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Association, to bring them to Victoria. The above-named gentlemen gave the follow- 
ing information to Captain Hulton, of HerMajesty’s ship ‘‘Amphion.” 
The “Aurora” was not going to enter the Behring’s Sea, as her hunters refused to 
do so on account of having had no pay for two years. It appears to be the custom 
for the hunters (Indians) to share according to the catch, and last year and a year or 
two before the catches had been seized, consequently the seal-hunters (Indians) had 
lost their money. ‘The ‘‘Aurora” left two days after the ‘‘ Mischief,” and brought a 
letter from the British schooner ‘‘Ariel,” which the captain had left at Sand Point 
for his owner, Captain Buckram, of Victoria The letter states he had been boarded 
by the Lieutenant of the ‘‘Rush,” and two copies of the Proclamation of the Ameri- 
can President handed him (copy inclosed). When asked by the boarding officer if 
he was going into the Behring’s Sea, he replied he was, and Lieutenant Tuttle warned 
him, saying, ‘‘Then you had better look out.” - 
A sick man from the schooner “Triumph” came down in the “ Aurora” and 
reported the ‘‘ Rush” at Sand Point on the 9th July distributing copies of the 
U above Proclamation. She only remained about an hour and went out for the 
night, presumably for North-East Harbour, but returned next morning, not 
having found any schooners there. The ‘‘Aurora” arriving at Sand Point on the 
12th July found the whole of the sealers and the cruizer had gone into the Behring’s 
Sea. 
From what I can gather here the principal number of sealing-vessels are owned by 
American subjects, though not registered in their names, notably one schooner, the 
“Mary Ellen;” also the schooners would probably enter and return from the Beh- 
ring’s Sea by the 172nd Pass so as to avoid Ounalaska. ‘The British vessels were all 
warned by their owners not to go within 15 miles of the land whilst in the Behring’s 
Sea. 
I also wish to point out that there will probably be no more news from the sealers 
until their return, about the end of September, and they are so scattered while seal- 
ing that it is unlikely, if any seizures do take place, that I should hear of them until 
some time after. 
I reported by telegram (of the 4th instant) the only seizure that has taken place is 
that of an American schooner, the ‘““G. R. White,” for contravention of the ‘Spirit 
and Arms Act of Alaska.” 
[Inclosure 2 in No. 4.]} 
By the President of the United States of America: 
A Proclamation. 
The following provisions of the Laws of the United States are hereby published 
for the information of all concerned. 
Section 1956, Revised Statutes, Chapter III, Title 23, enacts that: 
“No person shall kill any otter, mink, marten, sable, or fur-seal, or other fur- 
bearing animal within the limits of Alaska Territory, or in the waters thereof; and 
every person guilty thereof shall, for each offence, be fined not less than 200 dollars 
or more than 1,000 dollars, or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and all 
vessels, their tackle, apparel, furniture, and cargo, found engaged in violation ot 
this section shall be forfeited; but the Secretary of the Treasury shall have power 
to authorize the killing of anysuch mink, marten, sable, or other fur-bearing animal, 
except fur-seals, under such Regulations as he may prescribe; and it shall be the 
duty of the Secretary to prevent the killing of any fur-seal, and to provide for the 
execution of the provisions of this section until it is otherwise provided by law, nor 
shall he grant any special privileges under this section.” 
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Section 3 of the Act entitled, ‘An Act to provide for the Protection of the Salmon 
Fisheries of Alaska,” approved the 2nd March, 1889, provides that: 
“Section 3. That Section 1956 of the Revised Statutes of the United States is 
hereby declared to include and apply to all the dominion of the United States in the 
waters of the Behring’s Sea, and it shall be the duty of the President at a timely 
season in each year to issue his Proclamation and cause the same to be published for 
one month at least in one newspaper (if any such there be) published at each United 
States port of entry on the Pacific coast, warning all persons against entering such 
waters for the purpose of violating the provisions of said section, and he shall also 
cause one or more vessels of the United States to diligently cruize said waters and 
arrest all persons and seize all vessels found to be or have been engaged in any vio- 
lation of the Laws of the United States therein.” 
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