Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1852-07-29

Meantime. and within the last ten days
an American fishing vessel. called The Coral.
belonging 10 Machas, Me. has been seized
in the Bay Of Fundy, near Grand Menan.
by the officer commanding Her Majrsiy's
cutter Medley. already arrived in thai bay
for an alleged inIraciion of lhr fishing con
venIi"n. and the fishing vessel has been
carried To ,he porn Of 81. John. N. g.. Wher-
pr0ce 'dings have been taken. IN the Adm.
rnlly Cnur; buI with view 10 her condem
ualion aud absolute lnrlti,nre. Besides the
small naval iurca 10 BE- sent out by the gov
ernmcnl. the colonies are beslirring lhenl-
selves also for The prmrcIion of their flsh.
cries. Canada has fitted out an armed
vessel 10 be stationed in the Gulf. aud this
vessel has proceeded to the fishing spot,
having on board not only naval comman.
der and crew, with power To seize vessels
within limils. but also u s,ipendiary magis-
ira,e and civil police 10 nuke prisoners OF
all who are found ,ransgressing The laws ol
Canada. in order To their being committed
10 Jail in thar culuny for trial. The colony
UI Newfoundland has flied Out IN arm
vessel Tor The purpose ol resisting The EN-.
croachmrnls oI French fishing vessrls on
The coas. of Labrador, but when ready 10
sull from her p' m, the Governor Of that col.
ony, acting under imperial instructions,
refused 10 give The cbmnander Of the YES.
sci lhe necessary aulhnri,y Inr making prizes
Of French vessels found ',respassing. This is
an exira0rdinl Try circumstance, especially
when taken IN connection with The iacl thru
The like authority 10 SEIZE American fishing
vessels under similar circumstances hus nev.
rr been refused 10 The cruizrrs Of any Of the
North An.ricnn cWonies. The colony OF
Novu Scotia has now four armed cruz RS
we'll manned on its cuasi ready 10 puunce
upon any American vessels which NAV pc.
Liden'ally 0r otherwise BE- found fishing
within the limits d, fined by ,hr Crown ofi
crls Of Eng and. New Brunswick has
agreed with Canada and Nova Scn,ia H.
place cutter in the Bay of Fundy lu
look after Americans fishing there and al
Prince Edwurd Island. aud Her Majesty s
steam rigae Devastation has been placed
under The Instructions Of The Governor ol
.ha, colony The firs. article Of the Con
| vrn'ion between the United Suites and Great
Br,nin. ol the 20.h Of Oc."hr. 1918. is il,
these words: Nv hprras. differences have
arisen resp cling The liberty claimed BY lhr
United Sians for lhr inhablanls thereof Il
luke. dry aud cure fish On crriuin COASTS
BAYS. ha'bOs. aud creeks Of His Britain j,
MAJ sly S dominion in America
The vessels ul war mention in The ubuvt
cicular disparch are expected To b. on III,
COASTS of British North America during III,
pfesens month. July, when. no doubt. ez
ures will begin to be made Of American
fishing vessels, which in The an,umn pursu,
their business inlrn,s on The cons. from
which i. is con.endrd they are excluded by
The convention uf 1919.
| IL is This construction Of The intent anC
meaning of The convention of 1918. fn
which The colonies have cnntrnded si"ct
l84l. and which they have desired shoul'
be enforced.
| This the English government, has now. !
would appear, consented 10 do, and The i'm
mediate rffeci will be the luss of The vsua
BILE Ia! fishing IL American fish ries.
complete interruption Of the extensive busi
hess of New England. amended by c"ns,an
collisions of The mos, exciting aud unp'tas
an, character. which may end in The drs
i'rur'iut "f -humnn life. in the Involvement
Of g~rrumrnlin in question uf a very scr'
''us nature threatening The peace ol the wv
Countries.
Nm agreeing ,ha, the construction thu
pul upon the treaty is c0nlormabe 10 III
mlen,ions ol the contracting parties. TIN
information is made public 10 The ind .ha
.hose c"Dcerned in the American f>herir
may perceive how The case u. preseu. stands
and br upon their guarn.
The whole subjec, viii engage she imme
diale attention 81 the government.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
Secretary Of State.
The above is the frs, fficial announce
mrni Of ,hr rutnor,d difficulty b tween EI
l. ,,I,nd ,,,l ,h,, T1n;,.I S,,,,s il, ruunru IA,