Excerpt from Fur-Seal Arbitration, Vol. 1: Appendix to the Case of the United States Before the Tribunal of Arbitration to Convene at Paris Under the Provisions of the Treaty Between the United States of America and Great Britain, Concluded February 29, 1892 The ukase OF 1821 - Continued. Ukase declaratory of existing rights Under ukase of 1799 foreign vessels not permitted to hunt or trade in Ber ing Sea Request of Minister of Finance in 1820 and 1821 that cruisers be dis patched to protect Company's large interests in Bering Sea Killing of fur-seals at sea to be prevented The Pigott affair. Certain contracts with foreigners annulled. Control exercised over Bering Sea prior to 1821 Foreigners prohibited from Visiting waters frequented by sea-otters and fur-seal The Pigott afi'air, continued Summary. Protests directed to claim of jurisdiction over Pacific Ocean, and to claim to coast of continent the treaties OF 1824 and 1825 Settled the twofold dispute Bering Sea not included in terms used to denote Pacific Ocean Express declarations of Russian Government on this subject Declaration made immediately before treaty with Great Britain Treaties recognized by implication rights claimed by Russia over Bering Sea Burden upon Great Britain to Show that these rights have been lost. By treaties Russia relinquished large portion of coast claimed Russia's object in excluding Bering Sea from effect of treaties was protec tion of fur industry period between the treaties and the cession OF alaska To the united states IN 1867 Russia continues to exercise control over Bering Sea Third charter of company High value placed by company upon fur-seal industry Waters frequented by fur-seals patrolled by armed cruisers Further instructions as to cruismg Proclamation of 1864 as to trade in Russian territory and waters Whaling company prohibited from Visiting waters frequented by fur-seals Period from 1862 to 1867 Conclusions from foregoing review cession OF alaska TO the united states BY the treaty 01 1867: Russia ceded to the United States a portion of Bering Sea. No objection made Boundaries of territory ceded Cession unencumbered Russia's rights over seal fisheries passed to United States Review iurisdiction exercised by Russia and her motives therol'or Value of furs taken prior to cession Their value well known to American negotiators, and the chief induce ment for purchase of Alaska. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.