I transmit, for the consideration of the Senate with a view to its ratification, a general convention of peace, friendship, commerce, and navigation between the United States and the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, signed at Lima on the 30th of November, 1836, by Samuel Larned, the charge d'affaires of the United States, and J. Garcia del Rio, minister of state in the department of finance of the North Peruvian State. M. VAN BUREN. WASHINGTON, _September 19, 1837_. Hon. R.M. JOHNSON. SIR: I have the honor to inclose a report of the Secretary of War, on the subject of the resolution of the Senate of the 2d of March, 1837.[1] Very respectfully, your obedient servant, M. VAN BUREN. [Footnote 1: Whether the works at Black Rock raise the waters of Lake Erie to the injury of property on its southern and western shores.] WASHINGTON, _September 26, 1837_. _To the House of Representatives of the United States_: I herewith transmit to the House of Representatives a report from the Secretary of State, accompanied by copies of the correspondence requested by their resolution of the 13th instant. M. VAN BUREN. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, _Washington, September 25, 1837_. The Secretary of State, to whom was referred the resolution of the House of Representatives dated the 13th instant, requesting the President to communicate to that body, "so far as the public interest will permit, the correspondence between the Government of the United States and that of Great Britain relating to the northeastern boundary of the United States since the message of the late President to the Senate of the United States of the 15th of June, 1836, and all the correspondence which has taken place since that period between the Government of the United States and the governor of the State of Maine on the subject of alleged aggressions upon the rights of Maine by the British authorities," has the honor respectfully to submit to the President copies of the letters and documents requested by that resolution. JOHN FORSYTH. STATE OF MAINE, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, _Augusta, March 30, 1837_. SIR: In compliance with a request of the legislature of this State, I have the honor to transmit to you the accompanying report and resolutions. I am, very respectfully, your obedient servant, ROBERT P. DUNLAP. STATE OF MAINE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, _MARCH 29, 1837_. The joint select committee who had under consideration the order relating to the expediency of calling the attention of Congress to the subject of fortifying our maritime and interior frontier have attended to that duty, and ask leave to present the following report: One object of the federal compact is "to provide for the common defense and general welfare."