304 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
274 Lord Knutsford feels assured that the subject will receive the 
careful and early consideration of Lord Salisbury. 
Iam, &e. 
(Signed) Rh. H. MEADE. 
(Inclosure in No. 202.— Extract.] 
The High Commissioner for Canada to Lord Knutsford. 
9, VICTORIA CHAMBERS, Westminster, August 2, 1889. 
Referring to the interview with which I was favoured by Lord Salisbury, yourself, 
and Sir Julian Pauncefote yesterday, I beg to inclose cuttings from the London 
““New York Herald,” * and ‘‘Daily News” t of to-day, which seem to leave no doubt 
that the seizure of the British schooner the ‘Black Diamond” took placein the open 
waters of Behring’s Sea, and is therefore in direct violation of the engagement made 
by the United States that no more seizures of British vessels should take place pend- 
ing a settlement of the present controversy. 
No. 203. 
Foreign Office to Colonial Office. 
FOREIGN OFFICE, August 5, 1889. 
Sir: I have laid before the Marquis of Salisbury your letter of the 
ord instant, with its inclosures, addressed to Her Majesty’s Principal 
Secretary of State for the Colonies by the High Commissioner for 
Canada, calling attention to the reported seizure in Behring’s Sea of 
the British schooner ‘‘ Black Diamond” by the United States Revenue- 
cutter ‘ Rush.” 
It appears from the newspaper cuttings forwarded by Sir C. Tupper, 
that despatches from British Columbia, giving details of the case, have 
arrived at Ottawa, and Lord Salisbury thinks that it would be desir- 
able to obtain by cable some official statement of the case from the 
Canadian Government before telegraphing to Her Majesty’s Represent- 
ative at Washington. 
[am to point out that everything seems to depend in this case on 
the precise position of the “Black Diamond” at thé time of seizure. 
Lord Salisbury would also be glad to be furnished with the details 
of the case of the “Triumph,” to which allusion is made in the news- 
papers, but of which no intormation has reached the Foreign Office. 
The original inclosures accompanying your letter are returned here- 
with. 
Iam, We. 
(Signed) T. V. LISTER. 
No. 204. 
Colonial Office to Foreign Office.—( Received August 9.) 
DOWNING STREET, August 8, 1889. 
Str: With reference to your letter of the 5th instant respecting the 
seizure of the “Black Diamond” in the Behring’s Sea, I am directed 
by Lord Knutsford to transmit to you, for the information of the Mar- 
*August 2, tAugust 2, and ‘ Standard” of same date. Not printed. 
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