I transmit to the Senate of the United States a report[176] of the Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolutions of that body passed on the 2d and 13th days of February last, together with such portion of the correspondence and instructions requested by the said resolutions as has not been heretofore transmitted and as can be communicated without prejudice to the public interest. ANDREW JACKSON. [Footnote 176: Transmitting correspondence which passed between the Governments of the United States and Spain in the negotiation of the treaty of February 17, 1834, instructions given to the minister of the United States during the course of the negotiation, etc.] WASHINGTON, _January 28, 1836_. Hon. JAMES K. POLK, _Speaker of the House of Representatives_. SIR: I transmit herewith the seventh annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary in the District of Columbia, which, in pursuance of the act of the 3d of March, 1829, is submitted to Congress. ANDREW JACKSON. JANUARY 16, 1838. _To the House of Representatives_: I herewith transmit a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution during the year 1837 and also the progress made toward the completion of the branch mints in North Carolina, Georgia, and Louisiana. M. VAN BUREN. WASHINGTON, _January 29, 1838_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the ninth annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of Washington. M. VAN BUREN. WASHINGTON, _January 18, 1839_. _To the Senate of the United States_: I transmit to the Senate a report of the Director of the Mint, exhibiting the operations of that institution during the year 1838. M. VAN BUREN. [The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.] WASHINGTON, _February 6, 1839_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the tenth annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of Washington. M. VAN BUREN. WASHINGTON, D.C., _February 1, 1840_. _To the Senate of the United States_: I transmit to the Senate a report from the Director of the Mint, showing the operations of that institution for the year 1839. M. VAN BUREN. [The same message was sent to the House of Representatives.] WASHINGTON, _February 5, 1840_. _To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States_: In compliance with the act of Congress of the 3d of March, 1829, I herewith transmit to Congress the eleventh annual report of the board of inspectors of the penitentiary of the District of Columbia. M. VAN BUREN. FEBRUARY 10, 1840. _To the Senate of the United States_: