APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. Fi 
August 2 at 6 a. M. stopped and took schooner ‘‘Onward.” Atnoon latitude 54° 30’, 
longitude 167° 18’. At 8.40 P.M. brought us to anchor in above-mentioned port; took 
all the boats from the schooner; put a watchman on board from the cutter. 
August 3. At 9 A. M. an officer from the cutter came on board and took the ship’s 
apers. 
P erat 4, An officer from the cutter returned one boat, and gave four of the crew 
liberty to go onshore from 8 A. M. to 8 P. M,, at the discretion of me, 
5 August 5. Nothing done to remark, 
August 6. Ditto. 
August 7. At 9 A.M.an officer from the cutter came on board; took some provi- 
sions “from the schooner. At3Pp.M. took ten men, and are eoing to be sent to San 
Francisco immediately with steamer “San Paule,” as leaves just 1 now. 
“‘San Diego” is seized and stripped here. 
IT have put in my protest. 
My latest news from the rest of Victoria schooners is ‘doing well.” I know not 
more just now, and remain, yours, &c. 
(Signed) H. GUITERMANN [?]. 
My protest is as follows 
“YT, H. Gutterman [?], master of British schooner ‘Thornton,’ do hereby declare 
that I do not know wherein I have violated the laws of the United States or other 
nations in taking seals beyond the usual limit of 3 leagues [? miles] from shore 
within Behring’s Sea, and I therefore enter this my solemn protest against the action 
of the United States authorities in seizing this the vessel under my command, 
together with the seal-skins composing cargo.” 
(Excuse haste.) H. G. 
[inclosure 5 in No. 3.] 
Captain J. Ogilvie to Mr. W. Munsie. 
OUNALASKA, August 6, 1886. 
DraR Sir: The United States steamer ‘‘ Corwin” boarded and took charge of the 
schooner in latitude 55° 50’ north, longitude 168° 53’ west. They took all the fire- 
arms from the schooner. I asked why they did so. They said for killing female 
seals and carrying fire-arms. They towed the ‘‘Thornton” and ‘*Onward” in at 
the same time. I have got 686 seal-skins on board, “Thornton” 404, “Onward” 
700. I have heard nothing of the “Pathfinder” in the Behring’s Sea ; she was seen 
off Sitka coming up. It was on the Ist August, at 6 P. M. , they took charge of the 
schooner. 
The American schooner ‘‘San Diego” is in here, they are taking all her skins and 
sails on shore; 500 skins. 
Your, &c. 
(Signed) JAMES OGILVIE. 
[Inclosure 6 in No. 3.] 
Mr. Boutwell to Mr. Phelps. 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Washington, April 19, 1872. 
Str: Your letter of the 25th ultimo was duly received, calling the attention of 
the Department to certain rumors circulating in San Francisco to the effect that 
expeditions are to start from Australia and the Hawaiian Islands to take fur-seals on 
their annual migration to the Islands of St. Paul and St. George, through the nar- 
row pass of Unmark. You recommend, to cut off the responsibility of evil resulting 
to the interest of the United States from these expeditions, that a Revenue cutter be 
sent to the region of Unmark Pass, by the 16th May next. <A very full conversation 
was had with | Captain Bayant upon this subject while he was at the Department, 
and he convinced it to be entirely impracticable to make such an expedition a pay- 
ing one, inasmuch as the seals go singly or in pairs, and not in droves, and cover a 
large region of water in their homeward travel to these islands, and he did not seem 
to fear that the seals would be driven from their accustomed resorts, even were such 
attempts made. 
In addition, I do not see that the United States would have the jurisdiction or 
power to drive off parties going up there for that purpose, unless they made such 
attempt within a marine league of the shore. 
As at present advised, I do not think it expedient to carry out your suggestion, 
but I will thank you to communicate to the Department any further facts or infor- 
mation you may be able to gather upon the subject. 
Iam, &c. 
(Signed) GEO. S. BOUTWELL, Secretary. 
