The record-union., 1898-05-24
ANOTHER
VESSEL
SEIZED.
British Steamer Ardanahor
Taken to Key West.
Later Released by Order Of
Commodore Remey.
No Warships Seen in the Vicinity Of
Mole St. Nicholas.
Furious CannOnadlng Heard at Port de Paix
During Latter Part of Last Week,
the Firing Supposed to be
on Coast of Cuba.

KEY WEST, May 23.-The British
steamer Ardanahor. Captain Danu,
came into port this morning in charge
OF an Ensign of the auxiliary gunboat
Osceola, by which vessel the Ardana-
nor was seized yesterday off Cape
Carrisfort light, because she was acting
in suspicious manner and was sup
posed to be trying to enter Havana
harbor She was here several weeks
ago with cargo of cattle for Havana.
having been turned back by the block
ade fleet. The Ardanahor then pro-
ceeded to New York, unloaded her cat
tie and cleared for Nassau and Mexican
ports, including Vera Cruz She stop
ped at Nassau on her way south. and
when captured yesterday was far out
OF her course, if bound for Vera Cruz
At lilo p. m. the British steamer
Ardanahor was released by order of
Commodore Remey There is a good
deal of mystery as to why she was
seized, as Carrisfort light where she
was overhauled by the Osceola is off
the Florida coast, and more than 100
miles north of here. Upon the arrival
iof the Ardanahor at Key West Captain
British Consul here, Mr.. Taylor. who
laid the case before Commodore Re-
mey, with the result stated above. 1t
is thought the affair is now closed.
NOT TRYING TO RUN BLOCKADE.
NEW YORK, May 23-The British
steamer Ardanahor which sailed from
Guanta, Venezuela, on April 22d,
bound for Havana, with a cargo of S73
head of cattle, was turned back by the
blockade fleet, and put into Key West
and reached New York on May 4th.
She reported that when off Matanzas
on April 9th, at $50 p. m, she was
boarded by the United States cruiser
Cincinnati and was warned that she
must not enter any Cuban port. She
only lost eighteen head of cattle on the
voyage and her cargo was sold here.
The Ardanahor has been in the cat
tie trade for the past six months. She
belongs to the Ardan line of steamers.
registers 1888 tons. and is chartered
by James E. Ward & Co, of this city,
otherwise the New York and Cuba Mail
Line Steamship Company She sailed
from here May 18th, after having
cleared for Nassau, N. P, and Mexican
ports.
AT the Office of James A. Ward & Co.
it was said there was no truth in the
allegation that the steamer Ardanahor
was trying to run the blockade of Ha-
vana and surprise was expressed at
the fact that rhe had been seIz,-~.
1t was added that the Ward line peo-
pie had never had anything to do with
the Ardanahor until after she dis
charged her cargo of cattle at New
York, when they chartered hen. when
the steamer left New York on May
18th, she had on board a general cargo,
consisting principally of railroad iron.
manufactured iron and lumber She
was bound for Nassau and Mexican
ports She left Nassau Sunday night
VI last WEN, tuu W tS DouHu from Lnefe
to Tampico, Mexico, and from there to
Vera Cruz, returning here after touch
ing at Progreso.
The officials of the Ward line say
there has not been the slightest thought
of attempting to enter any Cuban port
as could be demonstrated by the fact
that the Ardanahor had nothing in her
cargo suitable for a blockading port
1t was added that the authorities at
Washington would be at once commun-
icated with and that a demand for the
release of the steamer would be prompt
ly made
ANOTHER PRIZE SEIZED.
ST. THOMAS Cd. w. l., May 23.-
copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated
Press)-The British steamer Aldebor-
ough, Captain Farrant, which arrived
at Porto Rico on May Sth from MothiI.
Scotland, reached this port from San
Juan de Porto Rico yesterday morn
ing She reports that an American
cruiser captured a Spanish bark six
miles north of San Juan Saturday morn
ing last. The capture of the vessel was
observed from San Juan. The prize was
towed north.
BRITISH VESSEL FIRED UPON.
The Spanish cruiser Isabel II, while
at San Juan. fired on the British