Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Blanshard, Richard to Grey, Henry George 11 August 1851, CO 305:3, no. 9337, 36.
Abstract
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Marginalia (1).
Blanshard writes to Grey to acknowledge Grey's previous letter that reports that
Her Majestyhas accepted Blanshard's resignation as governor of Vancouver Island. The remainder of the letter discusses Blanshard's passage back to England, and his intentions to nominate a provisional council, in absence of a permanent successor to the governorship.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Lordships
despatch of 3rd April 1851 notifying that Her Majesty has been graciously pleased to accept my resignation of
the office of Governor of this settlement, and that your Lordship has communicated my request for a passage in one of Her Majesty's ships, to the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty.
H.M. Ship "Daphne" being on the point of sailing from this settlement for San Francisco, I have applied
applied to Captain Fanshawe for a passage as far as that port, as it is very unlikely that another of H.M. Ships
will visit the settlement this year.
applied to Captain Fanshawe for a passage as far as that port, as it is very unlikely that another of H.M. Ships
will visit the settlement this year.Should no Official announcement of the appointment of my successor arrive in the mean
time, it is my intention to nominate a council provisionally, or such a portion of
council as may constitute a quorum, the Senior member of which will act as Governor
till a new appointment be made,
Footnotes
- This addressee information appears at the foot of the first page of the despatch.