Correspondence with the Colonial Secretary's Office

that they had to run her ashore to prevent her going down in deep water, she filled as tide rose, after getting the cargo out of her the Master called a Survey and sold her as a wreck; by this mail I send official enquiry into her loss, together with her papers, to the board of trade.

(I have not held enquiry into loss of "Charles Auguste" yet as I had hopes of finding the missing portion of her crew. I shall most likely be able to send it by this mail.)

I have not been able to fill up the vacancies in the Water Police and Gov't Cutter, but will do so the first chance.

The SE season has set in; the health of the men belonging to the settlements is good.

I have the honor to be Sir Your Obedient Servant [signed] C. E. Beddome Police Magistrate