Copies of the correspondence between the government of the United States and that of Great Britain, on the subject of the right of search; with copies of the protest of the American minister at Paris against the quintuple treaty, and the correspondence relating thereto. JUNE 6, 1846.-Read, and ordered to be printed. JUNE 11, 1846.-Ordered, That 1,000 copies, in addition to the usual number, be printed for the use of the Senate. To the Senate of the United States: In answer to the resolutions of the Senate of the 10th, 11th, and 22d of April last, I communicate herewith a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied with the "correspondence between the government of the United States and that of Great Britain in the years 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, respecting the right or practice of visiting or searching merchant vessels in time of peace;" and, also, "the protest addressed by the minister of the United States at Paris, in the year 1842, against the concurrence of France in the quintuple treaty, together with all correspondence relating thereto." WASHINGTON, June, 6, 1846. JAMES K. POLK. The Secretary of State, to whom have been referred the resolutions of the Senate of the 10th, 11th, and 22d of April last, requesting the President to communicate to that body, if not incompatible with the public interest," all correspondence between the government of the United States and that of Great Britain, in the years 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1843, respecting the right or practice of visiting or searching merchant vessels in time of peace;" and, also, "the protest addressed by the minister of the United States at Paris, in the year 1842, against the concurrence of France in the quintuple treaty, together with all correspondence relating thereto," has the honor of reporting to the President the accompanying copies of papers. Respectfully submitted. To the PRESIDENT of the United States. JAMES BUCHANAN. List of accompanying papers. Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth, October 30, 1839, (extracts.) Mr. Fox to Mr. Webster, February 2, 1843. Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosures, February 18, 1840, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosures, February 25, 1840. Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosure, March 6, 1840, (extract.) Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, March 18, 1840. Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosures, April 28, 1840, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosure, June 3, 1840, (extract.) Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, July 8, 1840. Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosures, August 26, 1840. Mr. Martin to Mr. Stevenson, August 28, 1840. Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Forsyth, with enclosures, December 1, 1840, (extract.) Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, December 3, 1840. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, December 26, 1840. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, with enclosures, January 6, 1841. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, March 1, 1841. Mr. Forsyth to Mr. Stevenson, March 2, 1841. Mr. Stevenson to the Secretary of State, with enclosures, March 3, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Webster to Mr. Stevenson, April 12, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, with enclosure, April 19, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, May 18, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, August 18, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, August 18, 1841. Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, August 31, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, September 18, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Stevenson to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, October 22, 1841, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, December 28, 1841, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, December 31, 1841, (extracts.) Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, January 29, 1842, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosure, March 1, 1842, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, March 23, 1842, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosure, June 1, 1842, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, June 17, 1842, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosure, July 1, 1842, (extract.) Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, July 26, 1842. Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, August 17, 1842, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, September 16, 1842, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, October 19, 1842, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosure, November 18, 1842, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, November 29, 1842, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, December 30, 1842, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosure, January 28, 1843, (ex tract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, February 28, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, March 9, 1843. Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, March 28, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, with enclosure, March 28, 1843. Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, April 17, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Legare Mr. Webster, April 27, 1843, (extracts.) Mr. Legaré to Mr. Everett, May 11, 1843. Mr. Everett to Mr. Webster, with enclosures, May 16, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Legaré, June 1, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Legaré, June 8, 1843, (extracts.) Mr. Legaré to Mr. Everett, June 13, 1843, (extracts.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Legaré, with enclosure, June 14, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Legaré, July 1, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Legaré, July 18, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Upshur, with enclosures, August 1, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Upshur to Mr. Everett, August 8, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Upshur, with enclosures, August 28, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Upshur, with enclosure, September 14, 1843, (extracts.) Mr. Upshur to Mr. Everett, October 10, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Upshur, with enclosure, November 9, 1843, (ex tracts. Mr. Everett to Mr. Upshur, with enclosure, November 17, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Upshur to Mr. Everett, December 12, 1843, (extract.) Mr. Everett to Mr. Nelson, with enclosures, April 15, 1844, (extract.) |