Thomas Jefferson actually said...

Now know ye that I, Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States, do hereby decide that all the above-mentioned shores, waters, inlets, ...

Their incompleteness is much to be regretted, and its remedy may at some future time be a subject worthy the attention of Congress.

I recommend, therefore, to the consideration of Congress such an addition to that appropriation as they may think the exigency requires.

This accident renders it expedient to increase our force and enlarge our expenses in the Mediterranean beyond what the last appropriation fo...