New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-15

n an the British at these island and We place implicit
redence in Capt Fortns statements they carry tngs
uith high hand He states that they frequently dirs
che British fishermen from their stations, cOmpeac
-, ., tale nm exposed positions outside II Amherst
Urhor where they are liable o constant accidents The
ebrs carried on at these islands are the her ing eoi
mi zeal 6.hare, The inhabitants are nearly all Usher.
men. and mostly poor. Respecting TIE nsaenes
Of the coast of Labrador, some ia'oTmA,oa 8
furnished. The coast is much Indicated via
~ nd there are some sixty fishing stafioas
,stly held bt persons Who are mere s9ua'iers VITA
l.e,l rights Of occupation snd liable ~ NJ! time tobs
aisrossessed They aretOo afead among ives re-
nec.;ns the seal fishery lt is true the HGds1as Bay
E-srr -. sor,e perrnaaent posts on the Labrador
Coast which Il holds under lease from the Government
Tho IN shore fisheries on th. ccas are very prohac bu.
thew sre not leg,lly open 10 American h.aetmea.
although the practice has cen Tor them !" TAKE hh here
Ger, Far.ip cites s. an example OF the dePretalaas
uhch American fishermen arc alleged q commit on ths
CO.'S, that in l. 81 while over 81 American schOones
we're living az the BAY OF Seven Islands post Of the
Hrdscis Bay Company, the seentot me company hadh
sru,od carried or and the fences which enclose the
huidpps set on FIRE by Ame lean hshermen The ennre
.s,t.ngfts an the Labrador Coast numbering On,
,on,s;n bu, 364 men. IT, women aud 80 children.
he uhoe nroSuct Of the labor oithese native fishermen
!; los tb.n $1,000 ayear: and Capt. Forth makes
suggestion for encouraging the British TO engage IN
hose isheries, which | sm confident Will never
h. carried out His plan is a bounty similar 20
III French and American, sr draw back upon every
article used in the building aud equipment q" vessels
The draw back would he trhng affair tor tue dnues On
the articles in question are no, over - per cent al "a
o,,r II seems probable that in the face ~ D0uniies
The British fishermen cannot compete WIN me rtehea
nj Americans IN the cod macksrrl and herring Usher
es for. Of over 1900 vessels ever! year engaged IN
thesa fisheries on the Labrador coast Cansn
does not contribute q dozen. The Lower IroS'
noes however. somehow contr1ye 10 get oe''es
share of the business Prarucaiy II Goes uys
seem kelv that these fisheries will be turned 60 much
sccont by Canadians SO longas the French aud Amer
cans Keen up the system of duties; for II may b. re-
esr'ed ss quite certain that that Province vii never
adopt this practice II encouraging the hsherl"s. The
Labrador coast is necessarily nearly barren, producing
nothing but few turnps and potatoes owing 10 the Sc
verify of the climate There are custom-houses
the coast and all dutabe goods consumed are Snug
oled from the United Ststes II is difficult TO see how
til. is To be remeiied for how can one officer watch
over si1ty ports and to have more would be- o OF TIE
ouestion. The islets of Labrador are great place
resort for Wild fowl during the of incubation.
But here has existed for the last twenty years regular
orcsuized system of plumber for carrying OF their eggs
Capt Forth says:
Fifteen -ch oners Of from 90 10 20 uns esch carrying
fv. or SIX hands each take possession ct tn t m which
thousands IT birds particularly penguns and small Divers
ccue 70 Law TIE Who remain on the ilands IN ordet
o remove the eggs every day. armed ana 30 not per
NIT the inhabitants nor the Indians - sppr"Acs
The practice is said 10 have greatly diminished tho
number of Will fowl Capt Forth considers himseu
charged with the protection Of fowl equally WIN hs'
and he may probably have brush with the egg ste'es
as he considers them, this syson.
A Naval College has been established at Quebec.
great fire that lately made its was through the Up
per Ottawa has rendered 800 families ho"sriess IN ~
some cases the individual loss is said to exceed S'Oo
l. n,