176 COBRESPONDENCE, ETC., 



" If on any occasion you discover attempts making to deprive any 

 of our citizens of their just rights, you will respectfully, but firmly, 

 remonstrate; and, if persisted in, you will take such steps as in your 

 judgment will be best calculated to check and prevent such inter- 

 ference ; never resorting to violence except as a matter of self-defence 

 and security." 



Wishing you a pleasant cruise, I am, very respectfully, your obedi- 

 ent servant, 



WM. B. SHTJBRICK, 

 Commanding Eastern Squadron. 

 Commander WHITTLE, 



U. S. Ship Decatur, Eastern Squadron. 



Commodore Shubrick to the Secretary of the Navy, 



No. 10.] U. S. STEAMER PRINCETON, 



Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 5, 1853. 



SIR: The Cunard steamer from Liverpool being due here this 

 evening, I avail myself of the expected opportunity to report my 

 arrival in this harbor, at 8 p. m., after having groped my way through 

 rain and fog from Eastport, which place I left on Tuesday morn- 

 ing last. 



After the exchange of due civilities with Vice Admiral Seymour, 

 I shall have the honor to communicate further with the department. 

 I am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 



W. B. SHUBRICK, 

 Commanding Eastern Squadron. 

 Hon. J. C. DOBBIN, 



Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. 



Commodore Shubrick to the Secretary of the Navy. 



No. 11.] U. S. STEAMER PRINCETON, 



Halifax, Nova Scotia, August 7, 1853. 



SIR : In my despatch No. 10, of the 5th instant, I informed the de- 

 partment of my arrival in this port at 8 o'clock p. m. of the 4th. 



All the day of the 5th was taken up in exchanging salutes with the 

 civil, military, and naval authorities, and in visits of mere ceremony. 



On the 6th I had an interview with Sir George Seymour, at his 

 residence on the shore ; of which I have the honor to make the follow- 

 ing report : 



I stated to the Admiral that I was instructed to seek an interview 

 with him, and to express the great desire of the President that a cor- 

 dial understanding should exist between the officers charged with the 

 interests of the two governments ; that I had been instructed to direct 

 the officers of the United States squadron to be particular in warning 

 the citizens of the United States engaged in the business of fishing to 

 scrupulously avoid any violation of the stipulations of the convention 

 of 1818, or of their duty as citizens ; that the President could not take 



