The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-03-02
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

January 81, 1886.
Representations have been made to our Govern
ment through the Charge d. Afiares of his Britanic
Majesty, of encroachments, by the America n,sher-
men, upon the fishing grounds, secured exclusively
to British fishermen, by the Convention between
the United States and Great Britain, bearing date
the Goth day of October, 1918.
The President being desrous of avoiding any just
of dissatisfaction the part of the British
Government, this subject, and with view of pre-
venting the injury which might result to the Ameri-
can fishermen from trespassing upon the acknowl-
edged British fishing grounds, directs that you will
inform the masters, owners, and others employed in
the fisheries, in your District, of the foregoing COM
plants and that they be enoined to observe strict
y the limit assigned, for taking drying, and curing
fish, by the fishermen of the United States, under
the Convention before stated.
In order that persons engaged in the fisheries may
be furnished with the necessary information, the first
article of the Convention, containing the provisions
upon this subject is annexed to to this Circular.
LEVI WOODBURY..
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Extract from the Convention oith Great Britain, Of
Goth October, 1918.
| Arr. 4. Whereas, differences have arisen re-
specng the liberty claimed by the United States for
the inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, aud fish,
on certain coasts, bays, and creeks of his Brtanc
Majesty's dominions in America, it is agreed, be-
tween the high contracting parties, that the inbab
tants of the said United States shall have, forever,
in common with the subjects of his Britanic Ma
jesty the liberty to take fish of every kind on ha,
part of the southern coast of Newfoundland, which
extends from Cape Ray to the Rameau Islands, on
the western and northern coast of Newfoundland
/ from the said Cape Ray to the Quirpon Islands, on
the shores of the Magdalen Islands aud also the
coasts, bays harbors, and creeks, from Mount Jolly
on the southern coast of Labradore, to and through
the Straits of Belisle, and thence northwardly, in
definitely along the coast; without prejudice, how
ever, to any of the exclusive rights of the Hudson
Bay Company and that the American fishermen
shall also have liberty forever to dry and fish
| in any part Of the unsettled bays, barbors, and
creeks, of the southern part of the coust of New
foundland, hereabove described, and Of the coast OF
Labrador; but soon as the same, any portion
thereof shall be settled shall not be lawful for the
said fishermon to dry or cure fish at such portion
settled, without previous agreement for such pur
pose, with the Inhabitants, proprIetors, or possess
ors of the ground. And the United States hereby
renounce, forever, any liberty, heretofore enjoyed o
claimed by the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, o
cure fish, on within three marine miles of any o
the coasts, bays, creeks harbors, Of his Brtan'
Majesty's dominion in America, not included with
in the aforementioned limits: Provided, however
That tire American fishermen shall be admitted q
enter such bays harbors for the purpose of shell
ter and of repairing damages therein Of purchas
ing wood, and of obtaining water and for no othe
purpose whatever. But they shall be under sucl
restrictions as may be necessary to prevent their "a
king, drying, curing fish, therein, in any 9th
er manner whatever, abusing the privileges hereb
reserved to them.