LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, 



TRANSMITTING A 



REPORT OF J. N. REYNOLDS, 



IN RELATION TO 



ISLANDS, REEFS, AND SHOALS, 



IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, &c. 







JANUARY 27, 1835. Referred to the Committee on Commerce. 



NAVY DEPARTMENT, January 24, 1835. 



SIR : I have the honour to send herewith an original report 

 of J. N. Reynolds, Esq., dated the 24th of September, 1828, 

 describing certain islands, reefs, and shoals in the Pacific ocean, 

 &c., and which is presumed to be the report called for by the 

 resolution of the house of representatives of the 23d instant, and 

 referred to as dated the 9th October, 1829. When no longer, 

 required, it is respectfully requested it may be returned. 

 I am, very respectfully, 



Your obedient servant, 



M. DICKERSON. 

 Hon. JOHN BELL, 



Speaker of the House of Representatives. 



CITY OF NEW YORK, September 24, 1828. 

 To the Hon. SAMUEL L. SOUTHARD, Secretary of the Navy. 



SIR: In obedience to your request of June 30, I repaired, 

 without delay, to New London, Stonington, Newport, New Bed- 

 ford, Edgartown, Nantucket, and other places where information 



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