The evening world., 1890-07-07
BY BRITISH GUNS.
Captured Seal POaCherS to Be Re-
taken, If Necessary.
The Warships at Victoria Will
Be Used for That Purpose.
Great Britnln's Uitlmntum In the
Behrlng Sea Complication.
'srrcrAt TO -ur EVENING wortr. !

" " - N'fFthWs
WAsuISdroN. u. c., July From posi-.
tive information which TnE EvrNiNa Worm
corr respondent has secured within the past
few hours II can be stated with authority
that the relations between the United States
and Great Britain with regard to the BehrinU
Sea fishing question have assumed an cx.
cceding grave aspect.
Your correspondent learns that within the
ten days preceding the departure of Score
tary Blaine for Bar Harbor Sir Jnlian
Paunccfote, the British minister. officially
notified him of the ultimatum Of the British
Government, in the Bohring Sea trouble, to
the effect that should any vessel sailing
under the flag of Great Britain DO seized in
Alaskan waters by United States revenue
cutters, the entire British squadron. lying
of Victoria, will be instructed to retako the
prize at any cost, without regard to possible
consequences.
Gable dispatches from London state that
important Instructions have been sent TO
the British naval squadron on the Pacific,
but the nature of the instructions could not
definitely be ascertained.
1t in understood that the flagship Warspite
has been ordered to the Pacific coast of Brit
ish America, and that n formidable array Of
men-of-war is to be gathered there to defend
vessels sailing under the English flag against
American attack.
II in learned here that the instructions
sent to the British fleet i'll the Pacific are in
consonanco with those received by Sir john
~Pauncefote. from the London Foreign
Office, for transmission to Secretary Blaine.
and while tho execution OF those orders by
the British squadron may not lead to war,
still the situation ~ sufficiently serious to
warrant grave apprehensions,
In consequence OF the attitude assumed by
the British Government. 1t is slid here.
though upon authority which is not re-
garded AZ altogether uuquestionable. that
Secretary Blaine has secured a modification
OF the orders recently issued to our revenue
cutters in ALASKAN waters in such terms that,
pending the settlement of the fisheries dis-
pute. Canadian poachers will not DO dis-
turbei ana may ply their TRADE without fear
o. capture.
Sir Julian Pauncefote will leave this city
with his family tomorrow for Manchester
blythe Sea. where he will spend the Summer,
within easy reach OF Secretary Blaine =:
Bar Harbor.
1t is understood that the fisheries nego.
tiatlons which were recently broken of in
an abrupt manner will then be renewed.
The negotiations which weTc begun nearly
a year ago were terminutod by SIR Julian
upon learning that the United States Treas
ury Departmeut had issued orders to the
revenue cutters to seize all Canadian vessels
caught sealing within the Mare. C!ausum.
Blaine aud Sir Julian have never APP
preached an agreement on this subject,
Secretary Blaine'B proportion ooutcm-
keeping ont of Iichring Sea the vos-
sells of all nations and allowing no one to
seal except the persons who should
rent the privilege from the United States.
This proposition SIR Julian rejected, and
one OF his own to tile effect that
at such seasons Az the seal find the way to
to their rookcries on the Islands, no vessel
permitted 10 take them.
British vessels were also to be prohibited
from approaching within a certain distance
of the islands Of st. George and St Paul.
0f the Pribyloy group.
This idea was regarded with some favor by
Mr.. Blame, but pending the settlement of
letails the action OF the Treasury officials
caused Sir Julian 10 break of negotiations.
Mr.. Julian was seen by the EVENING
correspondent this morning, but de-
to discuss the Behring Sea question.
IN the ground that it was still q matter OF
liplomatio negotiation between Great
Britain and the United States.