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which resulted iii throwing him into our hands, a,iid by the fact that his 

 crew of Indiaus mutinied after he was allowed to proceed on his illegal 

 voyage by Special Agent Bryant, who interfered unwarrantably and 

 contrary to his duty, as we believe, in permitting the vessel and her 

 criminal commander to escape after we had fairly captured them. 



The schooner was subsequently seized by Deputy Collector Woods 

 at Uualaska and taken to the district of Oregon. 



On the 15th of June, 1876, the schooner Cygnet appeared off St. 

 Paul Island, where she still remained on the date of our departure, 

 having been last seen as the fog cleared up on the ]4th of July. She 

 was engaged in shooting seals in the water, iu which she appeared to 

 be very successful. On one occasion she approached within rifle shot 

 of a densely populated seal rookery, where she was observed by one of 

 our employees. He states that 30 shots were fired and 17 seals taken 

 from the water at this time within two hours. 



Oil another occasion the Cygnefs crew effected a landing on Otter 

 Island, where she captured, as a count of the carcasses showed, 300 

 seals in a single night. The following night she was pursued by Spe- 

 cial Agent Mclntyre and Company's Agent Adams and overtaken, but 

 as the boats neared her they were warned off with the threat that they 

 would be sunk if they. came alongside. 



The company's schooner General Miller was sent in pursuit of the 

 Cygnet^ in charge of Acting Deputy Collector Armstrong, on the 1st 

 instant, but as the latter vessel is a fast sailer it is very doubtful whether 

 the Miller can overtake her. 

 I am, very respectfully, 



H. H. McIntyke, 

 General Agent of Alasla Commercial Company. 



Gen. J. F. Millee, 



President of AlasVa Commercial Company, 



ISan Francisco, Cal. 



Special Agent Bryant; annual report for 187 fl. 



Treasury Agent's Office, 



St. Paul Island, September 26^ 1876. 



Sir: I have the honor to inform you of the arrival at this island 

 on the 22d ultimo, of the Alaska Commercial Company's steamer 

 St. Paul laden with stores and supplies for the seal islands. I received 

 no communication from the Department by this mail. Assistant Treas- 

 ury Agent George Marston has received two letters dated August 18, 

 1876, marked " O. W. P." in the upper left-hand corner, the first inform- 

 ing him his appointment under the act of Congress approved July 31, 

 1870, as assistant Treasury agent for the seal fisheries in Alaska at a 

 salary of $2,190 per annum is to be discontinued from September 30, 

 1876. The second, of the same date and mark, is a reappointment under 

 aforesaid act of Congress, approved July 31, 1870, as an assistant agent 

 for the seal fisheries at a salary of $2,90i) per annum in place of Samuel 

 Falconer, superseded, and he is assigned to take charge of St. George 

 Island accordingly. William J. Mclntyre, assistant Treasury agent, 

 also received a letter of tlie same tenor and date notifying him that his 

 services as assistant Treasury agent are discontinued from September 

 30, 1876, and he will return to Washington i)er steamer St. Paul, 



