Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch from London
Lytton, Edward George Earle Bulwer to Douglas, James 29 January 1859, LAC RG7:G8C/7, 47.
Abstract
Despatch from London.
Lytton provides Douglas with an extract from Rear Admiral Seymour’s 27 November 1858 report from the Tribune enroute to Vancouver Island.
See V597011 for a letterbook copy of this document.
No. 11
Downing Street,
29 January 1859
Sir,
I transmit, for your information, an Extract from a letter dated
27th of November last from Rear Admiral Sir M. Seymour reporting the
sailing of H.M.S. "Tribune" from Hong Kong for Van Couver's Island with
seven Officers and one hundred and Sixty Non-Commissioned Officers and Privates of
the Royal
Marines.
Marines.