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You will make this direction known to the masters of such fishing vessels as belong 

 to your port, in such manner as you may deem most advisable. 

 C. H. Peaslee Esqe. 



Collector of Customs, Boston 



1856, March 28: Letter from Mr. Marcy to Mr. Crampton 

 Private Washington, March 28, 1856 



Sir, — I enclose a Circular to be issued to our fishermen modified, as I think, so 

 as to conform to your suggestions on that subject. I submit it to you with a request 

 to return it with such remarks thereon as you may see fit to make. 



Yours, 

 John F. Crampton, Esqre. W. L. MaScy 



etc., etc., etc. 



SECRETARY MARCY'S FINAL CIRCULAR OF MARCH 28, 1856' 



To Charles H. Peaslee, Esq. 



Collector of the Customs, Boston 



Department of State, Washington, March 28, 1856 



Sir, — It is understood that there are certain Acts of the British North American 

 Colonial legislatures, and also, perhaps, Executive Regulations, intended to prevent 

 the wanton destruction of the fish which frequent the coasts of the Colonies, and 

 injuries to the fishing thereon. It is deemed reasonable and desirable that both United 

 States and British fishermen should pay a like respect to such laws and regulations, 

 which are designed to preserve and increase the productiveness of the fisheries on 

 those coasts. Such being the object of these laws and regulations, the observance 

 of them is enjoined upon the citizens of the United States in like manner as they are 

 observed by British subjects. By granting the mutual use of the inshore fisheries 

 neither party has yielded its right to civil jurisdiction over a marine league along its 

 coast. 



Its laws are as obligatory upon the citizens or subjects of the other as upon its own. 

 The laws of the British Provinces not in conflict with the provisions of the Reciprocity 

 Treaty would be as binding upon citizens of the United States within that jurisdiction 

 as upon British subjects. Should they be so framed or executed as to make any dis- 

 crimination in favor of the British fisherman, or to impair the rights secured to Ameri- 

 can fishermen by that Treaty, those injuriously affected by them will appeal to this 

 Government for redress. 



In presenting complaints of this kind, should there be cause for doing so, they are 

 requested to furnish the Department of State with a copy of the law or regulation 

 which is alleged injuriously to affect their rights or to make an unfair discrimination 

 between the fishermen of the respective countries, or with a statement of any sup- 

 posed grievance in the execution of such law or regulation, in order that the matter 

 may be arranged by the two Governments. 



You will make this direction known to the masters of such fishing vessels as belong 

 to your port, in such manner as you may deem most advisable. 



I am. Sir, respectfully, 

 Your obedient servant, 

 W. L. Marcy 

 'Appendix, British Case, p. 209. 



