156 ORAL ARGUMENT OF HON. EDWARD J. PHELPS. 



Mr. Phelps. — On both sides. Four in JMr. Blaine's list, and seven 

 in the British list. All bntoueof them give a separate name to Behring 

 Sea. It was called at this early date as you know, the Sea of Kam- 

 schatka or "Bassiu du Nord" — to some extent the "Beaver Sea." All 

 those eleven maps but one give a separate designation to this sea, and 

 the question is what a Knssian, in making an agreement of that sort, 

 commonly understood? The map that fails to give it is a map by Lisi- 

 anky, which illustrates his book of travels. It is not a geographical 

 map or chart — it is a map annexed to a book illustrating his travels; 

 he did not go into the Behring Sea, and the consequence is in his map 

 no special designation is given to Behring Sea. It is left without a 

 name, but in all the others every one of them — and some of them quite 

 authoritative, you find a separate name given. 



Mr. Justice Harlan. — Mr. Phelps, I would like to ask you there, do 

 you know what some of those Eussiau words on the map of 1802 mean? 

 Perhaps Sir Charles Eussell may be able to say? I see on that map of 

 1802, there are certain words marked on what we call Behring Sea in 

 Russian; and below that, certain other words. Do you know what 

 those Russian words mean? 



Sir Charles Russell. — "Beaver Sea", I believe it is called. 



Mr. Justice Harlan. — What is the English of the Russian words 

 below the Aleutian islands in large letters? 



Mr. Phelps. — "Southern Sea, or still Sea", I think. Sir. 



Sir Charles Russell. — There is apparently an alternative reading. 

 The reading of the words to theright is " Pacilic Seaor Pacific Ocean"; 

 The words to the left I do not exactly know the meaning of. You will 

 find the explanation Judge, of this particular map, on page 95 of the 

 1st volume of the Appendix to the British Counter Case. It fs the map 

 of 1802, and apparently the words below are " Southern Ocean or Still 

 Sea". 



Mr. Phelps. — Yes, that is what they mean. 



Sir Charles Russell. — That is No. 24 on that page. You will find 

 the exijlanation of all of them. Thereis also the name " Kamschatkha 

 Sea" running parallel to Kamschatka. It is marked on the same plan. 



Mr. Phelps. — Now as to these maps — if you will indulge me Sir with 

 another word before luncheon, I shall be able to dismiss them. I have 

 said that ten of these maps gave a separate designation -to Behiing 

 Sea. This map has the importance of being in the first place the 

 Official map of the Russian Government, published by its Quarter Mas- 

 ter (jeueral's Department. The others are the work of private Geogra- 

 phers. This is the Official map. In the next place the case shows that 

 this map was actually used in this uegociation because a copy of it 

 with manuscript notes of his own is sent by Sir Charles Bagot in his 

 Despatch to his Government on the 17th November 1821; so that it is 

 not only official but it was actually used at St. Petersburg between the 

 British Minister and the British Government and transmitted by 

 the representative of the British Government to his own country. 



Now I ask if you have to give a meaning on the part of Russia to 

 this term " commonly called the Pacific Ocean " are you going to give 

 the meaning that is opposed to ten maps, out of eleven, opposed to the 

 official map of the Government, opposed to the map that was used in 

 the negotiation? 



I shall now, Sir, with your permission consider some other maps in 

 the case. 



[The Tribunal here adjourned for a short time.] 



