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arc of no service to ux, because the tisli are not there, heeausc our tishcrman have never 



used thorr.. pret'eirin';' to tish u])()ii our own coasts ; tlierc l)ciiiij, in tact, no occasion for 

 llieiii to leave theii' o.vi\ slioics aiul i.:o huiaiieds of milt • away (roiii home to tisli on the 

 Aineriean eoa^l. Tait if llir 1i-^h iiuil hern ahiniilaut in American coastal waters, and 

 liillithouscs had lieeii lliure to Lcuide our fishermen. a:i(l hariiours l!> preserve them from 

 -lii|nvieel<, or rtihiie tlieir jierils. do yon tlilnk these tiiiu','-' should r.ot l)c taken into con- 

 sideration in lixin:;' il.^' e.anpin.-.:itiun Tor the n-.e of thov ti^llor!e-. r Do you think they 

 would not have hern liie h.isif ot a ciaini aitainst us r Ceitainly tiiey would. 1 shall 

 show IroDi the written staleni-ntL' of United States otHcials what e>(iinati' was placed upon 

 liiliithouscs iiuniedialcly alter th' uivat storm, which is called the " American Storin," hy 

 reason of the \asl nuinher of Anunieaii vessels that wei • destroyed in the Gulf ol 

 St. I.awreiic, . and the vast nuniher ol' Amerie.m sciunen that funnd a watery <j;rave beneath 

 its wiives. I will r-iiow yon whiil wa< ihoii^'iit aliinil lhi> suhj.'t I nf li j,iitlion-e> at that 

 lime. And If you eai; then a,uree viith the view prcs<'nted by Mr. 'i'reseot, I have notlnui; 

 more to say , iiui 1 d:> not thini. ii is poj.tihlu tiial you can. In tlie otheiai correspon- 

 dence, which is in evidence, we have tliis letter audiessed by the then United States' 

 Consul, I think, at Pictou. to Sir Alexander Bannerman, at tliat linie the (Governor of 

 Prince l''dwartl Island. It is No. 2S in the olHcial eorrespondcuee (Appendix H.), put iu 

 as part of the evidence in support of llcr Majesty's ease, at the outset of these proceedinfp. 

 I may mei\tion here that a nnndier of the witnesses spoke of the slorni as having taken 

 place in Ik.")!. Tiiis letter hears date in lHiJ2, but as it referK to a jireaf storm, and I have 

 lieard of oidy t)ue sueh storm lia|ipeniiii; between \8')U and IMtiO, I should judi;e either 

 that this is a inispiint for Oetobir. Is.'")], nr that the storm actually took place 

 ni ]>r)'2. lijr no iwo ^lovni-. sueeeeiKd one another in 1^51 and 1><0'J. The letter is as 

 tbllows : — 



■ t-'oN.-ii LATK iiK Tin; iNirin MvrKs, 

 • .Su'. J'lorincc nf X<irii S-"liii. Ortolvi- M. 18.52. 



'■ .Siiicn iny ri'i mil Ir.iiM I 'iiiiiliiiW'liiu ii, wluire I had llie lumeiir of :ia iatcrvit'W witli ymir Excidlency, 

 my tiaii' luis 'cii:(;n .su i'musUiiiiIv enipioyi'il in llie (lischuri;!! nl' ntliiuul duties ootiiii'i't'il with tiio nisidts of 

 ihi' liili^ dis;wU'i>ii<u;di'. sdscverc'ly IrUDii tJn' iinrlli MiiJe of I'liuiMi Kilwaril Isfnid, tliat I liavis not found 

 linii' !o niake my iirkiioulcd'.'iiieats tn \nur iv\ii!ll('iii;y for tlio kind iind rmiilcous reception exlunJcd 

 tinical til!' ( Joveiniii; 111 ilou^i', nui to turiiisli you with iiiy views ieliiti\i' tu some iiii]]ri)Vfuicut.s 

 whicli iiiiu'lit In; luiidc liy your K\ii'llriirys tlovenniii'iil, tlicrrliy pn^vcininu' ;i -iiiuiliir ciiliistropho to 

 the Olio vvhi' h lius .-i' ImIcIv licridl.ii iiinay of my nunitrymen : mid i\t tlic s.iiin' time on hcliidf of the 

 trovernmciil of lliL' I 'iiitod . States, wliii'li I iiiivc llic iiouour le n'prt;.sent, to lliiiiik you most ft'eliu^ly 

 for tlie ].ii)m[iliM'!,ss mid euoru'v displ;iyeil by your Kxrelleii'y in issuiiii,' |ini: kniatioii-< wliorcliy the 

 pruu'rly ol tlio poor sliip-wri'i'kfd nmriai'i'-' slmuM he )irol(i led trom |iilliyi>. 



■ Tlic^c \ariiu;-: dulji'.-i ileV'iUin:: Upon iiic, I now ii.n;- the pliMsuiv ni' di^i'luii'^iiig, I'Ul only in a 

 Ijriei' .i!rI hnvried ni.inii"r. 



•■ T'lr ■■ir.'i.'; oi' ilir nri'iii. \ i-ii;'i i.'U III i'ii iv idciirr. Ill iinii .,'ii ;ii">i ■li.--asrrous in its eonsequonces, 

 «'ill yui u ~ull ill uiuiJi u'l!).!. 



•' In ihi' lir.s! pl.i.i-, ii iiiH all"iiiril ili iiuin;> of |..n..\v;ii'.: ihi' t'\irm and vahie of fisheries on your 

 'j.jast, till- iiuma. r ol vr^;-.'l>, iind men .•iiijif .y.'d. ,nid thr imiiwnse lieni'lit wliich would result to the 

 pciopli: \>ii!iiii your juri-idiction. us woU n-^ ilioso of tin; Initid Stiites, if iIk; li-ihermeii were allowed 

 iinioslruiiifd lili'-riy to li-h in any ]"ininn nf your vviiteis, and permitted to land for the purpose of 

 curing and paekin^'. 



■' I'Vom vomarks mmii; iiy v'" Kxeellciiey, I am s.ilislinl it is a suhjoul wliicli lias sciairi'd your 

 aii.-i. niuluiv rcllortioii and ■.oiisidfratioji, and that il would be a sijiiivf of pride and idcasun; to 

 vonr Kxiji'lk'ncy to 1 any into snc'i'ssful op-ralion a intasuri fiMULilit \vilii -.iiiiiikIi iiitiMTst !o both 

 ./.luiitrics. 



• Jud. Il iia> i'l-'-ii -,ili.-ia. loiil) pioMii. by til.' ir-iiiinaiy of laaiiy uf ibosi.' ,vlio escaped from a 

 ■■vuiery gra\i' in ;ln' fio' u >h s. tliil had llco' I-: I'li Ium^'oii liL;lil.s ii|ion llic twocxticiiie points of the <;oast, 

 ••xtcudiu'^' I di<ii'ici' 'il' |."j(t iiiilis. scinv,'i\ any live s \,iinld liave. Iicon lost, ami but a small amount of 

 priijir-rtv bii'ii -ai >iiii 'il. And I am r.riaiM. Iniin ili.' ..|iiiiiiiii r\|iiv.v,.i| liy vmir Ivxcellfiicy, that 

 the. attention i-i' ynn (^o-.i^niinc m will u- ,,j'l\ criil'il to ilir .-iibiii-l. aed dial but a brief period 

 will elapse bciore ibi' blcssini; of the li iidv' ii:ln-rini ii oi' .\l'w Knjjlaiid. and your own industrious 

 sons, will bo i.'ratcfnlly K turned for lids niiisl. philantliiopic cllort to pii'.-ca\> life ami ] property, and 

 for wliicii bciielit cvury vessel should eontritmto its sliaii; of liojii-duty. 



'■ .")id It has 'oeen ihc moans of fli'velopinir the capacilv of many of your liariiours, and exposing 

 the dauLrcis atteniliug fiieir entrance and tJ!" necessity of immediate steps bciii'j' taken to place Inioys 

 in such prominent position'; tliat the mariner wouhl in perlc' ; :-alcty tiee to them in case of necessity, 

 witli a kiiowle(|i,fe llial tlie.sc oi|i,l(.,i would enable him to be -lire ol sliclter and protection. 



From tlie ili'^iiv iiianiiested by your lv\eeileiie\ iirevioiis to jny leaving; ( 'liarlottelown. that I 

 Would freely eipov i.i;. views relative to the ivcui iiio.,i melancholy di.siister, and make such 

 ■uio.,'e.,iio;i,i a.- iiiiubi ia my opinion h.ive a lendeiicy lo pre\eiii. similar resul'.-, llierr; is no occasion for 

 inv offerin- an apology loi addre>sine yon at this time 



• I have, iVc. 

 "(Signed; IS. II. NOl.'TON. 



" Unit'\l Stales Consul /or Pktov, Dependem^. 

 ■ flis Kxedlen-y Sir A B.vNNKRMAK, 6ir., Sec." 



