On the condition of the naval equipment, and what further provision should be made, January 29, 1796, ... 19
6 On the message from the President recommending that the building of the frigates be suspended, March 17, 1796, ... 25
7 On the condition of the naval equipment, and necessity of further provision, January 25, 1797, ... 25
9 On the expediency of an additional naval force, and the establishment of a public foundry, January 16, 1798, ... 32
10 On the expediency of creating the office of commissioner of marine, March 8, 1798, ... 33
13 Recommending the establishment of the marine corps, May 22, 1798, ... 56
16 On the condition and augmentation of the navy, and the adoption of proper measures for procuring tiber and other supplies, and the building of docks, January 17, 1799, ... 68
24 Recommending that the President of the United States be requested to present a sword to Lieutenant Andrew Sterrett, and one month's extra pay to the officers and crew of the United States schooner Enterprise, for the capture of a Tripolitan corsair, January 19, 1802, ... 82
27 On the progress made in the establishment of navy yards and building of docks, March 10, 1802, ... 84
28 On expenditures on account of navy yards, April 27, 1802, ... 103
32 On the preservation of timber, and the building of a dry dock at Washington, January 10, 1803, ... 109
33 On the expediency of building drydocks, January 28, 1803, ... 110
38 On the expediency of selling the ship General Greene, January 11, 1804, ... 118
40 On making provision for a proper adjustment of the accounts of the marine corps, February 29, 1804, ... 120
44 On making, indemnity to Captain Alexander Murray for responsibility incurred in the execution of his orders, January 8, 1805, ... 128
46 On making indemnity to Captain George Little for responsibility incurred in the execution of his orders, February 20, 1805, ... 138
48 On the expediency of an increase of the navy, with a statement of the materials on hand, December 23, 1805, ... 140
53 On applying the Mediterranean fund to the building of ships of the line, February 26, 1806, ... 150
58 On the expediency of an additional appropriation for the building of gunboats, January 12, 1807, ... 161
63 On making additional appropriations for the navy for the year 1807, November 16, 1807, ... 167
71 On the disagreement of the Senate and House of Representatives on the bill providing an increase of the officers, seamen, and marines, January 23, 1809, ... 187
80 On the expediency of using the torpedo in the defence of ports and harbors, February 26, 1810, ... 211
81 On the establishment of navy hospitals, and the creation of a navy hospital fund, February 26, 1810, ... 227
87 On a gradual increase of the navy, December 17, 1811, ... 247
96 On the best mode of increasing the navy, November 27, 1811, ... 275
103 Distribution of prize money, and allowing a bounty to privateers for prisoners, February 13, 1813, ... 289
105 Distribution of swords to the officers of the squadron at the attacks on Tripoli, February 26, 1813, ... 291
117 On the creation of rear-admirals and brevet rank, November 28, 1814, ... 324
119 On the expediency of altering the laws respecting prize money and the navy pension fund, December 8, 1814, ... 353
121 On reorganizing the Navy Department, and appointing a board of commissioners, January 9, 1815, ... 359
122 On extending the provisions of the prize acts to the captors of the British privateer Retaliation, January 13, 1815, ... 359
126 On the petition of Joseph G. Roberts for prize money, January 30, 1815, ... 362
135 Naval operations against the Barbary Powers in 1815, January 11, 1816, ... 396
137 On the petition of Captain Charles Stewart for the value of the British ship Levant, she being recaptured in a neutral port, February 5, 1816, ... 405
138 On making indemnity to Commodore John Rodgers, for responsibility incurred in the execution of his orders, February 7, 1816, ... 408
142 On the petition of the administrator of William H. Allen, for prize money for vessels captured and destroyed at sea, December 30, 1816, ... 430
148 On the petition of Captain Arthur Sinclair, for prize money for a vessel captured and destroyed on Lake Superior, February 5, 1817, ... 446
152 On the memorials of the subaltern officers on the Mediterranean station, for an inquiry into the proceedings of two courts-martial held on that station, January 21, 1818, ... 453
157 On the memorial of Samuel C. Reid, on behalf of the officers and crew of the privateer General Armstrong, praying remuneration for extraordinary services, March 4, 1818, ... 493
159 On the memorial of Jairus Loomis and James Bassett, for prize money for the destruction of a fort, March 24, 1818, ... 509
160 On the expediency of altering the laws for the government of the navy; on the proceedings of the courts-martial held on the trials of Captain Oliver H. Perry, Captain John Heath, and Captain John O. Creighton; and also on the memorial of certain midshipmen attached to the Mediterranean squadron, April 1, 1818, ... 502
166 On the expediency of increasing the amount of security required from navy agents, January 5, 1819, ... 588
172 On devising proper means for the collection of the navy pension fund, March 2, 1819, ... 617
175 On two memorials from the State of Ohio, to abolish privateering in time of war, January 4, 1820, ... 628
181 On the expediency of suspending the appropriation for the gradual increase of the navy, March 7, 1820, ... 648
183 On the petition of the children of Peter Shackerly to be placed on the pension list, March 23, 1820, ... 655
187 On the petition of purser John B. Timberlake, for indemnity 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, April 11, 1820, ... 674
188 On the expediency of so modifying the act establishing a board of navy commissioners, as to make the Secretary of the Navy for the time being the president of the board, and to create rotation in office, May 1, 1820, ... 675

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193 On the petition and plan of John Stevens, for defending the coast by means of floating steam batteries, January 17, 1821, ... 685
198 On the expediency of reducing the number of seamen in the navy, January 29, 1821, ... 732
200 On reducing the expenditures of and reorganizing the marine corps, February 28, 1821, ... 739
207 On the expediency of building an additional number of small vessels for the suppression of piracy, March 2, 1820, ... 787
208 Condition and disposition of the ordnance and ordnance stores, March 4, 1822, ... 788
211 On the expediency of so modifying the "Act for the gradual increase of the navy," as to cause a part of the annual appropriation to be expended in the construction of small vessels, March 29, 1822, ... 803
216 On the expediency of allowing a pension to the mother of Lieutenant William H. Allen, late of the navy of the United Sates, December 31, 1822, ... 823
223 On the expediency of creating a naval peace establishment, January 20, 1823, ... 870
225 On the petition of the mother of the late Captain Oliver H. Perry for a pension, January 21 , 1823, ... 871
227 On the payment of a balance to the navy hospital fund, February 3, 1823, ... 877
229 On constructing a marine railway or inclined plane, February 12, 1823, ... 894
230 On the selection of midshipmen, February 17, 1823, ... 894
231 On the expediency of authorizing the construction of ten additional sloops of war, January 20, 1824, ... 900
238 On extending the privateer pension fund, February 2, 1824, ... 931
241 On allowing a pension to the mother of the late Captain Oliver H. Perry, February 23, 1824, ... 944
247 On the petition of Richard Bland Randolph for arrears of pay, prize money, and a pension, May 17, 1824, ... 952
254 On the expediency of providing an additional naval force for the suppression of piracy, January 11, 1825, ... 1049
255 On making provision for the proper application of the moneys appropriated for the contingent expenses of the navy, January 28, 1825, ... 1050

MEMORIALS AND PETITIONS.

94 Of Robert Patterson, and other merchants of Baltimore, for further encouragement to privateers, November 23, 1812, ... 273
109 Of George P. Stevenson and others, merchants of Baltimore, on the same subject, February 19, 1814, ... 300
123 Of Edward F. Howell and other midshipmen against the promotion of sailingmasters, January 16, 1815, ... 360
178 Of the Plainfield Peace Society of Massachusetts, for the abolishment of privateering, January 11, 1820, ... 643
197 Of William Phillips and others, of Massachusetts, to abolish privateering, January 26, 1821, ... 723

MISCELLANEOUS.

130 Letter from Thomas J. Allen, attorney and agent, in support of the petition of the officers and crew of the United States ship Argus, for prize money for vessels captured and destroyed at sea by that vessel, December 18, 1815, ... 373

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