I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No.
60, of the
9th of June forwarding a copy of a letter which you had
received from
Mr. Duncan, Magistrate and Missionary at
Mettakhatta
[Metlakahtla] reporting the massacre of nine Indians at
that
that Settlement.
From a communication which I have received from the
Admiralty I
have learned with much satisfaction that
Admiral Hastings has expressed
to you his readiness to co-operate with you in arresting the murderers,
and I trust that I shall shortly hear from you that the measures which
you have taken in concert with the Admiral to effect this object have
been successful.