The Portland daily press., 1886-07-05
PORTLAND scHooNERs SEIZED
TWO More Vessels Arrested at Shell
burne, N. s., by the Canadians.
Cushing & McKenney Telegraph to
Secretary Bayard, Asking for
Instructions.

The seizure of the Portland schooner City
Point at Shelburne Friday night, was fol-
lowed by the arrest of two more Portland
vessels at the same port-the Geo. W. Cush-
ing, Capt. Jewett, and the G. B. Harrington,
Capt. Frellick. A report that fourth one
had been captured at Canso, the Hereward,
Capt Mcdonald, proved ineorrect. The
seizures of the Cushing and Harrington were
effected Saturday morning, by Capt. Quigley
of the cruiser Terror. Theysare understood
to be charged with offence somewhat similar
to that brought against the City Point, OF
taking water on board or allowing men to
land before arrival was reported to the Gus
toms authorities. The news of the two seiz-
ures, coupled with the publication in the
morning papers of the event at Shelburne,
created considerable stir in interested circles
in Halifax The excitement at Shelburne in
consequencesof the occurrences, is great, and
the confscated vessels are being visited by
crowds of curious people. Each of the three
schooners is guarded by two men from Capt.
Quigley's cruiser, and no person is allowed
on board but officers of the Canadian gov
eminent.
United States Consul-General Phelan has
received official confirmation of all the seiz-
ures at Shelburn. He telegraphed to Consul
lar Agent White for additional details in the
City Point case, and asked whether the men
| landed from the vessls were natives OF the
port OF American citizens. The reply re-
ceived by him included the first intimation
of the arrest of the Harrington and Cushing,
and was as follows: ''The two men reside
here. Three others were ashore, short
time after the water boat returned, two from
Maine, the other from Queens county, N. S.
Ne consent or objection by the master for
| landing. Schooners G. w. Cushing, Jewett,
| master, and G. B. Harrington, Frellick, mas
| ter, both Of Portland, were seized for SINH
| lar breach custom laws. The master of the
| former was ashore bargaining for bait, but
did not obtain any, N. w. WHITE.
Consul General Phelan was also in receipt
of the following telegraph message confirm
| ing this information: sour sehooners seized
| for seeking bait and not reporting at Gus
tums house. Have not bought anything.
| Boarded eight miles from custom house;
| John Frellick, schooner, G. b. Harrington.
| c. B. Jewett schooner G. w. Cushing, both
| of Portland, Me-"
Saturday, Messrs. Gushing and Mckinney
! of this city, received despatch from Cap
| tain Keene of the City Point, stating the
| schooner had been seized for taking water
and allowing men ashore before reporting at
| the Custom House. Instructions were asked
| for and the firm sent the following despatch
to Secretary Bayard:
PORTLAND, Me-, July 2.
Hon. Secretary of State, Washington, d. c..
Our schooner City Point seized i'll Shelburne,
Nova Scotia, for taking water and allowing men
ashore before reporting. Please give Instructions
Signed. CUSHING & MCKINNEY.
No reply will be sent to Capt. Keene until
Mr.. Bayard is heard from unless there is un-
| reasonable delay on his part.
E. G. Willard, the managing owner of the
| Cushing, said Saturday afternoon: There
| isn't much that can be said at this time, only
| that it seems to me that it is the plain duty
| of President Cleveland to declare non-inter-
course with Canada I'VE believed, and 9TH
| ers believed that the trouble was over. We
| had, or thought we had, the assurance OF Mr..
| Bayard that such was the case. Canada will
| stop at nothing.
Captain John Frellick is one of the princi-
| pal owners of Harrington, and is considered
| one of the most careful captains in the
| Maine fishery fleet. He is a native of Nova
| Scotia.
Captain Clark Jewett of the Cushing was
| the hero of the reckless raid, or rather series
| of raids, made into Canadian ports, under
the very guns of the Terror. Had he not
supposed he had the right to buy bait freely
he would have got it some way and come out
| all right" says one of his friends