38t) alaska industries. 



Department of State, 



Washington, June 12, 1896. 



Sir: Referring to your letter of the 27th of September last, relative 

 to a report received by you from Oapt. C. L. Hooper, of the Revenue- 

 Cutter Service, commanding the Bering Sea fleet, concerning the circum- 

 stances attending the seizure of the British sealing schooner Beatrice, 

 and with reference also to the subsequent corres])ondence on the sub- 

 ject as noted below, I have the honor to inclose for your information 

 and consideration a copy of a note of the 9th instant, from the British 

 ambassador at this capital in regard to the matter of prosecuting an 

 appeal in the case. 



You will observe that the ambassador states that Her Majesty's Gov- 

 ernment does not consider that it would be justified in proceeding with 

 an appeal unless this Government is prepared to bear the cost of pursu- 

 ing it and to satisfy any damages which the court of ajjpeal may award. 



Awaiting an expression of your views in regard to the subject, I have 

 tile honor to be, sir, your obedient servant, 



The Secretahy of the Teeasury. 



Richard Olney. 



[Inclosures.] 



No. 208.] Department of State, WasMngton, Octoherl, 1S95. 



Excellency: I have the houor to inform you that from a report dated the 21st 

 ultimo, received at the Treasury Department from Capt. C. L. Hooper, E.G. 8., com- 

 manding the Bering Sea iieet, it appears tbat on the morning of August 20 last, in 

 latitude 54° 5i' 03" north, longitude 168° 31' 21" west, the British sealing schooner 

 Beatrice, of Vancouver, was boarded by two officers from the revenue steamer Rush 

 and found to have 147 seal skins on board, while her official log recorded but 64, and 

 that 4 of the skins showed evidence that the seals had been shot, and that he seized 

 the Beatrice, her tackle, cargo, etc., for violations of the fifth article of the regula- 

 tions of the Paris award, set forth in the British act of Parliament known as the 

 Bering Sea award act, 1894. 



In view of the report made by Captain Hooper as to the shooting of seals, the 

 Treasury Department has instructed that officer to prejiare and file an amended 

 declaration with the commander of H. M. S. Pheasant, specifying the killing of seals 

 with firearms by the crew of the Beatrice in Bering Sea in violation of the sixth 

 article of the regulations referred to and of the Bering Sea award act. 

 I have the honor, etc., 



EicHARD Olney. 



His Excellency Sir Julian Pauncefote, G. C. B., G. C. M. G. 



No. 361.] Department of State, WasMngton, April 3, 1896. 



Excellency: Adverting to my note of October 1 last, I have the honor to request 

 that Her Majesty's Government will direct that an appeal be taken to the proper 

 court from the decision of the British Columbian court in the case of the British 

 sealing schooner Beatrice, of Vancouver, seized by the United States reveuue cutter 

 Bush, on August 20, 1895, for violation of the regulations of the Paris award and the 

 Bering Sea award act of 1894. 



I have the honor, etc., Richard Olney. 



His Excellency Sir Julian Pauncefote, G. C. B., G. C. M. G. 



Washington, April 7, 1896. 



Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note, No. 361, of the 3d 

 instant, requesting that Her Majesty's Government will direct that an appeal be 

 taken to the proper court from the decision of the British Columbian court in the 



