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(2) Willie McOoican, of Shelburne, N. S., seized by the Zabialca July 18,' about 

 18 miles ' southwest of Palata, Copper Island. 



(3) Kosiv Olscri, of Victoria, IJ. C, seized by Mr. Grebnitski, July 2G, in .^5° 23' 

 north latitude and 165° 27' east longitude, or about 10 miles northwest of Zapadni 

 Mys, Bering Island. 



(4) Ariel, of Victoria, H. C, seized by the Zabialca, on July 28, apparently about 

 10 miles southwest of the Copper Island rookeries.' 



(5) Vancoiirer Belle, of Vancouver, seized by the Zabiaha, on August 12, about 

 17 miles south of the southern extremity of Copper Island. 



(6) Marie, of Maitland, N. S., seized by Mr. Grebnitski, August 21, in .54° 3(i' 

 north latitude and 108° 24' east longitude, or about 9* miles northeast from the south 

 end of Copper Island, the nearest land. 



(7) Carmolite, of Vancouver, seized by the Vitiaz (with Admiral S. O. Alakarof 

 on board), August 29, in 54° 29' north latitude and 168° 2' east longitude, about 6 

 miles" southeast of the isthmus (Peresheyek) of Copper Island. 



In addition, (1) one boat and crew belonging to the schooner Marvin were seized by 

 the natives on one of the Copper Island rookeries for killing seals. (2) Three boats 

 and crews having clubbed seals on the rookeries were captured by the Zabialca ou 

 July 21, 9 miles from the southern extremity of Copper Island; they belonged to the 

 schooner Sayirard. (3) Two boats and 6 sailors from the Annie C. Moore were caught 

 on one of the rookeries by the natives. 



The uumber of skins taken from the British schooners was as foUows : 



The confiscated §kins were sold by auction, part in Petropaulski, part in Ijondon. 



The prize moneys from the sale of the schooners aud outfits were distributed 

 among tlie captors. 



It will be seen that all of the British schooners were captured outside of the 3-mile 

 limit, and diplomatic remonstrances and claims for damages were at once made by 

 Great Britain. The Russian (lovernment appointed a special commission to inves- 

 tigate the seizures, and found that the Marie, Kosie Olsen, Carmolite, and Tancourer 

 Belle were properly seized, as their boats had been sealing in territorial waters, while 



' By some mistake the date is ftiven as June 6 in the report of the Russian commission as rendered 

 in the 26 Ann. Hep. Canad. Dept. Fish., p. cLix. .liily 6, old style, is probably intended. 



-In the same rcjiorf tlio distance iVom the coast is siven as -!1 miles, althoii<;li the position is said 

 to have been 51 21' north latitude aud 167" 43' east longitude, which is a tritle more than 18 miles 

 from the nearest i>oiiit of fojiper Island. 



^'I'liD jiosilious and distanw-s in the report quoted above are so contradictory that it is hard to 

 tell which i.s meant to be correct. Thus, in the present case, it is stated (p. CLix) that "The schooner 

 Arid was seized by the cruiser Zahiaka on the IGth July [old style] at S.30 a. ui., in 54^ HI' north 

 latitude and 167'= 40' east longitude. At the time of the seizure slie was making away from the coast 

 under easy sail, and was 21 miles from Copper Island." Of course both statements can not be correct. 



^ Seven in the report above referred to. 



^ Eight miles according to the above report. 



