The Iowa patriot. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1839-1839, 1839-07-18
airs con FISH ERIES.

c ne, Quarter by the capture of Amerl-
il tnss s.nen. A number of vessels have
cap n ~ been seized, and il is probable !;
, Y, o'bsrs will be. In the mean time !
ila. aa NO cutter has been sent out from !
rsss ,aa hv order of the Treasury Depart
Dr. u, o see what is going on. It is to be
nlsus ,ned that the captures alluded to
Plesu nj been made without plausible
nNs ..rt By the convention OF 1913 1t
PFs''a aareed that the inhabitants of the
,v. w. j. States, in common with those Of
l ss, britain, should have the liberty to
et r. fish on that part Of the southern
aAe &C Newfoundland extending from
esne Ray to the Remeau islands NJ on the
var and northern coast OF Newiound-
wei. from Cape Ray to the Quiepen
; ihsnds; on the shores of the Magdalen
. .aands. and, also, on the coasts, bays,
, aarhoTs. creeks. from Mount Jolly, on
Y. .a,. sonth Of Labrador, to and through the
y .,r,;s Of Bellisle, and thence northerly
::sds6,itely along the coast; but without
, ,ps to the rights Of the Hudson Bay
3somnany. And the American fishermen
,.,e also. TO have liberty to dry and cure
Ia. n any of the unsettled bays, harbors
NIL ''.l creeks, by the southern part of the
'oss,o Newfoundland above described,
al. .1 &c the coast of Labrador; but where
LII IN n,rts should be settled, were not to
l., y cure Ssh without the liberty of the
s s,onrie,ors of the ground. And, by the
sE E,ne convention, the United States re-
j bouuce any liberty before enjoyed or
claimed by them or their inhabitants, to
axe. dry, or cure fish, OH or within three
marine miles of any of the coasts, bays,
creeks or harbors of any of the British
dominions of America not included with
n the above limits. They were, howev-
#, permitted to enter such bays or har-
bors for the purpose of shelter or repair
ing damages, or purchasing wood and OBJ.
t,ining water, and for no other purpose.
It's for alleged attractions of the terms
Of this convention that most of the cap
tired vessels have been seized. One was
seized on charge Of smuggling tobacco
into the British dominions. How far
these charges can be sustained remains to
be seen. We should not be surprised to
know thatthey are in general well found
ed. Fishermen like to fish where they
can get the best hauls; and the bait may
have sometimes been too tempting to be
resisted.
Admitting this to be so, the only ques'
ton is, whether John is not pushing the
matter too far, in capturing all the vessels
he can lay his hands on. To say the
least it is unfortunate that the onse
should have been made precisely at this
luncture. There are already too many
causes Of alienation existing between th'
two countries; and if more must be ad
ded, they ought to be free from unneces
sgy aggravatioa,
The FIRST ACT OF RESTS lance
The first overt act of resistance that tool
place in the celebrated struggle occurred
in l772, in the waters of Rhode Island
A vessel of war had been stationed on tn
coast to enforce tic laus, and small
schooner, with light armament and TWEEN
ly.seven men, called the Gaspe, was EN-
ployed as tender to run into the shall
low waters Of that coast. On the lit
Of June, l772, Providence packet tina
piled between New York and Rhod'
Island, named the Hannah, and command
ed by Capt. Lingee, hove in sight of tn
man-of.war on her passage up the bay
The Hannah was ordered to bring to, il
order to be examined; but her master re
fused to comply, and being favored with
fresh southern breeze, that was fast sweep
ing him out Of gun-shot, the Gaspe wa
sgnalled to follow. For twenty-five mile
the chase continued under press of sail
when the Hannah, coming up with bar
with which her master was familiar, an
drawing less water than the schooner
Capt. Llngee led the latter on shoal
where she struck. The tide falling, tn
Gaspe sewed, and was not in a conditio
70 be removed for several hours.
The news of the chase was circulate
on the arrival Of the Hannah at Prov
ueace. A strong feeling was excite
among the population, and towards eve
ming the town drummer appeared i'll tn
Streets assembling the people in the O
ulhary manner. When a crowd was CO
'eced, this man led his followers in frol
u shed that stood near one of ii
s'ores, when one disguised as an India
suddenly appeared OH the roof, and pr
shlmed cretexpedition for that nigh
inviting all Of ssstout hearts" to assemb
IN u, 1he wharf, precisely anime, disguise
nAe himself. At the appointed hou
.'Os' Of the men Of the place collected
ms spot designated, when sixty-four wel
selecsed for the bold undertaking tn
vas IN view. The party embarked
slgns OF the launches Of the different We
ss!s lying at the wharves, and, taki1
sua Them a quantity Of round pawn
suaes. they pulled down the RIVER in
Inc commander Of these men is su
pusea 70 be Captain Whipple, who afte
!, saI y held a commission in the servi
H 4 80 =, congress, but none of the names we
puol,cly mentioned at the time. On nes