I have to acknowledge the receipt of your despatch N
o 77 of the
20th January last, relative to the disturbed state of
Fort Yale and
reporting that you had suspended
Mr Perrier from the exercise of his
functions as a Justice of the Peace;
and and I await the result of
Colonel
Moody's investigation of the case.
I take this opportunity to notice an inaccuracy into which you have fallen in this
despatch in designating
Colonel Moody the Lieutenant Governor. You will observe that it is of importance to bear this
in mind as his functions in that capacity will commence only in the event of the death
or absence of the Governor.