The record-union., 1891-08-08
Special to the REcoRD-Uxrox.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Captain Coul-
son, commanding the revenue cutter
Rush, reports to the Treasury Depart
ment, under date of Ovnalaska, July 9th,
| that on tho 9th ult., while cruising north
OF Unlmak Pass with his command, for
the purpose of warming vessels in pur-
suit of seals not to enter Behring Sea. he
fell in with the British schooner c. b.
Marion, having on board twenty-three
men and all the implements, raft. etc,
necessary for sealing.
Upon being hailed Captain McDougall
said he was sealing. Captain Coulson
thereupon lowered boat and sent Lieu
tenants Newcomb and Cantwell to board
and thoroughly examine the vessel. 1t
was then ascertained that the Marion had
been boarded on July lst by the United
States steamship Thetis near the island of
unga and furnished with a copy of the
Presidents proclamation and the neces-
sary warning to the master not to enter
Behring Sea for the purpose of sealing.
On that occasion the master reported
that he had no sealskinS on board He
refused to allow the boarding officer
OF the Ihetis to indorse on his register
that he had been notified, and is reported
! as Delng otherwise unclVil.
On examination by the officers of the
| Rush two fresh SealskinS We're found on
! board. The circumstances of the case
and the evident intent of the master to
continue sealing, Notwithstanding the
warning, was considered sufficient TO
! justify the seizure of the vessel. Lieuten-
ant Quinan was placed on board, and the
vessel, crew, arms, sealskins. papers, etc,
| delivered into the custody of Lieutenant
Commander Mead, u. s. N, command
ing the steamer All<i, and subsequently,
turned over to Captain Turner of the
! British ship Nymph, which arrived at
| Ounalasla on the 9TH ult
Captain Hooper, commanding the reye-
nue. steamer Corwin, reports to the Treas
ury Department under date Of Ounalaska,
July 18th, the seizure Of the American
schooner Laninfa OF san Francisco, near
st. PauPS Island on the 10Th ult. for vio-
lation OF the Presidents proclamation.
| This vessel was boarded in Behring Sea
and warned by the Thetis on the 7th ult.,
! and q certificate to that effect was incloscd
in her manifest. She had then on board
| nineteen soalSkins. Instead ofheeding the
warning she remained there until seized
seven days later by the Fhetis. No addi-
| tonal skins were found on board. Third
| Lieutenant Johnson WAS placed in charge
OF the prize, with detail of four armed
men, with orders to proceed to Oun-
| alaska. The Corwin arrived there on the
| 10th inst, and will await the arrival of
the Laninta.
On July 18th the United States steamers
Mohican, Alert and Thetis and the Brit
ish ships Nymphe and Pheasant were
cruising in Behring Sea. The Mohican
| and Alert were at st. Paul Island.
| On the 18th ult. eighty sealing vessels
were known to be in the sea or on their
| way there. Captain Hopper says there
has been great deal of fog, which makes
| it difficult to find the sealers, but of the
| boats boarded the catch has been small.
on account of the rough windy weather.
The Treasury Department is informed
that the revenue steamer Bear, Captain
| Healy commanding, sailed from Oun-
alaska on June 3Oth for Point Barrow,
Alaska, and touched at the Seal Islands
for the purpose of leaving instructions to
the Treasury Agents to limit the catch of
the Alaska Commercial Company this
| season to $500 sealskins. 1t is learned
! from other sources that this company has
already secured this number of skins,
and open sealing has been entirely sus-
| pended for the season.