The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-02-17
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

january 81, 1896.
Representations have been made to our Govern
ment, through the Charge d. Afiaires of his Bri,anc
Majesty, of encroachnents, by the American.Ssher-
men, upon the fishing grounds, secured exclusively
To British fishermen, by the Convention between
the United States aud Great Britain, bearing date
the 20tb day of October, 1918.
The President being desirous of avoiding any just
cause OF dissatisfaction the part of the British
Government, on this subject and with view of pre-
venting the injury which might result to the Amerl-
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 cnoined 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..
e Secretary of the Treasury.
Extract from The Conpsntion gith Great Britain Of
20th October, 1878.
Is ART. 1. Whereas differences have arisen re-
specng the liberty claimed by the United States, for
the Inhabitants thereof to take, dry, and fish,
on certain coasts, bays, and creeks of his Brttanc
Majesty's dominions in America, it is agreed, be-
tween the high contracting partes that the nhabi
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, that
part of the southern coast of Newfoundland, which
extends from Cape Ray to the Ramcau Islands, on
the western and northern coast of Newfoundland !;
from the said Cape Ray to the Qurpon Islands, on
the shores of the Magdalen Islands; and also onthe
coasts, bays harbors, and creeks, from Mount Jolly
on the southern coast of Labradore, and through
the Straits of Beisle, 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, dry and cure fish
in any part of the unsettled bays, harbors, and
creeks, of the southern part of the coast of New
foundland, hereabove described and of the coast of
Labrador but so soon the same, or any portion
thereof shall be settled it shall not be lawful for the
said fishermon to dry fish at such portion
SO settled, without previous agreement, for such pur-
pose, with the inhabitants, propretors, possess
ors of the ground. And the United States hereby
renounce forever, any liberty, heretofore enjoyed
claimed by the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, or
cure fish, or within three marine miles of any of
the coasts bays creeks harbors, of his Brittanc
Majesly's dominion in America, not included with
in the aforementioned limits Provided, however,
That tho American fishermen shall be admitted to
enter such bays harbors for the purpose of shell
ter and of repairing damages therein of purcnas-
ing wood, and of obtaining water and for other
purpose whatever But they shall be under such
restrictions may be necessary to prevent their ta-
king, drying, curing fish, therein, in any 9TH
er manner whatever, abusing the privileges hereby
reserved to them.