Romaine to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)

I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to send you herewith, for the information of Her Majesty's
Secretary of State for the Colonies, a Copy of a Letter from
Captain De Courcy of HM Ship Plylades, dated the 27th March,
reporting on the state of affairs in Vancouver's Island and
British Columbia.