The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-07-29
BEHRING SEA.
Interview With the Rear-Admir al of
the British North Pacific Squadron.

Interview with the Rear-AdmiraI of
the British North-Pacifc Squadron.
A despatch, dated Victoria, July |
18th, says: IL. NJ. S. Warsprite, the |
flagship of the-North- Pacific squad
ron. with Rear-Admiral Hotham |
aboard, arrived this afternoon. The |
Admiral was received with salute |
fired by Ii. NJ. S. Champion. He
was seen on board the flag ship by
an Associated Press correspondent,
who interviewed hIm, chiefly in re-
gard to the suggested movement of
war-ships to protect Canadian yes
sells in the Behring Sea. The Ad-
miral has not yet had an opportu
nifty to complete the perusal of
mass of correspondence that await
phatically that he had, as yet, re
ceived no instructions to send any
of the fleet to the north to protect
British vessels from seizure by
American cutters Or to retake any
that might be seized in Behring
Sea.
He considered the matter, prin
cipally from what he had read of it
IN the press, purely one for diplo-
matte negotiation, and he had yet to
, learn what new phase had present
ed itself that would suggest the
possibility of war ships being re-
CURED to take hand in the adjust
! ment of the difficulty. He could
hardly see how the United States
= could establish tenable claim to
, close the Behring Sea, and thought
, that Canadian interests must win
, in the diplomatic fight now pro-
| crossing.
The latest naval orders, so far as
a he knew, were those of two years
q ago, in which it was stated that
I warships might be required to pat
o rol the Behring Strait. No ship
9 was ever sent to do this work, but
9 in the event of one being required
there were plenty at Esquimalt now
3 ready to leave at once. On taking
= command of the squadron, 1T was
y only natural for him to want to see
n as many of the ships as possible al
: the summer headquarters at Esqui
. malt. This was the only reason hi
q could give for the presence of 81
q many ships in port. Only two were
o wanted to complete the list, tbs
n Acorn and the store-ship, both o
"a which are now at Honolulu.
!. While his information on tn,
% subject and on the points of inter
# national law would not justify al
, opinion, he thought 1t somewha
. strange that the sealers that hat
4. been seized had been stripped O
q their contents, the sealskins bein:
" removed to cutters, and then APP
! parently allowed to escape. Whel
n q prize crew was put on board of
4 SLAYER seized in similar fashion, tn
v slaves were not taken off, but wen
: with the seized boat to the neares
y prize port, there to have their cas-
3. adjudicated upon. 1t certainl,
" looked like a strange proceeding t
h remove the salable cargo of tn
! sealers and then go through tn
d farce of sending them to priz
" port with a crew of one in charge
i Had England any intention {
m sending one of the feet to Behrin
Sea this year to prevent the seizur
of schooners flying the English fla
it was presumed that orders woul
have come long ago. Now if on
did SO it would be practically to
le late in the season to accomplish tn
Mt end sought. He certainly shout
ly make no move in the matter will
ne out ample instructions so to do, an
- he had not received these instru
'' tons yet, although he did not kno'
ol what his present mail might COZ
nd tain.
Is. This was all that was said in +,
~ gard to the sealing question, an
49, after referring briefly to the plea
ns ures of his long trip and paying
wal III W tdO avn pShlOA
of the scenery and climate presente
w. by British Columbia, to who's
cd shores the present was his fir
visit, the admiral closed the int.
ne view by saying he had not a know
IL edge of the future movements
u any of the ships. The first thin
IL now would be inspection, and the
u the allotment of each of the fleet I
III its destination.
IN .sThe New Admiral" as the nj
or jority of persons here natural
rs enough term him, is the younge
CT man in the British navy holding tt
1u rank of Rear-Admiral. He Is r
Oh garded as brave and skillful of
ID Ger, and is said to be great favo
&c lite with those under his authorit
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