Lennox to Under-Secretary of State

With reference to your letter of the 18th January last
respecting the proceedings of Lieutenant Denny of the "Forward"
Gun Boat in visiting the Northern Settlements of British Columbia
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to
transmit herewith for the information of the Duke of Buckingham
and Chandos, a Copy of a letter dated the 26th March last,
from Vice Admiral the Honourable Joseph Denman together with Copy
of its Enclosure reporting the orders under which Lieutt
Denny was acting on the occasion of his visit to the Settlement
of Metlakahtla.