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AND OUR SOVEREIGN LADY THE QUEEN, (PLAINTIFF) RESPONDENT. ACTION FOR CONDEMNATION. CASE ON APPEAL. ARTHUR LOUIS BELYEA, Victoria, B. C, ' Solicitor for Appellant. SIcIntyre, Code & Ordb, Ottawa, Ont, Agents. CHA8. E. POOfJIY, Victoria, B. C. Solicitor for ReNpondent O'Connor & Hooo, Ottawa, Ont, Agenta. VICTORIA, B. C, THK COLONIST PRINTINa AND PUBLISHINO COMPANY. "894- L ! i i I « i ! 3^n tbe Supreme Court of Cauafca On Appeal from the British Columbia Admiralty District of the Exchequer Court of Canada. BETWEEN THE SHIP "MINNIE," HER EQUIPMENT AND EVERYTHING ON BOARD OF HER AND THE PROCEEDS THEREOF. (DEFENDANT) APPELLANT. AND OUR SOVEREIGN LADY THE QUEEN, (PLAINTIFF) Respondent. ACTION FOR CONDEMNATION. CASE ON APPEAL. .VRTHUH LOriS MKr.VKA. Vktduia, 1!. C, Siiiicit()r foe Ap])('lliiiit. MrlxTYitK, ("oiiK & Oum:. ttttuwu, (>nt., A^a-iits. ('HAS. K. I'OOI.KV, Vktuima, B.C., Solicitor for Hcspoinlciit. O'CoNXou & ll(iti(j. Ottiiwa, Oiit., Ay-i'iits. VICTOKIA, n, C, nil-: ((M.oMsi iri.nii.m; and ri'iii.isiiiM'. iompanv. 1X94. I INDEX. No. 3- 4- 5- f). 7- 8. 9. lO. II. 12. 14. 16. 17 18. 19. iO. 21. 22. 23- 24. ■25- I'AIIK. .Shiirt Slaleiiienl of Case 3 Kmlorsi'inent im Wril 3 Dnler for I'leailimjs 4 .Si.iU'inenl of Claim 4 Stalemcnt 'if Defciire 5 IdindiT of l.ssui' 6 ()t•( Charles E. Dillon 34 30 45 46 46 ludgmeni of Cre.nse, I). E, J. A Order for |ud(;n\enl Order (or further lime 10 .Appeal Notice of .Appeal to .Supreme Cnuri of Canada Certificate of I'aynient in iif Security of Costs 47 Notice of Setling Uown .Appeal (7 Order Settlinj; Case on .\ppeal 48 Translation of Russian Protocol 43 Copy of Entries in Ship's Eog 44 (.'opy of Entries in ( Xlirial Loj; 44 199444 IN THE SUPREME COURT OE CANADA, ON APPEAL FROM THE EXCHEOUER COURT OF CANADA. In the Admiralty Distrct of British Columbia. HKTAVEKN THK Sllil' MINNIK." HER EQUIPMKNT AND EVKRYTHINC UN BOARD OF HER AND THE PRC'JEEDS THEREOF, (Det'emlant), Appellant. AND OUR SOVEREIGN LADY THE QUEEN, (Plaintiff), Respondent. 10 ACTION FOR CONDEMNATION. Shout Statemekt ok Case. This i.s an appeal on beiiall' of the above nanieil Appellant from an order pronounced by the H<»iourai.le Henry V. Pellew Crease, Deputy Local Jndjre in Admiralty of the Exche(|Uor Court of Canada, briti.sh Columbia A-lmiralty Di.striet, on the 7th day of February, A. D. l.Si)4, condemninir the Ship " Minnie" and her e(|uipinent and everythiuf,' on board of her and the proceeds there.if, as forfeited to Our Soverei^jn Lady the Queen, for contravention of the "Seal Fishery (North Pacitic) Act, l«U:i. WniT Issued November :}ki>, 18!):J. ENDORSEMENT ON WRIT. 20 Harry Francis Hughes Hallett as (^iptain of H. M. S, -'Garnet" claims to have the British Ship " Minnie " and her eipiipment and everythinir on board of her and the proceeds thereof eondenmed as forfeite.l to Her Majesty for violation of the " Seal Fishery (North Pacitic) Act, bS'j:}." This Writ was i.ssued l)y Charles Edwanl Pooley, of 47 Lanyiey Street, Victoria, Solicitor for the said Hairy Francis Huj;hes Hallett. // ORDER FOR PLEADINGS. Fii.liiy, til.' 1st cliiv 111 O.-ceiiilier, 1H!)3. Ujioii liearing Mr. Liixton of Counsel for the PlnintiH", lunl Mr. Belyea of Counsel for the Defemliuit, I -io onl-r that Pieailinijs he .lelivere.l in tliis ivetion— the costs of this application to lie co.sts iu the cause. (Si.me.l) HENRY V. PELLEW CREASE. " 1). L. J. A." STATEMENT OF CLAIM. I. Till' Ship ■• Minnie," Jutiu.s Mohrhouso, Master. \vn>. seized hy a" officer from His Imperial! M-.Jesty'stranspirtsliip'YHkont" on the r> day of July, IVi:}, in Latitude 10 ,54' 21' N >rth, and Lon-itud.- IM H^' East, at a point twiMity two miles from the South point oi r,)pper Island. Iwini; a iioint within the i)rohil.;tee time of the seizure thereof within the prohiliited waters of Hehriiiif's Sea, or North Pacific Ocean, that is to say, within a zone thirty marine miles round tiie Komalidnrsky Islands as detined by Order in Council, . 7 ami 10 of the Statement of Claim and so much of paniirraph one (I) as alle-vs that the saices that if it be proved that the sidd ship was within the said jirohibite,! zone (which the Defendant denies) when seize.l, as alle^'ed in para-rnipli I of the said State nt .if Claim, that the said ship was not used or employed or intemled to be used or employed therein in killiii-, takinj,^ or hunting,', or attemptinn; U> kill .ir take 6 seals therein in contravention of the said Act o)- otherwise, luit tliat the position of the siiiil ship when seized wiis due wliolly to stress of weather, Dehvored this loth day of Deceniher, A.D. IS!»:{, hy Arthur L. Relyua, of the firm of Beivea I'll Gre<,'ory. Board of Trade Building, Bastion ,S(|Uaru, Victoria, B. C, Solicitor for the Defendant. JOINDER OF ISSUE. The Plaintiff joins issue witli the Defendant's Statement of Defence, except in so far as it contains adndssions. Delivered this Kith day nf Dreemlier, 1H!):{, hy Charles E. Pooley,of 47 Langley Street, Victoria, British Coluiiiliia, Solicitor for the I'laintiti. 10 ORDER TO EXAMINE WITNESSES. UPON HEARING Mr. Belyca of Counsel for the Defendant, upon hearing Mr. Pooley, Q.C., of Coun.sel for the Pliantitl', ami upon iiearing read tlie alhdavit of Arthur Louis Belyea^ herein sworn tlie 19th day of Dcccmher ami tiled ; IT IS ORDERED that James Willowhy Anderson, Auhrey Krane and Larry O'Neill, witnesses for the Defendant, he eNamined hefore the Registrar, at the Law Courts, Bastion Square, at the City of Victoria, on Wednesday, the 'JTth ilay of Deeemlier, A.D. 1)S9;J, at the hour of 10.:!0 o'clock in the forenoon, and that the oflicial stenographer do attend and report such proceedings in shorthand, ami that the costs of this a))plication and cunsequent therellpoii he costs in the cause. 20 Dated tlie 21st day of Deci'iiiher, .\.D. l.Sit;{ .. (Signed) HENRY P. I'ELLEW CREASE, D. L. J. A, EXA.NHNATIOX OK CAPTAIN ANDERSON. VicTdKiA, li. C, Thursilay, 4th January. LS!)4. Examination of Captain James Willowhy Ander.soii, under ordi'r of the llonourahle Henry iV I'ellew Crease. D L.J. A, dated 21st day of Decemher, IMt:!. CllAs. Iv I'dul.KY, i)i'.. appearirg on hehalf of the Petitioner. A. L. Bki.YKA, Esi.i., appearing on helialf of the Respondent. Justin CiIUtKia, of Victoria, 1!. C, was duly sworn as stenographer to reprrt the :it) proceedings. James VVili.owby An'dehso.n, lieing duly sworn, was oxaiiiinf d on heluilf of the Respomlent, by Mr. Belyea, and testiHed as follows : Q. What is your name, Captain ? A. James Willowhy Anderson. Q. What is your oceupalion ? A. Master mariner. Q. How many years have you lieen such ': A. Been going to sea > l^. Yes. A. Aliout 10 years. Mr. I'ooi.EY— Q. Master mariner Ui years ? A. Xo, goin-; to sea IC years. O How lon<' have vou lieeii master mariner ! A. Let us .see, I ju.st forget the date " ' 10 of my certificate: I thiidv ahout four years Q, How long have you heen on this eoast sealing '>. A. This last year was my Hrst year. Q. What was your oeeujiation immecliat'ly l.efore last year, an;ou on tlic Uitli ' A. On tlic IGtli— well, I liaven.-t >;ot the lutitu.lc iinil liini,'itn(lc in my inoinory 1ml I Iwivc pnt it down on tlio cli.nt ; you cun sof tluTu tln' latitude and loiigtitudo ; you can sue it in the tnjr liocik. Q. You ontoroil it in tlu' loi; ? A. Yes, sir, Q. Is this your log Ko.ik '' (Book la^jduccd.) A. Vus, sir. Q. Did you enter it tliat day ' A. Yes, sir : as soon as I worked it out I entered it. (^>. As soon as yoit you eiitricil it < A. Yes. (}. That was on — ' A. That is the Kith of July q. What is the latilu.li' on th" Kith of .liily ( A. 52 , 4(1"; that is my latitude. 10 Q. Longit\ide V A. Longitude, 170 , +1 '. Q. That means deLjiei's ami minutes ? A. Yes, sir. (). That was your jjoMtion at noon of the Kltli :* A. That was my position at noon of the Kith. Q. Is that nivil or naiitieal time f A. It is civil time. (). Now, which wav did you go from that point? A. From that point T steered I think ahout north-west liy north. g. Steered north-west l>y north ; for how long ? A. I am not going to swear just to the e.\act course, you know, heeause I cannot rememher that, hut I think it was ahout north-west liy north ; the course is in the log book loo. •20 Q. Ymi (letter hiok at your hig hook and sfc whether that corresponils with wli.it you say. (Witness looks at log.) Mu. Pooi.l'.V— Q. Were those entries made at the time' A. Yes, sir ; all made at the time; 1 will swear to that. Kith, north-west hy north until midnight, you see. {). You steered north-west liy noith initil midnight; and then you laid to? A. Yes. Q. What distance in that twelve hours did you make' A. I think it was near about !)0 miles; it is on the chart there. (^). How do you measure the distance!' A. Vou will require a pair of dividers to ineasine the distance. Q. 1 want to know how you ealeulated the distance' A. On that run ? Q. Yes. By a patent loi; which I had verilieil, and had kno'.vn it by trailing it over my stern for months, that it had scarcely ever slipped w and I run in about ten miles. Q. In wliat direction ? A. About west by north— pretty near west, about west. Q. To the point marked C ? A. Marked C. And then I hove to. Now, during this time the weather was not fit to lower; it was not lowering w. .ither. But about three o'clock in the afternoon it l)ecarne calm and I lowered. Then about six, my boats were all aboard, it was a dead calm and a heavy sw(dl : and after the boats got aboard— it was a lonir evening, you know— and about nine o'clock we saw a steamship, and we knew it was a nmn-of war, you could tell by her rigging that it was. We saw the steamship away to 20 the westward of that ; we could make her out quite distinctly, she was perhaps five or .six miles away. Then, of course, naturally, I di:ln't want that fellow around me, and 1 made .sail ; not because I thought I was inside the limit, for I didn't think so; but I was not going to trust a Russian anyway, an.l I was going to get away if I could. And I made sail : there was no wind, but I hoisted my .sails up, so that if there was any wind come up I would be ready ; and during the whole night the sails .slammed over my heajl, there was no wind, dead calm ; and about two o'clock in the morning the man on watch came down and told me that there was a steamer coming down ; .so I went up on deck and stood th.'re ; it came closer and closer, we made the outline of tlie vessel whit!' went close past our stern ; I could hear the throb of his engines, so that he was pretty ch)se, I w.mld say perhaps as far as 30 from hero to that buih'ng, well, a thousand yards, .so clo.se we could hear the throb of his engines. Q. That would not be more than two hundred yards (referring to the building). A- Well, that close— you cannot judge distances exactly; but you could hear the movements on board, you could hear the throb of the engines. It was two o'clock in the morning he we-nt past me, and stooil on the .southward. While I was lying there becalmed, and about- some time that morning ai>out seven o'clock, there was a little breeze sprung up from the westward, but that breeze did not immediately clear up the fog, but as soon as I got the chance I made .sail and stood off to the eastward ; or I had the sail on— T simply stood ott' to the eastward. And shortly after that the wind freshened up quite fresh and strong from 40 the n.)rthwest, and that, of cour.se, cleared the fog oft", and it came out then ju.st as clear as a bell. 10 Q. On the IStli ? A. Yes, si sir. Q. Dul the wind couk; off tl.u hin.l ? A. From the .lirection the wind lilew, from the westward, it blows otfof the land : and cleared it off ju>t as clear as a liell. Mr. Pooley— Q. What time was that ? A. O, alwut eight o'clock. Q. Well, when the fo<,' clenred u]) what did you do ? A. As soon as the fo>,' cleared up I saw a schooner quite close to me ; so, of course, I was wanting to know just what this Ru.ssian was doing around there, and what he had said, and see if this fellow liad met him ; so I run down on him. Q. In what direction were they from you ? A. The schooner bore about west from me, about three miles. Q. Bore west, about three miles ? A. An.l to show that I never .Ireame.l that I was inside the limit, knowing the man-of-war was cruising around there, I put my vessel's bead around, and run down on this schooner ; .so that that shows that I was not in much fear of being inside the limit, if so, of course I would have made great haste to get out. Q. Was there any land in sight ? A. No land at all in sight. Q. What took place when you went down to this schooner ? A. I boarded the schooner, and I asked Captain Mohrhouse— Q. What schooner was it ? A. The Minnie. Q. Tiie Minnie, Captain Mohrhouse ? A, Captain Mohrhouse. Q. What took place ? A. 1 aske-l Captain Moorehouse, did he see the Russian man- 20 of-war last night. Q. You nee A. I kept away a'oout east then. Q. Now do you remember when you got your next observation from the sun ? A. Well, I had run quite a distance before I got another observation. Q. What is it ? A. I had run quite a distance before I got an observation of the sun. Q Now what dir-ction is the general current in here about where your position was :iO at that time (indicating on plan) ? A. Well, all that 1 could say about the current, the book of directions says the current sets northeast ; and every man that ever I spoke to about it says that it sets northeast. Q In the position you were in at the points C and B would that current take you from the land or toward the land / A. That would take me from the land; during that calm I shouhl 11 liavi' (hifti'l at least ten (11- twflv.- tiiilfs fiirtli.T ('list, 1 was layini; lieculi 1 IhT", from ii]i(liiit,'lit till— no, I'miii aliout noun of niii. ilay till sivcii o'clocU tlip next iiiorninL;-. ^^ ell, with II norlliuaslfl-ly ciim-iit 1 sliouM drift out tliis way ii'iitf a 'liltlc .listaiice i iiwlicatin,' on chart). (}. Now, this oth.-r -cho.mt-r was only thruo miles friini yon ? A, ( )nly ah-mt thre<' miles from me, not mon- than that, it eouM not he more than that; elose. C^. That, was the ^ehomur Minnie? A. That was tlu' sehoniicr Minnie. <^. Now, when tle> fo;_' cleare.l nji at eij^dit o'clock that mcanin;,', there wa- no hin.l in si^ht you say '. A. No, sir ; not the sicrn of lan ksiuwledcre ; w.ll, thirty miles: if you was inside of thirty mih- in a clear -lay, you are sure to see Behrini,' Island. (}. Sure to see Bi hrinir Inland '! A. Yes. (l An.l li.>w far oil— you mean 15ehring or ('opper Is'aiid V A. Copiier I-i,ind, excu.se me, Copper Island ; of eour.se Behring Island coul.l not he seen from wlure I was. Q. How far otl' e.aild Hehring Island he .seen ? A. Behriui; Island, owr sixty miles any way on a fair d:iy. Q Now. Captain, had vou any means of knowini,' the condition of your chionometer ,e tinie you took your ohservath.n on the lllth ' A. Yes; I had heen continually 20 rating' my ciironometer every time I e;ot the chance, (.1 Wlwre dhl you last rate it? My la.st ratine was at Skotan, Japan coast; the Island of Sk(jtan Q. Did you caiii.are it with any chnmometers after that ? A. Yes; at Apittu, I compared it with th.- May Belle's chronometer. Q. How di • you Knd it ? A. Well, it was a little out. my chrom meter then, a little difference. (.,), You rated it with the May Belle's 'i A, T took his rating hecanse I thought it was more correct than mine. y. That was on the loth ? A, That was on the loth. 30 Q It was the next dav Vou made the oh.servatiou 'i A. The next day I ma le the ohservation; his chronometer yiai know was rated also with-his chronometer was surer viwht than mine. (). \Yhere had the May Belle come from then, at that time ? A. The May Belle ha. Now, aceoriliiiLT to vour reckoniini', how far off the extreme eml of Copper Isianil wore you w hen you were at the point H on this ehart here ? A. I think oO mil (,), Fifty miles, on the niornin;,' of the 17 f the 17th. Von hove to almnt what time on tl.< ninrnnin o f the I7th :' A. I ihai't know, I Jiink it was jirotty nearly noon. 10 (). Ami from that niilil thr 'clock theie wis no wiml.you say, or, was there a little A. There was a little wiml from that till two o'clock. I was lyin- hove ti Mil. I'oDl.KV— . From three o'clock of the I7th, til! eiirjit o'clock on the mornini-- of the ISth, civil time, there was alisolulelv no wim > A. No win i). Ami ilurinu- all thut time you win A. Well, clriftiui,' to the north-eiist. ilriftino- in what ilirection hy the current' •20 Mil. roDl.! V-(.i. from three o'l ll.ive to ;it noon, anil from that until three o'clock a little wind hick of the 17th, until ei,i,dit o'clock of the INth, there was no wind ' A. Nc ' And all that time you were driftini; up wit' the curren t ? A. And all that time I was driltini; up with the ciu'reiit. {). Now, liy dead reckoninu;. ^ive us the approxi on the morniiii. ite distance you were oil land )f tiie iNth at eijrhl o'clock, when you sii,dited the Miiniie ' A. Almnt tifty iles 1 should thin (J. Almnt .">0 miles dead reckonni^ that dead lecktaiiiiL;- would oidy liefiom noon the dav hefore '.' A. Noon t he day hefol'c Until — iiO (,). ICiuht the next morniui; A. Ves; until eiLjht the next mornin;,'. (-». From the afternoon almilt ihn 'clock after you hove to the mxt mornine-, there was no wnii I f A. No wind. (,). And von were constantly drifting' away from the land hy the current ' A. Vi ( >. Now takiiii;' the posiiion if the ilav heforewhen von hove to, and hy ilea'! reckon 13 mrr, limv far weru you oH" tlic isliuul wlioii you si^'hteil tliu Minnio the next niorninj ? A. About tiftv miles. Q. And how far hilnnrl from you wiis the Mhinie '! A. Ahout three miles. I did not tiike into consideration the currents in my positions ; 1 didn't consider the current. Q. If vou had consid>'red the current V A. it would put me further eastward. y. It woultl )iut you sti further to the eiistward ? A. Yes, sir. tl Q. That is the jioint 13, that you show on the chart here is reckoneil wilhout reckoning le current '! A. Is reckoned without reckoninjr the current. (}. An. Now vou sav that vou were Iviiii;- off this Attn Island .")0 miles. A. No, not oO itf Attn. (.) I ("(.itp.'v Island, north-east of Copper Island ' A. Xo ; south-east. mean V oppe •20 (.,». South-east of Copper Islan (.). Fifty mil at 12 o'clock on \! A. Ves. thi'in^htof the Kith ' A. No, sir: noton th;- niuht fif the Kith : on the ni,L;ht of the 17th. (). On the iiinht of the I7tli ' A. Ve's, sir. i). I thoiiifht you said on IV the sun. the Kith ' A. The Kith was the day I ,i,'ot my ohservati O. That is oil' Attn f A. Will. I had h^ft Attn tlu' day (.), On the Kith vou ij;ot your ohsi ■rvatioii frim the sun ■fore lai the l.")tli. A. Yes. sir. Q. And on the 17tli y.m sailed north-.Mist '^ A. On the Kith [ cnutimied sadm- Iron noon o f the Kith, 1 continued smlin^; itil miilni<^'ht :iO Q. North-east / A. North-west by i lorth {}. North-west liy nor th f A, Yes, sir. 14 Q. Aiul then iit 12 o'clock you liiiil to ? A Yes, sir. q. And butwocii twelve an.l tlireo there was little wiii.l ? A. The night of tlie I7th. Q. Yes. A. No, there was no wind. Q. You just stated tliere was a little wind ? A. No. that was the .lay before ; from noon to three o'clock there was a little wind. Q. On the 17th? A. On the 17th; yes, sir. Q. From noon to three o'clock of the 17th there was a little wind '? A. Yes, sir. Q. In what direction was tliat wind ' A. Well, that wind wa;; south-east, hut still- inj,' some, tliouifh stroma hree/.e dyin>,' out. Q. The wind was still from the south-east :* A. Yes. 10 Q. Tiiat was Intween twelve and three of the 17th ? A. Yes, sir : in the daytime. g. After throe o'clock you say the wind died out ? A. Died out, a complete calm. Q. And you were just driftini,' about ? A. Just driftini,' about. Q. What time did th.' breeze sprino' up a-ain ? A. The breeze did not spring up until the next morrdiig; that would be the ISth you see. i). What time ? A. O, about seven o'clock ; light at tirst. Q, Seven o'clock it sprang up light ? A. Yes ; about eight o'clock it was quite fresh then and cleared up. g Th.' next m..rnin.' the win.! was you .say springing up in the morning; in what direction was it springing iij^ f A. Fi.st it con.n.enced about west at seven, and when it 20 frir^shened up it was al'out northwi'st. g. What direction was it Irlowing when you saw the Minnie ' A. Whim I saw the Minnie, northwest, right fri'sh. g. In what directi.m was sh.. sailinn ' ,V way from the i.slan.l C A. Yes, she was sailing away from tiie islaiul. g. Where does tile scliotaier Viva hail from ' A. Victoria. i). She is registered here ' A. Yes, sir. g). Who art' owiii'i's !* A. < "ariie \' .Muiisie. (I Did y.m get into the prohibited limits ' A. No, sir, I was mil. g. Y.m are the ..nly s.ainaii tiiat was ii..t > A. No, it is a mistake. 80 g. Y.m w.'re able to t.ike a go.^.l observation on tjie Uiih ? A. Yes, sir lo Q. Tlie woathcr was all fine and clear ? A. Fine an'\U'^ ten k llotf A. I don't know exactly : 1 j tly : I just mentioned tiiat to tell you the rate of speeir ; not tlun. Q. I tli()nt;lit yon toM ns iM'twii'n twelve iind tliri'c of tlir ITtli tlicrc wiis no wind, that it (licMl oiitl' A. Tluit is tlic -l.iy, but I iiovu to at miilni-lit ; you uiu spciiking about noon. At niidiiiLflit of tlie KJth I Imve to, you see. Q. At niidnij^bt of tiie Kith it was' A. Yes; I made tlie mil from noon of the ICth to liiiiiiii<,dit of the Kith ; about ninety miles in twelve hours ; 12 times S are !M5. That is from my oliseivatii^ii. Q. You made tliiit observation on tlie Kith, at noon ? A. Yes, sir. Q, How far were you from A^nttu Ishmd wlieii you made the observation ? A. I eaniiot remember that : you will hav.' to mi'a-uie that. "^ g. When did you put thes.. marks on the ma]) '! A. I jjut th.'iii on for the .sake of shovvintj to you, a f('W day.s aj;o. Q. You .lid not put them on at the time you made the observation? A. No, sir; that is not my ehart at all." I can ;,'et yon my ehart. g. You are not in the habit of rubbiiiK the marks off of the chart ' A. No, sir : my marks are on the chart yet. (Tlie witness here sent for his ehart at the reipiest of Mr. Pooley.) The Witness— You see I don't have to tell any crooked tliine; ; T am tellinf,'the truth; you .see I ilon't h .ve to hide my chart to hide anythin.i,' ; you can look at my chart, but it i.s iieetiless, I can tell you that. y. When you are makimr dead reckollin.i,^ can you 1,'et it pretty accurate? A. With a straight run al.ead and a strong' bree/,.. aint like I was beating around ami makin.ir tack for tack: then it is pivttv hnrd to make m'curale .eckoninjr ; but when yon are makln,^' a .straiiiht course with a stmn- laee/.e, it is as accurate as if you were measurins with a tape line; that is without takiiii,' into eoiisidt ration the current. ii You dont know Ml. vthin^^ about th.. current of your own knowledge'? A. No, sir- only what I heard. Hiit'the book of dir.'ctioiis tell me, and men-of-war liav surveyed that island, and tell us that; that is all I know ab.iut it; U-W-v evidence than me. q Well I understand you tni it on the map every day ' A. No, .sometimes I would not put my position down there ; if 1 am sailing 1 would put a mark on the points that is desired. Q. Why is it you marked these days particularly '.' A. You can s(;o my chart when it comes. (l That is not the question. Why .lid you mark these days particularly when you did not put them down as a rule. A. It was altogether by intention ; I was very careful of my pcsitions ort" Copper Island. Q. You did it hecause you were very careful of the positions off of Copper Island ? A. Yes, sir. g. Couldn't you he e.pially clear in your position without putting it down on the chart ? A. Yes, .sir, (plite sure. t^. And that was not the only reason of your putting it down on the chart ? A. '20 That is the oidy reason. While you can he perfectly careful about where you are, if you did not put it on the chart you would have to go to the log hook to hunt it up, but if it was there you could see it. q. You did not put these positions on your chart because you were asked to do so by the captain of the Minnie ? A. No, sir, I dl swear t.. that ten thou.sand oaths. If I eould laiug my crew up hen- to swear, if they were here— g. They don't know ? A. Yes, for after the seizing I read it to them ; I knew there was to be some question about it; and I .said ■' Here, boys, you can look at this log book and see it is correct, hecause they might say I doctore.l it "; and they read it. By Mr. Belyea. 30 Q. Now, between the time th.it the man-of-war -ros.sed your stern, two o'clock, and eight o'clock in the morning, was thi^re mueh difference in the position of your schooner— be- t ween two and eight of that morning ? A. Yery little ; the win.i was \ ery light ; I might have moved a mile ; that I actually know of, you see, I was heading to the eastward, you understand. Q. You may have move.l a mile 'i A. Y'es, before the fog lifted, before f .saw her ; as soon as the breeze breezed up a little, the fog lifted. Y< wi tr th til pr E T l!i 18 Q. Hrty Capti.Mi .Schuielevsky. W1TXES.S— I compared this copy with tlw. oriiiinnl, and I find it right. I have translated " jired-pologite," " ijroposed." It would he used in the .sense of ' directed him to walk on; of the door, if I wanted to turn a man out." Small paper slu'wn and cro.ss-examined upon. Unless I were tohl that ".Si-" (sic.) CUussian writing,) was S o'clock in the evening, I shouhl not have known it. Mil Belyea— What is the Russian word for "territorial" in the original ? Answer It is almost the same word in Russian, " territorcalnea." I can't say what all th(! various readiiK's of the wo>-,l, which in Russian is capable of several readings— uiay mean ; but that " • 20 is the absolute meaning. Can you express in R'lssian " the prohiliited zone," as distinguishei'iiliii,tr ") inti'i-puliiti' 1 liy < 'aptiiiii \V()iillcv, lie struck mit of tlic triiiisliiti'Hi. Rit'iis,',!. ALEXANDKR R. MILNK, SwoiiS'. I mil Collfctov of Custoins, I'oii of Victoi'iii. 1 kfi'|> a n.^ist. r of ilio slii|)[)iiiu; .it tlii- [)ort. (Fi'i 111 net's c'o]iy ic;;-i>-ti'i' of the Minnir, liuiv (.■I'i'titii'd.) Ml{. Hki.VKA tilijijcts to its i-('e('|itioii as not ln'iiij; tln' oriuinal. Mil. I'dOI.KY — It is 11 foiiy iiiidiT the liaiiil of the iifopi'i' olHci'i' and that is tile le^■al way to prove it. WlT.NCSs— Yes, this is a true ('o|iy of the ori,i;iiiid re^'ister, 1 have already I'Xainiiied it all. The orij,nniil re^rister is j^iven to the master and that is his authority on the hii,di seas 'Hie re;,'ister does not nceessarily contain every ehani,'e of o\viu'rslii|). Who is the owner, name, residi.'iice and deseriiition '^ V^ictor .lacolison. of X'ietoria. Yes, 1 know Victor .lacohson. T reiiiemlier very well the schooner Minuii' i-eturniii-' to N'ictoria. .lacolison came to my nilice in the imirniin:. I had a v'onversation with li;;;i as to the s./izure of the ship. State to the t'oiiri wli.'it it was ? 1 had .several conversations hefore and afterthe ".Minnie" returned. ( ini' aliout .liilius Aiohriiouse ; 1 asketl why he einployi'd .Julius Mohrhouse he was always L'ettinj,' hi.'i ves.sel ■:. o tl'oulill'. .Jacolison said he had had lia.' ioek. 'rhal.lulius Mohrhmise was a uo id iiavi-ator aie he would he y'ooijfor it and he would keep him outside the lim.ts. 'riial on two oeeasions I h.ad to e\amine him as to his voyiiLjes. in fact I h.ad mit mU''h eouiiiieuee in his \eracity. 'I'his was ill reference to the seizure that the (loveriimenl should he put in possession of the truth with respect to it. Mu p.i.;i,VK\ — Dill \dn send out warninu' 'if this ;irrau'.;ement hetweeii i'^igland and Riissiii. and contin.iation of the ,l/./,/(/-' I'lrculi '. I did, several. I'ro.luees the notice of Win .Smith. Deputy Miuist.T of M:irin". oi' i.'tlh .Vpi'ih I.S!l;t and t'uil.iiii llalleii K.N's notice of the -i'Jn 1 .May. ISICi. 10 20 :{0 Wl'l eiicl iri-a no .luli the .iill' I't'Ci Ca, lari Mu it'll li'tl mo si,l till (la 21 This WHS the (locmiient, (hoth prodticoil.) (Jne Wiis iiiMrusstMl to tlio "Minnie." Sonui were returned to me — some not. Those to the "Miiini.'" were not. Tliey were put on Ijoiini H. M, S. (lariiet. (They were received l>y the Court suliject to Mr. Heiyea's oljeetion.) Also, copies were sent to eiich of the owners resident here, (hie of .\Iiiy lotli. One of May i:^cii. Copy Collector's notice sent addresseil to the •" Mitniie." Copy Captain Hall.'tt's notice similarly addressed, of 22^1 May, lS!t:{— includin;,' tele- irram of Wm. Smith, l)e|)uty Minister of Marine. Tlie Miiinie'.s notice was addres.soil to " 'Ue Maatcr of the Sclinonpr Mi unit' ," no iki nu- ; no imrt. This was delivered on hoard the Garnet. 1 don't know the (late of ^iicli 10 delivery. I have a record of the time in the office It v.-;-- sent on board the day hefore the departure of the (Jarnet. HARRY FRANCIS Hr(!HI<:S-HALLETT. Sworx. What were you on 2+lii May '.' Captain 11. X. of II. M. S. (larnet. I received on hoard letters from Collector of Customs addre.sseil to the dift'ereiit masters, a f^reat nuiid)er of lai^s of letters, and also other letters, all addressed to the dilFerent vessels engaged in sealing. Most of them bore the actnnl name, I thitdc as far a nemory serves me, on the envelope. g. When you proceeded north did you distril.i.te the letters ; Acting upon letters I received from a great many owners and agents concerned in sealing,! did my liest to •?() di'liver their letters. I called on them to give me the places of lendeivous. When I procee.led north I met the "Triumph," Captain Clarence Co.x. master. I met her on the 12th June at the rendezvous, twenty miles off Vajak Island I saw Captain Cox on hoard in my cahin. 1 gave him his own schooner's hairs of letters; u good, large number, and 1 also gave him eertaiidy one, if not more, copies of the notices of the 18th May (befor' menti(med) and directed him to make it kn..wn among.-t the sealing lleet. So if any got ahead of me they should know the regulations, and this in eonseiiuence of the letters I received, that 1 would atl'ord every information that I had. 1 retained the mails of the other sdi loners when 1 did not know where they were. 1 gave the letters addressed to the Master of the Annie K Paint, Captain Bissett, on ihe^O morning (1 think) of the 2+1 h as he was coming out of Sand I'oint, b.aind for the Russian [Small chart produced shewing position of the Minnie when seized.] 1 know that chart. This shews the position of the "Mimn.'" this red .\ shews the posi- tion in which she is said to have been seized. Signeil by mysi'lf as Captain of 11. M.S. (hirni^t. FO! IIIC I III inj ill! ill a" ,/; li til re 22 To THE .Ii'DGE — It is not usiiiil for me to siifn iiiysclt' "Capi.in Hallett H.M.S. (i.iriR-t" (In the foreii,'!! survicos thoy do ]nit tlu'ir titles iii't'ove their niiiues very fre(Hiently.) Cross-Kx.v.mined liY Mh. Hki.yea. Were any of tlu in lils yiii ,<,'iv.; t) Ciptiiiu Hiss at retiirael toy >u'i No, not t) me. When were they returned 'i Did not Ciiptiiiii Bissett hrinn' a niindier of letters to tiie Post Office of Victoria i I iliil not ^'et tiiein baci<. He did not tell me he had delivered one to the ■ Minnie " The • Minnie's" was one returned to the' Post Office. Have you visited those Islands ? No, I have never been tiiere to Ivoniandorski Island. [HelVrring to his small chart.] 10 That X is the position uiarke 1 on this map as the position i,'iven liy the Russian docu- ments as the place where the " Minnie " was seized. No; I do not know the kind of weather us., d thereabouts. Yes ; I know from reputation that foijs and varyini; winds and currents are prevalent in that reifion. I don't know from personal observation, I oidy know from report from sealers. Q. Would tliere 1 e anytliinj,' stranjje not lieing able to take observations for several , lays-— that they should be 40 to 50 miles o>it of their course— i^oinj; out and in with vary- iu«- winds and currents ! A. With a dead reckoning, an the same for sealers':' A. There is nothing open to ■; -lers, except their experience. Q. Then it would re()uire 2 or 'A year's experience to learn it ! A. A sealing schooner would not re(|uire "2 or S year's experience for knowledge of the currents Oh, no; 1 should 30 thiid< not. M(m1 get his position by sights at some points or other and work his dead reckoning out. It would give him his currents in a short time. Mu. I'liol.KV puts in documents sei/.ed by Yakoute, from the " Minnie. " a-^ under : Hri IS! Jllli ivf 23 Agreement with Crew. Certfiin payiiictits of Tonnage Diius at Sand Point, V. S. A. Keceipt for Kntrics and Foes at Sand Point, U. S. A. Sliip's Register. Clearance for a Foreign Port froni Sand Point. Coasting License, Donunion of Canada. Bill of Healtli, Sand Point. Proclaiiiation as to Beliring's Sea, lpy President U. S, A. Coinnninication from Wasliingtoii Navy Department. Outward Manifest, foreign. 10 Receipt for Sick Mariner's Fund. Victoria Harhour Dui's. Certificate of Documents '-ei/ed liy Paymaster of Yakoute. The Covkt — It is not necessary, Mr. Pooley, to put in evidence, as you now offer. The British Sealing Nortli Pacific Act, |,sn:J, and the Order in Council thereunder, of July 'tth, Is!);}. The Court takes cognizance of them already, and sits now under these enactments. The Court adjourned to Monday next, the •22nd, at 10 a.m. MoXD.w, 22nd J.v.NTAitv, lfS94. Mk. Bki.YE.V now moves that the action hr. dismisse(l on the following grounds: 1st. — That file stateinenf in writing (F.xhiliif A) does not purport to lie signed hy an 20 olTieer having power in pursuance of "The Seal Fi.shery (North Paeilic) Act, 1.S93," to stop and ( xainini' a ship. •2iid. — Xo evidence that Sehmelevsky was eaptain or other officer in conniiand of the " Yakout." :}pil. — Mo evidence that the " Yakont " was n war vessel of ffis Imperial Majesty the Em[)er"r of Ku'.sia. Mli. l'(»il,':v was not called on to replv. I'fusi TiiK (.'oner — There is e\idenci' to suppoi-t the Plaintiff's claim, and the motion is JULIUS MOIIRHOL'SH Swokn. :}0 Occupation, sealer. At sea last year. On the Scliooni'r Minnie. Took charge at Sand Point, 22nd June, l)S!).'i. Captain Victor Jacohson, the owner had heeii master previous to that. traiisfi Q 1 kept nt' tllU wns li from 1 same siiii : ( loif ill tioll, ( ( of nil' (111 til ( Isldlli o.r. I' 14tli Copji •.V.V. Q. On tiikiiij^ coiiiiiiiunl articiilar lm|i|iriii'd. i). \Vlii;n wiTi' y(ai ott' Ai^attii I>laiid ;■ Is it in youi' iou' ' Huw was it krpt ? A- I lst'])t tllO lot,' of till' Vessel niyselt'. I eiiti'ied merely tlie positinn of till' vessel and till' ^tate of tlie weatlit'T, The entries in my own halldwI■iti^^^ made e\i'iy day at iio.ai. This is tli" ship's or mat<''s loi^r; | ,.^11 it the loe'. Tn-sday, llfh. ar-riveil oH' A'^atiu islaml. <.^ Did you make oliser\ ations then '! A. No; only my hearini,' from the land. Ft was fonijy, hut I eould see it <^. How far was the land from ymi ? A. Aliont twc) (2) tniles. I took my position 10 from the south-east point of Agattu fslaiid ; that was clear eMou<;h. Q. When did you eet your next ohservations hy the sun. 1 did not "i' !'"^''i"" ''.\' '•■""' '■'''-■'<""i",U' ■ A. I use patent loir and hook of navi£fation. When it is reckoned up liv the patent loiraud hook of uaviL(a- tioii, I conclude the position. (). Did you have a record of your sailini,' each day ? A Yes, Q. What ahout your course sailed hy p.m. Tuesday F.at. 5:i , 4-!r : LoiiiT. I(i!S', 41'. S- 25 Q. Tnesdiiy at iii>.)n ? A. I ili.l not iiwirk it at /.' r(.m. tlint day. Ft, tlii> Minnio. was in tiie same position I tliinii as tlic day Ijci'Drt'. It cliil not niai north-east on that day. Q. What is that mark on your ma]i around the Island >. A. Oh ! a line around Komandorski Island. |)Ut two days after leaving- S.unl Point. Intendec'. to represent a SO mile limit. (•i*. Why did you put that '. A. It was to guide me so as not to get inside of the limits Q. Dill vou receive any notice, British or Russian, or any from any otHcia! source, of ;j() this agl'eement. A. I had heard some talk of -"iO mil(! limit, 10 mili' lin.it, and :{ mile limit, so I put it at :W miles mund, so as to kee]> out of it. (^. Weie thrre these lines round the island ? A. They were put on by the owner, Captain Jacobson ; they were imperfiict some part, some pai't of it 10, some part ;{(), some 20 miles off the Island. Q. Did Captain Jacobson give you instructions? A. When I went fioni Sand i'oint he told me to keep without the limits, ."50 miles, and drew rough lines round. Therefore, I ma;iii:i slii|) siL;lit'il ih ii littli lii'fiiri' it. 'riif iiii'ii ro|)()ft('(l a str'anicv in sii^lit. I oidcrcl tlir iiini to sec if tlir side lights \V('i-u lirij^iit, :lu'y were ail ri^nht. Shr stfaiiic.j up ami (|iii<'l 22 miles fnan s.iulh-east ]ioint of ( 'o|)pi'r' Nl.in 1. 1 toh" hill 'hen it was +.") or .'>() miles liy my reekoninu', oil' the island. He then took the papers. I took this chart (D) an I went on hoard the mati-of-war with the jiapeis. The oHii'er eanie down from the In iilne. and told me to e;o iiisiih. the chart-room to the Naviiratme; Lieiileiiant, and hi' would slr'w ini' the position of the vessel. Me shewed me 20 22 miles oil' from t'oppi r Island. I askc d him to eiM' me position on a iiiece of p.aper. ^aee me a position on a siiiall slip. He gave :Me a strip of paper, he sliewin^- me (In mill of ( 'opoer jshind. j.at .U .21' position ol Ills slnji al S N.; I, OH". Hi.^ . ;!>.', K. ICjIICK I It a iioint 22 mil <.'. A le \oU sui'i this, th.at h" wrote lliai on th Wit ness (in (ierman Kein /wi ifeleiin/ sicher i|iis es so wart. I li.ave no :oulit, I am ipiite sure (hat it Wlii'ii he came at !' o'cloi'k. the m.iii-of w .ir was e\:ic(ly in t!ie posit' m .md Imd had ur more sii'aming than he at lirst ncntioned tome. He told me he left the shore HO at >i p. II He (I ii'ii Went ,iwa\- and letl me in (he cliai t-rnoni. 1 was sittiic'- there till He ad\isrd me to go to Vokohama. and repmi" mysell' to the llritish Consul lli (.). ])( ) \'ou remein'i 'r I he e\ai I word A. He asked me if I was goinn- |,, sign th, Protocol '.' I said no; I would enter a protest against the si.i/,ure afterwards, liecaiise j thoiighl I was oiilsiih' the iiniils I had no otllcial waniine-. " Voii had liettec eo to ^'oko- lialnil and rep ir( yoi|r^.c|f to llle Collslll thei'e. " lie s.nd he would send ihe papers (n the Hrilish ( 'oiisid a( N'okohama, ilcai ()'t'l( si I'll OVt'l tliu hiul Iixli on t piM\ t'olltl lll'lll wIh' tril 1 ill a Iiiinl 27 (). Wlidt WHS tlii'ii ill the 1(11^ ? A. While mi lioanl tlie solionnor, tliu wtMiiior was n dciul Ciiliii, iiiiil liciivy soiitlii'rij' swi'll t'roiii ii oVIcick in the nt'tcnuinn, wlicii [ wunt (in lifiiird- Q. Hdw was till' wratlicr t'rmn (me to ila\lit;lit next iiioi'iiii'jf ? A. Tlie snnie till 7 d'cldck'. I sent a man to mastheml to soi^ land. He reported lie could not see any land in siy;lit. There was one sclimmer -'i or -i miles to east. I spoke to her. .S!;e hoisted her Hag up and Iowci'imI the jili anil let liiiii eome l(i; the wind a little t'l'eslier ; clear then. She reached me ahoit H o'clock in the niorninj^. ifun-* in the eanoe.s. We had a heavy j^ale from south-west, and were j,'ettinq sh \\atir anil imat and 20 provisions: fell short of provisions, and could not oiis, ( )n a clear day you can see ( 'upper Island 'V) miles otl' fioiii cleck — al (Mit M) fi' 'in leist- head. lieeii Ml years at sea. Yes; there is a ditt''reiiee ill the wat"r when Ian ! : when near, a chaie^'e t ikes pi i -e from il:irk lilue to a ;;reeiiish colour and imidd There was lei i-haiiLie in the cnlour of the water when we w.i'i' arrested. Thr lolour depends on the depth of the liottoill of the sea. Hi) (). Can you tell us almut the currents' A. It is very hard to tid the curreiits^to tell tlie streiiifth of the current Depends on the wiiid and the sea. They were ijeni'rally ill ;i north-east direction I did not rate the currents at all. <,'. Mow was your chroiioiiieter ^ A. The chronometer was ahout rij^lit. I iiiude the land directly here on mv retlliii In Victoria. ' iv J was (i7 miles S. hy { E. from Copper Island, On the Kith— Lat. o:V, :{()' N. ; Loiiu-. Ids \ :V.Y E. I w,is (i4 miles ott" Copper Island : :: ndnutes ditfercnee in I,,iini,ntuile. On ITtli, your position at tioon ? S, E. I K., 52 miles otf ('ojiper Island. Q. What did you make the distanci! to he lietween the jioint where you say you were .seized, and the south |)oint of the Island ? \. 4N nnles ; our dii' etion was the same- as at 10 noon. From noon to 9 p.m., the wind ? 'i'he wind liirht air till ."^ p.m. from S. After that a dead calm. Heavy soiitheily swell on to the ishind ; uo ijreakeis, oidy a big swell. Ci{Oss-E.>c\MiXKi) liv Mk. Pool.y. Q. When did you make the entries in your log 'i A. At noon every day ; T made them mysidf. time. Q. Is your log kept hy Victoria time or Russian titne '! A. I don't keep Russian (). What day did 3'ou pa.'^s the 1H()° of Longitude (t.) make the cliaiige of one ilay ?) A. TIairsday, (ith and 7tli July; I changed the day and took a day on ; after that kept oq the same time as the Russian time All those marks on the chart of which I have siioken w(>re made an the days on which they oeeuried. You were told you were seized on the 17th duly, and ilescrihed y(air [losition on the plan 1). [Points it out on the chart.] Q At !• on the e\-ening of the 17th, where were you ' [Points out on map] The enteries in the log hook I sweai' are all correct to the hest of my ahility. Q. liook at your Ion- honk aiel tell the day on which the seizure is entered ' A. It is entered from noon Isth of .Inly. . So that here in this log hook you say you were seized at !) o'clock on the lfSth?;^() A, That is the sen day. To day at noon I put down the lUth, at noon of the I.Sth. I put down lilth. . There is a day wrong in your log, I waiil you to e.splaiii it !* A. 'I'hat's the sea day. Q. Why is it entered on the ISlh, thus: " Thiirs.lay, l.'th— Light. variaMe winds. " heavy swell. At !) p.m. hoarded iiy the ^'akout, end our vesse' confiscated for, etc., in 30 '• the ilussiim way. No ol.scrvatiim for six iliiys. 1 wns Ui\>\ llic \csscl wiis in I. it. .")4\ ^1' ■^ N. ; Liini;. Klx , Ms' K., licin;,' -ii milfs out of my n't-koiiiuu-. \'csscls iifiiiliiiu' Iv S. Iv in '■ comiiiiiiy with tiic '■ \'ivii." ami aiiotlicr vrssi'l tia'cr (M) miles otl'. Tln' i-aplain of tlic " sciiooiiiT ailvisnl mi' to apply to the ii'^arc^t aiitho ity, liriii'^' tlic Hj'itisii ( 'oiisul at ^'oko- .' iiaina. I}. Wliat explanation ilo yiai L;i\T of (Mitriiui,' it so lii'ic ' When at \i on t'le 17tli l.ei^ins tlie rstii — at 12 o'clock noon, tl;at lie^ins the lUtli. Aii.M.v Ki:.\i)i.\(;. ',!. " Li^lit, vai'ialile wimls anil calm.anil --laillicily swell,'' was that on the ITtli' A. Half on the ITth and half cai the | fh, 10 (,,). "On the litth, liore ilown on scliooiier Vivia '" \. No: on the Isth I spoke the Viva. <,>. Well, is that, entry hen^ rii^ht ! or wi-oiie- ' A. ft was tin,' ISth, in tlie moi'ning, wc sp ikc the \'iva. 1 miirlit have' for;,' otteii it, that il ly an 1 put it ilown the n<'Xt, Mii. l'iinl,i:Y — Then yttn iliil not ]iut it ilown on thi' ilay '! WiTNFvSS — That entry of mectiiie' the' ■Viva" was wrote in after the Russian Lieu- tena,nt, Iv.iwlowslei', came on lioanl, . Were tliesc places on your chart on the j.Sth, from 12 o'clock on a si'p,irate ilay ? .iuh' 1 Stii, !• p,ni. There's yoin' mark — how ilo you explain it' A, I can explain it no lietter. The afternoon of the 17th is the afternoon of t he ISth, I ilon't know if ol her 20 captains keep their loi^s dili'er' iitly ; I >o learnt, at school. I expect Captain .Vnilerson ke]it it so. (i. If (',i]itain .\niler-oi\ said he saw yoii at S a,m, on the I.Stli, would thai he wrong' ? A, That Would not he wrone-. On ITth, ,at l> p,m, on the chn-t, i''rom I7lh to J.Slh at noon, 2-)- hours, nmsl lie ,aie afleniooa and one foienoon : il |).m. on the I.Sth. will lie on the ITth. (il. (.'an you ,idd the afternoon of a suh^eipient dav to the p)'e\ ions day ' A. In tlii-^ w,iy : from 22nd noon to 2-'lrd .'il noon, would he entered as one ilay, Ves; I s,iw the schooner " \'i\a," at T a,m, .Miout !• .■i,m, the ('a|it,iin of the " \'i\a" (mIIi'iI on lio.ird — clear then, SO At S a,m, sent a mm at the mastlieai to se,' if he c ml 1 s 'e lau ', Yes; it w.is clear enough to see (iO miles oH! I I hoUL;ht fo^' must he couniie' down au'aiu, and sent him to sec if he could see anytliinL?, Ill' 'lid n it. The fo.i;- did cour' down after. The " Minnie " llat-hott'imed, not a ijood s liler, I h.'id all s,iil set excepi the jih, when he came on hoard, I hoisted the jih, De id cihii at 7 o'clock in the inornine'. There must have heeii a current - ,i southerly swell on, (j). Any wind at s o'clock 'r -\, Ves: a liLrht air. N to l» it freshened , not yr\y fresh all that dav. hi* 31 Tlio wind sliiftcil fiDiii N.W, to S.W. The oiiptiiiii cjiiin' mi Imuil I'roiii tlic " Viva." Fojjf t'liiiK^ on Q. From II to \2. wluit nitid 'i A. I,ii,'liter. From noon to .'} p.m. on the ;e. Why , Did yo;i SCI' till- Itussiau oIliciT wiitr iliis ^ (little slip of |).i|iei-.) A. I saw tlie 10 lillssi.ili otKcei' Wlile tliat at !( o'clock in the eVc'iiili^. \>. At 11 o'clock •j' A. ■^'cs, sir. <,l. Why did you nit call his attilitioii to the fact that he had put fS, nut '.) y A. I did lilt look. I foliletl it up and put it in my jiocket. (J. in th./ papi.T he says. '■ we were in cast Lonc'ltnde." A. We had jiast the l.S')tll decree. <,'. After you went on li lard the' Russian ship, it was projiosed to l;o to Vokoliania ? liiey sail you iiad ln'tter ifo there. " Vmi had lietter address yourself to the Consul at " \'okohaiiia : I am L^^oin^' to send the papers there." Til I'lIK .llliiiK — Tiie stay cat lown the !i owspiit, carried away right in tlic middle. 20 .lili stay was carried away after the seizui'e. I did not i(o to Vokoliaina. < >ii tiie 1st August we had a heavy gale. Short of water and Indians came aft and said we had iiettcl' go home. •i>. |)id you have any fishing after your seizure y A. Wu went out a couple of times after, for food— we wcvc short of food and eanglit a seal for food. o'clock, and hy II all were re.ii! v on deck .-leain ; deck clean and ready to ^'o out ; calm when lowered for cleaning deck-.. That's the first day the li i.its wcri^ lnveri'd. I made u|i my mind not to go .'JQ sealing until I saw the sun, and made an oliscrvation. Thi'i-e arc two (2) 111 '11 to the c.uio.', Tlr'n! were two men or women to each canoe. They Were not far otf fi'oni the \csse|. (,•. H.id they any ici'n^-'' •^- T.iey h.i 1 no guns with them, the guns were on hoard. I'.y ci\il time. F w.is sciz-'d on e\ening of the I7tli, and the sea time ( n.iulical tine) it was on the I Mil until n mn of the day following. *s« 33 'I'litMi it lii'i'aiiii' till' l!Hli. I spoke tln' Viva cm tiir m )i-iiiiii; cif tl).' ISth (civil tiiiU'.) I). Wiiat is aisci morninii: n\' tlic iMli, nautic'il tiiiu'i' A. As 1 k-rpt it. (.i>. Vour I'JtIi lii.'u'an lit ii'iiin nt' the l.'St'i, in\-il tiim.' ? Vi't yi)il sj)<)k(' thi> ''Viva" ill VDiir I'lu' on the lllt'i, it sliouM have Immmi tlif I.Stii. "riic captiiiti ot' till- " \'iva " wiis witli y 'i at '.' o'clock '(.)/(. on the Isrh, tliiit hy civil time as well as luHitit'al tiinc li' nitry niailc of " Vi\a " iicl'oi'c 12 o'chn'k, it would then liavi* iieeii cntoreil on the iNth. it' yoiii- Id;^' is correct. It came later in the iznre wii.s itllintyou wrote the .leeiiiiil of the seizure 20 down ill your oliieial lojr l-* A i think it was the day after the sei/.uie. It was written in my r.iom ipiietly. \'1("I"(»R .l.\('()|'.St)\ SwditN. .\m owner of ■ Minnie." Left Victoria in the schooner, 1-1 o|' .M.ireli. liack in Victoria an i left .e.'.dn almut the end of Miireli, t,>. rp lo the time ynu left Mctoria did you receive any notice of the .SI) mile zone i-- ,\. No; not any written onleis From \'ict niL^ht. one day tln'i'L'. 10 . 1 1' I lit ry made hy |i m. uaiit ical lime on I Sih. what hour w ould it he in ci\ il time ^ .\nd he said that Would he !l p.m. on the 17th. The civil lime heeiiis alioiit I "J aiid ends at \'l At !l p.m. this day I Nth, iia ill leal time, that Would he the ITlli. (I!ead>. I IMtl tiiiu gate li V y.,'t 10 35 Can't tell till' (liitf this iiiiui uscil. It' the entry is !) p.m. this ihiy, t'litervd (in the ISth, it' civil time, would lie the 17th. The nailticiil chite is 12 hMiirs aheml of tile civil time. The same us in astroiiDinicai tiiiii! it licL^ins ami eiiils at nmin. The Miurniiiii oC civil ami iiautieal time is tln' same. i}. If you were i^oinj^' to kee]i that lo;; hy nautical time, ami you were keepinif tiiat loir hy nautical time, when wiaild you enter it thi're ? (Uiti's) navigation hook, ))u!ilishei| San Fivineisco, " Capt. McNorrey's Nautical Navi- i^ator." That entry is rij^ht, accorilinir to that h)if. lint tliat is wroni;. 'I'o Mli. I'ooLKV — The h'lissian (late and our date are diH'ereiit calculations. before noon for ohsei'vatiiai I should oive astronomical time' liy (ireenwicli : lie^Mlis at I'l runs whole day, ends ]2 next day. We have to get (Ireenwicli date in all ea-es for our ohservatioiis. Nautical tinu' should he done away with. The otlicial log (Kxhihit F) is in that time. Now tenders in evidence the ship's log (Kxhihit .1,1 CorUT TO Mli. I'doi.Kv— (^), Have yon the temporary crtiHeiite ^ A. Tliis has not yet come, it is on the way. Did'elice (dosed. AdjouniiMl to iOam, to-mormw, 20 TiKsD.w, 2:ir(l .l.wi .M!V, l.siik ("iMitisel aigued ihe case, after which it was taken under advisement hy tiie Court. I'iici: ■Mil laii.l liil.it tVoiii ami citic (•opi " Mil sisals ami " Yii ilircc liaim III it I tin- 1 (Icllll 1,'lill. 21' : tiiiit onk'i WHS tllilt. tliu •■ out," prncc ■ Mil 111 it I atli'i Act, HtfL'S if .1, 36 JUDflMENT DATKl) I'KlilU'ArvV 7tii, IS()+, This was iUi iictinii for ciinili'imiatimi iimli i- tlir Iiii|ici-i:il llrilisli ■ SimI l''islirry 'Nortli I'iicitic-) Aft, l.S!>:{," fuici tlic Order in Ci)iiiirii tlicrciiinicr, nF.lnly 4th. lSi):i,(.t' the schoDiicr "Miiinii'" {\'iffi)r .lacolison, (iwiitT, iiiiil Julius .Mohrlii)US('. iiiast.n) scix,i-| Ky thi' IinpiTiai Kussiiiii 'I'raMsport " VacDUt " witliiii ihi' tui'lii.lili'U :i()-inih.' -//nv arnuu'l Knrin.iuilor-ski Is- himls, luaiiiii'il ami aiiiiiMl, (iinlliaviiiir si]<) itiiin' iiii|iliMuc'iits au'l s ■■il sl (icn Mil D.i ' tlif IIMT SllU c^'ll iti • M .SL'll^ tho ( 'lip tliu ■■: into If t I'XiU trill 1 rxp (111 t 37 Tlie Hnii, .Mr. Prjolcy, Q.i'., for the (.'rnwn then lironirlit fnrwiir.l tlic eviilcnei' for tl." PliiiiUiff. The tnmslatioii into Kri-lisli of the Uussiim protocol sent liy the Captiiin of the " Viikout," liii.ler the Act for the f)iirposes of the trial, was prove.l l,y Mr. Clive l'hilli|)s Woolley, ii a-eiitleiiiaii certitieil to have passed ill the llussian hiiiuuai,'i\ h\ tlie J)ireet()r- (ielK'ral of Military Ivliieal ioii, in the ('olle^v from the Civil S.'rviee (.'oimni.ssioiiers, in the MilifaiT Kducation Division. He proved the suhstanti.d accuracy of the triinshtlion, and in reply to (luestions from l.)efelirot.ocol weft' " Oot-versh-dno," in tiie first pei'-on, "I contirm " (ii eanini,' this docu- 10 nient) and he then adds his title as captain, following- a eontiaction, "2 ra]ia," lieforc' SheMieloosky, which the interpreter conceived niinht nii'.in, Captain of the second raid< or ( 'oniniander, hut he was not certain. On lieiML;' aske " preil-]iologile " — and was used in the same sense there as one would employ it in " turning a man out — directing him to walk out of the docjr," wliich I take it is equivalent to "ordering," which was the sense in whicKt, Ca|itain Molirhouse acted upon it and showed he so uiulerstood it at the time. Also. thiiBT the Russian word iiseii in expressing sailing for the purpose of sealing en route — which the 20 interpreter had explained liy — (" is engaged in pelagic sealing") is " dorohoo " " liy the way." If tlu^ pnrn.se had l(een left as " sealing lai or hy thi' way," it would, to my mind, have exactly expressed the sense intended, 1 ut 1 have left the interpolation there — that the translation of the jiroctocol might go in cntii'e, Imt he read witli the interpreter's suiisc(|uent explanation, which I have just gi\en. Mr. lielyea olijecle(| on liehnlf of the ship to the admission of the ]irotoccil as e\iileiico on the ground: That it doe-- not purport to he signed hy tile pvo|ier otticer ; that there is nothing in it to sliow it lias heen signed hy the ('a]itain of the " Yakoiit," — nothing in the document itself to show who the ('a|ilain of the ■ ^■akout " is; and tlii'iefoi'e the signature of the t.'aptain is no pi'ojier exideiice that it is signed hy the- Captain of that ])articular I?0 vesscd, tlie " Yakout." True, (he argued) the inferi'iice may he that it is, hut the fact is not proveil : H?id the Act heing highly penal, mu~t 1m iistrued strictly. Thi' leauied Ciainsel moveil for a non-suit on these erounds, citing i.j ("ox 1\. v. i.,owe, as it was a penal statute, it should he construed strictly, and 17 I. C. L. R. HW. where "the copy of the Diihlin (Jaz- ette ]iiirporting to he jirinled hy the (,hierii's Printers," heiiie- admissahle in evich'iice, '■ a copy of the l)iililin (la/elte printed iit the (hi/.ette njlice, and imhlished hy authoiity," was declareil inadmissilile. I noted and o\er-rnled the ohject ion, and refused to ordi'r a non- suit on the following grounds: The power of seizing, etc., is undt'i- suh.-sec. 5 of sic. I, of the liritish "Seal Fishery (Nortli I'acitie Act, i.si);i," and sec. 2 of the ( >rder-iii-Comicil of ifSil.'t, which says : " 'I'lie captain or any ollicer in c(aiimand of any war-ship, may hoaril,4() seareli and .seize, etc.," and a "statement pnr|ioiling to he signed l>y >iicli ollicer," as to the circumstances, I'tc, "shall he admissiihle," etc. The Russian ofticers currying out the .\et unist he considereil in the sann' light as IJritisli ollicers carrying out the satne duty It is not only a point of law, lait a matter of ii 3« intrnintiniuil „l,li-Mti.,H. t- tn.it tl,ci„ sn, ,-niJ tl„n ll,,. i.rinci|,l,., ■ ( )„iniM |„vsinMnntur ritr Mcta," upplii's, jumI throws tlic .niiw n|' .li.|.i(,\ in- mi tl tli.T si,|,., mihI ;is that, m, far. has iHit Imm.ii .inn,.. tl)i- (.ivsmiii>ti.,ii ill its favor ii.,t Immh-- ,is yt .li,|,h,(r.|— rhr ( 'wiiii a.hnittr.l thr |iii)loi'i)i ill cviilonci', iiii'l till' trial proci'i'iliMl. 'I'iir ciipy uf tiir n-istiT ol' til,- .liip was [irov.M l,v Mr. AlivKaii.liT 1!. Mihi,'. tiir f,]- l,'ft,ir ,.f (.'ust,iMis, at Vi,'t,,ria. (Tli.' ,,riui,i,,| „-as su,M,|ih-iitly pr,Mhi,-,.,l in Cmrt.) .\li. .\lihi,., who has l„',Mi hotii ju,li,-ioii-. ami a.iiv,' in ivirryin- ail his |i,,i-fi,,ii of i h,' .luty in s,'aliiii,'ca.s,-s, an,i has Im-h z..aloii-.ly aih'l i,y Ciiaiin llii-h.'^-llallrtt. I!.\.. in ,'n,'l,iMn.,r aii.l traiisiiiittini,^ throiiu-h II. M.S. (larn.'t. 1,'tNMs cinlainiii-' waniiii',' of ihc |iivs,.nt arraiiir,- III, 'lit lii'twi't'ii IvM^'himl 1111,1 l>il-si,i. ami th,' i;ontiiiiiation of tin- ii,n./,is rir, „ii: fur .lisi.iihii- 10 lion, warning th.- inastiTs an,l own-rs ,,f all s,.„l,., s ;,^aiiist iiroc.'.Miii'^ within tli,' prohil.ih'.l watcis of th,' North I'acili,' aihl ihr .•10 iiiilr Koriii.ni.loi sky /.oiii'^-.uhln'.ssin^r |,.tt,'rs h\- that convi.yan,',' to th,' ,litr,'rcnt inast,'i-s, aii,| inchnliiii^r in ,.,ich l,-it,'r. a copy of th,' notir,'s of Williain Smith, Drpiity Miiiisfrr of .Marin,', of |;!tli ,if Ajuil. 1 -11:5. ami Ciptaiii llujflH's. Ilalh'tts II. N. iiotic' of th.' -Jl'iiJ .Miy. I N!t ). aiiioii^' thi'iii. on" -ii.-li h'tf.'i' c Mit.ailiiliLr thus,, ii,iticrs, a,|,lri'ss,.i| t,i th,' master ,,f th,' - .\liiinii'." no nam.', no p.ii. Tliis. Imw.'Vi'r < aptaiii Mohrh.ais,. ,li,l ii,)t Lr,.t as it was I'.'turn,'.! iniopi'iii'il t,, tin.' , .-t otlicL'. Ihhow- ,'Vi'r, i,"'! full iiolii'i' in aiiolln'r wav. 'I'll,, ■•hii'f ,irpi'ii.|i'ni'f ..f ill,, masiii .>f th.. " .Miiini.' ' in th,' ,li'f,.iii'.'. wliii-h 'v.as a.liiiiraiply i'.)nilii,-t,il in ,'V,'ry r,sp. i-l l.y lii> cuiin-i'l. .M r. Il.'ly,'a — was on his slii]is lofj, 20 hi'ri'iiiaftt'r calh'il " tln' lo.,^" to ,lis|iii:.;nisli it from th,. ,illi,'ial I,,;,', wliirli oontaiiii'il ti,) I'litry iM.yoml his appoint mnit. at Saml I'.Hut. on th,' --'Ttli .Inn,', I.SIl:S, as iiia^l.T in th," |i|.ii-,' of \'ii.t,jr .lacoliMai, th,. ,.« iii'r. who li:ii| l.,'|.n pr,'\-ionsl\- ai'tiiiLT as .Masl.T. an.i tin' IJus^ian-I'liii^-lish ni.'mo. ,,f th,- sliijis p.ip.r, ,|i't.iin,'il. ainl ,i;' thr si.iznr,. Iiy th,. I!ii>.-ians. .\ liltl'. I'X.iniinati.iii into th.' iiioili- of m.-ikiiii;' up this Ion-, shows that vrv littl,. ,lrp,.n,|,'ii(',' fan h,. ]ilai.|..il np,iii it. I 'siially anil propi'ily tli.. lo;;- is ki.pt hy th,' lirst mat,' an. I ,lli'tat,'.|. clH.ck,..!. or {.(aiiiti.r- sii;iii',l. as til,, ca^,. iniy hi', liy th,. i-aptain, or '■',■<■ '•,■,«,. an, I wln-ii th,.r,. is n,, mat,.. th,.n liy N,im,. alil,. s,.aiiiaii on lioani ; l.nt lii.r,.. ai.,.,ir liii:; to (.'aplaiii .Mohi h.ais,.'-, ,.\ i.|,.n,.,.. u 111 til, .r hy ,1, si'^ii nv a, •,■1,1.. lit, th,. hi^ wa^ k'.pl- 1.^' him. a-- iiiisi,.r ,.in.l iii.it.. aloii,'. llis-^O ,.\ iili'iir,. also is that h,. k,.pt th,. 1,,l;' a,-,.orilin.^- |.i h'IhI icil l^mf. in hi^ hairlwritiiiL; ..||.in,.! ami nnfli,.,.k,.i|. ili. say-,. ' I kt.pl lhi. Inu' of th,. xi.^srl mysrlf ,.in-l i-nti-r.-.l ni'-n.ly thi: positimi of th,. \,.ss,.l .-iii.l lih- stat, of th,. \\,.atln-r. ' 'I'll,, tiin,. ll,. has to ac(.,innt l',>r is from th,. I Itli -Inly to th,. si.i/.ui-,' off (",)p|i,.r Js|aii,l "11 th,' 17tli, si.\ ihiys, (iliii-inir wliii'li tlii" jirotot'ol says th,' captain ha.l a, liiiitt,.il, li,. ha, 1 t.-iki.|i no ,,liN,.r\atioii.) Ac.i.r.liii^' I'l this lo.^-, on M-ai'lay, ih,- lOtli of .iiiiy. Is'.)."!, th,' ' .Miiinii' " was liy ,ilis,.rvali,.n in Lai. -"i I . o-'!, N.; l.on,^^. IT."). -•">. Iv On 'riii.s.|,-iy, liij, • Inly si^ht,..] Ai,';,'Uttn Islaml, S. j'^. p.iint l.,-ariii^' N. X. iv, ,li-tant 2 iiiil,.s, I, at. .')2. I.S. .\.; L'.n.^- IT.-i. -I'.i. !•;. That ;;-a\,. tli,.ni th,ir p.i-itioii a,.,-iir.-it.-l\- .m I lili .inly. IMI-'!. .•!-- a point of ,|..partiii',.. -I-O On Ih,. |-2ili ,if .liilv, h\- .l.a.l r,.,.koniii- ) Lat. -M, ."jf, X.: N ai'^'. IT-'l. ."). M. Oil tlif \:hh: wli.'M lir v]M.k.' tlic ■• M;iy Hfll.,'" iiiid odiupariMl chmnoiiu'tors witli her, Hii'l t'lniiid tlii'V tiillii-il, till' • .Minnie ' was in Lat. .)2, OS: Lcin^r. 171, 51. On tlif I4tli, (liy ili'inl ricUcjnini;) in I.iit. .Vi, .j."), N,: |,(iin^. lOii. is. On till' l'>tli. sli.; WIS in Lnt .Vi, •_>(;. \. ; acfunling to this j,,;;, ami Loii^'. l(i,S, 7."), E. Siiiulay, Kith— -In Lit .")3, .-iO. N, ; I^im^-, his, :{:!, H Monilay, 17tli— In Lit. .">;{, 40 N.: l-.niif. KiS, -I-.'). (Tlie sciziirr was (in tin' cvcnini,' of liif I7tli, at it o'clock,) The position ol' tlir ■ .Minnie" was not in irked in tiie ion- |,y tlie cajitain on Tuesday at noon, lait slie was siippnvrd liy liiiii to Im' in the same [losition as the (hiy het'oie, as he thdiijrht siie iiad not made aii\- iieadwa\-, 10 In tile evening,' of Tiiesijay, at !• p.m., he put iiei p^isition at 5:{, 4!) \,, and Loll". KiS, 41 K, On i-efeieiiec to the diart in iisi- on the ship, which consisted of tlireo pafts, Captain .Morli use says : ' I marked the position each >lay with a dot : mo-t are- inai-kcd, .some aie niliheij out," (and so arks riilihed out, I would add, ]iiesent the appcafancc of liein;,' entire!}- new, and lieiiig in a iliHereiit place from some rif the dots vuMied out, destroys its authority as a ;,'uide to ]iositions marked mi the ciiart at the time ) 'riic' seizure was at p. Ill, (he says) on Monday, tiie 17th. Fie was detaineil until one o'clock a, in. on Tuesday^ and then M't free. The weather diirinu; ail that time that I ha\e heen speaking of, viz, : from the 1 Itli of 20 •luly to the seizure, liail iiei-n clouily, overcast and foi,'Lry, with occasional strmie; winds, from S, and \V,, so that no oliser\ation could he taken, and no land had lieeii seen since si^htint^ At,'attu Island and taking; her departure thence. Little, indee(|, no allowance was recorded in the calculation in this lol^^ whate\cr de(luction he may have m;ide in sailini,', for the cur- rent known to the ca)>*-aiii hy two years previous experience, which there, in strone- S. W, winds 1,'oi's very stron<,d,\' to the Nor'-Kast with pi oportiniate dril'tin;,,' in that direction — an element in ti.xiiii; the ".NLnnie's" position which deserxed a sjiccial notice. Moi'eoxer, '('aptaiii .MohrlKHise, who claims that he used nKnlirnl [ar sni) time, \n ci>mi>\V]U'^ Wis \in_r^ diver,nes all throuj^h the log occasicaially into rifil li iiii: Now the ditfereiice Iretween the two kinds of time is so great that sIkuI notice of it, liecoiiii'^ una\ nidalile. The nautical or -SO sea day, licgins at noon, or twelve luan-s hel'ore the civil day. It is i|i\i, )VoM, ini.li.i.ij-lit to mi.ini-l.t. I„it mI >.■„ tl,.. days w,„i.- l„.i,,,- i„.ul,. i,,, mI n. is ,i;U,..| iIm- -Minr „stlH.<-ivil,|;iy, s.. timt. tin- ,iay^ unrk i„ari<,.,l M lay, Ir^m, m„ Sun.lay at Mu„.i,M.„l uii.kMl ..M MoiMlay at i.,,,.,, : Unn-r thv 'av l.y th. ships iv,.kn„i„- uliirl, is,.;,!]..! ll„' nautical .lay, l,.-ins f^voivc hours i„.|-,,n. th • . ,vil .ha ll,.' tir.t iwlv'.. I...ii,.r ,,,n an. I tlM'.,tl,.Ttu..lv h.aiisa.n....M- I,,!'.,,-., n.mn. An.l this .liH;.|v,Kv in .-akMilaf in.J tini.v has ''"'■'"'" ' ="' 'i'l'liti"ii"l cluiumL .if UMc'itainity int., his h,- an.! .■onsr.pfutly in .'V.^n th.. a|i|ir(ixiinat(! fici'uracy of liis cnuflu^ions an.l ij.isiii .>ii, F..1- ii.sfan,-.., as a saHi|.l.. ..f this : i in l.^avin- Victoria at n.i.ai .m th.- last .lay ..f \-\-\.- riiai'y, th.^ .■ntry is nia.l.^ as ,,n tlh^ hist ,la\ ..|' .\iai.-h. K) 'I'll., li.iar.lin- ..f th,. ( 'uruin at ii...ai ..ii th.- Iilih ..f .lini... i^ ]■.■<•,, r.l.'.l ..n tii.' Kith. ^ailin.u- fr.ini ^■ak.lUtar.a i..,rt .in th.' way uji .\',.rth,.in ih.' :2Mh May. althoii-h at otic I'. III., is cnti'iv.l .111 the :2Sili. -th 'I'll., arrival at San. I I'oint ..ii lli.' 17th of .lun.-. at .'i luu.. is .■nt.a.'.l oil th.' 1..^' on tlr 'I'h.' niiM'tiii^ with th.' •■ \'i\a" ..II th.' in..rninu iif th.' |s(h .Inly at .ii^hl odock, is .'i.t.'r.'.l ..II the \i<'^ ..II th, IKih whirh .'wi'ii .lin- t., th.' .'v i.|. nc,', i^ iiii'.n r.Tt. The iiilVrrnc fr.iin all tlics.' coiisi. I. 'rations, ami fnim tli.' cvi.l.'nc, I tin.l, is ii i .'sislihl,., ll.at iio r.'liaiic.. is t.i li,' |ilaci'(l on ('a|)taiii .Molirli(ius,.'s accuiiiit that wlicii s.'i/.'.l h.' was n illiMiil th.' .'iO-niili' x..ni'. :?() N.ir .Lies Captain Aii.l.'rsoii's i l.'ar an.l nianly a.-i'.iini .il'lh' iii.mI.' in uliii'h h,' IoiiilI liiiN-.'lf ill his si'ji.i.incr t!ic ■ \'iva " a f.'W niil.'s nil Inn th.' x.on.'. ,in.l ih.' s| .,•.'. 1 with w hii-li h.' u.il .Hit of it, anil tli.'ir --ii^lil.iiin' each othi-r. an. I siilis.'i]iii'iit ii [i\\>^. in th. h'ast str('ii:jilii'ii ("aptiiin .Mohilious.'s coiiti'iuion that h.' was oiitsi.l.' wh.'ii si'ix.'.l. \ii.l tlii' ipti'i'i'iicc is I'cas.iiial.h' (ih.iiiL'.h n..t cci'tain. as h.' low. 'ii'.l his jil..| tli.it wh.iili ipfaiii An.l.'isdii) saw th.' liiis'.iaii st.'iiiii.'i'. th.'y a Is., saw him, and II' 1 ii.'\- .li'l. I'.iiisi.h'r,',! imii oiit- si.l. ■ the z.iiii', an.l s.i Hot s.'i/al.l.'. 'I'll.' pr.if.ic.il .lisl iiirtly stal.'s th.' ' .Miiini.' " was I'-J iiiiii's within th.' z..ih', in th.' lati- tinl.' an.l lon^iilii.h' I liiiM's.'l out. Tin' ' N'akoilt ' was only t hi'.'c hours out of port and I'liiio; woi'kcil l.y st.'aiii, was iii.li'p.n.l.'nt ..f win. I aii.j ti.l.', an.l its ..llir.'rs pi',',uiiiiiM\ , .'!() intiinati'ly aci|iiaiiiti'.| with th.' .'urri'iit lli.'i .. an.l the iiif.'r.'iice is that tlii'\' .'oiil 1 not 1„. niislak.'ii in t li.'ir ji.isit ion ; an.l th. husiy ni.'iiio, of .S .lel.n'k ;,'ivi'ii l.y th.' Iiussiim cipt.'un t.i .M..|ii'lMiiise, on a liny ^lip of p.'ip.'r, was I think, cl.'arly a niistak.' for li oVj. ..'!<. aii.l I ih.r.f.ii'i' liiiil tlial i..'y..u.l a .hull. I, th.' .Miiini.' ' was tak.'ii at tliil particular sp it . ■_'•_' inil.'s Miiilh (if ( '..p|H'i' Ulan. I. within llii' /...ii.' An.l what was -h.' .I.iiii^ thi'i'.'' t'aptain .lacol.son. tlu' .iwii.'r, wli.ise i'\ id.'iie.' was il.'liv .'I'e.j ill an ell I ill. 'lit ly iiniriitlifiil mann.'i , which I think must ha\-.' surpris.'.! th,. Irariii'.l coiiiisi'l wli.i so stea.lilv aid .aiiii'slly a.Uai I .'\-.'iy p.issilile nruuiii.'iit f.H' th.' d.'f.'i — as it I'l'rl.'iiiily .li.l th.' t',,urt kii.'w p.'i f. i-tly well of tin' liD-liiile /..iii.-. an.l I'v.'ii I li..Ui.'h \ cry i'.,ue|il\ , p, n.'ilii'.l .Hit a /,. Hh' .d' hi- ..\M. .|i tin- ship's cK.irl. thoii-h not a .'iO-lnili' /.in.', M) u MS a :i()-lnilr /.on,.. .M.,nM,v,.r, i„. l,a.| 1,,-,, ,,„ l„ ,nl tl,.' T, iu,„|,l, - tl.,. wvll known uv.i.Uy nl' which, {'Mptaii. Claivn,-,. Cox ha.l h.rn fiirnish...! \,y Captaii, l^ii},dH..-Hall.-tt witli ,.ne ,.!■ more iM.im.s „r Mr. William Smilir. an^l his „wn [mhli,- waniin- to scaln-s i',,r .listrilai- lion, ah'l \uu\ cn-a-v.! to <-oiniimnicalc il,.. wainiuL;- to all ihc s..alri.s hr cMcoinit.r.-l. an.l pivsuinal.ly !nust have .hmr -n to him, ,-,.i.l it is a niatl.T .,r coinnu.M kiiowl.Ml^r,. „n.| has hcrti l.cf. IV th.' court, tliat in s,.\,.|-al known <-as,.-,. and on -cvcral occasions, dui-in- |.S!t:{ h.' had hononrahly dischar-d this ,,hli^_raliMn. it i. in ih,. hi-hrst dc-iv,- unlikely that he W(add have omitted either Captain .hicol,-„,n or Captain .\h.l,rh(aise, when ei't her came ahoard his sliip, from thi> friendly >-e,\ ice. Moreover. Captain ,\|.,hrhoii>e, in his e\ ideiu'e. conresMvs to knowing tht daiiu'er of |() -ealini; ni'ar the ::()rinle /one until he could ^vt an oh-ervation, a piactical adnii.ssi(vn which -peaks for itsi'lf, \ et on the \,'ry day of -eizuie, hi' put- down all his hoats. each with tun .'xperf per- -i.ris ill it, f(,r Indian women are as -noil, if not hitli r caiioei>t.s tiian thi' men. nmli'r the liretciK'c of wa.shine- decks, whir-li to hi- -liaiue, !e it ,sjud, he a\owe,l a- a I'eason. had heeii dirty for some thri'e weeks ; and ue ha\c only his wrril for it. that thi'\ did not take Lii'ii- uilh tliiiii. and not a siiiiflc witiie-s of the 2.'i or :;+ who were iheri'. was lirouirht forwarij tn corrohoratc him. It is sworn, thai .\hihrhouse was picked out li\- the owner to recleem his pre\ ious illdui'k in -ealinu', ( 'apt, .lacr.l s-n, well kiiow inn^ that he(('ap| .\hilirhoii-el hail already lirou'_dit other >i aler- into tioiihle in a sinnlar manner. .)a Ft is Well known, and is -o stated in the iieviiations which preceded the pa-sa^e of ■ the Act. Ihtit recent events in liehiiiiL;' Sea h.nl -eut a clotnj of tieet and daring schooners, s line of theiii making; e\cn II and 12 knots an h air, iidmiiahly manned and commanded, ho\erin^' like ha wks. and im\ ered w ith a cloud of ean\ .as, ,dl anaiu'l the .")(,)• mile /.one ahout the Korniaiidorski Islands. .\iid it w;is iiecessar\ to e'liai-.l .leaiiist any of them, to whom the risk itself would he an att ractiou. slippiiiL; inside the ;|() miles (jf feediiin. irmiind. set asi.le for the se.ds whii'h ini;,dir chance to fr.'ipienf the Kormaiidorski Islands, rnninn^- tin risk of c,i|itiire, in order to secure a lieh hut forhid'len li.irvest of seal skins. The .Statement of Clinm alle^'es. that in this instance, the 'Minnie,' ;it the time and pi. ■IPC of sei/iiri', was fully m.iniied an. I eipiippdl. for the purpose of huntiiit,'. killiiie- and .-jo lakiiio; sciils, Mild it has liec.ii proveil til. it after due notice, she was so found luaiilted and ' 'piippeil for th.af purpose, within the .'!'' mile /one. And sec. (i of the .Sc.'d Fishery .\ct of I SH.'i. ahm e eileil enacts th.it, ' if duriliu lli(. pciiod," (tli.it is lietweeii the Hh .liily. |.^''o, aiid :>|st I)cc,|.SIi;t — here it was the I7th .lulv, I.SKH) "and within the sea spei.ili.'d hy t!ie • hiler-in-C nincil," viz, : the :((» mile /one, ■ a iJritish ship is found. h:i\ inu oil hoaid llieieol', lishine- np s| lin.j implemciils or seal ■ skills, or hollies of seal, it shall lie on ili. .o.isler or owner of sui'li ship lo show that the ' shiji WHS not iisc'i or employed in contra wntinii .f this Act," ,\nd lli;it ha- i .rtainly not hecn shown to nie ll.s II jury liy the evidence adduce. 1 l.y the .lefelice. If C.iptain .Mohr- hoiise had lii'iMi sincere ill his desire to ke p otilside of the forliildeii waters, his vessel's (.() head wiaildlmvi' hceii pul the oilier way cvay from aid not towards the island, until lii. had ascertained his position hy uhscrval ion. if siich llinisy exrtisis as his sup|i'iied hy w CO III \\ III I', li; ''II In re 42 siicli t'liuivoi'al tustiiiiiJiiy. wt\;- t(? \iv .■iIIowimI f.i pi.vail, mmIits wduM (piiIv 1iiiv.\ in that I'.iLiuy fliiiiutc, i's|iccially > i lln' S. \V. >i.i.. dl' ('.,|i|„.|- Maii.l. tn ullri^v >tiv» .,1' wiatlirr, tu make till' Act, IVariicil tu i'c|ii'l ilii'ir intni-inu uitiiiii iIh' /.mi', a u'^ail Ictti-r, aibl tliu^ I'li'lcT minatory an liniiiHiraMi' iiii'l''f--taiiiliiiL' luiw.i.n l-'.n^iaii'l aii'l a t'l ii'u.llv nation, w hns,' (itKuiTs as ta)' a> \vc liavc -ii.|i, ii cai i \ iiiL' uiit tlir |ii')\ i-ioiis iil' tin's partiiMilav Act (ami 1 am nuiilccl N,)lc|y in niy cnn-i'lnalinn ani i|cci-ion li\- flii^ Act) Iia\c ticatcij lliiti>li snl.jrct> with cM'i'y c.,nitc>y an'l con-iilnatinn, As a jury, I fin^l that the |ii'--uiii]ili'iii wiiii !i lie puti'in nj' tiic Aci I lia\r citi'il, raises nt' llic lial.ility int'oi'ce the liiovi'-ions .if the law. I ilo not take into coiHi.lefatiou in foianine the |)re-ent juil^uient, the .]U 'stidn of what Hiav lie consiileii'l rhe ilisiilieilience nf u ha' I <-onsii|er, the oi'ler or iliieeiion of tile I i|itain of till' ' N'akoiit," that the master of the ■ Minnie'' siioiiM re|...rt hiniself to H. H. M. Coii- -iil at N'okohama, wliere tlieie is v;-o,ii| anil coiiipeient ( "oiiil to ileal with till.' (tase, as no |ienalty theref ir i^ sone;ht lo he enfoiceil. I |irononnee therefore, m fa\or ef the ( 'niuii. aii'l ■lenit' dli' I'on.leinnai ion ,,\ the -hi|, ■ Minnie ' aihl lei ei|iiiiiment aiei e\ei y t hill;,' on hoaiiof Ikt, nli'i « If |i|-ocei'(|s thereof, on the uroillnl that tile sanl slii]), was at the time of the v,.iy.tire tliereuf. witllill t^e pruliihite,! 20 waters of llehririL; Se„. ,.r North I'acilie ( Venn. <>);»» i> Jo viv vvitkbi il Xoiin ot" 38 imiritw miles ,-ironn.l the Kormainlorsky ls]nnils. as .1, f»ih-.l l.y 4»ri|er in r.aiiicil. Mat.-i fhe -lith day of .lnl\ IMt:i, maile h\ Ihr Majesty the i^neen, in |>ni'Mlaiiee of ■ 'riie S-al Ki-hery (North I'.i.'ilici .\et, |.Sli:i," fnlly iiiamieil ami . ,|iii|i|,e.| »'..r killing', takini: »*■* lii»«i«iiiu w^^. *»iil ha. I on hoar.l shout inj,r iiii|i|ement-. ami one -e,il skin, ami timt thv^»i^i siii|i w,is nse.il and .■ni|ii.iyed in takine-, killiiie ,„■ hmum.^, or att..iii|itin,e to kill or wki -•als within the prti- hil.iteil waters aforesaid. Tie' i.ro|>iation in which t»»' |KPi,K->r«-<.|» «iv to !>»• .li-*ri:iMitcil, 1 ri'ser\e for further e.in-iileiiition, \.i c.i-ts .m either si«K'. lliiMvA 1' ri:i hf-W CREiViSC. lU:Jl_J.A, *' >l<»»ti4ini.nl deli\eiei| l''eliruat\ 7ih \^'M. ■.\s ]iiir sell l.io sell wit l)r, IIIK (i. I .hu Wll t>) llir ci-r aiK Wll Mlf tic 43 PR()T(X'()L OF TIIK i;\AMINATI(iX OV I'lIK Si Hi H )Ni;it MIXMi;" On tliis .') 17 '\ny nt' .liilv, in iIp' y.'ar lMi:i, in hitilU'li- .'i-l- . i\' X.. iinil ImiiiitU'lr hl^ , .•)^' Vj., iU a dihtanci' ul' lurnty-t.w ilr> froiii tin- s^ulli'-in rxtri inity nf ('ii|i|..'i' l^lan.l, a scliooii.'i' inidiT sail was sfcn at !) n'clncis in the I'Vinini.', '>>■ lli^ liiipiTial M/ijc-ty'^ Trans- [)iirr. Vnkout, crnisinj,' otl'tlio ('unniiiinili'i- Islanils. (In nriirinjf licr, slic was ni-iln-i'il liy tlir tran^pdi't tn la'iiii^ to, wliicii was piMTii|itly iloni'. A wlialc li(iat a! unrr put 'ill' fmni lln' -i-linnniT tu tin' transpor't willi tin' inali', wImi (■\plaini'il that tin' scIiodmit was ICn^lisli dliat ^1m' wa-.i IVmii Victmia (tliat) li''r naiu'' was " Minnie." For six days siic had taken nn nliMi-vatiun-. • Tile Midshipman, Michaidut' Ixasliivli't', was sent for tin,' L'xaiidnatii)ii of the ahiresaicl 10 schooner, who on his return to the 'I'ransixirt with the sehooner's sUipper.. Julius Mohrhouse, lir(aiL,dit with him the loi,r l„i(ik and diip's papii's, and reported I that ) they had on the sehooner 12 whale hoat^, 'Jo -^hot-iuns and i.ne I'ille, and in tiie hold oni'. a few seal skins and salt. AftiM' an inspection of the ;itoresaid Iolj hook and pa]iei-s, the ship's ecMmiiission. appointeil hy ordei' of the conmiander of the Tiaii-port. on the .-ith of .Inly, in accia-dance with X. 42 consisting' of the I'lvsiileiit Lieutenant ( linter. and of ■ le nieiuliers Lieutenant Dedenefand Midshipman Michael, .f l!osla\ lid. found that the schooner - Miiuiie " (sailing) under the thi;,' of (ireat Britain, helon-in^ to Victor .lacohson. (and I and 'iiider the com- mand of .luiius Mohrhouse, fniiii \'ictiria. is sailing' for the purpose of sealinLC hy the way 20 li, e. is eni,oi;.^ed in pelaeic sealiiie;) and called hef.ire her arri'st liy the TraFi>port at San .hian. Vakoutut and Sand I'oiiil. fieiii which laM ]init she s,.nt llu' seal skins -he htid pro- cured to Victoria. Thn crew on the sid;noner consisted of •_'•') men In acccrdance with the tindine; of rl«- whol. of thi' afore.-aid enmmission in <'nmpliaMc>' with (he principle ss !l of the instnictioil» t.i a war cruiser in the year IMIo, for the prntectioii of th.' Hiis-ian maritime indii-tiies n. the liehrint; Sea. it was de,-ided that after haviiii,' .-ei/.ed the ship's docui its, a te rary cerliiicate I.e eiveii to skipper .liiliii- .\Ioln house, with an inscription il[ion it of the numher and dcscripti.m of the documents sei/.ed. and tliat Ic I ideivd to lea\,. the territorial waters at once and i;o to Vokohaina and then' present hims,df to 11. li. M'st'nnsul and :iO ,nl',,nn him (hat the ,h,cninents of the schooner Minnie would he forwarded to the authori- ties id' ( ireat lirit in. I MIDSIIII'M.W MIfll.VKLoF II.VSI.i iVLKF. Memhers, ^ I ||.;| pi.'x^^'p |.KI)i:XFF |>i;|.:sl|)KN r I.IKl "I'KXAM' lilXTLU. I conlirtn this document, CAI'TAIX r2 liapa) .sriiMKLKVSK^' J 4+ K\T1;A(TS FliO.M SUM'S L(.(; sc||( »( ).\i:i; Mixxri:." SKALIXC VOVVCK Mtirni i'.\cii-'i(' (K'KAX. Tiirs.hiy. ll--M,„l,Tal.- S. W. -all' an,l tliirk uvalliw. |-Ji,i. M-l,tr.l A-ahn l>lan.| S, !•: |,oiiit, li,.a|-iii- \. X. K. ,|i.t. •_' luil.-: liravv ini!^ ,,f u-i„.| ,,vrrtlir lali.l suindiine^. Lid. .'). , In'; Lnnu. ITH , :i:i'. Wr.l'y, 1 1'- Wind iiiu.lrialih'i tnwar 1> ii,i,|in-lit. latt,.|- liM-ht, soiuIhtIv l,i-.-/r an.l li,;;-y -N') ol.MTV. Ltil. .")l , .')( ; LmIil;-. I T:!, .V, Tliiir'y. i:i--lMr.-,t |,ar( thick aii.l li^-hl S. \V, ].yvv/.r. ini.1.11,' |)ai't wiii.l S. K. with rain, lliiiii'lri ami lij^-htiiijr, latter li-ht sniithnly l.n-z.' aii.l |o-. At 7 p.m. spokr schr. May I'x'll''."! f til'' l''ii|'''i'.v tlrrt. with I.SOi) skills, Xu uhxTvatiwii. \aA. D. U. .'Il' . s': Loii:^'. Ill I7I'. .'pO' I'uiii|is an. I liuhts |iiMi,.Mly attrn.l.Ml t,, throii'^'lHait. Friilfiy, 14 — Fivsh s,,ntli,Tly \,r,;./,,- ami thii.-k i'.iu'-y W''atlifi' thro!i;,flii)iit, wiml itirnas- iiiLT towanis iiiioii, t'lirlcl living' jih ainl .loulilc ivutV.I mainsail. Xu ohscrv. Ltd. 1). K. r>-2 . :<:>': LuiiM. Kill . -IS'. Saturday. 1.') AVimI dMTiMsiii_f, si't all .saiU, iattff liuht S. Iv l)i-,.,'z,j with an ii/ly c.-njss >ra. a. III. .slighted a ^,-1 \uv standing tuw.i.ds the island-, tiiii-k ftj; thi'Mii^^rlioiii this -24 htiiii's. Xn nhsiTw Ltd. I >. II. ■>:> . :](i': L au. |li^'. ;i.V. Sunday, 111- -First jiart li^ht S, K. hiv,./r and I'li^-. hitti/r li:;ht easterly aii-s and ealiii with dri/.zly rain. Nn ■ih-erw Ltd. I), !! .V! , :{!)': Lniii;. Ids , :!.S'. Mdiiilay. IT Li-ht s.iutlhriy I. re.-/,, atel t' .^■, lait.'i- eahn ami elear .at tinier. It a.ni H) lijwere.l the canoes, X.| ohsrrv, Li.l |) II, .Vl , 4(1'; Liii-, hi^ . 4.V. Tiiesilay, Ls — Lii,'iit \'arialile airs aii.l caliii. \\iih .a ii.'a\ y s..iither!y swi'll aid t'(ii,f ihroUi^lioiit this iLiy, At 'I |i iii. we wer,. Ii i.ir.l.'.M.y ,iii .ilii,'.-r ('r.)in th.' liussiaii cruiser. N acoutc. and diir |i.i]ii.rs c.ailisi'.iled t'.ir s.-aliiii;- in Russian wai.'rs, tie. \..ss..| ln-iie^f at tin; lime in Lat. ."lU . 411' ; L.aii;-, lii^ , 41'. hy 1) It . h i\im,' ha I n > .ilisi.rv.itiun sin,... l..;ivin:.,f the I slam I cif ALjatlu, tl .lays aii.l li lours. | was tuM that the vess.d w.is in L at. .") I- . 21'; L piilt, |(1,S . 'As'. Ih'cii thi'rel'.ire :',i miles mil nl' IvckonillL,'. tlie vessel at til., time w.ls Icvelill:;' H. N. F. (ciini|i.) with all s.iil si.| In c im|iaiiv with sc'ir. \'iv,i ah.ait ;i iii, .ill' i.i.l .in.ither scliDiiner. 'J'lie ('a|ilMin nt' th.' ciuis..r a.lvise.l m.. t i iiPpl.N' f" tli.' ii.'ai'.'st ih-ilish auth.n'ity lii.'cn the lifitish (Amsiil at \'(ik.ihaiiia. -^'I i:xTli.\irs iiii.M iilllil \l l.ni;. Fntries rei|iiirei| \>y .\ct ol' i'arliaiii 'lit : • liiiie -Jl'. iN't:!, at Snel I'.iint, .\laska, N'lct.ir .lacehsun. mast. 'r an. 1 .iwii.'r .d' this v.'s- -e| Irl't I'lir \'ict.iria, .ami L .luliiis ,M..hrh uise was put l.y him in charu'.' as mast.'r t.) c.iii- liiiiie the MiyaLjv, aii.l th.' riilluwiiiL;' .|.., uiii.nts wcn' haiide.l t.j iii.' l.y I'aiitain N'ietur ■ laciilisnii : I. Olllia'.d I...-- I!...ik. -'. ( 'ertilirat.. I.I' Uritisli l!e,dstr\. If c o h ^ A^^frri'iiiriit, ais'l Ai'coiiiii nf Crew. 4. C'f)ii>tiii',' Licoiici'. 5. Bill ,,f Ih'ahh. (). (.'U'jirMiit'i' i>t' \ I's^cl. 7. OiitwMiil Ki>r.iL;ii Munit'ist, S. Proi'liiiiiiuidii .if rh- Pi 'Mil, ■lit ,>l' tlir I', S ivl.ifin^r f,, tl,.. Mn,!iis Vivii.li. !). (Uistoin Housf Ileoi'ipts. (Sjcria.,!) .irLII'S MoiiHiiorsi;. (SiiriKMl) (iI>;(JR(iK .MojlHIU.V. .July 17, It'll ji 111. civil lime. w,. woir lio.Mi.l.-l l.y mm otiiccr of tbr Riis-ian cruis,.!-, 10 j.-icmitt;, iiiiil our papi'is cniiHsciit.'ii, tlir vessel i,(.,.|i in I'.nvsiaii waters, tlie vessel was at the time in Latitinle 5:! , 4!!' N.ntli ; I. .iiL,'itu.le |i;s ,41' K.ist. By iiLTdiiiit li,;viiiL'- iin ..lise.vu- tioii tnr the ])ast (i (lays, the vessel was nr.h'iv.l to i)roeeu(l to Vokohaiiia. Ati;,nist 1st, I [i.iii.. hlnuiiiM- a hea\y ^ale rnaii the S W. aiil west aii'l haviiiLT ha^l nothing,' hut s(aitli ami S, W. win. Is, the ve,s, | i, it in.ikiiiM ,iny pio-ress towaiMs her des- tinatiiiii.ainl liavin^f a l>i'|j ihi' \c--|.| hef.iie the wind, and >^it to Victofia, 1!. ('. |Si^lle,l) .MLirs MDniiHorsK. (Signed) ('. (;, BKIiCS'l'KDT, -lO oltDKI! Ft 11! ,iri)(,MK.NT. \\"i:iiN'i:si..\v, Tilt: 7th Dav hj- Fi:i:i;iAiiv, IMU. The .ludj^'e having- heard .Mr < ', K I'ool.y. (,).('., of Counsel for the Crown, and Mr, A. I/, Belyea, of t'ounsel fortheshi|i ■■.Minnie ' and the owners thereof, .and U|ion readinL;^ the pleailiiii^s herein, and u|ioii luariiiL;' tl \idenci' of ( '. I'. W'olley, ,\, ii. Milne, ("apt. H it- llallett, Julius Mohrhouse, \'ictor .lacol s'lii ami Charles!'", I )illon, and Ujioii readine- the e\ideiiceof .1, W. .Viiders.iu, taki'ii Ipcfnre the l!e;_ristiar of the ' 'ourt, under and hy \irtue of an onler of this ( 'ourt made in this action, and the e.xhiliits niai ked .\, I!, C, D. !•"., 1'", ( 1, H.Iiini!.' pi'odiiced ,,i (he 'ri.'d, \ i/.. : '■ .\." 'I'lie Russian Protocol ; ■1!," 'I'Ih' ( "ertiljed (.'npy of the (.'crtitieiite el ;\,'e-istrr.,inii nf the •.Minnie':" ■■(','" Ship's I )oeiinienis seize. | hy thcHO Cnptain of th(> ' Vakoul ,' ■■!), ('hart; ■■!*",,'' Memo, "f portion at S o'eli,ck of Vakont ':" "1'"," OtHciid fie.;: ■■(;." Ch;irt ; 11, r!\idenci' of ('apt.-, in Anderson: ■ 1 ,"' (.'iiiirt ; and " .1, Ship's I, )',' : |ironoimced th.il the said shin " Minniiv " had heeii at the time of licr sei:'ure eiiiltvof u contraM'ntion of the ■St-al |-"isliery (North I'acilie) .\ct, IMi.'C'and lie (.'ondeniiied the said ship " Minnie," lur e(|uipnenl and everything: on lioard of ler, and the proceeils thereof as torfeited to lie!' .Majesty: .\iid I'urther pron.juiiced, that no costs of this action lie p.aid hy either |i;irty to the other, IIKMIV I' I'KMJ'.W CI;KASK, 1). 1„ .I.A, IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) V ^ A :/. I, Mr. ^ 4^ A^> f/. ^(3 1.0 I.I U£ 1^ II 2.2 2.0 1.8 IL25 ■ 1.4 11 1.6 ^ Ta e% %.^*> i? ^ ^. v: '^ > / /A Photogiaphic Sciences Corporation ,v S ^\ 4 33 WIST MAIN STRIET WHSTM.N.Y. 14580 (716) 873-4S03 6^ ^1 a F > A y 40 OliDKlt KX'I'KNl.INC TIMK 'I'd Al'I'KAL. MhNDAV, Tin: .")tll DaV nl' Maimii, 1S!I4. I'lmii lu'uriiiLT Mr. IJrIyra. "f ('oun>cl fur ili.^ 1 )rl'crii|;iiit, .-nul Mr. Ijixlon. nt' ( 'minscl for till' I'laiiititl'. iii^f iiii|Misiii^'. aiiil ii|i.iii liciiriii'.; r^ail the iUli'l.nit of Alcsaiiilrr Stewart I'otts, ^vvorii lii'rciii, on tlir lird ilay of Mavfli a".! tilcii. I do order that tlir -^aid llcfi'ii iaiil lio ha.vc tiflrcii day> fnillier tiiii.' williiii wliicli to ippcal from the jiid^jiiiciit ])ioiioiiMri'd li.rriii, on tlic 7tli dav of h'il.niar\ . I'^itf MATT. 1!. IU:(il!lIv Loral .liidi.'r ii] Adiidralt v. N(»TK"H OK AI'l'KAL T.VKK N'lirn i: that tlir alioVc naiibil |)i'friidaiit i-- di^sati.'-tii.'d with thi' juduiiiciit hrrr- iii, ili'li >('rrd on ihr 7th ilay of I^'rhruary, IMtf, hy His l/irdship Mr. .lu-^tii.T (Jrcasi', and that an ajUical will he had to tlir Sii|irciiR' Court of (."aiiiida, at its next sittiiij^s, to lu' hold on TiiiMlav, \\u- l-t dav of M.iv. IMU. Dated thi- ■J4tli dav nf F,4,riiarv, A. D. IMI1-. To (,'. K. IViDi.KV, Ks(,i,, (,>.('.. Solicitor for tin' Plaintill'. A. I,. I'.KI.VKA, Solicitor for till' I ii'l'i'iidaiit. 47 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CANADA. Hkthkkn TIIK S'.lll' MINNIlv IIHIJ Ki.irjI'.MKNT AND KVKKYTIIIN*; ON HUAIll) OF llKIt AND TllH I'ROCKHDS THKItKOF, (Di'tViidiiiit) A|i|>cllant, AM) Ol'R SOVHRFIGN I.ADY TIIK (.U'Kl'^N. (I'ljiiiititf) Ho-iiiomli'iit. I iickiiciwliili^r,. t(i lia\ iiii; ivccivcil IVdiii Messrs. Mdiityr", ("<>'li' A: Onlf, tlic smn of Fift-, Dollars, sicurity t''l l>y the statute aii'l rules in that liehalf. Dute,l the i2th .lay of March, A. D. IfS'.tl. KOBHUT CASSKI.LS. llegistrar. St.vmI's. SI.-J.'i, NOTICK OF SF/ITINO DOWN AITKAL Takk NoTlci; that we have this ilay set down this Mii]ieMl to the Stt]>renie Court of Catiii'la. from the juilLini'iit of tlie lloliouralile Mr. Justice Crease, rendered in the Hriti.sh Coluniliia Admiralty District of tlio H.xchiMiuer Court of Canaila, on the 7lh day of Fch- ruHiy, A.D. I. *.('., HO KcspolldclU's Solicitor $<« I I «1 « 4 1 »I4 i 48 ORDKR SI':TTLrNf! CASE. (STVf.K OK CAISE.) '^ (li':f'inK the l[iiii(>arnce taken at Trial. Reasons for Jild;,fment of (,'rease, D. L. J. A. Koruud Order for Jud^'inent. 9q (If Order for further time to Appeal. Notice of Apjieal to Supreme Court of Canaila. C(!rtiticate for i'aynient in of Security for Costs. Notice of Setting' down Case on Ap|ieal Transhition of ixussian Protocol. Cojiy Entries in Ship's Lo^ from llt.li .Inly to 17th July, 1.S93, hoth inclusive. H\tracts from Olhcial ^o^;. Oi'der Settiiiii; Case on Appeal. i I 1 Dated this -ind day of April, A.D. IMtl IKNRV Deputy Local Jud^fe in .Vdmiraltv. (Signed) IIKNRV P. PELLEW CREASE, .^q