The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-29
TIE THET1s AND THE RUsH.
They Have Seized Few Vessels. and In.
terestlnG Rcsults Nay Follow.

scESsssu8 HAcSuNS "by
WARRINGTON. July 2a-Commsneer George
G. Reiter OF the Thcts. who was 30 recently re-
buked by Secretary Tracy in connection with
the Barrundia affair. seems likely to regain
favor By the energy and enterprise With which
he 10 policing the BehripR Sea region. As
signed as ono OF the naval vessels selected for
aiding the revenue cutters the Thetis Accord
Ing to the news brought to Victoria By the
Ainoka intercepted no fewer than seventeen
British ard American sealing schooners off
Alitak Bay. nnd scr, cd them all with notice
not to enter Bchrine sea. The Ainoka was
one OF the craft thus caught In the
nick Of time. Another Wet, ria vessel.
the Walter L. Rich, which has Just
reached her homo port acknowledges
having teen found by the Thetis sixty miles
from BehripR Sea and prevented from entering
1t. The E. D. Marvin brings news also that the
The,is overhauled San Francisco vessel in
Behring Sea. and brought her to with shot
when she tried to oscape. We hear. 100. OF the
Thetis pursuing still another vessel; so that
altogether for a slow craft abe has already
made fine seasons record. ard may prove to
have warned OF moro sealing vessels than the
other six American aud British patrolling
ships combined.
Yet tho Rush. tho veteran OF tho sealing ser.
vice. is also busy, and ia credited with what is
Victoria schooner L. B. Marvin. already spoken
OF. reports that she was one OF tho YES els
warned BY the Thetis. aud that after waiting
nearly fortnight. she ventured into Behring
Sea Ia violation OF the order and the very next
, day was overhauled anil seized by the Rush.
The revenue cutter kept her in company until
they cnme across the British ship Nymphe.
into whose custody she was then surrendered.
10 accordance with the revision OF tue tnOnus
rirendi aereement requiring such ad.sposition
II thus turns out that thcre have been. after
country has been captured that any ealing
can be no doubt. There Is not tho there rsmot etI
them. The San Francisco seniors who are
said to have been arrested In Bohri"c Sea
twenty years. and accordingly heavy ines i'm
wnc6 IN sssor a.
has surrendered herself TO the customs nushori-
even m.re foolish: it was expressly arranged
~ the imperial Government that losses sus-
present .eason should be Reimbursed. III. 4
p Marvin was entitled tiled with other vessels to
chance of picking up Il lew more seal skins. she
Dsndsn.ly q her q. chance. q o., eooiisSation o.
BehrinG Sea-. inasmuch as she was seized be-
fore she got to work. But II. under the Cana
dian statutes. preparing to fish subjects an
American vessel to the penRlties OF actual
fishing. as the courts have held. her prerara-
ton to kli seals will b, likely to have M anal
oRous effect.
the seizures will he Tor the victims. they add
10 the interest Of the problems presented by
the mOthis rirendi agreement. And IT, as is
/ reported some British sealprs are going to try
the Russian aide Of BehrinR Sea. the seizure OF
one OF them there by the kussian guard ships
and her subsequent trial would adj n further
. ement OF interest. What will be the penalty
inflicted on the +. b. Marvin? And how will it
comnare with the one imposed upon the Amer
lean vessel said to have been arrest ell on the
same day and In the same waters by tho
ers Of the british vess"R Tho third section Of
the ,nod,ts uirfndi agreement declares that
vessels and persons violating it's provisions
the authorities Of the naion to which they be-
long. VIII shall alone have jurisdiction to try
the offence and impose the nenalties for the
! SAM" Thus the seizure OF tho i. B. Marvin
BY the Rush NAV lead to an intere sting judicial
decision on the BehrinG sen question and the
modms friend, agreement from British mar
itime court.
But probably the few seizures already male
are all tina can be eXuecte this year. and little
4 any prohibited seal killing has been done in
B0hrinR Seu. s.