LETTER 



SECRETARY OF THE NAVF, 



COMMUNICATING 



A Report of an Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon and its 

 tributaries, made by Lieut. Herridon, in connection 

 with Lieut. Gibbon. 



February 10, 1853. — Referred to the Committee on Naval Affairs and ordered 



to be printed. 



March 3, 1853. — Ordered that 10,000 additional copies be printed for the use 



of the Senate. 



To the Senate and House of Representatives. 



I herewith transmit a communication from the Secretary of the 

 Navy, accompanied by the first part of Lieut. Herndon's Report of 

 the Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, 

 made by him, in connection with Lieut. Lardner Gibbon, under in- 

 structions from the Navy Department. 



MILLARD FILLMORE. 



Washington, February 9, 1853. 



Navy Department, February 7, 1853. 



To the President. 



Sir: In compliance with the notice given in the annual report 

 of this department to the President, and communicated to Congress 

 at the opening of its present session, I have the honor herewith to 

 submit the first part of the Report of Lieut. Herndon, of the 

 Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, made 

 hj him, in connection with Lieut. Lardner Gibbon, under instructions 

 from this department, dated the 15 th of February, 1851. 



I am happy to be able to inform you that Lieut. Gibbon reached 

 Para on his homeward journey some weeks ago, and may very soon 

 be expected to arrive in the United States. When he returns, Lieut. 



