Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Kennedy, Arthur to
Cardwell, Edward 16 August 1865, CO 305:26, no. 9619, 227.
Abstract
Kennedy, Arthur to
Cardwell, Edward 16 August 1865, CO 305:26, no. 9619, 227.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (2), Other documents (1).
No. 66, Separate
16th August 1865
Sir,
I have the honor to transmit the copy of a letter from Mr Allen
Francis, United States Consul in this Colony together with my reply
thereto.
I have conferred with Rear Admiral the Honorable J. Denman who will
take measures to preventthe
the "Shenandoah" leaving the Harbour of
Esquimalt as an armed vessel in the case of her entering it, an
event which I do not contemplate as probable.
the "Shenandoah" leaving the Harbour of
Esquimalt as an armed vessel in the case of her entering it, an
event which I do not contemplate as probable.
Minutes by CO staff
The Circular desp: ordering the detention &tc of the Shenandoah was
sent from home on the 7th Sepr.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Copy, Allen Francis, U.S. Consul, to Kennedy, 7 August 1865, reporting
the warlike activities on the part of the
Shenandoah despite the cessation of hostilities in the United
States, and asking that one of Her Majesty's vessels stationed at
Victoria be sent to intercept the ship and promote her withdrawal.
Kennedy to Francis, 8 August 1865, advising that he would be
ready to act "were the means at my disposal," and commenting that
he would communicate on the matter with Admiral Denman.
Other documents included in the file
Rogers to E. Hammond, Foreign Office, 13 October 1865,
forwarding copy of the despatch and asking whether the governor's
conduct should be approved.