The Colonial Despatches: Bird's Eye Cove

Bird's Eye Cove

Bird's Eye Cove is located at the south end of Maple Bay, to the East of Duncan. It was used in 1863 as refuge for the HMS Forward after it took on aboriginal prisoners.1

1. Paget to Rogers (Permanent Under-Secretary), 29 June 1863, 6387, CO 60/17, p. 33.

Mentions of this place in the documents

Paget, C. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 29 June 1863, CO 60:17, no. 6387, 33.

Vessels in this document

HMS Forward, 1855-1869

Places in this document

Maple Bay

The Colonial Despatches Team. Bird's Eye Cove. The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.0, ed. The Colonial Despatches Team. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/birds_eye_cove.html.

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Colonial Despatches

The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871

Bird's Eye Cove