The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-03
Our Halifax Correspondence.

HALIFAX, Nov. 20, 1852.
Seieure of Fishing Vesses by the Devastdtioa Just,-
fed-Process of Whitetcashing american Fishing
Craft Railroad Contract in Nova Scotia.
With reference to Commander Campbell, of the
Devastation, and the fishermen which he seized,
fair and full statement has appeared in the Nov1
Scotian of the that led to the detention Of
the vessels The Attorney General and Capt Ssy.
mour, of the flag ship, returned about fortnight
since, and the Devastation arrived Immediately
after The whole matter has been nvestig ated
here, and Com nander Campbell will be borne out
by his superior.
There are at Csnso, along the coast of Cape Bro
ton, and in Prince Edward Island, men carrying on
and doing large business some Of them holding
Her Xsjesty's Commission of the Peace, who IN AXE
it part Of their pursuits to obtain registers
(Brirish) for American vessels; aid several instan
ces Of this kind have been detected IL is done in
this way AN American vessel fits out and clears
for the fisheries say from Gloucester, United States
Her captain, besides his Amer Gan register and fish
ing pass, takes with him bill of sale duly oxe
with these he proceeds to the fishing ground and
arrives ut Canso elsewhere, where be puss in for
wood ard shelter,
Some one Of the gentry before referred to goo,
on beard and bargain is struck. The blank bi.l Of
sale has the mock owners name filed I'M With this ne
proceeds to the nearest port Of registry add OBJ.
q new register-frst having to- take oae or Two
pretty strong osths, which, Of course he charges
for he then returns to the vessel and Races on
board a British subject nominal master who
clears this pretended English vessel olt for cruise
The cruise being ended, "Jonsthsn" returns to
Canso, gets "fxed up" and siars for home
pleased with the taken out of Bluenose," and
obtains the bounty granted by his government
This is nothing more more than tho truth; and had
the system been allowed 10 continue unchecked the
fisheries Of British North America would be but
little service to her people
Captain Campbell has stopped this kind 81 pro-
ceduIe efiectually and cen properly estimate
the ultimate advantage to Nova sct,ia by his at
once bold and decided step Many have doubtless.
suffered severely by il: but for the most part they
do SO with good grace, fnoying tina. any toss Last
they may have suffered il ibis instance has sr,soa
from wstchfulness over their ogn interests by an
imperial officer such during tho ast twenty years
has never been esinctd bciore.
CANDIDA and New Brunavick, l expect will paw
pretty dear for their railroad wniste,r wntle me
Nora hcotia govetnment, acting IN tho expo-
rience Of Me- Howe, when lsgt in Eng
lana, viii build Ill they want vt lssrl7 ops-
third Less per mile. That there nay be 10
installing what ] mean, ] enc 0se s oopv of VII
Jackson's agreement With Neu B,trsficg. Nv win Il
II viii be seer that that proviuce sGtess Jay him
S52 800 pr mile His proposal Coz the Nogl Scos4
line was the sBmc aud in CANADA believe they sre
to pay $4,000
:. also forward copy Of the proposal % Mesrs
SYKES x Co, to this government, which has not rs
Whole been made known hore, Who ofIor TO con-
sHucs railway from Halifax in a northeriy di-
Iection, 70 he head Of Grand Lake, from which
point TWO lines are TO dyerge Que sasterly to Am