, 1881-10-16
FISHERY SQUABBLES.

| Newfoundland Fishermen Checked In
Their Ezapacity by IL French War Ves-
| ,hea-C0mpcl1ed 10 Raise 'Ehcir Seine es
from French Fishing Grounds.
| ST. JOINS. N. f., Oct .13.-Tha schooner Con-
frere has just arrived from the northeast coast
/ Of White Buy and brings Intelligence of alleged
fresh acts OF aggression and ntrocous persecu-
ton OF the part Of French officers nnd marines
directed aguinst british subjects while peace
! fully plying their wontcd avocation5 in Car
poon and Eanah harbors, which are sltuated on
the Northeastern extremity of tho m.snamed
'na. Ftensh sngrs. grs = few days aeo before this
Jonns. a tine school .)r herring struck into
tnrpoon Harbor, wherenpon the Newfoundland
tisncrnan put 9heir seines without delay in tho
,s.lEcr. Some fifteen Or sixteen herring skIies
were husily employed sweeping arouud tho
treuchIus hcrrins-schools. when they were
espiea by CDulnaulunt Qevureune from the
quarter deck Of tho fri.ate C!orintle. Five
bouts were Immediately dispatched from the
war shlp, each boat containing son,e" eighteen
officers and marines, nil nrmed; The intimi-
tiatcd fishermen, in OBEDIENCE to the mot ordrs
Of tue officers In cotn:nh',d. hauled up their
sencs, VITA but one exception, allowing tho listl
what they considered rs their hnrt-easned
spolls. One seine, owned by tt .nHn na'netl
wns o mt II taSsn snafxe q Frcnah "a ear 70
eh;srge Of one at tho C1oriutles boats drew Il
knife OUT of his sheath ind maae 4 movement to
would part IN TWO and lbcrute the imprisoned
fish. Guy tlon r7tised Il heavy ashcn car. aud
swore that he would hRt.cr the skull Of tho
French commanding ol&cer If he lad Il knife Or
ILLS scine. The officer. VINO appears 10 have been
ngoud-tempercd u MIN. consulted his prudence
md quietly asked Guy To hMu1 up his seine rs
quickly us possible and shoot 1t out ne:stn. but
out OF range Of the lynx eye Of old Devnreuue.
80 the trouble terminated. s.
7. WHERE: ARE TILE ENGL1su w.4I. VESSELS.
AT tiahnh Harbor, IL short time previously,
when Il similar 'inruston us the tfshln: rights Of
Newfoundland fishermen = occurred, a plucky
old fellow. unc Of the aborjgnes of tho cnasf,
Tired Il heavy loud OF scaling shot into tue
Frenchmnns 8 boat that was engaged in pulling
away his. cod trip from ITS -, Inooriugs.
Where. was Commander Kennedy, OF her
Majesty's steamer Druid, all this time? Anchored
Ill unc Ut the uei:ht1orng hnrbors. The Druid
went dow, to Investigate tho outruEes. but, by
tho most notable Of coinci1enccs, wherever tho
Ciorinde WAS there the Druid was sure mot to be,
and by the most fAultless and exquisir Of ar
raHgen,euts whenever tho Druid WIS entering Il
harbnr where tho French had been ctrryug On n
E'1erilln warfare against Newfoundland fisher
men the Clorinde was Invariably stcatning out.
and Us 4 matter of fact, during. the past fort
night while British subjects being hurrasset
ny the rapacity Uf French -interlopers On our
eohsf* fas Druid Was quietly anchored In Halls
iMy. ana her brave Captain und ui1icers. accom-.
panied BY some titled sportsulen from England,
were thinning the herds Of caribou deer thut
trtop over the prairles of tho northwest coast OF
Newfoundland. go '>>.- ~