Romaine to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to state for the information of Secretary Sir
E. Bulwer Lytton that a Despatch has been received from
Rear Admiral Baynes, dated the 20 Octr, No 133,
reporting his arrival in Esquimalt Harbour on board Her
Majesty's Ship Ganges on the 18th Octr, and his
having placed himself in communication with the Governor
of Vancouver's Island for the purpose of co-operating
with His Excellency agreeably to their Lordships commands.