Sir:

It being represented to me that the Commissioners for Confiscated property in the District of New Bern have failed to make returns of the Confiscated property in their possession to the Superintendent that the same may be disposed of according to the Law, and that sundry abuses have been committed on said property by irregular & unlawful Judgments, obtained in the County Courts, whereby the same is misapplied contrary to the sense of the Legislature.

I, therefore, recommend to the Superintendent of Commissioners of Confiscated property in New Bern District to postpone all sales of the same until a proper representation can be made to the General Assembly of such abuses and misapplication, that the same may be prevented in future and the property recovered or the Value.