Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Public Offices document
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 27 June 1860, CO 305:15, no. 6479, 200.
Abstract
Wodehouse, First Earl of Kimberley John
to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 27 June 1860, CO 305:15, no. 6479, 200.
Public Offices document.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (12).
Wodehouse to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary)
Foreign Office
27 June 1860
I am directed by Lord John Russell to transmit to you, for the
information of The Duke of Newcastle, Copies of Despatches and their
Inclosures from Her Majesty's Minister at Washington relative to the
question of the claims of the Hudson's Bay Company in Oregon, and
respecting some recent proceedings of General Harney in reference to
San Juan.
Minutes by CO staff
Mr Elliot
Two subjects are dealt with in these Papers— 1st General Harney's extraordinary recent conduct in the San Juan affair, and 2ly The claims of the H.B.Co in Oregon.
Two subjects are dealt with in these Papers— 1st General Harney's extraordinary recent conduct in the San Juan affair, and 2ly The claims of the H.B.Co in Oregon.
With respect to the first topic—which thus far is satisfactorily
disposed of by the Govt of the U. States—we shall now have the
means of ansg Governor Douglas despatch which arrived a few days
ago. But I presume that despatch will still be communicated to the
For: Office, and perhaps with an enquiry how much or how little of
these Papers Lord J. Russell wd wish that we should convey to the
Govr.
2. The Hudson's Bay claims in Oregon is a matter which is arranged
exclusively by the For. Office & the information imparted to us in
this correspondence is merely sent to keep this Office apprized of the
state of the case.
ABd
28/6
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Lyons, British Minister at Washington,
to Russell, 7 June 1860, forwarding copy of a letter
from General Cass relative to recent aggressive acts by U.S. military
authorities on Hudson's Bay Company property in Oregon.
Lyons to Russell, 7 June 1860, forwarding copies of
correspondence relative to the orders issued by General Harney to
Captain Pickett, commander of the U.S. forces on San Juan.
Pickett to Captain George Bazalgette, Royal Marines,
30 April 1860, advising
that he had taken over the command of the U.S. forces from Captain
Hunt and enclosing an extract from his letter of instructions.
Extract, A. Pleasonton, Acting Assistant Adjutant General, to Pickett, 10 April 1860, instructing him to recognize the civil jurisdiction of Washington Territory over San Juan.
Lyons to Cass, 6 June 1860, forwarding copy of the orders issued
to Pickett and pointing out their inconsistency with the language and
terms of the arrangement made with General Scott.
Cass to Lyons, 8 June 1860, reporting the president's "surprise
and regret" at the tenor of the orders and advising that they would
be revoked, and that General Harney had been recalled and ordered
to report at Washington.
Lyons to Cass, 9 June 1860, expressing satisfaction with Cass's
letter of 8 June and advising that he had communicated the substance
of it by telegram to Rear Admiral Baynes.
