ed States for maps
and charts made under such Survey and sold under the act of 1844."

JAMES K. POLK.

WASHINGTON, _February 14, 1849_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of War, together with
the accompanying papers, in compliance with a resolution of the Senate
of the 12th instant, requesting the President to communicate to that
body the proceedings under the act of Congress of the last session to
compensate R.M. Johnson for the erection of certain buildings for the
use of the Choctaw academy; also the evidence of the cost of said
buildings.

JAMES K. POLK.

WASHINGTON, _February 23, 1849_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I communicate herewith a report of the Secretary of State, together
with the accompanying documents, in compliance with a resolution of
the Senate of the 23d ultimo, requesting the President "to transmit
to the Senate, so far as is consistent with the public service, any
correspondence between the Department of State and the Spanish
authorities in the island of Cuba relating to the imprisonment in
said island of William Henry Rush, a citizen of the United States."

JAMES K. POLK.

WASHINGTON, _February 27, 1849_.

_To the Senate of the United States_:

I communicate herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in
compliance with a resolution of the Senate of the 3d ultimo, requesting
the President to communicate to the Senate a list of all the treaties of
commerce and navigation between the United States and foreign nations
conferring upon the vessels of such nations the right of trading between
the United States and the rest of the world in the productions of every
country upon the same terms with American vessels, with the date of
the proclamation of such treaties; also a list of the proclamations
conferring similar rights upon the vessels of foreign nations issued by
the President of the United States under the provisions of the first
section of the act entitled "An act in addition to an act entitled
'An act concerning discriminating duties on tonnage and impost and to
equalize the duties on Prussian vessels and their cargoes,'" approved
May 24, 1828.

JAMES K. POLK.

WASHINGTON, _March 2, 1849_.

_To the House of Representatives of the United States_:

I communicate herewith a report of the Secretary of State, together
with the accompanying papers, in compliance with the resolution of the
House o