New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-25
NEW ARRESTS BY THE RUSH
A BRITISH AND AN AMERICAN SCHOONER
CAPTURED.
THE REPORTED SEIZURE OF THE PATHFINDER
AND THE MINNIE CONFERENCE.-THE
SAPPHIRE's NARROW ESCAPE
FROM THE BEAR.

Port Townsend. W. T., Aug. 24.-The Government
revenue custer Richard Rush seized the British
schooner Ennetta. with coo SKINS on July 81. Tho
seizure Of the Pathfinder and the Minnie is confirmed.
The Pathfinder was the only vessel placed in charge
OF an American officer. excepting the Black Diamond
The American sailing schooner James G. Swan was
seized in Behring Sea July 30. with 235 head Of
seals aboard. Tho vessels documents, firearms and
skins were taken aboard the Rush. and she was
ordered to Sitka TO be turned over to the American
authorities. The captain being without charts and
unacquainted with the Alaskan coast, proceeded to
this point and surrendered his vessel 10 the Collector
OF Customs. There between forty and fifty
vessels now in Behring Sea.
Portland, Oregon, Aug. 24.--A dispatch from vioA
toria, b. G., says: The schooner sapphire has Just
arrived from Behrng Sea, having on board $3.50
SKINS Captain W. Cox, the master. gives the fouow4
ing particulars Of the cruise:
On July the Sapphire entered the closed ocean
and five days aferward took tho first catch of seals
on July "a the Pathfinder came up to the Sapphire.
spoke to her, and reported all we'll. with q catch Of
sixty -four seals Four days after, the Annie G. Moore
spoken, with 600 skins aboard, and all well. On
July 49, with fair wind, tho sapphire came In sight
Of the Maggie Mac, and Captain Dodd, OF the latteu
vessel told Captain Cox that he had been boarded by
Lieutenant Tuttle. of the cutter Rush. who had in-
formed him of the capture of the Black Diamond
and the Minnie. Captain D0dd stated that tho Minnie
had been towed by the Rush into ounalaska on July
"a, and laid up there He also said that whom asked
by Tuttle where no had come from, he had answered
that he had caught his seals at Copper Island on the
other side. When Lieutenant Tuttle heard this hs
seemed satisfied and remarking that he had other hsh
to catch,' leaving tho gangway, when Captain
Dodd asked him what he meant. Pointing 70 Two
specks overland, Lieutenant Tutue said they were
the schoOners Mollie Adams and Mary Ellen, when
he was going to nip In the act" As soon as tns
Lieutenant had left her, the Maggie Mac got as far
away as possible with her GOO skins having seen the
Rush standing down on the apparently nnsuspectms
schooners. Captain Cox told while on board the
Maggie Mac that a schooner the name OF which he
does not remember, had reported to the Maggie Mac
that the Penelope had been sighted in tow OF tho
Rush. heading for 0unalaska
On the morning of July 80 the United States cutter
Bear was seen standing about three miles OH. Cap
tain Cox put up every yard Of canvas the little vessel
could carry aud, aided by splendid southery VINO,
fed before tho steamer. The latter gained for
half-hour, and then the Sapphire slowly but surely
left The chaser behind. The Union Jack was run
I'D to the manmast, and with hearty cheers the
schooner walked away, and in another hour lost ngn
of the Bear The Sapphire was fourteen days coming
down from sea, with variable winds.