I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of
the
26 Instant, enclosing a Copy of a Letter from
M C.W. Franks, requesting a Passage from Panama to
Vancouver's Island, via HM Ship "
Sutlej," and I am to
acquaint you, in reply, for the information of
M Secretary
Cardwell, that
My Lords![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/co_60_20/co_60_20_00004v.jpg)
My Lords have no objection to
Admiral Denman
granting
M Franks a Passage, provided No public expense
is thereby incurred, and that he may apply to that Officer.