168 CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



28 Xo. 8. 



"Dolphin."— Seized hy United States sieam-sMp "Bichard Jhisli," Jiih/ 12, 1S87. 



For- 



Valno of vessel, 174 tons » * 



Valiu', of iion<((iisniiiable outfit i. 



Passages of master and crew ^ ^ 



Personal expenses of owner ... ^ 



Legal expenses ^ 



Probable catch, 1887—3,150, at 5 dol. 50 c ....... . 



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

 date of payment. 



Amount of 



claim as 

 put forward 

 by owner. 



$12,000.00 



2, 051. 50 



300. 00 



250. 00 



850. 00 



24, 750. 00 



40, 201. 50 



Evidence in support of claim. 



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

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DECLARATION OF .JAMES DOUGLAS WARREN. 



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



I, James Bouglas Wanen, of the city of Victoiia, in the Province of 

 British Columbia, of tlie 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 the United 

 States of America, the owner of the hereinafter-mentioned steam- 

 schooner "Dolphin," by power of attorney bearing date the 4th day of 

 November, A. d. 1880. 



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

 verily believe, a British subject by birth, and never liaving renounced 

 his allegiance to the Sovereign of Great Britain. 



3. That the said steam-schooner "Dolphin" is a British vessel, built 

 at Victoria aforesaid in A. d. 1883, and duly registered at the port of 

 Victoria aforesaid. By builder's measurement the "Dolphin" is 174 

 tons burden. She was substantially built, coppered to above light 

 water-line, and co])per-fastened when built, and had not up to the time 

 of her seizure hereinafter set out sustained any damage or strain 

 beyond ordinary wear and tear. Her steam-power consists of one large 

 steel boiler, put in during the winter of 1884-85, compound engines and 

 all the necessary fittings, including inside surface condenser, and also 

 steam fire-pumps and hose, and a double steam cargo winch. 



4. The said steam-schooner "Dolphin" was duly licensed as a pas- 

 senger-boat, and had all the appliances and conveniences required by 

 Canadian laws for such vessels. 



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

 steam- schooner "Dolphin" for the said Thomas II. Cooper. 



6. That on the 10th day of May, A. d. 18S7, having previously cleared 

 at the port of Victoria for that pur])ose, tlie said "Dolphin" sailed 

 from Victoria on and for a full season's hunting and fishing voyage in 

 the North Pacific Ocean and Behring Sea, and on and for said voyage 

 the crew of the " Doli)hin " consisted of myself as master, John Eeilly, 

 mate, and crew of thirty-one sailors and hunters. 



7. That on the 0th day of July, A. D. 1887, the "Dolphin" entered 

 the said Behring Sea through the Ainouglita Pass, commonly called 

 the " 172;id Pass," having then on board .'5!M) seals, taken while on the 

 voyage up through the North Pacific Ocean from Victoria aforesaid to 

 Amoughta I'ass aforesaid. 



