332 APPENDIX TO BRITISH CASE. 



6 It is, however evident that the establishment of well understood 

 limits, becomes of consequence to our peaceable relations with the 

 United States. 



7 The north side of Prince Edward Island swarms with fine 

 schooners under the United States flag, though I saw none fishing 

 within 3 miles. 



8 I visited Port Hood, in Cape Breton and communicated there 

 with the " Bermuda" schooner and two Provincial cruisers, and re- 

 turned to Halifax by Pictou on the 28th leaving the " Devastation " 

 and " Basilisk " in the Gulf with 2 tenders. 



I have etc etc etc 



(Signed) G. F. SEYMOUR 



Vice Admiral and Commander in Chief. 

 The SECRETARY OF THE ADMIRALTY 



P.S. I should acquaint you, that the master of the United States 

 schooner. " Golden Rule," 1 ' which had been detained for infraction of 

 the Convention by the " Telegraph " schooner, supplicated his release 

 from me on my arrival at Charlotte Town and I did not consider a 

 3d example essential for the present and on consideration of the mas- 

 ter having been put to great expense in the repairs of his vessel, last 

 year in the island and of his engagement not to repeat the offence, 

 which he asknowledged, I desired Lieutt. Chetwynd not to institute 

 legal proceedings and to release her. 



I inclose the masters petition, with Lieutt Chetwynds account of 

 her detention. 



G. F. S. 



No. 113. 1852, September 16: Letter from the Earl of Malmesbury 



to Mr. Crampton. 



No. 87. FOREIGN OFFICE, September 16th, 1852. 



SIR, I have received and laid before the Queen your despatch No. 



134 of the 23rd ultimo, in which you report the state of the 



Fisheries' Question, as it stood at that date, and the embar- 



197 rassment felt by the United States Government as to the mode 



in which that question should be further dealt with by them. 



In the present position of that question I have little to add to the 

 instructions which I have already addressed to you respecting it. I 

 have, however, specially to instruct you not to hold out in any shape 

 to the United States Government the slightest hope that by any act 

 of indulgence analogous to the relaxation granted by Lord Aberdeen 

 in respect to the Bay of Fundy Her Majesty's Government will be 

 disposed to admit United States' fishermen to fish within three miles 

 of any part of the coasts of the British Colonies in North America 

 which is not already opened to them by treaty. 



With respect to the question of the assumed right of American 

 fishermen to fish, under the provisions, or rather in spite of the pro- 

 visions, of the Fisheries Convention in 1818, on all the coasts of the 

 British North American Provinces, provided they do not approach 

 within three miles of the land, Her Majesty's Government are glad to 

 learn by your despatch that the views of the American Government 

 appear to have undergone some change on that point, if not with 



