Mr. CKESWELL. I have the report which was prepared and presented to the louse last year, containing the facts, which facts I know to be correct, because the report was drawn by myself after investigation. If the gentleman desires it, 1 will read the reportmyself, or send it to the Clerk. I will we it: The ComInvalidPens, to whom was referred the petition of Peter anderson. respectfully rewrt: rum the evidence adduced in support of the pe tition. it appears that the petitioucrsorvedasaseaman on board the U.S. fr ate Iudependence in the Pacific ocean.during the exican war and that he was woundedseveraltimesvery severely while in a boat action between the boatscrewsof the Inde pendenceand the Mexican forces at Urias. on the 7th of November.1847;that in consequenceof the wounds thus received he has lost the useof his right arm and has been compelled to submit to the amputation of he is oluosft.alefzte; radnudetheaxtaamcine amtipoent.ehnatbsoraerpdo0rtendavthaal tsuhris isubility is total and ennuncut. Thesefactshaving been establishedto the satisfaction of the Pension Bureau.a naval gensioimii therateof six dollars permonth wasawur edhim under the act of Congressof April 25.1800.to date from July 18.1863. ho petitioner now ask that he may receive his k pensionfrom November 7. 1847. the day he was wounded, to July 13.1&2}t.he day of the commencement of his presentpension, and explains his delay in making up lication for his pensionin the following manner: O states that it wasnot originally his intention to ask the Government of the U.S. to grant him a pension; but that. Having determinctl to maintain himself as long as he could. he settled, alter theMexican war at Mobile, whsre hesueeeeded, with the assistanceofhis friends.in earninga decent support nutil driven out by the rebels.who presented to him the alternative of fleeing the Son or for swoari his country that by his compulsoryflight he lost a l that he had savedout of the hard earnings of 7 years; and that being without adequate moansofsupport and unable to gain a livelihood by manual labor. he wu compelled.alter placing himselfunder the protection of the Government of the U.S. to claim the bounty which it tenders to those who have beendisabled in its service. Your committeeare of the opinion that the application of the petitioner is luflllOrlulls, and that his prayer should be granted: and to that end report the accompanying bill, witha recommendationthat it do pass. The committee in the other House last year were entirely satisfied that this was a merito rious case, and there is this particular feature about it: although entirely disabled in the service ofhis country. under the old act of 1800this man receives but 6 dollars a month, whereas the present rates of pension far exceed that. Senators know that the present rate is very considerably more, nearly double that. We thought it a meritorious case and one that especially presented itself by reason of this mans patriotism and sufferings during the rebellion, and we believed that he should receive his back pension from the time he was actually disabled in the service of his country. The committee so recommended.