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N. B.—E. Crow Baker, representing D. McLean’s shares by full power of attorney, 
and as mortgagee in possession, J. C. Blackett, by power of attorney, and Rosina 
Gibson’s by consent of attorney. 
(Signed) EDWARD CROW BAKER, 
Managing Owner. 
The schedule marked (A) referred to in statement, of which this form part. 
(Signed) D. R. Harris, 
Jotary Public for the Province of British Columbia. 
To all to whom these presents shall come be it known and made manifest that I, 
Alexander Roland Milne, a Surveyor in Her Majesty’s Customs for the Port of Vic- 
toria, British Columbia, in the Dominion of Canada, duly appointed as such, residing 
and officiating in said capacity in the city of Victoria, in the Province aforesaid, do 
hereby certify that the paper written hereto annexed, dated the 8th August, 1889, 
signed and sworn to before George Morrison, J. P., on said day by one Daniel McLean, 
master of the British schooner ‘‘Triumph,” registered at the port aforesaid and 
engaged in the sealing business, is as it purports to be a full, true and correct copy 
of the original thereof in every respect. I do further certify that the original docu- 
ment was forwarded by the Collector of Customs of this port to the Department of 
Marine and Fisheries at Ottawa on or about the date therein named, and that I have 
full confidence in the truth of the statements made by said master embodied in said 
affidavit. 
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office at the city of 
Victoria, British Columbia, this 4th day of November, 1889. 
(Signed) A. R. MILNE, Surveyor, Sc. 
387 {Inclosure 5 in No. 269.] 
Deposition of Daniel McLean, 
In the matter of search, &c., of the sealing schooner ‘‘Triumph” by the United 
States Revenue cutter ‘‘ Richard Rush” in Behring’s Sea. 
I, Daniel McLean, of the city of Victoria, in the Province of British Columbia,» 
Dominion of Canada, being duly sworn, depose as follows: 
That I am master and part owner of the British schooner ‘‘ Triumph,” registered 
at the Port of Victoria, British Columbia, that in conformity to the laws of the 
Dominion of Canada I regularly cleared the said schooner ‘‘ Triumph” for a voyage 
to the North Pacific Ocean and behring’s Sea, and that in pursuance of my legitimate 
business did enter the said Behring’s Sea on the 4th day of July, 1889, and did ina 
peaceful manner proceed on my voyage and being in latitude 50° 5’ north, longitude 
171° 23’ west, on the 11th day of July, 1880, at the hour of 8.30 a. M., was hailed by 
the Commander of the United States Revenue cutter ‘‘ Rush,” the said Revenue cut- 
ter being a vessel belonging to the Government of the United States and regularly 
commissioned by the same, a boat having been lowered by the officer and crew I was 
boarded by the same, the officer in charge of the boat being one Lieutenant Tuttle, 
who demanded the official papers of my vessel, and after reading the same proceeded 
to search my vessel for seals, and finding no evidence of the same informed me that 
orders have been issued by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States under 
the Proclamation of the President, instructing the Commanding Officer of the said 
Revenue cutter ‘‘ Rush” to seize all vessels found sealing in Behring’s Sea; he also 
told me that should he again board me and find sealskins on board that-he would 
seize and confiscate the vessel and catch; he furthermore informed me that he had 
already seized the British schooner ‘‘ Black Diamond,” of Victoria, British Columbia, 
anal that she had been sent to Sitka, and that, therefore, by reason of his threats and 
menaces I was caused to forego my legitimate and peaceful voyage on the high seas, 
and return to the port of my departure, causing serious pecuniary loss to myself, 
crew, and owners, for which a claim will be formulated and forwarded in due course. 
And Imake this solemn affidavit conscientiously believing the same to be true, and 
by virtue of the Oaths Ordinance, 1869. 
(Signed) DanieEL McLean, 
Master, Schooner “ Triumph.” 
Sworn before me this 8th August, 1889, at Victoria, British Columbia. 
(Signed) GEO. Morrison, J. P., 
A Justice of the Peace for the Province of British Columbia. 
I do hereby certify to the correctness of this statement as verbally expressed to me 
also by said Daniel McLean. 
(Signed) EDGAR CROW BAKER, 
Notary Public, 
