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by Telegraph 70 the NENs'4
BLAINE AND SALISBURY.

: By Telegraph 10 the NEws.l
blaine AND SALISBURY.
Official correspondence With GreR
britain Concerning the Behrini
Sea Fisheries Question.
4. WASHINGTON, July %. - Tn,
President sent 10 the House Of Req
resentatives, in answer 10 the res0
luton introduced by Representative,
Hit. the official correspondence
with the government Of cree. BTi
tain touching the seal fisheries o
Behring Sea. Ia the accOmpanyinl
lette- Of transmittal 10 the President
( Secretary Blaine. under date Of Bal
Harbor, July 10, regrets the delay
in transmission, which the president
directed on the 18th inst. He say:
the correspondence j. stjli IL pro,
/ gress.
The correspondence includes
thirty separste papers, beginning
/ with a letter from Edwards; first
/ secretary q legation and charge
| d'aaaires, secretary OF legation, after
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gust q, 1859, and closing with one
I from Secretary Blaine 10 Sir Julian
/ PaIncefOte, British minister, dated
! July 70, lSs9.
The opening letter from Edwards
/ says he j. instructed 10y his govern
ment to call attention 10 the fact
I that repeated rumOrs have reached
/ the British Government that 4
British vessel had been searched
and seized 10y the United States
. cruisers in BehriUg Sea outside the
z th1ee-Inile limit, and asks the Unit
Ell States b send stringent instruc-
tons 10 its officers TO prevent the
Z possibility OF such occurrences tax
: ing place, in acCor lance with the
assurances Of Secretary Bayard, that
pending the negotiations no such
interference should take place, and
adding that Sir Julian PauncefOte,
on his return TO Washington. would
be prepared TO discuss the whole
question.
TO THIS BLAINE REPLIED
on the same day that some rumors,
probably based on truth. had reached
thegOvernmentofthe United States,
but that up to date there had been
no official communication received
on the subject. He adds: at has
been and Is the earnest desire Of the
President Of the United States 10
have such adjustment as shall IT.
move all possible ground Of mis-
understanding with her Maiesty's
government concerning the existing
troubles in Behring Sea; and the
President believes the responsibility
Tor the uelay in adjustment cannot
be properly charged TO the govern
meut Of the United States. Ia the
opinion OF the President the points
At issue between the two govern
ments are capable Of prompt adjust
ment on 4 basis entirely honorable
TO both.
September 18th, last, Edwards
asked when he might expect an
answer b. the regdest Of his govern
ment, maue August 25th, that in
strucliOns be sent TO Alaska 10 pr,
vent the probability Of seizure Of
British ships in BehrinE Sea. He
says recent reports OF seizures hay-
ing taken place are causing much
excitement, both in England and
Canada.
Blaine, September 18th, replied
that h. supposed her Majesiy's gov
ernmeut was satisfied Of the Presi-
dents earnest desire 90 come 10 a
friendly agreement; that
THE OFFICIAL INSTRUCTIONS
to Sir Julian Pauncefote to proceed
Immediately after arrival IN Ocio-
her 10 p full discussion Of the quss-
ton removed all necessity for pre-
liminary correspondence touching
its merits. \ categorical response
would have been and still j.
impracticable, unjust 10 this gov
erument and misleading 10 the gov
Of her Majesty. There
fore, the judgment OF the President
was that the whole subject could
more wisely be remanded to the
formal discussion, so near at hand. Z
it was proper, however, to add that /
any instructions sent TO Behring 1
Sea at the time OF your original /
request would have failed to reach |
those waters before the departure I
Of the vessels Of the United States. !
The next communication Is telg- I
gram from Lord Salisbury to Ed /
wards, favOring the proposed in I
ternational agreement for a closed /
season On the scaling grounds.
In another letter TO Edwards. DC !
tober End, the marquis transmits
copies Of ffidavits bearing on the
Of the British sealers BlacE
Diamond ami Triumph by the 1
United States revenue cutter RuSl.
He says: 1T is apparent from these
iiiidavits that the vessels were
seized at distance from land far in
excess of the limit Of maritime
which any nation can
claim 10y
INTERSATTONAL LAW.
The cases are similar in this resnect
o those Of the ships Caroline. On
rdrd and Thornton, seized by a yes
el Of the United States outside Of
eTritorial waters in the summer OF
SS4." He adds that the illegality
Il this was brought 10 the attention |
Il the United States, and though no (
'tiiciai reply was mace, Blyard !
ave unofficial assurance that no !
more seizures would be made pend
ny negotiations, and says: But
n view Of the unexpected renewal .
I seizures, Of which her Aiajesty's
'Overnment has previously COM I
Ilained, it is my duty to protest
gaiuSt them and To state That in {
heOpinion Of her Majesty's govern ,
nent they are wholly uBjustified {
" international law"
The veighty consideration grow /
ng out Of the acquisition OF that
erritOTy, with all the rights on land {
ndse inseparahly connected there |
With, may be safely left out Of view {
-hile the grounds are set forth upon
7hich this government rests It's JUS !
hcatiOn for the action complained ! c
{ by her Majesty's government. I
The Secretary then speaks OF the
alue Of the seal fisheries. which d
'ere controlled by Russia without /
or question until the I
essiOn Of Alaska to the United I
tates IN 1851. This uudisturlei pos I
=ssien continued to the United y
tates until 1855, passing whaling d
essels abst4iuing from seal CAPTURE. / a
lie says that this uniform avoidance 4
all attempts to take fur seal in {
lose waters had been a constant =
OF the right held and :
Nercised, first by Russia and suhse-
Ienuy by this government. Ii had a
so been a recognition Of the fact, n
Uw he'd beyond denial or doubt =
lat the taking Of seals in the open Il
a rapidly leads 20 extinction. n
The correspondence between n
laine AMI the new British minis h
T began January 22ud ofthis year.
It'll a very lOns letter from the
erretary to Sir Julian Pauncefote. a