Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 29 August 1858, CO 6:25, no. 8796, 42.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Other documents (2).
Romaine regrets to inform the CO that the Admiralty has no power to delay the sailing of
the Royal Mail Steamer as requested.
The minutes “Put by.”
Enclosed is a draft from the CO to the Secretary to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company
requesting the steamer be detained for a few hours to enable a Queen’s Messenger to
arrive from Osborne with despatches for Douglas; and Romaine to Merivale suggesting he might, with the consent of the Postmaster General, arrange with the
company for some short delay.
Romaine to Merivale
Admiralty
August 29th 1858.
Sir,
In reply to your letter of this day's date requesting that the Royal Mail Steamer
which is appointed to leave Southampton with the West India Mails on the 2nd Proximo may be detained until the arrival of a queens messenger from Osborne who
will be the bearer of despatches for the Governor of British Columbia, I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to request you will state
to Secretary Sir E Bulwer Lytton that their Lordships have no power to delay the Packets of the West Indian Royal
Mail Company.
Minutes by CO staff
Other documents included in the file
Draft, Colonial Office to Secretary to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, Immediate,
30 August 1858, requesting the steamer be detained for a few hours to enable a Queen's Messenger
to arrive from Osborne with despatches for the Governor of British Columbia.
