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In the evening the rioters had a jubilee, blowing horns, firing guns and 

 shouting, as if celebrating a victory. This was taken as an indication that 

 the same course would be pursued if further attempts were made to fish, and 

 the other vessels were deterred from making the attempt. Next day the 

 herring struck off shore, and finding it difficult to purchase cargoes, the fleet 

 soon set sail for home, mostly in ballast, although a portion of the fleet se- 

 cured partial cargoes, mostly by purchase. 



The following year (1879), in July, a similar occurrence on a smaller scale 

 took place in Aspey Bay, Cape Breton. The schs. Bay State, Capt. Good- 

 win, and Cadet, Capt. Anderson, arrived at Aspey Bay June 20, to await the 

 schooling of the squid, when they proposed to engage in seining operations. 

 They were told by the inhabitants that they would not be allowed to set 

 their seines, but continued to await the appearance of the fish, hoping that 

 they would not be interfered with. The squid struck in July 8th, but the 

 threats of the local fishermen were so serious and determined that the 

 Americans were obliged to refrain from fishing and come home without fares. 



Aug. 16, 1879, sch. Howard Holbrook, Capt. Daniel McFayden, of this 

 port, while absent on a Bank trip, put into Trinity Bay, N. F., for the pur- 

 pose of seining bait. Capt. McFayden was opposed by some thirty New- 

 foundlanders, who threatened to destroy his seine and dories if he attempted 

 to fish, the spokesman of the party, one Cooper, declaring that no one 

 should set a seine for squid within three miles of the shore and live to haul it. 



On the 4th of August, 1880, as the sch. Moro Castle, Capt. Loren B. Nass, 

 of this port, was lying in Conception Bay for the purpose of purchasing 

 squid to complete a Bank voyage, some of the crew threw over jigs and com- 

 menced to catch a few squid over the side of the vessel during the absence 

 of the skipper. They were seen from the shore, and an angry crowd of na- 

 tive fishermen put oft', seized the schooner, raised her anchor, hoisted the 

 mainsail and jib, and came near getting her ashore upon the rocks. Seeing 

 the danger she was in, the mob took their departure, leaving the vessel 

 in the hands of the crew. The sch. Victor, Capt. Joseph Bowie, was also 

 compelled by superior numbers to relinquish fishing for squid, at the same 

 time, under threats of having the cable cut, allowing the schooner to drift 

 on the rocks. Efforts were also made, on two occasions in August, to pre- 

 vent sch. Afartha C, Capt. Charles Martin, from taking squid, but Capt. 

 Martin put a bold face on the matter, returning threat for threat, and took 

 what squid he wanted without molestation. 



Sch. Minnesota, of Provincetown, was also prevented from taking bait in 

 the Summer of 1880. At this time negotiations were in progress to secure 

 indemnity for the outrages upon American fishermen, with a prospect of 

 Newfoundland having to pay the bills, and the local authorities felt that it 

 was time something was done to show that such lawlessness was not sane- 



