January 08, 1838
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 5th instant, respecting the capture* and restoration of the Mexican brig of war the General Urrea, I transmit reports from the Secretaries of State and the Navy.
M. VAN BUREN.
* By the United States sloop of war Natchez off the coast of Texas.
Martin van Buren, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/200954