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A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1875
American State Papers --INDEX TO NAVAL AFFAIRS. VOLUME IV.
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy on the proper mode of correcting ... 277
Inventory of articles belonging to the United States agency at Cape Mesurado for recaptured ... 38
Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the policy of reserving the lands of the United States containing live-oak, and the employment of ... 98
Number, salaries, &c., of ... 104
Statement of moneys paid since March 1, 1817, to ... 107
Report of John Clark ... 107
To officers of the marine corps.--Report of committee on claim for increased pay and ... 300
Statement of the irregular ... 730
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, with statements of the names, the pay, and all emoluments and ... 885, 886, 893
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy on the subject of specific and contingent ... 133
Statement of allowances of fuel and quarters to the troops and officers of the ... 231
Statement of the whole amount received annually by the different grades of the officers of the ... 231
Report of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the pay of the officers of the navy, as compared with the pay of the officers of the ... 225
Message from the President of the United States in relation to equalizing the pay of the officers of the navy and ... 386
Report of a committee on the expediency of equalizing the pay of the officers of the navy and ... 496, 541
Statements exhibiting the pay of the officers of the marine corps, as compared with that of the officers of the navy and ... 873
Report of a committee on the claim of Purser Samuel Hambleton to ... 717
Report of a committee on the claims of Mary McPherson, Mary W. Rose, and Eliza C. Porter, to ... 723
In 1833.--Register of ... 245
In 1834.--Register of ... 457
In 1835.--Register of ... 648
In 1836.--Register of ... 775
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Report of committee on claim of Lieutenant Horatio N. Crabb for extra pay while acting as ... 272
Letters to the Secretary of the Navy from ... 678, 679, 681
Statement of the accounts of ... 681, 682, 683, 684
Report of a committee on the claim of ... 884
Same for the year 1833 ... 174
Same for the year 1834 ... 383
Same for the year 1835 ... 603
Same for the year 1836 ... 744
Memorial of the city councils of, for the establishment of a navy yard at ... 827
Report of a committee on the expediency of establishing a navy yard at ... 879, 958
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy ... 959
Letter from Alexander Claxton ... 959
Letter to Hon. John Anderson on the same subject ... 294
Report of a committee on the expediency of an appropriation for testing the "Prowship" for the defence of bays, rivers, and harbors, invented by ... 704
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from Commodore Charles Stewart ... 706
Letter from Captain James Barron, on the application of steam power to the purposes of war ... 706
In 1833.--Register of ... 261
In 1834.--Register of ... 474
In 1835.--Register of ... 666
In 1836.--Register of ... 793
Expense of keeping marines in 1832 at the navy yard at ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks at the navy yard at ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the navy yard at ... 32
Statement of the condition of the dry-dock at, in 1832 ... 164
Estimate for the repair and improvement of the navy yard at, in 1833 ... 175
Estimate for building a powder magazine at ... 369
Statement of the expenditures on the different branches of the dry-dock at ... 370
(See Navy yard at Boston, Mass.)
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Letter in relation to the claim of Sergeant John McKim for sureties as assistant quartermaster in the marine corps ... 2
Letter in relation to the claim of John Watson for compensation for a vessel built under a contract with a naval officer ... 5
Letter appointing Eli B. Whitaker agent for the preservation of live-oak timber in Florida ... 106
Letter in relation to the claim of Anthony Hussey for prize money for the capture of the British squadron on Lake Champlain ... 143
Report of a committee on the claim of Anthony Hussey for prize money on account of the capture of the ... 143
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from A. Partridge to the Hon. J. C. Weems, House of Representatives ... 877
Letter from Uriah Brown to the Hon. C. P. White, House of Representatives ... 878
Estimate of the expense of making experiments ... 879
In 1833.--Register of ... 263
In 1834.--Register of ... 476
In 1835.--Register of ... 669
In 1836.--Register of ... 796
In 1833.--Register of ... 233
In 1834.--Register of ... 445
In 1835.--Register of ... 636
In 1836.--Register of ... 763
In 1833.--Register of ... 262
In 1834.--Register of ... 475
In 1835.--Register of ... 667
In 1836.--Register of ... 794
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Fourth Auditor to the Hon. James Parker, of the House of Representatives ... 857
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Report of a committee on the claim of Anthony Hussey for prize money for the capture of the British squadron on Lake ... 143
Statement of the disbursements of prize money on Lake ... 143
Report of committee on the increase of the pay of ... 484
Regulations in relation to ... 413
In 1832.--Register of ... 63
In 1833.--Register of ... 247
In 1834.--Register of ... 459
In 1835.--Register of ... 650
In 1836.--Register of ... 777
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Hon. C. P. White, chairman of Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives ... 566
Letters from Commodore J. D. Elliott to the Secretary of the Navy ... 567, 568
Copies of circulars from Commodore J. D. Elliott to sundry persons ... 568, 569, 570
Letter from Dr. Samuel H. Dickson to Commodore J. D. Elliott ... 570
Letters from Dr. Joseph Johnson to Commodore J. D. Elliott ... 571, 572
List of deaths in Charleston from January 1 to April 28, 1833 ... 572
Letter from J. R. Poinsett and others to Commodore J. D. Elliott ... 574
Letter from James Marsh and James Poyas to Commodore Elliott ... 575
Letter from Elias Horry to Commodore Elliott ... 575
Letter from J. Townsend to J. R. Poinsett, esq ... 576
Letter from Thomas Bennett to Commodore Elliott ... 578
Letter from J. R. Poinsett to Charles Edmonson and others, and their reply thereto ... 579, 580, 581
Certificate from shipmasters ... 582
Number of admissions and deaths in the marine hospital at Charleston from 1827 to 1832 ... 582
Arrivals at the port of Charleston during 1830, 1831, and 1832 ... 582
Memorial of mechanics and workmen of Charleston to the President of the United States ... 583
Letters from J. R. Poinsett and John Strobecker to the President of the United States, and the answer of the Secretary of the Navy to the same ... 584, 585
Reports from Master Commandant Lawrence Kearney ... 586, 589
Estimate of the pay, &c., of officers for the year 1835 at the station at ... 603
Same for the year 1836 ... 744
Report from the Secretary of the Navy relative to the establishment of a naval depot at ... 631
For the establishment of a naval depot and navy yard at.--Memorial of the city council of ... 863
Report of a committee on the expediency of establishing a navy yard at ... 961
On the utility, practicability, and expense of deepening the bar at Pensacola bay.--Report of ... 806
For losses sustained on the sale of treasury notes.--Report of a committee on the claim of ... 564
Report in relation to live-oak timber in Florida ... 107
On the expediency of establishing a navy yard at Baltimore, Maryland.--Letter from ... 959
On the use of cotton for canvas and.--(See Cotton.)
Same for the year 1836 ... 751
List of vessels in 1836 on the ... 802
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Of vessels.--Regulations in relation to discipline, &c., by ... 404
In relation to the quantity of land owned by the United States between the St. Mary's and Sabine rivers ... 214
Report of a committee on the claim of Michael Hogan, agent of the Navy Department at Valparaiso, for ... 536, 880
For the supply of navy bread.--Memorial of John Stiles, praying indemnity for losses on a ... 277
Letter from the Navy Commissioners, transmitting information from the files of that office on the expediency of using ... 718
Testimony of Commodore Daniel T. Patterson ... 303, 311, 313, 315
Testimony of Amos Kendall, Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 304, 332, 334, 336, 337
Testimony of John Johnson ... 309
Testimony of Francis McKenny ... 320
Testimony of Robert Getty ... 321, 340, 342, 343
Testimony of Master Commandant E. A. F. Valette ... 321, 322, 330, 335
Testimony of Lieutenant Amasa Paine ... 323
Testimony of Thomas Norman ... 324, 327, 328, 331, 338, 342, 343
Testimony of George Bates ... 329
Testimony of John Van Fossen ... 341
Opinion of the court ... 348
Since December 1, 1831.--List of ... 181
Since December 1, 1832.--List of ... 366
Since December 1, 1833.--List of ... 629
Since December 1, 1834.--List of ... 758
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Since December 1, 1831.--List of ... 182
Since December 1, 1832.--List of ... 367
Since December 1, 1833.--List of ... 630
Since December 1, 1834.--List of ... 159
Letter to the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the destruction of the town of Quallah Batoo, island of Sumatra ... 156
To be released from the payment of an amount improperly charged to him a second time by the Fourth Auditor.--Report of a committee on the claim of ... 676, 971
On the importance of an exploring expedition to the Pacific ocean and South seas.--Letter from ... 710
For remuneration for presents made to the authorities of the Sandwich and Society Islands, and extraordinary expenses connected with the cruise of the frigate Potomac in 1832. Report of a committee on the claim of ... 716
Letters from Charles D. Brodie, M. T. Woolsey, and Captain James M. McIntosh, on the expediency of constructing a marine railway and ... 811, 812
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the expediency of constructing a ... 859
Report of a committee on the claim of the heirs of 510 Statement of the account of ... 633
Copy of circulars to sundry persons on the same subject, and their answers ... 568, 569, 570, 574, 575, 578
For the service of the navy in 1832 ... 11
Of the pay and subsistence of all persons in the navy attached to vessels in commission for the year 1832.--Explanatory ... 12
Of the number, pay, &c., of officers, &c., required for five receiving vessels for the year 1832.--Explanatory ... 13
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Of pay and rations, and all other allowances for officers at the navy yards and hospitals for 1832 ... 14
For provisions required for the navy in 1832 ... 20
For pay and allowances, office rent, &c., of officers of the navy for 1832.--Explanatory ... 20
For repairs and improvements of the navy yards for 1832 ... 21
Of pay for officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, and subsistence of officers of the marine corps for 1832 ... 23
Of expenditures in the quartermaster's department of the marine corps in 1832 ... 23
For the marine corps as proposed to be changed ... 24
Of the expense of marines for ships intended to be kept in commission in 1832, and for navy yards at Norfolk, New York, and Boston, &c. ... 25
For the support of the office of the Secretary of the Navy in 1832 ... 27
For the support of the office of the Commissioners of the Navy for 1832 ... 27
Of the expenses of the navy building for 1832 ... 28
For two ropewalks ... 30
Of the cost of iron tanks for frigates and sloops-of-war in commission ... 33
Of the cost of a steam battery calculated to mount twelve 42-pounder cannon ... 33
Of arrearages from insufficient appropriations ... 37
For the service of the navy in 1833 ... 166
Of the pay and subsistence of all persons in the navy attached to vessels in commission for 1833 ... 167
Of the number, pay, &c., of officers required for five receiving vessels for 1833 ... 168
Of pay of officers attached to recruiting stations, &c. ... 168
Of pay and rations of officers attached to navy yards, &c., for 1833 ... 169
For repairs and improvement of navy yards for 1533 ... 175
Of the pay for officers, &c., of the marine corps for 1833 ... 176
For the support of the office of the Secretary of the Navy for 1833 ... 177
For the support of the office of the Commissioners of the Navy for 1833 ... 177
For the navy building in 1833 ... 178
Of cost of vessels in commission and in ordinary for 1829, 1830, 1831, and 1832, and repairs ... 216
For a lithographic map for the navy ... 358
Of pay, &c., for the marine corps in 1834 ... 360
Of expenditures from the quartermaster's department of the marine corps for 1834 ... 360
For powder magazines at Boston and New York ... 369
For the improvement of the bar at Pensacola ... 372
For navy hospitals ... 375
For the navy in 1834.--General ... 375
Of pay and subsistence of all persons in the navy attached to vessels in commission in 1834 ... 376
Of pay, &c., of officers attached to five receiving vessels for 1834 ... 377
Of pay, &c., of officers attached to recruiting stations, ordnance service, &c., for 1834 ... 377
Of pay, rations, &c., of officers attached to the navy yards and stations for 1834 ... 378
For repairs and improvements of navy yards in 1834 ... 384
For the support of the office of the Secretary of the Navy for 1834 ... 385
For the support of the office of Commissioners of the Navy for 1834 ... 386
Of the expenses of the southeast executive building for 1834 ... 386
For the office of the Secretary of the Navy ... 594
For the support of the Navy Commissioners' office ... 594
For the southwest executive building ... 594
General estimate in addition to unexpended balances on hand ... 594
For pay and subsistence of all persons attached to vessels in commission ... 595
For pay, &c., of officers, &c., for receiving vessels ... 596
For pay, &c., of officers attached to recruiting stations ... 597
For pay, rations, &c., of officers and others at navy yards and stations ... 597
For proposed improvements and repairs of navy yards ... 604
For magazines, hospitals, and survey of the coast ... 606
General estimate of the expense of the marine corps ... 607, 609
For provisions, clothing, and fuel for marine corps ... 610
For the office of the Secretary of the Navy ... 737
For the support of the Navy Commissioners' office ... 737
For the southwest executive building ... 737
General estimate in addition to unexpended balances on hand ... 737
Amount required for the support of vessels in commission ... 738
For pay, &c., for officers, &c., for receiving vessels ... 139
For pay, &c., for officers attached to recruiting vessels ... 739
For pay, rations, &c., of officers and others at navy yards and stations ... 739
For proposed improvements and repairs at navy yards ... 746, 748
Special estimate for extraordinary objects, viz: for steam vessels, hospitals, powder magazines, and coast survey ... 748
General estimate of the expenses of the marine corps ... 749
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Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the claim of Loami Baldwin, superintendent of dry-docks and inspector of navy yards, to compensation for ... 677
Report of a committee on the claim of Lieutenant Wm. H. Percey to compensation for ... 829
Report of a committee on the claim of Midshipman Spencer O. Gist to compensation for ... 848
Regulations in relation to commanders of squadrons or divisions of a ... 403
Regulations in relation to a captain of a ... 404
Regulations in relation to surgeons of a ... 412
For the fortification of Pensacola.--Memorial of the legislative council of ... 810
List of vessels attached to in 1835 ... 673
Same in 1836 ... 800
Statement in relation to the navy pension fund ... 42
Letters in relation to the claim of William Nelson, administrator of Andrew Nelson, for prize money for the capture of the British squadron on Lake Champlain in 1814 ... 46
Letter in relation to the number of seamen discharged on foreign stations, the number re-enlisted, the number sent to the United States, &c. ... 89
Letter in relation to the extra pay and emoluments of lieutenants in the navy ... 95
Letter and statement of cost of slop clothing for the navy, &c. ... 96, 97
Letter to the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the salaries, &c., of agents and assistants for the preservation of live-oak timber ... 106
Letter in relation to the number of seamen recruited at each naval station, and the amount paid for their transportation, &c. ... 136
Letter and statement of the disbursements, &c., of prize money on account of the capture of the British squadron on Lake Champlain ... 143, 114
Letter, with statement of balances to the credit of the navy pension fund ... 185
Statement of pay and emoluments of the officers of the navy ... 228
Letters in relation to the claim of Captain Isaac Hall for services as navy agent ... 285, 287
Testimony before the court of inquiry in the case of Lieut. Robert B. Randolph ... 304, 332, 334, 336, 337
Letter in relation to the claim of Asel Wilkinson for extra pay as pilot of the squadron under the command of Commodore Perry, in the battle on Lake Erie, in 1813 ... 393
Transmitting statements showing the difference between the present pay of officers of navy and the pay proposed by a new bill.--Letters from the ... 550, 556
Statement of expenditures for ship-houses, and for the preservation of United States vessels at Sackett's Harbor and Storr's harbor, New York.--Letter from the ... 633
In relation to the claim of Loami Baldwin, superintendent of dry-docks and inspector of navy yards.--Letters and papers from the ... 681, 682, 683, 684
Transmitting sundry papers relating to payments made to officers of the marine corps for extra services.--Letter from the ... 685
In relation to the claim of Surgeon Samuel W. Ruff.--Letter from the ... 702
In relation to the claim of Midshipman Charles W. Pickering.--Letter from the ... 829
Transmitting copy of the account of Midshipman Spencer for services as acting lieutenant.-- Letter to the Hon. James Parker from the ... 848
In relation to the claim of Midshipman Spencer C. Gist for services as acting lieutenant.-- Letter from the ... 849
In relation to the claim of Lieut. Landon N. Carter for "chamber money" during the period of his arrest.--Letter to the Secretary of the Navy from the ... 856
Transmitting statement of all the pay and allowances to officers of the navy in 1833 and 1834.--Letter from the ... 885
In relation to the profits made by pursers in the navy on disbursements, &c.--Letter from the ... 973
In relation to the claim of Lieut. Col. John M. Gamble, of the marine corps, for an allowance for the performance of staff duties ... 976
(See Commodore John Paul Jones.)
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ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the President of the United States to the lieutenant colonel of the marine corps ... 835
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy ... 836, 839, 841, 845
Communication from R. Smith, on the organization and history of the marine corps ... 837
Communication from W. B. Crowninshield ... 837
Letter from the lieutenant colonel of the marine corps to the Secretary of the Navy ... 839
Opinion of Commodore Charles Stewart in relation to the marine corps ... 843
Letter from the Navy Commissioners ... 845
Same for the year 1836 ... 751
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from E. Whittlesey ... 975
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy ... 976
Letter from the Fourth Auditor ... 976
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Fourth Auditor ... 685
Copies of the accounts of officers who have been paid for extra services ... 686
Letter to the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the quantity of live-oak timber on the coast of Louisiana ... 103
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from Hon. James Parker to the Fourth Auditor, and the answer thereto ... 848
Copies of letters from S. C. Gist to the Fourth Auditor ... 849
Statement of Captain Charles C. B. Thompson ... 849
Letter from the Auditor to the Secretary of the Navy ... 849
Statement of the account of S. C. Gist ... 850
Statement of Captain Edward B. Babbitt ... 850
In 1833.--Register of ... 261
In 1834.--Register of ... 474
In 1835.--Register of ... 667
In 1836.--Register of ... 794
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ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
"Reconcilement of Samuel Hambleton's account current" ... 288
Answers of Samuel Hambleton to objections by the Fourth Auditor ... 288
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to Samuel Hambleton ... 289
Report of a committee on the claim of, to arrearages of pension ... 717
In relation to the orders placing marines on guard at navy yards under the directions of officers of the navy; and as to the authority in him of appointing and removing paymasters of that corps.--Letter from ... 836, 837, 839, 841
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to Michael Hogan ... 536, 880, 881
Letter from Michael Hogan to the Secretary of the Navy ... 882
Statement of the allowances made to Michael Hogan ... 882
Fund for 1831.--Accounts of the commissioners of the navy ... 40
For 1832.--Annual report of the commissioners of the 184 Statement of the accounts of the ... 189
From November, 1832, to October, 1833.--Statement of the condition of the ... 361
Statement of the accounts of the, on the 1st of November, 1834 ... 620
Same, November 1, 1835 ... 757
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement showing the manner of collecting the ... 865
Same for the year 1836 ... 748
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting a statement of the amount required to complete the several ... 865
Report of the committee (Senate) on claim of, for the performance of duties as navy agent at the Washington navy yard, and for an allowance of credit for a payment under an order of the Navy Commissioners ... 275
Report of the committee (House) on the same ... 283
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Memorial of Captain Isaac Hull ... 284
Statement of the claim of Captain Isaac Hull ... 285
Letters of John Rodgers ... 285
Letters of Amos Kendall, Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 285, 287
Account of Peter H. Green ... 286
Statement of allowances made to E. Kane ... 286
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to Hon. G. Y. Lansing ... 286
Letter to Commandant John Percival, in relation to a search of the mutineers of the whale ship "Globe" ... 292
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy ... 143
Letters of Amos Kendall, Fourth Auditor ... 143, 144
Statement of the disbursements of prize money on Lake Champlain ... 143
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Statement of the measures taken to carry into effect the law for the gradual ... 613, 753
Memorial of captains and masters commandant of the navy for an ... 134
To Commodore Downes, in relation to redress for the destruction of the ship "Friendship," at Quallah Batoo, island of Sumatra, and his report of the destruction of the town of Quallah Batoo ... 120
Report of a committee on the claim of William Caton to a balance due Charles W. Caton, who was lost in the ... 507
For remuneration for the destruction of the frigate "Philadelphia," at Tripoli, in 1804.--Report of a committee on the claims of the survivors and legal representatives of the officers and crew of the ... 816
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
List of vessels which have been destroyed, recaptured, or restored, with the amounts allowed by Congress for the same ... 816
A table of the distribution of $100,000 to the captors of the frigate "Philadelphia," showing the amount each individual would receive ... 817
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from James Madison, President of the United States ... 852
Extracts of letters from Dr. B. Franklin ... 852
Letter from Count Bernstorf, minister of foreign affairs in Denmark ... 853
Agreement between John Paul Jones, captain of the Bonne Homme Richard, and the other captains of vessels composing his squadron ... 854
Letters from Timothy Pickering, Secretary of State, to Captain Peter Landais ... 855
Letter from James Monroe, Secretary of State, to Peter Pedersen ... 855
Letter from Peter Pedersen to the Secretary of State ... 856
Memorial for an increase of pay and emoluments as a captain ... 134
Report of committee on the claim of, for arrears of pension ... 298
On the importance of an exploring expedition to the Pacific ocean and South seas.--Letter from ... 712
In relation to the claim of Thomas B. Parsons to arrears and increase of pension.--Letter from ... 953
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Report of a committee on the expediency of establishing a naval depot or station on Thompson's island or ... 961
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy ... 962
Letter from Captain M. C. Perry ... 963
Letter from Captain D. T. Patterson ... 964
Analysis of the stone which forms the basis of Key West ... 965
Extract of a letter from Commodore Porter ... 966, 967
Letter from Captain J. Tatnall ... 966
Report of a committee on the claim of Anthony Hussey for prize money on account of the capture of the British squadron on ... 143
Statement of disbursements of prize money on ... 143
(See Commodore John Paul Jones.)
Letter with estimate of quantity of land owned by the United States between the St. Mary's and Sabine rivers ... 214
Letter of the Commissioner in relation to reserving in Florida the ... 104
Letter of the secretary of the Navy, with historical statement of the use of live-oak timber and the quantity of reserved ... 191
Statement of number of acres in the States of ... 223
Letter to Commodore Charles O. B. Thompson on the same subject ... 128, 129, 130, 131, 132
Letter to Señor D. Matias Leon on the same subject ... 130
In 1833.--Register of ... 263, 264
In 1834.--Register of ... 416, 477
In 1835.--Register of ... 669
In 1836.--Register of ... 765
In 1833.--Register of ... 235, 237
In 1834.--Register of ... 447, 449
In 1835.--Register of ... 669
In 1836.--Register of ... 797
Statement of sea service performed by each, since promotion ... 144
Regulations in relation to the ... 408
List of vessels purchased for and employed in the protection of ... 81
Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the policy of reserving the lands of the United States containing, and the employment of agents for the survey and preservation of ... 98
Number of agents and assistants, &c., for the preservation of ... 104
Statement of moneys paid since March 1, 1817, to agents and assistants for the preservation of ... 107
Report of John Clark, agent for the preservation of ... 107
Statement of facts connected with the purchase of the live-oak plantation on Santa Rosa sound ... 123
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Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, with historical statement of the use, &c., of ... 191
Trees in each district on public lands in 1831 and 1832, &c.--Statement of the number of ... 204
Lands reported by agents as valuable and well known in 1831 and 1832.--Table of private ... 213
Letter of the Commissioners of the Navy in relation to prices paid for ... 215
Vessels since 1797; condition and number of feet in them.--List of ... 218, 219
In the part of West Florida examined by the agents of the United States ... 222
Statement of number of acres of lands in the States containing ... 223
Frames for a frigate and sloop-of-war.--Estimate for ... 368
Same for the year 1836 ... 744
Estimate of expenditures in 1832 in the quartermaster's department of the ... 23
Estimate for a proposed change in the ... 24
In 1832.--Register of the officers of the ... 78
Estimate for 1833 of pay for officers, &c ... 176
Estimate of expenditures in 1833 in the quartermaster's department of the ... 176
In 1833.--Register of the officers of the ... 263
Report of committee on claim to the same pay and allowances to officers of, as is received by officers of the army ... 300
Estimate for 1834 of pay for officers, &c 360 Estimate of expenditures in 1834 in the quartermaster's department of the ... 360
In 1834.--Register of the officers of the ... 476
Estimates of the expense for the year 1835 of the ... 607, 609, 610, 611
Distribution of the officers of the ... 608
Register of officers of the, for the year 1835 ... 668
Estimates of the expense for the year 1836 of the ... 749, 750, 751
Register of officers of the, for the year 1836 ... 795
Statement of Major William H. Freeman, complaining of the regulations of the navy, which subjects marines to officers of the navy instead of their own officers, and a statement of the laws and regulations relating to the ... 835
(For accompanying papers see Major William H. Freeman.)
As compared with that of officers of the army and navy.--Statements exhibiting the pay of officers of the ... 873
For ships intended to be kept in commission in 1832, and for the navy yards at Norfolk, New York, and Boston.--Estimate of the expense of ... 25
Recommendation of the commissioners of the navy pension fund that provision be made for the widows of certain officers, seamen, and ... 92, 93
Regulations in relation to the ... 421
In 1833.--Register of ... 234
In 1834.--Register of ... 446
In 1835.--Register of ... 637
In 1836.--Register of ... 764
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ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of John Branch ... 2
Letter of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Henderson ... 3
Petition of Sergeant John McKim ... 3
List of vessels stationed in the, in 1836 ... 800
In 1833.--Register of ... 250
In 1834.--Register of ... 464
In 1835.--Register of ... 657
In 1836.--Register of ... 785
From the several States and Territories on the 12th March, 1828, &c.--Statement of the ... 296
In each State, &c.--Statement of the excess and deficiency of the ... 297
Actually employed July 1, 1829.--Statement of the number of ... 297
Regulations in relation to ... 413
Report of committee on the expediency of making provision for naval schools for, and an increase of the pay of chaplains and schoolmasters in the navy ... 484
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Bill relative to naval schools ... 485
Letter to Captain Sloat asking a refuge on board a vessel of the United States ... 126
Report of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the survey of, and expediency of establishing a naval depot in ... 224
Proceedings of a meeting of officers of the navy and marine corps recommending the establishment of a ... 884
Report of a committee on the expediency and necessity for the establishment of a ... 968
In 1833.--Register of ... 265
In 1834.--Register of ... 478
In 1835.--Register of ... 671
In 1836.--Register of ... 798
Report of the Secretary of the Navy, with surveys, &c., for a ... 224
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Report of a committee on the expediency of establishing a naval rendezvous and ... 961
Memorial of the city council of Charleston, praying the establishment of a navy yard and ... 863
For 1833 ... 232
For 1834 ... 444
For 1835 ... 635
For 1836 ... 765
In 1836.--List of teachers in the ... 793
In 1833.--Register of ... 265
In 1834.--Register of ... 478
In 1835.--Register of ... 671
In 1836.--Register of ... 798
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy on the subject of specific and contingent appropriations, and the proper policy for providing for the ... 133
Report of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the reorganization, with the additional rank of admiral in the ... 225
Message from the President in relation to equalizing the pay of the officers of the army and ... 386
Message from the President of the United States, with rules and regulations for the government of the ... 393
Report of a committee on the expediency of equalizing the pay of the officers of the army and ... 496, 541
Message from the President of the United States, submitting amendments to the laws for the better government of the ... 516
General estimates for the year 1835, for the support of the ... 594
Statement of the measures taken to carry into effect the laws for the gradual increase of the ... 612, 753
General estimates for the year 1836, for the support of the ... 737
Statement exhibiting the pay of the officers of the marine corps as compared with that of the officers of the army and ... 873
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, with a 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 ... 953
In 1833.--Register of ... 264, 265
In 1834.--Register of ... 477
In 1835.--Register of ... 672
In 1836.--Register of ... 797
Regulations in relation to ... 425
In 1833.--Estimate for the support of the ... 177
In 1834.--Estimate for the support of the ... 386
In 1835.--Estimate for the support of the ... 594
In 1836.--Estimate for the support of the ... 737
Letter in relation to the disbursements for the removal and reconstruction of the naval monument ... 37
Register of officers, clerks, &c., for 1832 ... 48
Letter in relation to a change in parts of the navy ration ... 85
Letter in relation to the pay of the pursers in the navy ... 88
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Letter in relation to the number and nature of contracts made by the Navy Department, and not completed within the time specified ... 89
Letter, with estimate of the survey of Narraganset bay ... 91
Letter in relation to the manner of obta??ning slop clothing for the navy, and the losses accruing from the condemnation and sale thereof ... 96
Letter in relation to agents for surveying live-oak lands in Florida ... 109
Letter in relation to naval hospitals ... 190
Letter in relation to the prices paid for live-oak timber, &c 215 Letter in relation to the quantity of live-oak timber used in the repair of vessels ... 216
Letter in relation to the quantity of live-oak timber on hand at the several navy yards. ... 220
Letter in relation to a reorganization of the navy, with the additional rank of admiral. ... 225
Register of the officers, clerks, &c., for 1833 ... 232
In relation to the purchase of a lithographic press for the use of the navy ... 3??8
Transmitting estimates of expenses of the navy for the year 1835.--Letter to the Secretary of the Navy from the ... 593
Recommending the purchase of a lithographic press.--Letter to the Secretary of the Navy from the ... 606
In relation to the expenses incurred at Sackett's Harbor and Storr's Harbor, New York, in building ship-houses for preservation of United States vessels.--Letter from the ... 633
List of officers in the office of the, for 1835 ... 635
On the expediency of using cotton for canvas and clothing for the navy.--Letters from the ... 718
Transmitting estimates for the navy for the year 1836, together with reports on the condition of the vessels building, in ordinary, &c.--Letter to the Secretary of the Navy from the ... 735
Asking for appropriations for carrying on improvements at the several navy yards. Letter to the Secretary of the Navy from the ... 736
List of officers in the office of the, for 1836 ... 762
On the expediency of deepening the harbor of Pensacola bay.--Report of the ... 809, 810
In relation to the present organization of the marine corps.--Letter from the ... 845
A statement relating to the navy hospital fund, and the amount required to complete the several navy hospitals ... 866
A statement of the amount that can be beneficially used for repairs, navy yards, &c., for the navy.--Letter from ... 954
General view of the accounts, from February 26, 1811, to November 18, 1831, of the ... 41
For 1832.--Report of commissioners of the ... 184
From November, 1832, to October, 1833.--Statement of the condition of the ... 361
(See Hospital fund, navy.)
(See Hospitals, navy.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Accounts of the commissioners of the navy hospital fund ... 40
General view of the state of the accounts of the navy hospital fund from February 26, 1811, to November 18, 1831 ... 41
Accounts of the navy pension fund for the past year ... 42
Statement in relation to the navy pension fund ... 42
Statement of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury in relation to the navy pension fund ... 42, 43
Statement of stocks to the credit of the navy pension fund, &c ... 44
The navy pension fund, its debt and credit since established ... 44
Recommendation of the commissioners that provision be made for the widows of certain officers, seamen, and marines from the ... 92, 93
For 1832.--Annual report of the commissioners of ... 184
Statement in relation to the ... 185
Statement of balances to the credit of the ... 185
From November, 1832, to October, 1833.--Statement of the condition of the ... 361
(See Pension fund.)
Letter in relation to the claim of John McKim, a sergeant in the marine corps, for services as assistant quartermaster ... 2
Letter in relation to the claim of John Watson for compensation for a vessel built under a contract with an officer of the navy ... 5
Annual repor of the condition of the navy for 1831 ... 5
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of Captain Edmund P. Kennedy in relation to his visit to Liberia ... 11
Estimate for rebuilding and repairing the frigates Macedonian and Java, and the corvette Cyane ... 11
General estimate for the service of the navy in 1832 ... 11
Explanatory estimate of the pay and subsistence of all persons in the navy attached to vessels in commission for 1832 ... 12
Explanatory exhibit of the officers, &c., awaiting orders and on furlough for 1832 ... 13
Explanatory estimate of the number, pay, &c., of officers required for five receiving vessels for 1832 ... 13
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Explanatory estimate of the pay,&c., of officers,&c., attached to recruiting stations and ordnance service for 1832 ... 13
Estimate for pay and rations and other allowances to officers and others in navy yards and hospitals for 1832 ... 14
Explanatory estimate for provisions required for the navy for 1832 ... 20
Estimate for pay and allowances for office rent, fuel, candles, stationery, books, clerk hire,&c ... 20
Data upon which estimate for repairs,&c., of vessels for the year 1832 is founded ... 21
Estimate for repairs and improvements of navy yards for 1832 ... 21
Estimate of pay of officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, and subsistence of the marine corps for 1832 ... 23
Estimate for expenditures in the quartermaster's department of the marine corps for 1832 ... 23
Estimate of the expenses of the marine corps as proposed to be changed ... 24
Letter of the Navy Commissioners ... 24
Estimate of the expenses of marines for the ships intended to be kept in commission during the year 1832, and for the navy yards at Norfolk, New York, and Boston ... 25
Estimate of the sums required for the support of the office of the Secretary of the Navy for 1832 ... 27
Estimate of the sums required for the support of the office of the Commissioners of the Navy for 1832 ... 27
Estimate of the expenses of the navy building for 1832 ... 28
List of vessels in commission, their commanders, and stations ... 28
Statement showing the progress made in the gradual increase of the navy, and the condition of the dry-docks ... 28
Estimate of the expense of two ropewalks ... 30
Statement of the number of vessels on the stocks, their state of preservation, the yards where building,&c ... 30
Statement of number, names, state, and condition of the vessels-of-war in ordinary, &c ... 31
Statement showing the amount on hand at the several navy yards, November 1, 1831 ... 32
Instructions to agents appointed to superintend the preservation of live-oak timber belonging to the United States ... 32
Estimate of the cost of iron tanks for frigates and sloops-of-war in commission ... 33
Estimate of cost of a steam battery calculated to mount twelve 42-pounders ... 33
Circulars respecting the commutation of the spirit ration, assistance to vessels in distress, and punishments in the service ... 34
Report respecting the privateer pension fund ... 34
List of deaths, dismissions, and resignations in the navy for 1831 ... 35
Estimate of arrearages for insufficient appropriations ... 36
Report of Navy Commissioners on the removal and reconstruction of the naval monument ... 37
Account of money paid for the suppression of the African slave trade,&c ... 37
Schedule of property attached to the agency for liberated Africans and not of a convertible nature ... 38
Inventory of articles belonging to the United States agency for recaptured Africans in the public store at Cape Mesurado ... 38
On the practice of transferring appropriations from one object to another by officers of the navy,&c ... 47
Transmitting copies of the Navy Register for 1832 ... 48
On the pay and allowances of navy agents ... 83
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Table of allowances, percentage,&c., to navy agents ... 83
Recommending a change in parts of the navy ration ... 85
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Navy Commissioners ... 85
On the subject of the compensation to pursers of the navy, and regulations for their government ... 86
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs of the House of Representatives ... 87
Letters of the Navy Commissioners ... 88
On the number of seamen 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 the amount paid for their passage ... 89
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 89
On the number and nature of contracts made by the Navy Department and not completed within the time specified ... 89
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Navy Commissioners ... 89
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With estimate of the expense of surveying Narraganset bay ... 91
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Navy Commissioners ... 91
On the applications for pensions, and the renewal or increase of pensions, from the privateer pension fund, and its inadequacy, unless aided by an appropriation by Congress ... 93
On the rules or principles of assignment of duty, length of service therein, extra pay received, length of sea service, and the relative rank,&c., of lieutenants in the navy ... 94
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 95
Statement showing the date of commission and relative rank of each first lieutenant employed on vessels-of-war,&c ... 95
On the manner of obtaining slop clothing for the navy, and the losses accruing on the condemnation and sale thereof ... 95
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Navy Commissioners ... 96
Letter and statement of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 96, 97
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 ... 98
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Extract of a letter from Lieutenant T. R. Gedney ... 98
Extract of letters from Eli B. Whitaker ... 99
Extracts from letters of Samuel Reed, agent ... 99, 100
Extracts of leters from Lieutenant Ebenezer Farrand ... 100
Extract of a letter from General John Clark ... 100
Extract of a letter from Thomas Mason, agent ... 100
Extract of a letter from John E. Frost ... 101
Extract of a letter from Charles Haire, agent ... 101
Extract of a letter from John Jerrison ... 101
Extracts of a letter from Lieutenant Wm. P. Piercey ... 102
Extracts of a letter from George Blair, agent ... 102
Letter of Thomas R. Gedney to the Secretary of the Navy ... 103
Letter of Elijah Hayward, Commissioner of the General Land Office, to the Secretary of the Navy ... 104
Letter of Elijah Hayward, Commissioner of the General Land Office, to the register of the land office at Tallahassee, West Florida ... 104
Report of the number of agents and assistants appointed by the Navy Department for the preservation,&c., of live-oak,&c ... 104
Letters of the Secretary of the Navy to Eli B. Whitaker ... 106, 122
Letter of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 106
Statement of moneys paid to agents and assistants for the protection of live-oak in Florida since March 1, 1817 ... 107
Report of John Clark, agent, on live-oak ... 107
Report of the Navy Commissioners ... 109
Statement of general localities, probable quantities at the lowest estimate, and owners of timber large enough for naval purposes,&c ... 110
Letter of M. Hoffman to the Secretary of the Navy ... 111
Letters of Hon. Jos. M. White to the Secretary of the Navy ... 111, 112, 118, 122
Letters of the Secretary of the Navy to Hon. Jos. M. White ... 111, 118, 119, 123
Letter of Hon. Jos. M. White to Hon. M. Hoffman ... 112
Extract of a letter of Hon. Jos. M. White to the Secretary of the Navy ... 118
Extract of a letter from Hon. H. M. Breckenridge to the Secretary of the Navy ... 119
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to Hon. H. M. Breckenridge ... 119
Letter of Hon. H. M. Breckenridge to the Secretary of the Navy ... 121, 122
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to Geo. Blair, agent ... 123
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to John E. Frost, agent ... 123
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to John Clark, agent ... 123
Statement of facts connected with the purchase of the live-oak plantation on Santa Rosa sound ... 123
On the subject of specific and contingent appropriations for the navy, and on a proper policy for providing in time for that service ... 133
In relation to the number and description of vessels-of-war which have arrived at and departed from each naval depot, number of men recruited, and the number of vessels built and repaired at each navy yard from 1815 to 1832--
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Statement of the number and description of vessels-of-war which have arrived at and departed from each naval depot from January 1, 1815, to January 1, 1832 ... 136
Letter of the Fourth Auditor in relation to the number of men recruited, and the expense of transporting the same, from 1815 to 1832 ... 136
Statement of annual expense of transporting seamen from 1817 to 1832 ... 137
Statement of number and names of each and every description of vessel built at each of the navy yards since the last war with Great Britain ... 130
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Statement of the length of time a rendezvous has been kept open for recruiting seamen ... 140
Cost of ten sloops-of-war ... 141
Statement of the number and description of vessels-of-war which arrived at and departed from Pensacola from 1829 to 1832 ... 141
Letter in relation to the claim of Anthony Hussey for prize money ... 143
With list of lieutenants in the navy in 1832, and the sea service performed by each since their promotion ... 144
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
List of lieutenants in the navy, &c ... 145
Annual report on the condition of the navy in 1832 ... 158
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
List of vessels in commission, their commanders and stations ... 162
Amount of stores on hand at the several navy yards October 1, 1832 ... 162
Letter of the Commissioners of the Navy ... 163
Statement of the progress made for the gradual increase of the navy, &c ... 164
General estimate for the navy ... 166
Estimate of pay and subsistence of all persons in the navy, &c ... 167
Exhibit of the officers, &c., awaiting orders and on furlough for 1833 ... 167
Estimate of the number, pay, &c., of officers required for five receiving vessels, &c. ... 168
Estimate of the pay, &c., of officers attached to the recruiting stations, ordnance service, and depot for instruments, charts, &c., &c ... 168
Estimate of pay, rations, and other allowances to officers and others at the navy yards and stations, &c ... 169
Estimate of repairs and improvements at the navy yards ... 175
Estimate of the pay of officers, &c., of the marine corps ... 176
Estimate for expenditures in the quartermaster's department of the marine corps. ... 176
Estimate of sums required for the office of the Secretary of the Navy ... 177
Estimate of the sums required for the office of Navy Commissioners ... 177
Estimate of the expenses of the navy building ... 178
Extract of a letter from P. White to the Secretary of the Navy ... 178
Letter of Benjamin Cooper to the Secretary of the Navy ... 178
General order to the commanders of navy yards ... 178
Statement of account for the suppression of the African slave trade ... 178
Report of lieutenant B. Page, commanding the schooner Boxer, of his visit to
Liberia,in consequence of supposed piracy on the coast of Africa ... 179
Letter of Commodore Charles Stewart in relation to an appropriation for the purpose of making rules for the navy ... 181
List of deaths in the navy since December 1, 1831 ... 181
List of dismissions in the navy since December 1, 1831 ... 182
List of resignations in the navy since December 1, 1831 ... 182
Statement showing the number and names of the vessels in ordinary at the navy yards, &c ... 183
Statement showing the number of vessels on the stocks, state of preservation, and expense necessary to prepare them for launching, &c ... 184
On the condition of the navy pension, navy hospital, and privateer pension funds, in 1832 ... 184
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Statement in relation to the navy pension fund ... 185
Statement showing the balance to the credit of the navy pension fund ... 185
Exhibit of amount of stocks belonging to the navy pension fund ... 188
Exhibit showing the number of pensioners on the navy pension roll from each State, &c ... 188
Statement of the account of the navy hospital fund ... 189
Letter of the Commissioners of the Navy ... 190
Statement in relation to the privateer pension fund ... 190
With historical statement of the use of live-oak timber for the construction of vessels, the vessels built with it, the quantity on lands reserved from sale, and on private lands, and the necessity for its preservation ... 191
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Statement showing the number of live-oak trees in each district on public lands in 1831 and 1832, &c ... 204
Table of private lands reported by live-oak agents as valuable, &c., for 1831 and 1832 ... 213
Amount of public lands between St. Mary's and Sabine rivers, within twenty miles of the sea-coast ... 214
Measurement of lands from St. Mary's river, Georgia, to the Sabine, in Louisiana ... 214
Statement of prices, &c., for live-oak timber ... 215
Letter in relation to the quantity of timber used in repairing vessels, &c ... 216
Estimated cost of vessels in commission, &c., for 1829, 1830, 1831, and 1832 ... 216
List of live-oak vessels since 1797, their condition, and the number of feet in them ... 218
List of live-oak vessels in commission, &c ... 219
Letter of the Navy Commissioners in relation to the quantity of live-oak on deposit at the several navy yards ... 220
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Exhibit showing the general and special localities and probable quantities of live-oak timber growing on the Atlantic coast ... 220
Schedule of the quantity of live-oak timber in part of West Florida ... 222
Letter of R. Fitzpatrick in relation to live-oak timber ... 223
Statement showing the number of acres of live-oak lands reserved on account of timber ... 223
On the survey of Narraganset bay, and on the expediency of establishing a naval depot thereon ... 224
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of Alexander S. Wadsworth to the Secretary of the Navy ... 224
On a reorganization of the navy, with the additional rank of admiral, with statements of the appropriate pay of the officers as compared with the corresponding rank in the army ... 225
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of the Navy Commissioners ... 225
Table showing the pay of different officers as proposed by the Navy Commissioners ... 227
Statement of the whole pay and emoluments of the officers of the navy ... 228
Letters of the Secretary of War ... 229, 231
Statement of the pay and emoluments of the officers of the army ... 230
Letter of the quartermaster general of the army ... 230
Table showing the allowances of fuel and quarters to the troops and to officers of every class of the army ... 231
Transmitting copies of the Navy Register for 1833 ... 232
In relation to the allowance of claims on account of pensions ... 268
On the importance and expediency of establishing a naval school or academy, and a proper location thereof ... 273
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters of Samuel L. Southard, Secretary of the Navy ... 273, 274
On the proper mode of correcting abuses on the part of the officers of the navy ... 277
In relation to the claim of Captain Isaac Hull for services as navy agent, &c ... 286
With a 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 ... 295
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Statement of the number of midshipmen in the navy, &c ... 296
Statement showing the excess and deficiency of midshipmen in each State, &c ... 297
Statement of the number of midshipmen actually employed, &c ... 297
In relation to certain pension funds placed on deposit in the Bank of Columbia, &c ... 299
With proceedings of the court of inquiry in the case of Lieutenant Robert B. Randolph ... 301
On the condition of the navy for 1833 ... 350
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Estimate for a lithographic press ... 358
Report of Navy Commissioners in relation to a lithographic press for the use of the navy ... 358
Letter of Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, jr., on the same subject ... 359
Estimates for the pay of officers, &c., of the marine corps for 1834 ... 360
Estimate for expenditures in the quartermaster's department of the marine corps for 1834 ... 360
Statement of the condition of the navy pension, privateer pension, and navy hospital fund, for 1833 ... 361
List of deaths in the navy since December 1, 1832 ... 366
List of dismissions in the navy since December 1, 1832 ... 367
List of resignations in the navy since December 1, 1832 ... 367
Estimate for procuring live-oak frames for a frigate and sloop-of-war ... 368
Statement of the names, condition, &c., of vessels of the United States ... 368
Statement of the progress made for the gradual increase of the navy ... 369
Abstract of expenditures for dry-dock at Boston ... 370
Same for Gosport, Virginia ... 371
Report of A. J. Dallas on the bar at Pensacola ... 371
Memoir and estimate for the improvement of the bar at Pensacola ... 372
Estimate for naval hospitals ... 375
Accounts in relation to the suppression of the African slave trade ... 375
General estimate for the navy ... 375
Transmitting copies of the Navy Register for 1834 ... 444
In relation to schools for midshipmen, and an increase of the pay of chaplains and schoolmasters ... 485, 486
Reports and letters from the, in relation to the losses sustained by the navy pension fund on stock of the Bank of Columbia ... 490
Statement of the number of widow and orphan pensioners in the year 1833, and the amount required to pay them, &c ... 491
On the expediency of equalizing the pay of officers of the army and navy according to their relative rank ... 504
On the claim of the representatives of Henry Eckford for rent of land at Sackett's Harbor, occupied for the building of two vessels for the navy ... 508
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Transmitting letters from the Fourth Auditor, with statements relative to the pay, &c. of the officers of the navy ... 550, 555
In relation to the claim of Abel Griggs, an orderly sergeant of marines ... 559
Recommending that the use of ardent spirits in the navy be dispensed with ... 563
Transmitting sundry papers on the expediency of establishing a navy yard and depot at Charleston, South Carolina, (see Charleston) ... 566, 583, 585, 586
Transmitting his annual report showing the condition of the navy in 1834 ... 589
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Navy Commissioners, with estimates for the support of the navy ... 593
Letter from Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, jr., recommending the purchase of a lithographic press ... 606
Estimates for the support of the marine corps ... 608, 609
List of vessels in commission of each squadron, their commanders, and stations ... 611
List of vessels in ordinary ... 612
List of vessels building ... 612
Report of the proceedings under the law for the gradual improvement of the navy ... 613
Statement of the condition of the navy pension fund ... 614
Statement of the condition of the privateer pension fund ... 618
Statement of the condition of the navy hospital fund ... 620
Report upon the works executed for the survey of the coast ... 620, 626
List of deaths in the navy ... 629
List of resignations ... 629
List of dismissions ... 630
On the importance of Thompson's island or Key West as a naval depot or station ... 630
Relative to the establishment of a naval depot at Charleston, South Carolina ... 631
Statement of expenditures for ship-houses at Navy Point or Sackett's Harbor and at Storr's harbor, New York, and for the preservation of United States ships at those places, and terms of the contract for the occupation of the land ... 632, 633
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Statement from the Fourth Auditor ... 633
Letter from the Navy Commissioners' office ... 633
Transmitting copies of the Naval Register for 1835 ... 635
Persons employed in the office of the, list of, for 1835 ... 635
Transmitting papers relating to the claim of Loami Baldwin for extra pay as superintendent of dry-docks and inspector of navy yards ... 677
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Extracts of letters from the Secretary of the Navy to Loami Baldwin ... 678, 679, 680
Extracts of letters from L. Baldwin to the Secretary of the Navy ... 678, 681
Letters of the Fourth Auditor, with accompanying accounts of L. Baldwin ... 679
Transmitting a report from J. N. Reynolds, esq., describing certain islands, reefs, shoals, &c., in the Pacific ocean and South seas, and showing the expediency of an exploring expedition to that ocean and those seas ... 688, 713
In relation to a proposed change in the mode of allowance for travelling expenses to officers of the navy ... 701
In relation to the claim of Surgeon Samuel W. Ruff ... 701, 704
On the claim of James Wiltbank to pay for services as chaplain at the navy asylum and navy yard, Philadelphia ... 715, 716
On the expediency and advantage of substituting cotton instead of hemp and flax for canvas and clothing for the ... 718
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Navy Commissioners to the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting sundry papers ... 718
Statement showing the pay, rations, and allowances, and the irregular allowances to all commissioned officers of the navy ... 724
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter from the Fourth Auditor, with statements ... 724
Reports and letters from the, transmitting his annual report showing the condition of the navy for the year 1835 ... 731
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Navy Commissioners, with estimates for the support of the navy ... 735
Letter from the Navy Commissioners, asking appropriations for carrying on works at the several navy yards ... 736
Estimate for the support of the office of the Secretary of the Navy ... 737
Estimate for the expenses of the southwest executive building ... 737
General estimate for the support of the navy ... 737
Special estimates for extraordinary purposes ... 748
Estimate of the cost of the several works proposed to be constructed at the several navy yards ... 748
General estimate of the expenses of the marine corps ... 749
List of vessels in commission, of each squadron, their commanders and stations ... 752
Statement showing the names, distribution, and condition of vessels in ordinary ... 752
Statement of the vessels building at the different navy yards ... 752
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Statement of the measures taken to carry into effect the laws for the gradual increase of the navy ... 753
Statement of the measures which have been adopted for the gradual improvement of the navy ... 753
Statement of the condition of the navy pension fund ... 754
Amount and description of stock belonging to the navy pension fund ... 756
Statement of the condition of the privateer pension fund ... 757
Statement of the condition of the navy hospital fund ... 757
Statement of the accounts for the suppression of the slave trade ... 758
List of deaths in the navy ... 758
List of dismissions ... 759
List of resignations ... 759
Report of the Superintendent for the survey of the coast ... 759
Transmitting copies of the Naval Register for the year 1836 ... 762
List of officers in the office of the ... 762
On the utility and practicability of deepening the bar of Pensacola bay ... 809
Transmitting a statement of the condition of the navy and privateer pension funds in 1835 ... 818
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Alphabetical list of invalid pensioners ... 819
Alphabetical list of widow and orphan pensioners ... 824
Statement of the amounts passed to the credit of the navy pension fund in the year 1835 ... 826
Alphabetical list of privateer pensioners ... 826
Statement of the amounts passed to the credit of the privateer pension fund in the year 1835 ... 827
On the expediency of establishing a naval depot and dry-dock at Charleston, South Carolina ... 828
On the application of Captain M. T. Woolsey to be permitted 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 ... 830, 832
Directing that the marine guard at navy yards receive their orders from commandants of yards ... 836
In relation to the authority of the lieutenant colonel of marines to appoint paymasters, &c ... 839, 841
In relation to the claim of Lieutenant Landon N. Carter for chamber money during the period of his arrest ... 857, 858
Reports and letters from the, 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 ... 859
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter from Captain Thomas R. Gedney ... 859
Transmitting a statement of the several navy hospitals, and the sums required to complete them, and the source and manner of collecting the navy hospital fund ... 865
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter from the Navy Commissioners ... 866
Transmitting statements of the names, the pay, and all emoluments and allowances paid, the items of all allowances, and the stations and service of all the officers of the navy in 1833 and 1834 ... 885
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from the Fourth Auditor ... 885
Statements showing the aggregate pay, emoluments and all allowances, actually paid to each commissioned officer of the navy for the years ending September 30, 1833 and 1834 ... 886, 893
Statement showing where each commissioned officer was stationed and what services each performed for the two last fiscal years ending September 30, 1834 ... 931
Transmitting a 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 ... 953
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter from the Navy Commissioners ... 954
On the importance and fitness of the Dry Tortugas as a harbor and station for vessels of the navy ... 956
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Extract of a letter from Commodore John Rodgers ... 956
In relation to the establishment of a navy yard at Baltimore, Maryland ... 959
On the expediency of establishing a navy yard at Charleston, South Carolina ... 961, 963
Transmitting a statement of the transfer of appropriations for the naval service in 1836 ... 969
With a statement of the usual amount of disbursements made by pursers at navy yards, the amount of profits under existing laws, &c ... 973
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ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter from the Fourth Auditor ... 973
In relation to the claim of Lieut. Col. John M. Gamble, of the marine corps, for an allowance for the performance of staff duties ... 976
Same for the year 1836 ... 744
Same for the year 1836 ... 744
Report of a committee on the expediency of establishing a ... 877, 958
Expense of keeping marines in 1832 at the ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks in the ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the ... 32
Statement of the condition of the dry-dock at, in 1832 ... 164
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 598
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 605, 746
Statement of the vessels in ordinary, and those building at the ... 612, 752
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 740
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the expediency of establishing a dry-dock and ... 828
Memorial of the city councils of Charleston for the establishment of a naval depot and ... 863
Report of a committee on the expediency of establishing a ... 961
(For accompanying papers, see Charleston.)
Memorial of the city councils of Charleston for the establishment of a ... 863
Expense of marines to be kept, in 1832, at the ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks in the ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the ... 32
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 598
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 605, 747, 748
Statement of the vessels in ordinary and those building at the ... 612, 752
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 741
Expense of marines to be kept, in 1832, at the ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks in the ... 31
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the ... 32
Statement of the condition of the dry-dock at, in 1832 ... 164
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 601
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 605, 747, 749
Statement of the vessels in ordinary and those building at the ... 612, 753
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 743
Statement of the number and description of vessels-of-war which have arrived at and departed from the naval station at ... 141
Estimate for the repair and improvement of the, in 1833 ... 176
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 602
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 605, 747, 749
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 743
Report of a committee on the expediency of deepening the bar of Pensacola bay, and of constructing a dry-dock and marine railway at the, (see Pensacola bay) ... 804, 860
Report of the Secretary of the Navy on the expediency of constructing a dry-dock at the ... 859
Number of vessels on the stocks in the ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the ... 32
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 600
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 605, 747, 748
Statement of the vessels in ordinary and those building at the ... 612, 753
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 741
Number of vessels on the stocks in the ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the ... 32
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 597
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 604, 746, 748
Statement of the vessels in ordinary, and those building at the ... 612, 752
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 739
Estimate for the repair of ship-house at the ... 605
Estimate for the pay of the master for the year 1836 at the ... 744
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Number of vessels on the stocks in the ... 30
Amount of articles, &c., on hand November 1, 1831, at the ... 32
Estimate for the pay, &c., of officers and others for the year 1835 at the ... 600
Estimate for improvements and repairs of the ... 605, 747, 748
Statement of vessels building at the ... 612, 753
Estimate for the pay of officers and others for the year 1836 at the ... 742
Estimate for repairs and improvements at, in 1832 ... 21
Expense of marines to be kept at three ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks at the several ... 30
November 1, 1831.--Statement showing the amount on hand at the several ... 32
Number of vessels built and repaired from 1815 to 1832 at the several ... 135
Number and names of vessels built since the last war with Great Britain at the several ... 139
Estimate of pay and rations, and all other allowances to officers and others in 1833 ... 169
Estimate for repairs and improvements at, in 1833 ... 175
General order to the commandants of the several ... 178
Estimate of pay and rations, and all other allowances to officers and others in 1834 ... 378
Estimate for repairs and improvements at, in 1834 ... 384
For the year 1835.--Estimate for the pay, rations, and other allowances of officers and others at the several ... 597
Estimate for improvements and repairs of ... 604
Statement of the names, distribution, and condition of the vessels in ordinary, and building at the several ... 612
For the year 1836.--Estimate for the pay of officers and others at the several ... 739
Estimate for improvements and repairs of ... 746, 748
Statement of the names, distribution, and condition of the vessels in ordinary, and those building at the several ... 752
Report of a committee on an application for increase of salaries made by clerks to commandants of ... 813
Expense of marines to be kept at the navy yard at, in 1832 ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks in the navy yard at ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the navy yard at ... 32
Estimate for the repair and improvement of the navy yard at, in 1833 ... 175
Estimate for building a powder magazine at ... 369
(See Navy yard at New York.)
Expense of keeping marines in 1832 at the navy yard at ... 25
Number of vessels on the stocks in the navy yard at ... 31
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the navy yard at ... 32
Statement of the condition of the dry-dock at, in 1832 ... 164
Estimate for the repair and improvement of the navy yard at, for 1833 ... 175
Statement of expenditures on the different branches of the dry-dock at ... 371
(See Navy yard at Norfolk.)
(For accompanying papers, see Pay of officers of the army and navy.)
Report of a committee recommending an increase of pay to the officers of the navy, and submitting a plan for equalizing the pay and emoluments of the ... 541
(For accompanying papers, see Pay of the officers of the army and navy.)
Statements exhibiting the pay of the officers of the marine corps as compared with that of ... 873
For 1833.--Register of ... 263
For 1834.--Register of ... 476
For 1835.--Register of ... 668
For 1836.--Register of ... 795
To pay and allowances similar to like grades in the army.--Report of committee on claim of ... 300
For 1833.--Register of ... 232
For 1834.--Register of ... 444
For 1835.--Register of ... 635
For 1836.--Regisfer of ... 762
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Report from the Secretary of the Navy, with statements showing the names, the pay, and all emoluments and allowances, and the stations and service, for the years 1833 and 1831, of the ... 885, 886, 893, 931
Same for the year 1836 ... 746
Estimates for 1833 ... 168
Estimates for 1834 ... 377
Estimates for 1835 ... 597
Estimates for 1836 ... 739
Memorial of, on the same subject ... 952
Letter from Commodore Thomas Ap Catesby Jones in reference to the claim of ... 953
In 1833.--Register of ... 247
In 1834.--Register of ... 460, 461
In 1835.--Register of ... 651
In 1836.--Register of ... 778
Testimony before the court of inquiry in the case of Lieutenant Robert B. Randolph ... 303, 311, 313, 315
For compensation for expenses incurred in command of a squadron by receiving and entertaining the authorities of foreign governments in the Mediterranean.--Memorial of ... 957
On the expediency of establishing a naval depot or station at Thompson's island or Key West.--Letter from ... 964
Of navy agents.--Letter of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the ... 83
Of captains and masters commandant of the navy.--Memorial for an increase of ... 134
Report of committee on claim of officers of the marine corps for increased ... 300
Of the French navy ... 389
Of the British navy ... 390
For 1833.--Estimate of ... 169
For 1834.--Estimate of ... 378
For 1835.--Estimate of ... 597
For 1836.--Estimate of ... 739
Of all persons attached to vessels in commission.--Estimates for the year 1835 for the ... 595
For 1833.--Estimate of ... 176
For 1834.--Estimate of ... 360
For 1835.--Estimate of ... 609
For 1836--Estimate of ... 750
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Of officers of different grades of the navy, as proposed by the Navy Commissioners ... 227
Of officers of the navy and army.--Message of the President, with plan for equalizing the ... 386
Of the officers of the army and navy according to their relative rank.--Report of a committee on the expediency of equalizing the ... 496
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Statement of the relative rank of officers of the army and navy ... 501
Statement of the pay and emoluments of certain officers of the army from 1794 to 1830 ... 501
Statement of the pay and rations allowed to certain officers of the navy in 1794, 1799,and 1831 ... 501
Statement showing the salaries of various civil officers of the government, at different periods, from 1789 to 1830 ... 503
Form of a bill to equalize the pay of officers of the army and navy ... 503
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to the chairman of the select committee of the House of Representatives ... 504
Letter from Captain John Rodgers and table showing the modification proposed in the pay of officers of the army and navy ... 505
Of the officers of the army and navy.--Report of a committee in favor of equalizing the. ... 541
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Form of a bill to regulate the pay of the officers of the navy ... 543
Letter from the Secretary of War 544
Comparative statements of the pay, &c., of all the officers of the army, compared with the compensation proposed by the new bill ... 545
Statement of the pay, &c., of the officers of the Engineer and Ordnance departments ... 546, 547
Extract from a report made by the paymaster general in 1826 ... 547
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy ... 550, 555
Letters from Amos Kendall, Fourth Auditor, transmitting estimates showing the difference between the present pay of officers of the navy and the pay as proposed by the new bill ... 551, 557
Of warrant officers of the navy.--Report of a committee on a petition for the increase of the ... 877
Report from the Secretary of the Navy, with statements exhibiting, for the years 1833 and 1834, the names and ... 885, 886
Extract from the report of April, 1826, made by the ... 547
Memoir and estimate on the improvement of the bar at the entrance of the harbor of ... 372
Report of a committee on the expediency of constructing a dry-dock and marine railway at the navy yard at ... 804, 860
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the expediency of constructing a dry-dock at the navy yard at ... 859
(See Navy yard at Pensacola.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of A. J. Dallas ... 805
Report of C. Gratiot, chief engineer ... 806
Report of Captain William H. Chase ... 806
Report of a board of engineers ... 808
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy to the chairman of the Naval Committee of the Senate ... 809
Letter from the Navy Commissioners ... 809, 810
Account of the first discovery and early-history of Florida ... 810
Memorial of the legislative council of Florida ... 810
Extract of a letter from Commodore Ridgely ... 810
Letter from Charles D. Brodie, with a plan of a dry-dock ... 811
Letter from M. T. Woolsey ... 811
Letter from Captain James M. McIntosh ... 812
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the expediency of deepening the channel of ... 859
Report of committee on the claim of the mother of Lieutenant Fitz Henry Babit, who was killed in battle, for a ... 4
Report of committee on the claim of Sophia Gardner, widow of Master Commandant Gardner, for a ... 5
Report of committee on the claim of Captain Thomas Ap Catesby Jones for arrears of ... 298
Report of committee on the claim of Mrs. Ellen Dix to a ... 494
Report of committee on the claim of Hannah Stone to a ... 494
Report of committee on the claim of Captain George Budd to a ... 559
Report of committee on the claim of Captain Silas Duncan for arrears of ... 560
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Report of committee on the claim of Purser Samuel Hambleton to arrears of ... 717
Report of committee on the claims of Mary McPherson, Mary W. Rose, Eliza C. Porter, and others, to arrears of ... 723
Report of committee on the claims of Mary Fish and Catharine McMurray for increase of ... 814
Report of committee on the claim of Thomas B. Parsons to arrears and increase of ... 951
Report of committee on the claim of Hannah Caldwell for an increase of ... 970
Report of committee on the claim of John Marsh to a ... 971
Annual report of the Commissioners of the Navy for 1831 ... 39
Accounts for 1831 of the ... 42
Statement in relation to the ... 42
Statement of stocks to the credit of the, in 1831 ... 44
Statement of the debt and credit of the, since established ... 44
Recommendation of the commissioners that provision be made for the widows of certain officers, seamen, and marines from the ... 92, 93
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy, in relation to the number of applications for pensions, and for renewal or increase of pensions from the privateer ... 93
For 1832.--Annual report of the Commissioners of the Navy ... 184
For 1832.--Annual report of the condition of the privateer ... 184
Statement in relation to the navy ... 185
Statements showing the balance to the credit of the ... 185
In 1832.--Statement of funds belonging to the privateer ... 190
In 1833.--Statement showing the condition of the navy and privateer ... 361
Report of a committee on claim of Mary Elliot, and others, for pensions payable from the privateer ... 392
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy to the chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs, House of Representatives ... 490, 491
Message from the President of the United States, submitting amendments to the laws for the better regulation and government of the ... 516
Statement showing the amount and description of stocks owned by the, and the periods at which the interest thereon is payable ... 614
Amount received into the treasury from October 1, 1833, to November 1, 1834, on account of the ... 615
Amount of disbursements from October 1, 1833, to November 1, 1834, from the ... 616
Amount received into the treasury from November 1, 1834, to October 1, 1835, on account of the ... 754
Amount of disbursements from November 1, 1834, to October 1, 1835, from the ... 755
Statement of the amount and description of stocks on November 1, 1835, belonging to the ... 756
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the condition of the, in the year 1835 ... 818
List of invalid pensioners in 1835 ... 819
List of widow and orphan pensioners in 1835 ... 824
Amounts received into the treasury during the year 1835 to the credit of the ... 826
Report of a committee on the condition of the ... 863
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy in relation to the applications for pensions and the renewal or increase of pensions from the ... 93
For 1832.--Annual report of the commissioners on the condition of the ... 184
Funds, &c., belonging to the ... 190
In 1833.--Statement of the condition of the ... 361
Report of committee on claim of Mary Elliot and others for pensions payable from the ... 392
Amount and description of stocks owned by the, and the period at which interest thereon is payable ... 618
Statement of the amount received into the treasury from October, 1833, to November, 1834, on account of the ... 618
Disbursements made from October, 1833, to November, 1834, from the ... 619
Statement of the amount received into the treasury from November 1, 1834, to November 1, 1835, on account of the ... 757
Disbursements made from November 1, 1834, to November 1, 1835, from the ... 757
Report of a committee on the claims of Mary Fish and Catherine C. McMurray for increase of pensions granted from the ... 814
Report from the Secretary of the Navy on the condition of the, in the year 1835 ... 818
Alphabetical list of persons drawing pensions from the ... 826
Statement of the amount received into the treasury during the year 1835, on account of the ... 827
List of widow and orphan ... 824
List of privateer ... 826
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ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Memorial of John Percival ... 291
List of expenses incurred by Captain Percival ... 291
Affidavit of Purser Jno. A. Bates ... 292
Letter of Captain J. Hull to Jno. Percival ... 292
Letter of J. Percival to Hon. Jno. Anderson ... 293
Letter of J. Percival to the Secretary of the Navy ... 293
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to J. Percival ... 294
Letter of John A. Bates to Hon. Jno. Anderson ... 294
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy to Captain M. C. Perry ... 494
Letter from Boghas Joussouff, interpreter to the Pacha of Egypt, to John Gliddon, United States consular agent ... 493
Letter from Captain J. D. Elliott to Captain E. R. Shubrick ... 493
On the expediency of establishing a naval depot or station at Thompson's island or Key West.--Letter from ... 962
Report of a committee on the claim of Jos. K. Boyd for compensation for assisting in the destruction of the frigate ... 269
Reports of a committee on the claims of officers, seamen, and marines engaged at Tripoli, in 1804, in the destruction of the frigate ... 301, 392
(See "Intrepid.")
Number of vessels on the stocks at the navy yard at ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the navy yard at ... 32
Estimate for the repair and improvement of the navy yard at, in 1833 175--(See Navy yard at Philadelphia.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letters from the Fourth Auditor and from Master Commandant Francis H. Gregory ... 829
For compensation for extra services rendered under orders of his commanding officer-- Report of a committee on the claim of ... 829
Report of a committee on claim of Asel Wilkinson for extra pay as ... 393
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Fourth Auditor of the Treasury ... 393
Letter to the President of the United States on the same subject ... 584
Number of vessels on the stocks at the navy yard at ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the navy yard at ... 32
(See Navy yard at Portsmouth, N. H.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter of Edward Livingston, Secretary of State ... 125
Letter of Captain Sloat to Commodore Thompson ... 125
Letter of Captain Sloat to Samuel Larned, esq ... 126
Letter of Samuel Larned to Captain Sloat ... 126
Letter of General William Miller to Captain Sloat ... 126
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Letter of Captain Sloat to General W. Miller ... 127
Letter of Commodore Thompson to Samuel Larned, esq ... 127, 129, 130, 131, 132
Letter of Samuel Larned to Commodore Thompson ... 127, 129, 130, 131, 132
Letter of Commodore Thompson to Captain Sloat ... 128
Letter of Samuel Larned to Señor D. Matias Leon ... 130
Letter of Señor D. Matias Leon to Señor Encargado de Negocios ... 131
Letter of Commodore Thompson to Lieutenant Fitzhugh ... 132
Letter of Captain Sloat to the Secretary of State ... 132
Account of Captain J. D. Sloat ... 133
With instructions to Commodore Downes in relation to the destruction of the ship "Friendship," at Quallah Batoo, island of Sumatra, and his report of the destruction of the town of Quallah Batoo ... 150
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters of the Secretary of the Navy to Commodore John Downes ... 150, 153
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy to Messrs. Silsbee, Peckham, and Stone ... 152
Captain Endicott's statement in relation to the attack upon the "Friendship" ... 154
Statement of the character and condition of the population and country at Quallah Batoo, in the island of Sumatra ... 155
Letter of Commodore Downes to the Secretary of the Navy ... 156
Letter of Lieut. Irvine Shubrick to Commodore John Powers ... 158
With a plan for equalizing the pay of the officers of the army and navy according to their relative rank ... 386
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Report of the Secretaries of War and the Navy ... 386
Plan for equalizing the pay of officers of the army and navy ... 387
Statement of the pay and allowances of the French navy ... 389
Statement of the pay and allowances of the British navy ... 390
With rules and regulations for the government of the navy, prepared by a board of officers of the navy ... 393
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters of the Secretary of the Navy ... 394, 428
Letters of the Navy Commissioners ... 394
Letter of the Attorney General of the United States ... 395
Regulations of the navy ... ... 395
Objections of captains in the navy to proposed rules and regulations ... 428
Answers of Board of Navy Commissioners to the objections of the captains in the navy ... 430, 439
Answer by captains in the navy to the Board of Commissioners ... 436
Objections of Surgeons Boyd and Terrill to the rules and regulations for the government of the navy ... 440
Answer of the commissioners to the objections of Surgeons Boyd and Terrill ... 441
Schedule of the number of each regulation objected to, and memoranda as to the opinion of the President aad Navy Department on the propriety of the change ... 443
Submitting proposed amendments to the laws for the better regulation and government of the navy and the pension fund, connected with the naval service.-- Message from the ... 516
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letter from Captain John Rodgers, president of the board of revision, to the Secretary of the Navy ... 516, 517
Proposed act to revise and enlarge the act for the better government of the navy ... 517
On the accidental discharge of a shotted gun in firing a salute by the frigate "United States" at Toulon, by which several men were killed and wounded on board a French ship-of-war, recommending that provision be made for the sufferers and their families.--Message from the ... 564
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Extract of a letter from Mr. E. Livingston, United States minister, &c., to France ... 564
Letter from Captain Ballard, of the frigate "Philadelphia" ... 565
Placing marines on guard at navy yards, under the direction of commandants of yards.-- Order from the ... 835
As to the means and measures necessary for the military and naval defences of the country.--Message from the ... 883
Report of a committee on claim of Anthony Hussey for ... 143
Statement of the disbursements of ... 143
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Same for the year 1836 ... 750
For the year 1835.--Estimate for the purchase of ... 604
Same for the year 1836 ... 746
In 1833.--Register of ... 246
In 1834.--Register of ... 458
In 1835.--Register of ... 648
In 1836.--Register of ... 776
A statement of the usual amount of profits made on disbursements at navy yards on vessels, &c., by ... 973
Character and condition of the population and country at ... 155
Estimates for 1833 ... 176
Estimates for 1834 ... 360
Estimates for 1835 ... 608
Estimates for 1836 ... 749
services as an assistant ... 2, 350
Report of committee on claim of Lieutenant Horatio N. Crabb for extra pay as acting assistant ... 272
(See Court of inquiry.)
(For accompanying papers see Pay of the officers of the army and navy.)
Report of the Secretary of the Navy recommending a change in parts of the navy ... 85
For 1833.--Estimate of ... 169
For 1834.--Estimate of ... 378
For 1835.--Estimate of ... 597
For 1836.--Estimate of ... 739
Estimate of number and pay, for 1833, for officers, &c., of five ... 168
For the year 1835.--Estimate of the pay, &c., of officers, &c., required for ... 5962map
Same for the year 1836 ... 739
For 1833.--Estimate of pay, &c., of officers attached to the ... 168
For 1834.--Estimate of pay, &c., for officers attached to the ... 377
For 1835.--Estimate of the pay of officers and others at ... 597
For 1836.--Estimate of the pay of officers and others at ... 739
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For 1833 ... 263
For 1834 ... 476
For 1835 ... 668
For 1836 ... 795
For 1833 ... 232
For 1834 ... 444
For 1835 ... 635
For 1836 ... 762
Since December 1, 1831.--List of ... 182
Since December 1, 1831.--List of ... 367
Since December 1, 1832.--List of ... 629
Since December 1, 1834.--List of ... 759
In relation to the importance of an exploring expedition to the Pacific ocean and South seas.--Letters from ... 709, 712
Memorial of Captain Charles G. ... 270
Same for the year 1836 ... 744
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy ... 299
Letters of ... 394
Answers to objections of captains in the navy to rules and regulations for the government of the navy ... 430, 439
Answer to objections of surgeons in the navy ... 441
On the importance and fitness of the Dry Tortugas as a harbor and station for vessels of the navy.--Letter from ... 9, 56
Letter in relation to the appropriation and disbursements for the removal of the naval monument ... 37
Letter in relation to a change in parts of the navy ration ... 85
Letters in relation to the compensation to the pursers in the navy ... 88
Letter in relation to the number and nature of contracts made by the Navy Department and not completed within the time specified ... 89
Letter in relation to the expediency of establishing a naval depot and port of expedition and rendezvous in Narraganset bay ... 91
Letter in relation to the manner of obtaining slop clothing for the navy and the losses accruing from the condemnation and sale thereof ... 96
Letters in relation to the survey of live-oak lands in Florida 109 Letter in relation to the number of sloops-of-war which have been built, &c ... 140
Letter in relation to the number and distribution of the vessels of the United States, &c ... 163
Letter in relation to naval hospitals ... 190
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Letter in relation to a reorganization of the navy, with the additional rank of admiral ... 225
Letters in relation to the claim of Captain Isaac Hull for services as navy agent, &c ... 285
Letter in relation to the purchase of a lithographic press ... 358
(See Navy Commissioners.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy ... 701, 704
Letter from the Fourth Auditor ... 702
(See Navy yard at Sackett's Harbor.)
In 1833.--Register of ... 260
In 1834.--Register of ... 473
In 1835.--Register of ... 665
In 1836.--Register of ... 792
In 1833.--Register of ... 260
In 1834.--Register of ... 475
In 1835.--Register of ... 668
In 1836.--Register of ... 795
Report of committee in relation to an increase of the pay of ... 484
And marines.--Recommendation of the commissioners of the navy pension fund that provision be made for the widows of certain officers ... 92, 93
Recruited at each naval station from 1815 to 1832 ... 136
Statement of annual expense, from 1817 to 1832, of transporting ... 137
land, preservation of United States vessels, and expenditures for building ... 632
on board a vessel under his command ... 349
For extra pay while acting as "flag captain."--Report of a committee on the claim of ... 762
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Balance in the treasury November 1, 1834, under act of March 3, 1819, for the suppression of the ... 620
Same, November 1, 1835 ... 758
of the United States to the vice-president of Peru and General Miller, and the claim for expenses by Captain ... 125
Letter to the Secretary of State on the same subject ... 132
Account of exp0enses for entertaining General Bolivar, &c ... 133
Report of a committee on the claim of, for expenses in affording refuge to the vice-president of Peru, &c ... 142
Report of a committee on the claim of, for losses on treasury notes disbursed by him in the recruiting service ... 262
(See Secretary of the Navy.)
N. Reynolds, esq., describing certain islands, reefs, shoals, &c., in the, and showing the expediency of an exploring expedition to the ... 688
Report of a committee on the expediency of authorizing an expedition to explore the ... 707
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters from J. N. Reynolds ... 709, 712
Letter from John Downes ... 710
Letter from Captain Thomas Ap Catesby Jones ... 712
Letter from the Secretary of the Navy ... 713
Letter from Midshipman M. F. Maury
Letter from Midshipman Sylvanus Godon ... 714
Report of a committee on the expediency of authorizing an expedition to the ... 867
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Memorial of citizens of New London, Connecticut ... 868
Memorial of the East India Society of Salem, Massachusetts ... 869
List of islands, reefs, shoals, &c., in the ... 870
Report of committee on claim of Henry Whitney for difference of pay between a captain's clerk and a secretary of a ... 487
Letter to the Secretary of the Navy in relation to an appropriation for the commission on rules for the navy ... 181
Letters in relation to the prices paid for live-oak timber and the repair of vessels ... 215, 216
Letter in relation to the quantity of live-oak timber on hand at the several navy yards ... 220
Same, November 1, 1835 ... 756
S. C.--Letters to the President of the United States from ... 583, 585
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In 1833.--Register of ... 244
In 1834.--Register of ... 455
In 1835.--Register of ... 647
In 1836.--Register of ... 774
In 1833.--Register of assistant ... 245
In 1834.--Register of assistant ... 457
In 1835.--Register of assistant ... 648
In 1836.--Register of assistant ... 775
Objections of, to rules and regulations for the government of the navy ... 440
Same for the year 1836 ... 748
Reports of F. R. Hassler, superintendent of the ... 620, 626, 759
(See Commodore John Paul Jones.)
List of, in 1836 ... 793
Letter to Captain Sloat on the same subject ... 128, 129, 130, 131, 132
Letter to Lieutenant Andrew Fitzhugh on the same subject ... 132
Memorial for an increase of pay and emoluments ... 134
Report of a committee in relation to the pension of ... 298
In relation to the claim of Midshipman Spencer C. Gist.--Letter from ... 849
For the revision and allowance of certain items in his account that were rejected by the Fourth Auditor.--Report of a committee on the claim of the representatives of ... 861
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
List of items disallowed ... 862
(See Key West.)
On hand in 1832 purchased for repairs, and for other purposes.--Statement showing the quantity of ... 163
(See Live-oak.)
Of seamen.--Statement of annual expense from 1817 to 1832, for the ... 137
Report of a committee on claim of Jos. K. Boyd for compensation for assisting in the destruction of the frigate "Philadelphia" at ... 269
Report of a committee on claims of officers, seamen, and marines engaged in the destruction of the frigate "Philadelphia" at ... 301, 392
(See "Intrepid.")
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ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters of the Secretary of the Navy ... 290
Letter of Benjamin Stoddart ... 290
Same in the year 1836 ... 752
Statement showing the names of commanders and the stations of 611 For the year 1836.--Estimate for the pay and subsistence of all persons attached to ... 738
Statement showing the names of commanders and stations of ... 752
Same in the year 1836 ... 752
Now on the stocks, their state of preservation, the yards where built, and the time and expense necessary to prepare them for launching ... 30
Statement of the number, names, state, and condition, the station of each, and the cost of repairing and equipping the ... 31
In 1832.--Names, where built, &c., of ... 81
On the stocks in 1831 ... 82
Which have arrived at and departed from each naval depot from 1815 to 1832 ... 135
Built and repaired at each navy yard from 1815 to 1832 ... 135
Which have arrived and departed from each naval depot from 1815 to 1832 ... 136
Number and names of vessels built at the several navy yards since the last war with Great Britain ... 139
Which have arrived at and departed from the naval station at Pensacola from 1829 to 1832 ... 141
In commission in 1832, their commanders and stations ... 162
Statement of the number and distribution of the ... 163
In ordinary at the several navy yards ... 183
On the stocks, state of preservation, &c ... 184
Built of live-oak timber, &c ... 191
In commission and in ordinary in 1829, 1830, 1831, and 1832, and repairs.--Estimated cost of ... 216
Since 1797, their condition and quantity of timber in them.--List of live-oak ... 218, 219
In 1833, where built, &c ... 266
In 1833.--Statement of the names, condition, &c., of ... 368
In 1834, where built, &c ... 479
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Transmitting a statement of the armed vessels-of-war, the number of their guns, and names of their commanders, during the revolutionary war ... 538
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter from the Commissioner of Pensions ... 538
Transmitting reports, with statements of the pay and emoluments of officers of the army ... 544
On the application of Captain M. T. Woolsey to be permitted to retain a portion of his pay, and apply a residue to the liquidation of a balance due from him to the United States.--Letter from ... 831
Number of vessels on the stocks in the navy yard at ... 30
Amount on hand November 1, 1831, at the navy yard at ... 32
Estimate for the repair and improvement of the navy yard at, in 1833 ... 175
(See Navy yard, Washington.)
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
Letter of the Secretary of the Navy ... 5
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.--Report of a committee on the claim of ... 491
Recommending the purchase of a lithographic press for the use of the navy.--Letter from ... 606
ACCOMPANYING PAPER:
To be exempted from the operations of the law requiring the entire pay of an officer to be applied to the payment of a debt due the government.--Report of committee on the petition of ... 815, 830
ACCOMPANYING PAPERS:
Letters from the Secretary of the Navy ... 831, 832
Letter from the Secretary of War ... 831
Letter from Captain Isaac Chauncey ... 832
Letter from E. W. Ripley ... 832
Testimony of citizens of the State of New York ... 832
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