New-York tribune., 1886-05-08
SEIZURE OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL
STATEMENT OF THE CAPTAIN.

A FISHING SCHOONER PURCHASING BAIT IN DoMiN-
ION WATERS
HALIFAX, MAY 7 (SpeciaD.-The first seizure
OF American fishermen made at Digby port on
the Bay Of Fundy to-day ard it is matter Of satsfac-
ton here hoped that 1t Will lead to an early se'
tlement disputed points The dispatches say tha'
two American fishing vessels came into the Annapohs
yesterday procure bait Knowing that the nag
ship Landsdowne In st. John telegram wasseht ny
Customs Collector viets and early this morning the
steamer appeared In the meantime Of the fisher
men had gone away but the other still here with
canvas fastened stern orrevent identcation
She WAS boarded by from the Landsdowne VINO
inmated that Admiral scott desired that the canvas
should removed from the stern and that the shoud
take speedy departure. This was acceded to. Iho
schooner the David J. Adams. Captain Allen Kin
ney, Of Gloucester Mass She hoised sails, but the
wind being light she made slow progress and could not
get far Meanwhile proof OF her having purchased bait
obtained and the Landsdowne started In pursuit and
brought her back to port for formal investigation which
was held board by Admiral Scott and Collector Vets
The purchase Of bait being proved the schooner was
formally seized from the Landsdowno was
where the trial will be held.
A dispatch from Diyby says that Captain Allan Kin
ney of the Schooner David ]. Adams makes the follow
ing statement:
We made st. Georges Channel between the hours
OF ten and eleven for the purpose OF getting
bait in the basin but did not got any We spoke the
fishing schooner Lizzie Masee and rqured II any bait
was to be had In the The answer received was
inf had tee
that they and schooner had purchased
IL I continued on my course up the
basin and anchored about mile above Bear
Island. where laid till morning. When In tho act OF
weighing anchor noticed steamer coming in. which
supposed be the mail steamer Secret from St John
Just as had hauled short and the mainsa
foresail set noticed that boat had been lowered
from the steamer, and 1t camo toward u.s. then knew
what mp. Tho boat boarded us and ordered
us out which order Immediately set about to
obey We got about as far Victoria Beach when the
wind failed aud, being then In calm with strong
tide against drifted back into St. Georges Chan
mel where we grounded. We were noticsd by the
steamer Lansdowne, which weighed anchor and came
down and pulled off and then brought us back
here and put OF four aboard to take charge
of until they could inquire into the matter Of our
being In British waters Ny home is
two miles north OF Campobello n. b. where
every body starving simply because they cannot sell
their fish which they used 10 sell to American fishermen
| was driven out of there on that account
myself and unless there Is change everybody
there Will die or stafNatoh' UT
else be compelled to eat herring all their lives. II
owned the vessel myself n part owner would
not mind it so much. but she belongs TO j. Lewis, a
Door man owning nothing but this vessel and her he
depends for his living He aerppie.
The crew also expressed the same feeling for the
owner The captain then said with smile that If he
had had good breeze he would never have let tub
like the Lansdowne catch him. the Adams carried all
told thirteen men. He said that she had done well all
the spring and he now expected that lie would lose
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