100 APPENDIX TO CASE OF ‘GREAT BRITAIN. 
boat. Seized the vessel for violation of section 1956, Revised Statutes, and trans- 
ferred her arms and ammunition on board the ‘‘ Rush,” viz., 4 breech-loading rifles, 
26 breech-loading shot guns, 10 muzzle-loading shot guns, 1 bomb gun, 4 revolvers, 
3,404 rounds ammunition for breech-loading rifles, 250 rounds ammunition for shot 
guns, 4 kegs powder, 50 lbs. shot and other small ammunition. Seized the 4 breech- 
loading rifles and ammunition for same for violation of section 1955, Revised Stat- 
utes, and section 4, Executive Order No. 53, dated the 4th May, 1887. I placed 
Lieutenant Dunwoody in charge, with instructions to take her into Ounalaska, 
where she arrived the following day. The crew consisted of seven white men and 
twenty-six Indians from British Columbia. 
On the 17th July, in the Behring’s Sea, latitude 55° 3/ north, longitude 168° 40/ west, 
Cape Cheerful, Ounalaska Island, bearing south-east 4 east, 96 miles distant, I boarded 
and examined the British steam-schooner ‘‘ Grace,” 76,5; tons register, of Victoria, 
British Columbia, William Petit, master, and J. D. Warren, of Victoria, British 
Columbia, managing owner, and found her to be on a sealing voyage; had been ten 
days in the Behring’s Sea, and had 769 seal-skins on board. When boarded she had 
twelve canoes and one boat out hunting seal. Saw one seal shot and taken into the 
boat while we were near her. Counted twelve seals taken on board the schooner from 
one canoe, and all the canoes contained more or less seals recently killed. The cap- 
tain reported taking ninety seals during the day and 150 the day previous. Seized 
the vessel for violation of section 1956, Revised Statutes, and two breech-loading 
rifles and ammunition for same; for violation of section 1955, Revised Statutes, and 
section 4, Executive Order No. 53, dated the 4th May, 1887. 
Her crew consisted of 6 white men, 24 Indians, and 1 Chinaman. Placed Lieuten- 
ant Benham in charge, and after waiting seven hours for her canoes to return—some 
of which had been a long distance from the vessel—took her in tow and proceeded to 
Ounalaska, arriving at 9.30 A.M. I have delivered the seal-skins from these vessels 
to the United States Deputy Marshal at this place, and will send the vessels in 
charge of men from this vessel duly qualified as United States Deputy Marshals to 
Sitka, to be delivered to the United States Marshal for the district of Alaska. 
By request of Captain J. D. Warren, of the ‘‘ Dolphin,” managing owner of the 
schooner ‘‘ Anna Beck” (seized the 2nd July, as previously reported), I will send her 
to Sitka in like manner. 
Also on the 16th July, in the Bebring’s Sea, in latitude 55° 46’ north, longitude 
170° 38’ west, Delnoi Point, St. George’s Island, bearing north 30° east, 68 miles dis- 
tant, I boarded and examined the schooner ‘ Lily L.,” 63,43; tons register, of San 
Francisco, California, J. W. Todd, master, and C. D. Ladd, of San Francisco, man- 
aging owner, and found her to be on a sealing voyage. Had three boats out at the 
time, one of which on returning to the vessel contained two seal recently killed. 
Captain Todd and Mr. Ladd, representing the owner, admitted they came into these 
waters for the purpose, and had taken seal in the Behring’s Sea, and claimed a right 
to do so anywhere outside the 9-mile limit from the shore. 
I seized the vessel for violation of section 1956, Revised Statutes. There being 
only two commissioned officers on board this vessel, I placed Boatswain Winslow on 
board the schooner to represent the United States, and instructed her captain to 
take her into Ounalaska, which he agreed to do, there being too much sea running 
at the time to undertake to tow her to that place. 
* On her arrival I will make further report to the Department. 
Iam, &c. (Signed) L. G. SHEPARD. 
No. 52. 
Admiralty to Foreign Office.—( Received September 7.) 
ADMIRALTY, September 5, 1887. 
Sir: I am commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty 
to transmit to you herewith, for the perusal of the Marquis of Salisbury, 
the accompanying copy of a letter of the 9th August from Rear- 
83 Admiral Sir M. Culme-Seymour, with its inclosures, respecting 
the seizure of the British Columbian sealing-schooners ‘Anna 
Beck” and “ W. P. Sayward,” by an American Revenue steamer in the 
Behring’s Sea. 
I am to request that these documents may be forwarded to the Colo- 
nial Office, with a request that they may eventually be returned to this 
Department. 
lam, &c. (Signed) R. D. AWDRY. 
