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in England, said that he supposed the three mile limit was to 

 protect the fish for Canadian fishermen, and that he could not 

 understand how fish admitted caught outside of the three mile 

 limit on the high seas were British property, and even if she had 

 drifted over the line while bailing in her fish, they were un- 

 doubtedly American property, and anyone molesting them would 

 be liable to an action. The next question is, what consists of a 

 headland? Gull Ledge is a slate ledge over which the sea breaks 

 in a gale of wind and it lies between where Captain 

 Knowlton said the vessel was and Barren Island. All 

 seamen claim it is no headland. There is a shoal be- 

 tween Gull Ledge and Barren Island called the Nightcap 

 shoal with over three feet of water on it all the time. 

 From the edge of Barren Island to where Captain Knowlton said 

 the vessel was is just three miles and one-fourth. There were 

 eighteen American fishing vessels with two hundred and seventy- 

 five men on board, present at the time, and they all said that the 

 seizure was a terrible outrage, and that the vessel should not have 

 been molested. One reason I send you this chart is, that people 

 say here that some years ago you used to go yachting a great 

 deal and would know all about courses and cross-bearings, and 

 as soon as you look at the chart you can see the courses and posi- 

 tion of the vessel. I hope you will be kind enough to look into 

 this case as this is a very serious question. 



Yours respectfully, 



Capt. Edward Morris. 



EXHIBIT 24. 



The British Ambassador to the Secretary oj- State. 



Washington, March 20, i8qq. 

 Sir, 



I referred Mr. Acting Secretary Moore's Despatch No. 1172 

 of September 2 last respecting the Schooner Frederick Gerring 

 Jr. to the Government of Canada. 



I have now the honor to transmit to you a copy of an ap- 



