Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-06-26
MORNING HERALD.
Arrival or the LiveYpSsl Sscamer---Ncxs
Double sheet.

WEDNESDAY,. JUNE 10 1875.
Arrival Of the LiverP:s. 49,. s''~"''
4. cops.ouence of the deep importance OF the
news now daily expected by the Liverpool steamer,
which has been ont IL days, we shall NOT pnosn our
doSble sheet till she arrives Al thus port Inc Ureat
western made her last trip in IL days and hours
II is barely possible therefore, that we may have the
Liverpool ionight-highy probable that she may
arrive tonorrsw-and nearly CERTAIN ina. we WI.
double sheet for her arrival shall have more room
for the important foreign news and give greater circu
ation Advertisements. Advertisers, therefore,
will please TO hand in their advertisements as early
today as possible, for know not the day nor the
hour when we may be called upon to issue our double
sheet.
Froua Nova scosia-Thc Cod Fishery.
The cutter Hamilton, Capt. Sturgis, returned to
Boston on Sunday from Nova Scotia, and made his
report Collector Bancroft, relative to the seizsre
Of the American fisherman by the British cruisers
Captain S. and officers received every attention fro.
the English authorities He reports that there have
been no further seizures.
The cod fishery the coast Of Labrador and banks
ofNewfoundland is great business, and upwards OF
$4,000 persons are employed in it, Before the DIS
covery of Newfoundland in the year l497, by the
brothers Cabot, cod caught in large quantities
by the English aad Danish the seas OF Iceland, but
since the discovery Of North America they have
been abandoned for the better fishing grounds Of
Newfoundland and Labrador. Anterior to the revo-
luton, the Anglo Americans, English and French
mixed indsc Intimately, and fshed any where and
EVERY where, the former assisting the English. On
the breaking out Of the revolutionary war they of
course divided and treaty made respecting.the
conduction Of the business. The annexed extract
shows the limits of oar cod fishery:
in the frat article Of convention
Britain and the United States signed at London ao,
of October, 1918. that the subjects Of the United States shall
have Of fish that Of the
of Newfoundland from Cape Ray to the Rameaa Islands, on
the and northern coasts Of Newfoundland from Cape
RAY Qupon Islands, the Magdarn Islands, and also
the coasts harbor and creeks from Mount Jolly
southern Of Labrador and through the Straits Of
Bale and thence northwardy indefinitely along the coast,
without prejudice the exclusive rights of the
Hudon Bay Company and that the American fishermen shall
also liberty forever dry and fish Of the
unsettled bays. habors creeks southern part the
Of Newfoundland hers above described and Of the coast
of Labrador; the portion thereof,
shall be settled shall not be lawful for the said fishermen TO
dry fish without previous for such purpose
with the proPrietors posessors Of the ground
And the United States hereby renouace forever liberty
heretofore enjoyed claimed the inhabitants tsreof take
dry h within thre marine Hlc Of any Of the
bays creeks harbors of mis- Britannia Maesy do
America not included within the above mentioned
Limits The American fishermen however admitted into
all bays &C for the purpose Of repairing damages Psrchas
ing wood aud OF obtaining water and for other purpose
whatever and when hero they are to placed under sch
strcon be their abusing the pr
vleges hereby reserved TO tAem
How far the vessels captured have deviated from
the above remains to be seen, and shall probably
know when Capt Sturgis' report is published.
We have little statistical information respecting |
the fisheries on the Banks which will give. After
the revolution the British swarmed the coast Of La
brador with their fishing smacks, they having secured
the greatest share by the treaty Of 1888. At
rage Of three years, ending with l7S9 they had 4O2
vessels, l9l1 boats and 1886 men engaged in the
business In the last war, the French were excluded
from the grounds, and the English increased rap
idly-so much so, that in 1874 the value Of their
catch" reached e., 800 900. Since the year 1915.
however, the British ishery has sensibiy de-
clined and the value Of the "catch" in 1881 was
only fS57 ,2lo. During the fishing season, from two
To three hundred schooners sail from Newfoundland
for the different stations the coast, and 1900
British subjects are employed in the business, two
thirds Of whom are engaged in the vessels.
The American fishery has increased very fast. In
1879 they had upwards Of FIVE hundred vessels and
fifteen hundred engaged therein This large
feet at what is called three "catch," produced
JO 900 quntals fish, and 1000 tons Of OIL valued at
f6lO,o0O. In the cod fishery the Americans have
about IS 900 tons Of shipping engaged The exports
from this country in 1892 reached quntals Of
dried, and I02, ITO barrels picked cod, valued at
slo5o,ooo.
Thus we see that the fisheries on the Banks OF
Newfoundland and the coast Of Labrador, are OF
great Importance TO this country and should be es-
pecially protected by cruizers. Will the go
yernment attend TO IT, will they wait till several
other seizures take place Neither our whale nor
our cod fisheries sufficiently protected
Pregres. Of ,hc sab treasury sysscns.
The recent Developments and discoveries in de-