Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President, Transmitted to Congress December 2, 1895, Part I
Sir Julian Pauncefote to Mr. Uhl.
British
Embassy,
Washington, June 3, 1895.
Washington, June 3, 1895.
Sir: With reference to the concluding paragraph of Mr. Gresham’s note of April 29 last, and subsequent correspondence, I have the honor to transmit herewith a list of British sealing vessels cleared from Canadian ports for the Bering Sea since November last.
I have, etc.,
Julian Pauncefote.
[Inclosure 1.]
British Columbia sealing fleet, 1895.
| Vessel. | Tonnage | Master. | Crew. | Owners and M. owners. | Destination. | Sailed. | |
| White | Indian. | ||||||
| Agnes McDonald | 107 | M. F. Cutler | 25 | J. Collister | Japan | 1895. Jan. 10 |
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| Ainoko | 75 | Haeter | 6 | 24 | William Grant. | British Columbia coast. | Jan. 26 |
| Amateur | 18 | C. Jipson | 2 | 16 | C. Jipson | do | Jan. 28 |
| Annie C. Moore | 113 | C. Hackett | 9 | 30 | Charles Hackett | do | Jan. 23 |
| Annie E. Paint | 82 | A. Bissett | 26 | E. B. Marvin & Co | Japan. | Jan. 8 | |
| Arietis | 86 | O. Scarf. | 22 | William Munsie | do | Jan. 25 | |
| Aurora | 41 | T. Harold | 7 | 20 | T. Harold | British Columbia coast. | Feb. 1 |
| Beatrice | 66 | Macauley | 5 | 24 | William Grant | do | Jan. 19 |
| Beatrice | 49 | Wrede & Daering | do | Jan. 19 | |||
| Borealis | 37 | E. Robbins | 21 | Thomas Harold | Japan | Jan. 4 | |
| Brenda | 100 | C. E. Locke | 26 | R. P. Rithet & Co., Limited. | do | Jan. 14 | |
| C. D. Rand. | 51 | J. J. Whiteley | 6 | 24 | Robt. Ward & Co., Limited. | British Columbia coast. | Jan. 15 |
| Carlotta G. Cox | 76 | C. J. Harris | 23 | E. B. Marvin & Co., | Japan | Jan. 10 | |
| Casco | 63 | C. LeBlanc | 19 | George Collins | do | Jan. 10 | |
| City of San Diego | 46 | S. Pike | 17 | H. F. Siewerd, Wm. Munsie. | do | Jan. 4 | |
| Diana | 50 | A. Nelson. | 19 | E. B. Marvin & Co., Geo. Collins. | do | Jan. 8 | |
| Dora Siewerd | 93 | Siewerd | 8 | 30 | Robt. Ward & Co., Limited, H. F. Siewerd. | British Columbia coast. | Jan. 19 |
| E. B. Marvin. | 96 | W. D. Byers | 26 | R. P. Rithet & Co., Limited, E. B. Marvin & Co. | Japan | Jan. 10 | |
| Enterprise | 69 | J. Daley | 6 | 28 | Thos. Earl, Robt. Ward & Co., Limited. | British Columbia coast. | Feb. 7 |
| Favourite. | 80 | L. McLean | 7 | 36 | R. P. Rithet & Co., Limited. | do | Feb. 4 |
| Fawn | 59 | M. Keefe | 6 | 26 | Thos. Earle | do | Jan. 29 |
| Fisher Maid | 21 | Chipps | 1 | 12 | Chipps | do | Jan. 26 |
| Florence M. Smith | 99 | L. McGrath | 9 | 36 | C. J. Kelly, Marvin &Co. | do | Feb. 14 |
| Geneva | 92 | W. O’Leary | 27 | Hall, Gaepel & Co | Japan | 1894. Dec. 31 | |
| Kate. | 58 | O. Bucholz | 6 | 24 | Captain Warren | British Columbia coast. | 1895. Jan. 30 |
| Catherine | 81 | I. Gould | 6 | 24 | I. Gould | do | Jan. 23 |
| Kilmeny | 18 | R Southby. | 3 | 12 | F. A. NIcholson | do | Feb. 6 |
| Labrador | 25 | J Williams | 17 | J. Williams | do | Feb. 4 | |
| Libbie | 93 | F. Hackett | 8 | 28 | C. Hackett | do | Jan. 23 |
| Mary Ellen | 63 | G. A. Ferey. | 9 | 20 | V. Kacobson | Japan | Jan. 11 |
| Mary Taylor. | 43 | R. Lavender | 18 | A. Beechtel | British Columbia coast | Jan. 15 | |
| Mascot | 40 | E Lorenz. | 7 | 16 | H. F. Siewerd | Japan | 1894. Dec. 28 |
| Maud S | 97 | R. E. McKeil | 8 | 36 | Rithet & Co., Limited. | British Columbia coast. | 1895. Jan. 22 |
| May Belle | 58 | E. Shields. | 7 | 34 | William Munsie | do | Jan. 24 |
| Mermaid | 73 | W. Whiteley. | 24 | Robt. Ward & Co. | Japan | Jan. 24 | |
| Mountain Chief | 23 | J. Nawassum. | 3 | 16 | J. Nawassum. | British Columbia coast. | Feb. 4 |
| Ocean Belle | 83 | R. Martin. | 23 | Hall, Gaepel & Co | Japan | Jan. 4 | |
| Ocean Hattir | 81 | T. Magnesen | 6 | 34 | Thomas Earle | British Columbia coast | Jan. 23 |
| Otto | 86 | J. McLeod | 6 | 28 | William Munsie | do | Jan. 24 |
| Pachwellis | 19 | J. Nyetam | 16 | James Nyetam | do | Feb. 4 | |
| Pioneer | 66 | W. E. Baker | 24 | A. Bechtel | Japan | Jan. 11 | |
| Rosie Olsen | 39 | A. Whidden | 6 | 20 | A. K. Munroe | do | 1894. Dec. 27 |
| Sadie Turpel | 56 | J. Anderson | 19 | D. Campbell | do | 1895. Jan. 19 |
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| Sapphire | 109 | W. Cox | 8 | 36 | E. B. Marvin & Co | British Columbia coast | Jan. 23 |
| San Jose | 31 | M. Foley | 6 | 21 | Rithet & Co. | do | Jan. 29 |
| Saucy Lass | 38 | D. Martin | 6 | 20 | Alex Rosse | Japan | Jan. 11 |
| Shelby. | 16 | C. C. Claussen | 10 | Louis Wille | British Columbia coast | Feb. 13 | |
| South Bend | 21 | C. F. Dillon. | C. F. Dillon. | do | Feb. 15 | ||
| Teresa | 63 | G. Meyer | 7 | 24 | Thos. Robbington | do | Feb. 1 |
| Triumph | 98 | C. N. Cox | 8 | 36 | E. B. Marvin & Co | do | Jan. 23 |
| Umbrina | 99 | C. Campbell | 25 | R. P. Rithet & Co., Limited. | Japan | Jan. 14 | |
| Vera | 60 | W. Shields | 20 | E. B. Marvin & Co | do | Jan. 18 | |
| Victoria | 63 | R. Balcom | 5 | 25 | do | British Columbia coast. | Jan. 29 |
| Viva | 92 | M. Pike | 23 | William Munsie | Japan | Jan. 4 | |
| Walter A. Earle | 68 | L. Magneson | 6 | 28 | Thomas Earle | British Columbia coast. | Feb. 16 |
| Walter L. Rich | 76 | S. Balcom. | 6 | 25 | George E. Munroe | do | Jan. 29 |
[Inclosure 2.]
Sealing vessels still in port likely to clear in June, 1895, for Bering Sea.
| Vessel. | Tonnage. | Owners and M. owners. |
| Henrietta | 31 | P. McQuade & Son. |
| Minnie | 46 | V. Jacobson. |
| Penelope | 70 | Captain Grant. |
| South Bend | 21 | C. F. Dillon. |
| Venture | 48 | Estate of D. Urquhart. |
| Wanderer | 25 | H. Paxton. |
| W. P. Sayward. | 60 | Estate of D. Urquhart. |
A. R. Milne, Collector.
Customs, Canada,
Collector’s Office,
Victoria, British Columbia, May 11, 1895.
Victoria, British Columbia, May 11, 1895.