Richards to Under-Secretary of State

I beg to acquaint you for the information of the Secretary
of State that a letter dated 8th January last has been
received from the Master of the Freight Ship "Thames City"
reporting his arrival at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, on
the 28th of December; and that having completed his supply
of fresh water, and taken in a necessary quantity of ballast,
he expected to continue his voyage to Vancouver's Island on the
morning of the 9th of January. He also reports that the
Troops were in good health at that time, and that only one
death that of a child (from teething), and a few trifling
cases of sickness, had occurred since leaving this country.