154 The Frederick Gerring, Jr. 



by a majority of one, the judgment of the Admiralty Court of 

 Nova Scotia, in the case of the American fishing schooner Fred- 

 erick Gerring, the Canadian Government has, on the recommenda- 

 tion of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, decided that the 

 schooner should be released, and given back to her owners on 

 payment by them of all the costs incurred, both in the Admiralty 

 Court of Appeal, as well as of all charges for custody or other- 

 wise in connection with the seizure, and also on payment of a 

 nominal fine for infraction of the law. 



I have, in accordance with your instruction aforesaid, ex- 

 pressed to the Foreign Office the gratification afforded to you by 

 this decision of the Canadian Government. 

 I have the honour to be, 



Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



John Hay. 

 The Honorable 



John Sherman, 



Secretary of State. 



Enclosure. 

 1/100 Lord Salisbury to Mr. Hay, Aug. 12, 1897. 



[Enclosure.^ 

 Lord Salisbury to the American Ambassador. 



1/100. 



Foreign Office, August 12 i8^y. 

 Your Excellency: 



On the 28th of May last you did me the honour to address to 

 me a note requesting that the penalty incurred by the American 

 fishing schooner Frederick Gerring, for contravention of the 

 Convention of 1818, between Great Britain and the United States, 

 might be remitted. I have now received from the Secretary of 

 State for the Colonies a copy of a despatch on the subject from the 

 Governor General of Canada, with the substance of which I have 

 the honor to acquaint Your Excellency. 



