John Shepherd to Lytton

I have the honor to inform you that letters have been received
by the Hudson's Bay Company from Governor Douglas, dated
Victoria, Vancouver's Island, 27th April 1858, containing the
latest information in reference to the Gold fields on Fraser's
River.

As Governor Douglas mentions his intention of addressing Her
Majesty's Government directly, I do not propose to trouble you
with Extracts, unless I receive a communication expressing your
desire to be furnished with them, in which case I will forward
them without delay.