The Portland daily press., 1885-01-20
FRENCH sPOLTATION CLAIMS.
Complete List of Captures and Losses
Suffered by Citizens OF Portland and
Vicinity.

Through the courtesy of NJ. N. Rich, Esq,
Of the Merchants Exchange, we have been
allowed to examine the files of the Portland
Price Current, from which We obtain the fol-
lowing complete list of all the French captures
and losses suffered by citizens of Portland and
vicinity, during the French war from 1876 to
1900, by which it will be seen that the amount
of what has been known for so many years as
the French spolation claims is 1854, ,967 OF. The
names of the sufferers by the capture OF the
French privateers. will be recognized as the
wealthy and substantial business men Of Port
land and vicinity hundred years ago:
Ship Polly, Capt. Adam Pnrvis; Thos. Web
ster, owner; captured in sight of Cape St.
Mole. Value OF property, $l5,035
Ship Richard Dill, Capt. Robert Motley;
James Deering, owner; captured in sight of
Martinique Value OF property, SIS. 1885.
Schooner Phoenix, Capt. Joshua Ward; own
ed by James Deering lin part); bound from
Berbice TO Portland. Value of property, 81
883.12.
Schooner Mary Ann, Capt. John Waite;
owned by James Deering lin part); bound
from Trinidad to Boston. Value of property,
1888.
Big Fame, Capt. Ichabod Jordan; Matthew
Cobb, owner; bound from Tobago to Portland
Value of property, $22, 800.
Sloop Endeavor, capt. James Miller; Mat
thew Cob6, owner; captured in sight of Surf.
nam. Value OF property, 81, 800.
Schooner Betsey, Capt. Lemuel Moody:
Matthew Cobb and captain, owners bound
from Surinam to Portland. Value of property,
$780,
Sloop Abigail, Capt Samuel Robinson; Mat.
thew Cobb, owner (tn part) bound from Port
land to the West Indies. Value of property,
$1,000.
Ship Eunice, Capt Thomas Seal; John
Quinby, owner; bound from Liverpool to Phil
adelphia Value of property, $15, ,26050.
Brig PAMELA, Capt. Colby; Josiah Cox and
William Chadwick, owners; captured in lat.
22' 1O', long. 650 26' west. Value of property,
S1S,150.
Brig Eliza, Capt. Daniel Bragdon; Josiah
Cox and Gage q Day, owners; bound from
Portland to Martinique. Value of property,
S11, ,460.
Schooner Aurora, Capt Thomas Brown: Asa
Clapp and Stevens & Hoyey, owners; bound
from Berbice to Portland. Value of property,
Ship Portland, Capt. David Harding; James
Deerine, Asa Clapp and Stevens & Hovey,
owners; bound from Berbice to Portland. Val
ue of property, 81 ,574.12.
Schooner Betsey, Capt. George Mead; Reu-
ben Morton, Chamberlain & Gage, j. Neal
and G. Mead, owners; captured in lat 800 N,
Long. 6Se West; bound to Jamaica. Value Of
property, 81 600.
Brig Union, Capt. John Walker; Thatcher
from Portland to st. Vincent. Value OF prop
erty S6,000
Brig Freemason. Capt. Geo. Bunker; Joseph
Emerson, John Libby, 1. Plummer and &.
Haily, owners; bound from Baltimore to Bre-
men. Value OF property S12 40.
Sch. Active, Capt. Smuel Pote; Joshua Mer-
rill, james Merrill, BENZ. Pettsngill and
Nathl Partrick, owners; bound to st. Martins
and condemned. Value of property $500.
Sch. Phoenix, Capt. Joshua Waite; John
Snnu
owners; bound from Berbice to Portland.
Vslue of property $1,000.
Brig Neptune, Capt. Rela Blanchard; John
Milliken and Moses Merrel, owners bound
from North Yarmouth 20 St. Bartholomew
Value OF property $4,000.
Sch. Union, Capt. Saml Lsrrabee: John
Gardner. Jacob Mitchell and Levi Cutter,
owners; bound from North Yarmouth to St.
Croix. Value of property 81 900.
Sch. Dispatch, Capt. William Cutter; VIM.
Bnxton, Jacob Mitchell, Levi Cutter and VIM
llntter, owners; cantured in Lat. lie TO- N
Value Of property $1,000.
Sch. Retrieve, Capt. Joseph Chandler;
Richard Loring and others, owners; bound
from North Yarmouth to st. Bartholomew
Value of property 81 900.
SlooD Farmer, Capt. Asa Greedy; Eliphalet
Greedy and others, owners; captured in Lat.
zoe N. Value of property $5, 500.
Sch. Centurion, Capt. Philip Greedy; Vim
cent Woodsde and others, owners; bound from
NOIbu 1drmOut0 10 MARTINIQUE. Value OF
property 81, 500.
Brig Caisa, Capt. Allen Drinkwate Joseph
Drinkwater aud Others. owners; captured in
Lat 1S0 10', Lon. $50 30. Value OF property
SO 900.
sloop Jane, Capt. Nsth'l Mitchell; William
Buxton and others, owners; captured in Lat.
110 IL. Value of property $1,000.
Sch. Lucretia, Capt. VIM. Young; Ammi
Mitchell and others, owners; bound from To-
6ago to North Yarmouth. Value of property
$10,5O0.
Ship George, Capt. Francis Waite; William
Waite, Francis Waite and James Dunn,
owners bound from Philadelphla to Cadiz
Value of property $4,000.
Ship William, Capt. Robert Strong; VIM.
burlington and Paul Hussey, owners; captured
in sight of Porto Rico. Value of property Sl2,.
| 600.
Ship Nestor, Capt. Joshua Rodgers; Joshua
| Rodgers, Jonathan Andrews, james Neal
| Nathan Lunt, owners; bound from Portland
| to Trinidad. Value of property S13,5OO
Sch. Mary, Capt. James Blake; John Quiu-
| by, owner; captured in sight of MargaIetta,
Value of property So, 500.
Sch. Rachel, Capt Samuel Thomas: Gage
& Day, J. Noyes and Isaac Isley, owners; CAP.
tured in Lat. 170 30'. Value of property S..
| 800.
| Ship Commerce, Capt. John Jones: John
Bsgley q Son, owners; bound from Portland
| to Barbadoes. Value OF property $4,000
| Sch. Jason, Capt. John Wildrage; Josiah
Tucker aud Stephen Harding, owners; cap
tured in Lat. 13o ~, Lon. 59s 10'. Value Of
property $4 4,729 43.
| Sch. Jason, Capt. Daniel Bagley; Josiah
Tucker and Stephen Harding. owners; caDtur-
ed in Lat. 200 80, Lon. $50 w. Value Of
| property $3.50
Ship Three Brothers, Capt. Lendall Sm ith
Smith & Webster, owners bound from Port
land to Cadiz. Value of property $24, ,563.S7
| Sch. Hunter, Capt. David Smith; David
| Smith and Rufus Horton, owners; bound
from Portland to Martinique. Value of prop
erty $6,9l1,61.
Ship Rebecca, Capt. Jedediah Collins; Johr
! Deering, Samuel Stephenson.