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SEAL LIFE ON THE PBIBILOF ISLANDS 



here in court in his proper person, in the name an<l on behalf of said United States, 

 against the schooner Thornton, her tackle, apparel, boats, cargo, and furniture, and 

 against all persons intervening for their interest therein, in a cause of forfeiture, 

 alleges and informs as follows: 



That Charles A. Abbey, an officer in the Revenue-Marine Service of the United 

 States, and on special duty in the waters of the District of Alaska, heretofore, to 

 wit, on the 1st day of August, 188B, within the limits of Alaska Territory, and in the 

 waters thereof, and within the civil and judicial District of Alaska, to wit, within 

 the waters of that portion of Bering Sea belonging to the said district, on waters 

 navigable from the sea by vessels of 10 or more tons burden, sei/ed the ship or vessel 

 commonly called a schooner, the Thornton, her tackle, apparel, boats, cargo, and 

 furniture, being the property of some person or persons to the said attorney unknown, 

 as forfeited to the United States, for the following causes: 



That the said vessel or schooner was found engaged in killing fur seal within the 

 limits of Alaska Territor} r , and in the waters thereof, in violation of section 195H of 

 the Ke vised Statutes of the United States. 



And the said attorney saith that all and singular the premises are and were true, 

 and within the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of this court, and that by reason 

 thereof and by force of the statutes of the United States in such cases made and 

 provided, the aforementioned and described schooner or vessel, being a vessel of 

 over 20 tons burden, her tackle and apparel, boats, cargo, and furniture, became 

 forfeited to the use of the said United States, and that said schooner is now within 

 the district aforesaid. 



Wherefore the said attorney prays the usual process and monition of this honor- 

 able court issue in this behalf, and that all persons interested in the before-mentioned 

 and described schooner or vessel may be cited in general and special to answer the 

 premises, and all due proceedings being had, that the said schooner or vessel, her 

 tackle, apparel, boats, cargo, and furniture may, for the cause aforesaid, and others 

 appearing, be condemned by the definite sentence and decree of this honorable 

 court, as forfeited to the use of the said United States, according to the form of the 

 statute of the said United States in such cases made and provided. 



M. I). BALL, 

 United Slates District Attorney for the District of Alaska. 



ANNEX C. 



The following table shows the names of the British sealing vessels sei/ed or warned 

 by the United States revenue cruisers, 1886-1890, and the approximate distance from 

 land when seized. The distances assigned in the cases of the Carolena, Thornton, and 

 Onward are on the authority of the United States Naval Commander Abbey (see 

 Senate Ex. Doc. No. 106, pp. '20, 30, 40, Fiftieth Congress, second session). The dis- 

 tances assigned in the cases of the Anna Beck, W. P. Sai/ward, Dolphin, and Grace are 

 on the authority of Captain Shepard, United States Revenue Marine (Blue Book, 

 United States, No. 2, 1890, pp. 80-82. See Appendix, Vol. III). 



