Ottawa, Mar. 9.
The Canadian department of External Affairs has referred the case of the British schooner Eastwood, which arrived at Lunenberg, Nova Scotia, on February 20 damaged by shell fire, to the British Embassy at Washington, whither the owners protest against the alleged action of the United States revenue cutter, Seneca, and the affidavits of the crew have been sent.
The captain and crew of the Eust-wood stated that they had been ded by the Seneca but. American coastguard officials discredited their statements—Reuter's, American Service,
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