CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 129 



Pago. 



Jiiussiau-Araericiin Company, origin of „ 18 



regiiliitions of 39 



treaty, United States interpretation of 57 



claiui to exclusive jurisdiction, JNIr. Adams on 35 



code, article 560 117 



companies, competition between 23 



defense of UkasO of 1821 48 



interpretation of Pacific Oce.nn 69 



population in Alaska in 1860 _. 87 



regulations applied only withiu 3-mile limit 115 



settlements in 1819, population of 33 



Mr. Sumuer ou exteut of 35 



S, 



'Say ward," opinion of Supreme Court in case of 133 



Schedule of claims for damages 161 



Seal fisheries, freedom of, asserted I)y United States 136 



hunting in Bering Sea iu 1872 110 



Islands, lease of 104 



Seals, increased slaughter of, after cession 103 



prohihition of killing, in ISHS 103 



Search, right of. on high seas 153 



Seizures of British vessels in ]5ehring Sea 1, 121-123 



views of Mr. Blaine ou 130 



Shell kof, colonies established liy 22 



Sitka, destruction of 29 



United States brief at court of 149 



Slave trade, case of " Le Louis " 154 



Stowell, Lord, Judgment of, iu case of "Le Louis" 154 



Sumner, Mr. C., ou cession of Alaska 34, 100 



T. 



"Thornton," case of the 1,127 



Territorial jurisdiction, object of Ukase of 1821 to extend 39 



said to extend for 100 miles 133 



Trading and explorations, 1821-1836 77-79 



Treaty between Cireat Britain and Russia, 1825 47, 53 



of cession discussed 94 



text of 91 



between United States and Russia, 1824 52 



made navigation free .52 



text of 52 



Twiss, Sir Travers, on closed seas 150 



Tyler, President, ou detention of vessels on the high seas 157 



U. 



Ukase of 1799, circumstances leading up to 22 



considered 27 



not notified to foreign Governments 20 



purely domestic 25, 28 



text of 25 



and 1821, areas affected by 13 



1821 based on doctrine of mare clausum 48 



leading to treaties of 1824 and 1825 37 



never enforced 57 



protest against, by (ireat Britain 40 



United States 47 



purpose of 38 



text of 37 



Unalaska abandoned by Baranoff 30 



United States, action of, 1867-1886 103 



asserted no extraordinary jurisdiction previons to 1886 119 



authorities include Behring Sea in the Pacific 69 



contentions since 1S86 121 



officials, instructions to 101 



protest against Ukase of 1821 47 



Avhaling industry in north Pacific 89 



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