The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-07-28
DEPARTMENT OF STATE. J
WASHINGTON. July 9. 1852.

NC lalc ministry OF England was
opposed to the granting of bountics, on
principle; ard in COZ sequence. steadily
refused to give the necessary assent to
acts of the Colonial Legislatures. grant
ing bountics to the fisheries The col
onies complained severely of this inter
ference with their local affairs and they
further complained that the government
declined to enforce the provisions of the
Fishery Convention of 1918, and thereby
permitted American fishermen to en-
roach upon the best fishing grounds. from
which under the legal construction of
the treaty. they ought to be excluded
with the most recent change of
Ministry in England has occurred an en-
tire change of policy The present Sec
rotary of State for the Colonies. Sir
John Packington, has addressed circu-
lar letter to the Governors of the sevc-
raj North American Colonies, an extract
from which is as follows -
DlwNiyG STREET. May 2j. 1852.
Among the many pressing subjects which
have engaged the attention of her MairSty's
Ministers, since their assumption of Office,
few have b-cn more important, in their esti-
nation, than the questions relating To the
protection solicited for the fisheries on the
coasts of British North America.
Her Maic,tys Government have taken into
their serious consideration the representa-
tons upon this subject, contained in your des-
patches, noted in the margin, and have not
failed to observe, that whilst active measures
have been taken by certain colonies for the
purpose of encouraging their fisheries and of
rcpelling the intrusion Of foreign vessels it
has been subject of complaint that im3cdi-
mentS should have been offered b. the poll
cy of the imperial government TO the enact
mcnt of bonntics, considered by the local
Legislature essential for the protection Of this
trade. Her Majestys Ministers are DESTROYS
of removing all grounds of complaint ON the
part OF the colonies, in consequence of the
encroa chmcnts of the fishing vessels of the
United States upon those waters, from which
they are excluded by the terms of the Con
v'ntion of ISIS, anil they iicreforc intent 10
diSPatct, as s10t as poSSib'r Il smqu Raral
JOrcc Of STEAMERS or ETHER saaH reSstls, TO en-
t'rer The OJserraace NJ that Convention.
This announcement is ACCOMPANIED
by the following, as to bounties
with regard to the question of promoting
the fisheries of the British Colonies bv tho
''''"HN VI b''hllNN- IltI VI y sly " bNtTIl-
mtnt, although drSiruuS not to sanction any
unnecessary deviation from that policy, which
regulates the commerce of this country, are
hlll dSincline to prevent those colonies, by
the interpretation Of imperial author,ty-and
especially pending the negotiation with the
United States of America for the settlement
of the principles on which the commerce
with the British North Am 'rican Colonies is
hereafter to be carried on--trom adopting The
policy which they may deem most conduciv,
10 their own prosperity and welfare.
The vessels OF war mentioned in the
above circular dispatches, are expected
to be upon the coasts of British North
America during the present month (Ju
ly), when. no doubt seizures will begin
to be made. of American fishing vessels
which. III the autumn, pursue their bus
mess in indents of the coast, f.om which
it is cont srded, they are excluded by the
Convention of 1918.
Meantime and within the last ten
days an American fishing vessel called
the" Coral" belonging to Machias. in
Maine, has been seized in the Bay of
Fundy, near Grand Maaan, by the officer
commanding Her Majestys cutter " Net.
I
ICY a'reauy arriVeu III that bay. Tor
an aii'Geu i'',rac'ion VI 'Ne hShlhg 'on'
Nen'i',' an" 'hc iishl'lS VesSel mas been
9arricu 10 ''e port Oh - Johh, New
nrunsw'ch' "nere proceedings nave been
'"Ac'i III '''c -N1ni'ral'y court WIN Il
Jew 10 hcr condemnation ana absolute
iorie,'ufS
DeSluGS 'he small naval force to be
Sent OUT " inc imperial government,
'ile colonies are DeStlrrmg themselves
a,So i9r 1ne protection OF Their fisheries
N"nHua mas n'teu out an armed vessel To
pa stationed IN the Guii and this vessel
IaS proceeded TO Inc hshihg grounds
having on poard not oniy naval com
manner ana crew. WIN power to seize
vessels williIl ilnits, but also Il stipendl-
airy magistrate ana cl'li police to make
prisoners OF all VINO are found transgres-
sing ihc laws OF Canada' IN order to
'heir pochg committed 10 jail IN that
coio, ny Tor Iriai
Inc colony OF Newfoundland has
htte' out an armed vessel Tor the purpose
OF resisting ,he ehcroachmehtS oil French
h'nihg vessels Oh the coast OF Labrador
pu' wheh feauy 10 SAL from her port
ihe Governor Oh tnat colony acting under
imperial instructions refused TO give the
conihlahoer Oh 'hiS colonial vessel the