Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Romaine, William Govett to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 14 May 1867, CO 60:29, no. 4845, 12.
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Romaine, William Govett to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 14 May 1867, CO 60:29, no. 4845, 12.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
Romaine to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Admiralty
14th May 1867
Sir
With reference to Mr Elliot's letter of the 27th April
enclosing a copy of a Letter from the United States General
Halleck to the Senior British Naval Officer on the subject of a
Deserter from the Detachment of Royal Marines at San Juan, serving
in the American Camp on that Island as a Soldier, I am commanded
by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith
for the information of His Grace The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos
copies of two Lettersdated
dated 11 Jany and 1st Feb 1867, addressed
by the said Senior British Naval Officer (Captain Oldfield) to Major
General Halleck, and bringing the correspondence to a satisfactory
conclusion.
dated 11 Jany and 1st Feb 1867, addressed
by the said Senior British Naval Officer (Captain Oldfield) to Major
General Halleck, and bringing the correspondence to a satisfactory
conclusion.
Minutes by CO staff
An amicable termination of the affair of the deserter at San
Juan. Send to F.O. as proposed?
See subsequent Admy/6097.
[EB]
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, Captain B. Oldfield to Halleck, 11 January 1867, expressing
regret at the actions of Captain Bazalgette.
Other documents included in the file
Elliot to E. Hammond, Foreign Office, 31 May 1867, forwarding copy
of Admiralty letter and enclosures for information.