<persName ref="prs:douglas_j"><surname>Douglas</surname>, <forename>James</forename></persName> to <persName ref="prs:lytton_egeb"><surname>Lytton</surname>, <forename>Edward</forename> <forename>George</forename> <forename>Earle</forename> <forename>Bulwer</forename></persName> 5 January 1859, CO 60:4, no. 2143, 3. Douglas addressee Lytton

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Douglas, James to Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer 5 January 1859, CO 60:4, no. 2143, 3.The Colonial Despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871, Edition 2.6, ed. James Hendrickson and the Colonial Despatches project. Victoria, B.C.: University of Victoria. https://bcgenesis.uvic.ca/B59064.html. CO 60:04 CO 60 4 2143 3 64 B.C. 1859 received 28 February co_60_04_00004r.jpg Transcribed from microfilm archives, marked up in Waterloo Script, then transformed into TEI P5 XML.

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Despatch to London. Minutes (1), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (1).

Douglas informs Lytton of a letter from an anonymous American whistleblower who reported Nugent’s illegal behaviour in British Columbia. Douglas insists that Nugent’s attempt to incite a spirit of disatisfaction [sic] was unsuccessful.

The minutes forward this despatch and a previous despatch regarding Nugent to the Foreign Office.

Enclosed is an unsigned letter reporting on Nugent’s actions in British Columbia; and Merivale to Hammond forwarding the despatch and enclosure for the FO’s information.

 Douglas, James
Victoria Vancouver's Island
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No. 64 2143, CO 60/4, p. 3; received 28 February
Victoria Vancouver's Island
5 January 1859 Sir

I beg to enclose for the information of Her Majesty's Government copy of an important communication worthy of confidence though the writers name is, for obvious reasons, with held.

The communication refers to Mr Nugent late Special AgentAgent for the United States at this place and points out the particular designs which the writer discovered he had in view.

I forward this document rather as an illustration of the ideas floating in the mind of the simple American, who talks with confidence of the realization of such visions than with the view of creating alarm.

Mr Nugent would no doubt have protected to the best of his ability the interestsinterests of his country and countrymen in British Columbia and he might have succeeded in exercising a pernicious influence over the latter, and have excited a spirit of disatisfaction with the established regulations of the country; but I conceive that nothing more serious could have occurred; as there are resources at our disposal, sufficient to meet any emergency that may have arisen; and I feel satisfied that as long as we hold, with a firm hand, and superior force, the avenues to British Columbia, no other powerpower can wrest it from our grasp.

I have etc. James Douglas Governor
We know nearly as much of Mr Nugents' character as this tells us but it confirms previous information.

I think it may as well go to the F.O. with reference to former correspondence?

C March 1 EBL March 1
Secret communication relative to Nugent's designs, unsigned, received in Fort Langley, 19 November 1858.
Draft, Merivale to E. Hammond, Foreign Office, 10 March 1859, forwarding the despatch and enclosure for information.