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there co-operate with the United States men-of-war in warning sealing-vessels to 
leave the Behring’s Sea, and in seizing those who might fail to heed the warning, 
I received later telegrams, ordering me to charter steam-collier ‘‘ Costa Rica” to 
take to the Belring’s Sea 2,000 tons of coal for the use of Her Majesty’s ships, and 
also to charter steam-ship ‘‘ Danube” for the use of Sir George Baden-Powell, K. C. 
M. G., and Dr. Dawson, Her Majesty’s Cominissioners. 
On the 27th June I proceeded to Iliulink Harbour, Ounalaska, after leaving orders 
for Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘Pheasant” and steam-ship ‘‘Costa Rica” to leave tor the 
same port as soon as they were ready for sea, and on my arrival I found in harbour 
the British schooner ‘‘E. B. Marvin,” which had been seized by the revenue-steamer 
“Rush” for sealing in the Behring’s Sea after being warned. 
The United States force in the Behring’s Sea was United States ships ‘‘ Mohican,” 
‘‘Alert,” “Thetis,” and the revenue-steamers ‘‘Corwin” and ‘‘Rush.” United States 
ship ‘‘Marion” did not arrive until the 17th August; steam-ship ‘‘Alki” was also 
chartered to bring up a detachment of marines, and they used her as a receiving-ship 
for the crews of captured sealers and as an escort for taking schooners, which had 
been seized, to Sitka. 
I took from the ‘‘E. B. Marvin” all their guns, ammunition, and seal-skins, and 
sent her down to Victoria with orders to report herself on arrival to the Collector of 
Customs. 
114 Steam-ship ‘‘Costa Rica” arrived at Ounalaska on the 9th, Her Majesty’s 
ship ‘‘Pheasant” on the 12th, and Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘Porpoise” from the 
China Station on the 27th July. 
Before leaving Ounalaska I left orders for Her Majesty’s ships ‘‘Porpoise” and 
“Pheasant” to coal immediately on arrival, and cruize on the stations agreed upon 
(Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘Nymphe” and United States ship ‘‘Alert” on the eastern, and 
Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘Pheasant” and United States ship ‘‘Mohican” on the western 
side of the Pribyloff Islands), and seize ail vessels which had been previously warned, 
letting go with a warning those which had not been boarded before. 
With my orders, I sent to each ship a letter of warning, to be given to the masters 
of schooners boarded, a form of certificate to be written in the log or register of 
each vessel warned, and instructions for the boarding officer, copies of all of which 
are inclosed herewith. 
On the 12th July, after receiving from United States ship ‘‘Mohican” a list of all 
vessels which had been warned, and copies of which I left for Her Majesty’s ships 
“‘Porpoise” and ‘‘ Pheasant,” I sailed for the Pribylofft Islands, and cruized to the 
northeast of them, according to arrangement with Commander Cotton, Senior 
American Naval Officer. 
On the 18th July, I anchored off St. Paul’s village, and United States ships ‘‘ Mohi- 
can” and ‘‘Thetis” arrived the same day, United States ship-‘‘Alert” and Her Maj- 
esty’s ship ‘‘ Pheasant” arriving on the 19th. United States ship ‘“‘ Mohican” reported 
5 vessels warned by herself, 2 by United States ship *‘Thetis,” 6 by United States 
revenue-steamer “Corwin,” and 3 by United States revenue-steamer ‘‘ Rush,” while 
I warned 1 vessel and Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘ Pheasant” 5. 
The Captains of all the men-of-war in port called on the Government and Seal 
Company’s agents at St. Paul’s, and visited the rookeries in company with them. It 
was especially pointed out that the seals were decreasing, as on the largest rookery 
a great tract of land, which a few years ago had been covered with seals, and the 
boulders and rocks on which had been worn smooth by them, was now totally 
deserted, and no increase of seals had been observed on other rookeries to compensate 
for this deficiency. 
On arriving at Ounalaska on the 25th July I found there steam-ship ‘‘ Danube,” 
with Her Majesty’s Commissioners on board, and Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘ Pheasant.” 
Steam-ship ‘‘ Danube” sailed for the Pribylott Islands on the 26th July, and on the 
29th July Isent Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘ Pheasant” to meet her there, so that she might 
place proper boats, &c., at the disposal of Sir George Baden-Powell. 
United States ship ‘‘Albatross” with the United States Commissioners, Professor 
Mendenhall and Professor Dall, arrived at Ounalaska on the 25th July, and a few 
days afterwards proceeded to the Pribyloff Islands. 
On the Ist August I ordered steam-ship ‘‘ Costa Rica” to proceed to Sitka, and from 
there fetch mails and stores which steam-ship ‘‘Queen” was bringing up for Her 
Majesty’s ships in the Behring’s Sea. 
On the Ist August, after leaving sailing orders for Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘ Porpoise” 
to proceed to sea on the 7th, eruize around the Pribyloff Islands, and return on the 
19th, I left Ounalaska and anchored at St. Paul’s on the 8th August, having warned 
two sealing-schooners during the cruize. 
I proceeded trom St. Paul’s on the 10th August and cruized till the 18th, touching 
at the Islands of St. Matthew and St. Lawrence, and at the former place I met steam- 
ship ‘‘Danube” in company with Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘Pheasant.” 
Her Majesty’s ship ‘‘ Porpoise” arrived at Ounalaska from her cruize on the 19th, 
