Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-12
THE FISHERIES.
what Is Doing About Seizures
and Counter Seizures.

WAsHINGToN, October 1.-THE State De-
partment has received brief dispatches
from the American Consul General in Can
ada, confirmatory of the reports touching
the seizure on Saturday last by Canadian
Custom officers of the American schoon er
marion Crimes" at Shelburne.
Nothing is officially known at the Depart
ment concerning the reported seizure by
Russian officials in the Arctic Ocean of the
American schooner Henrietta"
The British Minister, acting on instruc-
tions from his government has applied to
the Department of State for all information
obtained in regard to the recent seizure ol
the British Columbian schconers Onward
Thornton" and Carolina" by the revenue
cutter "Corwin," for alleged violation Of
laws regulating the hunting of seals
in Alaskan waters The appli-
cation was referred to the Acting
Secretary of the Treasury. and that official
to-day transmitted to the Secretary OF state
copies of all correspondence in the Treas
ury Department bearing on the seizures III
question.
THE HESRiETTA's CASE.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 1.-THE seizure
of the American schooner, "IIenrietta," in
Arctic waters by Russian war vessel, has
created considerable discussion mere. Capt
Dexter, of the captured vessel, gives the
particulars OF the seizure. He says his YES
seI drifted, and this accounts for her being
in Russisn waters The Captain says that
prior to the seizure he had traded with In-
dians on the Russian coast only at Plover's S
Bay, where he bought one hundred pounds
ivory, for few trinkets. He had no knowl-
edge Of the Russian laws prohi biting trade
with Indians except where trade was car
ried on by means of liquor or firearms.
had he on board. He had previously been
oyerhauled by the United States cutter,
"Bear" which found nothing ofa contraband
nature. At Indian Point, Capt. Dexter sold
for 1000 pounds of whalebone, and taking
on board six Indians, who wished to go
north to catch walrus for winter food. he
sailed in search of whalers in order to de-
liver to them letters to. his broth
er, the master of the American whaler,
"Grsmpus." About fifteen letters were writ
ten and distributed among the whalers he
met, requesting his brother to call at Flower
Bay, on his way from the Arctic and take
hin, his crew and the cargo OF the "Henii-
eta" to San Francisco. The Indians whom
lie took on board owned rifles and ammuni'
tion found on the schooner, and during the
voyage north they killed twelve walrus.
The Henrietta" went as far north as vain.
Bay, where she was TO have been turned
over to her Indian purchaser, she was
boarded by the Russian cruiser. 1t was
some time before the Commander of the
vessel made up his mind that he had right
to seize the schooner, and the Chief Engin.
eer stated to Captain Dexter that he argued
against the confscation on the ground of
lack OF evidence of any violation OF the
law.
tLATER OF THIS CASE.
HALIFAX october IL. - The American
schooner Marion Grimes, Captain Landry,
which is detained at Shelburne by Captain
Quigley fo. breach OF the custom laws, in
not reporting to the custom house on enter
ing the harbor last Thursday night was ly-
ing in that harbor this afternoon with the
American flag flying from her masthead.
Captain Quigley, who was on board the Ter
ror which was anchored one hundred yards
below the schooner, ordered Captain Ian
dry to haul down the flag, the latter did so,
but shortly afterwards it was again seen ny
ing from the masthead. Captain Quigley
again ordered the flag hauled dowu. This
time the American refused to obey. and an
armed crow was at once dispatched from
the Terror who boarded the schooner. and
Captain Quigley himself hauled down the
American flag.