The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1898-05-10
AMERICAS PRIZES.

AMERICAS PRIZES.
During the eight days of the the United States
ships have taken thirteen prizes The list is given below
Buena Ventura, of the Sarngia Line, hailing from
BilbOa Spain, captured April 22d, when the way
10 Pensacola, Fla, by the Nashville. Carried cargo
Of lumber.
Pedro of Bilbos, SPAIN a freghter captured off the
of Florida April 22d by the cruiser New York
Mathide loaded with cargo of rum captured off
Havana April 23rd by the torpedo boat Porter.
Sierra Morena, twO-masted schooner bound for Ha-
vana with mixed cargo, captured by the Porter on
April 23rd
Catalina steel steamer of 5291 tonnage bound from
New Orleans Barcelona SPAIN with cargo of 3100
bales of cotton and 5000 bundles of barrel Cap
tured April oath when off the coast of Cuba by the
Detroit.
Miguel Jovez of the Pennillo Line from New Orleans
TO Barcelona, Spain, bound for the latter place with
cargo of and The steamer and cargo
valued at S400000 and captured by the gunbOat
Helena off the coast of Key West on April oath.
Saturnina, of BilbOa Spain, captured off Ship Island
Miss, on April oath by the revenue cutter Winona.
Candida twO-masted schooner with cargo of char
COAL captured April oath by the gunbOat Wilmington
AntOnia, small schooner captured on April oath off
Key West by the tOrpedobOat Porter.
Panama, a transatlantic steamer and auxiliary
cruiser of the Spanish valued 100000 and
ing $4,000 cargo, captured when the way from New
York to Havana April 26th by the lighthouse tender
MangrOve.
Ambroso BOLIVIA carrying $4,000 in silver coin and
300 casks of wine from Costa Rica Havana captured
on April 9th off the coast near Cardenas by the monitor
Terror
Guido, steamer hailing from Bboa, SPAIN captured
April 9th off the coast Cardenas by the monitor
Terror Bound from Corunna to Havana with a cargo
of provisions and money Steamer and cargo valued at
100000
Engracia, sloop, captured April 29th Caba
by the Newport.
The prize taken by Spain is the bark Saranac She
awaiting her cargo in port of the Philippines and
was at pounced upon by the Spanards. The prize
is not very valuable.
MADRID April informed on high authority that
he of 10
letters marque does necessarily imply that she will have
prvateering The Government indeed has
entOn present of doing She has simply received the
right should circumstances such the destruction of
Spanish feet compel her to take such
The current Washington recently that Spain
offered Cuba TO Austria is absolutely with foundation.
LONDON, April 27-The State Council meets tomor-
in order decree the neutrality of Portugal during
the between Spain and the United States, after
which the Spanish fleet must leave the Cape Verde
Islands In view of this 1t is announced several POrtu
guese ships have started about start for the
Cape Verde Islands
NV YORK, April 2S-A Washington special to the
Herald says: BrigadierG William r. Shafter ar
rived in Washington last night and spent the day in con-
sultaton with officials of the War and Navy Departments
with regard to the expedition which he is lead Cuba
possible 1t has been determined to land
next week body of 900 regulars port to be decd
ed upon available from the point of view of naval and
military eXpediency.
The troops to compose expedition will be the four
regiments New Orleans command of Colonel
Overshne the infantry brigade under Colonel Van Horn
at Chickamauga and General Wade's command at
Tampa.
The port which these troops will be embarked
yet decided upon but General Wades division will
doubtedly directly from Tampa and the other
forces will be transported from either New Orleans Mo-
bile Pensacola.
General ShafteP will garrison the ports the north
coast of Cuba fast they reduced and will
establish communication with the insurgents under
Generals Maceo and Gomez He will also take with
him large and efficient force of commissares who will
arrange for the transportation and distribution of
plies to the reconcentrados.