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 614 Messages and Pagers of the Confederacy. Naval Vessels: Act for building, vetoed, 266. Appropriation for purchase of, rec- ommended, 201, 249. Construction of, discussed, 378. Fund raised by ladies of South Car- olina for construction of, 451. Names of officers and contractors abroad, communication regard- ing, 302. Purchase and construction of, abroad referred to, 204, 211. Communication regarding, 302. Navigation of Mississippi River, legis- lation for, discussed, 77. Navy, Confederate States: Act — Increasing number of acting mid- shipmen in, vetoed, 553. Providing for payment of arrears due, vetoed, 561. Appropriation for purchase of ves- sels for, recommended, 201, 249. Increase in, recommended, 194, 201. Officers in — Abroad, names of, not communi- cated, reasons therefor, 302. Appropriation to pay allowances to, recommended, 407. Instructions to, regarding evacu- ation of Norfolk and New Or- leans referred to, 240. Nomination of, 454. Renomination of certain, advice of Senate regarding, requested, 246. Statement regarding, transmit- ted, 240. Operations of, discussed, 13S, 197, 210, 332. Purchase and construction of ves- sels for, abroad referred to, 204, 211. Communication regarding, 302. Navy Department: Appropriation for, recommended, 205, 213, 317, 408, 502, 518, 531. Navy Department (Continued): Number of men between 18 and 45 necessary in, 531. Report of, transmitted and dis- cussed, 79, 138, 190, 193, 195, 237, 295, 3i3. 37 8 » 496- Navy, Secretary of: Appropriations recommended by. (See Appropriations.) Communication of, regarding pub- lic defense transmitted, 208. Report of, transmitted and dis- cussed, 79, 138, 190, 193, 195, 237, 295. 3!3» 378. 496. Navy, Volunteer, act establishing, re- ferred to, 319, 378. Negroes. (See African Slave Trade; Fugitive Slave Laws; Slave Rep- resentation; Slavery; Slaves.) Nelson, Samuel, mentioned, 94, 95,96. Neutrality of — Foreign powers in War between the States discussed, 280, 348, 444. Partiality of, in favor of United States discussed, 280, 348, 444. Retaliatory measures dis- cussed, 358. Kentucky in War between the States, and action of Confederate generals regarding, discussed, 137- New Echota, Treaty of, referred to, 306. New England Emigrant Company. A corporation formed in Boston, in 1S55, to assist antislavery emigration from the Northern States into Kansas, the object being to make Kansas a free State. New Hope Church, or Pumpkin Vine Creek, Ga., Battle of. A battle near New Hope Church, in Paulding County, Ga., 4 miles from Dal- las, May 25, 1S64. The Federals were commanded by Gen. Sherman; the Con- federates, by Gen. Johnston. Loss on each side, about 2,500. New Madrid, Mo., Battle of. A battle at New Madrid, New Madrid County, Mo., about 50 miles to the south