Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1900-04-13
OUR CAPTURED PRIZES.
HE Secretary of the Navy Informed
Through Counsel that Suit VIII
be Instituted Before the United
States Courts The Claims es Set
Forth by Counsel.

Washington, April 9-The Navy De-
partment has received from J. n. Strip
ling, United States District Attorney
for the Southern district of Florida, q
statement of the results Of the proceed
in2s conduct I by him before the court
in that district, in the matter Of con-
demnation Of prizes taken by American
warships during the Spanish-American
war.
It appears from his statement that
there were q ships declared prizes and
"A captured vessels were released and
restored to the owners by decree Of the
prize court. These were: E. Raoul,
Pilgrim, Greenan Castle Three Bells,
Franklin, Paquette, A Suuarez, Es-
pana, Severeto, Buena Ventura, Miguel
Jover, Catalina, Regulas Engracia, Fer
nandita, Oriente, Lola, Wary, Nicker-
son. Tabasqueno, Quatro de septembre.
Antonio Paco, Santiago Apostal,
Poder de Dios.
The tWenty-seVen prizes and the dis
position made Of them were: The Ma
tildo, captured by the Porter, was con-
demned, realizing $6452 for vessel and
cargo.
Sofia, captured by the Cushing, Will
mington, Algonquin and Porter, realized
$65C4 for ship and cargo.
Tres HermanOs, captured by the
Foote, Terror and Machias, realized
$5384.
The Pinero, captured by the Castine
and Newport, realized s629.
In the case of these four vessels the
Attorney General is considering the ex-
pediency of refunding the net proceeds,
on the ground that the owners of the
vessels were Cuban sympathizers.
The other tWenty-three vessels de-
clared prizes disposed of were
The Candita, captured by the Cush-
ing and Wilmington, realized net 1899.
Pedro, captured by the New York, re-
allied net $222, 1867.
The Panama, captured by the New
York and MangroVe, realizing net $45,-
837.
The A. Bolivar, captured by the Ter
ror and Machias, realizing $12,433 net.
The Lorenzo, captured by the Indiana,
Terror, Iowa, New York, Porter and
Amphitrite, realizing s21, ,512 net.
The Guido, captured by the Foote,
Machias and Terror, realizing $166, ,021
net
The Carlos F. Roses, captured by the
Terror and New York, realizing SIT, Ill
net.
Ine Amphala, captured by the VIII
mington, Newport and Marietta real
izing 1884 net.
The Benito Estinger, captured by the
Hornet, released on bond
The Santo Domingo, now under con-
sideration by the Secretary Of the
Navy.
The Gallito, captured by the Eagle,
realizing $500 net
The Belle Ynez, captured by the Pom
pey, Uncas and Hudson, realizing $2S5.
The Domingo AureliO, captured by the
Maple and Topeka, realizing s2057.
The Anguedita captured by the Nash
vile and the MarbIehead realizing $3O6.
The Gibara, captured by the Nash
vile, realizing $2691
The DOlares, captured by the Eagle,
realizing 1859.
The Christina, captured by the Hud-
son, realizing $151.
The Espresso, captured by the Nash
VILE, realizing $22S5.
The FraZquita captured by the Mont
gomery and Indiana, realizing $2O,459.
The MascOtta, captured by the Ma
chias, Terror and Leyden realizing s92.
The ArgOnauta. captured by the Ea-
gle and the Marblehead, realizing $48,-
923
The Restormel, captured by the St.
Paul, cargo Condemned realizing $13, ,321;
vessel released