Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Corry, Henry Thomas Lowry to Merivale, Herman 2 October 1858, CO 6:25, no. 10141, 71.
Abstract
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1).
Corry reports the arrival of sappers and miners to Vancouver Island for the survey of the land boundary between British Columbia and Washington Territory.
The minutes observe that “this is a Foreign Office affair.” The CO surmises that the
Admiralty furnished the FO with the same report and if so they “Put by.”
Enclosed is an extract of Baynes to the Secretary of the Admiralty reporting the arrival of Colonel Hawkins and his men on 12 July 1858.
Corry to Merivale
Admiralty, S.W.
2 October 1858
Sir
I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you herewith for
the information of Her Majesty’s Secretary of State for Colonial Affairs, an Extract
from a letter dated the 27th August last, No 120, from Rear Adml Baynes reporting the arrival at Vancouver's Island of the Detachment of Sappers & Miners to be employed in the Survey of the Land portion
of the Oregon Boundary.
The Under Secretary of State
for Colonial Affairs
for Colonial Affairs
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
This is a Foreign Office affair. I should suppose a similar communication had been addressed to that Dept by the Admiralty. If so, put by.
This is a Foreign Office affair. I should suppose a similar communication had been addressed to that Dept by the Admiralty. If so, put by.
ABd.
5 Oct.
F. Office L[edger] F[olio]
HM
O 5
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Extract, Baynes to Secretary of the Admiralty, Callao, 27 August 1858, reporting the arrival of Col. Hawkins and his men on 12 July 1858.
People in this document
Baynes, Rear Admiral Robert Lambert