Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-08-25
From the n. Y. Herald.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT
And Very Interesting from
VTRSjaSngtOn.

AND very sHsRFestihs AfOsn
STa>hinItom.
.Nouei and startling .4spect of the Fish.
err Question-Fresh Speck of Uar
+ --The Fisheries, 1.-THE Pirate Prop
erty of the Earl of Stirling Fish
ing .Sntocks TO be FITTED out Under
has .Guthority-Opinion of Hon. n.
j. Ualker, D. s. Commissioner 10
China, Late Secretary # the Treasu-
arg, &c. .
WASHINGTON Aug. 9th.
A new eleuent--most extraordinary
in its character, and of porientious as
pect---has been introduced into the great
controversy about the fisheries, the an.
nouncemen, Of which will cause greater
agitation and excitement than they have
al any period hitherto been manifested
or the subject. ...-
A new and formidable claimant for The
! fisheries is in the field.
The government has been notified that
an American company--including, 1t is
said, among its members distinguished
statesman, one of the most prominent
bankers of Washington. former assist.
ant Secretary of The Treasury Of The
United States, and several leading CAPT.
taIists in Wall Street--make exclusive
claim to all the fisheries now in contro-
versy between the United States and En-.
gland, under title derived from Alexan-
der, Earl of Sterling and Dovan, Hered
itary Lieut.. General, and Lord Proprie.
tor of Canada and Novia Scotia, and that
the company propose testing the legality
of their claim by fitting out vessel
manned by American Seamen. and dis
patching her to the fishing grounds that
are claimed exclusively by Great Brit
ain, or by granting licenses to the Ameri.
can fisherman of Marblehend and Cape
! Cod to prosecute their business on all
coasts of Canada, NOVA Scotia, New
! Brunswick, and the Prince Edwards Is.
land, being more than three thousand
miles in extent, in spite Of what they
! pronounce the diplomatic blunder OF
/ 1918, by which the United States, after
obtaining from Grea, Britain the conces.
sion of the RICH. of fishing on certain
coasts of newfoundland, on the shores
of the Magdalen Islands, and the south.
ern coast of Labrador, renounce forever
the liberty of fishing within three miles
of any other part OF the British coasts
III America, or of curing or drying fish
on them.
The company say that if the title TO
the fisheries is in Lord Sterling, and not
! in the British government, he has the IN.
| doubted right of transferring ii to the
American citizens, who, if disturbed in
The right thus acquired, may demand the
protection of The United States, which
will be bound to see if the title is good,
and, il SO, to defend it.
A collision may be anticipated; and
should the administration decide to sus
tain the rights asserted by the COMPANY,
the British government must make large
concessions or war seems probable.
Lord Stirling is now in Washington.
whittier he is said so have come by ad.
vice of some OF the leading statesmen Of
! Great Britain, who thought this place the
: hIOSt W aSSClt HIS IlSblHs
He is man of very venerable appear
ance, some seventy years OF age, OF dig.
nified and courteous manners, and of a
well established personal honor and in
tegrity. He is accompanied by his son.
Lord Stirring claims as heir of his an
ces,or, Sir William Alexander, of Men
STRIFE, Scotland, Viscount Of Canada,
Viscount aud Earl of Stirling. and Earl
of Dovan, TO whom soya! charters, TN
der the great seal, were granted, which
were recognized and confirmed by act of
Parliament in the presence OF Charles
The First These are all on record at
Edlnburg: ~
10Th September, 1921 Original char
ter of Novia Scotia. .sa
l2h July, l625--Charter of Nova
Dumas, of the lands, lor2ship and baro-
ny of NOVA Scotia.
Sd May, l626-Charter of the coun.
try and dominion of New Scotland.
i ID February, l626-Original charter
of Canada, including fifty leagues OF
( bonds on both sides of The river ST.
Lawrence aud the Great Lakes.
4 These charters gave the Earl Of Stir
I ling vast political and administrative
powers He was made his Majesty s
hereditary Lieut., General over the whole
! countries of NOVA Scotia and Canada.
He was also made justice general, high
admiral, lord of regalily, ard hereditary
steward. The power was conferred up
on him of making officers OF state and
justice, of comforting titles of honor, OF
coming money, and The privilege of ma
king laws concerning the public state,
good and government of the country
he had the power OF appointing one
hundred and fifty baronets, called baro-
nets of NOVA Scotia. who were 10 take
precedents of all other baronets. I'm.
der this power the first Earl actually
made over one hundred 5aronets; nearly
fifty of The presen, baronets in Grea,
Britain hold their titles from patents
granted by The first Earl of Stirling.
The charters OF NOVA Scotia and
Canada give to Lord Sterling. his heirs
and assigns. the complete right of fishing
within six leagues of the shore, on pre-