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shall  contain  the  symbol  -^  (meaning  "CON- 
TINUED"), or  the  symbol  V  (meaning  "END"), 
whichever  applies. 

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Library  Division 

Provincial  Archives  ut  British  Columbi.i 

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plus  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
de  la  nettetA  de  l'exemplaire  film*,  et  en 
conformity  avec  les  conditions  du  contrat  de 
filmage. 

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papier  est  imprimAe  sont  filmAs  en  commengant 
par  le  premier  plat  et  en  terminant  soit  par  la 
derniAre  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration,  soit  par  le  second 
plat,  selon  le  cas.  Tous  les  autres  exemplaires 
originaux  sont  filmAs  en  commenpant  par  la 
premiere  page  qui  comporte  une  empreinte 
d'impression  ou  d'illustration  et  en  terminant  par 
la  derniAre  page  qui  comporte  une  telle 
empreinte. 

Un  des  symboles  suivants  apparaitra  sur  la 
derniAre  image  de  cheque  microfiche,  selon  le 
cas:  le  symbole  — ♦•  signifie  "A  SUIVRE  ",  le 
symbole  V  signifie  "FIN" 

Les  cartes,  planches,  tableaux,  etc.,  peuvent  dtre 
filmAs  A  des  taux  de  reduction  diffArents. 
Lorsque  le  document  est  trop  grand  pour  dtre 
reproduit  en  un  seul  clichA,  il  est  filmA  A  partir 
de  Tangle  supArieur  gauche,  de  gauche  d  droite, 
et  de  haut  en  bas,  en  prenant  le  nombre 
d'images  nAcessaire.  Les  diagrammes  suivants 
illustrent  la  mAthode. 


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HEAD  (^f'AiaT.lJS  DEPARTMKNT  OF  rAriFrC, 

FnllT  VvMolVKIi,    \V.\SIII\iiTON  'rKllltlTor.T, 

Septftnher  Mh.  IMC  I. 
]5iiifi\r>iKn-(iRNKr..\i,  Mrnmamiv  Ai.vdun, 

('niiiiiiiDiiHiiii  Distr'iit  <]f  Orfijon. 
(iKNKIt.VI,  :  - 

Oil  his  r('('(  nt  visit  to  tlio  Islniul  nf  SdJi  Jnat),  flin  nttpntinii 
r)f  llic  jriii()i-(i(  iiiiiil  fimiiimiKliiif,'  tlii'  l)fjvu-tiii(>iit  was  calli  d  to  tlio 
(•\istiii;,'  iiistiiictioiis  to  tliti  c'oiniuiiKliiif,'  oflicrr  of  tlic^  i)ost  at  tliiit 
jiliicc  ;  and  siiK'r  liis  arrival  In  re  lie  lias  carffnlly  ronsidorcd  tlin 
various  |):i|ieis  you  liavr  sul)Miitt(d  to  liini  on  the  suljcct  of  tlir  j(jiut 
o('cu]ialiou  (it  tiir  Island  liy  the  I'uiti'd  States  and  l^ritish  forees,  and 
tlir  cpiiNticin  of  tlic  exercise  of  civil  jurisdiction  liy  the  oflli'f  rs  of  Wasli- 
in^^ton  'J'eiriloiy  over  American  inh.iliitants  ri  sidinv^  or  sojciiiriiin^ 
tlicrefin.     The   (n m  lal  n^w  instructs  m.'  to  \vriti>  you  as  fulIuwH  : 

Tciidini,'  till'  negotiations  lictwccn  the  I'nited  States  and  Oreat 
lliilain  cnnccriiin;,'  tlieir  ri  s|ii(tive  cl.iinis  to  the  sdvi-reiujiity  of  the 
Island  — i|uistiiins  as  (u  the  kind  and  rvtmt  of  jiirisdicti"!!  to  lie 
uiaiiil.iiiK  il  Uy  the  tuii  parlies,  are  to  hi'  decided  in  eonfnrniity  willi 
lln  leini'.iraiy  arranf^ennnt  ("seltleliient  ")  first  ]irii)iosed,  siihst.in- 
liilly,  hy  Captain  'Iniijri/  /Vii'/i/is  ll'i-nhij,  of  ]Jer  Maji-ty's  ship 
Tniiiii,',  t.i  Captiiiu  J'U-l.ill,  Aui^ust  .'!d.  ISo;),  concurred  in  liy  the 
I'i'esi  h  nt  III  the  fiiited  States,  as  seen  in  War  Department  disiiatch 
from  Mr.  Ihtnlhuiil  U<  Lieufenanl-(!i  nei'al  HiuJI,  of  Septemlier  l''th, 
isriii,  .Hid  istalilish'd  liy  I.ieiiti  ninl-Cn  ueral  SmU  in  Octulier  and 
\,.\,  lull'  r.  js'i'i.  and  at  the  time  partially,  and  since  fully,  apreed  to 
liv  the  I'.ritish  authorities.  That  nrranpeinent  or  "  tenipornry  s(  Itle- 
iie  111  "  Was  upon  thehiisisnfa  joint  and  exclusively  military  oceu|>a- 
tioii  cf  the  Isl.-md  liy  tin  land  furccs  of  the  two  jiowevs.  You  will 
(ilis.rve  that  the  (|uestii)n  cif  joint  civil  jurisdiction  was  fully  discussed 
at  the  time,  it  lieiu'.;  uri,'ed  liy  (iovernor  I'outjhi'i  and  resisted  and 
rejected  liy  liieutenatit  ( ietK  ral  Sc'^H.  'I'he  latter,  in  his  letter  to  tlio 
fiirmer  nf  Nuvenilier  'Jd.  is^l'.i,  says  as  fiillows  :- "  You  sulunit  for 
"  (my)  consideration  that  I'm  the  jirotectinn  of  the  small  Ihilisli  and 
"  .\nierican  pupulalinn,  si  tiled  "U  llie  Island,  there  should  lie  a  joint 
"  occupation.  eiim]iiised  (if  the  ]iresi  lit  resid(Mit  stipendinry  niiieis- 
"  trates,  with  such  assistants  as  may  lie  necessary,  and  that  the  niili- 
"  tary  and  naval  fnrces  on  holh  sides  he  wholly  willidrawn.  "  "It 
"  sliili  s  me  as  a  derisive  olijeetion  to  this  hasis,  that  if  a  nia'.;istrate 
•■  i.liid';e  (ir  •Iiislicc  III'  the  l'(>ace)  could  he  IcLjally  (eveept  hy  treaty 
"  lietween  so\<reii;n  powers)  estahhshed  on  innlral  territory,  such 
"  fiinelionary  could  iint  lie  subjected  tO  the  orders  of  any  ollicer  of 
''  tile  I'uiled  Slates  Anr  nor  even  to  the  direct  control  of  the  I'lisi- 
'•  (ieiil  of  till'  I'nited  States,  tlioii'/li  ap]H)inted  hy  an  American  Terri- 
"  tniial  (iiiveinoi  clainiint;  jurisdiclioii  over  the  dis)iuteil  teriilory, 
"  and  llierefiire  not  111  he  eiilisideied  as  a  tit  jierson  to  lie  intrilsliil 
"  witli  iiiatteis  atleitiii"  the  |ieMci'  of  iwo  tircat  iiiitionn. "  I'roiii  liii-*, 
and  the  ii  rms  lit  the  tenipurary   settlement  as  eslidilisln  d,  the  eiitiro 


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lii'lifr  (p1  tlif  Islmiil  was,  i\<  io  Aim  rican  citixcus,  cxi'lnsivcly  witli  lln' 
liiilid  Sliilcs  iiiilitarv  loivts,  ainl  as  lo  liiilish  siilijci-ts,  cMlii-.iM  ly 
Willi  the  Hi.ii.sh  I'orrcs. 

Tlio  .Major-Cifticral  r<iiiiinaiic1iiii,' (iIisitvcs  in  lli(>  sul)si'(iu(>iit  iii- 
slnictioiis  anil  (irdci's  of  thf  I'Milcil  States  niilitaiy  nnlliiiritits  liavin'^ 
111!'  matter  in  cliar^jc,  ft  devinliiin  I'luni  tlu'  status  thus  estalilisln  il, 
f,'i(nvin!,'  (int  (if  the  aetiun  (if  the  civil  uutlmrily  (if  Washinytdii  Ti  rii- 
tiiiy  relative  In  the  Jiicjeeted  iui])iisiti(in  and  c'llleetinn  of  taxes  nn  tiie 
Aiuei-iean  resideul-t  upDU  the  Island,  and  he  diverts  th(!y  he,  hy  whom- 
soever eiveii,  so  t'av  modified  as  to  conforni  to  the  airaneiim  iits  mmle 
hy  I,ii  uteiiaiit-diiu  val  Srull,  hefore  (■it(  d.  In  tiie  instructions  to  you 
from  nepaitment  Head  (^r.arters,  of  March  '.Mliund  Au^^usl  Itlst,  Im'.I, 
as  (inhodied  in  your  Utter  to  ('a|itain  llis-ill,  of  Sejiti  ndur  '^^lilli,  iMl:!. 
the  (lentral  notices  the  foUowiuj,'  : 

"The  (leneral  Commai-.dine  the  Deiiartnu  nt  has  no  olijection  to  the 
"civil  authority  ixercisitif,'  thiir  iiroper  functions  tin  that  jiart  of  the 
"Jsl.and  over  wliich  the  military  comniandant  of  our  (lovirnment 
"exercises  contiMl  ;  hut  they  must  not,  in  the  jiresent  stale  of  atlairs. 
"attemiit  to  exercise  authority  over  the  northern  half  that  under 
"charge  of  the  Kn^lish  eonwnandant.  'I'iie  resiilents  in  tlie  southern 
"  lialf  of  the  Island  nuist  hehave  thenise'ves,  and  not  make  it  a  nest 
"for  t,'nmlilers  and  driiddn^,'  shops." 

The  instructions  of  (lenerid  l^^^;/.^  dat( d  the  IMh  of  March  last, 
fiaid  :  "You  can  stiy  to  the  American  settlers  on  the  ])orlion  of  the 
"Island  under  the  jnrisdietion  of  the  ruilid  States,  that  they  will  mt 
"he  interfered  with  hy  the  military  authorities  ;  if  duly  a)i|iointid  or 
"elected  undir  thi^  laws  f-overnin^,'  the  'I'l  rritory  of  Washin^^toii,  will 
"he  permitted  to  exercise  llieir  h^^itimate  functions.'' 

It  is  (t  mistake  to  speak  of  our  ex<  rcisin^;  autiioiity  over  the  south- 
cri-.  half,  and  of  thi^  Itritish  exereisini^  aulliorily  over  the  northern 
lialf,  as  if  the  Island  were,  in  fact,  divided  lictweeti  them  -separated 
hy  some  undetined  lino  !  and  to  L'iv(  warning  to  the  inhahitants  iu  th(> 
southern  half,  as  if  they,  and  non(>  others,  were  all  undi  r  our  juris- 
diction. 'J'he  authority  to  he  t  xercised  is  not  as  to  T(  rritory,  for  that 
is  the  matter  nt  issup,  Imt  as  to  indi\iduals  ;  and  on  the  prirt  of  eaeli 
military  commaiidir,  so  far  as  his  countryni(  n  are  coneerndl,  i  \t(  nds 
over  the  whole  Island.  In  the  soutlu  rn  part  of  the  I^iand,  south 
of  the  United  States  military  iiost,  is  a  farm  of  the  Hudson  I?ay  Com- 
pany, and  American  cili/.ens  live  in  the  northern  part  of  the  Island. 
The  instructions  id>ovo  (pioted  would  place  .Vniericaii  citi/ens  under 
liiitish  a\ithority.  and  Itritish  snhjects  undi  r  .Vmerican  authority, 
which  of  course  was  not,  and  is  not  intendi  d  hy  either  party. 

The  Mujor-Grnpral  Conimandin),'  was  uccompanicd,  on  his  visit  to 
San  .liuui.  hy  his  Excellency  (hivernor  I'lcLiiimi,  of  AVashin^^'ton  T(  r- 
rilory,  and  the  suhject  of  tlic  occupation  of  the  Island  was  discussed 
between  tlieni,  the  ("iovemor  concurring  fully  in  the  plan  of  (icnt'ral 
>'''o?/,  and  saying!  he  would  aiijxiint  no  Justice  of  the  renco  for  tho 
Island.  If  the  inhahitants  wish  to  vote,  or  to  ]iay  taxes,  and  any 
civil  olVic(  r  of  the  Territory  should  conip  over  for  the  ]iurposo  of  re- 
ceiviui,'  tin  ir  votes  or  their  nuuKy,  yoii  will  instruct  the  eommandinj; 


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(ilViirv  to  mH'i'IiI  liiiii  iV(iy  (ii(  i]ily  prKsililr  lor  tlic  jmriifisc  ;  liiit  no 
aiillidiitx.  i\(i  |it  siiili  .IS  llic-  inliuliiliDils  may  vi)liiiit:irily  siiliiiiit  In, 
iiiii^l  lie  (  Nc  rci^iil  upon  till'  Islunil  iMiuliri'.;  tlii'  nc;,'(itiiitions,  kuvp 
liy  or  tlir(put;li  iiiililary  ollicii>  in  <nnini.inil. 

I'.viiN tiling;  is  at  jmsmt  (jiiict  on  tlio  Island,  anil  it  is  not 
t:iiii\vn  that  tin  re  is  any  I'liitlicr  intention  to  raise  (jnostions 
lil;ily  to  (listnrli  that  cpiii  t.  I'liisc  instniclions  are  therefore  not 
so  luneli  viih  relcreii.i.  (o  the  pnsent  as  to  the  I'ntnre,  ami  aro 
inti  ndiil  to  i^'iianl  aj,'Minst  a  stale  of  alVairs  wliicli  niit^ht  i>rove  ilanf,'er- 
ons  to  tlie  |M-aee  of  the  I'Miuilry.  Jt  is  not  meessary,  it  is  Ihouejil, 
that  Ihey  siionhl  lie  made  known  to  any  other  llian  Ilie  ((unnaiialin^; 
ollieer  of  tile  iiost,  niilil  some  occasion  arises  for  their  1h  ine  enforced. 
Till'  (leiieral  trusts  that,  when  it  does,  j(in  will,  liy  such  a|ii](als  to 
(he  forlxaranci'  and  patriotism  of  oin-  jimple  ns  yon  so  well  know  how 
t<i  njako,  induce  tin  ni  to  yield  a  turllier  ae(|uiesence  in  th<'  anonialons 
slate  of  allaiis  exisijiij.'  lui  the  Island,  till  th.'  country  is  at  leisure  and 
lieller  alile  than  now  to  adjust  it  not  donlitin^  that  ovtry  ri^ht  of 
(Very  American  eili/eu  w  dl  he  fully  maintaim  d. 
i  have  the  honor  to  he,  ( ieiieral, 

\  cry  resjicct fully, 

^■our  most  olirdient  servant, 


(Signed  :) 


F.   IfAVKX, 

Aiih  -tli'-Camp. 


IIKAl)  VfAIiTKIls  MlMTAliV  DIVISloX  OF  THr:  I'ArlFIC. 

San  Fcancisco.  Cm,.,  Sy,/, ;„/«>/•  •2[)tli.  IHC,H. 


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('  M'TAIN  TmoMAS  (  lUKY, 

2./  lli'fl  V.  S.  ArlUl.r,/, 

CvpTAiN  ;  ■ 

On  ynuv  iinivnl  nt  tho  Island  of  Sftii  .Innn,  in  I'uRpt  Sonnd, 
yon  will  rclicvf  (lif  riinnnaiulin!!  aiYme  of  Hint  jiost,  ns  direi tid  in 
Special  Ordiis,  No.  V,,  piin«  nl  sciiis,  from  llusc  I  lead  (Quarters. 

Vou  liavc  l.ciii  fnniishcd  villi  n  cojiy  of  (ii-noral  .1/.7)oipW/'s  lettor 
of  S.  |i((iii1pi  V  IMli.  i>^i''\.  (m  l'>iii^udi<v-(i<iU'ral  /Uiiiri/,  tlion  otnuniand- 
iii^'  Disliiit  nf  On-^on,  wliicli  will  sorvo  as  your  ^;uido  in  tlif  dclicuto 
diiti<>a  of  your  coniiiiiuid. 

Y(nir  njKjHs  will  he  niado  in  tlio  usual  'iianiipv  to  tlio  coriniandinK 
ot1ic<  r  of  tlip  |)c  |>avtiiii  ut  of  tlic  Coluinl.ia  ;  Imt  in  oaso  of  any  exi^'- 
(Ucy,  yo\i  arc  autlioii/cd  to  coniiiiunicato  directly  with  tliosp  Head 
(Quarters,  furnisliiuK  at  tlif  san\r  tiuio  cojiios  of  such  couininnications 
to  tho  Connnandi  r  of  tho  Dciiartinont  in  which  you  are  stationed. 

The  dclii'ati'  cliaracti  r  of  your  duties  will  demand  preat  activity, 
care,  and  discretion,  and  it  is  exiiected  that  you  will  keep  these  Head 
(^larters  fully  advised  of  idl  mutters  which  may  require  special  in- 
stvuetious. 


IlY    OIllPKK    or    MaIOR    CiKNKKAI.    HaI.I.K(?K  : 

Very  respectfully, 

\Mur  oliedient  servant. 


(Sipied  ;) 


]!()ia:UT  N.  SCOTT, 

Assi.-i'int  Ailjukwt  (leneral. 


Official: 


''/vvlA^/S-'^wM- 


ISnvft  L'mikn'Dit-Coliihvl,  T.  S.  A., 

A.  D.  C. 


grpurhneut  x4  ^Mt, 


Wamiin-c.to.v,   !.')</(  Jiilij,  1808. 

M.\,ion  (Iknk.iiat.  J.  M.  Siiiokikm), 

iStrntiiry  of  Wiir, 

Sill ;  - 

I  linvo  t]\o  liiiiK'i'  fo  ncloupwlnl;  0  tlio  vrcf'ijit  "f  your  Irttov  of 
till'  'Jil  insliint,  iic<iiiii|iaiii((l  liy  (iiic  luldrisscd  to  j'oii  liy  I'lmi-U-i 
llnijiiiiiiii  linmUi,  Assdciiitf  •luKlii'c  (if  Wiisliiiii^tdii  Tcnidiry,  in  wliich 
111' usliH  wliy  ]irii(i  ss  rmni  his  ('(Hiit  slwniM  not  lu'  served  njion  flit) 
I'liiti  (1  Sliilt  s  (itl'uers  and  soldiers  who  ure  joint  occuiiiiiits  \\\\\\  Kriti."-;. 
otVicers  and  soldiers  of  San  .luan  Islnnd.  In  reply,  I  havi-  the  honor 
to  state  that,  as  for  reasc  ns  of  hi^li  jmhlic  ex|iedieney,  tho  tenure  of 
that  Island  has,  since  the  airan^;eiiient  between  the  two  (,'()vernniont3 
npon  the  siihji  ct,  lieen  i  xelusiveiy  military,  it  is  deiiiK  d  advisaMe  tliat 
Ihiit  tenure  should  rontlMue  until  it  shill  havi'  lieen  terminated  l>y  tho 
|iiiiiii  s.  It  is  presuiiieil  to  |je  iMimpetent  for  the  War  Deimrtnient  to 
mhefs.  |iursuiiMt  to  mdilury  !iiw  or  re;^ulalions,  any  ^ri' v'l'''*^  ^^i"' 
\vhi<'h  the  (pllieers  and  sulilii  rs  sidijeet  to  its  oidiis  muy  be  chartjed. 
I  have  tin'  honor  to  he.  Sir, 

Vour  ohedient  servant. 


( Signed  :) 


AVILLIAM  II.   SF.WAlll). 


Oflh'ial  copy  rospectfidly  furnished  tho  Adjutant  (leneral  forth'' 
information  of  the  t'ommaudinj;  (ieneral  of  the  Military  I)i\ision  of 
the  I'acitie. 


J{y  oniiKB  OK  TirK  Skciiktahy  or  Vskv.  : 
(Si^'iiod  0 


El>.  SrnTJTVElJ. 


ADU'TANT  (;F,NK11AI/S  OFFirE, 

NVASHINoroN,  ./-'///  IH.   ISf'.H.     ' 

Kespcctfnlly  forwarded  to  the  ronuuandinKtlcneral  Military  Division 
>\  the  Paeilie. 


\\\    oKDKIi    OI-    TIIK    SkC111:TA11V    OF   Wah  : 

(Si-nod  :) 


E.  IX  TOWNSEXD. 

vl,s,si,s(((/i/  AOjulml  ilcncral. 


Ill; Ml  i,>r.\iiTi';i!>  mii.it\uv  division  of  thk  paoific, 

San  Fiuxcisro,   C'ai..,   AicjhsI '3\  ISC.H. 


Oi  rii'iAi 


llrfiit  LUii!<i,<h,!-('i'Uiiiel,   V.  S.  A., 

A.  I),  r. 


HKAJ.  Qr.vilTKnS  MIIITMIY  PIVIHinx  (ir  Till:  PAdlli  . 

Ban  riiANtwco,  f'Ai.,  Sq>Uiiibtr  'i'Uli,  W,H. 

("ai'Tain  a.  II.  NiiKKiiHoN,  'S.hl  lii/iiiilri/, 

Ciimil'ii  I'lDiip  Sln'le,  iSfiii  Jii'in  fshiuil, 

(Tlirmnili  I'liuiil'ii  Uin'l  Ih^iiiiiiintil  (•/  ll(i:  ('olniii'iiii, 

J'ortUlnil,  "(•»;/.<>..) 

Caitain  :— 

I  am  (liiTpfod  to  fiiiiiisli  I'nr  ynnr  iufoniiiitioii  iiml  Kiii>1.iti(i' 
in  llic  fxcrcisn  of  your  coiiiiiiiukI  mi  Saii  .liiaii  Isliiml  llir  iiiilnhril 
(•rii)icH  of  (ifllcial  iiiipiTH,  viz  :  - 

(ieiuiul  Mi'Diiirili's  Ii  ttfv  Ut  tltiicriil  Alrunl,  tlultd  Si  pti  iiilxr  IHlli, 
IHCA. 

(iCliiTiiI  llitllii'K'n  utter  to  f'liiilftiii  <lirii,  cluti  c1  Octolii  r  lid,  IHC..'. 

Sicntary  .Siirmd's  h.ttcr  to  tlii'  Sic-ntiiry  of  War,  ilattd  July  I'ith, 
1H(!H. 

ThcHd  I(tt(r«  contain  all  nrcpsHary  inforniatinn  in  1((.miv<1  to  tin- 
rliaiacttr  of  t]io  juinl  iiiililuri/  incuiiatjipii  of  \Ur  Islaiuls,  tlir  owmi'- 
Kliip  of  wliiili  is  now  in  (li-iiiute  lirtwicn  the  I'liitid  States  and  (iiial 
lintain.  It  will  lie  .  >  ■  \  that  this  joint  iicfiiiiation  is  (.>•'• 'i'm'ii/i/ 
iii'ilVnry,  and  that  rivil  ofliceiH  nf  neitlni'  power  ean  exei  ise  any  juris- 
diction or  ai.iii.ivity  whatsor>v(  r  tin  re. 

Siihjeets  of  (Ireat  Kiituin  ri  ^-idiiit,'  on  or  xisilinj^'  th(se  Islands  niiisl 
refer  nil  ((in'stions  hetwi'tn  IIk  in  to  the  eonitnander  of  the  Ihilish 
linves  of  oecnjiation  ;  and  eili/cns  of  tip'  I'nitid  States  residint;  or 
snjdurnin^'  there  will  naturally  a]>|ieal  to  the  Anierieaii  emnnjandi  r  in 
nny  nnilter  atleetinK  till  ir  inilividiial  rights,  and  the  imliee  and  ;.;iiim1 
order  of  the  Ihlands. 

It  is  not  understood  that  ymi.  lis  sneh  military  eoiiiiiiander,  have 
nny  civil  jurisdiction  over  jicrsons  or  iirojierty  on  the  Islands,  or  that 
you  can  decide  queslions  in  rei;ard  to  )irivate  ri^jhts  which  may  arise 
aiming  our  citi/eiis,  orhetwiin  llnui  and  Ifritish  snlijei'ls,  any  fiirthi  r 
than  may  he  necessary  to  iinserve  urdi  r  and  maintain  a  jiroper  iiiili- 
tary  i)olicp.  liut  you  ean  do  much  hy  way  of  advice  towards  an  mni- 
ciiblti  ndjuKtment  of  any  ditlicullii'H  of  this  kind  which  may  be  hrou^dit 
to  your  notice.  It  will  he  proiii  r  for  you  to  hear  all  eoMi|daiiifs  made 
hy  our  citizens  a^^ainst  each  other  or  liiitish  residents,  and  where  yuii 
and  the  Hritish  eomiimnder  cannot  aiiiieahly  adjust  tlie  disj'UtcH,  you 
will  refer  (hem  to  hif^lur  authority  for  instructions. 

Tt  is  eHpocially  desir.ihle  that  no  just  cvonnds  hi' f,'iven  to  i  Kin  r 
liritish  or  Americiin  residents  for  com|ilaint  iif^aiiiKf  your  command. 
Vou  will,  therefore,  bear  in  mind,  and  iiiijirc  ss  it  upon  your  otlii  eis 
and  men,  that  you  and  tiny  liave  no  power  Ui  <iiirern  any  of  the  in- 
habitants of  the  disputed  territory,  and  that  ymir  authority  extends 
no  further  than  to  maintain  (,'ood  order,  and  to  i  xchide  the  exercise  of 
any  civil  jurisdiction,  so  Ion;,'  as  the  joint  military  ociu]iation  con- 
tinues. 

By  oRDKH  or  Ma.ior -CrKSEnAi.  IIai.i.kik  : 

Very  rcs]iectfully. 

Your  obedient  servant, 

llOIJEUT  N.  SCOTT, 

7)Vcii(  Livutvnuiil ColiiHi'l,  l'.  S.  A., 

A.  A.  A.  I,: 
Oi'HciAi.  : 


