M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, February 21, 1839.
To the Senate of the United States:
I transmit for the constitutional action of the Senate articles supplementary to the treaty with the Chippewas, for the purchase of 40 acres of land at the mouth of the Saginaw River, which are esteemed necessary in the erection and use of a light-house at that point.
M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, February 22, 1839.
The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:
I herewith transmit a report from the Secretary of State, with accompanying documents, on the subject of the blockades of the Mexican coast and of the Rio de la Plata, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 11th instant.
M. VAN BUREN.
WASHINGTON, February 25, 1839.