106 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



EXHIBIT 7. 



The American Ambassador to the Secretary of State. 



No. 873. Embassy of the United States, 



London, February 26 iS^y. 

 Sir: 



Referring to your Instruction No. 1304 of October 14th, 1896, 

 in relation to the seizure by the Canadian Authorities of the United 

 States fishing schooner Frederick Gerring, on a charge of fishing 

 within the territorial waters of the Canadian Dominion, I have the 

 honor to enclose herewith a copy of my note to Lord Salisbury on 

 the subject, together with his Lordship's reply thereto of the 20th 

 instant, in which it is stated that a despatch has been received from 

 the Governor-General of Canada reporting that no action can be 

 taken in the matter by the Dominion Government pending the 

 judgment of the Supreme Court, to which the owner of the vessel 

 has appealed, and that the case has already been argued before the 

 Supreme Court, and that it is probable that the decision will be 

 given in the course of this month. 



I have the honor to be, 



Sir, 

 Your obedient servant, 



T. F. Bayard. 



Enclosures. 



1/873 Copy — Mr. Bayard to Lord Salisbury — Nov. 6/96. 

 2/873 " Lord Salisbury to Mr. Bayard— Feb. 20/97. 



The Honorable 



Richard Olney, 



Secretary of State. 



[Enclosure No. 1/873.] 



The American Ambassador to Lord Salisbury. 



Embassy of the United States, 



London, November 6th, i8p6. 

 My Lord : 



Under instructions just received from the Secretary of State 

 of the United States, I have the honor to present, for your Lord- 



