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the said “Black Diamond,’ and for the taking and detention of said seventy-six 
sealskins, and for 2,024 sealskins the balance of the estimated catch of 2,100 in Beh- 
ring’s Sea for the full season of 1889, also for the salt, rifle, Indian spears, and ship’s 
papers taken as aforesaid, and for legal and other expenses incidental to, and aris- 
ing out of, such seizure, and the preparation and submission of this claim therefor 
and interest thereof at 7 per cent. per annum until paid. 
7. Hereto annexed marked (A) is a Statement in detail of such claim for damages, 
And I, Morris Moss, make this solemn declaration conscientiously believing ‘the 
same to be true, and by virtue of the Act respecting Voluntary and Extra- Judicial 
Oaths. 
(Signed) Morris Moss. 
Declared by the said Morris Moss, at the city of Victoria, the 19th day of Novem- 
ber, A. D. 1889. 
Betore me, 
(Signed) ARTHUR L. BELYEa, 
A Notary Public by Royal Authority in and for the Province of British Columbia. 
389 [Inclosure 9 in No. 269.] 
(A.) 
STATEMENT of Claim by Owner of schooner ‘‘ Black Diamond” against the Govern- 
ment of the United States of America for Seizure in Behring’s 3 Sea on July 11, 1889. 
76 sealskins (seized). 
2, 024 sealskins, balance of estimated catch by ‘‘ Black Diamond” for full 
season of 1889 in Behring’s Sea. 
2, 100 Bolten, at 8 dollars. Bans eae 2 Neer aioe reete cle SSSR 2 re RI aid aiee $16, 800 
il "rifle, CULE era ere sie eee eo ciae focicto anlese neiSe-cthoe Geleainw eee s Seis clea deters 25 
MIS DEAUUS a ailear OllATS Ga Nisrestese ea tei forars cj mee gn feta a taey Varaie wie yay oare cia ieleys, = Sco 80 
2 sacks salt, Mtr ta lo lets Oe Cova) Oa Sa erm a be A a aels oe See ee SS ee eo 5 
Cost of obtaining new ship’s papérs........---..-----..-- BAe ict ot ten ts Soe 25 
Legal and other expenses arising out of, and incidental to, such seizure. ..... 250 
oO talP Asses et oe eee eS Stee ek eee tesa tt eet elses lasuebsesnis yd Bo 
And interest thereon at 7 per cent. per annum until paid. 
(Signed) Morris Moss. 
This is the Statement referred to as marked (A) in the declaration of Morris Moss, 
taken before me the 19th November, 1889. 
(Signed) A. L. BeLyEA, Notary Public. 
(X.) 
In the matter of the seizure of the sealing schooner ‘‘ Black Diamond,” by the United 
States Revenue cutter ‘‘ Richard Rush,” on the 11th day of July, A. D. 1889. 
I, Alexander Gault, of the city of Victoria, mate, do solemnly and sincerely declare 
that: 
1. I was at the time of the occurrences hereinafter mentioned, employed as mate of 
the sealing schooner ‘‘ Black Diamond,” of the port of Victoria, British Columbia. 
2, On the 11th day of July last, whilst on board the said schooner, she then being 
on a sealing expedition, and in latitude 56° 22’ north, and longitude 170° 25’ west, 
and at a distance of about 35 miles from shore, we were overhauled by the ‘‘ Richard 
Rush,” a United States Revenue cutter, which latter vessel] having hailed us, and 
shouted a command we were unable to understand, steamed across our steamer’s 
bows compelling us to come to. A boat was then ‘lowered from the cutter, and 
Lieutenant Tuttle, with five other men came aboard the schooner. The captain of 
our schooner asked Lieutenant Tuttle what he wanted, and he replied he wished to 
see our papers. The captain then took him down into his cabin, and in my presence 
showed him the ship’s papers. 
Lieutenant Tuttle then demanded that they should be handed to him, but our cap- 
tain refused to give them up, and locked them in his locker. Lieutenant Tuttle 
then ordered his men to bring up the sealskins. At this time there were seventy-six 
salted and fifty-five unsalted sealskins on board. The Lieutenant then ordered the 
