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Show ! TROUBLE AT SEA. War Vessels in Alaskan Waters Obliged to Shoot. The United States and Great Britain Hava Each Three War Vessels in the Behringr Sea. Sax FkanCisco, August 13. Reports from Ounalaska, August -Lt, say the United States steamer "Mohican" nearly near-ly ran on the rocks at St. George island during a fog. The cutler "Rush" picked up seven men in a whaleboat from the whaler "Triton." They were ost in the fog and drifted around ten days before being picked up. The men were in a terrible condition when found, i one having gone mad and t the. fouri othei 6 a re not expected to survive." I The Examiner's Ounalaska correspon dent, under date of August 7th, writes that during a cruise iu the vicinity of the seal islands, the war vessels warned lifleen sealing schooners. Many of these had to be brought to by r'.hot before they would .halt, but only one schooner succeeded in running away. As about fifty schooners have rectived warning the next cruise of the war ships will result more seriously to poachers if caught in the Behring sea. The Thetis was to sail at the date of writing and will be followed by others. The Behring sea commissoners arrived July -i and are proceeding with the investigation. in-vestigation. H. M.S. Porpoise arrived herefrom the China station and each nation now has three war ships here in addition to the United States cutters. On July 2S the Convin captured the sealing schooner Ethel of San Diego with 170 skins on board. ext week the steamer Alki will be sent to Sitka w ith the prize and prisoners. |