I have the honor to transmit to you a copy of a Despatch which I
have addressed to the Officer Administering the Government of
Newfoundland, in acknowledgment of the Addresses which were presented to
you by the Executive Council of
that![Manuscript image Manuscript image](https://hcmc.uvic.ca/~coldesp/jpg_scans/jpg_thumbnail/rg7_g8c_16/rg7_g8c_16_00175v.jpg)
that Island, and by Deputations from the
Residents of St. Johns and Harbor Grace on your relinquishing the
Government of the Colony.