St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-27
SEALING CEASES.
War Ships of Two Countries Pa
trolling Behring Sea.

War Ships of Two Countries Pa
trolling Behring Sea.
VICTORIA, B. c., July 26.-Sealing is
certainly stopped in Behring sea, and all
the Victoria fleets are now on the way
home. The entrance to Behring sea
is effectually blocked, and is now
patrolled by five American and
two British war vessels. The latter are
the Nymphe and the Pheasant and the
United States vessels are the revenue
cutters Bear. Rush and Corwin, and
the gunboats Thetis and Mohican. Last
night the Victoria sealing schooner E.
K. Marvin, arrived from the north.
having been seized by the United
States cutter Rush, and turned over
to the Nymphe, the latter giving the
Marvin orders to sail direct for this port
and remain here. The Marvin was no
titled at Sand Point by the Rush that
sealing was prohibited in the sea, and,
after being furnished with copy of
the proclamation of President Har-
rison. was ordered not to at
tempt to go into Behring sea under
penalty of seizure. No attention was
paid to the warning, and Capt. McDou-
gall sailed for the sea, determined to
wait until notified by a British vessel.
He was overhauled at OunalaSka after
ward by the Rush and taken captive.
The schooner was turned over by the
Rush TO the Nymphe. who ordered
Capt. McDOugall to proceed here and
wait lrther orders. The Marvins Off
GERS say that nearly every schooner has
received notice, and they will certainly
be seized if they attempt to enter the
sea after being warned. The Marvin
brought news that July the sealer La
Nymphe was fired on by the ThetiS be-
tween st. George and ST. Paul islands.
She tried TO escape from the Thetis,
but was brought up by shot. Another
schooner, name unknown, was also fired
on but succeeded in escaping.
A few hours after the Marvin arrived.
the schooner Walter l. Rich entered
the harbor. The captain Of the Rich
says he was about to enter Behring sea
on July % at Unimak Pass entrance
to the sea when he was met by
the United States gunboat Thetis
and handed copy of the proclama-
ton. The captain was then warned of the
consequences should he ignore the warn
ing. The Rush cruised off the pass tor
several days. then started for Victoria.
She got tWenty-one skins after being
notified by the Thetis. The American
schooner Albert Walker. whose owner
is at Kodiak, was also warned at the
same time as the Rush. Several scho0n-
ers are said to be already in the sea.
AT o'clock this morning. July 26,
the sooner Ainoka entered the harbor
here. The captain reports that seven
teen British and American sealing
scoOners were caught June 20 off Alitak
bay by the United States steamer
Thetis, and warned not to enter
Behring sea on pain of instant
seizure. The captain of the Ainoka
decided to abide by the order and re-
turned to Victoria, but some of the
schooners intended to try and enter
Behring sea and hunt seals on the Rus
sian side. The Aipoka left Alitak bay
June %.
A dispatch from Vancouver says:
1.-The Vancouver Belle was the first of
the sealing fleet to return to this port.
She arrived last evening with twenty
eight skins. She had just entered Behr
ing sea July s, when she was warned j..
by the United States cutter COrwin to
leave and she returned accordingly.
At that time twenty-nine seal
ers had been warned. The schooner
E. B. Marvin had taken fourteen skins
when she was seized by the Rush. The
Vancouver Belle brings news that the
schooner Beatrice, of this port, lost
boat and three men,"