No. 3

I have to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No 24, of the
8th of November last reporting the outbreak of hostilities between the
troops of the United States and the Native Tribes on the American Oregon.

In conveying to you my approval of the measures you have taken for
aiding the American authorities on this occasion, I have to assure you
that I place reliance on your discretion and energy to meet the
difficult circumstances in which you are placed.