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Sand Point until receipt of further instructions, which will be sent by ‘‘ Marion.” 
Receive on board and transport to Sand Point C, H. Bullard, Deputy Collector of 
Customs, but do not delay sailing on his account. 
45 [Inclosure 4 in No. 76.—Telegraphic.] 
Mr. Tracy to Commanding Officer of United States Steamer ‘‘ Mohican,” San Francisco, 
; California. 
WASHINGTON, June 15, 1891. 
Obtain immediately from Collector of Customs, San Francisco, printed copies of 
President’s Proclamation in reference to Behring’s Sea. On receipt of such copies 
proceed with all dispatch to the vicinity of the Pribyloff Islands, St. Paul and St. 
George. Notify all American and British persons and vessels you meet of the Procla- 
mation, and give them copies of the same. Warn all persons and vessels of either 
nationality engaged in sealing in Behring’s Sea east of the line of demarcation, as 
shown on Hydrographic Office Chart No. 68, to leave those waters forthwith. Make 
entry of warning on register or log of sealer. Seize any American or British persons 
and vessels found to be or to have been engaged in sealing, after notice, within the 
prohibited waters, and bring or send them in charge of a sufficient force to insure 
delivery to nearest convenient port of their own country, together with witnesses 
and proofs, and there deliver them to proper officer of Court in said port. Send, at 
least, the master of the seized vessel, her mate or boatswain, all her cargo, and such 
of her crew as you deem safe, in the seized vessel. At time of seizure, draw up 
declaration in writing, showing condition of seized vessel, place and date of seizure, 
giving latitude and longitude, and circumstances showing guilt. Sign declaration, 
and send with ship’s papers and seized vessel to officer of Court. Deliver to master 
of seized vessel signed and certified list of papers found on board. Officerin charge 
of seized vessel will, at time of delivering vessel’s papers to Court, sign a certificate 
stating any changes that may have taken place in respect to vessel, crew, or cargo, 
since seizure. 
Keep a list of all vessels to which notice of Proclamation has been given, and 
furnish all United States and British war or revenue vessels with copies of list. 
Before sailing get order from Alaska Commercial Company, San Francisco, to coal 
at Unalaska. 
After two weeks’ ernizing in neighbourhood of Pribyloft Islands, rendezvous at 
Sand Point, Popoft Islands, one of the Shumagin group, with ‘‘ Thetis” and “Alert,” 
and await there further instructions by ‘‘ Marion.” 
Furnish copy of this order to Commanding Officer of ‘‘Alert,” and direct him to 
comply with it. 
{Inclosure 5 in No. 76.—Telegraphic. ] 
Mr. Tracy to Commander Cotton, commanding United States Steamer “Mohican,” San 
Francisco, California. 
WASIUNGTON, June 16, 1897. 
Until further instructed, you are placed in command of all United States vessels 
of war cruizing in the neighbourhood of Behring’s Sea, and you will distribute the 
force in such manner as in your judgment will best enable you to comply with the 
orders of the Department, and the requirements of the President’s Proclamation. 
Instruct vessels under your command to send all seized persons and vessels to Ouna- 
laska, to which point chartered steamer will be sent from San Francisco with marine 
guard, Steamer will be at your disposal. Instructions have been sent to revenue- 
cutters to turn over persons and vessels seized by them to you at Ounalaska. Utilize 
the chartered steamer to the best advantage to assist in executing the Proclamation, 
and to hand over as soon as practicable all seized persons and vessels to authorities 
of nation to which they respectively belong. Orders directing ‘‘ Thetis,” ‘ Alert,” 
and ‘*Mohican” to rendezvous at Sand Point revoked. ‘‘Thetis” will proceed to 
Sand Point as directed to distribute Proclamation and give notice, and will proceed 
thenee to Ounalaska immediately after departure of British steamer, which visits 
Sand Point abont Ist July to bring home coast catch of seal. ‘‘Mohican” and 
“Alert,” after cruizing two weeks, as previously directed, in Behring’s Sea, will 
rendezvous with ‘ Thetis” at Ounalaska instead of Sand Point. ‘‘ Marion” will 
sail later, and join your command at Ounalaska at about same time. Has ‘‘ Thetis” 
already sailed? If so, you must communicate with her at Sand Point, where her 
orders of yesterday directed her to await your arrival. On receipt of this order, 
proceed immediately to Behring’s Sea with ‘Thetis,’ ‘‘Mohican,” and “Alert.” 
‘Telegraph departure. 
