558 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
to capture fur-seal in the Behring’s Sea; and, as a matter of fact, her subjects did 
not during that long period attempt to catch seals in the Behring’s Sea. Lord Salis- 
bury, in replying to my assertion that these lawless intrusions upon the fur-seal 
fisheries began in 1886, declares that they had occurred before. He points out one 
attempt in 1870, in which forty-seven skins were found on board an intruding vessel ; 
in 1872 there was arumour that expeditions were about to fit out in Australia and Vic- 
toria for the purpose of taking seal in the Behring’s Sea; in 1874 some reports were 
heard that vessels had entered the sea for that purpose; one case was reported in 
1875, two cases in 1884, two also in 1885. 
These cases, I may say, without intending disrespect to his Lordship, prove the truth 
of the statement which he endeavours to controvert; because they form just a suffi- 
cient number of exceptions to establish the fact that the destructive intrusion began 
in 1886. But I refer to them now for the purpose of showing that his Lordship does 
not attempt to cite the intrusion of a single British sealer into the Behring’s Sea 
until after Alaska had been transferred to the United States. Jam justified, there- 
fore, in repeating the questions I addressed to Her Majesty’s Government on the 22nd 
of last January, and which still remain unanswered, viz. : 
“Whence did the ships of Canada derive the right to do in 1886 that which they 
had refrained from doing for nearly ninety years? 
“Upon what grounds did Her Majesty’s Government defend in the year 1886 a 
course of conduct in the Behring’s Sea which had been carefully avoided ever since 
the discovery of that sea? 
“By what reasoning did Her Majesty’s Government conclude that an act may bo 
committed with impunity against the rights of the United States which had never 
been attempted against the same rights when held by the Russian Empire?” 
I have, &c. 
(Signed) JAMES G. BLAINE. 
No. 375. 
Sir J. Pauneefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received July 3.) 
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WASHINGTON, July 3, 1890. 
Thad a long interview with My. Blaine yesterday. He said that his 
health necessitated his departure, and that he had decided to leave for 
Bar Harbour to-day. 
Alluding to the Behring’s Sea question, he said that it was too late 
now to make any arrangement which would affect the present fishery 
season, but that he was prepared to continue the negotiations with me 
from Bar Harbour, as I should probably soon be in the neighbourhood. 
No. 376. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received July 7.) 
WASHINGTON, June 18, 1890. 
My Lorp: I have the honour to report that on Saturday, the 14th 
instant, as instructed in your Lordship’s telegram of the 11th 
507 ~~ instant, I addressed to the United States Secretary of State the 
Protest against any further interference with British sealers in 
3ehring’s Sea, the draft of which was inclosed in your Lordship’s 
despatch of the 29th ultimo. 
I have the honour to inclose herewith copy of the Protest as deliv- 
ered, together with copy of the covering note to Mr, Blaine. 
I have, &e. 
(Signed) JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE. 
