PERIOD FROM 1818 TO 1836. 81 



occurred in the Bay of Fundy outside of the three miles limit from 

 shore, but it is obvious that in the circumstances these seizures have 

 no bearing upon the question of the rights of American fishermen 

 to fish in the waters where the seizures were made.** 



Three other seizures were made by the Dotterell during that season : 

 The Seajiower was seized on September 29th at anchor in Kent's 

 Island Harbor, Grand Menan, charged with being within three miles 

 of the shore without justification. It was asserted on behalf of the 

 vessel that she had gone in there for the purpose of shelter and re- 

 pairs of which she was in need, but this was denied by the British 

 officers making the seizure.'' 



The Rover and the Escajye were seized in the latter part of October, 

 charged with fishing within three miles of the shore of Grand Menan. 

 The distance of these vessels from the shore at the time of the seizure 

 seems to have been a matter of dispute, the Americans claiming that 

 they were more than three miles from the shore, but in any event 

 the seizures were made under the orders above referred to, which 

 authorized seizures only within three miles from the shore.*^ 



These later seizures were not made the subject of diplomatic cor- 

 respondence, for meanwhile Mr. Addington had written to Mr. Adams, 

 on October 5, 1824, demanding reparation "for the act of violence 

 perpetrated on persons bearing His Majesty's commissions" during 

 the rescue of the Reindeer and the Ruby. He wrote: "whether 

 the vessels were legally detained or not, such an act of violence 

 will bear no justification. If individuals are permitted to expound 

 the stipulations and treaties for themselves, with arms in their 

 hands, the preservation of harmony and good understanding be- 

 tween nations can no longer be hoped for."'^ No response was made 

 to this note, and the correspondence on this subject was not carried 

 further. 



No further seizures appear to have been made until the year 1838, 

 when different conditions prevailed which require separate consid- 

 eration. 



a Appendix, pp. 350, 351, 362, 369-371. c Appendix, pp. 361, 377. 



i> Appendix, p. 360. d Appendix, p. 349. 



