The Colonial Despatches: Esquimalt Harbour

Esquimalt Harbour

Esquimalt Harbour is located on southern Vancouver Island. This sheltered and cove-cut harbour, west of Esquimalt, opens into the Juan de Fuca Strait.

Mentions of this place in the documents

The Colonial Despatches: Dyke Point
The Colonial Despatches: Cordova Bay
Paget, C. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 29 June 1863, CO 60:17, no. 6387, 33.
Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 3 January 1859, CO 60:5, no. 130, 286.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 1 June 1854, CO 305:5, no. 4698, 140.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 25 August 1860, CO 305:14, no. 9594, 382.
The Colonial Despatches: Thetis Cove
Romaine, William Govett to Merivale, Herman 16 August 1858, CO 6:25, no. 8219, 10.
Tennent, Sir James Emerson to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 12 July 1859, CO 305:12, no. 7034, 82.
The Colonial Despatches: Ashe Head
Temple, Third Viscount Palmerston Henry John to Blackwood, Arthur Johnstone 16 August 1848, CO 305:1, 381.
Hamber, Fred M. to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 14 October 1858, CO 60:3, no. 10582, 176.
Romaine, William Govett to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 8 September 1865, CO 305:27, no. 8780, 38.
Berens, Henry Hulse to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 18 August 1858, CO 6:26, no. 8400, 492.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 24 June 1865, CO 305:25, no. 8223, 693.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 14 June 1864, CO 305:22, no. 7398, 301.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 22 July 1859, LAC :, 14.
The Colonial Despatches: Shepherd, Captain John
Stanley, Lord Edward Henry to Douglas, Sir James 28 March 1858, CO 410:1, 124.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 27 September 1852, CO 305:3, no. 8866, 269.
Douglas, Sir James to Labouchere, Henry 20 August 1856, CO 305:7, no. 9708, 82.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 8 February 1861, CO 305:17, no. 3646, 66.
Grenville, Richard to Seymour, Governor Frederick 12 September 1867, NAC :, 361.
Farrer, Thomas Henry to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 24 December 1863, CO 305:21, no. 12401, 240.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 25 May 1865, CO 305:25, no. 6393, 399.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 23 July 1859, CO 60:4, no. 8949, 608.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Sir James 11 May 1859, LAC :, 12.
The Colonial Despatches: Trial Islands
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 2 January 1864, NAC :, 1.
Paget, C. to Merivale, Herman 20 January 1860, CO 305:15, no. 698, 3.
Head, Sir Edmund Walker to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 30 April 1867, CO 60:30, no. 4323, 303.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 8 August 1859, CO 305:11, no. 9571, 62.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 24 June 1865, CO 305:25, no. 8221, 681.
Pennell, Henry Cholmondeley to Merivale, Herman 1 February 1860, CO 305:15, no. 1132, 5.
The Colonial Despatches: Royal Roads
The Colonial Despatches: Sulivan, Captain B. J.
Booth, James to Merivale, Herman 7 April 1859, CO 60:6, no. 3721, 78.
Corry, Henry Thomas Lowry to Carnarvon, Earl 28 March 1859, CO 305:12, no. 3328, 22.
Douglas, Sir James to Grey, Third Earl, Henry George 15 April 1852, CO 305:3, no. 6485, 103.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 30 December 1862, CO 305:19, no. 2590, 305.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 10 November 1859, CO 305:11, no. 870, 257.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 20 May 1864, CO 60:18, no. 6960, 302.
Childers, Hugh C. E. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 18 December 1865, CO 305:27, no. 12351, 119.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 7 February 1865, NAC :, 25.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 4 May 1859, CO 305:13, no. 4647, 12.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 14 September 1865, NAC :, 201.
Corry, Henry Thomas Lowry to Carnarvon, Earl 20 April 1859, CO 305:12, no. 4250, 26.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 27 February 1865, NAC :, 84.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 8 June 1859, CO 60:4, no. 7339, 500.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 5 December 1861, LAC :, 593.
Booth, James to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 11 June 1859, CO 305:12, no. 6086, 79.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 7 March 1860, LAC :, 239.
Shepherd, Captain, HBC Governor John to Stanley, Lord Edward Henry 10 April 1858, CO 305:9, no. 3505, 464.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Carnarvon, Earl 13 April 1867, CO 60:28, no. 5795, 72.
Phinn, Thomas to Merivale, Herman 15 December 1855, CO 305:6, no. 11518, 232.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 16 August 1865, CO 305:26, no. 9619, 227.
Romaine, William Govett to Adderley, C. B. 29 October 1866, CO 305:30, no. 10314, 28.
Walcott, Stephen to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 8 September 1864, CO 305:24, no. 8423, 132.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Peel, Sir Frederick 22 October 1853, CO 305:4, no. 10231, 172.
Lennox, Henry Gordon to Adderley, C. B. 22 June 1868, CO 60:34, no. 6609, 26.
Grenville, Richard to Seymour, Governor Frederick 16 May 1868, NAC :, 98.
The Colonial Despatches: Inskip Islands
Phinn, Thomas to Merivale, Herman 31 October 1855, CO 305:6, no. 10202, 226.
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 13 October 1864, NAC :, 303.
Cooper, James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 24 July 1858, CO 6:27, no. No no., 266.
Paget, C. to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 15 February 1865, CO 305:27, no. 1689, 5.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 25 April 1859, CO 60:4, no. 5891, 322.
Douglas, Sir James to Labouchere, Henry 8 April 1856, CO 305:7, no. 5813, 22.
Paget, C. to Merivale, Herman 8 February 1860, CO 305:15, no. 1431, 9.
Kennedy, Arthur to Cardwell, Edward 14 October 1864, CO 305:23, no. 11617, 348.
Colvile, Andrew Wedderburn to Russell, Lord John 9 June 1855, CO 305:6, no. 5599, 255.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 18 June 1860, CO 305:14, no. 7738, 309.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 20 May 1864, CO 60:18, no. 6959, 273.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 8 June 1854, LAC :, 160.
Romaine, William Govett to Adderley, C. B. 11 May 1868, CO 60:34, no. 4773, 17.
Richards, Captain George Henry to Elliot, Thomas Frederick 20 August 1864, CO 305:24, no. 7902, 12.
The Colonial Despatches: Constance Cove
Parker, John to Hawes, Benjamin 24 October 1851, CO 305:3, no. 9092, 206A.
Romaine, William Govett to Carnarvon, Earl 15 October 1858, CO 60:2, no. 10567, 31.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 15 January 1859, CO 60:4, no. 2737, 62.
Merivale, Herman to Douglas, Sir James 16 June 1859, CO 410:1, 206.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 27 January 1855, CO 305:6, no. 819, 199.
Romaine, William Govett to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 28 August 1860, CO 305:15, no. 8509, 59.
Hankin, Philip J. to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 11 August 1869, CO 60:36, no. 10229, 314.
The Colonial Despatches: Bruce, Vice Admiral Henry William
The Colonial Despatches: Richards Island
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Grenville, Richard 6 February 1868, CO 60:32, no. 3375, 49.
Douglas, Sir James to Russell, Lord John 13 September 1855, CO 305:6, no. 10886, 136.
Douglas, Sir James to Labouchere, Henry 17 June 1857, CO 305:8, no. 7951, 74.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 11 August 1859, LAC :, 69.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Sir James 16 June 1859, LAC :, 157.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 8 August 1860, CO 305:14, no. 9267, 365.
Lugard, Edward to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 17 August 1864, CO 305:24, no. 7773, 257.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 23 March 1859, CO 305:10, no. 4813, 70.
The Colonial Despatches: Fisgard Island
Cardwell, Edward to Kennedy, Arthur 2 June 1864, NAC :, 191.
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 3 November 1858, CO 60:1, no. 528, 331.
Douglas, Sir James to Grey, Right Honorable, Second Baronet, Sir George 6 March 1855, CO 305:6, no. 5020, 31.
Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes to Douglas, Sir James 7 February 1860, LAC :, 227.
Douglas, Sir James to Pakington, Captain John Somerset 11 November 1852, CO 305:3, no. 933, 147.
Merivale, Herman to Douglas, Sir James 16 June 1859, LAC :, 149.
The Colonial Despatches: Portage Inlet
Paget, C. to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 29 November 1864, CO 305:24, no. 11063, 16.
Corry, Henry Thomas Lowry to Merivale, Herman 22 March 1858, CO 305:9, no. 2878, 283.
Hamilton, George Alexander to Merivale, Herman 25 May 1852, CO 305:3, no. 4770, 254.
Labouchere, Henry to Douglas, Sir James 24 December 1855, LAC :, 309.
Seymour, Governor Frederick to Carnarvon, Earl 21 December 1866, CO 60:25, no. 1930, 281.
McNab, C. to Grenville, Richard 9 May 1867, CO 60:30, no. 4551, 311.
Moody, Colonel Richard Clement to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 14 January 1865, CO 305:27, no. 464, 364.
Trevor, C. Cecil to Forster, William Edward 21 January 1867, CO 305:30, no. 710, 66.
Booth, James to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 1 February 1860, CO 305:15, no. 1110, 528.
Romaine, William Govett to Rogers, Baron Blachford Frederic 19 March 1861, CO 60:12, no. 2517, 19.
The Colonial Despatches: Thetis Island, in Esquimalt Harbour
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 10 May 1860, CO 305:14, no. 6350, 287.
The Colonial Despatches: Moresby, Sir Fairfax
Douglas, Sir James to Grey, Right Honorable, Second Baronet, Sir George 3 October 1854, CO 305:5, no. 10700, 116.
Carnarvon, Earl to Douglas, Sir James 11 May 1859, CO 398:1, 282.
The Colonial Despatches: Cole Island
Romaine, William Govett to Fortescue, 1st Baron Carlingford Chichester 27 May 1864, CO 305:24, no. 5006, 6.
Hankin, Philip J. to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 12 July 1869, CO 60:36, no. 9275, 243.
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 28 February 1854, CO 305:5, no. 4064, 33.
Parsons, Captain Robert Mann to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 9 November 1858, CO 60:3, no. 652, 530.
The Colonial Despatches: Plumper Bay
Douglas, Sir James to Lytton, Sir Edward George Earle Bulwer 26 October 1858, CO 60:1, no. 12724, 245.
Colvile, Andrew Wedderburn to Labouchere, Henry 6 December 1855, CO 305:6, no. 11301, 275.
The Colonial Despatches: Cameron, David
Douglas, Sir James to Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle Henry Pelham Fiennes 18 January 1860, CO 305:14, no. 2759, 7.
Pelly, Sir John Henry to Grey, Right Honorable, Second Baronet, Sir George 7 November 1851, CO 305:3, no. 9281, 405.
Pakenham, William to Adderley, C. B. 21 November 1866, CO 305:30, no. 11134, 128.
Romaine, William Govett to Adderley, C. B. 2 April 1868, CO 60:34, no. 3408, 5.

Places in this document

Esquimalt

Juan de Fuca Strait

Vancouver Island

The Colonial Despatches Team. Esquimalt Harbour. 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/esquimalt_harbour.html.

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Colonial Despatches

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

Esquimalt Harbour