. 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. CONTEXTS. XXIU. Lord Htanli-y nf I'rfMton to Hir â fulian I'liuiuffotf, ti'lfKriun, 2Mi Febninrv, l«!t». 178 Lortl StrtiiU'v of Pri'Hton to Sii .luliiwi INmncffole. (Ml ]t\y et?otia- m'ttl'.'dJ t)7 l>re- liehring 303 ^1 claim 304 Sl(),4()().| of aiil 304 jil, 3l»tl llaiiu foii HntiNhl of the tho 15thl iRichardl Bug copyl 306 [iiuil, 3vd for J Hehring liiiberiiig 307 i


. 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. CONTEXTS. XXIU. Lord Htanli-y nf I'rfMton to Hir â fulian I'liuiuffotf, ti'lfKriun, 2Mi Febninrv, l«!t». 178 Lortl StrtiiU'v of Pri'Hton to Sii .luliiwi INmncffole. (Ml ]t\y et?otia- m'ttl'.'dJ t)7 l>re- liehring 303 ^1 claim 304 Sl(),4()().| of aiil 304 jil, 3l»tl llaiiu foii HntiNhl of the tho 15thl iRichardl Bug copyl 306 [iiuil, 3vd for J Hehring liiiberiiig 307 iMiiuMtiT lotiations T)f flaiius' tato with ;)anadian' omniencej 307 Ipresenta-I 8fc-ci R«'fi'rring to No. 17tl prcccdiiiK: The Canadian Minister of Murint- and Finhfrii'M Icavi's to-day for Wu»iiinKton. Kffcrrinpr to No. Itiit precfdinK: TranHniittinpf co))V of an ftiiprovt'd minute of tlie Canadian I'rivy Council, 13th Mareli, IHIK), euilHMlyinjf arf|iort of the Minister of NIarine and FiHlierieu in reply to Mr. ISiainc's note of 2!Jnd .lanu- ary, 18!K», to Hir .lulian I'avnieefote. Seizures nut upheld U|Hin Ki-ound put forward in IHHi't, and, ii>de|M-ndeiit of man cluiiniim, seeks to justify seizures on (fi'oimd tliat the pursuit of seals \» coutrii Ihiiwh > Tiie oidy justiHea- tion iH)Ssil)]e woidd 1h'the claim of iiKinrliiiiKiiin. tireat Britain coulil not tolerate the arrest of her vessels on the oiH'ii ocean n|Km the gi'ound of ex|H'diency. The I'nited States lihel a^'ainst the "Tliornton " tiled in IHHd, and tlm remarks of the Attorney of Alaska were to the effect that the allecfinl offence had been conunitted within the limits of Alaska territory and in the waters thereof in violation of Section lil")<i , and within the admiralty and mari- time jurisdiv.'tion of that co\n't. The evi<lence showed the vessel to have lieen seventy miles distant from St. (teorjfe Island when seized. She was condemned on the ex^d


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