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CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



No. C. 



" Grace." — Seized by United Slates slcani-fthij} " Richard Jiiish," July 17,.1SS7. 



For- 



Talue of vessel, 182 tons 



Nonconsuuiable oiittit 



Passa'j;es of master and crew 



I'ersoual expenses of owners 



Le n al expenses 



Probable catch, 1887—4,200, at 5 rtol. 50 c 



Claim of owner, witli interest at 7 per cent, to 

 date of payment. 



Amount of 



claim as 



put forward 



by owner. 



$12, 000. 00 



1, 742. 57 



200. 00 



250. 00 



850. 00 



23, 100. 00 



38, 142. 57 



Evidence in support of claim. 



Two affidavits of J. D. Warren, &c. 

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DECLARATION OP JAMES DOUGLAS WARREN. 



City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario, Dominion of Canada. 



1, James Douglas Warren, of the city of Victoria, in the Province of 

 British Columbia, of the Dominion of Canada, master mariner and ship- 

 owner, do solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 



1. That I am the duly authorized agent of Thomas H. Cooper, of 



the city of San Francisco, in the State of California, one of tlie 

 21 United States of America, the owner of the hereinalter-men- 



tioned vschooner "Grace," by power of attorney bearing date the 

 4th day of February, A. D. 1886. 



2. That the said Thomas H. Cooper is, I am informed and do verily 

 believe, a British subject by birth, and never having renounced his 

 allegiance to the Sovereign of Great Britain. 



3. That the said steam-schooner "Grace" is a British vessel built at 

 Victoria aforesaid, in A. d. 1881, and duly registered at the port of 

 Victoria aforesaid. By builder's measurement the "Grace" is about 

 182 tons burden. She is substantially and strongly built, copper fas- 

 tened throughout, and in A, D. 1885 her bottom and sides to about half- 

 load-line were coppered. Her steam power consists of one large boiler, 

 compound engines, and all necessary littings, including inside surface 

 condenser, steam fire pumps and hose, and also had on board a double 

 steam cargo winch. 



4. The said "Grace" was duly licensed as a passenger boat, and had 

 all the aiipliances and conveniences required by Canadian law for such 

 vessels. 



5. That as such agent as aforesaid, I am the sole manager of the 

 said steam schooner "Grace" for the said Thomas H. Cooper. 



G. That on or about the 23rd day of April, A. d. 1887, having i)re- 

 viously duly cleared therefor at the port of Victoria aforesaid, the said 

 steam-Sfhooner "Grace" sailed from Vict(uia on and for a full season 

 hunting and fishing voyage in the North racific Ocean and I>ehring 

 Sea. On said voyage the crew of the "Grace" consisted of ^Villiam 

 Petit, of Victoria aforesaid, master, a mate, and twenty-nine sailors 

 and hunters. 



7. That on the (5th or 7th day of July folh)wing tlie " Grace" entered 

 tkeBehring Sea along the 172nd west meridian, through theAmoughta 

 Pass, commonly called the "172nd Pass," having then on board 4o8 

 seals taken while on the voyage from Victoria al'oresaid to tlie said pass. 



8. That on the 12th day of said July, A. d. 1S87, the "Grace" began 

 sealing in said Behring Sea, and from then till she was seized as here- 



