REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR; BEING PART OF THE MESSAGE AND DOCUMENTS COMMUNICATED TO THE TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE FIFTIETH CONGRESS. IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOLUME II. WASHINGTON: GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE. ating Board, 5; Subjects considered and reported upon, 6; Additional WILLETS POINT, ENGINEER SCHOOL OF APPLICATION, BAT- TALION OF ENGINEERS, AND ENGINEER DEPOT AT WILLETS POINT, Post of Willets Point, School of Application, Battalion of Engineers, 8; Experi- GENERAL STATEMENT. IS CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. JARED A. SMITH, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. GEORGE L. GILLESPIE, Corps of ENGINEERS— Newburyport Harbor, Mass., 22; Merrimac River, Mass., 23; Powow river, Mass., Ipswich River, Mass., 24; harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass., Glou- cester Harbor, Mass., 25; Manchester Harbor, Mass., Lynn Harbor, Mass., 26; Winthrop Harbor, Mass., Boston Harbor, Mass., 27; Malden River, Mass., Hing- han Harbor, Mass., 29; Scituate Harbor, Mass., 30; Plymouth Harbor, Mass., Wellfleet Harbor, Mass., 31; Provincetown Harbor, Mass., examinations and sur- IN CHARGE OF MAJ. WILLIAM R. LIVERMORE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mass., harbor of refuge at Nantucket, Mass., 33 harbor at Vineyard Haven, Mass., Wood's Holl Harbor, Mass., 34; Wareham Ha bor, Mass., 35; New Bedford Harbor, Mass., Westport Harbor, Mass., 36; Taunto River, Mass., 37; Warren River, R. I., Pawtucket River, R. I., 38; Providend River and Narragansett Bay, R. I., 39; removal of Green Jacket Shoal, Providend River, R. I., Newport Harbor, R. I., 40; harbor of refuge at Block Island, R. I., 41 Pawcatuck River, R. I. and Conn., harbor of refuge at Stonington, Conn., 43; e IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. WALTER MCFARLAND, Corps of ENGINEERS— IN CHARGE OF CAPT. GEORGE MCC. DERBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. HENRY M. ROBERT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-- Delaware River, Pa. and N. J., 76; Frankford Creek, Pa., 77; harbor of Philadel phia, removal of Smith's Island and Windmill Island, Pa., and Petty's Island N. J., Schuylkill River, Pa., 78; ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pa., 79; ice-harbor at the head of Delaware Bay, Del., 80; construction of iron pier in Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Del., harbor at Delaware Breakwater, Del., 81; Rancocas River, N. J., 82; Woodbury Creek, N. J., Mantua Creek, N. J., 83; Raccoon River, N. J., Salem River, N. J., Cohansey Creek, N. J., 84; removal of wrecks from Delaware Bay and River, removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering na vi- gation, survey of harbor at Atlantic City, N. J., 85; United States Commission ad- visory to the Board of Harbor Commissioners of Philadelphia, Pa.,86; examination IN CHARGE OF MR. WILLIAM F. SMITH, U. S. AGENT- Maurice River, N. J., 86; Wilmington Harbor, Del., 87; ice-harbor at New Castle, IN CHARGE OF COL WILLIAM P. CraigHILL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- IN CHARGE OF Lieut. Col. Peter C. Hains, Corps of EnginEERS— IN CHARGE OF MR. S. T. ABERT, U. S. AGENT— Channel at Mount Vernon, Va., Neabsco Creek, Va., 108; Breton Bay (Leonardtown) IN CHARGE OF CAPT. WILLIAM H. BIXBY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Pamlico and Tar rivers, N. C., Contentnia Creek, N. C., 117; Trent River, N. C., 118; IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. FREDERIC V. ABBOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. O. M. CARTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- Savannah Harbor and River, Ga., 138; Savannah River, Ga., 133; Savannah River above Augusta, Ga., Romley Marsh, Ga., 140; Altamaha River, Ga., Doboy Bar, Ga., 111; Brunswick Harbor, Ga., Jekyl Creek, Ga., Cumberland Sound, Ga. and IN CHARGE OF CAPT. WM. M. BLACK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS- St. John's River, Fla., 143; Volusia Bar, Fla., harbor at Saint Augustine, Fla., 145; northwest entrance Key West Harbor, Fla., Caloosahatchie River, Fla., 146; Pease River, Fla., Manatee River, Fla., 147; Tampa Bay, Fla., 148; Withlacoochee River, Fla., harbor at Cedar Keys, Fla., 149; Suwanee River, Fla., 150; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 151; examinations and sur- IS CHARGE OF CAPT. R. L. HOXIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Apalachicola River, Fla., 151; Apalachicola Bay, Fla., La Grange Bayou, Fla., Pen- sacola Harbor, Fla., 152; Choctawhatchee River, Fla. and Ala., Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Fla., and Ala., 153; Oconee River, Ga., 154; Ocmulgee River, Ga., Fiat River, Ga., 155; Coosa River, Ga., and Ala. Chattahoochee River, Ga. and Ala., Tallapoosa River, Ala, 156; Cahawba River, Ala, 157; Alabama River, Ala., removing sunken vessels and craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 158; IN CHARGE OF MAJOR A. N. DAMRELL, Corps of ENGINEERS— Mobile Harbor, 159; Black Warrior River from Tuscaloosa to Daniel's Creek, Ala., Warrior, River, Ala., and Miss., 160; Tombigbee River, Ala., from Walker's bridge to Falton, Tombigbee River from Fulton to Vienna, 161; Tombigbee River, below Vienna. 162; Noxubee River, Miss., Pascagoula River, Miss., 163; Harbor at Biloxi, Mss, Pearl River, Miss. between Edinburgh and Carthage, 164; Pearl River, Miss. from Jackson to Carthage, Pearl River, Miss. below Jackson, 165; examina- |