New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-27
WATCHING AND WARNING SEALERS.
THE OPERATIONS OF THE PATROL FLEET RE
PORTED ny CAPTAIN LUDLOW.

PORTED ny CAPTAIN LUDLOW.
Washington. July 2s-At last the Navy Depart
ment has received account Of the operations OF
the BehrIng Sea squadron up to the latter part OF
June The man has brought report from Captain
Ludlow who Is in command Of the entire squad
ron. and the contained In the report touch
ing the disposition OF the sealers to observe the
modus vvend is gratifying the officials
Captain Ludows report Is dated at Humboldt
Iarbor. Papaff Island. June o. 1t states that the
flagship Mohican sailed from Sitka on June 10 and
arrived at Kadiak on the 23d. Here communication
was had with the Deputy Collector, and two
schooners boarded and warned. Arriving at
Humboldt Harbor June %. the Albatross and
Ranger were found in port The Rush also came
In few hours later. The Abatross and Rush
had searched all the harbors and carried out or
ders efficiently. The Rush was instructed to put a
stop To Illegal hunting OF sea otter by white men.
and the Albatross ordered TO the Bay Of
Waterfalls. Adokh Island. where there was 10 be
a rendezvous OF sealers about July g. and then to
proceed the Seal Islands. land her party OF
civilians and turn her attention 20 the protection
OF seal life. The Ranger was to search and warn
schooners on the Slime and Baird banks. and reach
Aggatu Island on July 10. when there was TO be
another rendezvous OF seaers. Later she was to
take station east and southeast Of the Seal ISL
ands. The Corwtn sailed on June 20 to cruise
about the Seal Islands all summer. The Mohican
spoke the British man-of-war Garnet. and ex-
changed courteses. The Mohcan was 30 start on
June - for Dutch Harbor on general cruise.
The report states that almost every sealing YES
gel known to be the American side OF the sea
has been warned by the squadron. The two Brit
sh ships-the Garnet and Nymphe-were ALSO ac-
tive In patrol work. boarding and warning seven
teen sealcr. two Of which were American. Up to
the time OF Captain I.udlow's writing the Ranger
had boarded nine American and two British ships
the Albatross seven American and fourteen Brit
ish: the Rush twelve American and six British,
and the Mohican six American and one British.
Captain Hooper. of the Rush. reported that
seven American sealers had taken 1854 skins. and
twenty five British scaers had taken lS2l6. up TO
June H. Slight discrepancies in the figures are re-
garded as probably due 10 the many difficulties In
the way OF securing exact data.
From information gathered from the sealing yes
sells Captain Ludlow states that no steamer was
to come north for skins this year. and the sealers
will bring In their cargoes at the close of the sea-
SON The British scalers. he says. under or
dcrs from their owners not to violate American
laws In the transshpment of skins. to enter the
prohibited waters Of Behrlng Sea.
The health Of the squadron is excellent Captain
Ludlow states that twenty nine vessels were
boarded and inspected by British and American
mcn-of war. OF these twenty-five were boarded ny
the American fleet and the remainder by ships OF
the british squadron. The total number Of seal
skins found on board OF these vessels was ls,22i,
as high as l.sl5. The average number. however,
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