APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 669 
And I can now safely repeat what I have already said and written, that owners 
and masters do not entertain the slightest idea that the seals are at all scarcer, and 
all interested in the sealing industry are of the opinion that the howlings of the 
American press about the scarcity of seals caused by the ‘‘seal poachers” (as they 
term our vessels) is simply manufactured by the paid agent of the new Company, 
“The North American Trading Company,” both here and in San Francisco, no doubt 
to gain some advantage for themselves. It is a fact well known to our sealers that 
during this year the only vessel that attempted to raid any islands was the American 
schooner ‘‘Geo. R. White,” on Copper Island, and last year two American schooners 
raided, but without much success. That our schooners have been most careful I can 
safely assert, {rom my acquaintance and knowledge of the character of masters and 
owners, that no attempt would be made by any of them to commit any breach of 
law or international regulations. 
Various reports have been telegraphed from here and San Francisco regarding the 
reported sailing of our schooners on a second cruize to Behring’s Sea, as reported for 
the express purpose of raiding the seal islands of St. Paul and St.George. 1 inclose 
you a cutting from one of our newspapers that gives the story. 
79 On the 20th September the Canadian schooner ‘‘ Triumph” cleared from this 
port for a second cruize in the North Pacific and Behring’s Sea. The same 
vessel was the first to return from Behring’s Sea, owing to lack of success caused by 
boisterous weather, and the owners thought best, rather than have her laid up to 
January, the time for spring outfit, to make reasonable terms with the crew, and 
send her out for a second voyage, as it was considered that the seals might move to 
the westward and be later. At this time it was known that the seals were found to 
the north and eastward of the Islands of St. Paul and St. George. 
On the sailing of this schooner, which was done in open day, without any attempt 
at concealment, telegrams were flying all over the continent that a fleet of British 
poaching schooners had cleared for Behring’s Sea, to raid the Pribyloy Seal Islands. 
A few days after a small German schooner, named the ‘‘ Adéle,” cieared from here 
to Yokohama, Japan. She was also reported as having gone to raid the Seal Islands. 
This having been reported to San Francisco, lam creditably informed that H. 
Liebes (of H. Liebes and Co., the Resident of the North American Trading Com- 
pany, the lessees of the Seal Islands), telegraphed to the United States Consul here, 
and who seems to have been controlled by others, and he made representations to 
his Government, which I understand he has since denied, but which, I think, there 
was no doubt, as Lieutenant Wooley, of the United States eutter ‘‘ Wolcott” came 
over to obtain further information from the Consul, and he also called at the Custom- 
house, and when he left me he was, I think, satistied that the whole matter had been 
misrepresented to his Government. 
You will see by the inclosed newspaper cutting a copy of the order given to the 
revenue-cutter by the Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, O. S. Spaulding: 
“Didn't eatch them. 
“The United States Government spends a lot of money foolishly. 
“The steamer ‘ Bertha’ lay at anchor in Port Townsend Bay all day Sunday. She 
was not attached to a British sealer either, as some thought she would be, when she 
came back to Puget Sound. She arrived early in the morning from Aiaska, where 
she went three weeks ago in charge of Captain Russel Glover, of the revenue-cutter 
‘Wolcott, and Lieutenant Benhem, of the Revenue Marine Service, stationed at 
San Francisco. Captain Glover was seen by a reporter, and he stated that he went 
only as far as Ounalaska on his cruize. There he found the cutter ‘Bear’ in charge 
of Captain Healy, and delivered to that officer all orders in his possession. 
“Tt will be remenibered that quite a ripple of excitement was caused some weeks 
ago by the report that the United States cutter ‘Wolcott’ had been ordered to 
Behring’s Sea, and that the steamer ‘Bertha’ went in her place. The following 
orders were the ones sent on to Captain Glover: 
‘WASHINGTON, D. C., September 22, 1890. 
**Captain Russel Glover, Revenue cutter ‘Oliver Wolcott,” Port Townsend, Wash- 
ington: 
«The schooners “ Triumph,” ‘‘Adéle,” ‘Mary Ellen,” ‘‘ Pathfinder,” and proba- 
bly others, are reported to have left Victoria for the Seal Islands within the past 
three days, for the purpose of raiding them. You are hereby instructed to promptly 
proceed to cruize about the islands as long as the weather will permit, and spare no 
effort to protect the rookeries. 
““*You are not instructed to warn raiding vessels off, but are instructed to dis- 
cover them in the act. If tuey are taking seals on land at the islands, seize and 
bring them to Sitka, In brief, get them with evidence to convict, 
