Romaine to Under-Secretary of State

I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to state
to you, for the information of the Duke of Newcastle, that in a
letter dated the 25th Octr last, Captain Spencer of HMS Topaze,
has forwarded a communication from the Officer commanding the Royal
Marine Camp at San Juan Island, reporting that the regular Troops of
the United States Government in the Oregon District, have been
ordered to hold ready to be relieved by Volunteers.