Evening journal., 1900-04-10
Twenty-seyen Ships Captured
During the War With Spain
By American Fleet.
TwENTY-FOUR WERE RELEASED
RESULT or THE PROCEEDINGS IN
THE MATTER OF CONDEMNA-
TION or PRIZES MADE PUBLIC
BY THE GOVERNMENT.

A dispatch from Washington is to the
following effect: The Navy Department
has received from J. n. Stripling.
United States district attorney for the
Southern district Of Florida. a state
ment of the results Of the proceedings
conducted by him before the court in
that district in the matter of condem
nation OF prizes taken by American
warships during the Spanish-American
war. Il appears from his statement
that there were twenty-seven ships de-
clared prizes and twenty-fOur captured
vessels were released and restored to
the owners by decree of the prize court
These were: e. RaoHl, Pilgrim, Greenan
Castle, Three Bells, Franklin. Pa
quette, A. Suarez, Espana, SeveretO,
Buena Ventura, Miguel Jover, Catalina,
Regulus, Engracia, Fernandita, Oriente,
Lola, Wary, Nickerson. Tabasqueno,
Quatro de Septembre Antonio y PacO,
Santiago ApOstol Poder de Dios.
The twenty-seven prizes and the dis
position made of them are: The Ma
tide, captured by the Porter, was con-
demned. realizing S6452 for vessel and
cargo; Sofia, captured by the Cushing,
Wilmington. Algonquin and Porter,
realized S6,504 for ship and cargo: Tres
Hermanos, captured by the Foote, Ter
ror and Machias, realized s5,3S4; the
pinero. captured by the Castine and
Newport, realized S629. In the case OF
these four vessels the Encouragement
Is considering the expediency of re-
funding the net proceeds, on the
ground that the owners OF the vessels
We're Cuban sympathizers
The other twenty-three vessels de.
clared prizes and disposed of were: The
Candita. captured by the Cushing and
Wilmington, realizing. net S939; Pedro
captured by the New York. realizing
net. S222,367; the Panama, captured by
the New York and Mangrove. realiz.
ing, net, $i5.S37; the A. Bolivar cap.
tured by the Terror and Machias. real
izing, Sl2 .433, net the Lorenzo. captured
by the Indiana. Terror. Iowa. New
York, Porter and Amphi;rte. realizing
S21, 1,5l2, net: the Guido. captured by thu
Foote. Machias and Terror, realizin,
Sl65,021. net the Carlos f. Roses. cap
tured by the Terror and New York
realizing Si7.1l1, net; the Amapala
captured by the Wilmington. Newpor
and Marietta. realizing 1884 net; tn
Benito Estinger, captured by th
Hornet realizing on bonds. the SAINT
Domingo. now under consideration b,
the secretary of the navy: the Galltc
captured by the Eagle. realizing S50s
net; the Belle Ynez. captured by tn
Pompey. the Uncas and Hudson. realiz
ing s2S5; the Domingo Aurelio, cap
tured by the Maple and Topeka. realiz
ing S2.057; the Anguedita, captured b,
the Nashville and Marblehead. realiz
ing S306; the Gihara, captured by tn
Nashville, realizing s2,69l; the Dolares
captured by the Eagle. realizing $3.50
the Cristina, captured by the Hudson
realizing Sl51: the Espresso. capture
by the Nashville. realizing S2.691; tn
Dolores, captured by the Montgomer
and Indiana. realizing $40, ,459: the Mas
Gotta, captured by the Machias, Terro
and Leyden. realizing s92; the Argo
nauta, captured by the Eagle an
Marblehead, realizing s4S.923: the Re
stormel, captured by the St. Paul. carg
condemned, realizing Sl3.32i. vessel II
leased; the Twickenham. captured b
the ST Louis, cargo condemned. realil
ing Sl,016, vessel released.