Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Correspondence (private letter)
Collingwood, Henry J. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 18 August 1862, CO 60:14, no. 8205, 348.
Abstract
Collingwood, Henry J. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 18 August 1862, CO 60:14, no. 8205, 348.
Correspondence (private letter).
Minutes (2), Other documents (1).
Collingwood to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
41, Upper Thames Street
18th August 1862
Sir Frederic Rogers Bart:
Under Secretary of State for the Colonies
London
Sir,
With reference to a question answered by Mr Chicester S. Fortescue in the House of Commons in May last respecting the
"British Columbia Overland Transit Company;" I beg to submit the
following questions on behalf of the thirty two (32) passengers
left by that Company at St Paul Minnesota, on the 27th of
June last, on their own resources, no further transit having been
provided.
Will His Grace the Duke of Newcastle recommend Her Majesty's
Government to assist the passengers in returning to England from
St Paul, or in proceeding to British Columbia via Panama or any
other route?
Criminal proceedings were commenced at the Guildhall against
the Company's Secretary, Mr James Henson, on Thursday last, and
the "Times" and other newspapers of the 15th inst have full
reports. Will His Grace advise a Government prosecution of the
parties believedto
to have been guilty of the fraud?
to have been guilty of the fraud?
On Wednesday morning next at 12 o'clock I purpose waiting
upon you with my powers of Attorney.
I beg to add that an early reply is of vital importance to my
unfortunate fellow travellers as many of them are without the
means of subsisting or of returning to England.
Minutes by CO staff
Sir F. Rogers
I place with this letter the correspondence with the Company, a Report from the Emign. Commissrs. & the Governor's Despatches. This office has in no way encouraged the scheme, but, on the contrary, repeatedly warned their Secretary of the difficulties & dangers the Emigrants would probably have to encounter.
I place with this letter the correspondence with the Company, a Report from the Emign. Commissrs. & the Governor's Despatches. This office has in no way encouraged the scheme, but, on the contrary, repeatedly warned their Secretary of the difficulties & dangers the Emigrants would probably have to encounter.
VJ
19 Augt
State that the matter does not appear to be one in which the
Govt has any concern whatever or could with any prudence interfere.
FR
19/8
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to Collingwood, 20 August 1862, advising that the
matter was not one in which the colonial office had any concern,
or could with any propriety interfere.