850 APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
80 Hoping that this mode of settlement of the last point in dispute will meet 
with your approval, and that this effort, on my part, to bring the negotiation 
at once to a satisfactory termination may be successful, I remain, &e. 
(Signed) JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, 
No. 128. 
Sir J. Pauncefote to the Marquis of Salisbury.—(Received September 7.) 
NEWPORT, August 28, 1891. 
My Lorp: With reference to my other despatch of this date, I have 
the honour to transmit herewith copy of the note of the 16th instant 
from the Acting Secretary of State, referred to in the inclosure to my 
above-mentioned despatch, in which Mr. Wharton inquired when an 
answer may be expected to his note of the 23rd ultimo, relating to 
the proposed compensation clause in the Behring’s Sea Arbitration 
Agreement. 
I have, &e. 
(Signed) JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE, 
[Inclosure in No. 128.] 
Mr. Wharton to Sir J. Pauncefote. 
DEPARTMENT OF SraTE, Washington, August 22, 1891. 
Str: Referring to my note to you of the 23rd ultimo, relative to the proposed 
agreement of Arbitration of certain matters affecting the seal fisheries in Behring’s 
Sea, I would be extremely obliged if you would be kind enough to inform me when 
an answer to the same may be expected. 
I have, &c. 
(Signed) WILLIAM F, WHARTON, 
} Acting Secretary. 
No. 129. 
Behring’s Sea Commissioners to the Marquis of Salisbury.—( Received 
September 8.) 
STEAM-SHIP “‘ DANUBE,” AT ST. PAUL ISLAND, ALASKA, 
August 5, 1891, 
My Lorp: We venture to think it desirable that we should at once 
report to your Lordship on certain points which have come to our knowl- 
edge in relation to Article 2 of the modus vivendi, and we inclose copy 
of a letter which we deemed it right to address to the Treasury Agent 
representing the United States Government on the Pribyloff Islands. 
We send with this despatch to the nearest telegraph office, which is 
2,000 miles distant, a telegram of which the following is a paraphrase: 
Pribyloff Islands, 5th 4ugust.—Have the honour to inform your Lordship that this 
year’s take of seals already considerably exceeds 7,500. 
The agent of the United States Treasury continues to allow seals to be killed on 
the assumption that the limited catch is to commence from the date of the signing 
of the modus vivendi. Despatch follows by mail. 
Immediately on our arrival here we established relations with the 
officials of the Government and of the North American Commercial 
Company of a most friendly character, and they have given us every 
