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 Oct, N 133,
reporting his arrival in
Esquimalt Harbour on board Her
Majesty's Ship
Ganges on the
18 Oct, and his
having placed himself in communication with the Governor
of
Vancouver's Island for the purpose of co-operating
with
HisHis Excellency agreeably to their Lordships commands.