Royal Navy in British Columbia

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Executive Council request for a British Navy vessel stationed at Esquimalt

The item is an undated and unsigned draft memo written by the President of the provincial Executive Council, likely written in the 1880s. The memo is a request for the dominion government to pressure the British government to continually station a Royal Navy ship at Esquimalt and patrol the coast of the province. The impetus for the request is a "riot" at Metlakatla in which Indigenous People allegedly destroyed several missionary society buildings. The memo outlines the perceived threat posed by Indigenous Peoples to white settlers and the "need" to suppress them with the presence of a war vessel.

British Columbia. Executive Council

Keeping the peace on Vancouver Island: the colonial police and the Royal Navy, 1850-1866 / William Swanton Thackray

The item is a microfiche copy of a thesis by William Swanton Thackray titled "Keeping the peace on Vancouver Island: the colonial police and the Royal Navy, 1850-1866." vii, 235 leaves: tables. Thesis (M.A.), University of Victoria, 1981. Vita. Bibliography: leaves 223-228. Canadian theses on microfiche, 52860.

H.M.S. Rocket at Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound

H.M.S. Rocket at Friendly Cove, Nootka Sound

Item consists of a photograph of the H.M.S. Rocket at Friendly Cove (Yuquot), Nootka Sound. The photograph was taken by Oregon Colombus Hastings during the 1879 expedition commissioned by Dr. I.W. Powell, the B.C. Superintendent of Indian Affairs. O.C. Hastings was the official photographer for this journey.

Ship's journal

The series is a microfilm copy of a ship's journal maintained by Lieutenant George Palmer, RN, while serving aboard HMS Amphitrite, 1855; HMS Monarch, 1855-1858; and HMS Edinburgh, 1858-1861. The Monarch entries describe Palmer's visit to Esquimalt, 1856 and his involvement in the Trincomalee expedition against the Cowichan People. The journal also includes a section describing Palmer's crossing of the Andes and visit to the Jan Fernancez Islands, 1858. In addition to a photograph of Palmer, there is a typescript of a letter he sent to his parents, 1854, describing a Crimean War battle in which he was involved. There is also an annotated manuscript map of the battle area (Petropavlovski).

Naval Service of Canada

Notes and typescript re: organization and activities of Royal Navy and Canadian Naval Service on Pacific coast, 1914-1918. Includes details of vessels in Esquimalt, submarines constructed in B.C., naval hospital, signalling school, Prince Rupert drydock, and Royal Naval College. Transcripts of Admiralty telegrams and casualty reports also included, along with photographs and plans of defences at Seymour Narrows. Notes apparently prepared by Naval Service staff, ca. 1919.

Naval Service of Canada

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Transcript of John Brough's diary May - Oct. 1864, covering his two trips to the interior with the expeditionary force formed in connection with the Bute Inlet massacre. Also included are transcripts of three family letters, 1862-1866, photocopies of a 1851 and 1838 from Comrie, Scotland.

H.M.S. Rocket and her officers

H.M.S. Rocket and her officers

The item is a b&w photograph, probably taken by photographer O.C. Hastings in July 1879. Hastings accompanied Dr. I.W. Powell (Superintendent of Indian Affairs for British Columbia) and A.C. Anderson (Commissioner and Fisheries inspector) on a tour of coastal reserves and villages. They traveled on the H.M.S. Rocket.

On the back of the photograph, the following are identified:
Centre Capt. Orlebar; standing 3rd from left A.C. Anderson; [standing] at end Dr. I. W. Powell.

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