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House of Commons.
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Mercurii, 16° die Augusti, 1848.
Resolved,
That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, that She will
be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this
House, Copies or Extracts of a Despatch to the
Admiralty, from
Rear
Admiral Sir George Seymour, dated Her Majesty's ship
Collingwood,
Valparaiso, the
8th day of February 1847:
{[despatch content]} Col. Office
ready
Copies or Extracts of a Report by Lieutenants
Wane and
Vavasour, dated the
1st day of November 1845, addressed to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, relating to soil, climate,
minerals, and harbours:
And, of the Instructions sent by the
Admiralty to the Commanding
Officer, or any other Officer on the Pacific Station, relative to the
Coals in
Vancouver's Island; and of the Correspondence between the
Colonial Office and the
Papers presented to House of Commons 14 Feb. 1849.
Admiralty on the same subject.
Minutes by CO staff
The order of the 14 August for presenting an Address is discharged
Mem: The report from Lieutenants
Warre &
Vavasour is dated
26 Oct:/45. & was enclosed to
Lord Metcalfe in a letter bearing date
1 Nov/45.
M Elliot
I conclude that the papers required under numbers 3. & 4. should
now be produced.
M Hawes
I believe
M Blackwood is right, but you will best be able to
state whether the Order has been amended as wished
Aug 19
This is perfectly correct now. I
w particularly wish the
return laid before the
H. as soon as possible especially the Extracts of
L Warres reports on
the Island
People in this document
Blackwood, Arthur Johnstone
Douglas, James
Duntze, John Alexander
Elliot, Thomas Frederick
Elphinstone-Holloway, William Cuthbert
Gordon, George Thomas
Grey, Henry George
Hawes, Benjamin
Higgins, William Frederick
Ley, J. H.
Merivale, Herman
Metcalfe, Charles Theophilus
Ogden, Peter Skeene
Seymour, George Francis
Temple, Henry John
Vavasour, Mervin
Warre, Henry James
Organizations in this document
Colonial Office
Foreign Office
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty
Vessels in this document
HMS Collingwood, 1841-1867
HMS Cormorant, 1842-1853
HMS Fisgard, 1819-1879
Places in this document
Fort Vancouver
Nisqually, or Fort Nisqually
Valparaiso
Vancouver Island