Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 17 April 1866, CO 305:28, no. 5416, 358.
Abstract
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 17 April 1866, CO 305:28, no. 5416, 358.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).
No. 30, Separate
17th April 1866
Sir,
Referring to my Despatch No 29 by this Mail in which I acknowledge
the latest Despatches received from you, I have the honor to report
that a telegram from San Francisco was received here this morning by
the agents of the Hudson's Bay Company announcing the total loss ofthis
their steamer "Labouchere" off Cape Reyes on her way from San Francisco to Victoria.
their steamer "Labouchere" off Cape Reyes on her way from San Francisco to Victoria.
This vessel having been subsidized by the Government of this Colony
for the conveyance of Mails between San Francisco and Victoria—I
have addressed a letter, of which I enclose a copy, to Her Majesty's
Consul at the former place requesting him in the event of the English
Mail viâ the West Indies of 2nd March 1866 having been on boardthe
the "Labouchere" and lost, to inform you of the fact by telegraph.
the "Labouchere" and lost, to inform you of the fact by telegraph.
Minutes by CO staff
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Kennedy to British Consul, San Francisco, 17 April 1866, asking
that a telegram be sent to the colonial office if the English mail
from the West Indies had been aboard the wrecked ship
Labouchere.
