“I have the honour to be, Sir,
“Your most obedient Servant,
“Richard. F. Burton,
“Commanding East African Expedition.
To the Secretary to Government, Bombay.”
9.
No. 2845, of 1857.
“Political Department.
From H. L. Anderson, Esq., Secretary to Government of Bombay, to Capt. R. F. Burton, Commanding E. A. Expedition, Zanzibar.
“Dated 13th June, 1857.
“Sir,—I am directed by the Right Honourable the Governor in Council to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated the 26th April last, soliciting compensation on behalf of yourself and the other members of the late Somalee Expedition, for losses sustained by you and them.
Having regard to the conduct of the Expedition, His Lordship cannot think that the officers who composed it have any just claims on the Government for their personal losses. “2. In reply, I am desired to inform you, that under the opinion copied in the margin, expressed by the late Governor-General of India, the Right Honourable the Governor in Council cannot accede to the application now preferred.
“I have, &c.,
“(Signed)H. L. Anderson,
“Secretary to Government.”