196 The Frederick G erring, Jr. 



This shows that there was a false statement made somewhere. 

 If he the captain, was sure that the vessel was inside of the three 

 mile limit, why did he not let my captain do as he wished when he 

 said, "Let me take my men, my boat, your officers, my log or 

 yours, or both and measure the distance to Gull Ledge as I know 

 I am more than three miles away." I am tired of seeing those 

 false statements introduced as proof by the Canadian Government, 

 through the English Government, and I should think that a man 

 holding such a position as the Hon. Mr. Lansdowne does would 

 look to the truth of such statements before signing them. 



Lloping that our Government will not listen to any such false 

 statements, I remain. 



Yours truly, 



Edward Morris, 

 W. M. 



EXHIBIT 28. 



Affidavit of Edivard Morris. 



In re Claim of Edward Morris, 

 Owner of Schooner Frederick Gerrinq, Jr. 



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ,?.y.; 



I, Edward Morris, of Gloucester, in the County of Essex, in 

 said Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on oath depose and say 

 that I was the sole owner of the American fishing schooner Fred- 

 erick Gerring, Jr., of the port of Gloucester aforesaid, her tackle, 

 apparel, furniture and appurtenances and of the nets, boats, stores 

 and all other effects on board said vessel at the time of her 

 wrongful seizure by the Canadian Cruiser Aberdeen, Captain 

 Knowlton, Commander, on the twenty-fifth day of May in the 

 year eighteen hundred ninety-six off Liscombe on the southern 

 coast of Nova Scotia, and at the time of the subsequent wrongful 



