The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-05

neuralgia. having been sick when the
vessel was captured. Collector Woods
did not stand a. the wheel with Q cooked
revolver for two days and two nights
in fact be never stood at the wheel q.
all. The Indians did no. become in
censed at tie officers, hence the officers
did not stand by Woods for self prosec-
ton. Woods had neither nerve nor tao.
to exercise authority: Captain Butler
was not turned over TO the military au-
thorities. bu 10 60 ashore at Si.ks for
medical treatment. The Ocean Spray
is not fast sailer, in fact the statement
Of Collector Woods is tissue Of false
hoods from one end to the other. the
minor items in which he is correct being
30 few. and Of 80 little significance, that
they are not worth mentioning. The
following is the memorandum of the
voyage Of the Ocean Spray: Left San
Francisco on March 18th, bound on
fishing and hunting voyage. Put into
Victoria for repairs on April oath; left
on or about the 9th 90 the former voy-
age; on arriving at Bebrring Sea, DR..
Thatcher wished TO visit Otter Island
and attempted to land there in . boat
manned by seven men, but failed on &C
count Of the Sea. Meanwhile . dense
fog set in and he could not find his way
back to the schooner. about twelve or
fifteen miles from the Island. He was
sdrift in his boat some thirty odd hours,
after which be landed on ST. Psurs Is
land. so much exhausted by exposure
that some Of his men bad to be carried
from the boats. They were we'll taken
care Of BY the Alaska Commercial Com
pany. After the fog had cleared up
Captain Butler became alarmed for the
safety Of his boats crew. and COM
menced search for them. He went to
Otter Island. sent two boats, one to
make landing and search for them on
the island. and the other TO cruise
around the island looking for signs Of
the supposed wreck Of the boat. but not
finding any signs Of the missing men,
We set sail for st. Paul Island, and sent
. boat on shore looking for them. While
the boat was ashore she was boarded
by the agent Of the Alaska Commercial
Company and q revenue officer enquir-
ing why the schooner was there. l told
them l was hunting for missing boats
crew which they said had landed on St.
Paul Island. While these three men
were on board. DR.. Thatcher returned
on board the vessel with an order from
Chss. Bryant, U. s. Treasury Agent in
charge Of the Seal Islands, of which
the following is true copy:
ISLAND OF ST.. PAUL, A. T. June l6.
SIR-You are hereby relieved from
any custody or control on the part Of
the u. S Government. and are in
structed to proceed with your crew to
your vessel at once, leaving the waters
adjunct to the Prebyloff Islands under
the penalty Of seizure.
(Signed.) CHARLES BRYANT.
o. 8. Treasury Agent in charge of Seal
Islands.
DR.. E. c. THATCHER, st. Paul leland,
A. +.
The order was immediately complied
with. The captain being sick, he
ordered the mate to leave that vicinity,
abandon the voyage. and sail for San
Francisco. While on our return voyage,
on account Of the thick weather and
heavy current. We ran into Macrushin-
ski Bay. on the coast of Ounalaska.
While laying in the bay. the vessel was
boarded by Collector Woods without
any resistance OF the part Of the officers
or crew. who seized the vessel
tSiSned) THOMAS BUTLER,
Port Townsend.