REPORT

OF

THE SECRETARY OF STATE,

COMMUNICATING,

In obedience to law, statements showing the number and designation of passengers arriving in the United States during the year 1858.

FEBRUARY 16, 1859.-Read. Motion to print, referred to the Committee on Printing. FEBRUARY 19, 1859.-Report in favor of printing; considered and agreed to.

DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, February 15, 1859.

SIR: In compliance with the act of Congress of March 3, 1855, regulating the carriage of passengers in steamships and other vessels, I have the honor to communicate here with statements of the number, sex, age, and occupation of passengers arriving in the United States by sea from foreign countries during the year ending December 31, 1858, together with the country in which they were born, the country in which they mean to reside, and the number that died on the voyage, compiled from returns made to this department by collectors of the customs, pursuant to the provisions of said act.

I have the honor to submit also, herewith, comparative statements showing:

1. The countries in which were born passengers arriving in the United States from foreign countries during each of the last four years; 2. The occupation of passengers arriving in the United States from foreign countries during each of the last four years;

3. The age of passengers arriving in the United States from foreign countries during each of the last four years; and

4. The number of passengers arriving in the United States from foreign countries, from September 30, 1843, to December 31, 1858. I have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servant,

Hon. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE,

President of the Senate.

LEWIS CASS.