The New York herald., 1878-10-14

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there no evidence shadow OF evidence as TO the
value OF these vessels except the bare assertion and
allegation OF the libel: third. that many and most Of
tne vessels were giveD up and SURRENDERED
to their loyal owners without any restrictions
or conditions whatever and by the express
written orders Of the commander OF the department.
ana all claims for capture expressly waived by
Admiral Farragut In some cases; tnat most OF those
vessels reported by the Quartermastsrs returns as
being IN the government service were In said service
nos ~ captured property but az chaIterad purchased
,ns snS ass 'es
value oil the vessels; ourtn that certain OF these
same vessels have once been adudicatcd and declared
prize ol war, and the avails OF proceeds have
already been distributed as prize; nth, that the
decree nnds military salvage due on certain yos-
were also returned by the express command OF The
general commanding are decreed full prize and also
that sone cases where the same person owned two
vessels one has been declared loyal property and
subject TO salvage only, while the other has
been decrsed enemy's properly and condemned az
prize; SIKH, that In the sum total oil the award tho
decree includes the total value OF the vessels returned
70 their owners and also forty cent OF the value
OF the sums in addition thereto, making the award,
own findings; seventh, that by the terms oil
the procIanations OF Adniral Farrogut ana Gen.
eral Butter, ssuou tho taxing OF mat
sitys and by the construction and Interpretation
given TO those procamations by ihs United States
Supreme Court In the OF the Venice, Crcassian
and as aaurs, Hill that no salvage or prize can os
there At the time oi the capture.
THE ORIGINAL CLAIM. W.
When ADMIRAL Farrasut arrived at New Orleans,
In Apr, 1862, Certain vessels and coal were at tho
wharves. May 3, 1862, he issued an order con-
stl.n.,ns certain officers as board to ap.
iound which might be considered as prize
OF war This Board reported May ana 0, 1862, aud
Vsasa a. and sons Of 'SaIS soa vsusd a:
$S20. 900 THIS was reported by Farragut TO the
Navy Department In May. 1862, and he never re-
ported any other properly than that contained IN the
repors, and never claimed pretended to claim any
interest OF prize nature in any other than ne above
ofcapIurc. the above the only property that
Il was ever pretended that Farragut nad any claim
claimed by Farragut IN any proceedings In any court
TIL the year 1859. 3Nftst
The cap.ors soncede tha. six of these vessels wors
the property OF loyal owners and were roturneL
Two others were also returned. with written
waiver by Farragut Of all claims for capture.
Another was returned by order oil court and alter
ward bought by the government and paid Tor
Another was taken into the government service
and lost Tho Tennessee, valued at sos 900. was
kept In the government service TIL March so, 1885,
and sold tor $25, 900 No IL known to have been
paid Tor her value or services The twelfth used
the Quartermastsr's Department I'LL she was
burned. No one known TO have been paid for her.
These were the captures made by Farragui and mono
others, FAR records OF tue show.
TARKAGUTs SWOLLEN LIST
In December, 1869, Farragat gathered list Of ves-
ssis ina. were "a pr near New orleans during the
that all the vessels engaged In the military
service in New Orleans during the summer
Of 1862 had been captured by him
at tho taxing Of the city, he includes in his bol such
vessels when IN tru ID somc OF thom were not at or
near Now Orleans At the time OF It's surrender and
ing 70 DO with and was rot the result OF the capture Of
SAID city.
LACK OF xvlDxScs AS TO VESSELS.
the only two Witnesses that testify as to the yes.
sells are General wei,zei and Colonel Holabrd
most A'' Of "s The Vessels he docs % not reme%. a.
Der about aud cannot locate them. Colonel
a9.o.ra was NOS =. New Orleans ~ II the S time
Der 15, 1862, nearly eight months after the date Of
tho capture. and hts evidence is only founded
mastsrs'l returns. And the returns OF vessels
made ~ HIM which shows certain vessels
sets ior,h that cor,an vessels were seized and out
into government service and SO continued Till their
sale ~ tho government, or their loss conveys
that that tho owners ' mad n neveS BEEN paid their n
the owners then bought, chartered or impressed
into the service and tho owners have been paid
%
till alter tho capture, and one. not I'LL alter
the opening OF the port BY proclamation Another
in their iiDel place arbitrary value
ported poUs psr.c. Of evidence Of pssssnoe @ oi
evidence to show said value ut tho time OF capture
They have not even given value founded on hear
say. except ID The only vaices that are
proved all those stated in the libel returned by
Farragus 70 .ns dsnar. ment ana that OF tho AcRae
CAPTURED SHIPS
The following - the list OF tho ships, and tho ap-
praised value Of each. for which tns arbisrasors
$50 ooo ship Milan s24 900 barksn,,ne Ocean Eagle
Diana, s9,140; steamer Burton, $ls 900; steamer
G:s:. n'f aas ass iass sss%s; sSsoss
steamer Lewis Whitman. $1,000; steamer
4pge Saxon. $4,000; steamer Time ono and
steamer Empire Parish, $4,000; steamer Creole,
$4,000; steamer Calhoun, $40 600; steamer Alger
Morning Light IS, 900; steamer ibcrv,ile, $4,000;
steamer Laurel . h,'l. $40 600; steamer J.
grown sisooo .m Fancy Hssaas. as
steamer Barrataria, 50, 600 FIVE vessels OF IN
eons.rucon or docks, $4,000; $4,000 tons OF coal,
SUMMARY FROM OFFICIAL PAPERa
detailed review OF cacn case, 50 lar as possible
from .hs papers Of tho Eovernmsn. Is gwen aud the
owners W command OF Farragut or Butler or other
commanding officers, steamer 81. Charles, $4,000;
$1,000; steamer Louisiana Belle. ss, 900; steamer
steamer 81. Maurice SO. 600; steamer Morning Light.
$4,000 Tota, Sill, 100 The orders can bs produced
from the records Of the department
cree Of the United states Court ordering the uncon-
ditionai release :-sieamer Salhs RobInson $4,000;
steamer Hervils, $50, 900. Total, $50, 900.
Vessels that nave onoe been adiud,oa,cd and de-
Caiiiorn'a, SIC. 600; Gosmsr LOWS whitman,
$4,000 Total, $25.001
Vessels that have already been paid ior By tho
United States; payments made 70 tho own.
for services aud values; steamers y
Charles and Anglo-American, S234, ia IS; Saiie
Robinson, $4,000; Morning Lisht, s47, 6s7 20;
fine aud rido, $50, ,4s1 Louisiana Bele, $sO,o5
Fancy Matches, $l3,3?s 5s; Barrataria, $37, l25;
Creole, $4,000; Empire Parish tservices oaiyi not
known; 81. Maurice, $3i, 44O. Total, S4s3,Si7 "a
The only vessels tnsl 1 ind the United staten has
not rsoog nized tho rights OF the In
are:-The Diana toaptured and burned by
rebclsh 50, l4o; Ceres, sl2,Sso; Tennessee,
500 900; Acioc (ormsrly United States revenue
outscr,, 500, LAUREL Hin (no evidence
OF value In records Kinsman sunk In service. no cvi-
denco OF value In record.
In the cause oil Laurel Hin the whole evidence, in
she opinion Of the District Court and Supreme Court
10 against the theory OF n naval Prize
Vessels whore the rights Of the owners wcre de-
etdsd by commission and the reports sanctioned by
the secretary OF war--stsamer Fancy Natchez,
steamer Time aud Tide.
vsseseis where by evidence OF General Butler and
the Commissioners they were not In service, by
seizure as captured properly, and where thoy were
lta.l. ns