Romaine to Merivale

I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith, for the information of Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, a copy of a Letter from Captain Richards of H.M. Surveying Vessel Plumper, dated at Vancouver Island the 28th June, containing intelligence as to the state of affairs at that Island, and at the Gold Diggings in Frazer River.