With reference to my letter of the
19th Instant I am commanded
by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you,
herewith, for the information of
Earl Kimberley an Extract from
a General Letter from
Rear AdmiralFarquhar
Farquhar dated at
Esquimalt
the
25 July stating that the "
Sparrowhawk" would be placed at
the disposal of the newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of
British Columbia to convey him from
San Francisco.