The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-25
BEaRING SEA ROWS.
No News from England Received by
the State Department.

tary OF State w hartOn to-day said that no
communication from Minister Lincoln upon
the subject of the Behring's sea seizures had
been received at the department He had
heard nothing beyond what he had seen in
the newspapers from the British govern
ment Of an intention on its part to request
arbitration, and, in fact, the department
has mad no communication from the British
government upon the subject since Secre-
tary Bayard quilted Office.
NEWS FROM THE SEA.
PORTLAND, ORE, Aug PA special
from Victoria, B. O., says: 1.-The schooner
Sapphire has just arrived from Behring sea.
having ON board 5,270 skins. Capt. w.
Co1, the master, gives the following par
uculars OF the cruise: On July the Sap
phlre entered the closed ocean. and five
days afterward took his first catch of seals.
On July "A the Pathfinder came up to the
sapphire, spoke to her, and reported all
vel, with catch of sixty-four seals.
-Four days after the Annie c. Moore
was spoken to, with 600 skins aboard and
al we'll On the 29th, with a fair wind.
me sapphire came in sight of the Maggie
Mac, aud Capt. Dodd told him that on the
@stl he had been boarded by Lieut.. Tuttle
VI Tue cutter Rush, who informed him of the
capture OF the Black Diamond and Min
NE capt Dodd stated that the Min
0 1ie nao been towed by the Rush into
9Honalaska ~ on July "A and laid up there
~ ne alSo sad that when asked by Lieut. Tut
sie "here ne had come from he stated he
t uau caught his seals at Copper Island, on
I me other side. When be heard this. Lieut.
tuttle seemed satisfied, and remarking that
I ue nao other fish to ca CHI was leaving
1ne gangway, when Capt. Dodd asked HIM
MhaG he meant. He pointed to two
specks overland, and said they were the
SDt;Hn Sohooners Mollie Adams and Mary Ellen,
so "nicu ne was going to nip in the act. AS
sS sSVn ga as ne mad left her. the Maggie Mac got
bo naI away as po slble with her 600 skins.
eaa',ag u"rdng seen the Rush standing down on
C'.igly C@r tli unsuspecting schooners. Capt
~ ~ VoI9 MIN while on board the Maggie
.na0 schooner, the name of which he 30 8
~ ~ p5enlem6er, had reported to them that
PnsL SU / eneiope had been sighted in tow of the
''uSn heading for Ounalaska.
GAVE THE BEAR THE SLIP.
g. On the morning Of ,Iulv 20 tho Trnitoa
States cutter Bear was seen standing ahou1
% rnres miles off. Cape. Cox mt nm everv
csrrr %ru oL canvas the little vessel could
yynj anu, a aided by a splendid southerly
gairr,I H, ueo before the steamer. Tie latter
SannbiIIor SAT- Ior half an hour, and then the feet
bbppnre beb}pn4 slowly but surely left her chaser
to ttiilu. tba -. The union jack was run up
the 'I9 sobae man mast and, with hearty cheer,
hour Ouooner woo walked away and in another
was sao,S "aS LOST to sight and nothing more
phirs 'r n vi the Bear. On May 80 the Sap
several piIoGeoded id to Kyuquact. Here
STg long before the captain discovered i-G tbo
and ISe Se 70 De similar to that of yellow fever.
portb - az onco put to sea. On the way
cpdad 'ne whole Of the crew. himself in
nataIu' was attacked by fever. but fortu-
Ipdig:1 40 deaths resulted. One of the
bed bhi Hiind hunters, however, rose from a sick
sight I,,u vaur Whlle two others had their eve
was fo,5Iy vTry seriously affected. The Sapphire
sea wiz viz, Teen days coming down from the
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