on to restrict in
terms the importations to the productions of the country to which the
vessels respectively belong was intentional was precluded by the
propositions previously made by this Government to that of Great
Britain, and which were before Congress at the time of the passage of
the act; by the principles which govern the maritime legislation of the
two countries and by the provisions of the existing commercial treaty
between them.

Actuated by this view of the subject, and convinced that it was in
accordance with the real intentions of Congress, I felt it my duty to
give effect to the arrangement by issuing the required proclamation, of
which a copy is likewise herewith communicated.

ANDREW JACKSON.

_January 5, 1831_.
_To the House of Representatives_:

In compliance with the resolution of the House of Representatives of the
17th of December last, calling for information on the subject of
internal improvement, I submit herewith a report from the Secretaries of
War and Treasury, containing the information required.

ANDREW JACKSON.

_January 7, 1831_.
_To the House of Representatives_:

I beg leave to call the attention of Congress to the accompanying report
from the Navy Department, upon the state of the accounts of the Navy in
the office of the Fourth Auditor, and to suggest the necessity of
correcting the evils complained of by early legislation.

ANDREW JACKSON.

Washington, _January 11, 1831_.
_The Speaker of the House of Representatives_:

I transmit to Congress a report of the Secretary of State, with the
report to him from the Patent Office which accompanied it, in relation
to the concerns of that office, and recommend the whole subject to early
and favorable consideration.

ANDREW JACKSON.

(The same message was sent to the Senate.)

_January 15, 1831_.
_To the Senate of the United States_:

In compliance with the resolution of the Senate of the 23d ultimo,
requesting to be informed of the quantity of live-oak timber in the
United States, where it is, and what means are employed to preserve it,
I present herewith a report of the Secretary of the Navy, containing the
information required,

ANDREW JACKSON.

_January 15, 1831_.
_To the House of Representatives_:

I submit to the consideration of Congress the accompanying report and
documents from the Navy Department, in relation to the capture of the
Spanish slave vessel called _The Fenix_, and recommend that suitable