The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-07-29
IN THE BEHRlNC,
The Admiral or the North Pacific
squadron Interviewed at Victo-
ria.


squadron Interviewed at Victo-
ria.
Victoria, B. c., June 17th.-H.
M. S. Warspite, the flagship of the
North Pacific squadron, with Rear
Admiral Hotham aboard, arrived
here this afternoon. The Admiral
was received with salute fired by
ii. NJ. s. Champion.
lie was seen on board the flag
ship, by an Associated Press cores
pondent, who interviewed him chiefly
in regard to the suggested movement
of war ships to protect Canadian
vessels in the Bchring Sea.
The Admiral had not yet had OPP
portunity to complete his perusal of
the mass of correspondence that
awaited him here, but he stated
emphatically that he had rs yet re-
ceived no instructions to send any
of the feet to the North to protect
British vessels from seizure by
American cutters or to retake any
that might he seized in the Behring
Sea.
He considered the matter, princi-
pally from what he had heard of it
in the press, purely one for diplom-
atc negotiation and he had yet to
learn what new phase had presented
itself that would suggest the posi-
bility of war-ships being required
to take hand in the adjustment Of
the difficulty.
He could hardly see how the
| United States could establish ten
able mare cldusunl claim and thought
that Canadian interests must win in
the diplomatic fight now progress
ing. The latest naval orders, so far
as he knew, were those of two years
ago, in which it was stated that a
war-ship might be required to patrol
Behring's Strait. No ship was ever
sent 10 do this work, but in the
event of one being required, there
were plenty at Esquimalt now ready
to leave at once.
On taking command of the squad
ron, it was only natural for him to
see as many of the ships as possible
at the summer headquarters, Esqui-
malt. This was the only reason he
could give for the presence of so
many ships in port. Only two were
wanted to complete the list, the
Acorn and the storeship, both of
which are now at Honolulu.
While the Admiral's information
on the subject and on the points of
international law involved would not
justify an opinion, he thought il
somewhat strange that the sealers
that had been seized had been strip
ped of their contents, the sealskins
being removed to the cutters, and
then apparently allowed to escape.
When prize crew was put on board
of SLAYER seized in similar fashion,
the slaves were not taken off, bu,
went with the seized boat to the
nearest prize port, there to have
their cases adjudicated upon. Il
certainly looked like strange pro
ceeding to remove the salable cargo
of the sealers and then go through
the farce of sending them to prizt
port with crew of one in charge.
Had England any intention O.
sending one of the feet to tie Behr
ing Sea this year to prevent thu
seizure of schooners flying th'
English flag, it was presumed tina
orders would have come long ago
Now, if one did go, it would b.
practically too late in the season Il
accomplish the end sought to b.
arrived at. He certainly shoul'
make no move in the matter withou
ample instructions so to do, and h
had not received these instruction
yet, although he did not know villa
his present mail might contain.
1.-The New AdmiraI,' as In
majority of persons here natural
enough term him, is the younges
man in the British navy holding tn
rank of Rear-Admiral. He is re
gardcd as brave and skillful officer
and is said to be a great favorit
with those under his authority.
London, July l7th.-In the Con
mons tonight Gourley, Liberia
asked whether there was any trnt
. in the cable despatch stating tha
,, President Harrison, in replying I
Lord Salisbury, had declared tn
intention of the United States Go,
eminent to deal summarily with til
British sealers in the Behring Sci
Sir John Gorst replied that the Go,
eminent had not received any sue