Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-05
THF TERROR'S PRIZES.
The Triiiing Offenses that Caused the
Seizure of Three gchooners.

The Triiiing Offenses that Caused the
Seizure of Three schooners.
BY telegraph
HALIFAX, July 3d.-The cruiser Terror
captured two more American fishing
schooners last night at Sand Point, near
Shelburney and took them up the latter
haTbor this morning. The schooners cap
tured are the George W. Cushing and G. b.
Harrington, beth Of Portland, Me.
Few particulars have as yet reached here
from ShelburIse respecting the seizure of
the schooners City Point, G. B. Harrington
and George w. Cushing. All these vessels
belong to Portland, Me-, and are under
stood TO be charged with the similar Of
fense-of permitting men to land or taking
water on board before reporting at the local
Custom house. 1t isasSerted that Captain
Jewett, of The Cushing had been ashore.
bargaining for bait but did not purchase it.
Gonsul-General Phelan, has received official
confirmation of the thres seizures, and has
also got dispatches from The Captains of the
Cushing and Harrington, announcing the
fset that two men who landed at Shell
bcarne from the City Point on Wednesday
evening were natives of tbst town. Three
others belonging TO the same vessel, two of
theM Maine men and the other resident
Of Greens county, Nova Scotia, went ashore
later in the evening. Men from the cruiser
Terror, by the Captain of which all these
seizures were made, have been placed in
charge of the sehooners and additional in
structl0ns from Ottawa are awaited by
Commander Quigley.
1t was reported that another American
fisherman of Gloucester, Mass, had been
seized at Canso this evening for shipping q
man, bot thc report proved to be only par
TALLY correct. From information received
in this city it is believed the vessel was de
tanned by the Customs Collector on such a
charge and an officer placed on board, hut
that the Captains guilt was not clear and
she was aiterward released. A telegram
received tonight from the vessels CAPTAIN.
Daniel Mcdonald, states that everything is
all right and that he will sail tomorrow.
NEW YORK, July 4th.-A Shelburne (N.
S.) special saws: Yesterday the Canadian
cutter Terror seized two Portland fishing
yessels-the @. B. Harrington and Geo. W.
Cushing. The schooner Geo W. Gushing
is q fine vessel of 81 tons. 1t is owned by
e. g. Willard, of Portland. The G. B.
Harrington is q schooner of only u tons.
and is owned by c. 4. Dwyer and W. s.
Jordan of the same place. Captain Quigley
of the Terrcr says: = have been watching
for these vessels for dav Or two. and
patroling the barbor at night on the look
out for them. The fishery agent at Sandy
Point sent me word that the Americans
were there looking for bait and supplies, so
after dark | rowed six or eight miles down
the harbor to where these craft were an
chored. / boarded the C. B. Harrington
about 10 O'Clock, and found that two of the
crew were then ashore. Master Fralick
admitted that he had not reported at the
Custom-house, so put an armed guard on
board and ordered him to bring his vessel
up alongside the Terror at daylight Next
l rowed to where the Geo. w. Cushing was
anchored. 1t was getting pretty late, and
my visit was a genuine surprise Captain
Jewett admitted that he had been ashore
during the day and had not entered his
ship at the Custom-house. l then placed
guard ON the Cushing, with instructions
that she should anchor under cover of the
Terror's guns at daylight. Both Captains
admitted to me that they had attempted to
buy bait, but failed to abtain any, although
they offered high price for it."
A dispatch from Canso says the Ameri-
can schooner Hereward was seized there
yesterday on the charge that her Captain
shipped man. Captain Mcdonald denies
the charge, and telegraphed to Consul Gen.
eral Phelan for advice. This makes four
seizures within the past twenty-four hours.