May 23, 1828
To the House of Representatives of the United States:
In compliance with a resolution of the House of Representatives of the 30th ultimo, I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, with copies of the correspondence** with the Brazilian Government, and shewing the measures taken by the Government of the United States in relation to the several topics noticed in the resolution.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
**Relating to alleged blockade by the naval forces of Brazil, imprisonment of American citizens by Brazil, etc.
John Quincy Adams, Special Message Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/207015