CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING THE BEHRING SEA 
SEAL FISHERIES: 1886-90. 
No. 1. 
Colonial Office to Foreign Office.—(Received September 1.) 
DOWNING STREET, September 1, 1886. 
Sir: I am directed by the Secretary of State for the Colonies to 
transmit to you, to be laid before the Karl of Iddesleigh, a copy of a 
letter from the Admiralty, with its inclosure, respecting the alleged 
seizure of three British Columbian seal schooners by the United States 
Revenue cruizer * Corwin.” 
I am to suggest, for the consideration of Lord Iddesleigh, that the 
matter should be brought before the United States Government, with 
the view of obtaining further information on the subject. 
Iam, Xe. 
(Signed) KR. H. MEADE. 
[Inclosure 1 in No. 1.] 
Admiralty to Colonial Office. 
ADMIRALTY, August 26, 1886. 
Sir: Iam commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit 
herewith, for the perusal of the Secretary of State, a telegram which has been 
received from the Commander-in-chief on the Pacifie Station, dated at Victoria, 24th 
instant, respecting the seizure of three British Columbian seal schooners by the 
United States Revenue cruizer ‘‘Corwin.” 
Iam, &c. , 
(Signed) k. D. Awpry. 
[{Inclosure 2 in No. 1.—Telegraphic.] 
Rear-Admiral Sir M. Culme-Seymour to Admiralty. 
VicTORIA, August 24, 1886. 
Three British Columbian seal schooners seized [by] United States Revenue cruizer 
Corwin,” Behring’s Straits, seaward 70 miles from off the land [ ? in the execution 
of ] killing female ‘seals, and. using fire-arms to do it, which they have done for three 
years without interference, although i in company with ‘Corwin,’ 17 
Pe! ya 
