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Message To The House Of Representatives TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 22d instant; requesting a copy of the correspondence between this, government and foreign powers with reference to maritime right, I transmit a report from the Secretary of State. A. LINCOLN. WASHINGTON, July 25, 1861