New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-16

,be law carry the to Northern waters Whee inc
seeds are planted and by the next fall are maed 10
oysters far superior TO the native oysters in those loca-
ties
II will thus be seen tho duties Of the oyster police
arc not the chtest In the world. They have not only TO
,tct the drcdeor. from the foreign pirates but the
long mon from the dCdgcrs and then also To protect me
numerous bed, restricted by law to ohshg' 10 90 me
work Imposed upon It the Mary land Oy -ter Navy II en-
tircy inadequate. II II composed OF thtcc steamers Vie
schooner and ci.ht s"op' me steamers aIt W. '''
CARRYING twelve men snd two cannon; the william -
Hamilton seven men aud one gun. and the Thomas
Kcatng-n prcparation-'eytn men ana one gun; l MS
do general police duty mp and down the bay Inc Jua
,,md arld niece comes next in order II this
sci that Vas chased and run aground By The oyster
riratcs a short time ago IN the HOng River The
ma doe noca dutv I'm Uouga Rlvor and Fishing Bay.
Jhc scene OF the disturbances Then there are
Most Of these vessel. are now in ncghborhood Of
Fishing Bay where the last demonstration or the pirates
The crayc-t feature Of the oy trouble is the diner,
epco which exists the states OF Maryland ana
Virginia Ming the right O the two states TO certain
i3fe survey OF the boundary gave Maryland all Of the
Potomac River Int gave the larger portion Of the POGO
oT ofe arco yirginiL In iss2 virginia proposed
iolnt legislation between the two states regulating thO
trouble She wanted dredging prohDlteu 10 'ne IolD
nzc Maryland refused This year Mary land proposed
that understanding be arrived at between the Two
to allow her oystornen to fish In the Pocomoke In VI
gnia waters. without molestaon Nlr9ina 9ecuG Th
refused this and oil negotiations were broken ON Inns
now the principal trouble The MARYLAND oyster
their rglt to drtnge I'D lle
ing that portion of Its waters arc III Mary lanu rms
is all true but there not ity acres OF oyster DSIs III
the portion of uvCr belonging 10 Maryland colonel VIII
lam Henry egg, OF the Maryland House or Delegates
the special Champion Of the oyster tong men, recently
went along the boundary line across the P0conoke ana
did Maryland oyster vessel within tOdr miles O
the STATE line whole heot was dredging on IN VIZ
gnia waters The Maryland oysterInen, having lhrke
vessel, and crews do not hesitate tOake possession Oh
oyster beds I'm Virginia waters and drive on the ton gnet
OF the latter state who In legal possession ana III tS
piece OF outawry materially assisted ny the Impair
tia pirates from other States and thus the yes OF
the Virginia Oysermen nearly worried out OF them
These Expectations have led the Virginia legislature
favnrav consider the proposition made by Governor
Cameron that an efficient navy he at once fitted out
The Governor that the state purchase or build
one large capable Of carrying large crew ana
battery aud three four small steam launches eaeh
canahe Of carrying piece of ordnance ard bult Tor
speed each vessel be under the command OF captain
and the fleet managed by captain in chief the crew OF
each vessel receive besides salary, fourth or the
proceeds vessels and cargo captured both Of which
will ed These elaborate PREF aralons, II con-
summatcd. will cause fierce war on the border;
Some decided aolion will probably be taken shorty by
the Maryland Legislature toward the establishment 81
more efficient oyster navy. law similar To NfRhias
cOnhScating the vessel and cargo when captured
dredging Illegally is likely also to be passed Now me
law provides for fine and irprsonment 81 the crew II
the cOnhscaton law Is passed 1t will likely have meme
fetal effect this way. that the will select better
crews captains for their vessels men who are steady
aud discreet will not violate any OF the oyster laws
when there is any danger OF being caught In the ACT ana
losing their vessel thereby