Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer to
Douglas, Sir James 29 January 1859, CO 398:1, 198.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Lytton provides Douglas with an extract from Rear Admiral Seymour’s 27 November 1858 report from the Tribune enroute to Vancouver Island.
No. 11
29 January 1859
I transmit, for your information, an Extract from a letter dated
27th of November last from Rear Admiral Sir M. Seymour reporting the
sailing of H.M.S. "Tribune" from Hong Kong for Van Couver's Island
with seven Officers and one hundred and Sixty non-Commissioned Officers
and Privates of the Royal Marines.
I have etc.
Footnotes
- The original form of this correspondence can be viewed here. Please note that the original was marked initially as part of the Vancouver Island collection, and changed thereafter, presumably after receipt, to the British Columbia collection.