The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-10
PROCEEDS FROM THE PRIZES
THOSE THAT WE'RE DISPOSED OF
IN FLORIDA COURTS.

Statement of the Results Sent to the
Navy Department by District At
torney Stripping - Tvventy-Seven
Captured Vessels Were Declared
Prizes, and Tvventy-FOur Were Re
leased Amount the Captured
Spanish Vessels Brought
Washington, April 9.-The navy depart
United States district attorney for the
Southern district of Florida, a statement
of the results ofthe proceedings conduct
ed by him before the court in that dis
| trict, in the matter of condemnation of
prizes taken by American warships dur
ing the Spanish-American war
1t appears from his statement that there
were twenty-seven ships declared prizes
and twenty-four captured vessels We're
released and restored to the owners by
decree of the prize court These were
the E. Rauol, Pilgrim, Greenan Castle,
Three Bells, Franklin, Paquette, A
Suares Espana, Severeto, Buena Ven
tura, Migdal Jovar, Catalina, Regulus
Engracia, Fernandita, Oriente, Lola,
Wary, Nickerson, Tabasqueno, Quatro de
Septembre, Antonio Pace, Santiago
Apostol, Poder de Dois.
The twenty-seven prizes and the dis
position made of them were
Matide, captured by the Porter, was
| condemned, realizing So, 452 for vessel and
cargo.
The Sofia, captured by the Gushing, VIII
mngton Algonquin and Porter, realized
| Sc 504 for ship and cargo.
Tres Hermanos. captured by the Foote,
Terror and Machias, realized 1884.
The Pinero, captured by the Castine and
Newport, realized 1929.
In the case of these four vessels, the
Attorney General is considering the expe-
| dlency of refunding the net proceeds on
the ground, that the owners of the vessels
were Cuban syrnpathizers.
! The other tWenty-three vessels declared
prizes. and disposed of were:
The Candita, captured by the Gushing
and Wilmington, realized net 1888.
Pedro, captured by the New York, real
| lied net so, 1867.
The Panama, captured by the New YORK
= and Mangrove, realized net $45,S47.
| The A. Bolivar, captured by the Terror
and Machias, realized $l2,4S3 net.
| The Lorenzo captured by the Indiana,
| Terror, Iowa, New York, Porter and Am
| phitrite realized $2l, 5l2 net
| The Guido, captured by the Foote, Ma
| chias and Terror realized $166,021 net.
The Carlos f. Roses, captured by the
| Terror and New York realized $l7l11 net
The Ampalama, captured by the Will
mington, Newport and Marietta, realized
| ST. S34 net
The Benito Esinger, captured by the
Hornet, released on bond.
The Santo Domingo, now under con-
sideration by abe 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 S2,057.
The Anneuedita, captured by the Nash
VILE and the Marblehead, realized 1906.
The Gibara, captured by the Nashville,
realized 1851.
The Dolares, captured by the Eagle, re-
allied $3.50
The Cristlna, captured by the Hudson,
realized $751;
The Espresso. captured by the Nash
vile. realized $3.50
The Frasquita, captured by the Mont
gomery and Indiana, realized $50, 459
The Mascotta captured by the Machias,
Terror and Leyden, realized 1872.
The Argonauta, captured by the Eagle
and the Marblehead, realized AS923.
The Restormel captured by the st.
Paul. cargo condemned, realized $l3S21,
vessel released.
The Twickenham. captured by the st.
Louis, cargo condemned, realized $1,O75,
vessel released.