No. 28.
The Duke of Newcastle to Lieutenant Governor Gordon.
Downing Street,
March 12, 1864.
Sir: I have the honor to inform you that, by papers which have reached me from Major General Doyle, it appears that the judge of the vice-admiralty court at Hal fax has decreed the restoration of the Chesapeake and her cargo to the owners.
I am happy to take this opportunity of acquainting you that the whole of the proceedings which you had occasion to adopt in connexion with this difficult case have met with the entire approval of her Majesty’s government. I have, &c.,
NEWCASTLE.