198 CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



lo.unl iind otlipr expenses inci<leTitaI to, and arisinjj ont of, sncli seizure, 

 and the preparation and siibniission of this (;laitn tlierefor and interest 

 thereon, at the rate of 7 per cent, per annnni until paid. 



7. Hereto annexed marlced (A), is a statement in detail of such claim 

 for damages. 



And I, Morris Moss, make this solemn declaration con scientiou sly- 

 believing- the same to be true, and by virtue of "Tlie Act respecting- 

 Voluntary and Extrajudicial Oaths." 



(Signed) Mokrts Moss. 



Declared by the said Morris Moss at the {;ity of Victoria, the lUth 

 day of iSTovember, A, d. 1889. 

 Before me, (Signed) A. L. B]<;lyea, 



Notary Public by Royal Authority in and 



for the Province of British Columbia. 



Statement of claimlhii owner of schooner " Lili/" against the dorernment of the United 

 States of America for seizure in Jiehrin;/ Sea on the (Jth August, A. J). 1SS9. 



333 seal-skins (seized). 

 1,767 seal-skins, balance of estimated catch l)y "Lilv"for full season of 

 1889 in Beliriu-r Sea. 



2, 100 sealskins, at 8 dollars $16, 800 



24 Indian spears, at 4 dollars 96 



2 sacks salt, at 2 dol. 50 c 5 



Cost of obtaining- new ship's papers 25 



Legal and other expenses arising out of, and incidental to, such seizure 250 



Total 17,176 



And interest thereon at 7 per cent, per annum until paid. 



(Signed) Morris Moss. 



This is the statement of claim referred to as marked (A) in the 

 declaration of Morris Moss, made before me the 19th November, 1889. 

 (Signed) A, L. Belyea, Notary Public. 



52 In the matter of the seizure of the sealing schooner "Lily" by 

 the United States revenue cutter " Bichard Bush," on the 6th 

 day of August, a. d. 1889. 



I, John Beilly, of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, master 

 mariner, do solemnly and sincerely declare that — 



1. I am a master mariner, and was at the time of the occurrences 

 hereinafter mentioned, and still am master of the schooner " Lily," of 

 the i)ort of Victoria, British Columbia. 



2. On the (Jth day of August, A. D. 1889, whilst I was on bonrd and 

 in command of the said schooner "Lily," and sin; being then on a seal- 

 ing exix'dition, and being in latitude H^o ^W north, and longitude 

 10(5° 15' west, and at a distance of about (iO miles from the nearest 

 land, the United States revenue cutter "Bichard Eusli" overhauled 

 the said schooner. 



3. 1 was first boarded by the First Lieutenant, who was armed, and 

 who asked me how nuiny skins I had on board. I replied that he 

 should find ont himseli", and said that if he wanted to see the schooner's 

 papeis I wimld show them to him and would render him assistance 

 should he want to search the schooner for contraband goods, but 1 

 would not acknoAvledge his right to seize me ibr sealing on the high 

 seas. 



