Romaine to Under-Secretary of State

With reference to your Letter of the 23rd
Instant,

with its Enclosures from the Governor of Vancouvers Island, I am
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commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you that
they quite approve of the Increase of Pay granted to the Crews of Her
Majestys Ships Satellite, & Plumper, and my Lords trust a similar grant
will be made for the Crews of any of HM Ships, which may arrive at
Vancouvers Island, during the period of their detention there.

My Lords request that you will move Secretary Sir E.B. Lytton to
favor them with his opinion as to this request in sufficient time to
enable them to write to the Commander in Chief on the Pacific Station by
the next Mail.