Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
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Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 2 January 1860, CO 305:15, no. 109, 52.
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Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 2 January 1860, CO 305:15, no. 109, 52.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (4), Enclosures (untranscribed) (3).
Romaine to Merivale (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Admiralty
2 Janurary 1860
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
the Colonies, copies of two Letters from Rear Admiral Baynes, dated the 26th Octr and 9th Novr last, No 167 and 179,
relative to the Island of San Juan.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Merivale
The recent communications from the For. office and the governor, are in circulation.
The recent communications from the For. office and the governor, are in circulation.
The three Accounts (C.O., F.O., and Admiralty) hardly seem to me to
tally as to the exact present position of affairs in S. Juan.
I should wish them to be compared and a Memn made out, & let the
F.O. 
be asked whether they consider the Memn (when prepared)
correct. This will probably be wanted for Parlt.
be asked whether they consider the Memn (when prepared)
correct. This will probably be wanted for Parlt.
N
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Mr Merivale
The Duke of Newcastle believed that the accounts received respectively from the Foreign Office, Admiralty and Governor of the present position of affairs at San Juan do not tally, and His Grace wished a Memd to be prepared to be referred to the Foreign office with a view to ascertaining whether they consider it correct (see Minute on Ady/109).
The Duke of Newcastle believed that the accounts received respectively from the Foreign Office, Admiralty and Governor of the present position of affairs at San Juan do not tally, and His Grace wished a Memd to be prepared to be referred to the Foreign office with a view to ascertaining whether they consider it correct (see Minute on Ady/109).
I find however that the accounts derived from the three sources are
the same.
I have nevertheless prepared & submit herewith a memd of the course
of events & correspondence since General Scotts arrival to supersede General Harney.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
R.L. Baynes to Secretary to the Admiralty, No. 179, 9 November
1859, forwarding copy of a correspondence between Douglas
and Lieutenant General Winfield
Scott, commander-in-chief of the U.S. Army (not in file), and
expressing his personal views on the San Juan situation.
