Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Romaine, William Govett to Rogers, Frederic 31 July 1865, CO 60:23, no. 7428, 9.
Abstract
Romaine, William Govett to Rogers, Frederic 31 July 1865, CO 60:23, no. 7428, 9.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2).
Romaine to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
to acquaint you that a Letter has been received from Rear
Admiral Denman, No 75, of the 3rd Ultimo, reporting
that he had sent the "Cameleon," on the 20th May, to
New Westminster to the Governor of British Columbia, to
afford him due support onthe
the occasion of a grand meeting of
the Natives from the interior, in celebration of Her Majesty's
Birthday; and that on the return of that Ship to Esquimalt,
on the 31st May, he had despatched her immediately in
pursuit of a French Canadian, named Antoine Lacanage,
who had murdered Mr John D.B. Ogilvy, Deputy Collector
of Customs, while in the execution of his duty onboard
board
the Schooner "Langley," at Bentinck Arm.
the occasion of a grand meeting of
the Natives from the interior, in celebration of Her Majesty's
Birthday; and that on the return of that Ship to Esquimalt,
on the 31st May, he had despatched her immediately in
pursuit of a French Canadian, named Antoine Lacanage,
who had murdered Mr John D.B. Ogilvy, Deputy Collector
of Customs, while in the execution of his duty onboard
board
the Schooner "Langley," at Bentinck Arm.
