Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 31 July 1867, CO 60:28, no. 8803, 327.
Abstract
Seymour, Governor Frederick to
Grenville, Richard 31 July 1867, CO 60:28, no. 8803, 327.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (5), Other documents (2).
Separate
31 July 1867
My Lord Duke
It is with sincere regret that I announce to Your Grace that
the Cariboo district appears to be in a state of insurrection.
The Police Magistrate writes to inform me that he is utterly
powerless to enforce the law & applies for a force of Marines from
Her Majesty's ships. I wish to carry on the Civil Government as
long as I can by civil force, & proceed today to
Cariboo. The
distance is nearly five hundred miles & I may be prevented by
distance or restraints from communicating with Your Grace for some
time to come.
Cariboo. The
distance is nearly five hundred miles & I may be prevented by
distance or restraints from communicating with Your Grace for some
time to come.
I have not yet formally applied to Admiral Hastings for
assistance, but he has stated to my Private Secretary, who is now
in Victoria, that his instructions would prevent his detaching
any force from his ships for a place so remote as Cariboo.
The Police Magistrate leaves us in ignorance as to the present
state of things
in Cariboo. I hardly know whether his silence is
voluntary or compulsory.
in Cariboo. I hardly know whether his silence is
voluntary or compulsory.
Minutes by CO staff
This looks like serious news. It is to be hoped however that
it is a mere disturbance among the Miners and not a political
insurrection.
The only fact mentioned is that the Police Magistrate
says that he is powerless to enforce the law and applies for Marines.
TFE
8 Sepr
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to Secretary to the Admiralty, 12 September 1867,
forwarding copy of the despatch for information.
