670 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
“Give a copy of these instructions to the ‘‘ Rush,” or “ Bear,” who are hereby 
instructed to be governed by them. 
*««Tti may be well for you to obtain additional information concerning the raiding 
of vessels from United States Consul at Victoria, if you can do so without delaying 
your departure. 
(Signed) “¢O. 8S. SPAULDING, 
«<< tssistant Secretary, Treasurer,’ 
“The ‘Bertha’ took the place of the ‘Wolcott’ on account of the latter’s unsea- 
worthiness, and supplies and men were transferred to the ‘Bertha,’ the Gov- 
80 ernment paying 200 dollars per day for her, and the steamer started north. 
After meeting the ‘Bear’ at Ounalaska, the ‘Bertha’ was Jaid up for a few 
d: for some slight repairs, and while transferring coal and supplies taken up for 
the Dading Compa uny. She also picked up thirteen seamen belonging to the wrecked 
whaling-schooner ‘Thomas Pope.’ These will be taken to Seattle by the ‘ Bertha,’ 
which is now lying in Port Townsend Harbour. 
“The cutter ‘ Bear’ proceeded at once to Behring’s Sea, in charge of Captain Healy, 
to carry out the orders of Spaulding. From the last sentence of his official despateh 
it is evident the original intormation was sent out from Victoria. 
“Lieutenant Willey admits having gone to Victoria to see what could be found 
out regarding the matter, and he was told the ‘Triumph’ and ‘Adéle’ had both 
cleared. ‘The former was flying the British flag, and had cleared for Behring’s Sea. 
The ‘Adéle’ was flying the German flag, and was on the way to Behring’s Sea.” 
The only vessels of our sealing fleet that have cleared, up to this date, from this 
port are as follows: 
Canadian schooner ‘‘Triumph,” Cox, master, North Pacific and Behring’s Sea. 
German schooner ‘‘Adéle,” Hansen, master, Yokohama, Japan. 
Canadian schooner ‘‘ Mary Taylor,” Petit, master, South Pacific and Galapagos 
Islands. 
The ‘‘Triumph” clearing on the 20th September, the ‘“‘Adéle” on the 23rd Septem- 
ber, and the ‘‘ Mary Taylor” on the 11th October last. 
The master and owners of the ‘“‘ Triumph” assured me that the vessel will likely 
circle out of Behring’s Sea towards the Kurile Islands, and endeavour to follow the 
track of the seals, probably returning by way of Sandwich Islands. The German 
schooner ‘‘Adele,” I am satisfied, went towards the Kurile Islands, on the Asiatic 
side, and from thence, I believe, goes to Yokohama, Japan, where her owner resides. 
I have endeavoured to make clear to you the movements of the only vessels of our 
sealing fleet that have left our port (the rest all being laid up here until January), 
as a refutation of the many absurd rumours that have appeared in the American 
press as to the number of our vessels that had left on a second cruize, for the express 
purpose of raiding the Seal Islands. 
In my letter of the 30th ultimo I inclosed a statement of the number of seals caueht 
by each of our vessels, as well as the number sold here by foreign vessels. I would 
now most respectfully beg to point out to you the number of seals taken on our 
coast, which I have designated as the Coast and Sand Point ecateh, which are both 
coast catches. Before this year there were only two divisions made, that is, the early 
spring and the Behring’s Sea catches, and consequently the seals taken from Van- 
couver Island northward were taken into Behrinog’s Sea, and, on the vessel's return, 
were credited as being taken there. This was manifestly wrong, as you will observe 
by my statement that 16,732 seals were taken from Vancouver Island to Sand Point, 
on the Shumagin Islands, and only 18,165 altogether in the sea. 
The statement sent you is correct, being carefully compiled by myself, and whieh 
will constitute the manner in which we will keep record of future operations, as ly 
this year’s statement it is clearly proven that sealing is not altogether confined to 
Behring’s Sea, and that we have in the North Pacific a considerable portion of this 
industry. 
The statement reads as follows: 
Janadian vessels— 
Spring coast: Cateh.: 22 Cit! /2 oS ee RA ee a ee pee eter Sao) eh a) 
pandoRoint coasticatch=2: 2s 3. eens: oeeree eee seisere ena dee veec Beek 16, 732 
21, 382 
BehTine7s Seacn cee sts 5 pie Bas aw SCE EAE Eee coe en ee a eRe eee 18, 165 
Difference in favour. of coast catch... ...i2---- <<< ee ee eee or ee Le 
Referring to my letter of the 30th ultimo, I would beg to make some small correc- 
tion as to the purchasers of sealskins this year at this port. I wonld now say: That 
nearly the whole coast and Sand Point catches (that is, 4,870 and 16,732 this year) 
were principally purchased by Morris Moss, the resident agent of the firm of H. Liebes 
and Co., of San Francisco, California; the said H. Liebes being the President of the 
