I have had the honor to receive Your Grace's despatch No. 29 of
the
21 May, pointing out that I had not given advice of
the sum of
fifteen![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/co_60_33/co_60_33_00003v.jpg)
fifteen hundred pounds having been drawn on the
Paymaster General for the Maintenance of the Royal Marines
stationed on
San Juan Island.
2. I must attribute this omission more to Postal irregularities
than to negligence on my part as I observe that my despatch No.
19 of the
18 March, gave Your Grace notice that I had
authorized
the![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/co_60_33/co_60_33_00004r.jpg)
the drawing for the amount mentioned.