The sun., 1895-01-13
STEAM rAcBr IAsoNDA SEIZED.
Her Captni-, Crew, and Cbsrterers Az
rested for Carrying Arms.

Her Capitals, Crew, snd Charterers Az
rested for Carrying Arms.
FrRSASDrNA. Fla, Jan. lathe steam yacht
LAeonda was detained at this port nbuut
O'Clock this afternoon as suspicious YES
eel by orders of the Secretary of the
Treasury at Washington. The Collector
Of Customs had tho yacht seized as
she was about leaving port, and has placed
detail Of officers on board to hold her for further
orders. Capt Griffin of the LaRonda and Senior
Mantell and Senior Mirandi are under arrest, to-
gether with other passengers and all the crew.
The Lagonda arrived here three or four days
ago, and since then has been cruising up and
down the harbor and into the Sound, and has
also made two or three trips up the river.
She was apparently sailing under cruising
papers and the party on board seemed bent only
on pleasure. The officers OF the yacht came
ashore on two or three occasions and Senior
Mantell and his friends made some acquaint-
Two days ago Mantell invited some of these
Fernandina acuuaintances to go on a run up the
TyeE The Sod nvSon t wa" ana S
the British Vice-Consul at this port. who is
well-known citizen here, appeared to have
O good deal to do with the yacht and her party,
but this circumstance aroused no suspicion
either in Federal official circles here or. among
the townstolk. for Borden's reputation for
straightforwnrdnes has heretofore been the
best.
BY some strange accident to-day, or, by de
sign which, It is not known. an official telegram
addressed: collector Port OF Fernndina. Fla"
fell into the hands OF Borden, ana was opened
by him.
He may have opened 1t without looking at the
address unintentionally. but the contents Of this
message came somehow under his eye before
the Collector of the Port, NJ. q. l.. Baltzell, got
the telegram and IL little later two large heavily
strapped boxes, D feet long and IL by / Sinches
square at the ends, were found floating In the
harbor. They were picked up by boats from the
shore and opened by Collector Balt2ell. This
was before he received the orders from Secre-
tary Carlisle to seize the yacht
The boxes contained cavalry equipments of
the latest design, together with side arms,
swords, &c. 1t Is known that these boxes had
dina party entertained by Senior Manticl the
other day say now that they recollect having
seen the boxes on board the yacht.
1t is suspected that the Lagondns party, hav-
ing been apprised of the fact that the United
States Government was about to seize the yacht,
but the seizure came before they could get
more than two boxes out of the hold.
Since her seizure Collector BaltZel has been
very reticent about what he found on board the
Lagondn, and everybody connected with the
Custom House is under orders of the Collector
leaked out that the Lagonda's cargo is wholly
of arms, ammunition and cavalry accoutre-
ments, and these contraband goods were un-
douhtedly intended for use by one Of the South
American States.
the same time has been under the same
suspicion that she has been: The Treasury
Department has been on the lookout for
both. suspecting that they would enter
some obscure port in outheastern waters
to take their, cargoes, on board; Whether
her hold when she left New York or not is not
known.