. Correspondence relative to the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States' authorities in 1886-91 [microform]. Bering Sea controversy; Fisheries; Béring, Affaire des pêcheries de; Pêche commerciale. ZZVIU CONTENTS. ;*.;i. 200 201 Lord Stanley of Preston to Lord Kefcrring to Nos. 189 and 197 lirecediiiK: Communicating a 391 Knutsford, Kith Aug., 1890. â telegram stilting the aniencied claim of schooner " Path- I finder '" was in eoiirse of transmission. I Lord Stanley of Preston to Lord Amended claim re "Pathfinder Knutsford, 20th Aug., 18!)0. will be for


. Correspondence relative to the seizure of British vessels in Behring Sea by the United States' authorities in 1886-91 [microform]. Bering Sea controversy; Fisheries; Béring, Affaire des pêcheries de; Pêche commerciale. ZZVIU CONTENTS. ;*.;i. 200 201 Lord Stanley of Preston to Lord Kefcrring to Nos. 189 and 197 lirecediiiK: Communicating a 391 Knutsford, Kith Aug., 1890. â telegram stilting the aniencied claim of schooner " Path- I finder '" was in eoiirse of transmission. I Lord Stanley of Preston to Lord Amended claim re "Pathfinder Knutsford, 20th Aug., 18!)0. will be forwarded. for §2,000 is received and! 392 202 |Lord Stanley of Preston to Lord Referring to Nog. 197 and 200 preceding : Transmitting cojn-' Knutsford, 28th Aug., 1890. i of an approved Minute of the Canadian Privy Council, i 20th Aug., 1890, submitting the amended claim of the I of the schooner " I'atlifinder," amounting to §2,000 I for seizure and detention in Neah Bay. I Knutsford, 5th Sept., 1890. 392 Lord Stanle^v of Preston to Lord Referring to Xo. 193 iireceding : Forwards an ai)prf)vpd minute! .393 of the Canadian Privy Cinmcil, 3<)th Aug., 18!t0, sulnnit- ting a memorandum by the Minister of Marine and Fish- eries dealing with tl)e contentions in Mr. Blaine<s note of, , ISIM). The minister proceeds in joining issuel witli Mr. Blaine's contention, that Belu'ing Sea was not; affected l)y the negotiations preceding the treaty of 182-4, to show that the Behring Sea i* the northern extremity of the Pacific Ocean, its width l)eing 1,320 miles. At tirstj the United .States' (loveinnient attempted to justifyj seizures in this great sea on the ground of mure clitumim.' This WHS miiversally condemned ; then the theory that tlie pursuit of seals on the high seas was contrii ImnoK iunreii\ was advanced. The groimd is now shifted to Russia's daiUi to jurisdiction ItH) miles from land, which claim he holds was never disputed as regar


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