428 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
[Inclosure 13 in No. 269.] 
Statement of Claim. 
By owner of schooner ‘‘Lily” against the Government of the United States of 
America for seizure in Behring’s Sea on the 6th August, A. D. 1889. 
333 sealskins (seized). 
1, 767 sealskins, balance of estimated catch by “Lily” for full season of 1889 
in Behring’s Sea. 
2,100 sealskins, at’8 dollarsize< (222 502 -252as. ee soek eee. SR e ete eee pL en 
2eIndian spears, at 4 dollars= 2 222 o> oe none se Cee eee econ pee sees eee 
2isackes salt; ab. olab0ye/92 25) rs ea ee eee ae oe < 
Cost of obtaining new ship’s papers. - Seine 25 
Legal and other expenses arising out of, ‘and incidental to, ‘such seizure .... 250 
Total. g Boccasne we abhen pcs esas eee Sm salen oe eb sicser-ewelecienasiae =a ena ee 
And interest thereon at 7 per cent. per annum until paid. 
(Signed) Morris Moss. 
392 This is the Statement of Claim referred to as marked (A) in the declaration 
of Morris Moss, made before me the 19th November, 1889. 
(Signed) A. L. BELYEA, Notary Public. 
In the matter of the seizure of the sealing schooner ‘‘ Lily” by the United States 
Revenue cutter ‘‘ Richard Rush,” on the 6th day of August, A. D. 1889. 
I, John Reilly, of the city of Victoria, British Columbia, master mariner, do 
solemnly and sincerely declare that: 
1. [am a master mariner, and was at the time of the occurrences hereinafter men- 
tioned, and still am master ‘of the schooner “ Lily” of the Port of Victoria, British 
Columbia. 
2. On the 6th day of August, A. D. 1889, whilst I was on board and in command of the 
said schooner ‘‘ Lily,” and she being then on a sealing expedition, and being in lati- 
tude 55° 29’ north, and longitude 166° 15/ west, and at a distance of about 66 miles 
from the nearest land, the United States Revenue cutter “ Richard Rush ” overhauled 
the said schooner. 
3. I was first boarded by the First Lieutenant, who was armed, and who asked me 
how many skins I had on board. I replied that he should find out himself, and said 
that if he wanted to see the schooner’s papers I would show them to him and would 
render him assistance should he want to search the schooner for contraband goods, 
but I would not acknowledge his right to seize me for sealing on the high seas. 
4. The First Lieutenant then returned to the cutter, and in a short time returned 
accompanied by another boat of the cutter which was in charge of the Second 
Lieutenant. 
5. They both came on board, and the First Lieutenant demanded of me the sur- 
coniler of the schooner, and asking, at the same time, for the schooner’s -papers. 
This I at first declined to do, and the First Lieutenant said unless I gave the schoon- 
er’s papers to him at once he would take them by force. I then gave him the 
schooner’s papers, consisting of registry, coasting licence, and clearance. 
6. The First Lieutenant then ordered both boats’ crew to search the schooner, and 
they took from my schooner 333 sealskins, all in good order. 
7. He then asked me if I would give him two sacks of salt. I told him it would 
be useless for me to refuse, as he could take them by force, so I told him to go ahead 
and help himself. 
He then gave me two letters, the contents of which were unknown to me at the 
time, one of them being sealed, the contents of which is still unknown to me, the 
other certifying that he had seized the schooner “ Lily” for violation of the United 
States laws, and taken possession of schooner’s papers. 
8. He then told me to proceed to Sitka, Alaska. I asked him if he wanted me to 
go to Victoria or Sitka, Alaska, to which he replied that he had nothing to say but 
simply told me his orders. 
9. My crew, at this time, consisted of a mate, George McDonald, and three white 
men, and twenty-five Indian hunters. The Indian hunters said that they would not 
