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New York. January ia special to tue
Herald from Washington saysi
And the attorney general AYERS that
all hereinahoye named vessels OF the
King of Spain we're sunk or DESTROYED
on or about July 8. 1898, by the libel
liant fRear Admiral w T. Sarapson)
aud the vessels under his command.
This is an extract from the report filed
by Attorney General Griggs to the libel
filed in the supreme court Of the District
OF Columbia by Rear Admiral Sampson
in his own behalf and also in behalf OF
the officers and enlisted force OF the North
Atlantic station who took part In the
Santiago naval engagement against the
sailors and supplies captured upon her
in.anta Maria Teresa and miscellaneous
and other spanish war vessels.
II forecasts the purpose Of the depart
ment of Justice 10 support the contention
that the armored cruiser New York actu-
ally participated In tho battle with Ger
verais neet and TINS vessel made the
forces superior TO the Spanish squadron.
II II Is decided by the court OF claims
that the American GDrce at Santiago was
equal or superior to tnat under Command
er Admiral Cervera, the American officers
and men will he entitled to bounty
amounting TO 500 for each officer and
man on board the Spanish fleet. II the
American Iorce was inferior TO the Span
ishr squadron, then bounty OF s200 for
each officer and man on the destroyed
vessels vii. be allowed
Under the terms OF the law regarding
prizes, the met proceeds Of all property
condemned as prize shall. when the prize
was OF superior or equal force to the
vessel or vessels making the capture, be
decreed to the captors and when OF In
ferior force, one half shall be decreed to
the United states and the other half
TO the captors."
1 II is expected that the court Of Claims
aud the District supreme court will de-
I termine the question of whether the New
| York took part in the battle and 10y its
decision an end will be put to the con-
! troversy which has been agitating the
/ navy and tho country since the battle
! occurred, According TO a statement sub
mitted by the attorneys for the libellauts,
I Admiral Sampson rs Informed and be-
I believes that the naval force Of The king
OF Spain supported IA aforesaid thy The
/ Sp1nish land hatteries) was OF force equal
or superior to that Of the said vessels OF
tho United States navy" The lbellants
brief further asserts that the New York
was included in the feet
While the attorney general in his reply
I makes no statement reiatiNe 10 tns Rlhsl
lean force actually engaged in the battle
with Cervera's fleet he denies that the
said naval forces of the King of Spain,
supported by any land batteries. to the fire
OF which the said vessels OF the United
States navy were exposed during the said
engagement was of force equal or superior
10 that OF tina said vessels OF the United
States navy"
! The attorney general futher asserts that
all the Spanish vessels We're sunk or de-
stroyed, so that neither Of the said vessels
OF the said King OF Spain, nor any naval
stores, supplies or property upon the same
could be considered the subject OF condem-
nation in prize to the lihelant or the or
tieers or crews of the vessels under his
command"
After the destruction of the Spanish
vessels the United States at its own ex-
pense raised the Infants Maria Teresa and
the property taken from other vessels. The
property or the proceeds from its sale he
declares is now in the possession OF the
government and for that reason no part OF
II can be sent in for adjudication to any
court. He therefore prays that the libel
be dismissed