Colonial Despatches
The colonial despatches of Vancouver Island and British Columbia 1846-1871
Despatch to London
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 22 April 1870, CO 60:38, no. 5724, 324.
Abstract
Musgrave, Anthony to Leveson-Gower, Granville George 22 April 1870, CO 60:38, no. 5724, 324.
Despatch to London.
Minutes (2), Enclosures (untranscribed) (1), Other documents (2).
No. 36
22nd April 1870
My Lord,
I have the honor to forward to Your Lordship a Copy of a
Resolution transmitted to me by the Legislative Council
respecting the Island of San Juan.
2. I cannot add anything to the knowledge which Your Lordship
already possesses with regard to the disputed possessionof
of this
Island. Intrinsically it is worth little to anyone; but to the
United States it is valueless, except for a purpose hostile to
British Columbia as the means of almost completely controlling
the navigation of the Straits of San Juan and the Gulf of
Georgia, to, and from, the Fraser River.
of this
Island. Intrinsically it is worth little to anyone; but to the
United States it is valueless, except for a purpose hostile to
British Columbia as the means of almost completely controlling
the navigation of the Straits of San Juan and the Gulf of
Georgia, to, and from, the Fraser River.
Documents enclosed with the main document (not transcribed)
Resolution of the Legislative Council, no date, asking
that the strategic importance of San Juan Island be emphasized to Her
Majesty's government.
Other documents included in the file
Herbert to E. Hammond, Foreign Office, 2 June 1870, forwarding
copy of the despatch and resolution for information.
