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one ship alone, but by every opportunity to keep us informed of even, 

 circumstance connected with your own ship, and also the ' Plover.' 



In the summer of IS 54 a vessel will be despatched from the Pacific 

 Squadron to communicate with Clarence Harbour at as early a period 

 as possible, and by that means you will receive instructions as to your 

 future proceedings, which may depend on the information which may 

 reach England from Sir Edward Belcher or from the western coast. 

 But should, from any unforeseen circumstance, no vessel be able to 

 reach Clarence Harbour, it is our wish that before the close of the sea- 

 son of 1854 you should deposit your spare provisions and stores, with 

 a boat, at your winter quarters, and then proceed to Honolulu, and 

 there wait our further orders ; and, in anticipation of such departure, 

 it woidd appear to be necessary that, during the winter of 1853 and 

 spring of 1854, you should construct a house at Clarence Harbour 

 capable of containing about seventy persons, and made as complete as 

 circumstances will admit, for the shelter of any of Captain Collinson's 

 Expedition, should they have left their ships either in boats or by land, 

 and fall back upon that place. 



It will be advisable, in the spring of 1854, to forward travelling 

 parties towards the northern shore, for the purpose of inquiring whe- 

 ther anything can be traced of Captain Collinson's party, or of any 

 men from the ' Plover;' and as you will receive considerable assistance 

 in this object from the Indians, whose settlements are in the vicinity of 

 your winter quarters, you are to cultivate their good feelings by every 

 means in your power, and to take care that no cause of offence be given 

 to them, and for all supplies of provisions which their hunting parties 

 may procure you are always to pay in a liberal and proper manner. 



You are supplied with all documents and papers connected with the 

 Carious Polar Searches ; and, in closing these orders, we have to express 

 our confidence in your ability, and to leave you to act in such manner 

 as will best fulfil our intentions. 



Given under our hands this 9th February, 1853. 



(Signed) J. R. G. GRAHAM, 



HYDE PARKER, 



TII HENRY TROLLOPE, ESQ., M. F. F. BERKELEY. 



Commander of H. M.S. Rattlesnake, 

 at 



>>\ i nmiiMiid of their Lordships, 



W. A. B. HAMILTON. 



