98 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
No. 51. 
Sir L. West to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received September 1.) 
WASHINGTON, August 22, 1887. 
My Lorp: Since writing my preceding despatch I have received 
privately from Mr. Bayard copies of the Reports of Captain Shepard, 
alluded to therein, respecting the seizure of the British vessels “Anna 
Beck,” ““W. P. Sayward,” “ Dolphin,” and ‘“ Grace,” copies of which I 
have the honour to inclose to your Lordship herewith. 
The State Department is not in possession of any further information. 
I have, Sc. 
(Signed) L. S. SACKVILLE WEST. 
P. S.—I have communicated copies of Captain Shepard’s Reports to 
the Governor-General of Canada. 
Ty S. S. W. 
{Inclosure 1 in No. 51.] 
Mr. Fairchild to Mr. Bayard. 
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, August 19, 1887. 
Str: I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 13th 
instant, in which you refer to information received through the British Minister as 
to the recent seizures by United States cruizers of three British Columbian sealing- 
schooners in Behring’s Sea, and request such information as this Department pos- 
sesses or can obtain from its Agents relative to said seizures; and, in reply thereto, 
Tinclose herewith copies of the Reports of the Captain of the Revenue cutter ‘‘ Rush,” 
dated the 4th, 11th, and 18th ultimo, reporting the seizures of the British steam- 
schooner ‘‘Anna Beck” on the 2nd, the British steam-schooner ‘ W. P. Sayward” 
on the 9th, the britishsteam-schooner ‘‘ Dolphin” on the 12th, and the British steam- 
schooner ‘‘ Grace” on the 17th ultimo. 
Respectfully yours, 
(Signed) C. 8. FAIRCHILD, Secretary. 
[Inclosure 2 in No, 51.] 
Captain Shepard, U. S. R. M., to Mr. Fairchild. 
UNITED STATES REVENUE MARINE STEAMER ‘ RUSH,” 
Ounalaska, A, T., July 4, 1887. 
Sir: I have the honour to report to the Department the seizure on the 30th June of 
the schooner ‘‘Challenge” of Seattle, Washington Territory, H. B. Jones, master, 
and Albert Douglas, of Seattle, Washington Territory, President of the Douglas Fur 
Company, managing owner, for violation of section 1961, Revised Statutes,—the 
having skins of female fur-seal and skins of unborn seal on board, which latter the 
captain and mate admitted were taken from the female seal killed by themselves or 
the crew of the vessel. 
The “Challenge” when found was anchored at Akoutau Island, Alaska: I took 
her in tow of the ‘‘Rush,” and proceeded to Ounalaska and delivered her skins, 151 
in number, to the United States Deputy Marshal at this place, and have taken her 
arms and ammunition on board the ‘‘ Rush” for safe keeping. 
The crew, consisting of fifteen men all told, were shipped at Port Townsend, Wash- 
ington Territory, by H. Bash, United States Shipping Commissioner, and were’ 
found present, excepting Wm. Couratz, of Germany, seaman, whom Captain Jones’ 
reports was taken sick and sent ashore at Goose Island, British Columbia, and Hines, 
an Indian of British Columbia, was shipped in his stead at that place. 
On the 2nd July, in latitude 54° 58’ north and longitude 167° 26’ west, Cape Cheer- 
; ful, Ounalaska Island, bearing south-east } east, 66 miles, I boarded and exam- 
81 ined the British steam-schooner ‘‘ Anna Beck,” of Victoria, British Columbia, 
Louis Olsen, master, Joe Bosquit, of Victor.a, British Columbia, managing 
owner, on a sealing voyage, and having about 334 seal-skins on board, nineteen of 
