May 19, 1858
To the Senate of the United States:
In answer to the resolution of the Senate of the 14th instant, requesting information concerning the recent search or seizure of American vessels by foreign armed cruisers in the Gulf of Mexico, I transmit reports from the Secretaries of State and of the Navy.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
James Buchanan, Message to the Senate on Interference with Vessels in the Gulf of Mexico Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/202726