Memo, Barclay to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

Mr Barclay presents his Compliments to Mr Merivale, and begs
to acknowledge the receipt of his note of yesterday's date, accompanied
by a bag of Despatches for the Governor of Vancouver's Island, which
will be forwarded by the first opportunity.

Mr Barclay encloses herewith a Despatch from the Governor to
Earl Grey which reached the Hudson's Bay House today in the dilapidated
form in which it appears. The Despatch, as well as other documents
enclosed in the same envelope with it, seems to have by some accident
been immersed in water.