I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, to state
to you, for the information of the
Duke of Newcastle, that in a
letter dated the
25th Octr last,
Captain Spencer of
HMS Topaze,
has forwarded a communication from the Officer commanding the Royal
Marine Camp at
San Juan Island, reporting that the regular Troops of
the United States Government in the
Oregon Oregon District, have been
ordered to hold ready to be relieved by Volunteers.