Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Frederick to Grenville, Richard 16 January 1869, CO 60:35, no. 2191, 15.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (3), Other documents (1).
Seymour asks for clarification regarding authority on San Juan Island between
the Naval Commander in Chief and…the Governor.Rogers’s minute suggests sending the question to the Foreign Office and briefly discusses the topic of authority in the military occupied section of San Juan Island.
Confidential
16 January 1869
My Lord Duke,
With reference to my despatch No. 4 of the 14th instant I
would beg leave to say that I should be glad to beinformed
informed by
Your Grace what are the relative positions of the Naval
Commander in Chief and of the Governor in regard to the affairs
of San Juan during our Military occupation of the North end of
the Island.
informed by
Your Grace what are the relative positions of the Naval
Commander in Chief and of the Governor in regard to the affairs
of San Juan during our Military occupation of the North end of
the Island.
Minutes by CO staff
To F.O.
I should think that the F.O. wd say that it was a purely
military occupation—& that having protested against "Civil"
occupation by the U.S.—vide P.P. 1860 herewith—we could not
afford civil occupation ourselves—therefore that the Govr
has no authority in San Juan.
But it is rather difficult in that case to say how disorder is
to be sup[p]ressed. i.e. Under what lawful authority.
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office, 17 March
1869, forwarding copy of the despatch and requesting
clarification of roles.