Text this: Inland waterway from Chesapeake Bay to Chincoteague Bay, Va. Letter from the Secretary of War. Transmitting a letter from the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, dated April 5, 1939, submitting a report, together with accompanying papers and an illustration, on a preliminary examination and survey of inland waterway from Chesapeake Bay to Chincoteague Bay, Va., authorized by the River and Harbor Act approved August 30, 1935.