190 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
Damages claimed by William Petit, Master of the Steam-vessel ‘‘ Grace,” for illegal arrest 
and detention on board the United States Steam-ship ‘ Rush,” and at Sitka, from July 
17 to September 10, 1887. 
British COLUMBIA, to wit. 
I, William Petit, of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia, master mariner, 
ue master of the steam-vessel ‘‘Grace,” solemnly and sincerely declare as follows: 
That I was the master of the steam-vessel ‘‘Grace” on the 17th day of July, 
1887; the said vessel was at that date in the Behring’s Sea, engaged in seal-fishing. 
That on the said 17th day of July the said steam-vessel “Grace” was seized by 
the United States steam-ship “Rush,” and I was made a prisoner and taken on board 
the said steam-ship ‘‘ Rush” with the papers of the said steam-vessel ““Grace.” 
3. That I was again sent back to my said steam-vessel ‘ Grace,” and an officer and 
two men from the said steam-ship ‘‘ Rush” were placed in charge of her; and the 
said steam-vessel “Grace” was taken in tow by the said steam-ship “Rush, ” and 
brought into Ounalaska, which place at the time of seizure was 93 miles distant. 
4, From Ounalaska aforesaid I was taken down to Sitka in my said steam-vessel 
“‘Grace,” in charge of a Deputy United States Marshal; and when I arrived at Sitka, 
on the Ist day of August, 1887, I was handed over to the custody of the United States 
Marshal. 
5. That I remained in the custody of the said United States Marshal at Sitka until 
the 17th day of August, when I was arraigned before the District Court, and was 
remanded on my own bailof 500 dollars until the 21st day of August; and I appeared 
before the said Court on the said 21st day of August, and thence on from day to day 
until the 10th day of September, 1887, when Judge Dawson, the Judge of the said 
District Court, discharged me, stating he had instr uctions from Washington to release 
all parties connected with the seized sealers. 
6. And for the said illegal arrest and detention I claim as damages tle sum of 2, 000 
dollars. 
7. And I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be 
true, and by virtue of ‘‘The Oaths Ordinance, 1869.” 
(Signed) WILLIAM PETIT. 
Declared before me, at Victoria, this 2nd day of November, 1887, in pursuance of 
“The Oaths Ordinance, 1869.” 
(Signed) Cuas. E. Poo.ey, 
Notary Public, Victoria, British Columbia. 
172. Damages claimed by Charles August Lundberg, Chief Mate of the British Schooner 
“Ada,” for illegal arrest and detention by the United States Revenue Cutter ‘‘ Bear,” 
and by the United States Marshal at Sitka, from August 25 to October 4, 1887. 
BRITISH COLUMBIA, to wit. 
I, Charles August Lundberg, of Victoria, British Columbia, do solemnly and sin- 
gered declare: 
That I sailed from the city of Victoria, as chief mate of the British schooner 
fea: ” on the 17th day of June, 1887, on a sealing voyage to the Behring’s Sea. 
2, That on the 25th day of August, 1887, in the Behring’ s Sea, and while engaged 
in the lawful business of the said yoyage, the schooner ‘“‘Ada” was seized and taken 
possession of by the United States revenue-cutter ‘‘Bear.” The officers of the said 
cutter placed a crew on board of the said schooner, and towed her to Ounalaska. 
3. At Ounalaska our cargo of seal-skins was taken out of the said schooner against 
the protest of the captain, ‘and before our havi ing a hearing before any legal Tribunal. 
I was then forced to go on the seized schooner, in charve ‘of a United States Deputy- 
Marshal, to Sitka, for trial, arriving at Sitka on the 5th day of September, i887. 
4. Upon arrival at Sitka the schooner was handed over to the United States Mar- 
shal, and I was kept on board the vessel until the 9th day of the same month, when 
I was released. 
5. Iwas without means or provisions, and nothing was done towards enabling me 
to return to my home until the 25th September, 1887, when I was sent on board the 
United States revenue-cutter “Rush,” and taken to Victoria, where I arrived on the 
4th day of October, 1887. 
6. For my damages, by reason of my illegal arrest and detention as aforesaid, I 
claim the sum of 2,000 dollars. 
And I make this solemn declaration, conscientiously believing the same to be true, 
and by virtue of ‘‘The Oaths Ordinance, 1869.” 
(Signed) C. A. LUNDBERG. 
Declared at Victoria, British Columbia, this 9th day of November, a. b. 1887, 
before me, (Signed) THORNTON FELL, 
Notary Public, Victoria, British Columbia. 
