James Monroe: “I transmit herewith to the Senate a report from the Secretary of State”

I transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, containing the information called for by their resolution of the 1st of this month, touching the capture and detention of American fishermen during the last…

I transmit to Congress translations of two letters from Don Joaquin d'Anduaga to the Secretary of State, which have been received at Department of State since my last message communicating copies of his correspondence with this Government.

It belongs to Congress alone to terminate this distressing incident on just principles, with a view to the highest interests of our Union.

Upon the subject of the capture and detention of American fishermen the past season in the Bay of Fundy