Foreign Relations of the United States, 1902, Appendix I, Whaling and Sealing Claims Against Russia, On Account of Arrest and Seizure of the American Vessels “Cape Horn Pigeon,” “James Hamilton Lewis,” “C. H. White,” and “Kate and Anna”

Schooner “J. H. Lewis”—Sealing account.

[February 16–August 2, 1891]

Date.		Latitude N.		Longitude W.		Number of seals.
1891.		°	′	°	′
February	16					7
March	9	40	10	124	10	10
	11	40	20	124	27	12
	13	41	02	125	10	7
	16	46	50	125	30	2
	29	47	03	125	40	6
	31	47	12	124	55	10
April	7	48	20	125	40	4
	12	48	10	126	10	3
	13	48	30	127	30	25
	14	48	30	127	30	5
	16	48	30	128	10	8
	18	48	40	128	00	5
	24	54	21	133	29	10
	25	54	40	134	30	11
	28	57	22	138	43	13
	29	56	30	137	01	8
	30	56	45	137	10	30
May	1	56	28	137	44	23
	6	56	56	140	07	19
	7	57	00	140	01	2
	9	58	09	139	31	52
	10	58	13	139	20	8
	11	58	30	140	00	7
	12	58	30	139	45	8
	15	58	00	140	03	26
	22	57	57	137	58	13
	23	58	00	138	00	11
	24	57	45	137	45	7
	31	(a)		(a)		11
June	4	53	25	141	00	15
	6	58	00	142	30	18
	8	59	00	143	00	6
	9	59	05	143	48	4
	10	58	45	144	45	6
	17	57	40	151	20	20
	18	55	00	151	30	3
Seals shipped.						441
July	13	51	10	170	00	17
	15	50	50	170	10	53
	18	51	15	177	15	74
	21	50	50	177	25	4
	—	50	45	b172	50	19
	24	50	30	b170	20	31
	25	50	15	b170	20	61
	26	50	05	170	10	5
	27	50	25	170	35	22
	29	50	10	170	25	88
	30	52	40	169	20	50
Seals illegally seized						424

August 2, 1891, illegally seized 20 miles southeast by east off Copper Island, by the Russian man-of-war Aleut, the commander said, for being in Russian waters, for which I protested, as I was in neutral waters and on the high seas for all nations.

A. McLean, Master.

1. Off Sitka Harbor.
2. Off Sitka Harbor.
3. East longitude.
4. East longitude.
5. East longitude.