TESTIMONY. 



A.-RELATING TO CLAIMS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS 

 AGAINST THE UNITED STATES. 



Deposition of Capt. C. A. Abbey, United States Revenue Marine. 



United States of America, 



State, County, and City of New York, ss: 



C. A. Abbey, being duly sworn, deposes and says : 



I was in the year 1886 a captain in the revenue service of the United 

 States, and in the month of August of the same year 

 was in command of the United States revenue steamer official position. 

 Corwin, and while acting in that capacity, on or about 

 the first day of August in said year, seized the schooner 

 Carolena, a vessel sailing under the British flag, for J^ 2ure of Caro ' 

 unlawfully taking fur-seals in the waters of Bering Sea. 



And I do further depose and say that no money was taken from said 

 schooner nor from any of her officers or crew by myself, 

 and none was so taken to my knowledge or information No money taken. 

 by any of my officers or by my command or authority. 



C. A. Abbey. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me, as witness my hand and official 

 seal this 13th day of December, A. D. 1892. 

 [seal.] Arthur M. Wiener, 



Notary Public, New York Comity, N. Y. 



Deposition of W. BZ. C. Foicler, marine secretary of California Insur- 

 ance Company. 



State of California, 



City and County of San Francisco, ss: 

 W. H. 0. Fowler, being duly sworn, deposes and says: 

 I am forty-two years of age, and reside in San Francisco, California, 

 and am a citizen of the United States. My occupation 

 is that of insurance. I was marine secretary of the 0ccu P atlon - 

 California Insurance Company, of San Francisco, from 1881 to 1886, 

 and was secretary of said company from 1886 until August, 1892, at 

 which time I resigned. I am thoroughly conversant with marine in- 

 surance. The company to which I belonged carried insurance upon 

 sealing vessels. The rate of insurance on a vessel de- 

 pends upon its age, condition, and latitude allowed. Insurance rate - 

 The usual rate on sealing vessels at present is seveu per cent; in 1886 



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