Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 28 December 1859, CO 305:12, no. 12817, 395.
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Hammond, Edmund to Merivale, Herman 28 December 1859, CO 305:12, no. 12817, 395.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (3), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3).
Hammond to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Foreign Office
28 December 1859
With reference to my Letter of the 15th instant, I am directed by
Lord John Russell to transmit to you, to be laid before His Grace The
Duke of Newcastle, an Extract of a Despatch addressed to Lord Lyons
respecting the proposal of General Scott for the Joint occupation of
a separate portion of the Island of San Juan by one hundred Military
with their appropriate arms only.
I also inclose Copies of a Letter to
to the Admiralty and of the answer
returned by that Department, from which His Grace will see that Rear
Admiral Baynes will be instructed to carry out this arrangement on
the part of Her Majesty's Government.
to the Admiralty and of the answer
returned by that Department, from which His Grace will see that Rear
Admiral Baynes will be instructed to carry out this arrangement on
the part of Her Majesty's Government.
Minutes by CO staff
See 12699. I am not informed what is meant by "Secy Marcy's
despatch" but the For. office have promised me to look it out.
HM
D 29
Secy Ms despatch was quoted in Ld J.Rs
despatch of Augt last I think.
N
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Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Extract, Foreign Office to Lyons, British Minister at Washington,
22 December 1859, advising
that the joint military occupation appears "quite fair and
reasonable."
Hammond to Secretary to the Admiralty, 22 December 1859, asking that
Admiral Baynes be instructed to land one hundred marines on San Juan
Island in accordance with the terms of the joint occupation.
W.G. Romaine, Admiralty, to Foreign Office, 23 December 1859, stating
that the necessary instructions would be sent to Baynes.