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from the United States and the other six owing allegiance to Great Britain, were 

 captured by the commanders of the cruisers ZaMaM, Captain de Livron, and Vitiaz, 

 Captain Zarine, and by Mr. Grebnitski on board the company's steamer Kotik. The 

 schooners were taken to Vladivostok, condemned, and sold, except the Bosie Olsen, 

 which was rechristened the Prize and given to Capt. W. Copp, of the Vancouver Belle 

 on condition that he take 37 of the captured sailors to British Columbia. The other 

 sailors were sent home in the American ship Majestic, except the men of the schooners 

 Marie and Carmolite, who were taken to Vladivostok and then shipped to Japan. 



The schooners, whose capture created a great excitement in Canadian sealing 

 circles, were as follows : 



(1) 0. H. White, Capt. L. M. Furman, of San Francisco, seized by the ZaUaJca 

 July 16, between Copper Island and Bering Island. (Fur Seal Arb., vii, pp. 203-205.) 



(2) Willie McGowan, of Shelburne, N. S., seized by the Zabiaka July 18,' about 

 18 miles'* southwest of Palata, Copper Island. 



(3) Rosie Olsen, of Victoria, B. C, seized by Mr. Grebnitski, July 26, in 55° 23' 

 north latitude and 165° 27' east longitude, or about 10 miles northwest of Zapadni 

 Mys, Bering Island. 



(4) Ariel, of Victoria, B. C, seized by the ZaMaM, on July 28, apparently about 

 10 miles southwest of the Copper Island rookeries.^ 



(5) Vancouver Belle, of Vancouver, seized by the ZabiaTca, on August 12, about 

 17 miles south of the southern extremity of Copper Island. 



(6) Marie, of Maitland, N. S., seized by Mr. Grebnitski, August 21, in 64° 36' 

 north latitude and 168° 24' east longitude, or about 9* miles northeast from tbe south 

 end of Copper Island, nearest land. 



(7) Carmolite, of Vancouver, seized by the Vitiaz (with Admiral S. O. Makarot' 

 on board), August 29, in 54° 29' north latitude and 168° 2' east longitude, about 6 

 miles^ southeast of the isthmus (Peresheyek) of Copper Island. 



In addition, (1) one boat and crew belonging to the schooner Marvin were seized by 

 the natives on one of the Copper Island rookeries for killing seals. (2) Three boats 

 and crews, having clubbed seals on the rookeries, were captured by the Zabiaka on 

 July 21, 9 miles from the southern extremity of Copper Island. They belonged to the 

 schooner Sayward. (3) Two boats and 6 sailors from the Annie G, Moore were caught 

 on one of the rookeries by the natives. 



1 By some mistake the date is given as June 6 in the report of the Russian commission as rendered 

 in the 26th Ann. Rep. Cauad. Dept. Fish., p. CLix. July 6, old style, is probably intended. 



2 In the same report the distance from the coast is given as 21 miles, although the position is said 

 to have been 54° 21' north latitude and 167° 43' east longitude, which is a trifle more than 18 miles 

 from the nearest point of Copper Island. 



'The positions and distances in the report quoted above are so contradictory that it is hard to 

 tell which is meant to be correct. Thus, in the present case, it is stated (p. CLix) that "The schooner 

 Ariel was seized by the craisei ZahiaTca on the 16th July [old style] at 3.30 a. ui., in 54° 31' north 

 latitude and 167° 40' east longitude. At the time of the seizure she was making away from the coast 

 under easy sail, and was 21 miles from Copper Island." Of course both statements can not be correct. 



■* Seven in the report above referred to. 



''Eight miles, according to the above report. 



