816.

_Winnebago tribes_.--Made by the same persons on part United States
and the headmen of this tribe at St. Louis 3d June, 1816.

_Sacks of Rock River_.--Made by same at St. Louis 13th May, 1816.

_Siouxs composing three tribes, the Siouxs of the Leaf, the Siouxs of
the Broad Leaf, and the Siouxs who Shoot on the Pine-tops_.--Made and
concluded by the same at St. Louis 1st June, 1816.

_Chickasaw tribe_.--Treaty made by General Jackson, David Merrewether,
esq., and Jesse Franklin, esq., and the headmen of that nation at
Chickasaw council house 20th September, 1816.

_Cherokee tribe_.--Treaty made by General Jackson, David Merrewether,
esq., and Jesse Franklin, esq., and the headmen of that nation at Turkey
Town on the 4th October, 1816.

_Choctaw tribe_.--Treaty made by General John Coffee, John Rhea, and
John McKee, esquires, and the headmen and warriors of that nation at
the Choctaw trading house on the 24th of October, 1816.

JAMES MADISON.

DECEMBER 13, 1816.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

A treaty of commerce between the United States and the King of Sweden
and Norway having been concluded and signed on the 4th day of September
last by their plenipotentiaries, I lay the same before the Senate for
their consideration and advice as to a ratification.

JAMES MADISON.

DECEMBER 21, 1816.

_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of
the 6th instant, I transmit to them the proceedings of the commissioner
appointed under the act "to authorize the payment for property lost,
captured, or destroyed by the enemy while in the military service of the
United States, and for other purposes," as reported by the commissioner
to the Department of War.

JAMES MADISON.

DECEMBER 26, 1816.

_To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_:

It is found that the existing laws have not the efficacy necessary to
prevent violations of the obligations of the United States as a nation
at peace toward belligerent parties and other unlawful acts on the high
seas by armed vessels equipped within the waters of the United States.

With a view to maintain more effectually the respect due to the laws, to
the character, and to the neutral and pacific relations of the United
States, I recommend to the consideration of Congress the expediency of
such further legislative provisions as may be requisite for de