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Sea on the 31st July last by the United States Revenue-cutter ‘‘ Rush,” together with 
the original receipt of the captain of the ‘‘ Rush” for the ship’s papers, and a sealed 
envelope addressed to the United States District Attorney at Sitka; and it will be 
observed that in this case the captain of the ‘‘ Rush” has fixed the latitude and 
longitude at which the seizure took place at 55° 42’ north latitude and 170° 40’ 
326 west longitude, which is about 80 miles from the nearest land, and, as the 
captain of the “‘ Juanita” defines it, ‘‘on the blue waters of the Great Ocean.” 
The Committee recommend that your Excellency be moved to transmit a copy of 
this Minute, together with copy of the annexed papers, to the Right Hononrable 
tle Secretary of State for the Colonies, for submission to Her Majesty’s Government. 
All which is respectfully submitted for your Kxcellency’s approval. 
(Signed) JOHN J. MCGEE, 
Clerk, Privy Council. 
{[Inclosure 6 in No. 237.] 
Affidavit of the Master and Mate of the British Schooner ‘ Juanita.” 
We, the undersigned master and mate of the British schooner ‘‘ Juanita,” hereby 
affirm and declare: 
That the schooner ‘‘ Juanita” entered the Behring’s Sea on the 2nd day of July, 
1889, having on board a crew consisting of four white men and fourteen Indians, all 
told, with seven canoes and one boat, the said schooner being engaged on a fur- 
sealing voyage. 
That on the 31st day of July, at about 3 A. M., the schooner being at that time in 
latitude 55° 30’ north, longitude 170° 25’ west, according to the master’s reckoning, 
the United States Revenne-cutter ‘‘ Richard Rush” was discovered a short distance 
trom the vessel. After some delay she (the ‘ Richard Rush”) steamed alongside the 
“ Juanita,” aud the captain requested that the schooner be hove-to, as he wished to 
board her. In the course of a very short time the schooner was boarded by three 
officers, the senior of whom inquired from the master with regard to the length of 
time the vessel had been in the sea, and the number of skinson board. On learning 
these particulars he (the officer) informed the master of the “Juanita” that he 
should have to seize his vessel and catch; after which he instructed his boat’s crew 
to tranship the sealskins (620 in number) to the ‘‘ Richard Rush,” which work was 
immediately proceeded with. 
The schooner’s master remonstrated with the steamer’s officer at the irregularity of 
this proceeding, pointing out the fact that the vessel was then something like 80 
miles from the nearest land, and on the blue water of the Great Ocean, to which the 
ofiicer replied that he was simply carrying out the orders and instructions of his 
superiors. He then demanded the schooner’s papers and the spears of the Indian 
hunters, which were given up. 
The papers consisted of the schooner’s certificate of registration and her clear- 
ance. After all the skins had been transhipped, two letters were sent on board the 
schooner; one (addressed to the master) proved to be a certificate of the seizure, 
and the other was addressed to the District Attorney of Alaska at Sitka. With these 
came verbal instructions to the master to proceed with his vessel to Sitka, after 
which the steamer went on her way. 
During the time of these operations the British ensign was flying at the schooner’s 
peak, nor was it hauled down until after the steamer had resumed her course. 
(Signed) CuHaAs. E. CLARKE. 
JOSEPH SECORD. 
Sworn before me this 2nd day of September, 1889. 
(Signed) J. W. SHOTBOLT, 
Justice of the Peace. 
[Inclosure 7 in No. 237.] 
Certificate of Seizure. 
UNITED STATES REVENUE-STEAMER ‘§‘ RUSH,” 
Behring’s Sea, Lat. 55° 42' N., Long. 170° 40' W., July 31, 1889. 
To whom it may concern : 
This will certify that I have this day seized the British schooner ‘‘ Juanita,” of 
Victoria, British Columbia, C. E. Clarke, master, for violation of law, section 1956 
Revised Statutes, United States, aud taken possession of his ship’s papers, consist- 
ing of registry and clearance, 
: (Signed) L. G. SHEPARD, 
Captain, United States Revenue Marine. 
