356 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
had said the Provincial Government had nothing to do with this matter, while 
another said it had. Perhaps in the strict official sense it had not; but he conceived 
that in a very important sense it had to do with whatever concerned the welfare of 
the country, and he felt it to be due to the Provincial Government to say that this 
matter had received its most earnest attention. (Applanse.) It had prepared and 
transmitted no fewer than sixteen Orders in Council and telegrams, and he could 
assure the meeting that thesé were couched in as strong language as was consistent 
with State documents. (Applause.) He moved the following Resolution: 
“‘Resolved,—That copies of the Resolutions passed at this meeting be forwarded 
to the Imperial and Canadian Governments, and to all Boards of Trade in Canada.” 
Mr. A. B. Gray seconded the Resolution, which he considered a fitting climax to 
the evening’s work. It would show to the world the attitude the province of Brit- 
ish Columbia had assumed after mature consideration of the question dealt with. 
The Resolution was earried, again unanimously; and after a vote of thanks to the 
Mayor, both for calling the meeting and for his services in the chair, the meeting 
adjourned. 
ANOTHER RETURNS.—Messrs. Hall and Goepel’s little sealing schooner ‘ Juanita,” 
Captain Charles E. Clarke, which has been expected for several days, arrived safely 
yesterday afternoon, and tied up at Janion’s wharf. Captain Clarke reports having 
sailed direct from Behring’s Sea for home, but having been compelled to wait four 
days for a favourable wind to bring him in from the Straits. 
The “Juanita” was overhauled by the United States cutter ‘‘Rush” on the 31st 
July while sealing in Behring’s Sea. She was boarded by the captain and lieutenant 
of the cutter with a boat’s crew, who demanded Captain Clarke’s papers, and also 
took possession of the entire catch of the schooner, 620 skins. The guns and ammu- 
nition carried by the schooner were safely hidden away, and the officers of the 
“Rush” failed to discover their whereabouts. 
Captain Clarke protested vigorously against the seizure, which, he informed the 
officers of the cutter, was outrageous, the schooner being 80 miles out in the open 
sea. ‘They replied that they were sorry to be compelled to do it, but were forced to 
obey their orders. After instructing the captain to sail for Sitka, but without any 
American ‘‘ prize crew,” the ‘“‘Rush” steamed away to capture another schooner 
sighted, and supposed to be the “ Lily.” 
As soon as the cutter had dropped behind the horizon the ‘‘ Juanita” resumed her 
hunting, but her luck had apparently gone. Aiter several days of hard weather the 
‘‘ Juanita” sailed for home, passiag the schooner ‘ Kate” on the way down, but not 
close enough to speak her. 
322 No. 232. 
Foreign Office to Colonial Office. 
FoREIGN OFFICE, October 5, 1889. 
Str: I have laid before the Marquis of Salisbury your letter of the 
10th ultimo, inclosing a copy of a despatch from the Governor-General 
of Canada, dated the 26th August last, in which his Excellency trans- 
mits copies of the instructions given to the special officer placed on 
board the “Black Diamond” by the officer commanding the United 
States Revenue-cutter “Rush,” and of a letter from the Collector of 
Customs at Victoria, together with affidavits of the masters of the 
“Black Diamond” and ‘* Triumph.” 
Iam directed by his Lordship to state in reply, for the information 
of Lord Knutsford, that he has addressed to Her Majesty’s Chargé 
@Affaires at Washington the two despatches of which copies are 
inelosed.* They have been submitted to, and have received the con- 
currence of, the Law Officers of the Crown. 
Tam, &c. 
(Signed) T. H. SANDERSON. 
* Nos, 228 and 229. 
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