Romaine to Under-Secretary of State

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to send you, herewith, for the information of the Secretary of
State for the Colonies, copies of a Despatch, and of its
enclosures, that have been received from Rear Admiral Sir
Thomas Maitland, dated, 1 Decber 1862, No 312, reporting
the proceedings of Captain G.H. Richards, of HMS "Hecate"
and of Commander Pike of HMS "Devastation", in capturing
certain Indians implicated in the Murder of two White men
near Fort Simpson, reporting also, the result of Commander
Pike's investigation of other disputes with the Indians on
the North West Coast of Vancouver's Island.